PURE | Flyin' Miata Super Cup | Grand Finale Results & Points Posted!

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I take what I can get. On this track I'll be very pleased if I can stay within 8 secs of fast guys, but I have a feeling I'll be disappointed.
 
Dr_Watson
Unrelated... am I the only one that thinks the 2 thread thing is a bit confusing and redundant?
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No different from the multiple threads created for WSGTC.

Not really confusing, if you need to post something about an upcoming race (practice, qualifying, whatever) post it in the Race thread.

If you need to post something regarding rules, car setups or for people that need to register, post in the Technical thread.

Easy. 👍
 
R1600Turbo
No different from the multiple threads created for WSGTC.

Not really confusing, if you need to post something about an upcoming race (practice, qualifying, whatever) post it in the Race thread.

If you need to post something regarding rules, car setups or for people that need to register, post in the Technical thread.

Easy. 👍
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yeah, but I've never had anything to do with WSGTC so :P

Does that mean you're going to make a new thread for each race?
(that makes more sense to me than one big thread for the series and one big thread for the races in that series; rather than just one big thread for the series)
 
Dr_Watson
Does that mean you're going to make a new thread for each race?
(that makes more sense to me than one big thread for the series and one big thread for the races in that series; rather than just one big thread for the series)
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No actually, and I never understood why people do that.
 
R1600Turbo
No actually, and I never understood why people do that.
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Because it makes more sense organizationally. You can put this in the OP and have all of the race specific banter in one thread which gets locked after the race is over.

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This current setup seems like more of a 1/2 measure which doesn't come with much benefit IMO. All the race chat is still mixed in with all the other race chat. It's just like the monolithic thread only administrative talk isn't mixed in.

If you're going to make more than 1 thread why not go all in and use the threads like "conversation folders" linked week-by-week out of the main thread so they don't get lost after lock?
 
Probably going to pass on that.

This setup was suggested to me by Wardez, even though I had only planned on keeping everything in one thread. At the moment I think it's working just fine.
 
OwensRacing
Enjoyed the race last night. Had a great battle Gray Fox for the entire race. What great fun. Closing on the finish I noticed I had a lil more speed in a few spots. Now to get out front and use these spots to stretch a gap beyond the draft and ensure Gray Fox doesn't steal my position. I was lucky enough to make this work an the last two or three laps I spent maintaining that distance.

Thank you for the clean racing man. Cant wait till next week!!!
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We had a great battle throughout the race. Battling back and fourth first stint. I tried short pitting to get a gap which i did for a while (had a brain fart when i braked on turn 18 were should be taken flat out). And we were right back at it. I knew tire wear was gonna be a factor since i short pitted, but Owens did a great job getting a gap when it counted the most.

Best race I had in awhile. Thanks Owens 👍
 
R1600Turbo
At the moment I think it's working just fine.
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yeah, but what is it supposed to be accomplishing?
I'll have to wait for Wardez to answer that though since I'm in your camp. I'd prefer 1 thread.
 
Dr_Watson
Going to be interesting to see what the new car does against what we were running in the wild card race last season with the default car. I know me and CSL were in the teens, but can't remember exactly (2:17??). If I could read google docs through the company firewall I'd dig up the S3 thread and have a look. :/
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Best lap was 2:17.645 by CSL, followed by your 2:17.994. My guess is that the faster guys are going to be running around 2:11.

So far my best time is 2:18.xxx, but that is offline and with the default tune. I just did that spring mod on my DFGT brake pedal. My braking technique has always been for the most part just mash the brakes and let the ABS do it's job, whereas now I'm trying to brake without hitting that ABS threshold. Immediately after doing the mod, I loaded up Wardez's tune and went straight to online practice. After about 10 extremely frustrating laps where I couldn't keep the car on the track, I had to stop before I put a PS3 shaped hole in the wall :mad: I went back to it later and decided reset back to the default tune and practice offline to try and get used to the mod and new braking technique before adding suspension tuning and online physics into the equation.
 
Dr_Watson
yeah, but what is it supposed to be accomplishing?
I'll have to wait for Wardez to answer that though since I'm in your camp. I'd prefer 1 thread.
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It simply separates race discussions from general discussions making it easier for every one to find specific posts.

You'll notice the value after a couple rounds.

And it's not set up like WSGTC because there's no reason to. All RT would have to do is put a link pointing to the pre-race info. post in the OP of the Race info. thread and one will put themselves right in the middle of all of the discussion for that race.
 
