It's redTed, and at the least, Tom Pabst has the courage to stand up and argue his corner.
It's a damn sight more than JS can do.
It's redTed, and at the least, Tom Pabst has the courage to stand up and argue his corner.
It's a damn sight more than JS can do.
LOL! You're SICK, John...<g>
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> > RT...
> > I don't see anything "arrogant" about John's post race comments. In
fact, I
> > bet you the new guys will find it helpful and probably contains some
stuff
> > they didn't know. I am not a "new guy"....and I still found everything
he
> > said worth reading, as a "reminder" in many cases.
> > Seems like you are either over-reacting or have some kind of an "ax to
> > grind" with John?
> For John Simmons and reddyTeddy here, replace with Tom Pabst and David
> Powell....
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> >I take it back - I just checked. My PB is 39.775(I guess I got 1 lucky lap
> >during the race), and my Qual PB is 40.405. I have another league race there
> >tonight - we'll see how badly I get beaten...
> I looked in my records file. That 39.775 lap was NOT in the RASCAR race. It
> was in another league race on the 3rd. So I may not have run under 40
> Saturday. I certainly didn't do it tonight. Practice 40.704, Qual 41.098,
> race 40:5xx I think. about 1.2 to 1.5 seconds slower than the rest of the
> field(fixed fast setup). Even near the end, I was about.7 seconds slower than
> a guy who's car got torn up in 3 different wrecks. He didn't even have a hood,
> and my car didn't have a scratch on it.
> I'll be resigning from that league in the morning - shit, I almost got lapped
> in the last 25 or so lap green flag run to the end. Dammit...
> Eldred
1) You're not as comfortable with the fixed setups as some of the rest
of us are. Believe it or not, it just takes some seat time to get used
to it. I run my first "practice" session without any AI to evaluate the
setup and find where the speed is. After that, I with run the AI at
about 94% to get used to traffic on the track. Then, I bump it down to
about 92% to guarantee I'll be able to pass easily, and then once more
at 100% so that most of the AI can pass me easily. By then, I'm ready
for some online stuff.
2) You need to become a bit more aggressive during the race. You can be
afraid to stick your nose into a hairy situation or grab a spot when the
opportunity presents itself. Your connections are good enough that you
can go side-by-side with most of the cars in a RASCAR race. The only
people you should be reluctant to pass are people that are jumping side-
to-side because of warp.
3) Maybe your controller settings are messing with your head. Are you
using a force-feedback controller, or a good old fashioned analog wheel?
What is your linearity setting? Maybe changing it would be a good idea.
4) You're in too many leagues, and you can't devote the time required to
practice for our races (or any of the rest of them for that matter). I
personally don't see how anyone can find the time to participate in more
than one league at a time.
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>1) You're not as comfortable with the fixed setups as some of the rest
>of us are. Believe it or not, it just takes some seat time to get used
>to it. I run my first "practice" session without any AI to evaluate the
>setup and find where the speed is. After that, I with run the AI at
>about 94% to get used to traffic on the track. Then, I bump it down to
>about 92% to guarantee I'll be able to pass easily, and then once more
>at 100% so that most of the AI can pass me easily. By then, I'm ready
>for some online stuff.
I don't have the speed to actually RACE with many people. I think I've made
maybe 2 contested passes in the RASCAR races. Most of the spots I gain are
because someone crashes or discos.
TSW2mod, no FF. I couldn't tell you linearity exactly - I think it's about
92%-95%. I tried 100% per David's suggestion, and I could NOT control the car.
I'm curious how well I could drive on someone else's rig. Hey Fester - can I
drive your setup when(if?) I come by to get C:PR? :-)
How much practice time do you think is needed for a league race? I don't think
it takes 4 hours every day to prepare. Besides, what can you learn in the 4th
hour that you didn't learn in the first 3?
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> It's redTed, and at the least, Tom Pabst has the courage to stand up and argue his corner.
> It's a damn sight more than JS can do.
Presumably, both posters you mention stand up to their opinions
using their real name and do not hide behind some fake nickname
which is what you seem to prefer.
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> > It's redTed, and at the least, Tom Pabst has the courage to stand up and argue his
corner.
> > It's a damn sight more than JS can do.
> just my humble observation:
> Presumably, both posters you mention stand up to their opinions
> using their real name and do not hide behind some fake nickname
> which is what you seem to prefer.
I've found that it's best to let up early, drift down into the apex late,
and make up for it on exit. ESPECIALLY when using a pushy setup like the
fast setup.
I also think, at least with the fast setup, it's faster to stay 1/2 car
width up from the line and not necessarily right down on the line, except
that you want to get as close as possible to it right as you are about to
come out of turns 2/4. You have to have a late entry at slower speeds to do
this.
-Larry
> >(Please don't take this the wrong way) I really am at a loss to explain
> >why you seem to be so far off the fast pace Eldred, unless you're just
> >being tooo damn careful, or trying to hard to avoid being treated like a
> >hockey puck.
> Nah, I don't take it the wrong way. I'm slow, and I know it. I just
don't
> know WHY. Could be computer, wheel, monitor, lack of skill, all of the
above.
> Yeah, I'm careful - I'm trying to keep from crashing and sticking it in
the
> FENCE.
