Hello once again to all visiting the wonderful world of Sidepodcast as we enter another Friday. I'm totally not getting deja vu writing my Friday posts up I swear. But it's always a pleasure to bring you guys into the last day of the week and guide you into the weekend. We're getting some glorious weather in the UK right now so I hope you're having a great time wherever you are! Now onto my favourite part of writing a daily - those lovable scamps, the bullet points.
- Yesterday James mentioned how Red Bull need to draw a line under their Water-crash Scandal. (See ManipeF1 for more on the Water- tag). Guess what? They did indeed draw a line under it! Good times were had by all in this line drawing activity clearly. I think we've heard enough from this story now though if I'm honest, as crazy as it was. Let's draw a line under drawing a line. Although both Webber and Vettel looked just as confused as we all did by this picture Red Bull released. Yeah, I haven't a clue either guys.
- If you're going to do one thing Sidepodcast related today, make sure you check out the mini Sidepodchat released yesterday including several commentors such as myself and Mr C discussing the Force India/Lotus wrestling match. That's not a good choice of words in retrospect as I seriously do not want to see Tony Fernandes and Vijay Mallyah settle this in a Rage in the Cage Match. Let's just have a civil affair and listen to this 10 minutes of podcasting bliss. Hope you guys enjoy it because it was a blast to contribute to! Remember if you have any feedback, Sidepodcast are more than happy to hear as to how this format can be improved or altered. For me I love the short bursts of discussion, so fingers crossed more appear soon!
- This evening writing this wondering what songs could replace The Chain as a Formula 1 intro. Now I adore The Chain, I really don't want it to go and it isn't - don't start any GMM rumours! I'm just considering, don't shout at me! A few years ago Sony Liverpool used Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse as an F1 game intro and it worked quite well I reckon. Although for me I'd like 21st Century Crooner by Ghinzu as an intro. That, or 99 Luftballons of course. Ahem. What songs do you guys think would work as an F1 intro?
- Many commentors from Sidepodcast have fantastic F1 related blogs you may not know about - Leigh O'Gorman's blog The Formula 1 and Motorsport Archive is definitely worth a look, with his most recent post looking at the legendary Bruce Mclaren. Pat W's been providing some useful times from the motorsport world on Too Much Racing for the coming weekend. Another plug approaching - Jon Waldock posted an awesome podcast interviewing a certain Allan McNish on the Feeder Series last night - how awesome is that?! Finally, An F1 Blog (I love that name) is asking people to design their own dream livery, something I'm totally intrigued by to say the least from my own ideas but even more so by everyone else's ideas! There are plenty more out there so remember to ask us in the comments for more fantastic F1 blogs!
- On a more personal level, I've been reading a few entries here and there outside of F1 - Christine has been discussing the recent "Re-blog" addition to Wordpress blogs. To me, doing this in a Daily Post could be considered a 'reblog', so I am unsure on Wordpress' idea so make sure you head over and give your own view on this new addition. I myself have been blogging this week, as I've given into Gavin and Stacey and began watching it from the start. I know, I know. With the World Cup just a week away (WOOHOOO!!!!!) RG has joined many footballers in ranting at the new ball being used at the finals. See, for me, I just kick it and fail miserably so it sounds like the perfect ball for me.
So, thats another Friday daily done for me. So many plugs today but I wanted to give you guys plenty of content to keep you happy as, in just 4 weeks time, the Goodwood Festival of Speed returns and I am really very excited for it! 3 weeks today also marks the day I get my degree results and see what I'm graduating with, so whilst excited for Goodwood, I am equally nervous. Nevertheless, that is then and this is now so I shll see you all right in those comments below me! I'll leave you with this utterly adorable clip. Awwwwwwwww.
hello friday
"Let's draw a line under drawing a line."
can it be a wavey line?
"I seriously do not want to see Tony Fernandes and Vijay Mallyah settle this in a Rage in the Cage Match"
we will though, see richard branson in a dress.
What is worse... hmm.
gotta be branson, how bad can a sweaty mallya, wrestling in a cage... be...
oh.
I'll never get to sleep now.
EJ sweating on TV with a shirt off put enough people off
ON, ON.
ON.
On.
Night Lou. Epic Daily Lukeh :)
and thats now me unable to sleep for the next two nights.
Lukeh wants to kill The Chain??????? It took us a decade to get it back and he wants to kill it. Must be something odd in the air in Wales
the world cup is only a week away? yikes. we need a plan.
I'm not ready. Not ready for Le Mans either.
:D
when is le mans?
Next weekend
I'll leave you with this utterly adorable clip. Awwwwwwwww.
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want a kitten exactly like that.. only more fluffy!
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
I can not wait. Korea - Greece, Algeria - Slovenia, New Zealand - Slovakia, oh this is why we wait every four years.
a plan of how we are going to avoid it? ;)
12th and 13th. Or in technical terms next week
I have a planner up on my wall and everything :D
nooo, we need breakout threads i guess. not sure.
bugger!
of how to avoid it? good lad
Oooh, have you tried this out? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/inc/v4/world_cup_2010/wallchart/main.html#p13649bdfjhkmopuv1463f9dbjmkhovupf1d6joukjfuddfju
Its colourful and everything.
oh good. I still have my 2009 f1 planner on my wall. F1 racing didn't give me one for this year :(
first question. what are we planning to live comment from le mans. just the race, or more? anyone got a schedule?
I know! Rrrrrrrrrrubbish :(
can the daily be full of tennis as usual?..
I haven't thought about it. What normally happens?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
is it still going on? can do, my brain just filters it.
like i can remember ;)
Sched
http://www.lemans.org/en/races/24h/schedule-week.html
well... RG finishes this weekend.. but then it moves to the UK Wimbledon is soon! :)
:D
I am sure last year we did quali and the race. Not sure if quali was a breakout though
Thank god it finishes this weekend, don't think I can cope with anymore RG's.
Heh :)
http://sidepodcast.com/2009/06/13/the-2009-le-mans-24-hour-thread/
http://sidepodcast.com/2009/06/14/live-the-2009-le-mans-24-hours-thread-part-two/
do we need qually threads too? i have time to watch i think.
I'm struggling to convert my levelator file back to mp3 :( boo
Blast Ryan Giggs was never given the nickname RG. Could've been a stressful Worlhahahahahahahaa,
Sorry, for a moment there I was going to present the idea of Wales being in a World Cup. Very hard to keep a straight face.
If there is sufficent interest, which there could be. Lots of former F1 drivers in the mix.
i can't stop watching cute videos of cats!!
Quali is over 2 days in 3 x 2 hour sessions, i think a quali thread would be good
I think it is worth putting a thread up for first quali to see what the response is like
am happy to write the race threads, i have enough info i think to put them together. anyone fancy explaining qually format (twice)?
single thread for both? or one each?
One for all should do id imagine
Anyways, bed for me. Night guys.
Night
cheers for the daily sir.
I would love to but I don't know enough. I know all drivers have to do some laps in the dark but other than that I don't know any details
Night sir.
nighty night!
Night
night lukeh
Can do unless someone else fancies it?
I think its a case of fastest lap wins, but clearly weather is different in each session etc etc, so they have to push in each session
this is exactly like my cat.. only my cat is a moggy not a Siamese..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UgVbEmBLPc&feature=related
btw if you think I'm profiling 56 cars you're getting a slap :)
ta, i'll pencil you in if that's okay? i have pics i think. just no knowledge :)
:)
:)
:)
:D
next question then. how does the world cup work? is it on every day, cause that might be an issue?
Yep no problem. It's fairly straightforward, just long.
its gonna suck majorly
Eurgh.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_schedule
More or less, apart from towards the end of the tournament to give the teams a rest.
