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[DesertPenguin09]

No one said it had to be endless. Just start with a few cars you like and want to see how they drive, or you may already have a few select choice favorites.

 

[Schmiggz]

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Please head to the D4 thread as soon as possible so we can discuss combo choices.

 

[watermelon punch]

Well, for my part, I never said that people should not test their picks at all, that's madness.
Just that if you want to explore outside a select few known favourites (which have been raced to death), it would be helpful to know some parameters in both faults and "been there, done that", before you sit down for a test session when you only have an hour to spare, and 500,000 credits.

 

[Dragonwhisky]

In the read only sheet... It didn't let me sort because it was set to having header row... but there is no header row. Yet the data sort thing is frozen to believe that there is a header row.
Maybe if someone can go in and create a frozen header row, that would be helpful?

I have a whiz in the makeshift club that's been helping me with spreadsheets, so I'm learning...One of my own things is trying to rotate car-list/track combos so nobody gets deja vu & to help people pick combos that are "new & different". So I've come up with a spreadsheet for that.
I think I can modify that for snail combos... Put together a tally where cars / tracks get marked off.

So then peeps can easily see what cars have been used, and on what tracks, and how recently... if they're having trouble coming up with an idea, or don't have time to be testing a bunch.

Also could be nice to mark off cars that stink up in tuning prohibited on some tracks, and check them off for those tracks w/ a warning that they hit the limiter or whatever.
I happen to know several of those, and I bet others do too. And it would save each individual winner from having to actually test a bunch of combos to come up with something that works. Say they have 2 ideas... they go to the list and see, no wait, Lexus IS 200 98 hits the limiter on long straights... so they won't have to bother considering Indy RC or whatever.

I'm not quite sure how to do this, but I could at least get the data together, and then maybe someone smarter than me can improve on it.
I have too much time on my hands at the moment, so I'm already deep into the rabbit's burrow anyhow.
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Not trying to be offensive here watermelon, but I don't think you have quite enough perspective to say you're deep down the rabbit hole. From the SNAIL sheet your trying to work with you can still see plenty of daylight. If you're not careful with your statements about how much time you have on your hands, someone may snatch you off the ledge you're standing on now and there's no padding to cushion the bruising you're likely to take getting to the bottom and no air bag to land in if/when you do hit the bottom. There's a couple of us, myself, @msgt-sd , @JLBowler, that are pretty deep in the SNAIL Data warren but I think I'm the only one besides the evil bunny that dug it that's been all the way down. @msgt-sd is about to need some serious gear though, if he plans to make it where he set out for.

At any rate. Both of those combo history sheets can be manipulated to show just 1 car and the dates and tracks it was raced at, or any combination thereof. Pictures below. You'll have to excuse the crappy lines, the windows snipping tool leaves much to be desired when it comes to editing the screen shots you can take with it.

Click the Filter Tool.

Row 1 will stay put but you can filter everything else, in or out of the view, by clicking the arrows at the right end of each column "header", which, without having specific permission to edit this file/sheet, will be row 1.

Once you've made your selections for one or all three filters your list will be limited to just those items you picked.

I'd like to remind you watermelon, you took the red pill of your own free will. What happens now is all on you.

Edit; forgot to mention, all of the above was done without being logged in to google, on any account.

 

[aerolite]

I'm still amazed at how many drivers we have over the age of 40. And to think we might not have had all this data if I never asked people their age!

I might regret asking this, , but I would love to know why you're so amazed!

 

[DesertPenguin09]

Because the general public looks at video games as a youngster's thing. 30 and under. I've known since playing GT5 online that there are plenty of older wiser fellows.

 

[USERID_77a23]

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@CoachMK21
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@gotdirt410sp
@IceManFan_7
@JJLopez427
@Lessen
@oharagbr19
@SolidSnake7735
@whatbadgerseat

Please head to the D4 thread as soon as possible so we can discuss combo choices.

Believe if prizes remain as is, each driver of the division are to give individual combo choices for the winner to choose.

 

[TomMang_68]

Because the general public looks at video games as a youngster's thing. 30 and under. I've known since playing GT5 online that there are plenty of older wiser fellows.

This is no "video game" this is Gran Turismo "The real driving simulator"

Edit: quick question : is it ok to create a room in the community to run a different combo than the current ones, as long as it's using the same standards(no tuning;correct tires, etc.) ?

