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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 27, 2018 10:02:43 GMT
I had a little practice race last night.. only got 19 laps done but almost cracked the 1:31 barrier with a 1:32.119.
Had the AI at 115 and had one guy set a 1:31.761 in qualifying but none of the others got below 1:33.107. Weird there's such disparity.
They were a good match at that level and I had some fun racing with them.
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Post by niblips on Nov 27, 2018 13:45:00 GMT
shit, i'm out. I forgot i have an appointment on Wednesday Oh crap!!! That sucks..... what time is the appointment? It's from 5pm till 6pm. Won't be home till about 6:10
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Nov 27, 2018 14:18:24 GMT
Oh crap!!! That sucks..... what time is the appointment? It's from 5pm till 6pm. Won't be home till about 6:10 Maybe we could start an hour later if that's ok with Pete and Matt? We used to start 2 hours later every race 😉
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 27, 2018 14:27:10 GMT
Either that or swap the day to Thursday?
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Post by niblips on Nov 27, 2018 14:29:32 GMT
Thursday works for me. Later on Wednesday would probably be too late for Peter....and it looks like he's a shoe-in to win so I'd hate for him to miss it.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Nov 27, 2018 14:35:46 GMT
I could do Thursday as a spectator only because my Girlfriend is back to work. I won't be mad if you guys want to race it then. Otherwise the 5th always works for me too.
I should be hopping on and off P.Cars2 today if anyone wants to practice with me?
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Post by niblips on Nov 27, 2018 14:45:17 GMT
I could do Thursday as a spectator only because my Girlfriend is back to work. I won't be mad if you guys want to race it then. Otherwise the 5th always works for me too. I should be hopping on and off P.Cars2 today if anyone wants to practice with me? That's archaic. You're GF should get more maternity leave time. In Canada women get a whole year off work and their jobs are protected for their return. I'd much rather have the most people on track...not really an option for you to miss it on account of me.... I've been the cause of this race being postponed once already. I can make it for 6:15 on Wednesday if that helps everyone, and it's not too late for the UK guys. Alternatively, I can make it next week also.
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Post by hurtmagurt on Nov 27, 2018 15:18:38 GMT
An hour later this Wednesday runs into plans I have after the race. I'd rather do it with everyone next Wed.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 27, 2018 15:30:55 GMT
Bugger this is getting complicated lol
Afraid the next Wednesday (5th Dec) is out for me as I have my daughter and newest granddaughter arriving late that afternoon and we'll be catching up throughout the evening.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Nov 27, 2018 15:39:59 GMT
I could do Thursday as a spectator only because my Girlfriend is back to work. I won't be mad if you guys want to race it then. Otherwise the 5th always works for me too. I should be hopping on and off P.Cars2 today if anyone wants to practice with me? That's archaic. You're GF should get more maternity leave time. In Canada women get a whole year off work and their jobs are protected for their return. Damn..... 'Murica Ah well, she was glad to go back to work, plus she was needed back because everyone else there is worthless haha jk, so far only a few hours here and there. Plus we need the money and it's what she likes to do. Tomorrow at normal time looks like it then huh?
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 27, 2018 15:56:09 GMT
I could do Thursday as a spectator only because my Girlfriend is back to work. I won't be mad if you guys want to race it then. Otherwise the 5th always works for me too. I should be hopping on and off P.Cars2 today if anyone wants to practice with me? That's archaic. You're GF should get more maternity leave time. In Canada women get a whole year off work and their jobs are protected for their return.I'd much rather have the most people on track...not really an option for you to miss it on account of me.... I've been the cause of this race being postponed once already. I can make it for 6:15 on Wednesday if that helps everyone, and it's not too late for the UK guys. Alternatively, I can make it next week also. A year maternity leave over here too. They get 6 months full pay, then on to part pay for three months and the last three months they can still take off but get no pay.
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Post by niblips on Nov 27, 2018 16:06:26 GMT
55% pay here for 35 weeks. no pay for the remaining 17 weeks. Your system is better Peter.
Just run the race tomorrow without me....it's ok. I'm not fighting for the championship or anything.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Nov 27, 2018 16:11:47 GMT
I think in the states it's 4 weeks of maternity leave by natural birth or 6 weeks via C-section. I think whether you get paid leave or not depends on your job/state you live in.
Tell you what Karl, we could add 1 AI and pretend it was you driving😉
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 27, 2018 16:33:38 GMT
I think in the states it's 4 weeks of maternity leave by natural birth or 6 weeks via C-section. I think whether you get paid leave or not depends on your job/state you live in. Tell you what Karl, we could add 1 AI and pretend it was you driving😉 Only if every now and then the AI shout SH!T Got to make it accurate lol
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Post by niblips on Nov 27, 2018 18:31:49 GMT
I think in the states it's 4 weeks of maternity leave by natural birth or 6 weeks via C-section. I think whether you get paid leave or not depends on your job/state you live in. Tell you what Karl, we could add 1 AI and pretend it was you driving😉 Only if every now and then the AI shout SH!T Got to make it accurate lol LOL - that would be exactly like me...
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Nov 27, 2018 18:41:11 GMT
I just had a bunch of 'oh sh!t' moments in practice. I spun about 10 times out of another 18 lap race.
I didn't even come close with a best of 1:33.9. One simple turn 1 breaking mistake cost me 4th position early on and damaged my clutch, which in turn made the shifting slower with the chassis bouncing every shift. I spun out more times and I couldn't match the times.
This is one tricky track
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 27, 2018 21:50:35 GMT
I really do love this track in this car. It is one that if you don't find an early rythm with though you can end up spinning out multiple times very easily.
Best way to approach it is to not push too quickly, find that rythm and as the car lightens and the tyres reach their peak start pushing a bit more each lap. That's how I've approached it and was able to get that low 1:32 by following that process.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2018 19:23:32 GMT
Im free today not free tomorrow
Forgot about this until saw Pete on Pcars a min ago
Don't mind starting late either
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Nov 28, 2018 19:58:56 GMT
Im free today not free tomorrow Forgot about this until saw Pete on Pcars a min ago Don't mind starting late either Greg has plans after the race so we'll be starting normal time.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Nov 28, 2018 23:58:15 GMT
Great race everyone, especially on the win Pete. That was impressive! There should be some great replay footage.
I added in bots for Karl and Rob so they could get some points because I know we were all icting to do this one.
This is what I have for the finishing positions:
1st: Pete 2nd: Tyler 3rd: Greg 4th: Karl 5th: Rob 6th: Matt (Retired)
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