Kruiz 136

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Tarmac - 55 Craig Finnikin

Certainly doesn't mate, I'll be glad when its fixed and I'm back on track again thats for sure.

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Shale - 276 Mark Poole, ta

Up date on progress made with the car.. After the the accident at buxton which involved a car spinning in front of me, hitting it causing my suspension to collapse then sliding down the track on the undercarriage then being unfortunate enough to slide over the big infield curbs taking out my steering rack, rad, sump, and much of the metal holding it all together this is what we have been doing since (between snow storms lol) to repair it.. The first problem was at the track, it was towed away by two tractors, with broken suspension on the front and back and we were unable to load the car up as the damage to the front was so bad we couldn't replace the suspension, so the car was always sliding along the ground with no suspension on the left front. This meant we could get it on the trailer even with the winch, and unable to run the engine because it was leaking oil + and a twisted rad. We needed tractor assistance just to get it on the trailer. When we got it home, the same problem was encountered, ie getting it off the trailer, except now we had no tractor to help lol. In the end we jacked it up, patched the sump up topped the oil up and ran it very quickly to get it off the trailer, dragging the front along. To make a start on the damage, firstly, we took the engine and box out to properly repair the sump + enable us to turn the car over so we can work on the underneath. Next we turned it on its side... Cut out the damaged metal... And replaced with the new.. We're going to roll it back on 4 wheels again next and start work on the really hard bits, the steering rack mounts as we're changing from starlet to shortened moggy and the old mounts got bent and then start to rebuild the front suspension, more difficult because everything needs to be exactly spot on for it to handle well. I'll keep you posted on more progress as we go Oh and I will be racing under 136 next season

Yes mate busy at the moment rebuilding the undercarriage, I've got some pics that I'll post at a later date. Currently on target for a March 6th appearance at Birmingham, however would be made easier if the ice and snow would clear up, as we're intending to rebuild and replace all the suspension, at least straighten the nerf rails, maybe replace them, new fuel tank holder if we can't get a replacement the same size as the ally one and add a left rear wheel guard, possibly other things need doing I can't remember at the moment lol.

Sorry got to cancel.

Kruiz 85h

Don't deny it llf We all know what the caps covering up.

Ayee but which of the gingers is Jimmy!

My Season highlights from 2009 video, that I edited together with an awesome song 10 pretend points to whoever spots Jimmy#259/716! (Hint: He ain't racing) Repairs on the car are well underway and on target for a March the 6th appearance at Birmingham. Looking forward to what 2010 brings, Kruiz

Ok, if not adjust the current tarmac car physics, how about this... I just had a play on the tarmac tracks with my shale car, and although not perfect (obviously) I would say that actually, it is an improvement on the tarmac cars physics. Although it is possible to drive with the back end out still its not necessarily faster, and more often than not, if you do, your exit line is compromised as they seem to be looser on exit with less grip. Not only that, but most tracks the lap times are slowed by half a second or so, which is still a second too fast but its a start. If anything was to be tested, I'd be enthusiastic to see a meeting where shale cars were raced on tarmac instead of the tyre wear upped.

I think, in the beginning, the cars were driven a bit more 'properly' without the back end out into the corners, year after year, people are quicker, in fact every meeting it seems someone has improved on the track record. So I think this is one reason why the problem has come into being now, 3 years down the line. Secondly, I noticed this at the start of this year, but I wasn't sure if it was driving standards or the physics at fault, I'm fairly sure its a mixture of the two, but the physics aren't helping. Also, back when F1s were released, most of us were probably just happy there was a new mod out with a more realistic physics system, however having now driven many other mods, and other oval mods and seeing the new physics for F2s in Drumbs video, without the back end out on corner entry, I can see scope for improvement in F1s as well.

Tyre wear is a factor, or was, on the hoosiers on F1s, not so much on Goodyears I'm led to believe and yes Frankie and Andy do/did need to drive carefully protecting the tyres whilst making up ground. I've heard drivers talking of setting their cars up for the early or later stages in a race. The difference, in my opinion is that the majority of lower grade cars in real life are slower than the superstars cars, not just in setup, but in the engine etc as well. So when all cars are equal in rFactor making the fastest and slowest times of the night usually have around half a second difference, go on mylaps look for a real meeting and the lap times are usually about 2 seconds in difference from fastest to slowest. Not only this, but in real life actual lap times are about 2 and a half seconds slower in general, giving real higher graders more time to get to the front. And most lower graders are careful with their cars because they can't afford the damage, so don't launch he high graders because they feel like it, so in pretty much every way the odds are stacked well against high graders in rFactor. I personally didn't enjoy a single tarmac meeting last year that I can think of, and definitely won't be racing a tarmac meeting next year unless the physics are changed, to rectify all or most of the above, which is generally caused by the cars, they are way too loose, ie they drive into the corners sideways, making contact difficult, and lap times too fast, the physics need changing. The higher tyre wear is only going to go against the high graders again in my opinion, slowing the drivers who were fast down, and as mentioned above, making it very difficult to get through pack, which is hard enough without having to make sure your not sliding a little bit too much. I'm pretty sure most lower graders are going to think 'ah he just wants to win more easily', but when you think about it, the above does actually need changing to make it more life like, tarmac racing for me at the moment, isn't. I didn't race last night but that is my thoughts on tarmac racing as a whole.

Had this delivered today, ready for my 2010 onslaught on the ovals Shame about the model I know, spoils it rather. Already got a few people interested in buying one, for, I can only assume they intend on burning it lol You will all know who to throw stuff at now as I walk round the stadiums

Buying my copies tonight

Some cracking comments too

Kruiz 85h please

True, but there's a lot more than new paintwork on that RCE, they are all getting reworked for the 2010 season.

Nice JK.

85h please

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Apart from the clueless grids, yes absolutely excellent, can't wait for more, and if it continues like it did last night hopefully it won't end as just a winter series, as far as I'm concerned it has the potential to be UKDirt's most popular rFactor mod.

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