Kia Ora Sidepodcast, It’s Wednesday again so time for me to write another daily post. It’s Gavin here and I do hope you are all having a great week. It’s cake day in the canteen at work now, so I always enjoy Wednesdays ;)
- In F1 news, the clash between the two Red Bull drivers continues to stir debate, with Sidepodcast having it’s own (awesome) thread and our usual favourites Joe Saward and James Allen offering plenty of analysis and opinion…
- Mr. C. loooves his iPad – but he loves reading Racecar Engineering on it just as much. Did you know ‘racecar’ is ‘racecar’ backwards?
- On the subject of iPads and Apples, Stephen Fry has written a very long, but very good post about comments on the internet. It’s a shame he’s had to turn them off on his website, though :(
- I have had a long think about which direction I would like to take 'Making Up The Numbers' in, and I put my thoughts down in a blog post. I have been blogging for just over a year now and I have decided to make a few changes, which I hope is in the best interests of the blog and keeping the content fresh and interesting. Please read my post for more info and thanks for all the support and comments in the last year :D
- F1Technical is a website which likes to focus on the engineering side of F1 and they have an article about Mclaren’s new Sidepodpanel. Hmm, I like Sidepodpanels too ;)
- Rob from Grand Prix Diary has convinced Timo Glock to take part in some sort of cookery challenge over twitter. Sounds good, because the pictures of the food he eats look mighty tasty! Anyway, Here is a link to the competition - it looks like if you send in a recipe and it gets chosen, you may win a prize...
- Christine wrote a great 'On This Day' post yesterday about Lewis Hamilton. He still hasn't called me by the way - and the first thing I would tell him would be to get rid of those silly earrings!
- Alex has posted part two of his 'Unofficial F1 World Tour 2010' - looks like he's having great fun!
- We had a great discussion about Welsh Pronounciation last night, which was started by Christine and assisted by Lukeh. Also, check out this howler on a council sign :D
- Finally, Check out this sinkhole caused by a landslide in Guatemala – it’s like a portal to another dimension it’s so deep!
Well that’s your daily Sidepodfix – hope you liked it and see you in the comments...
mclaren has a sidepodpanel?!
Sue them
Not as much fun as a proper sidepodpanel
:)
just reading stephen fry's post. interesting parallels to joe's thoughts.
last couple of pics for this evening
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/4661070073/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/4661069675/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/4661069313/
First link failed Lou
just genius: http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/4661069675/
seriously. never seen a pic like that before.
Very nice pics as always :)
really? they are working okay for me?..
same here
It's quite incredible that you can clearly see the whole outline of the car with half a tree in the way.
i tell, you my old desktop picture didn't last long!
I got a fail then F5ed it and it worked.
The driver is so exposed in that first one.
hehe really? i remember seeing a few f1 pics (maybe taken by Darren) where he's looking through something but only the car is in focus.. either that or a dreamt it (equally possible).. that's what i was thinking when i was lining up the shot anyway.
that i have seen. just never the use of a tree.
hehe! :) photos look so much better without a watermark on them *hint hint darren* it's sad that it's 'necessary' though.
Christian Horner's open letter hasn't quite done the job he expected. He and Marko are getting slaughtered on their own website. Comments are still coming in and are almost universally negative.
http://community.redbullracing.com/users/Team-Intercom/blogs/index.cfm/2010/6/1/An-Open-Letter-From-Christian-Horner
ah :) hehe :)
credit to them for not closing comments. i think they might have too soon though.
Maybe you should post a few with watermarks on them just to see if people want to buy them
Happy Australiaversary Amy!
really?
I can happily change that:
Red Bull, thanks for taking each other out. What a decision I must say. Now nobody can laugh at us for not having a point. If thats your plan in future, then I'm all for it, just make sure no Sauber is nearby. Cheers, RG.
And some nice lookin pics there lou
When Lukeh does your website it may be worth trying. People can be convinced of something's value by the most obscure things. They see professionals watermarking photos so they equate watermarks with professionals and value. Has to be worth a shot
I am sure he would appreciate that as you would be one of the few people not telling him he and Marko should apologise to Webber
I think thats about as good a response as Red Bull are going to give, they aren't going to come out and say it was Vettels fault
cheers :)
that does make sense.
but for the meantime i must sleep.
night all! xx
Night Lou
night lou
niight!
Game ping - http://toomuchracing.com/2010/06/02/tmr-game-week-19/
complete with strange behaviour on the photo..
strange?
Mr C, how come the new post has no title?
/does it mean to have no title?
I mouseover the picture and it moves as if it is a button I'm pressing
its still a link, unlink it and it'll be sorted i should imagine
It is supposed to be a link to a bigger version. I'll remove it though.
you stylesheet is adding a border:
.entry a:hover img,
.entrytext a:hover img {
border: 1px solid #505050;
}
Oh. Is that bad?
it is, if that isn't what you wanted it to do.
I don't mind a border, I just want it to either be there or not be there all the time, not change when I hover over it.
that style line affect hover. so you could add it to the non-hover element, or remove it from that one.
For Christines rankings;
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/videos/alguersuari-drives-caribbean-beach_347/
Tim on a beach in a car!
They want me to pay money to save changes to the CSS, so I'll leave it for when I'm willing to do that... :)
ummmm....
meanies! they give you a dodgy css file and ask you to pay to fix it?
ummmm?
have you read this weeks rankings?
15 USD. I mean its peanuts but I have better things to pay for right now. And it is a bit cheeky.
ive just dug myself into a very deep hole havent i?
about this big?
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/06/01/central.america.storm.deaths/index.html?iref=allsearch
thought as much
i'll get some rope
much appreciated
NASA TV showing the Soyuz from the ISS. Not much to see but a little tin can floating in space
right.. bedtime, see you when I find a gap in the day no doubt..
They clearly decided there wasn't much to see either as they have gone to pre-records
Night Pat
Thanks Jeremy! Heres to another 2 years!
Morning folks. :) Hmmm, who do I root for in the tennis now?
Amy, would you root for Rafa or Andy in the semis? Evil choice, no? :D
Just realized: even if Soderling beats Rafa in the final, Rafa will gain plenty of points at Wimbledon, so he may still be #1 after that anyway.
oh look a post: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/06/02/f1-voyeur-peeking-inside-a-formula-1-garage/
;)
"oh, wow, i did not see that before!" :P
doh!
:D
it's clearly the software's fault.
