Credit: Renault/Lukeh/A tree in the carribean probably
He said so himself, did you know?
March 4th onwards and upwards! March fourth... forth...get it? It's not quite May 4th but it's good enough. It does however mean it is Friday, as always my favourite day of the week when there's no F1 on the Sunday of course, and what have we got today to share and discuss? Well, first off I think Amanda will be happy to see me wish a happy birthday to Liverpool caretaker manager and bit of a footballing legend Kenny Dalglish, but on an f1 related note not only is it the birthday of one of my all time favourite drivers in Jos 'The Boss' Verstappen but also the absolute and complete legend that is Jim Clark. Some fabulous names sharing a birthday there. What a great way to kick off this day!
Paddock News
This ain't no Friday Spelling Test - I don't know why this story stood out but it has, and I found it a bit interesting and another sign about how much I feel at least F1 desperately needs in-season testing. It looks like the teams will test new types of tyres as the cars develop and the performance changes on the tyres as the season goes on thanks to the silly no testing rule. Bit frustrating for all involved in the sport about testing now surely, as the longer the ban goes on the more I see drivers and teams wishing for testing to be there - and now even Pirelli it seems as they pass on the testing into weekend sessions.
You Can't Keep a Good Scot Down - This is some fabulous news about one of the sport's greatest and most influential drivers and personel, Jackie Stewart, as he recovers from his mid-air scare but now seems to be recovering now. I'm sure everyone in F1 wants JYS to be back in the paddock as soon as possible and I'm sure he will be come the new season. Even Williams' secret weapon managed to give us an update on his former team boss and friend's condition:
to my friends that got worried with Sir Jackie Stewart I can say that he is fine...he had a full check up and he feels good now
rubarrichello
Go jackie! Hope to see you back on your feet very soon as I'm sure we will.
3 Men, 2 Hours, 1 Awesome Radio Show (and a brilliant Christine FBFB'ing!) - As a very very tantalising build up to the new season we were treated to a quite frankly fabulous radio show with Jake Humphrey, Anthony Davidson and the legendary Murray Walker as they talked 2011 and looked forward to the new season. Christine did an absolutely mindblowing job on the FBFB as the show went on and it's worth not only recapping christine's fantastic recap but also listening to this show as it features some wonderful guests but it really gets you in the F1 mood. Are you feeling positive yet?
Elsewhere...
The Way You Mika Me Feel - Over at F1 Pulse, Ubaid has produced a wonderful little interview with former world champion and my favouritest Finnish driver ever Mika Hakkinen going over a various array of topics including finnish drivers, driver management and of course the return of his biggest rival Michael Schumacher. What I would do to see Mika back in f1... and not the singer. No thank you. also you may recognise Ubaid's name from the recent Sidepodchat he took part in with Steven, Turkey Machine and myself and F1 Pulse has been really well produced so make sure you explore after reading his interview!
I Predict That I Predict A Riot... Correct! As Exclusively Predicted by Me - A very late addition into this daily before I headed off but even the last things can be fantastically great and I'm sure this will be another wonderful Sidepodchat featuring Naoise Holohan from Manipe F1. His previous Sidepodchat with our favourite podcasting duo was a top listening and really interesting to hear his predictions and thoughts so now I shall head off to bed with my iTunes sync'd up ready to listen to this new installment!
The Return of Alex Zanardi - Alex Zanardi never ceases to amaze me, and he's done it once again. Although his F1 career was less than successful in most aspects, there was never any doubting the ability of this very much liked Italian driver but despite his absolutely terrifying accident several years ago that caused amputations of his legs, he now finds himself preparing to enter the London 2012 Paralympics with a huge amount of support and belief that medals are in sight for this wonderful person. Can only wish all the luck in the world that he gets there and succeeds because he does seem such an inspiration.
Not just F1 is testing right now... - Whilst most of us fans here are watching on with the F1 testing as we build up to the new season, of course other series find themselves in the same position and Leigh has recapped on the recent March 1st and March 2nd Rockingham Formula 3 tests. Now I'm no expert at all but I do recognise the name of Jack Harvey whom Lou and myself met at Goodwood last year and he seems a nice enough chap who is also on Twitter and gets our support so go Jack!
Red Bull Only Give Wings to One Driver - I found myself with a bit of spare time after work yesterday and got a bit bored whilst looking through Formula 1 pictures until I found a certain photo with Red Bull best buddies Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber which led to just a perfect setup I could not resist poking some fun out of. Of course, if you do indeed run a certain formula 1 new syndicate then I do advise that these are just captions and they are not words actually coming out of their mouths. Honestly, guv. Fun times though!
And Finally
A Modern Day Wizard of Oz... Kind of - I've been meaning to share this story for a week or two but I keep forgetting... but not today! Hurrah! This article is an absolute must read for all I feel because it's such a captivating story with twists, turns and shocks along the way. The article goes about the story of a german hacker who broke into the PC game supergods that are Valve and managed to get the pre-released code for Half Life 2, which is now regarded as one of the greatest games ever created (A view I would happily agree with). Anyways, I shalln't spoil the story but it's such an interesting, incredibly well written piece that you would be spoiling yourself not spending a bit of time giving it a read.
