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Same here...should be great fun as usual
Let us know if you put up a open hosted session today 👍 For me, the more racing the merrier
I showed up @ 8:30 PM GMT thinking qualy was to start at 9 PM GMT, but by that time the race was already just about over...so I'm not sure what happened regarding the schedule or if I simply misunderstood the schedule 
Sorry I couldn't make it for the race Kristian
) Are we using tonight same practice 6-9pm gmt, as before? Then you will see it's same as yesterday.It was 9pm gmt when Qualy started, and about 9:20pm when race started... (you popped up to server about 9:30pm
you just messed up timezones pal.
See you tonight!
Yea, same practice times for tonight 👍
That's really odd how I missed qualifying yesterday. I'm 7 hours behind GMT (reconfirmed a few moments ago) here on the pacific coast in the states, and I could have sworn that I re-entered the session just a few moments after 1:30 PM on my clock, which would have been 8:30 PM GMT (7 hours ahead), meaning there should have still been roughly 30 minutes left in practice. I'm confused as to what happened
Anywho, I will make sure that the schedule is on the dot today
See you out there
I had a feeling something like that may have happened. Stupid daylights saving time/summer time keeps things from being simple 
) http://vimeo.com/13802403 That makes your record perfect in the two races you've competed in thus far....well done mate! 👍 Also my commissaries go out to Jordan who I watched run out of fuel on the very last lap as he was coming up the hill on the main straight to take the checkered flags...next time don't listen to me in regards to how much fuel to run 
That was painful to watch your car sputtering after the magnificent drive you had put in to almost catch Kristian in the last few laps after his off 👍 
Looking back I could have probably still scored a 2nd place had I served my penalty right away and just got on with it...but that's what I get for my ignorance when it came to looking up the rules before hand. Hopefully I can turn things around from here 
But I'm glad to taking this kind of gifts. 👍 
I was totally sure that I jumped too, but service showed me only Green-Flag!? I dont know what happened in the end, but if my reactions were not jump-start then it was best reactions in iRacing ever! 
I was starting to fear that maybe service has some sort of bug with Black-flags, or else Brock is just teasing me cause he was passed two guys in a lap and closing gap quickly. I was forced to littlebit raise my pace and take risks in that situation. Those were very thrilling and stressive laps cause I was all the time just thinking what the heck happened at the start, and why Brock obviously ain't going to serve BF!? 
Few moments later he informed us that he was DQ'd because not serving BF soon enough. (3 laps) Rest of the race I was just watchin gap between me and Jordan. In the end of the race I littlebit lost my consentration and went wide in T3. Jordan took 5 seconds off from my 10 seconds lead and seeing him again in my mirrors cost me to do another mistake! I calmed down my nerves and decided not try to raise race-pace more. I thinked that 4 sec is enough for 3 last laps... and it did. 
So instead of Silverstone I've decided that we will race at Virgina International Raceway (full course) for Round 4. I purchased this track today and OMG what a track it it is! It's very technical with some brutally fast switch backs which are ubber fun with in the Mustang 👍 I will notify everyone on the race date and specifics for Round 4 in the next day or two.
additional prizes may be added before the season starts or the breakdown may change)
Did I say that?! Some interesting views to watch from this time 👍 iRacing still needs to improve (if possible) the quality of onboard footage from other cars though. I don't understand how your car could sound so much different then mine, not to mention how crappy my driving looks on YOUR replay versus mine. It's quite dissapointiing to me, especially when it's nice to watch other folks onboard footage to possibly learn a thing or two, or to simply enjoy. 👎Fantastic guys. Looks like a fun race. I noticed that you chose VIR as the next track. That place is huge, so if you only have 7 or 8 drivers, you might get spread out pretty thin and never actually see another car!!!
Too bad you couldn't make it out to school us all though 
Brock, you asked about pedals. My experience is same as your in some ways and opposite in others. I was using the DFGT wheel and pedals. I got some CST load cell pedals and they are absolutely fantastic, and I am able to get much more consistency under braking and the throttle pedals has MUCH higher resolution. Like you though, I love the DFGT wheel (size, force feedback) and it's great to be able to make all car adjustments and chat from the wheel. I am trying to decide which shifter to get so I haven't even tried the clutch and shifting yet.
I'm sure with the CST's you get what you pay for though. Also with the Fanatec CSP's I was impressed with the accuracy of throttle, which did seem to improve my confidence getting on the gas in most situation. I'm not sure if this was due to the higher resolution of the throttle system vs. the DFGT throttle or something as simple as the throttle sitfffness (spring) being better suited for my physical preference. The only thing I didn't like about the CSP's throttle is the fact that it's travel is a bit on the long side though, which for me was a bit of hinderence on some corners where you only need to slightly lift.Lastly, don't want to hijack your thread but just wanted to post this in case you are interested. Maybe there could be an entry for a "GTPlanet Team" in the SSCA team challenge? They race the Daytona Prototype and all the details are below. They already have 13 teams committed (26 drivers) and there is room for two more. Limited to 30 drivers per race.
