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Tonight (Wednasday 4th) there is a show on Channel 4 called faking it. The premise is that it takes a person with zero experience in a given field, provides a month's intensive training, then sees if he/she can pass themself off as expert to people who *are* experts but are completely unaware of the setup. Tonight it's a videogame tester who plays racing games being coached by David Coulthard to pass himself off as a bona-fide driver... Should be interesting... Regards, Mark Reading, UK

Thanks for the heads up. "Mark Davison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:askjf0$mfi$[email hidden]... > Tonight (Wednasday 4th) there is a show on Channel 4 called faking it. > > The premise is that it takes a person with zero experience in a givenfield, > provides a month's intensive training, then sees if he/she can passthemself > off as expert to people who *are* experts but are completely unaware ofthe

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> setup. > > Tonight it's a videogame tester who plays racing games being coached by > David Coulthard to pass himself off as a bona-fide driver... > > Should be interesting... > > Regards, > > Mark > Reading, UK > >

"Mark Davison" > Tonight it's a videogame tester who plays racing games being coached by > David Coulthard to pass himself off as a bona-fide driver... > Did you say PASS? Looks like he picked the wrong coach. :) dave henrie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.422 / Virus Database: 237 - Release Date: 11/20/02

guys name is Philip Deane, ran a google search and it looks like he came 8th out of 9 in a BARC Formula Renault race at rockingham earlier this year. also had his videography (is that even a word?) from one of the developers, and it doesnt look like he's beta'd any proper racing sims (although i could be wrong). according to the sunday papers review of the show (its critics choice in the times), phil didnt really get along with his mentors, and they didnt get along with him. now if he'd played GPL before this all happened....... pez "Mark Davison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:askjf0$mfi$[email hidden]... > Tonight (Wednasday 4th) there is a show on Channel 4 called faking it. > > The premise is that it takes a person with zero experience in a givenfield, > provides a month's intensive training, then sees if he/she can passthemself > off as expert to people who *are* experts but are completely unaware ofthe

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> setup. > > Tonight it's a videogame tester who plays racing games being coached by > David Coulthard to pass himself off as a bona-fide driver... > > Should be interesting... > > Regards, > > Mark > Reading, UK > >

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> > guys name is Philip Deane, ran a google search and it looks like he came 8th > out of 9 in a BARC Formula Renault race at rockingham earlier this year. > also had his videography (is that even a word?) from one of the developers, > and it doesnt look like he's beta'd any proper racing sims (although i could > be wrong). > > according to the sunday papers review of the show (its critics choice in the > times), phil didnt really get along with his mentors, and they didnt get > along with him. > > now if he'd played GPL before this all happened.......

Or if he'd used cockpit view! ;) Gerry

easy there! or visited RAS! pez (6th in 2001 BRDC Winter Series Zetec Formula Ford after playing GPL and nascar alot in f10 mode ;) ) "Gerry Aitken" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Alex 'pez' Porazinski wrote: > > > > guys name is Philip Deane, ran a google search and it looks like he came8th > > out of 9 in a BARC Formula Renault race at rockingham earlier this year. > > also had his videography (is that even a word?) from one of thedevelopers, > > and it doesnt look like he's beta'd any proper racing sims (although icould > > be wrong). > > > > according to the sunday papers review of the show (its critics choice inthe

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> > times), phil didnt really get along with his mentors, and they didnt get > > along with him. > > > > now if he'd played GPL before this all happened....... > > Or if he'd used cockpit view! ;) > > Gerry

Alex 'pez' Porazinski wrote:

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> > easy there! > > or visited RAS! > > pez (6th in 2001 BRDC Winter Series Zetec Formula Ford after playing GPL and > nascar alot in f10 mode ;) )

Only 6th?! I rest my case. :P But seriously, well done indeed! Gerry

phil bennet, he's cool :) pez "Alex 'pez' Porazinski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aslq05$59v$[email hidden]... > easy there! > > or visited RAS! > > pez (6th in 2001 BRDC Winter Series Zetec Formula Ford after playing GPLand

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> nascar alot in f10 mode ;) ) > > > "Gerry Aitken" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Alex 'pez' Porazinski wrote: > > > > > > guys name is Philip Deane, ran a google search and it looks like he

came > 8th > > > out of 9 in a BARC Formula Renault race at rockingham earlier thisyear.

