Organised Practise Sessions???

[InsaneOzzie]

Hi all, I was wondering if this was a viable idea???

 

[Bjorn de Haas]

i will set up the server between the clubraces. so like thursday,friday and saturday. So that we have 3-4 days of practise.
Any ideas about cars/tracks guys?

 

[Adrian Herrera]

thanks bjorn! how about the F2000 ?

 

[Phil Hopkins]

I was thinking we'd do the KS2 and the tracks upcoming in the RDNGP. And I can do it on Saturday, but not Thursday or Friday, of course, since your evening is my mid-day.

But I'm open to doing whatever cars and tracks people want.

 

[InsaneOzzie]

Awesome, thanks Bjorn.

Depends what were aiming for, are we after practise/training sessions where carcraft is discussed and tested, or just group practise doing laps together and testing independently.

I was thinking F2000 as its the least powered and has a good aero package, which is probably easier to learn, but the KS2 will probably the favoured drive?

Using the RDNGP circuits as Phil mentioned would no doubt help some of the less experienced pilots come to grips with the layouts their gonna race on.

But a few technical circuits should be a definate.

Maybe a poll is in order?????????

 

[Bjorn de Haas]

ok guys i will post a poll this evening. need to go to work now

 

[Adrian Herrera]

Hey guys just curious. Do i need a special permission to take part in this practice sessions? i would love to practice first before doing any online races because i am Captain Slow Jr. when it comes to online racing. Thanks!

( i promise i will stay out of your way and behave accordingly, i only want some company at the track )

 

[Phil Hopkins]

Hello Adriecoot. I'll let others answer whether you must be a licensed member first (I don't know). But I'll reassure you that you'll have plenty of company, me for one, back near the back of the pack!

But why not apply for membership? It's free, and this is a great group of guys to race with.

 

[Bjorn de Haas]

Hey guys just curious. Do i need a special permission to take part in this practice sessions? i would love to practice first before doing any online races because i am Captain Slow Jr. when it comes to online racing. Thanks!

( i promise i will stay out of your way and behave accordingly, i only want some company at the track )

Hi Adriecoot.

You can apply here
http://www.racedepartment.com/misc.php?do=form&fid=1

 

[Adrian Herrera]

thanks guys i will make my proper request.

i havent done it before because i am afraid you guys will kick my butt online, but i guess its more fun to finish last than to finish alone


(edit: hey guys i just did my application and i noticed a typo in there "It's not about to about winning or losing but about having ...." just thought i'd give you a heads up. sorry if this is the wrong place to do it.)

 

[InsaneOzzie]

Welcome to the nKP community adriecoot, mate I wouldn't worry about being at the "back of the pack" cause thats where all the fun is

Cheers

 

[Adrian Herrera]

woo hoooo! i got approved!

thanks guys, i will see you on track. please be gentle with me.

Adrian (formerly known as adriecoot)

 

[InsaneOzzie]

Hi all, well now we have the polling done :thumb:, I think the next step to getting organised is Common session days and times so when we can meet up on the server to practise.
I cant work so anytime, anyday is good for me, there may even be a need for 2 session times, 1 to suit Northern hemispere and one for us southerners, lol, this could even be expanded if demand was there later on.

So post your thoughts for times and days that suit you to practise, and we can get started.

For me 9am to 9pm +8GMT.

Cheers

 

[Bjorn de Haas]

cool i just leave the server open so that we can use it all the time

 

[Phil Hopkins]

That's great Bjorn. Very helpful.

In terms of organizing sessions when we might stand a chance of meeting others to practice with, I'm western hemisphere, so Euro evening is my mid-day. That means weekends would be easier for me to make at times convenient for those whose time zones are nearer GMT.

I could also do some Thursdays or Fridays sometimes. I am GMT-6

 

[Sérgio Marques]

Server for practice is up, but I never see anyone there.

 

[SteffenLS]

I will be there when I feel well again - still got this nasty Flu and dont feel like racing right now ...

 

[Phil Hopkins]

Yeah, I think the key word here is "organized". It's great to have the server up, but there are not too many of us so I don't think we are too likely to just come across each other online. I think we need to set up a couple of regular times. For me it would be great to have one time on Saturday around 8:00 or 9:00GMT (so not too early for the Euro guys). That's mid-afternoon for me.

 

[InsaneOzzie]

Yeah, I think the key word here is "organized". It's great to have the server up, but there are not too many of us so I don't think we are too likely to just come across each other online. I think we need to set up a couple of regular times. For me it would be great to have one time on Saturday around 8:00 or 9:00GMT (so not too early for the Euro guys). That's mid-afternoon for me.

I agree Phil, this is why I suggested "Organised Sessions", obviously it's going to take a little more "Organisation" (pun intended) to bring a session together.

So come on guys, lets get ORGANISED, WE agreed to the sessions and Bjorn has put the server up for us to use, so lets use it?

Lets aim for a one hour session sometime on SUNDAY/Today???

Cheers all

 

[Phil Hopkins]

Name the hour and I'll do my best to be there.

 

[InsaneOzzie]

Phil probably easier for me to follow your lead mate, as your closer to Europe than I am. I think a US time will be somewhere in the middle?

7:04am in West Aust as I type this. I will try to spend most of my day on the server, hope to see you guys there.

Cheers