◆ SNAIL [DriveTrain Challenge - DTC] Racing - Closed
- Thread starter jobyone
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- 2,000
- Syracuse NEW YORK
- ChuthuluGoat
I ask, how does that strategy involve close racing? If someone picks three fast cars and one slow car, then guy 2 picks 4 cars around the same pp, not one race will be close. You could look at it a different way; say you impose a rule that says you need a 300 pp car. Then everyone will have a 300pp car and 3 high powered cars. That would be close racing also.
- 3,613
- New England
- jobyone71
One other thing. I always knew that this idea would not inherently create close racing but I figured there would be a good chance that you would at least have some battles on track. That happened to me on every race except Daytona (stupid tires). But there were definitely car choices that were so far above or below the others that meant there was no chance they would be in a battle. Now if the person does not mind running laps (and remember the original idea is for 20 minute races) then I guess there is no harm. But I wonder if we used a upper and lower limit if this would bring the field closer together and make for a better on track experience.
- 4,499
- Tampa, Fl
- Ice_Warden
I really like this league idea.
I like any day during the week except Friday. I work weekends very heavily.
I really like the idea of limiting rabbits and turtles. I was thinking of a strategy to have three fast cars and one slow one like a couple of people did last Monday. I hate to think of it that way so a restricitng the PP range of cars is a great idea. This will promote closer racing throughout the night.
The problem with letting people have a MUCH slower car in their lineup is that not everyone will choose to run their slower car at the same venue, So the racing will still be spread out.
So yes...having a min-max PP is a great idea.
I like the idea of having a PP multiplier for Race cars instead of running worse tires.
I agree about the FGT...outside the Aspec challenges with it...who needs it. In fact, I almost never run race cars period. Most of my personal tastes are in the 400-550 range.
Anyways...good series. If we could give it a permanent home on Monday I'd be in for sure. I could start as early as 9pm EST (but would prefer 10pm EST as usual).
I like any day during the week except Friday. I work weekends very heavily.
I really like the idea of limiting rabbits and turtles. I was thinking of a strategy to have three fast cars and one slow one like a couple of people did last Monday. I hate to think of it that way so a restricitng the PP range of cars is a great idea. This will promote closer racing throughout the night.
The problem with letting people have a MUCH slower car in their lineup is that not everyone will choose to run their slower car at the same venue, So the racing will still be spread out.
So yes...having a min-max PP is a great idea.
I like the idea of having a PP multiplier for Race cars instead of running worse tires.
I agree about the FGT...outside the Aspec challenges with it...who needs it. In fact, I almost never run race cars period. Most of my personal tastes are in the 400-550 range.
Anyways...good series. If we could give it a permanent home on Monday I'd be in for sure. I could start as early as 9pm EST (but would prefer 10pm EST as usual).
- 3,334
- NJ
- koszak27
I would really like to give this series a shot as I have been trying to improve my virtual driving skills in anticipation of racing season being less than a month away. I don't think I am officially a SNAIL, but Zero can vouch for me. I've also raced with dangerzone and skills a few times in D2 practices.
I'll check out my garage after work today and come up with a line up.
Monday nights are fine for me at 9 or 10 EST. It's a little late with me starting work Mon-Sat at 5am but I can manage. If anyone ever wants to practice I'm normally on in the late afternoon after work, around 4 or 5.
Happy racing guys, I think you've got something here.
I'll check out my garage after work today and come up with a line up.
Monday nights are fine for me at 9 or 10 EST. It's a little late with me starting work Mon-Sat at 5am but I can manage. If anyone ever wants to practice I'm normally on in the late afternoon after work, around 4 or 5.
Happy racing guys, I think you've got something here.
- 3,613
- New England
- jobyone71
- 5,911
- Texas
- zer05ive
I have updated the second post to reflect that this Saturday will be a Race Night. Post your interest and lineups
Standard SNAIL time?
Keep in mind that S.P.E.C. has dibs on the D2 lounge at that time. Do you guys want to run in the D3 lounge instead?
- 3,613
- New England
- jobyone71
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- 549
- louisiana
- the2armedmen
i dont have all my cars broken in, can someone inform me of if my proposed team below would fit under cap
citroen 2 cv FF
volkswagen golf VI R 4WD
BMW concept 1 series tii FR
NSX type S zero MR
citroen 2 cv FF
volkswagen golf VI R 4WD
BMW concept 1 series tii FR
NSX type S zero MR
- 1,573
- Rural Nebraska
- Apmaddock
Generally speaking weekends are bad for me.
I prefer to start at 10PM EST or later.
I would always do the 20 minute races, though I fail to see how 4x20+10=120, even with the addition of wasted time.
I think that getting rid of turtles and rabbits will take a lot of the strategy and fun out of the possibilities of this event.
I'm upset that I missed Monday, but it sounds like the PP was all whacky so I probably didn't actually miss much.
I doubt that I'll be there Saturday, but I may give it a shot.
I prefer to start at 10PM EST or later.
I would always do the 20 minute races, though I fail to see how 4x20+10=120, even with the addition of wasted time.
I think that getting rid of turtles and rabbits will take a lot of the strategy and fun out of the possibilities of this event.
I'm upset that I missed Monday, but it sounds like the PP was all whacky so I probably didn't actually miss much.
I doubt that I'll be there Saturday, but I may give it a shot.
- 3,613
- New England
- jobyone71
the2armedmen, You should be under with that lineup. According to mgt you are about 40 under. Keep in mind that there figures are often lower than properly broken in cars. I will take a look at my garage tonight and see if I can get some valid PP for those cars.
I realize saturdays are not perfect. I would like to see this run on Mondays (or another day if more people could make it ) also but neither Wolf or I can commit to that. If someone wants to act as Monday Race Director then we should be able to get it set up and I am sure Wolf and I would be there if we can.
Yea my Math is not great. But 5+10+5+20+5+20+5+20+5+20=115 so I don't totally suck.
I do not want to get rid of the Rabbits/Turtles I just make sure they are in the same time zone. If someone runs a 200PP car then they could also run 3 nearly 470PP cars. I feel that might be pushing it a bit. I just want to make sure that we also enjoy the actual driving as much as possible. If we limited the lower PP to 340 and the upper to 460 for the current 1600PP cap would we really loose that much choice?
And we all had fun Monday since the PP was wacky for all of us. Of course we have all had to go back to the drawing board
- 549
- louisiana
- the2armedmen
- 549
- louisiana
- the2armedmen
