PURE | Mazdaspeed RX-7 Challenge | Series Champion: NEPALII

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We're waiting for Watson and Green over here. Or anyone else who might show up to race.

EDIT: I know, RT. Just a general statement. If someone's abusing it, tell me/Wardez and I'll look at it and go from there.
 
Ok, just waiting for Paul now, still having trouble man?
 
Trying to rejoin now...

Yeah Wardez you could say that my thick as 🤬 step dad saying because his laptops working fine my ps3 should too so I couldnt reset the freaking router god I hate my thicko parents sometimes!

Failed try number 2..... failed again!

Sometimes I think how can people be as stupid as my parents it almost like im freaking adopted!
 
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I'm sorry to hear that paul, try one more time, we're still waiting for Alex (GV27)
 
Im clearing cashe again for one last try....

Nope stopped halfway and gave the "failed to join room" error!
 
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I don't believe it, last lap looking good for 4th spot and I get dc'd. I'm really thinking hard about quitting gt5 and joining iracing!!
 
Paginas wins D2. Pretty much all of us had a chance to win at some point. I think I led the most laps, but was on hards on the final stint, and couldn't keep up and fell down to 5th. Great race.

Edit: make sure someone saved the D1 NTSC replay!
 
That was a blast. Like these cars!!

So fun I'm gonna find a way to commit to the Sunday racing. Qualifying too.
 
R1600Turbo
That decision is easy for those that can afford it.
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I'm just so angry, I really put all my effort into this race as I know how fast you lot are. I managed 35 laps without really making a mistake and even broke into 31's which for me is quite an achievement!

On the plus side it was a very clean race didn't come into contact with anyone!
 
I did 4 stops! D:

Winners and top guys did only two stops.

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Hancock
I'm just so angry, I really put all my effort into this race as I know how fast you lot are. I managed 35 laps without really making a mistake and even broke into 31's which for me is quite an achievement!
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Yeah, that stuff happens sometimes. Really sucks. I think it's happened to all of us at least once. Really hope you'll stick with us, though.
 
Wardez
Winners and top guys did only two stops.
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I also did a two stopper but didn't work out too well. Finished on hards and couldn't keep up with those on Med on last few laps. I think i stretched my tires out too much.
 
Wow, I think I should trade my copy of GT5 in for Need for Speed Pro Street :lol:
RT, CSL Great race. Makes me miss FMSC, everyone is skilled in clean racing. I don't have to worry about getting nailed in turn 1, or someone braking 50M early.
I wish I could say I didn't have contact, I forgot NEPAL was on old tires and gave him a good bump.
Next week, if by some miracle I Q for D1, can I drop down to D2?
3 out of the 6 tracks I'm sure last place is a given for me.
 
Hancock
I'm just so angry, I really put all my effort into this race as I know how fast you lot are. I managed 35 laps without really making a mistake and even broke into 31's which for me is quite an achievement!

On the plus side it was a very clean race didn't come into contact with anyone!
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I know your pain. I was running 2nd in a race and everyone disappeared on me. Then again, that was a third of the way in but still, it's a bad situation to be in. Give it some time and you'll get over it.

As for my race, well, I sneaked by the T1 incident but I had no one to draft with the whole race and I almost fell asleep at the end.

If I could have hooked up with someone, I could have had 3rd today. No dice. :indiff:
 
Great racing guys. I was horrible on my 2nd stint with Racing Hard. The buggy chase cam wasn't helping either :grumpy: Well done to RT proving consistency is the key once again! Love 1st stint, me cicua and RT glued!! No harmful contact at all, that's how racing should be!! 👍
 
For my first stint on Mediums I just hung back and let Nepalii and cicua duke it out. My plan was to stay out for 10 laps on those tires, but I wasn't losing any ground so decided to stay out for a bit longer. They started to struggle around lap 12 on those tires, so I was able to get around them and they came in. I stayed out for another lap, then pitted.

After that stop I came back out on the track behind Wardez who was leading. Cicua was behind me battling with Nepalii. He eventually got away and passed me going down the front stretch. I tried my best to hang on with Hard tires and did eventually get back by. I think the stint on these tires was around 10-12 laps. Driving this car on these tires for more than 5-6 laps is brutal.

