Saturday has dawned, bright and sunny. Well, maybe. I haven't seen the weather yet, but let us know what it's doing in your neck of the woods! There's testing ahead of us next week in Jerez but it's not looking good weather wise, so we need to brush up on our forecasting skills. Meanwhile, here are some of the things we're talking about:
- Some comments yesterday picked up on pictures posted in the latest edition of Racecar Engineering, that have been featured on a US F1 fan blog. They give a fascinating insight into what goes on inside the car, despite the fact that it looks like the driver's leg is broken in a really uncomfortable way. It's nice to see technical drawings that don't scare people like me away.
- We did a bit of a catch up on F1 Big Picture yesterday, and posted this cute little picture of Nick Heidfeld. With his new job at Mercedes, it was about time we featured a Nick pic, and I have to say, seeing the poor guy in a big field all by himself makes me feel compassion for him. Bless Nick.
- Sadly, it seems that the Only One Timo Glock blog curated by RG has had to shut its doors. This is bad news, of course, but no one can say that RG doesn't have his priorities in the right place. He still has the Northern Waffler blog to, er, waffle on, and as ever, our doors are always open to any guest posts about Mr Glock or otherwise. Keep it up, RG.
That should do it for now. Let us know what you're up to with your weekend and as ever, I will see you in the comments.
christine and i have signed up to fantasy wrc too: http://www.fantasywrc.com/
(we're so gonna suck)
Ah yeah, will do that now
I'm in as well.
Will someone please remind Danny that there are no Danish Drivers in the WRC?
I need to go sign up for that too. I wish it was ten years ago because I knew about rallying then.
tweet him: @Fantasy_Racers
Is there a private league?
nope, but if anyone fancies setting one up, we'll join.
Seems to be a mixture of Norwegian and Dutch! The same Peter van Merksteijn that ran a Porsche LMP2 recently?
Or use this: http://www.fantasywrc.com/general/contact1.php
Yes - and my Dutch Colleague will tell you Danes and Dutch are very different!
me too
I'll create one if anyones interested?
go for it.
Since we're talking IndyCar in the other thread, it may be worth a mention for those that follow the series, there is also a Fantasy Racers IndyCar game. http://www.fantasyindycar.com/
good lord!
I'm still trying to think of a name for the wrc league
You must be too young for that
Do it
For once I came up with a name instantly. Normally I am terrible with names
took us 12 hours.
btw I may be committed game suicide by not picking Loeb
How about "You Lost Me At Special Stage"?
He is too expensive
Don't worry, I didn't either.
:D
It may be Miko's year (finally)
I may or may not have chosen Ogier because I just love that name.
i know absolutely nothing about rallying other than it looks really cool!! :)
Oh dear. Have you seen the lad's crashes?
So no takers for BTCC then?
http://www.fantasydrivers.com/
That's all you need to know. Rallying is proper eye-candy!
That's him: http://cdn.gallery.autosport.com/picture_free.php/dir/irc2010mon1/image/ogier35-2
?!
He is (ahem) spectacular
I remain optimistic.
Plus he's fairly cheap.
Kimi and him will be great teammates :D
And ear candy too. God I miss the Group A cars too. The Delta Integrale and Impreza 555 were awesome sounding cars, not to mention the Escort Cossie :P
:)
I've seen some, I picked him anyway because I like a trier.. and he's cheap :)
Ok I created one. It's called You Lost Me At Special Stage.
League Number 90003.
Apologies in advance for description
I bet you win
May as well.. and there's a MotoGP one. I have a feeling it'll be a case of 'pick and forget' for me on those.
:)
How did you manage to start a league and be 3rd. Christine is in the lead though.
Haha.
The order in which you sign up for the actual competition.
does not surprise me
Our league is winning. It is the only one.
:P
christine's asleep. if she beats us in her sleep we are in serious trouble.
There's actually 3.
But we're the only one with us die-hard rally fans determined to not let down a community.
I see that you don't have to go through every page of a league this year. There is a dorp down box at the bottom of the page where you can pick a page.
:D
I went to Top Leagues and there's only one listed
?
When joining the league, instead of typing in the number, I went to the list of leagues.
Can I create an Indycar League?
Why not?
That game hasn't started yet but I'm up for it.
there seems to only be a pre register page, so i don't think so, but make a league, and they will come.
i can't join until i think of a name, but please do.
link
The competition is not open yet
I have picked a team though?
It is letting me pick drivers though so, try it
Considering Gavin and Pat have teams there, I'm not so sure.
Turn left, go straight
How?
Panda 500, League 60001....
:-)
hehehe
Your team names are a bit more creative than mine..
Joined
Home sweet home. I'm stupidly hungry. I'm not sure why there's no food in my house....
love the description too!
Thanks :D
All joined up
You have OCD about your fridge and food can't be left in it just in case?
I do not have OCD! I'm about as messy a person as it's possible to meet.
hello :) you mean you have no home made bread :(
I think I've had more than enough bread for one day :P
Night everyone
Night. Think I am off too - I have to get up at 7am!
