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[VELOCI_2NR]

At CSR5
20 min was really long for the stock race and when I did 20 laps for the tuned race it took around 10 min for the race and the racing was very close

I think your math is a little bit off. The tuned cars were only 4 seconds quicker than the stock ones. 54 seconds vs 58 seconds. The length of the race only varied by about a minute and a half, not 10 minutes.

So we were looking at something like ~56 sec/lap (field average) x 20 laps = 1120 seconds = 18 min 40 sec. And that was about a perfect race length. So just go about 20 mins each race and we'll be good.


As for the reason the racing was closer in the tuned race, well that's quite simple. The tuned cars are easier to drive because you can tune some of the crappy handling out of it, and the accelerate quicker, which makes it less of a momentum car, and makes spinning out a bit less deadly because you don't have to wait for the car to wind up through the long 1st gear. The tuned car is a lot more user friendly than the stock car.

 

[Izzyracer97]

I think your math is a little bit off. The tuned cars were only 4 seconds quicker than the stock ones. 54 seconds vs 58 seconds. The length of the race only varied by about a minute and a half, not 10 minutes.

So we were looking at something like ~56 sec/lap (field average) x 20 laps = 1120 seconds = 18 min 40 sec. And that was about a perfect race length. So just go about 20 mins each race and we'll be good.


As for the reason the racing was closer in the tuned race, well that's quite simple. The tuned cars are easier to drive because you can tune some of the crappy handling out of it, and the accelerate quicker, which makes it less of a momentum car, and makes spinning out a bit less deadly because you don't have to wait for the car to wind up through the long 1st gear. The tuned car is a lot more user friendly than the stock car.

true maybe I'll make it 15mins I just noticed that the tuned race started to spread out around lap 15

 

[Izzyracer97]

!!SECOND MCRL PRESEASON RACE TODAY!!

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca- stock race 7 laps/tuned race 14 laps
03.10.2012

21:00:00 UTC- free practice room opens
21::30 UTC- race room opens
22:00:00 UTC- stock race begins
22:40:00 UTC- tuned race begins


practice lobby open:1472-6681-3243-9092-2080​

 

[anirishnirvana]

Room number up to date?

Never mind, I'm in.

 

[Endless-Wilso]

Sorry i couldnt make today

 

[Izzyracer97]

well even though we had a low count there was some good races alau02 showed up for the tuned race and won and no_bull_racin97 won the stock race. congrats to both!! I'm debating whether or not to have a third preseason race because I had a crazy idea. What do yall think about racing an off road race maybe next season I'll make a spin off for off road only or maybe add in some off road tracks to the calendar for next year. Let me know what you guys think.

never mind you can't buy dirt tires for the caterham

 

[anirishnirvana]

Some nice racing, though numbers were short. Really need to practice with the tuned car though, or all races would be dirt. Heck, could probably find a random speck of dirt on Monaco the way today went

Must not suggest something stupid for one off; like Kart Space, Autumn ring mini or Top Gear Test Track...

By the way, if we stay with current qualifying system, don't back out! You lose your times ! That or introduce formation laps so the order can be sorted if we want to keep same kind of time pattern.

 

[Izzyracer97]

Some nice racing, though numbers were short. Really need to practice with the tuned car though, or all races would be dirt. Heck, could probably find a random speck of dirt on Monaco the way today went

Must not suggest something stupid for one off; like Kart Space, Autumn ring mini or Top Gear Test Track...

By the way, if we stay with current qualifying system, don't back out! You lose your times ! That or introduce formation laps so the order can be sorted if we want to keep same kind of time pattern.

I know I did it to its just how its gotta b. I suggest practicing and getting ur setup right b4 race day

 

[Endless-Wilso]

no_bull_racin97 won the stock race. congrats to both!!
never mind you can't buy dirt tires for the caterham

Did you refer to yourself in the third person
Rally would've been cool.

Must not suggest something stupid for one off; like Kart Space or Top Gear Test Track...

Those sound nice.

