WRC Modern Classics S3: Season 2007

[Dreadmed]

@Dreadmed, your times are utterly crazy. Respect!

Thanks! To be honest I have no idea where that came from, I did 2 practise runs of that full stage and they were both around the 17:30+ mark. My nerves were absolutely shot at the end of that 2nd pass but my jaw dropped when I heard "That was a 16 minute..."

That was one I wish I recorded just to look back at, alas I'm running low on space again and a 20 minute recording would have been pushing it... and sorry to hear that @Belgianwaffle, hope things get better!

E: My recorded run for this round;

 

[Cabelmania]

"Day One" of Mexico, Stage 1-5: got a 16 seconds penalty on Stage 2 because of a roll that got me cut involuntarly a hairpin and so a reset Better than a puncture at least

"Day Two", Stage 6-9: some minor errors, one inconsenquential roll on Stage 9

"Day Three", Stage 10-14: a 5 second penalty, caused by half roll and reset, tainted this final part

I will skip the next 2 rallies; see you in Sardegna

 

[MagpieRacer]

Massive well done to all those who completed Rally Norway, a tough and long rally that show little mercy on the drivers. @Dreadmed taming the narrow forest roads to take victory number 2 of the season. With @Belgianwaffle coming home 2nd once again and GFnR_ItoSaku taking P3.

Rank	DisplayName	Vehicle	Time	DifferenceToFirst
1	Dreadmed	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	1:34:46	0:00:00
2	BelgianWaffle78	Citroën C4 WRC	1:39:10	0:04:24
3	GFnR_ItoSaku	Citroën C4 WRC	1:39:47	0:05:01
4	SeamanFlakes	Citroën Xsara WRC	1:40:04	0:05:18
5	maxfriedhoff	Citroën C4 WRC	1:40:21	0:05:35
6	Speedster502	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	1:41:38	0:06:52
7	BergGunner	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	1:41:42	0:06:56
8	CPFH74	Citroën C4 WRC	1:42:54	0:08:07
9	Space_Wadet	Citroën Xsara WRC	1:44:33	0:09:47
10	nowthenfella	Citroën C4 WRC	1:45:31	0:10:45
11	SolidNinjaSnake	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	1:45:39	0:10:52
12	thewrathofwhat	Citroën Xsara WRC	1:47:12	0:12:26
13	WRC Player	Citroën C4 WRC	2:37:55	1:03:08
14	freyjadomville	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	3:52:00	2:17:14

This result leaves the championship i a very tight spot as we head to the first gravel event of the season. Just 4 points separating @Dreadmed and @Belgianwaffle at the top.

Rank	DisplayName	PointsAccumulated
1	Dreadmed	87
2	BelgianWaffle78	83
3	PickyReptile87	54
4	Speedster502	52
5	GFnR_ItoSaku	52
6	SeamanFlakes	50
7	CPFH74	50
8	Hasnain282	39
9	Space_Wadet	37
10	BergGunner	35
11	Irish_Fox74	33
12	thewrathofwhat	31
13	nowthenfella	31
14	maxfriedhoff	31
15	magpieracer48	31
16	SolidNinjaSnake	29
17	RDA-JETS	28
18	Cabelmania	26
19	MajorHobble	25
20	miljan426	23
21	Matster2005	20
22	WRC Player	19
23	Sorinakkis	18
24	Ix_Morbid_xI	10
25	lebowski2	9
26	NebuCD	8
27	N555NAT	7
28	Liberal_PL	7
29	marco89IT	5
30	WRC Player	4
31	Z7K1	3
32	ivanvankov25	1
33	AscarXD	1
34	offroadracer516	0
35	darrenersmit82	0
36	TheAudioPulse	0
37	GOTMAXPOWER	0
38	MrSqualo	0
39	sinotov2008	0
40	WRC Player	0
41	widdler	0
42	Luca15102000	0
43	Nikolakis1990	0
44	freyjadomville	0
45	Eddie_Estsidrz	0
46	OwenSlavin3	0

 

[MagpieRacer]

With the 3 winter events behind us, we finally leave the cold mountains and snowy Scandinavia and head to the warmth of The 21º Corona Rally Mexico.

