Team Shazoo 003 - Oli Smithson
- Shazoo Official
- Dec 30, 2018
- 4 min read
Well well well Christmas has just passed, we hope you all had a very good time and got the many presents you wished for. we are now a little familiar with the setup of the blogs and this week we are joined by none other than Oli Smithson. An interesting character with the ability to wow in a daring move without warning. As a F1 driver in our Xbox side he has grown accustomed to life behind the wheel.
The speakers in the blog will be marked as follows
Oneill - On
Smithson - Sm
On - First of all welcome, can you tell us a little bit of information about who you are and what got your into Racing?
Sm - My name is Oli or as otherwise known 'Olibob', this is simply my original Xbox Gamertag (one of about 12) and comes from my First and Middle names Oliver Robert. I started racing in 2016 for TSRL in S3 at Russia, I qualified a good few seconds of pole and set on about improving over the course of the season. By Abu Dhabi I was 2nd on the grid and only a few tenths off Veloce Surprise's pole time!
On - What setup do you currently run during?
Sm - I currently run the Thrustmaster TX Racing Wheel mounted to my desk. I also have the T3PA Pro Pedal and TH8A Shifter Add-Ons. Included in that is the REALLY comfy GT Force Gaming Chair I got for Christmas this year in 2018!
On - We are aware you run a league also? What can you tell us about this?
Sm - Yeah, I run a league called CFR which stands for Chequered Flag Racing. You can find us on Twitter at @_CFRacing. We started out in January 2018 as IRL (International Racing League) for S1 which went really well, we then changed names to CFR for S2 and everything was going well when we made a bad decision regarding tiers and had to close. I have then decided to bring back the league and open again for S2 Take 2!
On - Do you have a link or forum in which drivers can inquire/sign up?
Sm - Yeah, so S2 signups are still open and shouldn't close any time soon. We are set to start racing on 3rd January 2019 in either Australia for a full season or Germany to run alongside AOR and WOR. If you head over to our Twitter Account as mentioned above you will see a link to a Survey Monkey, please be sure to fill that out and we'll get back to you ASAP!
On - What is your aim in online racing, and do you have ambitions to compete in real life events?
Sm - To succeed mainly. I haven't been doing to well recently and I am determined for that to change starting with the final 2 rounds of the AOR Classic Christmas Cup!
On - We have noticed that some community members are split on your perceptions, how would you like to address this matter and bring through a better understand for those people to see more of who you really are?
Sm - I'm a mature person, however with my Autism I sometimes get carried away which can give mixed opinions. However some people see that in different ways and have mixed views on me, but that doesn't stop my passion for racing!
On - Do you have any particular events that have happened in past races that are memorable to you?
Sm - Silverstone 2014, an absolutely amazing weekend! Props to my Headteacher allowing me the Friday off!
On - Best ever overtake? Describe!
Sm - Oh god, you're testing me now! Any move around the outside, many have been done and I like to call myself a master of those moves!
On - What got you interested in being a driver for Shazoo, and what do you hope it brings you in the coming months?
Sm - I wanted to join a team with a good community and people I know and respect, and I hope that I get that free merch coming in the post xD
Random Questions
On - Favourite colour?
Sm - Red
On - Carrots or peas?
Sm - Both
On - Pepsi or coca cola?
Sm - Coke
On - Messi or Ronaldo?
Sm - Neither
On - Best sim racer?
Sm - Me
On - Favourite song?
Sm - Take That - SOS It's an absolute TUNE.
Thank you very much for your time today Oli that is all we have, but before we go is there anything else you would like to say? Something funny, helpful or inspirational for the readers?
Sm - Never judge before you have seen the full story.
Thank you very much for your time! Below we will link all of Oli's details so make sure to follow his adventures!
The next Episode of Team Shazoo will feature Showgreen. Any questions put in the comment section below OR @ us on twitter @TeamShazoo.
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