Hello everyone! New members' check in desk

[Phoenix]

I'm Jeroen, and you're never seeing me again.

Jeroen, I'm the most hated (or, rather, less loved) Moderator here, completely shaded by mario, Wizzie recently stole my "Biggest Forum Poster" position, and my virtual racing results are mediocre (not good enough, but not bad enough to be rejectful either). And am I making threatening sounds of leaving? NEVER! YOU HEAR ME?!

[Wizzie]

I'm Jeroen, and you're never seeing me again.

Jeroen, I'm the most hated (or, rather, less loved) Moderator here, completely shaded by mario, Wizzie recently stole my "Biggest Forum Poster" position, and my virtual racing results are mediocre (not good enough, but not bad enough to be rejectful either). And am I making threatening sounds of leaving? NEVER! YOU HEAR ME?!

I know that this is completely besides the point but you were good enough to get the Ferrari drive over Adrian Sutil after all

[East Londoner]

We should start a 'Come back Jeroen' campaign, if he doesn't return...

[wmetcalf68]

That's very blunt indeed. I wonder what's happened there? I hope Jeroen hasn't left the forum

(Could it possibly be something to do with the Hounourary Youngest Member award?)

So this is my fault?

[DanielPT]

That's very blunt indeed. I wonder what's happened there? I hope Jeroen hasn't left the forum

(Could it possibly be something to do with the Hounourary Youngest Member award?)

So this is my fault?

I don't think so. Jeroen said that he had moved on (which was the wisest since it is inevitable we get older every year and we can't stay younger than everyone around us forever). This is something else, I think.

[eurobrun]

I'm Jeroen, and you're never seeing me again.

Jeroen, I'm the most hated (or, rather, less loved) Moderator here, completely shaded by mario, Wizzie recently stole my "Biggest Forum Poster" position, and my virtual racing results are mediocre (not good enough, but not bad enough to be rejectful either). And am I making threatening sounds of leaving? NEVER! YOU HEAR ME?!

If not for the word assosciation thread and my woeful spelling I would be the most anonymous forum member.

[East Londoner]

That's very blunt indeed. I wonder what's happened there? I hope Jeroen hasn't left the forum

(Could it possibly be something to do with the Hounourary Youngest Member award?)

So this is my fault?

No, no, no. It was meant as a joke

[dinizintheoven]

I'm slightly unrelated to Pedro Diniz, and I am also going to have to take permanent leave of the forum because I am so traumatised by the 2012 F1 cars - McLaren aside - that I can no longer bear to see the letter "F" and the number "1" next to each other.






















Just joking. You're all stuck with me forever! FOREVER!

[DanielPT]

I'm slightly unrelated to Pedro Diniz, and I am also going to have to take permanent leave of the forum because I am so traumatised by the 2012 F1 cars - McLaren aside - that I can no longer bear to see the letter "F" and the number "1" next to each other.


Just joking. You're all stuck with me forever! FOREVER!

Although Jeroen only left at the end of last week. People might think it is too soon!

[AdrianSutil]

Has Jeroen actually left?! Shame if he has.

[shinji]

Jeroen's sudden and apparently permanent departure upsets me. He was a good poster.



On a different note, I have my mid-term now, from a preposterously busy school year - so I rock up here for the first time in ages and there's a new forum, and pre-season testing has started (I genuinely didn't know that - feel free to castigate me). My point: the F1 (and F1 Rejects) world moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

[Nuppiz]

After about a year of being almost non-existent here, I might just make a return here. Largely fuelled by Kimi's return to F1.

[East Londoner]

After about a year of being almost non-existent here, I might just make a return here. Largely fuelled by Kimi's return to F1.

But that'll mean you'll be contradicting your signature!

But in all seriousness, welcome back to the forum!

[Sunshine_Baby_[IT]]

After about a year of being almost non-existent here, I might just make a return here. Largely fuelled by Kimi's return to F1.

Welcome back.

[eurobrun]

Now I have an excuse to change my avatar every week.

[Nuppiz]

Now I have an excuse to change my avatar every week.

Speaking of which, I think I'll change mine as well. Mikko Kozarowitzky out, JJ Lehto in the Onyx in!

[FMecha]

Now I have an excuse to change my avatar every week.

Speaking of which, I think I'll change mine as well. Mikko Kozarowitzky out, JJ Lehto in the Onyx in!

By the way, welcome back!

How's the GPM2 2011 mod?

