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I had a fun race but I made an error at the start. I was sixth on the grid and Napalm fifth. The grid spots were so close to each other though so Napalm was in my blind spot. I thought the fourth place driver was the one in front of me.
I realised the mistake mid-way through the first lap and eased off the throttle before the penultimate corner to let Napalm through. After that I had exciting battles with Lancer and Napalm. Great fun, guys.
I realised the mistake mid-way through the first lap and eased off the throttle before the penultimate corner to let Napalm through. After that I had exciting battles with Lancer and Napalm. Great fun, guys.
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Thanks Paul, you had a great championship too. I could have won all 4 races if I hadn't done an error on Sakkitto track! Well, I lost a bit of pace, as it took me 7 months to fully adapt to Project CARS 2. The graphics were way different from GT6 and I had to learn how to drive properly. Good season though.He was and he still his. Plus now he also drives more sensibly too.
Well done @Harsk100.
If I hadn't messed up my start and got the drive through at Laguna I'd have been just a little closer.
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Well done Harsk
I enjoy the race was really good, trying to get Napalm Simba. Made some little mistakes, later on, so they got away. Then got a time penalty, last couple of laps.
Jag felt a lot better with, stable settings, more firm, still have to watch brakes though.
I enjoy the race was really good, trying to get Napalm Simba. Made some little mistakes, later on, so they got away. Then got a time penalty, last couple of laps.
Jag felt a lot better with, stable settings, more firm, still have to watch brakes though.
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Thanks John! I tried to avoid the penalties, as I was still flooded with Slow Down Warnings and I was already aware if a penalty would be applied to me, it would have costed me the title. I hadn't practised absolutely nothing before yesterday, but managed to learn the track very quickly...Well done Harsk
I enjoy the race was really good, trying to get Napalm Simba. Made some little mistakes, later on, so they got away. Then got a time penalty, last couple of laps.
Jag felt a lot better with, stable settings, more firm, still have to watch brakes though.
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Who's that in the background? I think their satnav is faulty! "Please turn around when able to do so".
Hmm, I think you caught me exploring the track limits there John.
It was strangely lenient in places.
Congratulations to SMS on creating some really nice liveries on all the cars. It must have taken some time when you think of how many there are in the game.
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Thanks If track limits are really important here.
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Congratulations to our Series Champions!
Wednesday Overall Champion = @Tavilha (Ford)
Wednesday Class Champion = @JockeP22 (BMW) - Promoted to Am+
Monday Overall Champion = @Harsk100 (Camaro) - Promoted to Pro
Monday Class Champion = @lancerevoo (Nissan) - Promoted to Pro+
New Series - the thread has been updated - please check out Page 1 for full details.
PS - Please take the time to watch this superb dramatized documentary which follows the fortunes of MG Privateer David Ash in the 1957 Sebring World Championship Sports Car Race - it features rare colour footage of that years cars (I have also posted this link on page 1 of the thread).
Wednesday Overall Champion = @Tavilha (Ford)
Wednesday Class Champion = @JockeP22 (BMW) - Promoted to Am+
Monday Overall Champion = @Harsk100 (Camaro) - Promoted to Pro
Monday Class Champion = @lancerevoo (Nissan) - Promoted to Pro+
New Series - the thread has been updated - please check out Page 1 for full details.
PS - Please take the time to watch this superb dramatized documentary which follows the fortunes of MG Privateer David Ash in the 1957 Sebring World Championship Sports Car Race - it features rare colour footage of that years cars (I have also posted this link on page 1 of the thread).
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Does anyone else have the app Simba uses for race results? Would be good to carry that on.
Had a practice in the TR lastnight, hope I'm not the only one who's struggling with it! For me the rear leaf springs make it really tricky to handle compared to the SWB, especially with all the elevation changes at Bannochbrae, which upset it so easily. It's one of those cars that requires 100% concentration at all times, you can't even relax on the straights or it'll spit you into the barrier!
Had a practice in the TR lastnight, hope I'm not the only one who's struggling with it! For me the rear leaf springs make it really tricky to handle compared to the SWB, especially with all the elevation changes at Bannochbrae, which upset it so easily. It's one of those cars that requires 100% concentration at all times, you can't even relax on the straights or it'll spit you into the barrier!
