VCRC *'79 Hatchbacks Team Enduro @ Cape Ring Inside* Complete!

[Johnnypenso]

Sorry guys I think I'm going to withdraw. The real interest for me in this race initially was being able to run with Zorrin as Team Canada and with Zorrin out, I just don't have the same zest for the race. Sorry...maybe next time...

 

[TyrrellRacing]

Crap forgot about the update, there goes my practice time.

 

[Geeky30]

heavy damage is realy bloody annoying lost a whole race because someone in a civic was so slow and thought it was fun to race me eventhough it was not for points positions And that turn!!!! everyone was cutting it!?

I am sorry to my team mate the I lead the abarths and messed it up for him

 

[dabneyd]

heavy damage is realy bloody annoying lost a whole race because someone in a civic was so slow and thought it was fun to race me eventhough it was not for points positions And that turn!!!! everyone was cutting it!?

I am sorry to my team mate the I lead the abarths and messed it up for him

It's all good. We'll get 'em next time!

 

[Geeky30]

YEah, thanks Watermelon for a good event though, I hope we do more like this (just 1 class though)

 

[watermelon punch]

Good racing thanks all!

@ Geeky30 : heavy damage is indeed an acquired taste.
But I daresay it makes it seem more like racing to me... with pit stops & such.
As always, one must take the bad with the good. lol

 

[John Wells]

I really enjoyed the race, it was really good, hope I didn't cut anyone up.

The bad thing is I didn't pit, so you might have to alter the score table.

Ive been watching bike racing all day and they don't pit.

Think it would have been more close racing if it was only one classe.

 

[the_saint8]

Thank you watermelonpunch for the great event. Good mix of cars and good driving from I could see. I had a couple of drivers come up behind me which caught me off guard so I hope I didn't impede them too much. One extra pit stop for to repair damage.

Thank you to Gazelle68 for having me as a teammate.

 

[gazelle]

Watermelon - thanks again for yet another evening of fun racing.

Cobrius - again, please accept my sincearest apologies for taking you out on turn 1 and ruining the race for both of us . i could see i was gaining on you - probably just traffic - and i flapped a bit and out braked myself...should have shown some patience, so sorry.

Saint - thanks to you too mate, just sorry i let the team down

 

[cobrius]

Watermelon - thanks again for yet another evening of fun racing.

Cobrius - again, please accept my sincearest apologies for taking you out on turn 1 and ruining the race for both of us . i could see i was gaining on you - probably just traffic - and i flapped a bit and out braked myself...should have shown some patience, so sorry.

Saint - thanks to you too mate, just sorry i let the team down

Dont worry, it's just a game.

 

[gazelle]

Dont worry, it's just a game.

Thanks for your understanding ;-)

 

[Geeky30]

Good racing thanks all!

@ Geeky30 : heavy damage is indeed an acquired taste.
But I daresay it makes it seem more like racing to me... with pit stops & such.
As always, one must take the bad with the good. lol

I agree, it was great just me getting frustrated after the one moment with the civic,
and I understand where your coming from with bad with good

like coribus just said 'its only a game' ... just a very addictive game though

 

[gazelle]

... just a very addictive game though

My wife would definatley agree with this

 

[watermelon punch]

RESULTS

Team Results

Team Merlin (25pts)

John Wells / johnwells69 / Team Merlin / Civic / white (14pts)
TyrrellRacing / TyrrellRacing / Team Merlin / Abarth / white (11pts)

Dabneyd & Geeky30 Team (23pts)

dabneyd / dabneyd / Dabneyd & Geeky30 Team / Civic / blue & yellow (16pts)
Geeky30 / Geeky30 / Dabneyd & Geeky30 Team / Abarth / blue & yellow (7pts)

Sofa Drivers Team (23pts)

jackargent / jackargent / Sofa Drivers Team / Civic / Orange (15pts)
watermelonpunch / wat3rm370n / Sofa Drivers Team / Abarth / Papaya Orange (8pts)

Cobrius & cc570 Team (22pts)

cobrius / cobrius / Cobrius & cc570 Team / Civic / red (12pts)
cc570 / cc570 / Cobrius & cc570 Team / Abarth / red (10pts)

Templar Racing Team (22pts)

gazelle68 / gazelle68 / Templar Racing Team / Civic / Ardenza Amaranth (13pts)
the_saint8 / the_saint8 / Templar Racing Team / Abarth / Ardenza Amaranth (9pts)

