RBR Motorsport Cup-Australia rally [Archive]

lcd

10th July 2009, 06:11

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RBR Motorsport Forums Cup 2009

Round 3: AUSTRALIA Rally

17,18,19 July 2009

Rally I.D.

Australia event is praised for its unique road surface and the

world-famous Mineshaft jump, but extreme dry weather

conditions and muggy dust are expected to push cars and drivers

over the limits. All competitors need to show supreme

concentration, sharp eyes and be willing to drive on the edge,

In order to get out of Australian forests unscratched!

Weather Forcast:

Fri 17 July : clear

Sat 18 July : clear

Sun 19 July : clear

Media

Australia Rally teaser:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro3ymnp1mJo

New Features

Super Rally option

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Entries List

Send your entry, to LCD via

private message, as following :

Nationality : Greek

Driver : LCD

Team : GR Motorsports

Car : Citroen Xsara ‘06

Entries Closing Date

Wednsday 15 July, midnight

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lcd

10th July 2009, 06:18

Format : Single Stage
Class : WRC
Gears : Auto or Manual
Car Damage : Reduced
Tires : Due to weather conditions

GENERAL RULES.....................................

1.Follow Schedule Order!
2.No stages repeated allowed!
3.Point system: 20,17,15,12,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

EVENT RULES.......................................

OPTIONS -> GEARS:
Neutral Lock: On
Gear Protection: On
Clutch Help: On

OPTIONS -> PACENOTES:
Pacenotes: Off

SUPER RALLY ( New feature )................

A Super Rally option Is added to RBR Motorsport Cup
for those who retire; you go on to the next stage
but your retiring stage time will be the fastest time
of the stage + time penalty of 3min.
CAUTION 1: One Super Rally per leg (day) Is allowed!
CAUTION 2: No Super Rally For Rally Sprint event!!!

.................. SCHEDULE ......................

Shakedown : Greenhils - weather: clear

DAY1

ss1: Mineshaft - weather: clear
ss2: Newbobs I - weather: clear
ss3: Newbobs II - weather: clear

DAY 2

ss4: East West I - weather: clear
ss5: Greenhils - weather: clear
ss6: East West II - weather: clear

DAY 3

Rally Sprint Championship 2009

(From the main menu -> Richard Burns Challenge)
Challenge : Mineshaft - weather: Default

................TIME SUBMISSION...................

Please send me your times, In schedule order
via private message, In column format:

2:25.13
3:43.94
4:21.02
3:32.28
3:54.07
4:42.91
3:00.69

TIMES DUE TUESDAY 21 JULY, MIDNIGHT
.................................................. ........

Good luck to everyone !

P.S. 1 Richard Burns says: No cheating please!!!
P.S. 2 Keep an eye on Raybak - He's local! :D

S.Bera

10th July 2009, 08:08

Hi guys
As always- i have another question:

"OPTIONS -> GEARS:
Neutral Lock: On
Gear Protection: On
Clutch Help: On"

So is it forbidden to have neutral lock and gear protection off? I'm asking, becouse i find those two options VERY annoying while i drive (sometimes gear protection makes reducing gears impossible while doing it could save your car from going off the road).

Apart from that this is the most difficult rally in championship for me. I find the surface extremely slippery while braking, and i have this stupid habit of breaking hard. Wish good luck to everyone!

lcd

10th July 2009, 08:16

So is it forbidden to have neutral lock and gear protection off?

When Championship started those options where set Off, but some
found this hard! Anyway, you can race with these options Off, If
It feels better for you! ( I prefer them off too...)

...this is the most difficult rally in championship for me.

I agree! I have experienced some lethal crashes lately and I'm not so
confident for this rally I must say! How can someone be fast and technical at the same time, without hugging a tree? :D

P.S. Welcome on board!

raybak

10th July 2009, 08:35

Looking forward to my home rally. I might go out and drive the stages this weekend and do a GPS track. See how close the real thing is.

I've also got some electronic copies of my roadbook from the last event that i designed if anyone is interested.

Yes the Mineshaft is very steep, but awesome fun.

Ray

raybak

10th July 2009, 08:37

Apart from that this is the most difficult rally in championship for me. I find the surface extremely slippery while braking, and i have this stupid habit of breaking hard. Wish good luck to everyone!

The slippery roads are like that in real life. The surface is a granetic sand type that when it is dry turns to powder after a few passes. It's perfect after a few mm of rain in the previous days as it gets very grippy then. Can be a few sections of red clay though that are diabolical in the wet.

Ray

lcd

10th July 2009, 08:44

The surface is a granetic sand type that when it is dry turns to powder after a few passes.

Feels like tarmac with a thin layer of dust Indeed!
Newbobs I and East West I seem to be my nightmare stages so far...Never ending!

raybak

10th July 2009, 08:49

I actually enjoy this rally as it is the closest to real.

Once I get my stages built using Bob's track builder it will be awesome. Then we can all run on my stages :)

Going to try and build a couple of other rallies as well, maybe Bega and the Shire roads.

Ray

lcd

10th July 2009, 08:54

Once I get my stages built using Bob's track builder it will be awesome. Then we can all run on my stages :)

Great news Ray..!

steve_spackman

11th July 2009, 01:45

This rally is super fast and a killer..Cant wait!

steve_spackman

11th July 2009, 01:50

Like the intro movies you do for each rally on youtube LCD

lcd

11th July 2009, 06:30

To all competitors:

I will need the entries of all competitors for Australia rally, as I want us to
be sure that everyone Included In Entry List, Is going to race the event!
So, don't forget to send It, via pm...

Thanx In advance!

lcd

11th July 2009, 06:33

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You may post your times; Make as many passes, as you can take!

jimakos

11th July 2009, 16:33

I have install RBR about a month ago and I’m surprised!!
At first I didn’t make good results but a friend told me not to disappoint.
He was right!
I still don’t play the game very well but comparing my times to yours I’m not the last one.
I would like to read your opinion about my participation in RBR.
I have to wait some more or I can take part now?
I can’t wait a lot of time because game is fantastic!
I also surprised from the <<traffic>> on this thread.Everyone sends his opinions and the conversation is amazing.Even LCD's work is hard and beautiful.I’m looking forward to your posts!!

S.Bera

11th July 2009, 18:24

Hi jimakos! I can tell You that- as far as i know, EVERYONE is welcomed to participate! It doesn't matter if You're driving rbr for 3 years or 3 days! As You can see everyone is really friendly here, and everyone is going to be really happy if another contender will join championship. Just to let You know- i didn't play RBR for a while as well, but I didn't hesitate to try my luck in this rally. Once again- don't hesitate- JOIN US!!!