 

[STEAMER62]

Well, for my part, I never said that people should not test their picks at all, that's madness.
Just that if you want to explore outside a select few known favourites (which have been raced to death), it would be helpful to know some parameters in both faults and "been there, done that", before you sit down for a test session when you only have an hour to spare, and 500,000 credits.

cheers

 

[watermelon punch]

Re @Dragonwhisky Thanks I'm not well versed in google docs - particularly in a read-only format. (like being in the passenger seat. haha) Trying multiple sorting simultaneously is still escaping me, that may take some fooling about.

But don't worry, I'm not taking any pills (unless prescribed by a medical practitioner LOL), but have you seen the club I've organized? I'm already too far gone.

Because the general public looks at video games as a youngster's thing. 30 and under. I've known since playing GT5 online that there are plenty of older wiser fellows.

I think that largely depends on the game, as far as the demographics. Especially as time has gone on.
I've been playing video games since the 1980s. Many of them back about 15 years ago, I got into recommended to me by one of my woman friends.
SOME people playing GT are still unsettled by my gender, then when they find out my age, they have a coniption.

 

[Hellbringer69]

Because the general public looks at video games as a youngster's thing. 30 and under. I've known since playing GT5 online that there are plenty of older wiser fellows.

Some of us were kids when pong came out and have been playing some form of video games since.

 

[aerolite]

Because the general public looks at video games as a youngster's thing. 30 and under. I've known since playing GT5 online that there are plenty of older wiser fellows.

Glad you finished with "older wiser fellows"

 

[watermelon punch]

Some of us were kids when pong came out and have been playing some form of video games since.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. I think I played that in the 70s at a friend's house in her mother's room! So I was underestimating the time frame of my video games experience.

Edit: I just looked up the release date of Atari 2600... I believe my family got it the 2nd (not the first) holiday season it was available... which would put that in the 70s.
where has the time gone???

(Also, my mother was the driving force for us getting that console at the time - and she was over 40 at that time. My husband also set her up playing gran turismo here when she stayed with us, and she really liked it.)

 

[BayouSimDrifter]

damn i got 4th..... that ruf needs a slower track so it wont slide so much

 

[STEAMER62]

Because the general public looks at video games as a youngster's thing. 30 and under. I've known since playing GT5 online that there are plenty of older wiser fellows.

 

[vsfit]

Not trying to be offensive here watermelon, but I don't think you have quite enough perspective to say you're deep down the rabbit hole. From the SNAIL sheet your trying to work with you can still see plenty of daylight. If you're not careful with your statements about how much time you have on your hands, someone may snatch you off the ledge you're standing on now and there's no padding to cushion the bruising you're likely to take getting to the bottom and no air bag to land in if/when you do hit the bottom. There's a couple of us, myself, @msgt-sd , @JLBowler, that are pretty deep in the SNAIL Data warren but I think I'm the only one besides the evil bunny that dug it that's been all the way down. @msgt-sd is about to need some serious gear though, if he plans to make it where he set out for.

At any rate. Both of those combo history sheets can be manipulated to show just 1 car and the dates and tracks it was raced at, or any combination thereof. Pictures below. You'll have to excuse the crappy lines, the windows snipping tool leaves much to be desired when it comes to editing the screen shots you can take with it.

Click the Filter Tool.
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Row 1 will stay put but you can filter everything else, in or out of the view, by clicking the arrows at the right end of each column "header", which, without having specific permission to edit this file/sheet, will be row 1.
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Once you've made your selections for one or all three filters your list will be limited to just those items you picked.

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I'd like to remind you watermelon, you took the red pill of your own free will. What happens now is all on you.

Edit; forgot to mention, all of the above was done without being logged in to google, on any account.

Darn it Dragon, I really wanted to see how this was going to play itself out!
Step 1- Read the FUD
Step 2- Read the FUD
Step 3 - 40000000000,00000000000,000000000.00 Read the FUD
Step whatever- PM the stewards if you need further explanation or clarification on a specific topic.

 

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[Schmiggz]

Believe if prizes remain as is, each driver of the division are to give individual combo choices for the winner to choose.

Yeah but in D4 we try to work things in a more collective way so the winner doesn't have to choose from 10000 different options.

 

[Schmiggz]

Some of us were kids when pong came out and have been playing some form of video games since.

I'm right there buddy, right there.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

Does anybody like Sriracha sauce? I have a Roasted Garlic Sriracha BBQ Sauce and it is so god damn good.

 

[JLBowler]

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@IceManFan_7
@JJLopez427
@Lessen
@oharagbr19
@SolidSnake7735
@whatbadgerseat

Please head to the D4 thread as soon as possible so we can discuss combo choices.

