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Fun Stuff => Competitions & Quizzes => Topic started by: Dare on January 12, 2010, 02:30:16 AM
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Scott has to be the odds on favorite but there
might be a new sherrif in town called Wizzo.
I've heard Ali is sleeping better after learning
Stu is a no show this year
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Last year I was the only one to pick me :P :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsucMPlNjw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsucMPlNjw)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0BrdMi-oyc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0BrdMi-oyc)
I'd better go shake out my poncho.
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Neil gets my vote, he is sure to have been practising hard on Mario Kart. ;)
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Hey John, how far away are you from Birmingham? Sneak away for the night...we'd be glad to have you, and there is still a spot available (even if you voted for Neil...who since Wizzo is the unknown, was my toughest competition last year, and I think a fair bit of luck - good for me - bad for him - was the only reason I wasn't pushing him up on the top step). If I was Bernie, I'd be voting for him too.
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Are you all going to play The Chain before the start of the race? :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9h34xYsRrI&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9h34xYsRrI&feature=related)
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3 votes for me? :DD
You lot have obviously never seen me kart? :fool:
Neil got my vote based on past knowledge.
Good luck everyone!
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3 votes for me? :DD
You lot have obviously never seen me kart? :fool:
Neil got my vote based on past knowledge.
Good luck everyone!
Yeesh, one of my votes was by me, so that means there's only one gunning for me and three for Wizzo. Maybe when I win it a second year running you guys will have more faith in me. Quit sucking up to Wizzo! :tease: :tease:
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Hey John, how far away are you from Birmingham? Sneak away for the night...we'd be glad to have you, and there is still a spot available (even if you voted for Neil...who since Wizzo is the unknown, was my toughest competition last year, and I think a fair bit of luck - good for me - bad for him - was the only reason I wasn't pushing him up on the top step). If I was Bernie, I'd be voting for him too.
I'm near London Scott, it's not a question of the distance but a prior commitment to a family event.
Anyway last time I sat in a kart was in Menorca in 1990 and got soundly beat by my 14 year old son, my daughters 40 year old partner Colin and his dad. The only one I could beat was a mechanic testing a misfiring junior kart. Mind you the San Miguel's at lunch didn't help, I wasn't driving we were in Colins hire car, oh and he had failed to mention we were going karting later.
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Too bad. I'm leaving my family behind for this one - Papa's weekend away, we're calling it.
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Hope my vote wasn't wasted.Wiz guaranteed me
he was bringing home the trophy.
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Have you guys moved in together? :tease: :tease:
That's ok, there are three trophies...we'll measure them at the end.
I'm starting to think I should be a bit less confident and more humble - I might have to buy too many rounds if I lose.
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Have you guys moved in together? :tease: :tease:
That's ok, there are three trophies...we'll measure them at the end.
I'm starting to think I should be a bit less confident and more humble - I might have to buy too many rounds if I lose.
I just happen to have a time machine disposable to me and
I filmed this little scene from the future after the race on the
way to the post race cafe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrq96cW2BuY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrq96cW2BuY)
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:DD :DD :DD just priceless Dare! :DD :DD :DD
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So that's what Wiz looks like :DD
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Are you all going to play The Chain before the start of the race? {cosworth151 - 10 posts ago}
Probably not, but there will probably be quite a bit of chattering as we (re)introduce ourselves to one another...
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I've heard Ali is sleeping better after learning
Stu is a no show this year {dare - original entry}
:D My position of wooden-spoon holder is likely to see little challenge... ...then again, I consider it a victory simply organising it and getting twice as many karters to come this year as last!
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I'm starting to think I should be a bit less confident and more humble - I might have to buy too many rounds if I lose. {Scott - 6 comments ago}
Probably just as well the karting isn't in its original slot then - this way, if you lose, there won't be time to buy everyone's rounds before the pubs shut. Unless you get put in one with 24-hour opening...
There is a consolation - nobody will be buying me a drink because I'm turning up for the karting and then going home. Mum would not be pleased if Dad and I got home much past midnight...
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Congratulations to Scott, winner of the 2010 Wizzo GP!
I came 5th of 5...
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Well done Scott on winning :good:
Bad luck Ali, still, was it good fun?