Now as for Shakedown stage. i crashed 2 times damaging gearbox at the beginning of the stage, then i made it thru to the finish 2 times. i didn't write down my firs pass, but second one was:
3:38:62
I don't like to run the same stage all the time, so this is my only entry for Shakedown. Good luck to rest of You, and let's encourage jiimakos to join us in this rally!

edit:@raybak- I'm looking forward to stages You're making! And could You please send me a roadbook copy You made (ogsamek{AT}gmail.com)?

jimakos

11th July 2009, 18:54

S.Bera thanks for your reply. ;)
I'm going to send my entry to LCD right away!
There will be some bloody competition In Australia
but participating Is what matters, right?
My shakedown time for Greenhills Is 4:06.10 :D
There's a lot of practice ahead...

S.Bera

11th July 2009, 20:10

That's great news jimakos! Good to have You here!

Just wanted to run all the stages to practice, but i crashed on 3rd stage... Now I'm sure- I just want to survive this rally. If I manage to get to the finish in one peace w/o super rally means I'm gona finish on a good place. This is going to be nightmare! Good luck to everyone!

steve_spackman

12th July 2009, 05:39

Shakedown time 1st run 3.59.87

NeverKnow

12th July 2009, 09:22

I did drove 5 times the shakedown stage and here are the times:
1.3:46,13
2.3:36,79
3.3:33,52
4.3:34,72
5.DNF
On the fifth run I made a mistake in a corner about 2 km from the end of the stage. I didn't break early enough for the corner and understeered off the track, luckily missing the trees but car wouldn't restart and it had to be towed back to service area. My mechanics took quick look around the car and found that one of the wires linking the ECU and engine had snapped. After the fix the engine fired up and is ready for the rally.
Surprisingly I found out that the best setting for the springs, that works for me, is nearly as stiff as in tarmac setup. Unfortunately this means that the car is unforgiving and if you make a mistake, you are off.
This is going to be a very tough rally and I hope I can finish it without crashing. Also good luck to everyone and have fun!

lcd

12th July 2009, 18:04

After 5 passes and a lot of sweat, here are my shakedown times:

1st pass_3:35.91
2nd pass_3:33.56
3rd pass_ 3:32.41
4th pass_3:31.26
5th pass_3:29.34

Ghost car helped very much...

jimakos

12th July 2009, 18:51

Wow amazing times LCD :up:
Especially this 3:29 is unbelievable!!
It seems I need a lot of practice :p

lcd

13th July 2009, 06:01

8 entries for Australia rally so far! ( 2 new entries among them! ) :up:
Entries closing date: Wednsday 15 July, midnight

Wow amazing times LCD...
Especially this 3:29 is unbelievable!!

I don't think I 'll get near that time during the rally, as restart stage Is not allowed! :D

lcd

13th July 2009, 16:28

10 entries for Australia Rally so far! :up:

J4MIE

13th July 2009, 21:44

Once I get my stages built using Bob's track builder it will be awesome. Then we can all run on my stages :)

Going to try and build a couple of other rallies as well, maybe Bega and the Shire roads.

Will be awesome to see that :D I have tried and tried with BTB but I just don't have the patience for editing everything with so much detail and the corners are always always far tighter than I expect :p :

lcd

14th July 2009, 06:54

11 Entries for Australia rally so far!
Welcome new drivers: S.Bera (POL), jimakos (GRE) and J4MIE (SCT)! :up:
Entries List + Competitors map, will be published on Thursday 16 July.

I guess 'Pickems Thread' for RBR Australia rally,
by our new RBR member, jimakos, will start on Thursday too! ;)

'Till then, keep practicing and watch out
for those deadly Australian mounts! :D

Bruce D

14th July 2009, 06:55

Maybe its my system but I also found anything made with BTB is very heavy on textures and therefore runs slowly, whereas guys that make stages using 3D studio max have a better FPS.

lcd

15th July 2009, 08:13

Got the 13th entry for Australia rally from ProdNotMod (UK)!
It seems we could make an exception, as he's going to use a Gp.N car, but
as he told me ha can't drive any other car In RBR but this! :D
Hope It's OK with you guys! ;)

lcd

15th July 2009, 08:49

Welcome new driver, bennizw ( NOR ) :up:
Good luck to you too!

S.Bera

15th July 2009, 13:24

Great news!
Welcome to new drivers!

raybak

15th July 2009, 13:48

Wow a big field for this event. Seems Rally Australia is popular.

Ray

lcd

15th July 2009, 14:00

I guess It turns out the best event of the season! :p :

J4MIE

15th July 2009, 18:20

It's only because it's so damn difficult ;)

bennizw

15th July 2009, 19:49

I only did two runs through the shakedown stage, as the characteristics and grip of it are so different from the majority of the stages throughout the rally.

1: 03:35.15 - with a roll, where I had to spin the car to the right direction
2: 03:22.22 - some messy driving in the first 10-15 corners, but from there pretty fast!

Looking forward to this rally :)

lcd

16th July 2009, 05:44

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lcd

16th July 2009, 05:45

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jimakos

16th July 2009, 09:08

Fantastic job LCD.
These two tables are amazing :up:
It seems RBR is a worldwide event!
This rally is going to be extremly difficult and competitive with so many participations :p

lcd

16th July 2009, 09:34

Thanx mate! Hope everything Is set for RBR pickems..! :up:

To all competitors:
Try guessing what will happen In RBR Australia rally
at Pickems for RBR thread, starting sometime today! ;)

lcd

16th July 2009, 09:37

Thanx mate! Hope everything Is set for RBR pickems..! :)

To all competitors:
Try guessing what will happen In RBR Australia rally
at Pickems for RBR thread, starting sometime today! ;)

ProductionCup

16th July 2009, 16:56

Hurrah !! I'm finally in on the forum! (only took 7 goes and a change of username!) :D
I was previously 'ProdNotMod', but the philosophy is still the same. I prefer Gp.N cars in RBR due to the number of times I've flown off the road in the GpA Lancer Evo VII :rolleyes: .

I'm particularly gratified by the relatively large entry. My last foray into online rally events (after being multiple champion in all of the sims for both PC and PS2) was on the RSL-Rally Simdrivers League site, where the Manx rally from 'Mobil 1 Rally Championship' was blessed with only 6 entries. I finished 4th, on the heels of the top guns ahead of me and well in front of the other guys.

As usual, I'm driving for the pleasure of competition and not strictly to win. Winning is OK if you need to unlock something or to prove yourself to someone, but with a varied entry this rally will be won by the driver who keeps it consistently quick but also 'shiny side up' !!
Good luck to everybody !! :)

(p.s. this is the N10 Subaru I'll be driving)

lcd

16th July 2009, 18:19

Hurrah !! I'm finally in on the forum! (only took 7 goes and a change of username!) :D

Welcome on board mate! If your run In Australia Is as adventurous as your
registration here, well, It will be great fun! :D

ProductionCup

16th July 2009, 18:29

Less than 6 hours to go until midnight......... My rebuilt Sub. is just coming out of the 747 freighter and it'll be trailered up to rally H.Q. parc ferme ready for the start. ;)

Can J4mie emulate the great Colin McRae?
can Bruce D surpass Jan Habig's 8th place on the 1994 RAC rally (S. African)?
can Redrover become the next John Buffum ??
is bennizw the next Petter Solberg??
Does Raybak have the spirit of Ross Dunkerton?
Can Fred 05 assume the mantle of Possum Bourne ??
Can I actually finish the rally and win Group N ??!!! (hahahahaha....just kidding !!!).

