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I wish I could do some FIA races, but aren't they always on Wednesdays and Saturdays? If so, my work schedule won't allow it.
Yup. Wednesdays and Saturdays. They changed the entry times, with the last Nations race starting at 8:20 PM PST and last Manu race starting at 9:40 PM PST.I wish I could do some FIA races, but aren't they always on Wednesdays and Saturdays? If so, my work schedule won't allow it.
Maybe I could just get a new job. I don't really like the one I have, anyways. It's good money, but I fantasize about quitting almost every day I'm there.
I love those cast iron sewing machine tables, they're solid, heavy and stable and have loads of character.Mine recycled from the Meme thread.
That's where a shifter should be mounted!
I normally stick to the FR cars (Jag, Mercedes, Mustang, RC F etc.) but recently tried the NSX and was pleasantly surprised.
I have play all the GT since the beginning and i never like this car maybe because one of my friend add one and im is favorite mechanics lolll , it was a Dodge Stelth turbo , the worst car i have worked on always brokenThe GTO was the Godzilla of GT1, it’s a classic GT car and definitely deserves to be in the game.
Feeling pretty good about this I set a couple of fastest laps whilst hunting down the Spaniard, but the race finished a lap too soon and I settled for 2nd place.
I understand completely. Just finished 2 races at brands. Started 14th out of 15 first race, A+ on pole, 8 more A drivers, rest B. Do well to get to 10th but pick up a 0.5 for cutting Westfield to dodge a spin and get run back down by faster guys. Clean race, finish 13, lose a ton of DR. Next race about 7 B drivers, rest C. Start 6th, finish 3rd. Gain it all back. Such random matchmaking makes it confusing as I can gain more points sometimes having a blah race against C drivers and lose plenty finishing above my skill level in a tougher field. I guess eventually it works out.Sorry for the long post, I'm just frustrated.
Tsukuba last night, I'm the highest rank driver in the lobby at DR A (SR99) but in a race populated with DR B to DR D, and the full range of SR. Unusual I thought, but given the unsociable hour I guess there is only a small pool of players to matchmake from.
Anyway, start P2 behind a Spanish driver I've raced here before and I can trust to race fair. Looking forward to a good battle, but unfortunately I'm bumped wide at T1 by the guy behind. The wide line is ok in T1 it as gives you track position for the kink and then the inside to T2 so I can hold second place. Except of course our friend behind pushes me wide again in the hairpin to steal the position. Annoying.
Happily can retake the place by lap 3, with a clean pass to show him how it should be done, and then dodge the punt attempt at the next corner & watch him run off into the sand
My frustration was that this lost me DR. Only a small amount admittedly, and I do understand how the DR system works. I just think that losing DR if you don't win promotes the "win at all costs" attitude, which makes online racing unpleasant.
I get that there are ways around this. Stop racing at stupid o'clock in the morning so matchmaking is better. Stop doing race A, it's too short to recover from "incidents". Stop caring so much about DR. Stop not winning. Blah blah blah......
Erm, ok, lost my train of thought. Rant over.
In Brands, overtaking is not easy. That's probably why the other drivers are so aggressive. It went just like you. In almost every bend, there were smaller and larger impacts from the drivers behind me. Among them were a few crass divebombs. Most of the time it was impossible for me to drive my line and my speed. I constantly had to dodge and still there were bumps from all sides. It is this attitude to win at any price that destroys the race. Unfortunately, far too many players have this attitude. The extremely strong slipstream in GTS contributes to this. Because og this many drivers believe to be much faster than their frontman. They feel that they are being held back by the foreman and then they become aggressive.Love time trialing around Brands, but the races are horrible crash fests, even at SR.S. Every single position lost and gained last night was the result of either being punted off or other people in front crashing. It's not exactly racing.
Passing at Brands usually results from the driver you're chasing getting nervous about being chased and messing up his corner entry. You can then either slip under him or get better drive on the exit to pass on the straight or set up a pass in the next corner.Love time trialing around Brands, but the races are horrible crash fests, even at SR.S. Every single position lost and gained last night was the result of either being punted off or other people in front crashing. It's not exactly racing.
Sorry, my dude, but this is Sharks territory.
Doing some A races today.
Check out this clip of Sir-Lags-A-Lot in the white car. Eventually I had to divebomb pass him, because I couldn't take that 🤬 no more.
Next one was a good race with my buddy, @BenRod. It was the last lap, and I think the guy in front of him was holding him up. Notice what he does at :40. That's not the normal racing line. Obviously he was using his radar and saw me coming up on his left. He didn't swerve over to block or hit me. He gave me space to see if I could pull it off on the outside. He's a good guy. I assume this is what @Dairyworker is referring to when he talks about good racing with trustworthy people. 👍
Next race. Thanks for clearing a path for me, boys.
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Quite glad I'm away next week! Although C looks like it'll be 'fun'!Doesn't look like anyone's posted next weeks races (sorry if I missed it):
Race A: Sardegna C - 6 Laps - N300 Provided Car
Race B: Mount Panorama - 3 laps - Gr.4
Race C: Tokyo East Outer Loop - 8 laps - Gr.3 ...... Tyres Heavy Wet/Intermediate
Looking forward to some race C fun (on my second account
Yeah you'd be out of your mind to do race C on your main account. Good to see Mount Panarama again as well, feels like it's been a while.Doesn't look like anyone's posted next weeks races (sorry if I missed it):
Race A: Sardegna C - 6 Laps - N300 Provided Car
Race B: Mount Panorama - 3 laps - Gr.4
Race C: Tokyo East Outer Loop - 8 laps - Gr.3 ...... Tyres Heavy Wet/Intermediate
Looking forward to some race C fun (on my second account
Sorry, my dude, but this is Sharks territory.
I don't even follow hockey. Also, sorry for not saying hi in the lobby. I was recording some strats.
Custom race @ Mt Panorama, 4 laps, Gr.4 in BMW M4 Gr.4, BoP for circuit, stock everything in setup, mediocre driver, 9:34.034 elapsed with 15 professional AI starting 11 on grid. Took 1st place just after skyline lap 2, best lap just over 2:18. That would put timeout a tad over 10 minutes, even allowing for track load, warmup, lobby chat etc. that's plenty of time for four laps.
....... just sayin.....
Mine had 2 adults and about 150kg of luggage when I did my lap...possibly would have done a little better with the roof off and just the driverThey do quite a bit better with a slightly freer exhaust system and a Weber carby
