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21. June 2006 @ 18:13 |
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Hey OGS , yes the console gaming side is hectic as hell these days.
I've been keeping a peripheral vision type of an eye on F1 .. as the World Cup is on & as a true englishman Im all into that.
I truly hope that Button & Honda can turn their season around , Jenson paid to stay at Honda thinking they'd put the full force of the name behind him & co-driver *tut*
I'm looking forward to next G.P , but just looked on ITV home site [that's the channel that broadcasts them] and saw this:
Was checking cos England play next world cup game at 4pm so I should be safe w/ being able to view both but not too sure about that :S
I'm off to try & fix mates laptop - ciao
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21. June 2006 @ 19:23 |
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I'm sitting here with $1500 worth of suite tickets in my hand for all 3 days of the USGP, plus i get prime parking with the suite. god i love this time of year! and no wise cracks either, my faith is all that is keeping me going, if we have another ordeal like last year i promise people will be soooo fired and heads will roll!
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29. June 2006 @ 16:28 |
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Oh, MAN have I gotta sunburn - I'm gonna get the Big C for sure!
Lads, the new cars sound amazing. The McLarens sound different (as do the V10 RedBulls of course) and the Ferrari is somewhat unique too.
It's gonna be good, Darth :^)
I laughed like hell: in the Indianapolis newspaper, the Star
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
they have all kinds of Indy500 stories, STILL! (c'mon guys, the race was over back in May) but only ONE F1 story, titled: "Just tell me how many cars will they bring" LoL ;^)
It's not that the Americans carry grudges so much... but they do have, um, long memories y'know?
Kimi fooked up (shoulda been second). The tarmac was all breaking up in the hairpin corners, and the clagg was already really severe...
So who do you like in Speedway, Indiana, USA?
I just hope both the Renaults blow up (or at least maybe one).
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1. July 2006 @ 20:18 |
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oh trust me i know, i cant stand the attitude my fellow americans have towards the greatest form of racing on the planet. it makes me sick, but then again they're just dumb redneck nascar loving hillbillies, so i cant really fault them for what they get spoonfed and programmed into liking.
i'm actually looking for my boy villeneuve to do some good, he looked great yesterday in practice, and today he was solid. if he can keep his head in it and the car lasts, i think he'll get in the points at least.
i recorded a few new ringers for my phone, i thought some of you might enjoy them if you can get them to your phone.
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=6D238A...
i got some nice pics as well, but i'll put them up after the race tomorrow.
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2. July 2006 @ 00:00 |
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Its in qcp, what phone do you have? Because i know nokia, and motorola record in amr, and idk if my nokia will play it. Nokia 6682 here btw :O
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2. July 2006 @ 00:39 |
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I have always liked Villeneuve, not sure why. But I have always hoped that he would do well in F1. I don't think that he has has the right car to do the job. I like Montoyas' agressive style, shame he doesn't do better! Same problem as Jacques, not got the tools to do the job.
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2. July 2006 @ 06:35 |
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I saw qualifying yesterday & Ferraris are looking great - YaY !!: )
Only a couple of hrs until the race , should be a good 'un this year by the looks of it .. should imagine the 20,000 free tickets that were given out has helped everyone forget about last year.
U.S Grand Prix is looking like it's gonna be a corker ... going to have to be a little biased & say that I hope Jenson Button can pull of a miracle & get a podium placing.
And of course , seeing the Renaults blow up would be damn sweet (just to bring the points somewhere back to a fight out w/ Schuey).
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2. July 2006 @ 10:45 |
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3. July 2006 @ 06:40 |
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Hey those are good clips, Pulsar :^)
The USGP went good - I like the result fine, but JPM is a dickhead.
Kimi would've been right there, y'know?
I used to sprint-race (raced a little Amateur Superbike in Canada in the 80's) and make no mistake, F1GP is no sprint race - it is what many would describe as an endurance race! Everything is relative of course, but mini-enduro at least...
