The SGN Nascar 09 Racing League Thread
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Topic: The SGN Nascar 09 Racing League Thread
Posted By: TedSGN
Subject: The SGN Nascar 09 Racing League Thread
Date Posted: 06-20-2008 at 9:28am
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Official thread for the SGN Nascar 09 League. Race night is Wednesdays. Practice starts at 10 pm Eastern. Qualifying at 10:30 pm and racing immediately after. Settings: Race Length: 20% Wear: 4x AI strength: Normal Damage: Full* Flags: Full Season Standings: 10 races
Team Standings
Race Results: 6/25/08 Daytona Cautions = 7 Lead Changes = 2 Winner: Kyle Busch Fastest Lap: 49.170
7/2/08 Auto Club Cautions = 7 Lead Changes = 10 Winner: JasonSGN Fastest Lap: 41.593
7/9/08 Las Vegas Cautions = 10 Lead Changes = 11 Winner: TedSGN* Fastest Lap: 31.043
*Race may have glitched, putting Derek from 1st to 14th on the final lap. It could not be determined if this was a bug or a dq without notification. Derek accepted 14th place. 7/16/08 Atlanta* Cautions = 7 Lead Changes = 13 Winner: Webdanzer Fastest Lap: 29.162
*First of three races without AI cars. 7/23/08 Bristol Cautions = 6 Lead Changes = 6 Winner: TedSGN Fastest Lap: 16.319
*Derek finished 4th after another glitch sent him to race results screen. It was determined that he would not have finished any higher than third since he was pitting and Ted and Jason did not pit after him. Derek, always the sportsman, accepted 4th place. 7/30/08 @ Martinsville Cautions = 16 Lead Changes = 9 Winner: Fazeo Fastest Lap: 20.343
8/6/08 Texas Cautions = 3 Lead Changes = 4 Winner: TedSGN Fastest Lap: 31.952
8/13/08 Phoenix* Cautions: 5 or 6? Lead Changes: at least 5 Winner: Fazeo Best Lap: at least 28.899
8/20/08 Talladega Cautions = 3 Lead Changes = 11 Winner = Nascar* Fastest Lap = ?
Cautions = 6 Lead Changes = 9 Winner: Fazeo Best Lap: 22.448
9/3/08 Darlington Cautions = 3 Lead Changes = 17 Winner: Nascar Best Lap: 30.510
9/10/08 Lowe's Cautions = 11 Lead Changes = 13 Winner: TedSGN Best Lap: 31.013
9/17/08 Dover Cautions = 12 Lead Changes = 15 Winner: JasonSGN Best Lap: 26.567
Pocono (need to post table) Michigan (no race due to servers down) Infineon (no race due to lack of drivers) New Hampshire (No race due to lack of drivers) Next race @ Daytona 10/29/08 Chicagoland 11/5/08 Indianapolis 11/12/08 Pocono 11/19/08 Watkins Glen 11/26/08 Michigan Bristol Auto Club Richmond New Hampshire Dover Kansas Talladega Lowe's Martinsville Atlanta Texas Phoenix Homestead ------------- 
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-20-2008 at 9:30am
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Excellent. The only thing left to determine is the length of the season. Looking forward to the Daytona 500  .------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN"> 
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-20-2008 at 9:31am
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I guess we go with the full 36 races. There will probably be some that get skipped along the way.
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-20-2008 at 9:33am
That's fine with me. ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: K_Mosley
Date Posted: 06-20-2008 at 11:21am
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I just have to warn you guys... When I wake up in the morning, I pi$$ excellence...
I WANNA GO FAST!
 Kevin ------------- http://www.middleagedgamer.com - MiddleAgedGamer.com |
Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-20-2008 at 11:47am
I found this at OS and thought there were some good ideas:
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Posted By: K_Mosley
Date Posted: 06-20-2008 at 11:55am
That's EGREGIOUS!!
