Parcells, what do you think about starting the Privateer race a few minutes late (5 maybe 10)...just to allow the factory teams time to pull in the backups if needed. That way we can hopefully avoid the calls coming in to pull someone up when we are already 25% or more into the race like Race 1.
And on that note, Factory Teams, please try to get your calls out for the Privateer fillins early. We were almost halfway through our race when I started getting hit w/ messages to join the front lines. Unfortunately, I wasn't about to throw away a race I was leading 18 laps in....
Excellent point Sherb. There may be a couple people out from room 1 tomorrow so delaying your start is a good idea. Once, I get Room 1 set up I'll invite you to a private chat and let you know what's up.
I actually wanted the Factory teams to run the liveries provided. While I understand that the privateers have their own liveries it would be nice not to have a hodge podge of different looking cars in room 1. But, I guess I'll just have to accept that part of it.
Understood and good idea. Parcells will host tomorrows race and wait a maximum of ten minutes to start the race with the expectation that Snappy will send myself or Helios an XBox message within those ten minutes giving us the go ahead or reasons for further delays.
That's no problem...remembering to adjust the end race timer remains my biggest concern so please someone remind me.
I changed my livery just to show my Privateer status keeping the sponsors but changing the colour, I would of course revert to the factory livery if called to join a factory team. But as a temporary replacement I would still wish to retain my privateer status livery...But as the Seat team is made of two of the most regular drivers it's probably a mute point anyway.
I changed my livery just to show my Privateer status keeping the sponsors but changing the colour, I would of course revert to the factory livery if called to join a factory team. But as a temporary replacement I would still wish to retain my privateer status livery...But as the Seat team is made of two of the most regular drivers it's probably a mute point anyway.
You never know matey with my wife 39 weeks pregnant and my first arraving at 38 weeks it could be anytime she decieds to drop. Even tonight or tomorrow
Also with the racing time wouldnt it just stay the same for you USA guys the only time diffrence would be for us UK guys?
I changed my livery just to show my Privateer status keeping the sponsors but changing the colour, I would of course revert to the factory livery if called to join a factory team. But as a temporary replacement I would still wish to retain my privateer status livery...But as the Seat team is made of two of the most regular drivers it's probably a mute point anyway.
You never know matey with my wife 39 weeks pregnant and my first arraving at 38 weeks it could be anytime she decieds to drop. Even tonight or tomorrow
Also with the racing time wouldnt it just stay the same for you USA guys the only time diffrence would be for us UK guys?
In which it will be 21:00 GMT
Right after the EUSL
Good point mate, best of luck to you both but mosly your wife, who after all is the one doing all the work.
Also with the racing time wouldnt it just stay the same for you USA guys the only time diffrence would be for us UK guys?
In which it will be 21:00 GMT
Right after the EUSL
Parcells was about to suggest the upcoming pregnancy is clouding your reasoning Church but you're probably dead on here...no reason to think the touring cars start at any time other than 5:00 EST.
You must be some sort of freak genius Church...Boy did you ever have us all fooled.
Oh yeah, Snappy can you please re-post the game settings (collision setting, laps to pit, anything else I need to know). Correct me if I'm wrong but cautions are only for the most serious of accidents involving 3 or more cars right and no cautions after x amount of laps?
Please also confirm first, second and third finishers from race one have a power reduction of 15, 10 and 5 percent respectively. I've never set up groups before but imagine I can figure it out.
Having just reads Cotter's daylight savings thread Parcells remedial math skills have calculated a 6:00 pm EST start time for tomorrow's race. If I'm wrong please advise and feel free to make fun if thats what gets you off
Having just reads Cotter's daylight savings thread Parcells remedial math skills have calculated a 6:00 pm EST start time for tomorrow's race. If I'm wrong please advise and feel free to make fun if thats what gets you off
You are correct Parcells, and I would never make fun of you.
