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double post fail! my bad.
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Forcednduckshn's Lounge - Clean Spec Racing
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- 713
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- Forcednduckshn
It's all good man, thanks for the post. As I've said in earlier posts, I was fast enough to make it (#24 in the country despite not posting a proper Eifel time), but issues beyond my control (DFGT ******** the bed) prevented me from getting there. Still, as a simulation Time Trialer, there is a lot of room for growth on my part. I think a Forcednduckshn with more driving simulator experience would have got it done. And I got beat by some of the best in the United States (Look at the all star list in the NE) Therefore, I am dedicating the next year of my life to rounding out my skill set as an expert course analyzer and TT'r in GT5. All of the folks in the Northeast, save for maybe 1 or 2, all have many years driving competitively in multiple simulator platforms across many time trial events. I started GT5 basically in December. Like any driving discipline, TT'ing is a skill set. Mark my words, with another year of ferocious practice and well though-out, step-by-step improvement, I will come out next year battling at the very top instead of near the top. I will not go quietly in to the night in the pursuit of my dream. All that I need to be satisfied is for one real opportunity. I will get to Silverstone next time around, should the GT Academy come back to the U.S.
My success and pace against the very best in online racing environments only fuels my desire to match their level in a TT environment. With each minute in the simulator, I get closer. 👍
Spec lobby will be open tonight at 9PM Eastern Time. Look forward to seeing you there!
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- blindsidefive0
I hope to join for a short period of time after my rookie go-kart league at F1 Boston. I had some bad luck 2 weeks ago, and my championship points lead is only 1 point
Best case scenario I'm on from about 10:30 to just after midnight.
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- GTP_SohnVonStig
That is what this post made me think of
I may not be able to make it tonight, but I hope I can blow off the family for some race time 
(god that sounds bad 
...)Although, now that I think about it...your comment about every moment in the simulator makes me think of tron
BTW as obnoxious as this post may sound to people who don't know me, I'd like to say that that was the most inspirational SimRacing monologue I've ever heard Nick. If I could make the whole damn thing my sig I would
(and here I was about to give up on TTing and take up drifting
)- 713
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- Forcednduckshn
I hope to join for a short period of time after my rookie go-kart league at F1 Boston. I had some bad luck 2 weeks ago, and my championship points lead is only 1 point
Best case scenario I'm on from about 10:30 to just after midnight.
"The nudge of God" will set you free.
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- Forcednduckshn
BTW as obnoxious as this post may sound to people who don't know me, I'd like to say that that was the most inspirational SimRacing monologue I've ever heard Nick. If I could make the whole damn thing my sig I would
Lol...I can't view pictures at work usually. What is it a picture of?
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- GTP_SohnVonStig
It's a youtube video of bravehearts freedom speech
BTW just put in an order for a gt3rs + CS pedals + h-shifter you inspired me so much 
Selling 90% of my other games just seems to make sense now
And why do I have an xbox360??? Owell, final outcome - "free" Wheel - 713
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- Forcednduckshn
Hahaha! Hey man, it all starts with good quality equipment. Sorry for the brainwashing speech lol. I guess it's a by-product of me feeling the need to keep it real as close 100% of the time as possible.
Would you be willing, to trade ALL the days....from this day to that...for one chance, JUST ONE CHANCE....
Would you be willing, to trade ALL the days....from this day to that...for one chance, JUST ONE CHANCE....
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Hahaha! Hey man, it all starts with good quality equipment. Sorry for the brainwashing speech lol. I guess it's a by-product of me feeling the need to keep it real as close 100% of the time as possible.
Would you be willing, to trade ALL the days....from this day to that...for one chance, JUST ONE CHANCE....
YES I WOULD
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- swansea ma.
- gravydavy35
:idea:Lets combine lounges tonight?
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- S_Diem
I'll be there tonight for sure.
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- BajaJohn/GTP_TheCheef
Hell yeah man, that's the attitude right there! I've got a triathlon team swim practice tonight at 6:00 but I'm going to bail early and catch an earlier bus home to make it online around 8:00 to hopefully catch at least a little bit of racing tonight! See you guys there
Sean
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- S_Diem
+1 this sucks. 
Maybe open up a few more slots?
Maybe open up a few more slots?- 713
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- Forcednduckshn
Hey Everyone, first things first, "wow." Tonight was perhaps the most difficult room to be successful in. I was lucky to snatch 4-5 podiums or so over 3 hours, other races like Nurburgring GP/F I was just off the pace. A combination of 4 hours sleep clearly killed my edge, but it's also due to the ferocious pace of the room as a whole. Pretty Intense and thanks to everyone that joined.
For all you stragglers trying to get in! I am going to try and open the room up to 16. I really hope this does not cause connection issues, we'll try it out. Best case, try and get in around the time I open it (will try to post the time plus or minus 30 minutes) and I will msg all friends before hand with a 15 minute warning and then a full "Lobby Open." I would love to have all you guys - just get in early! This also helps to eliminate the 1-2 randoms that might pop up in the first 15 minutes.
