Hello everyone, I’m sorry for the delay of this post for which I blame Coldplay for. I’m going to have to get this out of the way now, but my goodness I’m one happy and proud Coldplay fan tonight. A perfect mix of old and new. There are no words. Anyway I wont go on about how much I love them for much longer. I do however want to mention that if you like coldplay too, you can buy their new EP on itunes now. Here is a link to the UK itunes for you.
Moving away from music (although please do check out Mr C’s Glastonbury thread for any music talk), lets talk about some Formula 1. Yesterday was of course the European Grand Prix qualifying, the results of which can be found here. I’m sure I’m not alone in hoping that the race is more exciting than qualifying was, but it’s okay because so far this season it has been! Have you got any predictions? Will we see another surprising and brilliant victory or will Vettel simply storm to the finish? Most importantly will we have more than 12 overtaking manoeuvres?
While we are on the subject, have you all entered the latest Go motorsport competition? Today you could win a visit to Williams HQ! Go on, what have you got to loose!
Another important link I must share is about a little sidepodmeetup that’s happening in London this week. Kai is coming all the way from the US to see us (and maybe a few motorsport things too), details can be found here. I do hope we’ll see you there!
Okay, lets move on to a few arty links;
• A lifesize cement VW Beetle has become the latest addition to a new underwater exhibition.. no I’m really not kidding Herbie has gone snorkelling!
• Summer is finally here! Lets celebrate while we can!
• Who knew biology could be arty?
• Do you know what else is arty? The hand painted designs on their instruments, their awesome light show and of course the confetti, all of which were features in their amazing set last night! (apologies, I just needed to mention them on more time). You can read a review on their show if you’re wondering why I’ve been making such a big deal of this.
I think I may need to end this daily now, I can only imagine the Coldplay mentions would slowly take over! Enjoy the Formula 1 and Glastonbury action today everyone!
Morning all,
Anyone else up for the IndyCar race?
Now the announcers are calling out Ron Fellows for having driven too fast under yellow, not "pace car speed". JV in 3rd.
In car replay shows Ron Fellows passing under yellow, not lifting. Was the 32 keeping pace, or at a reasonable speed?
32 - Reed Sorenson (sp?) gets the win. Fellows penalized, sent back.
Pace laps at Iowa - here's a link for anyone about
http://www.justin.tv/jab01/popout
Here is the 1st GWC, where JV... oh, how to describe it... F-s up... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRRNKF6wgBk Around 50 seconds.
Good, let's leave all that stupid NASCAR nonsense behind.
Yes, time for Indy nonsense!
hehe
I was going to put that on there. :)
No first lap crash at Iowa
Shocker
Taku sent to the back.....
No.
Live timing
http://racecontrol.indycar.com/
Dario leads
Those contrails are awesome.
SOmeone fed me that earlier.... apparently stuffed it during practice.... Miracle? Bonsai?
Sato in P2 behind dario
He crashed it in practise but still started from pole
thank you FB for letting me know someone finally made the new daily feed...lol
Shame F1 doesn't have those any more
Ugh
A lap in Iowa = 21 secs
First ad break? Lap 14
Sorry, didn't do an Indy thread as was busy watching other stuff and didn't even cross my mind.
Am heading to bed now as I don't think I can concentrate on it, will catch up another time.
May or may not miss live F1 too, if I'm out.. will iPlayer as soon as I'm home.
Contrails??
Fellows got penalized for not lifting under yellow
Night Pat.
We will just use the daily
Vortices off the rear wing
I forget where they come from?
Thanks Pat! sleep well
Quite right too
Condensing air under pressure
I see
Iowa has on average 85% humidity this time of year
don't miss that bit at all
May have something to do with the poor weather at the circuit
Yup and then the blue flames during pitstops
just tipped back my beer to polish it off and half of it went over me
You deserve a break, Pat. See you tomorrow/later on.
Yellow
James Jakes
Humidity
That's why I have a week off :)
Leigh, it's normal to have the level of humidity.
The midwest is suffering from some pretty serious flooding/rains right now. Bad news. looking at historic flooding again this year
That makes a big difference
*takes note never to move to Iowa.
I hate humidity.
oh, yes. I love it.
stay away from Florida then.
Only place I've everbeen where it was worse.
And the bugs, OMG the blood sucking bugs.
don't wanna fall asleep outside in FL ever
Rainstorm prior to Indy Lights and another one expected during the race time
yeah. Florida is not for me, either, for many reasons.
Will Power and Charlie Kimball crash in the pits
Even without the rain...I grew up about 40 miles from this racetrack
great facilities, tiny tiny track compared to most ovals in this country
unsafe release?
Kimball mistake there
boh damage to that dalarra floorpan
it is dalarra right? or Lola? cant remember
Dallara
havent been following Indy too much lately.
really intrigued by that design they put out for the LMP future car though.
would be awesome to see it racing
Aye, looks like fun
Technically the car Indy turned down, and then stole key ideas from
;)
not a bad seat in the house. they moved a metric...****-ton of dirt to make that valley too
Sato lost out in stops, Briscoe up to P3
The race was a sell out by the way, unlike last week's disaster at Milwaukee
Almost bought a lifetime seat about 20 yards up from the s/f once. woulda cost $2,000.
but I could have put it in my will, heh
unseasonably cold up there this week too
How cold?
should be in the upper 80's this time of night. sun about to set.
