Daily: 2nd January 2009
I hope everyone had a good New Year’s Day. We’ve just heard some fireworks going off, meaning that someone is celebrating exactly 24 hours too late. Bless them. It’s been a quiet day in F1, which means there’s only one news story to talk about, but we’ve been filling our time with other things.
- Apparently, Hakkinen supports Bernie’s medal idea. Well, he said it was interesting, and I guess that counts as support, doesn’t it?
- We’re still looking for people to join in our Sidepodcast BatRacer game. All the details can be found in the Wiki, thanks to Scott Woodwiss for setting it up and writing a guide. If you want to join in the fun, head over to Batracer with a password of sidepodcast.
- The Sidepodcast header poll is now closed, and Mark Webber beat Ferrari 21-20 points. That’s a close one, just like the ‘08 championship. Thanks to everyone that voted, and the header will be refreshed later today.
Don’t feel constrained by anything I’ve listed above. The Daily thread is your place to discuss anything on your mind, whether it’s related to Formula 1, to other motorsports, or any other topic you feel like. I will see you in the comments.
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:13 #1 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Evenin’ all
First thing Webber has won in a long, long while. He needs cheering up I spose
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:14 #2 - me said:
78 votes is fantastic response for our first poll. we gotta do more of them.
cheers everyone who voted, democracy at its finest.. even if you did pick the wrong one in the end
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:33 #3 - me said:
first batracer run. 1 second a lap slower than lynch.
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:42 #4 - Alenyaa said:
And again Aguri are outperforming Honda
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:43 #5 - lou said:
sssshh i was hoping no one would notice
also, quali can bring surprises 
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:44 #6 - me said:
i shaved three tenths off. i could do with a number couple of runs though. don’t mind running with the rookie light on either
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:45 #7 - lou said:
i’d give you advice and say that as christine is in the same car you do actually have more runs, cause she can help with set up… but you know, i’m competitive.
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:46 #8 - Alenyaa said:
WILL bring surprises
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:47 #9 - me said:
ahh-ha.
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:47 #10 - Alenyaa said:
Letting Christine start off with your settings would be best, she can only imrpove settings for the both of you in that case.
That is what we at Honda would have done more successfully, if only…
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:49 #11 - lou said:
we are keeping the spirit of honda alive
i feel like it’s a normal friday practice session now, haha 
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:50 #12 - me said:
so is there anything else i need to be doing before the game starts?
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:52 #13 - lou said:
have you got your qualifying strategy sorted?
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:52 #14 - me said:
check.
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:52 #15 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
I just don’t like the fact me and Joe are currently crushing you guys so far in qually
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:54 #16 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
I’d just like to say that it really doesn’t matter who goes first when doing runs in practice and warmup, unless one of you has a setup trait. These traits are Thinker and Charisma. If anyone competing has either one of these, I cannot stress enough how useful it will be to your overall setup for you to run first and to put your experimentation slider to 100. It’s the quickest way to get those spot ons.
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:54 #17 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Forgive me here, but who’s James Lynch?
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:55 #18 - me said:
do.you.know.anyone?
he’s commented here lots in the past, and he’s commented here today.
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:56 #19 - me said:
how do i know which traits i selected again? soz.
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:56 #20 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Only the regulars. I tend to forget those who come and go occasionally.
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:57 #21 - lou said:
well i think that’s all you need to have done
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:57 #22 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Results > Season Standings > Include Driver Characteristics.
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:58 #23 - me said:
lovely chap, had problems commenting earlier this year, but for once it was his setup rather than wordpress causing issues
i think he might be a batracer expert though, not sure.
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:59 #24 - me said:
damn we have neither
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:59 #25 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Come to think of it, I do remember someone called lynch. Was he just called lynch on here?
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:59 #26 - Joe said:
I must say that I’m surprised at the current BMW dominance. I do hope that someone gets the other Ferrari seat to make it better. Also, Scott, I thought you were pretty good at this? As you have Hool Tools, you and Steven Roy should challenge strongly. I’m beginning to get quietly confident at the moment for BMW though. Also, my sole Batracer victory was in a BMW.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:00 #27 - Alenyaa said:
I’m new to this, and Lou barely has any experience, so we’re doing just fine.
I’m fairly sure our current times are slower than what we can actually achieve 
And Lou didn’t exactly help by throwing away her 5 runs :p
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:00 #28 - me said:
yeah, he left this comment, which might have helped ya:
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/01/01/bbc-pushing-f1-at-every-opportunity/#comment-169967
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:00 #29 - Joe said:
I obviously meant Kool Tools…..got a laugh out of me anyway.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:01 #30 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Never mind, try running your experimentation at 65 or 70. I did so the other day without a setup trait and got the perfect mix of speed and data, it seemed
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:01 #31 - lou said:
i didn’t throw them away… i just didn’t get the best out of them….
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:02 #32 - me said:
awesome
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:02 #33 - Joe said:
Alenyaa, Lou may have just 1 season done, but she won a race then….from last…..when it rained : P
She done very well in the season, especially as she had no team-mate.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:03 #34 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Aha! I knew I recognised that name somehow when I thought about it. Couldn’t quite pinpoint it though.
As I’ve said before, I’ve done a lot of games but I’ve only won a handful of races and never won a championship. Closest I’ve ever got was 4th.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:03 #35 - me said:
by the way. teams are all working together right? or can there be a senna / prost relationship?
