Lemons 100 Miles: Season 1 news, schedule, and discussion.

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Should Group B be dropped?


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For you guys who had bought cars for Group B, you can always look at them for Group A racing which will allow you to tune them up to the total value of $15,000.

I figure with the extra funds thrown at them there could be a few that would be competive.
 
It's looking like Wednesday is working to be a better night, so I voted to merge the B spec, but if we just run at the same time that would work too! Or I will make Thursdays work. Whatever works for everyone. I have cars for both levels.
 
Major news update. Check the news every once in a while for, well, news.
 
When you post the finish, if possible could you record the car that everyone's using? That way we can make sure we don't reuse anything by mistake. It also may give possible ideas of what to be on the look out for, if we can't find enough "viable" cars.
 
Yes, I will keep "track" (yes, pun was intended) of the cars everybody was using. I'll post the results after the race temporarily on the news page and permanently on the thread.
 
Do you need a breakdown of the money spent on the car, I saw some guys did that in the earlier thread. I've kept track (pun UNAVOIDABLE ) of what I've done on each car. But don't see the need to post details, but will if someone asks. As we use each car just the once, I've got no great attachment to anything I'm bringing to the track.
 
Sure. I bought a Daihatsu Move costing me a little less than 9k, so I bought 6k worth of upgrades.

Room opens in about 10 minutes guys!
 
Good race!

But I got my headset taken away for a month because I wasn't supposed to be on it at the time. :(
 
Good race!

But I got my headset taken away for a month because I wasn't supposed to be on it at the time. :(

Just now it was taken away? I don't understand. Also if you need the results:


WiiFreak
Chaddington
Mick_C_1080
Terbo2000
Sephy71
Stormtrooper2178
GTP_Hank
 
It was taken away for a month. Yep, right after the race. Now what am I going to do? I can't just not use it, as I need to talk to people when I race or I will be asked, "Why aren't you using your headset?" then I'll say it got taken away for a month, then they will laugh.
 
Race 1 results:

WiiFreak - 80 points
ChaddingtonB - 70 points
Mick_C_1080 - 60 points
Terbo2000 - 50 points
Sephy71 - 40 points
Stormtrooper2178 - 30 points
GTP_Hank - 20 points
Parise83 - 10 points
 
I'd just like to say how impressed I am with everyone in tonight's race. I used my wheel for the whole race and I'm feeling it in my shoulders now. The worst part for me was the last 10 laps or so I was on the phone with my girlfriend. Phone on the shoulder cranking on that wheel. Eesh.

From my vantage point it was a reasonably clean race. The first lap had a whole lot of bumping a grinding until everyone got sorted out. I escaped with light damage on my front left.

I was comfortably in second place when I noticed Mack_C, also in Toyota Starlet, slowly gaining on me. I was turning laps that were pretty consistent, and about a second faster than I was doing in practice but he just kept on coming. He got around me at about the halfway point of the race (lap thirty-ish?) but I know the adrenaline was pumping through both of us. Coming through the last sector both of us were pushing pretty hard, when coming out onto the main straight Mack but his wheels in the grass and lost it and put it in the wall. I had absolutely no where to go but straight into him. I didn't escape that one with light damage. Major damage on both front wheels plus my motor. I had to limp around the entire course with my wheel fighting me, and the car not wanting to get past 2nd gear. I followed Mack into the pits and we both got our cars back in racing condition and out we went again. But I had no hopes of catching him.

As soon as I got back on the track I started pushing way too hard on cold tires and it cost me dearly. I spent my first lap back with my tires in the dirt more often than they were on the asphalt. But I managed to get back into a groove and start turning some clean laps. I don't think the line-up changed much after that. I saw WiiFreak the first lap, then every time he lapped me, that mother can DRIVE.

All in all, I want to thank everyone for their sportsmanship. Lapped traffic had no problems giving up the line to faster drivers and I tried to get out of the way as much as I could in turn. You guys made that two hours of racing extremely enjoyable. Thank you.


