TURTLE RACING LEAGUE - ENDURO Racing Series - PRACTICE TONIGHT!

  • Thread starter Thread starter Psycho Turtle
  • 6,380 comments
  • 349,532 views
kartingkid21
I was so looking forward to racing with you all, until I looked through my games and realized...I left gt5 at my friends apartment! :( sigh....I will be able to reacquire my copy in 2 weeks or so, so please don't forget about me :)
Click to expand...

We won't forget about you. :)
 
I have thunder storms in my area right now and power is flashing on and off, hopefully they will pass soon and I will still have power at race time. :scared:
 
boxerman
Regarding Controller and ABS... My two cents.

I use a controller and I tried no abs. it was crazy! Locked up wheels. My opinion is if you are using a controller use abs because the ds3 is sensitive but not that sensitive.
Click to expand...

Just for the heck of it, I tried it earlier today. What a mess. I tend to roll out of the brake anyways so the technique isn't particularly foreign, but it's still very difficult. I'm sure with enough practice you can get your marks and points down to a reasonable science, but correction is where it get's super sketchy. I only imagine it's more manageable with pedals and a wheel since you have more to go on to feel what the car is doing. Brake balance becomes even more pronounced w/o ABS on the controller. I'll stick to ABS1, otherwise Ill be lucky to stay on track for 3 straight laps. I did manage a 2:08 though, which I felt was fairly respectable.
 
Can someone send me a broken in tvr? My stops are running behind and I'll be home about 15 minutes before qualifying starts, and my car is only at 115 miles.
 
ItsAllAboutWins
Can someone send me a broken in tvr? My stops are running behind and I'll be home about 15 minutes before qualifying starts, and my car is only at 115 miles.
Click to expand...

I can in about 20 minutes... ill deck it out in your colors and number if you want.
 
scarecrow937
I can in about 20 minutes... send FR to Scarecrow937... ( Though I may already have you on my list)
Click to expand...

Won't be able to send one until I get home. I'm about a hour and 45 away from home. Waiting on this store to unload 14 pallets. :/

You could send it to Phisher and he'll send it to me. He's already on my list, of he will do it
 
ItsAllAboutWins
Won't be able to send one until I get home. I'm about a hour and 45 away from home. Waiting on this store to unload 14 pallets. :/
Click to expand...

I think your GTP account is on my friend's list. I'll have it waiting for you...

Edit... I don't have you on my list... I'm messaging phish to see if he can forward it to you.
 
Last edited:
Sent to Phish's GTP account. He'll have to get it to you Wins. It's still green / yellow #37...
 
scarecrow937
Sent to Phish's GTP account. He'll have to get it to you Wins. It's still green / yellow #37...
Click to expand...

Oh crap!! No!!! I've already sent a car today to a friend of mine, and I can't send it to wins! :/ ahh?!
 
Ph1sher
Oh crap!! No!!! I've already sent a car today to a friend of mine, and I can't send it to wins! :/ ahh?!
Click to expand...

Anyone else out there able to dup one over?
 
scarecrow937
Anyone else out there able to dup one over?
Click to expand...

If phish sent it before 6 pm his time he should be able to send again. If not, then it was a valiant effort and ill just run my non broken in car.

I'll be a little late. Just now leaving my last stop and I'm 75 miles from home. Gotta drop off my semi truck then get in my car and go home but ill be there as soon as I walk through the door
 
Last edited:
ItsAllAboutWins
If phish sent it before 6 pm his time he should be able to send again. If not, then it was a valiant effort and ill just run my non broken in car.

I'll be a little late. Just now leaving my last stop and I'm 75 miles from home. Gotta drop off my semi truck then get in my car and go home but ill be there as soon as I walk through the door
Click to expand...

I sent the car to my friend around 6:30 it was after 6 though, I've been trying to send the car to wins but it won't let me send it
 
Ph1sher
I sent the car to my friend around 6:30 it was after 6 though, I've been trying to send the car to wins but it won't let me send it
Click to expand...

It's alright. I'll just miss the first race and break my car in and get some practice ;) how much hp does it have once broken in?
 
Half an hour to race time, rain has come and gone three times bringing with it low rumbles of thunder. If its not that bad by race time I will risk it and race. If the weather gets too bad I will have to quit and shut off my PS3.
 
flesxruoyxllik
Half an hour to race time, rain has come and gone three times bringing with it low rumbles of thunder. If its not that bad by race time I will risk it and race. If the weather gets too bad I will have to quit and shut off my PS3.
Click to expand...

I would go on weather.com and check out their live tracking Map in your area. I've had electric go out without any flickering before. That's how I lost my last PC. Better safe than sorry. Hope to see you on the track.
 
I'm a little tired from slot car racing All day so I will see ya'll again next week
 
Lessen
Just for the heck of it, I tried it earlier today. What a mess. I tend to roll out of the brake anyways so the technique isn't particularly foreign, but it's still very difficult. I'm sure with enough practice you can get your marks and points down to a reasonable science, but correction is where it get's super sketchy. I only imagine it's more manageable with pedals and a wheel since you have more to go on to feel what the car is doing. Brake balance becomes even more pronounced w/o ABS on the controller. I'll stick to ABS1, otherwise Ill be lucky to stay on track for 3 straight laps. I did manage a 2:08 though, which I felt was fairly respectable.
Click to expand...

Yeah abs0 on a controller is pretty much impossible for me. Whenever I run when I have my g27 set up, I always go with whatever the car has stock, so ill use abs1 for street cars and no abs for race cars etc. I try to do the same with tcs as well, knowing some stock cars don't have the ability to turn it off, trying to keep it as real as possible haha.

On a side note, when you run enduros at places like Suzuka or The Ring, do you run weather change as well?
 
Well,today is a new day and next Saturday is a new race. I've always hated getting a disconnect but I must say last nights disconnect for me came with a sigh of relief. I haven't got ton that many penalties,or ran off track as much as I did last night since the 787B race in the flex series. It's funny how i can do really well alone with my ghost but come race time something in my mind changes.
Congratulations to Martin for his win in the first race and congrats to the winner of the second race.
 
Phew, that was exciting for sure. My first race was better overall and I tried like heck to catch MBOBB for 4th, just couldn't quite put enough good laps together. I felt really good in the second race and managed to not blow good opportunities in the first half of the race, but it all came unglued in the last half as I postponed pitting to defend position. By lap 16 I knew I pretty much had to lie in the bed I had made, but I simply couldn't drive it consistently anymore and the centers became sooooo long. Tried to put a flying lap together to catch Flesx on the final lap but ran it wide in 9. It'll hold.. until it doesn't. :)
 
boxerman
I was actually curious about the effects of the different wheels (not steering wheels) on the cars handling etc.
Click to expand...

I don't think there is any effect. But, I could be wrong. Either way it would be minimal.
 
One day I will beat Martin in a race. One day. LoL
 
Last edited:
I'm gonna probably come this Saturday, for the Enzo race :)
 
Back