Where Does Your oOple-Name/Nickname Come From ?

[James]

Theres a few random names on here, some are funny, some are odd, some are normal... Intrigued to see where some of the more unusual ones came about :wtf:
I'll kick off with mine 'smokin' pretty much tongue in cheek because when i used to race in the good old days my cars were always a bit slow.. hence i was not err smokin round, my dads was probably funnier- smokin henry haha
In various other circles i'm known as Quazi after a farmer who just sits under a palm tree all day drinking palm wine (which is supposedly what i do), and also Smee (from red dwarf) sssmmmmmeeeeeeg heeeeeeaaaaad :D

[telboy]

Mines pretty obvious because of my name, but a friend at work used to be a big 'only fools and horses' fan, and so nicknamed me after 'Del boy', and it's stuck since.
:D

used to be called Tez at school, but that went away when we left.

[ben]

Well...... do i need to explain?

[jimmy]

Mine is because it's sort of my name. Actually I'm called James I think, but I don't like that anymore because it doesn't fit my 'crazy' image. I did consider changing my last name to oOple but I've not had the balls for it yet.

[millzy]

DO it

Jimmy Oople :):)

would the wife change hers to Vicki Oople as well

[Lee]

I think if shane is committed enough to get a tattoo then you should at least change your surname to oOple.

My name is lee because thats what my mum calls me I dont want to confuse things. :thumbsup:
Although Vinny still struggles:(

[millzy]

Im Millzy as no one calls me chris- infact i dont answer that much if im called chris

Just the normal school yard nickname Y added to my nickname and then the S got changer to a Z at some point in the 90s

[jimmy]

haha, you're right there Lee. I'll do it!

[bigred5765]

anyone thats seen me will know why im called big red, but for those who havent im a red head and im a big fella lol, well was red its more like white now

[Lee]

Will vicky have to re-marry you to become mrs oOple :confused:

Carl is the 5765 you vital stats ?

[MK999]

MK or Mk, is short for my name Mark if you bodge it about a bit with engineering terms and also my first 2 initials... and 999 because it's not long enough to put into most places as an account name :p

[ben]

I think grant williams is MW02V.
I always thought it was something dirty. Meat with 2 veg :woot:
But its actually his dads number plate i think ;)

[jimmy]

that would be an appropriate time for you to 'do the noise' Ben! haha

[josh_smaxx]

Smaxx came from my first RC car, traxxas s-maxx, thats about it.

[rcracer]

I think if shane is committed enough to get a tattoo then you should at least change your surname to oOple.


i didnt do shanes but are you committed enough lee :p i can do you a "piespeed" or "fister" tattoo :D.
my oople name came from another forum i was on and thought i would just keep it the same but it is rather boring and someone already had "NeilD" on here :rolleyes:

[Lee]

I could have fister disappearing up my Arse :woot:

Then again it sounds a bit painful to me:cry:

[rcracer]

I could have fister disappearing up my Arse :woot:

Then again it sounds a bit painful to me:cry:

Sorry dont do Arses :D

[Chrislong]

Didn't know you did tattoo's Neil! bit of an artist eh? See you shortly :)

Well mine is obvious, its my name. My nickname from years gone by is Longy, and I still knock around with my school mates so it gets used a fair amount. There are too many people around called Chris for me to react on the first shout in a busy area. LOL. The only trouble is there is another lad in Bury called Longy and he's same age, and his first name is Chris, ha ha.

[Lee]

Sorry dont do Arses :D

I`m glad to hear it :thumbsup:

[millzy]

your right there are far to many chris's racing

[Garry Driffill]

The arse in that avator is class :thumbsup:

[Lee]

Thanks ;)

[Kopite]

KOPITE - Kopites are supporters of Liverpool Football Club who once stood, and now sit, on the Kop at Anfield stadium.

