Thankfully there are no nasty "Mark Webber breaks leg" stories floating around today, and with the revelation that "me" slept until 4pm, it's probably a good thing. Clearly at the Red Bull factory he didn't quite get enough Red Bull. Nevertheless, here's what's being discussed in the comments at the moment.
- Talking of Red Bull, the pictures are now up on Sidepodcast's Flickr. I am very jealous, but it sounds like a good day was had by all.
- How important was John Craven? Is he more reliable than Wikipedia?
- Do you buy things at Autosport International? What kind of stuff have you come home with and when is the best time to buy? If Sidepodcast had a stand at the show, what could we put on it?
- Felipe Leite let us know about Massa's karting event called Stars Challenge. Taking part are di Grassi, M Schumacher, Barrichello, Liuzzi plus Burti and Zonta. Who is your money on for the win?
We'll be broadcasting live later today as another Debrief and Sidepodpanel get underway. Until then though, please feel free to discuss the above topics and anything else that catches your fancy. I'll see you in the comments.
I've come home with a pile of leaflets and an Autosport from Autosport International, but I find it's a bad time to buy stuff. If you must buy something, do it after 3:30pm when the few discounts there are begin to occur.
For the last three years, I've traipsed round the memorabilia stalls looking for a copy of Autosport from the week I was born. It never seems to turn up though.
I think things will be different this year. I'm feeling lucky. :-)
cause i woke up at 4pm, i'm not sleepy in the slightest. hence why i'm playing this:
http://www.pitlanefanatic.com/game_a.php
15 seconds is a rubbish time:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/notverygood
I used to buy Michael Schumacher's latest cap every year at the show. Always what came to mind when asked what I wanted. My response - "Schumacher cap" :P
Nowadays, I guess it would be more DVDs and a shirt or two. But me and my dad always try to get as much free stuff as possible. I even remember a couple of years ago I went up to the Renault stand and they gave me like 30 of these small lottery pens with Renault on them! Add to that stickers, posters, leaflets, booklets, pens, keyrings, bags, caps - it's all useless but we turn it into a game. See how much we can get and then try and beat it next year :D
tell me about it:
http://www.sidepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/freestufffromautosport.jpg
we are not doing that again!
4PM! What were you doing last night!?!
I have a comment in moderation :/ If you please... :)
20 is worse. Must try with a real mouse or graphics tablet (that's my secret weapon :)).
nothing! i went to sleep after my last comment, and that last comment was done in bed, via the itouch:
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2008/11/28/out-and-about/#comment-153445
twenty past two is early.
what are you using then?
Whereas it's the other way around for everyone else :P
ooooo new game :D
What could sidepodcast put on a stand at Autosport International? Cupcakes
ahhh, yes. a sidepodbakery :D
Trackpad
down to 12.1:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/in121
ouch. that is a tough gig. lemmie try.
oo i love freebie collecting :D i am sooo doing that this year :D
At least they'd be a bit more nutritious than the burgers there, but just as tasty. Not that I don't enjoy the burgers either, I mean who doesn't? :P I reckon they'd be a mainstay of the show. "Cars. Drivers. Girls. Speed. Action. Cupcakes."
your body clock is going to be seriously messed up by monday isn't it?
you say that. but you have to carry it around all day and the best stuff is available in the morning. my back was killing me by home time.
i'm never gonna beat that! i can barely stop the car in the right place :P
:D
Bring a rucksack then :)
release when you pass the arrow.
trackpad is hard!
We played this game before
Oh no, addictive game...
11 secs is me best so far.
:) it's still fun though. i usually collect freebies at the Kent Show (local farming show thing) and it's great fun... i always find that my neck hurts more than anything - from my camera.
Is there a snipping thing in XP? Just did a 12.0
lol i do... kinda..
i wish i had my mouse upstairs with me...
don't think so... how about a screen shot and then crop it in paint?
That must be a nightmare...
How do I do that?
do you have a "print screen" key?
eleven??