ProductionCup

16th July 2009, 22:08

I think the Citroens are going to have the run of this rally. I can sit back and drive steadily to get to the finish and watch the six Imprezas take chunks out of each other.................. but as Jimmy McRae said in 1997 :
"Okay, Brian Lyall's car is the best car here, but you've still gotta drive it"

(1997 Mintex national championship, where Brian won nearly all the events in an ex-works Impreza 555 Turbo, and took the championship easily).

bennizw

16th July 2009, 22:28

I hope I can put in some good times against the rest here. Will be interesting to see the level of speed.

steve_spackman

16th July 2009, 22:29

Ive been testing a Grp N Impreza and enjoyed it. I maybe running one in the remaining events if thats ok with everyone?

steve_spackman

16th July 2009, 22:37

I hope I can put in some good times against the rest here. Will be interesting to see the level of speed.

Yes with 13 entries im sure it will be very interesting indeed.

ProductionCup

17th July 2009, 01:15

Ive been testing a Grp N Impreza and enjoyed it. I maybe running one in the remaining events if thats ok with everyone?

Totally OK by me Steve. In fact it'd be nice to have a bit of inter-class rivalry going on!

I'm interested to see how hard everyone starts day 1....... I'm gonna post a report and the end of the day, wether anyone else wants to divulge their secrets thats up to them !!

Thinks: I must ask the guys at Kazhol Design to make an N8 version of the Impreza....... simply because a guy in my locale has the road version I see all the time. They've done the N10, N11 and N12's.

steve_spackman

17th July 2009, 01:42

Totally OK by me Steve. In fact it'd be nice to have a bit of inter-class rivalry going on!

I'm interested to see how hard everyone starts day 1....... I'm gonna post a report and the end of the day, wether anyone else wants to divulge their secrets thats up to them !!

Yes it would be good to have a few different classes in the mix.

I shall post a day by day rally report and will have a few pictures to go with the reports too

steve_spackman

17th July 2009, 02:00

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=27434&id=1090185290&saved#/photo.php?pid=530064&id=1090185290

steve_spackman

17th July 2009, 02:01

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steve_spackman

17th July 2009, 02:36

I have created a Album of my in game pictures of RBR on my Facebook page..I was thinking of starting up a Richard Burns page on there!

lcd

17th July 2009, 05:37

...I'm gonna post a report and the end of the day, wether anyone else wants to divulge their secrets thats up to them !!

...I shall post a day by day rally report and will have a few pictures to go with the reports too

All these Initiatives sound great! :up:
Will keep our championship alive and give viewers/members visiting these forums,
some good reasons to stick around here, during the rally!
It's up to you! ;)

lcd

17th July 2009, 05:46

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RALLY START

RBR MOTORSPORT FORUMS CUP
Round 3: Australia Rally
17,18,19 July

Good luck and have fun!

Don't forget :
There Is always a Super Rally option
( one per leg/day ) available!

ProductionCup

17th July 2009, 12:00

I have created a Album of my in game pictures of RBR on my Facebook page..I was thinking of starting up a Richard Burns page on there!

Good idea ! It will be interesting to see what cars people are driving, since there are loads of add-ons from Kazhol Design, the French RSRBR download pack, and from Blackhole Motorsports.

Well, I managed to get through the first day. Started off very steadily - fast on the straight bits and very cautious on the corners, until I tried to up the speed a bit and overcooked on Mineshaft, sliding down one of the steep banks and had to use spectators to recover, wasting time..........
Luckily it happened just once on SS2 and on a shallow bit where I was able to drive myself out. Despite head-butting a tree with locked brakes at a corner that came up too quickly, SS3 was clean, although I arrived at the finish with no front bumper, and the flapping right door swung open, hit the finish marshals-point fence, and promptly fell off!!
(consequently the MD of Trent Subaru was on the 'phone immediately.....
"Do you know how much N10 doors cost??!!"
(ProductionCup) "No, I only drive the car"
(MD) "Badly, by the reports I've been getting" ). :)

steve_spackman

17th July 2009, 13:12

Well day one was a poor start to the rally. Not at all happy with the setup of the car and spent most of it hugging the trees. Managed to get through stage one ok, but stages 2 and 3..well lets say, that im glad that im the team manager!!

Glad to be back at service so the car can get some TLC.

I am looking (aswell as testing) at other cars for the remainder of the season, as i feel the Impreza and myself do not get on very well.

Lets see what day 2 will bring.

lcd

17th July 2009, 13:14

Posting Day1 report+highlights videos In a couple of hours!

steve_spackman

17th July 2009, 14:26

If anyone here has Facebook i am setting up a RBR page..

Bruce D

17th July 2009, 14:32

Damn, I've still got to get home AND find time to run tonight and you people are already completing day 1!

Oh well.... =)

BTW I'm confused, when this all started we were only using WRC cars, now people are using Group N cars too - does that mean we can run S2000 cars as well?

I'm cool with this idea if people want to start spreading the classes around - we could still have overall, plus Group N / S2000 class winners. Although, I think the S2000 cars are much quicker than the Group N cars in RBR.

lcd

17th July 2009, 15:29

Rally started Ideally for me, with a fast and clean run of Mineshaft!
My excitement didn’t last, as In Newbobs I, trying to make a cut on a medium left,
something hit the bottom of the car and threw me up In the air! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O42Hb8EXMn8
Surprisingly, no mechanical damage, just bodywork…

Bad luck continued, In Newbobs II, I slipped over a 90 left,
and struggled to get back In the road... That must have cost me 4-5 sec http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCMqIulBvhA

I ’d better pull myself together, for Day 2…

Ramore

17th July 2009, 16:14

ProductionCup

17th July 2009, 17:42

something hit the bottom of the car and threw me up In the air! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O42Hb8EXMn8
Surprisingly, no mechanical damage, just bodywork…

Haha!! Dead funny video, not unlike the Sordo Xsara crash in Finland a few years ago. :eek:
Surprisingly for me I didn't roll once in any of the three stages :D

lcd

17th July 2009, 17:49

I still haven't realised, what hit me! Must have been a mound or some tree roots hidding on the exact spot, I had the bright Idea to make a cut! :D

ProductionCup

17th July 2009, 17:50

Why don't you organize the championship through a plug-in, such as http://rbr.onlineracing.cz. It is much more easier and more people will participate for sure. It will take you probably 15 min to install all of the required updates and the pug-in itself. Check it out. I might join if you do it through the plug-in.

