Design and Simulation of Two Stroke Engines

Postscript
I can think of no better postscript to this book than the poem, er, excuse me, the doggerel
verse which appeared on the flyleaf of the original book. The reason is that the sentiment and
sentiments expressed are still as biting as they were then, and maybe more so....
THE ORIGINAL MULLED TOAST
To Sir Dugald Clerk I raise my glass,
his vision places him first in class.
For Alfred Scott let's have your plaudits,
his Squirrels drove the four-strokes nuts.
To Motorradwerk Zschopau I doff my cap,
their Walter Kaaden deserves some clap.
Senores Bulto and Giro need a mention,
their flair for design got my attention.
Brian Stonebridge I allege,
initialled my thirst for two-stroke knowledge.
In academe I found inspiration
in Crossland and Timoney and Rowland Benson.
All of my students are accorded a bow,
their doctoral slavery stokes our know-how.
The craftsmen at Queen's are awarded a medal,
their precision wrought engines from paper to metal.
For support from industry I proffer thanks,
their research funds educate many Ulster cranks,
but the friendships forged I value more
as they span from Iwata to Winnebago's shore.
To the great road-racers I lift my hat,
they make the adrenalin pump pitter-pat,
for the Irish at that are always tough,
like Dunlop and Steenson and Ray McCullough.
In case you think, as you peruse this tome,
that a computer terminal is my mental home,
I've motorcycled at trials with the occasional crash
and relieved fellow-golfers of some of their cash.
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Gordon Blair, May 1989