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Muska · 11 Jan 2015 at 23:14

Well, I think I spoke too soon after last week!

Practice and Qual (@Daytona road) went very well, had decent place from the start.

Race 1: got ahead with a friend by 10 secs mid race, having a great tussle as we were evenly paced when I slim on the corner before entering the oval (it seems to have a slight rise as you come off the kerbing on the left) race ended by a back marker who ran straight through me going into the bus stop. Had to protest a guy who turned the wrong way in track deliberately and wild another guy out. He had 600 irating.

Race 2: spun at T1 L1, made a few more errors, and finished up about halfway up the field again.

Race 3: got out in the lead from T1, 5 laps in I look down and realise I have Qual fuel. Doh. Think I came back from 16th to 6th.

Race 4: can't remember this one but it didn't end well either!

Race 5: race ended on T1, spun up the rears when I was straight and took out another guy unfortunately. If like to say he was understanding but he was recently caught cheating in WSCS...

Race 6: I want sure whether to race or not anymore! But... Finally a win!

Race 7: slowdown penalty through the bus stop while in the lead of lap 4, a back market drafts me and I let him by as we get to the start line, I stay high and he side swiped me, ending my race. He had 600 irating (different guy from before)

Race 8: finished 3rd as car 3. Antoine Higelin was there and for a short while I troubled him before he did the alien thing and took off!

I am signed up for the 2.4 but at the minute I'm also signed up in the GOT ENDURANCE SERIES, hoping to get out of the race as I would much rather run this. My consistency is much better than it sounds here, most of my mistakes have been L1, it's like a bloody ice rink!

Best time so far is a 1:46.2.

Lost about 300 irating and 1.5 safety. Bugger!

barmyllama · 12 Jan 2015 at 07:54

Doggie2k said:
you don't like Daytona? I think it's one of the best tracks

I think I've driven it once in what was the old Grand AM series, probably in the MP4, but I'm not sure. So I don't really have much time at the track to really make up my mind.

leaskovski · 13 Jan 2015 at 13:04

Its been steamed...

http://store.steampowered.com/app/266410/

GravyMonster · 13 Jan 2015 at 13:06

I'm so glad I'm not in rookies right now. MX5 Cup and Street Stocks are going to be a monumental cluster ****.

leaskovski · 13 Jan 2015 at 13:19

Im still in rookies, but haven't played for a while. I am hoping I get a chance soon so I can see what has happened. though looking at the stats, not many people have been playing...

http://steamcharts.com/app/266410

lol

GravyMonster · 13 Jan 2015 at 13:22

I think it's only been publicly available on steam since yesterday. The 14th May 'release date' seems to be about the time they started testing it privately.

StevieP · 13 Jan 2015 at 16:41

A friend of mine has recommended this to me but like a spud I sold my racing wheel a few months ago as I wasn't using it - how playable is this with an X-Box pad??

GravyMonster · 13 Jan 2015 at 16:43

It's playable, but I doubt you'd be competitive and you certainly wouldn't be able to race anyone wheel to wheel.

MagicBoy · 13 Jan 2015 at 17:27

Spunkey said:
It's playable, but I doubt you'd be competitive and you certainly wouldn't be able to race anyone wheel to wheel.

Agreed. It's like sim steering on Forza, but three times harder!

barmyllama · 13 Jan 2015 at 20:22

Obutto Revolution not back in stock until 19th March!

Should I wait or get the GT Omega Pro, which is back in stock next week?

MagicBoy · 13 Jan 2015 at 20:32

leaskovski said:
Its been steamed...

http://store.steampowered.com/app/266410/

Any way to add it to my library? I'm not paying subs via Steam for it!

Gimpymoo · 13 Jan 2015 at 23:16

In my opinion, their payment model will not go down well with the masses, they are asking for trouble.

And to be honest.. when the mainstream realise that...

"To play privately with a friend will cost you 50c an hour....."

The **** will hit the fan.

Even more so when they realise the payment model is more MMO like as in "No subs, lose access to EVERYTHING you have purchased ingame".

rFactor 2 in a private league is a very good alternative.

barmyllama · 14 Jan 2015 at 09:03

There isn't a way to merge current subscriptions to Steam at the moment.

MagicBoy · 14 Jan 2015 at 13:01

Found this late last night : http://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3294549.page

Quick config file tweak enables the overlay for existing users.

leaskovski · 15 Jan 2015 at 23:04

Did a rookie race tonight. Went ok. There was a bit of a prang in it, and I had a coming together with someone, but it was no different than previous races.

Muska · 15 Jan 2015 at 23:48

I couldn't get the steam overlay to work.

Having a better week so far, 1:11.4 at Summit Point in the RUF, bagged a win today, hopefully I have time to catch a SOF race over the weekend.

Been doing more rookie ovals, just starting from the pits so I can get my C licence and start racing the Silverado.

GravyMonster · 16 Jan 2015 at 09:31

Was set for a great WSCS race last night. Car #1, #2, #4 and #5 were all in the RUF class. Started off and it was pretty tight, and after 6 or so laps the HPD leaders came through clean enough leaving around 1 second gap between us all. Then came the HPD backmarkers, one of which I can only assume was having some kind of fit and was all over the track and side-swiped me off the track.

It was only a 0x, but it forced me over the grass. Philip Island has some nasty bumps in these areas and it ruined the rear suspension. From that point on I was stuck doing 36s in stead of 34s and my race was pretty much done. Even after waiting 45 seconds for the optional repairs at the pit stop the car was no better

The major problem with WSCS is the dregs of the HPD classes. If you manage to get in to a timeslot which splits the racing is so much better.

barmyllama · 16 Jan 2015 at 10:38

Too many cars, too many series and not enough competent drivers, means only the most popular series will have splits.

The track and time of day have an impact on participation as well.

GravyMonster · 16 Jan 2015 at 11:13

Yeah. WSCS has been struggling to go official this week, let alone split. I guess not many people have Philip Island as last week at Laguna was great - some of the best racing I've had since I joined in fact.

It's a bad week for the CSpec in general really. Summit Point and Philip Island. At least there's the 2.4 at Daytona this weekend

barmyllama · 16 Jan 2015 at 15:11

Laguna is included in the base content, but Phillip island is a bit obscure really. I'd heard of it before, but never driven it in any other driving game or sim.