I think the general idea here is to keep it a casual and fun championship. Too many rules and it takes the fun out of it, and you'd only have your own conscience to deal with if you cheated and won.
Besides, the list of cars on the Czech site (and the mass of cars in the RSRBR add-on) are those already available / and people have already got, to a certain extent, because they're on the Kazhol and BHmotorsports sites for example.
I've replaced the default RBR cars with my own selection of GpN cars, useful if you're not sure if they're going to work or not and you can 'chop-and-change' them if they dont.
I've got no objection to people using different cars, because we get to see who is using what in the entry list and when people post pics of them.

jimakos

17th July 2009, 18:04

I still haven't realised, what hit me! Must have been a mound or some tree roots hidding on the exact spot, I had the bright Idea to make a cut! :D

Incredible crash LCD!
Neither I have understood where did you hit.
Luck was with you this time,after such an accident you didn't face any mechanical damage in your car ;)

lcd

17th July 2009, 18:10

As I said, my mechanics deserve a medal, for putting the car together
In such a 'solid' way! :D

steve_spackman

17th July 2009, 19:07

I think the general idea here is to keep it a casual and fun championship. Too many rules and it takes the fun out of it, and you'd only have your own conscience to deal with if you cheated and won.
Besides, the list of cars on the Czech site (and the mass of cars in the RSRBR add-on) are those already available / and people have already got, to a certain extent, because they're on the Kazhol and BHmotorsports sites for example.
I've replaced the default RBR cars with my own selection of GpN cars, useful if you're not sure if they're going to work or not and you can 'chop-and-change' them if they dont.
I've got no objection to people using different cars, because we get to see who is using what in the entry list and when people post pics of them.

Yes im only doing this for fun. Although i do have the RSRBR 09 mod, but will be a while till i install that. I also have enough mods to keep me happy.

ProductionCup

17th July 2009, 19:43

Newbobs 1 got off to a fast start, mainly because it's fairly straight and open................

ProductionCup

17th July 2009, 19:44

.....made use of my pilots licence........

ProductionCup

17th July 2009, 19:45

........showed LCD how to take THAT corner......

ProductionCup

17th July 2009, 19:47

...but then slid wide near the end of the stage against a tree which popped the drivers' side door open.......

ProductionCup

17th July 2009, 19:49

...which for some reason refused to close no matter how hard I braked or accelerated. Well, it was hot inside the car ;)

jimakos

17th July 2009, 20:52

I just finished day 1 with enough good times.
Mineshaft gave me a really enjoyable race and pushed me
fulled of confidence to continue!
In Newbobs 1 I believe made my best time,nothing was wrong :)
Finally in Newbobs 2 I was a little scared for not destroy everything I had built so far.So complete day 1 with access and no damage!
Hope the same for tommorow...

bennizw

17th July 2009, 21:15

Just completed day one.
Good runs on the first two stages without any problems or mistakes. The car felt good, but I didn't want to push to much. Time wize I was well on the pace compared to my regular speed. The third stage was completed in the same manor as the first two, but some how my speed wasn't matching the pace from the previous two. No mistakes, just not hot enough on my heel's!

Looking forward to day 2!

bennizw

17th July 2009, 23:26

Here's a little shot from me in action on SS2 Newbobs today:

http://www.raceinfo.no/temp/tn_Bennizw%20-%20Rally%20Australia.jpg

FRED05

18th July 2009, 03:45

Just finished day one, fantastic roads with good grip, great to drive on after some of the slippery mud of the last two rallys. Doubt very very much it will be me, but who ever wins this Rally is the man!

I found my ageing Mitsubishi Lancer WRC handling great but had a spin in New Bobs1 at a junction and a slight off near the end of 3 on the fast section...got away with it tho.

What gear did you use over the big mineshaft crest? I went over in third gear with a little dab of brake at the top and landed about half way down, don't think it would wise to go much quicker than that.......http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/images/icons/eek.gif

Bring on Day 2...

ProductionCup

18th July 2009, 06:34

Well, day 2 seemed to go a lot better overall. I kept it clean and in the middle for the most part (seems i'm back in the MD's good books too !!).
East-West 1 was a quick start and apart from a little half-spin caused by heavy braking I really got into the rythym of the 'fast-then-slow' nature of the stage.
Greenhills was a little bit conservative (but I've been off too many times to risk anything other than arriving at the finish undamaged).
East-West 2 started really well.......
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/86/I_4bbea48e9

lcd

18th July 2009, 06:38

Day 2, started with a bad moment, In sector b of East West I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml8Zke8rP7I
Luckily, got away from It, without mechanical problems; The last 2 stages of the rally, were my cleanest, with fast rhythm and good times!
After completing such demanding and unpredictable stages, I guess tommorow, Rally Sprint won’t be a problem, at all!

ProductionCup

18th July 2009, 06:53

....but I overcooked a corner at about 3/4 distance and went off, down one of the nasty steep banks (a spectators camera captured the horrible incident)....
flying_off

bennizw

18th July 2009, 10:11

The second day was OK, starting of with a safe time on SS4.
I never found a good rhytmn on SS5 Greenhills, as the grip is so different compared to the other stages. Had some scares, but made it through some seconds off my shakedown time.
SS6 went very well. I kept up the pace all the way, and was close to the times I have set on the stage in previous years.
All in all an OK day, just hoping for a clean run on the sprint tomorrow to round things up.

ProductionCup

18th July 2009, 13:03

SS6 - once I was down the bank I was very mindful of the 20-plus seconds it costs to put the car back on the road, so I waved the spectators away and drove along the bottom trying to find a way out.

ProductionCup

18th July 2009, 13:07

....I was so incensed by the loss of time I just gunned it through the last few kms..... unfortunately I hit a tree on the inside of a tight corner which spun the car 180 degrees and I had a tricky 3-point turn to get going again.
After that it was inadvisable for anyone to stand in my way !!!

J4MIE

18th July 2009, 21:05

Thought I had a very good run through all of the stages with only a couple of minor mistakes, went straight on at the hairpin near the start with the fast approach, lost 5-6 secs, then thought I was going to fall off the edge on the long tightening 3 right but somehow my front wheels pulled me up but took about 12-15 seconds to turn on the narrow road and get going again.

Newbobs 1, hit a tree on the inside of a 90 right and lost the water, thankfully engine lasted until the finish :D Steady run through the other stages, spun a couple of times on East-West 1 to avoid falling off the edge. Looking forward to seeeing the results :D

jimakos

18th July 2009, 21:12

Day 2 completed about 10 minutes ago.
Eastwest 1 gave me a really pretty stage time with no problems!
My second stage Greenhills finished with enough access and luck,as I hitted the car in a tree but fortunately hadn't any car damage :crazy:
Finally in Eastwest 2 drove with a lot of attention and completed my race!
Now it's only rally sprint for tommorow where I'll give everything I can...

