Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooood morning, afternoon or evening ladies and gentlemen. As Lukeh is elsewhere this can mean only one thing, I have returned! *cue expected audience cheering and applause*
Thank you, thank you, you can stop now, I insist.
And since I have control of your Fridays (in a strange sort of way), I shall now explain to you why you should bring down your British flags from the attic, hoist them around your shoulders, wave them in the air, and shout, be proud of where you come from, because you should be, this is a fine and fantastic country, even the south, compared to the rest of the world. And this is why you should be proud for the next week.
Unless you are not from Britain of course, in which case, be proud of where you come from, it is probably better than somewhere else.
First, without doubt, there is simply no question about this, is the Speedway World Cup. The World Cup starts on Saturday with Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Australia. Great Britain, featuring the five lions of Chris Harris, Scott Nicholls, Tai Woffinden, Edward Kennett and Ben Barker, face off against Poland, Russia and the Czech Republic on Monday night. If the gallant Brits fail to win their semi final, they will head off to the race-off on Thursday night. If they make it to the final, it will take place next Saturday in Gorzow, where they will fight and battle to finish in a brilliant fourth place (out of four). (Of course the final will still take place if Great Britain don't make it, but they will).
Then, who can deny we should all be watching England Womens play France Womens in Leverkusen, as the English, led by the heroic Faye White, optimism and belief is strong. Victories over New Zealand and Japan saw them top a tough and difficult to navigate group and avoid the danger and evil that is Germany. Play kicks off on Saturday at 5pm (BBC Red Button for those in the UK, shockingly enough), and watch to cheer them on! (Before they lose the the United States).
Thirdly, we can't forget that in a week's time, the greatest golf tournament of them all, the Open Championship will begin in Sandwich, Kent. With Tiger Woods missing, who will once again step up? Can Rory McIlroy continue to show his talent? Will Lee Westwood get his first major? When will Sergio Garcia find his putting? Be proud of the links course showing up the shock results, surprise winners, in 2003, the unknown Ben Curtis came from nowhere to win at the course, who will be this years Oosthuizen? (Quite probably Alexandre Rocha, this is his time darn it).
Fourthly, taking a look at the leaderboard of the Tour de France and you will see three Brits inside the top 10, David Millar is in 4th, Bradley Wiggins in 6th and Geraint Thomas in 7th. Can they improve and try and claim the famed yellow jersey? Of course they will, they are brave, British heroes. It is on all week and watch to see how the fantastic riders carry on around France. (Before Alberto Contador goes on to win).
Finally, well, just some Formula 1 going on at Silverstone. Not that important, few supremely talented British drivers going around in circles, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Paul di Resta. I suppose you can push it since technically Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo are ours as well. If you want to extend the flag a bit with a bit of blue cloth and some stars. That's there too, big up the Brits, be happy we have such a fantastic circuit in Britain. (Right before they all spin out in the rain).
So where are your British flags my friends? There is no time to waste. (And if you fancy supporting Chile in the Copa America as well... too much?)
Good morning....
Great sports round-up RG. Don't forget the Scottish Open this weekend, which I have half an eye on..
way-hey, rg's back!
Was in my mind but forgot to mention it. Not all on sky though?
I am currently watching highlights on BBC1.
Ooh, didnt realise that. Cheers.
Cheers for a classy daily RG
Good stuff
:D
will a Finnish flag be OK? It's all I have!
I think I might start drinking now so I'm in the right state to cope with Silverstone coverage this weekend.
Morning.... Hey-Hey! and RG's back on the daily. Been a long time stranger!
Settling in for some Classic Doctor Who
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268716_10150244799942020_585302019_7167530_741928_n.jpg
:)
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Daily: 8th July 2011
- Round and Round in Endless Nonsensical Circles Endlessly
- Why Can't They Make Racing Cars Work in the Rain?
- Daily: 7th July 2011
- Britain 2011 - Race information
ooh finally an email from my mum, apart from trying to get herself separated from the rest of the family by getting on the tube without them it sounds like they're having a nice time and the uk is treating them well. And meanwhile I'm at work, bah.
So..... Scotland's nice so far
I hope you're hiding from Alison, I got the impression she's not happy you're doing Sidepodscotland without her :)
I'm not doing SidepodScotland, we did float these dates a while ago and I just happen to be here now. Problems, at the usual address ;)
Definition: SidepodScotland
DOES NOT exist without Steven Roy
heh I thought so, any proper meetup gets posts written about it :)
Precisely!
Mr C: for info - doohickey is crashing mobile safari fairly frequently, across devices. On hitting 'Post'
Sleeps now, G'night
night bassano
Greetings and Salutations everyone....
Steven Roy around ?
i haven't changed anything since forever?
Calling mr. C....
hey squire. wassup?
