SNAIL Parity Racing Series - 86 GT/FR-S/BR-Z Night

[Nicktune]

@huyler Your mx5 was brand new or fully broken in?

 

[chuyler1]

brand new with just an oil change.

 

[esh]

What's the word for tonight?

 

[chuyler1]

1st post says its the Evora. Not sure if I'm joining in. I want do do some testing for another vintage night. Trying to performance match the 70's hatchbacks.

 

[Vol Jbolaz]

Never heard from Nic for the third track choice. I bought an Evora and changed the oil, but forgot the PP. 464?

 

[Nicktune]

Tokyo Reverse

 

[esh]

1st post says its the Evora. Not sure if I'm joining in. I want do do some testing for another vintage night. Trying to performance match the 70's hatchbacks.

Ah. Didn't notice the update. I will be there...

 

[dabneyd]

I'll be there as well.

 

[diabolicwyvern]

On way now!

 

[esh]

Sorry for leaving so abruptly but after sitting in a lot-less-than-comfortable cockpit for nearly 3 hours I had had enough.

PS: Fuji is for race cars!

 

[diabolicwyvern]

Another 2nd place... Just based on how I felt with the car...I thought I finally had first. We must have been tied going into the last race since he had me by two spots. Maybe next week. 👍

 

[dabneyd]

Is the leader board right? I thought Chuyler won the last race.

 

[Vol Jbolaz]

Is the leader board right? I thought Chuyler won the last race.

It is. I did it differently this week. Instead of putting in the place one finished, I put in the points one got for finishing there.

I know, confusing, sorry.

 

[chuyler1]

I need to load up Tokyo reverse in practice mode to figure out the lines. I was basically guessing the whole time. That track bugs my eyes out too. I know PD raves about 60fps but it would be a lot easier to see where I was going if they did a little texture smoothing and used 30fps.

On a side note, I have won every Fuji GT race I started in this series except for 1 where Diabolic had a 16 pp advantage. Of course I had to block dabney 30 yards before the finish last night to get the win. It was dirty...but I let him by every other lap only to pass him again. He had an extra 10pp and I wasn't going to give it up with 30 yards to go!!!

 

[dabneyd]

I need to load up Tokyo reverse in practice mode to figure out the lines. I was basically guessing the whole time. That track bugs my eyes out too. I know PD raves about 60fps but it would be a lot easier to see where I was going if they did a little texture smoothing and used 30fps.

On a side note, I have won every Fuji GT race I started in this series except for 1 where Diabolic had a 16 pp advantage. Of course I had to block dabney 30 yards before the finish last night to get the win. It was dirty...but I let him by every other lap only to pass him again. He had an extra 10pp and I wasn't going to give it up with 30 yards to go!!!

Like you said, I had a 10pp advantage, you didn't have to let me by, I just needed to find open track.

 

[chuyler1]

Try a cole trickle next time.

 

[dabneyd]

Try a cole trickle next time.

Or a Vettel.

 

[chuyler1]

Nice move!

 

[diabolicwyvern]

The first time on Fuji was the biggest gain for Nic though I Didn't realize he had the 5pp over me.
PS: I hate Fuji when run offs aren't penalized. There is nothing aside from ones self stopping folks from running wide if they're stuck on the outside to maintain position.

 

[chuyler1]

I stayed inside the boundaries for both races...but looking in my rearview I saw a few drivers who were not. I agree though, penalties should be on for that track...and drivers on the inside should hold their line so they don't side swipe the outside driver into penalty territory. I hate that track in shuffle races because no matter how clean I drive, I always get bumped into a penalty by someone that misses their brake zone.

 

[chuyler1]

Historic Fuji, yet another track not in this game. I think you can race it in rFactor.

Fuji was originally intended to be a NASCAR track but they lost funding halfway through construction so it was converted to a road course with only one of the high banked turns. They redesigned it and ditched the banking because it was too dangerous.

 

[watermelon punch]

ooooh now that's a track I'd like to see in the game!!!

 

[Vol Jbolaz]

Fuji was originally intended to be a NASCAR track

Thank the gods we didn't blight Japan with a NASCAR track.

 

[pyxen]

I need to make more races...Tuesdays are tough right now, since it's 'build the basement' night..ah well - I'll keep trying

Had fun last night! I need to keep it to 80-90% though..when I push more, I just hit walls, or run off the track. I can run balls-out for a short bit, but make stupid mistakes after a short while.

 

[diabolicwyvern]

Information available for next week yet?

 

[Vol Jbolaz]

I'm not going to do this next week. And maybe not the week after that (that is my wife and kids Spring Break,not sure what is going on, yet).

 

[diabolicwyvern]

alright. I can take a week or two off.

 

[dabneyd]

We're going to run the 2004 Honda Integra Type-R tonight. No tuning, stock tires. I'll update the starting PP level in a bit. Tracks are Grand Valley Speedway, Trial Mountain reverse, and Rome reverse.

Edit: Meet in garris' lounge.

 

[chuyler1]

Fun racing last night. It's amazing that after 6 races, Nic and I were only 1 point apart. Every place counts. 6 was a good number on the grid. 8 would have been better but aside from the first race I didn't spend any laps away from other drivers.

 

[dabneyd]

Fun racing last night. It's amazing that after 6 races, Nic and I were only 1 point apart. Every place counts. 6 was a good number on the grid. 8 would have been better but aside from the first race I didn't spend any laps away from other drivers.

Agreed. The system works well, but the better drivers are able to win in underpowered cars, just not as easily.