FRED05

19th July 2009, 00:54

Day 2 I went off on East West 2 and fell down a big bank, luckily there was heaps of spectators to push me back on the road, must have cost 30secs plus, only lost passengers door, although car didnt handle to well after that..... FINISHED THE RALLY!!! :D
Rallysprint...Going to go up a gear (4th gear)over the mineshaft crest in the rallysprint hopefully I will get around the bottom corner see what happens.

steve_spackman

19th July 2009, 00:55

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=27434&id=1090185290&saved#/album.php?aid=27434&id=1090185290

ProductionCup

19th July 2009, 00:59

Just completed my Rally Australia with a clean and neat drive through Mineshaft @ 0034h local !!
Kept a good pace up without taking risks, although a bit too much speed over the Mineshaft (I normally take it about 70kmh in 4th, just let it coast over the edge) resulted in a little too much air and a heavy landing on the sump guard which dislodged the front bumper :s panner:
I don't think I was the fastest on ANY of the stages by a long way, but I avoided my greatest fear, that of throwing it off the road and being unable to continue due to terminal damage.........

Roll on Tuesday, and we'll see who went faster :beer: !!!

lcd

19th July 2009, 10:02

Rally Australia Is finally over!
Just completed Rally Sprint, without any problems
though I didn't try any spectacular jumb; clean, fast run with
some seconds over my Mineshaft 1st day's run!
Looking forward for the results-Hope to see some great battles there!

bennizw

19th July 2009, 11:47

Getting through the very last sprint without any problems, Rally Australia is finally over! I went a handful of seconds slower than on the first run without knowing why, but had a couple of scares on the way.
Tackled the jump a little bit wrong, breaking later and in one gear higher than on the first run. This resulted in making the bottom and giving the suspension a smack, but made it to the finish ok :)

Looking forward seeing the final results and measuring my speed to the other competitiors!

steve_spackman

19th July 2009, 11:49

Thank god this rally is over. Had a very bad event and glad to say that i have just had my new car delivered to team HQ, so time to get some testing done.

jimakos

19th July 2009, 13:18

Rally sprint completed!!
I made a very good time in this stage and hope to the top 6 :p
Generally I enjoyed Australia and believe made a nice rally.
Waitinng for results...
Don't forget pickems,you can stiil make your predictions :D

S.Bera

19th July 2009, 14:33

Just finished day 1. To put it short it was one of my worst performances ever. i didn't finish even single stage w/o making stupid mistake. on mineshaft i thought i'm going all right, just right piece, but on medium right corner i lost grip completely and slept over the edge. i had to ask spectators to help, so i lost years becouse of that. i was so pissed of at me, that i decided to push as hard as i can, and go crazy. and crazy i went- terrible times, only good news for me is that i didn't take super rally. going to start day 2 in a minute...

S.Bera

19th July 2009, 14:39

OK so i just finished day 2 (it was quick one, just few corners ;) ). i slipped over the edge once again, so i just give up. have to train more so i drive better in future rallies. good luck to everyone, and thanks for competition!

NeverKnow

19th July 2009, 17:55

I have finished the rally and the short sprint event. I must I am very happy I finished without retiring because on some stages I was inches away from crashing but somehow was able to continue.
On day one I started too slowely and making mistakes along the way. On the 2nd stage I hit a bank with rear right of my car at the start of the stage. Fortunately for me it wasn't a hard contact and the car stayed on the road. SS3 went well but at end where you drive through the forest and there is a K right, I nearly spun there.
For the second day I rethinked my strategy and just wanted to finish the rally but it didn't went so smoothly as I would liked. At the start of SS4 I nearly went off in a K right corner because I started to accelerate too early. In the middle part of the stage I also braked too late for a K left and nearly hit the bank head on. On SS6 I hit the billboards which were inside of a medium right corner but I didn't lost time there.
Rally sprint went well for me and I drove faster than on the first day of the rally.

S.Bera

19th July 2009, 18:58

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2410/screenshotvfu.th.png (http://img198.imageshack.us/i/screenshotvfu.png/)
Screenshot requested by LCD.

steve_spackman

19th July 2009, 19:33

I know for sure that with my new car i shall be setting some better stage times, plus the handling of the new car feels much better than the Impreza 03.

lcd

20th July 2009, 06:46

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/379/rallyfinish.jpg

RALLY COMPLETE

Times Submission Deadline:
Tuesday 21 July, midnight

Bruce D

20th July 2009, 06:56

Well, I finally managed to finish a rally, but it wasn't remotely clean! Stage 1, spun and had a small roll, stage 2 overshot 2 junctions, stage 3 spun and had a extremely lucky overshoot where I flew between 3 trees before stopping and reversing back onto the track! Day 2 started with a big end over end roll near the end of SS4, but fortunately the car survived, SS5 was clean but slow and SS6 I spun. The rallysprint went very well again, took 44sec off my rally time for the same stage! Something about having Burns chasing me in the stage that really makes me come alive. Hopefully I can do well and maintain the championship lead there.

lcd

20th July 2009, 07:07

To all competitors:

I want personally thank each one of you, for making this thread
the most visited around here, since the very first day Australia
rally was announced!
1.729 views - still counting - and 90 posts so far, clearly show
that Motorsport Forums Is the right place to host this championship
and its off-line format, has nothing to be jealous of similar championships
hosted elsewhere!
I'm doing my best to keep your Interest high, but on the other hand,
not miss the fun, and this time you helped very much with It!

---------------------------------------------------------

Times received from :
J4MIE, ProductionCup, Fred05, bennizw, LCD
S,Bera, NeverKnow, jimakos, steve_spackman and Bruce D so far!

Bruce D

20th July 2009, 09:16

Well we all appreciate the effort and work you put into it, so thank you! I think you've hit on something that people were looking for. Certainly it was exactly what I was looking for, as I can't be online all the time. Plus I think what's helped is that the results have been surprisingly close, compared to what I thought they would be. Certainly I never thought that after 2 rounds I would be leading the sprint series, having won both events!

I think that allowing more classes is going to do better as well, so long as we don't use plugins and stick to the original stages, so we don't distance ourselves from our PS2 friends. ;) Its better to let people drive the cars they are more comfortable and enjoy driving rather than having to drive the WRC cars which are quite difficult to handle. Personally I much prefer the S2000 cars over everything else (in case you hadn't gathered that one already!).

Maybe from next season you can start mixing and matching stages? So an event is 6 stages long but from different events - would make it even more interesting. Keeping the series down to 6 events is also a good idea, keep them short and people will stay interested, and one a month is also the best idea.

PS, all you European guys, enjoy your summer vacation. Lucky buggers, its winter here and I still have to work! :( (I have the flu as I write this...)

bennizw

20th July 2009, 09:23

Ah, the sprint stage is a league itself? Well that makes things even more interesting, even though I didn't do too well on the last run ;)

This was the third round of the championship wasn't it?

jimakos

20th July 2009, 09:29

Yes bennizw rally Australia is the third.
You can visit previous rallies like japan to inform about!!
There you'll see what happends with rally sprint and 'll be surprised!!

lcd

20th July 2009, 10:01

...Maybe from next season you can start mixing and matching stages? So an event is 6 stages long but from different events - would make it even more interesting. Keeping the series down to 6 events is also a good idea, keep them short and people will stay interested, and one a month is also the best idea.