Group stages last a week-ish, leads straight into the 2nd round, leads straight into the quater finals, break till the semi finals, then break till final
every day? seriously?..
hence the plan to bounce comments into a special thread... or 14.
I mean qualifying is quite long, but the post should be quite short as there isn't much to it... Can't make English work any more.
Should be able to keep the post short and simple.
what do you think would work best. i can see the need to keep comments out of the daily, but that is a lot of posts, isn't it?
Yes. Great isn't it?
Yep... hmm. If you perhaps want a thread for each stage?
you could just do one each time you get too many comments?
am kinda excited by it. which is odd.
you mean lukeh is going to be busy watching football every evening for weeks?!
I think there's the potential for people to jump into the Daily and start talking about it without checking, so we'll all have to be quite vigilant. A thread per day could be excessive though..
are you sure you are mr c?
sounds good.... am guessing 8? i'd be happy to write a post or two, but the content may not contain any facts.
Not sure they are all evening games. Some days there will be two games
Don't forget the afternoons as well.
here's a good start... what country is it in, and what timezone?
Won't mind either at all.
he'll be watching them with you, yeah.
and some have 3 and 4
appreciated chap. when is the first one required?
Seth Efrica, and not too far off ours. If there are two games one is in the afternoon at about 3 and the evening one is about 7 or 8
First game is on the 11th...
oh what?!...
AMYYY!!!!!!!!! When does Wimbledon start?
South Africa so a normal time zone
perfick!
South Africa is GMT+2
i will do anything and everything to avoid watching matches.. i may watch a few.. but i very much doubt i will get to the stage were i have absolutely nothing to do..
could i pencil ya in for a post that day, and then we'll take from there? i might try the second one and see what i've learned come the end of it.
where's rich when we need him?
Wimbledon is 21/6 to 4/7 so overlaps with the world cup
Yeahhh, how long will that thread be lasting for?
you know you have 1500 photos to edit? may i suggest edited them very slowly?
do we need threads?
*am turning into may*
amy
wohooo!! :)
i shall hold you to that. it'll be fun, i promise :)
Sidepodcast: The most un-f1, f1 site on the net,
You turned Amy into an anagram
i may have
we could leave tennis in the daily?seeing as there has been no need for break outs through this week?.. that and most people will be too busy watching football to see Murray win ;)
Seems only fair.
Then you and Christine could do a round up later in the year of the 'other sports' you've been watching. Relate it to F1 if you see any ideas in the coverage.
when we started sidepodcast i watched one sport and one sport alone.
i like this plan
and i shall hold you to that..
Sport rocks.
Watch any of the New Zealand games, I can promise you there will be goals in those.
I blame Franck. If he had not started driving other stuff there would have been no need for diversification
i like that you're not even attempting to make me watch tennis.
(loved the 2008 final on the way home from silverstone)
true. and then he tripped over a football.
I've given up on tennis. Last time I tried to follow it seriously, there was always cricket on the radio....
Don't watch cricket. Stupid, stupid pointless game
you already said you tune it out ;) plus Christine and Amy watch it :) (hearts) them for being my gurus. i'm kinda sad i'll miss the finals again this year cause of goodwood.. but you know.. Jenson comes first :P
i'm starting to understand cricket alot more now.. it's a game thats much better to watch live than on the tv.
I didn't want to!! Sports I like always get bumped out the way for really boring and very long-lasting events..... I want more Winter Olympics!!! That ruled!
Much better to play than watch.
ah i did used to enjoy our cricket lessons in school, they were fun. although i really can't through very well..
It's just an excuse for men to wander around aimlessly and pretend to be playing a legitimate "sport" Like darts is an excuse to go to the pub.
I think the only way it could be better is if you were being beaten unconcious with the bat while being impaled on the pointy end of the stumps. Has to be better than watching it
through?
lol
I couldn't bat and still got on the school team as wicket keeper the team were that bad.
You can get a duck in cricket
They should do them every three months
ohhh dear. sorry.. you know what i mean.
It is? Always thought it'd be harder to follow in person.
I do! Every time!
I can't fix the sound issue tonight because my laptops not coping very well, will try with a desktop tomorrow when I get back.
Night all
hehe :D my dad used to play alot of cricket and he loved it. we used to go watch him which was fun :)
:D :D :D
Throw.
oh, i love going to watch it with mum. It's such a relaxed atmosphere. that might be just village cricket though..
Night Jon
night..
Night Mr Jon
i wanted to avoid typing in just in case i got it wrong again :D
night Jon!
Do you live in Ambridge?
It's unfair that people are picking on you
^^ Comment of the year
Wiki it
hehe! i don't mind. it shows how tired i get though.. when i get tired my dyslexia gets worse :) tis a fact of life :)
erm?
Archers???
Like the Archers. They had a cricket competition. It wasn't peaceful though, there was feuding.
ah okay... i suppose i should listen to the archers at one point :)
:D hehe
how on earth did staying up for a few more minutes to read the daily turn into an hour?!
i must sleep.
night all!! xx
#sidepodspace
Some of you may remember on the space show I did for sidepodradio there was some discussion on the space rock that no-one ever saw that his Jupiter and left a black mark. NASA has issued some photos showing how the planet has healed itself. One thing however caught my eye. Mr C and I were trying to figure out live how big an area was affected due to my lack of planning. We suggested NZ size but due to Jupiter being so big it was probably more like Australia. Apparently the affected area was actually the size of the Pacific Ocean so I am very happy it hit Jupiter and not us.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/jupiter-strike.html
I never have.
you should, you'll love it'll be awe.... okay i ran out of enthusiasm.
Night lou
Night
Again
night..
It's addictive!!
:D :D
how the heck did i miss this?
After Tonio Liuzzi initially took the wrong place on the grid, the drivers behind him then had to shuffle round to get into the correct grid slots, which left Timo Glock, Bruno Senna and Karun Chandhok in a line together.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8720798.stm
Never noticed it.
Ahem, I still maintain he should stay.
...in the garage?
I see ITV are doing good weekend, bad weekend. I like the last sentence. It was a good weekend for Paul di Resta.
Good weekend for him and he never set foot in a car. Tells you how badly Liuzzi is doing.
http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=General&id=48556
yeah. and penned by a most interesting author.
if an original idea ever hits him over head, his little brain might just explode under the pressure.
You might need break out threads for Wimbledon because so many UK people suddenly become huge tennis gurus for 2 weeks of the year even though they didn't watch the other slam that was but 2 weeks before. The same thing happens down here in January :D. I am trying to remember how many comments there was last year but memory is fail.
I missed that. Interesting
I have no idea, hadn't heard it before
High miss anagram
noted. would you be willing to guest an occasional post?
Not a huge number I don't think. You could still happily talk about other things. There was tennis talk but not excessive.
How did the commentators not notice?? Poor Bruno...
if that's what you call "working on your blog full-time", i've clearly been working on sidepodcast full-time for three and a half years.
my day job must just be a hobby ;)
http://twitpic.com/1to2t7
Two cars going for the same space there.
Oh Liuzzi.
Poor Bruno? He got past Glock at the start... if anything its poor Timo.
they shoulda made them do another lap. why start the race like that??
Wasn't he supposed to be in front of Timo anyways? I thought they were making a fuss about him qualifying in front of another team for the first time ever.
I can only imagine nobody noticed. Which really, nobody did. But yeah, bit dangerous that.
You'd think someone would notice
Brundle did say the back was "still forming up" as the lights went out but he can't have noticed what actually happened, more that things were still shuffling around back there.