*looks outside* Seems pretty dark here yet. :P
morning journeyer, amy. evening UK people...
clearly. i didn't know software that can publish by itself. heehee. :D
hi guille
2:56 AM means it's (early) morning over there. close enough. ;)
meanie ;)
:D i'm sure mrs. c will see it your way. :D
ask David Bowman and Dr. Chandra. they know a computer that can do thing pretty amazing (and scary) things by itself :P
*thinks about it*
i'm staying in bed tomorrow
not here, I'm still at 22:57
I'll get home more or less at 2AM though, which is a bit sad... :-(
:D
Ooh simply by recharging my vodafone balance I am in the draw to win a trip for vip mclaren tickets to silverstone valued at $30000. I didn't even know they were having a competition. Cross your fingers boys and girls! The only thing that can beat an f1 trip is a free f1 trip :D
Root for Soderling! I don't care if Rafa is #1 in a few weeks, with no points to defend it is inevitable. I just want Roger to beat Petes record!
does it pay for flights and accommodation too?
Indeed so. :D
Yep flights accommodation and transfers. For 2. I wonder who could bribe me to take them the best.
But you gotta win it first. Then watch the comments descend into chaos. :D
I will totally win. There are 5 winners so odds are on my side. Just like that competition to win a trip to the italian gp last year. ;)
well, you are going to Monza this year. maybe next year you'll be at silverstone ;-)
Going to Monza doesn't count because I am paying. Just once I want a free GP :D #greedy
start a blog.
iwantafreegp.com
hehe. that might just work.
I had this plan where I was going to be in bed at a reasonable time. Failed.
NASA TV just announced that the Soyuz would land in 12 minutes so since I have never seen one land bed can wait
I hate NASA TV. They are as incompetent as the Red Bull Racng damage control team. After reading everything I could on tonight's landing and having NASA TV live for three hours they have just announced two minutes before the landing that they expect to have live video 15 minutes AFTER the landing. I know it is dark and I wasn't expecting much but when they keep saying that the Soyuz has been sited etc I expect them to be able to point a camera at it. That isn't rocket science.
NASA TV FAIL.
And on that note I am going to bed.
Good night all.
night steven
Only 3 hours til I can get cake. If there is no black forest I might cry.
Amy - what about one of those chocolate taco cakes from Taco Bill?
oooh they did look good but by the time I got it home it would be melted. Damn taco bill not being closer!
Taco Bill? Is it not Taco Bell?
Nah, it's Taco Bill in Australia. Their choc taco cake things looked really really good!
Black forest success! I may have bought a piece of the chocolate caramel cake too. Im struggling to resist about 5 other kinds...
Do it! You only have your second Australiaversary once! :D
One piece of cake for each year sounds good to me.
Why hasn't there been a new episode of F1 Debrief since early April? I can't find anything so say why not on the site and the F1 Debrief page is a broken link! Its the best sidepodcast episode. I miss it :-(
Hi Amy, sorry I forgot to mention your Aussieversary :(
Hehe thats ok i have had lots of daily mentions recently!
Hi Ian, for the moment they have decided to focus on other things as they weren't enjoying the podcasts anymore. They still do the 'Aside with Joe' podcasts though - and these are always worth a listen if you haven't heard them before.
Anyway, they explain what's happening in more detail here: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/04/10/downshifting/
Where are the pictures?
I have only just got home but I shall provide in about two minutes :D
Phew. I thought you might have eaten it already.
I am eating a sandwich first :D The lettuce will cancel out the chocolate.
caaaaaake. I need to learn to put something in pictures to show scale. Just be assured they are huuuuge :D
http://twitpic.com/1t80ch
Wow. Good cake!
Roger should lose more often. #didntsaythat
You did... You put another bit of cake in there ;)
The Pacman still exists! http://www.google.com/pacman/
I like the way you think.
A statement from Force India, it's them vs Lotus: http://www.forceindiaf1.com/index/page_id/356/news_id/383
This will end up with money changing hands. Still not sure yet as to who will end up paying who...
Tsk tsk tsk. :P
looks like Mr Mallya needs to generate some cash ...
They look stunningly rich, I want!
Morning guys, the sun has returned, woohoo!
Oh you've got it, have you? I wondered where it was.
It happens every once in while, no too much though :)
Has it got it's hat on?
I would check but it's decided to be rude again and hide behind the clouds
Also you're not meant to look directly at it.
That is also a hinderance in checking :)
Giggles is a bad influence.
@RubberGoat - many thanks I hadn't found that article. Very sorry to hear this, as a lifelong F1 fan I only discovered Sidepodcast just before the season started! I was really enjoying it, especially the Digests, and then they're gone :-(
Have you guys seen on BBC that the number two shared story is that one I linked to about the welsh email?
Really? Awesome
Morning all,
Really? thats like 2 years old
That's why I am wondering if we are responsible somehow. How does sharing work?
I thought most shared were the ones where people actually bother to click on the 'email this to a friend'
I think that is the case.
Hmm. Just a funny coincidence then ;)
My head, my aching aching head.
A statement from Force India, it's them vs Lotus: http://www.for...ge_id/356/news_id/383 {Comment #119}
The longer this goes on, the messier it seems to get. I'm doing a diagram of who's suing who, but every time I think about posting it something else crops up!
looks like Mr Mallya needs to generate some cash ... {Comment #122}
This legal process could do exactly that, though of course this spate of legal cases has told everyone there's some money in the team kitty if they feel they're owed something.
Aren't Force India known for being a little behind on payments? Joe says this is more about money than about IP...
Ah good, that would be helpful. :) I read Joe's post the other day (Monday/Tuesday?) and got thoroughly confused.
I am
I am I'm afriad
Aren't Force India known for being a little behind on payments? Joe says this is more about money than about IP... {Comment #143}
Force India have a culture, dating back to the early Jordan days, of not paying until they absolutely have to and running on the edge of the financial envelope. I have no doubt that money is part of the equation. It's not just the cashflow of the present in question, but effectively establishing to suppliers of the future what happens if they don't comply with the agreed terms. In other words, such cases can help ease cashflow in the future as well as in the present.
Nonetheless, I don't think Force India would have brought Lotus the team or Bridgestone into it unless they believed they had sporting cause. Spying cases involving multiple F1 teams have proven very complicated in the past due to FIA regulations concerning such behaviour and a civil court would only need to prove that information was passed between the wind tunnel and its parent company (both of which Force India are suing separately under spying charges) in order for a substantial sum to be extracted. This is especially the case when you consider Force India appears intent on pursuing Lotus on the basis of unintentional copying of IP.
Remember this is the same team that ended up getting a payout in arbitration to compensate for Toro Rosso using Red Bull's car back in 2007, a case it had started long before "spying" became a fashionable term in the paddock. There's an issue of consistency here - if Force India considers copying of other teams' components wrong once, it has to hold that line consistently or lose face. This situation started in September last year and Force India's first press release indicating that it was going to take people to court on the matter was back in November, so the length of time this has been going on indicates that a lot of careful preparation has gone on. This is not a casually-pursued case. Contrast with the Vodafone case when they went from first announcement to losing the court case in ten weeks flat.