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Someone left out a number on your results sheet. I didn't come in 1st, I came in 11th.
:(
Of the 6 of us, The rankings were:
1. Slugger
2. Neil
3. Wizzo
4. Scott
5. Deano
6. Ali
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Ahem 8) :yahoo:
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Did I mention that the little guys had an advantage? Oh yeah, and Slugger had a super slippery helmet he brought from home (I saw a spray can of something sticking out of his bag. I think it was de-fog, allowing him an aerodynamical advantage over the rest of us who had to drive with them wide open)...oh and did I mention the jet lag I was suffering from...and my bum shoulder...and I had to drive without my glasses because they wouldn't fit with my helmet on...and...
>:D
Seriously, great race, we'll have to do it again. I wish I could do the summer race.
...so I get home and find my wife has gon away to one of themost amazing ski resorts in the world!! Check it out: http://www.la-grave.com/index.php?rx=0.8
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Did I mention that the little guys had an advantage? Oh yeah, and Slugger had a super slippery helmet he brought from home (I saw a spray can of something sticking out of his bag. I think it was de-fog, allowing him an aerodynamical advantage over the rest of us who had to drive with them wide open)...oh and did I mention the jet lag I was suffering from...and my bum shoulder...and I had to drive without my glasses because they wouldn't fit with my helmet on...and... >:D
Very good Kubica or Rubens impression Scott :DD :DD
You might get the second seat at Genii - oops I mean Renault ;)
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The official leaderboard going into the feature heat. Notice that I actually wasn't 11th, but tied for 5th...and I had 6th fastest lap time - faster than all the others on the GPWiz team!
In the interests of anonymity, I have made some minor adjustments to the photo.
This time there were a few others from other forums, including two father and son teams (one guy's Dad was a particularly dirty driver), and some walk in's, obviously locals that had raced somewhat regularly at that track. I would pay a bit more to have the track to ourselves, or at least limit it strictly to us and Sidepodcast and some bloggers or something. Not sure how the others feel, but I think it was better that way.
Either way, thanks so much to Ali for putting on another great race, and the Teamworks guys for running it so smoothly.
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anybody take any pictures
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Nice one Scotty,
Mrs Slugger was in charge of a majority of the photos so hopefully we will have some coming real soon.
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Thanks Scott. I don't look so good now lol
Yep we have 90 something photos but I can't post any until my Raid drive has rebuilt itself :-(
Watch this space.
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Here are a bunch to start you off with. I'm sure Slugger's are better. I had the cheapo camera, while he had a slick SLR.
Hold on, I'm having issues getting them down below 250k. According to my computer they are under, but for some reason Wiz's filter is showing some of them as over. >:D
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and a couple more...
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would you believe a couple more?
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ok, the last two...
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Who's that fat bloke in the middle? :DD
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Hey Wizzo, ya think maybe it's time to upgrade the attachments to maybe 500k? Feel free to delete year old pics to make space. :DntKnw: :DntKnw:
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Space is a premium but I have increased the max photo size to 500k and the max total size per post to 5000k
Hope this helps :D
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Who's that fat bloke in the middle? :DD
Ohmigod, that's the last straw >:D
Neil.P :D
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Here are a bunch to start you off with. I'm sure Slugger's are better. I had the cheapo camera, while he had a slick SLR.
Hold on, I'm having issues getting them down below 250k. According to my computer they are under, but for some reason Wiz's filter is showing some of them as over. >:D
Correction - I may have brought the slick SLR but Mrs Slugger was operating it ;)
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There are some more pics over on my blog http://waynedavies.net/gp-wizard-karting-2010/
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Some nice shots there Slugs :good:
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Nice one Sluggs :good:
Neil.P
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Glad to see you kept your helmet on most of the time Neil :DD
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I wasn't going to mention that picture of you gurning on there... :D
Neil.P
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Thats my impression of you with your helmet on you cheeky fella :DD
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A lot better than mine...looks like I won't be able to convert the time lapse into film - sorry 'bout that. At least I got 'The Pass' documented :DD
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Pass? What Pass? >:D
Thats the last time I pick up a couple of urchins off the street and give them a lift! :D
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We thought we were being abducted by a spaceship :D :D