Nooo, that was di Grassi. Glock isnt rubbish to be outqualified by Hispania.
the medical car sitting behind them? nah..
Oh I see. Then he trashed his car so it didn't even matter. Awesome.
Part timer
:)
Beats me. You used to always see the rear of the grid form up on TV but it used to take a very long time from the poleman arriving on the grid and the race starting. The whole procedure is so slick now you miss things like this.
There should have been a penalty presumably for wrong slotting on the grid
you could say that it was a good week for liuzzi.
I remember hearing that. Looks like Charlie screwed up. Nothing new in that. Total incompetent
They're all really wonky in that photo. All the way up. I've never really looked at it before, I'm sure the boxes aren't painted on that way....
Might be worth seeing how much commenting happens in the early rounds and if there is enough maybe a break out for finals. I could write if Roger is there, if not I'll be too depressed :D
It's Wimbledon of course Roger will win
:D
Which Williams sister do we support?
credit to glock for this though:
Glock had a difficult end to his race. Another hydraulic failure left him stuck in fifth gear. Incredibly, he managed to complete the last five laps in fifth, including the slow speed final section.
schumi-esque
Mercedes, I know you like Germans, well I know this brilliant chap who likes his food and can race quite well....
Clearly I missed a lot. Blame Red Bull and McLaren for hogging all the media attention
Is that new?
:)
:)
Rightio, off to bed, and praying to god the tree shredder doesn't make a return. See ya and lotsa love.
People said that about Roger in 2008! And we don't support either Williams sister.
night sir
night..
Night. I am sure you won't be shredded
But one of them is guaranteed to win. You should take your pick.
i was genuinely skeptical that red bull's pr dept. didn't just grab an old photo from the archives, but getty say this was taken yesterday:
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/101583971
I should not be a fan of someone just because they will win, thats silly! Go Clijsters!
OK in that case Serena. Decision made
I have seen that in a few places and they all claim it was shot today
Hello everyone.
If anyone is intereseted in a picture of Gilles Villeneuve in a Ferrari with two back wings, one on either side, have a look at this:
http://effjuan.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/gv21.jpg
I have written a blog entry on the 27 World Championship rounds Ferrari missed which I hope people might enjoy reading as I think it makes a good article. Link below.
http://effjuan.wordpress.com/2010/06/03/the-races-ferrari-missed/
Trying to sort out ways of saving money.. feeling a little more at ease after working through it. May request ideas tomorrow. :) Must sleep now though.
Goodnight.
spooky, was just talking with joe about that. cheers sir.
night pat
evening to all in sidepodland...
night pat
Wow I've never seen that before. Looking forward to reading the post.
Interesting idea. I like it.
That car gets uglier every time I see it
morning guille
Hi Guille
Keep a diary of your spending and work out what you would miss least is one approach.
Goodnight.
Has the link button changed? I put in the URL, highlighted it, and clicked 'Link', and got a hyperlink structure with an, "Enter URL here", message where the address for the link should go.
changed about a year ago, but not since then.
what are you used to seeing?
Last time I had the repeated problem of links that did not close when I did the HTML manually, you suggested using the link button. Then, I put the URL in, highlighted it, clicked link, and it filled in the URL into the href = "" bit automatically.
normally we just say, paste a link in raw, with no tags. then site then turns it into a clickable link. so i copy the url above and paste it:
http://sidepodcast.com/realtime/
then submit. the site will do the rest.
That was what I got before but this time the URL did not fill in automatically.
http://sidepodcast.com/realtime/
Ignore this link.
it is a bit dodgy, sorry. it needs looking into. the preview button gives you a better idea if it's working, but is a pain to use.
http://effjuan.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/scrrenshot.jpg
Have a look at this mini-screenshot too see what I got.
yeah, that's not right at all. shall add to my list. cheers.
btw, i really like your writing, chap. if you ever have time to spare: http://sidepodcast.com/about/writing-a-guest-post/
Thank you very much *blushs*
Thanks again for the plug in the daily the other day. I even got a few comments on that article.
Guest posts? Love the idea but I worry about updating my blog reasonably regularly and keep writing these articles that require far too much research. I started an article on the history of the USA GP and the topicality is receding. It might be finished by the time they run it.
your latest is relevant to the next aside show, so i'll squeeze a link in there (hopefully tomorrow).
always a problem. you could've split your ferrari post into two or three parts, if that helps? that way you get fresh content and give yourself time to research.
Thank you again.
I need to have shorter ideas. I write longer posts than Alianora. Actually, I once wrote a comment on a post of hers that was only marginally shorter than the long post.
I wrote the KERS piece originally thinking to submit it as a guest-post pre-season last year, but got stuck trying to cover voltage conversion issues. But with it being back in the news, I cut that aspect and put in on the blog.
:)
and on that bombshell i must sleep!
Cheers.
night mr. c
So Bruno says the rumours on the internet are not true. I don't understand tweets like that because I didn't hear any rumours. What on earth is he talking about?
There is this HRT rumour on the BBC site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/10229129.stm
Just realised i did bad on my guest post of not having a title. how about: Classic Team Lotus at Chapelfield ?
Morning.
I received awful news last night - my in-laws are going to get an iPod :(
zing!
Mr C!! It's called DOWNSHIFTING.
Why is that bad?
Uh oh, another golfer - http://twitpic.com/1tr96s
Because I am already spending half my time fixing their laptop, printer, internet, mobile phone, camera, DVD Recorder every time I visit...
Seriously, I gave my niece an old camera a year ago, gave her parents the cable and the CD to install on their PC. They stayed over a couple a weeks ago, and 5 minutes before we were about to leave for a day out, they hand me the camera and ask me to empty it...
It hadn't been since I gave it to her, and of course being a 10-year old digital camera the software didn't work in Windows 7 and I don't have a CF card reader ... so I spent the next half hour making an ISO out of the CD, installing the software on a Win XP Netbook, then transferring and emptying the pics from the camera :(
You should see the name of the place where he is golfing ... I giggled like a schoolboy when I saw it :)
it might be like my mums iPod, which I taught her how to use two years ago and she has never plugged it into the computer since. If she's not trying to put music on it, she can actually handle pressing play and pause.
Ah, I see. I just plead ignorance.
I do hope so ;)
Katherine just says, "ah... that's got wires in... you'll have to talk to Alex"
Legend :D
Yes, leave it to Max Mosley to side with RBR and blame Webber.
Morning, folks.
I'm not even going to bother reading that as I don't care what that bitter old man thinks - he's retired and should be long gone from the sport!
At least we can ignore him now...
Once iTunes is installed, this should be a breeze... right?
agreed - loved reading the article discussing which races Ferrari missed. :)
oh, and FWIW, although Enzo used the metal strikes as a regular excuse, they were usually a way of not saying the actual reason - i.e. their cars weren't quick enough and they'd rather withdraw than lose.
And that's not aimed at you posting the link BTW ;)
It is excellent. That would make a great book/DVD I think...
brilliant! I am going to use that next time my sister's family calls for IT "support"
Uh oh, Alex is going to be busy :)
Is he willing to visit Denmark too? ;)
Books a kajillion plane flights
I hope so. Is that on the way to Australia?
There is a town called 'Denmark' in Victoria ;)
Trucks just arrived back from Turkey. Cars need to be finished tonight so a tight turnaround for Canada
http://twitter.com/MikeGascoyne/status/15405558344
That's taken a long time, hasn't it?
http://www.formula1.com/video/
The Turkey video is a must-watch. But not because of Red Bull. It's because of McLaren! Keep an eye out for the radio conversation between Lewis and the pitwall.
driving back from turkey must take a while though?..
hello!
indeed. i think it's the ferry ride that stretches the trip.
