iRacing Season 1 - Silverstone (GP 2000 ) - Jan 19

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

I'm in favour of drivers finishing a race if possible.

There's finishing a race, and then there's tooling round 7 laps down and just getting in the way.

[Blunder]

I'm in favour of drivers finishing a race if possible.

There's finishing a race, and then there's tooling round 7 laps down and just getting in the way.

Don't be so hard on yourself!! We don't mind you getting in our way Dave...      

[spanner]

I was actually quite glad when they got rid of them from most of the official series. When you have one reset you feel obliged to keep plugging away even though you're one or two laps down and with no hope of a good result. Once they took them away, if you were unlucky and got taken out or made a fatal mistake, that was it, you could walk away.

So its win or bust then?

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

So its win or bust then?

No, it's finish or bust. As opposed to bust bust bust finish badly, which is the worst of both worlds.

[Mark J]

Not quite skippys but certainly gets your racing juices going for a race here !

http://www.youtube.com/user/anconablue72#p/a/f/1/pRFTSxbGD0A
 
and if you want to see it to the end

http://www.youtube.com/user/anconablue72#p/a/f/1/pRFTSxbGD0A

[Simon Gymer]

For the exact reasoning Dave has given, I'd be in favour of adding an extra reset!
I'm in favour of drivers finishing a race if possible.

I'd rather drivers didn't finish if they need multiple resets to complete a race. If you are taken out by someone else, that's unfortunate but those people soon either stop it themselves because it's ruining their races too or in a league situation get banned or suspended (one of the reasons I hate public racing and love league racing to weedle these people out). Standard of driving is nothing to do with speed, it's to do with driving safely, within your limits, not falling off, not crashing and being courteous.

There was a night and day change in people's attitudes in GPL when we went to the Pro damage model and I truely believe the worse the outcome the less likely people are to make contact and the less likely they are to push themselves outside of their own limits.

It's all to evident to me that in the PnG and GTL races that because you can hit people and not damage the car particularly easily, "rubbing" is accepted and the odd whack is "probably ok".

[Legzy]

For the exact reasoning Dave has given, I'd be in favour of adding an extra reset!
I'm in favour of drivers finishing a race if possible.

I'd rather drivers didn't finish if they need multiple resets to complete a race.

Now that is a fair comment.
Like I went on to say, one or maybe two resets would be my personal preference.

p.s. Nothing wrong with a little light 'rubbin' in cars that are able to take a little 'rubbin' with nobody suffering... but obviously skippy's don't fit in that group  .

[Simmo]

Any idea if there will be a practice session tonight?

[Simmo]

I have started a session.

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[popabawa]

Thanks for hosting Simmo

I only managed a few laps on this combo after my Dallara race last night, fair to say I have some work to do! 

[Simon Gymer]

Can't make it tonight, going out, enjoy.

[Kerr]

Not sure if I'm racing tonight or not as yet.

My frustration levels are running high at the moment!

I guess Brendan is out with PC problems, Paul Richards is obviously knee deep in sick and dirty nappies whilst Paul968 already has the titled wrapped up.

I will see how I feel later.

It's also my night shift week tonight so if I did race I would need to be away as soon as the race ends and have to make sure it ends quick too!

[mr_oily]

My PC's not up to Silverstone unfortunately - bit of a shame as I've been really enjoying the Watkins sessions in the Skippy for the last week but not to worry...hopefully next time.

[Kerr]

Server is up and I'm on my own if anyone wants to come play.

[Kerr]

What lap times are you guys running?