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[chatva]

I'm capturing a Video and will be in as soon as it is done!
how long was that round 4 or does it ever end?

 

[chatva]

I want to race but I'm capturing an Academy last round and it's longer than I expected, had no Idea!
how long was it, its at 49 min. now.

opps did not know the precious post went through!

 

[Dragonwhisky]

Race Date - Sun Jun 07 2015
Penalty Rate 100%​

Banner by GamingPete​

Below are the results of the 5 incidents the stewards reviewed.

Division 3 - 2 (actually only 1) incidents on file.
TomMang_68

• Round 2 - Race 2 - Level 3 - 10 points halved to 5 for self report. 3 weeks probation.

Division 5 - 3 incidents on file.
Mk_Deal

• Round 2 - Race 2 - Level 3 - 12 points (OOB violations) doubled to 24 for probation violation. 6 weeks probation remain.

TEX-36

• Round 1 - Race 1 - Level 1 - 2 points halved to 1 for self report.
• Round 3 - Race 1 - Level 1 - 2 points halved to 1 for self report.
• 2 points total and 2 weeks probation.

These results can be viewed on the SNAIL Steward Review Sheet.

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Thanks to Handlebar-Man, tezgm99 and USERID_77a23 for their reviews this week.
Don't forget to claim your $hells for completing reviews.


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These changes affect the final standings.
Full final results can be found here. @zer05ive & @JLBowler, these adjustments have been made in SNAIL Sunday Scoring and SNAIL Data sheets.
***If you were penalized and would like further explanation regarding the incident, PM your Division Steward and they will let you know what the stewards saw and our opinions on it.***

*********************************************
4 drivers cleared probation this week. Well done!
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Here are the official results from our league night on June 7, 2015

Click here for this season's points standings and click a tab at the bottom for more detail.

Click here if the data linked above has already been archived and you would like to view it.

Division 1

1. msgt-sd ----------- voted to eliminate Round 2
2. Nic-KL ------------ voted to eliminate Round 1
3. MSgtGunny --------- voted to eliminate Round 1
4. dgafaboutany1420 -- voted to eliminate Round 3
5. turnupdaheat ------ voted to eliminate Round 1
6. Gouletzky --------- voted to eliminate Round 1
7. Xrad-11 ----------- voted to eliminate Round 1
8. ConnorWolf -------- voted to eliminate Round 2
9. gtr3123 ----------- voted to eliminate Round 1

Division 2

1. Sand__68 ---------- voted to eliminate Round 1
2. aLmk_69 ----------- voted to eliminate Round 1
3. nmcp1 ------------- voted to eliminate Round 3
4. USERID_77a23 ------ voted to eliminate Round 3
5. kgffty ------------ voted to eliminate Round 3
6. CAPECOD104 -------- voted to eliminate Round 3
7. Grandpas_Money ---- voted to eliminate Round 1
8. nobbymcnobberson -- voted to eliminate Round 1
9. pakicote ---------- voted to eliminate Round 3

Division 3

1. x_NoSkill2Kill_x -- voted to eliminate Round 1
2. JakeDog23 --------- voted to eliminate Round 1
3. kickenit4evr ------ voted to eliminate Round 1
4. dragonwhisky ------ voted to eliminate Round 3
5. II-NOVA-II -------- voted to eliminate Round 3
6. jlbowler ---------- voted to eliminate Round 3
7. TomMang_68 -------- voted to eliminate Round 1
8. MajorBlixem ------- voted to eliminate Round 3
9. WIDEeyedDRIVER ---- voted to eliminate Round 3

Division 4

1. chatva ------------ voted to eliminate Round 1
2. Die_Birdy_Die ----- voted to eliminate Round 1
3. DesertPenguin09 --- voted to eliminate Round 1
4. Onyx58 ------------ voted to eliminate Round 1
5. ExoSphere64 ------- voted to eliminate Round 3
6. Jaguara333 -------- voted to eliminate Round 1
7. TBongX ------------ voted to eliminate Round 3
8. TechNoiR37 -------- voted to eliminate Round 3
9. QEDXY ------------- did not submit a vote

