F1 claim to fame:

• My mate's mate is Chris Amon's son (and I have met Mr. Amon at a Car rally)
• I know a Toyota Racing Series Driver who knows all the Kiwi's racing internationally (NZ drviers are a tight-knit community)
• My uncle wrote to Enzo Ferrari and met with Frank Williams and Ron Dennis (he used to have a big F1 book collection including a complete set of Autocourse!)
• My workmate's Mum was Robert Kubica's Doctor. A signed cap has been promised but as yet, undelivered :-(

Sidepodcast Appearances:
Mostly the Sidepodpanels (I even hosted on in Series 2) and Sidepodchats. Oh, and singing the "12 days of F1 Christmas" ;)

I have also written a guest article on the Sidepodtour to the London Science Museum. That was a fantastic day out and it was great to meet the Sidepodcommunity. They're a great bunch of people!

First comment on Sidepodcast.com:
"Hamilton has to fight a four-way rearguard action. Look out for him in the first corner!"

What's with the Nickname?
It's not what you think it might be!

'RubberGoat' is the literal translation of the Danish word for a Digger/JCB/Backhoe - a Gummiged (where 'gummi' is 'rubber' and 'ged' is 'goat'). We were asked by my English family and my wife's Danish family to think of a nickname for email and Skype that was easy to remember for both families. So we chose 'RubberGoat' as it made me laugh when I first heard about it...

About Me:
I have been an F1 fan since I was a young'un and I have always tried to watch the races live ... I have even rushed home from a holiday early to catch a race!

I've only been to one race, the European GP in '93 at Donington Park. For those who don't remember, that was the race where Ayrton Senna started 4th, overtook all the cars in front to lead after one lap and lapped the whole field in an awful car. We stood at the Craner Curves and after the race he stopped right in front of me because his flag got caught in his rear wheels - I have a photo somewhere...

I'll always support the drivers who have a go and put a big effort in - something which only a few of today's drivers can manage!

Being an F1 in NZ was difficult - the European races started at Midnight on Sunday night (NZ is 12 hours ahead), so nobody really watches them. Worse still, you normally have to wait until Monday evening after work to see the race so you have to ignore ALL media and tell your workmates not to blab the result to you!

But Salvation from F1 Hell arrived in the form of a lovely Dane who I married and convinced me to move there ... and now I can experience F1 coverage in Danish and German, but at least watch it live!


See you all on Sidepodcast!