I miss my home state
well, they're all wearing jackets in the crowd
65 in Iowa City
should be mid 80's right now
That's not bad, if it gets below 60, it's freezing
with that humidity, OMG you'd be sweating and sticky
with the humidity in the 60's it's much colder
Considering the repaired car, Sato is doing very well - up to P3
YELLOW
probably closer to 70 trackside. still chilly with the humidity
Mike Conway
Conway and Bea
'safer barrier' - F1 needs to be looking into those around some tracks. Much cheaper than some on the options they've embraced for track safety
Bar Long Beach, this has been tough year for Conway
Incredible debris confetti during that crash.
SAFER only really works at some corner angles. They're ideal for ovals, but may be dangerous on street circuits for example.
See that little oval at the s/f? They race some pretty cool 'midget' cars on those. Like little 30's style hot rods, just big enoough for a driver and engine. Cheapest way to get into circle-track racing, aside from karts
More bad luck for Meira - what does he have to do?
I'm on the email list for the Austin F1 Circuit. They sent me an email asking me to write to the Austin City Council supporting the race so they can get access to a fund that was set up to attract major sporting events to Texas. They would get the funds then pay them back after the race, apparently.
Actually the safer barrier is good all around. Essentially, it's a floating 'armco' with break-away foam pieces behind it that absorb a tremndous amount of energy without bouncing the cars back on track.
Very easy to repair, unlike the big pads that...Perez(?) ran into at Monaco
It's more to do with the angles a car hits the barrier. You don't get many long sweeping oval-type corners in F1.
They already got the funds, but some...'C' types want to take it back They say they could spend the $$ on other things but this mone was set aside specifically to attract big sporting events.
politics. ugh.
The Austin council meeting the other night was a fun one for nutjobs on both sides
The email didn't mention anything about that, just that the meeting was put off.
Leigh, they're most effective on the infield area, where a car might shoot head-on into the inner wall after getting sideways.
It deflects the energy from any angle. The problem is acute corners, but they've got solutions for those too.
I see
Meanwhile, c'monnnnnnn TK !!!!
like I said, politics. It's not lying if they don't mention it at all. the way things work these days, no?
F1 being co-opted by local/regional politics yet again. makes me sad people can't just enjoy the sport like we do
Wow - the Indy 500 winner getting a celebration at home and at Disney World, but hasn't got a drive...
Power in again
I've got a few friend in Austin and they're pretty sick of it from both sides. Meanwhile, we all just want an American F1 race again.
I mean, it's my money, too (it's subsidized by FED infrastructure dollars too, but not directly. this is a big project)
Everyone may want to rethink ordering pizza from Papajohns, it just got here, definetly more than 30 min
Once I get some dosh I'm going to make a trip to the track site. Promise I'll take some pics
They really need to suss out shorter cautions in this sport.
I'll bet that the local politicians are wondering why a track is being built for Indycars. I bet they have no concept of F1 and it's reach
In other news...Texas Governor has proposed laws banning the TSA from doing their job (physical searches) at the airports. The TSA has threatened to stop all operations at Texas airports if the law gets traction.
So you could fly into Texas, but not out of Texas. Talk about shooting your economy in the foot.
Shhhh... don't say that to Eddie Gossage
:)
If that were to pass, nobody from the F1 race would be able to fly out of Texas. I can imagine how well that would go over in international circles.
Marco needs to get out of that team.
It'll be like the race back from China last year all over again
Same as with AMerican support of a space program. we're looking backwards in time at this point when we should be sprinting forward into the future.
But it's cool. I ride my bicycle a lot...I'm ready for horse-drawn buggies again.
Green this time
I know right? doesn't it sound absurd?
I'm wondering what is up with them since the report Andretti Autosport is going NASCAR. He has little talent, but showcase his lack for 38 races a season, jeez
Different prospect seperate from their IndyCar team (ala Penske)
I couldn't make this stuff up.
Just like the nationwide finish.
Reality is outstripping fantasy at an unreal pace
contrails longer than the cars
Well, not an Andretti fan, so I hope things don't change
They still running Honda mills aren't they?
Yep
Until next year
TK can't hear his pits on the radio. They can hear him.
Who else is comming into Indycar?
Chevy and Lotus
Helio pits
Good. Which Lotus?
2nd week in a row Helio loses pressure on a left rear
Group Lotus in partnership with "not sure who" yet
...aaaand I just toally lost interest
There was some rumblings about VW (Porsche) and I think another engine. I'll be glad to see more manufacturers here
Fair enough. A trio of aero kit builders are in for 2012 too so far
I don't want Group Lotus to fail, but yet, I do. I've always had a soft spot for the Lotus of yore
Either Porsche or Ford - no confirmation yet though
I could get behind Porsche.
Indy being one of the few motosports thay haven't flat-out dominated in the past
That Honda ad makes me crazy: "In god knows how many Indycar races, a Honda engine has not failed" No kidding, they are so detuned, you couldn't blow one if you wanted
Should they fail, they collapse from every other programme their involved. That's a whole lot of jobs to disappear...
