Monday 20th May 2013 9:30 EST/2:30pm EST Week 2 - Suzuka Full

Monday 20th May 2013 9:30 EST/2:30pm EST Week 2 - Suzuka Full

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Race 1 x 6 laps
Race 2 x 6 laps
Race 3 x 8 laps pit open between laps 3 & 5

3S Designs Logo on the back of your car (Free on RR DelZasters storefront soon)
number board on both doors with you RR number on it
Class letter to be placed on the front and rear of your car
RR Official series logo on the back of the car


theres a few tht dnt have the letter plate ON FRONT BUMPER, IT NEED TO BE ON FRONT BUMPER BYE WEEK 2...

Can't wait for this one.

This is a strange track for me. I feel slow, and probably am compared to you all, but my leaderboard fastest lap time is top 13% on the first 10 laps, and I think I can get under 1:20. What are your best times?

dnt rember what i ran but it wasent a 1:19:000


hey oct if u would like to run some pratice tonight or when ever im in thats 4 Anyone that would like to run laps ust send me message

Yea, certainly. I need it. And Monaco. And Nordschleife. Will have to prioritize. I think the DTM may turn into a flying metal circus that will not stop (mostly solo wrecks probably, but aero is just too important to be swapping paint or running tracks like this in those cars). Since I can't avoid the track, I think my best shot at fun and a good finish is SMV after, of course, F1 (but Monaco scares me). Hopefully we can get on Tomorrow, but more likely Friday late (like, after I roll it on lap 1 in Nurburg)/Sat/Sun. late for me.

just a reminder make sure your number and letter boards are in right spot be4 next week

i would hate 2 take points away..

What happens if they get scraped off by the wall?

dnt hit wall lol

Didn't think they had to be in a certain "spot" besides a specified side. I have letters on all four sides and the numberplate on both doors. I think the 3S Designs and RR logo are mandatory too.

your right oct, there are a few that dnt read befor they sign up 4 series they just put there name down and go...

Oh I see. Thanks. I think I'm over-stickered then. Delisan has a sticker that is a cool color, and they worked hard to get us tunes, so I used that too. But, hey, I had to use something since I can't paint.

I probably won't be home on time for this one. I hope to join in before the night is over if that is allowed. Before each event if you see me online please send me an invite and I will join. Maybe I can make race 2 or 3. If I am not online then don't wait for me. If I don't see you guys tonight, I hope it's a great race.

i will watch 4 u buddy, hope u can make it in time

All I can manage is a 2:19.XX. Hope that's competitive.

i know theres some in 16s 17s

new rule 6 laps of qal 5 running laps dnt cross over line till i get times down thank you

Russ, sorry I ran into you at the hairpin debacle on lap one, race two. I would have avoided it if I could have, but you should be able to go to my car, get in race view, and then hit the "X" button a time or two and it will take you to cockpit. Hard to see something like that happening both IRL and with that view.

Speaking of IRL, Harry, how in the world do you drive like that? God knows you are faster than me, but your wheel jerks full right or left every tenth second of every turn, and smoke pours out of your tires about once every 1/2 second, like they are locking up all the time. If the wheel was actually moving like that, you would be off the track before the exit of turn one. I thought it might be something to do with the pad having to move like that, but I looked at Del's and it moves like an actual wheel. Is this because it's just your style? Or because you are learning to use the gears maybe? Not trying to criticize, just amazed that you can drive that fast, keep your tires and stay on the road with those extreme movements. Don't know what to think here.

Anyway, back to the crash. I know everyone may have a different opinion, but looks as if Harry came in hot trying to pass Russ 1/2 on the Grass, slammed into the left rear (or rear in general) of Stroker. Pretty clear up to that point. F-up one = Harry, and he admitted it like a man (after the race, not during). But then it gets interesting. Stroker, when you get butt slammed by Harry, your car doesn't speed up (I was watching the telemetry in your car) and you stay about forty mph, still rounding the turn. At this point, the real $10,000 question is...would you have slowed enough under braking after the apex to allow Russ to miss you, as he slammed into your left side, unassisted, shortly after Harry butt slammed you. If you take Harry out of the equation, I think Stroker, you would have a beef with Russ since you were ahead of him into and out of the turn and he came in hot, running wide into your midsection. Stroker, somehow you stayed straight and Russ turned sideways, which is when I got him in the side. Bondzai gets the "Danica Patrick at Talladega" award for missing the whole thing by slowing and turning.

