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[HeadFirst]

I thought we needed a "less argumentative" topic, as we approach the holidays .... so what are you doing this off-season?

[GoldenColt]

Mostly avoiding this place.

[Ivanhoe]

Skiing in Italy next week   

[Branislav]

I thought we needed a "less argumentative" topic, as we approach the holidays .... so what are you doing this off-season?

WTCR finale is this weekend.

[HeadFirst]

Skiing in Italy next week   

 

Excellent! Which resort?

[Pete_f1]

Nothing really. Plenty of Football and Rugby thanks to BT Sport via YouView

[Ivanhoe]

Excellent! Which resort?

Santa Cristina, Val Gardena 

[LucaP]

Cry

[JHSingo]

Watching NHL and NFL. Thankfully, they're far less predictable than F1 was this year! I haven't a clue who will be in the Super Bowl or Stanley Cup Final, which is exactly how sport should be.

[MikeV1987]

Lots of gran turismo sport

[Myrvold]

Uhm, off-season is used on different silly season rumours, things aren't done yet! The season isn't finished either though. Still got WTCR and WEC (and Stock car Brazil and Gulf 12hrs, but I don't watch that at all) this weekend. Then "Dakar" starts 5th January, FE is in Chile the 18th and Rally Monte-Carlo starts the 23rd.

[noikeee]

Fiercely arguing in threads that rate drivers.

[KWSN - DSM]

Planned stuff

 

• Christmas December 24th
• Celebrate Spousal Unit 50th December 30th
• New Years December 31st
• Ski-trip to Camelback January 2nd to 5th
• Half Marathon January 19th
• 4 mile race February 2nd
• 7 mile race February 9th
• 4 mile race February 22nd
• 5 kilometer race March 1st
• Volunteering at the NYC Half Marathon

Christmas, Birthday, New Years and Ski trip includes a number of family members flying in, of the not really planned, planned watching NFL, likely stream 3 - 5 movies each week after guests leave, and more time spend here than I likely should.

 

[messy]

Great thing at the moment is that we’ve still got Formula E and the WEC to enjoy through the ‘off season’ these days.

I’ll be mostly

- sitting up all night with a six month old baby who won’t sleep in his cot for more than 20 mins at a time
- loads of family stuff that’ll be nice initially then get frustrating
- spending lots of time sitting on the toilet reading Autosport’s F1 review and top fifty (will eat lots of chocolates to make this necessary)

Edited by messy, 11 December 2019 - 19:51.

[Sterzo]

Love history, whether racing or "real", and history has no off season. Will also scratch about for broadcasts of Formula E and Youtube videos of other winter series. Japanese F3? MRF Challenge?

 

Also the tyres on my 1/32nd scale 1908 GP Clement-Bayard have perished, and I need to work out how to replace them without wrecking the wheels they're glued to. This could prevent me from completing various jobs around the home.

[jonpollak]

Attempting to re-ingratiate myself into the family.

Wish me luck.

Jp

[KWSN - DSM]

Attempting to re-ingratiate myself into the family.

Wish me luck.

Jp

 

I wish you good luck re-ingratiating yourself in to your family.

 

[Button4life]

What I’m doing in the off season? Making top 10 threads!

[pdac]

Retiring at the end of the year 

[HeadFirst]

Great thing at the moment is that we’ve still got Formula E and the WEC to enjoy through the ‘off season’ these days.

I’ll be mostly

- sitting up all night with a six month old baby who won’t sleep in his cot for more than 20 mins at a time
- loads of family stuff that’ll be nice initially then get frustrating
- spending lots of time sitting on the toilet reading Autosport’s F1 review and top fifty (will eat lots of chocolates to make this necessary)

 

Congrats on the baby ... better you than me.

[1969BOAC500]

Gently browsing my recently-acquired full set of 1960's copies of Motor Sport.....

[Fatgadget]

..Same thing I do with my life day in day out!

[HeadFirst]

I live in a ski town, so mostly I will be skiing, and watching ski racing. I have all of the F1 season (minus France and Spain) on my PVR, for those days when the ski conditions are not to my liking. In addition I will continue to work on my photography, and trying to bridge the gap to painting. If I feel the urge to enter the top ten vortex, I'll go bake some bread instead.

[HeadFirst]

Santa Cristina, Val Gardena 

 

Never skied Europe, but if I were to go Val Gardena would be #1 on my list of possibles. Enjoy!

[Ivanhoe]

Never skied Europe, but if I were to go Val Gardena would be #1 on my list of possibles. Enjoy!

Thanks  See that you’re in British Colombia, that’s like ski heaven    would love to go to Whistler Blackcomb or Sun Peaks    

Edited by Ivanhoe, 11 December 2019 - 22:57.

[JHSingo]

What I’m doing in the off season? Making top 10 threads!

A top 10 of 'top 10' Autosport threads this decade, please.

[KWSN - DSM]

I just added learning French, downloaded 3 months of Rosetta Stone.

 

[KWSN - DSM]

A top 10 of 'top 10' Autosport threads this decade, please.