Absolutely
True. BUT. there are any number of buyers who'd line up to take charge of one of the most well-known brands left
They entered Indycar (CART) in the late 80's, early 90's and fell on their faces. Al Holbert was either the driver or team principal, but they were terrible
Tony...Tony...oh, gee, what's his name, eh heh.
I may be biased from JS's reporting but uh...
Power out !!
oh dang. that doesn't look good
freaking yikes!
ouch
Safer barriers there.
And with his back injury, that's not going to help.
TK said on the radio he has nothing for Dario tonight, he's just in it for points. Didn't ask for any changes to the car in the pits.
see the white bits behind the wall? each one of those is like a styrofoam pyramid behind the 'wall' backed by fence post-like anchors that are designed to break away if hit hard enough.
would be a serious situation
TK reporting he has nothing for Dario....We need some unforeseen incident. Where's Milka when you need her
(I watched them build the walls. I'm a geek)
dose that nose look strange or is it just me?
Castroneves back on lead lap.
yeah it wasn't n correctly. was all 'wth?'
There's four attachment points, I saw then Penske's up like that in St. Pete, I guess when they are just moving the car around
'I'll be needing a fresh firesuit on the next stop, please'
HI MOM!
lol I probably know a few dozen ppl in the crowd there.
Come on Taku.
This commercial break is one of the reasons I detst the Speed F1 coverage. They don't even do inserts when spamming their 'male enhancement' drugs
I love how they do side-by-side during yellows, but don't both when they break for some green periods
Leigh, welcome to ad-centric broadcasting. should probably get used to it
I've been watching IndyCar / CART for over 15 years. I'm used to it, but I will always complain - sadly I couldn't find French TV feed tonight
BBC knows what it's doing with their current setup. I'll take it any day over this stuff
If you hate these ads, wait until the F1 race on Fox tommorrow, it's running commerical for Fox's up coming shows
I'll stick with BBC thanks
;)
For those wondering, French TV broadcast the ABC / Versus races, but don't take any ad breaks - it's lovely when I can get it
I like the SpeedTV guys, but I wish BBC America broadcast F1
Sato P2
Go Taku
the crew itself is alright (matchett and old Hobbsy are getting a bit dated) but the fact that NewsCorp can't spring for more than one on-track personality is retarded, considering the massive production that is every sprint cup broadcast.
Joe, is the FOX broadcast delayed in FL? It's delayed 4+ hours here in NM
Saavedra in the barrier. What a shame Conquest dumped a good driver to take on this guy...
Same in CT
You can't help but love Hobbs. Of course, we could go back to the Peter Winsor days, actually Peter was pretty cool, before he decided to be a team princpal
Yeah, noon
Absolutely! If I had one commentary to listen to, it would b speed. For a while, up here in Canada, they were not blacked out. For a couple of years they have be verboten. I actually find alternate sources to get a hold of the quali feeds for Speed and BBC, just to listen to.
:/
Hmmm... Seb's still in the car
No live commenting for us tomorrow, then. :(
No big deal. I have to get to work, sign off on the drugs, catch a nap, avoid my computer and then watch alot of commercials interspaced with racing
Matchetts 'chalktalk' segments are sorely lacking in actual depth.
Last time I he said something about skipping the intro to get into the talk...then talked about how he was skipping the intro to get to the details. While talking about not wasting time about wasting time. I was really annoyed
Great shots of the safer barrier in action there.
You can literally see the impact forces rippling through the wall away from the impact point
Stabilizing his neck at first, but he seems okay now. He's out of the car now, but looks shaken up.
I feel like I want to be around, though, seeing as I'll be in the UK in 2 days.
Pella windows and doors ad on the walls. Top-notch manufacturing facilities about 30 miles from the track. Went on a tour of the place in my engineering class back in the day
Does Speed still start the quali amd race sessions "late"? From what I remember the quali show would start on-the-hour (vs. 8 minutes to the hour), which means that live timing was useless. They do the same thing currently for MotoGP. It's Uber GRRRRRRRRR.
Indy: TK PO-ed with TS.
I find the Speed broadcast is delayed a bit, so on live commenting I read about stuff before it happens.
TK not happy with Taku...?
Will Power just dropped an S- bomb
Just watch the live stream. Blame FOM if you feel guilty about not watching the 'approved' broadcast.
I mean, who really needs to watch a live sporting event...live?
Don't blame him
Yeah, and he seems kind of out of it.
He also mentioned the pits and how they always mess up there.
Power is punch drunk and I perhaps he will find himself Moldonaded in a few weeks. Certainly doesn't seem his chipper self.
No, I'm a grown-up, I can handle it. Nice to see real emotion, unlike other sports
I can't usually find one that's not geo-locked and I haven't set up the other one yet.
Same here.
Steven, you still around?
Mr. quick-draw on the links, dont wanna steal your thunder
You all must really like Tony Stewart then.
He gets a lot of flack for saying what he thinks, but I think he's pretty cool. Doesn't play well with others
I have Steven's links, but every time I've checked them in the past they've been geo-locked.
I'll just see if I'm up at 8am and if I am I'll check, otherwise I need sleep.
probably why I liked the seat swap with LH so much. Two dudes who walk that fine edge of playing ball and saying what they think
Don;t mind him. I like drivers that are not motionless, but I don't like snotty idiots either
Kai, go to a proxy service like anonymouse (spelled wrong probably) and then try the streaming links.
R u on comcas or verizon?