In addition, I think there's a certain amount of bad blood and balance-redressing involved here - on at least three sides (Force India, Aerolab/Formtech and Gascoyne). The split between Force India and both the other parties was acrimonious and I got the impression it wasn't all money-related, especially since Aerolab/Formtech got involved with Force India on Gascoyne's advice in the first place.
In short, I think this batch of cases is about quite a few things, of which money is only one - at least from Force India's perspective.
He's an echo too ;)
#drunkard
:P
oh dear... did you get Bassanoed?
Happy Hangover!
hope you had a good night
A really good night thanks :)
I feel very rough though.... Lucky for me I got an extra birthday day off :D
Random question which I think I know the answer to but just want to check;
The national speed limit for towing is 60mph, but is there a reduced speed limit when you've got bikes on the back of your car? like this
Nope all normal
Ace, ta
They work really well those things but they're a right pest if you're on holiday with a lot of stuff in the boot. I'm also very paranoid I forget it's there and reverse into someone.... On the roof is good for me but you really feel the wind resistance.
Yeah, luckily im only taking my bike home and maybe my brothers aswell. Only a 2 hour journey, not too bad
Ah right super. Just don't pack the keys to the bike lock in the boot then lock the bikes on the back of your car ;)
Sounds like the voice of experience there...
you speak like someone who has done this before :D
It really does doesn't it :D
finally got around to playing padracer. i need mario kart in this format
is that the one where you use your ipod/phone to control it?
:D
yeah. all games shouldbe this way. scrabble would be amazini
bllimey at&t killed unlimited data plans? will o2 follow?
love this from stuart: http://www.stuartcodling.com/2010/06/rancour-at-mclaren-too/
The scrabble game is really fun... however I would say that it isn't really well written and a bit buggy... But it is totally the future.
I need an excuse to use more mobile credit so I can recharge again and get more entries into the Silverstone competition :D
there already is one? oooooh.
If you tilt it do all the tiles fall off the board?
+44 121 28 87225
:)
oooh
you're surprised i remembered it too, aren't ya?
There is it is ace... You hold your tiles on your phone then you flick the ones you want and they land in a holding space on the board.
is it still written on the wall?
hehe. not since we moved.
*goes to store*
well done. I don't actually have anything to say though :(
Ah thems were days... On the old parade laps... Christine or I would mention calling in to Sidepodcast on skype, then the other one of the two of us would say that's 0121 28 TRACK and then Mr C would say +44 121 28 87225
hehehe.
damnit.
alex.. help!
You could talk about forgotten Boybands of the 90s
Some reading from My Name Is IRL.. some good, some bad.
Notes taken by Dale, live on the scene at the Indy 500 (worth a read):
http://www.mynameisirl.com/2010/05/live-live-blog-2010-indy-500.html
A couple of words on each driver in the race:
http://www.mynameisirl.com/2010/05/indy-500-winners-losers-and-some-in.html
And the bad.... Jeff is closing the site :(
http://www.mynameisirl.com/2010/06/my-letter-of-resignation.html
Always sad when a blogger stops, more so personally because he was one of the inspirations for starting mine..
I could just play backstreet boys songs down the phone. They played one of the songs off their new album at my hairdressers the other day, I was very impressed.
is it the EA version of scrabble, alex?
not you won't
aww, c**p.
:D
ahh, tile rack?
Stosur takes the first set off Serena 6-2! Yaaaaay!
Go Sam!
hi everyone,
damn shame,
jeff's blog has always been quite fantastic
who needs Lleyton Hewitt when you have such an awesome female player?
Hey Leigh.
I totally understand his decision - having just made a similar call like that myself. It must be serious if he's stopping completely and I hope he's OK...
We certainly don't need Hewitt
I heard last year that his wife was ill for a while - really hope it isn't for the same reason
i can't play it by myself? i need more friends :(
Gah. The annoying thing about women's tennis is you can go to lunch and miss the whole blinking thing.
sometimes thats a good thing though :D
:)
See, I always say mmm cake. Tim is different. http://twitpic.com/1t9tua
they had no choice, i think. their network couldn't handle it.
he can't eat that
Yes...
awww :(
Moss defends Tilke
He's basically saying it's not Tilke that's the problem. The regulations are just too restrictive. While I agree to a certain extent, his creations are just too similar to each other (save Istanbul) for him to be as good as Moss is saying he is.
Turkey and Malaysia are OK. The mods to Nurburgring and Hockenheim are OK.
China, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi are just dire.
In fairness to Tilke, I do think he's critisced too much, Malaysia isn't that bad and Turkey somehow produced a good race. His Aragon circuit is apparantly very good as well, so, maybe its too early to knock him down.
Of course there are some tracks which are nigh on terrible .
Hey folks.
Stirling Moss's theory only works if the mods to Silverstone prove to be poor I reckon...
Hey RG.
We shall see, but so far, they look great.
But who we blame if the F1 cars can't pass at Silverstone???
Please list the excuses here: _________________________________________________
Whoever gets closest to the proper reason gets a Jenson Button teddy bear
:)
What's often missed is he can only work with the land he's given.
China is on a wasteground, Bahrain a desert..
So why didn't they build some fake hills for Abu Dhabi? I mean, they make their own islands over there ;)
Seriously though, it's the cars that make the difference here, something we have discussed many times before. It's just that some of the circuits help, and some hinder...
Apple Store, baby! iPad, eeeek!!!
Are you prodding at it?
I may have to set up camp here all night with the ipads
continuosly :)
Bit of both I reckon
Lets all add to the Force India/Lotus story by....
Adding a force india employee to Lotus, you can't make this stuff up
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84094
arrrgh Stosur is such a Roger
:)
all I got out of that article was 'yay a lady with an important job!'
is says to me, that gascoyne is liked by his fellow workers, more than he is liked by his bosses :)
Joe puts it better :D
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/ouch-no-wonder-vijay-mallya-is-not-happy/
Ever wanted Chocolate but not wanted the calories?
See the new Chocolate Inhaler!
http://www.firebox.com/product/2706/Le-Whif-Chocolate-Inhaler
Is that bad?
dieter gass is already at lotus? we may as well call them team toyota.
anyone betting lotus end up with the tf110?
I thought ART got it, or was I dreaming that somewere?
yes :( I want her to win but it's suddenly looking not good :( After storming through the first set (just like Roger) she was up in the second set (just like Roger) She had match point an hour ago! (just like Roger had set point in the third) but threw it away (just like Roger)
they have? news to me, but it was speculated.
