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    Posted: 06-19-2008 at 12:32am
Guys,

I wanted to put a caveat out there.  What I have noticed both online and offline is that even though you set the wear to 4x and the game says (for example) 2 pit stops will be required it may not be so.  It should say 2 would be predicted.  Things like the amount of cautions affect it greatly.  I have determined that I actually won a race on a short track with 6 or 7 other humans on Xbox live because I didn't pit (I didn't need to) because we had so many cautions.  Derek, you were in this race and it was the glitchy one that put me in 1st and then we finished under caution.

Now I DO NOT believe we should make a house rule that if it says X pits required that we have to pit that many times.  I'm just warning everyone to watch their fuel and be tactical in their approach.  If it is in your favor to not pit and you don't need to then by all means do what you would do in real life......stay out on the track.

The down side to the off line racing is that the CPU doesn't think for itself.  It will always pit the number of times it is told to, not taking into account how much race is left compared to what they have in the tank.
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Posts: 6699 		Post Options Post Options   Quote JasonSGN Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06-19-2008 at 6:27am
I'm glad that the game isn't 100% accurate with the number of pit stops required. That would take some of the skill and strategy out of the game. I ABSOLUTELY AGREE that you should pit as little or as much as you want to - that's part of the strategy.
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Here is the 09 schedule (with some extra 'special' events)  Haven't checked to see if all the tracks are in the game yet:
 
Date Event Venue
2/9/2008 Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway
2/14/2008 Gatorade Duel 1 Daytona International Speedway
2/14/2008 Gatorade Duel 2 Daytona International Speedway
2/17/2008 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
2/25/2008 Auto Club 500 Auto Club Speedway
3/2/2008 UAW-Dodge 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
3/9/2008 Kobalt Tools 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway
3/16/2008 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
3/30/2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500 Martinsville Speedway
4/6/2008 Samsung 500 Texas Motor Speedway
4/12/2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix International Raceway
4/27/2008 Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway
5/3/2008 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 Richmond International Raceway
5/10/2008 Dodge Challenger 500 Darlington Raceway
5/17/2008 NASCAR Sprint Showdown Lowe's Motor Speedway
5/17/2008 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Lowe's Motor Speedway
5/25/2008 Coca-Cola 600 Lowe's Motor Speedway
6/1/2008 Best Buy 400 Benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks Dover International Speedway
6/8/2008 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway
6/15/2008 LifeLock 400 Michigan International Speedway
6/22/2008 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway
6/29/2008 LENOX Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
7/5/2008 Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola Daytona International Speedway
7/12/2008 LifeLock.com 400 Chicagoland Speedway
7/27/2008 Allstate 400 at The Brickyard Indianapolis Motor Speedway
8/3/2008 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway
8/10/2008 Centurion Boats at The Glen Watkins Glen International
8/17/2008 3M Performance 400 Michigan International Speedway
8/23/2008 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
8/31/2008 Pepsi 500 Auto Club Speedway
9/6/2008 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway
9/14/2008 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
9/21/2008 Dover 400 Dover International Speedway
9/28/2008 Kansas 400 Kansas Speedway
10/5/2008 Amp Energy 500 Talladega Superspeedway
10/11/2008 Bank of America 500 Lowe's Motor Speedway
10/19/2008 TUMS QuikPak 500 Martinsville Speedway
10/26/2008 Pep Boys Auto 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway
11/2/2008 Dickies 500 Texas Motor Speedway
11/9/2008 Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil Phoenix International Raceway
11/16/2008 Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway
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So what do you guys think.  Do we run the first four at Daytona like the real schedule?  I can see that being boring by the end, but it could also allow us to flesh out the damage setting we have been talking about.

Also, that is 41 races = 41 weeks.  Is that realistic?  Maybe we could eliminate some that would end up falling on our excluded holiday weeks.  So that would take care of one of the early Daytonas......  just thoughts.