I'm no steward, but it does not seem plausible that you could have been slowing absent Harry's hit Stroker, because you were exiting the apex, had started to accelerate before the hit, and besides, probably would have gotten hit anyway even if you were slightly slower through the apex.

So, I'd have to say Harry = hit 1 on Stroker; Russ = hit 2 on Stroker, and but for hit #2, October does not collide with Russ. So, Harry called it about right when he took 1/2 the blame. I fully expected one car to be the sole cause but the replay just didn't bear that out, IMO.

I'm not asking for anyone to be penalized. Just giving my viewpoint.

I have been taking a look at the replays from last nights races and this is 1 of those accidents that does warrant a restart so all drivers please take a look at it so you get an idea of what warrants a restart there are 4 cars involved in a chain of events. It is tough for anyone running a series etc to give restarts as they can't always see whats happened so we rely on the drivers to call for it. I am going to try and sort an incident panel asap of experienced drivers that are not in the series to take a look at it and give there opinions on penalties etc as they see fit. I will be posting the race results today and Helen will do the points table for us pending the incident review and she will then update it upon there findings.

I will not be giving my opinion on the accident at all it will be totally down the the panel.

Just an idea, since this race got so fouled up like it did, maybe run a re-race for that one stint? Of course if all agree and can figure a time/date etc to do so.

There will be no re run the panel will handle it through penalties etc

i watched all replays, i messed up sorry oct,

in my view there are no penalties.

OctoberDusk06 wrote:

Speaking of IRL, Harry, how in the world do you drive like that? God knows you are faster than me, but your wheel jerks full right or left every tenth second of every turn, and smoke pours out of your tires about once every 1/2 second, like they are locking up all the time. If the wheel was actually moving like that, you would be off the track before the exit of turn one. I thought it might be something to do with the pad having to move like that, but I looked at Del's and it moves like an actual wheel. Is this because it's just your style? Or because you are learning to use the gears maybe? Not trying to criticize, just amazed that you can drive that fast, keep your tires and stay on the road with those extreme movements. Don't know what to think here.
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Instinct my man. I drove dirt cars for a long time. On dirt, you are constantly sawing back and forth on little movements when the car is a little out of shape. I do it a lot on here. That is how I flip sometimes. Over-correcting. Yes it is new shifting as well. In that case, I was trying to shift down, brake and get back on track... Epic fail. From what I saw, Russ went off track out of that turn, you guys were behind me, I never lifted, just tried to run my line. Once Russ got back on track, I stil had the speed, and I went to his right. I actually went off track trying to not run into him. Then I had to combo of shift, brake, turn off grass and could not do it as fast as stroker braked! Lol. I was doing a pretty good job of staying off Russ, I thought, up to that point however! When people are that close, I drove to keep speed and avoid. If I brake hard, rather than go right, you guys are behind me = crash. If I don't go into grass, I sideswipe Russ = crash.

In the end, I did take half credit for the crash. I did tag Stroker. The quick chain of events from Russ running off track, to the final aftermath, there are many things that could have been done, but there still may have been a crash. We should have restarted. If we had, does Russ run off track again? Probably not and we would not be all upset about it, as we are. I do take fault in hitting stroker. I just did not get whoa'd down in time. Actually felt like I locked them up coming off the grass into the asphalt. I know that I should get a penalty for hitting stroker. I have not watched it yet, so I don't know much of what happened other tgan my own view of the track.

RR Russ Wheeler wrote:i watched all replays, i messed up sorry oct,

in my view there are no penalties.

I still think I need one. I did tag stroker in the rear hard. Like I said, have not seen replay yet, but I know that probably hindered strokers chances pretty deep.

I have 1 person looking at the replay tonight im in the process of sorting 2 more.