Out and About
This afternoon, thanks to a kind offer from Ian at Racing Bulls, I managed to tag along to a very lovely tour of the Red Bull F1 factory near Milton Keynes.
Myself and ten other fans, including Dan from The Red Bullog, all had what can only be described as an amazing day. I’m gutted that Christine couldn’t be there, especially as she missed out on a second bite of Mark Webber at The Stag.
The team offered us a candid insight into the workings of their factory. We were allowed to take photographs (mostly) and I even came home with an RBR branded hat – suitable for all manner of killer podpanel questions.
There’s way too much to talk about in a single post, but thankfully that’s why we have a podcast. I have much to discuss this Sunday, and maybe we can twist Dan or Ian’s arm to join us live too?
your silence made me wonder a little 
November 28th, 2008 at 20:14 #1 - R.G (Please don't ask me where I got the E from) said:
You lucky
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Nice piccies though. Was the Webster actually there?
November 28th, 2008 at 20:14 #2 - lou said:
omg! Jealous doesn’t even sum it up… wow. Lucky you, am pleased you had a great time, am very much looking forward to hearing all about it on Sunday
November 28th, 2008 at 20:15 #3 - me said:
still in tazmania (or thereabouts) apparently.
November 28th, 2008 at 20:18 #4 - R.G (Bracket Censored by sidepodcast.com) said:
Oh, I see. The Stag, just clicked onto the link
, nice stuff.
November 28th, 2008 at 20:22 #5 - me said:
i might be needing a nap now
November 28th, 2008 at 20:25 #6 - Dank said:
Currently tippy-tappying something for The Red Bullog. Was a great day and I certainly owe Ian a couple of (hundred plus) drinks for giving us the opportunity.
You ever find out who our moustached friend was?!!
November 28th, 2008 at 20:27 #7 - shaun said:
Wow!, you must have had lot of good questions about the 09 cars, qualifying and the whether they are actually backing Berny with this stupid ‘medal’ system…?
S
November 28th, 2008 at 20:28 #8 - me said:
nope, not a clue
November 28th, 2008 at 20:28 #9 - Steven Roy said:
How lucky can you two be? Sounds like an incredible day.
November 28th, 2008 at 20:29 #10 - Steven Roy said:
Please tell me Mansell isn’t making yet another comeback
November 28th, 2008 at 20:29 #11 - me said:
didn’t ask about the qually actually. mostly because it sounds the fia have killed the idea stone dead.
November 28th, 2008 at 20:30 #12 - me said:
i know!
it’s fair to say, sidepodcast is going to very hard pressed to beat the year we’ve had in 2008. it’s all downhill from here.
November 28th, 2008 at 20:38 #13 - Dank said:
Someone’s glass is half-empty!
Are you able to do me a massive massive favour? I didn’t get a decent picture of the building and it was too dark when we left. Could you possibly email me one if you managed to catch something half-decent? Thanks!
November 28th, 2008 at 20:44 #14 - me said:
consider it done.
November 28th, 2008 at 20:53 #15 - Dank said:
Thanking you!
November 28th, 2008 at 21:03 #16 - Jackie said:
All I can say to “me” is “you lucky dog”
I hope you had a great time .. what a fantastic opportunity to see things up close and personal. I am just a teensie weensie but jealous but if you’d got to see DC I’d be crying now!
November 28th, 2008 at 21:06 #17 - me said:
missed him by a day apparently.
November 28th, 2008 at 21:07 #18 - Ian Lockwood said:
Glad you all enjoyed it!
November 28th, 2008 at 21:07 #19 - R.G (Bracket Censored by sidepodcast.com) said:
Wait, did anyone take a picture of me with a Red Bull?
November 28th, 2008 at 21:09 #20 - me said:
November 28th, 2008 at 21:09 #21 - me said:
luckily i don’t appear on negatives.
November 28th, 2008 at 21:12 #22 - Steven Roy said:
Wait till he posts the pics then look for reflections in windows and in the cars.
November 28th, 2008 at 21:12 #23 - me said:
damnit!
November 28th, 2008 at 21:15 #24 - Jackie said:
Did you get to see any of the new 2009 aero bits?