And that's me done for this week. Quite a bumper packed edition with lots of Formula 1 stuff and motorsport stuff involved, how exciting! I'm really getting back into the F1 mood now, I'm all warmed up and ready to go after the fabulous 5 Live show to be honest! Bring on Melbourne! To end this week's daily and my embedded song as ever, I was going to go down a rocky, edgy route but decided to opt for something else because at heart I'm quite a soppy person and I thought I'd dedicate my video to my lovely other half Lou as this is one of her favourite songs and a perfect way to end the daily on lyrically. I can be quite the cheesy person but the last two weeks or so she's been the most wonderful person to know and such a help whilst finishing a huge assignment so I thought it'd be perfect to give a little something back with a song I love and I know she does even more. So with this beautiful performance, as Chris Martin says in the following video, I'll See You Soon!
pinapple!!!
ahh, now i can sleep.
Hi Friday. "The Way You Mika Me Feel" has to be the best punny title ever!
Will have a proper read later as I'm listening to the podcast and I can't do two wordy things at once #ismale
Ping - http://thoughtsofpat.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/a-round-of-golf-28th-feb-11/
I wrote about Sunday's round of golf.
March 4th onwards and upwards! {Original entry}
:D
Daily has Mika. Daily rules.
<3 love this song. Thank you Lukeh :)
Also.. could do with people's thoughts.
Today i've started my self directed unit. It's a loonnngg and huge unit and this is just the start. I did my first shoot for it this evening just experimenting with long exposures etc.
Anyway i could do with some feedback.. so what do you think?
http://twitpic.com/45tffo
Interesting theme. Ia really curious to see where you go with that. Ithink the first pic is maybe too dark to work as well as it could but it may work in a collection of pics.
Best 'ghost' pics I have seen are at the link below. Maybe some inspiration in there for you
http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2010/03/ghosts-of-amsterdam/
was mainly looking at double exposures etc. she sat in position for 12 seconds while we set off a flash, then flashed again once she got up. I'm enjoying the effect. The stairway is just outside my flat and as it's so cold tonight we didn't want to stray far.. Aim is to create further images like this;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/5100535903/in/set-72157624944618335/
only more sinister, and in other places. The stairway seemed to be a good and convientent way to practice the technique. I need to edit the shot tho, play around with exposures more :)
ohhhhh!! thank you! will make a note and put it in my sketchbook in the morning :)
Infact i looked at a similar artist for my digital montage unit last semester.
I like wet effect on the right wall. It creates the right kind of atmosphere but the person just doesn't work for me and I can't put a finger on why.
There are similar themed sets on that same site like this one but the Amsterdam pics just provoke emotion
http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2010/03/ghosts-of-amsterdam/
Why did you choose ghosts? Because of the kind of effects you get to experiment with?
Let's try the correct day shall we
Welcome to Friday
Ooh, the future isn't Orange after all
My TV lied to me
Even Mr C can do Skype conferences now
Pah!
He set up the call for the last sidepodchat in ten minutes on his new Windows machine. Windows > Apple for skype
Sounds like a children's tv programme
#ConfidentialForNow
I can't!
Sidepodcast Street :D
So I hear
I think i want to create scary scenes from innocent settings like playgrounds etc or a park.. but am experimenting with how to light people if i want them there. I think maybe it would be more effective if you could see her eyes. Need a front direct flash maybe.
As for the wet effect.. that's just my halls.. oh what a lovely environment! :)
yeah i've seen similar of Berlin..
Awesome Daily. Jos Verstappen and Jim Clark share a birthday, never knew that.
Alex Zanardi gets more amazing each year, nothing will stop him from racing. :)
My tickets for Montreal came in the post today. My first grand prix and I can't wait. Hopefully Joe does a show again this year.
I think you are right. Faces and eyes make it more real and more scary.
:D
Ooh, is there a link to look at?
Sounds like a lot of menacing shadow required
The man is incredible
Hi Shayne
Are you on the East Coast?
Hope you have a fantastic time :)
Hope you enjoy the race. Joe will do his show if there is an audience
yes mainly. I wanted to focus on motorsports originally, but then i thought i wanted to push myself in a contemporary context and create a big project. This allowed me to do that :) Tbh it's completely out of my comfort zone, but i love it! I don't so much have an interest in Ghosts, only the reaction they provoke in the audience.
:)
Nice one. :)
Nope I'm on the prairies, more out west.
There is the option of doing ghosts in motor racing. Ghosts sitting in racing cars. Visit Brooklands and put some ghosts on the banking or around some of the old buildings.
http://twitpic.com/45tffo
trial unedited shot of my new self directed project... if you view it full size you can see she is more transparent than she appears..
older work on the same theme - http://www.flickr.com/photos/loujohnson/5100535903/in/set-72157624944618335/
We're doing SidepodBoston next month
Are you collecting east coasters?
Err, yeah. I guess :D
i would, but that would make my project 100 times harder. i'd have to get there and be there at night etc. There is a space to do motorsport next year, and i think i'll take that opportunity then :)
Is that like Beer Mats?
Sorry, I'll be right in the middle of exams.
I guess you dont want to do motor racing for everything.
