A.R.C#2 (Round 2 - Smokey Mountain II )

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I also found this at the times it's for SS R 5 II----
If I'm correct it's that one just before the T2 line. If you come out of the uphill chicane and go far enough to the right, you will feel a bump. That is actually a wall, but it is not drawn there. When you properly hit it, you think you hit the wall but when you look at the replay you actually didn't. So if you have a very light tap, it is easy not to notice while driving and then not see it on the replay either (because the wall isn't actually visible, only some small curbs leading up to where the wall was supposed to have been drawn, annoyingly enough). Rudi had the exact same problem. In his case, the sound gave it away - a slight disturbance in the revving engine - as well as the car tilting to the right a fraction of a second at the exact same moment.

There were several warnings about invisible walls in the rules, otherwise I'm sure they would have said ok who cares it's PD's fault not yours. There are a few other spots like that around the track too, like on the inside of the hairpin curb and a really tiny one on the inside of the tunnel.



this is the post I was thinking of when I said I had heard of invisible walls before
 
yeah that one sucks royal dik as does the one after the first turn on swiss alps right where your car needs to be if you want any speed
 
Originally posted by Max E.
yeah that one sucks royal dik as does the one after the first turn on swiss alps right where your car needs to be if you want any speed

I'm not normally in the habit of going here with my humor however, this is calling me for some reason or another...:D

I would think that in order for this to be considered a "bad thing" description, the perspective would necessarily depend on the color of one's blood :odd:

I mean... it's just that we wouldn't want any kings or dukes who play GT3 reading this thinking it is a "good thing" to hit the hidden walls and then when they do be all disappointed and stuff...:lol:
 
Originally posted by Mr P
Yo Werner :D you are using the Arcade car of your choice this week ... right??

I haven't run any here yet , but it has been brought to my attention that your sectors are blazin 👍 just to be sure it is an Arcade drive this week:cool:

Cheers :cheers:




holy crap, a little mistake
Well I used the Garage Car :banghead:
Thank's
 
sorry werner i wish i could have told you first :O

I 've only just got on the race this morning;)

:D

Laters
 
Quite happy that Werner gave us all a good challenge to get started with this race - seeing someone getting T2 in the 25 s on first race attempt is a very strong motivation :p .

So after testing quite a few cars yesteday I got plenty giving T2 in the 27's, and one with T2 26:7. Quite difficult to be consistent for the jump at T1 and back to the tar after T3, a slight loss of speed costs 0.5 there.
 
Ive been on this race for 1 hour T2 27's for me:D

I can see plenty more time there aswell i hope for a good time this week :p


Laters
 
I have a run in, 26.7 is my best T2 which is pretty decent for the car I'm running ... :D

That's 32.7 for my opening lap T2.
 
Arwin, old Team Buddy
Is Your Time with or without trailed caravan :D

:cheers:
 
I don't remember my T2 and nobody posting T3's :banghead:

So I don't know if my 39's :O is worth until return home and I see my replay :rolleyes:

Is T3's too much info?
 
my opening lap T2's are usually in the 32.3 range and second lap T2's 26.5 wich is not that fast,
but it's just that I get nervous for the first turn after I did a good fist lap, and mess up the second.:mad:
 
Originally posted by Barbol
I don't remember my T2 and nobody posting T3's :banghead:

So I don't know if my 39's :O is worth until return home and I see my replay :rolleyes:

Is T3's too much info?



Well it's easy to get a nice T2 but you can only win the Race at finishing line :lol:
And after T3 it is still a long way to lose time :p

Today I post my T3 Times :)

Edit :
My best Lap in "free-run" mode
T1 : 0.08.146
T2 : 0.26.428
T3 : 0.46.636

But I think this isnt the right Car for the Race :rolleyes:
 
Hey werner change that b to a p:lol: :lol:
 
Originally posted by Tomski
my opening lap T2's are usually in the 32.3 range and second lap T2's 26.5 wich is not that fast,
but it's just that I get nervous for the first turn after I did a good fist lap, and mess up the second.:mad:

I hear ya... Or...

You come smoking down the front straight knowing you have a killer first lap cause your time over the hump was below your target. You're thinking, "I'm home free on this one and no way can I screw it up now!" Then you take the last little bend in the road a little tight, just before the finish line, tires fall in the grass and you get sucked over:banghead: :lol: :lol: :lol: :banghead:

And this is fun:odd:
 
i still don't even know what car we're driving this week :O . hey ron, what's the dealy yo?
 
