Whatever happened to?

[Jag_Warrior]

Has anyone mentioned Mark in Oshawa yet? His posting became less frequent awhile back, but he'd still drop by from time to time. I don't think I've seen him around in a year or better.

[Rudy Tamasz]

I feel sorry about not paying too much attention to him, when he was around more often. He would often agree with my points, and I was just too lazy to say "Thanks, buddy". :(

[Starter]

He was here mostly as a CART/Champ Car fan. When those series went belly up he didn't take so much to the IRL. He also used to work as a volunteer in Timing & Scoring for Canadian club races as well as the Toronto Indy. It's possible he's still hanging out on another board where the few US open wheel fans are now. His sporadic posting was because he was an over the road truck driver and out of town and not easily connected to the internet much of the time. His last regular posting here was when Easy Drifter left us to race in another place.

[gadjo_dilo]

Has anyone mentioned Mark in Oshawa yet? His posting became less frequent awhile back, but he'd still drop by from time to time. I don't think I've seen him around in a year or better.

http://www.motorsportforums.com/showthread.php?32530-Whatever-happened-to&p=935192&highlight=oshawa#post935192

[Storm]

Hey what happened to Stevie G? miss his enthusiasm on the football thread (only pino to deal with there :s :p: )

[Bezza]

So, I'm still here, but don't post very often now. I have too many other focusses in life as you may see from my new location. :)

Seems weird to think I signed up in 2001 when I was still 15!

[jens]

I rarely remember to visit Chit Chat or even any other section outside F1. But this is an interesting thread to read back a bit.

People come and go, some disappear completely. Well, basically like an everyday life. But I still have the habit to come back to here every now and then. Sometimes discuss really a lot actually. Despite all the changes in life throughout years, here at Motorsportforums is something that keeps me here.

A lot of people have left, but in a way current athmosphere is also sort of pleasant. It feels like a family. Small friendly group of people discussing about stuff. F1 section has died down, but the nasty arguments have also died down. Feels like good sharing.:)

I am still unsure, how to take bad arguing. Then again behind even the most insane debates there are personalities and people, who feel like they have something important to say. But there is only so much you can take before realizing it is all useless in the end.

[Tazio]

Two very righteous bros popped into my failing memory. I wonder what ever happened to Camelopard, he was a very cool head, that knew a lot about rock and roll. Also a guy (I think) that I thought was most razzuess; Leopardsleeping, I think he was from Nigeria. And where is my dawg Koz? Maybe he finally got some sleep! :angel:

[Rallyper]

Two very righteous bros popped into my failing memory. I wonder what ever happened to Camelopard, he was a very cool head, that knew a lot about rock and roll. Also a guy (I think) that I thought was most razzuess; Leopardsleeping, I think he was from Nigeria. And where is my dawg Koz? Maybe he finally got some sleep! :angel:

I´ve met Camelopard and his lovely wife in Portugal and in Finland. He told me that in the 70´s he was building silos for farmers in my neighbourhood in sweden. In 2011 I know he was here and visited his old buildings (some of them).
he was a Ford lover and always took pics of numberplates.
Why don´t we just mail him? Have you done that?

[Tazio]

I´ve met Camelopard and his lovely wife in Portugal and in Finland. He told me that in the 70´s he was building silos for farmers in my neighbourhood in sweden. In 2011 I know he was here and visited his old buildings (some of them).
he was a Ford lover and always took pics of numberplates.
Why don´t we just mail him? Have you done that?

I have not tried messaging him!

[gadjo_dilo]

Two very righteous bros popped into my failing memory. I wonder what ever happened to Camelopard, ; Leopardsleeping. .

This probably happened because you admired too much 1609's leopard spots. :angel:



:laugh: :devil: :sailor:

[Tazio]

This probably happened because you admired too much 1609's leopard spots. :angel:





It doesn't matter why, I jut wondered if anyone had info, ok? :rolleyes:

[steveaki13]

Triple 5 comes and goes. He had a brief period back posting quite a lot, but not seen him for a long while now. :(

[Tazio]

I wonder what ever happened to mstillhere?