Believe if prizes remain as is, each driver of the division are to give individual combo choices for the winner to choose.

User is right. It's individual suggestions in the main thread and then IceManFan chooses one. It's not a collaboration to pick one combo privately and hand it to the group. That is, of course, once the all clear is given.

 

[watermelon punch]

It's not a collaboration to pick one combo privately and hand it to the group.

Is it against the rules to be in cahoots though? I don't know how that could be prevented even so.
I just assumed people were in cahoots.

 

[hognhominy]

sriracha is awesome.

So how many/who is going to the Rolex24 @ Daytona?

I have missed the last few years but need to deliver a motor to Atlanta this week, which is conveniently 1/3 of the way to Daytona.

I know @GumballCGT will be there, with a much nicer view...

 

[Dragonwhisky]

Edit: quick question : is it ok to create a room in the community to run a different combo than the current ones, as long as it's using the same standards(no tuning;correct tires, etc.) ?

Absolutely yes. Outside of Sunday and Thursday, the club lobby feature can be used however the hosts desire. If you make your lobby a public one however, it would be appreciated if it's held to the highest SNAIL Standards.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

So how many/who is going to the Rolex24 @ Daytona?

I have missed the last few years but need to deliver a motor to Atlanta this week, which is conveniently 1/3 of the way to Daytona.

I know @GumballCGT will be there, with a much nicer view...

I'd love to but I'm in New York. I did go to the 6 Hours of Glen last year. I was there for the whole weekend of racing. Definitely doing that again this year.

I work 7-12 on Saturday so I can catch the beginning live and I'm 10-4 Sunday so I can record the rest of it to watch little by little through the week.

 

[USERID_77a23]

Yeah but in D4 we try to work things in a more collective way so the winner doesn't have to choose from 10000 different options.

there would be 11 choices if, your post tagging racers was the number that was raced,,,
i would never let someone choose the track or car or combination for me .. in the past i usually narrow my personal choice down to 2 or 3 then bring those to the group and feel out what the vibe is. in ice's circumstance i think id want to hear each ones choice so i could narrow down to 2 or 3, and again feel those out before making my decision.
this is actually a chance for everyone who raced D4 to give their 2nd favorite(save best combo for your own prizeA?) combo a chance at the sunday show

 

[Falango]

Because the general public looks at video games as a youngster's thing. 30 and under. I've known since playing GT5 online that there are plenty of older wiser fellows.

I think video games being seen as a kids and teens and early adults thing isn't really accurate anymore. I think video games have more or less followed the generation that really brought them to the forefront. I'd think that gamers are still mostly in their teens to twenties, but the thirties and older are slowly getting more into it because we are aging with the gaming industry, and still gaming. GT definitely offers something for anybody that loves cars and racing, so age is just a number at that point.

I do agree with you in the sense that the general public, that isn't interested in gaming, might see it as a childish, meaningless, noneducational waste of time that people under 30 do, but it isn't necessarily that anymore. It can be educational, artistic, even influential.

 

[chevron]

I think video games being seen as a kids and teens and early adults thing isn't really accurate anymore. I think video games have more or less followed the generation that really brought them to the forefront. I'd think that gamers are still mostly in their teens to twenties, but the thirties and older are slowly getting more into it because we are aging with the gaming industry, and still gaming. GT definitely offers something for anybody that loves cars and racing, so age is just a number at that point.

I do agree with you in the sense that the general public, that isn't interested in gaming, might see it as a childish, meaningless, noneducational waste of time that people under 30 do, but it isn't necessarily that anymore. It can be educational, artistic, even influential.

A new funny trend developing is kids not even playing mainstream games. The next generation is playing minecraft on a cell phone/tablet and watching 'Let's Play' videos instead of playing themselves... By the time i'm 50, videogames as we know them could be an old guy hobby...

 

[Schmiggz]

Video games is like music, every genre has its own followers and games like call of duty or granturismo are like The Beatles, transversal to several generations.

 

[llNovall]

I like to consider games like Mario Bros and Mega Man video games. Today's modern online gaming such as shooter and driving simulation in my eyes are no longer considered video games. To me they are strategy and skill based, like an animated moving chess match. And, I consider Gran Turismo, especially when ran within the SNAIL league, is as close as many of us can afford to get to competitive wheel to wheel racing. I call it virtual racing, not a video game. That's my take at 35, and even my wife has begun to understand it as a hobby, not wasted time.