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:05 #36 - Alenyaa said:
I know, I was just teasing you
I gathered she did ok from what she said about it herself.
That’s why I wanted to join her
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:05 #37 - lou said:
haha… yeah no idea how i won that race. You’ll be getting Alenyaa’s hopes up that i’ll be doing better. hopefully luck will be on honda’s side
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:05 #38 - lou said:
depends how well you wanna do
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:05 #39 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
There is an option to “battle/fight” with your teammate instead of working together, but then what fun is fighting?
I’d leave it ticked since working as a team is better and more logical than an inter-team civil war
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:05 #40 - Joe said:
There could be, but be ready for a lousy team I guess. Or, as Lou proved, you might not need co-operation at all.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:07 #41 - Alenyaa said:
Well, we’re all friends (for now
), so I do think all teammates are working together
Too late
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:07 #42 - lou said:
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:07 #43 - me said:
good stuff. gonna be fun ride
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:10 #44 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Aye
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:11 #45 - Alenyaa said:
It will be.
I want more practice runs…
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:12 #46 - lou said:
tis ok.. we get a warm up after quali… and i promise i wont use my laps unproductively this time
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:15 #47 - Joe said:
If I can cheekily direct you guys to a Toro Rosso tribute I dd a bit ago:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aMIEeST-pcA
I messed up at the end with the song length, stupid mistake, but apart from that I’m pleased with it.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:21 #48 - Alenyaa said:
Well, the reason I want more runs is actually because I’m starting to show symptons of addiction
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:23 #49 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
That’s what BATracer does to you. One session and you’re hooked
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:23 #50 - me said:
have to say, it’s already way more fun than the last one i participated in.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:24 #51 - lou said:
it’s cause it wasn’t a sidepodcast one
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:24 #52 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
I think the main reason for that is we’re all doing it as well
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:25 #53 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:25 #54 - Journeyer said:
Sidepodcast events are always more fun!
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:29 #55 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Are there any regulars we haven’t managed to get yet? From what I can think of:
Alex Andronov
Gavin Brown
Journeyer
Anyone else? (Yes I am aware Journeyer is in the comments right now
)
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:30 #56 - lou said:
Dom, he is on holiday though..
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:31 #57 - me said:
gavin’s on holiday too. i’ll ping ollie and alex now though.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:31 #58 - me said:
i love it
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:34 #59 - lou said:
What about Andy and LPG?
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:36 #60 - me said:
sleeping i think. although they would make for a fabulous team.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:43 #61 - lou said:
so we still need
x1 Toro Rosso
x1 Willliams
x1 Force India
x1Ferrari
x2 Renault
x2 Toyota
so that’s 8 more people to find.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:45 #62 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Hmm
Alex, Gavin, Journeyer, Dom, Andy, LPG – that would be another 6.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:45 #63 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
and Ollie too, so that’s a possible 7. One more?
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:46 #64 - lou said:
What about Jordan Allen?
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:46 #65 - me said:
you need all those to start, or do you fancy a full grid? might be nice to leave some open spaces for latecomers? especially seeing as we’ve not mentioned it on a show yet.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:46 #66 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Yep, that should be our 8th then
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:47 #67 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Assuming the fact they want to do it of course.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:48 #68 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
The trouble with that is, once I start the game no-one else can join. A full grid would be nice but if it gets to a point where any more doesn’t look possible then I shall look to start.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:49 #69 - lou said:
yep
But if anyone just watching the comments wants to have a go they are more that welcome 
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:50 #70 - Journeyer said:
*cough* lurkers *cough*
As for me, I’ll have a look-see. BATracer does take a bit of time, which I probably won’t have a lot of starting Monday. But I’ll see nonetheless.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:53 #71 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
That was me for a week or so.
Good times.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:55 #72 - me said:
sorry. didn’t realise. that seems like a bit of a flaw, but fair enough.
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:56 #73 - me said:
anything exciting happening?
January 2nd, 2009 at 01:57 #74 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
No need to apologise.
January 2nd, 2009 at 05:26 #75 - F1Wolf said:
slowly getting back to life after forced flu break – Happy New Year everybody !
January 2nd, 2009 at 05:39 #76 - me said:
cheers wolf. read your post a little while ago, i had no idea they used to race on new years day! complete news to me.
excellent post and recommended reading:
http://www.f1wolf.com/2009/01/formula-1-was-not-always-quiet-on-new-year.html
January 2nd, 2009 at 06:29 #77 - Trig said:
Hi guys,
Just joined the BATracer game (somehow managed to score a Ferrari drive!) – I’m not a regular poster, but I’m a daily visitor to SPC.
Good luck all
January 2nd, 2009 at 06:38 #78 - me said:
nice one trig, i’ve added you to the wiki too:
http://sidepodcast.wetpaint.com/page/Drivers+and+Teams
good to have you onboard
January 2nd, 2009 at 06:41 #79 - me said:
uh-oh. you have kool tools…
January 2nd, 2009 at 07:03 #80 - lou said:
‘me’ have you actually slept yet?
January 2nd, 2009 at 08:02 #81 - F1Wolf said:
The post was not planned. But I recalled yesterday an article in F1Racing sometime last year where some of the drivers were talking about their annual New Year “holidays” in South Africa and the fun the guys used to have down there. That was the first time I heard about New Year F1 racing.
January 2nd, 2009 at 10:27 #82 - Christine said:
My god. Batracer is so complicated.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:15 #83 - Selidor said:
Hooray, you have kool tools!
