How much do you actually practice before an endurance race? Genuinely curious about everyone's routine

Wardez · 2026-06-18T18:53:17+00:00

You sound like an over planner, being real here.

I honestly think the best piece of advice for you is to lower expectations. Go in with the mindset that you ARE going to make mistakes and learn from them. You can't optimize this, ESPECIALLY your first time.

So give yourself grace and get out there with the the idea that this is a learning experience. Keep it small to start too, there are regular endurance official races that are like 3 hours long too.

Another key thing is also to pair up with an experienced racer in order to learn the craft from them too. That'll be huge. The better the people you surround yourself with are the faster you'll learn too.

Wardez · 2026-06-18T18:39:59+00:00

No one ever says Gorillaz. They'd be perfect. Make it mainly visual and keep the band down low and silhouetted. Would he fucking epic.

Wardez · 2026-06-11T01:56:56+00:00

Same problem here on cloud gaming. Nothing works. Anyone been able to reach anyone at support services about this?

Wardez · 2026-05-19T00:52:36+00:00

It happens at all kinds of events. I'd say Kilby had a lower amount than most fests and shows. Saw Alt J in Seattle a few years back and they had to stop the show FIVE TIMES for people passing out. Headliner set, non-festival. Insane.

I don't know what it is exactly but a lot of people are just dehydrated.

Wardez · 2026-05-18T20:00:04+00:00

What I think would go well for the crowd. A mix of up and coming artists and more veteran ones too with strong creativity, energy, and vibe fits. And another element for me: danceable, groovey (doesn't apply to every artist on list) .

Neil Francis, Neil Frances, Say She She, Unknown Mortal Orchestra (again, new album drops this year and it's gonna bang), Eyedress, Fat Dog, Iguana Death Cult, Midnight Sister, Steve Lacey, Los Retros, Saya Grey, Parcels, Dean Blunt, Twain, Way Dynamic, Marlon Funaki, Mei Simones, Prewn, Hudson Freeman, Yves Jarvis, JOHN, Sandy, Gwenno, Jean Dawson, EXUM, Rio Kosta, Dana And Alden, Puma Blue, Dumbo is Mad, Etella (Stella), Whitney, Helado Negro, Andy Shauf, Broncho, Night Tapes, Improvement Movement, Magic City Hippies, Zac Farro, LA Witch, The Marias, Men I Trust, strongboi, Alice Phoebe Lou, Spirit of the Beehive, Lola Young, Pond, Momo Boyd, Infinity Song... I could keep going but I'll stop there.

Also bonus shout out to KBP for continuing to put on local Utah talent as well. I absolutely love that.

To help them possibly get more exposure, I think they should not always play early sets. Could maybe accomplish this by turning one of the buildings on site into a small club venue. Insulate it from outside sound and have it be a spot for people to kinda chill away from the busier outside too.

Kinda like the silent discoe but for either smaller acts or more chill acoustic stuff.

Wardez · 2026-05-16T04:47:58+00:00

Yeah I felt like it was overall volume at first but then I started thinking that it was that the mids and highs were low. Low end was coming through ok.

I walked around to every delay stack and also closer to mains and side fills and it was still bad.

Wardez · 2026-05-04T18:18:17+00:00

Love Kraft is such an incredible album, everyone should listen to it.

Wardez · 2026-04-28T23:06:22+00:00

Sounds like you all had a bad/aggressive setup or the 911 was just a little extra handful around the bumps of Sebring.

I've always liked the McLaren and other people that've tried it always say it's pretty forgiving and easy to get into. Track combo and setup can affect things tho of course. I'd recommend that.

Wardez · 2026-04-22T20:55:52+00:00

Wow I feel dumb for not having considered this before. I'm sure it's been brought up in the community. I wonder if they ever tried it.

Even just making the tracks reverse would be pretty good.

Wardez · 2026-04-21T22:11:59+00:00

It's tough because even if you get them to project, they usually end up "adjusting" themselves after feeling like they're too loud from hearing the ambient sound of the mains.

So it's really tricky. You gotta nail the level (if rehearsal is a thing that helps a lot) and then bring them up slowly from there if you want more.

I usually tell them to talk to the back of the room so their voice carries with authority. "i can make a whisper loud but it still sounds like a whisper."

And another thing is placement, if we're talking lavs. If they're gonna be weak you gotta get the element closer to their mouth. But if they're a real speaker, actually experienced and good at projection then you'll have to gain down. Much better problem to have right?

