Autosport International 2009

[Slugger]

You lazy gits, I was intending to walk lol

[Scott]

Taxi it is

 

[Slugger]

lol 

[Dare]

lol 

It's 10:38 here{3:38 London time}I hope everyone
met okay and all's having a good time.

No team orders in the kart race

[Slugger]

I think everyone had a good time. I'll let the others announce the result. Pictures coming soon.

[Slugger]

Hmm I took 390 photos. I'll post some here and a link to an album once i've copied them over and sorted the wheat from the chaff.

[Dare]

who won?

[Alianora La Canta]

who won? {dare - previous post}

It wasn't me!

[Alianora La Canta]

I'd also like to thank all of you for coming. It was great to see everyone and race with them.

[Steven Roy]

http://ajtaylor.smugmug.com/gallery/7062837_RGKfF/1/452496149_7sNVE#452497687_EvJtP

A few photos courtesy of Andy Taylor to be going on with. 

There was some discussion last night about a repeat at the Festival of Speed but I think we can wait a little while yet before that needs to be organised.  It was a great night and the only disappointment was the number of people who said they would go and didn't turn up.

[Slugger]

You can see my photos here http://flickr.com/photos/wdaviesuk/

[Scott]

Wow - thanks for getting those up so quick, Slugger.  Some great shots.  And thanks for the post-race beers Neil.  Again, great to meet all you guys.

See you next year!

 

[Alianora La Canta]

Dad had the idea that I should next organise a meet-up at Silverstone for the Grand Prix - not to kart (I don't know any kart tracks in the near vicinity) but to have drinks and perhaps a barbecue with friends. And to give a toast to Silverstone.

As for karting meetings, there will be more. The question is when, where and how. While several people questioned the track width at Teamworks, I think the organisation and karts are plenty good enough that a repeat next year would be possible. It also happens to be the closest kart circuit to the NEC apart from the £10-per-few-laps set-up at Autosport itself, and relatively cheap. That said, other tracks on other occasions are also possible. Even abroad, if it's in conjunction with something else (though probably not this year as I'm not Bill Gates right now).

By the way, ScottyD not only won the GP Wizard GP, but also won the F1 Bloggers and Friends competition outright. There are quite a few Sidepodcasters who are very pleased that Neil P, his friend and ScottyD turned up, as it would have been a pretty thin grid otherwise.

[Alianora La Canta]

Sidepodcast have now done the summary of the race.

If you want to see the results without listening to the podcast, please scroll down:

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1st ScottyD (GPWizard) Also pole and fastest lap
2nd Neil P (GPWizard)
3rd Steven Roy (GPWizard/Sidepodcast)
4th "me" (Sidepodcast)
5th Andy Taylor (Sidepodcast)
6th Neil P's friend (honourary GPWizard)
7th Alianora La Canta (GPWizard/Sidepodcast)

[Slugger]

No problem Scott. If you want any higher res ones emailing over just shout.

More karting meets would be great Ali. Hopefully next time i'll be fit to race (and show you all how it's done joking)