Quote from mkinnov8 :

Expect emails around 5pm

Errr, email? Rules state we'll know the combo 3 hours before the event.

I've entered, so only 5 grid slots left ...

Quote from AtomAnt :

......you and Bozo and IZZY...can now stop chasing me in the standings.

You wish, ha ha! We were just making the season more interesting for you

Real sorry to hear that you're hanging up your wheel, but glad that you'll still be around to provide your wit and useful insights. Don't forget, all the best drivers (who could) came back out of retirement ... Lauda, Mansell, Ant

Quote from LFSn00b :

I'll give two pies if you let us win

If used with appropriate skill, positioning and accuracy, you could achieve much with just 1 pie ...

Not that i would recommend intimidating any of the judges, which would be as grave as, ermm, bribery

I like the idea of 1 team going up/down a division after each race. It would be a good incentive for div b teams, and provide a touch of pressure at the rear of the div 1 pack. It would also ensure that the teams are more evenly matched over the course of the season. Closer racing etc.

I'm also all for a quali system for determining the division that each team goes into. If teams nominate which division they would like to go into, I suspect that most will be over-optimistic. A good quali system will ensure teams are matched more evenly.

Quote from kamo2000 :

I see that i need to pull out of the competition. No one did a thing to figure out that password page that is not workin for me. Good luck to others then.

Kamo, did you contact anybody via email ('Contact Us' link on the website) ? The forums are not always monitored by OLFSL staff. If you email you should get a quick response.

Hope to see you in the race tomorrow.

I thought the first race went really well, and for those who stuck out the second race, we had a lot of fun too. It was good to have a challenging combo, and surely the mixed abilities of the drivers is something that should make people wary when approaching the driver ahead. All part of the racing.

Thanks for organising. And thanks for the nice gesture on the finish line SparkDave

Does anybody else have problems with the www.lfs-league.com site?

When I use Firefox on my home PC, and with IE on my work laptop, most of the time nothing loads up in the main screen on the home page. Navigation to other pages is fine, and the display of content in the other pages is not affected.

I have just tried it now, 1 machine displays nothing in the main frame, and the other displays Chatterbox and the News just fine. Any ideas?

Count me in

Great minds think alike. I have also watched Mooney's replay, and also tried his set to see how he managed that dipping chicane. I was spinning off every time with his set just the same as I was with my own

I have found that taking the second corner of the chicane slightly wider, and using the full width of the track on exit, does help. But I still find that I have to lift off the gas and sometimes even change down a gear! I do believe that there is a line to take that doesn't unsettle the car. It's obviously not just a setup issue.

On a slightly different note, what is the penalty for a false start with patch x? This will be the first OLFSL race using the new starting procedure.

Edit: Tim - nice to see you got a hotlap that bettered the lap you managed online.

Last edited by bozo, Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:31.

Ant, I watched that incident a couple of times. The first time I was watching your car and was amazed how you managed to get hit from behind like that. When I watched again with the following drivers in view, I can see it was all a bit unreal! Real shame, as you had a good drive after that, except the odd excursion. Your speed would have kept you in contention at the front.

I did a consistent drive, finishing 3rd. Was catching Wakey over the last few laps, bringing the gap down to 0.9 sec at the line. I wasn't looking forward to the race, but now I'd like to run the combo again!

RAC will be fun though.

Why didn't anybody ask for the pictures then?

Great event. I enjoyed it. Well done all.

I'll let you all work out who is who in the picture. This was taken at the end, after a few had left ... summoned for dinner or whatever

Actually, I believe Dinnerman took some photos from inside the venue too

I managed to sprain an ankle playing football yesterday, so don't think I'll be much good testing these sets in the next few days. Hopefully I'll have a bit less pain towards this weekend, and I'll give the sets a good run.

You can count me in, and I can send a cheque too.

I'm travelling down from Stanstead if anybody needs a lift, heading round the northern half of the M25.

Quote from Bob Smith :

Can the remaining few vote? I really don't want KY National to win, great infield marred by section of oval being three times longer than I would like (yeah yeah, I know, I suggested it).

To make things easier, can I remove my vote from KY National? Less chance it will win then ...

Quote from AtomAnt :

I'm (we) are dissapointed with the turn out, but that's ok.

Eh?

All you guys and gals helping to run this league definitely do a great job. Its popularity speaks for itself.

As for this combo, I think the racing will be excellent. Whilst practising last night I found that even over just 7 laps (or was it 10!), if you make a mistake on the first lap, it is quite possible to catch up with the other drivers. You'll never be too far from another car on this circuit.

Quote from axus :

Seems that most people prefer being able to do all the practice they can.

I don't think people were practicing that much. I would often be looking for some online practice on the Friday/Saturday before a race, and not find any server running the combo (except the occasional drift servers). Maybe people were driving offline, who knows.

Anyhow, thanks for listening to our views.

Quote from t1ger :

(spot the copy and paste! )

Hey, get down off that fence, make a decision

I wouldn't like the practice to be limited. I haven't done nearly as much driving as many others in the league, and for those races where I couldn't practice much I was hopelessly off the pace.

As with Tristan, I cannot usually practice on a Monday or Tuesday before the race, so I spend a few evenings the previous week and a bit of time at the weekend doing some short sessions, gradually building experience and improving my lines. Also had some practice with my teammate ... until he found he couldn't keep up (only kidding Hyperactive, as I know you'll leave me for dust next time we're on track).

Timed qualification, as it provides more track time. Otherwise we'd be sitting around too long not driving.

Timed sessions can still be very challenging, especially if the time is limited and you can only do 3 or 4 laps.

I think South City would be better for the other car. I would prefer one of the last 3 tracks mentioned ...

* Westhill Int Rev, 13 laps
* Aston North, 10 laps
* Kyoto National, 12 laps

I like the South City tracks and Aston Cadet in any direction.

Fern Bay would be my least favourite choice for an event like this ... too many high kerbs that could quickly ruin your race.

Quote from Bob Smith :

Sound like a plan?

Sounds like a plan. We're nearly there aren't we? Just tracks and setups to sort?

Well done for the organising.

I would say FWD; the racing tends to be close and intense

@Modoff, I agree with your view that lagging out should be worth more points than crashing or resetting, but if you look at the practicality it would mean that somebody would need to view each disconnect and determine whether the racer crashed and then disconnected to gain some points, or whether the disconnect was genuine.