Tonight's RASCAR Races

Thanks for 2 fun races guys. Richmond had some good racing in amongst the yellows. I think the number of cautions were par for the course on a short track. Atlanta was a lot of fun too. My PC locked at the end of warmup so I had to start 2 laps down. I managed to get them both back thanks to a couple of yellows and some help from the leaders. The last 12 laps had some fantastic racing. Definitely a success. Here are links to the race exports: http://www.racesimcentral.com/results/RASCAR/RASCAR_Richmond_5May02.html http://www.racesimcentral.com/results/RASCAR/RASCAR_Atlanta_5May02.html Cheers Phil --- Racesim Central Administrator http://www.racesimcentral.com

"Phil Lee" . The last 12 laps had some > fantastic racing. Definitely a success. > > Here are links to the race exports: Wow 25 racers with more wanting to join...sounds like RASCAR may be a sucess. glad I thought of it.....hahahahhahahaha dave henrie

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> Thanks for 2 fun races guys. Richmond had some good racing in amongst the > yellows. I think the number of cautions were par for the course on a short > track. Atlanta was a lot of fun too. My PC locked at the end of warmup so I > had to start 2 laps down. I managed to get them both back thanks to a couple > of yellows and some help from the leaders. The last 12 laps had some > fantastic racing. Definitely a success. >

I think there is still a lot of work to be done on learning how to drive during the cautions. It seems the further back in line that you are, the more likely it is that the speeds during the cauion will continuously vary by as much as 30 mph. A) When you catch up to the end of the pace line, pick a distance you are comfortable follwing at, and slow/speed up to the pace speed. At that point, do not deviate from that speed until the green drops. B) Do not follopw directly behind the guy in front of you. If he does something stupid, you won't have to move nearly so far to avoid hitting him. C) DO NOT CHAT - AT ALL. -- ========================================================= DeMONS/1 for Nascar Racing 3 & Nascar Legends http://www.paddedwall.org/demons DeMONS/2 for Nascar Racing 4 and 2002 Season (in development) http://www.paddedwall.org/demons2 RASCAR Roster http://www.paddedwall.org/rascar Redneck Techno-Biker & "programming deity" http://www.paddedwall.org/john Barbarian Diecast Collector (460+ cars and counting) http://www.paddedwall.org/diecast If you want to send me email, go to the first URL shown above & click "Send Me Mail" in the contents frame. =========================================================

AAMOF, it was ymenard who first had the idea, but he didn't tell us to give us time to develop it on our own. But I expect him to take over administration any day now soon, and we can trust as he'll be doing a good job - or so he'll say (something to that effect) ... <bg> ;-) ( Apologies to ymenard, I just couldn't refrain from making the comment ;-) Achim "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lZ%A8.230529$CH1.153403@sccrnsc02...

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> > "Phil Lee" > > . The last 12 laps had some > > fantastic racing. Definitely a success. > > > > Here are links to the race exports: > Wow 25 racers with more wanting to join...sounds like RASCAR may be a > sucess. > glad I thought of it.....hahahahhahahaha > dave henrie > >

In article <[email hidden]>, John Simmons <[email hidden]> writes: >I think there is still a lot of work to be done on learning how to drive >during the cautions. It seems the further back in line that you are, >the more likely it is that the speeds during the cauion will >continuously vary by as much as 30 mph. > When were YOU bear the back of the line? I figured you were too fast to experience the joy of that...<g> >B) Do not follopw directly behind the guy in front of you. If he does >something stupid, you won't have to move nearly so far to avoid hitting >him. I always stagger my car in the pace line. I drive on the other side of the track than the car ahead of me. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a donation. Thank you. Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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> In article <[email hidden]>, John Simmons > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >I think there is still a lot of work to be done on learning how to drive > >during the cautions. It seems the further back in line that you are, > >the more likely it is that the speeds during the cauion will > >continuously vary by as much as 30 mph. > > > > When were YOU bear the back of the line? I figured you were too fast to > experience the joy of that...<g>

I was right behind you on the next to last restart (and I don't know what you were doing, but you almost came to a complete stop a couple of times). You were behind ZZ Busch, and he was half a backstraight behind the next car in front of him. This is the kind of stuff that frustrates people in onlines races. Keeping a reasonable distance is fine, but when you're THAT far behind the end of the pace line, you're going to frustrate the hell out of drivers who are quicker because not only do they have to go around you, they have to make up way more distance than is reasonable.