Night Kathi
Night Kathi
Pizza? Soup?
Good night
Hello and goodnight for the shift change.
Remember you can join two leagues... I've joined VivaF1.com's F1 league as well as Panda.
Night sir.
Night Kathi and Gavin
oh... maybe you should make some cookies next :)
night Kathi, night Gavin
By that I clearly mean I ate all the bread I made before :D
night Gavin and Kathi
heheheheh :D i see. i think you should get a blog to document your cookery, it sounds awesome! i wanna see pics etc :P
Hehehe but I'm a feckless cook. I make the most obscene mess! Plus pizza or bread isn't cooking. The only thing I can really make is soup.
hehe i don't mind seeing obscene mess.. you should see my desk :D i think pizza and bread are kinda cooking.. just as baking cakes and making cookies is. plus it will be fun! :)
Isn't mess Cooking? Like rubbing is racing in Days Of Thunder.
Hmmm I'll think about it :)
It might encourage me to make more healthy food so I'm not judged!
we wont judge you, we'd be happy to learn all about it i'm sure. :) yay for blogs :)
The things people think are healthy today will be unhealthy in ten years time so eat what you like. When I was a kid you were supposed to eat lots of red meat, white bread and eggs.
okay i'm off to sleep now, lots of work to get done in the morning. night all!! xx
I know I don't have a cholesterol problem. I don't eat meat but I'd definitely class bread and egg in the healthy category as long as you don't fry them.
Good night
What are you saying? That's not healthy?!
night Lou.
I thought eggs were bad due to cholesterol and white bread had all sorts of bad things in it
Well I'll think twice before having that Steak & Egg Sandwich in the morning for Breakfast.
Because it's yummy, right? Who makes up these rules!
They reckon white bread is too processed so that makes it more "sugary" rather than slower releasing wholemeal. It all seems very faddish to me though.
The cholesterol thing is true but as long as you don't go nuts.... egg is good for you.
But I can't think once in teh morning, let alone twice
Computer playing up so I'm guessing it wants me to go away now. So night ll and lotsa love.
night RG
I'm off to practice a dance for my brothers wedding. This must be some new kind of fad
I think it is like management consultants. They make up one set of rules then when everyone who is interested has bought the books about them they have to invent a new set. So whatever is healthy today will be unhealthy in a few years or the experts won't get back on TV.
Blimey! Sounds pretty scary....
Good night
Very. I'm wearing shorts and running shoes. This can't go well.....
That isa unique reason for leaving.
Well erm good luck! Try to stay more sober around your brother next time?
I thought so. The way I dance. I may never be back
Is this a wedding or a 118 118 advert?
I'm heading to bed too. I've a Trampoline and a Fishtank to buy in the morning.
hehehehe. Yes, that may have been the problem. Sounded OK 4 months ago
Are you teaching trout to jump?
This is getting more weird by the minute.
I must delete that video of me dancing when a little drunk off Apple TV.
I am not kidding either.
That's not going to end well for the fish....
:D
*gone*
He loves it. The cats love it even more
Night All.
I am drinking Bell's & Coke, booking flights and listening to Placebo quite loudly because I still like them even if others don't.
Bet your neighbours love you!
It isn't that loud really.
Hehe okay :)
Where you off to? Spain?
Yep! Vigo in the North West. My sister has moved there for a couple of years and it's my birthday next month. Good excuse for a holiday and a drink.
evening/morning sidepodpeople
hi
Rediscovering the joys of EasyJet's pricing structure.. :) It has been a while (I flew a lot in 2005 but haven't been on a plane since).
50 quid for the flight (very good). +18 to add a suitcase.
and still much cheaper than a 'big' airline? how I wish we could have those kind of things here...
Yeah. I rarely need one though. You can carry on a lot....
I say this now but when I went to Dubai I filled my sizeable suitcase so full that I couldn't repack it to come home and had to leave a fair amount behind :P
I haven't even looked, which probably says a lot.
I always carry a small backpack folded inside of the big suitcase, just in case...
It's alright. Nick is now the proud owner of a small pile of my junk. I'm sure I won't miss it. It's 5 below here at the moment....
quick check, I don't think any big airline flies to Porto. I'm going there and getting the bus up.
yes. yesterday we were looking for flights for a friend who's going to Europe next week. he would be able to jump do Milan, Berlin, London and Rome (and some stops in the middle), for less than 50USD per flight. It's amazing :-)
It's all right. It wasn't your last visit to Dubai, I'd think. ;)
Morning, folks.
morning journeyer
heheh :-)
I'm going from Weds to Tues so I'll take a case, not full by any stretch though.
good plan
BTW, he has to flight to London and has several options. any recommendation on which airport is the easiest in terms of getting to London after the arrival? (probably late in the night...)
