It’s happened within the last 2 hours. The wallriders were still there then.Looks like they cleared the timings for Manu Cup practice - there's only about 300 people ranked right now, so must've been done this morning.
When you are in an A(+) lobby and only 0.5 slower being a B drivers then you are doing pretty well. Most, like me, are several seconds slower....I managed to join TheKie25's practice race on deep forest last night, but as a B rated driver in an a/a+ heavy lobby...
...this was going through my head being 0.2 / 0.5 seconds slower each lap:
I feel it's only a couple of corners where I could improve but with the Silvia it is actually possible to run the tyres too hard at the start in comparison to some of you GT1 category guys (I noticed this in the second race). I kind of feel dejected a bit from the evening as I just couldn't get close to the low 1:34's during the race.
Naturally the idea is to have fun whilst doing it so will be having another go tonight to find pace and not be too bothered.
Hey, at least I can share the meme that goes through my head whenever someone starts to pull away from me! 😂 😅
Well, that's an ok round with a few what could have beens.
Made it to slot 1 so happy to have an early night. Couldn't link up a qualifying lap and ended up starting p13, practice times ha e me battling for pole. No idea where I was missing, but it happens. Make the most of the ensuing start and after some penalties and other taking themselves out I'm p9 and all over p8. Twas not to be.
They swerve in front for braking at the hairpin. They weave all over the straights. They go super defensive and if I get alongside they start pushing me to the grass beside the track. Finally I nail a gas cutback on the hairpin and they go super defensive down the main straight. From their previous behavior I should have known it was coming, but I ran them super narrow since they drove themselves there anyway. They start side slamming me to get back to the racing line but I hold it. Through turn 1 they push me to the marbles but not off. I nail it and am still alongside and pulling ahead on exit. They push me to the outside so I turn in to keep my wheels on track. Nope, they're not happy. At the left-right kink they hit me hard to the right. Dirty tires and a tracksuit track limit to boot. I drop back almost 4 seconds. Manage to close back to under 2 over the next 6 laps but that was it.
Thieving punk stole my p8, so I'm p9. Realistically wouldn't have been battling for more than p7, but would have been nice for the chance. Points were ok I guess so it'll do.
Very interesting race with lots of crashes and quits. Keep your head on a swivel and keep your foot down out there.
Well, that's an ok round with a few what could have beens.
Made it to slot 1 so happy to have an early night. Couldn't link up a qualifying lap and ended up starting p13, practice times ha e me battling for pole. No idea where I was missing, but it happens. Make the most of the ensuing start and after some penalties and other taking themselves out I'm p9 and all over p8. Twas not to be.
They swerve in front for braking at the hairpin. They weave all over the straights. They go super defensive and if I get alongside they start pushing me to the grass beside the track. Finally I nail a gas cutback on the hairpin and they go super defensive down the main straight. From their previous behavior I should have known it was coming, but I ran them super narrow since they drove themselves there anyway. They start side slamming me to get back to the racing line but I hold it. Through turn 1 they push me to the marbles but not off. I nail it and am still alongside and pulling ahead on exit. They push me to the outside so I turn in to keep my wheels on track. Nope, they're not happy. At the left-right kink they hit me hard to the right. Dirty tires and a tracksuit track limit to boot. I drop back almost 4 seconds. Manage to close back to under 2 over the next 6 laps but that was it.
Thieving punk stole my p8, so I'm p9. Realistically wouldn't have been battling for more than p7, but would have been nice for the chance. Points were ok I guess so it'll do.
Very interesting race with lots of crashes and quits. Keep your head on a swivel and keep your foot down out there.
Honestly I wish they was a report button for these mindless idiots. But I guess PD would be inundated with requests every second.Unfortunate, was hoping we'd be a little closer to each other. I got punted out of p2 at the hairpin last lap by a bloke that seemed totally oblivious to his transgression
Such a shame for you but after a couple of laps I would have had enough of their idiocy. Kudos to you for keeping it clean.Well, that's an ok round with a few what could have beens.
Made it to slot 1 so happy to have an early night. Couldn't link up a qualifying lap and ended up starting p13, practice times ha e me battling for pole. No idea where I was missing, but it happens. Make the most of the ensuing start and after some penalties and other taking themselves out I'm p9 and all over p8. Twas not to be.
They swerve in front for braking at the hairpin. They weave all over the straights. They go super defensive and if I get alongside they start pushing me to the grass beside the track. Finally I nail a gas cutback on the hairpin and they go super defensive down the main straight. From their previous behavior I should have known it was coming, but I ran them super narrow since they drove themselves there anyway. They start side slamming me to get back to the racing line but I hold it. Through turn 1 they push me to the marbles but not off. I nail it and am still alongside and pulling ahead on exit. They push me to the outside so I turn in to keep my wheels on track. Nope, they're not happy. At the left-right kink they hit me hard to the right. Dirty tires and a tracksuit track limit to boot. I drop back almost 4 seconds. Manage to close back to under 2 over the next 6 laps but that was it.