Kevin ------------- http://www.middleagedgamer.com - MiddleAgedGamer.com |
Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-20-2008 at 11:56am
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I like those pointers. I have to say I think we could avoid half our yellows with a simple "(Name), going low or high" before passing. I don't think any of us are trying to block and if the guy behind us is faster or running a better line we're willing to let him through, especially if it isn't the last 5 laps of the race. Another thing I have noticed that people are doing (myself included) is that when we lose our line and drift high we try and let off and dip back down onto the line asap. If a guy is close behind he is rightly seeing this as an opening to pass. The guy who lost the line should be cautious about trying to dip right back down. We are coming back down hard on top of each other and this has been causing some avoidable wrecks. Check your mirrors and also the guy behind should announce his move if he's going for the pass at that point. I've been trying to stay high if I lose my line and re-establish it on the straightaway. If a driver is swerving back and forth across the lanes he is becoming a hazard. -------------
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Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-20-2008 at 12:07pm
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Race night is Wednesdays. Practice starts at 10 pm Eastern. Qualifying at 10:30 pm and racing immediately after. Settings: Race Length: 20% Wear: 4x AI strength: Easy Damage: Full* Flags: Full I'm good with and like these settings. If we had just a few more guys (like 8, even) I'd probably prefer AI off because I've seen them do some really crazy things online, but I do understand that the track can get lonely feeling, and that's not nascar.
Ted, I also TRY to hold my line when I'm high and I know that someone is underneath me, but sometimes I swerve back down a bit too far while trying to avoid that wall that likes to jump out in front of me!
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-20-2008 at 12:25pm
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I'm working on finding two more guys to race with us.
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-20-2008 at 12:41pm
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I hear you, Derek. I hope I'm not coming across as some sort of race nazi about this stuff.
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Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-20-2008 at 1:32pm
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No, Ted, Not at all! I was just poking fun at my own ineptitude...
Definitely good advice!
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Posted By: Fazeo
Date Posted: 06-23-2008 at 6:21pm
Sounds like someone has seen Bastille's driving.
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-23-2008 at 7:49pm
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Going to try and do some practice at Daytona tonight at 10 pm Eastern. Our opening race is Wednesday at Daytona with practice beginning at 10pm.
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-24-2008 at 9:34pm
Tomorrow night is the big night!!! It should be a fun season. Ted's been training like it's the real thing  .Edit: Someone take out Ted for me  .------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-24-2008 at 10:04pm
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Yeah, I'm pretty confident going into tomorrow, but Auto Club next week is giving me fits. I can't get anywhere close to the times the AI puts up on hard. I might just have to hope for a decent finish next week.
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Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-24-2008 at 10:17pm
| What is the easiest way to remove performance points? Do I have to delete my save? |
Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 12:43am
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Unfortunately I think you do. I had to delete mine because it would freeze every time it loaded. The setups and my car were still there though so that was good. Did you apply your performance points? I had earned about 150, but didn't apply any of them. So if you haven't applied them I think you can just continue on and not delete. -------------
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Posted By: Grambo Bastille
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 8:31am
That would be me ...... |
Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 8:47am
Yeah, I earned and applied 15 when I first got the game, by basically following Gordon's tutorial on how things worked.
No biggie at all. It was just the one challenge, and I hadn't started a career or anything.
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 10:48am
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 11:02am
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Ted, Will you be racing with your wheel at Daytona tonight? ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: K_Mosley
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 11:32am
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This might be (probably is) a stupid question, but do the performance points only apply to a "custom" car? In other words, I've applied some to a car I've painted up and all that, but not to an existing car. So, could I join in, choose an existing car, and the points won't apply to it? Does that make sense?
Kevin ------------- http://www.middleagedgamer.com - MiddleAgedGamer.com |
Posted By: K_Mosley
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 11:32am
Oh - I'll be driving like a skeleton horse through the gates of hell tonight!
 Kevin ------------- http://www.middleagedgamer.com - MiddleAgedGamer.com |
Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 11:50am
Unfortunately, performance points will help you out online no matter what car you select. :( Dumb move on EA's part.
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Posted By: K_Mosley
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 12:00pm
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I figured they followed the profile and not the car - rats! I guess I'll be starting everything over tonight!
Kevin ------------- http://www.middleagedgamer.com - MiddleAgedGamer.com |
Posted By: Grambo Bastille
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 2:19pm
| I "may" have a problem tonight. The Direct TV guy is here to install my dish, so I'm not sure how that is going to affect my cable tonight. My DSL hookup isn't in yet, so there is a chance I may not have internet access tonight. I should know in a couple of hours (of course, if I lose internet, this may be my last post until tomorrow!). |
Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 2:24pm
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So you're going from cable to DSL service?
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 3:33pm
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 8:13pm
NASCAR Points Awarded
Bonus points are awarded as follows: Five bonus points are awarded to any driver that leads any lap. An additional five bonus points are awarded to the driver that leads the most laps. ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 8:14pm
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Please make sure to keep track of your points at the end of the race tonight. Do NOT add your bonus points into the race points as they're already included.