It is quite ridiculous, especially something like Ryanair which offers flights for £5. But you get what you pay for and that's like cattle.
morning
well, we were skipping Ryanair on purpose, actually ;-)
Ah see I went on holiday in the summer with a backpack's worth of stuff for 3 weeks :D
Hmmmm
#sorrynick
From Berlin? I don't think it matters. There should be flights to Heathrow and Gatwick, and probably Luton or Stanstead too. Heathrow may cost more though.
You don't want Luton for easy transfer surely!
Good! When I lived in Scotland for 9 months I took a cheap visit home with them. It wasn't fun.
I've no idea :)
If he's just looking for somewhere to get to London it shouldn't matter? If there's a connecting flight that's different...
yes, that's the problem. he can arrive to Luton, Gatwick or Stanted, but all around 10:30PM. so we were trying to figure out which of the airports would allow him to arrive safe and fast to a hotel in London before the tube shuts down
But Luton's basically Milton Keynes yeah? I landed there once. It's the middle of flipping nowhere!
I thought they all had reasonable links into town now
At that time? I got a bus to milton keynes railway station that was free with my rail ticket but I think you'd be at risk of missing the last train to London at that kind of time.
ok. so, no luton
Oh okay it says it's 45 minutes on the train from Luton Parkway station into St Pancras. I know there's free shuttles to that station, it's only about 5 minutes away because I went there by accident!
Ah I see. You'll be wanting to ask Bassano and Alex.
Gatwick has the Gatwick Express train and the last one seems to be at 1.30am
Still very late once you've taken security into account though. It's gonna be late wherever you look. Are you sure a hotel at the airport isn't better for one night?
I didn't know about the time..at the time..
thanks. that's already a lot more information than we could find by ourselves! :-)
Heathrow and Stansted have them as well. Be aware Stansted is a long way out of the city.
http://www.heathrowexpress.com/Home
http://www.stanstedexpress.com/
thank you very much! I'll pass the info to him.
No problem. He should probably read this for general London getting around: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/
oh, he's been in London already for a few days, but he arrived by train. much easier ;-)
I agree :)
If Amy is around - you may want to bookmark the train thing just in case..
Boooo no mentioning the S word :(
I thought you were going?
Hmmm ask Nick! He'll just say he doesn't know.
He can't plan what he's having for breakfast in the morning, forget months away!
Hehehe.
:D Awww. Don't worry - I'd like to think that he wants to go too. :)
Go anyway :)
Tell him if he doesn't think about it now, all the Schumacher fans will pinch the good seats and the affordable hotels.
It's not a thinking thing really. He wants to go but hmmmm....
If they haven't already...
It's one of those spur-of-the-moment things, then?
Ah but I can't afford to be whimsical!
mm. I'm glad I have my ticket. I'm hoping hotels are available that I can afford, I don't want to be priced out
I'm sure you can convince him to commit... to Spa. ;)
No I really don't think so! He's planning on going to see his parents in Australia at some point. I can't even get him to decide what month he's going?
On the entire calendar, it'll be Spa who'll have the most Schumi fans (even more than Hockenheim). So it's really a race to those tickets now.
Go in March? Hehehe. Nah, too soon at this point. ;)
I'm not sure I'd go that far, but yeah to be sure it has completely changed since we first thought of going.
He thinks he can go in a couple of weeks :P
Maybe. If he decides to. Which he might not.
Where in Australia are his parents? He might be interested to drop by Melbourne... ;)
Eurgh. No encouragement please!
:D All right, all right. ;)
You obviously missed the day he decided to go to Bahrain. I'm not sure he's done anything about that. Hopefully he forgot about it!
And miss the chance to see Schumi's first race back?!
Then again, he's not much of a Schumi fan... :D
Sounds like you're lucky he's not on a plane to Florida to watch Piquet.
Dear God.
:D :D :D
8pm our time, I believe...
btw, Nascar drivers are getting in on the Twitter fun
http://twitter.com/Kylebusch
To be fair, I haven't spoken to him in a few hours. You never know.....
He'd be asleep, no? ;)
Haha yes.
Ooooh is the rugby starting tomorrow? Awesome!
Yep. And I'm going to miss it. At least its on for a few weeks.
Oh yeah I can't really watch it except on iplayer...
Ah then I can watch the England game when I get home then :)
This week is Ireland v Italy, then England v Wales, and on Sunday is Scotland v France. Not overly fussed about the first, I want to watch the others.
Apparently there is a new film out about the South African rugby Word Cup win in 1995 and what it meant for the country as the first big sporting event after aparthied.
Morgan Freeman is Mandela (the thought of that..just..wow) and Matt Damon is the captain of the SA team. Here's a UK-only BBC vid with Damon - he gets it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8492290.stm
Sunday is becoming a busy day. Space shuttle launch in the morning, rugby in the afternoon and superbowl late at night with the Who doing the half time show. Wonder what my neighbours will make of the Who turned up to 11 at 1 am. It's just wrong to listen to them at anything but 11
I've already arranged to play golf with Dad on Sunday (weather permitting). I may miss the launch because I'm incapable of doing Sunday mornings unless F1 is involved. Will iPlayer the rugby. Doubt I'll stay up beyond half time for the Superbowl.
