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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #100 on: May 14, 2007, 02:38:19 PM »
 :sigh:

If I sought to fail, then I have succeeded.
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #101 on: May 14, 2007, 02:42:35 PM »
Quote from: porridgehead on May 14, 2007, 02:38:19 PM
:sigh:

If I sought to fail, then I have succeeded.

Get in there and upgrade or change your team.

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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #102 on: May 14, 2007, 03:26:23 PM »
Hey, I made some minor adjustments, and netted more than twice as many points this week than all of the previous races combined!  :o

I'm still near the basement, but it gives me hope..   :)
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #103 on: May 14, 2007, 06:18:46 PM »
I don't have enough money to do diddly except choose dregs squeezed from the remainders of the final press of the scrapings from the bottom of the chaff barrel. It ain't looking good lads, but I'll give it the ol' grammar school try and, by showering it with neglect, pray that it goes away.

My grammar school instilled me with a set of remarkably low standards that I consistently fail to meet. So I have that going for me.

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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #104 on: May 31, 2007, 02:11:50 PM »

Just made a little dough
In a town called Monaco,

Bought a new engine,
but nothing rhymes with "engine"

So open loud and sing
This bird is spreddin' its wings!



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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #105 on: June 11, 2007, 05:48:09 AM »
Down I go... :D
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #106 on: June 11, 2007, 08:43:31 AM »
This was the most points I have made in a single race!
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #107 on: June 17, 2007, 09:27:47 PM »
So let's say you had a little money to upgrade your team before the French Grand Prix.

Let's say....maybe 18.5 million or so.

Not enough for a Ferrari / McLaren chassis or a Alonso / Raikkonen - class driver. Maybe enough for a BMW/Sauber chassis or a Heidfeld- type driver. What's the theory here, hold tight for a race or two and upgrade then? Or go ahead an up now, take the 10% hit, and upgrade again when money is available?

Hypothetically speaking, of course.  ???
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #108 on: June 17, 2007, 10:46:22 PM »
Personally, I am doing it as I can. the more points you gain, the more money you win...
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #109 on: June 21, 2007, 10:04:27 PM »
For you Monday morning quarterbackers, the overall leader's strategy was:

Driver1 Driver2 Chassis Engine

Hamilton Davidson SA SA  <- start
Hamilton Davidson SA Mercedes <- for Bahrain
Hamilton Heidfeld SA Mercedes <- for Monaco
Hamilton Heidfeld McLaren Mercedes <- for US

Basically a bold bet out of the gate and a major upgrade every other race, rather than incremental upgrades after each race. Live and learn.
:)

Oh, and the bottom 1000 or so consist of people who apparently joined late, dropped out early, have incomplete teams, or backed Honda. :)

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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #110 on: July 10, 2007, 09:24:25 PM »

Past the halfway point, and lots of contested spots remain!

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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #111 on: July 23, 2007, 03:37:49 AM »
A high-attrition wet race, plus a serendipitous driver change made last week, were just the shot in the arm the TR team needed!
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #112 on: July 23, 2007, 04:28:33 AM »
Quote from: KarnUtz on July 23, 2007, 03:37:49 AM
A high-attrition wet race, plus a serendipitous driver change made last week, were just the shot in the arm the TR team needed!

It certainly was a wild weekend...unpredictable, with more drama than any NASCAR race I've seen lately.  I also made a driver change, and it bit me in the butt...oh, well...there's always the next round.



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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #113 on: July 23, 2007, 04:30:51 PM »
I have decided to follow the lead of the leaders, and have gone into stealth mode with my team. To commemorate this event, here's a picture of some burrow owls showing off their incredibly effective natural camouflage:



Go Burrow Owls!
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #114 on: July 23, 2007, 07:31:44 PM »
I can still catch MPat.  F-1 looks to be out of my range.
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #115 on: July 23, 2007, 11:45:39 PM »
Story of my life...I drop Webber and he lands on the podium! I drop him for Hamilton who has his worst race of the season!
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #116 on: August 06, 2007, 09:15:36 AM »
Quote from: Ultra on July 23, 2007, 07:31:44 PM
I can still catch MPat.  F-1 looks to be out of my range.

I am now only 7 points behind MPat.

 ;D
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #117 on: August 06, 2007, 01:40:14 PM »
Quote from: Ultra on August 06, 2007, 09:15:36 AM


I am now only 7 points behind MPat.

 ;D

Nice! I take it he had Mercedes/McLaren engine/chassis, and you didn't :)

The Burrow Owls have McLaren as well, but I can't say getting zilch over the weekend really bothers me. Seems to have hit everyone pretty evenly, and helps to drive home the fickle nature of F1 scoring  :)
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #118 on: August 27, 2007, 09:08:32 PM »
The Burrow Owls have celebrated their historic points win this past weekend at Instanbul with a round of Northern reticulated field voles. Them's good eatin!

Furthermore, I have determined that if I maintain my historic average for the next 5 races, I can win autopuzzles OUTRIGHT, as long as the current top 3 score zero point from here on out. GO BURROW OWLS!  ;D
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #119 on: August 27, 2007, 09:36:49 PM »
Quote from: Stephen M on August 27, 2007, 09:08:32 PM
The Burrow Owls have celebrated their historic points win this past weekend at Instanbul with a round of Northern reticulated field voles. Them's good eatin!

Furthermore, I have determined that if I maintain my historic average for the next 5 races, I can win autopuzzles OUTRIGHT, as long as the current top 3 score zero point from here on out. GO BURROW OWLS!  ;D

I just wanna beat Mpat.
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #120 on: September 09, 2007, 10:14:57 AM »
Quote from: Ultra on August 27, 2007, 09:36:49 PM


I just wanna beat Mpat.

I see you've now overtaken him, well done! Just gotta see it home.

I was hoping to sneak onto the podium some how, but the F1 Manager site doesn't have a "steal other teams blueprints" button that I can find. :)
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #121 on: September 09, 2007, 10:26:00 AM »
Quote from: Stephen M on September 09, 2007, 10:14:57 AM
Quote from: Ultra on August 27, 2007, 09:36:49 PM


I just wanna beat Mpat.

I see you've now overtaken him, well done! Just gotta see it home.

I was hoping to sneak onto the podium some how, but the F1 Manager site doesn't have a "steal other teams blueprints" button that I can find. :)

F-1 looks too far ahead for me to catch.   I really want to keep MPat behind me now.
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #122 on: September 13, 2007, 09:00:15 PM »
A certain little bird ( a burrowing bird, no less) told me that the F1 Manager site is soon to decide how to handle the McLaren penalty...options to include denying them any further points this season. May want to keep an eye on the paddock:

http://www.f1manager.info/index.php?do=forum

...or do as I have done and switch engine & chassis to Ferrari as a precaution. :-\
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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #123 on: October 21, 2007, 02:17:18 PM »
Mpat gets me by 8 points!

DAMMIT!!!!

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Re: F1 Manager
« Reply #124 on: October 21, 2007, 03:41:52 PM »
The Burrow Owls are content with a non-podium fourth on their inaugural season, but hungry for more. We're hibernating and regaining strength the next few months, ready for a springtime emergence.  :)
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