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[RYAN]

Ahhhh I'm jynxed!!! I just can't get a clean run at all in these runs. Everything was going smooth until I slid off and hit a huge tree about 75% distance I only lost probably about 5-6 seconds but as I was pushing towards the end I did the exact same on the final 3 left and got stuck I wasted so much time trying to free it, I should have just instantly reset.

 

[Imari]

Ahhhh I'm jynxed!!! I just can't get a clean run at all in these runs. Everything was going smooth until I slid off and hit a huge tree about 75% distance I only lost probably about 5-6 seconds but as I was pushing towards the end I did the exact same on the final 3 left and got stuck I wasted so much time trying to free it, I should have just instantly reset.

Lol, I made the exact same two mistakes but in a recce run, thankfully.

 

[xX Jojje Xx]

The analyze feature in Racenet is so cool!

 

[RYAN]

Lol, I made the exact same two mistakes but in a recce run, thankfully.

Recce runs, Oh I see how it is... 😄 Nowonder I can't get a clean run when my practice amounts to a shakedown. Atleast I always get a clean First sector😊

 

[Cabelmania]

Recce runs, Oh I see how it is... 😄 Nowonder I can't get a clean run when my practice amounts to a shakedown. Atleast I always get a clean First sector😊

Cowards with no honor Be like me, using the honorable way of doing this stages with no practice whatsoever it's more fun this way

 

[UKMikey]

Recce runs, Oh I see how it is... 😄 Nowonder I can't get a clean run when my practice amounts to a shakedown. Atleast I always get a clean First sector😊

To be honest it doesn't improve my runs as much as I'd like. If I get a fast clean time on practice I tend to push harder in the actual race increasing the opportunity for mistakes. Plus I'm more nervous when doing it for "real" although some people seem to reset the game if they bork the run so that may be a solution to the lack of a restart option.

I believe real rally drivers practice stages before racing so I don't see how it's unrealistic.

Cowards with no honor Be like me, using the honorable way of doing this stages with no practice whatsoever it's more fun this way

Please keep doing this

 

[Cabelmania]

Please keep doing this

I will at least until the real competition

 

[space_wadet]

I usually do a couple runs to test out/get a feel for the car(s) and see if there are any dodgy pace notes.

But obviously the only time I smash head-in to a sign is on my real run.

 

[MagpieRacer]

To be honest it doesn't improve my runs as much as I'd like. If I get a fast clean time on practice I tend to push harder in the actual race increasing the opportunity for mistakes. Plus I'm more nervous when doing it for "real" although some people seem to reset the game if they bork the run so that may be a solution to the lack of a restart option.

I believe real rally drivers practice stages before racing so I don't see how it's unrealistic.Please keep doing this

Yeah they do their recce runs. I guess if you wanted the real rally driver experience you could practice the stage as a regularity rally so you do it at the sort of speeds they would Recce.

 

[Speedster502]

I tend to run the shakedown a couple times just to get to grips with the car and surface, but that's about it. Which probably explains my terrible run in Spain

 

[Hasnain282]

I do one shakedown and then go

 

[JHop]

I do one shakedown and then go

Same.
And it shows

 

[Pfei]

I was just looking at the polls. Here are the results:

POLL #1 LENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF EVENTS CURRENT RESULTS:

1. 60-minute rallies, one per week wins with 9 votes.

POLL #2 SERVICE INTERVALS CURRENT RESULTS:

1. Medium intervals, I want a balanced approach wins and is also unanimous.

POLL #3 COMBINING LOCATIONS:
This poll has been annulled since Clubs unfortunately do not allow us to combine different locations.

POLL #4 CAR CLASSES

1. WRC2 wins and is also unanimous. (this one really surprised me!)

Based on this I propose (or am being forced to) using the WRC2 class. I would split it into three seasons of six rounds to fully utilize all the locations and not have seasons being too long. Although the poll results show 60' weekly rallies narrowly winning, I think with myself and many others being involved in multiple clubs, we should consider doing 30' rallies weekly or bi-weekly. Let me know what you guys think.

Unfortunately with Clubs in the state they are in we can't start anything serious yet so we'll just keep fiddling around with events. The next championship I think should be a proper rally with normal damage just to have some fun.

I really hope we get some Clubs fixes in the next patch next month.

 

[UKMikey]

Definitely glad not to be using Rally 1. The boost system sucks. I'd be happier with 30 minute stages than 1 hour stages too.