I am not keen on Sunday mornings either. I can just about cope with the launch time but I like to watch at least a couple of hours of the build up which means getting up at 7am and not getting to bed till at least 3am the following morning.
Ok. Off to Avatar at some undefined point on Saturday, after it was sold out last week. We've had so many deferrals I'm wondering whether to bother at all, and I'm not sure what time we've prebooked..
Will see you when I see you..
My work won't like it if I stay up until 3am, they are starting to notice my 9.02am arrivals caused by staying up late enough, as it is.. Next week I have to find a way to get myself to bed a little earlier on weekdays so that I can get up earlier.
Since I've been up nearly as long as that already, I'm off to bed..
Good night
a nice broadcasting problem...
http://www.americascup.com/en/actualite/news/flying-high-technology-19-1243
Remember how we've always criticized Bernie for being strict in the use of the word F1?
Apparently, he's not the only one anymore. Ask the kind people at CES, the Super Bowl, and the Olympics.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-10448231-256.html
#sidepodspace
I heard that some bloke has taken some amazing space pictures from his shed and immediately thought, "what's Steven been up to now?"
but apparently it's someone else: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7042005/Space-pictures-taken-from-garden-shed.html
Mr C... In all the excitement of my sporting injury yesterday I didn't spot your reply on the video encoding thing.
I agree with you about linux and open office. Don't like 'em, don't use 'em. But the most popular bits of free software are HTML, Javascript, MySQL, PHP, Python, Perl, The e-mail specification... etc... etc... Somebody spent time writing those and you get to use them for free. And that's what seems to be needed to create successful network effect type interaction. The fact you can make a website for free is pretty much the main reason it works. 1p per web page licence for the HTML standard?
So yes, my point, I guess was that I see H.264 as more like HTML than my OS. And I do have good free examples of stuff like that.
oopsy
please pass on my apologies.
I believe Kathi sent that through as a suggestion last year.
#seeidolistensometimes.
It's not officially open, but I've unbolted the door as quite a lot of the drivers have been announced.
I hope his got a ruddy big lock on that shed.
right - I'm off to watch Avatar in 3D. The number of people that said it's just not the same in 2D (which I saw last month) had better be right, otherwise this is 3 hours of my life I won't ever get back.
I am yet to see any 3D movies since this 'new wave' of 3D started. I meant to see Up but never quite got around to it. I think I'll go to the Toy Story 3D double feature though because I feel like a criminal for never seeing either of them (even though I have them both on DVD), and I need to before the third one comes out
Everybody should see this. It is OMG awesome!
Avatar 3D that is. Missed quoting Danny's comment
today i am mostly doing awesome things. do not disturb.
love you x
Those are incredible pics. Never mind that they were done in a shed. This guy must have some clever software.
I'm off to see it in a few hours.
Edd Straw just tweeted about Adam Cooper's new blog. I like Adam's stuff so this could be interesting. http://adamcooperf1.com/
The GP2 is about to get going, if you thought the circuit wasnt full for the F1 then you should see it now!
I am actually suprised how many people have gone there for it though, it wasnt all that cheap, especialy for an event which is normally free as a support event
Woohoo I love rugby!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/e2-00000080
I just watched a few seconds of football to see what all the fuss is about. It's very new to me.
League right?
Noooooo it's union! The 6 nations is starting!
My daddy used to watch it with me when I was little. He must have lost most of his hair answering my inane questions....
And miss out on St Helens v Hull tonight? Crazy.
I made some new friends during the tennis and I was a little sad to learn most of them went out tonight to watch Liverpool and I wasn't invited, but then I worked out that I don't have a clue of any of the rules and would probably annoy them.
#needsmoreallblacks
Meh, its only Liverpool
heheh I can understand my friend who is actually from there being a fan but the rest are aussies and kiwis, why go for a team who apparently lose all the time? :D
Shocking accusation!!
But true.
all I know is what my scouser friend says. She says they lose a lot these days.
Yeah they do. They used to win when I live there. They're a bit rrrrubbish now!
sounds like my beloved Highlanders. Soooo rubbish now.
I don't really follow football though. I only like the champions league.
This is one thing that confuses me sooo much about it. Theres the EPL and the Champions league and the FA cup and there appears to be a million other leagues and I don't get which teams play in which ones and how they all fit together.
I don't know what EPL is?
Oh is it the English Premier League?
English Premier League
I also get annoyed when people call it that.
Always should be the Premiership.
it's called 'lets do as many championships as we can so everybody is happy because they can win something' (unless Barcelona is on it...)
I think here it gets called both and thats what confuses me because I think they're different things.
The UEFA cup is the one that seems very pointless to me
Since it doesn't exist any more, it is rather pointless.