[donKey jote]

msstillgone? :-/

[schmenke]

mstilldonkey

[Jag_Warrior]

I blame MyFace and SpaceBook for taking all these souls away from us. Once they joined that cult, they stopped coming here.

[gadjo_dilo]

I blame MyFace and SpaceBook for taking all these souls away from us. Once they joined that cult, they stopped coming here.

I'll never be able to write on fb what I write here. I'd be petrified if people I know în real life will think something bad about me. That makes my fb timeline so boring that nobody enjoys my friendship. :p
But I accept there are people who are really made for such type of communication. Those who have about 4000 friends ( about 85% being selected at random ) and daily post ”Good morning my friends!” + a picture of some roses and ”Good evening my friends” + a picture of some sleepy kitten. :devil:

[jens]

I'll never be able to write on fb what I write here. I'd be petrified if people I know în real life will think something bad about me. That makes my fb timeline so boring that nobody enjoys my friendship. :p
But I accept there are people who are really made for such type of communication. Those who have about 4000 friends ( about 85% being selected at random ) and daily post ”Good morning my friends!” + a picture of some roses and ”Good evening my friends” + a picture of some sleepy kitten. :devil:

I know there is a saying that if you are not in Facebook, you do not exist, but really... I am not on Facebook. I once did a "fake" account to just find out, what it is, and I am not fond of all the blurr and mess. Doesn't add anything to my life. And I don't want to try to get addicted to it!

So there it is. Perhaps that's why I still come back to forums, because I don't have social networking systems to rely on, while spending time on the Internet.:) I prefer the Real life networking system!

[Rudy Tamasz]

I'll never be able to write on fb what I write here. I'd be petrified if people I know în real life will think something bad about me.

I suggest a slogan for this forum: "A family forum you would not want your family to know about." How 'bout that, Mark?

There's also a slogan for fb: "Sharing your privacy with the world."

[schmenke]

I know there is a saying that if you are not in Facebook, you do not exist, but really... I am not on Facebook. I once did a "fake" account to just find out, what it is, and I am not fond of all the blurr and mess. Doesn't add anything to my life. ...

Similar here.
I've had a FB account for several years now and have logged on perhaps a dozen times. I simply don't get the attraction of reading frivolous postings of people I barely know, and, as has been mentioned, pictures of their cats or dogs. I’m also surprised by the numbers of people that post pictures of children or family members. Mrs. schmenke went ballistic against her sister a while ago when she, innocently, posted pics of her two nieces (our kids).

[schmenke]

I suggest a slogan for this forum: "A family forum you would not want your family to know about." How 'bout that, Mark?

...

While we’re at it how about changing some of the long-running thread titles. Suggestions:
“How Good Is Your Geographic” to “The Stump anfield5 Thread”
“Never Ending Song Titles..” to “Google A Morrisey Song Title Thread”

:p:

:mark:

[Starter]

I suggest a slogan for this forum: "A family forum you would not want your family to know about." How 'bout that, Mark?
I like it!

[Storm]

I do get pissed off by those people who share all their real life activities on fb, as if to show hey look what a fun life I lead..while the opposite might be true in reality

[Mark]

Facebook is very different from forums. I use facebook a lot but also post on roads, cycling forums etc. If there's anything distracting from forums it's reddit.

The main thing for here is that we don't have sites linking to us like we did in the past it's just the forum having to make it's own way :)

[Tazio]

While we’re at it how about changing some of the long-running thread titles. Suggestions:
“How Good Is Your Geographic” to “The Stump anfield5 Thread”
“Never Ending Song Titles..” to “Google A Morrisey Song Title Thread”

:p:

:mark:
"
Don't forget "The Soft Porn Movie Thread" :angel:

[AAReagles]

Yeah Eki is a strange one. A poster who was active nearly every single day suddenly disappearing into thin air.


Drone strike - after his position was triangulated by satellite in a remote area of southern Yemen.

.... sorry, I'll show my way out.