If you did, .. are they as ugly in real-life as they looked on the BMW we saw in testing?
November 28th, 2008 at 21:17 #25 - me said:
if we tell you about them, we’ll have to kill you
but no, nothing as ugly as the beemer.
November 28th, 2008 at 21:18 #26 - R.G (Bracket Censored by sidepodcast.com) said:
Oi
November 28th, 2008 at 21:18 #27 - me said:
ooops!
November 28th, 2008 at 21:30 #28 - Scott Woodwiss' favourite phrase right now is Megablastic Shazbot XD said:
I want to go to an F1 factory!
November 28th, 2008 at 21:33 #29 - Steven Roy said:
Now if only you had said that yesterday.
November 28th, 2008 at 21:33 #30 - Jon Waldock said:
I went to Renaults factory in Enstone a while back, we were shown round by Bradley Lord of F1 Racing (and of course, used to work for renault…fame)
November 28th, 2008 at 21:33 #31 - me said:
November 28th, 2008 at 21:35 #32 - lou said:
haha XD
November 28th, 2008 at 21:59 #33 - Scott Woodwiss' favourite phrase right now is Megablastic Shazbot XD said:
But I had to work
November 28th, 2008 at 22:00 #34 - Christine said:
Me too.
November 28th, 2008 at 22:04 #35 - Andy Taylor said:
You lucky lucky thingy. Did you happen to go anywhere else in Milton Keynes today?
November 28th, 2008 at 23:48 #36 - Dank said:
Done a quick overview of today on The Red Bullog. With so much going on today I couldn’t remember everything
November 29th, 2008 at 00:07 #37 - me said:
erm, nope, why?
November 29th, 2008 at 00:11 #38 - Andy Taylor said:
There’s an Apple Store, I thought you might have made the effort
November 29th, 2008 at 00:11 #39 - me said:
think that covered most of it. i commented the only additional thing i could remember
November 29th, 2008 at 00:12 #40 - littlepurplegoth said:
Cos you could have gone to a certain Shop, and muttered at Andy..
Or you could have come here for tea and (cup)cakes…
very jealous… I live here and I haven’t even managed to drive past. Although I do see plenty of pretty Morgans on a regular basis (one of the mothers at a group we go to drives one…)
November 29th, 2008 at 00:12 #41 - me said:
i didn’t realise
is it just any old apple store, or a really cool apple store?
November 29th, 2008 at 00:13 #42 - littlepurplegoth said:
Andy works there
November 29th, 2008 at 00:13 #43 - me said:
blast, i wish i’d known. sat in loadsa traffic on the way home. cake would’ve been lovely.
November 29th, 2008 at 00:25 #44 - Dank said:
Jeez, what a small world! I’ve been in there several times. Never bought anything mind, just use it as some to keep me occupied whilst the other-half is clothes shopping!
November 29th, 2008 at 00:28 #45 - Andy Taylor said:
November 29th, 2008 at 00:36 #46 - littlepurplegoth said:
Its not known as the boyfriend/husband creche for nothing…
… although there is a group of youngsters (also known as the bat crowd, lol) who see it as a repository for pretty guys… and they go there to be far-too-dark-to-drool
November 29th, 2008 at 00:39 #47 - lou said:
Whenever i go past an apple shop i actually have to go in… it’s like a force that pulls you in. My friends always sigh when they notice i have spotted one. lol
November 29th, 2008 at 00:49 #48 - Andy Taylor said:
Hehe.
November 29th, 2008 at 01:05 #49 - Christine said:
Testing out the G1 again. Just to halt the Apple talk
November 29th, 2008 at 01:07 #50 - lou said:
Don’t get me started on the G1… i went into town today and tried one out, then tried a friends iphone.. i want both
but then there is the ipod touch… what to do what to do… 
November 29th, 2008 at 01:13 #51 - Andy Taylor said:
The G1 is clunky compared to the iPhone/iPod Touch. If they didn’t exist, the G1 would be considered an amazing product, but I doubt that the G1 would exist if the iPhone/Touch didn’t.
