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breeminator
I saw you doing a nice job of moving up the field ahead of me. It's definitely not my strong point, but it doesn't help when I patiently wait lap after lap for a 100% legit overtake, get fully alongside on the inside, then they just ram me before the turn in point, ruining my line and preventing the overtake. Without that, I'd have been 3rd when you were 2nd, I could see you on the track ahead. But they were determined to keep me behind at all costs, then the 1-stoppers caught up due to our painfully slow pace, and it all got very messy and I ended up near enough DFL. It was tough not to rage quit. I've just tested a 1-stop in the Focus and total race time was only 3 secs slower than my best Toyota no-stop, so I might try that next time, as the problem was it seemed impossible for the Toyota to overtake a Focus down the straight, then you're just stuck behind them while they slide all over the track in between the end of the straight and the start of the next straight.
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That's a shame mate. I still think the no stop is best if u can go easy on the tyres for the first few laps... All depends on the first corner eh
 
Uneventful race tonight but it was good. Started P6, finished P6 for 1810 points. McLaren actually won my split for 2457 so respect to that guy :bowdown:
 
breeminator
Complete disaster at Nations, the "moving road block" problem again. I don't understand how people qualify so fast then race so slow?! Even early in the race with reasonably fresh tyres there were people lapping 2-3 seconds slower than they'd qualified :confused:
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Well done on your second attempt. (assuming that was you I just raced against)

I have the opposite problem, sort of. I don't know why people qualify so low then think going so deep into corners will compensate for it.
 
Barry R
That's a shame mate. I still think the no stop is best if u can go easy on the tyres for the first few laps... All depends on the first corner eh
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Went a bit better 2nd time with the Focus. Qualified a few tenths quicker, which was pole. Didn't get punted on L1T1. Led from start to finish, as everyone else seemed to be 1-stopping in the Focus. 16:39 total race time without the moving road blocks. 1190 points, my highest Nations Cup score.

Commiserations to stpatty, who qualified 2nd and I think got caught up in a pile up on L1T1 :(
 
breeminator
Went a bit better 2nd time with the Focus. Qualified a few tenths quicker, which was pole. Didn't get punted on L1T1. Led from start to finish, as everyone else seemed to be 1-stopping in the Focus. 16:39 total race time without the moving road blocks. 1190 points, my highest Nations Cup score.

Commiserations to stpatty, who qualified 2nd and I think got caught up in a pile up on L1T1 :(
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Qualified 2nd. 19th by the end of turn 1. I think 12th by the end of lap 1. 4th was within sight in the last three or so laps and I still ended up going backwards. Just a horrible experience with loads of people who have no idea how to drive that kind of race. Hopefully the final slot goes better. Well done!
 
stpatty
Qualified 2nd. 19th by the end of turn 1. I think 12th by the end of lap 1. 4th was within sight in the last three or so laps and I still ended up going backwards. Just a horrible experience with loads of people who have no idea how to drive that kind of race. Hopefully the final slot goes better. Well done!
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That's not that dissimilar to how my first race went, so there is hope for next time! Good luck.
 
Mediocre performance in Manufactures tonight. Qualified 11th in the VW and timed the first chicane perfectly to overtake a few cars and see another couple have accidents to move up into 6th. Quite uneventful race from then on but the tires on that VW are awful and I just got slowly reeled in one by one by everyone else to finish 11th. Won’t go again. Don’t think I could get any better out of that car.
 
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Not good... I had hit the brakes at 150m out which I figured should have been okay but still overshot it, must have been changing lines mid-brakes that did it. Was in the fence shortly thereafter and scored 0 points.

Race 2 I was in the gravel in the first chicane of the race and had a fairly average race back to 9th after that.

Crossed the line in first in the last race of the night but picked up a 3-second penalty in the Parabolica on the last lap and finished 2nd. Wasn't my fault this time but sometimes that is how it goes. Frustrating night, but 22 vs 18 Manufacturer points is not a huge difference for McLaren at this stage.
 
A messy evening of mixed fortunes for me.

First up, Manufacturers. Was feeling fairly optimistic about the Mustang in qualifying, and it didn't disappoint. Set a best time of 1:57.821 in the final two minutes, good enough for 5th.

