rec.autos.simulators

> > What surprised me (as a Nascar rookie Brit.) was how fierce the racing
> > was in these early stages. No obvious co-operation or tucking in the
> > draft. I was expecting a settling down period after the initial mayhem,
> > but it never materialised.

> Suprised me to Tony. You would have thought we were on an open Papy
server.
> Three wide with 40 laps to go makes no sense.

> Kyle

> --
> Mike Grandy
> www.precision-racing.com


> > Well, that was a short one fer me. Bandedo dude sent me to infield wall.
> > First time i blew an engine just from hitting the wall ***first.
Thanks
> a
> > lot for my hans device and the whole grubbat team. I really feel sorry
for
> > all the guys. They brought me a car that was pretty good right off the
> > trailer. Also like to thank Eldred, buckwheat, and the whole dodge group
> for
> > the engine package. Also like to thank my new domesticated partner for
the
> > sacrifice that she and the family has made.
> >     On a serious note, got to do something bout these freaking summer
> fleas.
> > The dogs underneath the porch is breeding fleas like there aint no
> tomorrow
> > and we track them in every time we come into the house. Not just small
> ones,
> > but great big ones that leaves welps on you when they bite. When I push
> down
> > on the gas, you can see them jumping. This sucks.  .
> >     I'm looking forward to reading the discussions on the Daytona race.
> > Wished we had 43 people that would show up to race. I thinks that 23
> showed
> > up for Daytona.
> > Time to start practicing for the Texas RASCAR race next week

> > Later,
> > grubbat

> > Way too many early cautions. I hoped it would be a good race. One
> thing I
> > don't understand is I pass 4 cars up high and am outside the leader
> and the
> > 3rd place car decides to make it 3 wide. I had just passed him on the
> > outside so I would think he knew I was there. Really not enough room
> in the
> > corners at Daytona for that and I got squeezed into the wall.

> What surprised me (as a Nascar rookie Brit.) was how fierce the racing
> was in these early stages. No obvious co-operation or tucking in the
> draft. I was expecting a settling down period after the initial mayhem,
> but it never materialised.

> I was more than happy to be on the lead group and have the leader in
> site up ahead. There were cars jostling for position in a group of 10
> cars or so, ending up 3 wide, Mike in the wall and me wrecked when I hit
> one of the spinning cars.

> The practice session was way different with some good co-operation and
> clean driving.

> > Dave had mentioned at the start that we shouldn't run the low line
> > the whole race, but I can see why people do.

> At one point I had a car on my outside - not close to be called by the
> spotter so still just behind me. I kept low not wishing to block his
> run. We must have gone close on a lap like this, eventually he dropped
> back far enough for me to safely move up. I really wasn't sure if this
> was the right thing to do or I would be considered blocking by holding
> the low line. I just felt safer holding my line than moving across him.

> Views?

> Tony

> I think you are talking about the incident where we all got together on
the
> back-straight coming up to turn 3.  I agree, I was not expecting that car
to
> do that.  It made NO sense whatsoever, and I sure as hell wasn't ready for
> it.

> We had two, distinct racing lines running, and running and racing well.  I
> was on the low side (I think I was in the lead) and you were on the
outside.

> Then, for reasons I didn't understand at first, my car got all wobbly on
me.
> At first I thought someone bump-drafted me, but then I saw that car
comming
> up on the inside!  This put me in the middle three-wide.  Because of the
> instability, we just barely touched and the rest is history.

> Again, I'd like to take a moment to apologize for calling you to the
trailer
> on that.  You and the car that went 3 wide were both orange, I believe,
and
> I was also going by my position meter.  I've been racing you for years,
and
> I should have known better instantly you wouldn't have done that anyway :)

> -Larry

> > Way too many early cautions. I hoped it would be a good race. One thing
I
> > don't understand is I pass 4 cars up high and am outside the leader and
> the
> > 3rd place car decides to make it 3 wide. I had just passed him on the
> > outside so I would think he knew I was there. Really not enough room in
> the
> > corners at Daytona for that and I got squeezed into the wall. Dave had
> > mentioned at the start that we shouldn't run the low line the whole
race,
> > but I can see why people do.

> > --
> > Mike Grandy
> > www.precision-racing.com


> > > Well, that was a short one fer me. Bandedo dude sent me to infield
wall.
> > > First time i blew an engine just from hitting the wall ***first.
> Thanks
> > a
> > > lot for my hans device and the whole grubbat team. I really feel sorry
> for
> > > all the guys. They brought me a car that was pretty good right off the
> > > trailer. Also like to thank Eldred, buckwheat, and the whole dodge
group
> > for
> > > the engine package. Also like to thank my new domesticated partner for
> the
> > > sacrifice that she and the family has made.
> > >     On a serious note, got to do something bout these freaking summer
> > fleas.
> > > The dogs underneath the porch is breeding fleas like there aint no
> > tomorrow
> > > and we track them in every time we come into the house. Not just small
> > ones,
> > > but great big ones that leaves welps on you when they bite. When I
push
> > down
> > > on the gas, you can see them jumping. This sucks.  .
> > >     I'm looking forward to reading the discussions on the Daytona
race.
> > > Wished we had 43 people that would show up to race. I thinks that 23
> > showed
> > > up for Daytona.
> > > Time to start practicing for the Texas RASCAR race next week

> > > Later,
> > > grubbat