GTP_WRS-Online Event 33 : RUF Road Ahead - 4WD Required - Sept 06 / 10

[mr_lab_rat]

Ugh, that sucks about the DCs
Yeah, no pressure for the NA race. I know I have decent pace here but I don't know if my nerves can handle it

 

[suprajef]

i'm nervous about the race tonight, first one

 

[Gravitron]

i'm nervous about the race tonigh, first one

You drove great in practice last night, if you can keep it on track you have a great chance at some close racing. 👍

Join the room as early as possible, and most of us will have our mics this time.

 

[suprajef]

You drove great in practice last night, if you can keep it on track you have a great chance at some close racing. 👍

Join the room as early as possible, and most of us will have our mics this time.

9pm central time correct or is that when the race is scheduled to start?

 

[Gravitron]

9pm central time correct or is that when the race is scheduled to start?

That's when quali starts, race immediately follows. But with the quali system we use, you have to be there when quali starts or you can't race.

The room will be open as early as 1h15min prior to that (aka 1hr from now-ish).

 

[suprajef]

ok can't wait

 

[GTP_Dutchy]

i'm nervous about the race tonight, first one

I can still remember my first race and the excitement and pleasure that came with it, it made me addicted to WRS although time is a factor sometimes. Anyway the best of luck and have a lot of fun!!!

 

[Gravitron]

NA Race Room open:

1472-6681-3415-7078-6924

 

[Gravitron]

NA Race Room open:

1472-6681-3415-7078-6924

Nevermind that, I just got DC'd from my own room, only one in the room.

I'll try another.

 

[Gravitron]

New room:

1472-4711-0167-3381-9282

 

[Allibubba99]

LOL! You beet me to it!!!

My room closed

 

[GTP_Nail]

Still on the road...actually I'm gassing up in east overshoe Tennessee. No racing for this kid tonight.

 

[OpticZero]

...5 DCs...

...I just got DC'd from my own room...

Let's hope it's just PD messing about with the servers because they are adding some badass online features; and things will return back to normal later (tonight when they go to version 1.12???).

 

[Luni Legacy]

I booted out see you Saturday

 

[mr_lab_rat]

Wow, what a race. That was fun!
Did anyone have connection problems? I just got some small lag but nothing too bad.

 

[Bleached]

Nice job @Gravitron 👍 Very fast!

I didn't have any offs or big moments, but definitely could have been cleaner in traffic. Sorry for the bumps @Allibubba99 @MadMax @GTP_Patrick1. Fun race - seemed like most everybody had someone to race with all race

 

[suprajef]

Wow, what a race. That was fun!
Did anyone have connection problems? I just got some small lag but nothing too bad.

it was choppy at some points, but for the most part it was good

 

[Kjeld Lund]

Thanks for a great race yesterday up untill DC.

I'm realy impressed by Barts laptime. I was blown away. How the H... Are you doing that?

Kjeld

 

[roamer2629]

After having to try three times to get in, the last worked wonders. No lag, no invisibility issues. Smooth sailing. Even I managed not to ruin my own race too badly.
Very enjoyable and I'm happy I was able to race and have fun again.
Al, always a pleasure to race knowing the guy behind you is clean and loyal 👍

 

[PASM]

Thanks for a great race yesterday up untill DC.

I'm realy impressed by Barts laptime. I was blown away. How the H... Are you doing that?

Kjeld

Yesterday I had a great race, but I knew there were a lot of DC's. Then I got a DC myself. That is definitely on PD. But anyway, retirements also happen in real life racing. It just is such an anticlimax...

Thank you, Kjeld. I drove that lap time just after my second pit stop. At that point the car was the lightest with new tires, so I pushed 100% for a couple of laps. My goal was to go sub 1'33. On that lap, everything came together and got a 1'32.7

 

[Kjeld Lund]

Yesterday I had a great race, but I knew there were a lot of DC's. Then I got a DC myself. That is definitely on PD. But anyway, retirements also happen in real life racing. It just is such an anticlimax...

