Bongo Fury

As promised here is a list of all those who have been awarded lifetime membership of Bongo Fury (latest addition in bold, updated 30 January 2021).

Steff Arthur Bongonaut of the Year 2014
Harry Ashcroft RIP Helping the Bongomaster
Dmitry Averin Running Russian owners club
John & Jan Barlow Regular Bash Volunteer
Terry Bruce 2012 Bongonaut of Year
Anne Buller IT Expert
Stephen Cain "Good Sport" 2008
Haydn Callow Helping the Bongomaster
Glyn Cheesman Website redesign
Tim Cockings Good Sport Award 2008
Peter & Jean Daigneault Helping the Bongomaster
Tim Dalby Founder Member
Richard Dass For using his Bongo during a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Bongonaut of the Year 2022
Carol Davidson Bongonaut of the Year 2023 For helping the Bongomaster through the worst 6 months of his life
Trevor Doherty Helping the Bongomaster
Gabby Early The Bongo House Band
Dennis Eglington Bongonaut of the Year 2017
Kirsty Elliott Bongonaut of the year 2010
Philip Eves For suggesting the Forum
Dave Forbes Member 2500
Jeff Fordham RIP Bongo Bash Volunteer Extraordinaire & Bongonaut of the Year 2020
Helen Green Helping the Bongomaster
Alison Hadad Comp Winner
Jean & Ian Hunter Member 1000
Ade Hurlstone Bongonaut of the Year 2016
Chell Hurlstone Helping the Bongomaster (video services)
Peter Hyde Founder Member
Phil Jones Lifetime Achievement
Simon Jones Bongonaut of the Year 2015
Anthony & Joanna Johnson Member 500
Chris King African Rep
Colin.A. Lambert Helping the Bongomaster
Dave Lewis Regular Bash Volunteer
John Lewis Data Recovery
Geoff Mather Wiring Manuals online and Bongonaut of the Year 2021
Mel McGeoch Bongonaut of the Year 2019
Glenn Morgan Rescued forum!
Bert and Ernie Newsome Bongonauts of the Year 2018
Kit Palmer RIP Founder Member
John Parry Member 5000
Martyn Rollason Member 10000
Iain Sharp Lush Projects
John Sheldrick Helping the Bongomaster
Libby Smith Making the Bongomaster a personalised cap
Marc Smith The Bongo House Band
Roger Sparks Translation of wiring manual
Dave Stanworth RIP Bongonaut of the year 2013
Terri Stringer Arranging National Bongo Day
Paul Thompson Bongonaut of the year 2011
David Tully Member 100
Alan Tunnicliffe RIP Helping the Bongomaster
Joy Wilkinson 1000th Forum member
Colin Woods Founder Member

Congrats to all. Hope that Dandywarhol and Muzorewa are amongst the roll of honour, Harry also. There are others as well who come to mind (at the risk of their blushes):

• Simon Jones has always provided very sound and sober technical input. When he talks, I listen
• Doone, likewise
• Mikexgough, likewise
• Mister Munkey was a tireless enthusiast for a long time while he was around, much missed
• Bob has always been here providing humour
• Alacrity gave invaluable advice on gearboxes while he was here
• Scanner has always provided good sense laced with a little dry ice
• Widdowson did sterling work on understanding the cooling system
• Colin (Moonshine) discovered that you could fix starter motors for pennies (then had his Bongo stolen - very sad)
• DaveBlueOzzie and Dabs have remained loyal stalwarts
• Ron Miel researched VIN numbers and production history
• Mobilecat for being her irrepressible self
• Francophile, Aitch, Wayne ditto
• Torchwood, the first to push a Bongo through the 40mpg barrier
• Corblimey, saved our lost forum posts, and showed idiots like me how they could put in a leisure battery charging system for pence

...and there are others I've probably overlooked (sincere apologies). If they are not on the Roll of Honour, perhaps we can anyway all stand a moment and thank them. For at the setting of the sun etc.

And to the list I should like to add:

• Jaylee - consistently intelligent input on matters technical, innovation, and just generally
• Rushmon - for the best DIY conversion I ever saw
• Dreamwarrior - for getting one done before Rushmon did and to a standard that was also superb (where are you Mike?)
• Peg Leg Pete, and especially Mrs P-L-P, for the superb job they did putting on entertainment for kids at Bongo meets. You had to be there to appreciate the effort they went to. Way beyond the call of duty - never been matched AFAIK

I'm sure I'll be back with more

You forgot one Mike
YOU .

daveblueozzie wrote:You forgot one Mike
YOU .

Nooooooo. I'm Toulouse Lautrec. I sit in a corner sketching others, and nobody is supposed to notice me ha ha.

some of those you mention are already there Mike

westonwarrior wrote:some of those you mention are already there Mike

Yes I suspected that but of course I only know them by their bf names. But it does remind me that I forgot to include you, Crazy, And and Den. And i'm sure i'll dredge up a few others. Doh!

And Cabte. How could I forget him. Double Doh!

Congrats guys, take a well earned bow

Andy and Denise a deffo lovely people

Jo x

•Mobilecat for being her irrepressible self
•Francophile, Aitch, Wayne ditto

Don't quite understand you there Mike

and I don't feel worthy of being on the roll of honour YET

I feel I might be working towards it - slowly ........

aitch wrote:

•Mobilecat for being her irrepressible self
•Francophile, Aitch, Wayne ditto

Don't quite understand you there Mike

and I don't feel worthy of being on the roll of honour YET

I feel I might be working towards it - slowly ........

Don't worry aitch, I don't understand me either ha ha. Well you've always been one the great enthusiasts on here, plus I seemed to bump into you volunteering at the Bash, so I thought....

Maybe I should start a Hall of Fame thread ha ha.

Maybe I should start a Hall of Fame thread ha ha.

think again Mike I think Ian beat you to it!!!!!

never mind eh!!!!

I knew I'd forget someone really important. Hats off to The Great Pretender (Mel) one of the top technical gurus this forum is blessed with, and a great iconoclastic myth buster.

Also, hembracho, notable for being the only Bongo owner I know of to have fitted LPG injection to a diesel Bongo to improve fuel consumption and power output. I'd have loved to try that on mine.

well done you guys!!

And big thanks from me,you have helped me out loads