FRL ~ ToCA14 - Spurgy, Yera, ECM, Audi Champions!

[LancerEvo7]

Race 2 went to pot after I was punted wide

Welcome to ToCA!

 

[Yeratel84]

Race 1: Another 5th place, which could have been 4th (probably), hadn't I been involved in incidents with @Gedi69 and @RedPartyhat.

Race 2: Perfect for me, although I had a collision with @Yeratel84 that made me drop 2 places and lose around 3 seconds.

Race 3: No words to describe this. At least I will try to do so...
Intense from start to finish. Defending @DrifterJoe was so hard I was continuously missing the braking zones because of the pressure applied to me. That, probably was the hardest win I ever earned in any league race I took part.

PS: I still have a headache from the third race...

Sorry about that, but my car was unsettled after you bumped me into the grass on the previous corner which unabled me to slow down properly for the following one...

 

[PSN offapple]

Best result was 5th, which is incredible considering I'm usually trying to stay in the top 10. Amazing effort by @CrazyJohn to bring Nukeshot VERT Racing its first win. Hopefully we can keep up the pressure going forward!

 

[LancerEvo7]

Hopefully we can keep up the pressure going forward!

I hope so too! ECM could use a team to battle with!

 

[DrifterJoe]

At some point I'll let you know how all the cars compare at Monza. For now I only know the Audi and VW, with the Audi being .6 faster. I already have a setup on the RCZ, just need to do gearing. I need to sort everything on the Megane though.

 

[LancerEvo7]

with the Audi being .6 faster.

That'll be us -5% hp since Furi's BoPing off of one race now.

 

[DrifterJoe]

That'll be us -5% hp since Furi's BoPing off of one race now.

I think the VW will be the slowest at Monza and the others will all be fairly even.
The Rcz is fast in a straight line, but loses in the turns. Megane is unknown to me for now.

 

[PSN offapple]

Megane is unknown to me for now.

The Megane seems to be the least competitive based on their race performance, but that's just how I've been seeing things. For all I know it could be 5 seconds faster in testing compared to the others

 

[CrazyJohn]

Sorry about that, but my car was unsettled after you bumped me into the grass on the previous corner which unabled me to slow down properly for the following one...

It's alright, at least I didn't lose a lot of time compared to Race 3 of both Brands and Dragon Trail.

 

[Furinkazen]

So done interim points, best points haul of season and I drop two championship positions

 

[CrazyJohn]

So done interim points, best points haul of season and I drop two championship positions

Which drivers overtook you in the standings?

 

[Spurgy 777]

Which drivers overtook you in the standings?

You and @Ninners I would guess.

 

[Furinkazen]

Which drivers overtook you in the standings?

You and @Ninners I would guess.

Yeah.

 

[DrifterJoe]

Some good news- I've gotten the Audi and VW laptime difference down to quarter of a second.

VW is 2mph slower in a straight line, worse under braking, and understeers more at high speed.

 

[PSN offapple]

Just to clarify, my comment regarding a 3rd team car wasn't to be taken seriously. I was simply poking a bit of fun at the FAS fleet (in a non hostile way of course). Any rumours regarding that can be shot down

Also, apparently we 'might' be getting another livery revision. @CrazyJohn can't be satisfied until we have a different livery for each week

 

[Furinkazen]

Just to clarify, my comment regarding a 3rd team car wasn't to be taken seriously. I was simply poking a bit of fun at the FAS fleet (in a non hostile way of course). Any rumours regarding that can be shot down

Budget issues?

 

[Foxed]

Just to clarify, my comment regarding a 3rd team car wasn't to be taken seriously. I was simply poking a bit of fun at the FAS fleet (in a non hostile way of course). Any rumours regarding that can be shot down

Clarity regarding that issue will be dealt with shortly.

 

[DrifterJoe]

Some good news- I've gotten the Audi and VW laptime difference down to quarter of a second.

VW is 2mph slower in a straight line, worse under braking, and understeers more at high speed.

Peugeot is .8 quicker than VW, and .6 quicker than Audi.