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Don't have app Joe, I felt the same last night too, car was hard too drive at first. Then got a bit better, so see what its like tonight. It gets damaged quite easily, so we have too careful, not hit any thing.
Its quite a challenging track Bannochbrae, but really good.
Its quite a challenging track Bannochbrae, but really good.
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Won't make it tonight.
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Had a great race with @IfAndOr for two thirds of the race, myself in 4th and Paul in 5th,
he wouldn't let me rest for a single moment as he kept the pressure on. 👍
Our personal best laps differing by a mere 0.225
I kept my nose clean and it was good fun.
With ten or so minutes to go I made a mistake however, went wide into this wooden fence on the outskirts of somebodys
backyard and... died. Well I would have died for sure had it been real life. All of a sudden I could only see the sky
as I flipped numerous times in the air and crashed hard on the ground several times over.
It took about eighty seconds to repair the damage and then I panicked as I got a blueflag on the main straight when somebody approached me fast, so I went back into the pits rather than cause an incident on the straight and that was my race.
Very scenic to watch the dawn arrive and remove the night sky off the mountains. Must be a nice place to live,
Bannochbrae.
he wouldn't let me rest for a single moment as he kept the pressure on. 👍
Our personal best laps differing by a mere 0.225
I kept my nose clean and it was good fun.
With ten or so minutes to go I made a mistake however, went wide into this wooden fence on the outskirts of somebodys
backyard and... died. Well I would have died for sure had it been real life. All of a sudden I could only see the sky
as I flipped numerous times in the air and crashed hard on the ground several times over.
It took about eighty seconds to repair the damage and then I panicked as I got a blueflag on the main straight when somebody approached me fast, so I went back into the pits rather than cause an incident on the straight and that was my race.
Very scenic to watch the dawn arrive and remove the night sky off the mountains. Must be a nice place to live,
Bannochbrae.
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I think that was mainly due to my car hitting yours broadside at speed! You'd unfortunately gone wide and caught the fence so I took a slightly tighter line thinking I'd miss you but no, your car ricocheted back off the fence straight into my path. Crunch!
Strangely/luckily my car only suffered frontal damage, which maybe slowed it down a bit, but got very little suspension damage which meant it still drove fine. I only slowed down because I was laughing at your acrobatics. Sorry.
Quite a fun race. I followed Oldbass until he flipped, and Jocke until he flipped (I have a special remove opponent button mapped) and then tried to chase down Joe. I nearly had him but pushed a bit too hard near the end and suffered some self induced damage, so didn't get to use my button on him.
Lovely time setting @Sick Cylinder with the dawn breaking over the mountains. I spent most of qualification looking at the lighting!
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Pretty happy with my first podium in ages, but can't deny that fortune was on my side.
After the first few laps keeping on @lancerevoo and @Napalm_LT 's heels, I clipped a wall and barrel rolled, joining @JockeP22 in the cemetery. After my resurrection I performed the same trick on the same corner a few laps later and perished again, but somehow my car still only had light body and rear suspension damage.
After maintaining a decent gap between the squabbling Jocke and @IfAndOr for the rest of the race, I let my focus go on the last lap and had a stupid accident that crippled my rear suspension. After that, any more than 10% throttle was spinning the car, and with If& closing, I was trying to nurse it through the last few corners. Luckily he pushed too hard and wasn't able to get within range to use his special button
Interestingly I found the TR a lot easier to control last night than I did when I practiced on Sunday using the pad (setting rig up is a ballache so I if I get time to practice I use a pad just to work out braking distances etc). It's definitely a car where you need the subtle FFB from the wheel to be able to correct a slide before it goes too far, whereas some cars seem more manageable with the quick lock-to-lock steering reactions you get from a pad.
Anyway, after the race (and a shower!
) I had a few laps in the 908. What a contrasting driving experience, amazing to think the TR and the Porsche were only separated by a decade or so. 30 mins wrestling that on Wednesday will be just as intense, but in such a different way. I'm still in awe of the guys who raced these for hours on end on the Targa Florio (which we are replicating at Bannochbrae this week). A few years ago I was lucky enough to interview Vic Elford about his experiences driving the 908/3 and others during the golden years of the Targa before it was cancelled – link here.
