Touring Masters US General Discussion

I hadn't done a full fuel or tire run yet. No idea how long either will last me.

I was having tire trouble too. 5 laps and my front right was at almost 20% wear.

Dominic Mako wrote:Has anyone else had excessive tear wear at Spa?  My fronts seem to get shredded quickly, and I think I'm going to be hurting before that pit stop and the end of the race.

I have been able to go anywhere between 6 - 9 laps before needing to pit, based on driving aggression

I apologize.

I rage quit in lobby two last night around lap 5 in a flurry of profanity. It was unsportsman and unacceptable. A second racing incident, this one with significant damage, took me out of any kind of contention. I had high hopes for this race and my emotions got the better of me. I'm sorry to the people I offended.

Dave

Apology accepted,  Bud!

Been in your shoes before and did the same thing...rage quit (excluding profanity).  Unfortunately, rage quitting really cost me in the series I was in.

If there is a"next time" (and there probably will be, unfortunately), I encourage you to stick with it to see where you will end up.  

MrShannon2U wrote:I was having tire trouble too. 5 laps and my front right was at almost 20% wear.

The long sweepers will have that effect on cars. With the new physics here, we will need to find a way to loosen up the cars at mid corner to balance this out. Brake bias helps too

Who have lobby 2 replay?

Mine didn't save

Don't worry PROD COBE has it. Thank you!

What is the track limits for Long Beach East?

2 wheels on track at all times
Don't cut the pit lane exit (yellow line) for T1

Ok, thank you!

SorrySmithy wrote:2 wheels on track at all times
Don't cut the pit lane exit (yellow line) for T1

Strongly disagree with that. The yellow line is pit out for full course and should have no impact on East circuit.

Flyin Mikey J wrote:

SorrySmithy wrote:2 wheels on track at all times
Don't cut the pit lane exit (yellow line) for T1

Strongly disagree with that. The yellow line is pit out for full course and should have no impact on East circuit.

There are 2 yellow lines, I was referring to the inside yellow line nearest the wall not the one on the race track. Sorry for the confusion.

Oh okay.

SorrySmithy wrote:

Flyin Mikey J wrote:

SorrySmithy wrote:2 wheels on track at all times
Don't cut the pit lane exit (yellow line) for T1

Strongly disagree with that. The yellow line is pit out for full course and should have no impact on East circuit.

There are 2 yellow lines, I was referring to the inside yellow line nearest the wall not the one on the race track. Sorry for the confusion.

Either way, the first corner here is a confusing mess. Did I get it right?

I didn't ragequit, even though I plowed into someone parked in the middle of a corner. I've never been booted from a lobby in the middle of a race, but I guess there's a first time for everything.

I've never seen such garbage display of driving in all my years racing here.

Two and a half hours tonight!

EZT Neo 45 wrote:Two and a half hours tonight!  

Issue after issue. Trust me, you're not the only one unhappy with the delays.

There are things I want to clear up, starting from waiting on people to qualify, and late arrivals showing up mid qually session.

TBH, I am unsure the 25 minute Q session is working for the US time, and I'll again lobby for a major reduction. I'd be happy if it were two or three laps, one flyer, just to speed things up.

9 PM Eastern start time ain't so great, either.

One thing that needs to be cleared up is comms etiquette. That was a tight track. There was bound to be incidents. In B lobby the complaining and name calling started in turn one race one. We have race stewards for a reason. If you have a problem with another competitor, file an SI. The chatter back and forth on the comms lead to everyone being a bit touchy, and escalated the aggresive driving.

I think contact is to be expected on such a tight track with no runoff. C Lobby had messy driving, but everyone handled it pretty well, I think.

EZT Neo 45 wrote:9 PM Eastern start time ain't so great, either.

5PM Pacific is not an option. Most people punch out of the timeclock at 5.

I must be a touch sadistic as i enjoyed the racing in Lobby Two, even if i was facing the wrong direction on the last lap out of the last corner, not once but twice, both of which were racing incidents and the joys of racing in a boat. I will admit, i had the lobby chat almost on mute for the first two races, like i always do when im racing as i need to concentrate and Long Beach always provokes a reaction, no matter which site you are racing on.

For me, i always enjoy the challenge of Long Beach and tonight was exactly that as people were caught out, especially at Turn Two which is tight at the best of times and perhaps a chopped nose with trying to overtake there is to be expected, i know i was defending the line in that corner, but had the advantage of the Holden pulling a wee gap down the straight bits. But all three races providing a battle or two for myself, reacting to others misfortunes and with the safety cars, i thought is was enjoyable.

I guess i should continue the entertainment by nailing my cobblers to the table, OKLAHOMA!!!!