Division 5

1. edwin1017 --------- voted to eliminate Round 2
2. Mk_Deal ----------- voted to eliminate Round 3
3. singlepaddy ------- voted to eliminate Round 1
4. lobbanmike -------- voted to eliminate Round 3
5. RacingChamp30 ----- voted to eliminate Round 1
6. Raw10_2u ---------- voted to eliminate Round 1
7. CallmeMike41 ------ voted to eliminate Round 3
8. canuckleheadII ---- voted to eliminate Round 2
9. TEX-36 ------------ voted to eliminate Round 1
10. EBishiop ---------- voted to eliminate Round 3
11. WraithQueen8 ------ did not submit a vote
12. Engmatic1 --------- voted to eliminate Round 1
13. HandlebarMustash -- voted to eliminate Round 2
14. McTrucker000 ------ voted to eliminate Round 1

Division 6

1. JamCar0ne --------- voted to eliminate Round 3 - 94
2. syntorz ----------- voted to eliminate Round 1
3. o8jedi ------------ voted to eliminate Round 3
4. SetoNaikai -------- voted to eliminate Round 1
5. cmbeal317 --------- did not submit a vote

Division 7

1. pubason ----------- voted to eliminate Round 3
2. sinna123sinna123 -- voted to eliminate Round 1
3. BustedFoSho ------- voted to eliminate Round 3
4. ronwill73 --------- voted to eliminate Round 1
5. Polygrizz --------- voted to eliminate Round 1
6. DCschWinn --------- voted to eliminate Round 3
7. D1_driver_83 ------ voted to eliminate Round 3
8. cliffeden --------- voted to eliminate Round 3
9. sedia3 ------------ did not submit a vote

​

 

[Jakedog23]

Race Date - Sun Jun 07 2015
Penalty Rate 100%​

Banner by GamingPete​

Below are the results of the 5 incidents the stewards reviewed.

Division 3 - 2 (actually only 1) incidents on file.
TomMang_68

• Round 2 - Race 2 - Level 3 - 10 points halved to 5 for self report. 3 weeks probation.

Division 5 - 3 incidents on file.
Mk_Deal

• Round 2 - Race 2 - Level 3 - 12 points (OOB violations) doubled to 24 for probation violation. 6 weeks probation remain.

TEX-36

• Round 1 - Race 1 - Level 1 - 2 points halved to 1 for self report.
• Round 3 - Race 1 - Level 1 - 2 points halved to 1 for self report.
• 2 points total and 2 weeks probation.

These results can be viewed on the SNAIL Steward Review Sheet.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Thanks to Handlebar-Man, tezgm99 and USERID_77a23 for their reviews this week.
Don't forget to claim your $hells for completing reviews.


* * * * * * * * * * * * *​

These changes affect the final standings.
Full final results can be found here. @zer05ive & @JLBowler, these adjustments have been made in SNAIL Sunday Scoring and SNAIL Data sheets.
***If you were penalized and would like further explanation regarding the incident, PM your Division Steward and they will let you know what the stewards saw and our opinions on it.***

*********************************************
4 drivers cleared probation this week. Well done!
*********************************************​

View media item 2538​

Here are the official results from our league night on June 7, 2015

Click here for this season's points standings and click a tab at the bottom for more detail.

Click here if the data linked above has already been archived and you would like to view it.

Division 1

1. 
   
   
   • msgt-sd ----------- voted to eliminate Round 2
   • Nic-KL ------------ voted to eliminate Round 1
   • MSgtGunny --------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • dgafaboutany1420 -- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • turnupdaheat ------ voted to eliminate Round 1
   • Gouletzky --------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • Xrad-11 ----------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • ConnorWolf -------- voted to eliminate Round 2
   • gtr3123 ----------- voted to eliminate Round 1

Division 2

1. 
   
   
   • Sand__68 ---------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • aLmk_69 ----------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • nmcp1 ------------- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • USERID_77a23 ------ voted to eliminate Round 3
   • kgffty ------------ voted to eliminate Round 3
   • CAPECOD104 -------- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • Grandpas_Money ---- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • nobbymcnobberson -- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • pakicote ---------- voted to eliminate Round 3

Division 3

1. 
   
   
   • x_NoSkill2Kill_x -- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • JakeDog23 --------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • kickenit4evr ------ voted to eliminate Round 1
   • dragonwhisky ------ voted to eliminate Round 3
   • II-NOVA-II -------- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • jlbowler ---------- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • TomMang_68 -------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • MajorBlixem ------- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • WIDEeyedDRIVER ---- voted to eliminate Round 3

Division 4

1. 
   
