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>>>>>It could be that most people stink badly in the F1 cars right now.

>>>>Hey David, what do you know about the results file with online races -
>>>>getting very erratic stuff.

>>>>Sometimes all the data (race laps, best lap and finishing position) are
>>>>simply not there - latency related?

>>>>Sometimes MY result file has no entry for ME at all - LOL.

>>>>And I noticed today that I have laps on Racecast that dont even exist in
>>>>the player records!!! (but I did do them)

>>>>For me, if results reporting for online races gets properly sorted, this
>>>>thing is a winner. Replay system stinks in comparison to even the oldest
>>>>Papy sims though.

>>>>But, at long last, it seems Kaemer has a need to stay on his toes! Hip,
>>>>hip HOORAY! :)

>>>There do seem to be some problems. Today I did a 15 lapper. I was shown
>>>the chequered flag one lap too early. And as a final kick in the ribs,
>>>the results file reports me as a DNF!

>> not to sure about the lap problem.  post over at rsc for the devs to look
>> at.  but in regards to dnf. if you go across the line then hit "escape"
>> and not go back to your pit, you'll get a dnf.

> I stayed out and did my 15th lap, then the server switch tracks before I
> made it to the pits on my warm-down lap. Not too keen on the idea of a DNF
> for just not going to the pits.

>> It could be that most people stink badly in the F1 cars right now.

> Hey David, what do you know about the results file with online races -
> getting very erratic stuff.

>> I stayed out and did my 15th lap, then the server switch tracks before I
>> made it to the pits on my warm-down lap. Not too keen on the idea of a DNF
>> for just not going to the pits.

>    Obviously the host or a vote ended the race too early - for racecast to
>have meaning that will need to be fixed.

> Microsoft ***Precision Racing, you mean. One of the worst sims ever.

>>> I stayed out and did my 15th lap, then the server switch tracks before I
>>> made it to the pits on my warm-down lap. Not too keen on the idea of a
>>> DNF
>>> for just not going to the pits.

>>    Obviously the host or a vote ended the race too early - for racecast
>> to
>>have meaning that will need to be fixed.

> Is it possible to turn off the voting system as host?

>> That's because there IS NO AI in rFactor.

>> I just spent the last hour offline getting ass-ended by every single AI
>> car on the track.  ZERO aviodance manuevers on their part.

> No problems here. Probably because I'm running at near the same pace as
> the AI, and not braking too early. Braking too early in a real motor race
> will get you rear-ended nearly every time.