My first RASCAR race..

Just wanted to say thanks for the good racing at Infineon.. Ran second for a while, 'till I put it in the dirt with a few laps left. Got spun once while in third position which put me back to seventh, no big deal. Made it back to fourth for the finish. From what I saw, some really clean racing and most of the lap cars moved out of the way safely. Most fun I have had in a road race for a while... Thanks again. Dave (KnektR)

Same for me, Dave. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience and, if I did obstruct anyone, it was totally unintentional and part of the on-line learning process. I did nudge Mark Seery coming into the last straight before the hairpin at the pit straight and, from my vantage point, the contact speed wasn't sufficient to move a car even slightly off-line, as Mark had slowed to keep pace with a car in front of him. Yet my nudge resulted in Mark being punted violently off the track. This is obviously (now that I'm aware of it) a result of lag and warp - to my eyes Mark's car was beyond my front bumper but, in cyberspace, he was probably in my front seat, thus the resulting explosive orbital launch sequence. So I have learned that when I see a car in front which is "dancing" to leave MUCH more room between me and it! It may not actually be where I see it to be. One thing that I did notice which I've also experienced in real-life motor sport, and which I consider made the difference between AI and HI (Human Intelligence), was the ability to place pressure on the driver in front of you, to the extent that if he tries to go faster or brake later in order to hold you off then he may do something wrong. That worked at least once for me. :) Bruce. "KnektR" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:cF4Ja.222874$[email hidden]... > Just wanted to say thanks for the good racing at Infineon..

"Bruce Kennewell" wrote...

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> <snip> > Yet my nudge resulted in Mark being punted violently off the > track. > > This is obviously (now that I'm aware of it) a result of lag > and warp - to my eyes Mark's car was beyond my front bumper > but, in cyberspace, he was probably in my front seat, thus > the resulting explosive orbital launch sequence. > > So I have learned that when I see a car in front which is > "dancing" to leave MUCH more room between me and it! > It may not actually be where I see it to be.

See? -If you'd gone the online route when the rest of us did, you'd have known about that. Back then it was generally considered "ok" to make these kinds of mistakes as well. Silly old git... <vbg>

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> One thing that I did notice which I've also experienced in > real-life motor sport, and which I consider made the > difference between AI and HI (Human Intelligence), was the > ability to place pressure on the driver in front of you, to > the extent that if he tries to go faster or brake later in > order to hold you off then he may do something wrong. That > worked at least once for me. :)

By Jove.... I think he's got it!! <vbseg> Jan. :o) =---

"Bruce Kennewell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Same for me, Dave. > Thoroughly enjoyed the experience and, if I did obstruct anyone, it was > totally unintentional and part of the on-line learning process. > I did nudge Mark Seery coming into the last straight before the hairpin at > the pit straight and, from my vantage point, the contact speed wasn't > sufficient to move a car even slightly off-line, as Mark had slowed tokeep > pace with a car in front of him. > Yet my nudge resulted in Mark being punted violently off the track. I'm glad Bruce and the other Rascar virgins ran today. I was worried we would have a light turnout. One online suggestion. Use the F2 key to bring up the running order and hit the Space bar to give time between cars before backing across the track after an incident. That way you can avoid the 100 mph doorshot that I gave you. Kyle

Yep - you are totally correct, Kyle, and I could have slashed my wrists when I realised what I'd done to you. Now that I know who it was I inconvenienced, please accept my apology. I twigged about 10 laps in that if I used the toggle of F2 I could keep an eye on who was coming up and how fast. Bruce.

Jeez - you're lucky you smiled when you said that, Verschueren! Bruce. :D "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:fB5Ja.62208$[email hidden]... >Silly old git... <vbg>

I think I finished 10th., one lap down. Bruce. "KnektR" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:cF4Ja.222874$[email hidden]... > Made it back to fourth for the finish.

In article <cF4Ja.222874$[email hidden]>, "KnektR" <[email hidden]> writes: >Most fun I have had in a road race for a while... "Fun" and "road race"...when talking about NASCAR?!? Some people... :-) Eldred -- Help find missing child: Tatianna Ashley Chillcutt from Michigan(info on my homepage) Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

I believe I finished 10th unless something happened at the very end :) -Larry "Bruce Kennewell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3ef50345$[email hidden]...

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> I think I finished 10th., one lap down. > > Bruce. > "KnektR" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:cF4Ja.222874$[email hidden]... > > Made it back to fourth for the finish. > > >

I believe I finished 10th unless something happened at the very end :) -Larry > I think I finished 10th., one lap down. > Bruce. > > Made it back to fourth for the finish.