During my second stop I switched back to Mediums and came out in 5th. Within the next few laps everyone in front had pitted and I inherited the lead. Luckily I was far enough ahead of Cicua that I could maintain a large lead going into the last few laps. When I saw him duck on to pit road with a few laps to go, I went into super conservative mode to save what was left of the tires. When I noticed the 2nd place car was gaining quickly, I picked it up a tad.

That was really hard to do with tires that were 3/4 of the way gone. They were toast. :p

Edit: Forgot to mention I didn't have any tire noises the whole race. Not such a bad thing with this type of car, but with something like the 86's it's too hard to race without it.
 
I felt the RH's were useless, but I was not sure how long the RM's would last in real race. So the plan was to run 3 stints on RM, hopefully 9-11 laps each, and when the third set of RM's started producing 34's I would do a final short stint on RH.

Second stint I wondered why Nepalii seemed to have lost it, took me way to long to realize he was on hards :dunce:. Then I drove up to RT who was also on hards, but I was unable to shake him off, I just pulled him in my draft for I dont know how many laps.

So that turned out to be a losing strategy. And when we both pitted at lap 22, my crew took a nap and I lost him there, and did not get a bunch of laps' draft back :grumpy: :lol:

But in any case I would have lost by the 30 secs of the third pit stop, strategy lessons learned 👍

Good race all in all, clean and hard 👍
 
Yeah, honestly, if you see that Orange 33 behind you, it's best to let him by and not let him eat up your draft. Only helps him save his tires further lol.
 
So I decided I'd start on hards, and tailgate, which unfortunately, failed. It probably would have given me the win easily. :(

I really didn't have much for battles, because of the strategy game, at the start I was defending, trying to keep from being driven away from, but after the first 2-3 laps, I was faster then anyone I was around for tire reasons, I believe.

Only a few stayed with for a lap or two that I can remember, but good clean stuff everywhere I could see.
I ran the first 12 on hards, second 12 on mediums, and third 12 on mediums too. It all boiled down to the end, where I was only 4.9 off Turbo with 2 to go, but then I tried to push just a little bit, and I didn't have enough tire to take it, lost 2-3 seconds.
Wouldn't have caught him either way, job well done Turbo.👍

Best lap was only 31.4 something, couldn't really push on 2 stopper much.:scared:
 
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Yeah, honestly, if you see that Orange 33 behind you, it's best to let him by and not let him eat up your draft. Only helps him save his tires further lol.
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I learned that the hard way in the Miata series. :lol:

(and somehow pulled it on him the race after) :sly:

I'm still lost on how so many could break 31s, though. Maybe Fuji wasn't my type of track.
 
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Yeah, honestly, if you see that Orange 33 behind you, it's best to let him by and not let him eat up your draft. Only helps him save his tires further lol.
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:lol:
 
MÜLE_9242;6554219
Yeah, honestly, if you see that Orange 33 behind you, it's best to let him by and not let him eat up your draft. Only helps him save his tires further lol.
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If I'm directly behind someone I try to avoid the draft anyway. It almost got me in trouble late in the race, thankfully cicua turned in to turn 1 at the right time because I went sliding right by him. :lol:

I don't think the draft helps too much in the corners anyway.
 
I agree, I think it's easier to follow someone avoiding the draft, the extra speed the draft gives just throws your braking points into guesswork.
Obviously this doesn't usually apply on straights. ;)

SSR5, should be exciting. :eek:
 
Just turned in a few quick laps. 1:18.3 with the meds although I'm sure everyone will find a way to break 16s while I'm stuck in the 17 zone. :crazy:
 
I always step out of the draft right before the brake zones. If you stay behind them too long you'll overshoot the braking point. I love SSR5, just have to get some practice in there. So I'll be on a lot this week, if you find me online- lets have at it.
 
freshseth83
I always step out of the draft right before the brake zones. If you stay behind them too long you'll overshoot the braking point.
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That's what I usually try to do. I'm pretty good at letting off early enough to keep from hitting someone, but there's always that one-time where I'll forget and practically lock them up trying to avoid hitting someone. This happened last night following cicua. Thankfully he made his entry into turn 1 just before I got to him, avoiding a catastrophe. :p
 
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