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 10:09pm
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Good race tonight guys. Just noticed a small problem with the league site - the "Points For" (PF) only allows two digit numbers. Let me try to get that fixed tonight. ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 10:10pm
| Can you set me up with a new league password? I seem to have forgotten mine. |
Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 10:25pm
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League sites is fixed. 3-digit numbers are now accepted. Let me know if anyone needs any help. ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 10:29pm
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You can click on the "PF" heading/link to sort the standings by "Points For".
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 10:30pm
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I'll keep an updated season table and race by race table in the first post of this thread as well. It will allow us to have a few stats to look at also. Do we need to skip a week since next Wednesday is the Wednesday before 4th of July weekend? -------------
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 10:35pm
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Good race tonight, guys. The yellows at the end kind of threw a wrench in things and pushed us all behind the AI for the final two laps. I was happy to finish 2nd and start Simpson Motorsports and The 40 Tums car on the road to ultimate victory this season. Hope everyone can make next week. -------------
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Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 10:37pm
Actually, I already know I can't make next week, but I shouldn't have to miss too many over the course of the season. |
Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-25-2008 at 10:39pm
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I'll be looking forward to our next race at the Auto Club Speedway. Hopefully Ted won't have a superior setup for that race.
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Posted By: Fazeo
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 4:28am
Good racing guys. I just wished I didn't run out of fuel on the last lap. 
See you next week. :)
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Posted By: K_Mosley
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 6:29am
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Big fun! I did better than I thought I would, although I have some work to do... Ted was tearing it up yesterday!
Kevin ------------- http://www.middleagedgamer.com - MiddleAgedGamer.com |
Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 7:21am
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From EA's Blog: Last thing, we have seen the reports of some problems surrounding the performance points and how they can be exploited. We are investigating the reported problems, and are examining the feasibility to fix those issues. We should have more info on that at a later date. ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 8:15am
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Just to reiterate from what we were talking about last night, we now can choose any car, run any setup, and have any number of performance points, right? |
Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 8:33am
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Any car and any setup is fine. How does everyone else want to handle performance points? I don't have any, but don't think it's fair for people that want to play a career offline. I'm hoping EA addresses the issue now that they're aware of it.
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Posted By: K_Mosley
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 8:53am
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Ugh... I deleted all of my stuff last night for the league. I had over 1300 RP's, and probably 100 points in upgrades that I'd applied between the 4 tracks.
Oh well, that was mostly for the review. I don't mind starting over. You can play a career without ever using PP's, so I would be okay with not using PP's at all, but it really doesn't matter to me.
Just let me know what we're going to do. I need to get Ricky Bobby back on the track!
Kevin ------------- http://www.middleagedgamer.com - MiddleAgedGamer.com |
Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 9:43am
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It sounds like maybe we caused a few people grief by forcing them to delete their performance points. If it means we are more likely to keep all six of us that was racing last night in the league to the end then maybe we should allow performance points. If there is an exploit that is being used by the online community in general then hopefully EA can eliminate it with a patch. I've posted my Daytona setup for download from my locker if anyone is curious. There is another race at Daytona this season and you all are welcome to use it if you like. -------------
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Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 10:18am
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I'm good with anything, though I think we should have an official policy. I only had 15 points which I deleted before yesterday's race, so I didn't lose anything much. So we can go:
1)No points
2)Performance points to a capped level--possibly built around what the guys who raced with PP's for the first race are currently at, so we aren't asking for deletions.
3)Unlimited
I think PP's do make a noticeable enough difference, and the 'real' driver I took last night was also noticeably faster than my default custom 0 PP car.
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 10:34am
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I'll have to run a test and see if my 40 car is faster than my custom car with 0 PP with the same setup. I hear what you're saying, D. We just need to be consistent. -------------
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 10:40am
This is probably the way to go. It'll be interesting to see how Ted's custom car and #40 car compare. ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 11:14am
Some of this will depend on how 40's driver is on the type of track you run on, though. When I switched to a Pro I made sure to choose someone with a high Superspeedway rating. If your driver isn't all that good in that area, you may not notice that much of a difference.
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 12:32pm
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How do you find out the ai car and driver ratings?
