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Online Events => Other Online Events => Topic started by: Wiz on October 27, 2011, 06:02:19 PM
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Friday, November 4rd
An evening at Spa
(http://i.imgur.com/J2UeE.gif)
Car: '08 Autobacs Garaiya (Premium)
(http://i.imgur.com/WvbiK.jpg)
Time: Probably start around 8:00 eastern and run until the Midnight Drive-In
Laps: Usually 5 but may go up to 10.
HP: Room will be set to 335. Buy the car and do an oil change and you're good to go.
Tires: Racing Medium
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I posted this somewhat early to give people a chance to make the $525,250 needed to buy this car and get it race ready. Couple seasonals and you should be good to go.
I'd prefer nobody uses turbo's or engine mods and then use the power limiter but I know I have no way to prohibit that without completely taking tuning out of the equation, which I don't want to do.
Hope to see you there! :)
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Excellent! I will see you there. 8)
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I need work at Les Combes, I'm very slow through that corner.
Also, I dare you to try and find pit entrance.
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Any reason why we don't have the bus stop in are version? Has the track been redone and we have the newest version?
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Drove a few laps here for the first time last night, and I'm pretty sure I remember going thru the bus stop. Then again I could be completely making that up
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Any reason why we don't have the bus stop in are version? Has the track been redone and we have the newest version?
We do have the bus stop. It's the crazy chicane (It's a u turn then a left) right before start/finish.
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Pretty cool aerial shot...
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Any reason why we don't have the bus stop in are version? Has the track been redone and we have the newest version?
We do have the bus stop. It's the crazy chicane (It's a u turn then a left) right before start/finish.
Our version is different than the map up above which is what I remember from NFS shift (my only other experience with Spa). The chicane at the end isn't the Bus stop. The starting left and right turn of the bus stop is missing from our version.
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Sniper is actually correct, I think. In the pic from my first post the chicane is a hard left, then a hard right.
In this shot below (and in the game) it's a hard right, then a hard left. They may have recently switched it, I'm not sure.
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From Wikipedia...
"Redevelopment for 2007 season
With a new financial backer, the renovation started on November 6, 2006 and finished in May 2007, costing around €19 million.[12]
Formula 1 returned to Spa for 2007, with a modified track layout. The Bus Stop chicane was moved back towards Blanchimont and the La Source hairpin moved forward. This allowed more space for the new pit lane. The modifications gave a longer start/finish straight"
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The more you know. :)
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One to grow on. :)
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Have I mentioned how excited I am about this yet? Oh and Looney get a generator.
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Yeah I'm pretty excited too. This car is fantastic at this track. :)
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A few of us ran some practice here last night. This is going to be a blast! :)
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A few of us ran some practice here last night. This is going to be a blast! :)
And one got the shit knocked out of them. ;) (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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I could go for some laps tonight after TuTu. Where is a competitive lap time at now?
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2:24.9 was my best of the night. I think Brindle had a 24.3. I'm sure he'll see 23's soon enough.
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Was running mid 25s today was able to hang on to Fried and Wiz last night.
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Any reason why we don't have the bus stop in are version? Has the track been redone and we have the newest version?
We do have the bus stop. It's the crazy chicane (It's a u turn then a left) right before start/finish.
Our version is different than the map up above which is what I remember from NFS shift (my only other experience with Spa). The chicane at the end isn't the Bus stop. The starting left and right turn of the bus stop is missing from our version.
I remember the bus stop in question DS, as I recall Shift had a couple of variations of the track. If I'm not mistaken the bus stop is an older configuration.
-Wiz- Fixed quoting
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I wanted to run this some last night, but after TuTu I was too tired and hungry. Perhaps I can get it on track tonight.
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I wanted to run this some last night, but after TuTu I was too tired and hungry. Perhaps I can get it on track tonight.
Don't you mean Tu tired and Tu hungry?
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I wanted to run this some last night, but after TuTu I was too tired and hungry. Perhaps I can get it on track tonight.
Don't you mean Tu tired and Tu hungry?
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Yes, that's exactly what I meant.
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Made it on track last night. Mostly I'm stuck in the 2'26's, but I did manage one 2'25.8. I'm not sure where I'm losing most of my time.
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I'm fairly certain I lose most of my time in turn 11 and turn 15. I just can't seem to hit them right.
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Oh and the chicane fucks me up too.
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Number 10 always got me in FC. Still does a bit in GT5 as well but it I don't think that it is off-camber as badly compared to FC.
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Hoping to make these races since I've done almost no racing in 4 months. Is that car for sale in the online dealership or somewhere else?
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Hoping to make these races since I've done almost no racing in 4 months. Is that car for sale in the online dealership or somewhere else?