Thieving punk stole my p8, so I'm p9. Realistically wouldn't have been battling for more than p7, but would have been nice for the chance. Points were ok I guess so it'll do.
Very interesting race with lots of crashes and quits. Keep your head on a swivel and keep your foot down out there.
Honestly I wish they was a report button for these mindless idiots. But I guess PD would be inundated with requests every second.
So it sound like for @Redneckchef you had a driver that was using dirty tactics just to keep a P8
And @pennanton sounds like your driver wasn't quick enough to pass you so resorted to cheating, makes it even worst when it's the last lap too.
Was good racing with you tonight. All 3 of us in the Silvia had equal pace so was good racing upon till that point we met the Dutch driver. That glitching was awful, I got caught out with it the next lap after you got sent round. Shame you got spun out and like you say them final laps could have been close between us 3.Had a good race in the end with one spoilt moment. Met @Roggers too.
Went and bought the Silvia after the tyre wear conversation earlier in the week.
Was P2 at 1 point in qualy although I eventually slipped back down to 7th as the WRX's got their rocketships out of the final hairpin engaged. Roggers was just behind me. At the Start I essentially settled in as the couple of cars who dared out qualify the WRX's ahead fell back. A Dutchman was crashing everywhere due to the dialup he was using. Of course he wasn't really crashing. But he would become an annoyance everytime he went full flying dutchman. For a few laps the Dutchman and 3 Silvias of a South African, Myself and Roggers were engaged in a close a fair battle. Some excellent driving considering the poor connection of the Dutchman and the distance to the South African.
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Then on Lap 7 it happened. I was close on the South African and the Dutchman ahead had a penalty. We both went past into the hairpin. I was a split second late on my brakes and gave the smallest tap to the South African. They barely went wide but I slowed (though the extra braking, my narrowness and to be somewhat fair) The Dutchman then tapped me and as his 4WD engaged hit my rear quarter and sent me round.
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I'm giving 'Max' here the benefit of the doubt. I was slower than expected and they were on dial up. Most likely clumsy rather than anything malicious. Though an apology would have been nice.
After that I was down into P11. I made positions on a couple of slower cars including a great battle with a Frenchman and through the 4WD cars (and a Viper) pitting. I made it back up to P5 in the end for a good result. However the South African's win and Roggers' 3rd had me sad that I would have been fighting for that final podium position with him without this incident.
A good result that still feels tarnished. Overall I am happy with the general great and clean racing and the P5. And of course finishing ahead of the Dutchman from not pitting. 😏
While hairpins create (somewhat artificial) overtaking opportunities they’re also ****housery generators. I braced myself mentally the whole race for it to happen and Lo and behold when I thought the pack with me was capable of hitting a braking marker it happened.I ran slot 1 in the Silvia. Nailed qualifying for Q4. The first 10 laps went well, I dropped back to p6 as a couple of other Silvias seemed intent on destroying their tyres to make up 1 place. By lap 10 I was hassling the back of both of them and the two WRXs who started 1st and 2nd. Entering the final hairpin I brake early to avoid a shunt and set up a run down the straight when a Slophy simply slams into my door at almost full speed and slides me sideways into the barrier. Absolutely livid as I regain momentum and have dropped to p11.
By the end I had worked my way back to p6 but without the murder, who knows? A win wasn’t out of the question.
My murderer was someone I’ve raced a lot without incident and they were apologetic after the race so it was pretty clearly a genuine mistake, but somehow that doesn’t make it any easier to swallow.
Such a disappointment.
Yeah, I was able to get 3 positions due to muppets there at the hairpin. The big problem with that one is that there are really 2 solid lines at that turn and they have different braking points. I nearly killed the guy who eventually put me off when he braked super early for a wild defensive line there. And it would have reasonably been my fault. All the videos I've seen have shown lots of shenanigans there.While hairpins create (somewhat artificial) overtaking opportunities they’re also ****housery generators. I braced myself mentally the whole race for it to happen and Lo and behold when I thought the pack with me was capable of hitting a braking marker it happened.
The thing about mine was that I had been hyper vigilant all race to the possibilities caused by defensive lines etc and had seen a few incidents, but felt line I was anticipating really well. Like you, I had a couple of times where I avoided a super-early braker.Yeah, I was able to get 3 positions due to muppets there at the hairpin. The big problem with that one is that there are really 2 solid lines at that turn and they have different braking points. I nearly killed the guy who eventually put me off when he braked super early for a wild defensive line there. And it would have reasonably been my fault. All the videos I've seen have shown lots of shenanigans there.