Details pasted from their website:
*****
-8 Events
-Car: Riley Daytona Prototype
-Entry Fee: $10.00 Per Team
-15 teams / 30 cars maximum per race
-Open setups
-Various Race Lengths
2 - Double Headers / Sprints - 50/50 miles
3 - 150 miles
3 - 300 mile Mini Endurance Races
-Sunday races: Morning/Afternoon USA - Evenings in Europe
-Practice sessions every Saturday before event
-2 lap qualify closed qualifying
-Open practices begin Sunday July 25th, 2010
-Team registration ends Saturday July 31st, 2010
Schedule:
Daytona Road - Aug 15th - 300 miles
Road Atlanta - Aug 22nd - 150 miles
Brands Hatch - Aug 29th - 50/50 Gp and Indy
Mosport - Sept 5th - 150 miles
Watkins Glen - Sept 26th - 300 miles
Silverstone GP - Oct 3rd - 150 miles
VIR - Oct 10th - 50/50 Grand East and West
Road America - Oct 24th - 300 miles
Prizes
First Place Team:
-$150 Fanatec store credits
-$100 SimGear store credits
Second place team:
-$50 SimGear store credits
-$50 iRacing Gift Certificate from Inside Sim Racing
Third place team:
-$50 SimGear store credits
Driver Championship:
-$150 Fanatec store credits
Runner Up:
-$100 Sim Gear store credits
Individual clean drive award: Driver with the least incidents and has driving 80% of the season miles.
$50 iRacing Gift Certificate from Inside Sim Racing
Understanding the team concept:
This series features a new system created by the SSCA and iLeaguerace.com that scores a two-car team together to accumulate points towards the championship. You can get involved in any of the following roles:
-Team owner - and take responsibilities for building a team and hiring drivers
-Owner/Driver - acting as a team owner and driving for your team, or another team as well
-Driver only - either full time, part time or even as an available "freelancer"
As a team owner:
You will build, run and manage a 2-car entry in the series. You are responsible for recruiting, hiring, and looking for substitute drivers in order to present both of your cars for every race. You may also drive one of your cars.
As a driver:
You can run full-time, miss a few races or even race on a part-time basis, but you will agree to keep your team owner informed of your availability status at all times and let your team owner know if you are unable to race so the manager may replace you during your absence.
If you are a driver looking for a ride, it is your responsibility to respond to offers from teams as quickly as possible to insure you don't miss your chance.
The series:
In this series, one Team Owner / Manager is responsible for the team they purchase. We have room for 15 team owners per season. The number of drivers that can register for the series is unlimited. The owner can now hire any one of those drivers to drive their cars on a full-time, part-time or race-to-race basis if the driver accepts the offer. You can enter the series with a current teammate or create a team and “hire” from the pool of drivers available.
The goal of the system is to keep the grid full for every race. Even if you have a full-time driver, if that driver is absent for a week, that driver must be replaced for that race. For established teams this can be used as strategy using their best drivers at certain tracks. Independent team managers can use this by choosing the fastest drivers from the pool of drivers during the practices leading up to the event. How and who drives in your cars is all up to the manager. It's the cars that scores points, not the driver.
You don't need to be part of a team to drive in the series. Even if you don't know anyone to drive with, you can still be a driver and fight for a chance to race in the series on a part-time or full time basis. We will hold open practice session where you can show your stuff, talk with managers and attempt to score a ride. There will always be openings and it's up to you to be proactive in securing those rides. This will be very important at the beginning of the season, as managers will be looking for permanent drivers. Even if you do not manage a full-time ride at the beginning of the season there will constantly be opportunities to drive or even replace a driver throughout the season. Also the SSCA will enter a (16th team) which will be one two-car team that will rotate available drivers each week. The more proactive you are the better the chance of getting a ride.
For more info on how to register please visit and join the forum. Please carefully read the regulations page on how to register a team. Registration ends July 31st
) I feel that I'm making noticeable improvements in my driving, confidence and feel for the physics and ffb...although now I just need to read the rulebook in entirity so I understand the intricacies of the game, penalty system and such. Anyhow, the only problem though is that it says the registration ends on July 31st which was a few days ago. Do you know if they are still accepting entries at this point?
Thanks for doing the edit on the race replay once again Kristian!
There are also many other basic features that need to be improved. For one, when cars change position on track the data should be updated right then and there, not once you've crossed the start/finish line. Also having live gap times between cars would be nice, or at least gap times at each sector.
I would DEFINITELY be interested in competing in this now that I've gotten a bit more time under my belt in iRacing 👍 Each race (I've only done about 6 so far since subscribing
