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Do you prefer racing in CRAP pCARS with Penalties on or off?

  • Penalties On

    Votes: 57 75.0%

  • Penalties Off

    Votes: 19 25.0%
  • Total voters
    76
  • Poll closed .
Bjorn Lucas
i know tonight event starts at 2030, but how much practice and qualifying are you doing??

(I do not know if i will be on time,.... should be home at 2030, but then i still have to put my computer on and join you guys.....)
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The full regs are here (there's a link to that post in post 1)

Here are my slightly strange plans due to trying to get the race starting and finishing at the right time.

Practice 30 mins from approx 20:30 bst
Then 1 lap race to reset the room

10 mins qualifying
45 lap race

I guess the race will start around 21:15 BST (GMT+1). Does that give you enough time?

@Football67611 we can start a little later and practice a bit longer. When can you make it?

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...0-bst-gmt-1-open.327783/page-37#post-10977629
 
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It's tough to say positively, the day is over when the work is done. I'm thinking 330 East US/ 930 BST. Thank you for asking, I will shoot you a PM on PS network when I know more as we get closer. Please feel free to start without me too.
 
Football67611
It's tough to say positively, the day is over when the work is done. I'm thinking 330 East US/ 930 BST. Thank you for asking, I will shoot you a PM on PS network when I know more as we get closer. Please feel free to start without me too.
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Ok mate i'll await the PM! ;)

Edit; And @JohnScoonsBeard will await the PM too!! :P Lol!
 
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ned_choker
If you call 5secs a lap off the pace fast then yea I'm fast  :lol:
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You don't have to be fast to compete though. I think you did a 1:17 in the race Ned which is still quick. I did a 1:16.0 and the quickest was Hammy a second quicker than that. Driving within yourself is important. I crashed into a wall when I started talking. Having to visit the pits an extra time to fix it meant it was more of a time loss to the leader than for example an average of a second a lap loss of time over 45 laps. Certainly more than a minute to get myself out of the fence/sand, drive slowly back to the pits and then repair.

Consistency and concentration is king. Wish I could do that more.
At our level outright speed isn't always the most important. Keeping on the tarmac is probably more important before outright speed. Concentrate on that and the speed eventually comes.

Congratulations and thanks to everyone for some great clean racing
 
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JohnScoonsBeard
You don't have to be fast to compete though. I think you did a 1:17 in the race Ned which is still quick. I did a 1:16.0 and the quickest was Hammy a second quicker than that. Driving within yourself is important. I crashed into a wall when I started talking. Having to visit the pits an extra time to fix it meant it was more of a time loss to the leader than for example an average of a second a lap loss of time over 45 laps. Certainly more than a minute to get myself out of the fence/sand, drive slowly back to the pits and then repair.

Consistency and concentration is king. Wish I could do that more.
At our level outright speed isn't always the most important. Keeping on the tarmac is probably more important before outright speed. Concentrate on that and the speed eventually comes.

Congratulations and thanks to everyone for some great clean racing
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Thanks John for a great race last night....Good entertainment!!! Here's the first 2 or 3 laps of the 5 lapper we did before the main event, my fight with 'Wheels on fire' acekiller15 (@ty2) was great! More racing to come this weekend for sure!



Cheers to everyone! :)
 
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JohnScoonsBeard
You don't have to be fast to compete though. I think you did a 1:17 in the race Ned which is still quick. I did a 1:16.0 and the quickest was Hammy a second quicker than that. Driving within yourself is important. I crashed into a wall when I started talking. Having to visit the pits an extra time to fix it meant it was more of a time loss to the leader than for example an average of a second a lap loss of time over 45 laps. Certainly more than a minute to get myself out of the fence/sand, drive slowly back to the pits and then repair.

Consistency and concentration is king. Wish I could do that more.
At our level outright speed isn't always the most important. Keeping on the tarmac is probably more important before outright speed. Concentrate on that and the speed eventually comes.

Congratulations and thanks to everyone for some great clean racing
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Thanks for the input JSB. You're definitely right on the consistency front. I think I need to work on the concentration too for such long races.
Also I hope I didn't get in the way too much when you guys were lapping me done my best to let you by.:lol:
 
ned_choker


Thanks for the input JSB. You're definitely right on the consistency front. I think I need to work on the concentration too for such long races.
Also I hope I didn't get in the way too much when you guys were lapping me done my best to let you by.:lol:
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No problem at all. Personally I prefer a challenge when lapping back markers rather than simply moving out of the way. You're perfectly entitled to stay on the racing line if you want to (entirely up to you as long as you're within our rules). It's up to the overtaking driver to get past a backmarker. Makes it more interesting. F1 drivers have it too easy.

HammyMansell
Thanks John for a great race last night....Good entertainment!!! Here's the first 2 or 3 laps of the 5 lapper we did before the main event, my fight with 'Wheels on fire' acekiller15 (@ty2) was great! More racing to come this weekend for sure!



Cheers to everyone! :)
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Just so you're aware this is what your start like from Spooky's angle on my replay. Obviously there was a bit of lag. It's strange the way it works. It must be quite difficult but it would be great if games could detect lag issues quickly and ghost cars temporarily. It's a shame the internet gods decided it had to be you two after this week.:rolleyes:

 
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JohnScoonsBeard
No problem at all. Personally I prefer a challenge when lapping back markers rather than simply moving out of the way. You're perfectly entitled to stay on the racing line if you want to (entirely up to you as long as you're within our rules). It's up to the overtaking driver to get past a backmarker. Makes it more interesting. F1 drivers have it too easy.