[Nuppiz]

Now I have an excuse to change my avatar every week.

Speaking of which, I think I'll change mine as well. Mikko Kozarowitzky out, JJ Lehto in the Onyx in!

By the way, welcome back!

How's the GPM2 2011 mod?

I think I already sent you an e-mail about it, but anyway, the 2011 Mod is currently stranded in an ocean of unmotivation. I'm not sure when I'll manage to get myself working on it.

[DanielPT]

I think I already sent you an e-mail about it, but anyway, the 2011 Mod is currently stranded in an ocean of unmotivation. I'm not sure when I'll manage to get myself working on it.

An all too familiar feeling... I still have the Champions championship that I wanted to finish... Damn...

[ibsey]

Only just stumbled across this thread & thought it would be the polite thing to introduce myself since I have been posting here, on & off for over two years now (wow how time flies!).

Hello, I live in Kingston - Upon - Thames in the UK & am a massive F1 fan, particularly on F1 history (as you may have guessed from most of my previous posts). I also enjoying racing games, like F1 2011 (played that game to death!) / GT5 (I love 'hot laping' various cars against one another at the old Nurburgring) / GP4 (regular do 100% distance races, its just not fun without pitstops & changable weather etc). Also recently being doing hotlap runs on Pike Peaks on the 1st Dirt game in old group B rally cars. Great fun!!! but I only ever race offline.

Would like to get into 'proper' racing sims, but my PC is quite old, so I'm not sure it can handle them & I'm not a big fan of the internet which I understand you need for proper sims. That's also why I only post here occassionally, since I don't always have internet access. But I try to check / post on this forum at least once every couple of weeks.

Cheerio.

Ibsey

[dr-baker]

Hello, I live in Kingston - Upon - Thames in the UK

Ahh, the scene of my first degree course! A lovely area of which I am fond. Some beautiful walks along the Thames. I know people who enjoy waalking along the river from Kingston Bridge to Richmond, but I prefer the walk to Hampton Court Palace.

[ibsey]

Hello, I live in Kingston - Upon - Thames in the UK

Ahh, the scene of my first degree course! A lovely area of which I am fond. Some beautiful walks along the Thames. I know people who enjoy waalking along the river from Kingston Bridge to Richmond, but I prefer the walk to Hampton Court Palace.

That is also my prefered choice. The views gets even better the closer you get to Guildford (as do the pubs ) since it winds through National Park woodland. Although you need a cycle to get that far in a day.

How was your road trip down to Monaco & Monza? I remember when I last spoke to you around April last year about it, you had a bit of a tight schedule to stick to?

[dr-baker]

Hello, I live in Kingston - Upon - Thames in the UK

Ahh, the scene of my first degree course! A lovely area of which I am fond. Some beautiful walks along the Thames. I know people who enjoy waalking along the river from Kingston Bridge to Richmond, but I prefer the walk to Hampton Court Palace.

That is also my prefered choice. The views gets even better the closer you get to Guildford (as do the pubs ) since it winds through National Park woodland. Although you need a cycle to get that far in a day.

How was your road trip down to Monaco & Monza? I remember when I last spoke to you around April last year about it, you had a bit of a tight schedule to stick to?

Ah yes, last September. A brilliant trip. Dehydration in the car was a slight problem, as it was hot and we had long distances to travel, so we were not wanting to stop too often for 'comfort' breaks, so probably not drinking quite enough. First day was Calais to Nice, left 9 am, arrived close to midnight, having detoured to my 'other' uni town of Avignon (I studied French so spent a year in Avignon as part of my four-year Kingston degree). The second day was more relaxing, giving us a chance to drive through Monaco (kept trying to get to the GP track, but several routes towards the Casino and Portier seemed shut off by les Gendarmes, so couldn't do that in the end. Also drove at least half of the Col de Turini, up to the mountain top. Coming down the mountain, I drove at a pace that I was comfortable doing, when a local then caught up quickly. I let him past then was able to follow at his pace, because I could see what was possible (he was in a small French hatchback, not done up; I was in my turbo-diesel Beemer Mini Cooper). Relaxing time in San Marino then the south of Italy then Monza. Saw Liuzzi get his HRT into the midfield at the start of the race, and Mark Webber introduce his front wing to Massa's gearbox. Drove through Switzerland to a stay in Eastern France - absolutely fantastic scenery along Switzerland's autostrada/bahnen/routes; it'll be a long time until I forget that picturesque journey (plus driving through the St Gotthard tunnel!). So yes, lots and lots of driving, getting back just 36 hours before starting at yet another university - Brunel, West London. But highly enjoyable and I would like to repeat my Eurotrip, but maybe experience it differently next time by going with friends instead of family.