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 1:32pm
I think you hit you hit one of the bumper buttons while viewing the driver/car from the select screen. ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 3:23pm
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Pretty sure it's right bumper when you select your driver. It tells you at the bottom of the screen. |
Posted By: Fazeo
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 5:58pm
I think performance points are overrated, I have quite a lot and you saw where it got me last night.  I don't think they are a real issue. I'd be more concerned with the numerous yellow flags and the AI ramming into you repeatedly coming out of a yellow flag which just causes another yellow flag or worse black flag for someone.
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Posted By: GB_Simo
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 6:10pm
Simpson 'Delighted' With Points Lead
Speaking after last night's race at Daytona, Simpson Motorsports principal Adam Simpson said, "Ted did a great job out there tonight - he had the car dialled in from the very start and he drove to the level we know he's capable of. We know Ted's got some worries about Auto Club next time out, but we're quietly confident that we won't have to invoke the 'release the hounds' performance clause in his contract."
Twopenneth on performance points from someone who isn't racing - they do make a difference, though the difference is more pronounced on some tracks than others. At Daytona with hard AI, I can't qualify a 0 PP car anywhere above the high 30's in the order, but with a maxed out car I'm on pole by a mile and able to drive away from everyone in the race. The speed difference isn't so pronounced at some other tracks, but it's easier to be consistent with a higher-rated machine, and you won't be chewing up the tyres in so much of a hurry trying to go quickly.
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Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 6:26pm
In all honesty, I saw it in you pretty obviously last night. Your car was quite fast off any sort of restarts...noticeably faster than the average. For all the ones while you had gas in your tank, that is. You even had a bigger giddy-up than Ted. |
Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 6:29pm
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D, everyone had more giddy-up than I off restarts last night. The setup I run has a lower differential setting and accelerates slower than the veteran setup. If you were comparing Fazeo's to mine that would not be a good comparison. However, if he was using veteran and so were you and he was walking away from you on the starts then you must be right.
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Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 6:39pm
Yeah, it was against the field...not you specifically. I just mentioned you too because of your sick times  It's really no big deal for me personally, though, because I know I'll be missing a few races here and there and I'm not going to spend much time with things other than the actual race night. I'm just saying I can see a difference. Last night it was my 0 pp car vs the pro car and Fazeo's starts that really stood out. |
Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 9:34pm
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I guess we should also decide what happens to folks that miss a week, since I'm unfortunately going to have to do that as soon as week # 2. 1) See if other folks want to move the day. (I'm against this, but it's an option) 2) Big Fat Zero! 3) Some sort of AI scoring...Avg AI points? Best? Worst? Position of AI points corresponding to your position in the league?...eg, I'm third in the league at the time of missed race, so I get the 3rd best AI points... Something else? |
Posted By: K_Mosley
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 9:45pm
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I'll be missing a couple in July due to my vacation. For the record, last night was the first race I've ran with a 0 PP car, and I could tell a difference. I'd say it cost me a second off of my best times (which I don't always run anyway, for obvious reasons!). That said, I really don't care too much what you decide. I'm just in it for the fun. Someone has to be "Dick Trickle" in our little league!
Kevin ------------- http://www.middleagedgamer.com - MiddleAgedGamer.com |
Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 11:47pm
Well, the original plan was that we have one race per week and as long as at least two drivers show up it is an official result. If one or none show up then we just move to the next race on the schedule. Drivers that miss races would get 0 for that week. I think we are all going to miss some races in the next 35 weeks. The one thing we did mention was holiday weeks. Are we going to hold races during the holiday weeks like July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas? I don't really have a problem with the league going dark on holiday weeks. -------------
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Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-26-2008 at 11:50pm
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The July 4 holiday week is why I'll be missing next week, so if we skip it, that works for me! :) But I do want to be fair to everyone else, though, and if I'm the only one with a problem with it, I'll take the zero! |
Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-27-2008 at 12:13am
Here are the results of my test at Daytona. I used three test vehicles. My custom car #140 rated 50/50*/50/50 with no performance points added, my regular ride #40 Tums with Dario rated at 76/79*/65/92, and the #008 Nascar driven by Jesse Clemmons who is rated at 99/99*/99/99. I ran 10 laps at Daytona using the setup I used last night in the league race. All test runs were clean with no rubbing the walls, dropping below the apron, or squealing the tires.