After the first few laps keeping on @lancerevoo and @Napalm_LT 's heels, I clipped a wall and barrel rolled, joining @JockeP22 in the cemetery. After my resurrection I performed the same trick on the same corner a few laps later and perished again, but somehow my car still only had light body and rear suspension damage.
After maintaining a decent gap between the squabbling Jocke and @IfAndOr for the rest of the race, I let my focus go on the last lap and had a stupid accident that crippled my rear suspension. After that, any more than 10% throttle was spinning the car, and with If& closing, I was trying to nurse it through the last few corners. Luckily he pushed too hard and wasn't able to get within range to use his special button
Interestingly I found the TR a lot easier to control last night than I did when I practiced on Sunday using the pad (setting rig up is a ballache so I if I get time to practice I use a pad just to work out braking distances etc). It's definitely a car where you need the subtle FFB from the wheel to be able to correct a slide before it goes too far, whereas some cars seem more manageable with the quick lock-to-lock steering reactions you get from a pad.
Anyway, after the race (and a shower!
) I had a few laps in the 908. What a contrasting driving experience, amazing to think the TR and the Porsche were only separated by a decade or so. 30 mins wrestling that on Wednesday will be just as intense, but in such a different way. I'm still in awe of the guys who raced these for hours on end on the Targa Florio (which we are replicating at Bannochbrae this week). A few years ago I was lucky enough to interview Vic Elford about his experiences driving the 908/3 and others during the golden years of the Targa before it was cancelled – link here.
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I was a bit confused due to race start in the dark. In the OP is written race start 14.00 and time progression x5.
It was fun race until it lasted. Had few posibilities to pass Lanc after he went wide but was afraid of accident ant lifted. Race was long and I expected nice battle but at the downhill section I got double downshift again, rear locked and I crashed. Don't know, it was my fault, wheel, game... Stayed on track after that but my laptimes decreased by 3-4 seconds and crashed on the bridge at the final lap.
It was fun race until it lasted. Had few posibilities to pass Lanc after he went wide but was afraid of accident ant lifted. Race was long and I expected nice battle but at the downhill section I got double downshift again, rear locked and I crashed. Don't know, it was my fault, wheel, game... Stayed on track after that but my laptimes decreased by 3-4 seconds and crashed on the bridge at the final lap
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Quite enjoyed the race as well, only practised 6.00 am, so looked a little different. Had an accident right at the start, so right at the back. So wasn't racing anyone, but manged too, get some places, when people retired or pitted. Car in practised was terrible, but better, last night cause used to the track. Its quite soft, in loose, but enjoy trying to get some opposite lock. Had some damage, so didn't want hit anything else. Anyone tried stable settings, is that another magazine Joe?
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Fortunately I've never had a double downshift, but my wheel sometimes double upshifts which leaves me struggling in too high a gear! What wheel do you use? (I'm on an old T500RS and perhaps some of the buttons are wearing out).
Superb stuff Joe - Everyone should click on Joe's link and read the recollections of "Quick Vic" Elford - I especially liked his story about his race shoes.
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Yes some very interesting articles you've written there @joedakiss. Now I obviously haven't read them all (yet) because there's so many but there's one about the Black Sabbath Miura that @JockeP22 might like - he does like his heavy stuff.
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T300 Alcantara. I was very happy with it when replaced G27, but more I play more it frustrate me. So I am dreaming about Fanatec. There is another problem - Fanatec quite expensive and I play usually once a week so probably it doesn't worth to spend extra €.
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I wonder if a different rim would help @Napalm_LT. I think the paddles are on the wheel of the T300 so a new rim would include new switches. Although still quite expensive it would be cheaper than a complete Fanatec replacement.
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joedakiss
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Agreed, some of the recent time/weather settings have produced some stunning visuals. Top work.
Yep, the one I worked for before where I am now.
Same here. I've had the occasional missed upshift, but I thought there was downshift protection in this game? Maybe that's only on the modern cars that have it IRL...