Come the first lap, and I'm already under pressure from one of the Astons, who bumps me as I brake for the second chicane. No penalties for either of thus, though, and eventually we both mess up at Ascari, bringing other cars including a Porsche and a Hyundai into the mix. The Porsche gets a run on the outside of me going into the first chicane, and I managed to mess up my braking while trying to get the place back on the inside. Bumping, banging and a trip into the gravel ensued; somehow, the Porsche got a penalty as I fell back down to 12th. To the Porsche driver in question, I can only apologise for that move. It was clumsy, it was stupid, and I shouldn't have tried to pull it off.

The race continues, and I engage in another tense battle with an Aston, this time for 9th. Finally I manage to pull off a proper pass at the first chicane, and together we reel in a Viper that is gradually struggling for pace. On Lap 5, I breeze around the outside of the Viper on the way into Parabolica, and a penalty for the orange Lexus up ahead sends me up to 7th with two laps to spare. And that was where I stayed. A healthy score of 1,293 points, and a somewhat questionable 'Clean Race' bonus, were mine to take. Still, I really need to stop making these unforced errors so early on...

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Moving on to Nations now, and thank goodness I chose to only do it once. Went for the Toyota after a couple of encouraging practice runs in that, the Focus and the RCZ. Managed to survive qualifying scot-free. Every driver from pole to 19th was separated by just under a second, with me starting 16th.

The lesser said about the race, the better. Got a fast start on TCS 3, only to witness a game of skittles unfolding as I made my way round the first corner. While I tried my best to avoid contact, I didn't make the opening lap entirely unscathed... later on that lap, a Peugeot attempted to get a run on the outside of me going into the downhill esses, forcing me into the inside barrier as we turned in simultaneously. This lead to me dropping down to the tail of the pack, while more cars got snooker-cued at the final hairpin. From there, I tried my best to fight back, taking advantage of collisions, penalties and players going for a one-stop strategy.

For the record, I decided to attempt a no-stop, which initially worked out well while I got myself into several battles for scraps. Indeed, I had got as far as getting into a train for 11th place by the final lap, at which point the tyre wear was at its worst and I got jumped by two of the one-stoppers. Just before the final hairpin, however, the Peugeot in front forced one of the Focuses onto the grass, earning himself a 2-second penalty. While I had to settle for 16th on the track, the penalty resulted in me jumping up to 15th and picking up 426 points. Measly by this season's standards, but I'm not too bothered about that.

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I'm just glad to get that session of dodgems out of the way.
 
stpatty
I have the opposite problem, sort of. I don't know why people qualify so low then think going so deep into corners will compensate for it.
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I think what possibly happens is that they're slow because they tend to brake too late, and go fast in, slow out. So they then punt you when they're behind you, probably think you braked too early, and never manage to work out that if the person they just punted is consistently faster than them on a clear bit of track, then maybe that other person is doing something right compared to them.
 
dlshearon
Yeah just tried 1st time slot, D/S room NA
Looked like something off Mario Kart.
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I was in top split, and the results were the same.

I came in optimistic and hoping for big points since last time there was a Gr.B race I won and got my best score ever (1900 something), but after qualifying went terrible and the first few laps were a mess it quickly turned to just surviving. Managed to end up right in the middle in 11th for 1047 or something. My tires were completely destroyed after about 6 laps, in the 86. Even doing just one stop was a struggle.

I figured it would just be Focuses, 86s and Peugeots but the Subarus were fast as well, one ended up winning though that’s mostly because it was driven by Lamb

Still on track to achieve my goal of 15000pts for the season though.
 
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Rangeraus
Not good... I had hit the brakes at 150m out which I figured should have been okay but still overshot it, must have been changing lines mid-brakes that did it. Was in the fence shortly thereafter and scored 0 points.

Race 2 I was in the gravel in the first chicane of the race and had a fairly average race back to 9th after that.

Crossed the line in first in the last race of the night but picked up a 3-second penalty in the Parabolica on the last lap and finished 2nd. Wasn't my fault this time but sometimes that is how it goes. Frustrating night, but 22 vs 18 Manufacturer points is not a huge difference for McLaren at this stage.
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Sorry again for retaliating, my head just exploded, I've been putting a lot of pressure on myself to do well especially with limited "good combos" for PUG and this FF Gr.4 is the worst to drive. It's not clear if I got a second penalty for pushing you off but it looks like it added time when I just got into the penalty burn zone.

My SR dropped to 85, tried to do the 2nd nations race (on no practice) to regain SR but got DC, had to do a daily before the second manu race.