It's a premium car so new dealership.
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I do remember one thing though. My speed before braking at turn 7 is around 144mph. Maybe I should try less aero, I am maxed right now. (35/60) Or maybe I'll just drink more and call it good. (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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Oh and by the way, since Rick is planning on showing up we should probably let him know where its going to be.
I'm guessing Wizard's World (please let me know what I won)
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Yeah I should have it fired up in my lounge around 8 eastern.
Oh and you win....
A BANANA!!!
:nana
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Yeah I should have it fired up in my lounge around 8 eastern.
Oh and you win....
A BANANA!!!
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I'll try to come out and play too. Looks like some good racing to be had out there.
I think corner 12 slows me a bit. I'm also inconsistent with 13 and 15. I can only do one right each lap.
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Oh and by the way, since Rick is planning on showing up we should probably let him know where its going to be.
I'm guessing Wizard's World (please let me know what I won)
When your Fatty dies and you buy a new Slim, does your friend list live or does it die too?
Does anyone have any idea if I have Wiz on my friend list?
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Your friends list should remain and you are on my list. You should be good to go. :)
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So looking forward to this event. The track is entertaining. The cars are fun responsive and quick. And if the racing the other night is a foreshadowing of what we are getting tomorrow then this will be a great time.
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I have exactly one lap of experience at Spa (and that was an ugly lap). I'm leaving the office in a couple hours to run some errands, then I'm heading home and will run some more laps. I expect my involvement in this to resemble a Get Rick event, only I'll be doing the banging and it won't be intentional, at least until I fall behind the pack.
The beer is in the fridge and ready to put out the flames when I crash and burn. ^-^
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I've got the car, I've got the track, my wife's got the flu....sounds like I'll be seeing you dudes in Belgium sometime tonight.
****Disclaimer**** I'm not feeling like a million bucks myself, but I feel good enough to drink and drive. I just hope I don't get what the wife's got.
<- off to go take vitamin C shots. :D
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I've got the car, I've got the track, my wife's got the flu....sounds like I'll be seeing you dudes in Belgium sometime tonight.
****Disclaimer**** I'm not feeling like a million bucks myself, but I feel good enough to drink and drive. I just hope I don't get what the wife's got.
<- off to go take vitamin C shots. :D
Here's my take. If you get yourself a good India Pale Ale, particuarly something from Boston's neck of the woods, you're going to get a beer with a good amount of Cascade hops (they love to grow in the Pacific Northwest). Cascade hops give beers a fantabulous scent of citrus, and even a slight taste of it as well. We all know citrus fruits are high in vitamin C. So, skip the shots and enjoy a nice IPA.
I'll be having an Imperial IPA later tonight and using the force to navigate the track.
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I've got the car, I've got the track, my wife's got the flu....sounds like I'll be seeing you dudes in Belgium sometime tonight.
****Disclaimer**** I'm not feeling like a million bucks myself, but I feel good enough to drink and drive. I just hope I don't get what the wife's got.
<- off to go take vitamin C shots. :D
Vitamin D is where its at.
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I've got the car, I've got the track, my wife's got the flu....sounds like I'll be seeing you dudes in Belgium sometime tonight.
****Disclaimer**** I'm not feeling like a million bucks myself, but I feel good enough to drink and drive. I just hope I don't get what the wife's got.
<- off to go take vitamin C shots. :D
Here's my take. If you get yourself a good India Pale Ale, particuarly something from Boston's neck of the woods, you're going to get a beer with a good amount of Cascade hops (they love to grow in the Pacific Northwest). Cascade hops give beers a fantabulous scent of citrus, and even a slight taste of it as well. We all know citrus fruits are high in vitamin C. So, skip the shots and enjoy a nice IPA.
I'll be having an Imperial IPA later tonight and using the force to navigate the track.
Sounds like it will be an interesting night, Specs going to be throwing up over his wheel, Rick is going to be driving drunk, and I'm going to be falling asleep at the wheel.
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I've got the car, I've got the track, my wife's got the flu....sounds like I'll be seeing you dudes in Belgium sometime tonight.
****Disclaimer**** I'm not feeling like a million bucks myself, but I feel good enough to drink and drive. I just hope I don't get what the wife's got.
<- off to go take vitamin C shots. :D
Here's my take. If you get yourself a good India Pale Ale, particuarly something from Boston's neck of the woods, you're going to get a beer with a good amount of Cascade hops (they love to grow in the Pacific Northwest). Cascade hops give beers a fantabulous scent of citrus, and even a slight taste of it as well. We all know citrus fruits are high in vitamin C. So, skip the shots and enjoy a nice IPA.
I'll be having an Imperial IPA later tonight and using the force to navigate the track.