Point is, you gotta be crazy to want to 'beat' everybody in the first coupla corners, yeesh ;^(
I think (with the 2-race engines etc.) a LeMans-type mentality would work well in F1 - easy on the car, brakes, clutch, gearbox, fuel, tires etc. Look, it worked out okay for Trulli with his 1-stopper...
Somebody tell Sato! LoL :^)
Oh well, at least the folks got to see 9 cars (better than only 6).
It was a good result, good day all around. Didja get some sun, Darth?
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3. July 2006 @ 07:42 |
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hell yes, from 3 days in the suite i'm cooked. i saw the first turn wreck with my own eyes and i'll tell you right now it was all montoya's fault. i swear he's the robbie gordon of F1. the man is an idiot! too bad he felt the need to ram his own team mate (probably just jealous cause kimi's better). poor poor jacques, the guy cant get a brake. i still have hopes he'll come back into a better team in the coming years, i think the time with BAR screwed his head up a bit.
SeanZ0r - my phone is the motorola razr V3c, and it recorded those in qcp.
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3. July 2006 @ 15:42 |
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Yes it really is a 3-day event, you do have to be there friday AM to get the full effect :^) And saturday's an amazing event in itself, with lots of practice and qualifying, and other series races too.
3 days is the way to go - so it was excellent? Did you walk around or into the infield? On TV it was clearly not sold-out.
I always get a kick out of the Safety Car, LoL! Buddy is in there just whoopin' up on it someting fierce, rowing it through the gears with heavy throttle and high RPM... those AMG Mercs sound excellent (especially whilst downshifting) but the joke is, the F1 cars are just idling around behind him, overheating and getting soft. It's all the guy can do to keep a reasonable F1 pace up, and those AMGs have 500 ponies or whatever... heheheh.
I believe F1 cars still weigh only 600Kg including driver, amazing isn't it? So no surprise - all the the power of 10 motorcycles and the weight of only 2...
Anyway, glad you had a good time.
Forgot to say: poor Jacques, he was doing great ;^(
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5. July 2006 @ 19:39 |
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lol yeah, my wife kept getting mad at me cause i was taking so many pics of the safety car. hey it was sweet, i couldn't help it! we walked around all over, gotta get one of the giant turkey legs, no trip to the track is complete without one. plus the 3-4 walks thru the infield a day (to smoke the weed ya know).
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6. July 2006 @ 07:37 |
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Yikes - turkey legs...? and party puffs! You must come up to Montreal next June, and would feel right at home in Canada.
I would need to provide all supplies, and YOU would then need to do the same when I come down to visit Indy.
Ya don't fook around at the border (it is a major impediment to my wanderings) but there ya go, see? It's who you know in life, your friends, that are important.
We could then attempt to out-do ourselves, each battlin' to make sure the other has The Best Time Ever®?... it could work :^) LoL
Anyway, anyone who comes to Canada will be well looked after - consider that an open invitation to any & all international AfterDawn F1 refugees...
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6. July 2006 @ 09:58 |
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actually the wife and I are seriously thinking of coming up there for next years GP. now that i've had 10 years to pump F1 into her head she really digs it, so i can get away with dragging her a long distance for a race lol. I never know for sure, but hopefully my company is keeping their suite, so i can hook you up pretty nice if you come down here. hell if anything i got a spare bedroom and i live about 40 minutes from the track. I also have a riend that lives directly across the street form the front gates of the track and he's always asking me to come and stay there on race weekend. you make plans to come here and we'll make plans to come there. it'll be a week long F1 party w00T!
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6. July 2006 @ 11:50 |
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Canada sounds good to me! You'd better get some tents in your garden....
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9. July 2006 @ 10:50 |
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ooooh happy day!!! montoya is leaving F1 next year and going exactly where he belongs...NASCAR!!!! now he can bump and slam people all he wants and no one will care!! I also hear Kimi is going to be teammates with Alonso (or as i call him, the eyebrows of spain).
here's a story on montoya's move - http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2006/07/09/ap2866138.html
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9. July 2006 @ 11:37 |
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Montoyas' style of driving is probably too agressive for FI. Alonso does have unfeasibly large eyebrows!
