RASCAR: What about pit-ratio ??

Seeing that NR2003 allow us to increase tire-wear and fuel-useage with that pit-ratio thingy... How 'bout we set it to '2 X' and by doing so requtre us to pit more often... I mean we're just doing a 40% race anyway ... 'Could make things a bit more interresting.. perhaps we see more g/f-pitting too :o) -- ed_ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- $10 says Petter Solberg wins the 2003 WRC.

I would favor this, its been extremely fun in the races ive been in so far "Ed Solheim" <edwins[_REMOVE_]@[ _THIS_]online.no> wrote in message news:Gkh3a.22735$[email hidden]... > Seeing that NR2003 allow us to increase tire-wear and fuel-useage withthat > pit-ratio thingy... How 'bout we set it to '2 X' and by doing so requtreus

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> to pit more often... I mean we're just doing a 40% race anyway ... 'Could > make things a bit more interresting.. perhaps we see more g/f-pitting too > :o) > > -- > ed_ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > $10 says Petter Solberg wins the 2003 WRC. > > >

Yea thats a great feature. "frederickson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Wmh3a.5438$[email hidden]...

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> I would favor this, its been extremely fun in the races ive been in so far > > "Ed Solheim" <edwins[_REMOVE_]@[ _THIS_]online.no> wrote in message > news:Gkh3a.22735$[email hidden]... > > Seeing that NR2003 allow us to increase tire-wear and fuel-useage with > that > > pit-ratio thingy... How 'bout we set it to '2 X' and by doing so

requtre > us > > to pit more often... I mean we're just doing a 40% race anyway ...'Could > > make things a bit more interresting.. perhaps we see more g/f-pittingtoo

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> > :o) > > > > -- > > ed_ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > $10 says Petter Solberg wins the 2003 WRC. > > > > > > > > >

In article <Gkh3a.22735$[email hidden]>, "Ed Solheim" <edwins[_REMOVE_]@[ _THIS_]online.no> writes: >Seeing that NR2003 allow us to increase tire-wear and fuel-useage with that >pit-ratio thingy... How 'bout we set it to '2 X' and by doing so requtre us >to pit more often... I mean we're just doing a 40% race anyway ... 'Could >make things a bit more interresting.. perhaps we see more g/f-pitting too >:o) That's a possibility... Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank:-0.381 MonsterRank: +339.873 N2002 Rank:+17.59 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

It has been fun for me too. "Ed Solheim" <edwins[_REMOVE_]@[ _THIS_]online.no> wrote in message news:Gkh3a.22735$[email hidden]... > Seeing that NR2003 allow us to increase tire-wear and fuel-useage withthat > pit-ratio thingy... How 'bout we set it to '2 X' and by doing so requtreus

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> to pit more often... I mean we're just doing a 40% race anyway ... 'Could > make things a bit more interresting.. perhaps we see more g/f-pitting too > :o) > > -- > ed_ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > $10 says Petter Solberg wins the 2003 WRC. > >

"Ed Solheim" wrote...

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> Seeing that NR2003 allow us to increase tire-wear and > fuel-useage with that pit-ratio thingy... How 'bout > we set it to '2 X' and by doing so requtre us to pit > more often... I mean we're just doing a 40% race > anyway ... 'Could make things a bit more interresting.. > perhaps we see more g/f-pitting too > :o)

I'm not in favour of that option. Jan =---

Why Jan? \ "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Xbu3a.52702$[email hidden]...

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> "Ed Solheim" wrote... > > Seeing that NR2003 allow us to increase tire-wear and > > fuel-useage with that pit-ratio thingy... How 'bout > > we set it to '2 X' and by doing so requtre us to pit > > more often... I mean we're just doing a 40% race > > anyway ... 'Could make things a bit more interresting.. > > perhaps we see more g/f-pitting too > > :o) > > I'm not in favour of that option. > > Jan > =--- > >

"Mitch_A" wrote... > Why Jan? It partially denies one of my few oval skills, tyre management. If wear is accellerated there's less laps to enjoy, or benifit from, having managed ones tyres on a long green run. Wear may be accellerated, but time isn't. 2x wear halves the number laps where I might be faster and therefore halves the amount of time I can claw back on the "hares". There's less opportunity for tactics, so it sort of stops being NASCAR at that point. So I consider accellerated wear a gimmick in an online race. I also think there's enough opportunity to pit as it is. It seems to me some of our faster members are obsessed with the activity. Wouldn't be as bad if they were as good at handling the speed/line/experience differences in RASCAR as they are at pitting. Jan. =---

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> "Mitch_A" wrote... > > Why Jan? > > It partially denies one of my few oval skills, tyre management. If wear is > accellerated there's less laps to enjoy, or benifit from, having managed > ones tyres on a long green run. Wear may be accellerated, but time isn't. 2x > wear halves the number laps where I might be faster and therefore halves the > amount of time I can claw back on the "hares". There's less opportunity for > tactics, so it sort of stops being NASCAR at that point. So I consider > accellerated wear a gimmick in an online race. > > I also think there's enough opportunity to pit as it is. It seems to me some > of our faster members are obsessed with the activity. Wouldn't be as bad if > they were as good at handling the speed/line/experience differences in > RASCAR as they are at pitting. > > Jan. > =--- > > >

I don't want to run with increased tire wear.