Oh okay. Did they replace it with something?
Also TRY!!!
Europa League.
Ah but it's just the same thing?
which team are you going for? Not that I know who is playing other than Ireland.
Way more complex and simply more ridiculous.
It's Italy. I feel sorry for Italy because they're consistently the worst of the 6. If they won a couple though then Scotland would probably get the wooden spoon though and I wouldn't approve of that either! So torn!
I kind of understand the A-League only because theres a team from New Zealand and at work we quite often watched a reality show called Football Superstar hosted by Brian McFadden (somewhere, Mr C just got goosebumps)
Your not Scottish :P
Hello everyone, Loved the GP2 race at Yas, It had overtaking and everything! ;)
I havent really watched it before, its quite an entertaining series!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
the correct answer is 'my not Scottish what?'
You're vs your, eh?
Hello, folks. :D
:D I've given up....
well, if you're gonna try and offend someone you've got to do it right ;)
Has this been brought up?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36N2f4L5I7s
I'm STILL surprised Ferrari let him go. I mean, did they think Merc wouldn't do this?
And... a RED Merc? Cheeky...
you mean you don't think mercedes when you see red? :D :D
I think of an Italian car (not necessarily Ferrari). Merc isn't even Italian...
I got bored the other night at work and decided to do a little tribute to my latest favorite driver.
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/pict0005-jpg
I may or may not have chosen Ogier because I just love that name. {Comment #28}
You're not the only one - in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, there's an entire species known as the Ogier...
:D
Coool. Mmm, I'm hungry.
Afternoon people. Very tired as we just came back from Germany. How has your day been?
we caught up with lost, but my plan to be awesome fell apart.
will try to be awesome on monday :)
So I found some stuff in Germany worth taking pics of...
A shop with an interesting name and two funny products. Sadly I didn't have my phone on me when we picked up the Dickmanns Candy ;)
Also, I have never seen this before, but apparently they have 'ladies only parking'? Eh???
?!
They're not even spaces for smaller cars. At the entrance to each level were these 'ladies only' spaces...
A safety at night thing?
ahhhh, clever.
But they're miles away from the lifts and stairs?
So when you say 'at the entrancce to each level', you mean the ramps?
Are they saying that woman can't find a parking spot?
They're at the top of the ramp, you drive straight in...
i think what they're saying then, is that ladies can't be trusted.
:D
Brave man
brave country.
Maybe the ladies held up the boy racers who wanted to tear around the no speed limits car parks ;)
Nick said something similar on Twitter BTW...
And so did somebody else!
I have found the article ;) http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100125/NATIONAL/701249829&SearchID=73380973595246
It depends on the Bundesland but women parking spaces have to be ...
... easily accessible (I'm hoping that's so we can get away quickly rather than because of alleged parking skills)
.. better lit
.. have video surveillance
and a panic button close by.
They are usually used in big parking houses or other possibly dangerous parking lots
Hi guys. I hate my internet, and there's nothing I can do about it because I'm not allowed to install another phone line. :(
Brilliant. Thanks Kathi. Makes sense now with Nick's article.
See how awesome the internet is? Four people in a car spent all day thinking about it, yet in 5 minutes the internet solved the problem ;)
Thanks Nick :D
Gavin suggested they were next to the ramp entrance rather than pedestrian access. Surely that's the wrong way round
3g?
Hello
That doesn't sound good
Below-average coverage in my area. Three fobbed me off by saying that HSDPA is rolled out across the country, but it ain't here!
Upon reflection, I think there was a door close by but it was at the bottom of the ramp, so it was kinda close but could have been better...
i love this quote:
I’ve seen it in other countries. It can be very dark down there.
wouldn't additional lighting solve that issue? rather than flat out segregation?
The other car park next to it (where we normally park) is a big flat one level carpark with proper lighting.
seems far more logical to me.
Except it was full ;)
There are only a handful of those special spots. It's more a publicity thing really. I've never used one of them, I just know they exist.
first i've heard of it.
The 'Theatre of Security' eh?
Gerard Lopez:
"When you have involvement in world renowned brands like Skype, you can’t damage its reputation by mediocre performances in F1"
i didn't see an skype branding on the renault?
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2010/02/some-insight-into-renaults-plan-for-f1-team/
We also have these.
Usually at supermarkets or hospitals. You're only allowed to park there if you area mother with a child :)
father and child?
It obviously never gets dark here due to the crazy amounts of street lighting :P
With have parent & child spaces at the supermarket too
nope. sorry
Hey, Mr C, can you bring me my power please?
I've never been one to customise my electronic devices but this is pretty cool
He's got the power!
cheeky beggar!
:)
baffling.
anything else, while i'm up?
Sorry. It's just really, really far away... in the next room.
Yeah seen those before...
#nothere
just looking through some photos from testing, one photo made me really giggle it's awesome :).
oh, and it doesn't look the same with a merc guy standing behind Jenson rather than Nicola Armstrong.