Day 1
Service Park
SS1: Alfaro - 8km
SS2: Ortega - 13.1km
Service Park
SS3: El Mosquito - 6.8km
Service Park
SS4: Alfaro 2 - 8km
SS5: Ortega 2 - 13.1km
Service Park
SS6: El Mosquito 2 - 6.8km

Day 2
Service Park
SS7: Ibarilla - 12.9km
Service Park
SS8: San Diego - 5.8km
SS9: Derramadero - 7.2km
Service Park
SS10: Ibarilla 2 - 12.9km
SS11: San Diego 2 - 5.8km
Service Park
SS12: Derramadero 2 - 7.2km

Day 3
Service Park
SS13: Las Minas - 11.5km
Service Park
SS14: Guanajuatito - 10.6km

Total competitive KM: 129.7km​

 

[Belgianwaffle]

After the concentration problems in Norway... I was super focused for this Mexican chapter... So focused I forgot to take screenshots 😂
But concentration is vital in this rally. Nonetheless I still had a few lucky moments... One time on that deadly jump, I hate that one in this direction! And one hit with a wall of a bridge, that could have been a puncture. But all went well... See you guys in Portugal!

 

[Dreadmed]

I was also quite lucky to get away without a puncture, had a couple moments that would have been borderline lethal if hardcore damage was still enabled (my Focus did still suffer damage to the internals for a couple stages).

In a way I prefer running the harder tyres over those stretched stints, it seems to me that either compound both move to a similar grip level once they start properly wearing out, the medium (in this case) seemed to lose a ton of grip from one stage to the next. At least, that's the excuse for my horror show on stage 8.

Hopefully the the shorter itinerary and wetter weather for "Argentina" plays a part although I have my doubts, @Belgianwaffle looked rather imperious here.

 

[Darrenersmit]

Keep saying to myself.."slow down you moron". Nearly got through a stage without a hiccup last night.
As I say...nearly haha.
Started next rally four stages, and even impressed mysef

 

[Darrenersmit]

Just don't get how far behind I am, is this game genuinely just harder than dirt rally or what?.
Super concentration during 1st 3 stages, yes on the 2nd stage I had a brain fart and went left at the junction instead of right. And 3rd stage spent 20 seconds on my roof. But the 1st stage was clean(obviously not fast). And I am still 40 seconds behind top spot.

 

[Nebuc72]

These cars at Portugal is hell of a fun combo. The Skoda feels like it's dancing across the dirt, so nice to drive.

Had a really good Stage 1 & 2 - hit a roll on Stage 3 that felt comedically slow and long and bunged me with a 30 second reset penalty despite still being able to see the track from where I was.
Probably could've gotten back on with about 10 second time loss without it resetting me but it is what it is! Looking forward to finishing this one up.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Will be doing some championship updates soon, time has been limited recently so haven't been able to post as much as I would like to. Between running a business, visiting family, looking after 2 kids, buying a house, full on!

Thanks everyone for the participation though, it's been super strong so far.

 

[Nebuc72]

Tyre selection is absolutely savage this week - I've a set of softs and a dead set of mediums to my name with about 50 miles of track left to cover. Lord have mercy.

 

[Belgianwaffle]

Tyre selection is absolutely savage this week - I've a set of softs and a dead set of mediums to my name with about 50 miles of track left to cover. Lord have mercy.

Yes, it's terrible.... Seems like a mistake in the game to me 😔

 

[Dreadmed]

Tyre selection is absolutely savage this week - I've a set of softs and a dead set of mediums to my name with about 50 miles of track left to cover. Lord have mercy.

That's what I was afraid of when I saw the full stage featuring twice, it felt like the tyres were completely gone in Mexico and that was with two 50km (hard) and one 30km (medium) stint. Rough sums put Portugal at a total of 170+km...

Just don't get how far behind I am, is this game genuinely just harder than dirt rally or what?.
Super concentration during 1st 3 stages, yes on the 2nd stage I had a brain fart and went left at the junction instead of right. And 3rd stage spent 20 seconds on my roof. But the 1st stage was clean(obviously not fast). And I am still 40 seconds behind top spot.

I tried to do a comparison on the clubs racenet page but it only lets you see individual "replays" or head-to-head with your own, I couldn't really glean that much from my end just looking at your runs in isolation. It could be any number of things that's causing such a gap, the best I can suggest is to pick someone else to look at and see where exactly you're dropping time the most.

 

[Darrenersmit]

Now wether this is the other two being slow or not is another question, but i did take a little hope from this stage. It is actually alot more enjoyable when you dont go colin mcrae.

 

[Belgianwaffle]

I did a lot of testing to see if I could reduce tyre wear for Portugal... But could not find a solution unfortunately ... And when I saw the first times of @Dreadmed I knew that a cautious driving style was not an option either..
I had a scary moment, when the internet connection was gone after ss4... I thought of my fellow countryman Neuville and tried to stay as cool as him when in trouble 🤣🤣 Eventually I got it fixed and managed to upload my tlme .
I never recuperated from the big loss in the first long stage with worn tyres. I closed the gap somewhat at the end, but beating @Dreadmed was never in the mix.
So far he wins the 'odd' rallies, and I the 'even' ones. Unless someone still surprises us in the remaining time..