To reassure Me, and probbably dissapoint Trig, my previous Batracer experience amounts to vaguely knowing it existed. Still, I hope to be more Glock than Piquet Jr
I dont think its too bad, though Scotts guide makes it much easier!
Im glad the Webber Header won, even though I voted for one of the Heidfelds. Didnt really like the Ferrari one all that much.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:58 #84 - Dank said:
What is this ‘Kool Tools’ thing I’ve seen mentioned? Do they give an advantage or something?
January 2nd, 2009 at 12:05 #85 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
http://batracer.com/-uk
January 2nd, 2009 at 12:22 #86 - Dank said:
Think I’ll go spend my £10 on some sweets instead
January 2nd, 2009 at 13:10 #87 - Joe said:
Hey guys, I got a mate to join the Batracwe game, hes at Renault, he’s played some games before. The last season me and him did, we were Honda, we both got poles, think I got 4, he got some wins and we both got quite a few podiums, great seaso. Oh and he has Kool Tools : P
January 2nd, 2009 at 13:15 #88 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Well look at that – Chrstine faster than Mr C
January 2nd, 2009 at 13:19 #89 - Christine said:
More by luck than judgement.
January 2nd, 2009 at 13:20 #90 - Trig said:
The BATracer Kool Tools are, funnily enough, just cool little tools that make calculations and communications easier within the game.
Best part for me is being able to see your teammates setup work on the car.
BATracer seems a bit confusing at first, but soon it won’t be confusing enough for you, and those 12 hour waits for the next round will be excruciating
You’ll love it, I promise.
January 2nd, 2009 at 13:21 #91 - me said:
nice one joe. we remember luke, think we read out some of his emails a long time ago.
i’m less enthused but his ownership of kool tools though
January 2nd, 2009 at 13:22 #92 - me said:
i saved my setup for her, but forgot to mention it. she beat me with a blind setup from a standing start. i am useless at this game
January 2nd, 2009 at 13:50 #93 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Typical, the three people with Kool Tools are at the top.
My aim is to be the best non-Kool person.
January 2nd, 2009 at 13:59 #94 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Mr C, did you find the logo?
January 2nd, 2009 at 13:59 #95 - Trig said:
I’m sensing an anti Kool Tool movement that has me slightly nervous.
I’m thinking ’should i blow the first couple of races to ease their concerns?’
Nahhhh.
January 2nd, 2009 at 14:01 #96 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
No, I’ve never finished higher than 7th anyway
January 2nd, 2009 at 14:05 #97 - me said:
soz, forgot. i think this is the correct one:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/logo
January 2nd, 2009 at 14:12 #98 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Cheers mate.
January 2nd, 2009 at 14:52 #99 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Is there a show this Sunday? It says nothing in the schedule, but I’m wondering.
January 2nd, 2009 at 14:54 #100 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
I’m thinking not.
January 2nd, 2009 at 14:57 #101 - Steven Roy said:
If you were not aware of that you have probably never heard of the Tasman series. Every winter F1 used to de-camp to the antipodes, take out there 3 litre engines and fit 2.5 litre engines and do 4 races in New Zeland and 4 in Australia. Then they went to South Africa for first F1 race of the season on New Year’s day in the appropriate years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasman_Series
January 2nd, 2009 at 15:23 #102 - Christine said:
No plans at the moment. I think we mentioned in the Awards show that the next one would be the weekend of Autosport International.
January 2nd, 2009 at 15:29 #103 - me said:
nope, but i like the sound of it.
January 2nd, 2009 at 15:29 #104 - me said:
there really isn’t a lot of news to talk about is there?
January 2nd, 2009 at 16:35 #105 - Steven Roy said:
After many, many attempts I have finally beaten Andy’s Top Gear Reliant Robin space shuttle thing score – 415004
January 2nd, 2009 at 16:38 #106 - Bassano Clapper said:
Allegedly, Alonso had the choice to go to Ferrari this year but stayed out of loyalty to Renault
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090102092549.shtml
January 2nd, 2009 at 16:47 #107 - Steven Roy said:
That is from Diario AS who have been running the same story for months now. It is garbage. Raikkonen already had a contract for 2009 and had an option on his part for 2010 which he exercised by the due date. So possibly Ferrari could have got rid of him but it would have cost them two years of Kimi’s salary then Alonso’s on top of that. That doesn’t sound like a sensible deal to me.
When Diario AS started running this story their orignal line was that Kimi and Fernando would seap seats. It seems to be beyond their intelligence that there was no reason for Kimi to walk out of Ferrari and drive for Renault. Diario AS is a rag that puts out blind Alonso propoganda with no consideration of reality.
January 2nd, 2009 at 16:59 #108 - Bassano Clapper said:
That and it’s a slow news week till some Honda revelation appears
January 2nd, 2009 at 17:30 #109 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
To quote Alenyaa from the driver chat on BATracer:
“Christine has changed her name to Mrc Christine. Both their last names are now “Christine”.How are we going to tell you apart in times sheets that only feature last names?
”
January 2nd, 2009 at 17:32 #110 - lou said:
maybe it is part of a plan?:P
January 2nd, 2009 at 17:36 #111 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Looking at the team list, maybe nobody does actually like Toyota
January 2nd, 2009 at 17:39 #112 - me said:
erm.
