Will wind be on or off? I know that in Qualification mode wind changes after each Quali - but I don't know if it changes in practice (i.e. if someone joins into an empty server is the wind set anew?).

Quote from Mp3 Astra :

Thanks for the info.

I've just logged in to the server. I fiddled around with the setup - started a qualifying and when I was about to enter the first turn I 'Lost connection to the host'. And I couldn't reconnect either for some time afterwards.

The ping to the server is a bit high (~230) but I'm not sure that's the reason why I get thrown off. Maybe there's some packet loss along the way.

Any hints on when the Pre-Qualy event will take place?

Quote from Dru :

I reckon that it just kicked me for being so quick

How odd - that's exactly the same thing I thought

If I remember correctly it just states that it 'lost connection'. It might be my connection but it's usually very rare and twice in 'a row' is unusual indeed. However bad things usually like to happen twice in a row

The SRS server doesn't seem to like me. It kicked me off on saturday and the same happened on sunday after some laps

The skin for the iCON team (including a render). Thanks to Tom for the egg

Out of curiosity: Will there be wind? Because the NDR-server has low wind activated at the moment.

Quote from Dizzydarryn :

from the sounds of things... i think i got lucky by being sick as a dog this weekend ;-)

To be honest the driving was a lot better than last round at Fern Bay - although this might come from the fact that Blackwood features a wider track than Fern Bay. The 'social' behaviour on the other hand was 'a little bit' off.

I hope we can see more clean driving especially since the next round is at South City and I'm pretty sure everyone knows what that means.

To be honest I thought the racing this time was better than at Fern Bay. I still got relegated to the back of the field twice and on top of that had another close call but looking at it I'd call it racing incidents - even though they're awfully close to the border (Seriously guys - I can't just disappear at the end of the first chicane).

To add to this: Sorry to L. Baker for hitting you at Race 2. For me it looked like a lag-incident - because the speed at which I hit you shouldn't really have sent you flying at all.

What really annoyed me, once again, was the lack of discipline of the drivers towards the admin. Dear lord guys - the race admin is also just a human! Calling stuff like 'omg when do we start?!' does not help at all and furthermore brings even more pressure to the admin itself.
If the whole procedure is too slow for you why don't you just go to a pickup server? Even in real life bigger events do not start and end at the exact precise time - delays just happen and those 5 - 10 minutes surely do not hurt anyone. Being patient and keeping silent would not only help the admin to sort stuff more quickly but would also make the whole atmosphere a lot more friendly. In all seriousness: At some points I was under the impression that the chat was invaded by a couple of 10-year olds.

Quote from J@tko :

W_T_F is that?

Looks to me like the attack of fresh fruit à la Monty Python.

LFS Username: Hypothraxer
Real Name: David Novak
Number: 77
Class: NDRC (I suppose the iTCC counts? As well as the LFSBC Season 2 and the 16 hour race at Kyoto)
Team: iCON Racing

Last edited by Hypothraxer, Sat 4 Apr 2009, 09:19.

I've updated our entry with the second driver, real names & team tag.

Team Name: iCON Racing
LFS Username[s]: Laser171107, Hypothraxer
Real Name[s]: Tobias Osterhouse, David Novak
Team Tag: [iCON]

Last edited by Hypothraxer, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 08:43.

Quote from J@tko :

The NDR 2009 Easter Event will be 2h of Fern Bay Black, in the UF1000.
We hope that this will be a fantastically close event, as always everyone is welcome to join us. You can participate on your own or in a team.

It will take place [provisionally] on Friday 3rd April, at around 1930 BST.

Hope to see you there.

Sign ups will open in a week or so

Thanks for the track idea Tim!

EDIT: Got reminded of this: http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=42060 - my first ever event with my wheel, and Ellis failed and rolled it :doh: [picture]

Where do we sign up?

I'll surely try to join that one again - but I suppose I have to drive in the NDRC this time

Once again: Thank you Eduardo for organizing this. It was great fun even though I lacked practice and was spinning all over the place. I still had some Concept Racing guys to fight with at the rear (you guys were everywhere ).

It's possible that I won't make it since I've pinched a nerve in my back thus making movements of my torso rather painful.

I'll try to be there as well.

Quote from rc10racer :

It was wind btw

That explains a lot

I did a 1:12.75 with 23.53, 52.52 splits - I guess that's not enough for the shootout.

1:13.2x so far - but my setup is too slow on the straight (231 km/h compared to the 238 km/h in the CTRA record).

Your Name: David Novak

Your LFS Username: Hypothraxer

Protest Against: (LFS Username): 246 G. Alamaras (cbr929)

Type of Protest - Unfair Overtake or whatever: Unsafe track re-entry.

Description - Your opinion of what happened: Driver crashes into a spun car and spins onto grass. Re-enters track onto the racing line giving me no room to actually pass the stranded cars (although notices his mistake and tries to get away).

Which Event / Session: (Quali or Race 1/2/3): Race 2

Attached Evidence - Attach your pictures, or other evidence: From 6:09 in the replay.

Decision

Decision postponed

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Your Name: David Novak

Your LFS Username: Hypothraxer

Protest Against: (LFS Username): 222 D. Faurie (crazydav)

Type of Protest - Unfair Overtake or whatever: Reckless driving.

Description - Your opinion of what happened: Two cars trying to go into the fast left-hand corner after the bridge. 222 on the inside does not give me room to actually stay on the track thus pushing me off the track and consequently himself as well (one might even argue if 222 would've stayed on the track if I was not there).

Which Event / Session: (Quali or Race 1/2/3): Race 1

Attached Evidence - Attach your pictures, or other evidence: From 10:15 in the replay.

Decision

Decision postponed

Last edited by Joe_Keaveney, Wed 11 Feb 2009, 22:07.

One protest from me regarding Race 2: Rule 2.2.1: "Drivers should NOT telepit or telespectate, instead they should signal the Race Director who will then show the Yellow Flag, and deploy the Safety Car." In that respect: Protest against R.de.Jong & M.Cherkashyn for not obeying that rule (I don't have access to LFS so I can't post the exact time). Probably one/two more from me this evening. Edit: And in Race 3: M. Boljevic again for spectating.

Last edited by Hypothraxer, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 09:35.

I agree on that one - the commentators were great!

P.S.: Especially Michael Passingham's final thought: "In this race the 19th place finisher, Novak, got the fastest lap. Amazing stuff. That sums up the strangest weekend in racing I've ever seen."

Can anyone upload the replay of Race 1? It seems like it didn't save it for me.