Okay, Start time will be 5:00pm EST. It just means we all have one less hour to prepare for the races. LOL
Positions 1, 2 and 3 from race 1 are handicapped 15%, 10% and 5% respectively. The racs is 25 laps but the pits do not open until lap 15 and everyone must pit before the end of lap 26. No cautions after after lap 4. The exception being a catastrophic incident involving 3 or more cars and some type of personal injury.
Parcells, If you'd like we can hook up and I can help you set up the lobby which you can save for future use.
Ok I'm curious what would constitute a personal injury? Maybe if yor wife hit you over the head with a heavy object for not talking to her because you are playing a stupid video game.
Zed, I cut the number of laps down because of time. We would be talking over 70 minutes of racing...not including added time for cautions, starting late as we get organized etc. So, taking into account all of the time zones involved I think it best to shorten the race distance a bit for this one. I don't know about you guys but it's right at dinner time at my house so i get off the xbox right after the race and sit down at the dinner table.
PLEASE READ - IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT for Privateers:
It was brought to my attention that the privateer lobby requested a ruling in regards to the HP handicap system. They have asked and I have agreed that their lobby can drop the HP Penalty System for the remainder of the series. As a group their times are relatively closer than the Room 1 racers so with the HP system things would turn into a round robin race series with guaranted winners and losers every week.
Room 1, "Pro Room", will contiue to employ the HP handicaps.
If anyone has an objection to this change please send me a PM and I will sincerely consider your statements.
Lets all please remember that we can always learn a new wrinkle in planning and executing a series and that at the end of the day the objective is good, clean and competative racing.
Thank you for your interest and participation guys. It is always appreciated by me.
Wow, long time since Parcells did an hour long race. Good long battle between the top three for the first half of the race. Will send the replay 'soon' Snappy.
Wow, long time since Parcells did an hour long race. Good long battle between the top three for the first half of the race. Will send the replay 'soon' Snappy.
Finishing order...
sWhite
Helios
Knight
Parcells
Antz
Could you send that to me as well mate? I keep forgetting to save...
Jaysus straight after an intense EUSL Pressure from the off in the STCC. I get a great start and then discover Mr White is right up my exhaust pipe, there he stays lap after lap with Sherb keeping a watching brief just behind him. I was inevitable I was going to get passed as as usual my clutch was slowly getting wrecked, but I made him work for it but once by me he was gone, I think had he been in at the start he would not be a privateer but in a factory team...might make the end result of this series a bit of a forgone conclusion. But I enjoyed the hell out of the six or seven laps dicing with him. I made a right mess of my pitstop allowing Sherb in front and then it was a solitary half hour of lapping with Sherb holding station about a thousand yard ahead, not gaining not loosing. I look forward to next week, back on a short track I know well.
Understood and good idea. Parcells will host tomorrows race and wait a maximum of ten minutes to start the race with the expectation that Snappy will send myself or Helios an XBox message within those ten minutes giving us the go ahead or reasons for further delays.
That's no problem...remembering to adjust the end race timer remains my biggest concern so please someone remind me.
with the power reductions i was struggling 3 seconds of my normal times with the car
Good enough for you, that will teach you not to win a race.
I'm out this race, too. My Sundays have gotten real random, read "full of shit to do"...
I changed my livery just to show my Privateer status keeping the sponsors but changing the colour, I would of course revert to the factory livery if called to join a factory team. But as a temporary replacement I would still wish to retain my privateer status livery...But as the Seat team is made of two of the most regular drivers it's probably a mute point anyway.
You never know matey with my wife 39 weeks pregnant and my first arraving at 38 weeks it could be anytime she decieds to drop. Even tonight or tomorrow
Also with the racing time wouldnt it just stay the same for you USA guys the only time diffrence would be for us UK guys?
In which it will be 21:00 GMT
Right after the EUSL
Good point mate, best of luck to you both but mosly your wife, who after all is the one doing all the work.
Parcells was about to suggest the upcoming pregnancy is clouding your reasoning Church but you're probably dead on here...no reason to think the touring cars start at any time other than 5:00 EST.
You must be some sort of freak genius Church...Boy did you ever have us all fooled.
