Brands FRen Test: Predictions

[Jonny Apex]

After the 'run-around' of Snetterton, teams return to testing in anger on Monday in preparation for the meeting there on the Indy circuit at the end of June.

My predictions are:
1. Hamilton
2. Watts
3. McLoughlin
4. Green
5. Bell

Fastest time will be 44.490s

Top 21 covered by a second.

Kiss my face.

[Paul Rayner]

1) Mark McLoughlin
2) Danny Watts
3) Robert Bell
4) Lewis Hamilton
5) Matt Griffin

Top 17 within a second.

Mr Apex, you forget how hotter temperatures slow down these things, you mentalist.
45.000 seconds.

[Jonny Apex]

Originally posted by Paul Rayner
1) Mark McLoughlin
2) Danny Watts
3) Robert Bell
4) Lewis Hamilton
5) Matt Griffin

Top 17 within a second.

Mr Apex, you forget how hotter temperatures slow down these things, you mentalist.
45.000 seconds.

Why? Are we in for a scorcher? Ooh, Bells in her crop top and tight Kylie shorts ... (do I get five bonus points just for putting such an image into your head)?

[Paul Rayner]

Originally posted by Jonny Apex

Why? Are we in for a scorcher? Ooh, Bells in her crop top and tight Kylie shorts ... (do I get five bonus points just for putting such an image into your head)?

Er... No. She doesn't have any Kylie shorts. Not that I've seen...

You can't get anything out of me with images of bella, Mr Apex. Try again... *Evil laugh*

[pb btcc]

1.watts
2.Bell
3.Hamilton
4.Viso (who normally does well in testing)
5.Sharp

top 20 within a second

fastest time: 44.875

[bella]

Originally posted by Jonny Apex

Why? Are we in for a scorcher? Ooh, Bells in her crop top and tight Kylie shorts ... (do I get five bonus points just for putting such an image into your head)?

*shudder* urgh, you'd all have nightmares. and actually, rayner, i *do* have some kylie shorts, they're just not for the light of day. nor am i until the evil evil religion and theory & methods sociology exams are done with on the thursday after the test. and it's going to rain, because life's like that...

pb, viso hasn't done well in testing since the racing started. am i right, boys?

it's going to rain (as previously stated), so my fastest time nomination is 52.061.

my top 5, according to the crystal balls will be:
1. bell
2. watts
3. long
4. sharp
5. gah, can't think of anyone... er.... lloyd.

not adventurous, but hey. top 25 within a second.

[Paul Rayner]

Originally posted by bella
pb, viso hasn't done well in testing since the racing started. am i right, boys?

No! *Evil laugh*
It seems Mr btcc has been doing his research, as Viso was 4th fastest at the last test at Brands.

[MrTTraces]

ok here we go: -

(1) Watts
(2) Mcloughlin
(3) Sharp
(4) Hamilton
(5) Long

Mcloughlin is my wild card.

ok erm best time 44.900

It won't rain , it will just be very humid.

18 within one second

(if i come last again i don't mind, at least im consistant)

[Tallie]

1.watts
2.long
3.green
4.bell
5.mcloughlin

46.170

19 within a second

[MrTTraces]

Originally posted by Tallie

3.green

talk about being brave

[Paul Rayner]

Originally posted by MrTTraces
talk about being brave

Eh? :confused: What's strange about that? I'd say putting Long 2nd was brave on form this year, but Green?

[kbudden]

Hope I'm not too late!! - been busy all weekend and just realised the test is today

1. Watts
2. Hamilton
3. Mcloughlin
4. Rossiter
5. Legge

Top 15 within a second

Top time 52.10

[Paul Rayner]

Ooh! Cutting it fine, Keith, but I think we'll let you in.

Times from the first session:
1) Jamie Green 45.423
2) Lewis Hamilton +0.038
3) Danny Watts +0.077
4) Robin Rudholm +0.077
5) James Rossiter +0.120

6 teams missing a driver.

[Paul Rayner]

Times from the second session:
1) Jamie Green 45.162
2) Danny Watts +0.198
3) Robin Rudholm +0.222
4) Ryan Sharp +0.324
5) Alex Lloyd +0.327

Top 22 covered by a second.

[Paul Rayner]

Times from the third session:
1) Robin Rudholm 45.114
2) Ernesto José Viso +0.212
3) Danny Watts +0.262
4) Ryan Sharp +0.399
5) Robert Bell +0.408

An interesting session, conditions showery/damp. Susie Stoddart 7th fastest, +0.563.

[Tallie]

guess i was wrong about puttin green 3rd... mrttraces!

and yeah... long was pretty stupid of me... considering he wasnt even there!! (guess im just a fan from seeing him race so well last year)

[Paul Rayner]

Times from the fourth and final session:
1) Jamie Green 44.896
2) Mark McLoughlin +0.025
3) Will Davison +0.292
4) Alex Lloyd +0.337
5) Keith Dempsey +0.436

Combined times:
1) Jamie Green 44.896
2) Mark McLoughlin +0.025
3) Robin Rudholm +0.218
4) Will Davison +0.292
5) Alex Lloyd +0.337

22 within a second

An interesting result, and therefore a low scoring round. Jonny Apex was closest to how many would be within a second, but the award of the day goes to MrTTRaces, who scored the first ever bonus point for predicting the right lap time to the nearest one hundredth of a second (he was just 0.004 seconds off!)
pb btcc was also very close, but no point there I'm afraid, which means he becomes the first person ever to get 0. And Viso wasn't such a bad guess, he ended up 6th fastest.

Scores are:
MrTTRaces 3 *
Jonny Apex/bella/Tallie 2
Paul Rayner/kbudden 1
pb btcc 0

* - includes bonus point

[Jonny Apex]

So if Mr TT Races gets a point for almost but not quite guessing accurately the fastest lap, why don't I get a bonus point for almost but not quite guessing how many would be within a second? I said 21. It was 22. I deserve a bonus point. Me me me!

[bella]

just because you didn't win, honestly.

can i not get a point for willpower? brands is only an hour away and i didn't get in the car and go to testing instead of learning about the secularisation of society... pweeeeese???

*bats eyelashes*

[MrTTraces]

to bad you lose

*speech*

"for sure it was a great close competion but in the end i had a better stratagy and managed to hold out for the win.

Bella, apex and tallie all pushed hard in the closing stages but i managed to hold on.

Hopefully this is the first of many wins"


On a lighter note.... the formula i used to come up with the winning prediction, if i find it and bottle it do you think it would work on women , fast cars and jobs that require no effort for lots of money just a thourght...

[Paul Rayner]

Didn't you say that you came last in the last few tests, MrTTRaces?

As for bonus points, Mr Apex, it's been clearly said in previous threads that you get a bonus point for getting the lap time to the nearest tenth (on checking back I now realise that pb btcc does also score a point, I'll admit defeat there), and that the how many within a second is just a non-points scoring tie break for personal merit. So ner

As for bella, no points for willpower.

Isn't it great that they made an "automatic argument winning smily?"

[bella]

what about points for a nice arse?

[MrTTraces]

nice try bella.

If it was me i'd give you all the points in the world but it ain't so i can't sorry, it's up to the fuddy duddy stick in the mud judge.

[Jonny Apex]

bella: show me your arse at thruckers and i'll ensure you are a winner every time.

in fact, show me yours, and i just might show you mine.

rayner: why so surprised at stoddart being so quick. she is one quick bonnie lass. and a bit of a cutey-pie, too. hips, t*ts, lips, power, as the record goes (two bonus points to whoever can tell me sang it).

[Paul Rayner]

Originally posted by Jonny Apex
rayner: why so surprised at stoddart being so quick. she is one quick bonnie lass. and a bit of a cutey-pie, too. hips, t*ts, lips, power, as the record goes (two bonus points to whoever can tell me sang it).

I was just pointing out interesting factors, and thought she deserved a mention. Maybe I was surprised to see her up there, but I was pleasantly surprised. I agree, she's not bad at all. And she's quick too.

And for the record, the song's by Pigface. It should be more bonus points, as I needed to put "t*ts" into a search engine to find that one out. My musical knowledge isn't that varied. Or strange...