CMR2 Rally d'Italia Sardegna

[jso1985]

Mid-season already!

The rally will be run with the following format:

Game Rally: Australia(Mirrored)
Shakedown Stage: SS5
Day 1: Single Rally Expert Level
Day 2: Single Rally Intermediate Level

Now here's another slight problem guys, next week I won't certainly have time to do the stage-by-stage results, so you guys have to choose now, deadline stays on the usual Wednesday slot but I will only publish the final standings first and the staga-by-stage results on the weekend... or the deadline is moved altogether to Saturday 15:59 GMT and the first results to be published will be the stage-by-stage ones, please tell me your choice

Have fun and good luck!

[pettersolberg29]

Either is fine by me - I have half-term next week so loads of time to get the rally done.

[tannat]

Move it to Saturday :D

[tannat]

Paddy-any chance you want to swap to Ford?

I don't like seeing a rostrum of Citroens at the completion-nothing against the SEAT.

Let me know what you think

[Mithus]

jso1985 can i do the rally?
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[pettersolberg29]

I don't want to answer for jso but the championship is free to join any time so I'm sure he'll be glad to have another entrant.

Wait for jso first though as I may be talking rubbish!

[jso1985]

You're more than welcome Mithus!

Just need your car and team name and you're ready to start!

[RALLY-boy]

the day times... for my it's the same jso...one doy or another.... i have time to complet the rally

good luck t you all

[Frozzy]

i should be competing here ina Ford hpefully :-)

[tannat]

i should be competing here ina Ford hpefully :-)

Cool-this championship needs diversity...

[Mithus]

You're more than welcome Mithus!

Just need your car and team name and you're ready to start!

Nice! Thanks

i'll be using a Subaru and the team is Olca Team Madeira.

[tannat]

Kinda liking the SEAT on these stages:

2:33.34
2:36.25
2:30.78
2:31.28
2:33.75

[steve_spackman]

UK Racing is wanting to enter the championship. Not too sure what car will be used yet

[Mithus]

Is there any news on the deadline? Wednesday or saturday?

[pettersolberg29]

Dunno - I'm gonna try for Wednesday but I hope late entries won't be penalised

[steve_spackman]

Can i enter the championship? If so i am running a Skoda Fabia WRC

[Marcel Haenen]

please extend the deadline till saturday, I won't have time tonight to do it.

[NOR]

please extend the deadline till saturday, I won't have time tonight to do it.
Same situation with me.

[52Paddy]

Paddy-any chance you want to swap to Ford?

I don't like seeing a rostrum of Citroens at the completion-nothing against the SEAT.

Let me know what you think

Yes, Ford is fine by me. Sorry, I've not been around the sim forum for a while. I must get a hold on the CMR2WC calendar. Is there anywhere I can find it?

Also, I'll need a deadline extension until Saturday. I'm real busy during the week and only now have I noticed this rally.

[tannat]

Yes, Ford is fine by me. Sorry, I've not been around the sim forum for a while. I must get a hold on the CMR2WC calendar. Is there anywhere I can find it?

Also, I'll need a deadline extension until Saturday. I'm real busy during the week and only now have I noticed this rally.

The Calendar as follows with it's CMR2 counterpart:
30 January - 1 February: Rally Ireland(Italy)
13-15 February: Rally Norway(Sweden)
13-15 March: Cyprus Rally(Greece Mirrored)
3-5 April: Rallye de Portugal(Kenya)
24-26 April: Rally Argentina(UK Mirrored)
22-24 May: Rally d'Italia Sardegna(Australia Mirrored)
12-14 June: Acropolis Rally(Greece)
26-28 June: Rally of Poland(Finland Mirrored)*
31 July - 2 August: Rally Finland(Finland)
4-6 September: Rally Australia(Australia)
2-4 October: Rally Catalunya(France)
23-25 October: Wales Rally GB(UK)

[steve_spackman]

Can i enter the championship? If so i am running a Skoda Fabia WRC

Correction i am now running a Suzuki SX4, run by S&K UK Racing.

