F1 Fanatic has been nominated for the “Best Sports Blog award in the 2008 Weblog Awards. (Yes, I know it’s 2009 – they do the 2008 awards in 2009!)
Voting starts today and runs until Tuesday 13th January. You can vote once in each cateogry in every 24 hour period so if you want to you can vote each day until the awards close! To cast your vote now go here:
Vote for F1 Fanatic in the 2008 Weblog Awards
Last year F1 Fanatic was the only F1 blog nominated in the Best Sports Blog category. This year BlogF1.co.uk has also been nominated. I wish Ollie all the best but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to win!
Another F1 blog is nominated in two different categories. The excellent Sidepodcast is nominated in Best Community and Best Podcast, and I’m going to be voting for them too.
Last year F1 Fanatic was sixth out of ten in the Best Sports Blog voting with 269 votes. The winner was Kissing Suzy Kolber, an American Football blog, with 4,065.
KSK is in the running again this year, along with Deadspin, so the competition is very tough. Please vote now:
Vote for F1 Fanatic in the 2008 Weblog Awards
Thanks to everyone who voted!
Ollie
5th January 2009, 23:57
Heh, I think you might just do better than me Keith! Best of luck though, I’m really pleased to see two F1 sites in the category – it’s about time! And to also see Sidepodcast in two other categories is awesome.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
6th January 2009, 0:20
Thanks Ollie! We’d probably all do better if we had as many pictures of girls on our sites as KSK do :-)
ajokay
6th January 2009, 16:01
You did have that lovely advert down the right hand side with the lady in lovely underwear.
I had to adblock it on my work PC though, better safe than sorry.
Just don’t stoop to ITV-F1’s level of voting for pitbabes.
Patrickl
6th January 2009, 1:52
I can’t even make out what that KSK site is supposed to be for.
yorricksfriend
6th January 2009, 2:39
I voted for you mate, hope you win
Journeyer
6th January 2009, 4:08
It’s more or less a given that KSK will successfully defend their title. The votes they have this early is crazy!
But it looks like we can gun for ‘best-of-the-rest’ honours.
KSK: 975
Deadspin: 173
F1Fanatic: 79
The Big Lead: 77
Deadspin has a good gap, but we can catch them. Oh, and we’re ahead of the rest too. :D
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
6th January 2009, 8:42
When I first looked at the poll, maybe an hour or so after it had opened, KSK already had twice as many votes as I had in total last year!
Babur
6th January 2009, 4:19
voted for you. hope you catch up to the rest.
Tombong
6th January 2009, 6:29
i’ve been voted for 3 times… in my apartment, my campus, my girlfriend house. if any chance i find another new “IP” i will vote again
Good Luck Keith
Aqeel Al Ghasrah
6th January 2009, 8:20
done !
52.8%
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
6th January 2009, 8:41
You had my hopes up there, Aqeel – think you were looking at KSK’s total! I’m going to go have a little cry now… :-)
Andrew Tsvyk
6th January 2009, 10:01
Voted for us, Keith!:)
KingCobra
Dazza
6th January 2009, 10:47
what is this Kissing Suzy Kolber anyway?? Is Suzy the Schumacher (micheal not ralf to clarify!) of the Sporting blogging world with that sort of domination???
striay/iceman
6th January 2009, 11:06
voted for you in all the computers in my house 4 times!!!
Eddie Irvine
6th January 2009, 11:14
Vote for f1fanatic , as long as we are higher than blogf1, we are the best Formula 1 Blog!!
Ollie
6th January 2009, 17:50
@Eddie Irvine: What a wonderful compliment. Thank you.
Ninad
6th January 2009, 12:51
DONE
Bastardo
6th January 2009, 14:41
Done!
Journeyer
6th January 2009, 14:49
And my forecast that we can gun for best-of-the-rest looks on target:
KSK – 1316
Deadspin – 272
F1Fanatic – 248
Harold Reynolds – 138
We’re safely in the top 3 right now, and very close to 2nd. C’mon, let’s keep this going!
Nirupam
6th January 2009, 14:52
Just Voted and yes! We are catching Deadspin very fast!
KSK apart, DeadSpin: 273, F1Fanatic: 249
Nirupam
6th January 2009, 14:54
Sorry… 248!! :(
SamS
6th January 2009, 15:42
Voted for you keith,
I have set up a reminder on my laptop to vote everyday till the 13th, am going home and will do the same when I get home too.
Dertos
6th January 2009, 16:02
A vote from Italy
For the best Formula Uno blog!
Kris
6th January 2009, 16:20
*Click!* – although you’ll be sharing my daily votes with Ollie, – I found you through him, and feel that his excellent work is also well worth a few votes.
Ollie
6th January 2009, 17:52
@Kris: You found F1F through BF1? It’s normally the other way round. :) Thanks for your diplomatic voting though – as long as F1 does well against the might of American Football and Baseball we can be proud.
Wesley
6th January 2009, 17:05
Voting again this evening and tomorrow and…..
James
6th January 2009, 17:49
Just voted! I think second is the best F1Fanatic can hope for now unfortunately but best of luck!
Scott Joslin
6th January 2009, 18:04
Voted and good luck Keith – Perhaps it’s time to call upon the super powers of our Polish friends – Tell them it is Robert Kubica related and the votes will fly in.
Good luck to all F1 related sites – the quality is excellent and getting better all the time!
Nirupam
6th January 2009, 18:34
Actually I absolutely agree with Scot!! Why not tag Kubica with this and lets c!!!
Hazel
6th January 2009, 18:50
Done! believe me, ill be voting every day, and i have 2 comps and a laptop and can get on the school comps to vote ;)
Journeyer
6th January 2009, 20:11
Other than our Polish super-friends, I think Keith could use a Sky News appearance right now… :D
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
6th January 2009, 20:43
I think Fox News would help more here – there’s a large American contingent in the contest.
Pete Walker
6th January 2009, 20:17
+1 :)
Although at this rate we’re going to have to organise parades in the streets. Free F1F t-shirts for all who take part? :P
Journeyer
6th January 2009, 20:24
The balloting doesn’t look good for us or even for KSK at the moment – someone’s decided to go challenge them.
KSK – 1568
LoHud Yankee Blog – 950
Deadspin – 387
F1Fanatic – 298
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
6th January 2009, 20:42
LoHud have suddenly leapt into the battle – it’s quite exciting actually!
Nico Savidge
6th January 2009, 22:27
As an avid reader of Deadspin, Awful Announcing, KSK, AND F1 Fanatic, this competition is tearing me apart…
HounslowBusGarage
6th January 2009, 23:35
Voted.
That’ll cost you a fiver, Keith.
Bassfighter
7th January 2009, 8:51
oke, I blindly voted for this site too… but isn’t it usefull to spam through the whole web to vote for f1fanatic? :P than we maybe get more :P
anirudh
7th January 2009, 13:02
+1 from ani…..
did anyone know we are currently running 4th?
i got dynamic IP address, so i guess i get different IP add. every time i switch my comp. on! ;)
cyanide
8th January 2009, 4:58
Keith, time to use the Polish card! That will hopefully decimate the competition. GOGOGOGOGO!
IDR
8th January 2009, 6:20
Jan, 8th 2009 at 6’00 h:
KSK 2955
LoHud 1268
Soccerby 1092
Big Deal 519
F1 Fanatic 394
We need our “particular KERS system” from everywere.
The big deal is… to overtake The big deal!
In any case, F1 Fanatic is fighting with much more popular sports, and is performing quite well (even not showing big pictures of babydolls asking for more votes… as some others do).