[AAReagles]

I know there is a saying that if you are not in Facebook, you do not exist...

Fine by me. Can't say I was impressed with their handling of a kid getting cyber-bullied through a fake account set up in her name... that is until it made public news and social media. Live by the sword...

[steve_spackman]

I do get pissed off by those people who share all their real life activities on fb, as if to show hey look what a fun life I lead..while the opposite might be true in reality

The same goes for G+ and Twitter. I use FB only because it is a tool for me to keep in touch with family, friends and work mates back home in the UK.

Back on topic...I have noticed that it is VERY quiet on this forum. Could not believe how limited the current threads are.

Remember the days of all the bickering, that came with some very interesting topics.

[Storm]

yeah all of us oldies remember too :(
but that's life I guess...atleast lucky we have a bunch of regulars still around posting on some threads.

[AAReagles]

When the Chit Chat forum is waaaay more active than the Formula 1 forum, something is wrong.

As Mark mentioned, the factors of reddit and no sites linking to here don't help. Along with the other usual suspects of members here being overwhelmed with work (as in the japanese word karoshi) and family matters.

My hunch is - for here anyways - that some folks finally got fed up with the state of the sport. From what I've seen here and on other sites, there's either little activity or an unusual (yet unstandable)level of anger expressed .... notably with F1 and IRL racing.

[Starter]

When the Chit Chat forum is waaaay more active than the Formula 1 forum, something is wrong.

As Mark mentioned, the factors of reddit and no sites linking to here don't help. Along with the other usual suspects of members here being overwhelmed with work (as in the japanese word karoshi) and family matters.

My hunch is - for here anyways - that some folks finally got fed up with the state of the sport. From what I've seen here and on other sites, there's either little activity or an unusual (yet unstandable)level of anger expressed .... notably with F1 and IRL racing.
You would be correct. I was a huge fan of CART and IndyCar. And to a slightly lesser extent F1. Those organizations have squandered most, if not all, of the fan loyalty they once enjoyed. These days I'll still watch if the races are on TV at a convenient time but I don't even bother to set the DVR if they are not. I haven't given up on motorsports and am very active at the local level. I just don't have a lot of use for the product as presented today.

[Storm]

When the Chit Chat forum is waaaay more active than the Formula 1 forum, something is wrong.


yeah, F1 used to be very interesting to most of us till a few years ago, I daresay it has lost a lot of traction since the Vettel years.

Also as you rightly guessed, more important stuff happened in my life (meaning posting on F1 as intensely as earlier was not possible) and I have failed to get back into it as much as I did earlier (while football my other passion remains that way). I guess same thing might have happened to some other regulars.

[pino]

I lost interest in F1 due to Vettel dominance. The same happened on WRC because of Loeb, and especially due to the exit of Italian Teams and drivers. But main reason I don't post as much as I did before, is the disappearance of many good friends and posters... :(

[Storm]

:wave: :p:

[pino]

Didn't say all, I said many ;)

[gadjo_dilo]

. But main reason I don't post as much as I did before, is the disappearance of many good friends and posters... :(
:confused:
Still you have the possibility to make new friends here........

[pino]

That's why I am still in here, btw I have missed your support on footie thread :p:

[gadjo_dilo]

You didn't need it. The "greek chorus" of Barca fans was all on your side. :laugh:

[pino]

You didn't need it. The "greek chorus" of Barca fans was all on your side. :laugh:

Hehe that's true, and guess why ? :p:

[gadjo_dilo]

Because they prefer to lose the final against Juve instead of Real? :confused:

[gadjo_dilo]

btw I have missed your support on footie thread :p:

BTW. Forgot to tell that I'm also considering to leave the forums.

[pino]

BTW. Forgot to tell that I'm also considering to leave the forums.

And what are the reasons?

