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Posted by NeilPearson
Well, finished 3rd in my first race, I'll call that satisfying.
I must say I was quite shocked when I came back to lap some people, and they ACTUALLY GOT OUT OF THE WAY. It's as if the people you race have a soul and a brain.
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I must say I was quite shocked when I came back to lap some people, and they ACTUALLY GOT OUT OF THE WAY. It's as if the people you race have a soul and a brain.
The Flanker is gone.
Yea, I'm not to concerened about points (Heck, I've never even done an offline championship) just figured I'd like to understand it now.
I could've sworn that it said Saturday @ Midnight was the change. Not like I really have a choice in the matter anyways...
And is there a list of pros that are known iRacers? I just so happened to have been wrecked by one Mr. Joey Logano.... No way its the real guy, it cant be.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/17/2009 11:17PM by smorr.
I could've sworn that it said Saturday @ Midnight was the change. Not like I really have a choice in the matter anyways...
And is there a list of pros that are known iRacers? I just so happened to have been wrecked by one Mr. Joey Logano.... No way its the real guy, it cant be.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/17/2009 11:17PM by smorr.
Yep, thats me.
Nah, I got disco'd for some goofy reason, my connection was all flaky for somereason. It was such a horrible move I figured there was now way that guy could be an actual driver, but well... The list says other wise.
I need to get over the OMFG Its XXXXX(Insert big name driver here), their gonna kick my ass! thing.
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Nah, I got disco'd for some goofy reason, my connection was all flaky for somereason. It was such a horrible move I figured there was now way that guy could be an actual driver, but well... The list says other wise.
I need to get over the OMFG Its XXXXX(Insert big name driver here), their gonna kick my ass! thing.
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Yea, I'm hoping I can make it in time. I was up to around 2.8 on the Ovals, then a few people decided to put their cars perpendicular to the flow of traffic right in front of me.
It wasn't that Joey was to terribly slow, but that he drove in traffic like an absolute IDIOT. Guess 40 laps isn't enough for a clean pass.
Regarding safety rating - If Im side by side with a guy for tons of laps, does that increase the rating faster than just driving clean without any traffic?
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It wasn't that Joey was to terribly slow, but that he drove in traffic like an absolute IDIOT. Guess 40 laps isn't enough for a clean pass.
Regarding safety rating - If Im side by side with a guy for tons of laps, does that increase the rating faster than just driving clean without any traffic?
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Safety Rating is just based on the amount of corners you do for every incident point, doesn't take into account traffic or anything. Just the corners, and session.
Basically, a race at Lanier/Sobo is 40 laps. Each of those circuits is 2 corners (small ovals are measured as 2 corners, larger ovals measured as 4 corners). 2 corners for 40 laps is 80. So if you do 40 laps (80 corners) with 2 incident points, then your Corners Per Incident (CPI) is 40. 40 CPI is easily enough to get Rookie 4.99 in the SR.
A qualifying session is worth half a race (2 corners only count as 1 for example) because there is less cars on track.
A time trial is worth around 1/3 of a race, generally because you are the only one on track.
Practice sessions (offline and online) don't have any effect.
It can be a little more complex at times, and there are some variables, but it does even itself out. A safe drivers will get a higher SR than an unsafe one, even including being collected in others accidents. Rookie events are harsh at times as there are drivers out there being idiots unfortunately.
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Basically, a race at Lanier/Sobo is 40 laps. Each of those circuits is 2 corners (small ovals are measured as 2 corners, larger ovals measured as 4 corners). 2 corners for 40 laps is 80. So if you do 40 laps (80 corners) with 2 incident points, then your Corners Per Incident (CPI) is 40. 40 CPI is easily enough to get Rookie 4.99 in the SR.
A qualifying session is worth half a race (2 corners only count as 1 for example) because there is less cars on track.
A time trial is worth around 1/3 of a race, generally because you are the only one on track.
Practice sessions (offline and online) don't have any effect.
It can be a little more complex at times, and there are some variables, but it does even itself out. A safe drivers will get a higher SR than an unsafe one, even including being collected in others accidents. Rookie events are harsh at times as there are drivers out there being idiots unfortunately.
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Well, I'm officially a race winner.
I'm puzzled now. I just did a clean race (Sans a flip or three in warmup) at SoBo, and got a whopping +.52 SR jump. I had a clean race there earlier, and only got +.08. WTF! Does the SR phase out old races perhaps? As in it only judges the last couple of races you've done by chance?
And I must say, I'm hooked. Just got to remind everyone not to be a hero before every race and everyone seems to calm down. Now to work on getting a road course promo...
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I'm puzzled now. I just did a clean race (Sans a flip or three in warmup) at SoBo, and got a whopping +.52 SR jump. I had a clean race there earlier, and only got +.08. WTF! Does the SR phase out old races perhaps? As in it only judges the last couple of races you've done by chance?
And I must say, I'm hooked. Just got to remind everyone not to be a hero before every race and everyone seems to calm down. Now to work on getting a road course promo...
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I'm puzzled now. I just did a clean race (Sans a flip or three in warmup) at SoBo, and got a whopping +.52 SR jump. I had a clean race there earlier, and only got +.08. WTF! Does the SR phase out old races perhaps? As in it only judges the last couple of races you've done by chance?
Hehe. The .52 jump will be over a whole number. You would have went from 2.xx to over 3.40, am I right? Whenever you get over a while number (in this case 3.00), you get a "free" .40 boost. 3.00 is an important number, because if you slip back to 2.xx, you don't get promoted. So to stop you being penalised if you get hit by some random moron, you get a little .40 buffer, so you won't lose the promotion should you be unlucky.
