UKGTL Season 6 Classic Endurance - Watkins Glen (GP) - Aug 28

[Jeffrey]

Been watching Misery again? 

I think she is Ade's

[spanner]

I have seen a vest you can wear that makes you 'feel' the shots in a FPS game, think it was on the gadget show once. Maybe it could be adapted to to our 'special' use.

[Jeffrey]

I have seen a vest you can wear that makes you 'feel' the shots in a FPS game, think it was on the gadget show once. Maybe it could be adapted to to our 'special' use.

We can try to recreate the machines in Saw. I might just cause a T1 pile-up, just to see what happens

[Spadowski]

I'm still a newb here so staying out of this debate because I feel it's not place to comment.

Suffice to say I'd be gutted if the standing start was down away with. I agree with those who say it adds to the atmosphere and excitement. I DESPISE rolling starts.

My credo in online racing has always been the old adage, "Races aren't won on the first lap, but they can be lost."

[Ade]

I'm still for standing starts many a time in GTR2 if a car freezes or some one has problems it causes all kinds of mayhem not to mention folk going off on the formation lap . Things can go wrong either way.

[Geoffers]

I too am still in favour of standing starts. Last nights incident was a one-off caused by poor Bara's PC malfunction. These sort of things, although not last nights, can also happen on rolling starts. Someone could forget to disengage pit-limiter or momentary lag & it doesn't disengage & suddenly the car(s) behind has hit you. It is virtually impossible to stop if something happens just in front, all you can do is try & avoid a collision. Watch real racing, if someone stalls on the line or is slow at the rolling start, the only option for those behind is to jink to one side to try & avoid a collision, it is impossible to stop in time. And if you do manage to stop, the guy behind you won't!

I was lucky last night, cars ahead started spinning, so I braked but a gap opened & I accelerated through it & didn't hit anyone.

Most of the race was quite lonely, Dave Gardner, Ginsters & Tinman passed me early on then little happened until the last few laps when I had a great battle for 6th with Legzy. As he said we changed places several times until 3 corners from the end Legzy...oops sorry Legzy won't tell them what happened. Anyway I felt sorry for Legzy & drove steadily to the finish in two minds whether to let him have 6th. I thought if he catches me before the line he can have the place. But I reached the line without Legzy passing so came home 6th. Great driving though mate

[phspok]

ROTFLOL

Superb anigif Ade! Guffaw

[baracus250gt]

Just to say that I'm very sorry to you all for ruining so many folks race, wasting their practice time and being the trigger to this furore...
...but we gotta stick with standing starts for the excitement factor

We just need to modify the tracks to be double decker - that way I can have a road to myself hehe

[TinMan]

Somebody (a moderator, I presume) has sent me a message inviting a report from me on the start line debacle - in which I was not directly involved. If said Moderator would like a reply would you please send another message with the "click here" reply button enabled?


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[ginsters sponsored]

Somebody (a moderator, I presume) has sent me a message inviting a report from me on the start line debacle

That was reported by a concerned punter, not one of us. I can reply to auto message with quote but, if thats not working for you, can you pm Pseudo or myself with your views. If you gents have time to look at start again and express your views it will help us reach the proper conclusions and be much appreciated, ta.

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

If you simply want to express your views on the start to the person who moderates the race, there's a link in the email/PM from the incident reporting system which will allow you to do so.

[Steve Holmes]

Unofficial Lapchart

[TinMan]

If you simply want to express your views on the start to the person who moderates the race, there's a link in the email/PM from the incident reporting system which will allow you to do so.

It don't work on the e-mail sent to me.


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[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

If you simply want to express your views on the start to the person who moderates the race, there's a link in the email/PM from the incident reporting system which will allow you to do so.

It don't work on the e-mail sent to me.

This one? https://www.simracing.org.uk/lm2/index.php?action=increp&report=608&time=39

[TinMan]

If you simply want to express your views on the start to the person who moderates the race, there's a link in the email/PM from the incident reporting system which will allow you to do so.

It don't work on the e-mail sent to me.

This one? https://www.simracing.org.uk/lm2/index.php?action=increp&report=608&time=39

As if by magic - it now works. Report sent.

TC