I have to say, man... HTrio, is no joke. He's quiet, doesn't talk much at all...but boy oh boy is his pace across multiple cars and tracks astounding. Glenn,Conman,Choate,Ghoast, Blindside,Cheef,Gravy,TxDriven,3wide,Stig,Joey,T/A all battling it out. Tonight I honestly wouldn't have minded just "watching" all of the races and observing. I might do this one of the upcoming nights, we'll see. Shout out to Zerolm- great driving and thanks for the kudos throughout the night, lol!
Any, will try to host tomorrow and redeem myself, if not it may not open till Thursday. Will keep you posted.
Cheers,
Nick
For all you stragglers trying to get in!
I am going to try and open the room up to 16. I really hope this does not cause connection issues, we'll try it out. Best case, try and get in around the time I open it (will try to post the time plus or minus 30 minutes) and I will msg all friends before hand with a 15 minute warning and then a full "Lobby Open." I would love to have all you guys - just get in early! This also helps to eliminate the 1-2 randoms that might pop up in the first 15 minutes.I have to say, man... HTrio, is no joke. He's quiet, doesn't talk much at all...but boy oh boy is his pace across multiple cars and tracks astounding. Glenn,Conman,Choate,Ghoast, Blindside,Cheef,Gravy,TxDriven,3wide,Stig,Joey,T/A all battling it out. Tonight I honestly wouldn't have minded just "watching" all of the races and observing. I might do this one of the upcoming nights, we'll see. Shout out to Zerolm- great driving and thanks for the kudos throughout the night, lol!
Any, will try to host tomorrow and redeem myself, if not it may not open till Thursday. Will keep you posted.
Cheers,
Nick
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Hey Everyone, first things first, "wow." Tonight was perhaps the most difficult room to be successful in. I was lucky to snatch 4-5 podiums or so over 3 hours, other races like Nurburgring GP/F I was just off the pace. A combination of 4 hours sleep clearly killed my edge, but it's also due to the ferocious pace of the room as a whole. Pretty Intense and thanks to everyone that joined.
For all you stragglers trying to get in!
I have to say, man... HTrio, is no joke. He's quiet, doesn't talk much at all...but boy oh boy is his pace across multiple cars and tracks astounding. Glenn,Conman,Choate,Ghoast, Blindside,Cheef,Gravy,TxDriven,3wide,Stig,Joey,T/A all battling it out. Tonight I honestly wouldn't have minded just "watching" all of the races and observing. I might do this one of the upcoming nights, we'll see.
Any, will try to host tomorrow and redeem myself, if not it may not open till Thursday. Will keep you posted.
Cheers,
Nick
Sorry I rage-quit on the nurb battle at the end :/ I'm so freakin tired of running 4th-6th all the way through lap 3 or 4 and then losing it.
I went back and watched the replay for every race we ran, and EVERY time I would just lose focus in one freaking turn and then be mind-*%&*%* for the rest of the race.
Another thing - if that is 8/10ths for trio I'd HATE to see him in a TT.
One final thing regarding member space - I'm not big on opening a second lounge even if we do have 20 guys or so, W2W racing with even 12 is freaking amazing. Tomorrow night, if there isn't enough space in Nick's lobby for you do this (I'm aware some of you did this 2nite sorry for not getting back to you) -
Send me a PSN message - I will get back to you within 10 mins (might be in race)
If I receive 5 or more messages I will open up a lobby as well and send you all a notification message
If possible, I will bring 4 or 5 people with me from Nick's lobby so we can have two decently full lounges.
Warning: I will be very grouchy
if people just jump into nick's lobby after I leave and create mine. Not that I can do anything...but hey...you wouldnt wanna upset mee would you? 
Patrick
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- Forcednduckshn
Sorry I rage-quit on the nurb battle at the end :/ I'm so freakin tired of running 4th-6th all the way through lap 3 or 4 and then losing it.
I went back and watched the replay for every race we ran, and EVERY time I would just lose focus in one freaking turn and then be mind-*%&*%* for the rest of the race.
Another thing - if that is 8/10ths for trio I'd HATE to see him in a TT.
One final thing regarding member space - I'm not big on opening a second lounge even if we do have 20 guys or so, W2W racing with even 12 is freaking amazing. Tomorrow night, if there isn't enough space in Nick's lobby for you do this (I'm aware some of you did this 2nite sorry for not getting back to you) -
Send me a PSN message - I will get back to you within 10 mins (might be in race)
If I receive 5 or more messages I will open up a lobby as well and send you all a notification message
If possible, I will bring 4 or 5 people with me from Nick's lobby so we can have two decently full lounges.