LFC 4EVA :thumbsup:


...i was gonna go with Tripod, but that's just a ridiculous fabrication of the truth

[bigred5765]

Carl is the 5765 you vital stats ?

something like that 5 foot 7inch and feel like im 65

[_JP_]

pretty obvious JP its my name :) had to have _ to make it longer!

my name on most forums is Jammin or JamminJP - Jammin as I am throttle jammin :p

[Kecky]

My surname is Keck, so i just added a y.....not that i needed to mind, it's not like many people have the same name :D

[frogger]

People that used to scuba dive with me in the older days used to call me frogman and so I thought of using that but I did a Google image search to look for an avatar I came across a game I used to play when I was younger which was frogger so I chose that instead :eh?: :D

[Cruise]

Well mine was given by fellow Racers for my driving style (low flying with hard impacts) and adds with my last name to Cruise Missel (missile would be of course correct but most Germans won`t know the correct spelling +also low flying and hard impacts)

Ralf.

[Wraggy]

Mines fairly obvious but has only recently had a "Y" put on the end of it again.
i was called several things in my school days from "Wraggsy" to "Jam Wragg" to "on the Wragg" !!!!:(

i think it was Mick Doughty who 1st said Wraggy by name Wraggy by nature when he saw my driving all those years ago ..(still havnt changed ):woot:

[Kopite]

Mines fairly obvious but has only recently had a "Y" put on the end of it again.
i was called several things in my school days from "Wraggsy" to "Jam Wragg" to "on the Wragg" !!!!:(

i think it was Mick Doughty who 1st said Wraggy by name Wraggy by nature when he saw my driving all those years ago ..(still havnt changed ):woot:

on the wragg!!! I LOVE IT!!

i'd have kicked your ass at school repeatedly:woot:

[millzy]

KOPITE - Kopites are supporters of Liverpool Football Club who once stood, and now sit, on the Kop at Anfield stadium.

LFC 4EVA


do we need to get into this again

you not remeber the champ leauge banter lol

On the Wragg....call him that now and youll be on the floor lol

Southwells nick name is Shovel

cant remeber why but it is

[Wraggy]

i'd have kicked your ass at school repeatedly:woot:
in your dreams mate !!! :thumbsup:
i was best friends with the School hard man, you wouldnt of got near me :woot:
any way ive heard them all now mate and they dont bother me anymore :cry: lol ...

[millzy]

I’m sure you and psycho Paul where a teachers dream

where that pic of you as a Skiny kid gone

[mw02veg]

ive hijacked my dad user mw02 veg its the number plate on his car. he was a greengroucer so mike williams 02 veg simple. but one day some one pointed it out to him its alter meaning lol meat with 2 veg priceless:D.

[Gnarly Old Dog]

Mine's a mixture of things really. When I came back to racing after many years, I figured that I wanted something that was obscure but would have rugged / off road connotations cos that's where all the real racing's at - hence 'Gnarly'. Old, well that's simple cos I am now - well, at least compared to most of you young whipper snappers. Dog simply cos that's what they used to call me at work.

Quite fancy a change now though. "Old Duffa" has a bit of a ring to it....

[mobile chicane]

If you've seen my rc driving no explanation is necessary

[i4n]

Because someone else on another forum had already taken Ian.......

[B44&501xRacerEX]

Well, my first name is Brian.
I chose B44501x racer EX because modified 4-wheel has become my favorite class. The B44 is loved by all racers and it's the world champ, and the 501x is loved by people like Jimmy, AaronR and myself.

I couldnt decide on which car I thought was best so I bought both, Here's a few pics of Albion
ILLNOIS to better explain this. We run mod-4wheel in the wintertime.
Since I have an E-firestorm as well, what is stopping me from racing 2 classes for a change? I have a set of pink taper pins for my truck also...:D

These pics are from the BIG WINTERBLAST race we have every year.
The third pic is pro driver Ben Ellis that I got to meet at Linton IN.
Before the winterblast even happened(last pic), Jeff showed up with this.
Thus influced me to get a 501x, because I got to see one run before I bought me one.:thumbsup:

[Northy]

Genius B-Mag, any pics of you? :confused:

Isn't that your car in the last pic?