Thats might have just been it, can't remember if it was just rumour or actual going on.
surely the TF10 is useless though - especially with the extent of aero reg changes coming...
what changes? they're just dropping the diffuser aren't they?
my thinking is, if lotus buy the IP, the people can reuse all the ideas without falling foul of any lawsuit... :)
OOOOOOH
The Beeb is so slow I have had to open the actual tracker thing.
OOH indeed.
YES!
No Williamseseses at all!
Yes, but doesn't that in itself require a rethink of the car's aero profile?
beating Henin then Serena in a row is very impressive. I am sad she is playing JJ next though because I like JJ and I don't like either of the two in the other semi final :(
Who is in the other one?
Dementieva and some Italian lady whose name I always forget. None of the four have ever won a slam before though so either way it'll be a new winner which is always nice.
this is a rather fabulous post: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/who-is-helmut-marko-and-why-does-it-matter/
recommended
For Lukeh: http://www.attwilliams.com/competitions/win-a-signed-barrichello-cap
Very well done.
I also wonder why this year Horner's Arden GP2 cars have lost their Red Bull colours and are back in the red/white scheme they haven't used since F3000.
ooh, is he on his way out?
Perhaps it was a warning. First noticed it in the GP2 Asia at the end of '09. Are we missing something he did last year the management might not like?
kimi? i can;t think of anything he's done wrong until this weekend.
Should also be noted Horner and Webber own that GP3 team
ooooooooooooh.
although... wow
could it have anything to do with the GP3 team he has started with Mark Webber?
I believe they may also have some driver management partnerships in the pipeline too, starting with young Mitch Evans - http://theformulaoneandmotorsportsarchive.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/mark-webber-to-mentor-mitch-evans/
its also worth nothing the gp3 car is non-red bull livery like the gp2 arden cars
so they think they can do a young driver program better?
Possibly. Horner knows his onions. Perhaps they assumed the GP2 and GP3 teams would have Red Bull stickers on.
so where does the money come from?
It used to come from SONAX, no idea now, I haven't seen the cars properly
Why not? It's easy to forget that Horner himself was a fairly mean driver right up until F3000 and he has the managerial skills to make it work. Webber can bring a lot to the table in terms of driver coaching as well.
http://www.gp3series.com/gallery/BarcelonaTest/Michael-Christensen-/?cat=9&pg=1 the car is blank....so i have no idea
Still says SONAX on the rear wing for the GP3 car
any idea what budgets are needed?
oooh
http://www.gp3series.com/gallery/2010-april/MW-Arden-Garage/?cat=9&pg=1
it looks a bit like personal sponsors
small - around €600,000 according to wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP3_Series
ive heard 400-700kish if you signed at the right time.
which is less than F3 so its an easy move
it really depends on when you signed, i heard that one driver signed really early and it cost him 1 million, because of the lack of interest with a couple months to go the prices dropped dramatically, which is always the case, its just a case of whether you take hte risk of not getting a deal at all
€1m for GP3 - ouch... but I suppose it does get them in front of the GP2/F1 bosses (kind of)
Yes that would make sense, junior teams are always looking for drivers to bring a budget.
yeah, 1 million euros isnt that far off a brit f3 budget, so its still reasonable for what you're getting
plus, it's in a little bit better shape than F3Eurosries right now...
a little bit? huuuugely better shape
i wasn't going to go that far, but yeah........
GP3 has removed the need for F3 Euro i think, GP3 really does go on the f1 circuits and for alot less
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10218448.stm
noooooooooo
I didn't know it was still going.
About time though - Peter Sallis is very, very frail now and most of the cast are in their 80's and 90's
Apparently, the Beeb have a rule that if you are in your 9th decade of life (and older), you can only film scenes indoors - it helps to cover insurance for very elderly actors
conclusive proof outside is dangerous.
ha, love that
are you 90?
are you Peter Sallis??
conclusive proof outside is more dangerous than inside.
I think everything is pretty dangerous when you're that age.
Inside isn't completely safe, your ipad may explode everywhere and you'd get all lipo-y!
anyhoo - i'm off for a bit, must get the train home and go for a cycle
in a bit!!
He he, it is gorgeous outside today though.
Good afternoon
Mr C: Have you seen this iPad Guide at iLounge?
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/download-now-ilounges-ipad-buyers-guide-ipod-iphone-book-5/
Perfect for GoodReader or your PDF viewing apps
Having looked at it, is really more of a buyer's guide as the title suggests
hello all. what a lovely day outside! :)
Hi Lou
Not sure where everyone is, maybe in the garden :)
Lets all add to the Force India/Lotus story by....
Adding a force india employee to Lotus, you can't make this stuff up
http://www.aut...s/report.php/id/84094 {Comment #222}
He only got Key's job at the end of March - Force India's turning into the Jordan Academy of Engineering 2.0!
By the way, I went to Amen Corner in Nottinghamshire with Dad and my brother. It was a lot of fun :)
I'm in the garden if it helps :)
i would be if i had a long enough extension lead :)
hehe :)
i went to the beach today.. ruined my heels though :(
Hi all.
hellooo!
How did the karting go? Just had a quick look at the circuit website and it looks fun
You went to the beach in heels??
i didn't mean to. some friends and i just went for a drive and ended up at Dungeness.. the pebble beach has damaged my boots :( bad times.
That looks AMAZING. I totally want to go there
I am sure we have all accidentally gone to the beach from time to time
dieter gass is already at lotus? we may as well call them team toyota.
anyone betting lotus end up with the tf110? {Comment #230}
Force Toyota!
:)
How did the karting go? Just had a quick look at the circuit website and it looks fun {Comment #298}
I had a good time. I will admit to preferring Newark because it's slightly more challenging, but Amen Corner is better for beginners. Given that Dad's never karted before and my brother has only done two karting sessions before, this is a good thing.
I came 3rd of 6th and fastest out of my family. Spun once at Turn 2 (the hairpin) but nothing particularly spectacular. Managed to astonish my brother with producing an average laptime about a second-and-a-half quicker than his average despite needing five laps to get used to having a pedal on each side of the car again. Happily I didn't get pulled over or penalised for use of two pedals simultaneously or erratic driving.
Well done. I guess their will be another family outing soon for the men to get revenge
That looks AMAZING. I totally want to go there {Comment #301}
Apart from Turn 2 it flows very well. Maybe if there's enough interest I could organise a trip over there with you?
(Parenthetically, I'm going to start preparations for the annual Bloggers and Friends Karting Competition soon. Keep your eyes peeled, and if you've got any suggestions for things you'd like to see this time round please tell me).
