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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2018 20:59:37 GMT
So how is everyone elses practice going? Also are we actually racing tomorrow? That's the plan so far unless Karl is ok with holding it back a week, I just don't think he can make it the following week. im content to push it back a week can't guarantee ill be about tomorrow as someone was off sick today so be on cover duty
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Aug 7, 2018 21:57:18 GMT
If anything maybe we'll just practice it some and do some IndyCar if our numbers are too low tmrw. I'm fine with pushing rounds back, I just don't want the season to go on forever! I want to get to the 70s cars but we gotta do the '67 season next!
Either way, i'll be on at about 4pm central tomorrow.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Aug 7, 2018 23:23:56 GMT
I don't think Karl can make next week tbh as he's due to be away and misses the Indycar Laguna race so I'm sure that would also hold true for this race if held next week.
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Post by y22rydr on Aug 8, 2018 11:34:03 GMT
I am good either way (race as scheduled or push back) just let me know.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2018 12:41:28 GMT
Just push it back until everyone can be here there's not many of us as it is just use it as practice or something
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Post by niblips on Aug 8, 2018 12:50:32 GMT
Sorry, Been on holidays and not checking forum. I'm off next week and not available. I'm in tonight if we are still racing.
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Post by niblips on Aug 8, 2018 12:53:58 GMT
also, this is why we run a dropped results schedule in our F1 league. Sometimes people can't make races and to keep adjusting the schedule is time consuming and confusing for everyone. We have 20 races in F1 and we drop the 4 worst results from everyone's tally at the end to account for missed races and whatnot. It makes doing the standings at the end a little difficult, but it gives everyone a fighting chance at the championship as well.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Aug 8, 2018 16:11:41 GMT
That's enough people to run it tonight (just missing Peter and unconfirmed for Gary), though I do agree with Matt & Karl.
Maybe we'll only take the best 9 races (so far) or less depending on how many races each of us miss. Peter and Karl will only miss 1 round each so far, so we'd take off our 2 worst rounds each if either of those 2 were to miss more than one round. So far!
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Aug 8, 2018 16:23:57 GMT
Another thing I completely forgot about! We never discussed this thoroughly! The chicane!!! Matt, are your times utilising the yellow lines by the pubs in that small town (tyres inside the lines) or do you just burst straight through? EDIT: I love that! Nice job!
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Post by hurtmagurt on Aug 8, 2018 16:25:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2018 16:33:37 GMT
Im not going to make it tonight apparently i promised the missus id do something for her this evening (don't remember this but gotta keep her happy if i would like to keep my testicles in tact) I was going through it full speed just clipping the kerb on the inside when got it right tbh but i assume we're suppose to brake by that question
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Post by y22rydr on Aug 8, 2018 16:38:13 GMT
Im not going to make it tonight apparently i promised the missus id do something for her this evening (don't remember this but gotta keep her happy if i would like to keep my testicles in tact) I was going through it full speed just clipping the kerb on the inside when got it right tbh but i assume we're suppose to brake by that question I also would go through and grab a little curb. Please let me know by race tune if we are supposed to slow...
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Aug 8, 2018 16:51:35 GMT
I was slowing down, but i'd rather drive straight thru haha!
We'll see what everyone wants to do as far as the event goes when the lobby opens seeing as how Matt will be.... *snicker hehe* unavailable
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Post by hurtmagurt on Aug 8, 2018 16:56:25 GMT
I've been practicing with track limits on and you can easily go thru there at full speed and be (what the game considers) clean.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Aug 8, 2018 17:55:34 GMT
My personal view is that unless there's a historical reason to change the track layout we race it as it is with track limits included. Only reason Monaco this season and Watkins last were altered was because in the real world they didn't have the chicanes that the game uses back then.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Aug 8, 2018 17:58:23 GMT
Can't embed stuff like that here as far as I know but I am pretty good with spreadsheets as I use them all the time at work and just transfer the data to this site manually. No biggie with the small groups we run with at the moment.
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Post by niblips on Aug 8, 2018 18:02:07 GMT
I've not been practising this circuit with the track limits on. When we ran this circuit in the L49 we didn't use the track limits either. I never even knew there were limits at the town centre chicane until i tried to do a TT lap. However, If we are running with the Rules off (for pit lane speed limit elimination) then i'm not sure if the track limits will even work.....
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Aug 8, 2018 18:38:39 GMT
I agree with Peter. While my personal preference is to just drive straight thru, it keeps it interesting and more realistic if we make everyone slow down to take the chicane. Though i'm not sure how much they actually needed track limits back then because of the long circuits with hardly any runoff areas. We really have to ask ourselves, would they have forced the chicane back in 1963?
For tonight if we race seeing as how everyone practiced it without worrying about the yellow lines (except me?), I think we should do it as is and drive straight thru. We'll definitely need to discuss it more for the couple following seasons that the track will be included in.
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Post by niblips on Aug 8, 2018 18:54:06 GMT
I'm not sure the chicane is much slower by keeping in the yellow lines. It can be taken very fast, you just need to be more precises with the lines in play. Whatever though. Not a big deal to me either way.
I had a 2:44.9 in practice last week, but haven't turned a lap since then. Should be fun to try and get back up to speed tonight....
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Aug 8, 2018 22:52:01 GMT
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