In the second race some genius at the back decided to take out all the brake markers on purpose, Double H in the Audi managed his tyres better than me and I came home in 4th, which was good enough for 6th overall and 24 manu points, but not good enough to be one of the three to represent PUG in Austria.

Last slot nations for a bit of fun, 2nd was up for grabs on the last corner but I missed out by 0.036s
 
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My shock and awe stunning Nations Cup victory (okay, I know some aliens were doing sub 16:30 in their races, but I was pretty pleased with 16:39, and I've seen a few videos with higher rated drivers recording slower or similar times, e.g. a lobby where a 71k driver also won in 16:39)

 
Tonight I hit the golf shot to bring me back to the game. I entered the Manu race with not a lot of expectations, but just to give it my best. My grid position was 7 and I qualified 3rd. At the start of the race I was just hoping to hang on to that spot and hopefully still manage a podium. Early on, the guy in 2nd managed to get a .5 second penalty allowing me to slip past. For the majority of the race, I just stayed behind the 1st place guy playing it safe. He had a substantial lead but he also managed to get a .5 second penalty allowing me to close the gap. On the last lap and last corner I gave her all she had and got by for the win. It was good clean racing and luckily no shenanigans and nice to let the Mustang eat for a change. :) :) :)

 
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Missed the 4:00 slot because work. Rushed home for the 6:00 slot where I started 11th because the Genesis has zero speed at Monza. And then not 1/3 of the way into the first lap this happens:



Pretty self explanatory. Climbed back up to 12th due to others misfortunes. I like how the leader set a fast lap half way through the race that was a whole 3 seconds faster than I could lap at the time. :rolleyes:

Not even sure I want to bother with the last race. @bdubclub nice to see you.
 
bloodyboyblue
I’m one of the biggest fans of the Gr.B cars here but that Nations combo was a complete and utter disaster
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Both Manu and Nations were just utter chaos.

About Manu: Monza is not the the temple of s̶p̶e̶e̶d̶ doom for nothing, but I held my own and picked up no penalties after a poor qualifying, landing me a second place that I bravely defended with my Lambo until I was punted into the shadow realm* in Lesmo 2, on the very last lap of the race. The leaders had opened a good enough gap for me to cling to 4h in the end, but it was absurdly disappointing nonetheless.

*4th place simply neglected that he had to break and hit the 3rd place and so on...He got no penalties and finished 2nd

dlshearon
Yeah just tried 1st time slot, D/S room NA
Looked like something off Mario Kart.
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Nations was absurd. That last turn in Sardegna C was incredibly hectic and those finicky, soft suspension Gr.B cars were a recipe for disaster. PD seems a little sadistic sometimes.

I started a disappointing 17th after being disturbed for every single qualy lap. Stayed away from trouble once again, but didn't manage to stay away from the pits, though. On lap 9, my Pug's tires were completely shot and I gave out and stopped. Ended up finishing in 8th, after some small mistakes and a big moment (that I luckily saved and avoided a major crash) cost me P7. Not too bad, considering I had car #17.

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btw. PD just leaked itself out (minor leak tho), Manu Round 20 will be Catalunya, Gr.3
 
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I tried another round of Nations. Got pole but couldn’t keep it clean and got shuffled to the back and all 🤬 broke loose. Quit.
I need to learn when to call it a night.
 
Only did the first slot. Manu race in CSA was an absolute CHAOS. Half of the field lost tremendous amount of SR. This combo was excellent for the Jag, I really wanted a 40 here. Qualy I only had my banker lap counting cause I got a pen on my second hotlap when I couldve got pole, which maybe was a blessing in disguise, as you can see in the race. A lot of action, but in the end it wasnt enough.

 
Today's log:
Nations: It's like Daily B but with rally cars. First run was zero points. Second run was only marginally better, qualifying kinda strongly, went to be a backmarker again after being part of a pile-up in the blind corner, and only scraped points because one HK guy pitted in at the wrong time and one Japanese driver disconnected. Also I only have a Quattro (running in unused GT6 Base Model livery, no less) while the meta was a Focus.
Manufacturers: First run was a suffering once again, got hit too much by track limit penalties several times. I wouldn't have done decently in the second run were it not for a Taiwanese (not HK as I originally thought - watched the replay) driver (in a Scirocco) messing up in late stages of the race.

Last week I fared better in Nations, now it's the reverse.
 
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