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> >B) Do not follopw directly behind the guy in front of you. If he does > >something stupid, you won't have to move nearly so far to avoid hitting > >him. > > I always stagger my car in the pace line. I drive on the other side of the > track than the car ahead of me. >

Too many other people don't. When you get that yo-yo speed thing going, someone's bound to get tagged on a pace lap. It's best to run staggered until the one lap til green signal is given. -- ========================================================= DeMONS/1 for Nascar Racing 3 & Nascar Legends http://www.paddedwall.org/demons DeMONS/2 for Nascar Racing 4 and 2002 Season (in development) http://www.paddedwall.org/demons2 RASCAR Roster http://www.paddedwall.org/rascar Redneck Techno-Biker & "programming deity" http://www.paddedwall.org/john Barbarian Diecast Collector (460+ cars and counting) http://www.paddedwall.org/diecast If you want to send me email, go to the first URL shown above & click "Send Me Mail" in the contents frame. =========================================================

Another easy, works well rule-of-thumb fwiw, is to always have a sliver of pavement showing between you and the car ahead. That way, everyone can stay in one line, and it pretty much eliminates any accordian affect. -John "John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <[email hidden]>, > [email hidden] says... > > In article <[email hidden]>, JohnSimmons > > <[email hidden]> writes: > > > > >I think there is still a lot of work to be done on learning how todrive

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> > >during the cautions. It seems the further back in line that you are, > > >the more likely it is that the speeds during the cauion will > > >continuously vary by as much as 30 mph. > > > > > > > When were YOU bear the back of the line? I figured you were too fast to > > experience the joy of that...<g> > > I was right behind you on the next to last restart (and I don't know > what you were doing, but you almost came to a complete stop a couple of > times). You were behind ZZ Busch, and he was half a backstraight behind > the next car in front of him. > > This is the kind of stuff that frustrates people in onlines races. > > Keeping a reasonable distance is fine, but when you're THAT far behind > the end of the pace line, you're going to frustrate the hell out of > drivers who are quicker because not only do they have to go around you, > they have to make up way more distance than is reasonable. > > > > >B) Do not follopw directly behind the guy in front of you. If he does > > >something stupid, you won't have to move nearly so far to avoid hitting > > >him. > > > > I always stagger my car in the pace line. I drive on the other side of

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> > track than the car ahead of me. > > > > > Too many other people don't. When you get that yo-yo speed thing going, > someone's bound to get tagged on a pace lap. It's best to run staggered > until the one lap til green signal is given. > > > -- > ========================================================= > DeMONS/1 for Nascar Racing 3 & Nascar Legends > http://www.paddedwall.org/demons > DeMONS/2 for Nascar Racing 4 and 2002 Season (in development) > http://www.paddedwall.org/demons2 > RASCAR Roster > http://www.paddedwall.org/rascar > Redneck Techno-Biker & "programming deity" > http://www.paddedwall.org/john > Barbarian Diecast Collector (460+ cars and counting) > http://www.paddedwall.org/diecast > > If you want to send me email, go to the first URL shown > above & click "Send Me Mail" in the contents frame. > =========================================================

With all the practice, we'll get there ;-) Achim "John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... ... > ...there is still a lot of work to be done on > learning how to drive during the cautions

It's no big deal at all since RASCAR isn't a league, but for some reason the race results incorrectly show me a lap down at Richmond. -- David G Fisher "Phil Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ab1tnu$ee48m$[email hidden]... > Thanks for 2 fun races guys. Richmond had some good racing in amongst the > yellows. I think the number of cautions were par for the course on a short > track. Atlanta was a lot of fun too. My PC locked at the end of warmup so I > had to start 2 laps down. I managed to get them both back thanks to a couple > of yellows and some help from the leaders. The last 12 laps had some > fantastic racing. Definitely a success. > > Here are links to the race exports: > > http://www.racesimcentral.com/results/RASCAR/RASCAR_Richmond_5May02.html > > http://www.racesimcentral.com/results/RASCAR/RASCAR_Atlanta_5May02.html > > Cheers > > Phil > --- > Racesim Central Administrator > http://www.racesimcentral.com > > >

In article <[email hidden]>, John Simmons <[email hidden]> writes: >I was right behind you on the next to last restart (and I don't know >what you were doing, but you almost came to a complete stop a couple of >times). You were behind ZZ Busch, and he was half a backstraight behind >the next car in front of him. > Oh yeah, I remember you saying "get moving!", or something. ZZ slowed WAY down - not sure why. I had to slow to keep from passing him... :( ZZ, what was up with that? I didn't *see* anything that would have caused you to stop... >This is the kind of stuff that frustrates people in onlines races. I believe it. >Keeping a reasonable distance is fine, but when you're THAT far behind >the end of the pace line, you're going to frustrate the hell out of >drivers who are quicker because not only do they have to go around you, >they have to make up way more distance than is reasonable. Not like I had the speed to get AROUND him, but I didn't want to be that much closer to being lapped

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>> >B) Do not follopw directly behind the guy in front of you. If he does >> >something stupid, you won't have to move nearly so far to avoid hitting >> >him. >> >> I always stagger my car in the pace line. I drive on the other side of the >> track than the car ahead of me. >> > > >Too many other people don't. When you get that yo-yo speed thing going, >someone's bound to get tagged on a pace lap. It's best to run staggered >until the one lap til green signal is given.

