i joined 4 different races, i got wrecked in every single one. on SS they
hug the inside the whole time, its not racing its useless. I go out of my
way to race clean and it just gets me wrecked
SS race + no password server = catastrophe
-Larry
The good news is, when a couple 'o guys (3 or 4 is better), get together & run
high, you can go right by the low runners.
The bad news is, if someone low, intentionally or not, drifts up into you, they
just wiggle & go on, while the guy up high eats the wall. Speaking from
experience, here :( Not really an issue if you trust the people you race
with, but this was one of my rare appearances on an open papy server ;-\
Brian
> -Larry
> > i joined 4 different races, i got wrecked in every single one. on SS they
> > hug the inside the whole time, its not racing its useless. I go out of my
> > way to race clean and it just gets me wrecked
Well...i try to race as carefull as i can...and i almost never cause
a wreck..as another poster in this thread says...anticipating is a
large part of the game.
But what's wrong with hugging the inside?
Ermmm...i think that's sorta retorical...i know it's annoying but
there seems no other way to defend your position..as in when there's
no need to draft...
Most of the time drafting is the way to go...but when it isn't how
else would you defend your position?
Against someone who's halfway decent taking a higher line means
loosing yer position..period...
The above mostly applies to when the entire field is
wrecked...ggg...andit's basically a 1v1 tothe finish.
Cheerios
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> >Yeah, that's something that has developed over the last year or so. It
> >seems that it has become in-vogue to block the low line for 40 laps, with
> >the excuse "I always leave plenty of room up high". Well, no shit.
> I still don't see the problem with running the low line. First, it's the
> normal racing line - aren't people allowed that? Why should people be
made to
> give up the preferred line? Second, you can still pass on the high side.
> Well, *I* can't, but I've seen it done...<g>
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It's not the way it's done in real life, and it shouldn't be the way it is
here either.
Of course, the last 2 laps are so are fair game, and protecting the low line
by blocking is to be expected.
NR2002 does not model the outside groove exactly like real racing. It
simply doesn't give that 'run' like you see on TV. This makes the
entire-race, low-line blocking even worse.
The only people who do this are the people who don't understand what racing
is all about.
-Larry
> Well...i try to race as carefull as i can...and i almost never cause
> a wreck..as another poster in this thread says...anticipating is a
> large part of the game.
> But what's wrong with hugging the inside?
> Ermmm...i think that's sorta retorical...i know it's annoying but
> there seems no other way to defend your position..as in when there's
> no need to draft...
> Most of the time drafting is the way to go...but when it isn't how
> else would you defend your position?
> Against someone who's halfway decent taking a higher line means
> loosing yer position..period...
> The above mostly applies to when the entire field is
> wrecked...ggg...andit's basically a 1v1 tothe finish.
> Cheerios
> >i joined 4 different races, i got wrecked in every single one. on SS they
> >hug the inside the whole time, its not racing its useless. I go out of my
> >way to race clean and it just gets me wrecked
This makes the low-line, entire race blocking ***even more frustrating.
This low-line blocking ***is responsible for great number of the wrecks
that occur on Papy servers.
-Larry
> >Yeah, that's something that has developed over the last year or so. It
> >seems that it has become in-vogue to block the low line for 40 laps, with
> >the excuse "I always leave plenty of room up high". Well, no shit.
> I still don't see the problem with running the low line. First, it's the
> normal racing line - aren't people allowed that? Why should people be
made to
> give up the preferred line? Second, you can still pass on the high side.
> Well, *I* can't, but I've seen it done...<g>
> Eldred
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> This makes the low-line, entire race blocking ***even more frustrating.
> This low-line blocking ***is responsible for great number of the wrecks
> that occur on Papy servers.
> -Larry
Other
> > >Yeah, that's something that has developed over the last year or so. It
> > >seems that it has become in-vogue to block the low line for 40 laps,
with
> > >the excuse "I always leave plenty of room up high". Well, no shit.
> > I still don't see the problem with running the low line. First, it's
the
> > normal racing line - aren't people allowed that? Why should people be
> made to
> > give up the preferred line? Second, you can still pass on the high
side.
> > Well, *I* can't, but I've seen it done...<g>
> > Eldred
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> It's not the way it's done in real life, and it shouldn't be the way it is
> here either.
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> It's not the way it's done in real life, and it shouldn't be the way it is
> here either.
> Of course, the last 2 laps are so are fair game, and protecting the low
line
> by blocking is to be expected.
> NR2002 does not model the outside groove exactly like real racing. It
> simply doesn't give that 'run' like you see on TV. This makes the
> entire-race, low-line blocking even worse.
> The only people who do this are the people who don't understand what
racing
> is all about.
> -Larry
> > Hi,
> > Well...i try to race as carefull as i can...and i almost never cause
> > a wreck..as another poster in this thread says...anticipating is a
> > large part of the game.
> > But what's wrong with hugging the inside?
> > Ermmm...i think that's sorta retorical...i know it's annoying but
> > there seems no other way to defend your position..as in when there's
> > no need to draft...
> > Most of the time drafting is the way to go...but when it isn't how
> > else would you defend your position?
> > Against someone who's halfway decent taking a higher line means
> > loosing yer position..period...
> > The above mostly applies to when the entire field is
> > wrecked...ggg...andit's basically a 1v1 tothe finish.
> > Cheerios
> > >i joined 4 different races, i got wrecked in every single one. on SS
they
> > >hug the inside the whole time, its not racing its useless. I go out of
my
> > >way to race clean and it just gets me wrecked
Personally, I like when most people don't hug the inside line because
that just means I can draft my way to the front and hold that line for
as long as I want (i.e. until someone drives over me, which usually is
the result).
Anyway, holding the low line is not blocking. Blocking is when you
swerve from side to side to keep a car from passing you.
Jason
On Sat, 06 Jul 2002 02:42:39 GMT, "Larry \(The Other Larry\)"
>This makes the low-line, entire race blocking ***even more frustrating.
>This low-line blocking ***is responsible for great number of the wrecks
>that occur on Papy servers.
>-Larry
>> >Yeah, that's something that has developed over the last year or so. It
>> >seems that it has become in-vogue to block the low line for 40 laps, with
>> >the excuse "I always leave plenty of room up high". Well, no shit.
>> I still don't see the problem with running the low line. First, it's the
>> normal racing line - aren't people allowed that? Why should people be
>made to
>> give up the preferred line? Second, you can still pass on the high side.
>> Well, *I* can't, but I've seen it done...<g>
>> Eldred
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