The SR is judged on the last 2500 corners.
If you are liking the legends, you'd love the Late Models. Cleanest, perhaps the best racing in the system.
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Hehe. The .52 jump will be over a whole number. You would have went from 2.xx to over 3.40, am I right? Whenever you get over a while number (in this case 3.00), you get a "free" .40 boost. 3.00 is an important number, because if you slip back to 2.xx, you don't get promoted. So to stop you being penalised if you get hit by some random moron, you get a little .40 buffer, so you won't lose the promotion should you be unlucky.
The SR is judged on the last 2500 corners.
If you are liking the legends, you'd love the Late Models. Cleanest, perhaps the best racing in the system.
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AHHHHHHH. That makes a whole lot more sense. That's a brilliant thing to do, especially if you just met the reqs for promotion a day or two before they take place.
I was thinking of getting into those next, or the Modified cars. I feel I can relate to the short track oval cars (Given the fact that I've been to way many of those races here locally), as if that I could someday, actually get to drive one of them.
Short track oval = good. Big oval = boring IMO.
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I was thinking of getting into those next, or the Modified cars. I feel I can relate to the short track oval cars (Given the fact that I've been to way many of those races here locally), as if that I could someday, actually get to drive one of them.
Short track oval = good. Big oval = boring IMO.
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I'll probably pick up the late model and Martinsville when the weeks change- the SK has less content I have right now, so the late model seems more logical right now.
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> Short track oval = good. Big oval = boring IMO.
>
> Usually I agree. 2 of my favs are New Hampshire
> and Martinsville. But the Trucks are at Michigan
> at the moment, and the racing is awesome. It is
> the generic 1.5 milers that I don't enjoy.
>
> I have a Pro race at Sebring in a few hours, and
> in all honest I'm not really looking forward to
> it. The tyre wear is insane, and my setup develops
> a bad push at half distance.
Well Michigan / California (When it comes) are always the exception to the rules. It seems like in any game those two tracks are perfect for some good racing. The cookie cutters sans Atlanta are boring, no ifs ands or buts.
Well, if running the pro races is an issue you could've just DRIVEN SLOWER for once. How you managed to turn a 1.04 in the Solstice @ LRP boggles me. Guess I need to find around a second and a few tenths somewhere.
Good luck with the race. I wish that there was a way to watch it, pick up something from one giant group of uber fast people.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/20/2009 08:59PM by smorr.
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> Short track oval = good. Big oval = boring IMO.
>
> Usually I agree. 2 of my favs are New Hampshire
> and Martinsville. But the Trucks are at Michigan
> at the moment, and the racing is awesome. It is
> the generic 1.5 milers that I don't enjoy.
>
> I have a Pro race at Sebring in a few hours, and
> in all honest I'm not really looking forward to
> it. The tyre wear is insane, and my setup develops
> a bad push at half distance.
Well Michigan / California (When it comes) are always the exception to the rules. It seems like in any game those two tracks are perfect for some good racing. The cookie cutters sans Atlanta are boring, no ifs ands or buts.
Well, if running the pro races is an issue you could've just DRIVEN SLOWER for once. How you managed to turn a 1.04 in the Solstice @ LRP boggles me. Guess I need to find around a second and a few tenths somewhere.
Good luck with the race. I wish that there was a way to watch it, pick up something from one giant group of uber fast people.
The Flanker is gone.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/20/2009 08:59PM by smorr.
Round 3 - Sebring
The field power down to Turn 1
The inevitable Turn 1 accident.
I spin trying to avoid a car which braked 8 weeks early for Cunningham.
Immediately I set off to attack the car in front.
Lap 7, he makes a mistake and I jump through.
The battle for 10th.
I jump passed another car on the back straight.
I almost take out Paul Feely when I brake too late. Luckily he jumps out the way and avoids the accident, and I let him retain the position.
I pass him into T1 a lap later.
Fellow Celtic Driver, Richard Crozier makes it easy for me.
I catch up to 9th place, but he makes a mistake which forces me off onto the grass on the final lap. Eventually finish 10th out of 32.
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The field power down to Turn 1
The inevitable Turn 1 accident.
I spin trying to avoid a car which braked 8 weeks early for Cunningham.
Immediately I set off to attack the car in front.
Lap 7, he makes a mistake and I jump through.
The battle for 10th.
I jump passed another car on the back straight.
I almost take out Paul Feely when I brake too late. Luckily he jumps out the way and avoids the accident, and I let him retain the position.
I pass him into T1 a lap later.
Fellow Celtic Driver, Richard Crozier makes it easy for me.
I catch up to 9th place, but he makes a mistake which forces me off onto the grass on the final lap. Eventually finish 10th out of 32.
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Nice pics Dave.
But....
How did you manage to get around the white and black car in Turn 1? And where did the Gulf wannabe car and the Green thing go to.
And I've found it quite helpful so far to put the club sticker on your car.
People seem to race me different that way (Though, There seems to be a surprising amount of Midwestern'ers in there. Represent!)
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But....
How did you manage to get around the white and black car in Turn 1? And where did the Gulf wannabe car and the Green thing go to.
And I've found it quite helpful so far to put the club sticker on your car.
People seem to race me different that way (Though, There seems to be a surprising amount of Midwestern'ers in there. Represent!)The Flanker is gone.
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