No worries. :)
I guess. I'm no good at geography. Just seems like a long time.
my friend is here..and playing eurovision music.. help me..
yeah it does. and realistically they'll only be there for a few days before heading to canada..almost seems like a waste..
Hello.
It is a really long way.. Google Maps says a day and a half non-stop.. You can add several hours for truck speeds, meal breaks, sleep breaks..
Oh and the EU regs on maximum driving time for truck drivers. Although they may carry a spare :)
I KNOW.
sorry.
bernie really should fork out for a plane.
tight git.
you're in a good mood today ;)
hehe. it's true though.
Rubbish. It's all part of the challenge.
At some point I'm going to have to stop sleeping to keep an eye on you.
:)
holly + some bloke: http://twitpic.com/1ts8xt
MorningAfternoon lovely people!I'm all sorted for Brackley F1 on Monday...first thing....H&S....joyful
oh good. ask em how safe the roll blade is.
Yes, but necessary ;)
haha :D
pshhh ;)
Although bad times, I have to be in for 8.30 :( boo
That means up at 6.30 booo
Just be aware, and if you see something that looks unsafe, don't be afraid to ask..
Spoken like a true student ;)
I haven't been up at 6.30 every day for 3 years!!!
It's not worth the health risk, trust me.
Welcome to the real world, speed limit 45.
From the Beeb:
1155: Hello there! It's men's semi-finals day at Roland Garros, the weather's cracking, it's Friday... I mean, I literally don't know how much better things could get.
Yay!
Getting up at 6:30 to get to work is a luxury compared to my previous life ...
and get a pic of shov for me :P
wohooo! :)
We all went outside and ate a sandwich by the waterfront (where the queen's yacht departs)...
I'm quite sure taking pictures will be covered in the "you will be expected to sign a confidentiality agreement" part ;)
(hearts) i still haven't had time to look at last weekends photos!
we already know what shov looks like.. it's not like it's confidential..:P i only want a pic of Shov.. i couldn't car less about the brawn they ruined. ;)
I think Jon needs to buy him a pint ;)
him and bono! :)
"Ross, I was told to ask if I didn't know if something was safe or not, but I don't want to be rude"
Mr B: "No its ok, do go on"
"It's that roll hoop kinda sharp?"
Hehe - thats the spirit ;)
5live news:
We are delighted to say that @TheFifthDriver 's Test and Reserve Driver Gary Paffett will be joining us for 2nd Practice in Montreal!
http://twitter.com/5LiveF1/status/15409446488
yay and boo.. i will miss ant :(
I won't miss Ant because I know he will be beaming a smile as wide as his visor in his Pug;)
hehehe true. i suppose i will get lots of pictures of him next weekend :D
Holly couldn't have a bigger smile on her face if she was kissing him!!!!!
well he is single...
:( :(
sorta, i was thinking:
"are you planning to kill of nico this season or next?"
you're unhappy that he's a single man?
he's a SINGLE man lou!
#sorrylukeh
Surely the pertinent question is:
"what's Michael's insurance premium worth?"
:)
as if i stand a chance with him anyway! :P
#ilovelukeh :)
turkey race edit: http://bit.ly/d7jYN0
lewis: "if i back off is jenson going to pass me?"
team: "no, lewis. no."
WOW!
I think lukeh would have a go if he could ;)
Made it look difficult though!
haha!
haha thats the funniest thing ive seen in a while
WHAT.... THE......
Naughty Jenson
Wait... what?
or his garage, or something.
Didn't we also hear them say to him that both cars were on fuel saving?
wait.. i'm confused.... so Jenson went against team orders and had a go anyway?.. or naughty Mclaren for telling Lewis he wouldn't... i... am.. confused...
That doesn't sound right.
"Jenson, go overtake Lewis, give us something to smile about"
Either Jenson went against team orders or Jenson didnt get told in teh first place but I am quite sure they told him they were both saving fuel,
but didn't Jenson get told a lap or so later than Lewis (i remember reading that somewhere)
any idea what webber says?
GRRR VETTEL GRRRR
;)
I think he was saying he needed to pit or something
Afternoon folks.
aha
it wont play on my laptop grrrr laptop grrrr.
that's a weird thing for him to say mid race. it's not a playstation game.
i have no idea what it sounded like.. it might be why Lewis was angry after the race though. He must have thought either the team lied to him or Jenson 'rebelled' ... fun times..
So Jenson actually did what a racing driver ought to do? Nice mind games there - I am sure it was the team who made sure they switched back though ;)
Please don't let this turn into another Senna-Prost-type rivalry. Especially when it's between two British drivers.
Hmm. Dunno about that - I think Jenson was just reminding Lewis that he could have taken him - although looking at Red Bull's example I am glad McLaren told them to calm down!
ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/06/04/official-f1-video-reveals-more-team-radio-from-turkey/
heu all,
what goes on?
cheers for the plug lukeh
:)
It's got a big ol' button in it! :)
Hey Leigh. We're discussing the previously unheard team radio from Turkey where McLaren told Lewis that Jenson would not try to pass him.
hehe. was wondering if in-post buttons should be a different colour, like rad maybe. save confusing them with navigation buttons. i likes it though.
aye - just stuck a note on the page. suspiciously one-sided if you ask me
Rad! You're so 90s.
:D
:)
He's well wikid :)
Gnarly.
Update on Sam Bird Corner
The petition to get Turn 5 Seat renamed to Sam Bird Corner has garnered 133 signatures so far, with some citing "The Bird is the Word". Let's see if we can keep this rolling...
For more info, go to http://theformulaoneandmotorsportsarchive.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/sam-bird-corner/
oooh 133 thats more people than turned up to Turkey
actually, there were 12 people in turkey - you just couldn't see them
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1111770357062149413#
yaaaaaay
applying for university accomidation is like pulling teeth.. slow and painful. UCA really need to sort out their applicant portal. it would be quicker for me to walk there, fill out the form in their office and walk home! gah!
always thought that was the point though - to make applications a little difficult is supposed to weed out the people that supposedly aren't committed (or so the theory goes)
but it's taken me 2 hours to find the form.. that isn't a little difficult.. that's a badly designed website...
stick it to the man!!
:D
:D hehe
Soderling, WHAT IS GOING ON?
:D im pleased im not the only one thinking that.
at this rate Rafa is going to win this with his eyes closed. This is the first slam in such a long time that the womens is far more interesting than the mens.
There is something up with the semi-finals though. All quite rrrrubbish.
i haven't watched any of the womens matches. i feel like i've missed out :(
for once I won't blame the crowd for not showing up
you can still watch the final tomorrow :D :D
i'm going the apple shop tomorrow to get my ipod sorted :( i might miss it!
:( sometimes matches starting at 10pm here is very handy. I am at work until 9 so will make it home just in time :D
ahh.. okay.. next silly question from me. who's playing?
Sam Stosur (hooray!) v Francesca Schiavone
never heard of them.. hehe will check it out tomorrow when i get home :)
both of them have been around for years but never done too much, Stosur sort of started a streak last year when she got to the semis, but this year she took out someone who hadn't lost at RG since 2004, the current world number #1 and an ex #1 in a row. Absolute domination. Plus if she won it would do great great great things for Australian tennis so I'm quite excited :D
Soderling woke up?
phew
about time! :)
A+ from Qantas
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/stosurs-family-making-lastminute-dash-to-paris-20100604-xi8j.html
I need to have shorter ideas. I write longer posts than Alianora. Actually, I once wrote a comment on a post of hers that was only marginally shorter than the long post. {Comment #233}
That's OK. Lengthy ideas are great :)
#notbiasedhonest
Meanwhile, I got a blush-generating surprise from Force India on Facebook today. Still haven't got round to giving them a coherant response...