Sounds like it will be an interesting night, Specs going to be throwing up over his wheel, Rick is going to be driving drunk, and I'm going to be falling asleep at the wheel.
Mark me down as drunk too.
possibly 8)
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I've taken a time out from online racing of late, but this event looks like fun and I do believe I am free tonight to participate. I haven't done any prep though and never turned a wheel in this car so I might have to lay off the booze to be the least bit competitive.
Also, I think the comments in this thread are hilarious (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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I haven't done any prep though and never turned a wheel in this car...
That's my normal routine.
I should be there as well. :)
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I will see you there BRINDLE!!!
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Looks like I'm in....maybe see you dudes around 8:30-ish. I pretty much feel like crap and never turned a wheel at this track in anything faster than a Miata; it should be interesting.
See you dudes soon! :jimi:
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Charging my mic, will be on soon.
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Okely dokely (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
(I'm still working as you can tell from my posting and lack of driving.)
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Charging my fingertips (no mic) and drinking wine with the wife. When she expires I'll be on. The wine should do her in soon.
Wine is good for the flu, right? ;D
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Charging my fingertips (no mic) and drinking wine with the wife. When she expires I'll be on. The wine should do her in soon.
Wine is good for the flu, right? ;D
Add some cough syrup and you're golden.
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After a couple races, I've concluded I'm awful. :-[
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I wound up picking up Uncharted 3, and couldn't put it down.
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This was fun. Thanks everybody.
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I had a blast. Ended up staying for an hour past my planned bed time. Most races I couldn't put together 5 decent laps. 2 or 3 great laps, 2 or 3 lousy laps.
I specifically had some great laps with Dude and Wizard. Passes, side by side, etc.
Thanks Wizard and Co.
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great combo and I had a few really good races but overall it was a great example of why I don't like doing Friday (or Wednesday) events. Couldn't concentrate and hit way too many people (sorry). When I move at the end of the year, I won't have two hours of commuting or 10-11 hour work days.
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Had a great time. The racing was amazing all through the field. Thanks Wiz, ran four hours and only missed one race.
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I wound up picking up Uncharted 3, and couldn't put it down.
Good luck with that. :laugh I will get that one in December.
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Thanks to everyone that came out. Lots of great racing. Had a blast!!! :)
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I can't say that I know the track, but I'm certainly more familiar with it than before last night. It's a neat track, reminds me of the 'Ring only with an actual track instead of some shitty road.
Taking off a few months and doing nothing but a couple races here and there against the AI kills your skills. In a sense, it was similar to my first online race...realizing there was traffic to run with (at least til I crashed and ended up running the rest of the race by myself). I felt like a newbie out there, and it showed.
After some races, I got comfortable running with other cars and was able to only kill myself once or twice a race. Unfortunately, I rarely died without taking half the field with me. In one race, I died twice, took Spec to the pearly gates with me, and the fucker still almost won the race.
One thing that I realized this morning is that I may have spit in the face of good etiquette. Before my hiatus from racing, I'd been doing some racing with the 4-letter. Their policy is now to continue racing, even if you kill someone (at least it was during my last race with them). Last night, that's how I played, so I apologize to anyone who expected me to stop only to watch me continue one. For what it's worth, I don't recall taking anyone out, mostly my accidents were self-induced and others may have died with me, but I don't recall getting into someone and taking them out. Anyway, sorry about that.
Despite consistently finishing at the bottom, it reminded me of why I enjoy online racing (except the damned microphones, I'm nearly deaf this morning). If I'm smart enough to find the events, hopefully you'll see me on the track more (the time change tonight always allows me more racing time).
Thanks for the good times.
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i had fun for the short time that i was on there. Great combo of car and track
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Thanks Wizard.
This was a really fun combo.
I'm in the same boat as Rick. I haven't raced with you guys in a long time and it shows. Wiz, Fried, Spec. were turning some incredible lap times. Nicely done gents. My best time was a 2:24.424. Sadly, I could only do that once every 5 laps. :-[
Thanks again guys and sorry for the early braking and crashing. Those were the first laps I turned at this place.
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Great race SpecMiata look forward to racin with you again
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I had a lot of fun in these cars even though my best lap time all night was 2'25.0xx. I am really loving Spa too.
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While I was totally outmatched during the evening at Spa and the racing did nothing to knock off the rust from my skills, it did whet my appetite for more racing. Now that the time has changed I've got a little more free time at night and I'm hoping to race more with some humans in the near future.
I'm currently running low on funds so I started the 4-hour 'Ring enduro. Hope to have that knocked out in a couple days then get back to racing against you guys again. Hopefully I won't spend so much time as the caboose in the future.
As always, thanks for the racing.