Souza's Random Races #3: LX4 @ BL1R, February 22nd 2009
Hello guys. It's been over 2 months since my last random race, so I guess it's time to do another one!
Car: LX4
Track: Blackwood GP Rev (BL1R)
Server: [SR]GTWERX.net (thanks Sonic!)
Date: 22/02/09
Schedule (all starting times are estimates):
18:00 UTC - qualify, 15min
18:20 UTC - sprint race, 14 laps, starting order = qualify, ~20min long
18:50 UTC - feature race, 32 laps, reverse grid, ~45min long
If you miss the first race and would like to race the second one, you must start from last.
Everyone is welcome, so post here if you're interested and confirm your participation if you can - first come first served spot. Just so you know, the server has a limit of 30 guests (no idea how many drivers).
Server will be passworded one hour before and you'll receive it by PM.
Lastly, this should be a fun event. In order to achieve that, please use common sense, respect your fellow racers and normal racing rules. There will be no restarts.
Drivers so far:
01 - blackbird04217
02 - evilpimp
03 - Mp3 Astra
04 - Mackie The Staggie
05 - tonyonparas
06 - TAYLOR-MANIA
07 - niall09
08 - Chrisuu01
09 - Rudy van Buren
10 - Karolis[Lt]
11 - Stefani24
12 - March Hare
13 - troy
14 - Hypothraxer
15 - speedway
16 - Minimaxman
17 - DaveWS
18 - aroX123
19 - Bean0
20 - Zapphord
Car: LX4
Track: Blackwood GP Rev (BL1R)
Server: [SR]GTWERX.net (thanks Sonic!)
Date: 22/02/09
Schedule (all starting times are estimates):
18:00 UTC - qualify, 15min
18:20 UTC - sprint race, 14 laps, starting order = qualify, ~20min long
18:50 UTC - feature race, 32 laps, reverse grid, ~45min long
If you miss the first race and would like to race the second one, you must start from last.
Everyone is welcome, so post here if you're interested and confirm your participation if you can - first come first served spot. Just so you know, the server has a limit of 30 guests (no idea how many drivers).
Server will be passworded one hour before and you'll receive it by PM.
Lastly, this should be a fun event. In order to achieve that, please use common sense, respect your fellow racers and normal racing rules. There will be no restarts.
Drivers so far:
01 - blackbird04217
02 - evilpimp
03 - Mp3 Astra
04 - Mackie The Staggie
05 - tonyonparas
06 - TAYLOR-MANIA
07 - niall09
08 - Chrisuu01
09 - Rudy van Buren
10 - Karolis[Lt]
11 - Stefani24
12 - March Hare
13 - troy
14 - Hypothraxer
15 - speedway
16 - Minimaxman
17 - DaveWS
18 - aroX123
19 - Bean0
20 - Zapphord
Last edited by de Souza, .
Loved the XRR, now I need to figure out how to drive it! 
Different resolution between Win and LFS?
Why can't people understand this is the "free drivers list" and not the "teams advertises list"?
Hmm I always wanted to watch Blade Runner but never did for whatever reason. A couple of months ago I did it, and I have to say that it is... ok.
I mean it's beautifully done, considering it's from 1982. But even though I enjoyed it, I found it overrated and Harrison Ford was the worst part by far.
To keep close to the subject, I watched Dark City these days. It was going pretty good but I thought the ending was crap. Worth a check though.
I mean it's beautifully done, considering it's from 1982. But even though I enjoyed it, I found it overrated and Harrison Ford was the worst part by far.
To keep close to the subject, I watched Dark City these days. It was going pretty good but I thought the ending was crap. Worth a check though.
I knew that feature had to exist.
Cars are looking pretty nice so far in my opinion, except when you can see the wings proportions.
Just had to say something to get a subscription.
Just had to say something to get a subscription.
See, can't be a good thing to study!
Hahah that was so funny!
Nothing about me... and I did pay him!
Thanks everyone.
Welcome Mackie, hope you enjoy your stay. Don't worry too much about those things, can't be much worse than our other drivers...
@Mista: lol
Welcome Mackie, hope you enjoy your stay. Don't worry too much about those things, can't be much worse than our other drivers...
@Mista: lol
Things weren't as good this time for me. Small bumps here and there at the begining, plus some stuttering (damn win update), plus early damage due to trying to avoid some tyres in the chicane and hitting the wall causing understeer.
That put me in a great battle with Jack (the McIntyre one), Zeug and Predrag that last for a loooooong time... Seemed like no matter how hard I pushed and pulled away, they were there again haunting me at no time.