 

That could be an interesting one.

 

[HeadFirst]

I just added learning French, downloaded 3 months of Rosetta Stone.

 

 

A great idea! Considering something similar for my wife and I.

[Atreiu]

Playing a lot of Destiny 2.

[HeadFirst]

Thanks  See that you’re in British Colombia, that’s like ski heaven    would love to go to Whistler Blackcomb or Sun Peaks  

Never been to either, but if going to Whistler best to bring your own money printing machine. And you are correct BC is a wonderful place for a skier to live, although residents of Colorado, or Utah might claim the title of heaven for their state..

[sportyskells]

Well, My plans was due to be with Mum for Christmas but sadly she is not with me anymore (that happen on Nov 17) so instead my off season plans have a spanner in the works. On Christmas day I will be spending some time with my pokemon game that I know I got for Christmas and also making sure the switch is charged up ready for Boxing day muti player action (I better make sure i get a 3rd joycon ASAP  )

Edited by sportyskells, 12 December 2019 - 06:59.

[Requiem84]

Surprised there are few sports practicioners! 😉

I’ll be doing lots of crossfit to get ready for 3 weeks Brazil in Feb. Bought a Kickr Core to do some indoorcycling to prepare for summer mountain rides.

Better keep moving a bit if you eat much during these days!

[taran]

Besides the things I'd be doing anyway, I will be playing Motorsport Manager again. Pretty sure I can do better than these wankers...

[Cliff]

Going on a 7 and a half week holiday down under to come back just in time for testing!

[ArnageWRC]

What off season? I'm sure there are still championships still running; WEC, WTCR......and it's less than a month to the Dakar.....

[krapmeister]

Going on a 7 and a half week holiday down under to come back just in time for testing!

 

You might want to bring some water and pack a fire extinguisher...

[Baddoer]

About to have a rocket to Mars. Where I meet with Palpatine, imperior of US.

[JeePee]

Lots of iRacing

[Baddoer]

Mostly avoiding this place.

Croydon?

[TomNokoe]

Pondering various self-improvement ideas, buying Xmas gifts (I'm a good gift-giver) and trying to start 2020 with absolutely nothing on my plate.

[CoolBreeze]

bulking

[Sash1]

Play Fortnite (aim is to get from top 16.000 tot top 10.000), get a truck drivers license. Work, eat, sleep, repeat.

[BuddyHolly]

Normally this time of the year is my favourite by far, planning christmas, buying presents for my wife and family etc.  I love it so much, then decorating etc.

 

Sadly this year is different, no decorations up right now as I simply don't have the energy as I'm very ill and can barely even keep my eyes open for minutes, let alone the hours it takes to decorate etc.   Currently awaiting several blood tests from the hospital but as much as I adore xmas, right now its just not on for us and I feel even worse for falling ill at this time of the year, feels like I've let down my wife.  So yeah. not in a good way right now.

[Louis Mr. F1]

Skiing in Italy next week   

 

In the Dolomites region?

 

I'm heading there next year.

[Joseki]

I just taken my Cambridge C1 english exam and I'm currently waiting for the results.

[OneAndOnly]

Renovating my apartment, decorating the nursery, do some reading.

[messy]

Normally this time of the year is my favourite by far, planning christmas, buying presents for my wife and family etc. I love it so much, then decorating etc.

Sadly this year is different, no decorations up right now as I simply don't have the energy as I'm very ill and can barely even keep my eyes open for minutes, let alone the hours it takes to decorate etc. Currently awaiting several blood tests from the hospital but as much as I adore xmas, right now its just not on for us and I feel even worse for falling ill at this time of the year, feels like I've let down my wife. So yeah. not in a good way right now.

Very sorry to hear that. Hope the new year sees you on the mend.

Edited by messy, 12 December 2019 - 19:31.

[Balnazzard]

Well mostly taking a break from Autosport forums But currently trying to focus on my new work and trying to have really new start in my life, after having closed doors to my "previous life" in terms of long relationship and other things.

Letting go of past things  and getting my life back in order is something that has been quite hard for me over these past 2-3 years, but as they say, work is the best cure. By the time next season begins I know if Im getting full time job or not.

Edited by Balnazzard, 12 December 2019 - 20:05.

[absinthedude]

I'll have maybe three days to myself during which I'll do a mixture of housework, listening to music and watching my collection of old F1 races (likely only FOM has a greater selection). Might take a wander to a local park I've never visited and do some photography among the trees if there's a nice crisp, bright day. 

 

Otherwise, in the past my parents (and latterly my mother) have hosted a family Christmas....mum is having a quiet one with her new partner this year so "wife1" and I will, for the firs time, have our own quiet Christmas together....in 22 years together we've always joined family for larger celebrations.

 

At some point we'll hang out with "wife2" (we are polyamorous and I currently have two serious partners) and her husband for a polycule day of Dungeons & Dragons. 

 

I'm also hoping to spend a day in my photographic dark room making prints from negatives I've shot in the last two years.