Kai: go to vipstand.net never an issue. I gt the pre- and post- race shows evrey week.
No worries, I have a link, I just have to set it up. Thanks.
Thank you.
cool. I went through that struggle a few years ago, and I vowed to not let some corporate censorship stop me from enjoying something I've pretty much paid for already
mmm drinking some homemade plum wine the same color as the sunset. another gorgeous day
5th gear. would think they'd shorten the other ratios a bit
Hmmm drinking some locally purchased Bud Light. Golden
I'd so much rather watch on my tv than on my little laptop, but sometimes it's worth it.
Speaking of, the new F1 regs that they have to designate the ratios for the whole season - just one set of gears for the entire season. I mean...impossible?
WIth Marco involved I expect this to end in tears.
holding my breath here
Of course, it'll be blamed on someone else
Never heard that.
Kai, do you have a newer TV at all? doesn't take much to port the video out to your newer HD or flatscreen
Given.
I think there are two. You can use one, then change. You can never use both and once you have changed, that's it.
True. Another thing I haven't had time to do. :)
Yes, I just got it last fall.
Leigh, in the '13 or '14 regs along with the new(er) engine specs.
That makes absolutely no sense at all. A silly rule if implemented
not too hard. might have to buy a decent HDMI or S video cable. Some older newish TV's even have a VGA input - the same as your old school pc monitor would have had
Wohhhhhhhhhhh.... that was close
I"ll put it on my summer To Do list.
Marco and Sato. That is a crash waiting to happen.
This is easily the best oval race so far this year
I agree.
I think the intent is to make the KERS system more influential in the overall performance.
That extra HP would make taller gears a lot more practical
Prefer to see Marco-Dario, so we see a new winner
Decent HDMI = 5$ 10$ max. Monster = robbery.
VGA, make sure th TV you buy supports 1080 on the VGA in. Even new TVs may not support 1080 on the VGA input.
Very tight track...
Marco leads!!
O.O
only matters if you have an HD stream. even without, better than watching a 15" laptop screen. can enjoy it from the couch
Dario's pushing hard
Dario, what a suave driver!
Prefer to see Marco-Dario, so we see a new winner
I am a Dario and Ganassi fan so I beg to differ.
"Marco's a very clean race car driver"????
Is he referring to his showering habits?? He crashes every race.
Dario takes it back
finally an exciting saturday night at home for me. Lovin this
can imagine myself in the stands...
But it's always someone else's fault...
;)
Sorry Bob, but the Texas race was not a good'un (sadly)
wouldn't be a proper race driver if it was his fault would he?
hehe
Dan Wheldon said it in the booth.
Andretti family motto: " It doesn't matter how you play the game, it's where you lay the blame"
OMG I think I made this wine a little too strong. like taking shots
yes and no. Sometimes you may want to throw a 700X400 or 900X650 to the screen and gt stuck with crappy off-resolution resizing or forced native resolution reduction in area. My 1 year old Pana G25 only does 1200X1000 (ish) on the VGA.
And looks like Wheldon has a job now with Bryan Herta
http://www.racintoday.com/archives/28086
It's been rumoured since March - nice to see it confirmed
EJ Viso can be scary to watch at times
Yeah, pulling a Pete Arron... It's an honourable profession
dang. fam just got home. going to have to concede the LR bigscreen
But, wait, dads a fan of Danica soo maybe not.
lock the doors and hide!
Sato pits
Leaders in the pits
Sato in the wall
There's a surpize
Dario, Marco pit
I know...we've got a nice setup out here though. We cut the sat/cable stuff and replaced it with an HD atenna and a tuner card in a quad core machine usually used for virtual serving.
I've been getting my media from the net for a couple years now so it's liek nirvana for me.
D'OH SATO!
Sato.......
Marco just edges out Dario on pit out.
wrong gear
Taku - there's no point going fast if you always crash. No fuel for Servia :(
Honda: our engines don't go 'kablooey', they just stall
Turn 2 is a monster. that transition is pretty sharp. track is so short it's extreme change onto the back straight
the banking drops away pretty wuick at 175 mph
Ehhhhhh Jon... Hildebrand and Servia are not teammates
Good run so far for Justin Wilson - P10
he was right when he said it was going to get pretty brutal now though
boooo sato
don't believe the ethanol hype. corn-based eth is on it's way out
BLARGH! THOSE ARE F1 CARS!
really shouldn't watch the advertising
Pressdog must be hyperventilating right now
Leigh Makinzie? Is that you doing the interview? Talk about bad questions
It's LindyCar !!
So, anyone else read 'Senna's last 96 hours' over at 8W?
No, expound, please
Does expound mean "pleas link"?
ohh, cool blue flames
http://forix.autosport.com/8w/
FANTASTIC read
Yep. It's good, but it's a story that's been told by so many people so many times, there wasn't anything new in it.
@tracksideonline:
@12WillPower has a minor concussion and will need to be re-evaluated before Toronto.
remembering that the US hasn't been saturated with Senna nostalgia. 'Senna' isn't in a theater within 1,000 miles of me
shame
Go TK
:/ Not cool.
TK leads !!
You can get it on Netflix
serious? I've been trawling 'flix for new stuff and haven't seen it. I would have dropped everything if I had.
