Canceled - Round 1 - Monterey Grand Prix - Laguna Seca [Jan 13th]

What a surprise!!

a good test for my disconection last sunday
i feel sorry for the people who still suffer from it

guys check forums for best internet/graphics fps settings in youre PLR file
http://internationalsimracinggroup.com/thread/20/rfactor-multiplayer-plr-config-tweaks
where are the host servers Located, USA??

this mod is so much fun!!

cheers

Petr Hlavac wrote:

I declare myself The Asshole of the Race  I messed up in the first lap and very nearly got stuck in the drainage behind Corkscrew.

I will take that title as that is exactly what I did.
I got a good start and moved up to about 6th or 7th, then coming out of the corkscrew too much power on cold tyres and spun, trying to turn around and I get stuck in the drainage channel.

all pilots who took part in the race finished I think maybe half or less.
Also close rfactor problems ?
Could anything in the model or track that would make this happen?





de todos los pilotos que tomaron parte en la carrera , creo que terminaron la mitad o quizás menos .
¿también problemas de cierre de rfactor?
¿podría haber algo en el modelo o la pista que hiciese suceder esto?

François Remmen wrote:

where are the host servers Located, USA??

cheers

I wish! France or nearby I believe.

Richard Wilks wrote:

Sorry Matthias  i didnt realize you were along side, and when you got in front of me, i failed to slowdown or get away from your car in time... it was totally my fault.

Yeah, sad moment for me. Even after that crash with lost nose and bent right rear suspension I could match the laptimes of Petr and Yves almost the whole race.

But race had way more positive results for me:
Car was amazing to drive! didn't think it would be possible to overtake here, but I experienced the complete opposite. Engine % was no problem for me at all (never expected to finish the race) and my steering wheel G27 also survived

P5 after 70 Seconds repair time is very nice, but I gained many places because of the DNFs.

Perhaps it's some problem with too low graphics settings? Never had any disconnect with max settings.
Did you all expect these disconnects in training sessions before today, too?


RAM usage shouldn't be a problem, even on 32bit Windows - had a maximum RAM usage for rFactor about 900MB.

Results will be up tomorrow.

Richard Coxon wrote:

Results will be up tomorrow.

Are the drivers graphics also being upated/created by then? (Can't wait to get one under my posts )

If you had rFactor crash can you post which car and what level of car graphics that you were using Max, High, Med, low graphic settings.

Mine Crashed. Lola T192 Max settings except shadows that were medium.

Regional internet was out for several hours today and it only came back after the race start

F ck you Swisscom! I really wanted to race today, now I didn't even get to participate!

Wondered where you was.

Richard Coxon wrote:

Wondered where you was.

Presume me either wounded enough to not be able to race/dead or without internet if I don't show up when I said I would.

Apart from the fun, looking at my pace and the capabilities of the car at my hands, I am quite sure podiums are possible.

Now I am already on the back foot

Anyway, looks like the race was marred by problems?


Re-run?

Jacob Fredriksson wrote:

Probably some skin or model which was corrupt, causing all these CTD's. It only ever happened when I was close behind another car.

Do you know what car(s) it was ?

If it happened only at a certain distance, the high-detail 3D model could be the culprit (That one appears only when you are close).

Please as Guillaume said try to determine which car it was, maybe if you look at the replay you will be able to identify it.

In my case, first ctd in qualy, I tweaked my setup in settings panel. So I was not on track.
Second ctd in race, I was just behind Mike's car.

The only crash I got was at the corkscrew when I was following Francois Remmen very closely.

