◆ SNAIL [Race Car] Series - Finished - Thanks to everyone who raced during the past 12 seasons!

[WaLT_100R]

I guess I gotta pace down.

 

[IceWarden]

Ah really? What lap times were you running? They don't get weared as bad as brands hatch did left front was gone lol. But first turn right front gets a little load espically if you wanna be fast that first turn is important.

That track has a lot of banked corners so the wear isn't as bad for me. I wasn't going qualifying pace either...just smooth inputs, no wheelspin etc.

 

[Wardenclyffe]

As mentioned in the above post, we have 19 drivers that have signed up to run Pink Rims this season in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As part of my contribution to saving the Ta-Ta's, I have made a $20.00 donation to the The National Breast Cancer Foundation in the name of the SNAIL Wednesday Night Race Car Series. Thank you to everyone who supported this effort.



@Wardenclyffe @AndrewMorrell @Rockhound18 @turnupdaheat

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[DesertPenguin09]

Below are the top 10 in points with provisional entries into the Main Event. The below listed drivers (not listed in BOLD below) need to confirm their intent to race at Special Stage Route 5 by replying in this topic (no later than 8:00pm eastern on Race Day) with a simple post that they plan to race this week (Example - I plan to race this week). I will update the list accordingly.

1. Ice_warden - CONFIRMED
2. Clutch_800 - CONFIRMED
3. brntguy - CONFIRMED
4. GrimGrnninGhost - CONFIRMED
   
5. Fallen_Log - CONFIRMED
6. turnupdaheat - CONFIRMED
7. Parcells2 - CONFIRMED
8. Zii1993 - CONFIRMED
9. JVick1397 - CONFIRMED
10. TEAMworkPLEASE - CONFIRMED

All other drivers not in the top 10 will need to qualify for the race via the "Knock-Out Qualifying Procedure".

So only 6 will make it through to Qualifying this week. That's slim pickins.

 

[AndrewMorrell]

It just requires the driver to be more mindful of all of their inputs. This is different from a car that likes to drive itself. I think it's not just the weight being higher than a usual race car, but the distribution more than anything. Also, friendly reminder:

Track Guide for Special Stage Route 5​

#of Left Turns: 5
# of Right Turns: 9

Turn 1 : Getting this initial turn down is probably the hardest part of the course. You're going at very high speeds at this point and the road not only kinks to the left, but also dices down underground, then turns left in a 180-degree sweeper. The many components of this turn must be executed with precision. There are four things you need to do for this bend. The first thing is drown down in speed toward the end of the straight for the initial kink. If you're in 6th gear, you'll need to brake down to 5th (5th and 4th for the CR-Z). Then turn in to the right, and turn in early -- almost to where you think you'll hit the right wall. Right before entering the tunnel, slam the brakes. While slowing down, down turn -- you have some room before the sweeper starts bending. Right when you downshift to third, let off the gas and start turning in hard to the left. Find the right speed where you can maintain a consistent turn on the inside. You'll be powering out as the tunnel exit comes into view. If you get on the throttle early, you'll be in a bad position for Turn 2.

Turn 2: Immediately after Turn 1 is this moderate right-hander, which requires minimum braking. Blip the brakes before turning in and power out at the very end of the bend. Since you want to be on the right side for the next turn, you don't want to power out and drift to the left.

Turns 3-4: Without much time to position yourself, you'll be cutting into Turn 3. This is a fairly tight left-handed sweeper, and you will need to drop down to 2nd gear. When cutting in, do so from the mid-RPM range at 3rd and let off the gas. As you're turning in, your speed will naturally drop into the 2nd gear range. Since a right-hander follows, don't hit the gas until you've pretty much cleared at least 3/4ths of the turn. .The right-hander itself is very shallow, and you can keep your foot on the gas the entire time.

Turns 5-6: Some of the more enjoyable turns are these two that make a chicane. They're both high speed, and at most you'll just need to take your foot off the gas briefly before cutting in.

Turns 7-8: This area is similar to Turns 5-6, except it also goes downhill and the space between the bends is longer. You'll need to drop down a gear to take this, but don't brake too much. After the initial turn-in, it's a surprisingly quick set of turns and you can keep your foot on the gas nearly the entire time.

Turn 9: This grueling hairpin comes quickly after the last set of bends, so you'll need to be ready. It's very slow, forcing you to drop in the neighborhood of 40mph. For some reason the road gets very wide past the halfway point, but you don't want to use any of that extra real estate; keep the turn tightly wrapped around the inside. This one is followed by a right-handed kink where you can power through.

