A sensible person would probably save the money and buy a car that's not French and slow, but it's better than all these cars with giant exhausts and £50 bodykits held on with chewing gum.

Here are some wierd pictures I took today, some of my new carbon cars too...

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However what happened today was Ferrari deciding out of the blue to demote Massa to 2nd. In doing this they insulted F1 and the fans (who provide the value to F1 sponsors etc... who pay for the whole thing).

When I saw it happening I was gutted, it spoiled the whole race for me. I feel really bad for Rob Smedley, having to tell Massa to do something like that must have been horrible for him. Had it been another driver being told by a different engineer maybe I wouldn't have been so gutted, but Massa and Rob are too likeable to be dumped on in that way.

In my opinion it was the right thing to do for the championship, but the way they did it was obvious and ugly. They should have made the call much earlier, when Massa was actually holding up Alonso after the first pitstops. I also agree with the comments at the time that a drivers engineer shouldn't be the one giving the order, it should come directly from the person that made the decision.

Here are some pics, one is from a very close online race, actually managed to avoid hitting someones rear bumper by about an inch, the other is just a picture of my Ferrari 250 GTO.


EDIT: uploaded a picture of my latest creation, it's a replica paintjob of the Veyron Super Sport, complete with carbon fibre.

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Here is a picture of me and my friend on our way to a 1-2 finish on a public A Class race.

3 months eh? Someone forgot to tell Rossi. Stoner must feel pretty bad, only just beat a one legged Rossi with a dodgy shoulder.

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If your ball hits someone else's and knocks it into the hole snooker-style, is that counted as them getting it in?

I'm not entirely sure, but I think it might make you a homosexual. :detective

When I saw the subject and the poster of this thread I assumed it would be about obtaining herbal cannabis for his large pet pig, but it's about gardening and plant related stuff! I'm am both confused and pleasantly suprised, hopefully threads like this will minimise our forums carbon footprint. [etals:]

Quote from The Very End :

Boobs are epic, silicon too, but it's still just the same pair of boobies.
I guess most of you got that metaphore (typo)

Yes but silicon boobs don't feel as good as the real deal.

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The controversy started before the Silverstone race when Webber's car was stripped of 90% of its parts to make an amusing sculpture for Vettel's dressing room. But the Australian won the race despite his car consisting of a chassis, three wheels and a wing mirror.

Epic

Keep up the great work Scawen, some of us do pay attention to your words, not that you would know it by reading this thread. This thread actually reminds me of The Wise and Foolish Builders, Scawen being the wise man who built his house on rock, the complainers being the foolish men who built their houses on sand.

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anyone have opinions on the new pack. just debating whether to buy it or not

Some nice cars, the Mclaren is brilliant and the new Cadillac is great for drifting. But other than that it's mostly small hatchbacks, some nice ones though, including the Colt which I easily got over 200mph out of, tuned up to R3.

I don't think you can blame the ref, he tried to keep the game going, it was Holland that decided to kick the Spanish players rather than the ball.

They said they wouldn't consider it until at least 2012 because not enough people have the ability to watch it in HD.

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At times jake can seem a little akward and odd. Some little comments here and there do come across as sarky and uncomfortable at times. In the forum today Murray literally took over the presenting of the show from Jake which was entertaining. Asking good questions and showing genuine enthusiam.



Jake does a good job to be fair, but hardly worthy of huge praise you seem to lavish upon him.

That's the mark of a good presenter though, his job is to bridge the gap between talking to Sir Stirling Moss and watching a replay. The fact he let a legend like Murray Walker do his thing just demonstrates his understanding of what the fans want to see, and the respect he has for everyone involved in the sport. I don't think he is the best thing on TV, but he certainly deserves more praise and respect than other people on the BBC such as Jonathan Ross.

I thought the whole coverage was excellent today, they didn't really miss a trick, any action that was missed was quickly followed up with several replays and all the battles got good air time, not just the front runners or the home favourites. I know you critise the BBC Intrepid, but for me the BBC show other channels how quality live sport coverage is done, and I'm so happy we don't have to put up with ITV anymore.

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Who the f is that Jake bloke who does the F1 on BBC, what a f**in idiot. He talks out of his arse most the time & has nothing to do with motor racing what so ever. Somebody needs to give him a good slap.

That Jake bloke is a brilliant presenter of live television, and he has shown more appreciation for the job he has and the sport he is covering than any other F1 presenter I've ever seen. Speak to anyone who has ever been involved in television and they will tell you what a good job he does. The fact he has to handle Eddie Jordan makes his job hard enough! Perhaps the level of intelligence and wit he displays just goes over your head, maybe he should throw in some swear words or fart jokes to bring the coverage down to your level of understanding.

Spain, because the octopus said so!

Loved it, the whole weekend was entertaining, fantastic recovery from Mclaren and I'm so glad to see Webber proving his teams decision was wrong. Oh and awesome overtake by Rosberg.

I've got both Lotus drivers and the rest as Red Bull. But I've lost interest to be honest, didn't even do the bonus question or place any bets.

Started playing this again recently, and I made a 250mph Chevrolet Aveo. Needless to say, putting a V8 from a Corvette and then dumping a huge supercharger on it does lead to some issues, namely that it's almost uncontrollable. It is quite fun though, especially when you crash and end up rolling a few dozen times.

Shola

This whole thread is immature and pointless, you should all be ashamed. :ashamed:

I went into work today and all the guys were talking about how great Germany are, it was shocking. So even if Germany doesn't win the cup, you can at least be proud that your team won the approval and admiration of the English, who traditionally hate everything German (except sausages, burgers and beer).

Just watching the game again on BBC Three, and I have to say the Germans attitude to the game was superb. I didn't see any dives, no time wasting, they didn't fake any injuries and they always tried to stay on their feet. I now feel much better about losing to them 4-1, there is no shame in being beaten by champions.