With respect to the commentators, please find some new words to describe behaviour other than "stupid" and "idiotic." All too often you attacked the racer and not the maneuver. I don't believe than any of the racers in Round 4 were actually stupid.

I know that the on-air talent don't have the luxury of replay to analyze an incident to death like real life TV 'experts' have, but still make snap and very harsh assessments of the conduct. Yes, you have a tough job, but so do the racers, cut them a little slack. Let the other racers call names and insults, I think that the commentators should be a little above that. I don't want you to not call a "spade a spade" but please make sure that it's not something else. Because the commentators are typically well respected racers in LFS, their words carry significant weight. Maybe all that's really at stake is hurt feelings and damaged LFS reputations, but some people value these things.

Anyway, LFS broadcasting has come quite a way since the earliest days, and I'm sure that most of us appreciate the work that goes into these productions. I hope my mild criticism is taken in the spirit it was given.

As for my race, I was hopelessly outclassed by just about everyone. I was even lapped by Saidl fairly early on, but I was able to get it back after his unfortunate pitstop. I went with 100% fuel to give myself the maximum chance to catch a lucky caution period and was able to stay on the lead lap by taking my pitstop during the second (third?) caution period. I was able to keep myself out of trouble (mostly) during the rash of yellows and I found a reliable drafting partner in Yann Laprevotte (thanks for the kind words during your post-race interview). We were able to catch Nathan L, but the three of us couldn't seem to work together. We got pretty aggressive and Nathan clipped a wall after I got a little wide. Late in the race, Yann lost the draft, and I ended up 7th, almost getting lapped again. A very successful race for a oval noob, and a big step up from the KY250.

Last edited by JayEyeBee, Sun 13 Jun 2010, 14:19.

Quote from gigi91430ita :

I understand if your parents don't want to use their credit card on the web, mine too. Here in Italy I solved the problem buying a "rechargeable" credit card, you buy it and put in it 30 euros, then you use it to buy what you want in the web... even if someone is stealing your card, you might lose not more than the money you put there...
Try to find if there is something similar in your country
One you have one, you can use it whenever you want to buy something in internet.

+1

All my internet buying occurs on this type of card. Fortunately I have one that has no service fees (some have ridiculous fees). It also helps with impulse control

Quote :

PS: Why do your parents put their money on the bank? They can steal it too

Money in banks is insured. A big difference from giving a credit card number to someone you don't trust (rightly or wrongly).

Last edited by JayEyeBee, Sat 12 Jun 2010, 16:20.

Ow. Sorry folks.

Team Name: Saltwater Racing
Team Manager: Jonathan Bjornson / JayEyeBee
Entered Cars: 1
Starting numbers for the cars: 38
License Applications for the team:
Jonathan Bjornson / JayEyeBee / Male / CAN

Last edited by JayEyeBee, Tue 4 May 2010, 20:53.

Quote from Ki-Men :

Hi guys.
Dont cry now , after seson , abaut the rules in the league.
You all sign up for that and accept it how it is standing in the rulebook.
This all give me the Deja-vu feeling , when we asked in 2009 NDR cart series after start seson the "lucky dog" rules implementation , and what was the answer?
Did you remmeber?

As far as I can tell, no one is crying about the rule, we're discussing if we want it to change. So far the discussion has been civil, and dare I say, reasonably productive. It may not change anything, but so far it's not a debate I'm ashamed to be a participant, yet. I can point to examples of crying in the forums, this isn't it. Do you have an opinion on this rule?

Quote from R.Kolz :

. . .Weaker team or not isn´t a valid point either actually . .

There was no point in my 'weaker team' statement, it was just a little self-deprecating joke.

Quote from R.Kolz :

You might be running on 24th . . .

If I understand the gist of the rest of your argument, you feel that luck is too much of a factor in whether or not you benefit or are punished by the wave around rule. Point taken.

Last edited by JayEyeBee, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:35.

Quote from MoMo92i :

Conquest racing @ final round...Think they were a lap down when SC come (maybe i'm wrong, in this case sorry)

Well, I know a lot of people can pull a situation or two that they think they remember out of the top of their heads. Spencer's thorough explanation is more what I need. This example doesn't help me decide if the rule should be changed. Conquest was waved around in error because of confusion due to a disconnect, that doesn't mean that the rule is wrong or right, just that they shouldn't have been waved around.

Last edited by JayEyeBee, Mon 3 May 2010, 23:25.