Such a busy race weekend, will have to watch on monday. The only copies I could find via torrent were not subtitled at all
Someone screwed up there and put it on the streaming feed. It only lasted a few days, but I saw it once. Now it's only available on mail order
thanks for pointing that out Joe
No, it was taken down 5 hours after it was put up. "Availability date unknown" now.
For the DVD, I suppose.
I feel very lucky now
why I missed it I guess. Another example of how skewed American priorities are when it comes to racing.
If it was Dale Earnhardt docu, it's be in the ad's we're watching right now
Me too! I watched it, did that post, and then it was gone.
Yeah, some other podcast said basically the same. I regularly look at local listings to see when it comes out. Given that my "local listings" are montreal,I am fully expecting a elease here. I heard something, somewhere, that it may be an Aug 11 release.
Saw it in the cinema at the fan premiere - just mega
getting dicey
note: not one mention of 'racing incident'.
Passing is wholly encouraged in this series, lol
C'monnnnnnn TK !!
Woooohhhhhhhhhh.... Marco and TK getting close
pray, lady, pray
There has been some good, close racing tonight.
still got push to pass eh? I missed that little fact
wow that gap in just 1 lap...amazing
No better or worse than KERS in my eyes
different system but still the idea is there. strategery, as a former president once said
Damn!
wowsers
Wow. Marco wins.
Good job Marco... good job I suppose
Okay, out here. See you all later
Andretti family back in the winners circle.
11 years since on an oval
l8r joe
See you later
see you joe
The Death Star has been smashed once again this year
Props from TK there. A good bloke
that was a good race. Not the biggest fan of ovals but I do love my home state and the way we do things.
gonna watch some 'Breaking Bad' with the fam. Will def. be back for the race tomorrow, probably sooner.
l8r sidepodcasters.
TK came over to congratulate Marco. Nice. And I think I heard him say "and if it wasn't for the win, we were gonna have to talk about that" or something.
See ya
See ya gravit8
Yep
;)
Actually a great job too by Dixon too
Yeah.
And he talks realllly fast.
I wonder who - if anyone - top level will actually try for the Las Vegas race. I 've heard Kasey Kahne mentioned a good bit.
The Toronto race has a whole lot to live up to in a couple of weeks. Anyhoo, 4am - I'm thinking bed soon.
Sounds about right. It feels like 4am here, but it's just 'cause I'm tired. Bed soon for me as well.
Good night all.
Night Kai
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Daily: 26th June 2011
- Sidepodmeetup: How many reasons do you need?
- Europe 2011 - Qualifying result
- Live: Europe 2011 - Qualifying
- Europe 2011 - Free Practice 3 result
this lunch is super long. Maybe i can't fit my run in, it'll be Dark by the time dessert arrives
Good morning :)
I've decided to change my nickname... Better to use just my name, no strange letters and numbers.
I have done the opposite :P
Because you've done that decision think about twitter hehehehe
One question: When does the GP2 race start?
I've read it will start in 13 minutes, but my television channel doesn't say the same.
Just turned on the tv, gp3 race is currently on 4 laps to go
Here in Spain they don't broadcast that competition :(
They broadcast everything here, But with arabic comms, so i mute the TV
I am supposed to be working anyway :P
Nina update: http://andronovjr.com/Dropbox/media/Photo 25-06-2011 15 18 09.jpeg
I think I would also mute the TV :P
How should it be to hear an arabic F1 hilarious commentator? There are lots of funny videos of japanese journalists, but what about the arabics? :P
Hehe, i dont find it that funny, I understand a little of what they say.
I like the interview guy/pit lane reporter though as he wears the arabic headresss around the f1 paddock, You can always recognize him in the background of the tv coverage!
Hehe, a guy finished the gp3 race completly off the track!
As in he drovre down the painted area about 3 metres away from the actual track!
Then if one day he gets lost his workmates won't have to struggle to find him!
GP3 is an spectacular competition.
I saw two accidents in the Circuit de Catalunya during the Spanish GP, they happened just in front of me. Fortunetely nothing happened to the drivers.
GP2 looks like its ready to go
It starts in 13 minutes, no?
It should have started 15 mins ago, but there was oil on the track
Lining up after the formation lap now
And the worlds most ridiculous crash happens in slow motion bringing out the saftey car
Now my TV channel has connected with the circuit. Race is about to start!
I will avoid posting any more spoilers :)
Incredible crash between Grosjean and Pic!
Awesome start!
OH NOS!
I stayed up all night and probably won't make it to race time!
what I get for sharing music links from youtube with friends of facebook all night.
razzafrazzlin social networks!
*shakes fist
power nap. setting alarm for...2 hours and 50 minutes!? oh man
5Live: Oh and another little treat for you all, The Chequered Flag which is normally a podcast will be broadcast on 5 Live at 1830 this evening!
#MPC?
Bizzare story about F1 tracks dropping F1 in favour of indycar in the daily express http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/254998/-Tin-can-engines-row-hits-F1-races
Load of nonsense, probably stoaked up by bernie IMO
I think so :)
What do you mean?
Oh how good it would be if circuits started standing up for themselves though.
There was a possibility of the European Circuits Alliance, but it's unlikely to happen.
If anyone is watching GP2, was the winner doing a fascist salute on the podium?
I am supprised how many were involved. the likes of india, abu dhabi e.t.c
No idea.
