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Choose to retire because I really wasn't feeling it. Before qualifying even started I knew I was about 1 minute off the pace, so that alone made me know I was in for another back marker long haul. Choco gave me a glimmer of hope going off early after the start like that, at least giving me 6th position to contend for.....for a while. Even he caught up to me and took off just as quickly as the rest of you. Really wasn't in the mood to be a tired moving chicane for the night so I really had to just call it quits. Hope this isn't frowned apon.
I try and go in to each one of these events with my head held high, and say to myself "Tonight I will learn something. Tonight I will improve and tonight I will race with whoever I can, to the best of my abilities.". I know to be successful, I need to race with successful drivers. Iron sharpens iron, so I figure at some point I'll be moving up in the field. I know I can beat some of you in time trials on occasion, so my potential is there some where.
But it does get hard, especially on nights like this, where that damn Tomahawk X at the ring seasonal nearly drove me insane (still haven't pulled a clean lap! Getting close though). It gets hard to keep finding the positives, so yeah, my motivation goes down sometimes.
I do wish there were more short events, like those 20 minute touring car races we did recently. I can stand those much better . Isn't so much of long, drawn out form of suffering.
👍 Shows how tired I've become. Thanks for that. I'll add it into this post anyway to keep it official.Just wanted to put this in the correct thread for tonight's race:
So, your glad six racers showed up or, are you glad only six showed upI'm glad no one but six of you came out.
So, your glad six racers showed up or, are you glad only six showed up
👍 Shows how tired I've become. Thanks for that. I'll add it into this post anyway to keep it official.
Choose to retire because I really wasn't feeling it. Before qualifying even started I knew I was about 1 minute off the pace, so that alone made me know I was in for another back marker long haul. Choco gave me a glimmer of hope going off early after the start like that, at least giving me 6th position to contend for.....for a while. Even he caught up to me and took off just as quickly as the rest of you. Really wasn't in the mood to be a tired moving chicane for the night so I really had to just call it quits. Hope this isn't frowned apon.
I try and go in to each one of these events with my head held high, and say to myself "Tonight I will learn something. Tonight I will improve and tonight I will race with whoever I can, to the best of my abilities.". I know to be successful, I need to race with successful drivers. Iron sharpens iron, so I figure at some point I'll be moving up in the field. I know I can beat some of you in time trials on occasion, so my potential is there some where.
But it does get hard, especially on nights like this, where that damn Tomahawk X at the ring seasonal nearly drove me insane (still haven't pulled a clean lap! Getting close though). It gets hard to keep finding the positives, so yeah, my motivation goes down sometimes.
I do wish there were more short events, like those 20 minute touring car races we did recently. I can stand those much better . Isn't so much of long, drawn out form of suffering.
So, here's my advice
1) Read the OP
2) Go over the race schedule and find the races you feel you will enjoy
3) Practice for those races as they approach. Put in the time and effort necessary to improve and do well.
4) Turn ABS on and set it to 1. At the Red Bull Ring you were cornering well, but I made up a lot time under braking.
5) Practice again for races as they approach. Put in the time and effort necessary to improve and do well.
6) Finish the races you start, quitting them is a bad habit to get into.
7) Ask for advice, everyone in this league will be glad to help you. That includes practicing with you and tutoring.
The Tomahawk X at the ring is nuts. I didn't enjoy that one bit. Well, not until I got a free car that goes 450 mph and a bunch of credits.
You asked me not to send you reminders so I didn't, then you show up and don't even know what car we are racing which I assume means you did not practice
I'm in the same boat whodoyouthink, no time for practice. Luckily, i seem to be finding time an hour or two before race time to get some laps in lately. It has helped me, but i need a lot of practice to be competitive with the faster turtles. It just so happens that last night all the fast guys showed up, lol. That's why you felt slow, not necessarily a good benchmark for you though.
That track is very difficult to learn as there are so many corners. It would take me days to get it down and train my brain. I kept braking at corners where i didnt have to and only lifting at corners i needed to brake earlier. It was very depressing to be a good 10-15 seconds off pace despite my practice time. But, i stuck it out and barely missed finishing the 11th lap within 3 minutes of psycho. Boy did that piss me off to see the finish line and have the timer end just prior. All because of a couple mistakes on lap 10 and 11. Not to mention the many on laps 1-9
Anyway, that's how i motivate myself to finish these events when i am way off pace. Set a goal. Whether it be hitting a lap time, avoiding getting lapped, not finishing last, beating RacingOtaku, whatever it is, i put it in my mind and it keeps me interested and focussed on the tough nights.