(Sorry for the length of the paragraph, it's getting late, I have just returned from a weekend away with the university's Christian Union, driving the minibus; so I'm tired and thinking of my 9 am lecture tomorrow...) Life as a mature student - great, isn't it!

[East Londoner]

(Sorry for the length of the paragraph, it's getting late, I have just returned from a weekend away with the university's Christian Union, driving the minibus; so I'm tired and thinking of my 9 am lecture tomorrow...) Life as a mature student - great, isn't it!

I don't know, you could be doing some maths assignments on logarithims and exponential graphs, and writing commentaries for your English coursework. Sounds a lot more fun

What a waste of a Sunday

[dr-baker]

(Sorry for the length of the paragraph, it's getting late, I have just returned from a weekend away with the university's Christian Union, driving the minibus; so I'm tired and thinking of my 9 am lecture tomorrow...) Life as a mature student - great, isn't it!

I don't know, you could be doing some maths assignments on logarithims and exponential graphs, and writing commentaries for your English coursework. Sounds a lot more fun

What a waste of a Sunday

Oh, and I'll just catch up with the reading that I didn't do between lectures and seminars tomorrow...

[ibsey]

But highly enjoyable and I would like to repeat my Eurotrip, but maybe experience it differently next time by going with friends instead of family.

Wow, sounds like you had a great trip & were well seated at the GP. I'm very jealous indeed!

Did you ever go the Jean Alesi cafe / bar when you were in Avignon? there's some great Alesi memorabilia in their (stuff like his 2000 Prost overalls, His Ferrari Steering wheel & some great photos). When I was last there I got pretty drunk on Rose wine & got into a 'heated debate' with the owner about Prost & Senna (he's a Senna fan). Funnily enough I didn't get any more 'drinks on the house' afterwards. All good fun though.

Agree that there is some fantastic scenery around Switzerland & Eastern France. Particularly the roads around Aberville & Grenoble (wide, fast & flowing - through stunning valleys). They are amongst my favourite. Although when you have your next Euro trip I would defentitaly recommend taking a RWD car (assuming the Mini Cooper is a FWD car). Believe me on those twisty mountain roads, RWD just comes alive & is so much fun...especially flooring it out of tight hairpin bends & catching the oversteer on the exit. Or feeling the backend get loose on those fast downhill corners (where the FWD cars tend to understeer). It doesn't have to be massively powerful or expensive either. I have a Mazda MX5 & that's perfect for those roads (my old housemate had a Lotus Elise & that was out of this world). You could probably hire one out for a fairly reasonable sum. Obviously depends on your budget though but I would be happy to give you more advice if/when you need it.

[dr-baker]

But highly enjoyable and I would like to repeat my Eurotrip, but maybe experience it differently next time by going with friends instead of family.

Wow, sounds like you had a great trip & were well seated at the GP. I'm very jealous indeed!

Did you ever go the Jean Alesi cafe / bar when you were in Avignon? there's some great Alesi memorabilia in their (stuff like his 2000 Prost overalls, His Ferrari Steering wheel & some great photos). When I was last there I got pretty drunk on Rose wine & got into a 'heated debate' with the owner about Prost & Senna (he's a Senna fan). Funnily enough I didn't get any more 'drinks on the house' afterwards. All good fun though.

Huh? I am ashamed to say I don't know anything about a Jean Alesi cafe/bar in Avignon! Where abouts in town in it? Sounds as if it is definitely worth a visit. Of course Avignon is famous for being/having been Jean Alesi's home town. I know he once tried to get a DTM street race to Avignon in about 2004/5 (just outside the city ramparts, to the west) but nothing came of it.

Agree that there is some fantastic scenery around Switzerland & Eastern France. Particularly the roads around Aberville & Grenoble (wide, fast & flowing - through stunning valleys). They are amongst my favourite. Although when you have your next Euro trip I would defentitaly recommend taking a RWD car (assuming the Mini Cooper is a FWD car). Believe me on those twisty mountain roads, RWD just comes alive & is so much fun...especially flooring it out of tight hairpin bends & catching the oversteer on the exit. Or feeling the backend get loose on those fast downhill corners (where the FWD cars tend to understeer). It doesn't have to be massively powerful or expensive either. I have a Mazda MX5 & that's perfect for those roads (my old housemate had a Lotus Elise & that was out of this world). You could probably hire one out for a fairly reasonable sum. Obviously depends on your budget though but I would be happy to give you more advice if/when you need it.

