◆ S.N.A.I.L. [Rally] Wednesday Evening Informal Rally DrivingOpen 

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hey guys, Just wanted to say thanks for making it out last night. I have some adjustments in mind, such as kicking the current name to the curb and calling it Wednesday Evening Rally. Seems more appropriate, since we do both snow and dirt, and I think I will be looking to add in some rain tracks too. This week was fairly informal, and I liked it. I also like the "shuffle" aspect we had going on as well, So I think we will keep running with that. Except, next week we will run 6 races with 3 different PP settings. I'll have a new OP setup sometime this weekend.
Thanks again to you all for making it out, it was a freaking blast taking that Hudson around Eiger!
 
Rallywagon
hey guys, Just wanted to say thanks for making it out last night. I have some adjustments in mind, such as kicking the current name to the curb and calling it Wednesday Evening Rally. Seems more appropriate, since we do both snow and dirt, and I think I will be looking to add in some rain tracks too. This week was fairly informal, and I liked it. I also like the "shuffle" aspect we had going on as well, So I think we will keep running with that. Except, next week we will run 6 races with 3 different PP settings. I'll have a new OP setup sometime this weekend.
Thanks again to you all for making it out, it was a freaking blast taking that Hudson around Eiger!
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I also really liked the informal aspect haha just a bunch of friends doing dumb stuff with old cars, it was an amazing evening, Hope I can make it next Wednesday. 👍
 
I'm working on a buy list. Looking at cars in the 400pp or less range, and maybe 150,000 cr. or less range. Lots of neat stuff in that range.
 
Just wait till we get that creator! I will quit my job and school, get far and pompous, much like the comic book store owner in the Simpsons, and make my wife hand feed me. I draw the line, grudgingly at diapers... Actually once the track creator is made, and hopefully we will be able to, if not load, at least share tracks, I will be expecting at least one track from each of you.
 
Is that like... a limit of one track per person? Hopefully we can share more than one.

PS... Catheter will be more frequently used than diapers. It's all about the efficiency, man!

That and the feed tube Sipping tube for the beer!
 
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No no. I could not injustice good beer by not tasting it. Kegerator with a mouth activated dispensing tube for the win. Not sure how I feel with shoving tube in my sensitive bits either.
BTW. That's not a limit, its a minimum.
 
Anyone around today for some snow/gravel action?

I need something lighthearted after practice last night.

Another Snow Day... 👎
 
Nope, No snow day for this guy. Actually, we will be getting Georgia's weather up here apparently, as we will be getting up into the 50's this weekend.
 
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FWIW, I ran some of the vintage rally cars on the W trail and they were within a second or two.

1966 R8 Gordini
1948 Hudson
1969 Isuzu Bellet 1600 GT-R
1969 Datsun Bluebird Rally Car
1974 Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR Rally Car

I want to check the
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint

As for cars on tracks, One idea that @watermelonpunch has used very effectively, is to get a group of drivers to test a list of cars (or smaller lists, say below 360, below 410, below 450, before 1980, etc) and have different folks run a fast lap with all the cars on the list. Someone can hit tarmac, someone dirt, someone snow, etc. Just choose either a short track, or one you think highlights the differences. Put in all your times for the cars, then we compare the times across different drivers. For example, I love me some 4WD and apparently can do decent with the FF cars, but I don't get anywhere near all that others can out of some of the FRs. We can seed the cars worst to best.

I would keep our lists small - 4-8 cars. Run race 1 in one make. Then based on position, first place gets the 'worst' of the closely grouped list for the next race, and work downward. If there is much difference in the cars we could keep fastest (first place) first on the grid, albeit in a slower car; or we can also use reverse grid if we need to bump up the last place guys further than just a second or two a lap faster in the better car.

If we end up with more drivers than cars on the list just double up the place values of the cars - so first and second place get worst car, third and fourth get second worst, and so on. The system takes a little getting used to, but it can add some variety as well. 👍 Since we race with microphones, it should be pretty easy, really.

If we have several small lists, say 3-5 cars, then maybe last place chooses the list for the next race and then first place chooses the track? 💡

I don't know how formal you want to make this @Rallywagon - check out the Makeshift Mixer Shuffle thread if you want more details or ideas on tracks, car lists, etc. there is also a lot of good info on some bad/quirky cars already, and they are seeded as well. Just giving credit where it is due. Some of these ideas may work with your idea, use what ya want, ignore what ya want, hakuna matata. :cheers:

Looking forward to hitting the snow or gravel soon, hopefully if my wife's party ever ends today. :confused:
 
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I'll take a look at there car list and see what they have put together. Since we are running snow, dirt or rain, the tracks we have to use will probably be a bit different from what they would use for their makeshift shuffle. What I like though about just getting in a car within a range and going is the "unknown" factor. sometimes you get a good car, sometimes you get crapped on. But. I do like the crowd to be tighter. I think, in the sake of informality, I'll post it up as a recommended buying list. You can run what ya brung, but here is a list in case you don't know what should be brung.

Rereading your post, I can't help but like the idea of the picking car groups. I actually quite like that idea. Enough to change the formality rating a bit. Any randoms coming into the room will be at a loss though. Also lowering the informality. Got some things to consider. I got a grip of homework to get finished today, so I am sure at many points I'll be looking for diversions and distractions. I'll check out those lists and post back here later on a final decision.
 
Sounds cool. I have a bunch of HoneyDo's and taking-kids duties today.

FWIW, the Trans Am is fun or dirt!
 
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Got the day off work tomorrow. Depending how I fel in an hour I may hop on to work on the list some. Otherwise I'll be on sometime in the early afternoon. I'll have some pretty additions to add to I think.
 
Good mornin fella's. Just draggin my carcass outta bed and getting some coffee in me. I'm gonna make some bfast, get some house beautification choirs done and finish banging out a completed concept and list. I like where @watermelonpunch was going, breaking up the list in catagories. I would like to expand on that to create theme nights. Such as this weeks theme night, inspired by handlebars post right above these last two. American muscle! I'll have that last completed later today and get it added up to the second post. I also have something brewing for the 3rd post. a sort of quasi-award thing. Ok, time to get bfast started. may skip the rest and just jump into gt6.
ok, tools are charging, gonna hop on and start compiling my list. I had a good number of american cars done, but I don't think it got saved before the battery dropped out of my laptop. So, time to start over...

Alright, got a list together for Wednesday evenings event. Check out the second post.
 
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Take whatever, one, or all or whatever number in between. We will be running the gambit of snow and dirt tracks and have a vote now and again as well.
 
I have a question... "(...)PP will be set to 450(...)", so we can only choose cars from the list below 450pp? Or am i missing something? Because most of the cars on the list are over.
 
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I have a question... "(...)PP will be set to 450(...)", so we can only choose cars from the list below 450pp? Or am i missing something? Because most of the cars on the list are over.
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It means ou can choose any of those cars, but if the pp is over 450, then you will need to limit the power down to 450 pp.
 
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Ok @Rallywagon - having tried a couple of the "USS Detroit Steel Fleet" at Laguna Seca... Yuck.

I will run this week if I am back from scouts, but I do not normally do well in the fat pigs, and fat pigs on ice skates just leaves me tearing my last few hairs out. Driving on other stuff...Gravel and snow, TBD, but..

Not my cuppa compared to the 400 PP and lower lightweights we mucked about with last week.
 
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