Similar
if you see a ghostly figure staring at you i think that's more likely to create a reaction. But that's what all these small shoots are about.. gathering information and developing technique! :) ahh i love photography :)
Another time, maybe Austen next year
:D
I am like a beer mat? ;)
i wish i could. A tutor even told me i could get a car into the studio through the back door (they've done it before) and its something he'd happily advise me on. So hoping i can experiment with that too!
Ooh, that's interesting
You can see the face better when there's a lighter background
I think I have created a new nickname for the Eastern Seaboard commenters :D
That sounds very good. Where can we get you a racing car to play with?
I like that, maybe later at night when it's darker and the flash has more effect
The swing is a good, creepy image
i was thinking my friend's mini would be a good starting point. if you can find me a racing car i'll happily use that! :) lol!
yeah, was done on the spare of the moment a few months ago. Am gonna try it again. May experiment with having a ghostly figure sitting on it too.. just to see what is more effective :)
That sounds great
We must know someone who will let you play with their car
i'll be keeping you all up to date via twitpic and flickr.. i'm so excited about all this :)
Excellent!
It's geat to see you being so positive and not so nervous and worried.
i'm a bit nervous, but i have a great supportive team that are helping. Directing big shots is something i've never done, but i'm so excited about doing :) yaaaay
Sounds really good. I am sure you will cope.
am interested to see how far i can push this in 2 months :)
:D
right, bed time for me. Thanks for the help guys :) up early for a day of lectures.. :)
niiigght all! xx
Good night Lou :)
Have a good night!
Night Lou
G'night Lou
This week has been the longest ever.
Good night
Good night
See ya Kai
Just read article about Moto GP in Brno. Organizers suffering big losses and can't guarantee they will be able to host the event after 2011. And that is despite the attendance figure 238,000 over the weekend (2010) - the highest attendance on the Moto GP calendar. The main reason for the losses are increasing fees for the race... Sounds like F1 ...
What a fantastic daily, Lukeh. Full of great stuff. :-) Good song too. Love Coldplay. Thank you for the wishes for King Kenny. :D He's sharing his birthday with my Dad. Quite awesome, isn't it? haha :-)
yaaay my brother is coming to Melbourne for work.
I like unexpected family visits :D
Plus he will be here on my birthday!
Morning guys!
Great daily Lukeh! Looks like I have a few podcasts to listen to today. Can't seem to find the Chequered flag so I manually downloaded it though...
strange, I had in iTunes when I checked this morning
It's always the same when I check iTunes from my phone...
morning folks
it's friiiiiday
How to build Stonehenge - IKEA Style: http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2011/02/ikea-stonehenge/
oh Ok,I don't do it on phone :-)
genius
This is a great spoof Telegraph article about how to spice up F1: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/8360212/Matthew-Norman-Bernie-Ecclestones-artificial-rain-plan-is-brilliant.-It-just-doesnt-go-far-enough.html
Although it does borrow heavily from Mario Kart ;)
It was interesting listening to Bernie on the BBC show commenting on his sprinklers idea. He himself admitted that it would be potential dangerous step for F1 and compared it to the introduction of movable rear wing ....
Hello.
This is starting to get a bit wearing.. Just because F1 does something doesn't mean you have to, surely the best thing is to have sustainable events.
Fantastic :)
Hi guys,
Good news today - am now definitely going to Malaysian GP. Amy and I booked tickets & flights ages ago, but I still wasn't 100% that I would make it. But I am definitely going now! Yay! :D
It's like how in football most clubs are on the verge of going bust - at some point this bubble will burst and the sports that charge so high will collapse because nobody can afford to have them.
ooooohh.... fun times
:)
best news of the day :D
excellent
Yay!
Cool. He'd better bring pressies :)
I asked him if his daily food allowance would cover my dinner :) He could have come over the weekend beforehand but thats the weekend we are away so I'll just see him on Monday. He gets into the airport 20 minutes before we do!
He lands in Melb on the Monday morning just as we arrive home from KL? Great timing!
the fees are nowhere near the F1 fees, but also the ticket prices are nowehere near F1 tickets prices. freaky part however is that the fees in 2010 were double the fees in 2009 ...
re sustainability - I think this depends on the point of view. Brno organizers claim they run the only race on Moto GP calendar that is without any public funding. Government at the moment refuses to get involved as that would probably be a bit difficult to sell to general public at the time the VAT is going up and public sector wages down. but on the other hand the event itself generates quite a bit of tax income. so would it be considered sustainable even if public funds are needed to keep the race in place ?
He will be with other work people so he won't stick around, booo.
He's only in town for one night and then is flying to Sydney on my actual birthday so I won't see much of him. Still not sure why he's even coming because what he's doing here he can over the phone :D
Hey Gavin, saw the photo in your daily from your hols. Looks amazing!
Hey Pamela,
Yeah it was brilliant - we had a great holiday and there were so many beautiful places!
Crazy.
Good point, but what if it goes up again and again, eventually the fee will become too high.
Fees are already too high and Bernie also gets all of the advertising revenue from trackside banners as well. The rent is too damn high!
