I just finished a fun 30 lap shootout (N2002, offline and arcade) at
Daytona. There's 20 of us, sorta like IROC. Started with a provisional,
since I wrecked my race car during practice.
I come in on lap 20, earlier than the rest, to get a splash of gas. All is
well. I hop on off and get up to speed. About 3 laps later, everyone else
pits. At the end of the cycle, I'm shuffled up to 5th. Not bad, really. I'm
checking my fuel usage, and the prediction is one lap above. I've won this
thing before. 'No problemo' I'm thinking as I assess the situation.
Skip forward, with three laps to go. I make my move from 3rd to 1st. I
should be able to hold 'em off. Shortly, I notice that my fuel prediction
number is going down. Great, this is just perfect. Maybe the guess is off,
and I'll have enough to get me to the checkered flag.
Finally, the white flag. My crew chief is confiding in me, the crowd is on
their feet. I'm chomping on my gum nervously. Victory is not far off.
[Now, with my gear setup and AI setting, we hit 207MPH down the back
stretch.]
Anyways, there we are barrelling down the backstretch. I start losing speed
slowly. Uh oh. This isn't a good sign. Please god, NOT now. Going into turn
three, I see the tach drop to zero. As you can imagine, I'm thinking 'oh
sh*t'.
I drop my ride onto the apron while my temper is getting the best of me. I
cruise past the finish line in 17th. From 1st to 17th!!
Conclusion: I tell ya, /someone/ is getting fired. Right now, I'm blaming my
fuel can man. That's right, if the pecker would've put just a little more
in, we could've won. Or, maybe I'll blame the engine dept. After all, their
lack of fuel mileage could've been the problem. Either way, come Monday, one
person on my team is getting booted. Yep, I'm just a little pissed. :-)
-Will
"William Bradshaw"
> Conclusion: I tell ya, /someone/ is getting fired. Right now, I'm blamingmy
> fuel can man. That's right, if the pecker would've put just a little more
> in, we could've won. Or, maybe I'll blame the engine dept. After all,their
> lack of fuel mileage could've been the problem. Either way, come Monday,one
> person on my team is getting booted. Yep, I'm just a little pissed. :-)
>
> -Will Don't forget to chew out the driver for NOT drafting more. :) Brutal
man...better luck next time.
dave henrie
I would say the fuel usage was calculated in the draft, when you got out on your own you use a lot more fuel, you could also have
manually put in a bit more as I do if fuel will be with a lap or 2 of running out.
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Steve
"William Bradshaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
> I just finished a fun 30 lap shootout (N2002, offline and arcade) at
> Daytona. There's 20 of us, sorta like IROC. Started with a provisional,
> since I wrecked my race car during practice.
>
> I come in on lap 20, earlier than the rest, to get a splash of gas. All is
> well. I hop on off and get up to speed. About 3 laps later, everyone else
> pits. At the end of the cycle, I'm shuffled up to 5th. Not bad, really. I'm
> checking my fuel usage, and the prediction is one lap above. I've won this
> thing before. 'No problemo' I'm thinking as I assess the situation.
>
> Skip forward, with three laps to go. I make my move from 3rd to 1st. I
> should be able to hold 'em off. Shortly, I notice that my fuel prediction
> number is going down. Great, this is just perfect. Maybe the guess is off,
> and I'll have enough to get me to the checkered flag.
>
> Finally, the white flag. My crew chief is confiding in me, the crowd is on
> their feet. I'm chomping on my gum nervously. Victory is not far off.
>
> [Now, with my gear setup and AI setting, we hit 207MPH down the back
> stretch.]
>
> Anyways, there we are barrelling down the backstretch. I start losing speed
> slowly. Uh oh. This isn't a good sign. Please god, NOT now. Going into turn
> three, I see the tach drop to zero. As you can imagine, I'm thinking 'oh
> sh*t'.
>
> I drop my ride onto the apron while my temper is getting the best of me. I
> cruise past the finish line in 17th. From 1st to 17th!!
>
> Conclusion: I tell ya, /someone/ is getting fired. Right now, I'm blaming my
> fuel can man. That's right, if the pecker would've put just a little more
> in, we could've won. Or, maybe I'll blame the engine dept. After all, their
> lack of fuel mileage could've been the problem. Either way, come Monday, one
> person on my team is getting booted. Yep, I'm just a little pissed. :-)
>
> -Will
>
>
1) arcade?
2) always put a little more in than what your coneheaded crew chief
suggests.
--
Philippe "Philster" Sergerie
"William Bradshaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
> I just finished a fun 30 lap shootout (N2002, offline and arcade) at
> Daytona. There's 20 of us, sorta like IROC. Started with a provisional,
> since I wrecked my race car during practice.
>
> I come in on lap 20, earlier than the rest, to get a splash of gas. All is
> well. I hop on off and get up to speed. About 3 laps later, everyone else
> pits. At the end of the cycle, I'm shuffled up to 5th. Not bad, really.
I'm
> checking my fuel usage, and the prediction is one lap above. I've won this
> thing before. 'No problemo' I'm thinking as I assess the situation.
>
> Skip forward, with three laps to go. I make my move from 3rd to 1st. I
> should be able to hold 'em off. Shortly, I notice that my fuel prediction
> number is going down. Great, this is just perfect. Maybe the guess is off,
> and I'll have enough to get me to the checkered flag.
>
> Finally, the white flag. My crew chief is confiding in me, the crowd is on
> their feet. I'm chomping on my gum nervously. Victory is not far off.
>
> [Now, with my gear setup and AI setting, we hit 207MPH down the back
> stretch.]
>
> Anyways, there we are barrelling down the backstretch. I start losing
speed
> slowly. Uh oh. This isn't a good sign. Please god, NOT now. Going into
turn
> three, I see the tach drop to zero. As you can imagine, I'm thinking 'oh
> sh*t'.
>
> I drop my ride onto the apron while my temper is getting the best of me. I
> cruise past the finish line in 17th. From 1st to 17th!!
>
> Conclusion: I tell ya, /someone/ is getting fired. Right now, I'm blaming
my
> fuel can man. That's right, if the pecker would've put just a little more
> in, we could've won. Or, maybe I'll blame the engine dept. After all,
their
> lack of fuel mileage could've been the problem. Either way, come Monday,
one
> person on my team is getting booted. Yep, I'm just a little pissed. :-)
>
> -Will
>
>
>"Philster" <[email hidden]> wrote
> 2) always put a little more in than what your coneheaded crew chief
> suggests.
3) Never start at the back of the field with a provisional at a
superspeedway, it's a magnet for bad luck. 8)
Hehehe @ Philippe.
--
-- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard>
-- http://ymenard.cjb.net/
-- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimago-Dominguez
Corporation - helping America into the New World...
Thanks Fran�ois ;) Seems any starting position at a SS spells disaster for
me. Now if I could only find a way to "soak" my tires to get the pole :)
--
Philippe "Philster" Sergerie
"ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:KH4p9.16892$[email hidden]...
> >"Philster" <[email hidden]> wrote
> > 2) always put a little more in than what your coneheaded crew chief
> > suggests.
>
>
> 3) Never start at the back of the field with a provisional at a
> superspeedway, it's a magnet for bad luck. 8)
>
>
>
> Hehehe @ Philippe.
>
>
>
>
> --
> -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard>
> -- http://ymenard.cjb.net/
> -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimago-Dominguez
> Corporation - helping America into the New World...
>
>
Drop them in a bucket of water ;)
Cool Hand Luke
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