Also, I saved the replay so I'll be posting a few pictures.
 
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I'd like to add to that. Everyone from what I could tell raced very clean. I guess some people bumped a little. I accidentally put myself in a position where Storm hit me but it was entirely my fault, I should have braked just a little more. For about the first third of the race we were back and forth for 5th place and it was a blast. I know I was slower than most of the field and did my best not to get in the way of any cars lapping me. I had a great time and can't wait for the next race!
 
All lined up and ready to go.
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Heading for T1
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Almost through...
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Rubbin's Racin'! WiiFreak giving ChaddingtonB a nudge.
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GTP_Hank and Parise83 side by side
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WiiFreak and Parise83 way out in front
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Parise83 "smoking" WiiFreak
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Sephy71 deserves a wagon load of style points for his pink Volvo
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Mick_C_1080 and Terbo2000 (me) both rocked Toyota Starlets
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Ladies and Gentleman, I give you the winner of the first round of the 100 Miles of LeMons.... WiiFreak!!
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Great work with the pictures, really good to see the highlights. I'll add my story, with a race this long, everyone will have stories to tell.

I feel sorry for what happened in that accident. I feel that I made a mess of it and you got caught up in my crash.

I had also been damaged on the first lap. My car wanted to turn to the left constantly I had to dial in a little correction. I had that to work out before catching you.

I'll add what I can about it below.

I was comfortably in second place when I noticed Mack_C, also in Toyota Starlet, slowly gaining on me. I was turning laps that were pretty consistent, and about a second faster than I was doing in practice but he just kept on coming.

For a long time actually I figured I wasn't going to get close. One place I could see you clearly on the start finish straight. I was checking the split best I could, as I crossed the 'line' you were just making your turn for turn 1. And it was like that for a number of laps. It looked like 'we're in 2 identical cars so nothing's going to change'. But I figured - it's a long race let's see what I can do. I really had to dig into my reserves, but was able to work out how to drive a faster lap. Only then did I start to close in on you.

He got around me at about the halfway point of the race (lap thirty-ish?) but I know the adrenaline was pumping through both of us. Coming through the last sector both of us were pushing pretty hard, when coming out onto the main straight Mack but his wheels in the grass and lost it and put it in the wall. I had absolutely no where to go but straight into him. I didn't escape that one with light damage.

What happened here as I saw it: you were 2nd, I was 3rd and I had long since forgotten about 4th place ChaddingtonB. But I realised that he was closing up on me, quite quickly now. So then it became a time thing, I had to get past you and soon, or it'd be me, you and ChaddingtonB in a 3 way fight. Sounded like a potential problem. So I closed hard on you. It was the long spiral loop corner where I got past you, cool!

You followed behind me. Then the last hard turn onto the main straight, I went in too hot (adrenaline as you said) went out wide, in the rear view mirror I saw you had made pretty much the same error, but perhaps not as bad. I figured that with us both having made the same mess, I could rejoin the track, which I did just at the left-right kink. But I came from the wrong angle, with the car out of shape. Went wide and BASH into the wall on the outside of the kink. That left you nowhere to go except into me. So again sorry.

The big winner here was ChaddingtonB who was given a free ticket past the both of us.

Major damage on both front wheels plus my motor. I had to limp around the entire course with my wheel fighting me, and the car not wanting to get past 2nd gear. I followed Mack into the pits and we both got our cars back in racing condition and out we went again. But I had no hopes of catching him.

I had heavy damage of my left rear. It was breaking loose on all the corners, nearly undrive-able. So yeah, the both of us had to limp an entire lap.

As soon as I got back on the track I started pushing way too hard on cold tires and it cost me dearly. I spent my first lap back with my tires in the dirt more often than they were on the asphalt. But I managed to get back into a groove and start turning some clean laps. I don't think the line-up changed much after that. I saw WiiFreak the first lap, then every time he lapped me, that mother can DRIVE.

