-John
but I wouldn't worry about it... since that incident i've always gone high
and it's never failed yet..
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Ian P
<email invalid due to spam>
I'd much rather have somebody I'm lapping hold his line than make some
erratic move to get out of my way. Your #1 job is to be consistent and
predictable. Their #1 job is to get around you safely.
Of course I'd never tell anybody he "sucked a**" either, because I generally
try to have a bit more class than that. Unfortunately, the only guaranteed
way to get away from jerks like that is to join a league or only race with
friends.
> --
> Ian P
> <email invalid due to spam>
> > Was racing online yesterday, and got a little behind . when the leaders
> came
> > around to lap me, I was about in the middle of the track, they were
coming
> > up fast. I figured I would just not move, would let them go around
however
> > they wanted. (Was thinking that if I went hi/lo they would do the same
and
> > hit me) Naturally, one of em smacked into me and led to a big mess.
> > Subsequently, I was told that I "sucked a**". This was confirmed by
> several
> > others. Said I should yield to the leaders. Now which way should I go to
> get
> > out of their way?
Possibly he has a low-spec PC and had to turn "cars ahead" way down. Still
no excuse to be rude to you though.
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You didn't do anything wrong. It is best to hold a line and let the
overtaking drivers pick high or low and let them do their thing. The only
thing worse than catching a much slower car while in a line and at speed is
for that driver to make a sudden erratic movement. The only other thing you
may have been able to do is pick a line and autochat to the approaching
driver to 'pass low' or 'pass high' and hope they have enough awareness to
know that it is you telling them this...
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"jon" said:
SB
PS - it's a good idea to use the autochat keys to tell guys which way to go
in such situations and then make room for them in that direction. You might
also reserve a key for " I TOLD you to go high/low; can't you read?" Might
come in handy!
> > --
> > Ian P
> > <email invalid due to spam>
> > > Was racing online yesterday, and got a little behind . when the
leaders
> > came
> > > around to lap me, I was about in the middle of the track, they were
> coming
> > > up fast. I figured I would just not move, would let them go around
> however
> > > they wanted. (Was thinking that if I went hi/lo they would do the same
> and
> > > hit me) Naturally, one of em smacked into me and led to a big mess.
> > > Subsequently, I was told that I "sucked a**". This was confirmed by
> > several
> > > others. Said I should yield to the leaders. Now which way should I go
to
> > get
> > > out of their way?
In N4, some kind of accident would happen, and all hell would break loose.
Flaming all over the place. I once was flamed heavily for being rearended at
Daytona, in spite of me being in the lead pack and keeping my line. Go
figure.
For some mysterious reason, a few people seems to have a gas pedal that
cannot be lifted.
If you are being lapped, and you do not realize it until it is practically
too late: Keep your line. If they know that you will hold your line, they
can pass safely. If you change line when they are passing... well... close
your eyes, 'cause heavy flaming is about to happen.
As long as you are not blocking, and are behaving in a predictable way, I'd
say you are doing the right thing. If you, in spite of this, are being rear
ended, then I'd say that the rear ender is at fault.
Jon Andersen
I don't race online in anything but GPL, so have minimal multiplayer
oval experience, but as far as Daytona goes (and Milano, which includes
a "half-oval"), the single worst thing is when the car being lapped
makes an unexpected sudden movement. Of course (especially at Milano),
GPL cars break away quite easily on very banked corners, so that's just
bad luck, but as far as I'm concerned if the driver you're lapping
holds their line, and you still crash into them, it's your fault.
(Of course, you have to be *very* careful when lapping a group of more
than one car, as [in most cases] GPL drivers can only see one car in
their mirrors...)
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really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.
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Yeah, I agree. It's kinda like driving when an emergency vehicle is coming
up behind you... if you can't get to the curb but there's room to the left
or right then just hold your line, they'll go around you.
Dale.