14.063 with the trackpad :) - drop.io has the screenshot
we did? damn i have no recollection. here's another, but no timer:
http://www.pitlanefanatic.com/game_d.php
that's very good. i made a 1.16 with the apple pad.
press the print screen key, then do into paint and paste it. then you can select the part of the shot you want and crop it.
Well, 11.9. ;)
I have one but it doesn't seem to do anything.
ignore me, listen to lou :)
if you go into word or paint and click paste it will paste it. it never appears to do anything before you paste it :)
1.16 seconds? as in 1 second? or did you mean 11.6?
so which game are we playing? the first one or the second?
You can use which places the screen capture in the clipboard - paste into Paint (or better - paint.NET from getpaint.net)
There is a great program called Screen Grab Pro from Traction Software that is free.
as i've never played the first one (at least i can't remember), am still on that.
As in 1 minute 16 seconds probably
:) good, cause i seem to be addicted to the first one...
:D
Got it thanks
Yay! I've made it into the top 10 for Sidepodcast wiki edits!
Here's a post with links to the software I mentioned:
Paint.net - getpaint.net
Screen Grab Pro - http://www.traction-software.co.uk/screengrabpro/
11.555 to beat :)
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/me-best-so-far
lol i'm at 15secs... or there abouts :( it's difficult without a mouse..
yeah, fair enough. i'll have more go's on the trackpad.
I just did 34 seconds for the ice racer
for level one? that's exactly what i got earlier. can't get off L2 though.
oo we should find some games for the sidepodparty :) which reminds me, have we set a date yet? (that's if it is still going ahead) :)
good plan. still going ahead. no date as yet. close to xmas though.
Just took 5 seconds off my L1 time but L2 is a pain
There is a suggested date in the wiki. I think Journeyer suggested it
Just sailed through L2 in 29 seconds. End of level pic is the same for each level.
didn't know that. a friday night party sounds like a riot.
rats! am struggling with touchpad pitstop.
i can't not crash when it comes the the drops in L1... i'm not too good at this game...
Level 3 starts with a great sunset then drops you off the end of the world. 2nd attempt though took 19s
have you noticed if you don't hit the red squares you get seconds added on to your time... which makes it even more difficult for touchpad users.
brakes :)
yup. just posted my best. mouse wins no question:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/mebesttouchpadtime
i can just tell i'm going to be an awful driver, i always forget the brakes in driving games. however this time, it's not a case of forgetting to use them... it's just not using them well.
i'll have to have a go with my mouse in the morning. i'm down to 13.4 secs. which is an improvement
you can lift the nose up, with the left key too.
ah.. didn't know that. *trys again*
The control system comes from motorbike trials games so you have to think about moving weight forward and back and crawling down hills until you are low/slow enough to land on the back wheels. I made level 5 then got bombed back to the start.
Brakes just slow you down.
i got to three, by five seems a long way off.
:D thanks
I decided to try the rally game via the games button and it crashed my computer. I suppose its only fair given how many times I crashed their ice racer.
:)
haven't tried. will give it a go now and L3 is too much for me.
oo i like the rally game :D i'm better at that :D
Ok, my times so far:
L1 - 26 secs
L2 - 47 secs
L3 - 24 secs
L4 - 50 secs
i really suck at rallying.
damn, level 4?
the ice/snow stage is much harder than the desert one.
you can take comfort that i still haven't got to level 2 yet :P
Off topic, but good news. The Sidepodcast roleplay template I requested is finally coded and is all done! Looks awesome :D
Just saw the Ferrari header. No. Please no. Not them.
The amount the grass slows you down on the night stage is silly.
erm, sorry.
it's only for a week.
the what stage?
Am off to get some sleep. speak to you all later night x
Who wants to check out the first Sidepodcast roleplay on RLB? :D
http://pow.ftlog.com/$23//-ff?-fi?23&../1FM/-ft&../1FM/-fm?0
oops, disregard that link. Go to ftlog.org/rlbatracer, click on Formula 1 News, and you'll see the topic marked Sidepodcast Comes to the RLB :D
Morning all, apart from the fact no one is here since 2:05, good practice to start talking to myself :)
I'll look at some of the stuff you posted now.