Well done. I guess their will be another family outing soon for the men to get revenge {Comment #306}
I don't think the motive is revenge in Dad's case (more that he's excited about improving about 15 seconds in the course of 20 minutes and wants to do more) but it looks like we'll kart together again in a week or two. Everyone's really keen to do it again.
I love Karting with my family, even though the gap between us is huge, it's great fun. I do need to buy a rib protector though, I'm so thin my back bruises really easily! Karting tends to make me ache for a good few days afterwards.
The only place I know with that name is a hole at Augusta.
That is great. It is always good when you have people close to you who can share an interest
http://www.amencornerkarting.co.uk/
looks good
Oh dear..
Thanks. I have spent all the time since the original comment trying to figure out where I know the name from
Good stuff. I seem to recall you were faster than him in January too.
I spent a few minutes trying to work out which hole it was but gave up.. Either the 9th or 12th I think.
Interesting..
It's a group of holes and also a 1960s band which was my original thought
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_National_Golf_Club#Amen_Corner
Ahh that's it
Do you know where it will be held or is that under wraps until you announce it?
It would be fun to go again but distance could be an issue as I may not be doing Autosport.
I love Karting with my family, even though the gap between us is huge, it's great fun. I do need to buy a rib protector though, I'm so thin my back bruises really easily! Karting tends to make me ache for a good few days afterwards. {Comment #309}
Dad's hands were still shaking some time afterwards and my brother complained his arms were tense. I have decided they need to learn a more relaxing way to hold the steering wheel because at the moment they are quite tense.
Squeeeeeeeeee! I has new steering wheel!
The only place I know with that name is a hole at Augusta. {Comment #310}
:D I can imagine what the kart owner would have thought to a bunch of people wandering onto his track with golf bags in tow...
News from Dank on Canadian GP qualifying schedules:
Qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix will be shunted over to BBC 2 next weekend due to some eccentric doctor. Can't think 'who' though...
That is great. It is always good when you have people close to you who can share an interest {Comment #311}
It certainly is. Dad managed to get everyone else in the family interested in F1 (though Mum is too busy with the farm to kart herself) without really trying - he just made sure that we got access to books and that if we needed a fact clarifying, he was there. He didn't count on me being quite as keen as I've become, but at least it's a perseverative interest (most would call it an obsession) he understands. I like to think this is part of the reason I didn't sink when I hit the F1 forum scene.
Oh dear.. {Comment #313}
Is that "Oh dear, Force India are at risk of losing forward momentum" or "Oh dear, EJ is going to be talking about how he invented informal engineering training schemes for the rest of the season?"
News from Dank on Canadian GP qualifying schedules:
Qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix will be shunted over to BBC 2 next weekend due to some eccentric doctor. Can't think 'who' though... {Comment #324}
Arrggh! I'm quadruple-booked - can someone get me that bloke's time machine or am I going to have to dig the RSPCRF1 one out of the Plestiocene Age again?
That's "oh dear, with this level of staff turnover something appears to be going seriously wrong".
Which is a shame because the team has demonstrated potential since the ownership change.
If anyone has any recipe's for Timo's dinner on Saturday, you only have a couple of hours to send it to Rob:
http://grandprixdiary.com/2010-grand-prix-drivers-teams/virgin-2010/it’s-ready-steady-glock-the-final-2
Oops, rogue apostrophe there, Bassano will not be pleased.
try this instead
Good stuff. I seem to recall you were faster than him in January too. {Comment #315}
No. He beat me*. Everyone beat me - I came 22nd out of 22...
* - He was only 21st though, on account of his only previous karting session being back in 1998.
Le Mans can be left to itself for an hour, and the Doc is on iPlayer..
Evening all.
It's the episode James Corden's in, so I'm happy to save it for later :)
Do you know where it will be held or is that under wraps until you announce it?
It would be fun to go again but distance could be an issue as I may not be doing Autosport. {Comment #320}
It will be at Teamworks again because that's the only indoor karting place within reach of Autosport. I don't know whether I'm doing Autosport itself or not yet. It's almost certainly going to hinge upon whether I can get a job by then.
The "under wraps" bit is the finer details because to be frank I haven't entirely decided whether to do the same sort of format again or go for something slightly different.
Hold on... and he's on ITV as well at that time?
Dear god.
That's "oh dear, with this level of staff turnover something appears to be going seriously wrong".
Which is a shame because the team has demonstrated potential since the ownership change. {Comment #328}
Yes, that's worrying me too. Mark was supposed to be the Plan B after James left and I don't know if there's a Plan C at this moment in time.
Ah I see, foggy memory
Oh, dear. I feel sorry for people who don't like him, or formula one. There'll be nothing to watch!
Le Mans can be left to itself for an hour, and the Doc is on iPlayer.. {Comment #333}
True. My swimming club, however, isn't!
This leaves me with two items on iPlayer, one of which I'll have to see while Le Mans is still on (otherwise Dad won't get to see it before he goes sailing on Sunday). The prospect of losing up to four hours of Le Mans (between going to swimming and finishing seeing F1 qualifying) is scary. Maybe I should try staying up through the night to compensate...
Rightio, will consider it nearer the time when I know what my money situation is like..
Rightio, will consider it nearer the time when I know what my money situation is like.. {Comment #341}
OK, thank you for that. There will be a few months before the payment deadline strikes and I will be posting reminders.
hello *waves*
Hello :)
Hi Kathi.
How is Iceland?
Just tweeted that I couldn't post comments and the comment posted. Not fair. It failed the previous 4 attempts
i'm enjoying this evening..cold glass of wine and photo editing :) good times :)
Kathi!!! hello!! how are you?
Hey!
still very dusty. But at least it has stopped raining sand :)
kathi, did you just take down sidepodcast?
;)
how is ya?
Ooh it works now! :P
Hello all, just thought anyone in the Norfolk area might be interested to know that my friends at Classic Team Lotus will be promoting the CTL Festival outside Chapelfield Shopping Centre tomorrow :)
Fine thank you. I can't believe I am here (and without Internet) for a whole month already.
oops :D
oh my goodness! a month! will you get internet soon? we miss you :)
That has to be good. ;)
It can't be a month. Did you know Skype offered a new group service as soon as you left Finland? They waited for you to leave the country first.
Hi Kathi
wohoo! :)
Hopefully this week. Not in our house but at least in the hostel which is in the same 'village'
ahh at least that's something :D
but that is windows only I think. And my windows netbook isn't poweful enough for skype
Jeffy got a reply from the Speedway..
Jeff:
You are one of a kind, man. A true pioneer. My Name is IRL always was a great read, providing superb information for fans and everyone in the Indy Racing League community.
