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Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:26 pm
by Bob Beamesderfer
Thanks, Gio!

Meanwhile, David E. Davis, former editor of Automobile magazine, has a few choice words for FIA führer Max Mosely:

http://www.nextautos.com/video/david-e- ... r-issue-35

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:31 pm
by Bill Schenker
Giovanni Jaramillo wrote:Congrats to Jarno Trulli. Great run blocking Heikki in the Mercedes by a Toyota! :)
Jarno Trulli has one great talent, if nothing else; he can block like no other! It sure can be frustrating when he's slowing up "your" much faster driver!!! :cry:

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:11 pm
by Kurt Rahn
Jarno Trulli has one great talent
He's got another one...spinning. Every time I saw him in Canada he was backwards, and a few more times in France. He must have some serious oversteer issues, at least in practice when the car isn't dialed in yet.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:10 am
by Steve Ekstrand
Jarno is Trulli one of my least favorite drivers.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:18 am
by Aaron Goldsmith
Steve Ekstrand wrote:Jarno is Trulli one of my least favorite drivers.
8 times the driver Ralph was and got paid an 8th as much. My least favorite drivers are the ones who blame everything on their cars and can only win if they have the best car on the grid, ie. The Troll (Jacque Villeneuve) or Eddie Irvine. I'd put Ralph in there but he's just a sad waste of money.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:36 am
by Giovanni Jaramillo
Well said Aaron. Trulli is a nice driver and he never complains about the car. you put him in a BMW, Ferrari or Mercedes and he'd be on the podium more often. He reminds me of Valentino Rossi (MotoGP) when he was giving his interviews on the podium.

And with their founder passing away (Ovie Andersen) what a great result for Toyota.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:18 pm
by Kurt Rahn
Hey Gio, my picks are listed incorrectly (at least on the contestants' picks sheet). It says I had Lewis-Kimi-Kubica, but I actually had Massa-Kimi-Kubica. Any idea if they were scored correctly? I don't remember how many points I had after Canada.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:20 pm
by Kurt Rahn
Never mind, I just looked again and the picks sheet still reflects the Canadian GP picks. :oops:

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:23 pm
by Giovanni Jaramillo
Kurt Rahn wrote:Never mind, I just looked again and the picks sheet still reflects the Canadian GP picks. :oops:
Patience grasshopper. I haven't updated the results yet. Busy weekend. Will do it this weekend.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:56 pm
by Bill Schenker
Giovanni Jaramillo wrote: I haven't updated the results yet. Busy weekend. Will do it this weekend.
Still drunk after trying to wash away the pain of your Shopping Karts taking their rightful places on the finish results?

Nice to see that Order has been regained. :king:

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:06 pm
by Giovanni Jaramillo
Bill Schenker wrote:
Giovanni Jaramillo wrote: I haven't updated the results yet. Busy weekend. Will do it this weekend.
Still drunk after trying to wash away the pain of your Shopping Karts taking their rightful places on the finish results?

Nice to see that Order has been regained. :king:
Ferrari should worry about fixing their "exhaust pipes" first before the next time their engine goes KABLAMO!

BMW is here to stay Schenker!

By the way how's finishing 5th in PAX? I drove Henry's car at the BMW autox on Sunday and I can see WHY it crushed you. Now THAT's a race car! Thanks Henry for letting me drive that awesome machine.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:22 pm
by Larry Andrews
Trulli and Paul Tracy are probably two of the most giving drivers in racing today. Both sponsor teams of karts, spend time with upcoming formula drivers to coach them on driving and how to navigate the business component of the system also.

I guess if you're not licking the corporate sack, you're a problem. How unsurprising.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:25 pm
by Aaron Goldsmith
Giovanni Jaramillo wrote: Ferrari should worry about fixing their "exhaust pipes" first before the next time their engine goes KABLAMO!
Why should they even worry a bout it? I'm sure the FIA and Goose Steppin Max would just give them a free engine change pass anyway.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:30 pm
by Giovanni Jaramillo
Aaron Goldsmith wrote:
Giovanni Jaramillo wrote: Ferrari should worry about fixing their "exhaust pipes" first before the next time their engine goes KABLAMO!
Why should they even worry a bout it? I'm sure the FIA and Goose Steppin Max would just give them a free engine change pass anyway.
:cry:

Sad but true Aaron. I guess the "tifosi" like to "buy" their championships.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:31 pm
by Giovanni Jaramillo
Results have now been updated

http://www.solo2.com/F1Game.asp

See contestant's and race results as well as contestant's picks for the race.

And we have a NEW leader of the pack....William Chen with a slight edge over Bob Plante in 2nd and....in lowly 3rd is Schenker! :)

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:07 am
by Bill Schenker
Giovanni Jaramillo wrote:...in lowly 3rd is Schenker! :)
...and the TM (tm) not even in the top-10. How appropriate. :thumbup:

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:35 am
by Ramy Mattar
My picks were massa, kimi, alonso, in the picks it is showing kimi, massa, alonso.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:18 am
by Giovanni Jaramillo
Ramy Mattar wrote:My picks were massa, kimi, alonso, in the picks it is showing kimi, massa, alonso.
I'll fix it tonight. So instead of 4 points you get 7. Sorry. I'll have this even more automated next year where you pick from a drop down list.

And also I'd like to make the game even MORE interesting.....by creating a "$$$ pot $$$". Winner takes all.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:39 am
by Kurt Rahn
And also I'd like to make the game even MORE interesting.....by creating a "$$$ pot $$$". Winner takes all.
Hell yes!

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:40 am
by Giovanni Jaramillo
This would be for NEXT YEAR - 2009

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:44 am
by Kurt Rahn
That's what I figured. Besides, I'm too far behind to have a prayer of taking first this year.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:23 am
by KJ Christopher
Kurt Rahn wrote:That's what I figured. Besides, I'm too far behind to have a prayer of taking first this year.
Yeah, not getting picks in for the first several races hurts the overall standings.... Next year I'll sign up on time.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:59 pm
by Ramy Mattar
I thought I will get 10 points, for 1st and 2nd in the right place!!!

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:19 pm
by Giovanni Jaramillo
Ramy Mattar wrote:I thought I will get 10 points, for 1st and 2nd in the right place!!!
Yes you are correct. Sorry. 5 + 5. As opposed to 2 + 2.

Re: 2008 F1 Podium Picker Challenge: French Grand Prix (Rd 8)

Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:11 am
by Ramy Mattar
Sorry Gio, one more request.

My points are showing 39 now, I had 33 before the French GP +10 points =43.