Canadian F1 Gp Competition :

ODD-JOB

Competition will be in the form of a public poll.

Closing at the start of qualifying .

Official Race Clasification stands ... subsequent disqualifications post race will not affect anything.
4 events to vote on.
Main competition is on race win .
3additional lower scoring bonus markets - just to spice it up.
Bonus events marked with an asterix .

NB: Should both Webber and Rosberg fail to finish , the winner shall be the drivers who completed most race distance.

NB(ii): Honda consist of works drivers only , J Button and Rubens Barrichello .

Vote once on each of 4 selections.
Only 4 choices allowed !! no cheating

Best of Luck !

ODD-JOB

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By the way , I did consider adding the "FASTEST LAP" event to the comp, but I think the poll will be too long as I would have to list out the drivers again ,
I also excluded it because I couldnt fairly award points at a level 10 points per driver.
Trying to keep the max points reward for the race win , all other lesser events should be fairly balanced 10 point each way .

I'll include the fastest lap in both Silverstone/Spa Francochamps bumper comp's

elmolesto

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Well done ODDJOB, It's a bit too early for me to call, so Ill wait a few days before voting.

I'll vote early on saturday:)

eoiner-galway

To Win : F Massa - 35 points

hamilton performed well in monaco.... 40 sec lead at one stage. As he has said before he loves monaco, plenty of corners "more of a thrill".

bearing in mind canada has some of the fastest and straightest runs of any circut it could be close between hamilton and kimi... thing is ferrari are trying to dominate the constructors, they already have it, but to have there two drivers at the top looks really impressive..... thats why there letting kimi and massa take turns in trying to get as much points as possible each...

odds are if either of the ferrrari drivers are going to win it will be kimi, but he has got such strong competition with hamilton racing..

Im gonna put 100e e/w on kimi

ODD-JOB

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well , ... check out the weather for the weekend

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/tenday/CAXX0301?from=36hr_topnav_business

stever

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Scattered thunder storms all weekend!

eoiner-galway

To Win : F Massa - 35 points

hamiltons just gonna say "that makes it fun"...... there seems to be such an emphasis on f massa for this race???? why

eoiner-galway

To Win : F Massa - 35 points

look at the results last year..... hamilton wins 4.3 secs ahead of nick heidfield... kimi comes in 6th position, and f massa is black flagged for leaving the pits under a red light.......

Bobby04

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ODD-JOB am I reading it correctly that the poll doesn't close until 23:59 on 7-6-08? ie. AFTER qualifying??

eoiner-galway

To Win : F Massa - 35 points

ive been watching the two practise sessions today...... the tight corner after the long straight is causing slight problems.... glock hit the corner on coming out, lost the car......... kubica is also very close to it... and its expected to rain..... i can see there beign problems there...

Sabre0001

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Hamilton to win
Webber beats Rosberg
Less than 15 finishers (c'mon that wall right next to the track!....And rain!)
No points for Honda

ODD-JOB

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Bobby04 wrote: »

ODD-JOB am I reading it correctly that the poll doesn't close until 23:59 on 7-6-08? ie. AFTER qualifying??

Unfortunately when posting a poll ,... you can only choose the day it closes , you cant pick a time .
So im hoping for honesty ! but im usually watching it to some degreee.
the qualifying is late on Saturday aswell

christophicus

is there a prize or is this "just for fun"?

Edwardius

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Kimi to win (Angry fast man gets back at press?)
Rosberg to beat Webber (Rosberg's class)
More than 15 finishers (The lads have got the hang of the lack of traction control?)

muckwarrior

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Any other driver to win - I think this could be Kubica's race.
Webber to beat Rosberg - tough call, but i think webber has slight edge.
Less than 15 to finish - Canada is traditionally a race of attrition!
Honda to gain a point - With a few cars crashing out I reckon Rubens could catch a point or two.

elmolesto

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Here is my vote

Hamilton to win
Webber beats Rosberg
Less than 15 finishers
Honda to gain a point

kaizersoze

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christophicus wrote: »

is there a prize or is this "just for fun"?