Just so you're aware this is what your start like from Spooky's angle on my replay. Obviously there was a bit of lag. It's strange the way it works. It must be quite difficult but it would be great if games could detect lag issues quickly and ghost cars temporarily. It's a shame the internet gods decided it had to be you two after this week.:rolleyes:

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Yes John it's strange as in the video i put up this morning, my camera angle shows me not having any lag or hitting anyone...Curious.:confused: Sorry all the same.
 
HammyMansell
Yes John it's strange as in the video i put up this morning, my camera angle shows me not having any lag or hitting anyone...Curious.:confused: Sorry all the same.
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That's the way lag works. It's the data that gets sent from your ps4 to everyone else's ps4 that typically suffers slow downs. That data is uploaded individually 11 times (each opponent) multiple times per second in that race. The fact that your video shows spooky's car going off shows there's no problem receiving his data. Upload speeds can typically get overloaded.

The problem might be slowdowns on your upload speed. Depends on your internet upload and download speed. Could be another device connected via WiFi on your router. It might be possible to fix by changing your router setup. Someone might be able to point you in the right direction. Your car lags ocassionally rather than constantly in my replay.
 
HammyMansell
Me of course Football!!!! Is there anything happening before? Today or tomorrow?
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I'll add you to the thread in the series section.

We have a seperate thread for the endurance races for 2 reasons.

1 It doesn't clutter up or get lost in the main thread.

2 It can attract people to the race (and the group) who might only look in the online series section.

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...erey-stockcar-road-america-sat-26-sep.332149/

@copes24 copes24 will host our next endurance race.

Caper Monterey Stockcar @ Road America Sat 26 September (time TBC - after 5pm BST)
Laps: roughly 90 minute race.
Further details to follow

Entrants
@TDZdave TDZDave
@copes24 copes24
@Football67611 Football67611
@HammyMansell hammymansell1980
 
JohnScoonsBeard
That's the way lag works. It's the data that gets sent from your ps4 to everyone else's ps4 that typically suffers slow downs. That data is uploaded individually 11 times (each opponent) multiple times per second in that race. The fact that your video shows spooky's car going off shows there's no problem receiving his data. Upload speeds can typically get overloaded.

The problem might be slowdowns on your upload speed. Depends on your internet upload and download speed. Could be another device connected via WiFi on your router. It might be possible to fix by changing your router setup. Someone might be able to point you in the right direction. Your car lags ocassionally rather than constantly in my replay.
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There is another 'thing' connected to my router via WIFI John, at least during the race last night, called my girlfriend lol!!! I'll have to ban her i think, damn Facebook!!!! :P But seriously, i'll look into anything that i can do to prevent lag. I recently updated the router, and the PS4 is hard wired into it. I'll investigate, cheers for the info.
 
JohnScoonsBeard
I'll add you to the thread in the series section.

We have a seperate thread for the endurance races for 2 reasons.

1 It doesn't clutter up or get lost in the main thread.

2 It can attract people to the race (and the group) who might only look in the online series section.

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...erey-stockcar-road-america-sat-26-sep.332149/

@copes24 copes24 will host our next endurance race.

Caper Monterey Stockcar @ Road America Sat 26 September (time TBC - after 5pm BST)
Laps: roughly 90 minute race.
Further details to follow

Entrants
@TDZdave TDZDave
@copes24 copes24
@Football67611 Football67611
@HammyMansell hammymansell1980
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Thanks a lot John! 👍
 
copes24
Stiffen the anti roll bars?
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Thats what I was going to suggest. Nice one copes. Also low ride height/ stiff suspension can cause overheating tyre problems . Or could the tyre bug still be present? Have not played for nearly 3 weeks. Waiting on my new Stand coming..... A long stand. Ba boom tsss.
Oldies are the best. Catch you guys soon. Meantime I have found a new freeview channel that has kept my racing fix at bay. For those interested it is called Motors T.V UK. 447 on your sky box.:gtpflag:Lambo GT super trophy@ Nurburgring starts 2.30pm.
JohnScoonsBeard
That's the way lag works. It's the data that gets sent from your ps4 to everyone else's ps4 that typically suffers slow downs. That data is uploaded individually 11 times (each opponent) multiple times per second in that race. The fact that your video shows spooky's car going off shows there's no problem receiving his data. Upload speeds can typically get overloaded.

The problem might be slowdowns on your upload speed. Depends on your internet upload and download speed. Could be another device connected via WiFi on your router. It might be possible to fix by changing your router setup. Someone might be able to point you in the right direction. Your car lags ocassionally rather than constantly in my replay.
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PS4s Slow Network Speeds (And How To Make The Best Of It) - YouTube Try a look at this . Hope this helps, failing that...............:confused:
 
GTracer2015
Thats what I was going to suggest. Nice one copes. Also low ride height/ stiff suspension can cause overheating tyre problems . Or could the tyre bug still be present? Have not played for nearly 3 weeks. Waiting on my new Stand coming..... A long stand. Ba boom tsss.
Oldies are the best. Catch you guys soon. Meantime I have found a new freeview channel that has kept my racing fix at bay. For those interested it is called Motors T.V UK. 447 on your sky box.:gtpflag:Lambo GT super trophy@ Nurburgring starts 2.30pm.

PS4s Slow Network Speeds (And How To Make The Best Of It) - YouTube Try a look at this . Hope this helps, failing that...............:confused:
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Sony have got a lot to answer to sometimes fellas, no? :confused::confused::confused::confused:
 

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