The Mini Cooper is indeed FWD. As for a choice of RWD cars, I would love to do the trip in a DeLorean - I am a BTTF fan and I am sorely tempted to get one as and when I have the opportunity. Plus paying the continental road tolls would be a bit easier as the driver would be on the 'correct' side of the car for the tolls....

[ibsey]

Huh? I am ashamed to say I don't know anything about a Jean Alesi cafe/bar in Avignon!

Here's a link to its address & details;
http://www.cityvox.fr/bars-et-cafes_avi ... rofil-Lieu

Defientialy worth a visit IMO. Also if you ask the owner nicely enough, He'll introduce to Jean (if Jean is in town of couse).

The Mini Cooper is indeed FWD. As for a choice of RWD cars, I would love to do the trip in a DeLorean - I am a BTTF fan and I am sorely tempted to get one as and when I have the opportunity. Plus paying the continental road tolls would be a bit easier as the driver would be on the 'correct' side of the car for the tolls....

Don't know an awful alot on how a Delorean's would handle unfortanely, all I know that it was a cool looking car in Back to the Future films. But RWD is well worth the investment, for the additional fun you will have on those mountain roads. Put it like this, at first I needed convincing as I couldn't believe that the difference would be that much. Now having made the step, I'm mightly glad I did!. Well worth every penny.

[dr-baker]

Huh? I am ashamed to say I don't know anything about a Jean Alesi cafe/bar in Avignon!

Here's a link to its address & details;
http://www.cityvox.fr/bars-et-cafes_avi ... rofil-Lieu

Defientialy worth a visit IMO. Also if you ask the owner nicely enough, He'll introduce to Jean (if Jean is in town of couse).

Yeah, can work out where in town that is. Most of the cafes and restaurants that I was aware of in Avignon are along Cours Jean Jaures/Rue de la Republique/Place de l'Horloge (sp?) (plus one in the gardens by the Palais des Papes). Next time I end up in Avignon, I'll check it out!

The Mini Cooper is indeed FWD. As for a choice of RWD cars, I would love to do the trip in a DeLorean - I am a BTTF fan and I am sorely tempted to get one as and when I have the opportunity. Plus paying the continental road tolls would be a bit easier as the driver would be on the 'correct' side of the car for the tolls....

Don't know an awful alot on how a Delorean's would handle unfortanely, all I know that it was a cool looking car in Back to the Future films. But RWD is well worth the investment, for the additional fun you will have on those mountain roads. Put it like this, at first I needed convincing as I couldn't believe that the difference would be that much. Now having made the step, I'm mightly glad I did!. Well worth every penny.

6 months after I first got my Mini, somebody crashed into the back of it, so I ended up with a BMW 3-series for a fortnight while it was being repairs. But I never drove it hard enough to really feel the difference (partly because of the unfamiliarity of the car, plus the size difference, etc.). But a mountain route would certainly do it! And the reason for the DeLorean is because it looks cool rather than how it handles, but it would be a cool road trip to find out!

[Blue Brazil]

Greetings from Scotland. I am a long time fan of the F1 Rejects website, but have somehow only just found this forum. Although I still watch every GP my main interest is in the sport's history and I have a soft spot for F1's lesser lights. It is only right that their mediocrity be celebrated. I am currently working on a biography of the late Scottish F1 and Indycar driver Jim Crawford. I'm from the same town as Jim and he was something of a hero of mine growing up. He only made two GP starts - in a prehistoric Lotus 72 - after a handful of Formula Atlantic and Libre races, but later became a much respected racer in the US. Plus, he was a very nice guy. I look forward to spending far too much time here

[AdrianSutil]

Blue Brazil? Isn't that the nickname of a lower division Scottish football club? Cowdenbeath I think.