Oh, just interested in you guys would be interested in one of my crazy posts. I have a silly toy plastic soldier on one side and its couple of connections to racing onthe other.
certainly chap! i think christine has some spare daily slots coming up, to cover gavin, or if it's non-daily type post, just email her and it'll go up asap. ta.
Mr C: 08/07/2011 at 02:53:59
Okay, but timing wise, it is perfect for Tomorrow (GMT) and Sunday (GMT) If Gavin was supposed to be printed those days, great, else....
Just let me find a picture...
due to popular demand the AGPC are also hosting a Senna screening in Sydney for Gold Advantage members so if theres any lurking here who want to see it, go go go :D
Night everyone....
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Daily: 8th July 2011
- Round and Round in Endless Nonsensical Circles Endlessly
- Why Can't They Make Racing Cars Work in the Rain?
- Daily: 7th July 2011
- Britain 2011 - Race information
Morning. 90 minutes until I leave work for my vacation :)
30 mins until I mentally leave work for 90 minutes :-)
Hehe. I checked out Wednesday, I think ;)
Howdy!
Not being at Silverstone hurts so much. :(
Hi Adie. I see you're a busy man these days...
Morning mate, I'm always busy! Starting a new job in London on the 8th August though so *hopefully* it'll be a little more sensible, however it's a European based role so I doubt it. How's you though?
Congrats.
I'm well, off on my vacation in 20 minutes, flying to the UK for a week to meet up with my parents who arrive from NZ the same time. Plan to spend a week with my Grandparents and UK family before bringing my parents to Denmark for 2 weeks...
Excellent, hope you enjoy that :)
Thanks man. Always a little odd going to the UK, not used to everything being so unfamiliar and yet in my native tongue!
Welcome to the Twilight Zone!
Amyyy!! tennis is on today! am very excited cause i've been getting withdrawals.
which tournament are you going to watch?
The davis cup, there are more than one?
theres tennis every week but theres no real tournaments worth watching for a bit, I always have quite a nice break after Wimbles.
I always forget about Davis Cup since Australia is rubbish at it :D
ohhhh!
Both Murrays are playing and everything. Although we're playing Luxemburg so i hope we don't make a fool of ourselves and loose.
theres only Newport this week and it has a line up I think only their mothers would be interested in watching (apart from Mr Isner) which is why I was confused you were so excited about tennis :D
you probably will, but you never know :D
ohhhh i see!! they keep talking about the Davis Cup and i think both Murray brothers are playing doubles together so yaay for Murrays! :)
:D hehe!
also did you see Judy accidentally tweeted her mobile number yesterday? i hope she's not been flooded with calls.
last i heard about the GB Davis Cup team they were losing to Lithuania. Andy wasn't playing though so that might help you :)
hehe no poor Judy, I'm sure she has been. I'm never quite sure how people manage to make epic twitter mistakes like that.
yeah we've not been doing too well. We've got both Murrays and James Ward so who knows what will happen! :)
the tweet sounded like it was meant to be a DM :(
even New Zealand is ranked higher in Davis Cup standings than GB. I haven't even heard of anyone on our team :D
ohhh goodness... lets hope Andy can save us!
Very easily. The system sometimes glitches DMs into public messages (or, as in one message I did yesterday, the other way round).
I'd say user more than system
Results ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/britain-2011-free-practice-1-results
this is pretty cool actually - http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=207416555971508&set=a.139924609387370.22944.129186997127798&type=1&theater
#rankings
oohh yes! gosh i wish he'd just stick with one design.
Hi guys,
Has the space shuttle launched yet?
Name change #5? :)
i think it's at 4pm English time today? but please don't take my word for it just in case i'm wrong.
oh, thanks. I have holiday brain.
We're off for more rainy wandering. Wifi...ugh. Gotta work (or pay) for it here. It's expensive at the hotel.... :(
But Edinburgh is gorgeous and people are really friendly. I had a great meal last night.
See you all later.
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/135_splash/index.html :)
yaaayy! :)
hehe Happy Murray - http://ow.ly/i/e2r2
Nice. I was almost expecting Andy Murray. except for the word "happy".
morning all.
Space Shuttle Live Links - Four Hours to go before launch but only 30% chance of launch today
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
http://countdown.ksc.nasa.gov/elv/index-ae.html
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/
http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/ksclive/index.html
we gots a whole thread for that: http://sidepodcast.com/post/sts135-its-the-final-countdown
#beprepared
oopies! I'm blaming Kai ;)
Hi everyone!
i would ;)
MrC, you asked me about the Williams-Renault video.
It is online on this website: http://www.caranddriverthef1.com/ :)
Or you can use this link: http://videos.caranddriverthef1.com/video/iLyROoaf2r8k.html
Actually I'll blame Steven Roy for writing it so early in the week.