Of course there's a prize.
First prize - A day with Louis Hamilton
Second prize - 2 days with Louis Hamilton:pac:

On a more serious note.:)

To Win : F Massa
Head to Head - Webber beats Rosberg
Classified finishers - Less than 15 finishers
Honda to gain a point(s)

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I'd love to see Kubica win.

elmolesto

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Me too, but I doubt it will be his weekend of glory.

ODD-JOB

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celticfc or moonbaby voted after the qualifying ........ I cant tell which , as they voted exactly the same.

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Qualifying didn't start till 7 right?
I don't bother watching it anymore.
But anyway I posted here just after I voted at 18:45.
If it is a matter of seconds into qualifying then I don't see the problem tbh.

kaizersoze

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Moonbaby wrote: »

Qualifying didn't start till 7 right?
I don't bother watching it anymore.
But anyway I posted here just after I voted at 18:45.
If it is a matter of seconds into qualifying then I don't see the problem tbh.

Started at 6.

elmolesto

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Moonbaby wrote: »

Qualifying didn't start till 7 right?
I don't bother watching it anymore.
But anyway I posted here just after I voted at 18:45.
If it is a matter of seconds into qualifying then I don't see the problem tbh.

The comp closed at the start of Qualif, imo you should be disqualified for this round.

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Humbug.

pburns

I have to say, all this GP Competition bollocks annoys me a little. There used to be actual discussion about the forthcoming/previous GP and they had a particularly interesting slant from an Irish perspective (less fanboyism, more objective).

That seems to have ebbed away and all we have now is a string of feckin' meaningless predictions. The fact that there are people on here spelling Hamilton's first name as 'Louis' is pretty indicitive of the level of 'fan' this mindless tosh attracts...

Can we not enjoy F1 without turning it into some sort of 'Fantasy F1' b011ix? I mean it's fair enough for football but F1 seems to me particularly unsuited to this type of 'entertainment'...

kaizersoze

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pburns wrote: »

I have to say, all this GP Competition bollocks annoys me a little. There used to be actual discussion about the forthcoming/previous GP and they had a particularly interesting slant from an Irish perspective (less fanboyism, more objective).

That seems to have ebbed away and all we have now is a string of feckin' meaningless predictions. The fact that there are people on here spelling Hamilton's first name as 'Louis' is pretty indicitive of the level of 'fan' this mindless tosh attracts...

Can we not enjoy F1 without turning it into some sort of 'Fantasy F1' b011ix? I mean it's fair enough for football but F1 seems to me particularly unsuited to this type of 'entertainment'...

Good man. Your opinion is duly noted.

ODD-JOB

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pburns wrote: »

I have to say, all this GP Competition bollocks annoys me a little. There used to be actual discussion about the forthcoming/previous GP and they had a particularly interesting slant from an Irish perspective (less fanboyism, more objective).

That seems to have ebbed away and all we have now is a string of feckin' meaningless predictions. The fact that there are people on here spelling Hamilton's first name as 'Louis' is pretty indicitive of the level of 'fan' this mindless tosh attracts...

Can we not enjoy F1 without turning it into some sort of 'Fantasy F1' b011ix? I mean it's fair enough for football but F1 seems to me particularly unsuited to this type of 'entertainment'...

Hey , Lighten up a little !!
Its only a bit of harmless fun........ you can still start a thread on the discussion of the grand prix.

I only started it when people said they'd be interested !
Well if something like this causes "annoyance" in your life , then you must be living close to perfection ,... so it cant be all that bad

amacachi

Stupid little bastard, funny how he hit Kimi instead of Kubica. Rest of the race should be a laugh.

bennyx_o

amacachi wrote: »

Stupid little bastard, funny how he hit Kimi instead of Kubica. Rest of the race should be a laugh.

Was thinking the exact same myself, coincidence? hmm...

Mint Sauce

amacachi wrote: »

Stupid little bastard, funny how he hit Kimi instead of Kubica. Rest of the race should be a laugh.

asuming your talking about hamilton, no live coverage, no stream, making do with live timing on the F1 website

IanCurtis

Irish Stew - there's coverage here

http://www.justin.tv/misionlandia

But it's in spanish (I think!)