There will be plenty of time, after the end of this season , to talk about new
features, fresh ideas and additions In RBR Championship!
My goal Is everybody to feel he has contributed In the whole thing,
with one way or another!

3 more drivers times are expected!
Stage times board looks so damn real so far ( with lot of surprises as expected )
thanks to all competitors honesty!

raybak

20th July 2009, 10:58

Gee wasn't that a tough one. Struggled thru East West especially thru "the Brain" very twisty and lots of left foot braking.

My time was ok on Greenhills, but still not as good as what I wanted.

Mineshaft was great but I think I was a bit slow over it, only doing 75kmh and still getting good air.

Will have to keep working on my driving for the next event.

Was hoping to have a good run at my home event :(

Ray

Bruce D

20th July 2009, 12:16

I've got 2 feelings:

1) everyone did equally badly so we've all wound up at about the same position.
2) That Group N car may just have walked this thing!!!

:P

redrover

20th July 2009, 14:03

Wasn't good for me, was hoping for some better times. Will be interesting to see how everyone else has gone.

Red

lcd

20th July 2009, 14:40

Times received from Raybak and Redrover!
One more driver's times are expected...
I guess we'll have the results, sooner than scheduled! :up:

Bruce D

20th July 2009, 14:43

Fine by me, the suspense is killing me... :P

lcd

20th July 2009, 14:49

I'm changing the presentation for stage times...
It will be In stage-by-stage format!
I'm tellin' you this: IT LOOKS GREAT! :up:
Just like real stuff! ;)

jimakos

20th July 2009, 15:19

I'm changing the presentation for stage times...
It will be In stage-by-stage format!
I'm tellin' you this: IT LOOKS GREAT! :up:
Just like real stuff! ;)

Ι can't dare imagine what are you preparing!!
But I'm sure it 'll be fantastic :p :
Looking for that!!

bennizw

20th July 2009, 15:34

Woo, sounds nice LCD! Let's hope the final times come through as fast as possible (Who are we waiting for by the way?)!

lcd

20th July 2009, 15:58

Hoofhearted's times are expected!
I guess he'll send them some time today!

bennizw

20th July 2009, 16:13

While we are waiting, can you tell us if it is close among the top runners? :)

ProductionCup

20th July 2009, 16:23

While we are waiting, can you tell us if it is close among the top runners? :)

Patience is a virtue......

ProductionCup

20th July 2009, 16:26

I'm changing the presentation for stage times...
It will be In stage-by-stage format!
I'm tellin' you this: IT LOOKS GREAT! :up:
Just like real stuff! ;)

Great :up:
That way my inconsistent stage times won't look too bad :) Hopefully I'll be somewhere near the upper order on at least ONE stage !!!

ProductionCup

20th July 2009, 16:29

Don't forget pickems,you can stiil make your predictions :D

Despite the news from Bruce D and others, I stand by my prediction that I'll be about 10th........

ProductionCup

20th July 2009, 16:40

I've got 2 feelings:

1) everyone did equally badly so we've all wound up at about the same position.
2) That Group N car may just have walked this thing!!!

:P

I was so slow it FELT like I was walking !!! Especially the tight, twisty bits, it felt as if I was VERY SLOW, which is why I went off after I tried to speed up :D

Mineshaft Sprint was 47 secs faster because it was clean and 'in the middle'. The first had a crash down a bank that lost a shedload of time.
On both occaisions the Burns ghost car sped off into the distance, and I find it very distracting because I'm focusing on the road ahead, and all I can see is the transleucent bluey-purple car !!

ProductionCup

20th July 2009, 17:01

Just to throw my twopence worth into the debate over the format of the championship : I certainly agree we could allow different classes in, but only if they're 4wd and max. 300hp ie No Group B cars.
WRC, 4WD Gp.N and Super 2000. They're all pretty much the same and competitive depending on how they're driven. Using a 2wd car would be a little pointless and besides it is good to compare similar cars and similar drivers, so we can gauge how good we are..... or not !!

LCD is doing a great job with the entries, itinerary and results presentation. Really Well Done!!

For future events I think more stages per day will be a bonus because any mistakes on previous stages could be rectified by hard driving on others. With more stages per rally, competitors would have more of a chance to repair the damage to their times :)

Despite what I said about 300hp, I think that if people want to use classic Group A cars from 11-15 years ago we should have a seperate, dedicated event for these cars because they seem to have dissappeared from rallies completely :( . This way we can recreate the classic championships of, say, 1994 to 1998. Many cars are available, such as the Impreza 555 Turbo, Celica GT-Four ST205, Ford Escort Cosworth and WRC, and some work-in-progress cars like Kazhol's Lancer Evo5 (1998), and an Evo III (1995-96) and a Celica GT4 ST185 (1992-94) on bhmotorsports forums.

ProductionCup

20th July 2009, 17:32

I've just been looking on the Blackhole Motorsports site again and apparently the Lancer EvoIII work-in-progress was actually given to Kazhol Design, so expect a stellar job on it :eek: ........ but we'll have to wait a while of course!!! :rolleyes:

The Celica GT4-ST185 is being done by an independant who has other models and other commitments....... so that could be even longer, or never :(

bennizw

20th July 2009, 17:54

Six posts in a row man, wooh! :p :

steve_spackman

20th July 2009, 19:18

lcd

20th July 2009, 21:00

Listen up guys: Results will be published early tommorow morning,
24 hours sooner than scheduled, as you have all sent me your times already!

ProductionCup

20th July 2009, 21:30

Listen up guys: Results will be published early tommorow morning,
24 hours sooner than scheduled, as you have all sent me your times already!

Excellent idea, I think we've all keyed ourselves up so much we can't bear the suspense any longer!!
Its 2132h as I write this in the UK, so what's your time difference??

ProductionCup

20th July 2009, 21:42

Great ideas there i have to say!

As with the extra stages per day, the RSRBR 09 mod has 2 to 3 extra stages per rally aswell as other stages.

Yes. It's a pity there's no facility to run the stages in the opposite direction (yes i know some of the Japan, USA, Australia and French stages are, but not in a summary way like in CMR1 or CMR2). CMR2 Expert UK is just like a mini-RAC rally with 4 spectator parkland stages (ss4 is reverse-direction to ss1) then 6 forest stages, again with direction changes, and a super special head-to-head to finish off.

I'd like more UK forest stages in RBR, particularly with a facility to run them in reverse direction, just to make more variety. As a suggestion I think we need 10 stages per rally........but only if we can find enough varied stages to make them challenging and not "ah yes, this bit is the same as the other run through in the other direction, its a deceptive tight corner" etc.