So erm, some Webber Updates
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/081129131510.shtml
Moving from Hobart to Melbourne he is.
Is there meant to be some sort of car?
Nope, sorry, just realised, my mistake.
Speaking of Webber, just been reading Mark Hughes' take on the whole Webber vs Vettel thing for next year: http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=Mark_Hughes&id=44682
This bit interested me:
Except he didn't? Heidfeld scored 28 points to Webber's 36? Just surprised me that someone like Mark Hughes would be factually incorrect?!?
Maybe he was taking into account that NH didn't race the last few?
I thought he was coming back to the UK.
Strange.
Absolutely.
It's not fair to include the 12 points that Mark got after Heidfeld stopped racing.
As team mates in the same car on the same race weekends Heidfeld scored 28 and Webber scored 24.
So the big question I guess this morning is what time will Me sleep to today?
I have seen him, briefly, but he is asleep again now.
I don't think that can count for his time. The end of the last sleep is the one that counts I reckon :)
Autosport have a new gallery called 2008 Through the Lens. There's nothing we haven't seen before but they've picked out some great shots.
http://www.autosport.com/gallery/index.php/id/1559
OK, let's try something which we have over at RLB called "Currently Listening To..." Basically, you tell us what song you're currently listening to at the moment, either right now or your favourite tune of the moment. I'll start off, mine right now is this. I've my dad to thank for it :P
Breathe - "Hands to Heaven"
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=x1gwDA2NJeQ
Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but someone has made their own version of what they think the F1 BBC 2009 intro should look like: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=otA5sriGr_s
Pretty damn fine effort if you ask me!
Very cool, except it's got that woman in it.
That's better than the one ITV have been using for the past few years. :)
Awesome version!
Which woman?
THAT woman.
I always find it helps clarify things if I just repeat in capitals. :)
hahaha
Okay. I'm going to have to guess at Nichole because she's the only woman I recognised in the video. There were two or three others but I don't know who they are.
You would guess right.
Okay. Now I just have to guess at why we don't like her.
Maybe I should put "THAT woman" in the dictionary.
Sounds like a plan :)
Best damn attempt I've seen by miles, worth actually using for next year.
Done. In making sure that I spelt THAT Woman's name correctly I had to look her up on Wikipedia. She is seven years older than young innocent Lewis!
The Stars Challenge will be starting soon
http://www.justin.tv/sportzone4
Di Grassi leading after 1st corner, Liuzzi poor start.
Schumacher is 6th
Somebody lost it, dunno who.
Massa doesn't look like he's having a good race, he just got passed by someone who I have no idea who he is :P
Oliveria running a bit wide
RUBENS! Passes someone, for 2nd
Rubens does an overtake! :D
Haha, he passed Di Grassi
Liuzzi
Barrichello
Di Grassi
Shchumacher
-
7th - Pizzonia
why does the commentator keep calling Liuzzi Luiizi?!?!
14 Minutes to go
Dunno, my commentary is all crackly.
Someone is getting passed by everyone
Top 4 all by themselves.
Massa is 8th, Burti 13th.
BARRICHELLO leads, drama, who, Schumacher, what, eh.
Rubens, Di Grassi, Schumacher, Liuzzi.
Burti spins and someone goes into him. Schumacher battling for second, doesnt get it.
Barrichello from 1st to 3rd, Schumi to 2nd, Di Grassi leading, Liuzzi miles back now.
WHOA, Schumacher with a massive shunt, car damaged, too much kerb!
Massa is up to 5th, Schumacher spins again.
Rubens Barrichello now leading after passing Di Grassi.
Go Rubens!
Bodoer lodged into Bridgestone signs. Classic the way he is trying to get it out
Am I the only one alive here?
One minute to go! Barrichello to Di Grassi.
Something has gone wrong. R.G. has no brackets!
BARRICHELLO WINS!
Haven't said that in a while ;)
Di Grassi second.
Schumacher rescued it to fourth
Massa top 6 too.
That was fun. :)
I got bored of them, but I do look awfully strange.
