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Blue Flags In rfactor

17 posts by 7 people · 02 Jul 2009 23:23 UTC - 30 Jul 2009 20:33 UTC

David G Fisher 02 Jul 2009 23:23 UTC#1645
So what do the blue flags in rFactor actually mean? According to most of the microbial life on the open servers, the blue flags mean you have to pull over and slow down to let the faster driver though. The poor little wankers seem incapable of overtaking anything without ramming it off the road unless they have help. IMO the blue (in rF) is just a warning that a faster car is approaching and not an order to pull over. When being overtaken, you should hold your line. However, you may want to move over while exiting a corner, or on a straight, and lift to aid safe passing. Any comments?
Dave, A light blue flag, sometimes with a diagonal yellow, orange, or red stripe, informs a driver that a faster car is approaching and that the driver should move aside to allow one or more faster cars to pass. During a race, this would usually only be shown to a lapped driver, but during practice or qualifying it could be shown to any driver. In some series, the blue flag is not mandatory {PLEASE NOTE the FOLLOWING} - ***drivers obey it only as a courtesy to their fellow racers***. In other series, drivers get severely penalized for not yielding or interfering with the leaders, including getting sent to the pits for the rest of the race. In Formula One, if the driver about to be lapped ignores three waved blue flags in a row, he is required to make a drive-through penalty. Sure, you can argue that you would rather be a dick and ignore the flag, im sure there are people that think stealing is just fine as well... "David Fisher's Left Testicle" <dfg.myass@aol> wrote in message news:ikb3m.7334$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (13 lines)> So what do the blue flags in rFactor actually mean? > > According to most of the microbial life on the open servers, the blue > flags mean you have to pull over and slow down to let the faster driver > though. The poor little wankers seem incapable of overtaking anything > without ramming it off the road unless they have help. > > IMO the blue (in rF) is just a warning that a faster car is approaching > and not an order to pull over. When being overtaken, you should hold your > line. However, you may want to move over while exiting a corner, or on a > straight, and lift to aid safe passing. > > Any comments?
We are talking rF here, where the Blue Flag IS NOT an order to pull over. If you are incapable of lapping a slower car without help then you shouldn't be on the track. "PlowBoy," <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:h2lepd$5io$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (37 lines)> Dave, > > A light blue flag, sometimes with a diagonal yellow, orange, or red > stripe, informs a driver that a faster car is approaching and that the > driver should move aside to allow one or more faster cars to pass. During > a race, this would usually only be shown to a lapped driver, but during > practice or qualifying it could be shown to any driver. In some series, > the blue flag is not mandatory {PLEASE NOTE the FOLLOWING} - ***drivers > obey it only as a courtesy to their fellow racers***. > > In other series, drivers get severely penalized for not yielding or > interfering with the leaders, including getting sent to the pits for the > rest of the race. In Formula One, if the driver about to be lapped ignores > three waved blue flags in a row, he is required to make a drive-through > penalty. > > Sure, you can argue that you would rather be a dick and ignore the flag, > im sure there are people that think stealing is just fine as well... > > > "David Fisher's Left Testicle" <dfg.myass@aol> wrote in message > news:ikb3m.7334$[email hidden]... >> So what do the blue flags in rFactor actually mean? >> >> According to most of the microbial life on the open servers, the blue >> flags mean you have to pull over and slow down to let the faster driver >> though. The poor little wankers seem incapable of overtaking anything >> without ramming it off the road unless they have help. >> >> IMO the blue (in rF) is just a warning that a faster car is approaching >> and not an order to pull over. When being overtaken, you should hold your >> line. However, you may want to move over while exiting a corner, or on a >> straight, and lift to aid safe passing. >> >> Any comments? > >
"David Fisher's Left Testicle" wrote... > So what do the blue flags in rFactor actually mean? Depends on the server setting... if flag rules are enforced, the game will hand out penalties for ignoring blue flags. It's easy to determine which setting is in force: if you get a written warning in the message box after ignoring the blue flag for a couple corners, flag rules are enforced. Otherwise it's up to your sense of fair play as to how you act. > According to most of the microbial life on the open > servers, the blue flags mean you have to pull over > and slow down to let the faster driver though. I've noticed this too... even in sections where there really are no opportunities to let people through.
Quoted text (9 lines)> <snip> > IMO the blue (in rF) is just a warning that a faster > car is approaching and not an order to pull over. > When being overtaken, you should hold your line. However, you may want to > move over while exiting > a corner, or on a straight, and lift to aid safe passing. > > Any comments?
I tend to agree, but one can only really do something about over-impatient drivers in a league context. Jan. =---
"Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:rXv3m.12611$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (15 lines)> "David Fisher's Left Testicle" wrote... >> So what do the blue flags in rFactor actually mean? > > Depends on the server setting... if flag rules are enforced, the game will > hand out penalties for ignoring blue flags. It's easy to determine which > setting is in force: if you get a written warning in the message box after > ignoring the blue flag for a couple corners, flag rules are enforced. > Otherwise it's up to your sense of fair play as to how you act. > >> According to most of the microbial life on the open >> servers, the blue flags mean you have to pull over >> and slow down to let the faster driver though. > > I've noticed this too... even in sections where there really are no > opportunities to let people through.
