450pp Street Car Tuners Club -- Nightly 9:45-12:00 EDT

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LOLs at Eiger from Monday (too bad the voice chat can't be saved in the replay)...

 
On numerous occasions I was pushed off.
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Hey chuyler, sorry for the contact in turn one on lap 5. I, like you, I like to use up as much of the track as I can in turn one, but since you were up there, I didn't want to move into your line but my car pushed into yours under breaking, causing the contact. In hindsight, I probably should have breaked way early and let you by. Other than that, I had a great time racing with you guys again.
 
Yeah, I figured that was what happened. Your car went inside to outside under braking. There really isn't any good marker for a brake zone on that turn. I don't think I hit it perfect once during the race. I usually take it slow to avoid locking up the tires since I can generally make up time on other turns. My car was heavier than everyone else so that may have also contributed to things...seeing as I had to brake much earlier on almost every turn.
 
Great battle between Osprey and I at GVE-R on Sunday night. We were pretty evenly matched but I think Osprey's tune allowed him to carry a little more speed in some of the turns. I used the draft to stay close and on the final lap I did my best to block and stay out front. I had a lot of trouble keeping the rear end in check on the final turn. The RX-7 gets real loose under braking. It was perfect for a race we did at Monaco last month but can be a challenge to control on some other tracks.

 
GrahamTurismo
:lol: You caught my worst (best?) part of the entire race.
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Hah, sorry, I just tried to capture the pile ups so I switched to whatever cars were close on the map. It was like a demolition derby in that one corner. You spun once on your own accord, then got spun half way around for each car that came by. I bet you were relieved to be facing the right direction when it was all over.
 
I wish this club was a bit more Euro friendly. As it stands, with the times at the moment, I have to turn up at lobbies at 1:30 at my time...which really isn't on for me.
 
I got 1 race with you guys last night at Laguna. At my 3rd lap heading down the long straight some clown ran head on into me @110+ mph. He was in a lime green 71 mustang. By the time i pried myself out of the wall, he had left some smart a** message and then left the room. Didn't catch his user id. Grrr. Lost you guys after Indy wouldn't load.
 
You'll just have to start a Euro-450 club in a separate thread. Someone else already mentioned the same thing. I set the times of this club based on the times I was available to play. I'm sure if you start a similar thread, you'll find lots of other people to join you at your specified time. If you want to copy some of the themes we have come up with, you are more than welcome to do so.

Speaking of Themes, tonight is RWD night on the Nurburgring. Send a friend request to osprey73 since he will be hosting tonight. I will be running a different series so don't join my room unless you are already part of my LeMons series.

Does anyone have suggestions for next week's themes?

Some ideas off the top of my head
* Japanese classics, pre-1980 (no RC/Concepts/Rally) Car list

* 2WD Comfort soft night
We tried comfort softs on Truck night once. It was quite entertaining, but in order to level the playing field we'd have to prohibit 4WD vehicles.

* Same make/model night
For example we could have Skyline night, or RX-7 night since there are plenty to choose from.

* RC/RM night
Allow any car in the game that fits the pp restriction and allow racing hard tires.

If there is anything else you'd like to try, post your ideas.
 
ncrthree
I got 1 race with you guys last night at Laguna. At my 3rd lap heading down the long straight some clown ran head on into me @110+ mph. He was in a lime green 71 mustang. By the time i pried myself out of the wall, he had left some smart a** message and then left the room. Didn't catch his user id. Grrr. Lost you guys after Indy wouldn't load.
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There were some pubbers in the room (aka people not from the forum or on anyone's friend list). If the room isn't full, we usually allow others to join but if they can't understand the rules or they race rough they will get booted. Just speak up if you are getting pushed off the track. The regulars race clean and understand you don't win a race in the first corner. Make sure you send a friend request to the host. Occasionally rooms go dead and we have to open a new one.

BTW, I've got tons of people on my friend list now and its hard to keep track of where everyone came from. I don't tolerate anything from pubbers but i'll understand an accidental tap or bump from a friend. I will also boot people not on my friend list to make room for others that may be joining late. I mention this because if you are not on my friend list, you may get mistaken for a pubber. So at the very least, send me a friend request (before 9:30 -- i typically don't exit a race to accept a request or answer a message).
 
chuyler1
Same goes for turn 5. On lap 1, the blue vette tried to come inside, barely had a nose on me, when I took the driving line he hit me and bounced me into the yellow vette. This track can be so much fun if people would understand that sometimes you need to lift off the throttle and run single file.
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<--- Blue Vette. One blunder and off with his head! I think you are wrong anyways, especially on lap 1.

