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Only had one race in race c. Started 9th and finished 9th but the top 10 players were all very close. Pretty much everyone drove nose to tail with only a few pass attempts and no errors.Made one tiny error on lap 7 and I was in no mans land for the rest of the race.

Started with the Atenza but I have switched to the Huracan, I seem to be a little quicker with it. 1:45.8 is my quickest so far, I know where I'm losing time though.
 
zzz_pt
I Have no idea of who you're talking about but I know a S/S guy like that, who's often in the top10. That's a sign the SR system is being played and not working as it should.
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I don’t think we mean the same guy, at least I never saw him in the Top10. But it’s a shame that a honorless Guy like him manages to keep his rank anyhow. I had a chat with him afterwards asking him why he rammed me off the track with full intention and if he isn’t ashamed for his behavior but he just said: „i‘m a SS driver“ and he did nothing wrong. Then the fun began. I would really like to post our chat, i destroyed him.Very funny. Pitiful Guy with no honor or pride.
 
For me he went inside and cut through the grass to push me out on the last corner of the race.
Also keeps bragging that he has more than 300 race wins, yet when you look up his stats on kudosprime he hasn't even half of that.
 
zzz_pt
I Have no idea of who you're talking about but I know a S/S guy like that, who's often in the top10. That's a sign the SR system is being played and not working as it should.
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I think the gaming of the SR system simply highlights how bad it is. Without going into detail if I'm chasing you I have several options considering that being behind has no impact on the SR penalty weighting.

1) Race fair and not pass. No gain / loss in track position for either of us. No loss in SR for either of us. (Net draw)
2) Pass cleanly in a corner. I gain track position. No loss in SR for either of us. (Net win)
3) Barge up the inside using you as a bumper. I gain track position (you will often lose many places / be off track). We both lose SR points. (Net win)
4) Ram you directly from behind into braking for a corner. I gain track position (you will often lose many places / be off track). We both lose SR points. (Net win)
5) Get alongside you on a straight, simply ease you off into the grass. I gain track position (you will often lose many places / be off track). No loss in SR for either of us. (Net win)
6) Tap your rear 1/4 as you are mid slow corner, spinning you out. I gain track position (you will often lose many places / be off track). No loss in SR for me, loss for you. (Net win)

You see how it goes? If you want to achieve driving as describes in point 1 above, you cannot allow the outcomes that follow in points 2-6 where it is a definite advantage to be behind.

Even a clean driver can save up a full 10 lap race of green SR, then do one totally nasty move on the last corner to take the win and not be penalised at all basically. The net SR is Blue in such a case.

So in the end you're relying on thousands of people of all ages, maturity and ability to race like gentlemen. Yeah, good luck with that model.
 
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PirovacBoy
I‘m still asking myself why or how he manages to stay in SS. Absolutely unbelievable. Such a dirty and sneaky mfer. I hate that Guy.
And yes you‘ll loose around 1200Dr for quitting and some SR too.
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I know a couple like that. Absolutely infuriating.
 
The Gr4 races today have been a nightmare for me. Pushed wide at the 150r hairpin in every race, sometimes more than once, pushed wide at the first chicane, and massacred at the last corner in the last race so I lost it and tried to take everybody near me out on the final straight. I'm not proud of that last bit, but the racing on display today in DR:A SR:S is just awful, and to say it wound me up would be an understatement.

Bump passing is not passing for crying out loud. How are these people SR:S?

*I've just checked my SR and I'm on 96MP. The stuff I pulled on the final straight should have me dropped to SR:B instantly.
 
Miguelinho
Before I jump in for Race C, I have a question:

Are people pitting or not since its only 2 laps?
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I do and it usually is to my advantage. A friend of me who races in C/S doesn‘t and he scored two wins out of 3 races.

I dropped myself from A/S to B/C today to score some wins and see if people here are right saying that races im the lower SRs are way less bad. I can‘t confirm that tho, I was pinballed around, blocked and purposely rearended in the race I had at the Nordschleife.
First race in the low tiers saw me getting spun by P2 after I started from pole and from thereon my SR got raped even more :(
Second race I was punted in T1, but then recovered and was P1 again at Fuchsröhre; won by 30 Seconds :lol:
I need to put myself back to SR S asap
 
kevlar_hybrid
I think the gaming of the SR system simply highlights how bad it is. Without going into detail if I'm chasing you I have several options considering that being behind has no impact on the SR penalty weighting.