I'll even stay staggered as long as there arent any lapped cars yet. If there are, I'll move to the high side to let them get into position. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a donation. Thank you. Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <EMeB8.77522$[email hidden]>, "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes: >It's no big deal at all since RASCAR isn't a league, but for some reason the >race results incorrectly show me a lap down at Richmond. Something's weird with the race standings sometime. During one of the cautions at Richmond, I was about to make a pitstop. My spotter says "We're not on the lead lap - we can't pit this time by". I may have been the LAST car on the lead lap, but I *was* on the lead lap. I didn't want to chance a penalty, so I waited until next time by to pit. Anybody else have something like that happen? Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a donation. Thank you. Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <EMeB8.77522$[email hidden]>, "David G > Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes: > > >It's no big deal at all since RASCAR isn't a league, but for some reasonthe > >race results incorrectly show me a lap down at Richmond. > > Something's weird with the race standings sometime. During one of thecautions > at Richmond, I was about to make a pitstop. My spotter says "We're not onthe > lead lap - we can't pit this time by". I may have been the LAST car onthe > lead lap, but I *was* on the lead lap. I didn't want to chance a penalty,so I > waited until next time by to pit. Anybody else have something like that > happen? > > Eldred Well this is different, but still a bug. I ran another offline race at Bristol, it ended under caution. The moment the leader crossed the finish line, everyone stopped. did the Papy shuffle and dissapeared. I continued on across the s/f line. Final results showed everyone in their proper place but we all finished a lap down from the leader(at least those still on the lead lap.) a boo boo in the code methnks. dave henrie

Thats what a warp will do, not so much the code in the game. Sounds like the server experienced a loss of connection momentarliy. -- Mike Grandy www.precision-racing.com "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:MRvB8.40315$[email hidden]... > > "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > In article <EMeB8.77522$[email hidden]>, "David G > > Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > > >It's no big deal at all since RASCAR isn't a league, but for some reason > the > > >race results incorrectly show me a lap down at Richmond. > > > > Something's weird with the race standings sometime. During one of the > cautions > > at Richmond, I was about to make a pitstop. My spotter says "We're not on > the > > lead lap - we can't pit this time by". I may have been the LAST car on > the > > lead lap, but I *was* on the lead lap. I didn't want to chance a penalty, > so I > > waited until next time by to pit. Anybody else have something like that > > happen? > > > > Eldred > Well this is different, but still a bug. I ran another offline race at > Bristol, it ended under caution. The moment the leader crossed the finish > line, everyone stopped. did the Papy shuffle and dissapeared. I continued > on across the s/f line. Final results showed everyone in their proper place > but we all finished a lap down from the leader(at least those still on the > lead lap.) > a boo boo in the code methnks. > dave henrie > > >

Yep, that's usually the reason in these cases. -John "Mike Grandy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:U0wB8.26066$[email hidden]... > Thats what a warp will do, not so much the code in the game. Sounds likethe

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> server experienced a loss of connection momentarliy. > > > -- > Mike Grandy > www.precision-racing.com > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:MRvB8.40315$[email hidden]... > > > > "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > In article <EMeB8.77522$[email hidden]>,

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> G > > > Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > > > > >It's no big deal at all since RASCAR isn't a league, but for some > reason > > the > > > >race results incorrectly show me a lap down at Richmond. > > > > > > Something's weird with the race standings sometime. During one of the > > cautions > > > at Richmond, I was about to make a pitstop. My spotter says "We're

not > on > > the > > > lead lap - we can't pit this time by". I may have been the LAST caron > > the > > > lead lap, but I *was* on the lead lap. I didn't want to chance a > penalty, > > so I > > > waited until next time by to pit. Anybody else have something likethat > > > happen? > > > > > > Eldred > > Well this is different, but still a bug. I ran another offline race > at > > Bristol, it ended under caution. The moment the leader crossed thefinish > > line, everyone stopped. did the Papy shuffle and dissapeared. I > continued > > on across the s/f line. Final results showed everyone in their proper > place > > but we all finished a lap down from the leader(at least those still onthe

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> > lead lap.) > > a boo boo in the code methnks. > > dave henrie > > > > > > > >

