Wednesday Cobras 20:30-21:30 BST Congratulations Champion EranFinished
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- Sick_Cylinder
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- HarskGaming96
I know Sick. I'm just very tired, therefore, I wouldn't be able to join you guys anyway. But I promise that I will join you guys next week. 👍
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- Crococdile
Well, that was lots of fun. Haven't raced with you guys in forever so it felt great for me. Glad I can keep up the pace 
Have barely been playing the game but I sure haven't been slacking on driving. Glad it translates well into the game. Both races felt pretty close. In the 2nd one I missed a bit at the last laps, so I lost a few seconds. Was really exciting and I hope I can join more in the future. Sorry for not joining much, just not the best timezone and a bit busy. Thanks for the fun time.
Have barely been playing the game but I sure haven't been slacking on driving. Glad it translates well into the game. Both races felt pretty close. In the 2nd one I missed a bit at the last laps, so I lost a few seconds. Was really exciting and I hope I can join more in the future. Sorry for not joining much, just not the best timezone and a bit busy. Thanks for the fun time.
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- sutsagrd
Those first few laps at Spa was fantastic close racing. 
It was made more exciting as eran and simba had an off and then started coming through the pack.
I think the first 2-3 laps every corner I had someone either inside or outside me which in the cobra was hard work as it keeps trying to do a 360!!
I had a great fight with Sick over many laps. I just couldn't get past until he made a small mistake at double gauche. I'm sorry if I tapped you a few times and really hope I didn't make the pass due to a bump!
Tarn, If, Rich and John were involved too and we had a brilliant fight. It was a real shame Tarn and If had to pit as I expected you guys to catch me and make me work for my 5th place!
Rich...really good to race with you. Sorry you had a few offs otherwise I'd have had a hard job catching you.
Amazing pace from Pimiki, rehdogg, eran and simba. You were all lapping 3 secs faster than my fastest lap!!
See u all next week.
It was made more exciting as eran and simba had an off and then started coming through the pack.I think the first 2-3 laps every corner I had someone either inside or outside me which in the cobra was hard work as it keeps trying to do a 360!!
I had a great fight with Sick over many laps. I just couldn't get past until he made a small mistake at double gauche. I'm sorry if I tapped you a few times and really hope I didn't make the pass due to a bump!
Tarn, If, Rich and John were involved too and we had a brilliant fight. It was a real shame Tarn and If had to pit as I expected you guys to catch me and make me work for my 5th place!
Rich...really good to race with you. Sorry you had a few offs otherwise I'd have had a hard job catching you.
Amazing pace from Pimiki, rehdogg, eran and simba. You were all lapping 3 secs faster than my fastest lap!!
See u all next week.
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- eran0004
Good race today! Except for me crashing into Simba on the first lap, that was an epic fail... 
Spa is always nice, although Eau Rouge remains a bit of a mystery. Sometimes I nail it perfectly, other times I'm way off. I guess sooner or later I'll figure it out.
Tomorrow there is a classic car meeting taking place literally just across the road from my house! I'll try to get some good pictures to share with you
Spa is always nice, although Eau Rouge remains a bit of a mystery. Sometimes I nail it perfectly, other times I'm way off. I guess sooner or later I'll figure it out.
Tomorrow there is a classic car meeting taking place literally just across the road from my house! I'll try to get some good pictures to share with you
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- gu1tar3rich
Great race , started well but no tc makes this car very tricky on slower corners and lost it a couple of times then everyone else seamed to up their pace and one by one passed me , was right behind sick trying to make place back then got a bit wide and fell back..i pit thinking I'd join battle at back but came out into clean air ,i did cruze the last few laps for them to catch ..thanks all was fun and now cannot wait till next week...or if works out rocket Friday
then everyone else seamed to up their pace and one by one passed me , was right behind sick trying to make place back then got a bit wide and fell back..i pit thinking I'd join battle at back but came out into clean air ,i did cruze the last few laps for them to catch ..thanks all was fun and now cannot wait till next week...or if works out rocket Friday
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- eran0004
Some highlights from the car meeting today:
^ This C2 Corvette was my favourite. You can see the interior in the picture below, great styling!
^ The only Porsche attending.
^ Second generation Ford Mustang King Cobra.
^ This was my second favourite, a 1970 VW 1500. Excellent condition and a great paintjob.