As a member of one of the weaker teams in the series, I liked the rule . Our tires hardly ever got cold because we were racing around catching the queue.

If teams were racing for prizes or some other tangible reward, I'd definitely encourage revamping the rule, but since we're not, I don't think it's necessary (pride doesn't count) .
Other than Spencer's situation at FE3, can anyone else give an example of a team that excessively benefited or was punished by this rule? (Genuine question, I'd like to know.) If there is a lot of evidence to support a change, I'm willing to be convinced. I'm not, yet.
Jonathan

PS

Quote :

a difference between sport and catch should be done

I don't know what you mean by this. Sport vs spectacle, maybe?

Last edited by JayEyeBee, Mon 3 May 2010, 23:17.

Quote from GreyBull [CHA] :

... impressed by amp, very underrated guy IMO

+1
I can listen to them both all day.

Unless it changes #11
http://www.lfsforum.net/attach ... d=101537&d=1266770668

Lap/Timecode/Session: Leader's lap 113 /2.52.27 (race time)
Cars involved: 11, 01
Brief description of incident: Turn 1 Car 01 hits the rear of 11. While the damage was slight, the 01 car should not have been on the track at all.

Last edited by JayEyeBee, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 17:30.

Until something changes, #11.

http://www.lfsforum.net/attach ... d=101537&d=1266770668

Only slightly better than a recent UF1 oval race. While the racing was atrocious, the administration was good, if a tad high strung
My race may have been the most uneventful. Cruised around in close to last place for a lot of the race, then in the last green flag run I was able to climb up to my goal of top 15.
The restart format may need some tweaking. By being able to block the outside the racers are getting set up to fail by one driver's poor start.

Interesting commentary. (I've listened a couple of times to the desciption of my picture, but I can't make out one word. I suspect it isn't complimentary )

Last edited by JayEyeBee, Sat 20 Mar 2010, 21:00. Reason : Deko beat me to it

Quote from prOmo_LTU :

Well yes,but that happend in a long straight before t2,there was a lot of space to move...and he kept blocking me after i was beeping etc...

I was pointing out the rule, nothing more. I'm not the one you need to convince.

Last edited by JayEyeBee, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 19:05.

Quote from prOmo_LTU :

...that when they see a blue flag,they HAVE to move from the line...I almost got crashed by Kings,who firstly blocked us with Kenneth(he had a blue flag and had to move),i was beeping and turning my headlights on and off but he didn't move,then he got spun by Ken later (nice job mate!) So please guys,watch out the blue flags and see you on the race!

Quote from boothy :

V.Flags
4. Blue
a. Used as a warning to a slower car that a faster car is approaching. Use caution. Hold your line, and make no moves to impede the faster car.

Basically, just don't take a lapping car out Then refer to the sporting code oval section for how to unlap yourself

I'm not really speaking about the incident in question, just the mistaken belief.

Last edited by JayEyeBee, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 18:01.

Number 38

A couple of qualifying sessions in practice races have had wind=on. Will 'real' qualifying have it on as well?

Leader's lap 50 Race time 1:24:10
Cars involved:11 and 19
Car 19 passed 11 under safety car. The failure of 19 to pass the safety car when instructed made this pass much more damaging to 11's race.

#11 is fine.

Quote from RudolfR :

As this was just a practise race, then admins needed to see how ppl will handle under safety car. You don´t have to win the race, you just have to show the admins that you won´t cause unnecessary problems etc.

Also, and perhaps more to the point, the admins need/want practice dealing with these sort of problems.

Quote from drift king cz :

anyone remember rudy's qual time?

34.67

#11

Team Name: White Water Radicals
Number: 11
Drivers:
JayEyeBee, J. Bjornson, CAN
MindCrime, M. Craven, CAN
glenh, G. Heinrich, CAN
raceme75, K. Bennett, CAN
ajrose, A. Roselli, USA

Reserve:
merc68k, J. Mason, CAN

Quote from Wilko868 :

So like....in the middle of a war or something you'd get like loads of Nazis shooting at you. You're shooting back but WUP...........Saturday. No more shoot, run away?

The military and political history of Finland during the Winter War, Continuation War and Lapland War is an interesting read.

I don't think your example is as apt as you think.

#11

Team Name: White Water Radicals
Number: 11
Car: FXR
Drivers:
JayEyeBee, J. Bjornson, CAN
glenh, G. Heinrich, CAN