I really enjoyed the car on that track, but i do wish my pace were better ( and i didnt make so many mistakes mainly).
We do seem to have lost a lot of our division B members this year. Maybe we need to rethink going back to 2 divisions; it does help psychologically to encourage everyone to stay involved if they know they may not be as fast as the division 1 guys, but they can still fight for a podium in there own level.
Just a thought.
That's what i'm getting at though. Motivation to show would be to know they are also running their own race with separate standings. Same room, but 2 divisions basically like we have done many times.
It's just psychological and was all i meant. No idea whether it would encourage anyone new to join or not or bring back some old regulars...
I was only thinking out loud as i miss racing with them.
I do vaguely remember the lower tier divisions now that you bring it up. It was probably over a year ago, or close to it, that I last raced in this before starting up again how ever recently is was this year (I think earlier this month/late May).
Being off the pace was one thing, but the other was getting to the point that the field spread out so much that you could be in 4th or 5th and not be near anyone to battle for a position. Now, that kind of is a natural effect of endurance racing, but still, it does become discouraging when it's almost every race. I remember only getting a good 10-15mins of actual racing out of 1hr races because of this. I would keep thinking to myself, this isn't what I showed up for, it feels like a time trial now.
Still, the league still has its positives, and trying to force big changes when for the most part other drivers can work with it, is silly. Not like I can't balance out my interests by joining a sprint league to keep that part of me happy, while still managing to keep a decent career in this league going as well. No point in putting all my eggs in one basket when I'm looking for more than one type of racing out of the community.
I miss racing with the old regulars as well. That is the main reason I like racing multiple Divisions in one room. Hopefully GT7 will allow enough drivers in a room to have a good representation of every Division.
One thing I actually try to avoid, even though it usually bites me. For now it probably would be a better idea for me to avoid the lockups and add more difficulty than I need. I have been keeping my braking on the cautious side though, so I've definitely been loosing tons of time at crucial corners.
Finally...practice, practice, practice. I know it sounds cliche, but it can be important.
Practice? pfft!
I thought that's why you didn't show up, no practice. When do you race at VIR?
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Round 1: Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit | July 4, 2015 | 45 Laps
Round 2: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | August 22, 2015 | 38 Laps
Round 3: Autodromo Nazionale Monza | September 5, 2015 | 48 Laps
Round 4: Suzuka Circuit 2014 | September 26, 2015 | 45 Laps
RACE SETTINGS
Tuning: Prohibited
Pit Stops: 1 Mandatory
Tires: Racing Medium / Racing Hard - Both compounds must be used
Tire Wear-Fuel Consumption: Normal
Mechanical Damage: Off
Penalty: Game System Off - Subject to Video Review
Visible Damage: Off
Start: Fastest first from qualifying session
Car: Red Bull X2014 Junior - 3 of each color - First come, first served
How to enter: Post your request to join along with your color choice in this thread.
POINTS SYSTEM
K1st place - 33 points
.2nd place - 30 points
_3rd place - 28 points
_4th place - 26 points
_5th place - 24 points
_6th place - 22 points
_7th place - 20 points
_8th place - 18 points
_9th place - 16 points
10th place - 14 points
11th place - 12 points
12th place - 10 points
13th place - _8 points
14th place - _6 points
15th place - _4 points
16th place - _2 points
Only your top 3 finishes will be scored
Bonus Points: 1 point for 1st place finishes in all 3 races for a possible 100 points
RED BULL X2014 JUNIOR COLOR SELECTION
Blue
1 - RacingOtaku86
2 -
3 -
White
1 -
2 -
3 -
Yellow
1 - micantony
2 -
3 -
Red
1 - Psycho-Tuber
2 -
3 -
Orange
1 - Dolph Drago
2 -
3
Crimson
1 - randy1122
2 -
3 -
Black
1 - GTRacer22
2 - Schmiggz
3 -
TURTLE RACING LEAGUE - FLEX RACING SERIES
This week! Got to practice...
Fyi: if there is room, you can come out and race, even if you're not going for the whole championship (all 4 races). Psycho can confirm this, but i think it's ok.