Well he'll have to bring a super duper present to make up for being in the country but not seeing you on your birthday :)
:) :)
I suggested my Singapore GP ticket too, I don't think he's that generous though :D
He'd be very very generous to agree to that :)
Indeed. Joe also commented on the article and added a much improved Sauber/Penelope Pitstop Livery: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/saying-the-wrong-things/
Morning
morning mav
hi, how's things?
Not too bad, a bit quiet. Shall soon be getting my stuff together for my first F3 shindig next week.
:)
Any news your way?
That reminds me, need to have a think about F3 - definitely want to do Oulton
Oooohh Easter weekend - nice. I'll bring a big chocolate egg
;)
I'll bring an umbrella!
This is an interesting article, considering I am reading a book about networks and the "Three Degrees of Influence" Rule: http://www.ironicsans.com/2011/02/product_placement_in_amazon_re.html
It talks about shills for product reviews being 3 degrees away from the product they are supposed to be endorsing - makes a very interesting case for it to be the perfect crime and being hard to spot...
that's brilliant
Speaking of books, I'm most of the way through "Rapid Response" by Dr Steve Olvey - fabulous read
:)
Ooooh... already have something booked that weekend - but Chester happens to be the ideal place to be
A recipe for escape from the mother-in-law's :-D
I finished that a couple of weeks ago, totally recommend it
Morning all.
Ooh, books, perfect pinging opportunity: http://mrschristine.com/2011/03/04/casual-reader-strange-places-questionable-people-the-checkout-girl-nineteen-eighty-four/
not on Kindle, booo.
hi christine
I loved 1984 ...
I've never managed to finish it, I think I also tried to read it when I was too young.
it is one of the books that requires the right mood. it is not easy reading
I was a huge CART fan back in the day and Olvey was a big part of that. Sadly when you saw him, it meant something bad was going down.
:/
Tried four times and I still haven't finished it
I enjoyed "Rapid Response" a lot too :)
I finished Animal Farm, I was far too young to read that too.
My libraries don't seem to have it
#underfunded
Sad reflection of modern life I suppose...
Big Brother has removed it so that you don't find out the truth
Me too.
@TeamAnglais:
FYI I don't work for Autosport any more, so I won't be involved in their Live stuff from Barcelona, or anything else....but I do now work for Lotus, so will be tweeting endless F1-related noise from here. Also @myteamlotus and http://on.fb.me/eo6s9n
another autosport employee left to work for a team.
do they have TV screens on the walls ? :-)
Big Brother seems to have moved everything in the "classics" section...
Most of them don't. The big one down in Nottingham does (it was from one of those that I found out Max Mosley won his vote of confidence two-and-a-bit years ago).
Interesting indeed
After too many days off (again) I went running today ping
when did the lotus site get redesigned?
http://www.teamlotus.co.uk/home
working for autosport, working for lotus... what's the difference?
oh, he's working for Unreal Lotus
I went there yesterday and it didn't look like that!
they promised March, not been on it for a week or so but I assume Tuesday
okay, this morning then :-)
it might have been the day before, it was definitely Wednesday or Thursday though :D. I was trying to find a pretty Heikki wallpaper for my work PC
:)
I just read that last year. Very good, but it's too deep for kids who don't know much about politics...
Morning all,
Someone offered me a video of it once, but I was lead to believe that the contents had little to do with Orwell's marvellous allegorical novel...
Oh dear
You make it sound like a torrent. I'm not sure anyone has slung their hook to go and work for an F1 team since Ian Phillips!
It is a torrent... a torrent of one!!
Morning all
You are trying to make it sound like it is just a slow trickle because it is only 20 years since the last one left. I can't think of anyone else leaving to go to a team since Philips left to work for EJ in 1991
Steve Cooper to McLaren. I liked his write ups in the main mag.
If you open it up to Haymarket you've got The Bish and that other guy who moved between F1R and Renault.
Not really a flood though, and who knows if any have gone the other direction
#sidepodspace
I forgot about the launch of the Glory mission after mentioning it last night. Typically something interesting if not exactly good happened. The launch went according to plan but 6 minutes into the flight the fairing surrounding the satellite was meant to part company with the spacecraft but it didn't. NASA have not announced the effects of this failure but I assume it will now be impossible to get the satellite out of the fairing so a satellite costing many millions of dollars is now never going to be anything more than scrap because probably no more than half a dozen explosive bolts failed to fire.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/Glory/main/index.html
I don't remember a Steve Cooper at Autosport. I remember Adam Cooper.
You are thinking of Bradley Lord.
I can't think of any but that doesn't mean there never has been one or two.
guy with a beard who hangs around their drivers now, with a dictaphone in their face
How could I forget? Duh.
Can't think what his name is right now...
The recently appointed FIA director of comms has jumped the fence and back many times
Generally speaking PR-ing pays better than scribbling, especially nowadays – word rates are on the way down.
Just heard the Eric Boullier interview from last night and now I get the Pineapple reference ;)
I don't recognise the name at all. My memory is definitely starting to fall apart
That's him
sorry, haymarket would've been more accurate, was thinking of bish.
and him.
it's not a negative thing though. i'd be trying to do the same if it were me.
:)
(hearts) lukeh.
What they need is some kind of manned reusable craft, like maybe a earth-space-earth shuttle, which has some sort of arm to bring it inside and undo it manually.
