UKAC Season 2 - Porsche RSR's at Riverside - Nov 2

[Brocookie]

If my pedals arrive in time and i have actually time to race tonight, i will join this race! sounds fun

[Stefan aka Postal]

Some of the history behind this track:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverside_International_Raceway

[Jeffrey]

Just to get this straight, you have to book or else you won't get in?

[picnic]

Correct Jeff, server will require you to book in after 7:15 UK time

[Jeffrey]

Correct Jeff, server will require you to book in after 7:15 UK time

Can't we just set a pw, that way people can join during qually?

[picnic]

Can't we just set a pw, that way people can join during qually?

I guess we could for this event as we're only using 1 car type, everyone would just have to use the skin the server allocated to them. Bit late to suggest this now though.

[Jeffrey]

I guess we could for this event as we're only using 1 car type, everyone would just have to use the skin the server allocated to them. Bit late to suggest this now though.

I think we can only benefit from it, or people really want a certain skin, but IMo that doesn't outweight possible late joiners.

[Mark J]

Must admit I thought about this today and meant to post on here to ask if we could avoid the booking system but work got in the way   tbh I don't really think we should use that anymore, surely we could just boot any random wrecker that turned up? Normally we will use the driver file but not so useful for fun races/ one offs.
What is the ' minorator abc ' software/app I've heard of for servers?

Don't know if it's instantly do able Pete but I'd be happy for it to be password accessible tonight using the race pw I had already set. That way late johnnies can join too 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Mark, if you can let me know the tyre make I will add it to the results table. I'm presuming all the cars are running the same brand?

[picnic]

Server started with 60 mins practice/15 qual. Password as above, no need to book just join as and when you're ready.

[Mark J]

Top man Pete, should put that announcement in big bold letters!  

Tony, I'll have to check the tyre brand in game and let you know, think I saw Dunlop?

[Maikel K.]

What is the ' minorator abc ' software/app I've heard of for servers?

If servers have minorating then you will be rated by how clean you drive, km driven without contact. There is ABCNW ratings if I'm right, AB is just a fair driver (compareable to what we have here, good clean racing), C usually means still a noob, W is a wrecker and usually doesn't get into any minorating servers and N is for those who just start out. So if you have never driven on a minorated server you're still an N. Few clean laps and you're a C. But I think the system only really works if you only allow A and B rated drivers, I've raced on servers which allow ABC ratings and the driving was terrible, only a few good ones up front and a lot of terrible players in C  

So if you want to put minorating into the servers limit in to AB only but then everybody needs to be atleast a B already  

http://www.minorating.com/ ( should've just put up the link, could've saved my some typing   )

[garyjpaterson]

Ah well, that was fun while it lasted 

Made a decent start (fromt 4th) but realised my ping was SUPER high, like over 1000 - so for the decency of the others I pulled to the side and cruised round miles back.

After the first lap my ping came back down to a sensible level and I began racing again. It wasn't long before I was passing those who'd spun every other lap - I wasn't quick, but I was keeping it on the track! 

I eventually got up to 3rd by maybe lap 7, then up to 2nd! Then around lap 11 or so Maikel in 1st pitted! I was then in the lead  !

But alas, by gearbox broke, it wouldn't select any gears  :'( My own fault, I wasn't clutching on downshifts half the time, and it took its toll.
Anyway, I'm proud to say I (briefly) lead a race of 70's 911's 

[Jeffrey]

Well then...that went kinda different  .

Decided to start from the back and had same start as the guys infront, so nothing gained from that. Then I saw Gary go off (hindsight ping) and at some point Pete slowed right down, so I tried to go on his left, be he came back to the left and we touched. I was barely able to hold it, but he spun and collected the wall.

Then had some fun laps behind people, trying to find a sensible place to pass. I loved turn 8 for that, get the car on the inside while turning and braking.

When chasing Maikel in 1st, I ever so gently brushed the wall at the final corner. In real life the paint would have hardly been damaged, but here I lost around a second a lap  .
When I got in the lead, I think Maikel pitted, so halfway through the race, I decided to pit as well, as I saw he didn't lose that much. I selected all repair options...stopped at the box...and saw the bar go down sloooooooowly. Think I stood there for 2 minutes or so  .

Atleast the car was a bit better after that, as I wanted to get into the 52's for the race.

I think just about everybody lead a lap at some point  .

Grats Simon, pole and a win 

[Simon Gymer]

Gotta say that was hilarious. I had a grin on my face most of the way through that, despite my 2nd lap noob error going splat slowly into the wall at the first tight right hander and spinning off every 2 or 3 laps. Pole position wasnt worth having tbh cause Maikel was positioned level with me on the grid...WTF and he got away like a rocket ship. Was 3-4 seconds down the road after lap 1 as I took it super cautious. Still it came back to me in the end as the final laps I kept catching Stefan then falling off then catching him again, passing, falling off, catching him again, passing, falling off, until with 2 laps to go I got past for the final time and decided that I really should have be sensible on the last lap and not try to go too fast.

I didn't like the track, but the cars are quite good fun. Looked beautifully made, but the layout is well a bit on the silly side. Not sure whether that was good racing or not cause it was basically last man standing.

Still grinning mind you.