Turn 10: Turn 10 is a quick right that can be taken too slow. From the outside, blip the brakes, then cut in toward the apex. The moment your nose is pointed at the right direction, power out, even before clipping the apex. The road out of the exit expands to four lanes, so you have lots of space to go wide.

Turn 11-13: You'll be going underground briefly and when you climb back up, you'll encounter a blind left-hander. Although you'll be taking it in 3rd gear, you don't want to carry too much speed here. For one, you won't be able to clip the apex. But more importantly, it'll make the subsequent right- and left-handed turns much harder to execute. The apex for the first left is just atop the crest. From there, cut into the left, modulating the throttle so you can stay on the driving line. Once you hit the apex or the left, quickly brake while going straight, dropping down to 2nd gear. Snap back to the right again to go up a ramp toward the final sweeper.

Turn 14: This final sweeper is vital for maximizing your speed on the home straight. You'll start from the outside, drop down to 3rd gear, and move toward the inside. The apex is 2/3rds of the way through the corner, and at that point you should hit the gas. If it's time perfectly, you'll drift to the outside, just barely missing the wall on your left. This gives you the best exit speed, enabling you to barrel ahead full speed into the finish line.

Hey Desert... Where did you get this map and turn suggestion plan?

 

[JVick1397]

Normally these familiar streets are filled with heavy traffic, shone on by the stars of the night. Tonight, however, the only traffic on these streets will be the stars from the SRCS. As Round 2 approaches, anticipation grows. What will the tight confines of these Japanese streets hold? What impact will it have in the chase for the coveted SRCS Championship? Who will own the night and be crowned the King of Route 5?

 

[WaLT_100R]

Hey you guys I might run late to the race! Maybe I'll post again for sure.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

Hey Desert... Where did you get this map and turn suggestion plan?

The Prima Essential Track Guide for Gran Turismo 5. That's why I didn't do this last week for Brands Hatch. It also doesn't have any DLC tracks like Spa-Francorchamps.

 

[GGGMotorsport]

Hey you guys I might run late to the race! Maybe I'll post again for sure.

If you miss the first race, you can still join for the second race

 

[GGGMotorsport]

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Knock-Out Qualifying Lobby is now open - 1472-6118-3916-1738-1278

Six positions are up for grabs in tonight's Knock-Out Qualifying session. Top 6 lap times from tonight's Knock-Out qualifying will advance to the Main Event. Top 10 confirmed drivers, please do not enter the lobby until KOQ is complete at around 8:45 eastern. I will update the thread and lobby title once we are finished with qualifying.

As a reminder, prior to anyone joining the lobby (KOQ or Main), please clear your cache to help ensure quality connection.

Thanks

 

[brntguy]

@brntguy – before responding to my query you need to understand my commitment to team BrntToast is 100% and that is the truth (and btw anyone who tells you their committed 110% or 120%, which you hear frequently, may indicate they are committed to the cause but their math skills are lacking so beware of that).

This isn’t the first time I’ve seen you driving (practicing to be more accurate) the CRZ in our non-official team colors which indicates to me you have at least 2 cars allotted to you for this series. Parcells only has one car and while your results from race one indicate you’re the stronger driver within our team it doesn’t seem entirely fair that you’re getting special treatment from a team that, from what I understood, didn’t have a lot of cash on hand and generally speaking very low budget. So what gives here?

Parcells doesn’t mind being labelled the number two driver but this obvious favoritism towards you leaves a nasty taste in my mouth and to be perfectly honest really hurts my feelings.

I’ll be ready for tonight’s race. No doubt with a chip on my shoulder!

Well Teammate fear not the commitment to our team either for it is all in 100% also. This teammate has went so far as to find himself a sugar momma to help fund his racing addiction. My driving skills are no where near your natural talent which resigns me to the fact that I need much more practice time on the track in order to be a worthy competitor and to hold up my end of the team. Which is why I needed a practice car only and not officially colored as to not make any epic fail video's etc. as to shame our team.
My rather wealthy woman of 78 is quite demanding tho and it would make anyone shudder the lengths I have to go to and the things I must endure in order to afford these necessities for the track. But don't doubt my commitment to the team cuz I'm certainly taking one or more for the team and I'm always 100% in, in more than one way too.

 

[IceWarden]

The Ice-T racing team has a special VIP motorhome set up in the paddock area. We are serving all the drivers complimentary "Racing" Tea. Which is a special blend of our in house Racing Tea and my own personal lemonade recipe

Arnold Palmer with a kick!

Stop by and have a taste....mmmm good!