*denotes super speedway rating Make of it what you will. The interesting things to me was that I was most consistent with the 50 car which followed the typical bell curve from pit to pit. Second, I was fastest with my regular ride. Third, the 99 car felt a little bit more powerful, but it didn't translate into a faster time. Maybe I expected it to be more powerful. At this point I think we should just go ahead an allow guys to run what they want to run. You want to use the 008 car for the 99 ratings? Do it. You want your own custom ride with the points going where you want them? Do it. You want to run a specific car for the whole season like I am doing? Do it. The only thing I would suggest is that you pick one car and stick to it for the season. It is easier to recognize each other on the track that way. I personally like to run with the player bubbles off because they are distracting when racing so being able to recognize another human by sight because they are always in the same ride is a plus. I think we are all in this for the fun and competition and don't think any of us are out to exploit anything EA may have left out in the code. This stuff is impossible to police anyway and it is more fun to just race. I don't want to start a system where we limit points. It's easier to say all or nothing. And I think allowing the points will let the league complement the single player experience and vice versa. Unless there is disagreement among you let's go with allowing the points and my apologies to those that deleted their points before. -------------
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Posted By: K_Mosley
Date Posted: 06-27-2008 at 6:52am
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Sounds good! It's time to get Ricky Bobby to pass those Sprint Driver challenges again, and to make a new car...
Kevin ------------- http://www.middleagedgamer.com - MiddleAgedGamer.com |
Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-27-2008 at 9:03am
| Ted, after you've boosted your PPs, I'd be very interested in seeing ten laps at Daytona with your engine rating at 75. |
Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-27-2008 at 10:01am
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D, that is my next plan. to earn some PP and then run the exact same test with all three cars. I may be able to do this by the end of the weekend.
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Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 06-27-2008 at 11:20am
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The only other issue I see is that performance points add to all cars abilities in online races, so testing offline might not yield similar results. Who knows?
Don't kill yourself, though. We can all race with anything. Sounds good to me! :)
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-27-2008 at 1:18pm
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I was going to add a test online as well, just creating a room and running practice laps. I wondered the same thing myself. -------------
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 06-27-2008 at 9:02pm
Nice. I downloaded it tonight and hit 192 on Daytona (with a little drafting help) and 189 without. I was also able to consistently run 49's. Thanks for sharing your setup. ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 06-27-2008 at 9:33pm
You're welcome. I'm glad you like it.
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-01-2008 at 10:07am
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Racing reminder that we are running at Auto Club tomorrow night 7/2. Practice begins at 10 pm Eastern
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Posted By: GB_Simo
Date Posted: 07-01-2008 at 6:10pm
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No pressure or anything, Ted, but you're flying the flag for #40 all alone now:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68778 - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68778 |
Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-01-2008 at 6:54pm
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So, not only Dario, but the entire crew and car are out until further notice? What a bummer. I shall carry on in the virtual world, though, and hope I still have the backing of my favorite Englishman.
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:08am
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Reminder: Week 2 race at Auto Club tonight. Practice starts at 10 pm ET
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 11:03am
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I've been trying to get online all week and haven't been able to make it. I'm going to try to be online at 9:30 tonight to get some much needed practice in.
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Posted By: Fazeo
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 4:39pm
| I'll be there. :) |
Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 5:14pm
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Nice. Full field again. Good luck, guys.
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Posted By: Grambo Bastille
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 5:17pm
Luck has nothing to do with it ..... proximity to my car has EVERYTHING to do with it!!!!!!!  |
Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 5:50pm
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Posted By: Grambo Bastille
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 5:59pm
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I should apologize more for my aggressive driving (in fact, I think I apologized MANY times last Wednesday), but: 1) at my age, I get a free pass. 2) my old job had me driving 50-60,000 miles a year, so yeah, you tend to get on the agressive side. Granted, my job frowned on me going 170 MPH, but, what the hell ...... |
Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 8:06pm
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Good luck everyone. I apologize for no voice tonight, but at least I'll be racing! :) |
Posted By: Fazeo
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 8:59pm
I'm more worried about the AI cars after a yellow flag, they are what doomed me last week. LOL
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Posted By: Derek
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 9:45pm
| I can't tell you all how pissed I am. I guess the connection here wasn't good enough. It really sucks, too, because I had time to practice and tune some this week too. :( Let me know what kind of lap times you guys were putting up. i thought I was pretty dialed in. |
Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:23pm
Jason had the fastest at 41.593, I followed with a 41.744, Fazeo at 42.790, and Kevin at 45.836. Sorry it didn't work out D.
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:24pm
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Great race tonight with a crazy ending.