A good many journos in the F1 paddock wear many hats, especially the freelancers. There are some who are barely journos any more – they get enough stuff published here and there to scrape accreditation but the real money is to be had with corporate work – eg paddock club hosting, writing press releases and other stuff on behalf of drivers and sponsors, etc.
That's a fab idea. Why has nobody thought of it before?
:)
Life imitating Joe 90?
Yay! I did the same thing :)
I'm close to starting running again. I'm finding the cycling really tough going though - I never realised how much fitness one needs to do that regularly!
interesting, didn't know that
i kind of assume working for a team is easier given matt made the switch and he had the best/easiest/most powerful/most notable job in f1 journalism*
i now assume that everyone aspires to make a similar move, but that's based solely on that one switch.
*at least in my head it is/was
They have used the shuttle in the past to deploy satellites. On its way to the space station when the payload bay is open anyway because the inside of the doors are radiators they pick the satellite up with the robot arm and release it. It has been done a few times to my knowledge.
I don't think it would work for this one because it doesn't seem to have reached orbit. I assume that this means it has not reached an orbit rather than its planned orbit and therefore will burn up on re-entry.
Lotus life magazine :-)
I mention that because my stomach is still trying to recover from reading the interview with Dany Bahar - we get it, you fancy Sharon Stone, enough already! By the way Dany, how easy is it to remove drool from Lotus seats?
http://magazine.lotuscars.com/pages/editorial.html
ouch! :)
Makes you wonder. Still if they had they would probably end up grounding it and not be able to put a man in orbit for 7 years because they didn't have a replacement ready.
*gags*
http://www.metrof1.com/blogs/metrof1/2010/12/a-balanced-view-of-the-lotus-lotus-situation.html
hahaha... I'd missed that one
ah-ha!
Oh God, they just played The Chain, and I got *that* feeling in my stomach.
#HowManyDaysUntilMelbourne?
22 days 17 hours to the race
http://factbytefactbox.com/live
Was more of an "are we nearly there yet?" :P
Wow. I suppose when you work for the free newspaper that gets read by people on the tube then you have to be a shill for someone...
best not to get too excited in case the Aussies suddenly decide they want a regime change
Ace! I have the same ringtone as Murray Walker :)
after The Ashes, it wouldn't surprise me :-D
'Nuff said...
It's not a negative thing, it just means you have to move him from one Twitter list to another :)
Audience with Joe tickets on sale for Melbourne: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/an-audience-with-joe-in-melbourne/
shame there wasn't a pre-season Audience with... but there you go
hehe. did that.
When is the next Aside... planned?
:D
not at the moment. joe has no internet and is blogging from mcdonalds.
Still. Vive le France.
In other news, I upgraded to 30Mbit down / 3 Mbit up for £5 a month more...
blimey, that's twice what we have. neeed!
Now THAT is dedication for you.
£30 a month. I had about 15 before and you really see the difference. Some busy days it slows down a tiny bit but I can still stream and stuff...
wow
after this stint, he may need to take the track running exercise as a cure!!
indeed.
#sidepodspace
NASA are as incompetent as the FIA
This is the second time the fairing on that type of rocket had failed to open. How useless do you need to be to let that happen a second time?
Cost of the failure $424 million this time.
http://spaceflightnow.com/taurus/glory/failure.html
Press conference just started at http://spaceflightnow.com/taurus/glory/status.html
That's why Pat's idea for a manned reusable craft will never ever get off the ground
The rocket is 'somewhere' in the Pacific Ocean. You would think with all NASA's technology they could be slightly more precise
Some dude in Fiji is wondering what hit his back garden?
You have to ask why they didn't blow it up rather than letting it risk landing on someone's head
I suppose pictures of exploding rockets aren't too good for publicity.
Maybe they had a faint hope it made it?
They seem to have had no idea where it was or what it was doing. This is supposed to be rocket science. Making it work is difficult but it should be compulsory that if you launch rockets that size that you can track it at all times.
This is a heck of a long Wikipedia article for a sitcom character: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Cooper
#sidepodspace
Press conference in brief. Rocket is in the Pacific rather than in orbit. No-one has the slightest idea why.
End of press conference.
That will be $424 million please.
That sounds like no fun at all :(
Dear oh dear :(
Someone has just told me this, 10 years ago today was Fernando Alonso's first F1 race.
Doesn't time just fly ;)
oooooh. I'm not sure I've forgiven him for Singapore yet but I'm willing to give him another chance. Clearly it was the presence of the Sidepodtable that made last years such a success.
I was about to say ouch, the price has gone up but my paypal history begs to differ.
"Japanese carmaker Mazda has announced it is recalling 65,000 cars in North and Central America because of concerns over spiders in the fuel system."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12643610
That is what is was for Canada also. At close to parity CAD-AUD, it makes sense (or cents).
"Mazda spokesman Jeremy Barnes said it was not clear why the yellow sac spider liked to build nests in the Mazda6.
"Perhaps yellow sac spiders like to go zoom-zoom?" he joked, referring to Mazda's advertising slogan for the car."
Ha!
the uk didn't even get a repeat event.