 

[Dreadmed]

Definitely glad not to be using Rally 1. The boost system sucks. I'd be happier with 30 minute stages than 1 hour stages too.

Ditto, I wouldn't mind alternating between R1+R2 but as it stands the overall driveability & technical issues with the R1 hybrid do not make them all that enjoyable to drive, at least for me.

 

[Cabelmania]

Based on this I propose (or am being forced to) using the WRC2 class. I would split it into three seasons of six rounds to fully utilize all the locations and not have seasons being too long. Although the poll results show 60' weekly rallies narrowly winning, I think with myself and many others being involved in multiple clubs, we should consider doing 30' rallies weekly or bi-weekly. Let me know what you guys think.

I'm okay with this

 

[FrankieStail]

Yep 30 suits me too

 

[MagpieRacer]

I was just looking at the polls. Here are the results:

POLL #1 LENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF EVENTS CURRENT RESULTS:

1. 60-minute rallies, one per week wins with 9 votes.

POLL #2 SERVICE INTERVALS CURRENT RESULTS:

1. Medium intervals, I want a balanced approach wins and is also unanimous.

POLL #3 COMBINING LOCATIONS:
This poll has been annulled since Clubs unfortunately do not allow us to combine different locations.

POLL #4 CAR CLASSES

1. WRC2 wins and is also unanimous. (this one really surprised me!)

Based on this I propose (or am being forced to) using the WRC2 class. I would split it into three seasons of six rounds to fully utilize all the locations and not have seasons being too long. Although the poll results show 60' weekly rallies narrowly winning, I think with myself and many others being involved in multiple clubs, we should consider doing 30' rallies weekly or bi-weekly. Let me know what you guys think.

Unfortunately with Clubs in the state they are in we can't start anything serious yet so we'll just keep fiddling around with events. The next championship I think should be a proper rally with normal damage just to have some fun.

I really hope we get some Clubs fixes in the next patch next month.

Sounds good to me too 👍🏻

 

[doblocruiser]

I always go in could turkey 🫣

WRC2 is prefered for me too and 30min per week is 👍 Will try to participate the best way I can if my Citroën doesn't break down 😉

 

[Cabelmania]

Just ended Hokono Lake, all went smoothly, I was just slow 15s seconds behind @xX Jojje Xx to be exact

 

[Dreadmed]

This was my view halfway through, safe to say I had a bit of a 'mare. 😬

 

[UKMikey]

I smashed into a tree on turn 3 and rage quit out of frustration, so no entry from me today. DNF? CBA more like

 

[xX Jojje Xx]

This was probably the last stage for me in this Championship.
Really enjoying this, and I will try to participate as often as I can.

Love the game, and this community

 

[space_wadet]

Such a fun stage/car combination today. I think S1600 might be my favorite category for tarmac. Plenty agile, and fast enough but not to the point of being completely unforgiving. The right balance for fun.

 

[xX Jojje Xx]

Such a fun stage/car combination today. I think S1600 might be my favorite category for tarmac. Plenty agile, and fast enough but not to the point of being completely unforgiving. The right balance for fun.

Agree, first time driving the S1600 class but not the last.
Close one

 

[MagpieRacer]

Apologies for the late results, but I've been Christmas shopping with the Missus, joyous times.

