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[PurgerUK]

Sign me up with the Cougar C14-2 #14 please

 

[Jan Larsen]

In please. Not sure about car yet, will update tomorrow afternoon.

 

[JACE323]

I have to drop out. Work is calling and I cant so no to that double time

 

[Kevin Bradley]

Hi Ross

Apologies for the late sign up. I'm in for this.

Canhard R51 #15 please

Cheers
Kevin

 

[UMC 22]

Apologies for the late sign up. I'm in for this.

It's never too late mate, the more the merrier. Sometimes people signup during qualifying.

 

[Jan Larsen]

In please. Not sure about car yet, will update tomorrow afternoon.

C14-2 #30 please.

 

[Calvyn White]

Yes, I will go with the c14 2 #40 I think.
Count me in.

 

[UMC 22]

It's looking like I won't be able to race tonight. I've been waiting all evening for my HDD to clone to an SSD and it's still not done yet. With the HDD so busy all loading times are horrendous, and I doubt it's going to be able to run R3E smoothly. But we'll see...

 

[ScanScan]

Steven - apologies for the little tap into the 2nd hairpin in R2. Was hoping that me, you and Jan would be able to keep that going to the end without any contact from any of us. My error cost you 2nd place to Calvyn so apologies mate. And a separate apology to both Steven and Jan for depriving us all of an intense 3 way battle for the lead. All the same nice driving Jan (and Steven). Fast as ever.

And thanks for putting it on Goffik. Good track and car combo, although I do absolutely hate the corner that cuts out the remaining middle section of the GP circuit. Just can't find the right pedal inputs as I'm going through it. Span there in the first race and clipped the barrier in the second race, giving the lead to Steven.

 

[Calvyn White]

A very good couple of races from my perspective which was filled with action.
So much so I will definitely be looking at my replays before I can really comment on so much that was going on.
But I do know it was brutal 20-minute races tend to be. Treating every corner as if it's named after you. Which also tends to make things a little, let's say feisty. But I do believe everything turned out to be ok I've got no complaints, for sure.
Well done everybody on the podium and well done all thanks for the racing see you in the next one.
My race setup. To much wing.

 

[UMC 22]

Well, the first race was fun but a shame about the second!

I kept background apps to a minimum since my PC was busy transferring drives (hence no stream or TS tonight) and had nothing but a few momentary stutters throughout practice, qualy and race one. Then in race two I was surprised to find myself in the lead, but then a few laps in everything just FROZE. Stayed that way for at least ten seconds, and when it started moving again everyone was past me and I was heading straight into a wall.

No idea what that must have looked like for you guys, since on my screen I was frozen right in the middle of the track on the racing line. I hope it didn't cause anyone any problems!

 

[PurgerUK]

Steven - apologies for the little tap into the 2nd hairpin in R2. Was hoping that me, you and Jan would be able to keep that going to the end without any contact from any of us. My error cost you 2nd place to Calvyn so apologies mate. And a separate apology to both Steven and Jan for depriving us all of an intense 3 way battle for the lead. All the same nice driving Jan (and Steven). Fast as ever.

And thanks for putting it on Goffik. Good track and car combo, although I do absolutely hate the corner that cuts out the remaining middle section of the GP circuit. Just can't find the right pedal inputs as I'm going through it. Span there in the first race and clipped the barrier in the second race, giving the lead to Steven.

No problem, I suspect Calv would have caught me anyway though I didn’t seem to lose as much pace in R2 with overheating tyres. I know what you mean about that corner, always felt I should be able to take more speed through it but the camber meant that any early power just pushed the car wide with no grip at the front.

 

[Calvyn White]

Ross, I think there was also some net code issues during Race 2. I found myself halfway through a car, and I do believe there was another incident with a couple of other guys.

Sorry, you had the issues nothing worse when you're in the lead only to be ****ed overbuy something you have no control over. But I do suppose one race is better than no race. Considering your circumstances, you were transferring data from one hard drive to another. I'm actually surprised you managed to get one race in. You shouldn't be so bloody lazy next time and get it done sooner.

 

[ko41]

All hot and sweaty after some pretty intense battles.
Good fun.

KO

 

[ScanScan]

No problem, I suspect Calv would have caught me anyway though I didn’t seem to lose as much pace in R2 with overheating tyres. I know what you mean about that corner, always felt I should be able to take more speed through it but the camber meant that any early power just pushed the car wide with no grip at the front.