Same for me, but behind Mike. (Who was very slow )

tout a fond / sauf : ombres : faible  / et ombres floues : aucunes

apres de multiples crash et retour bureau en qualifs ( 5 )

il m a eté impossible de revenir sur le serveur , a chaque fois au milieu du telechargement du circuit j avais un message du style : " Beggtxt 2 error .... " un truc dans le genre et malgré 2 réinstallations totale du mod ca a ete pareil

pendant la course je me suis connecté sur le serveur en spectateur avec 3 autres voitures differentes et la pas de problemes . mais toujours impossible meme en spectateur avec la Begg selectionnée .


a l instant je viens de me connecter sur le serveur avec la Begg sans aucun probleme  c est ta n y rien comprendre  

comme si hier soir la Begg tout d un coup  avait eté interdite d acces au serveur !!

Guillaume Siebert wrote:

Jacob Fredriksson wrote:

Probably some skin or model which was corrupt, causing all these CTD's. It only ever happened when I was close behind another car.

Do you know what car(s) it was ?

A Lola 300 I believe, one of the times. Can't remember the other times. Happened once during unofficial practice earlier in the week too.

After the race, I did some AI races with 30+ cars, maximum graphics settings, set on accelerated time for quite a while, on several tracks.. No CTD'd

Harsh return. I've got too few time to train as i should. I wasn't remembering the F5000 to be so touchy to drive. I was, however, remembering the pain in the ... that Laguna is. Never liked this one.

So I was lacking a good preparation. 20 laps training, a new mod. So I've done a very poor set up with an overall unstable car. Understeer in entry, oversteer in exit, gearbox too short, unstable on brakes, over reaction on throttle and brakes lock in front everytime I hit the pedal...Quite an nigthmare .

All along the qualifications I've tried to set things a bit more drivable. I managed to scratch about 2 seconds a lap but I was still far from having good feelings. The car was still very touchy on brakes. But, well, I've been able to avoid the last spot on the grid. Not so bad after all.

Not suprising, during the race, I've paid for such short preparation. The front wheel were locking at almost every braking making the car quite touchy. Got also a bit too much sliding of the back wheel on throttle. But i was nonetheless driving faster in race than in training. As I was trying to catch up with Yannick I've done a final mistake at this braking of Corkscrew. The car makes a sweet somersault. The rear right suspension was bend. I try to repair it at the pits but no way. Back to pit then to retire.

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Retour délicat. J'ai eu peu de temps de préparation. Je ne me souvenais pas que les F5000 étaient si délicates à piloter. De plus Laguna Seca c'est vraiment pas ma tasse de thé.

Bref 20 tours avant la course pour préparer un set sur un mod "nouveau". Du coup j'avais une voiture totalement instable. Ca sousvirait en entrée, survirait en sortie, ma boite était trop courte, les pneus patinaient, les freins avant se bloquaient en permanence. Un vrai cauchemar:affraid:

Durant les qualifs je vais essayer de résoudre une partie des problèmes. Au final j'ai reussi à améliorer mes temps de deux secondes au tour mais la voiture restait délicate. Le freinage était en particulier très délicat avec une voiture imprevisible durant cette phase et des freins avant bloquant à tout va. Mais bon j'ai reussi à éviter la Paul Belmondo position ce qui était pas gagné au début.

Sans surprise en course je vais payer cash mon manque de préparation. Entre les problèmes de freins et une incapacité à faire passer la puissance correctement sur les roues arrières je m'attendais à une belle galère. Bizarement je roulais plus vite en course qu'aux essais malgré tout . Mais bon mes problèmes de freins vont me faire faire d'enormes fautes surtout à Corkscrew. Au final, alors que je tentais de remonter sur Yannick que je voyais juste devant moi, j'ai fait une derniere erreur sur les freins. A Corkscrew la voiture est parti en tonneau. Suspension arrière pliée. Retour aux stands pour réparer mais j'ai vite compris que cela n'avait rien changer. Du coup abandon obligatoire pour ne pas jouer la chicane mobile.

Ben Paulet wrote:

Same for me, but behind Mike. (Who was very slow )

I award you the coveted Master of the Obvious Award with Oak leaves


When I locked up I had pulled off the track after one of many qualifying crashes. Nobody was near me as far as I know.

I don't know that award, but I accept it. Surely the only one award I'll get that year.