TRL_Andromeda
(Banned)
- 946
- Tarragona
- TRL_Andromeda
Cant make it tonight either, but I'll also be back for nurb!
Well I just needed a whee bit more practice but had a great 3rd going there (LOL, 3 way race for 3rd) until I screwed up big time in UA's dirty air and screamed angrily about it so the neighbors could hear. Still I think Its a lot better than missing the race, I'm pretty pleased....Sorry to agro but I definitely used that dirty air last stint arty style, but we were running for position.
>>Arty if you race us like that then you have to finish the race!!
Yeah your dirty air was impossible, Agro passed me and I was like, yeah good luck when you hit that tornado up ahead. I swear if I had not gotten one of those evil grid time penalties I'd have beaten Nik for sure after that incident he had.AW man I know, I was in the zone, map off keeping the car on track... and then that message in the room 'don't get distracted' broke my concentration! I had to leave after that because I couldn't keep car on track even with new tyres... the race is in the 18th hour of my day so tired!
Yeah your dirty air was impossible, Agro passed me and I was like, yeah good luck when you hit that tornado up ahead. I swear if I had not gotten one of those evil grid time penalties I'd have beaten Nik for sure after that incident he had.
I drove 175 miles back home from Minneapolis right before the race! I went as fast as I could without getting a speeding ticket. I was a bit sleepy and zoned out after that. I think the crap start was just inattention. Normally the start is un-important but the dirty air from Arty meant it was.
Good race tonight everyone, brilliant win IP given your seat problems.
Watching Lap 1 back there, it looks like from my point of view; Evo lag spikes in front of me and goes onto the grass then rubber bands back in front of me; we touch and he goes deep, then CB hit into the back because he missed his braking point forcing me deep into T1 also.
Then at T7 lap 1, Nik hit me off the track into the gravel and pretty much spoiled my race.
It could've all been caused by lagging tbh, I'm not sure. Nik was lagging really badly from my point of view.
I wasn't expecting much from this race anyway, it was a trial for my new wheel but it would be good to avoid contact. There also seemed to be a lot of corner cutting at the final chicane once the blocks were moved out of the way :/
I have my t300 clamped to a snowboard, but its very solid after a lot of securing that down. It barely moves at all. But my wheel would move a lot on the snowboard so I decided to superglue two big pieces of sandpaper on the top and bottom of it and now my wheel never moves unless I drive like a caveman Though I'm not sure you would want to ruin your table if its too nice. If not then definitely try the sandpaper 👍Man one of those days I guess. Ayrton did a really collected race, probably the best he's ever done. You make 1 mistake and you go from 2nd to 8th with this field as competitive as it is. At the start the whole field behind me stacked up. I though after this: I'll get 2nd or 3rd for sure now. On lap 6 my wheel came unlclamped so I drove behind Nik and re-clamped it as I was going along. I thought I could still get a 2nd-4th after this as it didn't really hurt me much.
Then immortal went from 25 secs ahead to 3.0 sec up. I though it was just giving me the gap to Nik and not immortal. Then I saw immortal's car and I thought, wow this is the best spot I've been in for the whole series. I could win the race if I can get by Nik and immortal has some kind of mechanical issue of some sort.
Then on lap 13 I went into the sand on worn tires. I got stuck in the sand forever and ever. I think I even had to drive backwards to get out of it. I decided since I was so deep into a 2 stop strategy to just keep it going. The 3 stop ended up being faster and I ended up being doubly dumb with the sand trap crash and the worn tires driving.
But still to get 8th with still a decent race finishing time is pretty surprising. Ayrton managed to hit the jack pot with a 2nd after pitting early smart move as he could undercut everybody that was clumped up in a pack... I guess its pretty much all on me for binning into the sand trap...
Yeah I went caveman after the sand trap spin. I think the wheel came undone again after that and I had to re-clamp a couple times come to think of it. Just stupid, I never have that happen. Its like 1/500 races that happens.I have my t300 clamped to a snowboard, but its very solid after a lot of securing that down. It barely moves at all. But my wheel would move a lot on the snowboard so I decided to superglue two big pieces of sandpaper on the top and bottom of it and now my wheel never moves unless I drive like a caveman Though I'm not sure you would want to ruin your table if its too nice. If not then definitely try the sandpaper 👍
Good race tonight everyone, brilliant win IP given your seat problems.
Watching Lap 1 back there, it looks like from my point of view; Evo lag spikes in front of me and goes onto the grass then rubber bands back in front of me; we touch and he goes deep, then CB hit into the back because he missed his braking point forcing me deep into T1 also.
Then at T7 lap 1, Nik hit me off the track into the gravel and pretty much spoiled my race.
It could've all been caused by lagging tbh, I'm not sure. Nik was lagging really badly from my point of view.
:/
hi guys hi immortal, ye i will race redbull ring on sunday if thats ok. ill set my ps3 up this week, do you do a practice session at all through the week? cheers be nice racing you again, or getting my arse kicked by you again lol. cya soon m8
Yeah you want to get on on Saturday before the race to practice for sure on this spec (650hp, comfort softs). There's no formal practice though unless somebody wants to organize something. I'd even get on a couple times and really give it a good run with 3rd gear generally being the lowest gear you ever want to use on the slowest turn on the track. 2nd isn't even used with these tires unless the corner is super tight.hi guys hi immortal, ye i will race redbull ring on sunday if thats ok. ill set my ps3 up this week, do you do a practice session at all through the week? cheers be nice racing you again, or getting my arse kicked by you again lol. cya soon m8
Uh oh? I thought outside wheels on the cerb was ok through the chicane...
(I guess thats where I was cutting, as I was rarely over the line out of T2 and T4.)