I'm not ready. Not ready for Le Mans either. {Comment #13}
I'm ready for the World Cup (easy because nobody in my house is into football). Le Mans is trickier.
well the Williams girls have won the doubles again. They're quite good at that.
is that a clever trick or something?
looks like it to me
the apple store wont let me book a genius appointment till at least tuesday :( *sobs*
if it's broken, do you need one?
what else do i do?.. it's not fully broken.. the headphone socket is just a bit.. faulty..
WRC_News on twitter say Kimi Raikkonen has just a signed a new two year deal with Citroën junior team. So looks as if F1 is now over. It will be announced in July
take it to the desk and ask for a replacement. i thought geniuses solve technical problems, like, i deleted my emails and now want them back?
oh. okay. will do that. my last ipod had a similar problem (maybe ipods just don't like me).. and they booked a genius appointment for me that same day and we came back and dealt with them.. so.. *shrugs*...
it looked like f1 was over when this was taken: http://www.f1minute.com/2010/01/30/happy-for-a-new-challenge/
i'd try the desk first. if you have the same problem again, are you doing anything with the headphones, putting it under extra strain or something?
heheh exactly :D
Yaaaaay Sodders!
not that i know of. am just plugging headphones in.. listening to music the usual stuff.... i try to treat my ipod well.. i love it alot, it has a special pocket in my bag so it doesn't get scratched or damaged and everything! my ipod is 18months old though.. am doubtful of what they can do.
:D
very odd, christine treats hers like c**p and it still keeps working...
Hey!!
whoops
i have a little case for it and everything. my music and my cameras are the most important things to me. it's my current phone that gets treated badly (it wont break dammit!)
:D hehe! maybe apple products just like you more than me ;)
hmm, 1am. I don't think I will stay up for Rafa, I would if I didn't have work tomorrow :(
btw if you think I'm profiling 56 cars you're getting a slap :) {Comment #61}
Do you want me to do some of them for you? I've been tracking Le Mans Series, but don't know much about the American or Asian entrants (except for those drivers who were once F1 drivers, of course).
:( boo to work!
if you're happy to do that alia, that would be ace. thank you.
yay to money though!
is that a clever trick or something? {Comment #383}
They weren't running a competition or anything (they've got a "Support Stories" competition with 9 winners in the process of being announced but I haven't entered it!) - I think they were just being nice...
*speaking on behalf of pat that is. but i'm sure he wouldn't mind.
i approve.
if you're happy to do that alia, that would be ace. thank you. {Comment #405}
You're welcome. It helps that I've already done some profile work for them ahead of the Paul Ricard test, so I mostly need updates :)
I read the comments before I clicked it so I was not surprised :D
WRC_News on twitter say Kimi Raikkonen has just a signed a new two year deal with Citroën junior team. So looks as if F1 is now over. It will be announced in July {Comment #388}
Proof that Kimi is happy. I like the idea of Kimi being happy :)
hehe :D more money for the Eurotrip ;)
okay, so i have completed my list of important things to do today that dad gave me, revised half of the history i need to do.. i might go for a walk now.
hooray! I was working out today what it has cost me so far so I can mention it in my blog post. It made me go :O
:O out of shock at how much or how little?
the former :D It made me happy I paid for most of it before the dollar went down on the euro :)
I'll bet. Saving up for flights to Aus makes me cry enough, forget ridiculous things like 3 GP tickets and accomodation and trains and..... :S
Indycar:
If anyone is interested in the Indycar race at Texas this weekend, first practice is at about 5.45pm with qualifying at 8.30pm
:)
Final practice for Indycar is at Midnight (I think)
i reckon i'll watch the race, but skip the rest this weekend.
:D
The race should be fun - if a little late
Please do. Perhaps the post could point out the notable entries and ex-F1 drivers, something like that.
Amy have you booked your train ticket from Berlin to Zürich already?
Please do. Perhaps the post could point out the notable entries and ex-F1 drivers, something like that. {Comment #423}
Certainly will :)
Just ordered this (amongst other things) from Amazon - looking forward to it
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rapid-Response-Inside-Story-Racing/dp/1844253392
:)
Doubt I'll catch any of it.. Not so interested in practice/qualifying outside of Indy and the race is on at 2am. Shame really.
Just saw the schedule - might be closer to midnight this time around
The times I saw say 1am for Versus and green flag at 1.45
Thanks :)
Do you want to work together or do a post each? We need one for qualifying and one for the race.
Hmmm... I may have got it wrong though - regardless I shall be up to watch it
:D
By the way Pat, have you heard this week's Trackside The Fan yet? Mike Hukk from Ganassi gives a really great interview on it where he talks about fuel-mileage racing and what the series needs to do next.
Worth a listen...
No, I'm months behind..
ta for the tip though, I should work on my podcast backlog
Do you want to work together or do a post each? We need one for qualifying and one for the race. {Comment #430}
I'd prefer to work together if possible.
right i'm going home and getting some air or something..
No problem.
right, i'm disappearing for a while - off home and then for a cycle
:)
see you later
it's almost like this match is too easy for Nadal..
My weekend started well when I found a subscriber only article on the Autosport website by their rallies correspondent, David Evans, and he thinks Kimi is doing just fine...
His closing comment was...
"And, irrespective of where he finished in Portugal, Raikkonen remains one of the finest drivers ever to grace the globe.
Keep the faith."
And, of course, I will...
Apologies if this has been mentioned before...
finally!! that set was too painful! wohoo for Nadal winning! :)
#sidepodspace: http://www.spacex.com/webcast.php
Ahh, nice cold beer.
Great weather but not a good day, stupid annoying boss man. I'd be out in the sun if I weren't so knackered.. As it is a comfy chair and a beer is working quite nicely.
ooh. 6m30s until launch. what's this going up?
This is SpaceX's Falcon 9, I think it's the (eventually) man capable one.
Nice. Seems to have aborted itself though
Story on Twitter about Kimi signing up for Citroen Juniors alongside Petter for next year ... apparently a 2 year contract...
But the official release won't happen until July so I guess I'll have to wait...
(But I may start planning next year's itinerary)...
I need an ipod detector :(
detector?
Grrr. I've had to cancel my card because of fraud, apparently I bought Theatre tickets...not so much...
Luckily its not a card I use but its so annoying
What happens to Ogier? Does he move up to Team A and kick Sordo out? :D
Hi folks. Just dropping by.
As soon as I start supporting, he has a good year eh....
Hey mate.
he's gotten a LOT closer to Loeb than Sordo ever has in the same car... and they're not even teammates yet!
I can't find it. I want to play on it :(
Interesting 'junior' team. What happens to Petter's team then, do we lose more cars?
oh :(
Interesting question, that. It does mention that it would be a 3-car team if it happens. But I suspect Citroen wouldn't mind dropping Sordo if it meant they could keep Ogier and Raikkonen on their books and get Solberg on board too.
And with that line-up Ford may as well stay at home..
No as the senior team has vitually said they will run three cars next year... Seb Marks I and II plus Mr Sordo...
That will mean there are still 5 Citroens...
Of course this story may just be a load of "Red Bull"...
I think I've discovered what may be my favourite blog in the whole entire world...
I heard about this guy on the radio who cooks with his son (really really ickle boy) and they video and put it on his blog, its really easy food to make.
http://www.mydaddycooks.com
They really need to get organised but next year will be very different with completely new technical specs for the cars...
Sound familiar?...
S2000, here we come...
Indeed so. It's much more predictable when there's only 2 manufacturers, though.