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <EMeB8.77522$[email hidden]>, "David G > Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes: > > >It's no big deal at all since RASCAR isn't a league, but for some reasonthe > >race results incorrectly show me a lap down at Richmond. > > Something's weird with the race standings sometime. During one of thecautions > at Richmond, I was about to make a pitstop. My spotter says "We're not onthe > lead lap - we can't pit this time by". I may have been the LAST car onthe > lead lap, but I *was* on the lead lap. I didn't want to chance a penalty,so I > waited until next time by to pit. Anybody else have something like that > happen? > > Eldred Well this is different, but still a bug. I ran another offline race at Bristol, it ended under caution. The moment the leader crossed the finish line, everyone stopped. did the Papy shuffle and dissapeared. I continued on across the s/f line. Final results showed everyone in their proper place but we all finished a lap down from the leader(at least those still on the lead lap.) a boo boo in the code methnks. dave henrie

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <EMeB8.77522$[email hidden]>, "David G > Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes: > > >It's no big deal at all since RASCAR isn't a league, but for some reasonthe > >race results incorrectly show me a lap down at Richmond. > > Something's weird with the race standings sometime. During one of thecautions > at Richmond, I was about to make a pitstop. My spotter says "We're not onthe > lead lap - we can't pit this time by". I may have been the LAST car onthe > lead lap, but I *was* on the lead lap. I didn't want to chance a penalty,so I > waited until next time by to pit. Anybody else have something like that > happen? > > Eldred Well this is different, but still a bug. I ran another offline race at Bristol, it ended under caution. The moment the leader crossed the finish line, everyone stopped. did the Papy shuffle and dissapeared. I continued on across the s/f line. Final results showed everyone in their proper place but we all finished a lap down from the leader(at least those still on the lead lap.) a boo boo in the code methnks. dave henrie

Eldred, the same thing has happened to me at a couple of the tracks... don't remember which, except Richmond was one. I think I was last on lead lap also both times... not sure tho. Once, I pitted anyway & had to "Go to the end of the longest line", still on the lead lap. Brian "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > Something's weird with the race standings sometime. During oneof the cautions > at Richmond, I was about to make a pitstop. My spotter says"We're not on the > lead lap - we can't pit this time by". I may have been the LASTcar on the > lead lap, but I *was* on the lead lap. I didn't want to chancea penalty, so I > waited until next time by to pit. Anybody else have somethinglike that > happen? > > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon forresearch to cure > breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see howto make a > donation. Thank you. > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply. >

You'd think all this stuff would have been sorted out with N4...............stinks imo. -John "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9QvB8.56121$D%5.28314@sccrnsc01... > > "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > In article <EMeB8.77522$[email hidden]>, "DavidG > > Fisher" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > > >It's no big deal at all since RASCAR isn't a league, but for somereason > the > > >race results incorrectly show me a lap down at Richmond. > > > > Something's weird with the race standings sometime. During one of the > cautions > > at Richmond, I was about to make a pitstop. My spotter says "We're noton > the > > lead lap - we can't pit this time by". I may have been the LAST car on > the > > lead lap, but I *was* on the lead lap. I didn't want to chance apenalty, > so I > > waited until next time by to pit. Anybody else have something like that > > happen? > > > > Eldred > Well this is different, but still a bug. I ran another offline raceat > Bristol, it ended under caution. The moment the leader crossed the finish > line, everyone stopped. did the Papy shuffle and dissapeared. Icontinued > on across the s/f line. Final results showed everyone in their properplace

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> but we all finished a lap down from the leader(at least those still on the > lead lap.) > a boo boo in the code methnks. > dave henrie > > >

In article <[email hidden]>, "John Pancoast" <[email hidden]> writes: > You'd think all this stuff would have been sorted out with >N4...............stinks imo. > I've had things like that happen a COUPLE of times. At the Talladega race last week, my spotter alternated between 2 messages. "Pass the xx car"(3 cars ahead), and "Stay behind the XX car"(several cars behind). In the end, I got a black flag for passing under yellow. Grrrr... If I had slowed down, I wonder if everyone who I let by would have gotten a black flag...? Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a donation. Thank you. Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Said it before, say it again; Papy needs some serious competition. -John "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> In article <[email hidden]>, "John Pancoast" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > > You'd think all this stuff would have been sorted out with > >N4...............stinks imo. > > > > I've had things like that happen a COUPLE of times. At the Talladega race

last > week, my spotter alternated between 2 messages. "Pass the xx car"(3 cars > ahead), and "Stay behind the XX car"(several cars behind). In the end, Igot a > black flag for passing under yellow. Grrrr... > If I had slowed down, I wonder if everyone who I let by would have gottena > black flag...? > > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research tocure > breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a > donation. Thank you. > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.