Your work will be missed. But you clearly have your priorities straight.
All the best!
Take care,
Paul Kelly
Communications Manager
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
At least Skype are not picking on you then ;)
Jeffy got a reply from the Speedway..
Jeff:
You are one of a kind, man. A true pioneer...
...Paul Kelly
Communications Manager
Indianapolis Motor Speedway {Comment #363}
That. Is. Awesome. You know you've made it when Indy calls you the bee's knees.
Good luck in whatever you do next, Jeff.
That went fast. Enjoying it?
My usual reminder for the VIVA F1 quiz which starts in 18 mins:
http://www.vivaf1.com/chat.php
It's been a while but I think I'll have a go tonight :)
Ah.. Can you please pass on that I may be slightly late, will catch up..
shower, then dinner..
double done
good evening btw, hope you're all ok
Same, I'm trying to remember my login and get my password sent to me and it's not doing it!
Defo encourage you guys to check Ellie Goulding out, her music is awesome. Tickets for her Autumn UK tour are on sale here:
http://www.crowdsurge.com/elliegoulding/#
I'm going to see her at Norwich UEA LCR, can't wait! :D
thanks
Good evening
She was on at Evolution the other day I think.
It looks like I'm back up to half the readers I had before my blog went down near the end of 2009. This feels like progress...
Gives me an excuse to get out for lunch. I work on Queens Road next to the Sainsbury garage. Could swear I saw Heikki filling up his car one time....
Have you seen the livery of one of the BMW GT cars at this year's Le Mans?
http://www.endurance-info.com/2010_Le_Mans/00_Presentation_BMW_Koons_04.jpg
Oh good god Muse have officially become Spinal Tap. A UFO 'abducted' the lead singer during the start of their stadium tour - http://twitpic.com/1tctf1
Deeeeeeeeeary me.
did he crash in to or out of the paint factory?
Looks like BMW have revived their art car concept again
anything is possible
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Koons
BMW have a long history of art cars.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=bmw+art+car&FORM=BIFD
Ah interesting. This one seems a little more striking.
Timo's getting into this cooking lark.. although it turns out his gf is doing it and he's taking photos.
http://twitter.com/realTimoGlock
http://grandprixdiary.com/2010-grand-prix-drivers-teams/virgin-2010/ready-steady-glock-the-winner-is-kathyrn-bird
(hearts) timo, isa and rob!
WOOOOOOOOOOOW. (i actually made that noise outloud). thats awesome
evening folks
we've added a page for guest post submissions, plus more info about writing regular posts:
http://sidepodcast.com/about/writing-a-guest-post/
pls yell if there's anything we missed.
sir
PING --> Bruce McLaren
http://theformulaoneandmotorsportsarchive.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/bruce-mclaren/
good evening young man
hello
So, I'm gonna report my intermittently poor broadband. My cordless phone lasts about 15 mins before the battery fails
I oppose 0845 numbers so will not use my mobile
I've resorted to Twitter
Let's see what happens tomorrow
Great news about the new IndyCar engine specs for 2012 - at last something is moving on the technical front...
On this subject McLaren had a minutes noise in memory of Bruce.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZHMjdzw0w0
What have they decided?
Has anyone heard from Alison since this afternoon's terribleness in Cumbria?
Has she moved yet?
She lives in Merseyside now :)
she is kendal/carlisle way no? whitehaven is further west
From their press release:
Thanks Jon.
Didn't know if that had happened yet
Her family is still there
She's started her new job so I presume she has, was also changing her paypal account so i guess so
Well, she was
Thought it may have been a bit too close to home and wondered if she was alright
Cubic litres??? What's that in normal litres? ;)
I think it's petrol squared
what about the chassis design?
They shoulda stuck with cubic inches all those years ago.
They've never understood metric and it's silly 'rules of ten'
Announcement in 4 weeks - July 4th weekend I think at Watkins Glen
Have you seen the livery of one of the BMW GT cars at this year's Le Mans? http://www.end...tion_BMW_Koons_04.jpg
WOOOOOOOOOOOW. (i actually made that noise outloud). thats awesome {Comment #389}
Does this mean I've got a chance of figuring out who's trying to overtake Fisi, if only one of the BMWs (and the faster one at that) has the garish paint job?
The 'return' key is ineffectual on the iPad with Doohickey.
Testing if it's a mobile safari thing.
From iPhone
it is closer than you or me, but it's quite a drive from one to the other.
Mobile Safari, it seems
been there with alex already. one sec i'll find the comment.
to save repeating: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/06/01/daily-1st-june-2010/comments/#comment-794298
I don't mind. Just testing
Hmm,
What about leaving a space?
[This is a test]
I'm rather nervous about meeting a Scottish man (hint: it's not Steven)
Any questions people want asked?
space?
2 Returns
[An empty line]
How was it to win the Indy 500 for the second time?
(wrong Scottish man I'm guessing)
Something about Toyota, you pick
Who?
:)
The final frontier
I think so ;)
No idea where Cumbria is, but I imagine there's a lake nearby for some reason
Check
Mr Mcnish
McNish?
The lake district is in Cumbria so there are a few
Yup
Being The Lake District, that's a fair assumption
Actually only one of them is a real lake.
#nerd
up M6, to the left.
The left of the pennines.
Ask him why McLaren didn't give him a drive when he was their tester or if given what he knows now would he sign as their tester as he was the first young driver to sign up as an F1 tester while still racing
If someone wants to become a factory Le Mans driver, how?
Down M6 to right
Flight of the Conchords is on nightly on BBC4 now
Am loving it!
I'm useless with roads, I only know Monaco - I crash out everywhere else
New Zealand Town. Between Little Italy and China Town.
We're gonna get Gary the Sheep over
:lol:
It's way lefter than Monaco
See if you can spot the differences. I couldn't..
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/f1heaven/QuizJune2nd.png
wohoo! :)
There are 5 apparantly...
I don't believe him.
See if you can spot the differences. I couldn't.. {Comment #447}
Me neither!
i found one..
Gavin and Stacey blug: http://toata.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/86-getting-to-know-gavin-and-stacey/
Is this going to be something like "the concrete is a slightly different shade of grey..?"
there are 5 btw
am lookin :)
quick question, are there maybe two or three people around for a 10 minute skype call?
I'm here if needed
can do?
i'm about if needs be
I can if you need. Lemme get my mic out...
I think I'd have been equal third if I hadn't had to e-mail my answers instead of use the chat system.
i feel if i open skype my laptop will explode... it's barely dealing with photoshop.. sorry.
wonderful, give me two mins and i'll call ya. just wanna try something different.