G

[lochness42]

My parents have company called Nessy since I was child. I pretty liked it so I've chosen Lochness and added 42 because Lochness is almost allways allready registered (42 is answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything - I love Adam's books)

[stegger]

My name is lee because thats what my mum calls me I dont want to confuse things. :thumbsup:


Lee are you sure that's what your mum calls you ? It wasn't at birth was it:p:p:p

STEGGER was a nick name from school and all though i'm 40 this year it STILL gets used today:rolleyes:

[showtime]

mines just because back in my motocross days i had a Jeremy McGrath Showtime helmet so i just used the name on the first forum i went on & its kinda stuck since then :rolleyes:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/showtime777/showtime001.jpg

[stegger]

Is your middle name simpson or the STIG;):woot::woot:

[Kecky]

Lee are you sure that's what your mum calls you ? It wasn't at birth was it:p:p:p

STEGGER was a nick name from school and all though i'm 40 this year it STILL gets used today:rolleyes:

I thought Stegger came from 'Steg', which is what people usually call you :thumbsup:

Are you also saying, Lee may not be his proper name :o

[stegger]

Steg, is a nickname of STEGGER:confused: on the subject of Lee, i couldn't possibly comment;):p:p:p

[Kecky]

Steg, is a nickname of STEGGER:confused: on the subject of Lee, i couldn't possibly comment;):p:p:p

No not as in hey 'Steg' how are you mate

But as in.........

Get lost you 'Steg' :p

[stegger]

No not as in hey 'Steg' how are you mate

But as in.........

Get lost you 'Steg' :p
Does "STEG" have another meaning in woolyback land then Keckster ?:woot:

[bondy]

Errr Bondy Bond ???

[Nick Goodall]

mines just because back in my motocross days i had a Jeremy McGrath Showtime helmet so i just used the name on the first forum i went on & its kinda stuck since then :rolleyes:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/showtime777/showtime001.jpg

Adam that's awesome, i used to always watch Mcgrath kicking everyone's ass at Berci supercross, what a legend - and he invented the Nak-Nak didn't he? Still popular in freestyle MX now! He was actually racing at the X-games last year too, in the super-moto class but not sure if he is again this year?

[Ted Maul]

Ted Maul is the roving reporter from Day Today and Brasseye, used the nickname years ago for something and used it for online NASCAR, GPL, pistonheads and everything else ever since. Besides which Mike B is normally taken....

[B44&501xRacerEX]

There's a guy at that races at my local track that used to me in motocross.
Is that the same thing as MX?

Sorry I just dont know much about dirt bike racing.

All I know is he thinks R/C racing is a much safer sport than motocross.
He got hurt in motocross and lost a leg. I fell sorry for him sometimes and help him out
at the track.

[rcluke]

my oople name is my name :p

[showtime]

yeah Nick, he was the daddy back then!
the winningest rider ever :thumbsup:

the Simpson was from my Karting days! 250 gearbox baby! Awesome!!!

not sure if he still holds that title but he had/has an awesome career :thumbsup:

There's a guy at that races at my local track that used to me in motocross.
Is that the same thing as MX?

Sorry I just dont know much about dirt bike racing.

All I know is he thinks R/C racing is a much safer sport than motocross.
He got hurt in motocross and lost a leg. I fell sorry for him sometimes and help him out
at the track.

yeah dude MX is short for Motocross ;)

there are a lot of ex old time Motocross riders racing in rallycross as its still engines & dirt but you get to go to work on the monday after racing rather than spending a few days in casualty :(

i'm pretty much crippled by old injuries from MX & Ice Hockey :(

for anyone carrying serious longterm injuries the main benefit of RC is the way it doesn't hurt when you crash :thumbsup:

[David Church]

I am DC as it is my initials, but it has evolved onto MCDC as I help Brian Harris commentate at National events, and commentate at EPR:thumbsup:

[ashleyb4]

My name is my first name Ashley then the last two letter are becuase i made that terrible terrible mistake and regretted it for 2 years.

