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- WhoAteMyRice
Yay I found it 
F-racer1995
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- RagingWarrior1 / F-racer1995
Me too
I just met my friend bombe32 in this lobby and rhyfelwr79 and FloodMeister just said type it here. 👍
Oh The green / yellow FGT - Lotus colours
I just met my friend bombe32 in this lobby and rhyfelwr79 and FloodMeister just said type it here. 👍
Oh The green / yellow FGT - Lotus colours
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- WhoAteMyRice
WhoAteMyRice
Dark Blue with some Black FGT
finally not 1-2 lap races online
Dark Blue with some Black FGT
finally not 1-2 lap races online
F-racer1995
(Banned)
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- RagingWarrior1 / F-racer1995
Oh why oh why 
goddammit 
I Can't even sign back into PSN that sucks badly!
Hope you guys have a great race
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goddammit I Can't even sign back into PSN that sucks badly! Hope you guys have a great race
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- WhoAteMyRice
That was an awesome race!!, lol rage"quitting"warrior
- 6,099
- Dolgellau
- rhyfelwr79
Fantastic race guys, shame on me for running out of fuel lol, i must buy a new calculator (brain). Well done to an almost perfect drive from nethereal (seb vettel). McLaren now have a commandind lead on the constructors championship.
Thanks to all those who took part and saw it out to the end
To the new applicants, ill add you to the roster, please make sure you turn up and stay for the duration of the race. Cheers.
Thanks to all those who took part and saw it out to the end
To the new applicants, ill add you to the roster, please make sure you turn up and stay for the duration of the race. Cheers.
- 1,735
- Orlando FL
- MontalvoMC
- MontalvoMC
I need to listen to Nethereal's fuel strat next time. Lol great race but was a little disappointed in all the corner cutting.
- 1,735
- Orlando FL
- MontalvoMC
- MontalvoMC
I honestly didn't hear leave it the system I started cutting corners when I saw Nethereal cut the chicanes.
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- WhoAteMyRice
lol I tried to stay in between the white lines but I| got passed a few times by people driving over the blue sections so I gave up on that.
Couldn't do many clean laps on Sarthe (was too tired) but we had some competition for 6th or 7th place with black and skatenj. We could do some praccing together before next race? Cutting chicanes is against Online Racin rules&guidelines. So I'm disappointed that rules were apparently modified without proper notice or then I missed it.
- 6,099
- Dolgellau
- rhyfelwr79
Pamp- think you and shem would benefit from practicing together and figuring out a pit strategy, its good to pick someone to race in the field if you find (like i did) that your in 6th for example just race for 5th and so on. If you cut corners on GVS you will find yourself last anyway so it will be a different race. Iv removed some of the no shows from the championship so as we continue we should build a good roster of dedicated drivers
The connection issues we all had did not help with the explaination of the chicane thing but next time hopefully half of us wont get disconnected just before the start lol
The connection issues we all had did not help with the explaination of the chicane thing but next time hopefully half of us wont get disconnected just before the start lol
- 6,099
- Dolgellau
- rhyfelwr79
Wow pamp, your really mad about this huh!
I lost connection with the online server 4 times at the briefing and couldnt get back in, so did roughly five others. I heard nethereal clearly state that due to enforcement issues the penalty system was taking care of the chicanes. Im sorry your annoyed but it was the same for all drivers. Did you miss the breifing somehow?
I lost connection with the online server 4 times at the briefing and couldnt get back in, so did roughly five others. I heard nethereal clearly state that due to enforcement issues the penalty system was taking care of the chicanes. Im sorry your annoyed but it was the same for all drivers. Did you miss the breifing somehow?
Hey Pamp,
I can understand where you are coming from
I'd like to say:
Rhyfe and I discussed this after last weekends race , and we figured that instead of having to watch a 1h20m replay ~ 10 times to make sure no one cut the chicanes, and hand out penalties accordingly, that we would let game handle the penalty system.
I am all for following the OLR rules to a 'T', but that usually alienates people when trying to get a series off the ground
I also clearly mentioned multiple times before the race that no penalties would be handed down for corner cutting, and that we would let the built in system hand out the penalties.
This also allowed all players to push the limits and find out how far they could cut.
I understand that it is not ideal, but neither is watching over 13 hours of replays just to hand out penalties... Rhyfe and myself are the only marshals, so even if we split the load halfway, its still at least 6 hours of replay checking per race, and at over a dozen races... i dont think either of us want to devote over 3 full days of our lives to checking the replays of an online series for fun
For next season, I suggest we switch to the other Sarthe layout, as I believe sand is much more prominent and makes any cutting nearly impossible.
Season 2 will see stricter regulations and marshalling, but for season 1, we just want to get through it without ruling with an iron fist while keeping everyone on even ground.
Rhyfe and I have taken note of this, and will double our efforts at letting participants know any rule modifications / omittance for upcoming races.
Hope this works for you!
PS: Rhyfe, had a look at the first few laps of the race from multiple peoples views, and didnt see penalty worthy activity.
However, I do want to point out: FloodMeister, regardless of you getting lapped / race almost over / ghost car, you shouldnt be swerving back and forth below speed while you see someone coming up fast behind you. keep to one side of the road and respect the other drivers by staying put - eventhough you were a ghostcar, swerving back and forth like that serves no real purpose other than trying to distract the closing car.
Not penalty worthy, but perhaps warning worthy
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- 6,099
- Dolgellau
- rhyfelwr79
Ok neth, roger that m8.
Sarth is put to bed for another season, GVS next, one of my most hated tracks with the FGT so ill be using a damage limitation strategy on that one, hope to be more competitive in the second season
Thanks for your help on the championship.