It's similar to Rivage at Spa Francorchamps in that sense. Although you don't get the downhill to help keep the front turned in. When Ross announced the circuits I was initially happy that we had gone with the national circuit as it removes the mid/fast right hander. Easy to lose it there, especially with all those Portuguese sausages laid at pretty much every apex at Portimao. In hindsight i know which I'd rather have now.

Good thing slightly awkward corners will be missing from Sepang....

 

[Jan Larsen]

Qual: Good session really, managed to click in some good laps, including a pb.

Race 1: Got a poor start with too much wheelspin and got swallowed up by the pack. Got beaten around in the middle of the pack in T1, but nothing too serious. Eventually found my rythm and got back in the lead a few laps later down the straight. I focused on getting some hot laps in to build a gap and from there it was just a case of managing it and avoid the damn track limits.

Race 2: Held back on purpose into T1 to see if I could slingshot anyone before T2. It sorta happened but only because people went off. Took a while to get through the pack (these cars are difficult to overtake if the speed is near the same) but eventually found myself in a 3 way battle for the lead with about 8 mins to go. Hung back for a few minutes to see where opportunities would arise because I knew passing would be difficult. I saw Rory make a mistake which meant Steven snug by. I feared Steven would just run away while I tried to get around Rory. but that wasnt the case. When I saw Rory catching back up to Steven I knew we were in for a 3 way fight.
First try was in T1, but them two going side by side meant I had no room to overtake, so was forced to stay behind. Then got a run on Rory, but annoyingly he hung on side by side for like half a lap like a tick, refusing to give in and he won the position back. Nice comeback mate! As I had slightly better exit speeds out of the last corner I tried again into T1. This time I took a different approach and stayed behind to watch how Steven and Rory battled it out into T1. Got one of them in T1 and cut off the slingshot counter move to keep the position and later got by the other (I cant remember which of you) in an outside pass near the end of the lap. Not soon after I saw Rory tab Steven in the rear view mirror which gave a nice cushion to ease it home.
Cracking battle gents, one of those that I'll save on my internal harddrive in my head

 

[UMC 22]

I found myself halfway through a car, and I do believe there was another incident with a couple of other guys.

Could that have been me while I was frozen?

Considering your circumstances, you were transferring data from one hard drive to another. I'm actually surprised you managed to get one race in.

Me too, to be honest. With the HDD clicking away constantly I didn't think it would work at all. But although it took ages to actually load R3E and get on the server, once on it ran fairly well. Until the freeze of course. Stupid thing is that it was the end of the process that caused the freeze, not the process itself! (There was 6 mins to go at the start of race two.)

Oh well, the upgrade was worth it. Windows start is down to about 20 seconds from 5-6 minutes, along with all the other benefits of an SSD.

 

[Jan Larsen]

Could that have been me while I was frozen?

Most likely yeah. I ran soem 100 yards behind but noticed a short flicker of a stationary car just after T1 and someone going through it which was Calv by the looks of it. Then you discoed 1 sec later. It all happened so fast that I didnt really understand what happened.

Oh well, the upgrade was worth it. Windows start is down to about 20 seconds from 5-6 minutes, along with all the other benefits of an SSD.

SSD is probably the best single upgrade one can make

 

[UMC 22]

 

[UMC 22]

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Practice Server: RaceDepartment.com EU - Practice Server
Race Server: RaceDepartment.com EU - Silhouette Series
Cars: Silhouette Series
Track: Sepang - Grand Prix

Saturday 28/11/20
Practice: 20:00 UTC (20 minutes)
Qualifying: 20:15 UTC (10 minutes)

Warmup 1: 20:25 UTC (5 minutes)
Race 1: 20:30 UTC (20 minutes)

Warmup 2: 20:50 UTC (5 minutes)
Race 2: 20:55 UTC (20 minutes)


Silhouette Series: 30 slots

1. Goffik - R51 #22
2. ko41 - the ORANGE one
3. PorDallas - C14-2 #38
4. rustymoto - R51 #12
5. Jan Larsen - C14-2 #30
6. EireGreen™ - C14-2 #29
7. Calvyn White - C14-2 #40
8. Jopamir - C14-1 #26
9. chequers - R52 #30
10. Raúl López - R51 #5
11. PurgerUK - C14-2 #14
12. Jean Jacques Martin - R52 #30
13. Kevin Bradley - R51 #15
14. Free slot
15. Free slot
16. Free slot
17. Free slot
18. Free slot
19. Free slot
20. Free slot
21. Free slot
22. Free slot
23. Free slot

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