Oh yeah, Snappy can you please re-post the game settings (collision setting, laps to pit, anything else I need to know). Correct me if I'm wrong but cautions are only for the most serious of accidents involving 3 or more cars right and no cautions after x amount of laps?
Please also confirm first, second and third finishers from race one have a power reduction of 15, 10 and 5 percent respectively. I've never set up groups before but imagine I can figure it out.
Having just reads Cotter's daylight savings thread Parcells remedial math skills have calculated a 6:00 pm EST start time for tomorrow's race. If I'm wrong please advise and feel free to make fun if thats what gets you off
You are correct Parcells, and I would never make fun of you.
Okay, Start time will be 5:00pm EST. It just means we all have one less hour to prepare for the races. LOL
Positions 1, 2 and 3 from race 1 are handicapped 15%, 10% and 5% respectively. The racs is 25 laps but the pits do not open until lap 15 and everyone must pit before the end of lap 26. No cautions after after lap 4. The exception being a catastrophic incident involving 3 or more cars and some type of personal injury.
Parcells, If you'd like we can hook up and I can help you set up the lobby which you can save for future use.
Ok I'm curious what would constitute a personal injury? Maybe if yor wife hit you over the head with a heavy object for not talking to her because you are playing a stupid video game.
Give her the open to interpretation "Its not the game that's stupid." response and you can't go wrong. Parcells knows what he's talking about
Zed, I cut the number of laps down because of time. We would be talking over 70 minutes of racing...not including added time for cautions, starting late as we get organized etc. So, taking into account all of the time zones involved I think it best to shorten the race distance a bit for this one. I don't know about you guys but it's right at dinner time at my house so i get off the xbox right after the race and sit down at the dinner table.
But, if you guys want we can run 35 laps.
25 laps is plenty...check your PMs Snappy
any advice on this track ol'rusty?
I am hoping one of us has been practicing this
Also that you can get in the room this time
PLEASE READ - IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT for Privateers:
It was brought to my attention that the privateer lobby requested a ruling in regards to the HP handicap system. They have asked and I have agreed that their lobby can drop the HP Penalty System for the remainder of the series. As a group their times are relatively closer than the Room 1 racers so with the HP system things would turn into a round robin race series with guaranted winners and losers every week.
Room 1, "Pro Room", will contiue to employ the HP handicaps.
If anyone has an objection to this change please send me a PM and I will sincerely consider your statements.
Lets all please remember that we can always learn a new wrinkle in planning and executing a series and that at the end of the day the objective is good, clean and competative racing.
Thank you for your interest and participation guys. It is always appreciated by me.
-Snappy
How will room's A Starting grid be organised tonight?
Is it random or by the last finishing order?
Give us with power handicaps a chance
Random
Wow, long time since Parcells did an hour long race. Good long battle between the top three for the first half of the race. Will send the replay 'soon' Snappy.
Finishing order...
sWhite
Helios
Knight
Parcells
Antz
Could you send that to me as well mate? I keep forgetting to save...
Jaysus straight after an intense EUSL Pressure from the off in the STCC. I get a great start and then discover Mr White is right up my exhaust pipe, there he stays lap after lap with Sherb keeping a watching brief just behind him. I was inevitable I was going to get passed as as usual my clutch was slowly getting wrecked, but I made him work for it but once by me he was gone, I think had he been in at the start he would not be a privateer but in a factory team...might make the end result of this series a bit of a forgone conclusion. But I enjoyed the hell out of the six or seven laps dicing with him. I made a right mess of my pitstop allowing Sherb in front and then it was a solitary half hour of lapping with Sherb holding station about a thousand yard ahead, not gaining not loosing. I look forward to next week, back on a short track I know well.
Great race everyone, large group of us were quite close for a while.
Finished off the race playing with Dai Bongo and Emcee
Great race today from my perspective. Thanks again guys.
Fun race tonight guys!!! Nice bounce back for Team Renault!!!
How'd you guys do this week? :)