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:31pm
I was in first place with less than 1.5 laps to go and had just enough gas to finish when the yellow flag came out. I decided not to pit under caution and didn't have enough gas to finish the race after the green flag came out (another lap was added to the race). I was still in first place but my car had just run out of gas with 1.5 laps to go again (I was hoping I'd be able to roll to my pit) when another yellow flag came out and gave me the victory under yellow. ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: Fazeo
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:33pm
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That was crazy. It was pretty smooth sailing for most of the race but once the yellow flags start they seem to become contagious.
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:55pm
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Simpson's Motorsports not happy with finish, driver vows never to share a setup with Jason again. When asked about his disappointing finish in tonights race at Auto Club, driver Ted threw his helmet across the garage and used some colorful language to describe fellow leaguer Jason. "If that son of a ***** doesn't get into me on lap 28 after I announce I'm pitting, the leaderboard looks a lot different. We have 15 or 20 laps of clean racing and then he pulls his aggressive stunt. After that the AI must have figured....heck if he can do it why can't we." Some race observers did agree that after Jason and Ted rubbed each other in turn 3 that the AI and others became a bit more loose resulting in 5 cautions in the final 22 laps of the race. When asked about his pit strategy mistake and having to pit with two laps left, Ted became enraged and went off on Jason again. As he was calming down Jason walked by with champagne and hot chicks gathered from the winner's circle and Ted went running after him with a spanner, threatening to do grievous bodily harm. Before he could reach Jason, Ted was tackled from behind by Nascar officials, restrained, and later fined $10,000 for his unsportsmanlike behavior and giving Nascar a bad image. Stats updated in the first post of this thread -------------
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Posted By: Grambo Bastille
Date Posted: 07-02-2008 at 11:58pm
| Sorry I missed out last night guys ...... we lost power for most of the evening and just got it back a short time ago. |
Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-03-2008 at 5:59am
We waited a little bit before starting. The #7 CPU car was all over the track so you were there in spirit .------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-03-2008 at 9:30am
Did you really announce that you were pitting? I wouldn't have gone for the pass if I heard you. I did dominate the race last night without any fancy setups or performance points - just raw skill .------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-03-2008 at 9:54am
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Yes, I announced back at the start finish line that I would be pitting next time around. I did dominate the race last night without any fancy setups or performance points - just raw skill and luck that the cars I smashed into crashed while I didn't. Corrected that for you.... You're going to have a bad time in Vegas  -------------
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-03-2008 at 9:56am
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I give you permission to wreck me at Vegas...................if you can catch me .
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-03-2008 at 10:33am
Nice .------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: K_Mosley
Date Posted: 07-03-2008 at 11:37am
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Hey Don't I have one top ten finish?
I think my only chance to get a top 10 finish is when some guys can't make it, like last night, LOL... My goal is to lead just one lap in one race this season!
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-03-2008 at 6:19pm
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My apologies...I corrected yours and Derek's table.
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-07-2008 at 5:23pm
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Anyone watch the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona on Saturday? I caught the final 25 laps. I have now been reborn. I have never watched more than one or two races per year, but I don't remember there being the contact and aggression, especially at a Superspeedway, that I witnessed at Daytona. What a mess. 4 or 5 yellows in the final 22 laps. Those guys were worse than us! This got me to thinking that I worry too much about being a "clean" racer and how clean we are racing as a group. Yeah, yellows are a drag, but I'm going to start being a bit more aggressive out there. I took some lessons from the guys running 2 through 7 on Saturday so the rest of you better watch out cause I'm going to bump, rub, and push my way into position from now on. This goes double for you, 24. -------------
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-07-2008 at 5:42pm
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Yeah, I watched the race Saturday night. It's a shame what happened to Jeff Gordon at the end.
There's a big difference in racing aggressively and dirty. Bumping, rubbing and pushing are part of the sport and not considered dirty. ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: GB_Simo
Date Posted: 07-07-2008 at 6:30pm
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"Duck and Cover," Says Simpson Motorsports Principal
Quizzed on the increasing needle between the drivers of cars 40 and 24, Adam Simpson was quick to back driver Ted Leiker, enthusiastically supporting his driver's claim that the 24 crew could expect to wake up in the morning and pi$$ excellence, spelt 'blood', should they wreck the 40 car again in Las Vegas. "I don't know what the fans should expect from Wednesday night," he continued, "but I sure hope they know the fundamentals of duck and cover. One thing I do know - this can only end well."
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-07-2008 at 7:12pm
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With that encouragement I'll be looking to get back on top of the leaderboard Wednesday night. -------------
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