Thanks for posting the vids though! 👍 The Rome race might make it onto my FaceBook page ;)
 
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chuyler1
Speaking of Themes, tonight is RWD night on the Nurburgring. Send a friend request to osprey73 since he will be hosting tonight.
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Apparently not, so I'll be hosting Ring night tonight.

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Man I need my fix of this soon. I've been working every night since psn went online. Some good ideas too. Now this weekend I have family over.... Grrrr.
 
Had a blast with everyone tonight :) Definitely comin back :D
 
Racing 60 laps on Cape Ring South and then coming over to 450PP was not the best idea. Aside from some sloppy driving...I completely forgot to eat dinner. Its 7:45PM and I think...I grab something after the LeMons race...next thing I know it's 1:30AM and were running around Nurb...

I love GT5
 
diabolicwyvern
Racing 60 laps on Cape Ring South and then coming over to 450PP was not the best idea. Aside from some sloppy driving...I completely forgot to eat dinner. Its 7:45PM and I think...I grab something after the LeMons race...next thing I know it's 1:30AM and were running around Nurb...

I love GT5
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XD Next time, I won't block you Diabolic. I need to build a 500pp car, got wrapped up in the 450 class.
 
I was whipped after 90 minutes on Cape Ring.

Tonight:
Rag Top Roadsters 450pp
Sport Soft Tires
No RC/RM/Tuner models

I need a volunteer to open the room at 9:30 and post it here. I likely won't be on until 10:00ish.
 
SohnVonStig
Had a blast with everyone tonight :) Definitely comin back :D
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Ditto. 👍

I am already thinking about what roadsters I can use tonight. My FMSC GT car will definitely be making an appearance. :)
 
BrosifDuder
Ditto. 👍

I am already thinking about what roadsters I can use tonight. My FMSC GT car will definitely be making an appearance. :)
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I'm building up a pair of fd's :) And an r34.....and a TRD celica :dopey: Ok I'm calming down now.
 
after 2 days hiatus, im back for some roadters racin!!!! YIPEE!
 
SohnVonStig
I'm building up a pair of fd's :) And an r34.....and a TRD celica :dopey: Ok I'm calming down now.
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None of those are rag top roadsters, but they'll be fine for Friday or Saturday's open races.
 
reading thru the threads it goods to finally be a star on one of chuylers vids. That muscle car race on munday at Eiger was pure fun. Me, twitchy and Jewy were battling toe to toe the whole time until my mistake that cost me to spun out!

BTW got my DFGT wheel yesterday but havent open the box yet. just got from Indy for a 2 day seminar (BORING) and when i arrived my wife showed me the box. Told her it was some office equiptment. Will be trying it out probably on friday or saturday and see how it goes. i want my DS3 rhythm in check for tonight's roadster race.
 
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chuyler1
None of those are rag top roadsters, but they'll be fine for Friday or Saturday's open races.
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Lol sorry totally missed the theme!
 
RotaryFreak
reading thru the threads it goods to finally be a star on one of chuylers vids. That muscle car race on munday at Eiger was pure fun. Me, twitchy and Jewy were battling toe to toe the whole time until my mistake that cost me to spun out!
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If you have a good battle with someone, save the replay and record it. I just use my digital camera to record the TV as it plays the replay. Not the best quality but it gets the job done. Someday i'll get one of those recording cards so I can stream the HD signal directly to my laptop.

BTW got my DFGT wheel yesterday but havent open the box yet. just got from Indy for a 2 day seminar (BORING) and when i arrived my wife showed me the box. Told her it was some office equiptment. Will be trying it out probably on friday or saturday and see how it goes. i want my DS3 rhythm in check for tonight's roadster race.
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Nice! If you have trouble with the brake pedal, be sure to try the bungie cord mod. I take a medium length cord and wrap it around both pedals. It gives me a much stiffer pedal feel.
 
chuyler1
If you have a good battle with someone, save the replay and record it. I just use my digital camera to record the TV as it plays the replay. Not the best quality but it gets the job done. Someday i'll get one of those recording cards so I can stream the HD signal directly to my laptop.


Nice! If you have trouble with the brake pedal, be sure to try the bungie cord mod. I take a medium length cord and wrap it around both pedals. It gives me a much stiffer pedal feel.
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your talking about these Eye-Fi cards? get the pro one. 👍

been lurking a lot on the wheel forums and theses mods are definitely must haves like you said. Will be opening it tonight after the roadster race and grab myself some bungee cords. Im sure my GT5 experience will be a whole lot different. :)
 
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Someone else please host the room tonight and post the room number. I am watching the Bruins and wont be on until later.
 
I'm watching the Bruins also, then heading out for some food, then insane studying. Hopefully I'll be back into these races after finals.
 
rooms up

remember is ragtop night and back to 450 pp

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