Anyway, welcome to the forum my friend

[Wizzie]

Greetings from Scotland. I am a long time fan of the F1 Rejects website, but have somehow only just found this forum. Although I still watch every GP my main interest is in the sport's history and I have a soft spot for F1's lesser lights. It is only right that their mediocrity be celebrated. I am currently working on a biography of the late Scottish F1 and Indycar driver Jim Crawford. I'm from the same town as Jim and he was something of a hero of mine growing up. He only made two GP starts - in a prehistoric Lotus 72 - after a handful of Formula Atlantic and Libre races, but later became a much respected racer in the US. Plus, he was a very nice guy. I look forward to spending far too much time here

Welcome mate. If you really want to waste time on here, head over to the Perry McCarthy Forum

[DanielPT]

Greetings from Scotland. I am a long time fan of the F1 Rejects website, but have somehow only just found this forum. Although I still watch every GP my main interest is in the sport's history and I have a soft spot for F1's lesser lights. It is only right that their mediocrity be celebrated. I am currently working on a biography of the late Scottish F1 and Indycar driver Jim Crawford. I'm from the same town as Jim and he was something of a hero of mine growing up. He only made two GP starts - in a prehistoric Lotus 72 - after a handful of Formula Atlantic and Libre races, but later became a much respected racer in the US. Plus, he was a very nice guy. I look forward to spending far too much time here

Welcome! You will soon see that spending far too much time here can only mean good things!

[Sunshine_Baby_[IT]]

Greetings from Scotland. I am a long time fan of the F1 Rejects website, but have somehow only just found this forum. Although I still watch every GP my main interest is in the sport's history and I have a soft spot for F1's lesser lights. It is only right that their mediocrity be celebrated. I am currently working on a biography of the late Scottish F1 and Indycar driver Jim Crawford. I'm from the same town as Jim and he was something of a hero of mine growing up. He only made two GP starts - in a prehistoric Lotus 72 - after a handful of Formula Atlantic and Libre races, but later became a much respected racer in the US. Plus, he was a very nice guy. I look forward to spending far too much time here

Welcome.

[Blue Brazil]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Yes, AdrianSutil, you are correct. I am a long suffering fan of Cowdenbeath FC, which I believe is the only senior club in the UK with a stock car track around its pitch!

[wmetcalf68]

Greetings from Scotland. I am a long time fan of the F1 Rejects website, but have somehow only just found this forum. Although I still watch every GP my main interest is in the sport's history and I have a soft spot for F1's lesser lights. It is only right that their mediocrity be celebrated. I am currently working on a biography of the late Scottish F1 and Indycar driver Jim Crawford. I'm from the same town as Jim and he was something of a hero of mine growing up. He only made two GP starts - in a prehistoric Lotus 72 - after a handful of Formula Atlantic and Libre races, but later became a much respected racer in the US. Plus, he was a very nice guy. I look forward to spending far too much time here

Welcome! May you have a great time on the forum

[dr-baker]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Yes, AdrianSutil, you are correct. I am a long suffering fan of Cowdenbeath FC, which I believe is the only senior club in the UK with a stock car track around its pitch!

You might be interested to know that we have a Predictament Prediction thread thoughout the season, predicting the results of each GP. Try it out (it's in the Paul Stoddart sub-forum...). And we are just about to have the first round of this new season!

[AdrianSutil]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Yes, AdrianSutil, you are correct. I am a long suffering fan of Cowdenbeath FC, which I believe is the only senior club in the UK with a stock car track around its pitch!

Only knew this as I've spent many a season managing Gretna on the old Football Manager games. But a racing track around the outside sounds fantastic!

[Blue Brazil]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Yes, AdrianSutil, you are correct. I am a long suffering fan of Cowdenbeath FC, which I believe is the only senior club in the UK with a stock car track around its pitch!

Only knew this as I've spent many a season managing Gretna on the old Football Manager games. But a racing track around the outside sounds fantastic!

Ah, Gretna. Their first ever Scottish league game was against us at our ground. If I remember correctly they beat us 7-1! The stock car racing is pretty good fun. All sorts of shapes and sizes, and that's just the drivers. I remember going as a kid and seeing a car go off and crash into the goalposts, snapping them.

[Stramala]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Yes, AdrianSutil, you are correct. I am a long suffering fan of Cowdenbeath FC, which I believe is the only senior club in the UK with a stock car track around its pitch!

Only knew this as I've spent many a season managing Gretna on the old Football Manager games. But a racing track around the outside sounds fantastic!

Ah, Gretna. Their first ever Scottish league game was against us at our ground. If I remember correctly they beat us 7-1! The stock car racing is pretty good fun. All sorts of shapes and sizes, and that's just the drivers. I remember going as a kid and seeing a car go off and crash into the goalposts, snapping them.

Yeah, stock-car racing at the Racewall can get pretty mental. And just to give full disclosure up front...I'm an East Fife fan