^ This... thing... was powered by a Jaguar V12!
^ Cars like this is what a lot of teenagers in Sweden are using to get around. Technically they're classified as tractors, which means that you can drive them from the age of 15 (you need to be 18 to drive a car). A lot of old Volvo's have been converted to tractors for this reason.
^ This C2 Corvette was my favourite. You can see the interior in the picture below, great styling!
^ The only Porsche attending.
^ Second generation Ford Mustang King Cobra.
^ This was my second favourite, a 1970 VW 1500. Excellent condition and a great paintjob.
^ This... thing... was powered by a Jaguar V12!
^ Cars like this is what a lot of teenagers in Sweden are using to get around. Technically they're classified as tractors, which means that you can drive them from the age of 15 (you need to be 18 to drive a car). A lot of old Volvo's have been converted to tractors for this reason.
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- HarskGaming96
Great pictures!Some highlights from the car meeting today:
^ This C2 Corvette was my favourite. You can see the interior in the picture below, great styling!
^ The only Porsche attending.
^ Second generation Ford Mustang King Cobra.
^ This was my second favourite, a 1970 VW 1500. Excellent condition and a great paintjob.
^ This... thing... was powered by a Jaguar V12!
^ Cars like this is what a lot of teenagers in Sweden are using to get around. Technically they're classified as tractors, which means that you can drive them from the age of 15 (you need to be 18 to drive a car). A lot of old Volvo's have been converted to tractors for this reason.
I also had been in a car meeting 2 months ago and this was amazing.
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- johnwells69
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- Sick_Cylinder
Congratulations to Eran on leading the Championship. It may look as if he has an unassailable lead, but it is actually very close - one score (the lowest is dropped) which allows for an absence or poor performance. If we deduct one round the difference between 1st and 2nd is 17 points and there are still 150 points available.
If you are interested in joining this series or its sister series - Friday Rockets - we have a space waiting for you!
Next Round 6 from France: Twin Acres (superb custom track by master trackmaker Eran)
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- eran0004
I just opened a practice session at Twin Acres in the club lobby. It will probably be open for an hour or two. Feel free to join 
Edit: Track guide
1. Bonnier: This corner is sharper than it looks, in part because the road bends downhill. Brake hard and turn in fairly late to avoid running wide on exit.
2. King's Curve: This corner on the other hand is faster than you might think. It's quite long though, so don't turn in too early.
3. Kitty Hawk: This kink goes over a crest. It won't provide much difficulties, but the 427 Cobra might get a little air.
4. Fangio: My favourite corner of the track. It's situated at the bottom of hill, so you have a great view of it as you approach it. It's important to carry as much speed as possible on the exit as it is the start of a long high speed section.
5. Lotus S: A fast S-corner. The Cobra Daytona can take it at full throttle, but you need to be decisive and hit the apexes right.
6. Montgolfier: Named after the famous balloon brothers, this hairpin inflates towards the end, continuously increasing in radius. You can take an early apex and accelerate out of the corner, but be careful not to overcook it. Throttle control is vital.
7. La Scala: These corners, beginning a climb towards the stars, is kind of similar to Eau Rouge of Spa, but perhaps a little sharper. Aim for a late apex at the final turn, otherwise you might run wide out onto the grass.
8. Pinball: Two quick uphill kinks left and right. Just go full speed through, but remember to line the car up to brake for the following hairpin.
9. Galilei: At the top of the hill, this hairpin bends away from you slightly. Hug the inside of the corner and you'll be fine.
10. Sherwood: A fast slalom through the woods. The Cobra Daytona can take this section at full speed (not sure about the 427), but a bit of weight balancing might be needed. Start aiming for the next apex about one turn in advance, otherwise you'll be late.
11. Newton: For this high speed kink you'll want the G forces on your side. I doubt that it's possible to tackle this corner at full speed, but theoretically, if you hit the apex just perfect, then perhaps... To be on the safe side, brake a little before turning in.
12. Belvedere: If it was a Sunday drive, you might want to stop here and admire the view of the landscape below. This is a very tight corner, you'll probably take it in first gear. It's also slightly sharper than 90 degrees, so don't go on the throttle too early.
13. Mille Miglia: Another great view of the landscape from here. Save it for photomode
This corner is deceitful, looks like a fairly easy turn, but if I had a dime for every time I got on the throttle too soon and spun around here, I'd be able to build this track in real life. Conclusion: Better crawl through this turn as if you were driving on ice.
