That sucks...
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Most people didn't want to change. The worry was that with lessened damage,
people wouldn't be as cautious...
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I had done a few laps of practice, both online and offline, so I knew
expect. I should point out that the setup felt much much looser online than
it did offline - atleast for me.
I qualed 3rd and kept posistion until Ginger and Larry pitted under [the
first?] yellow - some 12 laps into the race. I wanted to stay upfront as
long as possible as I knew restarts would be very dangerous here, so when
they pitted I got the lead.
Ginger *juuuuuuuust* beat me out of the pits after "the big one" and denoted
me to second some 30-35 laps into the race.
I opted to stay behind him and not pass for the lead as I wanted to ensure
he would'nt get me on tire wear. Unfortunatly I sort of screwed up and Neil
passed me for 2nd.... but what was even worse was that I dropped a little
behind him and lost the draft - forcing me to rpush harder in the corners to
minimize the loss I had down the straights. I was just a few seconds behind
them all the time but I had to push like hell just to keep up and this
ultimately killed my tires.
I pitted under green together with Neil - hoping to close up on him during
the stop and thus get back into the draft.. Sadly, that didnt happend as we
exited with the same gap separating us... Ginger, who was still leading,
then had a disco and Neil inherited the led - while I was just 2-3 seconds
behind. I was trying to push a bit to close the gap, but that didnt amount
to much so I was forced to just keep up as best I could.
Then with about 15-18 laps to go I managed to put the damn thing in the wall
after giving Ginger - who was 3-4 laps - room to get passed me. At that
point I was so damn frustrated and bored that all I could say was "Thank you
and good night!" [I should point out that this was not directed at anyone
'cept myself - in case Ginger or anyone took this as directed towards them].
The low number of starters, all the whining and most of all - so few cars
at the end - made me feel so sad - that I just, more or less, gave up.
I'm probably going to take a break from RASCAR now. The low turnout, bad
start-time and lack of a patch to deal with the bugs and issues in NR2003,
just makes me wonder why I should sit inside on a perfectly good evening.
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I really think the start time is having an effect on turnout. I know I've
missed a number of races already this season because of it, while last year
I only missed one or two.
David G Fisher
I agree.
Even though I was the one asking for the earlier start time - I can now see
that the new time cause problems - even for myself. If we only could race
on a different weekday.... Sundays would be ideal - but then peole would
problably be forced to miss the real stuff on TV or at the track. The way
things are now it's only us europeans that have to forsake our saturday
evenings (read: nights..)
I would atleast be in favour of moving the race time back to 20:00CET - or
21:00 CET if possible - if I'm going to ruin my evening I might aswell try
and get something out of the day...
I've been planning/wishing upon setting up a seperate Euro-race during week
nights - but I dunno how people would take to that.. ?
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> > I'm probably going to take a break from RASCAR now. The low turnout, bad
> > start-time and lack of a patch to deal with the bugs and issues in NR2003,
> > just makes me wonder why I should sit inside on a perfectly good evening.
> > --
> > ed_
> I really think the start time is having an effect on turnout. I know I've
> missed a number of races already this season because of it, while last year
> I only missed one or two.
> David G Fisher
favour of moving the race time back to 20:00CET - or
that would increase the chances of me joining, if the missus allows me to
nerd on a saturday night that is :)
I'd be all for that. It's sooo much easier to sneak away on a regular
evening than on a saturday.
/Matt (also in Norway)
Sorry bout that :)
-Larry
Fixed means fixed. Only the steering ratio can be changed.
-Larry
> > Excellent advice Hal, but RASCAR runs a fixed setup format. I also tried
> > taking out wedge on Tuesday, but it just wasn't enough. My experiences
in
> > RASCAR suggest I just got rattled and lost my rythm on Tuesday. There's
no
> > amount of setup tweaking that can bring that back.
> > Mid 23's would have put you in my brackett last Saturday (provided you
can
> > do 'm with an untweaked fast setup)... i.e. picking up the pieces while
> > scrapping over last place. ;-)
> > Jan.
> > =---
You see the spin start, but at that point anything you would normally do to
avoid the spinning car inevitably gets you into trouble.
Spinning cars here seem to enter a period of suspended animation. Right in
the middle of the damned track. Just when you think they are going to drift
up in the spin, they hang in the middle. So then you start low, and then
the spinning car hooks and goes low.
No matter what direction you commit to, it seems to be wrong in the end.
Believe me, I had lots of practice at it this race and I don't think I
missed a single spinning car !
I hope my bad luck is out of the way. I was starting to feel like John
there :) The last two races I put in a minimum of 10 hours practice each
for, and had every bit as good a chance at winning as anyone else in the
alien catagory. I just never got very far :(
-Larry
-Larry
> I thought we were changing the damage level from realistic to moderate?
> David G Fisher
> > Well folks, I was looking forward to this race as I very rarely have the
> > chance to race rascar. That's how it is with family and all, and I'd
love
> to
> > do a same type of series on weekdays, maybe around 20.00 CET so the
kid's
> > gone to bed :)
> > Anyway, I was looking good & comfortable having qalled fourth and found
I
> > could keep pace nicely. Unfortunately I was hit on a restart by someone
> > losing it in 2nd - a normal racing accident, and the domino effect of
> course
> > also made sure I got a real thump from behind. After that my car felt
like
> > the gas was full of caffeine, even after repairs. Ultimately this led to
> > uncontrollable entry oversteer which made me spin twice to bring out the
> > yellows. Sorry about that! That's why I decided to retire as I was
> probably
> > going to have more trouble trying to race my spoilerless VW beetle
around
> > that place.
> > Looking fwd to racing with you guys again, hopefully soon!
> > /Matt
-Larry
-Larry
in
> favour of moving the race time back to 20:00CET - or
> > 21:00 CET if possible - if I'm going to ruin my evening I might aswell
> try
> > and get something out of the day...
> that would increase the chances of me joining, if the missus allows me to
> nerd on a saturday night that is :)
> > I've been planning/wishing upon setting up a seperate Euro-race during
> week
> > nights - but I dunno how people would take to that.. ?
> I'd be all for that. It's sooo much easier to sneak away on a regular
> evening than on a saturday.
> /Matt (also in Norway)
That's what made me drop out of the races for a while. I kept guessing
wrong... :-(
10 hours of practice each? Maybe that's why I can't drive - I don't have that
kind of time. Well that, and the fact I don't have any *talent*, either...<g>
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