Had to leave #bluebirdk7thefestival before any running happened this week but was great to see second driver DJ getting tips from Dave Warby on the slipway

Blue Bird K3's fantastic triple run on Coniston Water yesterday

Bluebird K7 planes!

Pics from today’s second run. Seems so close, but they just need a little something more to get her up and skimming

Two more runs from Bluebird K7 today. Despite adjustments, she still won't plane so the team running her will be looking at everything they can adjust to see if she can get over the hump and onto her points. Will sort some pics in a bit

Today at Bluebird K7 The Festival

K3 runs! Two planing runs along Coniston Water from Blue Bird K3, Sir Malcolm Campbell's speed record boat from 1937

And here's K3 running her V12 engine on the water yesterday as a taster for what we hope to see today

Plan today for Bluebird K7 The Festival is to put K3 on the water so if there's a suitable weather window she can go straight out. K7 will be brought down onto the shore so there should be great views of her by the lake. As usual, she will run if possible but only if weather is suitable

Blue Bird K3 running her V12 earlier

Sir Malcolm Campbell's 1937 speed record boat is afloat on Coniston Water for the first time ever. She just ran her engine, a Rolls-Royce V12, with a huge blast of flame, which I completely failed to photograph

Possible run of Blue Bird K3 this afternoon if the weather plays ball. Engine run in the compound soon. She will be LOUD. K7 is on public display by the wall but will probably not run today

1966 🤝 2026

Bluebird K7 returns to Coniston Water!

bbc.com/news/article... #k7 #bluebird

Bluebird is a go! Coniston welcomes back Bluebird K7 for it to grace its waters again! #FSprintmonday #Sharemondays2026 #Appicoftheweek #SonyAlpha @fotospeed.bsky.social

1966 🤝 2026

Jet start up

What. A. Day.

Things will be happening soon

Getting there!

Dave Warby in the cockpit of Bluebird K7. System and safety checks this morning, hopefully a run later

Everyone ready for tomorrow? #BluebirdK7

Exciting footage of Bluebird's engine running! Not long now www.facebook.com/share/v/19uk...

Is everyone ready for Bluebird K7 The Festival? Bluebird's triumphant return to Coniston Water where she and Donald Campbell took four world water speed records, for the first time since 1967 bluebirdk7thefestival.co.uk

Viewing areas for Bluebird K7 The Festival, 11-17 May The course starts opposite the Boating Centre (in the middle of the lake) and finishes opposite the Priestley Centre. When a run is imminent it will be announced over the Tannoy and on social media

Tickets are now on sale for Park and Ride for Bluebird K7 – The Festival. Bluebird will be on display and launched at The Boating Centre on Lake Road. THERE WILL BE NO PARKING AT THE BOATING CENTRE. You can buy tickets for park and ride here (daily) bluebirdk7thefestival.tygit.com/shop/dates/p...

Bluebird K7 – The Festival is a free event, and is open to everyone — but running it isn’t free, there are a lot of costs involved in putting this event on. Your support will help cover the essential event costs and is greatly appreciated. bluebirdk7thefestival.co.uk/donate/

Finished the #portrait of Donald Campbell and Bluebird CN7. #OilPainting on cotton duck-covered panel, 12in x 16in What do you think?

good morning - I try not to post too many projects here, but every once in a while something comes along that either has (1) a fascinating/mysterious history or (2) offers a compelling ownership prospect and this one checks both boxes auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f...

goodnight y’all, goodnight Seahawks, goodnight city of Seattle, and goodnight to whichever Swedish resident originally spec’d this Designo R129 www.lartdelautomobile.com/fiche/merced...

ITV Granada report on the Bluebird Festival, where Bluebird K7 will run on Coniston Water again for the first time since 1967 www.itv.com/watch/news/d...

good morning, might just post Ford race cars today racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Detai...

Diana Barnato Walker UK #pilot. #WWII early Air Transport Auxiliary #ATA pilot flying 80 types of aircraft & delivering 260 Spitfires. 1963 1st British woman to break sound barrier flying at Mach 1.6, a world air speed record for women. b. #OTD 15 Jan 1918 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_B...

The fastest car in the world (in 1899) #Art

During 1935 Britain decided to try and win back the air speed record held by Italy. But with war looming and delays with the Spitfire, things wouldn't go to plan. Read our article at www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/articles/the... and find out about the High Speed Spitfire. #aviation

Abbi Pulling stays with Rodin Motorsport as she embarks on a second GB3 campaign:

Great video featuring Sir Malcolm Campbell’s role in Daytona becoming one of the motorsport capitals of the world

It's #Rolex24 week, and that means the racing season is BACK! Ever wondered how Rolex first got its start in racing? It all comes down to one fella named Sir Malcolm Campbell. #imsa #motorsport #motorsporthistory

Bluebird K7 The Festival has launched a YouTube Channel - check here for content relating to the running of Bluebird on Coniston Water in May this year youtube.com/@bluebirdk7t...

#BluebirdK7 to appear at the Lady Mayor's Show in November www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Donald Campbell’s Bluebird K7 hydroplane to return to Cumbrian waters - if 10mph speed limit lifted www.itv.com/news/border/...

On this day in 1935, Malcolm Campbell took the world land speed record beyond 300mph for the first time, in his Rolls-Royce R powered Blue Bird, at Bonneville salt flats, Nevada

70 years ago today, Donald Campbell broke the world water speed record, after six years of trying. A new world record of 202mph was set, smashing the previous mark of 178mph First Of Many depicts Donald Campbell in Bluebird on his way to the record on Ullswater. Prints available in due course

#OTD 1986 Westland Lynx G-LYNX fitted with BERP tip main rotors flew a 15 km course across the Somerset Levels, averaging a world record speed of 400.87 km/h (249.10 mph). youtu.be/26D97MaKXbM

Apologies for the insufficient footage of Kingswear Castle here, but I was in an inflatable kayak being run down by the Greenway ferry, and dealing with somebody making an epic arse of trying to stick his yacht onto a pontoon whilst his crew was doing nothing to remind him of our presence...

How big was Tog Mor, the crane that lifted the Mary Rose? Pretty Big...

Sporting her brightly coloured (blue, green & light grey) disruptive camouflage, HMCS QU'APPELLE sits alongside at Londonderry in May 1944. Photo was taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. @RLitwiller #RCNavy Photo Collection. See MORE zurl.co/lBEmW

Happy to say I'll be writing the #biography of 1920s-30s speed flier Frank Hawks for @tamupress.bsky.social. Handsome, charming, and daring, he set records and drew crowds all across the Americas and in Europe, and he even starred in the movies. (Photo, 1929: Library and Archives Canada) — #avgeeks

The very first Ford Transit van rolled off the production line #OnThisDay, 9 August, in 1965. A firm favourite with tradesmen over the years. The list price was £542 in 1965. #FordTransit