In my television I can see there are still three laps to go.
I'll pay attention to that detail ;)
It was like a salute across the chest
Hope Gutiérrez brakes his engine...
Half a lap 'til he wins the race.
:(
Anyway, congrats to him. Nice job, excellent driving. He is a young talent.
Gutierrez on the podium.
Let's see...
Nick, I haven't seen nothing strane :s
*strange
It was just something weird he did during the anthems
It was kind of funny to see him looking the podium like thinking: "What's that place where I am?"
Interesting news with a sad insinuation:
@ByronF1 Eric Bouillier has approached Mark Webber to join Renault. Among other things that suggests Kubica's unlikely to return I guess.
Either that or they're keen to dump Petrov.
my tv keeps saying Wimbledon live from 9pm but they're not playing today, so confused :)
Shame that Kubica might not be coming back, don't know if they'd want to drop Petrov with the money he brings in.
Spose it also reignites Hamilton to Red Bull rumours.
I am watching a qualifying match for next years olympics.
Weird to see the london 2012 logo on screen for an actual sporting event!
I laughed at the outrage in the papers today about 150,000 tickets going to foreigners in the British sale.
Er, it's EU law, they couldn't stop them. I'm sure more than 150,000 tickets in the European sales will go to Brits, it works both ways :D
Hello again :)
F1 preview on TV, Sidepodcast and Twitter on the computer... What more do I need?
Live thread ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/live-europe-2011-the-race
Lovely day outside. I'll be playing golf from 12.30 which is poor timing but not by me, although I did say this is one of the few races I don't mind catching later on iplayer. We should've gone yesterday but postponed due to bad weather which an hour later disappeared!
Can't see joining Renault any time soon being a good idea with the Brain Drain going on there
Morning all
Herbert and Blundell may have retired from the N24 due to an overheating gearbox..
agreed
Beer!
jeez, another car over barriers.. Tom Coronel's BMW but he wasn't driving, everyone's okay again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfCAaGNqYLA
That's 3 I know about this weekend alone, 2 at N24 and 1 in GrandAm
Catalan television says Vettel made mistakes in Monaco and China. WT*!?
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Live: Europe 2011 - The race
- Daily: 26th June 2011
- Sidepodmeetup: How many reasons do you need?
- Europe 2011 - Qualifying result
- Live: Europe 2011 - Qualifying
Hi guys,
I know you're all in the race thread, but I need some help with a GarageBand question. I need to email an mp3 file in 48kHz. How do I do that? I haven't been able to locate that option when I go to Share>Send Song to iTunes.
When I look at the Properties of my recording in iTunes once I export it, it's at 44.1 kHz.
Do I need to re-record with a new setting? How do I do that?
Thanks for any help you can give. I'm on a deadline with this and working to sort it out asap.
To DM me, I'm @AndersFinn.
Let's not forget there is more racing today.... Pikes Peak Hill Climb...
http://www.usacracing.com/ppihc/live
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pikes-peak-intenational-hill-climb-2010#utm_campaign=synclickback&source=http://www.usacracing.com/ppihc/live&medium=4668798
Results ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/europe-2011-race-results
*sits back in the daily*
Feels kinda wierd not having Wimbledon to tune into.
I am pleased I can go to bed now and not miss anything, thanks middle Sunday :D
Is this your last proper sleep for a week then?
It's the organisers giving you a rest :)
May have to play Top Spin 4 or something to fulfil the emptiness!
Enjoy a little something from the sidepodcast.com back catalogue.
- History of F1 - 1970s
Originally published 16/08/2007
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Europe 2011 - Race results
- Europe 2011 - Race highlights
- Live: Europe 2011 - The race
- Daily: 26th June 2011
- Sidepodmeetup: How many reasons do you need?
Am heading out to my Niece's wedding rehearsal, just remembered to series-link Top Gear before I leave. Will have to catch it later.
Have fun.
I think I've sorted out my technical requirements for that audition, after 4.5 hours.
Good times.
Hello. What an awesome day to be out on the golf course, I have gone red with the sun. Had a lovely pint of cider in the bar afterwards which had BBC News on the telly so I saw the news report of the race, normally this would make me really angry and frustrated at missing a GP, but I've got to be honest, after seeing who won and the margin, I wasn't at all bothered at having missed it. Not many races in 2011 you can say that about I reckon, the other might be Hungary.
Went to Mum's afterwards for a cup of tea. Nice day.
Did you win?
Yes I did. :D
I'll read the live coverage later.. Top Gear is on in a minute and I also need food.
Hi Pat. It does sound like a great day. I feel the same way about missing it. I was dealing with the audio file stuff and now that I've finally submitted it I'm packing and hoping I get an email with happy news about the demo.
NASCAR Cup race at Sonoma starts in 30min. If TG is boring I may switch over, else I'll join in progress later (since it lasts for hours and hours). NASCAR on road courses can be fun and frustrating in equal measure.
Good luck!
Hello again :)
Hello
Thank you
Hi Lukeh :)
You got it sent off okay? I just looked back at the Daily and saw you had troubles.
I did. I managed to convert it to 48kHz in iTunes, bu that changed it to a .wav, so I used a converter to change it back to an mp3. Now my fingers are crossed. I'm waiting to hear back.
