A Word from the Winner
After nine exhausting months of relentless planning and scheming, after many incredibly late nights spent incessantly berating the competition, a winner was declared in Brazil. A champion worthy of the name, a person who can stand up and say “I fought with the best, and came out the victor”.
Yes, shortly after the dramatic conclusion to the season last weekend, Jordan Allen was declared the 2008 winner of the Sidepodcast Fantasy Racers League. Not only did the man beat 163 other competitors fair and square (without the need for a stewards inquiry or any FIA intervention), he also helped secure the trophy for the most successful private league against some fierce competition from members of the Autosport forums.
Earlier last week we asked Jordan to pen a few words to let us know how he was feeling, but the man went one better and recorded a speech for us. Therefore, without further ado, allow us to present an Oscar winning performance from the fastest racer in town, take it away Mr. Jordan Allen:
That Speech in Full
I was about to start my speech with “Friends, Countrymen, Earthlings – lend me your ears”, but then I realised that I would have freshly harvested corn thrown at me.
I am bitter-sweet about the Brazilian Grand Prix. I am not too impressed with Glock since he was in a position to affect the championship no matter what he did, and I wished he did it by a more positive fashion from his point of view and tried to defend his position. Glock let Toyota and myself down by not defending against Vettel or Hamilton.
Congratulations go out to those who managed to secure themselves temporary membership to the “Group of Five” club. The list is long but distinguished. But there is even a more elitist club, the Sidepodcast League’s Top Scorer of the Race club, so everyone bug myself or Alianora, or G.R. or I think Alan Wolfe for the key to the room. There’s a nice bar and snooker table… but God, you Brits need to bring a refrigerator or an icebox so there’s a chance the beer can be kept cold. It’s basically a sacrilege to us foreigners that the beer is not kept cold.
With regards to the outright winner of the Sidepodcast league? While I was in first place during the competition, I was being chased by tons of very beautiful lassies. It was unreal. I would have stopped and waited for them to catch up but I noticed their husbands and boyfriends also closing in, and so the chase resumed.
After Brazil, imagine my let down to realize that I was no longer being chased by anyone. Nor was I, but rather the trophy, the object of this pursuit.
And finally, on behalf of myself, Dan Cross, and all the other members of the Sidepodcast family, we like to present to you, Christine, and “me”, this trophy for the most successful league of 2008, in recognition of all the hard work and the amount of free time, holidays and nights lost while maintaining this web site.
To butcher the speech of a far greater man than I will ever be, way back when Sidepodcast was just an idea in the back of your heads, you had nothing to offer us but “blood, toil, tears, and sweet”. We have seen the excellent results without the use of blood. And for this we declare: “Never, in the field of podcasting, has so much been owed by so many, to so few.”
Hopefully this trophy will at least, pay the interest.
Bye for now, have a nice day and I’m still somewhere between Nassau and Miami. See ya soon.
Jordan
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November 9th, 2008 at 01:18 #1 - lou said:
Aw that’s brilliant! best speech ever Jordan. I like the music in the background too. Congrats on winning fantasy racers
November 9th, 2008 at 02:38 #2 - Scott Woodwiss said:
Wow, that was amazingly moving… *sniff*
November 9th, 2008 at 04:49 #3 - Jordan Allen (Carrying the Number 1 in the Sidepodcast League!) said:
Back home from the Bahamas and escaped Hurricane Paloma, which is currently between Cuba and the Bahamas….
I knew that my speech was quite long but why did “me” imeeidately go to that “15 seconds before we yank the bum off the stage at the Oscars music….”
Hmmmm, now to make a speech so heavy in ironic false praise of Max that everyone who hears joins in a mob, storms FIA HQ in Paris and throws Max and his lawyer friends into the river…
November 9th, 2008 at 10:03 #4 - Dank said:
Said trophy should be winging it’s way to Sidepodcast Towers within the next week or two, once it’s been engraved. Enjoy!
November 9th, 2008 at 10:07 #5 - me said:
best speech ever
hehe.
you guys are too kind!
November 9th, 2008 at 10:30 #6 - R.G (I'm a PC and this is my comment) said:
Second time this morning I’ve said it, but with a speech like that you should be the next US president.
Not that it makes you fall asleep (well, apart from one
) but well thought out of and is pretty good.
November 9th, 2008 at 12:28 #7 - Journeyer said:
Speaking of speeches, what’s our show schedule for today, guys?
