I had no idea that the XFG could race in Race 2 now. I swear there's some more interesting tracks on that server too! I'll have a go tonight to see what it's like!

When it happened to me i kindly said "Stop it!!!" and then they did. Unfortunatly, the guy didn't know how to overtake and knocked me straight off the track the next corner
It's a shame the bumpee can't get insurance details for damages lol!

Quote from Bean0 :

Why would you get a supergauge for having the license attainable at 12k points ? That would be like the Platinum tintop guys getting one.

I expect you'll get one with whatever magical license 50k points gets you.

Oops, My bad - I take it back.. i'll get 50k Points and start moanings again then.

Quote from bunder9999 :

serves you right for earning that IA license... i'll gladly take it off your hands...

You can have it for a price... I'm really disapointed that i didnt get a super-gauge when i achieved IA. It's not like i haven't tried hard over the past year or so lol. How about it SamH? Can i have a fancy gauge please hehehe! i noticed that the BnJ guy got one lately...

Quote from Bean0 :

The more points you have, the less you get.

It could be that the person finishing ahead of you has a boatload already, so only gets about 5-10 points for the win.

Isn't that right... lol! I get 1pt for a win, if i'm lucky on SS1

Quote from The Moose :

Has been a great year on CTRA for me as well.
Had some fantastic racing and managed to get to the top of the international rankings and stay there. (not for long now though. My time at the top is coming to an end. I can't be bothered to run hundreds of races on my own to gather points like he's doing though Just wouldn't feel right to me Devalues the whole ranking system imo, but thats for a different thread)


So Merry Christmas to all the CTRA drivers, and the UKCT bods who keep the whole show running. Here's wishing you all an even better 2009!

We need to get more people to come race in SS3 when Mr. Bentu is not around lol!

Merry Xmas all @ CTRA and a special one to SamH who has put up with me for the whole of 2008

Quote from james12s :

the problem isnt nessiserily noobs its noobs that think its a banger srver that the problem, i thibk there needs to be a big message on entering something like 'PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A BANGER SERVER' or words to that affect, as for geting on bnj at somem point in the next few days, ill see what i can do

i agree with the message on entering. Would be good if there was an agree - disagree button too :P

Whoohooo! I might even be in this too! 98% into my Bronze licence now

P.s SamH-The advice from a while back really paid off. I feel a lot more confident in the tintops

Quote from NotAnIllusion :

Limit Gold and above to driving STD on Race 2


Yes, that was a joke ;-)

Suppose we will all have to wait and see what happens when the new car is introduced. It's so exciting not knowing whats going to happen

ok, maybe silver was a bit too harsh! but then this brings up the fact that i love to race in the FBM SS1 but due to the licence i have for single seaters i earn 2pts for a win, 1pt for a 4th place and 0pts for 6th or lower. i dont do it for the points either but one mistake or one tap from a T1 diver in SS1 and i'm out of the points for sure. Maybe they should do the same for the higher licence drivers in race 1 too?....

Last edited by peterules, Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:44.

TBH race 1 is pretty ok when u get the hang of it but i do think that the higher licenced racers are earning too many points there... I see many Silver, Gold & Platinum drivers earning like 20pts or more. I think they need to be dropped a bit then it might free it up for the rest of us and give them more incentive to go into race 2/3

Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!

I've been fighting hard for my Silver Licence recently and can't wait to get out of the XFG & XRG. Merging the two would be a disaster! I like it the way it is...

Just wait for me to get to silver - then there will be 1 more to race with on Race 2

Quote from MARSH2a :

Off Topic: I simply want an email when this thread updates. Now I will get them.

Your looking to recruit?

Quote from AndroidXP :

Can't you just up the vote requirement to 100% of the on-track racers so that there is at least some technical way out of a hypothetical FUBAR situation?

Or maybe it should require 2/3rds of the on-track racers to restart or end. At leace then it is a majority vote - then less people will be disapointed

Quote from Joris :

+1

Could not agree more.

I agree too! +1

Today on SS1 at AS3R i was racing with 4 or 5 other people and 2 wanted to change. Some of us were enjoying the combo but on lap 4 of 4 they got there wish and 2 voted to end. i thought it sucked but.. ok hey majority vote... Then it changed to WE1R and what do ya know - both guys left what a bummer! lol it getting contagious!!!