November 29th, 2008 at 01:14 #52 - Jordan Allen () said:
Why is the lyrics to my fellow countrywoman’s – Nelly Furtado – song “Maneater” just all of a sudden pop into my mind just now?
November 29th, 2008 at 01:15 #53 - littlepurplegoth said:
I saw one (G1) the other day… not sure tbh. But its an iPhone by anyother name and wouldn’t be around but for etc etc. I rather like the iPod touch (would save me nicking DD1s DS to play the game I fancy, lol), but I’m also fond of my pretty pretty black nano (did I mention that its pretty… and black… rofl) and I ignore the children enough as it is in town (ok, so trying to drink coffee and read a paper or two in pret post a visit to the library whilst they are supposed to be reviewing their book borrowings tg I read sodding fast, pmsl) without access into the free wifi in the centre…
November 29th, 2008 at 01:27 #54 - me said:
you lost me at g1
November 29th, 2008 at 01:32 #55 - me said:
the g1 is making the itouch look slightly antiquated. i suddenly have a massive desire for an iphone, which up until today i didn’t see the point of (i don’t phone anyone or text). google maps is brilliant on the go, which you can’t do with the touch.
between iphone and g1, i think iphone would win. unless a really smooth and fast version of flash comes out on the g1 first. that might swing it.
apple maybe should worry though. better googlephones will come to market. as a v1 product the g1 is kinda nice and puts 6 years of windows mobile to shame in a heartbeat. methinks windows is officially dead in the mobile space.
November 29th, 2008 at 01:39 #56 - jolly said:
me you are one you lucky…….
You are offering the RBR branded hat as the star prize in the next sidepodquiz?
That 2nd photo is a great shot of the redbull
November 29th, 2008 at 01:41 #57 - me said:
it’s the new tombola
cheers. there are a few others, will try and get them on flickr tomorrow.
November 29th, 2008 at 01:48 #58 - Christine said:
My two reasons for choosing a G1 over an iPhone: actual keyboard and open app store.
November 29th, 2008 at 01:49 #59 - me said:
i love that cost doesn’t come into it!!
November 29th, 2008 at 01:50 #60 - Christine said:
Yea, well, technically the G1 is more expensive to me, cos if I was getting an iPhone, you’d buy it for me.
November 29th, 2008 at 02:19 #61 - me said:
it’s a worrying thing when you’re in your fourth day of owning a phone and you’ve still no idea what the number is.
November 29th, 2008 at 12:38 #62 - Jeremy said:
I would think one G1 and one iPhone would make for one very happy family.
But then again, you have the NetBook with 3G modem. Can you share the 3G internet out through the WiFi card in the NetBook for the iPod Touch to use?
November 29th, 2008 at 13:37 #63 - Le BOL said:
Glovely, glovely, absolutely, super. More pics? When? I’m curuious. Checked out Flickr – no sign of extended gallery.
November 29th, 2008 at 16:47 #64 - me said:
blimey. never gave that a thought. that’s a very interesting idea.
November 29th, 2008 at 16:48 #65 - me said:
have just woken up. yesterday must’ve been a long one.
am onto the pics now though.
November 29th, 2008 at 16:58 #66 - lou said:
omg even with a massive headache i wasn’t allowed to stay in bed past 11am…. seriously you have only just got up?! wow yesterday must have been really tiring
November 29th, 2008 at 17:06 #67 - me said:
the clock said 4pm
November 29th, 2008 at 17:37 #68 - me said:
we appear to be having some internet connectivity issues, but i’ve started, and eventually the full set will be available here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidepodcast/sets/72157610384090193/
November 29th, 2008 at 18:01 #69 - Jon Waldock said:
me too, i’ve spent most of the day asleep on the sofa!!
sleep is gooooooooood!!
November 29th, 2008 at 18:15 #70 - R.G (Bracket Censored by sidepodcast.com) said:
Lucky guys, I’m feeling awful, sore throat, bit of a headache and can’t fall asleep.
November 29th, 2008 at 18:15 #71 - lou said:
aww I hope you feel better soon R.G
November 29th, 2008 at 18:19 #72 - R.G (Bracket Censored by sidepodcast.com) said:
Thanks lou.
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