I saw NCIS Los Angeles last night and the odd-looking woman who is the boss has a laptop with a windows logo on the hood...
£1,000 tripod :)
Product placement is rife on U.S. TV shows
with a hilariously small digi camera :D hehe
(taken by Emily Davenport too! *ehem*) :)
Yes but it had a Windows logo and not a brand name on the cover...
These skins are everywhewhere
Mario
Lego
Snow White
Subtle yet effective?
Last one, just for Christine:
Macbook Panda
love the lego one.
Yes please!
For those who like videogames, can anyone tell me what's the cheapest way to buy them? I looked in the shops today and the new ones are 60 Euros!
Amazon / Play.com. Failing that, if they're PC based, Steam's good for that kind of thing.
Or eBay
I [heart] iPhone games
I'm just a casual gamer but games under a fiver are the future
Didn't realise Davidson had a DTM test with Audi
http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/81317
If you're looking for older games, I'd suggest taking a look at 'Good Old Games' http://www.gog.com/en/frontpage/
They have great prices, and DRM free games.
Cheers guys ;)
'Had' a test already. Last month. Coulthard's testing a Mercedes C-class in the next few weeks.
The F1 drivers pre-retirement course
Be brilliant to see the pair of them in it though.
True
Bwhah ha ha
Turn Around Flow Chart
Awesome! :D
woah!
Thought you might like that
ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/02/06/introducing-christines-rankings/
it's not #mfc, but i'm going to print that out :)
I found James Allen's biography of Michael Schumacher on a market stall for £2. :)
I got Mark Hughes Lewis Hamilton the Full Story at Xmas 2007 brand new for an equivalent of 50p Lewis is not terribly popular in these parts.
A quick little blog post: http://smarterthanyouraverage.com/2010/02/06/making-yourself-heard/
It is rather clever. Although after about an hour I forgot it was 3D - and only occasionally thought "oh - that was clever".
Good Evening Sidepodcast,
I have had a stressful day, so a bit of late night food shopping is in order; but i cant work out what i need to get....so i need your help....Sidepodshoppinglist
- Bread
- Butter
- Chicken
Help me finish it :)
- diet coke
- red bull
- tea
guess what i'm craving atm :P
hi all.
aha. caffine much?
indeed :)
but i'm watching Darren Heath's photography conference from singapore on youtube and don't want to go downstairs :)
i was being a right old nerd and playing playstation with my new wheel, turns out its got a vibratory thing inside so you know when you've crashed.....so clipped to my desk it tends to make quite a bit of noise....
aha. cider :D
Some nice shots here on a unique subject matter
Abandoned Places In The World
wow!!!
anyone watching arca?
live stream: http://www.justin.tv/bumpdraft
piquet jnr, danica and ummm... some others.
ms. munter appears to have been caught up that
#noideawhatimtalkingabout
What a time to tune in!
there was a crash... and piquet wasn't involved!
i don't believe you.. :P
That's crazy talk.
Really? Then I must be the King of Norway.
what's mental, is they just talked to danica... INSIDE the car. how?
That steering wheel is esentially bigger than Ms Patrick!
*essentially
that just seems unnatural and strange..
duno went out too, boo.
I like this Wendy lady.
i don't understand whateve racing this is.. #bringbackf1.
there are lots of ladies driving in this race (i think because danica is), and two just went out in that accident.
ahh i see
Evening
That is yet another CAMS innovation. Saw it done at Bathhurts about 20 years ago
Trying to find a hotel near Joe's evening such that depending how drunk I get I can stagger back without much difficulty. Travelodge seems to get my vote so far. Anybody got other suggestions while I'm searching?
So it'll be in F1, say, 2110?
No chance. 2060 maybe
i would hate in car interviews with drivers during races.
So, apparently Piquet is 5th? That really is crazy talk.
Maybe we have entered the world of Piquet's dreams?
Love American advertising.
Ad for Cheerios ('The healthy option!') followed by an advert for er, Burger King.
Danica has been learning her craft by watching videos the night before a race.
Hows Mr Weakay been doing then??
amazingly well!
Ooh, they're talking about Piquet.
I think the commentator has a crush on Danica.
Not exactly 'Days of Thunder' this is it?
:)
Hello
Another girl has crashed out. Boo.
pat! help, i'm clueless.
We noticed. :P
Hey Pat.
um about what :)
arca.
Then we're in the same boat. Feed me?
http://www.justin.tv/bumpdraft
No way man, I'm an expert now.
(Well, I have an expert to talk to on Twitter, anyways.)
i know from pressdog which women we're following. but they have a habit of crashing.
ta :-)
what do you need to know?
Why are they stopped?
There is no one in the grandstands!
A lady had a bit of a crash.
Oh. Given this is basically F3 for ovals I'd imagine a few of them like crashing.
I think not so much that she is in this race, but definitely down to the fact that she has been racing for a few years.
BTCC does that but I think they stole the idea from NASCAR
That's a shame, was looking forward to finding out if she's any good in a different car..
