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Post by XRF Formula1 on May 28, 2020 22:50:37 GMT
ROUND 10 ITALIAN GRANDPRIX @ Monza GP 33 Laps Benchmark - 1:48.000
5:00pm EST/10:00pm UK Time
In-game date: September 10th, 1972
Weather Forecast: Hazy Qualifying: Clear
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CONFIRMED 1. Tyler Dean / XRF Formula1 / Brabham #22 2. Tyler Smith / Vdub4life92 / BRM #11 3. Greg / Hurt MaGurt / Brabham #23 4. Karl / XRFniblips / Lotus #1 5. Ian Gizowski / itzEEEONNN355 / (Guest)
UNCOMFIRMED MAYBE
6. Peter / XRF HammerPH / Lotus #2
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vdub4life
Racer
Posts: 33
Console Type: Xbox
Gamertag: Vdub4life92
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Post by vdub4life on May 28, 2020 23:09:12 GMT
In
Tyler Smith / Vdub4life92 / BRM #11
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Post by hurtmagurt on May 29, 2020 14:34:54 GMT
In Greg / Hurt MaGurt / Brabham #23
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Post by XRF HammerPH on May 29, 2020 16:21:29 GMT
You'll have to stick me down as a maybe Tyler. I can never be 100% sure each week at the moment.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on May 30, 2020 2:53:56 GMT
You'll have to stick me down as a maybe Tyler. I can never be 100% sure each week at the moment. Sounds good Pete, i'll put you in the maybe category until things settle down on your end 👍 Do Karl and Ian know we're sticking to the original schedule and racing this Wednesday?
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Post by XRF HammerPH on May 30, 2020 8:59:52 GMT
I'm guessing so as it was mentioned on Wednesday and in the last race thread.
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Post by iang0355 on May 30, 2020 17:30:43 GMT
I'm gonna say in tentatively, I'm currently on the schedule for Wednesday but I'm working on a switch at the moment. Things will be changing again next week schedule-wise so I'm not sure what it'll look like after that. Ian Gizowski/itzEEEONNN355/March #12
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Post by niblips on May 30, 2020 19:48:17 GMT
I'm in.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on May 30, 2020 21:59:11 GMT
Awesome, everyone has confirmed their status for the race already.👍 Hey Ian, I think I just saw a #12 F1 car with one wheel floating in orbit with the space X crew
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Post by iang0355 on May 30, 2020 22:54:10 GMT
Awesome, everyone has confirmed their status for the race already.👍 Hey Ian, I think I just saw a #12 F1 car with one wheel floating in orbit with the space X crew Oh ha hah, funny guy! Lol next time it better be onboard the bloody Enterprise, not an old Lotus! 😆
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Post by iang0355 on May 31, 2020 20:16:13 GMT
Scheduling is taken care of for me, I'll be there on wednesday! Anyone gotten any practice in yet? I haven't had much time to do much of anything let alone sim racing, but I've got a few hours set aside for this and the IndyCars tomorrow.
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Post by niblips on Jun 1, 2020 12:46:01 GMT
Scheduling is taken care of for me, I'll be there on wednesday! Anyone gotten any practice in yet? I haven't had much time to do much of anything let alone sim racing, but I've got a few hours set aside for this and the IndyCars tomorrow. I had a test race on Saturday afternoon against the 120AI. Fastest lap for the AI was 1:46.007. My fastest lap was about a quarter of a second slower. Should be a quick race on wednesday.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jun 1, 2020 17:09:48 GMT
I just managed to get in the first 8 laps of a race last night with a best of 1:46.5. AI give a decent race here, they are much quicker than usual and seem to brake really late. I was braking what I considered to be late especially for the first chicane but they would come past as though I was standing still and seemed like they were not braking until right on top of the turn-in.