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14. July 2006 @ 21:14 |
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17. July 2006 @ 09:02 |
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Hi guys,
Darth, I just had a look at your stuff - excellent!
That's a nice spot there, right across from pit-exit :^)
I enjoyed the Friday videos you captured. The sound is surprisingly good (and no #&$@ announcers talking over it!) Splendid.
Damn! Toyota could've taken a few more points from Renault in France, but Jarno's brakes went away...? That's a shame, he was doing even better than Ralph.
Both Toyotas in front of Fisi, and Massa (or maybe Kimi) in front of Alonso, would've made me happy! But I am pleased enough.
(Pleasant mood might have to do with my new Intel E6400 + ABit AB9.)
I had a kinda bad time when I went to Indy, Sept.24/2000. But I do love your location in the grandstand (and I was dragging a 42' Winnebago around with me last time). I should really give that USGP race another go...
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17. July 2006 @ 16:18 |
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yes you should! it's a great time if you know the area. i could see traveling to a race having it's drawbacks. i just wake up in my own bed, cook some grub, then hit the road and it 45 minutes i'm in the suite. in all reality, yeah i'd travel, but it's nice not to have to. now if i can just make them keep the damn race here i'll be set, with my luck bernie is going to pull it.
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24. July 2006 @ 23:46 |
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looks like that may have been the last F1 race that Indianapolis host ,we will see
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31. July 2006 @ 08:02 |
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Michael!!
Poor Kimi, he can't catch a break. And Mark Webber - he caught a 'break' no problem, after an inspiring drive. Too bad (only 9 laps remaining for him).
British-types must be very happy with Jenson Button :^)
But I don't know about him, he can obviously drive but he seems kinda happy-go-lucky to me, like a partier... he has neither the steely glint in his eye nor the James Bond icy demeanor that imply some sense of 'killer instinct' or even distinct seriousness.
I guess I'm saying he seems like a boy trying a man's job to me - he inspires no confidence at all. No offense! It's just, comparing him to ruthless 'gunslingers' like Kimi, Mark Webber and Alonso, he seems at a disadvantage.
Rubens is faster than he is - why is J.B. such a big 'star' anyway? I must've missed that part...
Well I'm starting to almost feel sorry for Renault! But, naahhh not yet, LoL :^)
Hey, the lads and I now want Super Aguri T-shirts and pennants and things. They're so cool, it's Retro Japanese kitsch, like from the '60's y'know? Super Happy Lucky Team, go team go.
Hungary starts in just 4 days ;^) Now watch J.B. prove me wrong...
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1. August 2006 @ 10:12 |
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LOL
You've likened J.Button to how hollywood would have the stereotypical englishman (James Bond or on the of that reverse ice-cold baddy character) tee hee
Jenson is a great (very good at least) driver & put a lot of faith (and money) behind B.A.R , but imho has not been paid back w/ technological advances on the car etc
And just to put you right on one matter The_OGS & that is Rubens wasn't even able to drive the car properly until about 6 or 7 races into the season (his excuse was the brakes are much different to the Ferraris & he needed to change driving style) lol
Anyway another great win by Schuey on Sunday & down to 11point gap w/ Alonso ... wah00
Just hope it doesnt go down to last race ( all the neutrals would love to see that obviously) ... Michael hasn't got a good record when it comes to gaining title on the last day/race.
I'm sure everyone knows the history & I dont need to go into that any further - haha
Sayonara aDusersan :-)
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6. August 2006 @ 06:22 |
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JENSON!!!!!!!!!
Pretty cool (steely-eyed?) drive to win, in a nasty situation.
Michael fooked up...
Kinda nice to hear the Japanese anthem, not something I ever recall hearing - but God save The Queen! :^) Excellent, LoL.
Poor Kimi...
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6. August 2006 @ 16:41 |
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Yeah, it was a great race.
The_OGS do you live in the Uk because you seem to have a liking to Jenson Button?
I admire the fact that, a week ago on a program called "Top Gear" he said if he could he would swap all the rich Monte Carlo life style for his 1st victory, now he has achieved do you thing he could challenge for the title and you think he would chage team.
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