RIDOX Replica Garage Fan Club - Suspended

[TurnLeft]

That was @danbojte who beeped

I know .

 

[Brewguy44]

Can make the last race, have to start making

breakfast Bacon & Eggs 👍

 

[TurnLeft]

@TurnLeft & @Thorin Cain

Congratulations to both of you for being good sports about ^ 👍

If I could put my 100% impartial stewards hat on for a minute & adjudicate what happened with the evidence presented, using the V8 Supercar rule book as a guide, I'd say it's a 'racing incident'. No licence endorsements, no monetary fines or push-ups required.
In the first two pics, TL you look to be a fair way over to the left & probably out of view to TC. TC do you agree with that? Did you see the TL train about to pull into the station? In pic 3 I can see TC had already committed to his chosen racing line with TL out of view until the last moment and in pics 3-6 TL is already past the B-pillar of TC. This is the first thing they look at in V8s, the B-pillar. If it was TL's front bumper into TC's rear door or further rearward, they don't like that. They also look to see if the passing car, in this case TL, had at least two wheels on the racing surface. Second thing they look at is, if contact wasn't made between the two cars involved, would TL have made the corner without running wide? From what I can see, I believe he would have so it's not what comes under the 'dive bomb' category. The last pieces of evidence used are the mandatory in-car cameras & telementary but that's not available in this case.
Ultimately TC & TL, you two can have a about it over a few

It`s so much harder passing people than AI drivers, I usually wait for the big mistake but the opening seemed too good, it`s hard to see the person beside you, if you click the side view while in curve braking you may as well just pray , it goes by to fast, well for me it does. The mistake I made was that if TC would have been able to hold his line I would have been in a big disadvantage on the next curve. That`s another thing I`ve got to learn, race like a chess game and think a few moves ahead . Appreciate your opinion 👍, don`t worry about how we`ll settle it between us, we give extra chores to @Brewguy44 .

 

[Thorin Cain]

@TurnLeft & @Thorin Cain

Congratulations to both of you for being good sports about ^ 👍

If I could put my 100% impartial stewards hat on for a minute & adjudicate what happened with the evidence presented, using the V8 Supercar rule book as a guide, I'd say it's a 'racing incident'. No licence endorsements, no monetary fines or push-ups required.
In the first two pics, TL you look to be a fair way over to the left & probably out of view to TC. TC do you agree with that? Did you see the TL train about to pull into the station? In pic 3 I can see TC had already committed to his chosen racing line with TL out of view until the last moment and in pics 3-6 TL is already past the B-pillar of TC. This is the first thing they look at in V8s, the B-pillar. If it was TL's front bumper into TC's rear door or further rearward, they don't like that. They also look to see if the passing car, in this case TL, had at least two wheels on the racing surface. Second thing they look at is, if contact wasn't made between the two cars involved, would TL have made the corner without running wide? From what I can see, I believe he would have so it's not what comes under the 'dive bomb' category. The last pieces of evidence used are the mandatory in-car cameras & telementary but that's not available in this case.
Ultimately TC & TL, you two can have a about it over a few

A very thorough and just review by the Race stewards there 👍

That's pretty much how I saw it 👍 I knew TL was around there somewhere but he was in my blind-spot and I had no idea how far up the inside he'd gone. I got the little flashy proximity warning as I turned in and tried to adjust my line to give the room. I think there was a little contact but nothing you wouldn't expect from any of the worlds many saloon car series' If it's good enough for them... Anyway, both drivers know there was no malice, no harm was caused and we share the repair bills anyway

 

[Brewguy44]

This is why Ridox's car moves all over the place.

 

[danbojte]

@Brewguy44
Excellent!

@TurnLeft @Thorin Cain
If nobody have complains, then all is good then (I don't have the time for viewing the replays, I'll be away for the next days...). 👍

Results added.

P.S. : I beeped because from my point of view it looked like TL pushed TC and I thought he has to let him pass.

 

[danbojte]

@TurnLeft
That avatar...

 

[Brewguy44]

As for those pushups:

There you go 20 pushups!!! Those are too hard.

This is easier and my kind of pushup.

 

[Thorin Cain]

@Brewguy44
Excellent!