14. Trebuchet: This corner, named after a type of medieval siege engine, will catapult you back onto the main straight. You can take this turn at a fairly high speed.
Edit: Track guide
1. Bonnier: This corner is sharper than it looks, in part because the road bends downhill. Brake hard and turn in fairly late to avoid running wide on exit.
2. King's Curve: This corner on the other hand is faster than you might think. It's quite long though, so don't turn in too early.
3. Kitty Hawk: This kink goes over a crest. It won't provide much difficulties, but the 427 Cobra might get a little air.
4. Fangio: My favourite corner of the track. It's situated at the bottom of hill, so you have a great view of it as you approach it. It's important to carry as much speed as possible on the exit as it is the start of a long high speed section.
5. Lotus S: A fast S-corner. The Cobra Daytona can take it at full throttle, but you need to be decisive and hit the apexes right.
6. Montgolfier: Named after the famous balloon brothers, this hairpin inflates towards the end, continuously increasing in radius. You can take an early apex and accelerate out of the corner, but be careful not to overcook it. Throttle control is vital.
7. La Scala: These corners, beginning a climb towards the stars, is kind of similar to Eau Rouge of Spa, but perhaps a little sharper. Aim for a late apex at the final turn, otherwise you might run wide out onto the grass.
8. Pinball: Two quick uphill kinks left and right. Just go full speed through, but remember to line the car up to brake for the following hairpin.
9. Galilei: At the top of the hill, this hairpin bends away from you slightly. Hug the inside of the corner and you'll be fine.
10. Sherwood: A fast slalom through the woods. The Cobra Daytona can take this section at full speed (not sure about the 427), but a bit of weight balancing might be needed. Start aiming for the next apex about one turn in advance, otherwise you'll be late.
11. Newton: For this high speed kink you'll want the G forces on your side. I doubt that it's possible to tackle this corner at full speed, but theoretically, if you hit the apex just perfect, then perhaps... To be on the safe side, brake a little before turning in.
12. Belvedere: If it was a Sunday drive, you might want to stop here and admire the view of the landscape below. This is a very tight corner, you'll probably take it in first gear. It's also slightly sharper than 90 degrees, so don't go on the throttle too early.
13. Mille Miglia: Another great view of the landscape from here. Save it for photomode
This corner is deceitful, looks like a fairly easy turn, but if I had a dime for every time I got on the throttle too soon and spun around here, I'd be able to build this track in real life. Conclusion: Better crawl through this turn as if you were driving on ice.14. Trebuchet: This corner, named after a type of medieval siege engine, will catapult you back onto the main straight. You can take this turn at a fairly high speed.
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- Sick_Cylinder
Just a quick reminder that it is Wednesday Cobras tonight!
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- IfAndOr
Montgolfier - An inflating hairpin.
A very good overall track description with great corner names too Eran. 👍
Twin Acres has a nice feel to it. I must look out for the landscape views next time around. Preferably not when in charge of a 400hp Cobra though.
A very good overall track description with great corner names too Eran. 👍
Twin Acres has a nice feel to it. I must look out for the landscape views next time around. Preferably not when in charge of a 400hp Cobra though.
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- Simba2009Lora
What happened? Just came home in time to throw the machine on -cleared cache - and logged into the room. In my hurry I forgot to greet.
Sorry for that.
Did a good laptime to have a good place for the quali-race. When it started I was first astonished that Eran wasn´t in front of me where I expected him and second I realised that there were only 5 names listed - instead of 7 names. I thought if I manage to stay in front there would be no problems with the invisibles (it was If and John) but when I spun after curve 3 or 4 and the whole field passed me I decided to quit the qualification race.
Then after I got offline and online again (did not forget to clear cache) I took part in the race from behind the field. At the start I passed If an John (or was it that I saw them standing while they were driving?) with a fairly good start got smoothly through th first and second corner when suddenly John´s car stood in front of me and did not even move when I crashed into his car at full speed. Then I followed the field with a huge gap but I finally could struggle back to second place behind Eran when we passed the finsh line (have to admit this was great fun). Then I got disconnected from the lobby (not from PSN) without being able to save the replay.
I do hope indeed, that I did not annoy anybody.(especially John)
Did anybody else had problems with the connection this wednesday?
