Well the penalty didn't change your position, so see it as a "hey, pay more attention next time!" And the bonuses are explained on the "points system" link of our website.

You should be happy, did pretty well in your first season.

Quote from zeugnimod :

Let him sleep.

Thanks!

Now that I've rested, results are up along with the final standings. Bonus points have already been taken into account so that's it, hope everything is correct!

The stats page will take a bit longer as I'll use that for the new system we plan to use to mange the website. :shhh:

Team standings? Link is there but we're not really sure yet if we're doing it... Feel free to suggest things (there's a thread for this already).

Yes you will.

Quote from Zapphord :

ill be there

The server is already set for the combo and yes you can watch it on remote if you want. Password will be sent in the next few hours.

Quote from Kid222 :

First i was like "he had shifting trouble" but then i got it.. and couldn't help my self but laugh (a bit:tilt.

He only have shifting problems before the start.

Quote from Mackie The Staggie :

I was in the next race after...and couldn't really do much as I was still pissing myself with laughter.

LOL same, looking forward to watch that... thing... on the broadcast!

Quote from zeugnimod :

Damn.

Quote from niall09 :

Congratz Nolan Most consistant throughout

This man speaks the truth.

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Bit of a bad season for me, connection issues during the second and third events, then I was beaten by Patrik (:shrug, but what a nice finale.

My qualify was better than expected. I said something like "I hope to get a low 55" these days but 55.0 was pretty nice indeed and awarded me with... erm... I don't remember what position.

Chris at the first round... Had a bad T1 but wasn't that far behind when he did a mistake at the chicane. I tried to go as fast as I could to get a half decent time but it didn't work.

Andris at the second round... Because of the previous slow time I had to start in front of him, and apart from being very nervous I could keep a safe distance untill the finish line. Second race was more exciting, I actually passed him but was soooo close to spin it on the last corner! He passed back but thankfully my combined time was better. Great races!

Dave at the semifinal... Counted this one as a lose already, as Dave is truly a monster with the LXs. But I thought I could try to give him some competition.
Oddly enough I had a better time than him on the previous round so I started behind, and wow... I could actually keep up with him! I don't know how but in the end of the two races I won!

Nolan at the final... My revenge for the last season's finale? Unlikely. But since weird things were happening and I got nothing to lose, I decided to go for it.
Disgrace on the first race as I made a lot of mistakes and he won with a big gap.
Disgrace on the second race as he passed me fairly easily and won. At least I was close behind him this time.
WOW on the third race as I started behind, kept up with him and had a chance at the last corner. "It's gotta be now!!" I thought, as the car slided gently in front of him enough to slow me down and don't leave him any spaces for a comeback, while providing me with a good exit. I swear the car did that alone.
And great forth race as I started ahead and had a good pace, but some crazy understeer 2 corners before the finish line complicated things a bit when Nolan came putting his nose again to make a pass. Managed to keep it cool and things worked out at the end. Lost on combined time but very very good stuff!

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I want to thank everyone who joined us this season and I hope you had a good time!
It gets very frustrating at times when things go wrong and all you can do is watch others advance when you should. But that's the deal with this series, and that's what makes it different. No time to fix things, you gotta get it right at the first time!

Winning or losing, more losing than winning for me, it's always a pleasure to share the track with such great drivers. Thanks again everyone!

Oh and thanks Sonicrealms for supporting this series!

Last edited by de Souza, Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:22.

Sounds good.

Driver: Eduardo de Souza
LFS Username: de Souza
Country: BRA
Preferred Number: 30

Souza Racing.

Well the OP says "everyone is welcome", so I guess you can join.

But considering your reputation I might reserve the right to not allow you to race, should a considerable number of the other drivers feel you're not welcome.

It's an uncomfortable situation, but has happened before on the H2H events. Nothing personal, hope you understand.


Ps. If anyone that signed up has anything to say, please PM me as this thread is no place for that.

Quote from racer hero :

Me racing in IGTC last season is arguable. I started round 3, but the team didn't finish.

Eh?

If you started, then you raced. No?

@Tommy - It's not a matter about Ken being too good or too bad. He raced on last IGTC season so he can't race on GTAL.

It's in the rules...

55.0 yesterday. I'm hoping to get a low 55 on the qualify.

I see a pattern here. Three examples from US saying speedo must be on the right, while 2 from Europe (my car is french) saying it must be on the left.

All in all, It's noticeable at most... I don't see how this can be a problem on a race.

So my real life car is backwards too?

I guess any time before 22UTC and you're automatically excluding us. I'm speaking for myself though, probably there are others more to the west than me - in other words, later than 22:00.

Great news!

@Todd - that's what I'm wondering as well.

No problem, see you at the #4.

Rudy, think with me..

You are 26 points behind, so one possibility would be: you win the event and Nolan gets eliminated in 2nd round with worst time.

Ok this is not very likely, so if you can grab the pole position, he can be eliminated in 2nd round with the best time and you still win. Grab the best lap too and we can have a tie if he's out on semifinals!

People getting knocked out earlier than they should happens all the time, and they've certainly happened to Nolan a few times already.

Not that I want either one to win, but it's a shame to lose a championship contender simply because he doesn't feel he can win. Your chances are much higher than those you claim to have, specially with the LX6, that you are very good with.

And I'm sure your team can handle themselves on the GTR side just fine.

Edit: Oh you deleted your post and now mine seems stupid. :|

Quote from Mp3 Astra :

Our biggest fear was to have any driver have to drop out because of IGTC, and now our fears have been realised. Although I suspect that's not the only reason you've bailed out.

Whatever are his reasons, too bad the big leagues don't give a damn about the smaller ones or the teams/drivers that take part on the smaller ones, even when the smaller ones win the best new league award and have drivers from the top teams.

What's worse is that a 20 minutes research would be enough to avoid such situation and everyone would benefit from it... It's not that hard, specially when your races are spread over several months.

Taylor why did you remove your avatar?

Btw was that a RS200?

Yeah it was the best day really... This sunday is too close, and I can't the week after H2H.

It should be ok, I don't think anyone get really exausted after a H2H event. Mentally perhaps, but not physically.

Last edited by de Souza, Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:37.

Quote from Mp3 Astra :

I'd say the Taha el Alouieee (sp) vs Eduardo de Souza bump from event 4 of the original Racing Series is my pick for most controversial.

Wasn't that bad actually, just a locked tyre+lag=bump who seemed like a 100km/h hit. It was made much worse just because of the drama of another guy who wasn't even racing. Imagine if it was one of the other GTRs and Taha couldn't leave the sandtrap.

Quote from zeugnimod :

Typical of these two guys to be wrecking, though.

You're next!


Anyway, I think the Niko vs. Kaw was more controversial. Who was wrong? Was it legal?

Nice video Nolan, as intense as the races.

Want more? Clicky.

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

Last edited by de Souza, Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:23.

Beautiful!