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- dabneyd
- deadguy79
Admittedly it is a terse answer, but he did just go into detail about the situation.
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- SoCalRacer310
the fact you guys are arguing about pts for an online racing series that have no real payout and are not championship deciding pts seems like a waste of bandwidth.
in any type of real racing if you go out on the wrong tires or car nobody is going to tell you it is wrong if there is anything on the line. thats racing. i ended up on the wrong tires in the cap and at the end of the race moperlover mentioned which tires were correct. i commend him on pointing this out otherwise i wouldn't have won the invert cap race. that is completely unusual to any form of motorsport i have seen and unexpected. as kcheeb pointed out he accepted responsibility for using the wrong car no more than that could be expected
in any type of real racing if you go out on the wrong tires or car nobody is going to tell you it is wrong if there is anything on the line. thats racing. i ended up on the wrong tires in the cap and at the end of the race moperlover mentioned which tires were correct. i commend him on pointing this out otherwise i wouldn't have won the invert cap race. that is completely unusual to any form of motorsport i have seen and unexpected. as kcheeb pointed out he accepted responsibility for using the wrong car no more than that could be expected
JLBowler
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I couldn't disagree more with the second part of this post. I have been in and around racing for as long as I can remember. Having a grandfather that drove dirt and asphalt ovals, an uncle that has run dirt ovals for almost 40 years, cousins that run dirt ovals and close friends of the family that have run everything from go karts to Nascar Winston West in addition to me being behind the wheel of either a hobby stock or an IMCA modified for the last 15 years. The racing fraternity is like one big family and the vast majority of the racers I have come across have been more than willing to help out a fellow driver. On the track we are all competitive and want to win, but off the track we are willing to do whatever we can to make sure that everyone sharing the track with us has whatever they need to make the racing even more competitive. I understand this doesn't occur in the professional ranks, but it is common practice in the amateur ranks and something you can see at any local dirt or asphalt track that runs a weekly series. If a driver showed up at the local track and didn't have the track tire with him, you can bet the farm that the rest of the drivers in his class would make sure he had what he needed to run that night.
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- the2armedmen
Someone call the whaaaambulance, we have a victim of hurt feelings on the gtp forums
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- DBUCKEYES
I know that, but I think he got a collision penalty for hitting me so I felt bad since he and you were having a mighty battle for overall honours and I didn't want to get it the way of it
Hey, no worries here. That is the most fun I have had in a race for a long time. The racecraft in div. 3 is the best I have seen. My hat is off for the people who put together the S.N.A.I.L. racing league.👍
And congrats to Apmaddock for the great win!
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- Ice_Warden
Well I have to say that I had D2 wrapped up halfway in until I ran afoul of the track a couple of times while leading. I'm getting better though 
In hindsight, had I known Bowler was going to drive so well later in the evening, I wouldn't have let him have the race win at GVE
Kudos to Pando for having a good clean D2 debut! He had Madrid dialed in for sure.
To Kcheeb...I honestly thought you were doing the Clio thing on purpose. I came on you in qualifying in the bus stop on my last Q lap with a time that would have nailed pole by .5 secs but your car was in the way at the apex. You quickly exited the track when I tried to get by but I thought for sure you were driving the Clio on purpose. Either you hated the Alfa or some other reason. Never seen it done before so I didn't bother commenting. Sorry if it was partially my fault for not telling you.
Good racing though...screwed myself again...but less than usual
In hindsight, had I known Bowler was going to drive so well later in the evening, I wouldn't have let him have the race win at GVE
Kudos to Pando for having a good clean D2 debut! He had Madrid dialed in for sure.
To Kcheeb...I honestly thought you were doing the Clio thing on purpose. I came on you in qualifying in the bus stop on my last Q lap with a time that would have nailed pole by .5 secs but your car was in the way at the apex. You quickly exited the track when I tried to get by but I thought for sure you were driving the Clio on purpose. Either you hated the Alfa or some other reason. Never seen it done before so I didn't bother commenting. Sorry if it was partially my fault for not telling you.
Good racing though...screwed myself again...but less than usual
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i understand what you are saying, i have been on both sides of that, receiving motors or lending motors for a main event or whatever it takes, thats unusual these days though. From my experience and sounds like a lot of your experience this is at local club tracks, not for a national title or a big time championship (not saying snail is) and in no way was i saying it never happens, just saying don't expect it to happen so you can race.