Low downforce obviously the way to go here but i'm never keen on it, just feels too slippery but unlike other circuits where you can make up for not running lower aero in the corners here there aren't any lol.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jun 1, 2020 22:28:06 GMT
Ugh!! I really don't like this track..glorified drag strip with absolutely no rythm or feel to it. Got on tonight to try to get a race in the books and looked up thinking I was about halfway through and found I was on lap 8!! So damn boring 😪.. had to give up on it. Can't think of any other race I ever think of dropping but this one is certainly at the top of that category!! I think it maybe be because it's the only track that forces you into a certain setup and I hate low downforce setups 😒
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Post by iang0355 on Jun 2, 2020 9:28:00 GMT
Ugh!! I really don't like this track..glorified drag strip with absolutely no rythm or feel to it. Got on tonight to try to get a race in the books and looked up thinking I was about halfway through and found I was on lap 8!! So damn boring 😪.. had to give up on it. Can't think of any other race I ever think of dropping but this one is certainly at the top of that category!! I think it maybe be because it's the only track that forces you into a certain setup and I hate low downforce setups 😒 It's funny you say that because I could never really get into monza either. Old layout with the Oval is a riot in anything you drive but the newer layout just never stuck with me. Not that I'd call it a bad track, and you can't deny the history buy i never liked racing or watching races here very much. Tough to be consistent every lap and speed is everything, but if you trim the car out too much you have no grip in ascari or the chicane and lose all the time that speed gains you. I'm really hoping that setup from the red bull ring works well enough to get me by
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Post by niblips on Jun 2, 2020 17:08:44 GMT
I had a bit more running here last night, managed about a dozen laps with a test pitstop. During the pitstop (which was supposed to just be a stop and go) I had a gearbox failure that took the crew 30 seconds to sort out. So, with random pitstop errors on, it could really be anyone's race tomorrow.
I do find the rhythm here to be a struggle, but i eventually get into it. I also find it easy to get distracted on the long straights and start thinking about other things or checking the HUD too much, that makes it easier to miss a braking point and have a mistake cost you a lot of time.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jun 2, 2020 17:39:54 GMT
Yeah I'm not sure what to think about those random pit stop errors as they are so costly when the racing we've had has been so close for most of this season.
Never really liked racing this track. I'm not even sure we've ever raced it in this game as I can only recall races on the historic Monza in this vintage F1 series and the modern track has never featured in anything else we've run that I can remember.
It's basically flat and boring. 8 laps has been my limit so far so no idea how I'll get through 33 laps... That will seem like an eternity and an hour and a half that i'll never get back 😒
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Jun 2, 2020 22:27:13 GMT
The pitstop errors do seem to be a bit too common, but at the same time it matches the reliability especially in the vintage cars if you think about it.
Looking at the real 1977 season results (as to prepare for the next season) there were a ton of retirements from everyone with championship runner up Jody Scheckter retiring from about half of the season!
I love Monza, I definitely like the historic versions better but i've had some good battles in the past in public lobbies in this car at the modern layout so hopefully the racing will at least be close again.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jun 2, 2020 23:43:42 GMT
The pitstop errors do seem to be a bit too common, but at the same time it matches the reliability especially in the vintage cars if you think about it. Looking at the real 1977 season results (as to prepare for the next season) there were a ton of retirements from everyone with championship runner up Jody Scheckter retiring from about half of the season! I love Monza, I definitely like the historic versions better but i've had some good battles in the past in public lobbies in this car at the modern layout so hopefully the racing will at least be close again. Yeah I agree up to a point re the pit stop errors but it's so frustrating to lose out because of that. I've suffered a fair few of them this season and when you put in practice only to have your efforts ruined by the game deciding your fate its a bit of a pisser. It would be interesting to see how many races they have effected this season. Clearly at this stage of the season we can't remove it as it would be unfair on those that have fallen foul in races alreadly held. Monza is a kind of love it or hate it circuit. If you like speed I guess it's the one for you but it's stop start nature makes rythm difficult and it's the most likely circuit for boredom to set in and focus to be lost. It is what it is though and I know where the door is if I hit my 8 lap wall and i'm not enjoying it lol.
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Post by iang0355 on Jun 3, 2020 0:44:37 GMT
I love Monza, I definitely like the historic versions better but i've had some good battles in the past in public lobbies in this car at the modern layout so hopefully the racing will at least be close again. I'd have to agree it's definitely love hate. I'm about to run my first test now, was a busy day yesterday and by the time I was ready to go it was time to get some sleep before work. Funny you mention battles here - one of my best comebacks in a public lobby was at monza in forza, actually. Was a 20 car lobby in their gt3 "endurance" class (15 - 25 laps which is triple the normal count, full damage and one mandatory stop. Spent a lot of time in my baby, the 3rd gen gt3 Viper in that lobby), got dumped 1st corner and had to limp around with bad suspension damage and managed to come back from about 18th to 4th in the 15 lap race. Loved that one, but had a lot of help from the average forza racer's tried and true tactic of wrecking the piss out of each other if they're gonna be passed
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