Project CARS 2 Ginetta Challenge R4: Spa-Francorchamps - 21st June 2018 (1 Viewer)

[Sonic]

Name: Sonic
Do you understand and accept our Driving Standards? Yes
Do you intend to attend and complete the race?Yes

 

[Eugene Flerko]

^^
Wow, this was really fast series of jump-ins

 

[kaleeb42]

In future, can you please make sure you use the correct signup format, as per your post as it is now (I edited it ). It makes it a lot easier to make sure we don't miss anybody when reading through the thread

I apologize. I was too excited to be back racing that I completely forgot how to post appropriately.

Also, thanks for editing my post. I'm an idiot sometimes.

 

[Jomba]

I'm backing out. The previous application was a little hot-headed, but since then i have decided i am too tired.

Sorry for the hassle.

 

[Stokemon]

Name: Stokemon
Do you understand and accept our Driving Standards? Yes
Do you intend to attend and complete the race? Yes

 

[Eugene Flerko]

My car was completely destroyed in the very start of lap1 race2, it wasn't even possible to go whole lap to the pits so I was forced to retire

P.S.: Congrats to @Battenberg, @t0daY and @Alex Salmon with great podium!

 

[Tom]

Oof, what a nice way to end a tense evening On top of the usual mayhem avoidance, my wheel began to malfunction in race 2 by randomly and rapidly triggering buttons. So my wipers were randomly going off, camera changing and resetting, brake bias trying to change, headlights flashing, even gear shifting without warning (I got stuck in 2nd when crossing the finish line :O). Very pleased it held up to the end though

Spoiler: Video Timestamps

12:45 - Qualifying hot lap
15:35 - Race 1 Start 1
29:50 - Race 1 Start 2
34:50 - Bus Stop incident
1:07:22 - Race 2 Start 1
1:12:35 - Race 2 Start 2
1:18:50 - Pass for the lead
1:37:10 - Finish!

 

[Jesper Ramsberg]

I have been this community since Yorkie recommended it(not that I contributed much) and I joined becuase of 2 fantastic things: Driving test to drive and Varied cars. This is a fantastic and positive community but the crashes in every race kills motivation. 30 starting, 15-22 finishing. I want races where close to all finish, thats whats fun and exiting. We dont need crazy or risky overtakes, let it go. Crashes happening so often at the moment I will only do cars I really like in sunny weather.

 

[Eugene Flerko]

I think I'll skip the races for a month or two. Maybe I'll just attend some induction races. That has nothing to do with today's race, I just have much less free time before my vacation.

 

[Mearcat]

Minus the big crashes, one of the weirdest set of races ever.

Wasn't meant to be in this one but as there was (at the time) only 20 or so drivers signed up I thought I should join to bolster the grid. A sudden surge of applicants at the last minute meant a full 32 grid at event start .

Testing earlier I noticed people near my skill level pulling 2:44's..... I managed 2:49's pushing it with low qualy fuel..... "WTF is going on here?" couldn't figure out what they were doing so went into the qualifying intending to line trace someone see where I was going wrong.

Qualifying finished, 2:48. People were streaming past me on the faster sections and I couldn't think why? My wheel was fine pedals and shifter all working ok (or so it seemed) so started to think the unthinkable.

Race 1 starting 29 running down the grid straight towards the dreaded 1st corner , saw some bits fly above the cars and then , yep crash incident 1st turn. Lucky for me this time I wasn't collected and managed to snake through the wrecks (I feel for the ones involved as I have been there) up to P19. Race start 2, tried to hold that position but everyone was just able to breeze past me on the straights with little effort finally ending in 24th .

With the break between races I quickly checked everything, wheel, shifter, pedals, all working so recalibrated. Wheel done, shifter done, pedals...

....not calibrated properly. I had done qualy and race 1 with 15% brake applied , so not the unthinkable.

All stuff working properly AND CALIBRATED CORRECTLY , Race 2, starting 3rd I got a good start and no incidents in T1 for P1-3 and got a good run out of T1 and with no brake drag I was 1st by Eau Rouge but had to slow due to the second crash. Start 2, I got another good run out of T1 and by the time I was at Les Combes, 1.8 seconds ahead . But I knew it was only a matter of time before I was caught. @Battenberg passed at Les Combes, I stayed with him best I could until I clipped the outside kerb before Double Gauche sticking the car sideways. Recovered quickly but now had the 3rd-7th pack on my A**. Had a little bump with @t0daY round T1 but both cars were good . Staying with this pack for the next few turns until a mistake almost wrecked it.

Approaching Les Fagnes I brake a little too hard and combined with @Born2BSlow 's draft as he closed towards the apex it became a lock on the fronts , sliding into his rear right inevitably spinning him off (sorry ). Hopefully it didn't damage anything on his but mine had 2 front damage which curbed my top speed so lost the chance to keep up with the top 6 but had a great battle with @Mark for P9.

 

[The Breeze]

....not calibrated properly. I had done qualy and race 1 with 15% brake applied , so not the unthinkable.

Guess I had the same issue... 2:44 during online testing, 2:49 last night ... will check my calibration a.s.a.p. ... closing in on the cars in front of me at Eau Rouge and in other corners ... and have them pull away from me on the straights ... very frustrating.

Luckily I wasn't involved in any crash during the starts... maybe it was because I focused on not losing a position during the start and not to crash into anyone. Also inspired by Michael Krumm's book 'Driving on the Edge', quote ->

 

[Born2BSlow]

Gotta love the game glitches, after my huge flip and roll the only damage showing on the HUD was 1% engine...despite the fact half the body panels had gone. I suppose if they're not there then they're not damaged lol.

 

[m4nu]

Gold! That's how we (Staff) dealing with it at a friday night

Was made by our chicken moderator @Cluck

 

[The Breeze]

Watching the start of the French Grand Prix, the suspicion rises that we had some very experienced undercover f1 drivers among us ;-)

 

[Mearcat]

Gold! That's how we (Staff) dealing with it at a friday night

Was made by our chicken moderator @Cluck

..........

 

[Jamesl91]

 

[kobusnell]

Gotta love the game glitches, after my huge flip and roll the only damage showing on the HUD was 1% engine...despite the fact half the body panels had gone. I suppose if they're not there then they're not damaged lol.

Ah man, this explains how the bonnet-less man came flying past me! That was the weirdest thing ever.

 

[Erik]

I think I found the real world equivalent of this race

 

[Cluck]

I thought it was just pCARS that had the 'sticky bug', turns out real life is bugged to hell too (/sarcasm)

I suppose we can also be thankful that our computers don't burst into flames when we have a crash.

 

[Taorminator]

I thought it was just pCARS that had the 'sticky bug', turns out real life is bugged to hell too (/sarcasm)

I suppose we can also be thankful that our computers don't burst into flames when we have a crash.

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