I don't think we'll ever see it for open-wheeled cars.
What gave you that impression? :P
I assume you remember the commentary guy/s from Talledega Nights
omg!
Some awesome shaky camera work going on I see
Did they start with 'boogity boogity boogity' or is that just Cup races?
didn't see the start sadly.
Ah. I'm surprised to find them doing it, thought they'd have someone else for the junior series
Are we sticking around for the Bud Shootout?
what's that?
Just tuned in to the feed. The racing looks a bit slow right now. The cars almost look like they are parked
heheeh!
ooh actually I wonder if this race will be cut short with this red flag, because the Shootout is the big TV thing
You can catch the end of the indoor Trial World Championship on Eurosport 2 at the minute if your worried that your going to fall asleep
#sidepodspace
Since we have a gap in the racing.
There are just under 11 hours to go before the 5th last shuttle launch ever. Everything is on schedule and weather is 80% green
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
It features a selection of Cup drivers who did well last year, and past champions. It is even more 'made for TV' than a normal NASCAR race, in that they race for 25 laps then there's a mandatory break for car adjustments before the run to the finish. There's a smaller field and a huge cheque for the winner.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Shootout
Piquet hasn't gone when everyone else has.
He is waiting till everyone is out of the way so that he has a clear view of the wall he is aiming at
I would love to see bump starting in F1
They have a truck driving the wrong way around the track...that's really safe
It must be pretty scary to have a massive truck behind ya like that.
It's OK at slow speeds
Lol Yeah sure it is
So.. they have a rule where the first lapped car is given the lap back... and now that is sponsored..
I think I need a beer
By someone called Aaron. Who's Aaron? :)
Shame Piquet wasn't driving his NASCAR car in Singapore 2008. Who is going to argue that the throttle didn't stick open on a Toyota
:) :)
:D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Rents
Ah-ha!
#commentsknoweverything
Burger chain I think
ahh
I just searched for Aaron's lucky dog and that has a wikipedia place that links to the one I mentioned
I notice a driver called George jr. Surely not related to Tony George?
I love how most of the American tweets are getting are from IndyCar fans who are just as sceptical of this as we are.
The Owens lady is third, woo!
the ultimate crossover. f1 meets irl meets stockcar.
Have we been counting mentions of the word 'Danica'?
Never heard of her
I think there should be a drinking game. Danica mentions versus DW mentions
http://pressdog.typepad.com/dogblog/2010/02/arca-a-rival-lend-a-hans.html
Shot on Danica.
That sounded better in my head....
Did Piquet just bash someone?
hahah, did Nelson just punt someone off?
Piquet is improving. He can hit moving objects now
Did Nelson "Crash in the Wall" Jr just cause that? lol
So my brain doesn't explode, I'm gonna head to bed guys. Thanks for the entertainment about *shock horror* something NON-F1!!!!
It happens quite a lot!
Good night
To be fair, F1 is probably only discussed 1/8 of the time on this site.
Night mate.
Night :)
By non-F1 I mean something racing and not F1!
Are you following his tweets? I think he's having fun :)
So 1/16th of the time?
We do sportscars, Bathurst, IRL and all sorts of other racing. Especially if Franck is in a car
:)
loose means oversteer
now we know why staying in the draft is so important.. you just fall back
That's the thing about cars that produce very little downforce. Intead of losing time following another car you gain time.
Staying in the draft will be a windy option though?
(Poor, I know)
Piquet again?
oh ffs.
Right, I'm off. Internet is being annoying and the racing isn't interesting. And I have an early start, so night all and lotsa love.
she did well to save that.
:(
And he took out the star of the show!
Night
It was a very good save
Hi everyone...
Piquet spins Danica...
Does this guy want the entire world to hate him?
Trying to take Danica. Bet he doesn't like all the attention she is getting compared to him.
i think so!
You can bet after the race she will threaten to thump him
That inside shot of her correcting it... very good save
Maybe Nelson needs to wear this American football jersey...
am impressive by the woman.
She is doing a lot better than I thought she would. The jump from open wheel to NASCAR is a pretty big jump. Even with the oval experience, it is a tough change that takes a lot to get used to.
*impressed.
that shouldn't happen?
oops.
Nice tyre pattern in the grass
That should not happen
I'm still amazed that people still walk away from stuff like that.
The Cup cars have been redesigned to prevent this sort of thing, but ARCA races with the old version.
It should just slide unless the wheels dig into the grass or hit a kerb or something. I really don't understand how that can roll like that
I didn't see the drag flaps go up. I think it hit the difference asphalt on the infield causing it to high center and roll.
NASCAR driver @KyleBusch on Twitter:
Is this the arca 200 or danica 200. No offence, but geez. There r other drivers and sponsors that need coverage as well.
OK, I am watching SpeedTV in HD right.
How can an ARCA race be in HD and f1 still is in the broadcasting stone age.