At this point I must apologize for the contact with Predrag... I was drafting him and he took the outside line after the s/f line, so I went on the inside. But suddenly his car appeared right where I was trying to go, tried to brake but it was too late. I blame lag. (I believe Zeug was behind me at this point so he should have had a better view)
After this I managed to catch and pass Zeug and Jack again, and build some safe gap untill the pit... wich was catastrophic! Fist I missed the spot, and then it took almost a minute to fix the damage and change tyres...
Got back behind Niall Murray (took over from Jack) and Zeug. I was pushing like hell at this point, and managed to pass Niall after some laps chasing him. I knew it was impossible to catch Zeug (gap was almost 40s). It came down to around 30s, and then the server died. :P
Edit - forgot to say two things...
1 - STD drivers were ok. Some were watching their mirrors closely and some not so much. A few (blue XRG with no skin comes to mind) were very undecided what to do when we were lapping, but no major problems.
2 - It's tied with Mr. Seidler now, we're gonna need another one!
That put me in a great battle with Jack (the McIntyre one), Zeug and Predrag that last for a loooooong time... Seemed like no matter how hard I pushed and pulled away, they were there again haunting me at no time.
At this point I must apologize for the contact with Predrag... I was drafting him and he took the outside line after the s/f line, so I went on the inside. But suddenly his car appeared right where I was trying to go, tried to brake but it was too late. I blame lag.
(I believe Zeug was behind me at this point so he should have had a better view)After this I managed to catch and pass Zeug and Jack again, and build some safe gap untill the pit... wich was catastrophic! Fist I missed the spot, and then it took almost a minute to fix the damage and change tyres...
Got back behind Niall Murray (took over from Jack) and Zeug. I was pushing like hell at this point, and managed to pass Niall after some laps chasing him. I knew it was impossible to catch Zeug (gap was almost 40s). It came down to around 30s, and then the server died. :P
Edit - forgot to say two things...
1 - STD drivers were ok. Some were watching their mirrors closely and some not so much. A few (blue XRG with no skin comes to mind) were very undecided what to do when we were lapping, but no major problems.
2 - It's tied with Mr. Seidler now, we're gonna need another one!
Last edited by de Souza, .
You were going to win. :/
Ah ok. 
Got a problem with the server?
Hi and welcome. 
1) Bigger races usually mean league racing. Take a look at the League & Events section and see if you can find something you like. There are some special events (example) people do once in a while as well that generally have a higher standart of racing than pick-up servers (by higher I mean better, not necessarily faster).
Most of the online traffic happens at Europe's afternoon and night, the time we in America are generally working.
2) I don't know any company that has a LFS team. The teams are just gaming "clans", so to speak (the ones I know anyway). Sure there are some very stable and well structured teams that will provide you with plenty of servers, knowledge, etc... but they just online racing teams.
And yes they generally pick drivers based on his speed. Consistency is important as well, and I wouldn't exclude clean/fair driving and friendlyness (does that word even exist?).
3) Yes generally on the racing itself, setups and skins. Some teams are more about friendship than anything else, but they're not very common. I'm not sure about hardware, there isn't really money involved in a LFS online "career" (I think) apart from renting servers and stuff like that.
4) If you're in a team, probably.
5) Eh?
I guess you could have posted in the General Discussion forum, but not a biggie. And about the invites, try to get yourself in the servers first, and find some people you enjoy racing with. Invites will come naturally if you have the qualities.
1) Bigger races usually mean league racing. Take a look at the League & Events section and see if you can find something you like. There are some special events (example) people do once in a while as well that generally have a higher standart of racing than pick-up servers (by higher I mean better, not necessarily faster).
Most of the online traffic happens at Europe's afternoon and night, the time we in America are generally working.
2) I don't know any company that has a LFS team. The teams are just gaming "clans", so to speak (the ones I know anyway). Sure there are some very stable and well structured teams that will provide you with plenty of servers, knowledge, etc... but they just online racing teams.
And yes they generally pick drivers based on his speed. Consistency is important as well, and I wouldn't exclude clean/fair driving and friendlyness (does that word even exist?).
3) Yes generally on the racing itself, setups and skins. Some teams are more about friendship than anything else, but they're not very common. I'm not sure about hardware, there isn't really money involved in a LFS online "career" (I think) apart from renting servers and stuff like that.
4) If you're in a team, probably.
5) Eh?
I guess you could have posted in the General Discussion forum, but not a biggie. And about the invites, try to get yourself in the servers first, and find some people you enjoy racing with. Invites will come naturally if you have the qualities.
Ok I've changed my car to XRT, so Zeug can have some competition. 
Couldn't reproduce it now.
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