Thanks for posting that, Derek.
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Posts: 6699 		Post Options Post Options   Quote JasonSGN Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06-19-2008 at 10:55am
41 weeks may be a bit much. Here's the Sprint Cup schedule:

Feb 17 Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway

Feb 25 Auto Club 500
Auto Club Speedway

Mar 2 UAW-Dodge 400
Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Mar 9 Kobalt Tools 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway

Mar 16 Food City 500
Bristol Motor Speedway

Mar 30 Goody's Cool Orange 500
Martinsville Speedway

Apr 6 Samsung 500
Texas Motor Speedway

Apr 12 Subway Fresh Fit 500
Phoenix International Raceway

Apr 27 Aaron's 499
Talladega Superspeedway

May 3 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400
Richmond International Raceway

May 10 Dodge Challenger 500
Darlington Raceway

May 25 Coca-Cola 600
Lowe's Motor Speedway

Jun 1 Best Buy 400 Benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks
Dover International Speedway

Jun 8 Pocono 500
Pocono Raceway

Jun 15 LifeLock 400
Michigan International Speedway

Jun 22 Toyota/Save Mart 350
Infineon Raceway		  
 		  
 
Jun 29 LENOX Industrial Tools 301
New Hampshire Motor Speedway		  
 		  
 
Jul 5 Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola
Daytona International Speedway		  
 		  
 
Jul 12 LifeLock.com 400
Chicagoland Speedway		  
 		  
 
Jul 27 Allstate 400 at The Brickyard
Indianapolis Motor Speedway		  
 		  
 
Aug 3 Pennsylvania 500
Pocono Raceway		  
 		  
 
Aug 10 Centurion Boats at The Glen
Watkins Glen International		  
 		  
 
Aug 17 3M Performance 400
Michigan International Speedway		  
 		  
 
Aug 23 Sharpie 500
Bristol Motor Speedway		  
 		  
 
Aug 31 Pepsi 500
Auto Club Speedway		  
 		  
 
Sep 6 Chevy Rock & Roll 400
Richmond International Raceway		  
 		  
 
Sep 14 Sylvania 300
New Hampshire Motor Speedway		  
 		  
 
Sep 21 Dover 400
Dover International Speedway		  
 		  
 
Sep 28 Kansas 400
Kansas Speedway		  
 		  
 
Oct 5 Amp Energy 500
Talladega Superspeedway		  
 		  
 
Oct 11 Bank of America 500
Lowe's Motor Speedway		  
 		  
 
Oct 19 TUMS QuikPak 500
Martinsville Speedway		  
 		  
 
Oct 26 Pep Boys Auto 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway		  
 		  
 
Nov 2 Dickies 500
Texas Motor Speedway		  
 		  
 
Nov 9 Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil
Phoenix International Raceway		  
 		  
 
Nov 16 Ford 400
Homestead-Miami Speedway
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I'm in, and looking forward to this. 
 
I apologize in advance for my wreckless driving.  It's not because I'm trying to cheat you guys, or because I'm angry about something, but rather I just can't seem to drive safely  in a lane around an oval.  Embarrassed
 
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Posts: 6699 		Post Options Post Options   Quote JasonSGN Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06-19-2008 at 11:12am
That's great Kevin. Now we just need to see if Seth is in too.
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Posts: 3288 		Post Options Post Options   Quote TedSGN Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06-19-2008 at 11:18am
Still about 35 or 36.

I have another suggestion.  Let's start the season.  Once we race a track we can vote if we want to race there again if it shows up on the schedule.  Simple majority wins.  That way we'll hit every track once and hit the ones we like again.

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Posts: 3288 		Post Options Post Options   Quote TedSGN Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06-19-2008 at 11:20am
I would recommend everyone sign up.  The season is long.  You can come and go as you please and the races will be scheduled in advance.
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Posts: 6699 		Post Options Post Options   Quote JasonSGN Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06-19-2008 at 11:23am
I like that idea, but the only problem is that we won't know how many total races there will be until we get close to the end of the season. What about everyone listing the tracks they'd like to eliminate now?
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