Though I was unable to improve my time, it was only two-tenths off the best I had done in a test lobby earlier this afternoon and just under nine-tenths off pole (another GT-R). Starting in 14th place, I elected to start on Mediums as it turned out that the GT LM was capable of doing the one-stop with few issues (14S-1M).
Yeah that was an ugly first lap. 5 cars all going for 1 corner, so sorry if I squeezed you a bit. My race was basically the same as yours with not enough pace to be competitive, so I was 1 and done as well.Thought I give the Big Willow a spin tonight despite my reservations about the sand and a general lack of practice.
20:20 Manufacturers
Got matched with @Lost Sheltie for the 20:20 slot, which proved to be a solid, but tough first run at 60K DR. Set a 1:10.935 early into qualifying while trailing a white and purple GT-R, and was pleasantly surprised to find one of the Citroen drivers bearing my Vitaphone livery.
Naturally, this meant that I would drop a couple of places on the first lap, though while giving space for Lost Sheltie I of course did the traditional thing of putting two wheels on the outside going into Turn 9. Smacked the barriers and bounced my way into the pits, re-joining 20 seconds down on the leaders. Once the M6 behind pitted the very next lap, it was a lonely run from here on out. The Ford felt rather nice to drive, I have to say, but there were still a few moments where it came close to throwing me off course again. Other than those hiccups, my consistency on Softs was decent, with frequent strings of high-1:11s throughout. The only problem was that my best lap was about a second off the overall fastest set by the leading RX-Vision...
Not much else happened until the final lap, when on the exit of the Rabbit Turn a red Citroen got pitched off the road by a Renault between the Castrol Corner and Rabbits Ear. The Renault picks up a 1-second penalty before the GT-R sweeps around the outside of him going into Omega. Followed suit at the Repass Pass and finished practically where I started; it also helped that there were three DNFs along the way...
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Decided to leave Willow Springs for the night as I felt even with the incident this was the best I could have managed with the Ford. For reference, the overall race time I set in the test lobby I completed was an 18:08.980 on 14S-1M, which might have given me a chance of taking 6th with a stronger quali lap. By comparison, the off cost me about 10-13 seconds on top of the deficit I would've picked up anyway with my pitstop. Subtract from my final time of 18.26.8, and I think I could've been looking at a total of around 18:13 if I kept myself on the tarmac.
Still happy with how the GT LM drove, though it does seem ironic that both American circuits I've raced at in Manufacturers so far have brought about my lowest scores for Ford this year. Even happier to find another FIA competitor using one of my liveries and doing well with it; the Vitaphone Citroen finished 5th from 5th! I would've got some Scapes, but in all that excitement I somehow forgot to save the replay!
I have been told that if a driver taps out of game to send a message or so this happens
Wow, was not expecting anything but got a good finish right away despite very little practice. The merc kinda sucks here tbh. Qualified in 3rd (1:10.9) with a good slipstream and had the pace to hold steady gaps ahead and behind all race. The race was uneventful but I'm happy it's over.
So much time to be gained and lost in this sector:
Carrying speed in the left handers in particular is critical.
260 Points
The first person I went to while I was looking for a tune (since I can't tune to save my own life). I was relieved to see that they had one for the GReddy.
But no F-150Those 260 points look delicious. I still wish I could join you all, mostly so I can kick Gears's booty and poke fun at his waifu in the game chat.
The first person I went to while I was looking for a tune (since I can't tune to save my own life). I was relieved to see that they had one for the GReddy.
Really? Can it happen once the race starts? Because I was just in a daily race, and a guy behind me lost it, wrecked another, and the next thing I know, instead of cruising to a nice points haul, I get a frozen screen and had to abort the game / restart... I wonder if the guys that wrecked out disrupted the whole thing. It was maddening! lost over 1000 DR instead of the 500 I was I line to get, putting me perilously close to the A/B line already!
Those 260 points look delicious. I still wish I could join you all, mostly so I can kick Gears's booty and poke fun at his waifu in the game chat.
E: Uh oh, I think Gears heard about this. Please give me mercy. :'D
