S.N.A.I.L. Open-Wheel Shoot Out - Tuesday nights - Open To All

[OwensRacing]

Karts for the win!!!

 

[Oshawa-Joe]

I'm sure Martin won. He can pick the first Kart AND track.

 

[AJKVail]

WOW! Insanely fast and fun night! As Nic said "my eyes are (still) bleeding"! Thanks to all! Special thanks to Owen's for setting me up with the car!

 

[dabneyd]

If I hadn't already been vomiting, this may have induced it for me. I wish I could have been well enough to race.

 

[Rallywagon]

I was getting a little queasy by the end of tokyo tbh. Its such an insanely fast car, and the way I had to look at the road so I could react, especially around traffic, it got rough.

 

[Oshawa-Joe]

That was insane and fun. I have no idea how Martin and Owens can drive without front tires. I had to pit stop at HS Ring and Tokyo for tires. Great job guys!

Really looking forward to karts now.

 

[martin20az]

Jr cart. cart space full.

 

[OwensRacing]

Jr cart. cart space full.

Mmmmm sounds fun!!!

Be sure to break them karts in gentlemen.

I go to my lounge. Set up a race at a track with no pits. Then set lap count so it will total 200 miles. Start race. Pause and let it go overnight.

If you drive some of the laps and get bored. Pause and come back. This reduce the time greatly.


Tokyo was insane for sure. However first time I ever raced these online. Haven't raced them in a very long time prior. It was alone and just for giggles. I did some power laps at GVE and Daytone Road at one point. Prob Jan/Feb of 2012. That was last time I touched the cars.

 

[Oshawa-Joe]

I usually run them tuned and somehow tire wear is less of an issue.

 

[Oshawa-Joe]

Results for Tuesday August 13, 2013

1 martin20az 96
2 OwensRacing 91
3 Oshawa-Joe 80
4 kcheeb 70
5 chatva 68
6 dragonwhisky 66
7 Nic-KL 60
8 vail 56
9 rallywgn81 48

Great racing guys! I was lucky to get a podium, holy smokes SNAILS are fast and furious racers.

Now we are changing pace and going with Karts. As suggested and also picked by Martin, we are starting with the Jr kart, then 100 and 125. We will continue to do 3 tracks each Tuesday. Top 3 winners picking the next 3 tracks.

Tuesday August 20th Line up:

Car: Jr Kart ( ?? PP, ???HP,??? Tires)

Track 1: Martin picked Kart Space 1 or 2? ( ? Laps)
Track 2: The 3/8 Mile Oval ( ? Laps)
Track 3: kcheeb to pick (? Laps)

Tuesday August 27th
Kart 100
Track 1:
Track 2:
Track 3:

Tuesday Sept 3rd
kart 125
Track 1:
Track 2:
Track 3:

Tuesday Sept 10th
1 hour Kart Enduro. Combo to be picked by first overall from previous 3 weeks.

Who wants to run a mid race 2 lap caution?

 

[OwensRacing]

The caution like Saturday's enduro series would be ok with me. Really doesn't matter to me.


As for track choice. Can I pick the 3/8 mile custom oval? It's in the D2 share.

 

[Oshawa-Joe]

The caution like Saturday's enduro series would be ok with me. Really doesn't matter to me.


As for track choice. Can I pick the 3/8 mile custom oval? It's in the D2 share.

You should try the new SPEC format. It's really amazing the way it rewards everyone with points at each caution and keeps everyone fighting for position to the end. Much better than spending the last 15 minutes driving with no incentive or fun. By that I mean that even the last place guy will be having fun for the last part of the race and battling for positions. We wouldn't be doing caution points but I'm hoping it gets everyone back into the race for the second half.

 

[OwensRacing]

I miss running Saturday night enduro. Just can't do it anymore. Gotten into a serious relationship. My GF has two kids and I have two. Both of us with custody. So during the week we get together Thursday's for dinner. Sometimes get a hour in the evenings. Very rare. So the Friday and Saturday evenings/night we spend together. I love this women and don't want to lose her. So the sacrifice is made. Besides I truly enjoy our time together. She's a lot of fun. Her kids and mine have fun. Truly blessed.

 

[Oshawa-Joe]

Good for you young man. Sounds like you have your priorities straight. Don't lose focus of them.

 

[Dragonwhisky]

Wow. Watching the replay of the X2010 race at Tokyo was harder on the eyes than driving it.

 

[OwensRacing]

I'd like to race those again soon!

 

[dabneyd]

I'd like to race those again soon!

Yeah, I want to give them a shot. I'm sure it'll be a disaster (for me), but what the hell.

 

[Oshawa-Joe]

If someone wants to plan another X2010 shoot out, I'm in. Just please keep it to proper race tracks and road courses. Probably need to either make the races <12 minutes or >20 minutes. I didn't like the flow of a 15 minute race with tire wear. I'm too used to tuned x2010s and burn out the tires the way I push it. I guess if I had to I could learn to take it easier through corners and make the tires last a few more laps.

 

[Oshawa-Joe]

Checking on my phone...looks like Owens and kcheeb need to pick tracks for tomorrow night.

I assume Martin's pick is Kart Space 1???

 

[martin20az]

Checking on my phone...looks like Owens and kcheeb need to pick tracks for tomorrow night.

I assume Martin's pick is Kart Space 1???

Yes

 

[OwensRacing]

Lets go with The 3/8 Mile Oval


Can be found on the D2 track share for practice.

 

[kcheeb]

Sorry, sidetracked. Will pick at noon.

EDIT: Track choice - Tsukuba, not sure if it hit's the rev limiter before the end of the straight, but when I was in a Kart series, Tsukuba was fun.

If someone is able to test, and it does max out, I'll change it to Autumn Ring Mini.

Edit2: And I've been given plans tonight. I'm out, have fun.

 

[Oshawa-Joe]

Anyone have a chance to figure out number of laps for each race?

 

[OwensRacing]

Anyone have a chance to figure out number of laps for each race?

Lap Times:

Kart Space 1 = 0:35.5 - 0:36.0

3/8 Oval = 0:20.7 (outside white inside line)
..............= 0:20.3 (hugging inside wall)

Tsukuba = 1:17.3 - 1:17.6

 

[TEX36]

Back from Softball. May I join? Don't have D-2 any more.

 

[Oshawa-Joe]

Good to see you for the last race Tex.

I need to seriously work on karts.

 

[TEX36]

For some reason - the Div-2 Friend location in my PS-3 GT-5 Community moved "up" 4 places. Previously all Div were in numerical order ........ so, when it was missing in the "order" last night, thought I had been de-friended for some reason.
Nuf said - taking up too much space on the thread with empty verbosity.
Just "sharing".

 

[OwensRacing]

For some reason - the Div-2 Friend location in my PS-3 GT-5 Community moved "up" 4 places. Previously all Div were in numerical order ........ so, when it was missing in the "order" last night, thought I had been de-friended for some reason.
Nuf said - taking up too much space on the thread with empty verbosity.
Just "sharing".

Tex, if you click the Online then in the list there. Is A-spec, B-spec, and Online header. I go to the Online. It will show who's online in alphabetical order. Then as you scroll down through online friends the Offline friends will start in alphabetical on down. So this should have the SNAIL rooms in order always.

 

[TEX36]

Thanks - I didn't know about that approach.
Will check into it. Really appreciate your help

 

[Rallywagon]

Huh, I've noticed d2 missing in my list as well wonder if I have the same issue.