[steve_spackman]

It would be interesting to run 20 stages per rally. 10 mirrored and 10 normal per rally.

It was just a thought, dont want alarm bells to start going off.

[jso1985]

Deadline moved to Saturday 15:59 GMT, I'm in need of that extension too...

Sure you can run Steve! pick a car and team name and have fun!, about your idea, we used that system until 2002 but we dropped that idea to make every rally unique, ie if we used one day normal and the other mirrored, in this case Italy and Australia would be similar rallyes, although if the idea gets enough votes we can use that system next year.

Tannat and Paddy, please note that if any of you used a Xsara for shakedown you have to use it for the rally and the car swap can take effect on the next round

[tannat]

Tannat and Paddy, please note that if any of you used a Xsara for shakedown you have to use it for the rally and the car swap can take effect on the next round

Cool-we be Xsara-in', mon :D

[steve_spackman]

Deadline moved to Saturday 15:59 GMT, I'm in need of that extension too...

Sure you can run Steve! pick a car and team name and have fun!

Suzuki SX4: S&K UK Racing

[pettersolberg29]

Rally Complete for PS29

Shakedown:
2:30.33
2:32.04
2:30.17

The rally itself went really well, and without counting my chickens too early I really hope for a podium. I love SS4 and it would be great if I could get my first SS win. Anyway, in my first event in a Xsara after the Focus let me down, I felt the Citroen had far more control and it is easier to throw around and have a bit of fun.
Looking forward to the results on Sunday!

[steve_spackman]

I shall be running the 1st days stages today. Do i include my times for shakedown too??

[lcd]

Do i include my times for shakedown too??
No, leave out the shakedown times .
The are not Included In overall time results! ;)

[pettersolberg29]

You post the shakedown times on this forum just to gauge where evryone is before the actual rally. Not needed though.

[steve_spackman]

Day one stage times

stage 1] 3.25.38
stage 2] 3.00.40
stage 3] 2.55.95
stage 4] 3.31.70
stage 5] 3.04.13

Would you like the results for day 2 or are we doing day 2 separate?

[pettersolberg29]

No idea what you've just posted, as there are 10 stages in day 1 but that is unimportant.
Anyway, you don't post the results on the forum, you PM them to JSO otherwise other cheats may look at them, take a second off just to make sure they win etc.
If I were you I would edit your post or delete it asap and send them to JSO instead.

[steve_spackman]

Mid-season already!

The rally will be run with the following format:

Game Rally: Australia(Mirrored)
Shakedown Stage: SS5
Day 1: Single Rally Expert Level
Day 2: Single Rally Intermediate Level

Now here's another slight problem guys, next week I won't certainly have time to do the stage-by-stage results, so you guys have to choose now, deadline stays on the usual Wednesday slot but I will only publish the final standings first and the staga-by-stage results on the weekend... or the deadline is moved altogether to Saturday 15:59 GMT and the first results to be published will be the stage-by-stage ones, please tell me your choice

Have fun and good luck!

Ok i am a tad confused here. It says 10 stages for day 1...mirrored. So what stages are day 2?

Im a tad confused. Work has been getting the best of me and not too sure if im here nor there so to speak.

[pettersolberg29]

Day 1 is 10 stages in Single Rally - Australia mirrored - Expert
Day 2 is 8 stages in Single Rally - Australia mirrored - Intermediate

[52Paddy]

Times shall be PM'd to you soon jso. I hope you don't mind dealing with the times this way because you know the problems I have with the timecard on Linux. :)

[52Paddy]

I've PM'd my times and finished the rally. It was dreadful. I just couldn't concentrate on driving and had an incident packed rally. The car was so badly damaged, even after service repairs, that it was difficult to make any progress with a car so hard to drive. It was a tough farewell for the Citroen from Fine Wine Motorsport's #2 driver, but I'm looking forward to the more stable Focus on the next round. However, the main problem is that I'm never going to have the edge I had with the wheel/PC combination on the joypad/PS configuration. :(

[pettersolberg29]

Paddy - you saying you can't do as well with the joypad makes me think a wheel is a must-buy.
In 2008 I drove this competition using the keyboard, and going up to a joypad my times have shot down and I'm much neater with less accidents. Perhaps a wheel could let me challenge at the top...?

