Race Talk

vobler · July 06, 2008, 06:30:34 PM

Whehey!

A win!

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=99257&custid=16961

It was a low strenght of field though. But still a win.

OldBloke · July 06, 2008, 06:59:37 PM

Well done Verner. :thumb:

vobler · July 06, 2008, 08:13:06 PM

How are you doing then Oldie? I see no stats on you?

OldBloke · July 07, 2008, 10:08:30 AM

Quote from: vobler;236700How are you doing then Oldie? I see no stats on you?

I've cancelled my subscription. I'll be back when I feel the product is at a stage of development worthy of a monthly subscription. With its current lack of features it's not there yet and, all things considered, LFS is still a superior product.

Doorman · July 10, 2008, 11:04:06 AM

Sorry to say, I'm of the same opinion. :sad:

vobler · July 21, 2008, 09:33:36 AM

13th Week Racing Schedule Announced!

As many of you already know, the official FIRST Sporting Code, the set of rules by which all iRacing.com members are expected to abide, calls for an annual competition calendar of four 12-week seasons. What you may not know is that we've always envisioned a 13th race week at the end of each season. The 13th week is intended to be a time for championship races and other special events, but with this being our first season since taking the service live (and with most of our members having joined well after mid-season), this time, we've decided to just focus on having fun.

Starting Saturday, July 26, at midnight GMT, iRacing members of all license levels will have four new one-week series to choose from:

"Solstice vs. Legends, Battle of the Titans"
"Late Model Madness at Lowe's Motor Speedway"
"SK Modified North and South Shootout"
"Sabbatical in a Radical."
Each series will be open to all license levels and will feature larger fields - up to 40 Late Models at Lowe's! - and slightly longer race distances than the standard series we've been running. Participation will NOT affect your iRating or Safety Rating, BUT that's meant to minimize pressure and maximize fun, not create chaos. We still expect you to adhere to the FIRST Sporting Code.

There will not be any Time Trial or Qualifying sessions during the week, and series and club stats will not be kept. The only record of these unofficial races and your performance in them will be the results sheets that appear on your own Stats page (and, of course, your own vivid accounts of your on-track brilliance, as well as screen shots and frame-capture videos).

With these four series, we've tried to strike a balance between opportunities to race and have fun using content included in the basic subscription package and the chance for new challenges with cars and tracks in which members have expressed a lot of interest. For complete series schedules, watch for a 13th Week Schedule post in the forums under iRacing.com Announcements.

Remember, the Fall 2008 Season will begin on Saturday, August 3, at midnight GMT (for complete information, see the Fall 2008 Series and Session Schedules post in the forums under iRacing.com Announcements). The fall schedule includes more frequent races in the rookie series, the addition of Class C series for both road and oval categories and several other small improvements. Our plan is to add even more series and sessions, but we'll do so progressively to avoid fragmentation of the community.

We hope you enjoy both our first 13th Race Week and the start of the Fall 2008 Season.

Reminder!

Please remember the August 29th Annual Subscription Bonus Program. All members with one-year subscriptions in place as of that date will receive an additional $15 iRacing credit (on top of the $60 iRacing credit that you normally receive with the purchase of an annual subscription). For full information on this Bonus Program, please see the related post in the iRacing.com Announcements section of the member forums.

Doorman · July 27, 2008, 02:36:20 PM

Well! I've just completed, yes, completed an 18 lap race in the Solstice V Legends Challenge. My mission was to finish without getting any penalties which I did! :yahoo: The atmosphere was like our 1 hour races in that there's no messing up! The conduct of the other drivers was impeccable although they all seem to have been higher class(D I think)
Anyway, I'm defo (

) up for another one of those.

Doorman · July 27, 2008, 05:39:51 PM

Quote from: Doorman;237227Sorry to say, I'm of the same opinion. :sad:

I've changed my mind.

vobler · July 28, 2008, 01:17:30 PM

Quote from: Doorman;238999The conduct of the other drivers was impeccable although they all seem to have been higher class(D I think)

I think you guys missed the promotion this time. You know that you need a safety rating of 3 to get promoted. Also you need to complete 2 races or 4 timetrials. The time trials is a good way to practice because it gives you Safety rating and allows you to get promoted. So it is possible to get promoted without racing one race.

Missing the last promotion means that you will be a rookie for 3 more months. But its not all that bad because as your Safety rating goes over 3 you can race the Advanced soltice, and with a rating of over 4 you can race the Skippy, both against rookies and the class D and C drivers. These will still be the major cars for the next three months.

Also this current week is most likely to be less enjoyable because none of the races counts the SR so people is bound to be more recless.

I'll be back soon.

Doorman · July 28, 2008, 02:11:04 PM

So doing 18 laps without incident has done me no good at all? Hurrumph! :sideways:

vobler · July 29, 2008, 10:13:49 AM

Quote from: Doorman;239129So doing 18 laps without incident has done me no good at all? Hurrumph! :sideways:

Yes sorry about that.

BTW I saw that Stefano Casillo (Netkar Pro developer) is in iRacing. Seems he is driving the Soltice. Is he comparing a tintop in NkPro with the Solstice? Or is he just abandoning NKpro and getting som decent tintop racing?

I don't know, its just funny this race sim business.

vobler · July 30, 2008, 11:57:24 PM

Hey Doors!

I just had a race in the Legend in the Battle of the Titans series. Very difficult indeed. You told me you did a 01.32 on Vent so I thought that I should see if I could improve on that. The race had 20 starters and I ended up 7'th. And a 01.28.9 best time. :yahoo:

But then I looked up you time and that was 01:28.603. You beat me. Impressed! :clap:
:worship:

Doorman · July 31, 2008, 01:06:19 AM

This is getting out of hand! I just did a Late model at Lowes. Remember out BF1 at Kyoto oval? Chickenfeed!
It was my first rolling start and my heart was going like a steam hammer! I was running fine up in the first 5-6 for several laps when I touched the wall. 4-5 cars passed me, I recovered my composure and set off in pursuit. I reeled in a couple of cars and was grinding down another when BOSH! It all went pear shaped and squirly and I came to a grinding halt, on the topside of the track. Difficulty was getting back to the inside so I could pit. I made it eventually, pitted, repaired and rejoined. Little did I know that I was disqualified for being English! Must have been that 'cos the rest of 'em were yanks!
Anyway, a bloody marvelous experience that will be repeated.

vobler · July 31, 2008, 09:15:01 AM

Quote from: Doorman;239447Anyway, a bloody marvelous experience that will be repeated.

Yeah I have also had "Days of Thunder". I got both the SK Modified and the Silver Crown. Both of them are very nice to drive, much smoother than the Late Model.

Battle of the Titans are at Laguna Seca today. See you there. Or at Lowes?

Doorman · July 31, 2008, 11:31:45 AM

Quote from: vobler;239451Yeah I have also had "Days of Thunder". I got both the SK Modified and the Silver Crown. Both of them are very nice to drive, much smoother than the Late Model.

Battle of the Titans are at Laguna Seca today. See you there. Or at Lowes?

I must finish an oval, so Lowes I reckon, about 12:15 gmt (got to go shopping

) I'll be on our Ventrilo first.