R1600Turbo
Making things easier to find.
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Makes what easier to find?

Now we have two generalized threads rather than one, so I have to search 2 places since I don't trust myself let alone everyone else to put information in the appropriate place given that neither place is really narrowly focused.


Wardez
It simply separates race discussions from general discussions making it easier for every one to find specific posts.

You'll notice the value after a couple rounds.

And it's not set up like WSGTC because there's no reason to. All RT would have to do is put a link pointing to the pre-race info. post in the OP of the Race info. thread and one will put themselves right in the middle of all of the discussion for that race.
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I really doubt it considering I saw nothing wrong with the 4,000 post mega-thread. *shrug*

And you guys have to stop referencing WSGTC please; I have no idea what you're talking about. But if you're referring to individual race threads; why would that be needless but this is?
If you're going to try and organize the conversations go all-in; this just gives us another place to check for new posts.
 
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I don't like having 2 threads either. Main problem I have is finding certain information, and don't know which thread to go in. For example, stuff on divisions, I would think would go in the race info thread. I just feel sorry for people coming into this thread first, seeing a lot of nice things, but without an introduction or an immediate place to sign up.

R1600Turbo
Not really confusing, if you need to post something about an upcoming race (practice, qualifying, whatever) post it in the Race thread.

If you need to post something regarding rules, car setups or for people that need to register, post in the Technical thread.
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So what if we want to discuss practice and subsequently what setup you used? Seems a bit pointless that 2 so similar things are seperated.

Also, which thread should we post practice/quali room numbers in?
 
Aderrrm
So what if we want to discuss practice and subsequently what setup you used? Seems a bit pointless that 2 so similar things are seperated.
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Thank you, that's exactly my point.
We have two generalized lumps of information, neither thread is a narrowly focused group of similar information used to help organization.

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Btw, sorry if I'm often pedantic about these matters, being an obsessive perfectionist is quite useful for getting 4s in college and my professional career... but it comes with the side effect of abrasively questioning anything that seems inefficient or illogical.
 
Sorry to interrupt but, I have only seen or heard the word 'pedantic' used twice in my life. Once here and the other was when Peter said it on Family Guy. :D haha i crack my self up sometimes. That is all.
 
Dr_Watson
Btw, sorry if I'm often pedantic about these matters, being an obsessive perfectionist is quite useful for getting 4s in college and my professional career... but it comes with the side effect of abrasively questioning anything that seems inefficient or illogical.
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I'll have to agree with the good doctor here. Without adequately defined and strictly enforced guidelines about where specific items are to be posted, the user is forced to look at two different threads since conversations can easily drift into topics not intended by the thread's creator. This would mean creating multiple threads for varied topics in order to maintain order. However, whether GTP will tolerate this is uncertain. Therefore, keeping all information centralized in one location while updating the OP for relevant, critical data may be the best option.

Ok. I'm done with my fancy speak. :lol: :sly:
 
I posted in both. :/ Agreeably a little tedious.. but I am not one to complain, I only browse quickly for the latest happenings and i'm off.

*Room closed*
 
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For what it's worth, as I haven't had much free time lately to read through everything as I like to, I honestly have no idea what specifically does or doesn't belong to the 2 different threads.
Obviously I know race discussion goes here, but I guess my main question, is if the other thread is only for administrative purpose, how much is really going on there, or just posts that really belong here?

Doesn't really bother me, but I would like 1 thread that I have to read, having the optional thread for more administrative, etc stuff is of course, no worry for me, but I can see where confusion steps in easily.
 
R1600Turbo
Should we appease everyone by jamming everything into one thread again?
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It's either policing the threads, ensuring people are posting in the correct spots, or have a free-for-all like prior seasons.

I don't make the decisions, though. It's your call. I'm just voicing my irrelevant opinion. :)
 
R1600Turbo
Should we appease everyone by jamming everything into one thread again?
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Yes please.

WSGTC's race threads have an OP with everything relevant for the upcoming race, very convenient, such stuff can be hard to find in a monster thread.

But that is about the only good thing they offer. And if that post is just linked from the main-thread OP, problem is solved, and with much less confusion to follow.
 
Ok....forget all the big words...burp burp...umm bud light good stuff...slurp.Having 2 threads is a pain in the but.Off to other thread see what we are talking about over there.
 
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