Sarth is put to bed for another season, GVS next, one of my most hated tracks with the FGT so ill be using a damage limitation strategy on that one, hope to be more competitive in the second season
Thanks for your help on the championship.
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- Melbourne,Aus
- pigboy_05
Interesting stuff.Track selection either very important or we all agree on sportsmanship rules,thats why i kept asking(for the people who have headphones)whats the deal.If 1 person is driving by these standards we all have too or his going to be mad and so would i.If we agree not to,we dont.I would like to do the sportsmanship thing,i hated tryin to get the fgt thru the last 2 chicanes at le mans in quali,as u didnt get penalised..Makes a huge difference to how comfortable a race feels,braking points for everyone is different,must sort it out.Makes a bit of sense now.Imagine an F1 race where the cars were darting out and braking later,then going wide,and all of them doing something different.Lets do Qualifying as a single lap deal,watched by all,thats the best scrutineering.We chat more bout that,i goin out now.I think im going to go to full car view as i can see all cars,OK 4 quali is bumpercam.I want to win and be quick but i would rather not do all the nudging and tapping at the start,nobody wins in that deal,if your bumpin(not intentionally,as sumtimes the lag causes"ghost taps")your not goin forward.The problem i see is beatin neth..lol.no great secret where to start guys,minimalize? mistakes,im a big offender,and i might be around him to see how we go if i can stop them.i only say this because (im sure he would agree) we were battling(i was getting lapped but it felt so good passing him down the straights..lol)down the straight and it was fun,think i relaxed a bit coz his car was see through,but he didnt just fly off into the distance until the big M(istakes) from me.And the little fella flood was keepin me honest,and got by me,i was like"how the...your doin good kid,dont sound so worried you got plenty of time if your only 12 yrs old,i didnt know mate so im sorry if i said any thing to offend,sure i didnt.i can also do some scrutineering,i have time if staffy doesnt mind,he just said its cool.i post more later when heads straighter
- 6,099
- Dolgellau
- rhyfelwr79
Hey Jas, thanks for the offer, ill get you in as steward for the next race as i dont want people feeling hard done by ref the chicane thing on sarth. Your right about neth too, its his lack of mistakes that send him way off into the distance which is of course where the skill lies. I find myself fast and competitive in short bursts but with one major mistake every few laps (on sarth) that adds up to losing a minute or so in 10 laps. In a few races time the pack will close up i think. I occasionally back up to avoid collisions at the start but not everyone does, one of the reasons of having such long races are hopefully you can take your time despite all this im still loving the championship!!
Just looked at your pics too, awesome cars and cute dog m8!
despite all this im still loving the championship!!Just looked at your pics too, awesome cars and cute dog m8!
Hey Jas, thanks for the offer, ill get you in as steward for the next race as i dont want people feeling hard done by ref the chicane thing on sarth. Your right about neth too, its his lack of mistakes that send him way off into the distance which is of course where the skill lies. I find myself fast and competitive in short bursts but with one major mistake every few laps (on sarth) that adds up to losing a minute or so in 10 laps. In a few races time the pack will close up i think. I occasionally back up to avoid collisions at the start but not everyone does, one of the reasons of having such long races are hopefully you can take your time
Just looked at your pics too, awesome cars and cute dog m8!
best advice i can give is what i told flood about pacing
start off @ 50% effort (if you are stressing yourself, you're going too hard!) - dont try and kill every corner - focus on following your lines. after a few laps of slowly notching up your force (for example, every lap add 10% effort) your lines will be natural. Once you get this feeling (its a strange but good feeling, kinda like driving warmup/cooldown laps very cleanly but not @ 100%), then you can start pushing your acceleration and your braking points.
*** ALWAYS SET YOURSELF UP FOR FAST EXITS OF CORNERS BEFORE STRAIGHT SECTIONS *** (this can make .5-2 seconds difference versus someone who had a poorly executed exit)
if u can get a few clean laps down while taking it easy, it will do wonders for your confidence, and help push you to lower those laptimes progressively
once you establish your lines - trust them!!
sometimes i catch myself paying attention to the car in front of me instead of the track - i force myself back to focusing on the track and my lines - this usually ends up in me catching the car in front of me because the lines are good, and making me faster. once you are right behind, that's where the fast exits help you take position! lines alone can even make you pass if the person lapses in concentration for a split second.
Use the draft to keep yourself on their tail until you go through a section where you know your lines are fast, thats when you should try to make your move!
hope this helps !
Edit: Have a look at my first 5 laps from the last (sarthe) race.
my first 3 were extremely poor, because i was pushing and not focus'ing on my lines.
Starting around lap 4, i got my trust back in my lines and started using it - thats what help me catch up
Pit strategy is important too (and good maths - Wink @ Rhyfe)
100Liters to start in your car - run some laps and figure out your average fuel per lap (while running hot) , this should help you plan out your pit strategy
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- 6,099
- Dolgellau
- rhyfelwr79
The pacing thing is good advice, i normally get a good exit as i do this while racing in real life, iv lost count of the times iv been attacked on the entry to a corner only to leave the following car trailing on the exit. Wheel is on its way now so this should help with the precision on the lines. Im annoyed as i was in second by a healthy margin before the fuel ran out (grrr) but its my own fault! I got the missus to drive me to the pits while i had a smoke to calm down haha.
I guess 5th was not bad considering!
Looking forward to trying the wheel competitively in a few weeks time.
I guess 5th was not bad considering!
Looking forward to trying the wheel competitively in a few weeks time.
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