 

[PSN offapple]

Clarity regarding that issue will be dealt with shortly.

You mean an official FAS B team is on the cards?

 

[AudiMan2011]

You mean an official FAS B team is on the cards?

I thought @Foxed and @Katiegan already were the FAS B team. Or is Furi planning a C team?

 

[Foxed]

You mean an official FAS B team is on the cards?

....No

 

[CrazyJohn]

@CrazyJohn can't be satisfied until we have a different livery for each week

That's the final final version, no more livery changes.

 

[Foxed]

Some good news- I've gotten the Audi and VW laptime difference down to quarter of a second.

VW is 2mph slower in a straight line, worse under braking, and understeers more at high speed.

VW is a bit nose heavy, hence tyre ware and understeer.

 

[Foxed]

Possible new livery. Is this better @Yeratel84 ?

 

[Furinkazen]

@LewisR3 @HighStakes @RedPartyhat @AudiMan2011 @Espial @Roflwaffle @Matty @DrifterJoe @RACECAR @Panoz @LancerEvo7 @Foxed @Niop @Ninners @GTPorsche@RealJaySee @Spurgy 777 @Yeratel84 @chrisjohnson93 @Andil @damonc84 @CrazyJohn @Katiegan

STEWARDING:

Round #7 - @Ninners instances of weaving on multiple laps, no penalty to result as @DrifterJoe beat you to 2nd. However, a cautionary Strike applied.

Round #8 & 9 - @chrisjohnson93 excessive lag. Strike applied.

STANDINGS:

Yet again, no @Andil so 5 Q spots for Monza.

@Foxed was registered as a team entry with Katie by mistake for Maggiore. This has been fixed.

OTHER:
Kicked some "ghost" entries out, so there are 4 spots open, if anyone you know is interested feel free to direct them my way.

 

[AudiMan2011]

May miss Monza since my VRR endurance at N24 was postponed last night and has been moved to March 3rd which will clash with here. Still looking to race Nurb GP here though.

 

[PSN offapple]

I thought @Foxed and @Katiegan already were the FAS B team. Or is Furi planning a C team?

Based on what I know, @Foxed and @Katiegan are independents under the FAS banner. I could easily be mistaken though

 

[DrifterJoe]

Some good news- I've gotten the Audi and VW laptime difference down to quarter of a second.

VW is 2mph slower in a straight line, worse under braking, and understeers more at high speed.

Peugeot is .8 quicker than VW, and .6 quicker than Audi.

Just to finish this off- Peugeot was fastest, Megane was .2 slower than that, Audi was another .4 slower than the Megane, and the VW was .2 off the Audi.
For top speeds, Audi hits 150mph, Peugeot and Megane get 149mph, and the VW gets 148mph.

 

[Spurgy 777]

Round #7 - @Ninners instances of weaving on multiple laps, no penalty to result as @DrifterJoe beat you to 2nd. However, a cautionary Strike applied.

You were seriously going to consider giving a penalty for something that isn't against any rules in the OP and had no effect on @DrifterJoe (other than making it harder to stay in the slipstream)? The only weaving I saw was when Joe was a good distance away and Nin was breaking slipstream, he wasn't aggressively blocking or driving dangerously so not exactly sure why anyone should expect it not to be allowed, especially as it's a valid tactic in most racing series and we're in a series where "minor contact" is accepted.

I mean I don't particularly care all too much, just seems a really odd thing to consider penalising, and if you don't want people doing it it should be made clear in the OP.

 

[Furinkazen]

You were seriously going to consider giving a penalty for something that isn't against any rules in the OP and had no effect on @DrifterJoe (other than making it harder to stay in the slipstream)? The only weaving I saw was when Joe was a good distance away and Nin was breaking slipstream, he wasn't aggressively blocking or driving dangerously so not exactly sure why anyone should expect it not to be allowed, especially as it's a valid tactic in most racing series and we're in a series where "minor contact" is accepted.

I mean I don't particularly care all too much, just seems a really odd thing to consider penalising, and if you don't want people doing it it should be made clear in the OP.

"Weaving" from side to side isn't.