1) Race fair and not pass. No gain / loss in track position for either of us. No loss in SR for either of us. (Net draw)
2) Pass cleanly in a corner. I gain track position. No loss in SR for either of us. (Net win)
3) Barge up the inside using you as a bumper. I gain track position (you will often lose many places / be off track). We both lose SR points. (Net win)
4) Ram you directly from behind into braking for a corner. I gain track position (you will often lose many places / be off track). We both lose SR points. (Net win)
5) Get alongside you on a straight, simply ease you off into the grass. I gain track position (you will often lose many places / be off track). No loss in SR for either of us. (Net win)
6) Tap your rear 1/4 as you are mid slow corner, spinning you out. I gain track position (you will often lose many places / be off track). No loss in SR for me, loss for you. (Net win)

You see how it goes? If you want to achieve driving as describes in point 1 above, you cannot allow the outcomes that follow in points 2-6 where it is a definite advantage to be behind.

Even a clean driver can save up a full 10 lap race of green SR, then do one totally nasty move on the last corner to take the win and not be penalised at all basically. The net SR is Blue in such a case.

So in the end you're relying on thousands of people of all ages, maturity and ability to race like gentlemen. Yeah, good luck with that model.
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I've just had exactly this for three races. In each race I drove cleanly off pole but was pushed or bumped wide so second place could pass and escape. A three lap race means you can't recover. Maddening.
 
Absolutely loved running the Nurburgring daily! Posted an 8:10.270 in qualifying and tried noy pitting in the first couple of races and did well. Then tried pitting and then we got somewhere. Managed to keep up and finish within 3 seconds of Derek737_DK (who is bloody damn fast, excuse my French). I feel I could probably improve my Q time down to an 8:08 or 8:07 but I don't have anymore time today unfortunately. In other news, I've managed to get back all 3,000 DR points I lost the other day, and then some. :D
 
Nurb 24h was a lot of fun again, too bad it's over. I managed to get quite a few races in today. Most were generally clean yet not much chance of a win in DR.A max SR.S. I was glad to get to the finish line in time, always starting in the back half, moving up just enough spots to finish with a few seconds left on the clock or miss the finish by a few car lengths.

One race I got second, yet that was after a pinball race dropping my SR to 85, promptly started in 2nd with another demoted DR.S driver at pole, rest DR.C and DR.D... We were the only 2 to finish the race by a long shot, matchmaking...

The Corvette is great to drive on the Nurb, just not very efficient, I always seemed to be the lowest on fuel when getting to the pit. And that damn fuel warning for most of the race, wish you could turn it off.

Some people skipped the pit stop, usually got overtaken in the second lap, yet they were the only ones to post a best lap. It should have been 3 laps with a choice to pit 1st or 2nd lap. Too short as usual. I guess at the lower ranks a 3 lap race would not be done in time for the next one.
 
Oh I totally forgot a hilarious ending to my Nurb race yesterday :lol::lol:

I’m battling with a BMW around the back part of the ‘ring, just before the long straight. He knocks me off line and I wiggle onto the grass, he slows and allows me to regain the position and we resume battling. Then on the approach to the double right hander onto the back straight, the end of race timer starts...

In a flash he smashes me off the road into the barrier and storms off...

...half way down the straight I see him moving slowly... he’d run out of fuel! :lol::lol::lol:

What a plonka, but amused me thinking about it after just a disastrous race :lol:
 
FUNanywhere
Wow ramnation is shocking. Pathetic
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Yes, a prime example of why you should be able to report (with video evidence) a clear troll deliberately wrecking others without a second thought. In the end it didn't work out for him because he had half the field trying to get revenge on him but usually players like him do get away with driving like that.
 
did someone of you face any issues last night around 1a.m CET time? I played the Daily race B (Yamagiwa) many times but I got disconnected twice at that time, always right before the Race start ( I saw all participants got disconnected the same as me). This also caused a Loss in DR and SR... Is it fair in your opinion? I mean, disconnecting is quite different than getting disconnected..
 
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Man matchmaking was graceful last night.. Got a few poles, wins and fastest laps on Race A.

Getting poles has been very difficult. I think over half of mine are from Big Willow.
 
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