Friday I´ll try to use a modem instead of a router because I think it could be a incompatibility of routers in our participants network.
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- eran0004
Just came home in time to throw the machine on -cleared cache - and logged into the room. In my hurry I forgot to greet.
Did a good laptime to have a good place for the quali-race. When it started I was first astonished that Eran wasn´t in front of me where I expected him and second I realised that there were only 5 names listed - instead of 7 names. I thought if I manage to stay in front there would be no problems with the invisibles (it was If and John) but when I spun after curve 3 or 4 and the whole field passed me I decided to quit the qualification race.
Then after I got offline and online again (did not forget to clear cache) I took part in the race from behind the field. At the start I passed If an John (or was it that I saw them standing while they were driving?) with a fairly good start got smoothly through th first and second corner when suddenly John´s car stood in front of me and did not even move when I crashed into his car at full speed. Then I followed the field with a huge gap but I finally could struggle back to second place behind Eran when we passed the finsh line (have to admit this was great fun). Then I got disconnected from the lobby (not from PSN) without being able to save the replay.
I do hope indeed, that I did not annoy anybody.(especially John)
Did anybody else had problems with the connection this wednesday?
Friday I´ll try to use a modem instead of a router because I think it could be a incompatibility of routers in our participants network.
Well, during the main race my car froze for a second on every lap. Seemed to be 2-minute cycles, because the freeze point moved earlier and earlier on every lap. I also think Sick had one of those freezes during qualification, because he suddenly went from being ahead of me to being behind me.
Why John's car didn't move when you hit it is probably because you were invisible to him.
The network gods work in mysterious ways...
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- johnwells69
Last night was strange. Race 1, Simba seemed to be stuck on the start line, had drive round you to get by. I didn't your name in the results.
Race 2, got a good start, If, richoo, seemed to be stuck, I then binned at the first corner, with too much throttle. I didn't Simba in Race 2 ether there was allso a bit of lag.
I all so got disconeced, before first Race, had to sign back into PSN.
Enjoy the track though, mowing the lawn.
Race 2, got a good start, If, richoo, seemed to be stuck, I then binned at the first corner, with too much throttle. I didn't Simba in Race 2 ether there was allso a bit of lag.
I all so got disconeced, before first Race, had to sign back into PSN.
Enjoy the track though, mowing the lawn.
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- Sick_Cylinder
Round 6 from Twin Acres
The track is excellent and was well suited to the Daytona Coupe. I was sometimes getting a bit of lag - my car would sometimes freeze on the approach to a corner. This happened on lap one of the feature race causing me to hit the back of Eran's car - I was very relieved to see that he did not go off the track as a result. I could tell that Simba was having some connection problems because he was regularly joining and leaving the room. John could not see one of the cars, but I didn't delay the race, because my experience is that normally a delay to allow someone to exit and re-enter just causes someone else to lose a connection or suffer an invisible car. Connections have been much better since we stopped racing on a Sunday and switched to Wednesday's and Friday's - hopefully it returns to normal in time for the next meeting.
The shortening of the Feature Race to 25 minutes seems to work well and we are now finishing on schedule in case anyone has another meeting starting at 21:30.
I enjoyed the race and was very surprised to score a podium. I expected Eran to be fast, which he was and for a while I was in second place. Simba had to start from the back as he missed qualification and I followed his progress on the screen. He was lapping very quickly - regularly setting new lap records. When he got up to third I knew it wouldn't take him long to pass me and I didn't want to hold him up as there was a chance that he might be able to catch the race leader Eran. As I was planning how best to let him through, my car lagged and suddenly I saw that he was about fifty yards ahead of me already. The game however didn't show him in second place until the end of the race.
Next round 7 from Mexico - Aintree (should really be called Ainotree) A brilliant custom track based on the layout of the British Aintree GP circuit, but set in the Mexican desert - another masterpiece from Eran!
The track is excellent and was well suited to the Daytona Coupe. I was sometimes getting a bit of lag - my car would sometimes freeze on the approach to a corner. This happened on lap one of the feature race causing me to hit the back of Eran's car - I was very relieved to see that he did not go off the track as a result. I could tell that Simba was having some connection problems because he was regularly joining and leaving the room. John could not see one of the cars, but I didn't delay the race, because my experience is that normally a delay to allow someone to exit and re-enter just causes someone else to lose a connection or suffer an invisible car. Connections have been much better since we stopped racing on a Sunday and switched to Wednesday's and Friday's - hopefully it returns to normal in time for the next meeting.
