Sidepodcast

Sidepodchat - Jim Who?

• Length: 9:45 
• Size: 11.3 MB 
• File: chat16.mp3 
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In this final installment of Steven Roy's guest podcast, he tells us the previously published story of a forgotten man - a driver mostly known as Jim Who?

"There are people who believe that the thing that sets F1 apart from other classes of racing is technology. The theory is F1 has the best people and has always had a technological lead. Only F1 could have ever made the great breakthroughs in technology that have taken us from barely modified road cars to cars that, in theory at least, could run upside down on a ceiling. Every time a piece of technology is outlawed we get howls of protest that F1 won’t be F1 any more because F1 must have better technology than any other class..."

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Sidepodchat - Jim Clark Grew Up as a Boy Who Loved Cars

• Length: 8:30 
• Size: 9.9 MB 
• File: chat15.mp3 
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Steven Roy takes the reigns in his penultimate guest podcast - guiding us through his first experience of Formula 1, and the big effect Jim Clark had on him.

"On April 7th 1968 Jim Clark died in a formula two race at Hockenheim. He remains one of the small group of drivers inevitably mentioned whenever the subject of "the greatest of them all" arises. This tribute explains the effect that Clark's fatal accident had on a small boy in Scotland.

40 years ago the greatest driver of his generation was killed in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim in West Germany. Today it is inconceivable that a top grand prix driver would compete in a lower formula but then it was quite normal..."

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Sidepodchat - Bernd Rosemeyer

• Length: 16:40 
• Size: 19.2 MB 
• File: chat14.mp3 
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For his third guest podcast, Steven Roy reads his previously published post telling the fascinating story of Bernd Rosemeyer, a figure of importance in F1 history.

"Some drivers slide under the door of grand prix racing unnoticed and after serving a respectable apprenticeship get promoted into top drives. Some like Kimi Raikkonen fly through the junior formulae so quickly that they can only be granted a license to compete on a probationary basis. One man never drove a race car of any description before he drove a grand prix car and died a legend less than 3 years after his debut with his entire motor racing career lasting less than 1,000 days...."

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Sidepodchat - The Fastest Grand Prix Driver Ever

• Length: 26:03 
• Size: 30.0 MB 
• File: chat13.mp3 
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In the second of our story-telling specials, Steven Roy turns his previously published guest post into an audio treat, and informs us about the fastest racer ever, Gilles Villeneuve.

"Gilles Villeneuve died on 8th May 1982 during qualifying for the Belgian GP at Zolder. He was in a rage after being betrayed by his team mate in the San Marino GP two weeks earlier. F1 lost the greatest driver of his generation and one of its most popular drivers ever. I decided to write a few words to mark the anniversary and it turned into a bit of a monster. I could easily have written 10 times as much..."

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Sidepodchat - The Fastest Driver Who Never Raced

• Length: 8:18 
• Size: 9.7 MB 
• File: chat12.mp3 
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In a change to the usual Sidepodcast format, we're turning all Jackanory as Steven Roy reads you his previously published post. Some great history will come to life as Steven guides you through F1 stories that will surprise you.

Imagine if Rory Byrne, who designed the Ferraris that Michael Schumacher dominated F1 with, had found himself at Spa in 2003 with the latest Ferrari but without a driver. Now imagine that he decided with no drivers available he would test the car himself. Now stretch credibility to breaking point and imagine that he was as fast as Schumacher. Utterly impossible? Of course it is nowadays but once upon a time...

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Sidepodchat - Of Authors, Engineering and Research

• Length: 4:53 
• Size: 5.2 MB 
• File: chat11.mp3 
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The last of our current batch of Interviews with Bloggers submissions takes another look at Pitlane Fanatic but this time from the point of view of Maverick. He guides us through the multi-author blog and how he approaches writing.

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• Blog: Pitlane Fanatic
• Interviewee: Maverick
• First Post: 22nd, March 2009

Maverick talks about the best way to go about a blog post and the ingredients needed to make it as good as possible.

If you are a blogger and fancy taking part in this ongoing series, then sign up on the wiki. We'd love to hear from you!

Sidepodchat - Of Chaos, Originality and Skepticism

• Length: 4:48 
• Size: 5.1 MB 
• File: chat10.mp3 
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It is Nick's turn to face the questions from Steven Roy, as our Interview with Bloggers series continues. This time Nick talks us through how his daily news round up turned into a more opinionated, and chaotic, series of posts.

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• Blog: The F1 Rundown
• Tagline: One fan tries to discuss as much of each days F1 news in as short a time as possible…
• Author: Nick
• First Post: 16th, August 2009

We also get to hear about Nick's dream blog post, how much he likes to hear from readers, and why you should read his blog.

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Sidepodchat - Of Journalism, Youth and Glock

• Length: 7:33 
• Size: 7.6 MB 
• File: chat9.mp3 
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RG's blogging habits are put under the microscope as the Interviews with Bloggers series continues. Although not strictly an F1 blog, RG has learnt plenty through writing about the sport, and wants to learn even more.

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• Blog: The Northern Waffler
• Author: RG
• First Post: 1st, January 2009

Steven Roy asks the questions, guiding us through topics including the process of writing each post, what a dream blog post would look like, and how frequently posts go up.

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Sidepodchat - Of Forums, Tactics, and Diffusers

• Length: 8:40 
• Size: 8.7 MB 
• File: chat8.mp3 
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Jackie answers Steven Roy's probing questions about the world of blogging, how to get involved, what is great about it, and what goes on over on the Pitlane Fanatic blog.

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• Blog: Pitlane Fanatic Blog
• Interviewee: Jackie
• First Post: 22nd, March 2009

Our ongoing Interviews with Bloggers series looks at the motivation to blog, and aims to provide tips and tricks to get started. Jackie covers all this and more, with a sneak peek at what her dream post would be as well.

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Sidepodchat - Of Randomness, Nicknames and Reliability

• Length: 6:07 
• Size: 6.3 MB 
• File: chat7.mp3 
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The ongoing Interviews with Bloggers series visits a blog that proudly proclaims itself a loony. James guides us through his random manner of blogging, and how you should get started.

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• Blog: The Blog of an F1 Loonie
• Tagline: The thoughts of an F1 loonie
• Author: James
• First Post: 21st, June 2009

A quick look at how blogging doesn't need to be really structured, and that posts about what you feel like writing are the best way to get the creative juices flowing.

If you are a blogger and fancy taking part in this ongoing series, then sign up on the wiki. We'd love to hear from you!