Thank you, Kjeld. I drove that lap time just after my second pit stop. At that point the car was the lightest with new tires, so I pushed 100% for a couple of laps. My goal was to go sub 1'33. On that lap, everything came together and got a 1'32.7

As i said. Blown away It's faster then allmost all TT. You must make a racetraning for some one like me.

 

[roamer2629]

As i said. Blown away It's faster then allmost all TT. You must make a racetraning for some one like me.

He should do something like that for the sake of humanity as a whole, as another alien gift to mankind

 

[Gravitron]

Wow, what a race. That was fun!
Did anyone have connection problems? I just got some small lag but nothing too bad.

Given the issues in the EU race, we were pretty lucky to have 14 start and the only DC was Luni, who said it was his internet's fault.

The visual stutters are pretty much happening for me almost every race, so just have to deal with them.

Nice job @Gravitron 👍 Very fast!

I didn't have any offs or big moments, but definitely could have been cleaner in traffic. Sorry for the bumps @Allibubba99 @MadMax @GTP_Patrick1. Fun race - seemed like most everybody had someone to race with all race

Thanks Drew! 👍

A lot of things have to go right for me to get a win whenever you, @mr_lab_rat, and @MadMax are all over a combo, as was the case here. Completely surprised myself getting two high 1'33s in quali for pole, and then somehow keeping Pekka behind me until exiting my final pit stop, where I then got to hunt him down with better tires.

Congrats to @mr_lab_rat and @Bleached for 2nd and 3rd. 👍

My hero for the day was @Allibubba99, though. Qualifying 3rd in that group of drivers was great to see, and then your defense of it for the entire first stint basically made my job easy by comparison. I owe ya one. 👍

Pic banzai coming up soon.

 

[RS__96__oO]

Yesterday I had a great race, but I knew there were a lot of DC's. Then I got a DC myself. That is definitely on PD. But anyway, retirements also happen in real life racing. It just is such an anticlimax...

Thank you, Kjeld. I drove that lap time just after my second pit stop. At that point the car was the lightest with new tires, so I pushed 100% for a couple of laps. My goal was to go sub 1'33. On that lap, everything came together and got a 1'32.7

That lap was actually 2 tenths faster than my offline time trial lap! I stopped after 400 kms because I didn't want to run any more, but nevertheless I was literally flashed by your lap in the race. It's a big shame about your DC, you would have destroyed this one.

 

[Gravitron]

Spoiler in case you don't want a bunch of huge images bringing your computer to its knees.

Spoiler: NA RUF Road Ahead

Formation Lap

Sorry about this Pekka, but this was quite funny - Rejoining from sand...

...but somehow ends up way over there.

Al in Defense Mode - Defcon

@otxjto wins the Purple Haze Paintjob Award

Al...still at it

First round of stops - Pekka and @suprajef stay out

Eventually a small off allowed @mr_lab_rat and @GTP_Patrick1 to get by Al

And Mike started hunting me

I think here we have @roamer2629 (gray), @suprajef (blue), and @Strop (gray)

My one mistake, basically came to a stop sliding sideways. D'oh!

2nd (final) pit exit, realizing I have some work to do to catch Pekka

I caught him, and now the REAL hard work begins

Finally decided to play chicken into a heavy braking zone

Almost home-free now!

A SPECTACULAR way to enter the pits @Bleached

 

[roamer2629]

Yeah that's me. Made a mistake by the end of that lap and I lost suprajef for good! Great first race by him by the way 👍
I'm always in the cortez silver metallic paint job. Have decided to make a tradition out of it...

 

[GTP_Patrick1]

Very nice pics Lucas, really captured the essence of the event.

 

[mr_lab_rat]

Very nice pics Lucas, really captured the essence of the event.

Yeah, mainly the pic of him in turn 1 all alone with bunch of cars half way down the straight

 

[Gravitron]

Yeah, mainly the pic of him in turn 1 all alone with bunch of cars half way down the straight

Oh, you like that one, do you? Well maybe you'd like to see another angle.

OK, I'm done now.

 

[Allibubba99]

Nice pics Lucas!!!! Who knew the bumper of the RUF could be so big and wide!!!!!! I burned all my mental energy fighting that group off! Thanks guys for being typical WRS racers = very respectful gentlemen!!!!