Nice timing, my dinners ready.
Rubens
Di Grassi
Camilo
Schumi
Massa
Khodar
Giaffone
Ne Gra
Zonta
Wilson
Maybe you should just go for (R.G.)
Perhaps
Congratulations Rubinho!
In other news, I've completed NaBloPoMo and NaNoWriMo. Feeling very, very happy :D
Congratulations Ali, some impressive achievement. What's your final word counts?
morning all.
Its FA Cup 3rd round draw time, its afternoon
afternoon all.
Well, Alex, that answers your original question.
Congratulations Ali, some impressive achievement. What’s your final word counts? {R.G. - 5 comments ago}
The NaNoWriMo came out at 53129. The NaBloPoMo doesn't have a word-count attached (it's theoretically possible to win that using no words at all if your blog posts consist of photos, podcasts, music or videos), but I wouldn't be surprised if I went over 10000 words with that. As far as the adjudicators are concerned, it's doing one entry every day for 30 days that's the important bit.
oh i missed the race... well it's not really my fault... i mean sleeping late and then having a power cut isn't exactly all my fault. I am so happy Rubens won :D and he beat Di Grassi too.. which doesn't mean much in f1 terms i suppose, but i still hope Honda were watching. That's the second kart race he has won in the off season (or done well in anyway).
To be fair, karting is different to f1 cars, so it doesnt really mean anything.
Will we be starting at 3 or 4?
We are nowhere near ready.
If it's at 4, I'll miss most of it on account of watching Star Wars: Episode VI.
Ah yes. I was confused because it looked like Me wrote the post about the Monaco Expo
4pm will be the earliest. should almost be doable though.
Good News and Bad News from me...
Bad News
I won't be able to attend Autosport International after all which is really annoying. Alianora I will e-mail you shortly so you can invoice me the amount I was supposed to pay for Karting.
Good News
I will be able to be here for all of today's activity! So is there still space on the Sidepodpannel?
oops. i best change that!
Wordpress is screwy like that.
yay :)
I think you're the only one!!
This bodes awfully well for my scores :)
Okay, wicked
Team 1 : Alex
Team 2 :
Oh dear this is going to make Eye Spy a bit tricky:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7750205.stm
"In space, an item as small as a toolbag can be seen from Earth."
I have updates the wiki just in case!
I have to say that the wiki is a really great way for Sidepodcast to deal with things that need to be sticky!
Looks like i'll be missing this one. Are you doing both shows at 4-5ish, or just the debrief?
Debrief between 4-5, spp after top gear i believe
correct.
I have finally got all my Skype issues dealt with. Phew! So no need for tempalexandronov.
This also means it's less likely that I will create a massive feedback loop. Not impossible but less likely!
Just noticed that the great F1 Intro that was posted earlier doesn't include Jenson. Everyone make sure Lou doesn't see it!
it WHAT?!
how can they miss Jenson? :( Good intro apart from that though.
oooops
lou, I'm sure when the BBC take up the intro, they'll add Jenson in. He is British and in F1 next year (we think), after all.
:D i know. it kinda shows though how Jenson has kinda been forgotten by some fans of the sport, which is sad. lol i'm thinking he is defiantly gonna be in f1 next year, he has been doing testing for the 09 car and attending official Honda events as their driver... not sure they would get him to do that if he wasn't gonna be with them next year.
Well done Ali. I know that was a lot of work
I spy is still on the letter h - first clue is that it is smaller than the toolbag
a hand?
no
sidepodspace update
In 20 minutes NASA will give a go/no go on whether they will make a landing attempt at Edwards Air Force Base in California today. It looks like weather has eliminated the possibility of a landing at Kennedy in Florida today or tomorrow.
I don't know if the have a shuttle training aircraft at Edwards to do simulated landings
sidepodspace update
The first landing time is 9:25pm GMT. They have a shuttle training aircraft at Edwards and around now astronaut Pam Melroy should be taking off in it. It is a modified Gulfstreem which flies like the shuttle but has engines so can do multiple landing attempts.