If you like
Ah, I would but the connections are against me
skyping without me? #heartbreak
awww! don't worry Kathi, we can feel left out together ;)
Lou, don't you find PS a bit overkill?
especially if your 'puter is struggling
It won't be anywhere near as good
i feel a song coming on - think i'll be crooning tonight...
noooo!
do you have a landline?
i (heart) photoshop.. i understand it and know how to use it.. no apple product needed for my photo editing :) photoshop is beautiful! :)
Doesn't lightroom or other Adobe programs use similar principles?
I'm at work. I don't think my boss would like me using their telephone. :)
i find firefox has a tendency to slow my computer down sometimes - weird
I called the Skype lady, she's sounding radiant as ever ;)
g'wan... be a rebel
;)
I forgot to say earlier. I took a friend into the apple store earlier when i commented about the ipad, and his only knowledge of apple was this ipod.
He came out really quite desperately wanting a macbook, an iPad and a mac to the point where he was seriously considering his finances to get one of them.
Just saying. :)
but i (heart) my photoshop.. i'm happy with it. my laptop just gets a little warm when i use it for hours on end.. and tbh.. if i push my laptop into breaking then.. i suppose i'll just have to buy a mac :P
i find it takes an age to load up
hussy
Use another browser?
calling steven and jon...
I hear mr c, and chris!
Just find they're not as good as Firefox though
aww just like old times :)
Lappy's do get hot after extended, intensive use
Work it hard though, the UK back to school promotion should kick off in the summer :)
I NEED KATHI!
chrome is good, and fast, but some pages don't work on it. the list is growing smaller though
the call has just become very confusing, lots of hellos
its very funny
I can hear lots of people
I can hear Lukeh and Jon and Mr C, but Mr C can't hear us!
Yeah, that happens a lot
We can hear you Mr C
*talks about mr c behind his back... in his ear*
say hi from me..
Have you turned your headphones off?
"Anyone fancy hosting a conference call?"
Says the man who can't hear us reply :D
jon are you on a landline?
have you checked your privacy settings?
#ohnothatsfacebook
You're going to have to come online. I only get voicemail
I just got kicked off the call
nope on skype
Jon left, and Mr C magicly can hear again!
Lukeh, have you mentioned to Mr C your comments about the Jonsi support act?
We may need supporting pics here
done
skype crashed, i hate skype.
mr c sick of you lot already?
I am saying hello but I can only hear silence
you shouldn't have upset the skype lady..
:D I mentioned it on the day after I believe, it's defo in the comments
I knew she';d get her revenge one day
hehehehehe!!!
night all, hope you manage to do what you wanted to do on skype
:lol:
With pics? Need to have he pics too.
That was an odd band
night!
Their continuous 1 song was intriguing
Night SB
Here is the quiz in full, but the answers are also visible
steven, jon is just trying to call you.
http://www.vivaf1.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1971
not sure i would have described them as odd...
Not to mention the yelping
ah am so close i have 4 differences! :(
Ready
going to say good night myself actually - it's been a long and dreadfully dull day and i wish to forget it quickly
Woof
Night Leigh
jon can't see ya?
aw night leigh!
night
just resent the request
I can't talk. You#re secret
hallo all
Why not?
Replied
Mr C being the support act for Jonsi
http://sidepodcast.com/2010/05/27/daily-27th-may-2010/comments/#comment-787912
I am saying hello
I can hear you all
:D :D :D
what are we testing?
I just asked that but no-one can hear me
I can hear you all again
Who are you calling a backwards Scott Woodwiss?
Joining the call in the middle of a recording :D
(instead of falling out halfway through, I mean)
Who was that was me. I turned my mic up full
LUKEH! :)
This is going well :D
My mic went funny, I am here
I did say hello
:( I have to go. See you tomorrow ... hopefully
Bye kathi
Bye Kathi. Hope you enjoyed listening in!
Bye Kathi
byee
hoorah
If I was on the call I would be adding this into the argument
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84090
Bye Kathi
Steven is here!
yaaaaaaay
bye Kathi!
are you talking f1?!?!
Possibly...You'll see... :D
*gets red bull crew to stand in front of skype*
G'night Kathi
:D
It's a secret
well... humph..
*goes back to uploading and editing photos*
;)
Hellooooo
I have a sneaking suspicion I'm not going to be able to sleep properly tonight. If there's one thing I'm not loving, it's my early early starts :(
The Machinist is about to start on Film4
Excellent film with Christian Bale
Hi Alison
What are you doing now, job wise?
:)
Hellooooo
Same kind of thing, bossing people around for money. No midnight finishes involved though.
hi Alison! :)
Early mornings vs late finishes. I know what I prefer but too much of either is generally bad
That was fun :D
alot of
Coincidently, The Machinist is about an imsomniac having a hard time
I'm getting used to the mornings actually. The problem with the lates was it was so variable. I did have to do normal 8-6 daytime hours sometimes too. Now I always work while the sun is up. Plus if you work in the morning, getting out of work by 2 or 3 feel like skiving.
*insomniac
I figured out my mic problem. It you select mute on the main volume control for the mic it gives you mix minus. Quite why it became a problem today I have no idea
You get over that really quickly
Earlies has it's advantages if you have enough energy left for the rest of the day
I like it. Nick also approves. He's not always asleep when I come home now. It does mean we have to talk now though so I'm not sure where it goes on the plus/minus scale :P
How's Liverpool treating ya?
Good good. I'm having fun getting back into it all. I'm still hungover if that counts?
Good sign :)
It was my birthday yesterday. Bad times....
At least you won't be any older for another year
Ah, I don't buy into that.
You're a day older Han you were yesterday.
Belated wishes
I haven't seen any of the races so far, whats Jennie like as a presenter on Moto GP?
:D
She'll grow into it but she's no Suzi
That's a fair comment
Lies. I just feel like I'm getting old and not achieving anything. I really need to go back to uni.
Ok, what are you waiting for?
Cash?
You didn't finish the first degree, so cant you get a student loan? I am likely to be wrong :D
Sort of yeah. I'd need to find fee money for 2 years which adds up to about £7000
Also look at Adult learning grants, you might qualify for one of those
Are you implying that Alison's an adult?
I wouldn't stand for that!
Those were the hardest words I've ever written ;)
OI!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now that she is old she should be a mature student
You said you feel old, I was being nice. You can't have it both ways :P
Nick's a lot older than I am. I'm not sure I'd like to make a comment on "adult" :D
I am keeping well out of this :D
Hmmmm now you are...
:D
some more photos for you all from monday
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/sets/72157624059942193/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/4664831006/in/set-72157624059942193/
woooooohoooo
Just incredible
I find something about this one really funny http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/4664202421/in/set-72157624059942193/
Especially the Williams one, I may add. That may g to be my desktop wallpaper.