Okey, We need to decide on this issue... Some like it - some dont... How do we solve it? Vote? -- ed_ RASCAR - http://rascar.racesimcentral.com ------------------------------------------------------------- $10 says Petter Solberg wins the 2003 WRC.

"Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:qdw3a.53219$[email hidden]... > "Mitch_A" wrote... > > Why Jan? > > It partially denies one of my few oval skills, tyre management. If wear is > accellerated there's less laps to enjoy, or benifit from, having managed > ones tyres on a long green run. Wear may be accellerated, but time isn't.2x > wear halves the number laps where I might be faster and therefore halvesthe > amount of time I can claw back on the "hares". There's less opportunityfor > tactics, so it sort of stops being NASCAR at that point. So I consider > accellerated wear a gimmick in an online race. > > I also think there's enough opportunity to pit as it is. It seems to mesome > of our faster members are obsessed with the activity. Wouldn't be as badif > they were as good at handling the speed/line/experience differences in > RASCAR as they are at pitting. > > Jan. > =--- > I don't run in RASCAR, though I have thought about it (gonna hold off until my ISP acct closes next weekend, then I'll force myself to get DSL). That being said, I agree with you on all points. Most online games can expect at least 2 yellow flags. At 40%, that should be ample time for pit stops. Perhaps one green flag stop, tops. Besides, it just isn't "realistic" ($1 to the hardcore drivers). Just my opinion, of course. -Will

"Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:qdw3a.53219$[email hidden]... > "Mitch_A" wrote... > > Why Jan? > > It partially denies one of my few oval skills, tyre management. If wear is > accellerated there's less laps to enjoy, or benifit from, having managed > ones tyres on a long green run. Wear may be accellerated, but time isn't.2x > wear halves the number laps where I might be faster and therefore halvesthe > amount of time I can claw back on the "hares". There's less opportunityfor > tactics, so it sort of stops being NASCAR at that point. So I consider > accellerated wear a gimmick in an online race. > > I also think there's enough opportunity to pit as it is. It seems to mesome > of our faster members are obsessed with the activity. Wouldn't be as badif > they were as good at handling the speed/line/experience differences in > RASCAR as they are at pitting. > > Jan. I don't like the extra pitting either. David G Fisher

Either or, so long as I know AHEAD OF TIME dammit. hehe. Just a reference to todays WG race in which I was cruisin in 2nd place 30 secs up on 3rd, 10 secs behind Ed the freak <g> (send stuff ground next time Eldred hehe) and I blew my rf tire :( Never even considered looking at it either. 'Nother lesson learnt :) "grubbat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> It has been fun for me too. > > > "Ed Solheim" <edwins[_REMOVE_]@[ _THIS_]online.no> wrote in message > news:Gkh3a.22735$[email hidden]... > > Seeing that NR2003 allow us to increase tire-wear and fuel-useage with > that > > pit-ratio thingy... How 'bout we set it to '2 X' and by doing so

requtre > us > > to pit more often... I mean we're just doing a 40% race anyway ...'Could > > make things a bit more interresting.. perhaps we see more g/f-pittingtoo

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> > :o) > > > > -- > > ed_ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > $10 says Petter Solberg wins the 2003 WRC. > > > > > >

"Mitch_A" wrote...

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> Either or, so long as I know AHEAD OF TIME dammit. hehe. > > Just a reference to todays WG race in which I was > cruisin in 2nd place 30 secs up on 3rd, 10 secs behind Ed > the freak <g> (send stuff ground next time Eldred hehe) > and I blew my rf tire :( Never even considered looking > at it either. 'Nother lesson learnt :)

Did the same thing in the 100% race Eldred hosted there (N2k2) over the holidays. Ran John off the road... really, really stupid. Jan. =---

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> Either or, so long as I know AHEAD OF TIME dammit. hehe. > > Just a reference to todays WG race in which I was cruisin in 2nd place 30 > secs up on 3rd, 10 secs behind Ed the freak <g> (send stuff ground next time > Eldred hehe) and I blew my rf tire :( Never even considered looking at it > either. 'Nother lesson learnt :) > >

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