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450pp Street Car Tuners Club -- Nightly 9:45-12:00 EDT
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I think most people have 2-3 cars to use, but my thought is...If I dont win with it...run it again. Until the well is dry, I'm returning for more water
I have found myself changing between every race.
Mind you, I come nowhere close to winning any of them. I've just built out so many cars now. I want to test them all at least once, but... several of them are just fun to drive. They are really a blast. I should just stick to the fastest one I have. So far, that is an Integra. It isn't the most fun, but it is fun.
On a slight tangent (they are connected in my head), the problem with the room night before last, anyone doing poorly (hanging very far back with me) would quit to the lobby, or just park on the side of the track and honk their horn. Wha-? I just don't understand quitting.
Then again, it could be because I'm a giant loser, and as such, have never had the chance to understand winning.
Garris, are you referring to those custom tracks at Mount Aso? I quit to the side of the track because the tracks were not fun (sorry leadbedr). And on the occasions when I do quit, it is when I am dead last and not battling anybody and I would rather watch the race instead.
Edit - I didn't honk my horn though - although I did think that was funny.
Edit - I didn't honk my horn though - although I did think that was funny.
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Garris, are you referring to those custom tracks at Mount Aso? I quit to the side of the track because the tracks were not fun (sorry leadbedr). And on the occasions when I do quit, it is when I am dead last and not battling anybody and I would rather watch the race instead.
Edit - I didn't honk my horn though - although I did think that was funny.
I would actually honk back as I passed that crowd. I didn't hear any horns, though. That track was completely rubbish though.
The first Mt. Aso track wasn't so bad. I don't remember who, but I was trying to catch up with someone that was faster than me. He waited to late in the hairpin and hit the fence. I got past him, knowing he could catch up and overtake me in another lap or so. He quit to lobby instead.
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- runfromcheney
I think I'll join you guys tonight. This is my first time in a tuner room so I don't have a complete arsenal of cars to throw around, I'll just bring my 91 NSX and see where I can go.
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- runfromcheney
I had fun! Even though I was modding/tuning my cars as I went and spent most of my time sucking the air out of the room and finishing last. Eh, I'll get my crap together and have some good cars prepared for the next time around!
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Good times. There were some pubbers that snuck in but for the most part they behaved. I was ready to kick one guy after Tsukuba but he left before the end of the race. He kept trying to push me off the track in his green Civic. There must be a bunch of rooms out there where the Civic is fast...this ain't one of them. Several pubbers complained about the tires and I just laughed.
Tsukuba - I tried out the Supra but I had to apply 15% power reduction. I exited to the pits to make sure everyone was in the right car and of course got dumped to the back of the starting grid. It was too slow on the straights but without any suspension tuning was very quick through the turns. Persistence paid off and after a few laps I started getting around cars.
Suzuka - I got disconnected from the room so I rejoined and didn't get a qualifying lap in. That put me in the middle of the pack. I ditched the Supra in favor of the 97 MR2 which had better straight line speed. I worked my way through the lap 1 carnage and made it to about 4th position. I spent the rest of the race battling and finally getting 2nd while Sl3ight was no where to be found. I looked at the lap times after and I wouldn't have caught him anyway.
Fuji - My MR2 has a very sloppy suspension. I increased the spring rates a little but I just didn't have the precision to keep up with the leaders. I had some great battles for 3rd position though.
Tokyo - The leader took off and I was left battling for 2nd again.
Video from Suzuka. I was looking forward to picking people off one by one, but no one could stay on the track and tons of people were cutting corners and getting penalties. AOK and I had a good battle but he tried to pass on the outside of those sharp turns. I gave him as much room as I could but we still made contact. Not exactly a good place to attempt a pass but he didn't have the straight line speed to take me anywhere else (most likely due to the addition of the rear wing).
Tsukuba - I tried out the Supra but I had to apply 15% power reduction. I exited to the pits to make sure everyone was in the right car and of course got dumped to the back of the starting grid. It was too slow on the straights but without any suspension tuning was very quick through the turns. Persistence paid off and after a few laps I started getting around cars.
Suzuka - I got disconnected from the room so I rejoined and didn't get a qualifying lap in. That put me in the middle of the pack. I ditched the Supra in favor of the 97 MR2 which had better straight line speed. I worked my way through the lap 1 carnage and made it to about 4th position. I spent the rest of the race battling and finally getting 2nd while Sl3ight was no where to be found. I looked at the lap times after and I wouldn't have caught him anyway.
Fuji - My MR2 has a very sloppy suspension. I increased the spring rates a little but I just didn't have the precision to keep up with the leaders. I had some great battles for 3rd position though.
Tokyo - The leader took off and I was left battling for 2nd again.
Video from Suzuka. I was looking forward to picking people off one by one, but no one could stay on the track and tons of people were cutting corners and getting penalties. AOK and I had a good battle but he tried to pass on the outside of those sharp turns. I gave him as much room as I could but we still made contact. Not exactly a good place to attempt a pass but he didn't have the straight line speed to take me anywhere else (most likely due to the addition of the rear wing).
He can even bump draft in corners!
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- diabolicwyvern
Spent a few hours @ Toscana Tuesday with Graham, Twichie, Bowtie and 4-5 others, so I'm hoping this is a semi-fixture (just not on Tuesday)
I did enter lounge and watch the Tokyo race. I saw Mr2s, NSX's and MRS's everywhere though and realizing I only made a 22B and Legacy B4..I quickly left
I did enter lounge and watch the Tokyo race. I saw Mr2s, NSX's and MRS's everywhere though and realizing I only made a 22B and Legacy B4..I quickly left
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That was actually me in the Supra. When he drove through me on the straight that was strike 1. When I saw the NSX go flying off the track in front of him that was strike 2. Then he started pushing me off the track after the first hairpin. That was strike 3. I had to push back because he would've put me in the grass on the right side. When he finally went around me, I gently nudged him in the door panel to see how he liked it. Evidently, he didn't like it very much because he went straight for the punt on the next turn as you pointed out. Everything after that was him crying to momma because he found a room where people were actually fast drivers.
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Lol he drives like me in with a controller. So glad I have a wheel
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Lol he drives like me in with a controller. So glad I have a wheel
I have a controller. I am rubbish.
I am still better than that lime Civic.
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Yeah, it seems as though the MR cars dominate. My Supra felt good, but it just didn't have the straight line speed. I had a WRX from a previous night but didn't bother to switch to it.I saw Mr2s, NSX's and MRS's everywhere though and realizing I only made a 22B and Legacy B4..I quickly left
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i feel sorry for that red NSX! shame on that guy!
That was me in the red NSX that got punted. If you watch closely in the beginning, after the first turn he hits me in corner of my rear bumper and sent me fishtailing onto the straight. I left the room after that race and built a 1996 Evo for the next race with hopes taking that idiot out if he tried that crap again, but he was gone when I got back. I was afraid to bring the NSX back out for the rest of the night seeing how it got knocked around so easily.