Now my 3G has dropped off!
Did I upset the connectivity fairies or something?
Yes!! It stopped right next to me and I just stood there staring at it :D:D
So, Alison. Are we aiming for SidepodMerseyside now?
Whenever it will be
http://twitpic.com/1sryat
Good times
Something about the ambulance in the background too. It makes it all so ridiculous.
It's the ambulance isn't it
lou, if you want help with cars heres the entry list
http://www.motorsportatthepalace.co.uk/EntryListsASAT20-5-10mon.pdf
Haha you're more than welcome. We already worked out that I've allocated all my holiday allowance until next March though so best make it on my day off ;)
thank you. that's tomorrows job i think. am too tired to try and figure it out this evening :)
Love this one Lou, good choice on the B&W
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/4661070073/in/set-72157624059942193/
When Steven gives us the green light...
thank you! :)
it's just such a ridiculous looking car, if you put it in any context it makes me smile :)
Don't wait for me
Well, Alison got tired so she came down to London.
2 people is just 'drinks', 3 or more is a meet-up
Oi! :/
Bugger, I forgot to ask Pat if & what Eurostar train he'd booked
Name trawler ;)
I like the 2CV. It's almost in focus and out of focus at the same time
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/4664831006/in/set-72157624059942193/
This one is so sharp you could cut yourself
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/4664832088/in/set-72157624059942193/
I like the composition here. Car, track, photographer, setting and crowd
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/4664836058/in/set-72157624059942193/
I like the two black and white pics . Can't make up my mind which is my favourite but I like that the number on the second is so clear even though the car seems to be vibrating itself to death.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/4664837538/in/set-72157624059942193/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/4664213747/in/set-72157624059942193/
They called me that and couldn't hear me on Skype so I had to query it
did you not read the next comment? It wasn;t anything bad...
Don't worry, it was in a nice way! (as odd as it sounds)
He was pointing out that you used to have a tendancy to drop off the calls alot :P
Ah, see that was before I utilised the power of the iPhone instead :P
Nice pics Lou, I'll have a proper look when they're all uploaded
If you fancy some weekend wedding experience then let me know and I'll chat to my friend
He's always on the look out for a trusty side-kick
Shame you were not around for the group call earlier.
Skype over 3G?
More like over wifi.
I use a skype app on my 3G all the time. Works like a charm
Nothing yet, waiting for finances to improve. One plan is after next payday (Friday week). The other plan is to get a Goodwood ticket then and get the train ticket later, but I don't know how long to leave it.
@Steven, thanks for the comments :) i was having a lovely time just messing around and looking at different techniques :)
after my exams i'll try remember to ask you :)
Oh I should say, we might be a car short. I haven't thought it through properly but I'm reasonably sure we need a 3rd confirmed driver.
You have to do that to find your own style. You have to do the basics but if you can create a style no-one else has then that is an advantage
I haven't used it on the iPhone yet. I know that AT&T have only just allowed it, don't know about O2
Skype have saId that they will be chargng a fee from October for 3G calls
Well, we can take 6 plus ourselves, comfortably. The others will have to arrange something or talk someone into driving
I'm with 3. They have an arrangement with Skype. You get unlimited free skype calls and it doesn't come out your package. An iphone tariff is a little out of my price bracket.
do we have too many people wanting to go via car already?
I want to drive :( :( :(
Probably. Emily will have to join us.
And drive
That's what I figured.
Are you coming?
I can drive, but I'm a little worried about driving abroad
She doesn't have the money to join us.. and has to work all summer in order to get her uni application good and all set for re application..
Anything between 8 and 13 people, not sure yet. And we currently have 8 spots including drivers.
I only bring it up now so people can think on it and decide if they want to drive, rather than being forced into it late.
I can't. If nothing else, I have no holiday time. Nick definitely can't go.
What better time to experience it?
i can't drive yet.. (best not to even bother asking why not) otherwise i'd offer.. :s
Are we still talking about Goodwood or is this concerning the PTR meetup? I'm confused.
Completely sound reasoning
btw if you want to go ahead and book yours, let me know what time you get.
I wasn't sure what time because we hadn't worked out the morning plans yet, but I guess we can work backwards from the tunnel.
Spa
Driving to Spa
Busy year then?
Such a bad influence....
Lol
Best just not go into it to be honest.
I'll look into it but wanted to leave lots of time for flexibility and 'stuff happening'.
Will let you know
Lukeh, are you in yet?
I said a few weeks ago I was in, tickets ordered and passport in process
Yep sure. I was vaguely thinking of leaving London at 7, 8 or 9.. pick up Lou.. get to tunnel at what, 12 or something. But I don't even know if I'll be in London yet so..
As my Twitter home page says...
Is true though
Woo hoo!
And that's just for the passport
I'd offer but I'm running out of room
yay for me not needing to get up to london to meet you all! :) i'm very exicted about spa.. i'd start baking brownies now but i think they'd be yucky come Spa.. probably best for me to bake them the day before ;)
The Chunnel happens to be at the bottom of your dual carriageway :)
Appreciated. Current plan is a discount hotel room, Travel Inn, Travelodge, etc, if any appear. Mum says they do the odd deals from time to time, just waiting for the next batch. We'll see.
Can if you want..
Boooo I really want to go through the tunnel
on both points
So anyway... we're in the wrong Daily. ;)
Let me know before you book, I may have options. May
yeah.. i do live pretty close to Folkstone (20mins is close enough right?)
We've got a spare room so if anyone wants to stay they are more than welcome ( mum mentioned it the other day).. just so you all know.
Nope, it's staying Wednesday. Thursdays are bad!
Also, racecar spells racecar backwards. I suck at reading the daily.
Okay cool, thanks. I can always stay out of town, the ones by the M25 are at decent rates.
I get e-mails from some of those when they have discounts on. They happen regularly. Next time I get one I will pas it on
Thanks! That's brilliant, if you don't mind.
Just checked. THe last one I can see was 5 days ago. Rooms from £19
http://www.travelodge.co.uk/saver_rooms/?myEmailId_=O88450605171150731487336291821
I had a look last week, couldn't get under about £60 for London on that night. Looking now and there's a couple for £35, that's do-able. I'll have to double-check the locations against the congestion charge zone. Ta.
Anyone know what this car is?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/4664833988/in/set-72157624059942193/
Looks like a Lotus Elan
Lotus Elan, 1969
No pop up headlights so maybe an Elite
No it is an Elan, unless the guy was lieing on his entry form
Cheers guys
I thought all Elans had pop up lights and those look like normal headlights. There is not a huge visual difference between the Elan and Elite.
The square rear wheel arches are Elan though.