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Niagara's weekly "What I saw Column"
241020 Edition:

Grid sizes moved in the right direction last Sunday night. 9 Drivers in D1 and another 6 in D2, and still a few notables missing so that's a good sign.

@racingchamp30 - Congrats on your perfect night.

@socalnatv - I echo @Worst_Driver 's sentiment and offer you a huge welcome back to Snail. I'm happy to have played a role in convincing you to give Snail another try. I used the same tactics that I employed several months ago in convincing @Fudman420 into coming back. Which is non-stop nagging every time they've joined one of our practice lobbies. Hope you had fun and hope to see you next Sunday.

Combo #1:
The Roadster continues to provide for tight grids and great battles.
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A car might get away early or one might have slipped up and fallen behind, but this combo allows for groups of 4 or 5 cars to still be enjoying door-to-door battles mid-way into a 9 lap race.
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Late in C1R2, I found myself battling with @DublDee and @Dragonwhisky .
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Unfortunately, @Dragonwhisky slipped off which left @DublDee and I exchanging positions several times over the last 3 or 4 laps.

Below, @DublDee cut a little too much grass which allowed me to get by him.
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Shortly afterwards, I ate a little too much sausage which unsettled my car and allowed @DublDee to get through.
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We continued exchanging positions at least twice more before this race was done. This was my favorite part of the evening.

Combo #2:
The Toyota was back for it's 6th week. And in my opinion, the perfect track for it is SPA.
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Perhaps @Dragonwhisky was looking in his rearview mirror. In this pic, he slightly touches the green carpet but it was enough to send him for a brief spin.
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In lap 1 of C2R2, @Dragonwhisky and @Worst_Driver got away quickly while rear pack got a little hairy in trying to establish order. Everybody survived in this case.
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Combo #3:
This Combo proved to be a one-and-done. To get my group shot, I had to take this pic before the 5 second mark of the race, about 30 feet after the start line.
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@Kgffy and I fell a little behind a little bit. Here I am getting a little help from a friend down one of the straights.
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A few turns from the end of C3R1, it seems neither @Xradkins or myself were interesting in finishing.
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That's what I saw last Sunday. Now I'm off to comb through the list of ex-Snail racers to see who else I can convince to come out of retirement.
#growthegrid

Thanks for your patience, see you at the Car-Show.
-Niagara
 
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Gran Turismo 7
Sunday, October 27th, 2024 Lineup
October 2024 Season League Night #4

1. Mazda Roadster NR-A (ND) '22 Max BoP PP 441 on SH Tires @ Alsace Village - S13 Dawn - (6 Laps)​
2. Ford Mustang Gr.4 Max BoP PP 632 on RH Tires @ Watkins Glen International Short Course - S04 Afternoon-(13 Laps)​
3. Honda NSX GT500 '08 Max BoP PP 808 on RM Tires @ Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - S01 Afternoon - (7 Laps)​

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1. Mazda Roadster NR-A (ND) '22 Max BoP PP 441 on SH Tires @ Alsace Village - S13 Dawn - (6 Laps)
2. Ford Mustang Gr.4 Max BoP PP 632 on RH Tires @ Watkins Glen International Short Course - S04 Afternoon - (11 Laps)
3. Honda NSX GT500 '08 Max BoP PP 808 on RM Tires @ Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - S01 Afternoon - (7 Laps)

Anyone know if the roadster's PP's were changed, or is it still 441?
Just checked the game and it's still 440.59 (441)
 
My entry to this week's Car-Show takes me to Havana, Cuba.

On October 27th 1492, Christopher Columbus made landfall on Cuba and claimed it for Spain. The age of exploration is a pretty significant time in history but I'm no fan of Columbus. (I'm more of a Jacques Cartier / Samuel de Champlain kind of guy...)

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But enough about that. See you Sunday.
 
"I have read the first post and would like to join,"
I heard about the league by reading GTPlanet
@altippy31

Here's your official SNAIL Welcome Post!

Thanks for your interest!
Here's what you need to know (and do) in order to join SNAIL Racing League:

We run a clean league by enforcing a strict penalty system based on the SNAIL OLR (which is a modified version of the GTP OLR). We also expect all of our drivers to know and follow The Good Racecraft Guide. Please become versed in both if you aren't already. Once that is complete, please follow the steps below to complete your entry into the league:

1. You start a conversation and add zer05ive, JLBowler, nmcp1,llNovall, Akzl298 & Dragonwhisky
as participants.

The conversation title should be "Request To Join".

2. SNAIL Administrators will respond with specific instructions on what you need to accomplish to join the SNAIL [Spec] Racing.

3. Place the following links (URLs) in the favorites (or bookmarks) in your web browser for quick reference. Please make every effort to read and understand the following links. Over the years a great deal of time and effort has gone into creating this league and we would like nothing more than to have you but we ask that you take the time and effort to do your homework. 99.9% of any question you may have about SNAIL can be found in the posts below.
4. You drive fast and clean on Sunday 👍

Again, the original post has everything you need to know about what to expect on Sunday night and what you will need to have completed in order to be competitive. If you have any questions, please feel free to post your question on the thread.

During the week we run a number of different events, we encourage all SNAILs to join as many as possible.
Welcome to SNAIL
 
Sorry folks. Pushed the wrong button and dumped the room. Is it still up?

Bringing it back up now.
 
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Did D1 have an issue with tire grip combo 2? During warm up, combo 2 at one point felt like my tires were sport tires.
 
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Did D1 have an issue with tire grip combo 2? During warm up, combo 2 at one point felt like my tires were sport tires.
I tend to have that feeling with Gr.4 cars in general. Very understeery across the board. I also noticed that the fastest lap in D2 was faster than the best in D1. Weird.

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I'm kinda sad to see the Miata go. I really liked this combo and Alsace is a favorite of mine. Lots of overtaking opportunities and the track just has a good flow. This is one of my favorite ''new'' PD designed track.
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While practicing for this one I wasn't too fond of it but with other cars on track it really made sense. Lots of very close and clean racing. Fastest laps were less than a second difference from 1st to 7th.
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By lap 5, the whole field was still pretty tight.
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This was by lap 11. Battle for 1st. In order, @Kgffy @DublDee myself and @Nicktune
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Penultimate corner on last lap fighting for 1st place.
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Unfortunately it didn't end well for @Nicktune and me. I went too wide on the outside curb, lost control and PIT manoeuver @Nicktune by accident. So sorry about that. @Kgffy Well deserved win, you held up until the end. That race was a blast !
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Last race of the night, I was in the zone, to the extend that I managed to 1.Overtake @Nicktune 2. Stay ahead 3. Extend the gap and 4. score the fastest lap. Either I was in the zone or more likely Nic wasn't feeling well. Pretty proud of that one as high downforce high power race cars are my weakness.
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@Buffalo_DRD leading the rest of the pack with his now classic distinctive livery. The red accents are great and I always look forward to your livery on new cars. Oh and for a guy that is getting used to his new wheel, you're up there. You'll get used to it pretty quickly and I'm sure you'll surpass your pace on a controller in no time !
 

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