Well, I don't really know how it went. Sadly I had to miss it due to PC troubles (PSU couldn't supply the new graphics card so everything went haywire). Anyway, here's the replay (thanks to Oxygene for hosting):

http://oxygene.kapsi.fi/lfs/

Results from Race 4 and provisional results from race 5 should be up tomorrow.

The first two laps were quite funny. Just check the top 4 guys doing T1 on 2nd lap and follow the LX4s some turns later. The wind was certainly surprising on some corners. On quali at least 30% of people (me included) went wide or crashed in certain places

Was quite good race, especially because I have not raced much (or at all) with high wind. Took some time to understand that on some corners you need to go slower and on some you can go faster

Good race. Oxygene should have made a proper mistake, I should have finished 2nd

First laps were not funny. :guilty:

At the start i got surprised by the wind, went off in turn one and drove straight into Tyrion who had also gone off, very sorry about that, i think you were still going backwards when i decided where to go or something :sorry: I know it wasn't a very spectacular incident, just really odd.

Anyway, good race, i hope i wasn't too aggressive with all my attempts to pass in the chicane.

Stats

this race was quite boring for me.. drove alone all race :<
managed to get the win anyway so im a happy person

not much to add, wind sucked.. /ban wind

Thomm

I qualified 3rd from the end...so i was counting for wind to do me a favor and it did..i moved to 2nd after t1 an stayerd there whole race ..racing alone..Little boring but good race.

Started last, made up some places in the first lap, and sat for 3rd (in LX4 class) for ages, gradually catching whoever it was that was 2nd. Got within 3 seconds, then caught some grass on the penulimate turn, and wallopped the barrier. Carried on, still in 3rd, but couldn't close the gap to 2nd anymore (suspension derangment), although I kept it even, and even though I ended up being faster than before the crash.

Filur, behind me, seemed to go quicker at this point, and caught me. Had a nice scrap for about 4 laps, but he got me in the end. Being lapped on the last lap nearly gave me the chance to retake 3rd, but it was not to be, and I finished a sad 4th in class.

I've never liked Westhill, and whilst the reverse config is way better for me, I found it very hard to cope with the amazingly strong wind last night - at some points we were ~12mph faster into braking zones, and I never really got my head around this particuarly at the penultimate corner (downhill right hander).

Once again thanks to Anton for sorting it all out, to MoE for providing a stable server, and everyone else for their participation.

Would like to see some results up - the same problem exists now as when I was with vMax: The person who updates the site doesn't play LFS, and doesn't want to allow anyone else to do it for them. James (if you read this), give up and let others in the team update the site or alternatively become a part of vMax again (unless you've somehow learnt to drive and are playing NR2003, which I doubt).

Made a nice 360 spin in qualy so I was last of the LX6 drivers. Some LX4 drivers were even in front of me...I thought this race was going to be real bad for me but it turned out the other way.
Made up some places with the start and in the first few laps a lot of people went wide and I could make up some places, was even 2nd at one point. Lost a few places again because I think i was too carefull. Driving around at the 5th place with 3 guys right in front of me, they were a bit faster but not much. Everytime they started to fight I could keep up. Zolo made a mistake somewhere and i overtook him. The last few laps were great, me and Zolo switching places and at the end I became 4th and he 5th.

So afterall my best result in LXCC sofar

Well, i got lousy cards in the race. The wind situation in qualy favoured me in qualifying, and i only missed pole due to a small mistake, and my reserved driving in the following curve.. But then, in the race the wind came from the opposite direction, makeing the car faster just in that curves where my set didnt worked that at all (T1 and the last 2). So, i just couldnt keep pace, and dropped back badly.

Im favouring a High wind ban anyway, for a so light car thats just a nightmare. Especially when it comes from the wrong direction...illepall

A disappointing race for me. I was confident before the race that I could be racing further up the field, as I'd raced on this circuit a few times before and felt confident I knew how to push hard and consistently. But ...

quali - I didn't manage to warm my tyres up enough (a skill I really should learn), and then took it too steady during the hotlap. I was slowest to qualify, apart from Tristan who made a boo boo on his lap.

race - Started well for me, as I hung back a little during the first lap and cruised past all those who had their moments. I got up to 9th, which I was quite chuffed about. But then the mistakes crept in, and I lost 4 places in two separate minor wheels on grass moments, but they slowed me enough to make it easy for the following racers to pass. I finished in 12th only because of the disconnect.

I am downbeat because my pace was just not fast enough. In hindsight I didn't work out how to maximise my speed through some of the corners in the windy conditions.

I'm glad the next race is a few weeks away. It'll give me a chance to get motivated again, and practice, practice and practice some more. Hopefully I'll surprise a few people in the next race ...

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Provisionals for round 5 coming shortly.

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First off, my apologies to Mr Robi for almost ruining his race.I'm glad to see you won despite of my braindead maneuver.

Speaking of my brain, I think I must have misplaced it somewhere, because I've rarely driven so badly, it really was quite astonishing.Starting with T1 on the first lap where I went off, I proceeded to go off track at least 3 times more I think.

And I have to admit, that despite having advocated to some degree in favor of wind in past leagues, this I believe is the first time I have tried it..and I really don't like it at all.It has the unfortunate effect of spreading out the field early on, because people make more mistakes in the first couple of laps while adjusting, and on top of that, any training you may have done is less beneficial that it would normally be .On a personal level, it makes me more uncomfortable about attempting passes in general.But that's just me

I defenately want the high wind as scheduled on later races. It certainly did add some unpredictability to the race. I have watched the replay for 3 times at least now and it is quite entertaining to watch. Lots of good fights and close racing

+1000 for wind, -1000 for pure hotlapping conditions

Quote from Hyperactive :

I defenately want the high wind as scheduled on later races
+1000 for wind, -1000 for pure hotlapping conditions

+1

Quote from filur :

+1

I agree, keep the wind as scheduled. It shouldn't be so much of a problem if we practiced some more in the conditions that are scheduled for the race. I was caught out at the last race because I wasn't used to adjusting to the windy conditions. A bit more practice specifically aimed at learning how to drive with the wind in different directions and it shoudn't be too difficult to adapt to the wind in the race.