Warning: I will be very grouchy
Patrick
Nah man don't worry about it! Last night I was slow (not hitting my apexes, timing off, vision, anticipation, feel) and proved why you need to be well rested in order to maintain the level of focus required to perform at a high level with everyone else. Also, at the Nurburgring, I got in to you and bumped you (my fault) and it put you in the grass. Sorry for that. That's why I stopped, let Conman go by and waited for you. My race was already over at that point, I drove too agressively trying to work my way up the field and got nudged putting me off before Adenauer-Frost (sp?). I should have stayed conservative, let people make mistakes and work my way to the front that way, again, poor judgement on my part. He who makes the fewest mistakes at the Nordschleife usually wins!
I'll let everyone know on the forums if I'll be hosting tonight. It's 50/50 right now.
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Nah man don't worry about it! Last night I was slow (not hitting my apexes, timing off, vision, anticipation, feel) and proved why you need to be well rested in order to maintain the level of focus required to perform at a high level with everyone else. Also, at the Nurburgring, I got in to you and bumped you (my fault) and it put you in the grass. Sorry for that. That's why I stopped, let Conman go by and waited for you. My race was already over at that point, I drove too agressively trying to work my way up the field and got nudged putting me off before Adenauer-Frost (sp?). I should have stayed conservative, let people make mistakes and work my way to the front that way, again, poor judgement on my part. He who makes the fewest mistakes at the Nordschleife usually wins!
I'll let everyone know on the forums if I'll be hosting tonight. It's 50/50 right now.
Psh that tap was just unfortunate, nothing you could do about it. I was going slow as all get out (recovering from a spin
)and there wasn't enough room to make a clean pass. I told you not to stop over the mic 
Forgot you didn't have yours in. In the end, I just got pissed at myself for spinning coming out of the carousel.- 713
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- Forcednduckshn
Psh that tap was just unfortunate, nothing you could do about it. I was going slow as all get out (recovering from a spin
haha ok cool man, I guess I should keep my mic in then!!!
I ALWAYS stay conservative in the carousel. You can push it and gain a few mph, but at the risk of the car put a wheel on the lip snapping and parking it on the lawn. I just focus on agressive braking "in to" but conservative throttle through the corner and nailing a good exit. It's not worth blowing the lap in that corner, it's just too gnarly!
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- gravydavy35
I also rage quit last night because of my inability to stay up front or even in mid pack.I feel i just am not as talented at this type of racing as i thought i was.I felt like a pin ball in most of the races and or obsticle.I am not used to being in the back in any type of racing i do
.i keep telling myself (but they are some of the fastest dudes in the country)Then i thought to myself (you are fast man dont worry you just had a bad night and you will do better next time)Maybe i am racing to clean and careful.I may need to get a little more agressive in a clean sort of way.My girl said why do you keep getting slammed and pushed into the grass it is not like you to take any ones crap and bumper on the track.So i watched some replays to see what was really going on 
.I realize every one wants to be up front,but make a pass not a punt.👍.
.i keep telling myself (but they are some of the fastest dudes in the country)Then i thought to myself (you are fast man dont worry you just had a bad night and you will do better next time)Maybe i am racing to clean and careful.I may need to get a little more agressive in a clean sort of way.My girl said why do you keep getting slammed and pushed into the grass it is not like you to take any ones crap and bumper on the track.So i watched some replays to see what was really going on .I realize every one wants to be up front,but make a pass not a punt.👍.- 713
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- Forcednduckshn
I also rage quit last night because of my inability to stay up front or even in mid pack.I feel i just am not as talented at this type of racing as i thought i was.I felt like a pin ball in most of the races and or obsticle.I am not used to being in the back in any type of racing i do
Gravy you are fast as hell and definitely can hang! That said, if there are people bumping you, please let me know. It's all good, everyone is very talented in the room, but if people are starting to let their race etiquette slide a little bit, please let me know and I'll nip it in the bud immediately. Above all else I really want to preserve the clean nature of the room. We're all racers, we want to win and contact is going to happen but getting punted is not acceptable. If it happens, please let me know and I'll discuss it openly. Again, I really don't like to be the law enforcement official, but I won't hesitate to bring it to light if it is ruining the experience. It's just not fun to have your race ruined because of it.
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- swansea ma.
- gravydavy35
Thanks man can't wait to do it again.
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- blindsidefive0
I'll be on tonight...I'm still a bit better at time trials than I am at door-to-door, and I only have 2 weeks to hone my skills.
Forced, once you take care of your DFGT via the method shown below...you should be on track to continue crushing everyone (minus T/A, of course).
Forced, once you take care of your DFGT via the method shown below...you should be on track to continue crushing everyone (minus T/A, of course).
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- Forcednduckshn
I'll be on tonight...I'm still a bit better at time trials than I am at door-to-door, and I only have 2 weeks to hone my skills.
Forced, once you take care of your DFGT via the method shown below...you should be on track to continue crushing everyone (minus T/A, of course).
hahaha! I'll have to modify that image.
Thanks for noticing Blindside, I didn't want to make any more excuses, but my (STILL BROKEN) wheel was also giving me intermittent problems last night. I've done the best I could do adapt and rely very little on the force feedback and try to pay attention to the sounds/camera angle more. Can't wait to get a new wheel!
P.S. - T/A for sure...but HTrio too!
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