@TurnLeft @Thorin Cain
If nobody have complains, then all is good then (I don't have the time for viewing the replays, I'll be away for the next days...). 👍

Results added.

P.S. : I beeped because from my point of view it looked like TL pushed TC and I thought he has to let him pass.

Have to agree. @Brewguy44, that had me

I thought that sounded like an angry honk I thought it was TL Nope, no complaints on that at all I felt it best to brake a bit earlier in the BMW and he had plenty of room to go up the inside. If I'd been more aware of how far advanced he was I could have taken a less aggressive turn in and still made the turn. It was a surprise attack alright but I still think it was a fair one I'll get him next time

Hope your days away are good ones 👍

 

[danbojte]

Have to agree. @Brewguy44, that had me

I thought that sounded like an angry honk I thought it was TL Nope, no complaints on that at all I felt it best to brake a bit earlier in the BMW and he had plenty of room to go up the inside. If I'd been more aware of how far advanced he was I could have taken a less aggressive turn in and still made the turn. It was a surprise attack alright but I still think it was a fair one I'll get him next time

Hope your days away are good ones 👍

Yes, these has to be good ones. 👍 Thank you, my friend.

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

Some videos to make your heart racing



Watch the end for break down on the awesome save

And 2014 lap record :



For dessert, Gan-san in NA2 NSX-R at Green Hell, 7:56s lap record, enjoy the great view :

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

A special bonus for bike lover @danbojte :



It has a nice song too


And the main course, 17 minutes of pure speed and adrenaline Must watch from start to finish.

 

[danbojte]

@Ridox2JZGTE
Thanks a lot, my friend. 👍 I can't watch them right now, but I will as soon as possible.

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

Added another video, post edited above

 

[Brewguy44]

I just finished some work around the house and decided to check in to see what's happening and @Ridox2JZGTE posted some video's, I was like excellent!! 👍

I went downstairs to get a beer and watch them

Really like the Nurburgring one, watching him brake and shift and knowing where he was on the track was cool, did you notice that he put his foot on the brake and heeled the gas pedal at the same time.

Very cool video's Thanks Ridox for sharing, it made my day. 👍

 

[Pete05]

Some videos to make your heart racing



Watch the end for break down on the awesome save

And 2014 lap record :



For dessert, Gan-san in NA2 NSX-R at Green Hell, 7:56s lap record, enjoy the great view :

I'd seen the Subaru video before as it was a 1 hour special on Aussie TV last year but that save at the bottom of Bray Hill is one of the best I've ever seen. Mark 'Higgie' Higgins is one of the best rally drivers to come out of the U.K.

The Isle of Man TT course reminds me of how the Nordschleife looked before the 1969/70 renovations that added the run off, guardrail & sandtraps that everyone enjoys as 'comfort' nowadays. Those renovations, believe it or not, sanitized a lot of the hardcore character the original Nordschleife had. They re-aligned some corners, added kerbs, shaved a lot of the rises & jumps to stop cars getting airtime and, most of all, added the grass verges between the track edge and the guardrail when previously there was an earthbank, a drop-off, trees or something else waiting to change the shape of your car and give you a stay in hospital if you were lucky.
If you like, have a look at the video I'll post shortly of on-board footage highlighting just how far the Nordschleife has come in the efforts of safety.

 

[Pete05]

As promised, here is the on-board footage from 1967.

 

[TurnLeft]

As promised, here is the on-board footage from 1967.

Quite a few changes, but what I really liked was those open wheel cars , PD could we have a couple please . I just love old vintage cars 👍, before you say it I'll do it myself, " I just love old vintage cars because they're like me, VINTAGE ".

 

[Brewguy44]

As promised, here is the on-board footage from 1967.

Dude, That was freakin awesome!!! 👍 And Very Cool!!