We'll see if I can afford a cheap one - any reccomendations?

[52Paddy]

Paddy - you saying you can't do as well with the joypad makes me think a wheel is a must-buy.
In 2008 I drove this competition using the keyboard, and going up to a joypad my times have shot down and I'm much neater with less accidents. Perhaps a wheel could let me challenge at the top...?

We'll see if I can afford a cheap one - any reccomendations?

The joypad can give you top times if you're used to it. But I had been playing with the wheel for so long (not just on CMR2, practically all of my car games) that the sudden transition to a joypad is very difficult and uncomfortable. Certainly, even if it takes some adjusting to initially, I believe a wheel will ultimately give you better control and thus, better stage times.

Although you might be strapped for cash, the better wheel you buy, the better the experience will be. I have a Logitech G-Force Pro (I think thats the name, it was associated with GT4 when it came out a few years ago.) Its a smashing wheel, even though there are newer models available. I'm sure if you do a bit of internet shopping you could pick one up for a reasonable price. I wholeheartedly recommend it. :up:

[pettersolberg29]

Cheers Paddy - what price is it roughly? I don't want to be ripped off! Also, I assume it definately plays with CMR2, and what about RBR?

Thanks anyway.

[52Paddy]

Cheers Paddy - what price is it roughly? I don't want to be ripped off! Also, I assume it definately plays with CMR2, and what about RBR?

Thanks anyway.

I bought it new a few years ago and I think it cost me between €120 and €150. But that was a while ago. I would imagine they're considerably less now. Shop around.

Yes, it definitely plays with CMR2 and RBR and most other games I have. I had it running on Windows XP Home Edition and a pretty standard performance PC so you should be fine.

[pettersolberg29]

Paddy - is this the one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Logitech-Driving-Force-Pro-for-PLAYSTATION-PS3-BNIB_W0QQitemZ120426925566QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Vi deoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories _JN?hash=item1c0a010dfe&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A2109%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

If so, how hard is it to get it working on the PC?

[52Paddy]

Yes that's it! Its real easy to get it working. I didn't even have to install it. It plugs in via USB connection, the computer recognises it and hey presto! Then you can play it on your game. You might just need to go to game options and select wheel preferences for some basic setup but its fairly straightforward to be honest.

[I am evil Homer]

Sorry will have to miss this round...currently en route to France to attend a family funeral :(

[52Paddy]

Sorry will have to miss this round...currently en route to France to attend a family funeral :(

Condolences my friend. :|

[pettersolberg29]

My sympathies as well...I lost a family memeber recently as well and I know how you must feel...


On a brighter note, anyone have any idea when results will be published?

[tannat]

On a brighter note, anyone have any idea when results will be published?

Women have said jso1985 is a pig, so he has probably contracted swine flu... :p

[Mithus]

Sorry will have to miss this round...currently en route to France to attend a family funeral :(

My Condolences to you and all your family.

[jso1985]

My most sincere condolences to you and your family Geoff

[jso1985]

WARNING! posts below this one might be spoilers

Results are now available at the yahoo site http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/cmr2wc/files/Rally%20Results/

Final results and standings to be published here soon

[jso1985]

1.- Ps29 Citroën Xsara VK Kick Frozz Motorsport UK 43:00,77
2.- Tannat Citroën Xsara Fine Wine Motorsports 43:29,83
3.- NOR Citroën C4 Two Basses Rally Development 43:52,27
4.- Jso1985 Citroën C4 Red Bull Citroën Total Racing 44:01,83
5.- Mithus Subaru Impreza Olca Team Madeira 44:17,81
6.- Dravas76 Citroën C4 Red Bull Citroën Total Racing 45:40,53
7.- Paddy Cummins Citroën Xsara Fine Wine Motorsports 49:53,95

