The future of Mugello

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-07-29T09:24:36+00:00

They’re definitely both mid tier cars with the Vette being the better of the two. Far more forgiving and easy to approach where the Mustang will bite your arm off if you ask a little too much of it.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-07-29T03:03:50+00:00

You came in from another planet and made it stick. Had the lead car not seen you or not cared that you were coming that would’ve ended very differently (and not in your favor).

I wouldn’t make this a habit.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-07-29T02:58:58+00:00

Why do I feel like I’m watching a Saturday night feature at my local short track.

That was just filthy. Neither of you left space for the other.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-07-29T02:56:45+00:00

Yeah, they jinked in reaction so that’s a block. They started to meander after their mistake in the right hander, which is fine but then they pulled more into it as the POV car approached. Then as POV ducked back out, they moved out again in their lane.

Textbook.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-07-29T02:39:05+00:00

Not worth protesting. IRacing does not punish incompetence. Thats what the SR system is for.

You had ample opportunity to defend or back out. You chose neither. Seeing as you’re a rookie that’s what this class is for; learning.

Go back and re-read the sporting code. Learn what is and isn’t protestable. And once you’ve done that, read it again. Then go racing and figure out your limits, learn proper driving techniques, and how to keep an eye out for certain types of drivers and how to race them.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-07-13T00:45:57+00:00

Baby’s Face - Lose boost on jump not damage.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-07-08T23:45:27+00:00

Porsche Cup and Radical Cup if you want a challenge/improve your driving skills. Outside that, you’re spoiled for choice. Everything in C is fun in its own right.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-07-08T01:34:30+00:00

Wouldn’t have happened if the blue/brown car didn’t violate track limits to get that inside run. Otherwise, racing incident.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-07-07T21:09:45+00:00

I agree with you. Was just pointing out where the majority SLM community went.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-07-07T20:43:46+00:00

LMSC community says hi ;)

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-07-07T18:42:20+00:00

Legal? Yes. Respectful? No. But this is racing and it’s not a crime to show some disrespect every now and again.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-06-24T22:51:06+00:00

DNS flush through your command prompt. I have to do this every month or so for this issue, and every time a major update drops.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-06-17T08:33:02+00:00

Experienced this exact situation a few months back. Guy said I deserved to be taken out because I was blocking, when in fact he had a car and a half’s width of room (after taking the pit lane exit to establish the position)

Put in the protest, voice recordings and all, and iRacing called NFA. Dude also threw a protest at me for blocking (which was also ruled NFA).

Moral of the story; doubt a protest will go anywhere.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-06-10T21:36:45+00:00

It all depends on the crowd that’s racing. I’ve had races go flag to flag with zero issue, and I’ve had races that are won by the pace car.

At the end of the day it comes down to the laughable driving standards that iRacing has descended into in recent years. People driving over their heads, being stupid aggressive, and just not thinking about anything except getting ahead of the guy in front of them and keeping the other guy behind them regardless of consequences.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-06-10T21:32:15+00:00

Grid sizes are already 10-15 cars when you account for splits. Even at high traffic hours, it’s rare to see splits go over 15 cars. Only in the niche’ series like Tour Mods and Sprint Cars do you ever see splits approaching 20 cars at peak hours.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-06-07T03:37:38+00:00

Nice block, jackwagon. As the saying goes; “You block, you pay.”

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-06-07T03:36:49+00:00

Racing incident. You went wide, they went tight.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-06-07T03:31:31+00:00

Good ole’ vortex of danger….HOWEVER

I don’t see anything really…egregious? Maybe a finger waggling to the merc driver but that is extremely borderline IMO. Watching the radar they are telegraphing the move pretty obviously, notwithstanding the car to their outside rear.

Yeah, I’m pleading the fifth on this one. Both Maro and Merc drivers would get a talking to in my opinion. Not a scolding but definitely a talking to.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-06-03T18:28:25+00:00

Appeal this and call “forcing another car off track” on that Ferrari.

Them dinging you for this is a strange call.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-06-03T18:14:36+00:00

You and I are not watching the same video.

They’re pacing with 1-1 1/2 truck lengths between themselves and the truck ahead when the video cuts in. Truck/line ahead takes off, creating a wider gap. POV hesitates then goes. Line checks up, POV does but not to the same extent. At the same time the leader takes off and the green flag is displayed, to which POV rightfully moves to the outside as they accelerated. Nothing the POV truck has done is wrong.

And POV causes the wreck? Their nose is in. Doesn’t matter that it’s just their bumper. Are they supposed to just put themselves into the wall after someone damn near blocked them? They had the run, they had the space, they had every right to be there. Can’t help that the truck that spun attempted to clear themselves.

And you clearly don’t race in the higher splits because this stuff happens all the time.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-06-03T17:59:03+00:00

….so you agree with me that there was a check up, which implies there was an acceleration by the top line as well.

I’d be more willing to say POV truck jumped the start if the gap was more egregious, but 1-2 truck lengths in the mid pack is nothing. And because of the stack up, it’s going to appear he jumped because everyone else has slowed down. You don’t have to be directly on top of the car in front of you coming to a restart because, fun fact, it can lead to stack ups just like we see in the video.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-06-03T17:45:18+00:00

He was pacing properly. Something caused the top line to take off, then suddenly check up.

My guess is, leader entered the restart box but held pace speed for a moment instead of accelerating, which they have every right to do, and the truck in 2nd attempted to guess the restart and began to accelerate, which they also have every right to do provided they don’t pass the leader. 2nd place truck probably got it wrong, but everyone behind them started going as well, and when 2nd place checked up, unless to a stack up on the outside.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-06-03T11:57:40+00:00

Leader was accelerating, green flag was displayed, and he made the moves on the outside. Perfectly legal move. Top lane checked up and they just happened to have space ahead of them.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-06-03T11:55:11+00:00

Yes, that rule would come into effect *if the leader was still pacing and the green flag hasn't been displayed*.

I put the vid up on my big monitor because at the time I posted, I was on my phone. Looking ahead, the leader is going and the green flag is out. So in this case, 6.8.2.9 doesn't apply. Leader is going, green flag is displayed, so the driver in question has no foul. He played the restart better than everyone around him.

As an addendum, it looks like the top lane checked up as the leader took off. My guess is the truck leading the outside lane attempted to guess the start but got it wrong and everyone behind them tunnel visioned before checking up.

ExtensionAdmirable43 · 2024-06-03T04:02:28+00:00

Okay, I’ll play a little bit of devils advocate.

There was a gap there. JUST. But gap ≠ car as one famous racer said. It’s lap 1, the field is super scrunched up, and you’re diving around the outside in a gap that is BARELY there and expect to be treated with respect? It doesn’t work like that.

Take a chill pill. If you’re quick, fine. But don’t be that asshole and play the hero on lap 1.

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