Evening :)
Good stuff
Hi
I'm watching "Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman" series. It's good, but I have such internet ADD now that I had to keep rewinding it to understand what he was saying about black holes being holograms and 2D all at once. I just watched "The Riddle of Black Holes", now "What Are We Really Made Of?".
And I'm packing...and checking my email...and commenting...
Have you got any off me? I've had a lot of problems emailing people today and I don't think any has sent to anyone :(
No emails from you have arrived. :(
Gaaahh. Flipping gmail.
I'll try and send it again but if it's still playing up I'll talk about it on Wednesday. what a cool end to that sentence, knowing in a few days time sidepodpeople will be able to meet you! :D
Aww, yeah! We've never been able to say "We can talk about it when I see you"!!!!! Wow! We have to take any opportunities this week to say "see you tomorrow". :D
Amazing. Now that work is almost finished, I'm starting to get excited.
F1M ping: http://www.f1minute.com/news/pole-position-in-valencia-turns-to-race-victory-for-sebastian-vettel
Ping: Some pictures I took this weekend :)
http://twitter.com/#!/MartiV8/status/85069247985881089
Hello, back again
The Church of England is weird for us Catholics
How's Top Gear?
Love the fire!
And everyone else. Cake or death? :)
Good but a tad recycled... they redid the rally car vs sled race but with Amy Williams vs the new Mini WRC.
Rehearsal for cake :)
Cheers. Shall try to catch tomorrow
The ending to the E type segment is ridiculous but brilliant :)
It also reminded me of a certain E type pulling up alongside us at Spa :D
Hiiiiiii :) Home before 9 = result :D
:D
Hi Alison
Tomorrow off too. It's like Christmas or something.
:)
I've only got 3 days this week. Preparing for Thursday's SidepodHangover and then Friday just seemed silly not to :)
:)
Alright... no need to rub it in :P
My brain is clearly fried. I tried to write Christmas and originally wrote Christine.
No, rubbing it in would be to say that I have two 4-day weeks after that :D
Take that, all you Easter & Royal Wedding enjoying people! :D
GP+ headline
Dullencia IV :lol:
None of that here either I'm afraid....
Did you get Lieu days for it though?
Yeah I have a 6.5 week holiday allowance.
There we go, take it when you want. The way it should be for hard working shift people
Yeah :) I have quite a nice set up at the moment. I like getting paid overtime too. My last job made me take it as lieu time the week after. Annoying!
I'm wondering about bringing my Dr. Martens. They're heavy in the suitcase, but I'd like to have them..but do I need them if I have other shoes I can walk in? hm.
#packingdilemma
At Goodwood you need shoes you don't mind getting dirty
#dust
No. It's hot atm. It was like a sauna outside today.
We seriously cannot stress the amount of dust you will face there :)
I've got a pair of old walking shoes/boots which I hardly ever wear because the insides are falling apart and they aren't all that comfortable, but despite all the walking, I'll be wearing those :)
oh my, what a treasure trove of information! Thanks everyone. They stay at home.
Oh, and style question. Does anyone where capri pants there? They're huge here, but I wasn't sure about there.
*wear
eegads.
Dunno what they are
hehe
mmk.
Errrrm can't say I've ever taken particular notice. You wouldn't look like a weirdo in the street wearing them or anything like that.
:)
Yeah, that's my main question.
I'll bring one pair in case it's really hot.
It's been over 25 degrees here today and so so humid like condensation running down the windows. If I hadn't been at work, I'd have had a dress on for sure.
For example, I haven't brought a jacket to work with me for about a month now. It's not cold. Just the rain to watch out for.
Great to know, thanks. :)
Always wear you largest shoes rather than pack them
DMs are a good choice
Yeah, but those are my walking/hiking Patagonias. The DM's are not as comfy but are as heavy.
How long are you over for? We need Amy. She'll tell you to leave it all at home with confidence :P
You'll be fine if it's warm. As we've said, it's changeable but not so much on a daily basis.
We're also quite obsessed with weather and the reporting of it. I think I have at least 3 weather apps :D
I"ve been checking your weather several times a day, so I'll fit right in.
I've seen your walking shoes, bring those
I'm disappointed not to be seeing the Docs and Capri combo though ;)
Hehehe :D
hehe
I was thinking the same thing.
I'll be there for 2 weeks. London and that vicinity, Lake District, then Edinburgh.
Get the MET Office app
On Saturday at 4pm I left home in the pouring rain and it was getting dark. 10 minutes later I had to put sunglasses on because I could barely see to drive. 15 minutes later I had to take the sunglasses off again because I couldn't see.
It may not be changeable on a daily basis in the deep south but it changes every few minutes here
haha! Check with my 18 year old self.
Waterproofs!
:D
yeah, I got a new trench coat, but I'll throw in the jacket I wore in Boston that kept me dry.
Kai: you're not in London for too long. Is there any 'must do' on the list?
I'm glad you have this issue. I gave a couple of colleagues a lift the other day and they were making a huge deal of me wearing sunglasses to drive. It's not an odd thing I don't think....
I'm bringing layers for this reason.
Not odd to wear sunglasses when driving. I can't do it though, find my eyes much better at adapting at changeable light/dark/light/dark past the trees..
Mine stay on once they're on unless it becomes night time
Can't be dealing with switching all the time when I'm driving
umm....no.