January 2nd, 2009 at 17:45 #113 - Christine said:
Which ones are those? I’ve only seen ones featuring first names or full names.
January 2nd, 2009 at 17:52 #114 - Lynch said:
In the above scenario BATRacer puts in the full name! (did a race with my Dad once)
January 2nd, 2009 at 17:53 #115 - Lynch said:
Although, I think it should me Mr. & Mrs Me
January 2nd, 2009 at 17:54 #116 - me said:
they think of everything
January 2nd, 2009 at 17:58 #117 - me said:
that’s one step away from mr. men.
http://www.mrmen.com/uk/
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:04 #118 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Oh thank god I wasn’t the only one thinking that
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:21 #119 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Look in Car Setup and on the right hand side there’ll be a “live timing” with the drivers and times run so far. As you changed your name to Mrs Christine, there are now 2 Christines on that list, so it’s confusing to make out which one’s which.
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:29 #120 - Christine said:
Hmm. I changed it because there were two Christine’s in the first name. Looks like I can’t win.
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:32 #121 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
You might have misunderstood. The list of names on the car setup page are surnames. With both yours and Mr C’s surnames as Christine it’s quite confusing. How it was before was fine because at least I could tell who was who.
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:33 #122 - me said:
no we understand. we just like it the way it is now.
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:34 #123 - Lukeh said:
I’m watching you in the races now…
Its nice that you remember me though. I’ll try and comment more in 2009 rather than just reading/listening me thinks. Can’t wait to get this game going!
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:36 #124 - Steven Roy said:
It avoids any domestics about who is performing and who is not.
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:38 #125 - me said:
hehe. it might be a sneaky way to confuse the opposition
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:40 #126 - lou said:
nah, all i need to know is if Honda are beating the Super Aguris
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:41 #127 - me said:
how could we forget, you said we were better than itv
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:41 #128 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Maybe only when I’m lapping you
, and then it doesn’t really matter 
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:41 #129 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Doesn’t look like that at the moment
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:42 #130 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Of course you guys are *wink, you are the best *wink*
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:42 #131 - lou said:
as you said yesterday, it’s only practice
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:43 #132 - Lukeh said:
itv did a good job! (minus thos damn adverts… and DC looking awkward in a tuxedo. burned in my mind forever from that intro) but they had nothing on sidepodcast
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:44 #133 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
The McLaren car looked like one from a rubbish online f1 game
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:44 #134 - Lady Snowcat said:
No… just makes him a budding politician…
Now isn’t that FIA position up for grabs soon?….
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:53 #135 - Lukeh said:
lou showed me an article earlier on the BBC that revealed that they’re announcing the next doctor tomorrow on BBC1 for Dr Who. Now Ross Brawn said earlier in December that they’d reveal buyers and news in the New Year about honda and a possible announcement, and I’m just gonna put 2 and 2 together here…
and say that the next Doctor is Rubens Barrichello, awith the BBC buying Honda out and allowing JB and Bruno to drive whilst retaining the experience of barrichello and making him an even bigger hit.
I’m 99% this will happen. Absolutely.
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:56 #136 - me said:
care for a wager?
January 2nd, 2009 at 18:58 #137 - lou said:
haha
January 2nd, 2009 at 19:18 #138 - Lukeh said:
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q127/Lukehmuse/rubensdr.jpg
and yes, I was that bored.
January 2nd, 2009 at 19:20 #139 - Christine said:
That’s brilliant
January 2nd, 2009 at 19:21 #140 - me said:
incredible!
January 2nd, 2009 at 19:29 #141 - Lady Snowcat said:
Rubens saves the world….
Who will be his greatest adversary…
Cyberman?…
Or is that too rude about Michael?…
January 2nd, 2009 at 19:29 #142 - me said:
January 2nd, 2009 at 19:31 #143 - Lukeh said:
I was thinking of Kimi when you said cybermen based on his interviews, as much as I love the guy…
ive put the pic on drop.io, lou again showed it to me and explained (she’s been a great help in me catching back up to speed with things
)
January 2nd, 2009 at 19:34 #144 - Lady Snowcat said:
Ahhh…
But the world doesn’t need saving from Kimi….
I’d say it’s precisely the other way round…
And I’ll take that job so you don’t need to worry….
January 2nd, 2009 at 19:34 #145 - Lukeh said:
Very true, if anything the world needs more Kimi
January 2nd, 2009 at 19:36 #146 - Lynch said:
I actually saw it on the FBook group, and I haven’t played BATRacer for a while! So, I thought I would give it a punt! Yes, I haven’t been seen in “these parts” for a while, but I was here “In the Beginning” back in the day when SPod had their very own little forum! (which I suggest should make a return)
January 2nd, 2009 at 19:37 #147 - Dank said:
Anybody interested in the Dakar rally which begins tomorrow?
I remember watching the Paris-Dakar rally as a youngster with my old man on Eurosport (early 90s), never really watched it after that.
It’s being run in South America this year after terrorist threats caused the event to be cancelled last year.
January 2nd, 2009 at 19:49 #148 - me said:
just reading the report:
“Former Formula One drivers Ukyo Katayama (driving a Toyota) and Eliseo Salazar are also tackling the Dakar,”
hehe
there’s no chance it’ll be broadcast on the web is there?
January 2nd, 2009 at 19:52 #149 - me said:
i remember it well. a forum is an ever popular request, but we really want to concentrate on making live commenting as good as possible because it seems a better way of conversing.
christine’s daily posts are sort of a nod to forum topics, but we know it’s not perfect yet.
