@ Lotesdelere:

Most of that info can be found on LFSworld currently anyway

I agree maybe re-running some of the previous tracks again would be a great idea.

Thanks Ben!

Good looking plan.

We (S3R) should be able to get some drivers out soon for test races whenever (probably driving some different cars as well).

Why is

the pacing of your post

broken into different
lines? Or

is it just me?

Edit - Nice review btw, formatting aside.

Probably about right time to hang it up for DC. One of my favorites and definately most committed guys out there, but F1 is young man's game. Hope he stays in racing, or at least enjoys his days post-F1.

I got the invite, (I believe) Thanks George!!

Will give it an honest shot this month. Summit point next week for the Solctice?

BTW, is it the Turbo Solctice or the weaker NA version?

If damage and breakable bumpers/wings is next, it might be worthy of the 1.0

Quote from Red Rider :

im very dissapointed with this patch small news other form tests y patches

I think you don't understand what Patch Z is versus the Test Patches. This is the official one to the whole community. You helped Scawen develop it by finding the bugs in the Test Patches. It's not supposed to have more than the last test patch.

Quote from Sponge :

Not that i know of.. i do use an modified tire sidewall dds file with a different tirebrand on it.. but could that cause this?

My guess is the custom sidewalls are what is causing it.

Quote from Sponge :

That's exactly the first thing i said and thought when is saw that

You using custom tires maybe?

Any idea when you signed up for the updates on the site? Trying to figure out why some have recieved and some not, May 21st is when I signed on for updates.

Quote from niall09 :

Just rubbing it in mate

Quote from james_bskt :

im in love with the startup screen !

its looking amazing!

TBH, it's quite strange with the slick-shod XFR doing some rally-x.

Not seeing anything yet... arg.

:THUMBSUP: Thanks for all the work you guys do, it's greatly appreciated!

Quote from RMachucaA :

I havent seen what you mention personally, possibly his internet connection isnt as good, or yours. Also, about the replays, you dont see cars blinking like the replays in lfs... in lfs they twich every second, which i've always found incredibly annoying, comparatively in iracing, the replays are butter smooth, just look at this youtube vid of me having a fight with tim wheatly and him loosing it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHh_HU92nh4

Is it just me or was that the most realistic sim racing ever seen?

Look at the rules and the situation at hand. Then continue as you best see fit. Good Luck.

Beligerant, really?

I've posted several points you have chose to ignore as well.

If you did in fact read the rules pre-race, why did you not choose to inform the admins of their rule change ommission in regards to the push car pentalty?

Like I said, if there was a SC afterword, Possibly giving you a lap back would have been prudent.

The admins posted the rules changes way in advance, I would think a XRR team caught in the gravel before, such as your own, would be sure to know the exact wording of any changes to the push car pentalty. Shame none of you read the rules changes (not knowing the rules pre-race is against the rules btw).

In Round 5, the admins acted under there written rules. They realized the conflict but aside from their already issued apology, there is nothing that they can fairly issue.

Quote :

Note: Common sense is to be used regarding the rules. Teams who discover an unseen loophole should bring it up prior to an event, so that the event organisers can give a ruling on it. Participants in the series are expected to respect the marshals’ decisions and accept their rulings. Team Leaders, please make sure that all of the members of your team have read and fully understand the rules. The rules are subject to change throughout the season--all drivers are asked to re-read the rules prior to each event.

Last edited by srdsprinter, Mon 30 Jun 2008, 20:44. Reason : Made BOLD the fact that the racers' are responsible for reading the rules PRE-RACE.

Quote from rcpilot :

(And thanks for replying to one line of a long post like it helps.)

The length of your post does nothing to validate your incorrect claim of the long history of ex post facto reversals. As was similarly correctly pointed out a couple of races ago, this instance was completely different that the my3id team instance.

There is no consistent way to give your team points back that theorhetically you might have received after the race ends. Had there been another SC, allowing you to make up a lap would have been a sound bit of help.

The race was run with the rules as written. The push car was dispensed as soon as logical to do so. Stuff happens.

The admins apologized for forgetting to change the rules, there's not much more that can be done.

Quote from rcpilot :

You've made up for admin mistakes lots of times in the past

The Only example that springs to mind is the the non-escalation of the my3id pentalty after burnsy (?) incorrectly stated he had 3 laps (?) to serve the pentalty. Perhaps you could share the lots of other times?

Quick Q:

Will the 1minute pentalty for the 75% rule be written in future rules? There is no stated pentalty in the current revision. IIRC, the IGTC was going away from the time pentalties to point pentalties.

The 1 minute seems fair and a decent pentalty imo.

Thanks.

Quote from BigTime :

That is the second time that has happened this season to us and why we didn't mention it before (probably because we came back to finish 4th the last time) I don't know. In all honesty I would like to see some kind of compensation, though I know we probably won't, because that rule is borderline communist (joke, but it's close ) and it's effected this team twice this season.

There seems to be a disconcerting lack of respect for car-to-car racing in this series (lfs in general actually). 90% of the time there is little to no consequence for banging into another car, and I believe people just don't care because of it.

In its denfense, iRacing's damage model and iRating systems seem to be the biggest pluses for the sim. People have to respect the car's around them in iRacing if they want to finish a race.

You chose the XRR knowing its strengths & weaknesses, and the IGTC rules; although, you might have underestimated some of the other teams' proclivity towards disaster (). In the FZR/FXR's denfense, the XRR has won a very high % of the races, granted yours is a very good team fielding the car. I wouldn't be opposed to the changing of the pentalty if the option to re-evaluate each of the teams' cars was given.

So +1 for reducing/changing the sand-trap pentalty rule.

Last edited by srdsprinter, Sun 29 Jun 2008, 16:27. Reason : team's should have been teams'

Quote from Megin :

This is endurance race I think.

Again, how bout you use this same logic and not clip someone along side of you.

Quote from DeadWolfBones :

This cuts both ways, Stu.

Argument over, it's a racing incident.

You're right Ben, when I've got the inside with overlap, I'll remember, "Hey, it's early, the most basic of racing rules don't apply"

Fair enough, we'll remember how to race correctly, regardless of everyone else on the track.

Edit. The 02 does everything it can to race cleanly and fairly in this incident. The 09 does nothing to avoid contact.

Last edited by srdsprinter, Sat 28 Jun 2008, 20:41.

Quote from DeadWolfBones :

You are significantly alongside, but #09 is ahead. He left you just enough room on the inside to get through cleanly. Perhaps pinching a little, but just racing hard.

Perhaps Pinching A little bit???

Perhaps racing Just a Little Too Hard at the begining of a FOUR HOUR race??

Look at the apex cone and the angle of his car. He is coming down regardless of anything inside him.

EDIT - Look again at the apex cone, if i'd been on the grass there already there'd be No Way to make the turn.

Last edited by srdsprinter, Sat 28 Jun 2008, 20:25.

IN regards to the 09, 02 lap 16 incident. This is a picture of the point of contact.

Please note:
- the 09 had dirt on his tires from a previous off.
- I'm significantly alongside.
- The 09 is hardly giving room, let alone on the outside.

09 Should have yielded the line, and gave No room. It fundamentally is NOT me "pushing up into him." How is this me sliding into him?

Last edited by srdsprinter, Sat 28 Jun 2008, 22:19.

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