 

[go6]

I'm clearing my cache now, so should everyone else! 💡

 

[GGGMotorsport]

KOQ is off and running. So far, 7 drivers for 6 spots. At this time, cut time is 1:37.114

 

[GGGMotorsport]

8 drivers in KOQ. cut time is still 1:37.114

 

[GGGMotorsport]

15 mins remaining in KOQ - cut time is 1:36.119

 

[GGGMotorsport]

with 5 mins to go, cut time is 1:34.900

 

[GGGMotorsport]

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Knock-Out Qualifying Lobby is now open - 1472-6118-3916-1738-1278

Six positions are up for grabs in tonight's Knock-Out Qualifying session. Top 6 lap times from tonight's Knock-Out qualifying will advance to the Main Event. Top 10 confirmed drivers, please do not enter the lobby until KOQ is complete at around 8:45 eastern. I will update the thread and lobby title once we are finished with qualifying.

As a reminder, prior to anyone joining the lobby (KOQ or Main), please clear your cache to help ensure quality connection.

Thanks

Lobby is open to all confirmed drivers

 

[WaLT_100R]

Please wait up a few mintues! If not I guess I will wait

 

[DesertPenguin09]

This week left a sour feeling in my mouth. Genuinely good racing ruined by genuinely poor race craft. All I'm going to say is TIME AND PLACE YOUR OVERTAKES WISELY!

 

[Fallen_log]

I am sorry if this isn't my place, but I noticed a few things.
1. Texting during a race, no matter how good or bad, NEEDS TO STOP.
2. This is Grim's league. If you do not like the way racing is conducted, there is a door to your left.
3. In the OP, it tells you how to deal with bad racecraft. Start using it.

 

[Zii1993]

I am sorry if this isn't my place, but I noticed a few things.
1. Texting during a race, no matter how good or bad, NEEDS TO STOP.
2. This is Grim's league. If you do not like the way racing is conducted, there is a door to your left.
3. In the OP, it tells you how to deal with bad racecraft. Start using it.

👍👍👍

 

[DesertPenguin09]

I will certainly be watching the replays tomorrow and sending the appropriate PMs. Sorry I got heated and forgot I shouldn't text during the race. My bad

 

[go6]

 

[GGGMotorsport]

I think we can leave the texting during the race as a dead horse. Its been mentioned and it "shouldn't" happen again and I'll leave it at that.

As for tonights race. it was indeed rough at times but given the car and track, it was going to be a bit rough in spots.

That said, if you feel you need to file an IR, please follow the COMPLETE process as stated in the OP. All I ask is not rush into it. Im pretty sure ALL of us had an incident at one point or another during the night.

 

[WaLT_100R]

Man I am bummed I could not race because of connection. I know I have been gaming for years hard wire always best but the way everything is setup I gotta have wireless maybe ext week I can have hard wire and I'll play on my computer monitor! Like my halo 3 days on Xbox 360. We will see! Puts me back in points :/ but tsubuka my favorite track fits y style lets see if I can get in the fight!

 

[GGGMotorsport]

Sorry that you are having issues but i REALLY appreciate your understanding tonight. Even with chat disabled, running 16 car fields on a busy night does not lend it self well to wireless connections.

 

[Wardenclyffe]

Replays have been uploaded:
https://drive.google.com/?usp=chrome_app#folders/0BywSvR0IjUfQdFVrNlF1SGk5Tkk

 

[IceWarden]

Good racing by everyone. There was no catching ZII and Hydro in the first race. I spent the whole race trying to keep GGG from catching me.

The second race was just a crazy race. I think everyone wanted to get to the front at the same time and no one wanted to give up a spot for any reason...me included. I was a little more aggressive than usual because I felt I needed to distance myself from ZII and Hydro in traffic as fast as possible. But it ended up becoming a full race battle with Jvick and GGG (once again). I took on less fuel to try and gain an advantage but came soooo close to running out of gas on the last two laps...literally on the last millimeter of my fuel gauge.

The cars are so easy to drive fast that we are all very close in speed. You can't go 5 wide through every corner without someone getting bumped out. It sucks, no one wanted to wait another lap to make a move because the leaders were getting away. Me included. Hopefully cooler heads prevail after a good nights sleep.

In a couple of weeks when my work slows down a bit I'll be able to help post a few pics of my own...until then, looking forward to Andrew's shots and Brnt's video

It's looking like my nemesis for my inaugural season is going to be GGG. I can never shake this guy. I have to battle my desire to save my tires with my desire to get away from GGG. So we basically run the same speed for 40 mins straight

Good racing by everyone...looking forward to Tsukuba.

 

[brntguy]

Well said Joe. Yes the pack racing was tight and some bumping and slight incidents was pretty much unavoidable. Good some ghosting was happening otherwise there would of been alot more bumping/pushing. All in all it was a very fun exciting race and an enjoyable night imo.