A

[Rich D]

yeah Nick, he was the daddy back then!
the winningest rider ever :thumbsup:

the Simpson was from my Karting days! 250 gearbox baby! Awesome!!!

not sure if he still holds that title but he had/has an awesome career :thumbsup:



yeah dude MX is short for Motocross ;)

there are a lot of ex old time Motocross riders racing in rallycross as its still engines & dirt but you get to go to work on the monday after racing rather than spending a few days in casualty :(

i'm pretty much crippled by old injuries from MX & Ice Hockey :(

for anyone carrying serious longterm injuries the main benefit of RC is the way it doesn't hurt when you crash :thumbsup:

Heres my Simpson from my karting days :)

ICA 100 i raced :)

Retired not from injury but due to the continuous £££££££££££££££££

RC racing is peanuts in comparison - thats why im here :)

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj305/D3URY/DSCN0991Large.jpg

[showtime]

Super Shark ( i think?) very nice :wub

i only went with the Bandit as it was the classic Simpson shape & i'd wanted one for years :thumbsup:

Simpsons are pretty much the only helmets that still look the bollox in plain white! everything else needs a paintjob :p

[gargadud]

Gargadud is the nickname I got in Somalia in the late 90's. It means red beard which is self-explanatory.

[lochness42]

My name is my first name Ashley then the last two letter are becuase i made that terrible terrible mistake and regretted it for 2 years.

A
You did mistake - you should explain it as Ashley before. I know it's missing before what or why before. But it's not that bad as to have car in nickname you're not racing with =o)

[sparrow.2]

My name is my first name Ashley then the last two letter are becuase i made that terrible terrible mistake and regretted it for 2 years.

A


Don't take it too hard Ash, just goes to show you had taste at one point in time ;)

[Rich D]

Super Shark ( i think?) very nice :wub

i only went with the Bandit as it was the classic Simpson shape & i'd wanted one for years :thumbsup:

Simpsons are pretty much the only helmets that still look the bollox in plain white! everything else needs a paintjob :p


Thanks mate :)

Its actually the RX8, they all look very similar though

As used by Stig number two.

Stig three is using a Simpson Desperado lid

Came in handy at the last fancy dress party i went to thats for sure ( ive got the silver Sparco suit too lol )

:thumbsup:

[sime46]

Mine is first name and Valentino Rossi's race number and my old favoured race number from when I raced full size. Cant go wrong.

[budgio]

mIne is just an old nickname from my schooldays...Apparently i look like a budgie :eh?: because of the shape of my nose (beak)

Somebody once said i could open a can of beans with it

i sued him for TRILLions :thumbsup:

[b4rs]

b4rs, coz thts the first competition style car ive owned. the AE B4 RS.

but i also go by 'Whitwam' or 'ARW on sexbox.
as they r my innitials.

[Wicked-Wayz]

My comes from my lifestyle pretty much. The things I am into & the way I am.

Peace Aaron(W-W)

[R666REW]

mines from my cars numberplate i got for my 21st birthday

[neiloliver]

I thought I would use the same name as the archaeologist off the BBC...

Damn that guy... he has ruined my google rating :mad:

[twisty]

My user name came from the 1980`s,it was/is my CB radio handle and comes from twistgrip,because i am a motorcyclist.
The pornsites with the same name are nothing to do with me :woot:

[bmx833]

my name is because i used to play this game and used to ride bmx's and bmx was already took so i just took the first option down and it has stuck for many years

Brad

[kropy]

I got mine from all of my racing buddies just because they couldn't pronounce my last name Kropaczewski so "Kropy" it is :lol:

[Lee]

I got mine from all of my racing buddies just because they couldn't pronounce my last name Kropaczewski so "Kropy" it is :lol:


Ah, i was wondering how you got kropy, from dale :lol:

[Northy]

Edward, why are you called Lee on here? And infact everywhere? :eh?:

G

[jordi15]

Super Shark ( i think?) very nice :wub

i only went with the Bandit as it was the classic Simpson shape & i'd wanted one for years :thumbsup:

Simpsons are pretty much the only helmets that still look the bollox in plain white! everything else needs a paintjob :p


I dunno Adam, remember the old GPA hemets they looked really cool in white with a black visor.

what level were you racing 250's at? single or twin?