[gadjo_dilo]

Because I'm fed up to be always the last person who posted. Makes me look like an idiot who talks to herself and doesn't have a life.
( well, I know that's true, but it's painful when the others also notice it :devil: )

[pino]

You expect too much from forumers., never do that. Just post when and where you like to :)

[airshifter]

Because I'm fed up to be always the last person who posted. Makes me look like an idiot who talks to herself and doesn't have a life.
( well, I know that's true, but it's painful when the others also notice it :devil: )

Spread your posts around to the F1 or some others sections. Without you bumping threads, half of us would get bored. So I expect to see you in the F1 forums!

Some of us appreciate your posts and keeping threads alive Gadjo. :)

[Tazio]

When the Chit Chat forum is waaaay more active than the Formula 1 forum, something is wrong.

As Mark mentioned, the factors of reddit and no sites linking to here don't help. Along with the other usual suspects of members here being overwhelmed with work (as in the japanese word karoshi) and family matters.

My hunch is - for here anyways - that some folks finally got fed up with the state of the sport. From what I've seen here and on other sites, there's either little activity or an unusual (yet unstandable)level of anger expressed .... notably with F1 and IRL racing. yeah, F1 used to be very interesting to most of us till a few years ago, I daresay it has lost a lot of traction since the Vettel years.

Also as you rightly guessed, more important stuff happened in my life (meaning posting on F1 as intensely as earlier was not possible) and I have failed to get back into it as much as I did earlier (while football my other passion remains that way). I guess same thing might have happened to some other regulars.
My interest in F1 has not waivered this millennium or last, and either has my participation on this forum, (even if the teams , or drivers I favor have not been in a fight at the sharp end) except when I've been sent on vacation by Pino. :sailor:
Than again I am easily amused :)

I'm not crazy about some of the changes to the formula, but I can live with the ones I don't care for, so I'm not going anywhere, which is something I should probably apologize for.

Sorry :angel:

[Tazio]

BTW. Forgot to tell that I'm also considering to leave the forums.Please don't go, I promise to never leave your posts dangling, or be really crude with my replies.:dog: :love: :angel: ;)

[gadjo_dilo]

Spread your posts around to the F1 ........ sections.
No way.....Isn't it the place of terrible fights and insults? :p



Without you bumping threads, half of us would get bored.
Exactly what I fear. I have become a sort of jester of the forum.:laugh:


So I expect to see you in the F1 forums!
Yeah...The posts of somebody who have no clue about what's happening would definitely spice up the threads. :devil:

[gadjo_dilo]

Please don't go, I promise to never leave your posts dangling, or be really crude with my replies.:dog: :love: :angel: ;)

Really? :stareup:

[pino]

Most of them who are posting on F1 forum, don't have a clue about F1, starting from me :p:

[gadjo_dilo]

:laugh:

[steveaki13]

Hey, I have not been around the last couple of days.

Definitely don't you dare leave the forum's Gadjo :( I would miss you.......

Besides in the past I was thread bumper.

I just am busier these days. I still enjoy popping in though and supporting Juve for a couple of weeks :stareup:

(Messi rules :D)

[pino]

Sure you meant couple of months...don't you ??? :evil:

[steveaki13]

I like Juve generally. I will support them most of the time. Just not on June 6th (unless its v Bayern :p )

[odykas]

Most of them who are posting on F1 forum, don't have a clue about F1, starting from me :p:

The same applies to Football Thread :p:

[pino]

The same applies to Football Thread :p:

Hahaha :laugh:

[AAReagles]

Because I'm.... always the last person who posted. Makes me look like an idiot who talks to herself and doesn't have a life.

Uh, no.... that would be me ('himself', that is).

Confirmation: See Nostalgia Forum.

[AAReagles]

Most of them who are posting on F1 forum, don't have a clue about F1...

Aaaand... that would be me too.

As I can barely keep up with what is going on with Bernie Ecclesto... er I mean F1.

[jens]

So I am playing the gadjo_dilo role here now as I am late to the party (discussion).:p:

My presence on the (mainly F1) forums is a bit on-and-off. Sometimes I go along with the flow, other times I feel there is no point in arguing about the same things over and over again, with agendas-approaches never changing.