You'd think they'd be less trouble than having a tiger in your tank
:D
never heard of spiders causing a problem like that, it's usually mud dauber wasps
Or Tiger blood, which I hear is all the rage these days...
Oh dear.
Balanced indeed.
That is the most comical reason for a recall I've ever seen. Clearly the cars are environmentally-friendly then ;)
you must have needed a bigger sidepodtable.
:)
His co-driver is Michael Vaillante? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Vaillant
I am interested in what sort of crowd he will draw this year, last year it was decided that Monday night was too late as lots of out of towners had already left, I get the feeling it might be the opposite issue on a Wednesday night. Lots of people don't tend to get in until the Thursday (which is a foreign idea to me since Thursday is an actual day of action at the track!)
So, are you saying a fictional character cannot drive a Grand Am car?
There have been lots of fictional characters in Motorsport if you count pseudonyms ;)
I just wonder where team leader is :)
(BTW, NEVER watch the recent Le Mans film about the Vaillante team - it's truly awful!)
Now that sounds like a Saturday night challenge!!
:)
Don't do it to yourself!
true, but surely he's too busy to do it fri/sat/sun?
Afternoon chaps. TGIF!
It's the Pineapple of the week my friend ;)
:)
Good old eric
oh yes, any actual track day would fail miserably so he has no other choice really.
Plus I am off to Eddie Vedder on Thursday and Friday nights :D
afternoon lukeh
Hello all.
Thing I have learnt today: Marks & Spencer Walnut Whip dessert is wonderful :
Jenson has an aga!!
'@jensonbutton Now it's time to fire up the Aga and get on with making a Spaghetti Bolognese!! ;-) I'm so crazy it scares me sometimes!'
how is cooking scary?
Ask Christine. She gets terrified when Mr C says kitchen.
It's always good to find a nice dessert
if he hasn't fired up the aga yet, I don't fancy his chances of eating this side of midnight
Good evening all!
Hi Sandy. How has your day been?
mm Guinness
You can poison yourself. Or at least make a less than satisfactory pasta thing. :)
:D
Never could understand the attraction of that
It has a very odd taste and it is too heavy for more than a couple, but I tell you, after a mentally tiring week a cold Guinness straight from the fridge or in the pub is just what the doctor ordered.
Mmm, Guinness. I manage maybe two pints in a year but sometimes it's just what you need :)
Guinness is good for you!
(& you can easily drink more than a couple, especially with sambuca shots #Sidepodpub)
I can and I have. If I didn't have golf tomorrow I probably would. :)
Martin Brundle to Mark Blundell. I love how he's called Billy, where did that come from?
@markblundellF1 still recovering from nearly 9 hours at the wheel in Daytona24 Billy. You young guys can play dare with the Homestead walls
As if 150th wasn't bad enough: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89741
But Ferrari has subsequently revealed one final tweak, saying the chassis will now be known as the Ferrari 150° Italia.
Why is it being named after an obtuse angle? Does this make it an obtuse car like the F60 was?
:) & it really is good for you http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/03/is-guinness-really-good-for-you/
"Therefore the name will now read as the Ferrari 150° Italia, which should make it clear even to the thickest of people that the name of the car is a tribute to the anniversary of the unification of our country."
Wow. :)
I am sure many of you have read comments I have made about how government pays way over the odds when it deals with industry. How can anyone think £22 is a fair price for a lightbulb?
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20110304/tuk-mod-paid-22-for-65p-lightbulbs-6323e80.html
Really?
Billy Blunder
"Researchers at the University of Wisconsin carried out laboratory tests on dogs (Irish setters, I wonder?) with clogged arteries, comparing the effects of Guinness and Heineken. Only those dogs fed Guinness had reduced clotting." uhh-huh..
I've not had any probably since the pub meetup a few weeks ago, it does taste much nicer after a break from it
ahh
you'd think they'd want to make acute car
Maybe Ferrari are not as sharp as some people believe.
when Massa drives it at a wet silverstone, will it be renamed the Ferrari 360°?
Only if they're not English-speaking...
Yes indeed. I usually end up stealing Mr C's.
Because they compare it to the part of the private sector which seems to think paying £400 for someone to come and install a toilet bowl (not the whole toilet, just the bowl) makes sense. For the record, the job can be done for under £40...
try it with a shot of Baileys thrown in - totally different drink
Somehow you have managed to make Guinness seem less appealing. Didnt think that was possible
Or maybe a reflex on, so that it would move on reflex...
sometimes, two wrong things DO make a right
Hehehe.
Oohh, something I need to try
Sounds interesting
Ooohh... Emperor's New Clothes psychology, we daren't ask why it's named after an obtuse angle for fear of sounding like the thickest of people
Naturally there are some people who are like the little boy in the crowd and quite happy to loudly declare what they can see...
It looks like a temperature to me.
Yay!
And if we all do the same, they'll change the name yet again... happy times!
How hot is 150 degrees Andronov?
And not one I'd want the cockpit or suspension to be at either...
Ferrari Gas Mark 2 Italia for those needing a conversion
:lol:
:D
Hehehe.