#thatwaseasy
I haven't even thought about it, which I know is not helpful. I've been to London before, so I've got some sightseeing under my belt already. I'll have a think.
I'd love to see Stonehenge but I know that's out in the middle of nowhere.
I wear them a lot more than most people because the glare really annoys and distracts me. I constantly get comments about wearing them but I gave up caring a long time ago
oh, I'd love to go to the Tate Modern!
Cool, we'll find some hidden treasures then
Fair enough. It hurts my head most of the time to drive without them. It's strange because they live in my car. I never feel the need to wear them walking around anywhere.
Already on the list, was thinking of taking in the South Bank
Walkable, great for people watching and there's a pub or two for my hangover on Thursday
No time for this, I think.
perfect. :)
I haven't seen her mentioned for a little while but it looks like Nina has become an Arsenal fan
http://andronovjr.com/
2 hours from Goodwood.
I liked this one http://andronovjr.com/2011/06/Ninotchka.html
Similar to the Italian of ending words with "ini"
I have a habit of getting out of the car wearing them and forgetting about them
Seems Uncle Pete and Fourstar would get on too
This is an alarming development.
Or Rubinho Brazilian
True, the Latins tend to lengthen names in an affectionate way where as the English shorten
Most Scots don't abbreviate in my experience
I tried to find a way to break it gently but some times you just have to say it.
That kit won't fit her for ages
oh, do I need electric outlet adapters there?
Are you bringing your lappy?
Probably is the answer, 3 pin plugs with rectangular prongs
http://www.ukeyboard.co.uk/images/UKACPlug.jpg
Still time.
To the Spurs Store.
Yep. Everything here is 220 V
I think so. We use proper plugs here ;)
#ooooooohcontroversial
Good plan
hehe
Oh, going to the land of proper electricity!
yeppers
hm. Seems the ones I have for Prague will not work.
Boo. Must buy one tomorrow as I go to the airport hotel.
Our electricity is 220 Volt 50 Hertz so you need to be careful with your laptop
I imagine I can get a converter/adapter thingy pretty easily for the UK, I just have to think about where. I usually buy these things online, not in actual stores.
They won't. That's European mainland. Our plugs are able to take the weight of a small child when plugged in, for some reason
At the airport, either there or here. WH Smith when you land.
What time do you depart, UK time. Midday or so?
I leave Tuesday 8am my time, so 1:00/13:00 UK time.
British Airways flight #0178
I should remind Mr C
How should I get to your place from the airport?
You can have the passenger seat or the back seat, your choice
I work round the corner!
hehe
Thank you!
Awesome.
Wow. This is going to be fun. :)
Let her drive
yay for Kai coming to the UK! :)
Thanks, Pat. I made a note of it.
yeah, if you have realllly good insurance and guts of steel.
:lol:
You are not just saying that as an excuse to go museum visiting with her?
Don;t worry if you think 'What if I don't see a WH Smith?', you will. For they are the tesco of public transport hubs. A wise man once said... he who builds an airport or a train station or something... shall build a WH Smith or 4 in it...
...probably.
awww.. yay!
This is true, there has to be at least three or four at Terminal 5
First UK driving experience being in London, that would be fun :)
Scary enough for provincials..
They must have done the same thing in Stockholm with their store named Pressbyran. I love that place.
#randomfacts
It's the M25. All you need to be able to do is plant your right foot on the accelerator for 30 seconds and keep a watch on what is happening 50 cars ahead so you can slam on the brakes and slow to 15 mph
oh, so it's just like the highway here. I've had practice.
Nah, I'm on the M4 for about 10 mins then it's cross country through the suburbs once I've passed Harrods
(on the other side of the road)
Found in Belgium that it wasn't a problem until you got to two-lane roads
Daniel Craig married Rachel Weisz! I didn't even realise she wasn't with Darren Aronofsky any more.
I'm so crap at celeb gossip
Fixed that for you. ;)
Not really, I've just gained the ability to read the news
It's not news, it's rubbish! I don't want to know who's marrying who in the fake and made-up world. I wanna hear about real news, like PANDAS!
ohhh!! when is Kai going museum visiting??
Best head off to bed and get some zz, night guys.
very much looking forward to meeting you and this weekend! woot woot!
Night Lukeh
nighty night!
Woah, too much caffeine!
Not sure, but I think Thursday is the only option this week.
About 50 comments ago
Night Lukeh
Same here! :)
Night Lukeh
hehe
ohh! two trips to London in a week and goodwood may not happen for me. however do have a good time. got any idea which museums you want to visit?
I have a friend who is a Dr Who and a Winnie the Pooh fan (I know!)
This is the perfect birthday present http://www.redbubble.com/people/cubik/t-shirts/6843314-doctor-pooh
I'd like to go to the Tate Modern
I thought you had GW tickets, has it gone pear shaped?
Fixed ;)
I think Leigh bought oen
oohhh! I like it there! :)
That's why I mentioned it
oh i do. sorry i phrased my comment wrong. i can't make 2 trips to london and a trip to goodwood in one week.. may be a bit expensive :)
Leigh's a Winnie The Pooh fan? Wait till I see him on Wednesday
:) other good museums are the V&A but that really needs all day and then some.. and .. well they are all awesome! I just enjoy walking round london all day :)
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