Race Results

1. dabneyd / dabneyd / Dabneyd & Geeky30 Team / Civic / blue & yellow (16pts)
2. jackargent / jackargent / Sofa Drivers Team / Civic / Orange (15pts)
3. John Wells / johnwells69 / Team Merlin / Civic / white (14pts)
4. gazelle68 / gazelle68 / Templar Racing Team / Civic / Ardenza Amaranth (13pts)
5. cobrius / cobrius / Cobrius & cc570 Team / Civic / red (12pts)
6. TyrrellRacing / TyrrellRacing / Team Merlin / Abarth / white (11pts)
7. cc570 / cc570 / Cobrius & cc570 Team / Abarth / red (10pts)
8. the_saint8 / the_saint8 / Templar Racing Team / Abarth / Ardenza Amaranth (9pts)
9. watermelonpunch / wat3rm370n / Sofa Drivers Team / Abarth / Papaya Orange (8pts)
10. Geeky30 / Geeky30 / Dabneyd & Geeky30 Team / Abarth / blue & yellow (7pts)

It's like we went to some kind of motivational seminar where everyone makes the podium!

Congrats all. Literally.


Open for suggestions about a race for next month. 2 class, low power. Pair suggestions & track suggestions. I'm all ears.

 

[gazelle]

everyone's a winner

if only i had the technical know-how to insert a comical picture of an overcrowded podium.....

@anyone else, feel free

 

[TyrrellRacing]

Interesting race there, only two braking points per lap which meant that the lines had to be dead on. The long sweeping left hander was surprisingly vital to a good lap, I was losing over a second on the corner in qualifying.

I was a bit befuddled as to why everyone was in front by miles, didn't realise the cars were so far apart in performance. Well done Team Merlin and everyone else for a podium finish.

everyone's a winner

if only i had the technical know-how to insert a comical picture of an overcrowded podium.....

@anyone else, feel free

I tried We all now have dogs too.

 

[watermelon punch]

And dogs... ha ha ha

Yes that sweeping left-hander was definitely vital, particularly in the Abarth - as it was very good with that part of the track (if one gets it right).
cc570 had me beat, as usual, with that... Seems no matter what cars we are in on Cape Ring Inside... cc570 always does better on that left hander than me!~
I often try following his lines through there... only to wind up not being able to be consistent in that area.

 

[gazelle]

I tried We all now have dogs too.

It works for me mate, nice one :-)

 

[dabneyd]

I really enjoyed the "two-class" racing, and I hope we do it again.

 

[CC570]

my wife would definatley agree with this

+1

 

[CC570]

Open for suggestions about a race for next month. 2 class, low power. Pair suggestions & track suggestions. I'm all ears.

Mazda 110s/cosmo sport and 2nd generation Miata (nb)

Autozam and Beats!


Spitfires and Alfa spider duetto

Toyota MR2 First gen and spyder.

 

[John Wells]

Thanks very much Tyrrell for Team Merlin win

Thanks again Melon for agreat event:tup:

 

[Geeky30]

Well done Team Merlin,

and second!? Thankyou Dabneyd for being my team mate

 

[watermelon punch]

oooh autozam & beats... that would make it very difficult for me to decide between them. LOL

Toyota MR2 First gen and spyder

How close are those have you taken them for a spin?
Any track suggestions?

 

[dabneyd]

Mazda 110s/cosmo sport and 2nd generation Miata (nb)

Spitfires and Alfa spider duetto.

These two have my vote, the latter especially. Maybe on Rome or Rome reverse?

 

[CC570]

I tried them at Tsukuba and they are about 2-3 sec a lap apart. The Trueno fits neatly between the two. FWIW the MR2 1600 g is ~352 pp the MR2 Spyder is 383 pp and the Trueno is 364 pp.
ps I just picked Tsukuba randomly to test on not because I think its the best track.

Toscana Lagunitas

or Toscana Manor Ridge

Would be nice.

 

[Ryoku75]

Dangit dangit dangit! I'm sorry that I missed out, I was really looking forward to this.

I do support the Alfa vs Spitfire race, would the Nissan Fairlady work as well?

 

[CC570]

No love for the MR2s

The mr2 spyder is pretty much my fav car in the game.

 

[Zorrin]

I'd be game. Love the Mister Two classic. Was the first car I ever did a power slide in.

 

[dylansan]

Perhaps a Lotus Elan and a Honda S800 would be fun.

Or even the S800 and the Toyota Sports 800. They were basically rivals back in the day, though they might be too similar for the race.