Round 2: Iberia - Aiguamúrcia, Morning, clear (dry).
Rank	DisplayName	Vehicle	Time	TimePenalty	DifferenceToFirst	Platform
1	Dreadmed	Volkswagen Golf GTI	05:35.688	00:00.000	00:00.000	STEAM
2	xxXJojjeXxx	Peugeot 205 GTI	05:38.942	00:00.000	00:03.254	PSN
3	Space_Wadet	Peugeot 205 GTI	05:40.489	00:00.000	00:04.801	STEAM
4	Neomone	Volkswagen Golf GTI	05:40.687	00:00.000	00:04.999	STEAM
5	Hasnain282	Peugeot 205 GTI	05:42.621	00:00.000	00:06.933	PSN
6	Larzi25	Peugeot 309 GTI	05:44.844	00:00.000	00:09.156	PSN
7	Zero_The_North	Peugeot 205 GTI	05:47.668	00:05.000	00:11.980	STEAM
8	bmxbandit28	Peugeot 205 GTI	05:47.891	00:00.000	00:12.203	PSN
9	GOTMAXPOWER	Peugeot 205 GTI	05:49.137	00:00.000	00:13.449	PSN
10	magpieracer	Peugeot 309 GTI	05:52.315	00:00.000	00:16.627	XBOX
11	RDA-JETS	Peugeot 205 GTI	05:55.286	00:05.000	00:19.598	STEAM
12	the13PeSK	Peugeot 309 GTI	05:56.164	00:00.000	00:20.476	STEAM
13	P308R	Peugeot 309 GTI	05:56.412	00:00.000	00:20.724	PSN
14	NeilPearlJam	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:02.199	00:00.000	00:26.511	STEAM
15	Cabelmania	Peugeot 309 GTI	06:02.224	00:00.000	00:26.536	PSN
16	ukmikeya	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:03.160	00:00.000	00:27.472	XBOX
17	lebowski2	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:05.400	00:00.000	00:29.712	PSN
18	cutback73	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:06.543	00:00.000	00:30.855	XBOX
19	muumilapsus	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:08.008	00:00.000	00:32.320	PSN
20	Speedster502	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:08.112	00:05.000	00:32.424	PSN
21	aekara38	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:08.657	00:00.000	00:32.969	XBOX
22	WRC Player	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:23.453	00:08.000	00:47.765	PSN
23	Maique	Volkswagen Golf GTI	06:42.065	00:00.000	01:06.377	PSN

In an absolute sea of Peugeots, it's @Dreadmed who comes out on top in the VW Golf GTI, with @xX Jojje Xx and @space_wadet rounding out the top 3 at the wheel of the 205 GTI. @Larzi- finishes as the highest placed 309 GTI.

DisplayName	Rank	PointsAccumulated
Space_Wadet	1	38
xxXJojjeXxx	2	36
Dreadmed	3	32
Neomone	4	29
Hasnain282	5	24
magpieracer	6	23
RDA-JETS	7	20
Larzi25	8	20
GOTMAXPOWER	9	12
Zero_The_North	10	12
bmxbandit28	11	11
Speedster502	12	10
ukmikeya	13	10
the13PeSK	14	10
Cabelmania	15	9
P308R	16	7
NeilPearlJam	17	5
aekara38	18	4
lebowski2	19	2
cutback73	20	1
muumilapsus	21	0
WRC Player	22	0
GTP_Northstar	23	0
Maique	24	0
FerryF1	25	0

@space_wadet holds on to the top spot ahead of @xX Jojje Xx with @Dreadmed surging up 5 places with todays win to P3.

Round 3 is well underway as you have all seen, with the terrific little S1600 cars taking on the twisting tarmac of Japan.

 

[sirjim73]

Apologies for the late results, but I've been Christmas shopping with the Missus, joyous times.

Round 2: Iberia - Aiguamúrcia, Morning, clear (dry).
Rank	DisplayName	Vehicle	Time	TimePenalty	DifferenceToFirst	Platform
1	Dreadmed	Volkswagen Golf GTI	05:35.688	00:00.000	00:00.000	STEAM
2	xxXJojjeXxx	Peugeot 205 GTI	05:38.942	00:00.000	00:03.254	PSN
3	Space_Wadet	Peugeot 205 GTI	05:40.489	00:00.000	00:04.801	STEAM
4	Neomone	Volkswagen Golf GTI	05:40.687	00:00.000	00:04.999	STEAM
5	Hasnain282	Peugeot 205 GTI	05:42.621	00:00.000	00:06.933	PSN
6	Larzi25	Peugeot 309 GTI	05:44.844	00:00.000	00:09.156	PSN
7	Zero_The_North	Peugeot 205 GTI	05:47.668	00:05.000	00:11.980	STEAM
8	bmxbandit28	Peugeot 205 GTI	05:47.891	00:00.000	00:12.203	PSN
9	GOTMAXPOWER	Peugeot 205 GTI	05:49.137	00:00.000	00:13.449	PSN
10	magpieracer	Peugeot 309 GTI	05:52.315	00:00.000	00:16.627	XBOX
11	RDA-JETS	Peugeot 205 GTI	05:55.286	00:05.000	00:19.598	STEAM
12	the13PeSK	Peugeot 309 GTI	05:56.164	00:00.000	00:20.476	STEAM
13	P308R	Peugeot 309 GTI	05:56.412	00:00.000	00:20.724	PSN
14	NeilPearlJam	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:02.199	00:00.000	00:26.511	STEAM
15	Cabelmania	Peugeot 309 GTI	06:02.224	00:00.000	00:26.536	PSN
16	ukmikeya	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:03.160	00:00.000	00:27.472	XBOX
17	lebowski2	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:05.400	00:00.000	00:29.712	PSN
18	cutback73	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:06.543	00:00.000	00:30.855	XBOX
19	muumilapsus	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:08.008	00:00.000	00:32.320	PSN
20	Speedster502	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:08.112	00:05.000	00:32.424	PSN
21	aekara38	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:08.657	00:00.000	00:32.969	XBOX
22	WRC Player	Peugeot 205 GTI	06:23.453	00:08.000	00:47.765	PSN
23	Maique	Volkswagen Golf GTI	06:42.065	00:00.000	01:06.377	PSN

