Very nice McMan, and well deserved!
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It looks like FGP is coming down to the last race as well. There isn't much room at the top, and the team mix can make it swing in a number of directions this time.
I'm going to send it up the inside and make it stick. But if that happens I would still be tied with Team Z.... I'm not sure where the tiebreaker would fall. But if I can't make it stick up the inside, I could be off the podium and the battle it between FART F1 and Mia.
Let me go check the rear wing spec before the race............
I shall be sending it to him tomorrow , as there have been multiple mix-ups with the 14 different musical acts that were booked for the gala event to commemorate the 14 years of service .
And then there are the 14 half-size dioramas of the pit boxes of the winning teams of all those years that were set to be displayed along the promenade to the venue .
I almost forgot the 14 ice sculptures of all the other people named Jones that I could think of ( Quincy , Barnaby , Davy , etc.) .
All cancelled , and all because the key to the shed is missing and even if I found it , I'm not sure that a drum kit will fit in there , even if I did move the lawn mower out , let alone a band .
I would love to meet as many of you as possible at a race or near the closet bar/restaurant but I don't think everyone is in the USA.
The package has been entrusted to Canada Post to deliver it to it's recipient , thus I must say a few words :
By the power vested in me , by me , on behalf of all those who play , played , or will play FGP , I hereby declare that N. Jones , master calculator of our fantasies , be awarded the distinguished forum service medal as recognition for his 14 years of hard work .
Mr. Jones , you deserve it .
Let us know when you receive it .
:stareup: Here, here!!
You might want to wait on reporting the results on this one , Mr. Jones .
Mercedes protests are denied but I think they might appeal. I will await these decisions before calculating our final GP and standings.
Your package reached Chicago yesterday morning , so you may get it today .
I want to mention before anybody asks , that the neither the FIA nor Michael Masi was involved at all in any of the decision making process that went into either the creation or awarding of this particular title .
And , no animals were un-necessarily tortured during the making of the actual medal as far as I recall .
Ceremonially speaking , it would be most proper to have someone else open the package and pin your medal on you .
They could also help you drink the champagne , which I assume you've already procured .
All fun aside , I'm hoping you and yours made it through the big winds that went through the other night .
It was hairy enough around here , but much worse down all the way to Kentucky .
I can't imagine the hurt .
Thankfully that stuff pass all of us to the south. It does suck for the people in the path though. We got hit with a tornado in June of this year and there are still houses that have not been fixed for living.
I was just going to take a picture with it and post that. I didn't think there was going to be a ceremony. Do you think Kimi is free to attend?
I think we should leave him alone .
Great to know it got there . I'm always a little worried putting precious metals in the mail .
Pin that baby on , puff out that chest , and let's see that medal in place .
Show us that picture , you winner you .
Steal Lewis's thunder as this definitely outweighs a mere knighthood .
Thanks for bringing this issue to like Bagwan, and providing a medal this time, as well as the trophys from past years.
I'm glad you have tolerated the work involved N. Jones, and if I'm ever in your area or we cross paths elsewhere, a meal and some drinks are surely in the picture.
Maybe you will hear crying if the race appeal makes the FGP fall to a different winner. We could start a fundraiser for the legal fees if it comes to that.
Its a date!
I am waiting to see what happens/ No use in calculating anything if it might change.
You will see it soon. I think we should complete our season first before yous ee my ugly mug.
UAE Grand Prix Results:
https://sites.google.com/view/fgp202...ts/23abu-dhabi
1 Loco Americano F1 124
2 Team Z* 62
2 Team Polly 62
Final Standings:
https://sites.google.com/view/fgp202...s/00-standings
Your winner is airshifter's Loco Americano F1*! :champion:
The runner-up is emporer_k's Team Z! :beer:
Third place belongs to moto666's FART F1! :wave:
Congrats to our podium finishers!
Please also give a wave to the rest of our top ten finishers!
5 Team Polly 889
6 Mia Witt & Tom Horn 879
7 Team McMafia* 868.5
8 Red Passion Team* 855.5
9 Zicos ROTHMANS F1 Racing Team* 837
10 LAKKA F1* 835.5
Thank you everyone for playing FGP for 2021. The rates for 2022 will probably be up in late February/early March.
I thought at best I might tie with Team Z, but Yuki made all the difference in the final race.
It's been 10 years since I've been on the FGP podium. But I had just as much fun the years I picked a horrible team.
Next year should be a real crap shoot. With the limited testing none of us will really know what cars are going to come together with the new regs.
Well played McMan! :stareup:
Huh ?
No wave for all of us , the non-top ten finishers ?
And , what about number 4 in the standings ?
Don't they deserve a wave ?
The accolades given out for this championship are all a shamble .
How can something like this happen ?
Could it be that N. Jones(if that really is his real name) is being paid off by some as yet un-named racing team to limit the waves ?
And , what's up with that total omission of all things "number 4" ?
Is that just some kind of strange superstition common to wherever this N.( if that really is his initial ) ?
Or , is "number 4" the previously mentioned "un-named racing team" ?
I want to appeal the wave , and hope you won't waive the appeal .
:sailor: Sorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry! :stareup:..........:wave:
I for one, am certain that all decisions made my N. Jones have been fair and just. I am certain that the truck full of quality beer and other fine spirits that was delivered to his home had nothing to do with me, and hopefully none of the other podium sharing participants.
That is our story, and we are sticking to it. :D
Congrats to everyone who finished above us, it appears that Massi is not the only one 'on the take'. What gifts are required to have everyone else bar myself to be hit by race bans next season Mr Jones?
You guys outside the top ten really need to up your game if you want to keep hold of your sponsors for next year.
Rothmans said they were happy enough with our teams performance this season but have still announced that they are in talks with Loco Americano F1 for next year. :( They are going to regret that decision in the biggest possible way when we take the title next year...
Bagwan's bribe is paltry compared to the riches heading west to seal it. Watch this space..
I finished in 14th place , so I am pretty sure that medal I made wasn't taken as a bribe .
I am in the clear , but there are dark clouds , and men in fedoras lurking around .
The Trophy wife wants to thank N. Jones for having put in a team that kept her off the bottom of the standings .
George and Danny let her down this year , but she may keep them on the team next year anyway .
Just in case , I've got my team analysts working on just how big a trophy I'd have to make , to make it to first place , given a medal got me to 14th .
Who finished fourth? :D
I thought my team would be mid-pack. I was wrong!
Mr. Jones , my ideal Xmas present would be a picture of that medal pinned on you .
Merry ho ho , bud .
It's not pinned on me but I do have it. I couldn't attach it here so I added the image as a page on the FGP site:
https://sites.google.com/view/fgp202.../thankful-gift
Excellent !
Thanks for that .
But , I must disagree with the term "gift" .
That was no gift .
You earned it !
Nice job , Mr. Jones .
Thanks!
Sorry for my hair - whether its long or short it sticks up where it pleases!
What are the chances of a FGP for 2022 Mr Jones? :)
100% happening. I have just been lazy.
I will start setting it up tomorrow.