November 9th, 2008 at 12:32 #8 - me said:
9pm (utc) we’ll be ready to record the panel. christine with pinger in hand.
ummm… that’s it
November 9th, 2008 at 12:42 #9 - Journeyer said:
9 PM UTC is your time, right? Alright… Will we do TG live commenting again, or will we skip it this time?
November 9th, 2008 at 13:02 #10 - me said:
correct.
we’re planning on skipping TG this week, just cause moving rooms and plugging everything in delayed us considerably. plus it’s on iplayer all week.
a thread should be open though, so if you fancy commenting on clarkson then feel free
November 9th, 2008 at 15:24 #11 - shaun said:
‘I am not too impressed with Glock since he was in a position to affect the championship no matter what he did, and I wished he did it by a more positive fashion from his point of view and tried to defend his position. Glock let Toyota and myself down by not defending against Vettel or Hamilton.’
Err…have you read Autosport this week mate?. Glock was faster than his team-mate, Trully (who was on the same tyres) for the last ten laps – and that included the last lap of the race. How could he have defended his position when his car was handling like a cow on an ice rink?. I think you have been a bit harsh in your criticism of Timo Glock. Apart from lassoing Hamilton Glock could have done nothing else to stop Hamilton getting by. Go easy on the guy.
Sorry if i sound a bit fierce in my bit of constructive criticism Jordan – and i think your perception and knowledge of F1 has been outstanding this season on Sidepodcast – but it seems only naive or complete morons (and you are neither) think Glock let Hamilton past on the last lap now the dust has settled.
How could he have defended that position?.
S.
Ps, congratulations on winning the Sidepodcast Fantasy Racers League. You could make a lot of money betting on next years GP results, lol.
November 9th, 2008 at 15:32 #12 - R.G (I\'m a PC and this is my comment) said:
UTC, UTC, whats wrong with the good ol’ fashioned GMT?
November 9th, 2008 at 15:37 #13 - me said:
sorry. am geeking out on linux today.
…
we’ll be live at 9pm GMT
November 9th, 2008 at 15:39 #14 - Bassano Clappper said:
Drop.io looks like it’s been spammed by Casino something or other
November 9th, 2008 at 15:43 #15 - me said:
yeah, we try and keep on top of it.
it’s a shame, they really need a spam solution, we’ve mentioned it. but alas nothing thus far.
November 9th, 2008 at 15:44 #16 - Bassano Clappper said:
That’s better, well done me
November 9th, 2008 at 15:45 #17 - Bassano Clappper said:
I guess there are plenty of unofficial watchmen (and women) here to keep an eye out too
November 9th, 2008 at 15:46 #18 - me said:
tis true
November 9th, 2008 at 15:59 #19 - R.G (I\\\'m a PC and this is my comment) said:
That’s better.
November 9th, 2008 at 16:28 #20 - Steven Roy said:
I think Jordan may have started another sidepodcast tradition. Everytime someone wins something they sill need to make a speech. Trouble is we will eventually end up judging who made the best speech and what is the winner of that competition meant to do to acknowledge his/her success?
November 9th, 2008 at 17:01 #21 - me said:
November 9th, 2008 at 18:18 #22 - Bassano Clappper said:
Apparently Lewis gets no win bonus:
Dennis told The Times: “Lewis’s income is fixed for the duration of his contract. There is some flexibility in respect of what we can do together outside the contract, but his salary is not linked to success.”
November 9th, 2008 at 18:22 #23 - Dom said:
Is that the same for Heikki?
November 9th, 2008 at 18:23 #24 - Bassano Clappper said:
“We have no links to performance in any of our contracts with either drivers or sponsors,” the 61-year-old clarified.
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/081109101950.shtml
November 9th, 2008 at 18:24 #25 - Bassano Clappper said:
Good job really
November 9th, 2008 at 18:24 #26 - Bassano Clappper said:
Maybe except for the 3 championship win Orange MacLaren F1 LM
November 10th, 2008 at 07:10 #27 - Jordan Allen (Carrying the Number 1 in the Sidepodcast League!) said:
Well, R.G. I was not born in the States so fat chance of me every becoming President. Proability just as well too. I would have to use some chick airheaded Governor from Alaska to boast my party’s popularity….
I’m John McCain and I approve of this message….
November 10th, 2008 at 13:52 #28 - Jordan Allen (Carrying the Number 1 in the Sidepodcast League!) said:
And observation:
Mr. R. G.:
Wants me to run for the Presidential Office,
making a stand of various issues,
he hopes that I sit
and he expects me to lie.
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