UF1s at AS1R

Doorman · November 16, 2008, 06:29:10 PM

Excellent job Samu. :thumbsup2:

Romus · November 20, 2008, 10:03:06 PM

Nice race, good fun. I've been single dad this week, so I was a bit worried that my son would wake up in the middle of the race. It did not happen, but our dog was walking around alot and I was worried she would come and stubbornly beg me to scratch her like she sometimes does when I'm racing. It did not happen either, so I feel very lucky. I like stats, so here you are:

Gnomie · November 20, 2008, 10:35:03 PM

Nice race!

By some lucky stroke I got a very nice lap during quali, so I got pole position. I tried desperately to hold onto it for as long as possible, but it only took Romus a couple of laps to make the pass. I kept up pretty well for a few laps, but then he slowly started inching away. It was kinda frustrating to watch, but there was nothing I could do about it.

He was clearly faster.

Oh, and I know I've said this before but it bears repeating: you might have noticed that I don't post smileys or anything during the races. It's not 'cause I'm some grumpy *******, it's just because I prefer blocking the messages while racing.. I find it hard to concentrate otherwise.

So here's a big ol' smile to all of ya for a good race tonight:

Doorman · November 20, 2008, 11:24:59 PM

This evening has taught me two things. 1. Get on the server earlier and 2. Don't over rev your engine on lap one. :doh: It was painful to see everybody pull away from me on the 'fast' sections. :byebye: Oh well, I finished. Shame about the disco-ees. Well done Romus and all who trailed in behind him.

obsolum · November 21, 2008, 07:46:51 AM

This was a very fun race for me. I think the most relaxing I've had so far in terms of keeping the car on the track. I started 13th but after a few laps I had moved up to 4th, about 2 seconds behind RSR.Cueball and a comfortable 7 seconds or so in front of Deetz. We all seemed to settle into a rythm and were just doing our laps. About halfway through the race I had krept up to RSR.Cueball's rear bumper and stuck to it for a couple of laps, having a few nice battles with him, until he turned in too early in T1 and smashed into the tyres. I was too close behind to avoid him and drove straight into him :doh: No significant damage, but we were delayed enough for Deetz to pass us both. I tried hard to catch him again for the rest of the race but our laptimes must have been almost identical; his lead on me stayed about the same lap after lap. I was able to pass RSR.Cueball again when he made his pitstop only a few laps before the end, finishing 5th. That's my best result so far

A pitty there were so much disconnections like Doorz said.

Well done to everybody who finished the race! It was great fun as usual

EDIT: BTW, nice stats Romus! Interesting to compare stuff

Jamin · November 21, 2008, 08:11:52 AM

Congrats Romus :yahoo:

After nicking Bobs place after he disco'd I spent the first half trying to catch BFC and the second holding up Aquilifer to finish 9th and on the same lap as the winner

Bad luck to Seany for leaving just before someone disco'd and to the disco's in the race :sad:

spoong · November 21, 2008, 08:16:31 AM

Thanks for last night's race - I was well gutted when my connection retrained 2 seconds before the start, but I really enjoyed it anyway once I managed to get in.

Best server I've raced on in LFS yet - no egos, no harder-core-than-thou attitudes, just a bunch of grown-ups who like racing.

I'll be there next week for sure, as long as you continue not to mind my noobishness...

Doorman · November 21, 2008, 08:33:25 AM

Quote from: spoong;251931Best server I've raced on in LFS yet - no egos, no harder-core-than-thou attitudes, just a bunch of grown-ups who like racing.

I'll be there next week for sure, as long as you continue not to mind my noobishness...

Thanks Spoong, nice of you to say so. It's comments like that that make it all worthwhile.

You're more than welcome, but arrive early. Some people couldn't get on the server because they ambled up to the gate at two minutes to eight, could they?

Gnomie · November 21, 2008, 08:35:37 AM

Quote from: Doorman;251935(...) Some people couldn't get on the server because they ambled up to the gate at two minutes to eight, could they?

Aww that's a shame.

Does that happen often? I've never noticed before.

Doorman · November 21, 2008, 08:50:07 AM

Quote from: Gnomie;251936Aww that's a shame. Does that happen often? I've never noticed before.

First time. The power of advertising eh?

Gnomie · November 21, 2008, 08:55:39 AM

I'd call that a "luxury problem".

It sure was fun with all those cars on such a small track! Will the new server allow more cars on the grid?

Romus · November 21, 2008, 09:29:29 AM

Quote from: spoong;251931Best server I've raced on in LFS yet - no egos, no harder-core-than-thou attitudes, just a bunch of grown-ups who like racing.

I'll be there next week for sure, as long as you continue not to mind my noobishness...

Soon you won't even remember that LFS exists outside of dMr.

Welcome.

BigFatCat · November 21, 2008, 10:07:30 AM

Quote from: spoong;251931just a bunch of grown-ups who like racing

You just wait until dummies get spat, then see what you think!!!:lmfao:

Welcome!

Mille Sabords · November 21, 2008, 10:26:51 AM

Missed again... Well, the training all week long provided a good share of fun so I am not this frustrated.
Thursdays are difficult and unpredictable at best for me, but life is life.
I will also miss the next 2 big races it seems, business trips in Italy and Germany are coming in the way. Argh and I just noticed customers coming the following Thursday as well!
I'll try XRTs tonight, should be fun as well but quite a challenge to keep off the wall.

Congrats to all who finished!

spudgun55 · November 21, 2008, 12:36:03 PM

I was just starting to get back into my stride racing when i had a few issues with my PC:ranting2:, but there is now light at the end of the tunnel, the beast has been up and running for a few days and seems very stable, just awaiting for my hardrive to come back from the pc shop with my deleted files(family pics and my lfs folder).

so hopefully see you next week!!:yahoo: