Race 7 discussion - Roscoe's Revenge
track: Blackwood Rallycross Reverse
laps: 2 races of 18 laps each
grids: race 1 random, race 2 reverse of the finishing order of race 1
server: S3 Racing Thinkin RBs
password: rust
Reminder 1: You must finish a race to score points in that race.
Reminder 2: There will be a "lag lap" immediately before the start of the first race.
Reminder 3: There is no telepitting and rejoining during the race.
Reminder 4: There are tires in the sand trap. Don't even think about it.
Reminder 5: You can drive on the grass on he back stretch if y'ump to.
Feel free to discuss pre- and post-race here, but keep it respectful. PM me for any protests.
laps: 2 races of 18 laps each
grids: race 1 random, race 2 reverse of the finishing order of race 1
server: S3 Racing Thinkin RBs
password: rust
Reminder 1: You must finish a race to score points in that race.
Reminder 2: There will be a "lag lap" immediately before the start of the first race.
Reminder 3: There is no telepitting and rejoining during the race.
Reminder 4: There are tires in the sand trap. Don't even think about it.
Reminder 5: You can drive on the grass on he back stretch if y'ump to.
Feel free to discuss pre- and post-race here, but keep it respectful. PM me for any protests.
I for one was deeply offended. If you're not going to pull a Brandi Chastain and remove some clothing, at least have a no-holds-barred pillow fight at center ice.
It's almost comical if watch the replay (available from the results page http://s3racingzone.com/wbc), shift U and just watch that section of wall on lap 2. Literally everyone but T-Sho hit the wall there.
If anyone has any movie making skillz it would make for a good laugh.
If anyone has any movie making skillz it would make for a good laugh.
Awesome Family Guy reference 
Hey, congrats to Havoc on his win in the LOTA GTCC last night, also at South City Long. I'd like to think his laps in the RB4 here helped with his FXR prep.
http://www.lfs-lota.net/index. ... esults;id=30;round_id=264
Hey, congrats to Havoc on his win in the LOTA GTCC last night, also at South City Long. I'd like to think his laps in the RB4 here helped with his FXR prep.
http://www.lfs-lota.net/index. ... esults;id=30;round_id=264
The event organizers at South City have erected (hehe) a memorial in our honor after this week's race. It seems they've been working on some experimental magnetic wall technology and forgot to turn them off in time for race 1.
The South City chamber of commerce, city council, parks and rec department, and pothole repair crew are deeply sorry for any damages the walls may have caused. They've sent some pictures of the memorial, dedicated to the people who crashed under the bridge in race 1, lap 2.
The South City chamber of commerce, city council, parks and rec department, and pothole repair crew are deeply sorry for any damages the walls may have caused. They've sent some pictures of the memorial, dedicated to the people who crashed under the bridge in race 1, lap 2.
The Judge has picked up the gavel for the first time... and brought it down squarely on the head of rsr.havoc. While the Judge appreciated havoc's sportsmanly gesture of giving back the position after the incident, he has nonetheless assessed a 5 point penalty for "bad touches" 
On a possibly related note, [DSR] Gil gets this week's Rusty Screw award. It looked for a while like Gil would continue his pattern from the previous week (DNF in race 1, win race 2), but it was not to be.
Wear it in good health, Gil!
On a possibly related note, [DSR] Gil gets this week's Rusty Screw award. It looked for a while like Gil would continue his pattern from the previous week (DNF in race 1, win race 2), but it was not to be.
Wear it in good health, Gil!
The idea of PMs is to avoid heated arguments that escalate into playground brawls in chat or the forums. But maybe we'll be able to keep it civil since most of us are older and wiser.
I'll send the last lap of race 2 off to the judge and see what he says.
As for the "new guys":
1) I agree that late-arrivers can be a problem, but so far nobody new has shown up and trashed the standard of racing, IMO. You don't have people showing up for just the last half of the season in F1, for example (oops, maybe USF1), but sim racing isn't the same level of commitment as that.
2) If we only had the guys we started round 1 with, we'd have a very small field. We'd have no incidents because there would only be 5 cars on the track.
3) The incidents mentioned above concern people who've been in the series for more than a few races.
And on the Cabby/Boothy block: I watched that a few times last night and I'm not convinced that Cabby had the momentum to pass before the line. On the other hand, I would have left more room than Boothy did and let things play out.
And finally, most importantly, the US should have walked over the Swiss hockey team yesterday. I'm a little concerned that they didn't. At least this year, they may not trash their hotel rooms if/when they lose.
I'll send the last lap of race 2 off to the judge and see what he says.
As for the "new guys":
1) I agree that late-arrivers can be a problem, but so far nobody new has shown up and trashed the standard of racing, IMO. You don't have people showing up for just the last half of the season in F1, for example (oops, maybe USF1), but sim racing isn't the same level of commitment as that.
2) If we only had the guys we started round 1 with, we'd have a very small field. We'd have no incidents because there would only be 5 cars on the track.
3) The incidents mentioned above concern people who've been in the series for more than a few races.
And on the Cabby/Boothy block: I watched that a few times last night and I'm not convinced that Cabby had the momentum to pass before the line. On the other hand, I would have left more room than Boothy did and let things play out.
And finally, most importantly, the US should have walked over the Swiss hockey team yesterday. I'm a little concerned that they didn't. At least this year, they may not trash their hotel rooms if/when they lose.
That tailwind in race 1 into the bridge turn sure claimed a lot of victims. It took me half of the second race to even try that turn in 5th again.
The end of race 2 looked a lot like the BTCC. Whatever the opposite of a rusty screw is, T-Sho gets it. Please PM me for protests.
The end of race 2 looked a lot like the BTCC. Whatever the opposite of a rusty screw is, T-Sho gets it. Please PM me for protests.
Here the latest acceptable term is "African-American." I've even seen some American newscasters refer to a black man from another country (Lewis Hamilton for example) as an African-American, which clearly, he is not.
I've always wondered if there are similar terms in other countries, such as "African-Norwegian" or "Afro-Franco."
I hope that's a 1:55.2 or we're all screwed.
Yup, 2 seconds off the pace...
Oddly like Westhill, I'm not having to baby my tires much at this track. Could it be that I'm figuring out how to drive these barges? I'm probably just not going fast enough. I did a 10 lap run averaging 1:56s and 1:57s. Please don't tell me I'm 2 seconds of the pace. :|
Sorry, couldn't resist. 
Please refer to rule 51.50, section F, subsection U
So you see, in either case you're fine
So you see, in either case you're fine
The Rusty Screw this week goes to Boothy for his untimely connection problems. Serves you right for trying to piggyback your connection off glenh's 56K modem. 
Race 6 discussion - City City Bang Bang
track: South City Long
laps: 2 races of 10 laps each
grids: race 1 random, race 2 reverse of the finishing order of race 1
server: S3 Racing Thinkin RBs
password: rust
Reminder 1: You must finish a race to score points in that race.
Reminder 2: There will be a "lag lap" immediately before the start of the first race.
Reminder 3: There is no telepitting and rejoining during the race.
Feel free to discuss pre- and post-race here, but keep it respectful. PM me for any protests.
laps: 2 races of 10 laps each
grids: race 1 random, race 2 reverse of the finishing order of race 1
server: S3 Racing Thinkin RBs
password: rust
Reminder 1: You must finish a race to score points in that race.
Reminder 2: There will be a "lag lap" immediately before the start of the first race.
Reminder 3: There is no telepitting and rejoining during the race.
Feel free to discuss pre- and post-race here, but keep it respectful. PM me for any protests.
Last edited by Danke, .
All of this has been said before, so I hesitate to jump in...
There are a lot of frustrated people in the forum, and that's understandable. But if every LFS license holder stomps off and never plays again, that costs the devs exactly $0. I suspect even the people who are fed up and have said they "will never race again" will buy S3 if/when it comes out.
This great race sim that we'll all so passionate about is the hobby of three talented people. If you want a race sim from a large commercial development company, there are lots of other options.
There are a lot of frustrated people in the forum, and that's understandable. But if every LFS license holder stomps off and never plays again, that costs the devs exactly $0. I suspect even the people who are fed up and have said they "will never race again" will buy S3 if/when it comes out.
This great race sim that we'll all so passionate about is the hobby of three talented people. If you want a race sim from a large commercial development company, there are lots of other options.
There was no letting involved. You jumped out to the lead and Cabby and I were fighting tooth and nail all race. Even once I got past him, I still wasn't gaining on you.
The news just keeps getting worse...
Congrats to Cabby and Gil for the wins. Somehow I had a good chance at winning race 1, but I lost focus toward the end and Cabby didn't make any mistakes. You could make a convincing argument for lots of people for the rusty screw.
Gil for getting taken out in T1 of race 1, or he might have swept both races.
Boothy for timing out right before the lag lap of race 1 and right after the start of race 2, from the lead no less.
Me for giving Gil a setup that he drove MUCH better than I did
I didn't see the replays yet to see what happened to JayBee, but his parallel parking exhibition implies that he didn't have much luck either.
Gil for getting taken out in T1 of race 1, or he might have swept both races.
Boothy for timing out right before the lag lap of race 1 and right after the start of race 2, from the lead no less.
Me for giving Gil a setup that he drove MUCH better than I did
I didn't see the replays yet to see what happened to JayBee, but his parallel parking exhibition implies that he didn't have much luck either.
It seems the master server move went without a hitch, so we're on for tonight. 
I've been working on a new lemon layout, this time for FE3. Because of the nature of the track, a DT only costs you 5-6 seconds here.
I kinda like this one better than the AS2 one.
I kinda like this one better than the AS2 one.
That's very similar to the pizza delivery league that LOTA ran, which was a lot of fun. You're giving me something to think about...
Good point. That's assuming pit spots match garage spots. But also I don't think we're in any danger of having a full grid.
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