Seriously, hope you get better soon.
Brian Oster
LOL!!
I do try to avoid it at all costs though :)
-Larry
> >My comment on passing was intended for the lead pack drivers.
> > --
> > McWhom
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
You just barely edged me out on Friday, so I pushed a little harder on
Saturday during qual. On my throw-away Lap, I went just a _bit_ too high in
turn 1 and damned if the flypaper didn't reach out and snag my butt. Of
course that was it for my qual time.
I ended up starting around 18th. I don't think I've qualed out of the top 5
at a SS race with NR2003 ever until Saturday.
And the battle began, and it didn't go well. I was happy with 8th when it
was all over :)
-Larry
> I was on pole (had pole the night before in the practice race too) and
felt
> strong during the race, but unfortunately for the second race in a row I
> finished up weak. Just couldn't make up those laps.
> :-(
> It was a good race though. Much, much better than our previous SS races.
> David G Fisher
> > Well, I finally have a Saturday off and I end up thinking 4:00 is
> CENTRAL...not
> > EASTERN like it is plainly printed on the website. I get in just in
time
> to
> > get one lap in qualifying and am at the back of the pack. Not so bad, I
> think.
> > The plan is to sit in the back, avoid the accidents and hit the pits at
> every
> > yellow, hoping that a long green run will pay off for me. I run with
> > Frederickson and Ed S for a few laps and then a yellow. A few more
laps
> and
> > yellow again. A third. And then something weird happens.
> > We are coming to the start finish line and my spotter says GREEN GREEN
> GREEN
> > and i go. Frederickson isnt moving and I have to drop low to avoid him.
> BLACK
> > FLAG... grooooaaan...but wait. Something isn't right. Green lights are
> > showing and no one is moving. Even as I slow, I'm still passing cars. I
> still
> > dont know what was going on. Is this a bug I don't know about? I slow
> down,
> > letting the cars move ahead of me and the green lights are STILL on. I
> pull
> > the the pits while everyone else starts to race. LAP DOWN. Ah...for
> petes
> > sake.
> > Of course there is now a long green run and I'm screwed. Ended up
getting
> > caught up in someone elses accident, no big deal, and had to retire.
Just
> wish
> > I could have been racing for position for a while longer.
> > I look forward to running a few more as work permits. Thanks guys.
> > Michael
Well, if he was doing it right, and you followed his line, then I think all
of you could have gone faster.
It can work at Dega but not Daytona, its too narrow.
-Larry
Sounds ugly John, take care and get well soon. Jerry
I picture Uwe doing what I have done over the years... no I have yet to
make it to a Lan party to see how everyone else does it....
but you know, nowdays I got my FF wheel, and I shut off FF, during cautions
and the car will track straight and hold a line pretty well... One of the
niceties of FF (MS types anyway) wheels...
and as you can see, even though Im not typiing over a wheel right now, I
still have probs typing out stuff ... LOL
> how can you guys chat in-car like this anyways, even under
> yellow??? I have a hard time believing you're all steering with
> your chin while you type, as I did yesterday. Good thing nobody
> entered my room during that time ;-)
> Cheers,
> Uwe
> --
> mail replies to Uwe at schuerkamp dot de ( yahoo address is spambox)
> Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/
> Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E)
> GPG Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61
I know there are the admin console commands to take care of these
things, but I am doing good to steer and work the pedals let alone
type in a bunch of cryptic console commands.
Brian Oster
<snip>
To be honest, I never expected either of those poles. At the SS courses, it
always seems like you can do a perfect lap and still end up anywhere from
1st to10th.
David G Fisher
> You just barely edged me out on Friday, so I pushed a little harder on
> Saturday during qual. On my throw-away Lap, I went just a _bit_ too high
in
> turn 1 and damned if the flypaper didn't reach out and snag my butt. Of
> course that was it for my qual time.
> I ended up starting around 18th. I don't think I've qualed out of the top
5
> at a SS race with NR2003 ever until Saturday.
> And the battle began, and it didn't go well. I was happy with 8th when it
> was all over :)
> -Larry
> > Yes, that was for me since my electricity went out for a moment due to a
> > storm passing through. Ended up happeneing again a little later on.
Thanks
> > to all of you for the consideration.
> > I was on pole (had pole the night before in the practice race too) and
> felt
> > strong during the race, but unfortunately for the second race in a row I
> > finished up weak. Just couldn't make up those laps.
> > :-(
> > It was a good race though. Much, much better than our previous SS races.
> > David G Fisher
> > > Well, I finally have a Saturday off and I end up thinking 4:00 is
> > CENTRAL...not
> > > EASTERN like it is plainly printed on the website. I get in just in
> time
> > to
> > > get one lap in qualifying and am at the back of the pack. Not so bad,
I
> > think.
> > > The plan is to sit in the back, avoid the accidents and hit the pits
at
> > every
> > > yellow, hoping that a long green run will pay off for me. I run with
> > > Frederickson and Ed S for a few laps and then a yellow. A few more
> laps
> > and
> > > yellow again. A third. And then something weird happens.
> > > We are coming to the start finish line and my spotter says GREEN GREEN
> > GREEN
> > > and i go. Frederickson isnt moving and I have to drop low to avoid
him.
> > BLACK
> > > FLAG... grooooaaan...but wait. Something isn't right. Green lights
are
> > > showing and no one is moving. Even as I slow, I'm still passing cars.
I
> > still
> > > dont know what was going on. Is this a bug I don't know about? I
slow
> > down,
> > > letting the cars move ahead of me and the green lights are STILL on.
I
> > pull
> > > the the pits while everyone else starts to race. LAP DOWN. Ah...for
> > petes
> > > sake.
> > > Of course there is now a long green run and I'm screwed. Ended up
> getting
> > > caught up in someone elses accident, no big deal, and had to retire.
> Just
> > wish
> > > I could have been racing for position for a while longer.
> > > I look forward to running a few more as work permits. Thanks guys.
> > > Michael
You're right... there seems to be a fairly random element to it. Imagine my
surprise at being 7th... I didn't really bother as, as a driver, there seems
to be nothing one can do to get a good lap. Just drive it around pedal to
the metal twice and that's it.
Got an inside line spot and the field stretched out pretty good at the
start, so I got away with it. Kept my nose clean and some people around to
draft with and drove home a top 10. My first at a SuperSpeedway. Well
chuffed with that.
Jan.
=---
Brian I am glad to be of some use to the rest of the RASCAR guys....:)))))))
Mike
> > OH Crap!
> > John, I wish you a speedy recovery - and pray that no 'permanent'
damage is
> > done.
> > Take care bud!
> > --
> > ed_
> The doctors are pretty sure I should get 100% use back, but it'll
> take anywhere from 6 - 9 months. I tend to heal pretty quick, so I'm
> hoping for the lower number. :)
> As you've probably guessed, you and Eldred are gonna have to take
> over membership patrol until i'm a bit further down this road.
> Surprisingly, I haven't had much pain at all, but I've got a five-
> pound plaster cast on that arm, and sometimes it's difficult to find
> a comfortable position for it.