I only have a tiny room so there's a really limited number of places it could be. It's super annoying that I can't find it.
I want to do my spending diary because I've become obsessed....
Lots of talk about new manufacturers for next year too...
You should get silver spoon for children. It's AWESOME!! I really should buy it for Nick. He can't even cook pasta properly.
is it one of those ridiculously small and thin nanos?
I'm not expecting them to challenge right away for the title in Year 1, though. But I think it'll give people like Ogier, Sordo, and Solberg options, which can only be a good thing. I'd like to see a field where most or all teams are competitive.
I may ask you for tips..
Horrible slow pathetic ones from the looks of it.
Mm. So many times.
Don't lose your expensive ipod?
How can he not cook pasta properly? You boil water, put it in the pan, add pasta, let it boil for as long as it says on the packet. Sieve. Done. ?
He tried to put spaghetti into cold water on the hob and was surprised when it wouldn't fit in the pan....
Bless him. I get impatient with spaghetti and often snap it in half so it will fit in the pan!
If you put it into water that's already boiling, you just push it and it coils into the pan.
Last call for my game:
http://toomuchracing.com/2010/06/02/tmr-game-week-19/
Depends on the pan, in mine you push it down and it coils and then often comes back up again! I spend a good few minutes trying to get it to stay down using many big spoons
oooh me me
That really wasn't the issue here. It more looked like someone trying to cook pasta by putting one end into a mug of cold water.
I thought..."oh no I've missed Dr Who...."
ah yes its Friday. oops
:D
Evening guys. I see a few more conmfirmed names for Goodwood - mika hakkinen, yay!!!!!!!!
I am determined to find him and shake his hand.
Hello all.
Anyone else going to Montreal?
I JUST SAW THE SAME THING!!!! :D eheheheheh!!!!
so far.... Jenson, Lewis, Webber, Rosberg, Bruno Senna... Emerson, Jackie Stewart, Hakkinen, Surtees, and Sir Stirling...
I.can.not.wait!
eeeekkkkkkk!!
I can even ignore the resprayed Brawn conmfirmation thanks to all these awesome names :D
Seriously though I will find Mika Hakkinen. It is my new goal. :P
*phew*... Mr C and I had a conversation a few weeks ago were we decided to keep that information from you :P
my goal is to take pics of as many awesome drivers as possible..and maybe get a pic with Jenson if i'm brave enough/ can get close enough..
Yes... I am...
I'm very surprised heidfeld won't be driving it, seemed like a good chance for him to be part of Mercedes but I like Nico so it could be worse, of course.
i want Ant to be there.. that would make it very perfect...
He neeeeeeds to be there! I hope he is.
evening folks
Hi leigh, hows it going?
not too bad lukeh
just watching indy car practice at texas - going to do some typing when it's done
:)
how goes you young sir?
sounds good. I was tired and ranty but calmed down now thanks to some Jonsi and good goodwood news. :)
....Good.
cannot understand why they run the practice at 3.30 in the blazing heat when the race is at 8pm when it's beginning to cool down
sweet
Indycar:
Ladies and Gentlemen - for today's Indycar practice at Texas, Milka Duno finished in... wait for it... 6th place!!
Ladies and Gentlemen - for today's Indycar practice at Texas, Milka Duno finished in... wait for it... 6th place!! {Comment #498}
Nice surprise there - well done Milka :)
By later on tonight, we'll know if she can repeat it in qualifying
damn the both of ya. are either going to see joe?
Well, you may be in Montreal, but at least I'll be in my kitchen!!
I'll think of you...
F1 is just a bit weird for me this year...
Can't think why...
Hoping to enjoy Montreal though...
i honestly can't stop watching that kitten clip... grrr Lukeh... grrr
are you over there anyway, or going especially?
Going especially with a group of guys who are fellow petrolheads...
:P
for some reason the power adaptor for my computer speakers has decided it would like to get really really hot
have fun
:)
sounds good. um, guest post? ;)
hehehe i just thought
'omg!!! MY DAILY ISN'T DONE! IT'S GOING TO BE LATE'... then realised it was Friday... and only 9pm :D
I am sure it isn;t a Friday, it doesn't feel like one
It doesn't at all. I feel really confused. Blame the bank holiday. I'm not complaining though.
on the plus side.. i already have a bullet point done for Sunday's daily now :D
ooh, have you started a draft?
gooooo bullet points!
on a word document... yes..
hehe. ok.
I'm trying to make something work involving bullets and dodging the draft but I can't get it done.. help?
i have no idea what that means? in html?
did you mean on wordpress?.. i'm always scared about doing that, so i write it all in word first, then copy and paste it over..
yikes! fair enough.
As a stupid one-liner. Its Friday and I'm tired.
I used to do that
Before the big buttons revelation :(
hehe i'm strange.. but you all already know that :)
:D :D :D
...i'm afraid to ask
So I'm on this website trying to sell 4 mobile phones. Recycling site that someone here shared last week. It is easy but I've been staring at it for ages. Mind is blank.
Think I'll eat my pizza and watch HIGNFY..
he'd been hard coding all the bullet points and things.. Alex pointed out that there were buttons for that so no need for coding. :D
I swear christine said they wouldn't work if I tried using them!
oooooh. we should add that to the list of instructions. we normally hand code.
the pretty editor doesn't work, so it's been disabled by default. but all the buttons are fine.
Actually there's a thing on C4 now about Red Arrows pilots trying WW1 planes, looks really interesting (to me..).
they work fine for me :D i got told the preview button wouldn't work because mr c broke the site.. but nothing about bullet point buttons :)
Oh.
I may have misunderstood that then... ahem. Moving along... :)
i fixed that too.
ah cool! :)
awesome
–adjective –awe.some
1.
inspiring awe: an awesome sight.
2.
showing or characterized by awe.
3.
Slang. very impressive
4.
Mr C's mad skills
WHA...
He gets compliments for doing nothing.
He gets compliments for fixing things that HE broke.
I give up.
eek!!
*quickly scrobbles through dictionary for something even more awesome word*
uurrm..
Francktastic
-adjective
1.
To achieve a level of greatness as Franck Montagny eg. "Christine is francktastic"
:)
Hmm. That's a bit better, I suppose.
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Dictionary
Evening. I was just sitting outside and I thought "Isn't Christine awesome for being famous on the internet", so I rushed inside to write it as a comment ;)
Aww, yay!
In fairness this is coming from Mini Mr C. What you need is a Mini Christine, :)
awesome guest post ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/06/04/turkey-what-is-it-good-for-absolutely-everything/
one is enough
Good point!
I wish my blog entry flowed as easily as yours...
Evening all
squire
hello
Go'aften...
A non-Motorsports PING folks -->
(June 2010) Easy Music for Difficult Ears #Spotify Playlist http://tinyurl.com/33nn9wr
:)
Indycar
If anyone is interested, qualifying for the Indycar race at Texas is on live at indycar.com right now
:)
Ummm... did we not just have a race?
Yep, but there's always a race directly a week afterwards. Used to be Milwaukee, but with that circuit in trouble they moved Texas to the slot
They have more than one
:)
On that note, here's an article from Motorsport Magazine about the struggle Indycar has: http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/2010/06/04/indycar-rebuild-starts-now/
Only 3.9 million? Don't more people in the UK tune in to watch a Grand Prix?
Between 2 and 4 million depending on the GP I think. Canada, Brazil and Britain are a bit higher.
