NZNL - InSPire.net Season 5 - Race 7 - Indianapolis

GarethRobinson · Post by **GarethRobinson** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:20 pm

Since Odie's late, I'll do the duties and start things off:

InSPire.net Race 7 - Indianapolis
Practice Start - 2030
Qualify Start - 2130
Race Length - 72 Laps (45%)

PIT RESTRICTIONS : I'll leave this to the main Committee

DRIVERS UNABLE TO QUALIFY

Ze Bazzil
Happy
Riven
Prometheus
Tony G

VR Concepts Race 7 - Indianapolis

Practice Start - 1830
Qualify Start - 1930
Race Length - 40 Laps (25%)

PIT RESTRICTIONS: Please pit from the Back Straight, be in the inside half (left hand side) of the back straight before the "3" marker. You can take the corners on the access road, depending on your ability, at around 90-105mph, which is low revs in 3rd gear. Pitting from Turn 4 would be allowed only if the car has been involved in a accident after the entrance to the access road.

odonohuesp · Post by **odonohuesp** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:37 pm

Thanks Gareth.....I have been up for the past 28 hours with no sleep and I have not had a chance to do this. I will be leaving work in about an hour to go home and try to get some sleep before the races tonite.

All I ask of the drivers tonite is to have a better overall race than we did during the last visit to Indy.

Skuzzlebutt · Post by **Skuzzlebutt** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:41 pm

I'm scared. Was practicing last night and I sucked. If self spinning is the virtual racing equivalent of masturbation...then I'm blind as a bat now.

Eagle32 · Post by **Eagle32** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:52 pm

The great Indy masacre.

A dark day.

GarethRobinson · Post by **GarethRobinson** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:36 pm

Pit Instructions for the VR race are now up in the first post.

TonyG · Post by **TonyG** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:50 pm

Pitting from the back straight worked well in the last race here so we should keep it the same for the InSPire race as as well as the VR race

MarkR · Post by **MarkR** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:30 pm

TonyG wrote:Pitting from the back straight worked well in the last race here so we should keep it the same for the InSPire race as as well as the VR race

Did it?

TonyG · Post by **TonyG** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:39 pm

MarkR wrote:
TonyG wrote:Pitting from the back straight worked well in the last race here so we should keep it the same for the InSPire race as as well as the VR race
Did it?

Well, the pre race forum was hot about what a pain it was going to be and the after race forum didn't even mention it, so I took that as there being no problems

Eagle32 · Post by **Eagle32** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:43 pm

TonyG wrote:Well, the pre race forum was hot about what a pain it was going to be and the after race forum didn't even mention it, so I took that as there being no problems

It wasn't that it was going to be a pain. It was that it was not needed. I still think pitting between 3 and 4 would be fine. But as you say it worked fine last time so why mess with it.

I'll pit from where ever I'm told and I'll damn well like it

Murphy's Law · Post by **Murphy's Law** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:25 pm

I'll be able run this week

but i'll my brother run in the VR Concepts.

BAZZIL · Post by **BAZZIL** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:15 pm

Murphy's Law wrote:I'll be able run this week but i'll my brother run in the VR Concepts.

Please take note then of the penalties against you, you have constantly had penalties submited against you. Look at what you are doing wrong and try to correct it.

I think last race you had steering problems?
You were swerving all over the place and you caused much trouble for some drivers.

Prometheus · Post by **Prometheus** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:21 pm

Murphy's Law wrote:I'll be able run this week but i'll my brother run in the VR Concepts.

Are you for the fun or racing online with others or are you in for the points ?

I'll be honest Murphy - you are very fast, faster than me. But you drive like a maniac, and simply put - your driving sucks, taking out other drivers regularly. Which means having you race is not fun for everyone else. So while you may be faster than me, even though it's your 2nd season, I would've thought you would realise by now that just being fast isn't enough, it's being fast and in control that counts.

I'm not on the committee. But from what I've seen of your driving this season, you might want to seriously consider if you want to drive to race, or want to race to see if you can survive.

If you're going to race tonight and have the usual complaints and protests against you - you have 65 penalty points in just 6 races

- you're really gotta ask, why race ?

Me, I've been on a bluntness course.