I feel life is often purer without endlessly debating about it. Because what is there to discuss... Life is what it is, and let's enjoy world as it is. I like nostalgia a lot though - especially motorsport nostalgy.:p:

[AAReagles]

Well said.

[steveaki13]

Whatever happened to lots of people. Are they all busy?

I know I am around less, but what about rjbetty, Schmenke, starter and airshifter.

Everyone seems to be around less these days.

Gadjo too. :(

[gadjo_dilo]

Whatever happened to lots of people. Are they all busy?

...................

Gadjo too. :(

Nobody wanted to talk to me so I vanished. :p

[steveaki13]

Vanishing into the night??????

I briefly saw a rare Henners around today. :p

[gadjo_dilo]

Vanishing into the crazy land of Absurdistan.....

[steveaki13]

Better than into the night then.

I have spent some time bumping threads to get people chatting.

Hope it works.

[gadjo_dilo]

Naaahhh.... Just the two of us as usual......:-)

[steveaki13]

Probably.

You had better answer questions on photographs then ;)

[airshifter]

Whatever happened to lots of people. Are they all busy?

I know I am around less, but what about rjbetty, Schmenke, starter and airshifter.

Everyone seems to be around less these days.

Gadjo too. :(

As for me, I've just been very busy with work. It's also the last couple weeks before my daughter goes back to school, so we've been doing a lot of family things as well. On top of that, I've gotten off my butt and got out more for exercise before the days get short.

I do miss having more time for the forums... those of you that stuck around are usually a lot of fun.

[gadjo_dilo]

I missed you, air. :s

[airshifter]

I missed you, air. :s

That must be why my inbox is full of messages! :laugh:


I miss those of you still here when I'm away too. It's the remaining members that make this place stay fun.

[steveaki13]

Gee thanks air ;)

[Storm]

I might be away for a while from next week, although will keep checking as I can. big changes up ahead.

[gadjo_dilo]

I'll miss you, Storm. :s
Hope the changes are good ones.

[Storm]

yes, exciting definitely...change of location.

[steveaki13]

Oh wow. Good luck with that Storm.

Sounds exciting as you say :)

[gadjo_dilo]

yeah, we say here "schimbi locul, schimbi norocul".
meaning change the location, change the luck.

[Storm]

Might happen to me too... at least hoping for that.

[gadjo_dilo]

I think you`re moving to Dubai.
( In indian soaps that`s the place where people use to go. Your hometown is also quoted in all soaps as a place for conferences and reunions :p )

[Storm]

WTF? stop with those Indian soaps already :D
no one our age watches that crap here ...

Not Dubai, I hate the heat here, I don't think I can survive in a place like that :crazy:

[gadjo_dilo]

WTF? stop with those Indian soaps already :D
no one our age watches that crap here ...


So what? I`m but an old creepy fart who can`t wait to watch the adventures of Sandhya and Sooraj. :s

[steveaki13]

Maybe Storm is heading to the UK.... :) No worries about heat here,

[Storm]

I wish I was going to the UK too! In any case it will be much colder than here in the winters at least :)
Summers will be bad though :o

[Magnus]

But. Whatever happened to me? Oh here I am! :-)

[steveaki13]

Here is the thread I started. Lots of old members posted in these pages.

Anyone out there who hasnt posted for ages?

I remember 555, Sonic, F1 boat and many more.

[henners88]

Here is the thread I started. Lots of old members posted in these pages.

Anyone out there who hasnt posted for ages?

I remember 555, Sonic, F1 boat and many more.

ArrowsF1, ioan, were two I remember very well. Sonic stopped watching F1 when the BBC sold half the rights so possibly no longer has an interest.


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[donKey jote]

Race Aficionado, Valve :bounce:
Mark, Brave Dockman, Bananiel

Eki

Billy's missus, Oily Hazell

[Tazio]

Knock-on?

[steveaki13]

Euro Troll? ;)

[steveaki13]

Gadjo dilo too. What has happened to her?

[Tazio]

Saint Devote, and Tamburello. A couple of, how you say, opinionated fellows!