Quote from D.Zanetti :

Maybe you should allow private messages Pete

sorry mate, i had it set to members only, should be ok now, i'm just about to write to SR

Quote from EliteAti :

This is why im not in your team no longer Pete . (No team Adminning )

I wish your new team good luck!... i mean, i wish you luck in your new team

What kind of team are you looking for? Race - Open Wheelers
Age: 26
Country: United Kingdom
Preferred Car/Track: All the Open Wheel cars especially the BF1
Best Laptime on Car/Track: I'm pretty much universal, My stats show between 0.5 - 2 secs off the WR's on many tracks (which i could improve if i gave it the effort of hotlapping)
How Active (addicted) Are You? I'm usually on every day after work around 6pm GMT
What Kind of Control do you use? My Eyes, Feet and Arms Oh and the G25, Adapted pedals, Bolted to the wall desk.
Time Zone: GMT

I've recently set up my own team HM|RC but have no time to admin the site etc...
I'm looking for a team that has there own Skins and solid community.
http://www.raceauthority.com/stats/?licence=peterules

Quote from SamH :

Having spent a couple of hours today demoting a bunch of Silver licenced racers because of attrocious driving standards, I'm absolutely resolute that, as Becky points out, to keep Race 2 and Race 3 clean, the length of time in Copper and Bronze needs to be AT LEAST what it is.

Race 1 isn't broken. Race UF-BR is fine as it is. The system is operating, largely, as intended. If people don't want to race TBO when they get to Silver, they have 3 alternatives. Five, including BnJ and SS1.

Nice one SamH. As i've said before - keep cracking on... It's just a shame that after the length of time it takes to get to silver, people still feel the need to misbehave! (which kinda spoils it for the rest of us)

I totally believe in the CTRA System as it's helped my become a pretty good racer from the FBM all the way to BF1.

Now the venture starts in the tin-tops which isn't easy but with time, effort and a lot of patience i'm sure we can all suceed!

Quote from Becky Rose :

Many Bronze licenced drivers are still not ready for Race 2. Not on the pace issue, but on cleanliness. Race 2 & 3 are, by public pickup standards, remarkably clean servers. One of the reasons for this is you have to do a lot of work to get in there, devalualing the second tier would instantly devalue the worth of the licence system and subject Race 2 to the same kind of public criticisms that Race 1 often faces.

Bronze is simply too low for Race 2.

I agree to some extent about the above but then wouldn't make more sense to make race 1 into bronze? And the UFBR to entry level? That would clean up race 1 as the cars are are a little faster than the UFBR'S...

I hate the fact that i've opened a can of worms here, but all the hard work that people put into race 1/UFBR to earn a silver licence seems a bit excessive... but if you think about it harder, the rewards are pretty ok! i'm sure many people would agree that something needs to be done about race 1's quality of racing.

Quote from yeager :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-1lFWUd54U

Tell David Coultard that after 246 Formula races he's not had enough fun... get over it man and Shift + S!

Why doesn't my BF1 give out that amount of smoke??? lol DC is a legend

Quote from NightShift :

Yep, and accidents don't have the disastrous consequences which are common with single seaters

For some reason its in race 1 that gets me all the disastrous accidents, i either end up understeering into a barrier and getting flipped 900 feet in the air or i hit a kerb and end up being a stunt man on 2 wheels

N.b - i'm not that much of a bad driver really lol

Last edited by peterules, Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:27. Reason : N.b.

Quote from [RF]-art555 :

oh c'mon...
I just said my opinion about the situation, I'm already relaxed enough. Everyone who is ramming other racers is an idiot to me and I don't care if the race is finished or not.
The longer such behavior will be tolerated, the longer it will be present.
That is just my opinion, and I'm sure there are quite a few people who think alike...

I'm one of the same and acted upon it but check out the response...

http://www.raceauthority.com/m ... port_a.asp?ReportID=20126

To be honest i wasn't very happy but what you gotta do eh? lol just take it with a pintch of salt the CTRA guys have enough on there plate

Quote from Doorman :

Strange that you should both use the word 'culture' as an excuse for acting like an a***hole!

Which ever server you go on, you will find after race crash parties but you will rarely find someone wrecking you during a race in CTRA which is the best thing about it.

The guy waited until you crossed the line so its totally legit, if however he didn't then you should raise a report and he will be delt with accordingly.

Does anyone have a chill pill?

Quote from JohnnyFX :

lol, I think pete's quite familiar with the SS servers.

Yeah, a bit too familar lol

Also i think the UF-BR is open to all now which is a good idea. Its a lot cleaner in there than race 1 for some strange reason. If you check my stats every time i enter race 1 my yellow flag avg shots up over triple which is a bit of a bummer.

As Sam said tho (and i believe him) that it will help me drive a lil bit better in the tin-tops. It's just a shame that i will jump straight in to "race 3" from "race 1" - if and when i get rewarded a silver licence.

Last edited by peterules, Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:44.