After getting my car sorted and back to pristine shape I was actually thinking I might be able to chase down ChaddingtonB. It's hard to figure who's who on the map, I think I know who he was, I don't think I got much closer. I guess I was hoping he might get into a tangle, get damage and loose speed.

Yeah and you're right about WiiFreak he's a driving freak. One time when he lapped me I thought I could travel behind him and try matching his pace. Nah, couldn't do it.

Odd thing at the end was that WiiFreak crossed the line, won the race and got disconnected. Strange.

Good racing guys.
 
I did so bad, i actaully spun out into the pits, which sealed my fate:grumpy:. Sorry for DNFing.

Also, Stromtrooper, I sent you a message sayong i would drop out. Disregard that statement.
 
That was a good race :) I'm not going to say too much here on the race itself since the rest of you already covered it really well. Anyways I think some of the main "highlights" were Storm`s and Sephy`s battle during the first third of the race, and the collision between Mick_C and Terbo which allowed Chad to pass into 2nd.

And about me getting disconnected at the end, it happened right as the race results popped up just after I had crossed the line. Never had that happen to me before, my internet must have hiccuped or something I imagine :odd:

Thanks for the compliments on my driving, however I think a bigger part of my success was due to my car and its setup ;) The Silva had an excellent balance, and I think the fixed sports suspension really helped with the handling. I`m going to test the car without the fixed suspension and see how much of a difference it makes. However it's certainly a car I recommend to pick up, it only cost me 9,009 credits but still puts out 120-ish horsepower stock after an oil change. And with the low cost it allows you to put more upgrades on it than most cars of the same stock power range.

Oh and awesome pictures. I like the "smoking" one the best :lol:
 
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Funny thing is I used that exact car for the qualifier, fixed-sports suspension and all. My problem was I just couldn't keep the damn thing on the track. I'd been practicing with a Miata for last nights race but I was having trouble being consistent because I kept getting loose. I decided to go for the "safer" Toyota since it was FF and even though it pushed like a snowplow it was a lot easier to control.

And sorry Mick for misspelling your name in my post! No need to apologize my friend, thats racing.
 
I had tried a miata too, but the back kept coming out, so I went with the 4wd.

Did anyone else happen to notice what their best lap times where? Or what their general spread between their average and their best lap times? Mine were pretty bad, I think. My best was 1.49.something but I would often get a 1.56 or even 1.58 in there. My consistancy was not so great.
 
I had tried a miata too, but the back kept coming out, so I went with the 4wd.

Did anyone else happen to notice what their best lap times where? Or what their general spread between their average and their best lap times? Mine were pretty bad, I think. My best was 1.49.something but I would often get a 1.56 or even 1.58 in there. My consistancy was not so great.
I was lapping 1.46's consistently outside of the odd slip up. My best was a 1.46.1 until, without even trying I got a 1.45.5 out of no where. I got into the 1.45's once or twice more over the course of the race but I never got even close to that best lap again.
 
My best was around 1:51, definitely a crap lap time.
 
My best was around 1:51, definitely a crap lap time.

Same here.


I have already got my next car ready though. But instead of pink I'm rocking a bright yellow so you'll see me easily in your rearview and will move out of the way more quickly :D
 
My best was around 1:51, definitely a crap lap time.

It just goes to show that the faster time doesn't mean you come in front of someone else in an endurance race! Consistant times are much more important. I need to work on that.
 
That was fun . I was doing 1:48-1:50 most of the time. I'd never have caught Mick and Terbo had they not bumped, I had settled into fourth and was surprised when I saw their names up ahead...
 
My best was in the 1:47s but I don't remember any more than that. Maybe 1:47.3. I had maybe 5 laps in the 1:47s. I was consistently in the mid 1:48s though until I started yakkin on the phone, then I was doing 1:50-1:51s. I had the TV on mute so I couldn't hear my shift points and did most of the track in 2nd.
 
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