January 2nd, 2009 at 19:56 #150 - lou said:
personally i don’t like forums compared to blog comments.
Christine’s daily posts > forum topics
January 2nd, 2009 at 19:59 #151 - Andy Taylor said:
Bah.
In reply to the speculation, LPG and I don’t really want to join in with BATracers. Sorry.
January 2nd, 2009 at 20:14 #152 - Alianora La Canta said:
Well, the reason I want more runs is actually because I’m starting to show symptons of addiction {Alenyaa}
Well, it is possible to join a public game and a midseason game as well as the private (Sidepodcast) one simultaneously without purchasing Kool Tools. That’s what I’m doing.
Now I need to figure out how to do what lou did last season… …my mid-season Super Aguri car broke down in Q1 and I’ve only got one race to retrieve some sort of respectable result from it!
January 2nd, 2009 at 20:16 #153 - Alianora La Canta said:
The trouble with that is, once I start the game no-one else can join. A full grid would be nice but if it gets to a point where any more doesn’t look possible then I shall look to start. {Scott Woodwiss}
If you wait long enough and you have at least the minimum number of players, it’ll start regardless. The maximum sign-in period is two weeks last time I started a private game (over a year ago).
January 2nd, 2009 at 20:25 #154 - Alianora La Canta said:
i remember it well. a forum is an ever popular request, but we really want to concentrate on making live commenting as good as possible because it seems a better way of conversing. {me}
There is a forum to which my blog is attached that my co-admin and I would be happy to see you use as a forum-style to augment your Sidepodcast conversations. There are a few people already there and it means Christine and “me” don’t have to worry about moderating the forum comments (since my co-admin and I have that responsibility).
January 2nd, 2009 at 20:32 #155 - Andy Taylor said:
Steven: New high score on dropio –
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/picture1-4
January 2nd, 2009 at 20:50 #156 - Steven Roy said:
Oh good
January 2nd, 2009 at 20:51 #157 - Steven Roy said:
I have just completed my first 5 laps of BATracer and two things are clear. I need more laps and I am too slow.
January 2nd, 2009 at 20:55 #158 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Steven, you did load my setup, right? Right?
January 2nd, 2009 at 21:04 #159 - Steven Roy said:
I made a setup from your team comments. Can I actually load your set up?
January 2nd, 2009 at 21:06 #160 - Andy Taylor said:
Sorry. Will give you something to do between BATracer activities
January 2nd, 2009 at 21:06 #161 - Dank said:
Dunno. I hope there is. If someone can find it I would be eternally grateful!
Oh, and I just shown BATracer to the other-half to see if she was interested: it’s a no-goer! I’m not the sales man I once was!
January 2nd, 2009 at 21:07 #162 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
*sigh* it’s something I fear I may have forgotten in the guide. Yes, if your teammate has done their runs, click the load button and then your teammate’s name to load their setup. But check they have actually done their runs before you do!
January 2nd, 2009 at 21:10 #163 - Steven Roy said:
I will try to remember that in future
January 2nd, 2009 at 21:13 #164 - me said:
you’re very generous with your webspace alia, thank you. i’m not sure it’s quite what we’re looking for, just because we’re focused on building the live commenting we have. to make it better and faster and stuff, but seriously, you’re too kind
January 2nd, 2009 at 21:18 #165 - me said:
if i looked at the website that would be my reaction too
having completed 5 laps, i’m now chomping at the bit to get started though. very odd.
at least you tried mind you.
January 2nd, 2009 at 21:21 #166 - Andy Taylor said:
A sad tale, shows the importance of a good backup strategy
http://journalspace.com/this_is_the_way_the_world_ends/not_with_a_bang_but_a_whimper.html
January 2nd, 2009 at 21:25 #167 - me said:
ouch. not heard of them though, were they popular?
January 2nd, 2009 at 21:27 #168 - Andy Taylor said:
Alexa rating just outside the 100,000 mark. Been around for a good few years as well.
January 2nd, 2009 at 21:28 #169 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Dunno, but 6 years means they probably were decent enough.
Unusual if you ask me, wording seemed odd, style was odd. Very odd.
January 2nd, 2009 at 21:46 #170 - Andy Taylor said:
Playing about on the Wayback machine I found this:
“Much blood, sweat, tears and petty little arguments later, we have finally finished editing our very first proper episode. I suppose a little bit of love got thrown in there as well, because I have never edited anything before, and this was really quite a lot of fun.”
So some things remain the same then
January 2nd, 2009 at 21:50 #171 - me said:
they sure do. all credit to the girl, it took her two episodes to learn how to edit audio, and i’ve barely lifted a finger since
why are you looking on wayback btw? all our archives are here for your viewing pleasure:
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2007/01/07/episode-1-season-review-2006-part-1/
January 2nd, 2009 at 21:57 #172 - Andy Taylor said:
It was linked from Alexa, I was having a nose at your ranking
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:01 #173 - me said:
is it any good?
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:02 #174 - Andy Taylor said:
just under 480,000
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:04 #175 - me said:
that means nothing to me
is that any good?
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:20 #176 - Steven Roy said:
New Robin Space Shuttle record 438952 including landing it.