ProductionCup

20th July 2009, 21:46

Six posts in a row man, wooh! :p :

I was in town today chasing up money in my bank account. When I was finished i went to the library to relax on the internet!! :D

lcd

21st July 2009, 05:59

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7021/stagetimesaus.jpg

lcd

21st July 2009, 06:01

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/6407/australiastandings.jpg

lcd

21st July 2009, 06:03

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3989/seasonsstandings.jpg

lcd

21st July 2009, 06:10

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/330/podiumaus.jpg

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9558/podiumausrallysprint.jpg

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/2521/fairraceaus.jpg

lcd

21st July 2009, 06:27

Thanks to the ones responded to my request for an In-game screenshot!
Hope next time, all drivers have their photo on the corckboard!

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8484/rbraustraliacaughtlive.jpg

lcd

21st July 2009, 06:30

Hope you enjoyed Australia rally!

See you all In France, 28-29-30 August!

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/332/calendare.jpg

NeverKnow

21st July 2009, 07:10

Congratulations to bennisw for winning the rally itself and the sprint event asell as winning all the stages :eek: .
And LCD keep up the great work :up: .

jimakos

21st July 2009, 08:13

You are unbelievable LCD!!
After this what??
I'm very happy with 7th position in my first rally.
Congrats to Bennizw he made incredible times :up:
Hope next rally be again 13 or more drivers it's fantastic!!

bennizw

21st July 2009, 08:46

hoofhearted

21st July 2009, 08:52

Very Happy with 4th with a close battle with 5th only 6 seconds behind, LCD well done once again for an amazing championship, lets hope we get the bumper entry for France, NC motorsport will be doing extensive testing with the possibility of a new car for the French event, Congratulations to all

ProductionCup

21st July 2009, 09:34

I'm completely blown away by your presentations, LCD ! They're terriffic !!!
Result just as I expected; i'm like a pebble in a stream......bumping along the bottom!! :rolleyes:
7th on the sprint stage was a surprise though, but it WAS nearly a MINUTE slower than fastest time :rolleyes: .

As the school report might say..."needs to try harder" (but also needs to stay on the road) :rolleyes:

Well done to all those in the top 5, you really went for it!!

ProductionCup

21st July 2009, 09:43

Wow, again LCD, amazing work! I know everbody here appreciates it fully, so keep it up for the remainders ;)

Surprised to win here, didn't know the speed of fellow competitors, but it was great fun! I am a little irritated that I didn't join before, because I won't have a chance on either of the championships now, but that's the way it is ;)

Yes, Totally agree with you.
I only found RSL (Rally Simdrivers League) for their last event and I was very satisfied with my result there, but wished I could have given myself the chance to be more competitive, even if it wasn't to win but just to be higher up the championship standings.
3 rallies left here so I'll be doing intensive testing in order to get as many points as I can from the remaining rounds. But as the great man said:

"...where do you push, where do you slow down? It's a question you have to ask yourself all the time"
Richard Burns, RAC rally 1996, BBC coverage with Richard as the 'in-studio' expert ;)

Bruce D

21st July 2009, 09:49

Hmm, I was wondering when one of the top boys was going to find this league and show us how to drive! Congrats bennizw, that was a master driving performance given the car you had! :champion: I'll take the 2nd on the sprint, keeps my championship chances good.

And France is next, which I love, so that should be great. Time to start practicing...

ProductionCup

21st July 2009, 09:56

lcd

21st July 2009, 09:57

...And France is next, which I love, so that should be great. Time to start practicing...

Please, don't mention the word 'France'..
I suck on tarmac! Could I be away to some beach, during next event?!? :D

bennizw

21st July 2009, 09:58

Thanks a lot Bruce D! :) The S11 might be somewhat slower than the Focus, but I find that it handles much better (At least with my setup), so it's a better alround car on gravel. You look hard to beat in the sprint championship with two wins and a second place!

For the next round in France I will swap the S11 for a 06 Xsara WRC, as I can't get the Subaru fast enough on the hard stuff :)

steve_spackman

21st July 2009, 11:04

Great work LCD on the presentation of the tables there..AMAZING

Good to see i posted a 6th fastest time on stage 2.

Testing has begun with my brand new Focus 08. I found the Impreza 03 too slow and was not happy with the way the car handled

hoofhearted

21st July 2009, 13:35

Could someone point me in the right direction for the best place to download RBR 09 Mod please

many thanks

Nick

NeverKnow

21st July 2009, 14:07

Does this help?
http://www.virtualr.net/rsrbr-2009-released/

NeverKnow

21st July 2009, 14:12

Does this help?
http://www.rallyesim.fr/forum_rlsm_eng/viewtopic.php?t=631

S.Bera

21st July 2009, 14:50

Thank You all guys for competition, but biggest thanks go to LCD for his job. Really mate THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I'm waiting for Sweden now, as I seem to enjoy this rally most. France is ok too, but I suck at harpins...
Congratulations to the winners!
(I hope I manage to compete in next two rallies, but as I'm about to go to England to work during summer break, I might not be driving. I'm gonna follow championship on the forums though!)

steve_spackman

21st July 2009, 18:28

Could someone point me in the right direction for the best place to download RBR 09 Mod please

many thanks

Nick

Once you have installed the RSRBR 09 mod install updates 1 through 5. Updates 6 and 7 can be found here...

http://www.rallyesim.fr/forum_rlsm/viewtopic.php?t=4933

http://forum.rallyesim.fr/viewtopic.php?f=67&p=5338#p5338

I also installed numeric pacenotes which can be found here..

http://www.kegetys.net/rbr/index.php?p=numnotes

Numnotes replaces the default english pacenotes from RBR with numeric versions. It has two versions, 'increasing' and 'decreasing'. I use the increasing version.

The increasing version replaces the pacenotes as:

flat - one
easy - two
fast - three
medium - four
K - five

The decreasing version replaces the pacenotes as:

flat - six
easy - five
fast - four
medium - three
K - two

hoofhearted

21st July 2009, 19:53

i am struggling to get rbr2009 i have downloaded set up and now i have the french version! i have had it once but accidentally deleted it! oops!

steve_spackman

21st July 2009, 20:13

i am struggling to get rbr2009 i have downloaded set up and now i have the french version! i have had it once but accidentally deleted it! oops!

need help?

hoofhearted

21st July 2009, 21:43

yes please...................... :confused:

steve_spackman

21st July 2009, 21:55

yes please...................... :confused:

Ok what have you downloaded sofar?

hoofhearted

21st July 2009, 22:01

Install_RSRBR_v2009

it has downloaded but wont let me open rbr through it would it be best to uninstall and start again from scratch?

steve_spackman

21st July 2009, 22:09

Install_RSRBR_v2009

it has downloaded but wont let me open rbr through it would it be best to uninstall and start again from scratch?

It is hard to get to grips with what is going on without being there to see it for my own eyes.