Full of running... Internet has one of those lets-constantly-die-on-Sandy-days, so I keep running downstairs to unlock the modem, reset the system and pray it will start up again. I also ripped out the router this time round and put it back, so let's hope it'll keep on working for a bit now. ;)
Did I ping this chicken post? I forget. http://mrschristine.com/2011/03/04/the-far-from-perfect-roast-chicken/
Blimey
That does not sound like much fun. Hopefully it will work this time.
Less than perfect is not a brand name that will sell
I hope so too. And if not I'm buying an extra long cable so we can put the bloody thing upstairs. I wasn't made for physical exercise and particularly not for running...
And how was your day? (As I self-centeredly forgot to ask that in my previous comment.)
I disagree, these celebrity chefs set far too high a standard for the rest of us, what we want is something we can do too.
That chicken is huge! And you managed to make a meal with it? *impressed*
My day was pretty dull. The only interesting thing was NASA's little $424 million faux pas and I missed that.
Am always impressed when someone roasts a real bird. I go for the rolled joints, so much easier
You mean the satellite-thingy (which possibly may not be the official term for it, but still) that fell into the sea?
So if a 'perfect' one is the millimetrically-exact artistically placed stuff you see on telly, surely that gets cold while they prod it into position. What you want is real food like this, nice warm chunky bits with loads of sauce/gravy. :) That's more perfect for me..
I agree :)
It was a satellite thingy - or at least a rocket with a satellite inside it that was launch. NASA know it is in the Pacific Ocean but don't seem to have any idea where in the Pacific
I heard something like that on the radio today. I find it rather funny they don't know exactly where it is though. If they can't even find it in the ocean, then how were they planning to keep track of it in space? But then again, I'm not an expert on satellite-thingies. They might have special techniques or something.
I bet it was the Atlantic
There are clouds over the Pacific...
It's easier to track is space. The really stupid thing is this is the second one they have lost for the same failure.
Jackie would like to know whether the quiz should carry on:
http://www.vivaf1.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2453&start=0
I would answer and say yes but I don't do it often enough so it would be a bit hypocritical to encourage them to keep doing it.
#WRC
halftime day one of rally Mexico
1 2 Sébastien OGIER 58:41.3 0.0
2 1 Sébastien LOEB 58:41.8 +0.5
3 3 Mikko HIRVONEN 59:38.7 +57.4
4 15 Matthew WILSON 1:00:49.6 +2:08.3
5 5 Henning SOLBERG 1:01:04.8 +2:23.5
6 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA 1:01:25.2 +2:43.9
7 6 Mads OSTBERG 1:04:06.4 +5:25.1
8 11 Petter SOLBERG 1:05:41.6 +7:00.3
This is good stuff. Go Oggi.
Hi people.
He looks like being the person who could put a serious dent on Loeb's legacy
hi RG
Where is Kimi?
Does Mark Webber gain or lose points? :)
just watched about 5 and a half minutes of eastenders for the 1st time think I'll give the box set a miss..
- @AussieGrit
Hiiiiiiiii :)
I'm still alive! How's folks?
Evening
Hey.
Interesting order. Still, I reckon Loeb will win. :)
Great to see Wilson do well and Henning S too.
Nice holiday?
In Switzerland probably. He didn't go to Mexico
Not so much fun being a self-funded driver I suppose.
i like that there is a weekly quiz, because it's good for f1 and for the f1 community. taking part isn't my thing though.
i (heart) microsoft today. they're trying their hardest to kill ie6, too: http://ie6countdown.com/
That explains why he is not in the top 8
I suggested doing it fortnightly
wow
Pruett: Firestone confirms IndyCar withdrawal.
http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-firestone-confirms-open-wheel-exodus/
I'm disappointed but not surprised, after the Bridgestone/F1 pullout.
If people do something every week they will always do it out of habit. Once you make it less frequently people will get the week wrong and get out of the habit
i suggested before a race weekend, to avoid that confusion
but I'm happy for it to be weekly
GO Finland!
Awesome!
Had a great break which I really needed. Oh nice to see nick to... :)
I thought south korea was supertech savvy... 24.8%!!!
They are. Maybe they just hate tabbing...
I would support this except that IE6 is the only one of the 6 browsers I've currently got that will load Facebook properly...
sorry, the link was via Pruett but this is by Miller
@LeighDiffey is now on Twitter. He's a SPEED TV commentator and lots of people mooted him as Legard's replacement this winter before Brundle was announced.
patrick head on frank williams: http://www.attwilliams.com/news/view/1712
I saw in him something I needed, and he saw things in me that he didn’t have, so there was a mutual respect. He was operationally very good, not as a race engineer, but as someone who could get all the right things in the right place, at the right time.
ooh, ta.
Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!
That is to say that I've always enjoyed Leigh's work. Another Aussie commentator, Neil Crompton is excellent and worked well with Leigh on the V8s and F1 when they were both on Channel 10
:)
i wanted to keep hold of the lotus photoshoot pictures, so i made a bundle:
http://bit.ly/bundles/sidepodcast/7
love the behind-the-scenes stuff. points for team lotus maybe?
also, in pictures #1 and #2, are the red stripes the planned pirelli options stripes?
BUNDLE!
Pirelli are not using stripes. They are making the logo different colours
Tyre fashion wear...
