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Did you, by any chance, do that right at the start after the initial glitch?
Did you, by any chance, do that right at the start after the initial glitch?
I have no idea who any of the top racers are. And if I remember my name, and my wife's, then I count that as a win for the day. Seriously!
Had the same but I was pole, I was given a 4 second lead at TM!!!
Sorry, I read this all the way through 🤪.Some days I don't even belong on the track. No only do I FUBAR my own race, but I do it for the people around me too. Since I was a menace, I made sure I stayed DFL so I didn't ruin my SR any further, and I didnt ruin anyone else's either. Sucking is one thing, but ruining other people's races is the worst.
Although there was an interesting post-race discussion between two drivers who had a lot of respect for each other, in how they handled a dangerous situation. As they chatted about it, I realized it was a situation I caused ahead of them, by my bad driving. So at least I presented a situation where two people could have warm fuzzies.
I was so bad I'm scared to race again. Hopefully it'll wear off as this race gets further in the past.
I have no idea who any of the top racers are. And if I remember my name, and my wife's, then I count that as a win for the day. Seriously!
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And it's hereditary - My dad was a pastor, and after giving a sermon he'd wait at the exit greeting people, and my mother would stand beside him so she could remind him who people were.
My wife does that job for me (remembering people's names), and it's awesome because she remembers EVERYONE's name. She can meet someone once, and a year later she'll not only remember their name, but most likely will remember what they talked about, and oftentimes what they were wearing. No joke. Her memory is awesome.
The downside is that she can tell me I did something, and I won't remember, but I usually respond with "that sounds like something I'd do" and take her word for it. Good thing she's so sweet - she could use her skills for evil if she wanted to!
And now I have a sneaking suspicion that I've told those stories before. Sheesh, not only am I a grumpy old man, I'm that guy who tells you the same story over and over again.
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I have no idea why I shared all that. But it's OK, because nobody will read through it all anyway.
just wanted to say... nearly the same age and a Giants fan for half that time! We can gang up on grumpy's dodgers now! It.Is.OuttaHere!
LOL. For me it's my ADD (I refuse to call it ADHD, because I haven't been Hyperactive since I was a teenager!). I actually have a pretty severe case of it, partially because of a skull fracture when I was 4, but mostly because I inherited it from my Dad, who of course had never heard of ADD until I was in my 30s.
I would never diagnose someone else, so please don't think I am when I say that that's a pretty good description of what it's like for me, although I can point to a lot of other issues too. The funny thing about "formulating in your mind what your next comments would be" - I used to think this was a character flaw in me, and perhaps it is. But it's mostly that I know I'll forget what I wanted to say if I don't concentrate on it. As should be obvious ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) is the inability to focus my attention on one thing. I hear everything, and nothing, if that makes sense.
You can try, but the standings say differently.
Hey that's how it works.
Thanks, man. Honestly, most of my [really] bad driving happens when I'm paying too much attention to the people around me, and not enough attention to what I'm doing.
I think I need a 2nd account, Mondays eliminate all the previous weeks advances. I never make any progress.Thanks, man. Honestly, most of my [really] bad driving happens when I'm paying too much attention to the people around me, and not enough attention to what I'm doing.
As for the longer races and "getting in the zone", I totally get that. It happens sometimes when I'm running Q laps. But it's the exception to the rule. I promise you, there's no way I'd last in one of the longer races.
I mean, I can see giving it a try on my second account just to laugh at how bad it can be, but I'd want to keep track of the number of times I totally lost concentration. Maybe a counter of some type I could tap whenever I come back from wherever I go.
Not true. I did.I have no idea why I shared all that. But it's OK, because nobody will read through it all anyway.
Wait, what? Even behind me? No way.
That's very kind and much appreciated, and it's a mutual thing. I've improved a lot (and have a lot of fun) in our friendly little QT battles.
I use TC almost all the time with Gr.3 cars, although usually 1 or 2. I have too much of a lead foot to not use it.
P3 with a CRB is a big bonus in my book. Great job!
Awesome, you got over the 1,000 mark. I've done 973 races so I'm headed towards that milestone. June will be my third year racing in Gran Turismo, (since GTsport 2021). That's how it started for me.
All three of those have my interest. Karts are always a good bit of fun, Suzuka is great if you can avoid getting speared at the first corner or the hairpin, and Atlanta with RS tyres should be interesting.