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- the2armedmen
Back at ya buddy, you always give me a run in the Clio
For prize b if I don't get penalized I want to change the 8C to the FGT!
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- hillracing
I messed up last night and qualified on the wrong tires in the first race. Couldn't figure out why I was so slow all of a sudden. Would have started mid pack but changing tires made me start last. It's annoying that the game changes tires for you if you don't check them. Oh well guess that's better than forgetting to change cars. Lol.
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- Push-The-DZ
Oh my god what have you done!!!! Looks like next week with a lot of complaints, or atleast a lot of crashes
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- ChuthuluGoat
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- Apmaddock
We'll be riding the limiter again, unfortunately. I've no particular personal qualms with that, though I know some do. I just find it annoying.
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Headed to D1 with 2 arm to see if I can tame this beast
Garagefather
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I was practicing in my own lobby with the Cap and racing hard tires. When I went to D2 lobby it changed my tires to sports mediums??? I think the room may have initially been set for sports softs and my car auto changed to the closest thing I had available, which was sports mediums. All I know is that I never changed them.
I was forced to leave qualifying and change tires. In the end it worked out well for all the people using me to stop and corner. If I had sports soft on, I might not have been so helpful.
I had hoped the clio would have gone but the cap/madrid combo was so bad for so many it had to go.
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- Wolfsatz
Just a reminder to all SNAILs: Have you got your Wankels Ready for Tonight's Monday Mayhem event?
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- Luv2Coach
I think that's why I like the Clio combo, this combo, and the ZR1 @ Tokyo. They all require throttle control. Which, as you said,,,1 and dun.
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- jobyone71
I hope to bee there for the latter two events. I am tuning my FC now
Also shameless plug for next weeks event. We are running the PP Cap race next Monday.
S.N.A.I.L. PP Cap Racing Thread
We have 6 signed up so far and it looks like we will have a lot of cool cars on track
Our tests so far have been fun so please come give it a try.Registered Participants
1. Jobyone71 (Matte Dark Gray)- Gathers Drider Civic Race Car '98 (422) - Audi S3 '02 (412) - BMW M Coupe '98 (400) - Toyota MR2 1600G '86 (359) - Total PP 1593
2. Wolfsatz - VW Beetle Cup Car '00 (424) - Merc 190 E 2.5 - 16 Evolution '91 (361) - Lancia Statos '73 (417) PP - Audi Quattro '82 (UrQuattro) 406 - Total PP 1608
3. Dangerzone641 - Alfa Romeo 147 TI 2.0 Twin Spark '06 (365) - Mazda Eunos roadster J-limited II (NA) '93 (317) - Skyline Gt-R V • Spec II Nur (R34) '02 (479) - Clio Renault Sport V6 24v '00 (434) - Total PP 1595
4. Apmaddock - Spoon Fit Race Car '03 (376) - Honda S800 Race Car '68 (383) - Renault Sport Clio Renault Sport Trophy Race Car '00 (487) - Suzuki Alto Works RS-Z '97 (332) - Total PP 1578
5. Tezgm99 - Renault Megane 2.0 IDE Coupe '00 (372) - Nismo GT-R LM Road Going Version '95 (418) - Toyota MR2 1600G '86 (359) - Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo '95 (454) - Total PP 1603
6. Racefan78 - TBD
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- hillracing
Since everyone is promoting their races I figured I'd add a word or two about STaTS SNAIL's Team and Tuning Series. We've currently got 8 drivers signed up which leaves only 8 spots left for a full grid. Come on over to the thread and check it out. We're running the Toyota 86GT, Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ. https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=273782
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- Driftin_Assassin
Besides tonights Monday Mayhem, my Drift Event is also going in tonight. The orginal idea was for a Formula Drift/ D1 Gran Prix style event but I've decided to change it to a bring-what-you-have free drift session. The 500 HP limit and Comfort Hard tires still apply. Also, if you have a 4WD car, it must have a 10/90 torque split. I will post the room number 10 minutes before it is set to start. Which ever event you plan on joining, I hope you all have fun!
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