Originally posted by Werner Winkels
Arwin, old Team Buddy
Is Your Time with or without trailed caravan :D

:cheers:
:lol: :lol: :lol: Good one Werner 👍 For all you "Non-Europeans" out there..."Caravan" = "Travel Trailer" :lol: :lol: :lol: ...UB57 :D
 
Ok best save so far has T3's of 52.6 and 46.5 👍

back to it :D
 
ok. car info retrieved. laps coming tonight. you know i suck at rally ron. need you to hold me up here ese.
 
Originally posted by UB57
:lol: :lol: :lol: Good one Werner 👍 For all you "Non-Europeans" out there..."Caravan" = "Travel Trailer" :lol: :lol: :lol: ...UB57 :D

Heh heh ... I improved my T3 to 53.3, though I have still to get a saved run with that. But certainly more time in there ... :trouble: This is a car that I'm sure isn't the fastest but neither am I so I'm not sure if it's the car or me. :D

EDIT: 32.6 / 53.2 ... second lap isn't too hot, but this race will do for me.
 
Originally posted by Arwin
Heh heh ... I improved my T2 to 53.3 :D

20 sec. slower in T2 , You must have a Travel Trailer :lol:


My Laps are :
0.14.014 / 0.32.654 / 0.53.133
0.08.102 / 0.26.545 / 0.47.064
 
Heh heh. I don't know what you're talking about :angel:

You're 0.6 seconds faster then (probably a bit more at start finish). I'm keeping up better than I thought what with my caravan and all ... :D
 
Originally posted by Mr P
Ok best save so far has T3's of 52.6 and 46.5 👍

back to it :D

HOLY T-TIMES BATMAN!!! 👍

Dagnabbit... He musta got the wheel fixed 👎

I'm still chasing after Werner in the race...

As usual, I can get some smoking "free run" laps but can't seem to put 'em together. One lap or the other goes haywire:irked:

How some of you guys get around that first corner so quick is a mystery to me :boggled:

phattboy
 
Originally posted by UB57
:lol: :lol: :lol: Good one Werner 👍 For all you "Non-Europeans" out there..."Caravan" = "Travel Trailer" :lol: :lol: :lol: ...UB57 :D

You mean he ain't talking about a string of camels and stuff?:D 'cause that is what appears behind me when I push that one button...:lol: :lol:
 
Originally posted by phattboy
HOLY T-TIMES BATMAN!!! 👍

Dagnabbit... He musta got the wheel fixed 👎

I'm still chasing after Werner in the race...

As usual, I can get some smoking "free run" laps but can't seem to put 'em together. One lap or the other goes haywire:irked:

How some of you guys get around that first corner so quick is a mystery to me :boggled:

phattboy

well, if it's any consulation, i'm relatively sucking pretty bad here thus far.
 
It sucks to be sucky...

Suppose that's why I'm here though... to get better and seemed like the place to do that.

After last night, I'm down to my third (and last) DS2 controller at this point. I have some good parts from the first two for sale... Cheap. To any who might be interested, they were only thrown once or twice (okay... maybe three or four times) and much of the plastic on one is still glueable. The other (having suffered repeated and satisfying bashes of a size 11 heel) is down to only the rubber thumb knobs and the cord being salvageable.:lol: :lol: :lol:
 
i'm crap. next round please.
 
Some fine sectors coming inn guys and girls:) Time to get my Arc£ in gear:lol:
Now where did i put my wheel:cool:


Laters
 
One Observation: :irked:
Found something I'd like someone else to back up?!?! Take the ride you're using this week to "Free Run" SmokeyII. STOP in the "Start Box" then run a Lap. I consistently run 1.5 seconds quicker to T1 than I can do in a race!!! The remainder of the Lap is OK w/the same 1.5 second "Gap" at the Finish. Any Ideas ? :confused: :confused: :confused:

One Question: :confused:
Have tried everything I know to turn TCS "ON" but can't make it do so. (I'm trying in vain to get the Xsara to "Launch" properly. :irked: ) It shows through the "Options" menu as being "ON" but definitly is NOT ON in the Race?!?! :confused: :confused: :confused: Thanx in Advance...UB57 :D
 
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