To see the track like that, I was like 👍 and the cars, Waayyy Coooll!!! 👍

I agree with @TurnLeft we need more of those car's! 👍

Thanks for sharing!! 👍

 

[ALB123]

So, I left my house at 6:30am sharp so I could arrive early at the clinic where I get my monthly blood tests (I have to get my blood checked monthly for the rest of my life because of my liver transplant). Just as I planned, I was the very first person there, standing at the door waiting for them to open at 7am. I should have been home by 7:40 at the very latest. They know me by name there, obviously, since I get blood work every month...They started to check me in and then noticed there was a problem. My standing order that they keep on file (its like a year long prescription for blood work) freakin' expired earlier in the month!! Normally, I would have just said "Aww shucks...", turned around and gotten my transplant team to fax a new Standing Order form and then come back on Monday. But, because I'm a stupid procrastinator, I HAD to get blood drawn today. I have a doctor appointment on Wednesday and if I didn't have the blood drawn today the results wouldn't be back to my doctor in time and he would be pissed. So, yours truly had to call his transplant office, which is closed on weekends, leave a message on the "emergency" answering service and wait for someone to call me back. Now, luckily the outpatient transplant clinic is in the Lahey Clinic hospital, so even though the outpatient clinic was closed today, I knew there would be plenty of transplant doctors working the 6th floor where they keep transplant patients. As you've probably figured out, they didn't exactly consider my "emergency" to truly be such and it took almost 2 hours before anyone even called me back. Then probably another hour or so before the doctor managed to walk over to the outpatient clinic, fill out the forms and fax them to my local blood clinic. The worst part is, I literally drove past the blood clinic this past Wednesday morning and almost went in to have this taken care of...I had a few errands I had to take care of that day and decided to have the blood drawn another day. I could have prevented this had I just pulled my lazy butt into the clinic on Wednesday. By time I got home this morning, it was almost 11AM!!!

I swear...it's like God himself doesn't want me to race. Since the Club has started doing weekly races I've ended up in the E.R., stayed up all night only to fall asleep an hour before we were ready to start, I've had terrible connection issues two weeks in a row and now this... Sorry I missed the action fellas. I haven't seen the results yet. I'll check after I post this. I spent a lot of time practicing last night too.... FML

 

[Pete05]

Dude, That was freakin awesome!!! 👍 And Very Cool!!

To see the track like that, I was like 👍 and the cars, Waayyy Coooll!!! 👍

I agree with @TurnLeft we need more of those car's! 👍

Thanks for sharing!! 👍

Quite a few changes, but what I really liked was those open wheel cars , PD could we have a couple please . I just love old vintage cars 👍, before you say it I'll do it myself, " I just love old vintage cars because they're like me, VINTAGE ".

More than happy to share quality footage like this guys. Glad you enjoyed it.
The cars from the 60's are one of my favourite periods in F1. Not a trace of downforce or wings to be found, treaded tyres and diverse designs/engines. Naturally I have a soft spot for Brabhams but if PD could loan a Lotus 49 and clone that for us.....
I could suggest a few from the '74/'75 seasons too with their fat rubber & tall air boxes.

 

[Pete05]

So, I left my house at 6:30am sharp so I could arrive early at the clinic where I get my monthly blood tests (I have to get my blood checked monthly for the rest of my life because of my liver transplant). Just as I planned, I was the very first person there, standing at the door waiting for them to open at 7am. I should have been home by 7:40 at the very latest. They know me by name there, obviously, since I get blood work every month...They started to check me in and then noticed there was a problem. My standing order that they keep on file (its like a year long prescription for blood work) freakin' expired earlier in the month!! Normally, I would have just said "Aww shucks...", turned around and gotten my transplant team to fax a new Standing Order form and then come back on Monday. But, because I'm a stupid procrastinator, I HAD to get blood drawn today. I have a doctor appointment on Wednesday and if I didn't have the blood drawn today the results wouldn't be back to my doctor in time and he would be pissed. So, yours truly had to call his transplant office, which is closed on weekends, leave a message on the "emergency" answering service and wait for someone to call me back. Now, luckily the outpatient transplant clinic is in the Lahey Clinic hospital, so even though the outpatient clinic was closed today, I knew there would be plenty of transplant doctors working the 6th floor where they keep transplant patients. As you've probably figured out, they didn't exactly consider my "emergency" to truly be such and it took almost 2 hours before anyone even called me back. Then probably another hour or so before the doctor managed to walk over to the outpatient clinic, fill out the forms and fax them to my local blood clinic. The worst part is, I literally drove past the blood clinic this past Wednesday morning and almost went in to have this taken care of...I had a few errands I had to take care of that day and decided to have the blood drawn another day. I could have prevented this had I just pulled my lazy butt into the clinic on Wednesday. By time I got home this morning, it was almost 11AM!!!

