Stupid N2K Eject Rant/Vent

I like to think I'm a pretty clean online racer. Hell, if I know i'm slower then someone I'll give some extra room, even if were fighting for position. When I'm off the pace I give PLENTY of room for the faster cars. Tonight, night race at Daytona. I'm in the top 10. Drafting with three other cars. I'm hanging back while these two mix it up. They touch going into 1 and spin each other out. I drive through. Guess who gets ejected? Yeppers. Me! Oh, and another thing. Does everyone HAVE to do burnouts at the start of the race while in formation? All it does is accordian the pack. Then, some lamer in the back comes racing up to catch the field and can't slow in time. Next thing you know, ten car pile up before the green has even fallen. Okay, I'm better now.

"Otis" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<5NUm8.218085$[email hidden]>... > Oh, and another thing. Does everyone HAVE to do burnouts at the start of > the race while in formation? All it does is accordian the pack. Then, some > lamer in the back comes racing up to catch the field and can't slow in time. > Next thing you know, ten car pile up before the green has even fallen. Yes, I think there is a rule mandating this at starts (this rule was also present in N4 and GPL, altho with the latter it tended to be unintentional). There is also a rule that at tracks with low to moderate grip, half the field must spin their wheels and lose control when the green flag flies and wipe out the 1/2 of the field that wasn't taken out on the pace lap. An addendum to this rule is the "rearend the cars on the front row" rule in effect at Watkins Glen, Sears Pt, and Bristol. Jason

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> "Otis" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<5NUm8.218085$[email hidden]>... > > > Oh, and another thing. Does everyone HAVE to do burnouts at the start of > > the race while in formation? All it does is accordian the pack. Then, some > > lamer in the back comes racing up to catch the field and can't slow in time. > > Next thing you know, ten car pile up before the green has even fallen. > > Yes, I think there is a rule mandating this at starts (this rule was > also present in N4 and GPL, altho with the latter it tended to be > unintentional). > > There is also a rule that at tracks with low to moderate grip, half > the field must spin their wheels and lose control when the green flag > flies and wipe out the 1/2 of the field that wasn't taken out on the > pace lap. An addendum to this rule is the "rearend the cars on the > front row" rule in effect at Watkins Glen, Sears Pt, and Bristol. > > Jason >

Doncha just hate when that happens? I frequently qualify at/near the front at Sears and Watkins Glen, and I almost ALWAYS get punted at turn one because some moron a few rows back mixes stupidity and common sense with a severe lack of depth perception, and plows through the field, taking out the cars in the first three rows. Pickup racing sucks, has always sucked, and will continue to suck. -- ========================================================= Redneck Techno-Biker & "programming deity" http://www.paddedwall.org/john 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 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. =========================================================

"John Simmons" wrote > > Pickup racing sucks, has always sucked, and will continue to suck. So not too keen then...

On 23 Mar 2002 02:59:10 -0800, [email hidden] (jason moyer) wrote:

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>"Otis" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<5NUm8.218085$[email hidden]>... > >> Oh, and another thing. Does everyone HAVE to do burnouts at the start of >> the race while in formation? All it does is accordian the pack. Then, some >> lamer in the back comes racing up to catch the field and can't slow in time. >> Next thing you know, ten car pile up before the green has even fallen. > >Yes, I think there is a rule mandating this at starts (this rule was >also present in N4 and GPL, altho with the latter it tended to be >unintentional). > >There is also a rule that at tracks with low to moderate grip, half >the field must spin their wheels and lose control when the green flag >flies and wipe out the 1/2 of the field that wasn't taken out on the >pace lap. An addendum to this rule is the "rearend the cars on the >front row" rule in effect at Watkins Glen, Sears Pt, and Bristol. > >Jason

This link is about bad online racing behaviour in GPL (Jimmy Bo's GPL Guide to Unforgivably Bad Driving) but most applies to N2K too. http://home.clara.net/jimmibo/baddriving1.htm Fun stuff! /petenr