OMG!!! studio work is so fun!!
oh. why choose that colour for no reason?
Maybe Lotus will give you a car to play with
Such a good-looking car.
i KNOW, i want in!
No idea. Doesn't make any sense
Evidently Pirelli fancied starting its own fashion trend ;)
hahah i doubt it. :D a first year student?
i'll assist you :) i loooovvveee being in the studio :)
If you don't ask?
true.. would i need to pay insurance though?
ace, can i do lighting?
make them something ? (it sort of worked for a podcast)
A first-year student who knows (at least one of) the secrets to getting Mike Gascoyne to read her emails?
Depends how well you can negotiate
okay, hehe well if i'm assisting you you're the one in charge of the lighting and composition.. so yes! ;)
erm, true.. wondering what to make them...
i can do begging.. and tears?.. may need to work on the more serious negotiating techniques.
you're good at banners.....
and if they say no, ask about the GP2 car
ohhh!!! :)
You should do basic negotiating first and if that doesn't work try begging. Tears should be a last resort
Mike wouldn't be swayed by tears, unless they were Tony's
ohh :(
There's your solution. Create something so wonderful/beautiful it will make Tony cry...
:D
So a race winning Team Lotus car should do the trick. ;)
not much then...
That would be one option. Hopefully there's a less ambition option that would also work...
I just read the Half-Life story in the Daily. Firstly he's an idiot, but secondly, he's a very clever idiot.
Somehow, a giant wine glass has appeared in our cupboard. It's flippin' enormous, doesn't match any of the others and is just one all by itself. I genuinely have no idea where it came from.
It wasn't a gift from someone by any chance?
Maybe the giant chicken brought it
I bet it was that sneaky chicken.
Not that I can recall, and you wouldn't really just gift one wine glass would you? Seems weird.
Someone's done it to me before. They apparently didn't realise that I don't drink wine...
You might if it were that big.
Mind you, I did once manage to give a present to Mum that turned out to be a matching pair of big, blue, beautiful... ...colanders. I thought they were salad bowls...
Hehe, good point.
Would become my favourite wine glass.
I wouldn't mind if there were two, but it's so obviously bigger that we'd probably fight over it :)
Awesome pingle: http://sidepodcast.com/post/2011-f1-preview-with-david-croft-and-natalie-pinkham
Does that go on a podcast feed?
Yes, but we're just making a couple of tweaks to the feed our end. Should be up tomorrow.
Oh! Actually I was wondering if ther was a 5live feed, but if it is on yours that's great!
Evening folks
Good evening!
Hi Leigh
Hi Alianora,
How are you?
Hi SB
I'm OK, thank you. I'm trying to translate some of my thoughts into Italian for a friend who lives in Finland. Both of us are able to communicate in English just fine, but she likes to give me practise paragraphs in Italian so that, in responding in Italian, I can improve :)
Awww... sweet
:)
That's a great way to practise
Hi guys, Amy and I are off to brunch at Albert Park followed by a walk around the track. Lovely day outside too :)
AMY!!!
For once I will be on time to pick you up (or near enough to being on time). I'll leave soon, so see you in 15 - 20 mins :)
must.have.pictures!!
oh... an have a good time :)
I think so too. She's a very good friend who loves languages (I think she's studied 5 so far) and also enjoys discussing motorsport with me :)
or a whatsit
soundseeing tour
#notaskingformuch
Watching NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying...because I. am. borrrrrrred.
It seems to be paying off in classes - the last two assessments I did turned out to be really easy because I'd encountered most of the sentence structures and a lot of the vocabulary outside class.
How little to do on a Friday night sometimes...
:/
Sounds like a good plan :)
try uploading to mevio
:D
Evening peeps
evening bassano
hi Bassano
Good evening!
Hi Bassano
i think we need a voicemail. how about some 2011 predictions across a range of motorsports?
Speaking of which...
I think I can manage that. What's the number again?
you (and your companion) sir are frickin' hilarious. we were in stitches.
0121 28 87225
The two aborted attempts were ridiculous, I cannot skype conference call for toffee and I was stone cold sober this time
any deadlines?
can we send mp3s?
No upates on Rally Mexico this week?
I've been recording but haven't watched any yet
Grand. Should be in a few minutes.
Didn't hear anything yet. Am going to watch the highlights later
nope.
oh yes!
Kathi posted a comment earlier
legend
Oh cool, I've just returned from work. Cancelled my half day as it was too manic for my colleague alone
i want to be rubens' son: http://twitvid.com/RSJL2
"my son tells me That he does not want to race cars ... ahhh ok"
could be a small bit lengthy.. Feel free to chop it up if I ramble
:)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Behind-Lewis-DVD-Hamilton/dp/B00163K30M
got that the other day, watching now. It's pretty good.
Ooh it's warm outside. What a nice day for brunch and exploring Albert Park construction :)
sounds a bit like my season review
Just painted one of my flatmate's nails... ahhh he's gonna soo regret that in the morning :)
I've seen several drivers say they'd rather their children not follow them into motorsport but this is the first time I've heard about one of the children not wanting to do it.
Hide the acetone
old skool!
http://sidepodcast.com/post/better-than-half-the-grid
Daily ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/daily-5th-march-2011