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> > > also had his videography (is that even a word?) from one of the > developers, > > > and it doesnt look like he's beta'd any proper racing sims (although i > could > > > be wrong). > > > > > > according to the sunday papers review of the show (its critics choice

in > the > > > times), phil didnt really get along with his mentors, and they didntget

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> > > along with him. > > > > > > now if he'd played GPL before this all happened....... > > > > Or if he'd used cockpit view! ;) > > > > Gerry > > > >

btw, i had one of those Seats completely sideways at about 70mph last friday :) pez "Alex 'pez' Porazinski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aslqgo$mfm$[email hidden]...

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> phil bennet, he's cool :) > > pez > > "Alex 'pez' Porazinski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:aslq05$59v$[email hidden]... > > easy there! > > > > or visited RAS! > > > > pez (6th in 2001 BRDC Winter Series Zetec Formula Ford after playing GPL > and > > nascar alot in f10 mode ;) ) > > > > > > "Gerry Aitken" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Alex 'pez' Porazinski wrote: > > > > > > > > guys name is Philip Deane, ran a google search and it looks like he > came > > 8th > > > > out of 9 in a BARC Formula Renault race at rockingham earlier this > year. > > > > also had his videography (is that even a word?) from one of the > > developers, > > > > and it doesnt look like he's beta'd any proper racing sims (although

i > > could > > > > be wrong). > > > > > > > > according to the sunday papers review of the show (its criticschoice

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> in > > the > > > > times), phil didnt really get along with his mentors, and they didnt > get > > > > along with him. > > > > > > > > now if he'd played GPL before this all happened....... > > > > > > Or if he'd used cockpit view! ;) > > > > > > Gerry > > > > > > > > > >

"Alex 'pez' Porazinski" wrote... > btw, i had one of those Seats completely sideways at > about 70mph last friday :) On your fastest lap? Jan. <g> =---

"Alex 'pez' Porazinski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:asllmj$dvd$[email hidden]... > guys name is Philip Deane, and not only that, he comes across on tv as a complete and utter tool.

finished my race at the rock in 3rd :) pez "Gerry Aitken" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Alex 'pez' Porazinski wrote: > > > > easy there! > > > > or visited RAS! > > > > pez (6th in 2001 BRDC Winter Series Zetec Formula Ford after playing GPL

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> > nascar alot in f10 mode ;) ) > > Only 6th?! I rest my case. :P > > But seriously, well done indeed! > > Gerry

only way to drive them :) pez "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:_cuH9.35299$[email hidden]...

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> "Alex 'pez' Porazinski" wrote... > > btw, i had one of those Seats completely sideways at > > about 70mph last friday :) > > On your fastest lap? > > Jan. <g> > =--- > >

What a complete penis. Talking about some mechanic over tightening the cap on his 'water bottle', causing a misfire.... Two of the three judges picked him as the faker, the other one thought he was so bad that he was a red herring. I would have killed people to have an opportunity like that!

> > and not only that, he comes across on tv as a complete and utter tool. > > too right, how many of us would have killed to do that? Craig >

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> What a complete penis. Talking about some mechanic over tightening the cap > on his 'water bottle', causing a misfire.... > > Two of the three judges picked him as the faker, the other one thought he > was so bad that he was a red herring. > > I would have killed people to have an opportunity like that!

After they cut away from the race, the judges would have happily accepted that he was real, if just not very good. Poor lad (!) didn't realise what a t*&t he came over as when he just opened his gob. 4 weeks being trained by those guys, money no object, visiting DC and JH - how many people would I have killed to have had that opportunity. Bastard....... Matt

Yep that guy cirtainly was a useless talentless nob... IMO any decent REAL sim racer would have done a lot lot better dan "Nick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aslurl$sjgd8$[email hidden]...