Yep - been saying all along that the rebuild is going to take a while
On that note, here's an article from Motorsport Magazine about the struggle Indycar has: http://www.mot...r-rebuild-starts-now/
Only 3.9 million? Don't more people in the UK tune in to watch a Grand Prix? {Comment #561}
Yes - F1 typically attracts 4 million UK viewers, assuming it's on its regular time spot, the circuit is neither reputed for quality or lack of same and the previous race hasn't been a thriller.
I think treble that watched the Brazil qualifying
Though that mighta been because it over ran Strictly...
Yeah I heard about this the other day, called a Champ-ee-on-ship or something? It's a great idea - have a number of races, score points in each and the guy who scores the most point is declared a champ-ee-on? :D
I think treble that watched the Brazil qualifying
Though that mighta been because it over ran Strictly... {Comment #565}
And because it was on at tea-time anyway - if I remember rightly, the best three or four viewing figures for F1 in the 2000s were all obtained in Brazil.
it's pronounced "champ-eeen" actually
His name is Dario
At the end of season races, if I remember
So the guy who scores the most points is the Dario? Does that mean they race in the Darioship?
At the end of season races, if I remember {Comment #570}
2008 and 2009 were. 2003 wasn't, but then again it overran Coronation Street's slot...
One day maybe
"After Indy comes Milkwaukee". In the same vein as "after Spa comes Monza". It just does.
It was also the scene of Schuey's first retirement since Germany 2001 - maybe that's why they tuned in...
Errr...
That'll be after I finish my Portugal one then...
Work just gets in the way I find...
Wow, that's a quick turn around. I heard D&R are getting Scheckter in the car - I presume that means a spare chassis was ready then?
Not anymore, sadly. Ooooh - Simona's out in a second
Yeah, they had a spare, because they ran two extra cars/drivers specifically for Indy
got ya.
Looks like Mr C has an affinity with Chandhok
http://twitter.com/karunchandhok/status/15432679737
It was also the scene of Schuey's first retirement since Germany 2001 - maybe that's why they tuned in... {Comment #575}
I'm sure that helped!
oh dear,
interviewer just "jokingly" made a comment to jay howard that at least he can't be bumped out of qualifying for texas
queue awkward silence...
hehe. i have to reply :)
Hello all, I threw this out a few hours ago, is anyone else going to Montreal?
ladysnowcat said yes. we al got jealous. are you off to see joe?
Hi Joe.
I would love to go to Montreal but it won't be this year. I haven't seen any comments from people sayig they are going
i'm right, i know i am: http://twitter.com/sidepodcast/status/15442729367
I didn't know she was going.
Just wondering, it has crept up on me at a very rapid pace.
Close but yellow card and red card not flags
linesmen?
they still have them, right? running around, flags a waving... jumpers for goalposts.
I'm trying to pin down if I sign up using paypal, does that put me on a list of people allowed in?
Oh yes... the totally inept people they are.
Wow - Duno has qualified provisionally 9th out of 14; although still a good few qualifiers to go
They still have them. They run around trying to avoid making decisions and dodging responsibility
Apparently she was 6th fastest in practice
yep - tis true
christian horner then.
Marvellous
Will you be watching sat. night?
good evening
if we can related football to f1 i will be happy..
Nahhh, they are more usually people who are second in command to even worse people who have never seen a football game in their life.
Apparantly I put my name down to be one.
:)
which one is schumi?
never miss it - Texas is (nearly) always fun
:D
heheh
Easy. Much easier than Star Wars and Cool Runnings
France.
Cheats, the lot of them. And are currently underperforming too...
is he related to jurgen klinsmann?
I have to begin packing for Montreal, but a little trip to the casino and home by green flag. I'll be up and chatting
Our saviour *bows*
perfect. this could be fun.. i will learn countries and players via their f1 names.. which one is Jenson?
sweet
:)
i remember you calling them cheats before, but with stronger wording
didn't you say they have no hope?
I don't think he is playing this year since he retired more than 10 years ago.
:D
They lost today to China... which is the equivalent of Hispania overtaking you.
shame
To be fair only one of them cheated
not schumi then
indycar:
yikes - huter-raey had surgery on his thumb during the week and driving with screws and no painkillers
:o
They lost today to China... which is the equivalent of Hispania overtaking you.
not schumi then {Comment #622}
Piquet Jr?
I'm a little dissappointed for Simona, 17th
yes!
Pain killers or not that has to hurt
ralph firman anyone?
true, i do believe the anger was directed at one particular individual
indycar:
yikes - huter-raey had surgery on his thumb during the week and driving with screws and no painkillers
:o {Comment #623}
That was a good recovery :)
aye - not a good run sadly
who also used to wear red.... Henry is Schumi then....
ralph firman anyone? {Comment #628}
Nah. Firstly he didn't cheat and secondly hardly anyone would have remembered if he had...
Unless you're asking who the Ralph Firman of the World Cup is?
agreed
surprising to see hunter-raey in second-last right now, but b baguette seems to be getting the hang of this oval shindig
I had been impressed with Conway....Indy wasn't really his fault
For ayone who doesn't know what we are talking about watch this and start at 1 minute 20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs8WWBXGiXg
France were playing Ireland in a play off match with the winner going to the world cup
Yeah - after a difficult first year, he really looked like he was getting it together. I really hope this kill his career
***doesn't kill his career
:O
That's what I thought you meant
I understand... Sarah did a good run
i'm going to go and hide now...
the f.........
I'll look for you tommorrow
hmmm - i remember that alright
TK!!
:D
:)
This is rather sweet from the guys at Dreyer & Reinbold
http://twitpic.com/1tx7d9
Tom Merritt just said they are doing a story on SPacex reaching orbit. I didn't know they had even launched
Yes very cool
Anyone not at anything this weekend, stuff is on at Brooklands
jpancoast found a live link earlier, but it failed on the first attempt and went into a safe mode. last I heard they were waiting to announce a new countdown but I bailed out
Super Sato!!
:D
Pat, here's more on the 2010 BMW Art Car you asked about earlier - turns out it's going to race at Le Mans: http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/06/03/car-spotlight-gt-gt-2010-bmw-art-car.aspx
Taku on track in the Lotus
Looks like the second launch was pretty good
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/os-spacex-rocket-launch-20100604,0,926830.story
Yes... I thought that's what I said
Sato, starts 11th with 1 qualifier left - good job
You probably did :)
Indycar:
Texas Top-6 for tomorrow night
1) Briscoe, 2) Franchitti, 3) Power, 4) Dixon, 5) Castroneves, 6) Lloyd with Sato (11th) and Wilson (12th)
Interesting Lloyd is quick again
Anyhoo, going to head off for a while
Back in a bit
Me too. goodnight!
night Leigh & Gavin
Night people who are leaving
Night folks
I can't believe this. Flickr doesn't appear to work with any of the image-showing methods on my blog!
Helloooo :)
Evening
You need a Mr C who can fix it
hi! who called?
which pic are you trying to link to?
Coulda been me but I don't know the problem so I am going to but out of the conversation
Some tennis player on Jonathan Ross for tennis fans
I can't believe this. Flickr doesn't appear to work with any of the image-showing methods on my blog!
which pic are you trying to link to? {Comment #673}
This one, but don't worry, I've figured it out thanks to some sneaky "View Selection Source"...
nice one
(hearts) :D
I am watching TNT and just lloked up to see some guy with a seriously bent racket on JR's show
i've used photobucket, only because i keep flickr for other things.
Did startledbunny just get a mention from Tom Merritt? I wasn't paying attention
couple of days ago, yup.
yes
again
oh wow!
I mean now. Live
Way to go
BFFs.
jealous
good evening!
hey buddy, what's new?
Hi Guille
Hey mate.
my Spa ticket is paid! yay! :D
what??