Hi Marti.
ooh, this one: http://videos.caranddriverthef1.com/video/iLyROoaf2r8k.html
good work
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Live: Britain 2011 - Free practice 2
- Britain 2011 - Free practice 1 results
- Live: Britain 2011 - Free practice 1
- Daily: 8th July 2011
- Round and Round in Endless Nonsensical Circles Endlessly
the aspect ratio is a bit weird though :-)
good to see rule tweaking going on until the last moment!
#F1 One team source tells me that today the FIA ruling changed from 10% throttle to 68%, which he says is 'close to full cold blowing'
https://twitter.com/#!/adamcooperf1/status/89332812150358016
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/britain-2011-free-practice-2-results
guest post ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/two-hobbies-or-only-one-you-decide
Ping: http://www.f1minute.com/news/mark-webber-and-felipe-massa-lead-soaking-silverstone-practice
f1.com race edits on iDevices:
http://www.formula1.com/video/ipad/
(via @f1petrolhead)
Have made a Flickr group for any sticker related activity: http://www.flickr.com/groups/f1stickers/
What?!?
guest post ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/total-spa-24-hours
must dash off to see joe and leigh and anyone else who's in stowe this evening.
Evening :)
It has been a long long day today. I need distracting good and proper :)
Enjoy a little something from the sidepodcast.com back catalogue.
- Malaysia 2009 - Driver Standings
Originally published 05/04/2009
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Total SPA 24 Hours - Stop me from going cold turkey
- Two hobbies or only one? You decide...
- Britain 2011 - Free Practice 2 results
- Live: Britain 2011 - Free practice 2
- Britain 2011 - Free practice 1 results
Greetings
#sidepodspace
I managed to catch the shuttle launch but I could not comment. I cannot believe when the weather is 70% good they keep failing to launch but today it is 70% bad and it goes.
When the countdown stopped at 31 seconds I thought that the launch would be scrubbed
Triple bagel for Murray to win his very short match :) Woot Woot. Although he was playing someone very high seeder. 52 mins. Good stuff.
Where was he playing?
Glasgow for the Davis cup.
I remember someone telling me he was playing at Braehead. Didn't know it was the Davis Cup though
Hello all, just wanted to quickly say thank you to RG for filling in with the daily :)
Hey Lukeh
No problem mate!
Hello everyone, how are you all? had a nice evening?
Hi lou.
great pics from goodwood.
aw thank you :)
i see no one has tweeted from the Joe meetup. I hope they're all having/have had a fantastic time :)
i loved it last year, and now reeeeaally want to go next year.
probably will go the saturday though this time, even though i'll miss the shootout at the end of sunday. so i can recover before the working week.
points for jed and geena at virgin.
and joe was awesome.
i'm yet to go to goodwood and actually watch whats happening on track (except for the f1 runs) just too much to do in the paddocks and stands :)
am hoping we get heaps more info in the podcast. yaaayyy for a good night though :)
http://sidepodcast.posterous.com/thef1archive-at-mvrweekend
*waves*
now have similar glasses to mr o'g
Evening all - it's coldish here in MVR campland
:( oh no!
are you all camping? or just staying late?
hi Leigh, what's in the plastic cup?
Anyhoo, can't stay - Joe was good fun and it was a good night
I am on just tea. Not camping - my train is at 3.40am. The thing's i do for this sport
:)
Blimey!! :S
oh my goodness!!! 3:40?!?! trains leave at that time?..
tea, better than that swiss drink sold in cans. at least you're not driving.
Not round here! Only when they're scheduled for about 11pm.... :P
legend!
http://sidepodcast.posterous.com/the-legend-that-is-alexjsnell-and-chums
i'm so jealous of your evening!
gareth jones also here. am starstruck, he had no idea who i was.
hehe, well not many people know your name mr c ;)
is that the original gaz top? or am i on another planet?
Hi all
helloo!
Probably. He is a total petrolhead
You should check out his podcasts. "Gareth Jones on Speed"
Don't know if he still does them
will add to list
I think there's a random one leaves one of the stations near me at 3:55am. They have to unlock the front doors to the station especially for it because the penultimate train of the "day" leaves about 4 hours earlier...
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/daily-9th-july-2011
last time i required a train past midnight (which was years ago), a coach turned up instead.
That's pretty rubbish of the train company :(
that was around the era just before rubens let the german past in austria. that would have been the last train i got on. situations may have changed since then.
Having never needed to go anywhere at that time in the morning, I wouldn't know. I can tell you coach replacements haven't improved much because I ended up on one a couple of years ago. Luckily I had an old F1 race on my PDA, so I watched that with my headphones on instead of listening to everyone else complain or think about the lumpy, smelly seats...
since getting married, neither have I. have driven everywhere since that time, more or less.