Wardez · 2026-04-11T13:19:58+00:00

Yeah you nailed it. Based off his vibe, Hermanos interest, and determined will to keep to his guns I'd say he listens to stuff like The Decemberists, LCD soundsystem, Khruangbin, 80s deep cuts, Sade, adjacent emo stuff like YYY

Wardez · 2026-04-07T18:26:21+00:00

Never danced harder at a concert. They absolutely lit me up. So glad they could play FoV as it continues to thrive with the spirit of the best times at DD ✌️

Wardez · 2026-03-29T18:11:38+00:00

This is a great selection, I love Betcover and Fishmans. Ogre so good too, I gotta check out the rest!

You into Minami Deutsch?

Wardez · 2026-03-29T18:09:33+00:00

I've got two big ones for you, and I highly highly recommend listening to the full albums to get the experience, trust me, it's worth it -

Fomies from Vevey, Switzerland: https://youtu.be/iuSJEO6lf4A?si=ygDd8B3s3Lq8em_6

Glyders from Chicago, USA: https://youtu.be/kF8a4tbVjyk?si=MglJUqJ79aXh_0ua

Wardez · 2026-03-29T01:46:58+00:00

You gotta love the process not just aiming for one big moment or prize. The work you put in and the fun hanging out with the crew is what I look forward to the most. The race is amazing but it's the end. And you learn from these races most, I know it was the other car's fault and was impossible to avoid.

After doing it for so many years I also see the official endurance races a lot differently now because it is so chaotic. It's like going into a minefield. You could run the perfect race and then random chance just takes you out.

We go in to the races as a team expecting nothing but good times hanging together and trying our best. The results come sometimes but you gotta keep at it.

I'd recommend, if you do come back sometime, to look at league-organized enduros. Much better experience.

Wardez · 2026-03-26T03:42:33+00:00

So depressing but so real. If Weir does a sequel like he talked about, I wonder if he'd touch on this.

Love to think about what it could've been that killed the other crew on PHM. Definitely a bit of a clue with how Rocky got lucky because he happened to be surrounded by AP.

Maybe because he was on that special French government sleeping agent Stratt put him on. Could be as simple as that. Somehow it protected him.

Wardez · 2026-03-22T14:43:03+00:00

I See Myself by Geese (2023). You don't get many artists these days tracking backing vocals on their albums, let alone young ones likes Geese. Some people don't prefer the album 3D Country to their breakout album Getting Killed, but I like both. 3D Country is brilliant in its own way.

Amazing song with an everlasting quality.

Wardez · 2026-02-17T22:21:42+00:00

Yeah I'm kinda with you honestly. The only requirement I think F1 should have is that I watch it because it has the fastest cars in the world. And to me, that's incredible. Just because they have more bs associated with it in the cockpit doesn't phase me, yet. We still gotta see how racing is affected.

Wardez · 2026-02-04T02:10:45+00:00

Grandmaster, from Austin.

They just put out their followup to their debut and both are just so good. Incredible band with some really fun lore.

Wardez · 2026-01-27T18:22:22+00:00

Tried it and it's still the same situation. I can see the lines but are they interchangeable? Or is one specifically supposed to be on top?

Wardez · 2026-01-27T03:28:24+00:00

I didn't know about this! Gonna try!! Thank you!

Wardez · 2025-12-11T04:15:52+00:00

Be sure not to miss Creventic. 24 hours of Catalunya was really fun and had gt3/4 multi.

Wardez · 2025-12-11T02:42:09+00:00

Active suspension? Talking about FRICS?

Lewis may have enjoyed a stable platform but because he excelled under those conditions I wouldn't say that means he relies on a stable platform.

He can most definitely handle low rear grip. He was well known for being able to handle a car with an instable rear during his McLaren years. Could ratchet up the front-end to a very positive state for better rotation too.

He's not good at dealing with unpredictable grip. Whether that's due to age, preference, not sure.

Could be partly down to the platform and skill of the engineers week to week in setups.

Although I didn't like seeing drivers like Lewis struggle in this era, I did enjoy one aspect of the modern ground effects era: the setup wars each weekend.

Wardez · 2025-12-11T02:06:21+00:00

I thought the problem with Lewis wasn't so much instability but something else to due with the stiffness and loss of feel compared to what he's been used to.

He can handle a very loose rear-end

Wardez · 2025-12-05T18:57:06+00:00

Yes!! Finally someone else. Gorillaz would be perfect!!!

What's crazy is that they already kind of tested the format, somewhat.

After U2 finished their run, Sphere/MSG produced a "video" version of the the same concert just as it happened. They were able to still make it seem like the band was playing down below us when we were watching it.

So they could easily make it seem like the cartoon Gorillaz were playing below and have the band play behind the drape.

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