Mods and committee - feel free to delete this post if I have over stepped the mark.

MarkR · Post by **MarkR** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:07 pm

Being fast really means nothing if you're a reckless driver because eventually no league will have you.

edited.

TonyG · Post by **TonyG** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:09 pm

MarkR wrote:Being fast really means nothing if you're a wreckless driver because eventually no league will have you.

Do you mean reckless, 'cause in this case there are plenty of wrecks

Eagle32 · Post by **Eagle32** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:22 pm

If your lagging like your "brother" was Murphy's Law then you should really sit tonight out for everyones sake. He was popping in and out and lagging by a full second. Completely unacceptable to drive around in a field of 30+ cars.

MadMarty13 · Post by **MadMarty13** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:24 pm

I think his connection us most of the problem it sucks watching him before hand and his brother in replays the car is abmormal

GarethRobinson · Post by **GarethRobinson** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:30 pm

Pos No Driver Laps Race Time Diff Speed Points
2 403 Big Al 40 36m52.674s 30.459s 261.839 175
3 26 Gareth Robinson 40 37m01.553s 39.338s 260.792 170
5 99 RedWulf 39 36m23.447s 1 lap(s) 258.710 165
6 56 BCingU 39 36m24.582s 1 lap(s) 258.576 160
8 401 Ian 39 36m53.067s 1 lap(s) 255.247 155
9 663 Major Havoc 39 36m56.644s 1 lap(s) 254.836 150
10 402 Wide Load 38 37m04.539s 2 lap(s) 247.420 146
11 426 Angus 37 36m28.269s 3 lap(s) 244.902 142
12 91 Razza 31 31m11.098s 9 lap(s) 239.970 138
13 416 Noon416 31 36m36.887s 9 lap(s) 204.383 134
16 13 MadMarty 7 7m25.923s 33 lap(s) 227.368 130

Adjusted Points - Those racing only

No Driver Points
401 Ian 1165
26 Gareth Robinson 1139
426 Angus 1100
13 MadMarty 1038
663 Major Havoc 960
403 Big Al 899
416 Noon416 858
99 RedWulf 621

56 BCingU 468
402 Wide Load 301
91 Razza 149

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:29 pm

Hay Mattly sorry for the tap turm 1 just after half way. Slowed past the start finish to let you by then it all went to hell. Log off in discust with my self

Hope you finished OK

PS. Funny how you can hit who you are realy trying not to and not hit who you are trying to block

MadMarty13 · Post by **MadMarty13** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:35 pm

Welll I stayed away from this race as in the vr concepts league praccy I noticed my tyres were stuffed after 6 laps and in the race first few laps blew a tyre and got dqed in the pits so made a decision to sit out the inspire net league sorry to wraith whom had to fly the team vengeance flag by himself.
Why are tyres being chewed up so fast is it wheel config?

Post by **Jetboy** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:49 pm

Happy · Post by **Happy** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:51 pm

Well after getting ripped at the start in 2 dings in as many laps. I scraped it back up. And wot a tight race it would have been between the Monsters and ze DuDs, but after Riven cracked his face off with a popped out tire etc... Looks like ze DuDs took that one away too >8p~

BAZZIL · Post by **BAZZIL** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:52 pm

Well done Dick

super effort that.

and the winner of the nuts on toast award is ....

Unbound !

Wraith · Post by **Wraith** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:53 pm

I'd rather forget that one.

Apologies to all I screwed in my self spin in the first few laps, think I panicked or something when I saw the spin in front.

MarkR · Post by **MarkR** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:58 pm

Good race, I think that made up for my 10th here last season.

Monsters were looking good to make up some big ground on the DuDs, not sure what happened to Riven but I think we got too much work to do next week now.

TonyG · Post by **TonyG** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:05 pm

Well done Mark
Looks like the Monsters have a jinx on them this series, don't think there was a race where we didn't have a catastrophe

Started out good for me, then after the first pit I moved over to let Gareth through but he didn't make it, so I was spinning around

then later Wideload bounced off the wall and took me out, so 11th was my lot

Last race next week, fingers crossed for all Monsters to finish

OOH, just spotted that I had the fastest lap, good consolation prize