   
   • chatva ------------ voted to eliminate Round 1
   • Die_Birdy_Die ----- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • DesertPenguin09 --- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • Onyx58 ------------ voted to eliminate Round 1
   • ExoSphere64 ------- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • Jaguara333 -------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • TBongX ------------ voted to eliminate Round 3
   • TechNoiR37 -------- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • QEDXY ------------- did not submit a vote

Division 5

1. 
   
   
   • edwin1017 --------- voted to eliminate Round 2
   • Mk_Deal ----------- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • singlepaddy ------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • lobbanmike -------- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • RacingChamp30 ----- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • Raw10_2u ---------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • CallmeMike41 ------ voted to eliminate Round 3
   • canuckleheadII ---- voted to eliminate Round 2
   • TEX-36 ------------ voted to eliminate Round 1
   • EBishiop ---------- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • WraithQueen8 ------ did not submit a vote
   • Engmatic1 --------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • HandlebarMustash -- voted to eliminate Round 2
   • McTrucker000 ------ voted to eliminate Round 1

Division 6

1. 
   
   
   • JamCar0ne --------- voted to eliminate Round 3 - 94
   • syntorz ----------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • o8jedi ------------ voted to eliminate Round 3
   • SetoNaikai -------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • cmbeal317 --------- did not submit a vote

Division 7

1. 
   
   
   • pubason ----------- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • sinna123sinna123 -- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • BustedFoSho ------- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • ronwill73 --------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • Polygrizz --------- voted to eliminate Round 1
   • DCschWinn --------- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • D1_driver_83 ------ voted to eliminate Round 3
   • cliffeden --------- voted to eliminate Round 3
   • sedia3 ------------ did not submit a vote

Still feeling good about a 2nd place finish first week back

 

[Evolvo]

I use the bumper cam, i always have since playing the first GT.

That's great news, I was worried maybe I've should have been using the dash or hood cam all this time to get the best times. I like hood cam but the gear shifter is to the right and that make it hard.

 

[Evolvo]

I just finished my new player time trial it was exciting to actually race for something that actually matters for the first time. I have never raced without a driving line on, that was interesting. It was actually more fun, because you get to experiment with your own driving line and not be held to the line. I didn't quite know when to brake but after a couple laps I noticed those numbers on the side of the road and that made all the difference.

 

[Falango]

I just finished my new player time trial it was exciting to actually race for something that actually matters for the first time. I have never raced without a driving line on, that was interesting. It was actually more fun, because you get to experiment with your own driving line and not be held to the line. I didn't quite know when to brake but after a couple laps I noticed those numbers on the side of the road and that made all the difference.

Those brake markers will be very important for consistency. Use those to consistently brake at the same spot every lap. if there are no markers, find a stationary object or place nearby that can be used as a brake marker, whether its a curb, a change in color on the track surface, or a tree. Do not use shadows, as shadows do not stay put.

 

[RobbiefromBC]

Those brake markers will be very important for consistency. Use those to consistently brake at the same spot every lap. if there are no markers, find a stationary object or place nearby that can be used as a brake marker, whether its a curb, a change in color on the track surface, or a tree. Do not use shadows, as shadows do not stay put.

...almost sounds like you've learned that from somewhere...

 

[Dragonwhisky]

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The new combo Practice Time Trial events are now live.​

The Leader Boards can be found here.

All previous TT Leader Boards can be viewed by selecting the appropriate tab at the bottom.

 

[Falango]

...almost sounds like you've learned that from somewhere...

Haha, I knew that before Sunday

 

[DesertPenguin09]

@Falango Where my banners at?! I wanna see those pretty Vipers

 

[STEAMER62]

Hoi SNAILers, as the video I posted during the week was not working in the US (music copyright stuff) here's a new workout of
Rocking D7 last Sunday - so many action, fun and good racing
👍 well done D7 !!

 

[Falango]

@Falango Where my banners at?! I wanna see those pretty Vipers

Working on them in a few minutes.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

I've grown a liking to your style. I think it allows for more freedom when taking pictures.

 

[Falango]

Being able to swap which side the text is on helps a lot. It does end up eliminating some pictures that can be used, because of the cars placement in the photo, but generally, it allows for more freedom when taking pics, and applying them. I've had a tough time picking photos some weeks!

On that note, here are the banners! Enjoy this high performance weekend with plenty of speed. Each track has very long straights to get absolutely loads of speed! @zer05ive

Photo credit to @DesertPenguin09

Photo credit to @DesertPenguin09

Photo credit to @Engmatic1

 

[DesertPenguin09]

Nice choice for Combo 2! 👍 That's one of my favorites from the bunch I posted.