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:21 #177 - littlepurplegoth said:
There are million plus turnover (wahm) businesses that don’t do anything near that well
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:21 #178 - Lady Snowcat said:
I think to keep a web based blog/ forum etc going you need to:-
Have a means of attracting new members…
Keep it fresh and new…
Don’t be too “cliquey” so newbies stay and participate…
And remember… you can never please all the people all the time….
So I reckon you are doing pretty well… but you guys are probably best placed to judge your “hits”, your new participators etc etc….
I reckon two of your biggest assets are, of course, Christine and “me”…
You come across as a couple who it’s nice to drop in and spend some time with…
Sort of like the popular intelligent girl of the neighbourhood and….
Her very friendly and enthusiastic….
Dog….
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:23 #179 - Jackie said:
Ouch!
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:23 #180 - me said:
w00t!
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:24 #181 - me said:
ahahaha. you’re too kind
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:25 #182 - Andy Taylor said:
The ranking is based on traffic, so the top sites are the usual suspects = Yahoo, Google, Youtube etc.
Sidepodcast is down the list at 479 thousand and something.
Axis of Oversteer are down around a million and a half.
F1 Rejects is just over the million – 1,085,701
So I’d say pretty good
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:26 #183 - Lady Snowcat said:
Or… woof….
Not at all…
He’s terrifically endearing and actually always makes everyone very welcome…
Every site should have one….
And I say that as a complete…..Cat…..
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:26 #184 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Better than calling him a nutter who wasn’t involved with the podcast.
*Whistles away
Thank god I only thought that at the start.
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:27 #185 - Andy Taylor said:
Damn!
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:27 #186 - me said:
thank you
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:28 #187 - Alianora La Canta said:
It’s quite good. It means that yours is accessed by Alexa toolbar users slightly more often than the 480,000th site Alexa toolbar users use. It’s rather skewed, since last I heard the only version around was for Internet Explorer and a lot of people don’t install it due to privacy concerns, but it is a nifty “rough guide” tool if you are sure a significant proportion of your users have Internet Explorer.
Other F1 sites for comparison:
Yahoo! 1 (and the Japanese version is 10)
F1.com 2,400
F1-Live.com 3,375
Planet-F1 29,768
F1 Fanatic 46,370
Grandprix.com 50,520
BATRacer 56,218
Pitpass 101,887
Blog F1 246,907
Sportnetwork 253,198
Home of Sport 455,366
doctorvee 469,654
F1 Rejects 1,085,721
Formula 1 Home 1,320,468
Sofa F1 7,660,525
GP Wizard 21,475,267
The highest-ranking F1 team site is Honda’s (173,896) and the highest-ranking driver’s is Fernando Alonso’s (176,798). The highest-ranking circuit site is the Hungaroring (359,119)
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:29 #188 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
That surprises me.
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:30 #189 - lou said:
go Honda! I bet that has something to do with honda racing tv….
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:31 #190 - Lukeh said:
Same here, the worst track but the highest views?
Outrage…. nice to see Honda get many visits though.
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:32 #191 - Alianora La Canta said:
For podcast-centric F1 sites:
BBC’s Chequered Flag 46
podbean 21,847
Crash.net 22,120
Formula 1 Blog 799,225
Formula 1 Pod 1,478,854
F1 Minute (yes it gets a separate entry) 2,287,540 (but it went up 90,138 places since it was last measured despite this being the off-season)
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:33 #192 - Lady Snowcat said:
If that’s recently I can understand why…. also as they’ve been so bad that could be the only place you can find stuff out about them…
Hmmm… I don’t go to the Kimster’s site enough then!…
WHAT!!!… or is this the “Polish” effect Keith noticed in his polls where he is suddenly inundated with “Poles for Bob”… if you get what I mean….
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:35 #193 - me said:
does anyone here actually run this toolbar then. i never have. what makes it useful and why would anyone install it?
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:35 #194 - Alex Andronov said:
SofaF1 woof!
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:35 #195 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
The amount of times I’ve been on the BMW one, it shocks me
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:36 #196 - lou said:
Honda’s site is/was good i tell you. great photos, great videos.
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:37 #197 - me said:
but without the toolbar, how would they know you’ve been there?
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:37 #198 - Lukeh said:
And JB and Rubens. Who needs more?!
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:38 #199 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Fair point.
Fair point indeed, probs Google woulda been a better option
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:39 #200 - me said:
ahh yes, googletrends:
http://trends.google.com/websites?q=sidepodcast.com&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
hmmm.
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:41 #201 - Lady Snowcat said:
Errr….
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:43 #202 - Lady Snowcat said:
Is that your own traffic to the site…
That would be non existent as it’s yours?…
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:43 #203 - Steven Roy said:
Never heard of it
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:43 #204 - Alex Andronov said:
Alexa used to be much more crucial than it is now. But it is still difficult to decide how many people have been to a site. I think it’s owned by amazon
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:46 #205 - me said:
according to google, not very popular
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:48 #206 - Lady Snowcat said:
We could always try one of those heart jerking abandoned dog type ads from TV….
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:50 #207 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
“Look at these pictures, lost Formula 1 drivers. This is Jenson, owned by Honda before he was cruelly treated and forced out. Please send £3 a month to Sidepodcharity to help these stranded, stuck drivers, and help them back on track.”
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:51 #208 - Alex Andronov said:
Hi to all bat racers. I am stuck without a computer until Sunday night. So I’m notsure if you’d rather wait or start without me. I am also computerless all of next weekend. I am still trying to work out what crime I commuted which has caused all this plus mama mia but I think it might have been a season of Formula 1!