:D
if you need a place to stay ...
me, Spa, ticket... :P
sorry, the story is that I announced last week that I had made a reservation for a ticket for Spa. I did at some inconvenient time for the European audience (1 AM in Argentina), I think only Amy was awake...
anyway, today they actually debited the money from my credit card, so now it's official!
holy cow!
that would be excellent :-)
I completely agree. I'm over the moon... :D
(thanks to my best friend that convinced me to do it when I merely said 'Oh, look, the weekend before this conference which I'm attending there is race at Spa...' )
you've made my whole day, thank you.
Is anyone else watching "Money" with Nick Frost? I'm not sure what I think about it.
you're welcome. it's the least I can do for the creator(s) of this site :-)
i can't think about planning until goodwood is out of the way, one trip at a time. but this is going to be one crazy meetup!
:)
:)
have you SEEN the confirmed guests already for goodwood!! it's going to be epic!
such.an.awesome.summer! :)
You can't leave it at that. What did you say?
nice
i said he didn't look that cross eyed.
it might be in the podcast.
oh on the topic of goodwood i learnt something about the countryside today.. you can't talk about goodwood and how awesome it will be, and climb a style in 3/4 length jeans... it will resort in a cut leg :(
It should be on tnt4 when it is put up.
It will be awesome..
which option should i go for for tickets? would general admission be enough?
I haven't seen anything official. I don't usually go two years running but given the level of SPC attendees this year I'm tempted, if I can juggle the money.
I don't listen to the podcast..
Goodwood or Spa?
ouch
Is Goodwood the first weekend of July?
you can listen live now instead?
http://live.twit.tv/
goodwood. spa is not an option i'm afraid :(
yes.
The mention has been and gone.
What is it about?
always GA at goodwood. no reason to sit down.
I went for general admission because it gives me more freedom to move around...
Ok, maybe it being much cheaper than the other tickets may have played a role there... :P
It has finished and they are unlikely to mention startledbunny again
Hmm... Pop down to Goodwood for the weekend, stay in London for a few days, go to Cardiff for the speedway.....
I doubt that will work.
If you're there for one day, gen.admin is more than enough, it is barely possible to get around the place in a day. Unless you prefer to stay in one place of course.
true. too much to do.. plus if you want to watch the hill climb there are plenty of places to watch.
ah we could make it work
chichester isn't too far from London..
sunday goodwood ticket bought
what time does it start?
Oooh blimey, I didn't realise how far south it was...
I think it opens at 9 or earlier? I'm not really sure as I don't usually rock up until 11 or so..
wohooo!! :D
erm..... 9ish?.. i'm not really sure. i always end up being there around 10-10:30...
hehe! the south have many awesome things ;)
Everything stops at 6 though, so you may want to maximise your time. Staying in the area?
means an early start for me then
Yeah.... but you don't have a... an angel.
yeah, it's always an early start for us too.. but not this year! :D
Might bung it on the credit card and wipe it off in late July.. I may bring food with me. £5 for a burger is a bit much, more for a cheeseburger.. I mean really :)
:D
no homeward bound afterwards. and yes, i am crazy.
Isn't that something like 5 hours?
Nick told me I can't come to Australia :(
He changed his mind again??
Just checked the site, gates open at 7am.
I know!!! I properly give up this time!!
i haven't worked it out yet. london from here is 3 1/2 hours no traffic. will have to do some google maps work
:( more holiday time though? maybe you could come to Spa?...
The daft thing is that the date he originally said was a DISASTER is the exact date I'm going to visit him.... Very weird
Where are you, again? Tell me you aren't doing a return journey in a day..
Boo
4 1/2 hours, no traffic. fffffffffffff...
perhaps a rethink
My bank manager will love him for life. Although I think I have less motivation for saving now :(
might be worth staying a bit closer to chichester.. i think all the hotels in central chichester are booked, but you could probably find somewhere reasonably close.
there is always something else to save for...
That is like 3 Grands Prix in the Trulli Train!
If you're mad, well-rested the day before and bring a gallon of Red Bull you may be okay.
I just found a bunch of stories saying Rio Ferdinand is out of the world cup owing to a training injury.
i've done glasgow and back in a day, about 512 miles. it was a long day mind
I'm now horredously smug because of who replaces him.
Remember the queues going into Goodwood will be miles long unless you are there early
omg... i bet you didn't have goodwood in between the journeys though.. it can get tiring chasing after jenson :)
And a player from the Ivory Coast... Drogba? (Elbow dislocation).
It's not the same :( :( :(
I give up on Australasia. It's doomed.
Who? and who is the captain now?
:( :(
I've done from here to Dundee in a day, similar sort of distance.
Goodwood does take it out of you mind so you'll need to stay somewhere Saturday, even if it is an hour away
Micheal Dawson. Gerrard is the new captain I thinks.
...or late. :) By 10.30 or 11 the car queue isn't too bad... But I do plan to get there earlier this time and it is a good idea so as not to miss stuff.
How do you explain the England captaincy to non-football fans? John Terry was the captain but he had a relationship with a team mate's girlfriend so they decided he was not suitable. Unfortunately the squad is full of people with unfortunate back stories. Ferdinand was given the job despite having previously being banned for 9 months for missing a drugs test. Steven Gerrard who should have been the obvious candidate to take over thumped a bar manager live on cctv.
and wayne rooney, well, where do you start?
i like this football business.
is anyone normal?
nope.
Emile Heskey. He's no better at scoring than me.
:)
I think you'll find he was not guilty ;)
There are many others with interesting stories such as Ashley Cole who is now being divorced by a member of Girls Aloud for his extra curricular activities and Frank Lapard who made a rather interesting video that definitely cannot be discussed here.
Very few
:-(
excellent.
did anyone punt their teammate off the pitch in a botched passing move though, eh?
I saw the video. He was as not guilty as the cops who beat up Rodney King
that is very likely
The guy had it coming though so....
Sadly Keiron Dyer and Lee Bowyer didn't make the England team.
rodney king????
Generally people clashing with team mates happens on training pitches and the club plead the Horner defence
and Joey Barton... well I think that guy's been arrested more times than he's scored goals.
this is awesome.
:D :D :D
A black American who was beaten up by a dozen cops while lying on the ground and despite the whole thing being filmed they all got off. Must be on youtube
So our national team is full of millionaire criminals, or wannabe criminals. :)
He is barking mad
i know who he is, i can't see why alison thinks he had it coming?
the nastiest clash i've seen in football was a tackle involving Dave Busst of Coventry City. The picture haunted me for weeks after.
Not Rodney King!?! The sleezy bar owner.
what can possibly go wrong?
And deviants and people without the brains they were born with. And this is supposed to be the best England team in decades
oooooooooooh.
oh.
sorry. carry on.
bit of both.
are they planning to nick the ball?
That was awful. Or Joe Theisman in American football had a similar injury
In some things, thinking less is a distinct advantage
No-one likes the ball
if england win the world cup, all this will be swept under the carpet.
until they mess up in a qualifying game in a future tournament
If England win the world cup?? That's like saying if Alguersuari wins the championship
You're forgetting that they suck. Mr C's right. If they want the trophy, they'd be better off stealing it.
Thats a bit harsh.... Barrichello.
They did in 66....
:)
Someone did steal it in 66
:D :D
Thats what I was talking about
the dog found it. i watched rg's video.
No seriously they did while it was on display. It was found in a hedge by a dog called Pickles
I know!! That's why I was amused?
Tim has a better chance though tbh, in the future
Then in the following world cup the England captain was accused of stealing jewelery
from the queen?
Grosjean? :P
From a jeweler's shop in Mexico City.
I should add no-one believes he really did it