Have you installed the 2 richard burns updates from the actual website?

http://www.richardburnsrally.com/support.htm

Also here is a page that may help you with the installation of the mod

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2504842/Richard_Burns_Rally_Essentials.html#Post2504842

DONT give up..it took me a lil while to get my head round this mod.

steve_spackman

22nd July 2009, 03:46

Yes. It's a pity there's no facility to run the stages in the opposite direction (yes i know some of the Japan, USA, Australia and French stages are, but not in a summary way like in CMR1 or CMR2). CMR2 Expert UK is just like a mini-RAC rally with 4 spectator parkland stages (ss4 is reverse-direction to ss1) then 6 forest stages, again with direction changes, and a super special head-to-head to finish off.

I'd like more UK forest stages in RBR, particularly with a facility to run them in reverse direction, just to make more variety. As a suggestion I think we need 10 stages per rally........but only if we can find enough varied stages to make them challenging and not "ah yes, this bit is the same as the other run through in the other direction, its a deceptive tight corner" etc.

I just found out that with the RSRBR 09 mod the US has 11 stages, France has 13, Japan has 8, UK has 10 and AUS has 8, and Finland has 6 so a good 56 stages. Alot of these stages can be run in reverse..

bennizw

22nd July 2009, 08:15

Are these completely new stages? I use the Czech plugin, so I didn't know about this.

lcd

22nd July 2009, 09:59

The best package I use Is the pack of reversed tracks, http://rbr.onlineracing.cz/index.php?act=download&cat=20,
that gives you 13 reversed tracks, so you get a total of 50 stages !
( 37 default + 13 reversed )
You can choose them as single stage, through Chech plugin (shakedown mod)
I think It's the best option for those using a clean install of RBR, without RSRBR...

What about HD Bloom? Have you ever used It ?
Get this guy's file Yiots - Enbseries v1 - RBRdll + Enb Combined.zip (http://forum.racesimcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=475055&d=1247821431) ,
and you'll be breathless...

steve_spackman

22nd July 2009, 18:16

Are these completely new stages? I use the Czech plugin, so I didn't know about this.

I will write make a list of the stages for you, so you can see what stages each country has.

Also with the RSRBR 09 mod, its possible to have different weather patterns on each stage. Light fog, medium fog, heavy fog, overcast dry, covered damp and rain and even snow on each stage and the also able to change the tyres aswell.

steve_spackman

22nd July 2009, 18:22

What about HD Bloom? Have you ever used It ?
Get this guy's file Yiots - Enbseries v1 - RBRdll + Enb Combined.zip (http://forum.racesimcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=475055&d=1247821431) ,
and you'll be breathless...

WOW very nice. Brings the game to life mate..cheers for the link!

steve_spackman

22nd July 2009, 20:08

hoofhearted

22nd July 2009, 20:41

thanks for all the advice stev, still no luck, annoying as i have had it before but deleted it by accident! gutted, is there any chance it can be put onto cd??

steve_spackman

22nd July 2009, 22:01

thanks for all the advice stev, still no luck, annoying as i have had it before but deleted it by accident! gutted, is there any chance it can be put onto cd??

Explain what it is that is going wrong, then maybe we can help you more my friend. :)

hoofhearted

22nd July 2009, 22:09

i have un installed it and downloading it again, 24% at the mo an hour and a bit left fingers crossed!!!!

steve_spackman

22nd July 2009, 22:22

i have un installed it and downloading it again, 24% at the mo an hour and a bit left fingers crossed!!!!

Let me know when you have it installed.

Here is a like that you may find helpful

http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?t=333978

ProductionCup

23rd July 2009, 21:49

I will write make a list of the stages for you, so you can see what stages each country has.

Also with the RSRBR 09 mod, its possible to have different weather patterns on each stage. Light fog, medium fog, heavy fog, overcast dry, covered damp and rain and even snow on each stage and the also able to change the tyres aswell.

Sounds like just what we need for the next championship to make it more challenging!!

In CMR 1 I planned an RAC rally using timetrial and the cheat FX.
Day 1 would be the spectator stages run forwards and backwards (using the cheat "BACKAGAIN" that allows you to drive in the opposite direction but without notes) and with different conditions ie. morning fog "WHITEOUT" cheat, normal daytime default, then night-time "DARKSIDE" cheat.
Days 2 and 3 would be a mix of variations of the forest stages, with returns to the parkland stages at the end of the day, just like the real RAC used to do.
If we can find enough suitable stages for RBR we could do a similar thing.....

(p.s. for a real challenge that evokes the spirit of the RAC, drive the Dolgellau stage in CMR1 (default night) but add the WHITEOUT cheat, it looks great!!! :eek: ) :D

steve_spackman

23rd July 2009, 21:57

Sounds like just what we need for the next championship to make it more challenging!!

In CMR 1 I planned an RAC rally using timetrial and the cheat FX.
Day 1 would be the spectator stages run forwards and backwards (using the cheat "BACKAGAIN" that allows you to drive in the opposite direction but without notes) and with different conditions ie. morning fog "WHITEOUT" cheat, normal daytime default, then night-time "DARKSIDE" cheat.
Days 2 and 3 would be a mix of variations of the forest stages, with returns to the parkland stages at the end of the day, just like the real RAC used to do.
If we can find enough suitable stages for RBR we could do a similar thing.....

(p.s. for a real challenge that evokes the spirit of the RAC, drive the Dolgellau stage in CMR1 (default night) but add the WHITEOUT cheat, it looks great!!! :eek: ) :D

The RSRBR 09 mod for some reason does not include Finland. I know the default RBR has 1 or 2 stages run in reverse, but would be good to have all the Finland stages run in reverse.

Very glad that all the reversed stages come with pace notes... :)

Bruce D

24th July 2009, 07:03

Hmm, it would suck a bit if the championship started using the RBR2009 mod, cos people like me can't even think about downloading 900+MB of files - we have a thing called cap limits in South Africa (soon to be done in USA too I believe). I personally only have 500mb for the month at home and my company pays about $190 for 20GB each month, of which I can't steal a gig so there is no way I'll get it. Besides, it wipes out PS2 players...

lcd

24th July 2009, 07:44

I'm not thinking of RSRBR09 either...I'd like to have reversed tracks never run before though ( Mineshaft II, FraizerWells II etc ) using Chech plugin ( offline mod ), but then It's that PS Issue;Really, how many people of RBR group here, are on PS?
I'm working over an Idea, where next season, the top 8 drivers of this championship, will moderate-In a way-next season's schedule...
How does this sound? I'm not talking complicated things, just a way each one of the competitors has his chance to leave his own mark on some rallies!

hoofhearted

25th July 2009, 10:55

Steve, it works!!!! YAY!!!

changed some settings on my antivirus software and it now works!

many thanks for your help!

Bruce D

27th July 2009, 06:31

Ah, lets hear it for Anti-virus software! :p

steve_spackman

27th July 2009, 09:38

Steve, it works!!!! YAY!!!

changed some settings on my antivirus software and it now works!

many thanks for your help!

No worries. I had issues at first. The antivirus didnt like the RSRBR 09 mod either so had to sort it out.

From what i have seen and heard ALOT of people have had this issue.