The shortening of the Feature Race to 25 minutes seems to work well and we are now finishing on schedule in case anyone has another meeting starting at 21:30.
I enjoyed the race and was very surprised to score a podium. I expected Eran to be fast, which he was and for a while I was in second place. Simba had to start from the back as he missed qualification and I followed his progress on the screen. He was lapping very quickly - regularly setting new lap records. When he got up to third I knew it wouldn't take him long to pass me and I didn't want to hold him up as there was a chance that he might be able to catch the race leader Eran. As I was planning how best to let him through, my car lagged and suddenly I saw that he was about fifty yards ahead of me already. The game however didn't show him in second place until the end of the race.
Next round 7 from Mexico - Aintree (should really be called Ainotree) A brilliant custom track based on the layout of the British Aintree GP circuit, but set in the Mexican desert - another masterpiece from Eran!
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- johnwells69
With or without the chicane Sick
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- gu1tar3rich
thought i was going to be OK after putting in a few laps pre race , first race got ok start and was going well right behind eran and sick but over done it went on the grass and span it ... not a car that's easy to get going again but with others falling too i was still in for a better finish , so settled into getting the laps in and managed to keep my spot... sorry to see simba go ! had bit of lag , no connection issues!
main race , got throttle happy and picked up 3sec at start ,thought that was me done but a few in front made mistakes and made a couple back , got close a couple times to catching one in front (sorry can't remember today let alone yesterday ..(lol) but more off's and spins held me back !
getting better in the car now but challenge first go on user track which was great fun @eran0004
hope catch you Friday rockets
main race , got throttle happy and picked up 3sec at start ,thought that was me done but a few in front made mistakes and made a couple back , got close a couple times to catching one in front (sorry can't remember today let alone yesterday ..(lol) but more off's and spins held me back !
getting better in the car now but challenge first go on user track which was great fun @eran0004
hope catch you Friday rockets
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- tarnheld
Normally i loose focus pretty quick after such incidents but your Cobra in the rear view mirror worked wonders.
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- IfAndOr
Yes me too!
Sick how about changing the grip setting to low instead of real for the CM tracks. They tend to be narrower and what with drivers not knowing the tracks and the kerb placement as well it does result in a lot of contact with the grass often causing spins, which breaks the pack up. It's especially noticeable when there's fewer drivers.
The low setting will still slow you down but hopefully won't result in so many race breaking spins.
This applies to the Rockets as well.
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- IfAndOr
Sorry John I meant to add this to the post above, then forgot, then remembered again.
Unless Sick is planning on running the Cobras chicane-less?
With chicane I think. Especially the Rockets, it was added to slow them down from the limiter.
Unless Sick is planning on running the Cobras chicane-less?
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- johnwells69
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- Sick_Cylinder
Sorry John I meant to add this to the post above, then forgot, then remembered again.
With chicane I think. Especially the Rockets, it was added to slow them down from the limiter.
Unless Sick is planning on running the Cobras chicane-less?
The correct version of the track is available to download from my community page - I have made sure that there is just one version of the track on share and it is the one with a chicane. This chicane is one of Eran's track making masterpeices as it destabilizes the car just enough to be exciting, but not so much as to lose control or spoil the flow of the circuit. I'll respond to the other queries on both threads tomorrow.
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- Sick_Cylinder
Round 7 from Aintree (Ainotree Mexico)
Eran has posted a track guide in the Rockets thread. The driving line is available if you are not familiar with the track - I normally use that with the custom tracks - it stops me going onto the grass. No grass or runoff on this one, but a very realistic looking track which should provide great racing.
Eran has posted a track guide in the Rockets thread. The driving line is available if you are not familiar with the track - I normally use that with the custom tracks - it stops me going onto the grass. No grass or runoff on this one, but a very realistic looking track which should provide great racing.
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- HeyZeus666
Hi, I'd like to be able to race with you guys today. I've purchased both cars and painted them hugger orange. I'd like to be #13 but I can't figure out how to put it on my car. I've already been using the 1980 Arton senna race suit - so I'll stick with that if that's ok.
I already downloaded the track so I'm off to do some testing...
I already downloaded the track so I'm off to do some testing...