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> What a complete penis. Talking about some mechanic over tightening the cap > on his 'water bottle', causing a misfire.... > > Two of the three judges picked him as the faker, the other one thought he > was so bad that he was a red herring. > > I would have killed people to have an opportunity like that! > >

"Nick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aslurl$sjgd8$[email hidden]...

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> What a complete penis. Talking about some mechanic over tightening the cap > on his 'water bottle', causing a misfire.... > > Two of the three judges picked him as the faker, the other one thought he > was so bad that he was a red herring. > > I would have killed people to have an opportunity like that!

Jesus what a plank. And it how many of our non-simming friends will have seen that and thought that we were the same? Made me embarrassed for my hobby. I can not believe such a complete wanker got selected. I know, I know. It's because having a dickhead to laugh at on TV is more entertaining than someone who's actually got a chance. Thing is, although I have not seen that many episodes of the show, I saw a classical cellist become a club DJ convincingly (many years ago I DJed) and have seen a couple of others that were serious attempts at conning the pros, but this is the only one that I've seen that basically took the piss. Maybe the producers were genuinely caught out by how much of a total plank this geezer was. He truly did believe that because he'd played some console racing games he could come in, drive by the seat of his pants and *win*! And that interview. He actually claimed that he had some new racing techniques that he was passing up and down the pitlane and that other drivers were thankful! My God. As my wife says, he'll look back at that in 15 years time and die of embarrasment. That, or he'll still be testing videogames and living with his parents... "What do you think makes Michael Schumacher so special" "His consistency. [so far so good] Well he must be good. I've watched him on TV and the commentators always make a big deal when he goes off..." [oh dear] Regards, Mark Reading, UK

On Thu, 5 Dec 2002 22:46:58 +0000 (UTC), Mark Davison wrote: > > > My God. As my wife says, he'll look back at that in 15 years time and die > of embarrasment. That, or he'll still be testing videogames and living with > his parents... Is there any chance of grabbing and mpg copy of this episode? I'd just love to see it ;-) uwe -- mail replies to Uwe at schuerkamp dot de ( yahoo address is spambox) Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) GPG Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

"Uwe Schuerkamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Thu, 5 Dec 2002 22:46:58 +0000 (UTC), Mark Davison wrote: > > > > > > My God. As my wife says, he'll look back at that in 15 years time anddie > > of embarrasment. That, or he'll still be testing videogames and livingwith > > his parents... > > Is there any chance of grabbing and mpg copy of this episode? > I'd just love to see it ;-) I would if I could! If you're interested, I'll see if I've still got it on tape. If you're willing to pay shipping costs (have no idea what that would be) then I can mail the tape to you. I really is as bad as people say... Mark Reading, UK

"Mark Davison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:assgem$t5b$[email hidden]... > I really is as bad as people say... You should start taking self-confidence courses...

"Nick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:asskq2$u6qis$[email hidden]... > "Mark Davison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:assgem$t5b$[email hidden]... > > I really is as bad as people say... > > You should start taking self-confidence courses... LOL! Let me correct myself... "It really is as bad as people say..." Regards, Mark

>guys name is Philip Deane, ran a google search and it looks like hecame 8th >out of 9 in a BARC Formula Renault race at rockingham earlier thisyear. >also had his videography (is that even a word?) from one of thedevelopers, >and it doesnt look like he's beta'd any proper racing sims (although icould >be wrong). > >according to the sunday papers review of the show (its critics choicein the >times), phil didnt really get along with his mentors, and they didntget >along with him. > >now if he'd played GPL before this all happened....... he was probably a prize twat before the program. he was definitely a prize twat during the program. he is knowingly a prize twat after the program. well done Channel4 for warning the nation to stay away from any games testers called Phil Deane living in Lincoln. -- Suzuki SV650S - plop.� Gone. Kwak ZX-6R J2 - hear the roar �