 

[msgt-sd]

SNAIL Consolidated Stats
has been updated with the data from the May 2015 season.​

Thanks to all the Scorekeepers and Data Specialists!​

 

[ConnorWolf]

I'm new to league racing and was wondering what view do most people use to race. I use the view where you can't see any part of the car, just the meters.

I use the hood cam (or sometimes it's a roof cam, like the Viper this week) It gives you a good view of the road and makes it easier to see around traffic. (Roof cams make it a bit too easy to see over traffic...)

On some cars it's awful though... at least bumper cam is consistent from car to car.

 

[aLmk]

I just finished my new player time trial it was exciting to actually race for something that actually matters for the first time. I have never raced without a driving line on, that was interesting. It was actually more fun, because you get to experiment with your own driving line and not be held to the line. I didn't quite know when to brake but after a couple laps I noticed those numbers on the side of the road and that made all the difference.

When learning a new track or a new car at a track, a good beginning reference for the braking point is when the suggested gear starts blinking. The red number will pop up and eventually start to blink, it will be quite early, but you at least won't go off track following that and you can gradually find a better brake marker.

 

[nmcp1]

When learning a new track or a new car at a track, a good beginning reference for the braking point is when the suggested gear starts blinking. The red number will pop up and eventually start to blink, it will be quite early, but you at least won't go off track following that and you can gradually find a better brake marker.

I though I was the only one who did that. 👍

 

[DesertPenguin09]

That's what I use too. I still keep it on and can see it in my peripheral when racing hard. This way I don't lose track of where I am and fly off track.

 

[aLmk]

Ya it's a nice aid since the depth perception in the game is not anything like it would be in real life.

 

[zer05ive]

Being able to swap which side the text is on helps a lot. It does end up eliminating some pictures that can be used, because of the cars placement in the photo, but generally, it allows for more freedom when taking pics, and applying them. I've had a tough time picking photos some weeks!

On that note, here are the banners! Enjoy this high performance weekend with plenty of speed. Each track has very long straights to get absolutely loads of speed! @zer05ive

Photo credit to @DesertPenguin09
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Photo credit to @DesertPenguin09
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Photo credit to @Engmatic1
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Thanks for the banners! The lineup post has been updated! I'm especially proud of myself for doing it entirely from my phone haha

 

[NoSkill2Kill]

TOMORROW...

I WILL BE THERE

 

[NoSkill2Kill]

RACE MENU:

AND

 

[Lessen]

If you are on the fence about buying one, here is a sale for today only at frys.com . You need a promo code, all you do is sign up at their web site and a code is sent to you. One last thing, FREE SHIPPING!

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A shame it was only one day. Better half just gave me the green light for payday.

 

[Jaguara]

I got a bad feeling about tomorrow night.

My dire predictions:
1. Panorama will be a demolition derby in many divisions, and nobody will touch @chatva on D4
2. Malaren - Needs to brake VERY early on Sarthe compared to the race cars we are used to on that track. Especially after the GTAcademy & 350Z cars most of us have been using for weeks. 2-4 people will show up without having practiced and will be braking waaay too late and chaos will ensue.

Even myself after many runs and working out new brake points on Sarthe..in the heat of the moment, or if I am distracted, I forget or miss the new points and default to my typical ones for race cars.

As for Panorama...even though I know the track well from single-player time trials, I would need a lot more practice on it than I am going to get for tomorrow. I hate hitting people and going OOB/hitting walls, but for this combo, I think it is not a question of IF, but rather how many times it will happen. My apologies to the rest of D4 in advance, but I suspect most of you will be hitting stuff just as much (or almost as much) as I will.

 

[USERID_77a23]

TOMORROW...
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I WILL BE THERE

Oh man..,, it's last minute but now you got me thinking I should be making the trip

 

[DesertPenguin09]

I successfully used the run-off area at the Mulsanne chicanes when I realized I braked too late. The car was getting a bit squirrelly and instead of forcing it into the turn and most likely spinning, I slowed off the gas, coasted through the barriers, waited for cars to pass, and then re-entered. Be mindful of this option so as not to cause collisions.

Oh, and I will make sure @chatva doesn't run away with it again like last week. Me and @Die_Birdy_Die will be there to make sure of that.

 

[Engmatic1]

For any one who wants to watch a live stream of the24hr Race

http://www.racedepartment.com/live-stream/