But I can also say it here again: I very much apologize for this "bump".
It was completly my fault.
I watched my mirrors, was happy about my fastest lap and getting nearer to you and then completly missed my brakepoint. Then it was too late.
After the crash I waited there for you but then realized that you had to quit.
I don't think you could have done anything or did anything wrong but thx for trying to let it look like here not as noobish as it was
Thx
Hehe well don't forget D6nn can also still win it (if I calculated it right).
So better watch out, if you wreck me then maybe I'll take you with me and then we have a lucky third.
Tried to pass Rooble in lap 1 but had to slow down and was catched by DaveWS. Then I tried to pass DaveWS again but had to slow down a bit and then the D6nn cutted my line in T2 and I had to brake or we would have been crashed.
Then I was a bit pissed and concentrated a bit more and then DaveWS run a bit wide in the last turn. D6nn passed him and I also slipped through this gap.
Then D6nn tried to catch Rooble at the entrance of the chicane. He touched him and Rooble had a little slide. I instantly slowed down and avoided the crash with him and with the tires there.
Then beeing 2nd again I tried my best to catch D6nn again.
Then I took tenth after tenth per sector from the gap and in lap 10 he made an error right after the chicane. He went on the green and I passed him. But he was still close enough to catch the slipstream on the start/finish straight.
But I had the feeling he then passed me with another risky manoeuver at T1. I was to afraid to crash and run then a bit wide almost on the green and lost again seconds.
End of lap 11 I was almost 2 seconds behind D6nn and my "catch up mission" started again. In lap 14 I was ready to start another take over attempt but he could block it. Then in lap 15 he was ready for another attempt after the start/finish line but he already made a mistake there and I passed him easily.
Then I tried to bring the race to an controlled end. Only in the last lap I had some small sliding problems and run a bit wide into the chicane and almost hit the tires but I didn't ;-)
btw:
The qualy was also great. Nice lap Rooble.
(btw Rooble I used your FEGold setup for the race , I had no time to make some my own but it worked great or better then expected)
The longer tracks always have the tendency to be boring in this car.
I think the next one, Westhill, will be the same. (btw I hate Westhill :really
Thx.
Well it was just bad luck there in T1 but there was no need to restart a league race (would've been better for me and Thor of course but unfair to all the others). It was OK but thx for voting .
Better check Post#1 again:
Westhill International: 17 Laps 25min Qualy on the 9th December Aston North: 20 Laps 25 min qualy on the 16thDecember
Well this race doesn't started really good for me and Thor.
In the replay from the above view it looks like you came a bit to high after getting into the sliptstream of D6nn.
Anyway it was bad luck when then the typical "little contact and big effect" happend there in the T1 bend.
( Especially for LFSn00b )
Then Niko Puntola crashed into me
(for your info: I didn't ruined your race like you said after the race. When you have a yellow flag for more then 4 !! seconds and you don't slow down then it's your own fault and the crash was caused by you with didn't respecting the yellow flag! Yellow means be warned - be prepared to slow down and not drive at full speed no matter what there is!)
Anyway then the fun started, beeing last and trying to get back (with a little damaged car) into at least the top 5
But then I touched Jack a bit in T7 (didn't expected that you brake in that turn sry) but he gave it back to me and touched me in T8 but nothing bad happend to us.
Then I passed tot and Davo and then I was stuck behind Ntech#15 and Thor fighting for positions but I managed to pass them both at once at the oval entrance turn. (That move made my race a bit nicer )
But the rest of the pack was to far away only Thunderhead was in reach (I thought) with his almost 9 secs in front but I could close this big gap only by reducing 5 secs and in the end I was 4th.
I wished we had 2 or 3 more laps but I had my fun and made the fastest lap again
To bad DaveWS had a disconection - you showed an awesome performance when leading the field.
Maybe many people are interested in watching the STCC movies and maybe many like to see stats and standings of this or others leagues etc.
But then we can fill the calender also with "The UXRL results are released today" or "The stats of Round 4 of the bla bla league going online today" etc. Because these are all important "events" for some/many people.
Tbh when I check a LFS race/event calendar I want to see racing events. Not release dates of movies, stats,standings,penalties etc.
If you want to know more about a league/cup or whatever then it's up to the people to check out the leagues sub-forum or the website of that league.
Shortly after the race you told us you were hitted by someone (maybe)
(I usually notice if someone hits my car or not)
Looks more like you tried to block Niki and then missed your brakepoint.
You were just to fast there and it's a typical noob T1 crash.
Maybe just don't be that over optimistic next time a race starts.
btw
I'm really getting sick of these noobish T1 crashes.
It's frustrating because last round the same thing happend to me.
Someone braked, someone was too fast and hit the car and this car hits me out.
Where in the world did you got that from??
Or does the smiley mean you were j/k?
Try google with:
1 GB DDR-RAM, PC400, MDT, CL2,5
I never had problems to find 1GB with CL2,5
It's not mostly CL3 or CL2,5 it just depends on what you want to pay for it.
Truth is that most stores offer/sell the cheaper (slower stuff)
As I wrote in the above post. I meant after the race started.
For me the GREEN message started the race.
btw I also watched the replay from here.
In the replay the comment was made after the 5th GREEN Message and the Saftycar goes spec message when he was at full throttle.
Maybe we all have different replays?
Anyway I think you guys are making something bigger out of it as it already was.
I didn't wrote that clear enough.
I wrote "Did you braked more then once after the race started... etc
I meant after the first GREEN message was given.
And still in my replay he brakes only one time after the GREEN message was given. GREEN is the Race start for me.
About the "bursting ahead at speeds upwards of 100km/h+". Yes in my replay all 4 drivers in front (didn't checked the others) are driving with more then 100km/h before the first GREEN message appears.
So then they all had a problem with rule#6
And nobody ever said you did.
Looks like my english skills are not good enough to understand what you wrote there. For me it looks like you try to give the blame to the braking cars. But maybe I was wrong.
I watched the replay a lot of times now and it wasn't only your fault.
Did you made a mistake?
Yes
Did you braked more then once after the race started like PaulC2K wrote?
No, not in my replay.
Did Mooney also made a mistake?
Yes
Because if there was such a lag he described then Mooney should have been extra careful instead of trying to hold/gain a position at all costs with the very first move he made. To blame then others for braking is the worst excuse I've ever heard.
For me that's kind of the strange "I only crashed into him because he was to slow - so it's his fault" illepallattitude some have. Sry Bawbag but that's how I see it.
I heard they told him that before, after he won the DTM in 2005.
Only one year as F1 Test driver then you'll get a seat.
And now back to DTM
Mercedes illepall