I swear...it's like God himself doesn't want me to race. Since the Club has started doing weekly races I've ended up in the E.R., stayed up all night only to fall asleep an hour before we were ready to start, I've had terrible connection issues two weeks in a row and now this... Sorry I missed the action fellas. I haven't seen the results yet. I'll check after I post this. I spent a lot of time practicing last night too.... FML

Sounds like a character building day. Lessons learned my friend.

 

[ALB123]

Sometimes I just feel like a black cloud hangs over my head and follows me wherever I go....seriously!

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

Sometimes I just feel like a black cloud hangs over my head and follows me wherever I go....seriously!

There's always ups and downs in life, don't let one day misfortune ruins the next day

 

[danbojte]

@ALB123 I'm sorry for what happened to you. Ignore the cloud, do your best and next time hopefully will be much better. 👍

 

[DaBomm4]

Just wanted to apologize that I just didn't have the time to make the event. It definitely sounds and looks like you all had fun while on the track.

 

[TurnLeft]

Just wanted to apologize that I just didn't have the time to make the event. It definitely sounds and looks like you all had fun while on the track.

I'm sure we'll get another chance 👍.

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

This is a special configuration that should be very close to the Gan-san NSX-R lap at 7.56s :

HONDA LA-NA2 3.2 NSX-R / Type R 2002
Nordschleife 7:56s Lap by Motoharu Kurosawa

Tuned to replicate NSX-R NA2
Comfort Soft​

CAR : Honda NSX Type R '02
Tire : Comfort Soft



Specs Sport Auto Test and Dyno Power August 26 2002
Horsepower: 315 HP / 320 PS at 6500 RPM
Torque: 263.4 ft-lb at 5500 RPM
Power Limiter at : 97.7%
Weight: 1244 kg - stage 3
Ballast : 190 kg
Ballast Position : 24 for 42.7 / 57.3
Weight Distribution : 43 / 57
Performance Points: 483


GT AUTO
NO Oil change
Improve Body Rigidity ( NOT INSTALLED )
Aero Kits : Type A ( OPTIONAL )
Wheels : Standard Size Stock or BBS RE-MG or BBS RS or ENKEI RP03 or RAYS TE37 or TE37SL or TE37V
Car Paint : Cyberia Blue or Championship White or Formula Red

Tuning Parts Installed :
Isometric Exhaust Manifold - ONLY FOR DYNO POWER 315HP
Intake Tuning - ONLY FOR DYNO POWER 315HP
Adjustable LSD
Fully Customizable Suspension
Weight Reduction Stage 3 -ONLY FOR SPORT AUTO TEST WEIGHT



Suspension - HONDA NSX-R SHOWA OEM Springs/Damper - BASE
HONDA OEM Alignment
Front, Rear

Ride Height: 125 125
Spring Rate: 10.40 8.30
Dampers (Compression): 4 6
Dampers (Extension): 5 5
Anti-Roll Bars: 3 2
Camber Angle: 0.5 2.0
Toe Angle: -0.28 0.39



LSD HONDA Torque Control Differential with factory preload
Rear
Initial Torque : 30
Acceleration Sensitivity: 30
Braking Sensitivity: 15



Brake Balance:
5/7 ( personal BB) or for ABS 0 wheel : 3/4, for ABS 1 - feel free to use your preferred brake balance.


Recommended setting for DS3 user :

Steering sensitivity at +1 or +2, all aids off, except ABS 1 ( if not comfortable with ABS 0 ) with 5/7 brake balance as starting point.


Notes :




The replica should be able to get very similar lap ( cornering speed, braking point, shift point and top speed before braking point )- use manual shifter with clutch Be smooth, just like Gan-san did Happy driving and remember to drive in pace that you would do in real.

 

[danbojte]

Just wanted to apologize that I just didn't have the time to make the event. It definitely sounds and looks like you all had fun while on the track.

No need to apologize. Race when you can and you're always welcome. 👍

 

[OdeFinn]

@Ridox2JZGTE that isle of man tt lap was nice clip, it become even better when watching on phone, automatic rotation switched off and "driving" along bike, keeping horizon on level by rotating phone as bike bends.