In an absolute sea of Peugeots, it's @Dreadmed who comes out on top in the VW Golf GTI, with @xX Jojje Xx and @space_wadet rounding out the top 3 at the wheel of the 205 GTI. @Larzi- finishes as the highest placed 309 GTI.

DisplayName	Rank	PointsAccumulated
Space_Wadet	1	38
xxXJojjeXxx	2	36
Dreadmed	3	32
Neomone	4	29
Hasnain282	5	24
magpieracer	6	23
RDA-JETS	7	20
Larzi25	8	20
GOTMAXPOWER	9	12
Zero_The_North	10	12
bmxbandit28	11	11
Speedster502	12	10
ukmikeya	13	10
the13PeSK	14	10
Cabelmania	15	9
P308R	16	7
NeilPearlJam	17	5
aekara38	18	4
lebowski2	19	2
cutback73	20	1
muumilapsus	21	0
WRC Player	22	0
GTP_Northstar	23	0
Maique	24	0
FerryF1	25	0

@space_wadet holds on to the top spot ahead of @xX Jojje Xx with @Dreadmed surging up 5 places with todays win to P3.

Round 3 is well underway as you have all seen, with the terrific little S1600 cars taking on the twisting tarmac of Japan.

Phwoar! I have a point... 😯 that's one more than expected!

And all I'm gonna get with a puncture for a mile today...

 

[the13PeSK]

I smashed into a tree on turn 3 and rage quit out of frustration, so no entry from me today. DNF? CBA more like

And no entry for me as my game crashed displaying UE bug report screen and after "send and restart" I'm not able to enter current stage anymore. 😑

Funny enough, after this happened I've completed 4 moments plus 3 stages in official club (Rally Japan) having no problems at all.

 

[RYAN]

Finally a clean run I'm happy with! I feel the only way I could improve is by lengthening the gears as I was revving the nuts out of it on the limiter for most of the highspeed stuff towards the end. What a time by @Ali

Edit - Looking back at the Racenet Analyze, I could've definitely been a bit more brave towards the start. I noticed @Ali had a few close shaves though. A 2 left with 3-4 concrete bollards on the outside just before the hairpins starts was one of the hazards I kept in my mind from recce runs, I took a tight safe line whereas @Ali took in a lot more speed and nearly clipped them in the racenet replay.

I know this has been highlighted multiple times but what a great feature the Analyze feature is and Racenet is very good as a whole it has to be said. 😊👍

 

[Imari]

Recce runs, Oh I see how it is... 😄 Nowonder I can't get a clean run when my practice amounts to a shakedown. Atleast I always get a clean First sector😊

Cowards with no honor Be like me, using the honorable way of doing this stages with no practice whatsoever it's more fun this way

I figure that real rally drivers get to run the course at least a couple of times first (sometimes in different machinery), plus studying their asses off with their team/co-driver the night before and whatever prior experience they have with the car and the stage from earlier rallies. I think a lot of people have this weird perception that rally drivers essentially go into stages blind and figure it out on the fly, and that's very much not the case. They're getting paid to do this, they cram every bit of information they can to help themselves.

Doing a run in each available car to get a feel for a vehicle we've (probably) never driven before on a track we've never seen before doesn't get us anywhere near the level of pre-knowledge that a rally driver would have in real life. It would be insane to take a random car onto a random course and expect a decent result. Pace notes are great, but they're reminders more than accurate descriptions of corners. In real life, you would expect a crash if you went into a course at racing speed going only on pace notes. In real life you wouldn't do it, because you'd be scared of dying.

I would recommend everyone do at least one run of the course in time trial before your hot lap, because anything less is just setting yourself up for failure in a way that isn't true to the spirit of rallying and racing at all. The game allows you to practice if you want, and so I think doing so is completely fair and sensible if you have the time to do so.