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:53 #209 - Alex Andronov said:
Committed not commuted. I have not yet got the ability to commute sentences sadly.
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:54 #210 - me said:
you’ll be in credit come the start of next season though, eh?
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:56 #211 - Lady Snowcat said:
Another popular ruse… to gain popularity…
Do a sing-a-long…
Oh… I think you tried that one over Christmas…
Perhaps a more popular song?… or genre…
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:57 #212 - Alianora La Canta said:
The highest-ranking circuit site is the Hungaroring (359,119)
That surprises me. {R.G. quoting Alianora La Canta – 4 comments ago}
Other circuits for comparison:
Fuji 146,481 (so how did that not get classified as a motorsports site on the “Top Motorsports Sites”, then?)
Spain 315,268 (ditto)
Silverstone 325,881 (ditto)
Singapore 394,694
Monaco 415,559
Malaysia 532,756
Spa-Francorchamps 547,041
Australia 803,362
Canada 1,241,188
Bahrain 1,341,755
Valencia 1,442,181
Istanbul 12,398,303
Monza 13,053,526
Bahrain, Yas Island No Data (which means no Alexa users have visited it since the last time the ranking was updated)
Shanghai, Nurburing Cannot find Alexa rating (not a good sign, especially when the Sidepodcast entry on them appears before the circuits’ official sites in a search for the circuit name)
Magny-Couers Cannot find Alexa rating (Sidepodcast doesn’t appear in searches of it, but my blog is on a search for the circuit name and the official site for it isn’t)
For comparison, Castle Combe (a national-level circuit in the UK) has an Alexa rating of 1,111,023.
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:57 #213 - Alex Andronov said:
Awesome!
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:58 #214 - Alex Andronov said:
I think so
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:59 #215 - Alianora La Canta said:
If that’s recently I can understand why…. also as they’ve been so bad that could be the only place you can find stuff out about them… {Lady Snowcat – 22 comments ago}
It is. I believe they check every week, though I don’t know what time of week they do the check. Also, there is some weighting according to the amount of traffic that month, that quarter and (in the case of sites in the top 100,000 last time they measured) that day.
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:05 #216 - Alianora La Canta said:
does anyone here actually run this toolbar then. i never have. what makes it useful and why would anyone install it? {me – 22 comments ago}
I used to have it, back when I had Internet Explorer. It had shortcuts to lots of useful stuff like the Wayback Machine, plus a search engine that sometimes got results when Yahoo! and Ask.com didn’t. The big downside is that it puts a cookie on your computer and collects anonymised data about your searching habits. On the one hand, that’s why it can come up with a relatively comprehensive list of what sites are doing compared to each other. However, privacy is something a lot of people like to maintain.
Also, it only works in Internet Explorer. Once my brother convinced me that Firefox was better, I ditched the Alexa toolbar. On discovering that a Firefox 2 plug-in restored all the shortcuts and several more handy ones without the cookie or the privacy issue, I was even happier. Nobody has done an equivalent for Firefox 3 yet, but I don’t think the Alexa toolbar is Firefox-ready either, and I don’t miss it enough to find out whether this is still the case.
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:06 #217 - Alianora La Canta said:
SofaF1 woof! {Alex Andronov – 22 comments ago}
Yes, you’re more popular than at least five current F1 circuits’ official sites…
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:07 #218 - me said:
seems like a bad way to track a site’s popularity. on the other hand, i like our ranking. a conundrum.
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:07 #219 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Thats a tagline
“More popular than Monza”
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:07 #220 - me said:
yeeeees!
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:08 #221 - Lady Snowcat said:
That explains it then…
Jense, Rubens and Bruno are checking it every few mins to see if there is a buyer yet…
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:08 #222 - Alianora La Canta said:
but without the toolbar, how would they know you’ve been there? {me – 20 comments ago}
And therein lies the weakness of the Alexa method. It doesn’t know unless the toolbar cookie is there.
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:09 #223 - me said:
so if i started using it. our ranking would go up?
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:13 #224 - lou said:
Right, am off to get an early night (yes 11pm is early for me) as i didn’t bother sleeping last night as i had so much photography to do, but i’m now shattered. Night all x
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:15 #225 - Alianora La Canta said:
Fair point indeed, probs Google woulda been a better option {R.G. – 24 comments ago}
Google Trends only checks search terms. Alexa checks site traffic itself. So people searching for terms other than Sidepodcast and deciding to go to Sidepodcast on the strength of their ranking on that topic wouldn’t appear. For example, people searching for “Sidepodparty” wouldn’t be mentioned, nor would those typing in “good F1 podcast”.
Anyone getting to Sidepodcast by any method other than Google would also be missed, which includes me and probably all other regular Sidepodders, due to the magic of the “Favourites/Bookmarks” feature in browsers. With the possible exception of people with Google toolbars (since I do not have a Google account, I cannot test this).
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:16 #226 - me said:
night lou.
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:17 #227 - R.G (The evil one, think Bernie Ecclestone, but smaller) said:
Nite lou
I’m still reeling watchind Van Barneveld get a nine-darter in the Wold Champs
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:19 #228 - Alianora La Canta said:
on the other hand, i like our ranking. a conundrum. {me – 8 comments ago}
Not really. It just means people aren’t using “Sidepodcast” in Google to find you, but something else. And it probably also means that people tend to like what they see and bookmark you.