[Tazio]

Caroline, Camelopard, Nigelred5, Captain VXR, RaceFanStan, CarlMetro, and I would be remiss not to mention Grid Girl, and Slinkster! :heart:

[pino]

Campione Ferrari, F1 guru, KateA, Andi, Y-Man...

[Mark]

KateA, Andi

KateA married to fizzicist, who also is still around on facebook. Hear from Andi from time to time but not very often.




Caroline, Camelopard, Nigelred5, Captain VXR, RaceFanStan, CarlMetro, and I would be remiss not to mention Grid Girl, and Slinkster! :heart:

Caroline is married to Daniel. Racefanstan sadly died. CarlMetro is still trying to get out of driving instructing and GridGirl is (as good as) married to Ibby.

[inimitablestoo]

Blimey, some of those names take me back. I'm still here, needless to say :)

[Storm]

odykas? :s

[pino]

odykas? :s

Who ? :p

[OultonPark]

Too over sensitive and cliquey.

[GridGirl]

Hello :wave:

[Starter]

Hello :wave:
Long time no hear. Hello right back.

[steveaki13]

Hi...............

We are really impressing with our discussion :laugh:

[GridGirl]

I've just realised this summer I will have been s member for 17 years! :o

[Starter]

I've just realised this summer I will have been s member for 17 years! :o
Beat me by a year. That's a long time to be in one place on the internet.

[GridGirl]

Probably get less for murder ������

[Starter]

Probably get less for murder ������
Of corpse it would get less.

[MrJan]

I've just realised this summer I will have been s member for 17 years! :o

Damn! Can't remember mine at the minute, think I've been here for 11 years now. Seen some changes come through and had a few lean times, don't post so much at the minute but still check a couple times a week. Shame that things seem to have slowly quietened from the busy days, bring back Oily Oaf!!

[bowler]

It's quite busy in the WRC forum :-)

[steveaki13]

I have been missing a bit in recent months but am back for now.

Just remembering back to a few that disappeared more recently.

555 came back for a while and obviously got busy again.
rjbetty had to limit his time which was a shame. Had some good chats with him and Jens about F1 circa 1990s/2000s

Hope you are all well if you still pop in and read this.

[N. Jones]

I've been wondering whatever happened to all of the people who used to be in FGP in the F1 section. When I started we regularly had 80 entrants. Now I am lucky if I get past 20!

[555-04Q2]

Triple 5 comes and goes. He had a brief period back posting quite a lot, but not seen him for a long while now. :(

Still alive mate! Just been busy and lost interest in F1 due to all the changes for the worse.

How you been keeping?

[steveaki13]

Hey mate. Great to hear from you.

Likewise really, life has become busier than I thought possible but in good ways so enjoying things. I too have also lost interest in F1. I still watch but do not bother if its live or after if busy.

[555-04Q2]

Hey mate. Great to hear from you.

Likewise really, life has become busier than I thought possible but in good ways so enjoying things. I too have also lost interest in F1. I still watch but do not bother if its live or after if busy.

Good to hear and great seeing you again.

[Starter]

Hey mate. Great to hear from you.

Likewise really, life has become busier than I thought possible but in good ways so enjoying things. I too have also lost interest in F1. I still watch but do not bother if its live or after if busy.
Are you still following other racing series? A while back you were thinking about getting into marshaling. Still doing it or have you found other interests?

[steveaki13]

Are you still following other racing series? A while back you were thinking about getting into marshaling. Still doing it or have you found other interests?

Hi Starter

I still follow many other series. I gave marshalling a go but it didnt grab me as I hoped and have found other interests in terms of traveling etc. I appreciate your advise on marshalling and I used it when trying events here.

My interests have always and continue to change so who knows but for now I am not marshalling.

[steveaki13]

Whatever happened to me? :D

Hi everyone :wave:

[airshifter]

Whatever happened to me? :D

Hi everyone :wave:

If you don't know, none of us can easily figure it out. Unless possibly a doctor is available? :laugh:

On the up side, since you are posting even I can figure out that you are alive. That makes at least two of us from the forums still alive.