So true. These people are just brain dead. They entre braking zones right behind slower drivers and the act surprised when they end up ramming them! Go in on a different line, you fucking twats! 99% of they seem also to think that you can win the race on the first corner. Fucking moronic cunts, the lot of them!!!!!
"PlowBoy," <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:h2lepd$5io$[email hidden]... > > Sure, you can argue that you would rather be a dick and ignore the flag, > im sure there are people that think stealing is just fine as well... Of course I'm going to ignore the flag on a section where I need to concentrate on staying in control. What are you, some kind of a cunt? Stealing? You fucking twat!
You're running in the wrong server anyway. Pick a mod and join a league that runs that mod. The league management will have already set the blue flag rules and you will know exactly what they mean. Blue flags are most effective when set at advisory. David Fisher's Left Testicle wrote:
Quoted text (13 lines)> So what do the blue flags in rFactor actually mean? > > According to most of the microbial life on the open servers, the blue > flags mean you have to pull over and slow down to let the faster driver > though. The poor little wankers seem incapable of overtaking anything > without ramming it off the road unless they have help. > > IMO the blue (in rF) is just a warning that a faster car is approaching > and not an order to pull over. When being overtaken, you should hold > your line. However, you may want to move over while exiting a corner, or > on a straight, and lift to aid safe passing. > > Any comments?
You're right, but I don't have time to run in a league. "Niles Anders" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:SR44m.20205$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (19 lines)> You're running in the wrong server anyway. Pick a mod and join a league > that runs that mod. The league management will have already set the blue > flag rules and you will know exactly what they mean. Blue flags are most > effective when set at advisory. > > David Fisher's Left Testicle wrote: >> So what do the blue flags in rFactor actually mean? >> >> According to most of the microbial life on the open servers, the blue >> flags mean you have to pull over and slow down to let the faster driver >> though. The poor little wankers seem incapable of overtaking anything >> without ramming it off the road unless they have help. >> >> IMO the blue (in rF) is just a warning that a faster car is approaching >> and not an order to pull over. When being overtaken, you should hold your >> line. However, you may want to move over while exiting a corner, or on a >> straight, and lift to aid safe passing. >> >> Any comments?
David Fisher's Left Testicle wrote: > So what do the blue flags in rFactor actually mean? A car is behind you, nothing else. The car behind me is often slower than me so no way in hell am I moving over for them.
"The Devil's Reject" <devil'[email hidden]> wrote in message news:000a0642$0$16763$[email hidden]... > David Fisher's Left Testicle wrote: >> So what do the blue flags in rFactor actually mean? > > A car is behind you, nothing else. The car behind me is often slower than > me so no way in hell am I moving over for them. You must be a fucking pole sitter then, in more ways than one!
"David Fisher's Left Testicle" <dfg.myass@aol> wrote in message news:Ob84m.27161$%[email hidden]...
Quoted text (10 lines)> > "The Devil's Reject" <devil'[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:000a0642$0$16763$[email hidden]... >> David Fisher's Left Testicle wrote: >>> So what do the blue flags in rFactor actually mean? >> >> A car is behind you, nothing else. The car behind me is often slower than >> me so no way in hell am I moving over for them. > > You must be a fucking pole sitter then, in more ways than one!
LOL. Now if I can just work a Michael Jackson joke around that..............................maybe not.
Fuck you Dave, I didn't say YOU as much as in YOU "David testicle fucktwat"... I said you can argue to be a dick and ignore them it is technically the same as ignoring the principles that you don't steal, cheat, etc. You are the Cunt, that cannot stand the FACTS that the the fucking BLUE flag has as much meaning and DEFINITE defined rules about it, as the fucking checkered flag or the caution flag depending on the series... but because it doesn't suit you, you just ignore it. "David Fisher's Left Testicle" <dfg.myass@aol> wrote in message news:ISP3m.29347$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (11 lines)> > "PlowBoy," <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:h2lepd$5io$[email hidden]... > >> >> Sure, you can argue that you would rather be a dick and ignore the flag, >> im sure there are people that think stealing is just fine as well... > > Of course I'm going to ignore the flag on a section where I need to > concentrate on staying in control. What are you, some kind of a cunt? > Stealing? You fucking twat!
"The Devil's Reject" <devil'[email hidden]> wrote in message news:00329bba$0$9861$[email hidden]... > David Fisher's Left Testicle wrote: > >> You must be a fucking pole sitter then, in more ways than one! > > Cunt. I doubt you're into them, son!
"Plowboy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:h2rq3f$ii9$[email hidden]... > Fuck you Dave, I didn't say YOU as much as in YOU "David testicle > fucktwat"... I said you can argue to be a dick and ignore them it is > technically the same as ignoring the principles that you don't steal, > cheat, etc. If it fuck the same thing, you fucking idiot!
Quoted text (20 lines)> You are the Cunt, that cannot stand the FACTS that the the fucking BLUE > flag has as much meaning and DEFINITE defined rules about it, as the > fucking checkered flag or the caution flag depending on the series... but > because it doesn't suit you, you just ignore it. > > > "David Fisher's Left Testicle" <dfg.myass@aol> wrote in message > news:ISP3m.29347$[email hidden]... >> >> "PlowBoy," <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:h2lepd$5io$[email hidden]... >> >>> >>> Sure, you can argue that you would rather be a dick and ignore the flag, >>> im sure there are people that think stealing is just fine as well... >> >> Of course I'm going to ignore the flag on a section where I need to >> concentrate on staying in control. What are you, some kind of a cunt? >> Stealing? You fucking twat! >

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