Mint Sauce

IanCurtis wrote: »

Irish Stew - there's coverage here

http://www.justin.tv/misionlandia

But it's in spanish (I think!)

cheers mate, was trying that link for the first 5-10 minutes, but wasn't working, so gave up, but fine now

Niall09

Or here, with the Irish comenetators from setanta. http://setanta-video.eircom.net/eircom/channels/Live.aspx

IanCurtis

Niall09 wrote: »

Or here, with the Irish comenetators from setanta. http://setanta-video.eircom.net/eircom/channels/Live.aspx

But that's only with Eircom broadband?

IanCurtis

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IanCurtis wrote: »

But that's only with Eircom broadband?

And it doesn't cover F1.

muckwarrior

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pburns wrote: »

I have to say, all this GP Competition bollocks annoys me a little. There used to be actual discussion about the forthcoming/previous GP and they had a particularly interesting slant from an Irish perspective (less fanboyism, more objective).

That seems to have ebbed away and all we have now is a string of feckin' meaningless predictions. The fact that there are people on here spelling Hamilton's first name as 'Louis' is pretty indicitive of the level of 'fan' this mindless tosh attracts...

Can we not enjoy F1 without turning it into some sort of 'Fantasy F1' b011ix? I mean it's fair enough for football but F1 seems to me particularly unsuited to this type of 'entertainment'...

What a load of bollox. I was just thinking the other day how there now seems to be so much more grand prix discussion in here since the competition started. This place used to be dead. If you don't like the competition threads don't read them. I for one think they're great.

Sabre0001

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Don't think that went well...

Have to say I do like the competition in general (liked it more at the start when I wasn't swandiving towards the back of the field ) - adds a bit more to the GP in the closing stages (when it's pretty much sorted). For example, in Canada I was praying for Vettel and Kov to overtake the Honda of Bar!

eoiner-galway

To Win : F Massa - 35 points

im delighted for kubica....

elmolesto

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Moonbaby wrote: »

I'd love to see Kubica win.

elmolesto wrote: »

Me too, but I doubt it will be his weekend of glory.

Silly me. I thought about it for a while but decided to back Hamilton:mad:

I'm delighted for Kubica, what a season so far, almost always outperformed Heidfeld. I bet McLaren will offer him a seat for the 2009 season.

elmolesto

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Hi ODDJOB

Could we please get the new comp standing?

Thanks

elmolesto

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Any chance to see the competition standings?

muckwarrior

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I wouldn't mind seeing them either, but all the data is there for anyone to tot it up. I don't think it's fair to expect ODD-JOB to do everything.

ODD-JOB

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Thanks,....... I've been over my head in work day and night/even days off ! so I haven't been able to update the standings ! I need an hour thereabouts to tot it up, it isnt easy
well it is easy but more time-consuming than anything else .
I'll do it now, but ill post them here as there's no need for a new topic.

I was thinking about pburns comment , and I hope the comp isnt taking away from the conversations of the motorsport forum.

ODD-JOB

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Muck Warrior - 135 points
ficus - 115 points
Stever - 110 points points
elmolesto - 100 points
F1 Dan - 100 points
Celticfc - 90 points
Dead Ed - 90 points
SABRE001 - 90 points
Bobby04 - 75 points
Evil Monkey - 65 points
Catcher - 60 points
Kaizerzose - 60 points
Ghandi - 55 points
Odd-Job - 50 points
De Hipster - 50 points
moonbaby - 45 points
xebec - 45 points.
Dor83 - 40 points
Pd101 - 30 points
Tradegy - 25 points
IanCurtis - 10 points
Nickimere - 10 points
The Tax-man - 10 points
Greglo23 - 10 points
supersean11 - 10 points

The tax man

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Cheers OOD-JOB.
At least I got something this time.:D

muckwarrior

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Woo hoo! Never thought I'd end up top after getting sfa in the first two races

elmolesto

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Thanks OOD-JOB:)

elmolesto

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Is there a competition for the french GP?

ODD-JOB

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Apologies,........
Been over my head in work , ... havent had time to sort anything this week at all.

Please feel free to create this weeks gp comp !

elmolesto

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No worries, I will set up the comp for this GP.