It rolled before it turned far enough for them to activate
They are now showing some football and rugby games here in 3D now
Too many nows
That's insane
@KyleBusch Don't beat up on the girl just because nobody likes you.
Why do I like Dancia in NASCAR but not in IndyCar?
I think it's because it fits her racing style, public persona, and attitude better.
Nelson involved in something again...
This entire race is a little bit Piquet.
Maybe he has been training them all how to crash?
Are you kidding it's NASCAR. Crashing is in their DNA.
Thats true, but maybe he has been training him how to crash on purpose...
Danica is slicing and dicing up.
I cold be cynical of NASCAR and say that they gave her a few more horses for the headlines and to finally kill the IRL.
One of the things I love about NASCAR is that you can see the ars move on their suspension.
Poor Ali, that was a great run.
:(
And she will get a lot less coverage than Danica despite doing a better job for most of the race
agreed
even the race winner will get less than danica.
Ladies and gentlemen, we just witnessed the possible beginning of the end of the IRL
ouch.
It isn't that bad... if she wins the Indy 500 then she's gone from IRL
Sure but Danica gets coverage because she is a woman so you would think a woman who was in genuine contention until she got mugged would get more coverage.
Surely Tony George getting punted by the family did that
Danica is already famous.
They've hired an expert in promotion and marketing so we'll see
Did she pose in sportswear too?
If they loose Danica, it is game up for the IRL. She the only one drawing a crowd and brings in any semblance of proper sponsorship. If she finds a foodhold in NASCAR, and abandons the IRL. The Hulme / George family will cut off the aid to the racing series I would like to call "Tony's folly."
They need to find a load of money because the George family have spent something like $600 million on the IRL
She posed in a bikini in sports illustrated
Night all
ali?
night paul.
Promoters, PR, and marketers don't pay the bills.
No Danica = No sponsors = No IRL.
Mr C got into trouble as a result
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Worst+Valentine's+Ever
Danica
kathi's point was that ali hadn't, surely?
Missed that. That is obviously what she meant.
#sorrykathi
No idea
Oh god is it nearly that time of year already? I feel a little bit sick thinking about it....
it was. (Thanks Mr C)
Just did an image search for Alli Owens and she is wearing a race suit in every picture
Just tell Nick to ignore the day. Of course the problem is any man hearing that is going to take it as - you better remember it or else
USF1 just congratulated Danica via Twitter.
I have. Repeatedly. I think he's convinced I secretly want stuff. Which I certainly don't!
They definitely won't get her now. 7th on her ARCA debut? That's very good going. She'll be in Nationwide by next season and Cup by 2012.
And Piquet... 27th?! Ha! I wonder what he has to say...
You need to dump him pn the 13th then apologise on the 15th
Errrr perhaps not?
Just show him this conversation to convince him. ;)
Be fair. You can't be involved in so may crashes and finish high up
How many were running at the end?
Quick review: I thought it would be a techincal demo with great effects and a rubbish story. It turned out to be a really enjoyable story and while the 3D was sort of cool, I don't know that I can see it taking off.
Interesting feature on Alli Owens website http://alliowens.com/ Fan of the month. Nice to see a driver give a fan that kind of recognition
Hehe I could. He didn't send me a lot of unwanted junk at christmas. Maybe I'll just leave him be. I really hate Valentines day junk though!
The 2-billion dollar gross revenue might be saying otherwise...
Don't know. He ran in the top 6 or so for a while then had a little bup with Danica then another with someone else and he dropped back as a result
Awww. He can always claim it's Chinese New Year junk - it's on the same day. :D
Well if you're gonna see anything in 3D it'd be that. The important thing will be how many people stick with it in the future.
I disagree. everyone wants to see what the fuss is about. this is a fad and it'll be gone in two years.
hahahah!
Well, at least it sounds like there could be potential in him.
But he bumped Danica?! He really likes being the villain, doesn't he?
Hmmmm I'm not convinced :P
I concur.
Yah although I think it does add some more depth generally even if you don't notice it. If the 3D is done well, I don't mind it but in general I'd rather see something normally. Especially considering the price premium.
but if it were a fad, it wouldn't have made that much, because the people who first watched it wouldn't have raved about it and convinced other people to watch... there may be repeat viewings too.
ultimately, it'll probably stay. many cinemas (over here anyway) are already equipping themselves with 3D capability, so they seem to be convinced.
Meh they'll keep trying to show the films. I do think it'll run its course in a few years though. Cinema is a dying industry in the longer term in my opinion....
My thought on this is: the cinemas are looking for something they can offer that a home DVD/Blu-Ray theater can't, because they're losing people who'd rather stay at home and watch a Blu-Ray instead. and 3D may be it.
Something will have to replace it, though. There's too much at stake for too many people for them to let it die.
Yeah that definitely is it. I'm not sure the 3D (especially at that price) is gonna do it for them. The cinema is so expensive. Plus people around you are disruptive and the times don't suit. I wouldn't pay that kind of money....