> I take it back - I just checked. My PB is 39.775(I guess I got 1 lucky
lap
> during the race), and my Qual PB is 40.405. I have another league race
there
> tonight - we'll see how badly I get beaten...
> >I think it's time for you to pull it all the way out and throw it up on
> >the table with everyone else's so we can all compare sizes.
> LOL! You're SICK, John...<g>
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> > It's redTed, and at the least, Tom Pabst has the courage to stand up and argue his corner.
> > It's a damn sight more than JS can do.
> just my humble observation:
> Presumably, both posters you mention stand up to their opinions
> using their real name and do not hide behind some fake nickname
> which is what you seem to prefer.
> cheers,
> uwe
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> > It's redTed, and at the least, Tom Pabst has the courage to stand up and argue his
corner.
> > It's a damn sight more than JS can do.
> Ah, got it, Goy. Think I will stay out of it then....
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> >I think it's a copule of things:
> >1) You're not as comfortable with the fixed setups as some of the rest
> >of us are. Believe it or not, it just takes some seat time to get used
> >to it. I run my first "practice" session without any AI to evaluate the
> >setup and find where the speed is. After that, I with run the AI at
> >about 94% to get used to traffic on the track. Then, I bump it down to
> >about 92% to guarantee I'll be able to pass easily, and then once more
> >at 100% so that most of the AI can pass me easily. By then, I'm ready
> >for some online stuff.
> I can pass easily at 85%. 90%, and they're leaving me in the dust on most
> tracks.
> >2) You need to become a bit more aggressive during the race. You can be
> >afraid to stick your nose into a hairy situation or grab a spot when the
> >opportunity presents itself. Your connections are good enough that you
> >can go side-by-side with most of the cars in a RASCAR race. The only
> >people you should be reluctant to pass are people that are jumping side-
> >to-side because of warp.
> I don't have the speed to actually RACE with many people. I think I've
made
> maybe 2 contested passes in the RASCAR races. Most of the spots I gain
are
> because someone crashes or discos.
> >3) Maybe your controller settings are messing with your head. Are you
> >using a force-feedback controller, or a good old fashioned analog wheel?
> >What is your linearity setting? Maybe changing it would be a good idea.
> TSW2mod, no FF. I couldn't tell you linearity exactly - I think it's
about
> 92%-95%. I tried 100% per David's suggestion, and I could NOT control the
car.
> I'm curious how well I could drive on someone else's rig. Hey Fester -
can I
> drive your setup when(if?) I come by to get C:PR? :-)
> >4) You're in too many leagues, and you can't devote the time required to
> >practice for our races (or any of the rest of them for that matter). I
> >personally don't see how anyone can find the time to participate in more
> >than one league at a time.
> How much practice time do you think is needed for a league race? I don't
think
> it takes 4 hours every day to prepare. Besides, what can you learn in the
4th
> hour that you didn't learn in the first 3?
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> > >I think it's a copule of things:
> > >1) You're not as comfortable with the fixed setups as some of the rest
> > >of us are. Believe it or not, it just takes some seat time to get used
> > >to it. I run my first "practice" session without any AI to evaluate
the
> > >setup and find where the speed is. After that, I with run the AI at
> > >about 94% to get used to traffic on the track. Then, I bump it down to
> > >about 92% to guarantee I'll be able to pass easily, and then once more
> > >at 100% so that most of the AI can pass me easily. By then, I'm ready
> > >for some online stuff.
> > I can pass easily at 85%. 90%, and they're leaving me in the dust on
most
> > tracks.
> > >2) You need to become a bit more aggressive during the race. You can
be
> > >afraid to stick your nose into a hairy situation or grab a spot when
the
> > >opportunity presents itself. Your connections are good enough that you
> > >can go side-by-side with most of the cars in a RASCAR race. The only
> > >people you should be reluctant to pass are people that are jumping
side-
> > >to-side because of warp.
> > I don't have the speed to actually RACE with many people. I think I've
> made
> > maybe 2 contested passes in the RASCAR races. Most of the spots I gain
> are
> > because someone crashes or discos.
> > >3) Maybe your controller settings are messing with your head. Are you
> > >using a force-feedback controller, or a good old fashioned analog
wheel?
> > >What is your linearity setting? Maybe changing it would be a good
idea.
> > TSW2mod, no FF. I couldn't tell you linearity exactly - I think it's
> about
> > 92%-95%. I tried 100% per David's suggestion, and I could NOT control
the
> car.
> > I'm curious how well I could drive on someone else's rig. Hey Fester -
> can I
> > drive your setup when(if?) I come by to get C:PR? :-)
> > >4) You're in too many leagues, and you can't devote the time required
to
> > >practice for our races (or any of the rest of them for that matter). I
> > >personally don't see how anyone can find the time to participate in
more
> > >than one league at a time.
> > How much practice time do you think is needed for a league race? I
don't
> think
> > it takes 4 hours every day to prepare. Besides, what can you learn in
the
> 4th
> > hour that you didn't learn in the first 3?
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Dang Don you stole my story. Same thing here except I was OK in N4. When my TM
wheel died I screwed up and bought MSFF and can't seem to get used to it. Also
got flat panel monitor. Sure wish I could think up more excuses but...... :)
Dan