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#1 Quiet One

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Posted 04 March 2010 - 09:56 PM

Well, my dear friends, Mike has given me the heavy burden of commenting the Bahrain GP. With less than a week left before the Friday practice, it's time to pack my stuff and fly up there. My budget is a little tight to pay for the trip, but orders are orders.

So, with the USD 50 I made for pimping out my mother and sisters for the past month, plus my lifetime savings, one kidney and my beautiful hair sold on eBay, I was finally able to pay for the air fare.

Stay tuned for updates on my adventures in Bahrain and, of course, the Bahrain GP!

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Posted 05 March 2010 - 05:57 AM

I see in the news that Virgin, HRT and Lotus have all been granted a handicap start. They will start the race on the Wednesday morning. The FIA is predicting that for them to finish only one lap down on the rest of the field they will need to start some 96-hours earlier.....this of course was worked out using the Duckworth-Lewis scoring system...

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Posted 05 March 2010 - 06:23 AM

Quiet One, on 04 March 2010 - 09:56 PM, said:

HandyNZL, on 05 March 2010 - 05:57 AM, said:

9 Days, 5 Hours, 42 Minutes to the Bahrain GP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#4 JHS

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Posted 05 March 2010 - 07:58 AM

This is great, we get two races for the price of one this season! Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull et all all in the good race, Lotus, Virgin and Hispania in the not-so-good race. Bring it on!

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Posted 05 March 2010 - 09:12 AM

JHS, on 05 March 2010 - 07:58 AM, said:

This is great, we get two races for the price of one this season! Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull et all all in the good race, Lotus, Virgin and Hispania in the not-so-good race. Bring it on!

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Posted 05 March 2010 - 10:09 AM

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Posted 05 March 2010 - 02:42 PM

http://en.wikipedia...._Beach_Boys.ogg

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Posted 05 March 2010 - 02:42 PM

no?

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#10 JHS

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Posted 05 March 2010 - 04:50 PM

Grabthaw the Hammerslayer, on 05 March 2010 - 09:12 AM, said:

....and to think at one point the manufacturers were worried about introducing the new teams.... Posted Image

Yes, think of the boost to the ratings!

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Posted 05 March 2010 - 07:12 PM

So Andres, are you posting your report in this thread or will you start a new one for it? Oh, and remember not to order any porkchop sandwiches while you're over there....very bad.

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Posted 05 March 2010 - 07:35 PM

This will be the one and only official Bahrain thread. All my reports from now on will be made in this thread: from practice to race.

I already have a flight booked on Yemenite Airlines, they have a nice Lada powered Antonov plane fitted with the latest in airplane comfort technology (according to the leaflet) so I think it will be a pleasant, 5-day flight to Bahrain.

You will read my first reports from there soon! Nothing worries me about the flight. When I asked at Yemenite Airlines if I should be concerned about anything during the flight they said "Nothing. Bah, rain, perhaps."

Har har har!

See what I did there? "Bah, rain" as in "Bahrain" get it??

Geez...tough crowd...

#13 JHS

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Posted 05 March 2010 - 07:57 PM

Anything to worry about? Ermm, actually getting going if it's Lada powered? Oh well, saves costs I guess.

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Posted 05 March 2010 - 08:07 PM

Quiet One, on 05 March 2010 - 07:35 PM, said:

I already have a flight booked on Yemenite Airlines, they have a nice Lada powered Antonov plane fitted with the latest in airplane comfort technology (according to the leaflet) so I think it will be a pleasant, 5-day flight to Bahrain.

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Posted 06 March 2010 - 07:20 AM

HandyNZL, on 05 March 2010 - 05:57 AM, said:

hahahaha

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Posted 06 March 2010 - 07:21 AM

Whoo hoo, nearly time to hear the engines roaring for the first time this season.

I just hope this weather improves for race weekend!!!

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Posted 06 March 2010 - 07:29 AM

Can't wait myself!

The best thing for me is seeing Button's car with a big fat number 1 on there.

But I'm really looking forward to reading Andres report.

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#18 JHS

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Posted 06 March 2010 - 10:59 AM

Okay, I'm getting excited- only 7 days to go!

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Posted 06 March 2010 - 06:45 PM

hookedon-f1, on 06 March 2010 - 07:21 AM, said:

Whoo hoo, nearly time to hear the engines roaring for the first time this season.

I just hope this weather improves for race weekend!!!

The forecast in Bahrain for the next few days seems to be a ok:

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Posted 06 March 2010 - 08:01 PM

If it wasn't for that vid I'd have said something along the lines of "Of course, the Bahrain never gets any crap weather!"

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Posted 07 March 2010 - 01:21 AM

Quiet One, on 04 March 2010 - 09:56 PM, said:

So, with the USD 50 I made for pimping out my mother and sisters for the past month, plus my lifetime savings, one kidney and my beautiful hair sold on eBay, I was finally able to pay for the air fare.

Geez now you tell us! You're not looking to make a little extra spending money by any chance...?

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Posted 07 March 2010 - 11:33 AM

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Posted 07 March 2010 - 11:34 AM

Kopite Girl, on 06 March 2010 - 07:29 AM, said:

Can't wait myself!

The best thing for me is seeing Button's car with a big fat number 1 on there.

But I'm really looking forward to reading Andres report.

Guess from next week we will become sworn enemies....

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Posted 07 March 2010 - 06:24 PM

One week to go folks!

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Posted 07 March 2010 - 09:01 PM

Jean Todt, on 07 March 2010 - 11:34 AM, said:

Guess from next week we will become sworn enemies....

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Posted 07 March 2010 - 09:45 PM

Saw Button in his McLaren overalls on TV today. Not a pretty sight. Poor guy, and he has to go around like that the whole season xD

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Posted 08 March 2010 - 12:45 AM

Me too. Not much bothered but at least the bumfluff chin seems to have gone!

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Posted 08 March 2010 - 08:01 AM

Kopite Girl, on 08 March 2010 - 12:45 AM, said:

Me too. Not much bothered but at least the bumfluff chin seems to have gone!

And what's wrong with a bumfluffed chin, may I ask?

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Posted 08 March 2010 - 08:23 AM

dribbler, on 08 March 2010 - 08:01 AM, said:

And what's wrong with a bumfluffed chin, may I ask?

On him it looks wrong.

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