[showtime]

i did what they used to call 250 National
single cylinder 5 speed gearbox (i had a KTM)

there was also 250 ICE single cylinder 6 speed box with the Rotax engine.
plus the awesome formula E 250 twins that were in a bit of a decline back when i was doing it due to the Rotax 256 engine going out of production.
people had started experimenting with Aprilia & Yamaha TZ engines to revive the class which i think was starting to recover a bit about the same time i jacked it in :)

250 karts are awesome, everyone should try it at least once!
more than enough power that nearly rips your head off on pullaway or every gearchange plus brakes good enough to have you out of the seat & up around the steering wheel :o
seriously good fun :woot:

[jordi15]

Not sure how long ago you were racing Adam .... my brother in law is Mark Powell who was a top 125cc then 250ICE driver in the 90's so my life pretty much revolved around karting back then .... Rissi one week then Cadwell or Donnington the next!!!
Mark gave up racing due to the incredible costs (he has bought a beautiful house in Spain with the money he's saved!) and vowed never to return .......

...... guess what he's just bought?:lol::lol::lol:

[showtime]

i definitely remember the name Mark Powell :)
i stopped about 98 after a MX injury but i was still going to Rissi every meeting as mechanic for a mate who was racing 125's Mark Todd.
he won most of the club meetings there for a while including the Midland Championships one year :)

just had a quick look on the Rissi site but the results archive only goes back a year :eh?: hardly an archive :rolleyes:

i really liked Rissi, good track, great burger van really good club full stop :)

[jordi15]

Mark was a bit of a 'Boy wonder' at Rissi! ...... I have 2 special memories from those days ... Mark winning the Midland champs in the 125 class driving a 125 Europa (whisper) and beating all of the 125 national and open drivers at the same time on a kart that was at least 20mph slower down the straights and the second was seeing him beat the invincible Chris Stoney to win the British Open (O Plate) at Chris's home track 3 Sisters!!

He has just bought a Formula 1 chassis, bolted one of his old 'works' Rotax's on to it .... went testing at Shennington a couple of weeks ago to check all was ok and ended up quickest of the 22 250's there!!!!!!

My biggest issue now is if he does start racing again how the hell do i fit in Karting with my lads rallycross and touring car racing?:confused::wtf::eh?:

[LEGEND]

I cant really remember where mine came from, i think i got it off Brett Tarrent, when he was still racing, never actually knew why he gave it to me, but it just stuck then others started to call me it and then the 'LEGEND' was born. :lol::p

[Team No Idea]

Team no idea was from when i did a bit of motorcycle club racing.
I turned up for my first race in a beaten up escort towing a rickety bike trailer upon which my very well used Suzuki RGV250 sat.
we parked in amongst these huge posh motorholmes and bikg race teams. We had bugger all equipment, a tiny tool kit a jerry can and about £40 to cover us for a seasons racing.............. We looked like a pair of tits and to be honest, we were!
We had no idea what we were doing! And so we called ourselves Team No Idea.
The first race day i was quick........and then crashed
The second race day we had engine failure.......
Then I ran out of money
And that was the end of my racing season.
Great!!!:D

[B4 Sloth]

Apparantly my eyes arent level...according to one lad i work with. He just retaliated because i likened him to chunk, and that funny jabba the hut style creature in blade....got miffed when i started shining a 20 million watt torch in a particularly amusing fashion at him. He said i was fattest....you know what i said!!

[woOdy]

Mine is about a problem I have in the morning!

[showtime]

oh you get woken up early by a pesky woodpecker :p

[Welshy40]

Mines an easy one. I spent a while in Oz and nailed this beach babe for several days, well as I busy with her after a while (she must have been counting) she nicknamed me welshy40. 40 must have been my limit, still superb place Oz, will go back again sometime soon, so lock up ya daughters if they are there.