Colin McRae Cup results are the same as the overall ones

Richard Burns Cup
1.- Ps29 Citroën Xsara VK Kick Frozz Motorsport UK 43:00,77
2.- Mithus Subaru Impreza Olca Team Madeira 44:17,81
3.- Dravas76 Citroën C4 Red Bull Citroën Total Racing 45:40,53
4.- Paddy Cummins Citroën Xsara Fine Wine Motorsports 49:53,95

Drivers Championship Standings
1.- Marcel Haenen 46
2.- I am evil Homer 44
3.- NOR 32
4.- Ps29 27
5.- Tannat 25
6.- Jso1985 17
7.- Dravas76 10
8.- Blade69 9
9.- Ramore 7
10.- Rally-Boy 5
11.- Mithus 4
12.- JTLarsen 3
13.- Zes 2
13.- Paddy Cummins 2

Colin McRae Cup
1.- NOR 48
2.- Ps29 38
3.- Tannat 36
4.- Jso1985 27
5.- Dravas76 19
6.- Blade69 15
7.- Ramore 11
8.- Zes 10
9.- JTLarsen 9
10.- Rally-Boy 8
11.- Paddy Cummins 5
12.- Mithus 4
13.- Eetu 2

Richard Burns Cup
1.- Dravas76 40
1.- Ps29 40
3.- Zes 26
4.- JTLarsen 25
5.- Blade69 18
6.- Paddy Cummins 15
7.- Rally-Boy 8
7.- Mithus 8
9.- Eetu 7
9.- Frozzy 7
11.- Lugnut_usa 4
12.- Tuomo 2

Teams Championship Standings
1.- ML Motorsports Citroën 46
2.- Citroën Sport France 44
3.- Two Basses Rally Development 35
4.- Red Bull Citroën Total Sport 27
4.- Fine Wine Motorsports 27
4.- VK Kick Frozz Motorsport UK 27
7.- CRT Subaru 9
8.- RRT 7
9.- Hymotion4 Team 5
10.- Olca Team Madeira 4
11.- Suzuki Sport Finland 2



Thanks for participating! see you in Greece!

[Marcel Haenen]

My condolences to you and your family, Homer.

[pettersolberg29]

I feel a bit like the real Petter Solberg at Rally GB 2005 with the only reason I won being Marcel and Homer's absences. 10 stage wins is fantastic for me though, and I'm delighted to win my first CMR2 event. Its a shame I missed two rounds otherwise I'd stil be in with a shout for all 3 championships...

Well done to all other competitors, and NOR - I'm catching you! Also good to see at least one driver not using a Citroen!!

(Btw what are the cups for again? The McRae and Burns ones?)

[tannat]

Boy-didn't expect this one.....

Cheers to PS29 on his debut win :up:

Cheers to my teammate-both cars in the points :beer:

It's adieu to the Xsara and hello to the Focus for Fine Wine Motorsports for the next round.....

[pettersolberg29]

Cheers tannat, and congrats on 2nd. It'll be good to see two Ford's on the next round.

[Mithus]

Great Run PS29 !!! Congrats Mate :D

[pettersolberg29]

Thanks Mithus. Good rally for you to.

[steve_spackman]

Condolences to you and family Homer....sorry to hear about your loss. Be safe

Sorry i never ran the AUSTRALIAN RALLY...Work got me tied up. Will be entering the next round though for sure.

[NOR]

Sincerely condolences to Homer, live is not a fairy tale ....

Congrats to PS29 and Tannat. You did a perfect race, I really wasn't in good shape, so I'm looking forward to next rounds. I don't want to be catched.

[52Paddy]

Cheers to my teammate-both cars in the points :beer:

Pretty impossible NOT to be in the points! :laugh:

I think I might have my PC version back. We still have Windows on the PC so hopefully I'll be back on form at the next rally. :up:

[I am evil Homer]

Thank you everyone for the kind messages - i'm touched.

Oh and i'll be back with vengence for the next round :D

[pettersolberg29]

Oh and i'll be back with vengence for the next round :D

There ends my chances of two wins in a row!