 

[Izzyracer97]

Did you refer to yourself in the third person
Rally would've been cool.
yes I did and I know but the game doesn't allow for the caterham to have dirt tires

Those sound nice.

no they don't maybe test track but I didn't have it in the calendar because the cross over

 

[Endless-Wilso]

But the cross overs the exciting bit.

 

[Izzyracer97]

But the cross overs the exciting bit.

its not to exciting when your in the lead and you get T-boned

 

[anirishnirvana]

its not to exciting when your in the lead and you get T-boned

Hence why it's only got a place in destruction derbies. By my experience of arguments on "clean" driving series, destruction derbies are a bad idea.

 

[Izzyracer97]

Hence why it's only got a place in destruction derbies. By my experience of arguments on "clean" driving series, destruction derbies are a bad idea.

that's exactly what I thought when I left it out of the final calendar

 

[skatlover]

Im in

 

[Izzyracer97]

Im in

I see that welcome

 

[Izzyracer97]

hey skat if you are going to join please give me the following information:

PSN name

GTP name

Team you want to drive for (or create)

(only if you create a team)team color

 

[Izzyracer97]

Hey guys still looking for some people to be stewards. All I need is someone to help with race review. So if you would like to be a steward please post below, PM me on GTP or PSN.

 

[Izzyracer97]

I am assigning teams this week if you would like to be on a team please post:

Team name:

You also create a team, if you are creating a team please post the team car color.

 

[anirishnirvana]

Are we up for considering the Motorbike version (added chicane) for Tsukuba?

 

[Izzyracer97]

Are we up for considering the Motorbike version (added chicane) for Tsukuba?

interesting but I'd rather do the small circle track but unfortunately it is not in gt5. GT5 why you no have circle track?

 

[Izzyracer97]

practice room open: 1472-6118-4216-8218-3162
room closed

 

[Izzyracer97]

practice will open tonight with mics on I answer any questions you guys might have

 

[Izzyracer97]

room open mics are allowed today: 1472-6118-4130-929-7295

 

[Izzyracer97]

BIG NEWS

I have decided to push the first MCRL season race back one week in order to test a new race procedure that may be benificial to the league.

here is what I am proposing.

-two races for both stock and tuned same number of laps for both
-the first race will be stock and we will qualify for 15min
-second race will be reverse grid of the first
-then we repeat the process for the tuned races with a 10 min break in between the second race and qualifying for the third race

thanks to MonSpaNur for suggesting this to me

3rd preseason race will be next week instead at tsukuba for 10 laps each

 

[Izzyracer97]

practice lobby open: 1472-6118-4130-9220-0098

room closed third preseason race tomorrow

 

[Izzyracer97]

successful ballast system has been removed as it would not be beneficial to having close racing

 

[Izzyracer97]

!!!THIRD PRESEASON RACE TODAY!!!

Tsukuba Circuit- All Race 10 laps
17.10.2012​

21:00 UTC- practice room opens
21:30 UTC- race room opens and qualifying starts
22:00 UTC- first tuned race begins --> second tuned race begins (reverse grid)
22:30 UTC- qualifying for tuned race begins
23:00 UTC- first stock race begins --> second stock race begins (reverse grid)

 

[Izzyracer97]

practice lobby open: 1472-6118-4130-9219-9141

 

[Izzyracer97]

Good Racing tonight guys very close and pretty clean with some minor incidents. Here is what the penalty count would like like if this was a season race:

RACE 1:

no incidents to report

RACE 2:

SkatLover gets a warning for taking out DarkStar

nascarfn gets a 5 point reduction for swerving multiple times breaking the below OLR:
(Lead driver can change their racing line once while driving down a straight)

no_bull_racin97 gets a warning for dive bombing VELOCI_2NR in turns 1 and 2
RACE 3:

no incidents to report

RACE 4:

no incidents to report

If you have any further complaints please send me a PM of what happened, who was involved and where and when it happened

next Wednesday Oct. the 24th is the first MCRL season race please notify me beforehand if you are unable to attend