New and Novice Drivers Event Saturdays (discussion thread)

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#1 Mon, 02/27/2012 - 18:13
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New and Novice Drivers Event Saturdays (discussion thread)

This is now the discussion thread for this weekly event .

 

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Fri, 03/02/2012 - 14:43
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Sat, 03/03/2012 - 15:38
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Only four of us tonight but fun had as usual, makes it a little difficult to do all I would like, but I will be here again next week and hope a few more of the new drivers will drop by. Last few races were entertaining though with some very agressive AI drivers causing all kinds of mayhem Laughing

Fri, 03/09/2012 - 11:27 (Reply to #3)
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KnightofRedemption wrote:

Only four of us tonight but fun had as usual, makes it a little difficult to do all I would like, but I will be here again next week and hope a few more of the new drivers will drop by. Last few races were entertaining though with some very agressive AI drivers causing all kinds of mayhem Laughing

 

I haven't been able to join a race for several weeks ... keep getting kicked before I get to the lobby ... hoping the soon to be released patch solves my issues.

Sat, 03/03/2012 - 19:42
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Chaos but funny. nothing like getting run off the road by a cyclone. Thank you. looking foward to doing this again if time allows

 

Sun, 03/04/2012 - 10:55 (Reply to #5)
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Sorry didn't make it Knight it's the missus fault she had to start decorating

this weekend we been painting since Friday and still not done sad

Sun, 03/04/2012 - 10:58 (Reply to #6)
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steviegers wrote:

Sorry didn't make it Knight it's the missus fault she had to start decorating

this weekend we been painting since Friday and still not done sad

 

Must be in the air as that is what I have been doing from Wednesday.

Sun, 03/04/2012 - 11:10
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No worries guys, RL has to take first place.

Mon, 03/05/2012 - 06:28
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Took the boy into town and got his Toyota aligned, as he's had 4 new tires for a month now....

Fri, 03/09/2012 - 12:44
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Sounds more like a router issue to be honest...there is a thread here somewhere with some help but I can't remember which one...

Fri, 03/09/2012 - 13:14
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Have to second that opinion. Sounds like a local issue more so than something a patch is going to pacify...

Sat, 03/10/2012 - 12:27 (Reply to #11)
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Hi guys sorry but I'm not going to make it tonite (birthday party) I just hope

im in an ok condition for STCC tomorrow I usually have bad hangovers.cool

 

Sat, 03/10/2012 - 12:33
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OK mate, no worries.

Sat, 03/10/2012 - 17:14
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Thanks to those who turned up tonight, another amusing hour or so of semi racing. Once again the simple rolling start turned out to be not so simple and the definition of "new and novice" was stretched beyond breaking point with ace tuner and all round nice dude Papperazzi joining in. But all are welcome. Fitzty must have broken some kind of personal record and added his own brand of dry wit to the occasion.

 

Cheers Guys

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 09:34
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Tried to hang around for it, but everyone wanted to go to dinner...

 

 

Had fun preceding it with the few of us on Hockenheim!  Pap, if you're reading this, we need a Fairlady series!!!

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 12:05 (Reply to #15)
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Tried to hang around for it, but everyone wanted to go to dinner...

 

 

Had fun preceding it with the few of us on Hockenheim!  Pap, if you're reading this, we need a Fairlady series!!!

 

Yeah that could be fun...give me another excuse to do a livery...well put stickers all over it anywaylaugh

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 19:18 (Reply to #16)
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oldschoolsmart wrote:

Tried to hang around for it, but everyone wanted to go to dinner...

 

 

Had fun preceding it with the few of us on Hockenheim!  Pap, if you're reading this, we need a Fairlady series!!!

LOL I'm glad you guys like the car :-). As for a series please feel free to use the fairlady. My only chance at a series now is on Saturday afternoons. Maybe the European Saturday League. We can call it the EUSL :-)
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:22 (Reply to #17)
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PTR_Paparazzi wrote:
oldschoolsmart wrote:

Tried to hang around for it, but everyone wanted to go to dinner...

 

 

Had fun preceding it with the few of us on Hockenheim!  Pap, if you're reading this, we need a Fairlady series!!!

LOL I'm glad you guys like the car :-). As for a series please feel free to use the fairlady. My only chance at a series now is on Saturday afternoons. Maybe the European Saturday League. We can call it the EUSL :-)

 

Sorry pap but I think you will be in breach of copyright laws using that name laugh

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 14:39
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I can send you my carbon fiber C=West livery if you want Knight. It's a great starting point...

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 18:28 (Reply to #19)
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Ooh..Okay mate I like the sound of that. Must download all the other tunes as well. Might as well start wrapping me head around RWD.

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 19:27
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Actually as I always intended to aim for a novices series maybe we could use this slot, keep the first twenty minutes or so for practice then finish with a Fairlady race, each week using a different tune on it's relevant track. Keep the scoring simple so my head isn't wreaked with numbers..Sound like a plan?

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 19:31 (Reply to #21)
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KnightofRedemption wrote:

Actually as I always intended to aim for a novices series maybe we could use this slot, keep the first twenty minutes or so for practice then finish with a Fairlady race, each week using a different tune on it's relevant track. Keep the scoring simple so my head isn't wreaked with numbers..Sound like a plan?

Yep, and each week I can gift out the tune so ppl can tweak it to suit them if they want.
Sun, 03/11/2012 - 19:43
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Nice, maybe a Painter could work up a tasty one off livery for the winner of the series...I must work out a way of keeping every one on as level a playing field as possible, so the odd Pro that might well want to play is not going to walk away with a race...So seed times will have to be run by those entering. But the cars are there, the tracks are dictated by the tunes so a lot of the work has already been done. I like it! 

Mon, 03/12/2012 - 15:03 (Reply to #23)
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KnightofRedemption wrote:

Nice, maybe a Painter could work up a tasty one off livery for the winner of the series...I must work out a way of keeping every one on as level a playing field as possible, so the odd Pro that might well want to play is not going to walk away with a race...So seed times will have to be run by those entering. But the cars are there, the tracks are dictated by the tunes so a lot of the work has already been done. I like it! 

 

I'll do a BRE mock up if you'd like. Won't take me 20 minutes or so. Think "510" on a 240Z...

Mon, 03/12/2012 - 14:19
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But my S means Saturday! Won't fly eh? ;-)
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 15:15
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Cheers Oldschool that would be cool :-)

Tue, 03/13/2012 - 06:06
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Oops, sent you my C-West carbon body Fairlady instead...

Tue, 03/13/2012 - 07:56 (Reply to #27)
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oldschoolsmart wrote:

Oops, sent you my C-West carbon body Fairlady instead...

 

No worries I have stripped her back to the base Carbon Fibre layer and will build from there...Just spent the best part of a hour deciding on the colour LOL

Sat, 03/17/2012 - 09:28
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Suzuka East this week, a tight and narrow track that makes clean racing very hard. 

Sat, 03/17/2012 - 19:58
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Just three of us tonight...but managed to prove clean overtaking is possible on this track, even with Ant and his second xbox slipsliding his way through the S's. Of course we had to do a few laps in the STCC cars...always a hoot....Often wonder what hapened to Ants first xbox...Just one of lifes many mysteries laugh Jaysus these smilies are rubbish.

Sat, 03/24/2012 - 10:22
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Well once again I shall be hosting a session for folk to practice without fear of upsetting anyone, no points, no prizes and no worries. If we have enough people we will practice some race starts, if not , the usual trip through the classes ending with a little STCC action...maybe via the EULS MS-2 this week. All welcome.

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