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:20 #229 - Alianora La Canta said:
Goodnight, lou.
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:22 #230 - Lukeh said:
nighty night lou
im tempted to go myself, watch a DVD in bed then get up at 6 for work… ohh the joys of Iceland…
think i will. night to you all
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:27 #231 - Andy Taylor said:
Just like any statistical method, neither Alexa nor Google will ever be able to provide a completely accurate result, but they do provide an estimate, just like the way they calculate TV viewing figures.
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:35 #232 - R.G (Damn, can't remember what my last bracket was) said:
See ya Lukeh
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:35 #233 - me said:
see ya.
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:47 #234 - littlepurplegoth said:
And this has nothing to do with your ’statistics’ on the other thread?
OK, so you’ve gone to sleep already… so I’ll leave this for you to ponder in the morning…
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:55 #235 - Alianora La Canta said:
night to you all {Lukeh – 5 comments ago}
Goodnight, Lukeh!
January 2nd, 2009 at 23:56 #236 - Alianora La Canta said:
Just like any statistical method, neither Alexa nor Google will ever be able to provide a completely accurate result, but they do provide an estimate, just like the way they calculate TV viewing figures. {Andy Taylor – 5 comments ago}
Good point.
January 3rd, 2009 at 01:17 #237 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Daily post is a bit late methinks
January 3rd, 2009 at 01:21 #238 - Journeyer said:
Just a bit, no?
Well, they did say a few days back that the daily post would be up at an unspecified time during the day (i.e. we can be late and get away with it. MWAHAHA!)
January 3rd, 2009 at 01:24 #239 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Ah, Sidepodcast timing. How we love it
January 3rd, 2009 at 01:36 #240 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
I think they’ve gone to bed OR Mr C was supposed to put the daily post up before he did but fell asleep on the keyboard. God I hope it’s the second one.
January 3rd, 2009 at 01:38 #241 - Bassano Clapper said:
Maybe he’s BATracing
January 3rd, 2009 at 01:42 #242 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
January 3rd, 2009 at 01:45 #243 - me said:
still up, about to do the batracer post. then a stats post, and then i’ll do the daily one.
i am… somewhat behind.
January 3rd, 2009 at 01:46 #244 - Alianora La Canta said:
I’ve been BATRacing – and can report that the Super Aguri I was given to race in the final race of a mid-season season broke on me when I had dragged it from 22nd (which was itself due to a mechanical failure in Q1) to 9th…
January 3rd, 2009 at 01:48 #245 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
ah sweet!
January 3rd, 2009 at 01:54 #246 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
I don’t know why but certain songs I listen to right now give me this visualisation of all of us in Melbourne in the practice session doing everything that would normally happen, like sitting in the car talking to engineers, going out of the pits, pounding round the circuit, etc. Also, because of RLB, everytime I play BATracer I feel like I’m actually there racing at wherever the championship is.
Letting your mind wander and thinking of things like that is quite nice
January 3rd, 2009 at 02:06 #247 - Journeyer said:
Daydreaming at night? Must be nightdreaming then.
January 3rd, 2009 at 02:08 #248 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
January 3rd, 2009 at 02:10 #249 - Journeyer said:
Oooh, bitter heartbreak. At least it broke down on you when you were 9th, not 8th. That would’ve been MUCH worse.
January 3rd, 2009 at 02:14 #250 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
I’ve had it on occasions in RLB where I’ve been leading the race and then a driver error saw me DNF. Although never in F1, just in IndyCar/Trinity.
January 3rd, 2009 at 02:15 #251 - Scott Woodwiss (hotlap master extraordinaire :P) said:
Speaking of Super Aguri, I did finish 2nd in a mid-season one once with Pole Sitter King and Speed Demon in the pouring rain in Brazil.
January 3rd, 2009 at 14:30 #252 - Alianora La Canta said:
Oooh, bitter heartbreak. At least it broke down on you when you were 9th, not 8th. That would’ve been MUCH worse. {Journeyer – 3 comments afo}
But I was only five seconds behind the Renault in 8th, there were nine laps to go and it turned out to have a pit stop left to do. In fact, I’d have been seventh if I’d not overtaken anyone else because the driver in 5th came out of their pit stop 11th due to finger trouble from a mechanic.
Still, I did have the satisfaction of beating my team-mate, who despite having been in the Aguri all year, qualified 12th and finished 13th.
January 3rd, 2009 at 14:30 #253 - Alianora La Canta said:
Speaking of Super Aguri, I did finish 2nd in a mid-season one once with Pole Sitter King and Speed Demon in the pouring rain in Brazil. {Scott Woodwiss – 2 comments ago}
Excellent!
January 3rd, 2009 at 15:17 #254 - lou said:
haha, nope. Sadly, if it were that simple. Unfortunately doing 4 AS subjects (in school) and an A2 photography (outside of school), is a hell of a lot of work and although i have been working flat out to get all my work done, sometimes i need more time (hence the staying up all night). plus i have suspicions that my huge total is down to live commenting more than daily chat…
January 3rd, 2009 at 17:33 #255 - littlepurplegoth said:
At least you now know that you are not *actually* the top top poster….
January 3rd, 2009 at 17:34 #256 - lou said:
January 3rd, 2009 at 17:36 #257 - me said:
oi!
January 3rd, 2009 at 18:23 #258 - littlepurplegoth said:
teehee….