RBR SAIRC - Round 1 - Tour Natal Rally [Archive]

Bruce D

23rd March 2010, 05:55

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Total Tour Natal Rally Event Info
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26-27 March 2010
South African Internet Rally Championship - Round 1

Rules
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Open to S2000, N4-N1 and A7-A5 cars only (No WRC cars!)
Tyre choice is free for all stages
Pacenotes - Audio only, not visual
One SuperRally per leg, 3min penalty for each SuperRally used.

Stages
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Day 1
SS1 - PTD Rallysprint (New Stages) - Mod: Normal - Weather: Clear - 5.1km
SS2 - Sipirkakin (Japan) - Mod: Normal - Weather: Clear - 8.7km
SS3 - Tanner (Japan) - Mod: Normal - Weather: Clear - 3.9km

Day 2
SS4 - Tanner II (Japan) - Mod: Normal - Weather: Cloudy Damp - 4.0km
SS5 - Sipirkakin II (Japan) - Mod: Normal - Weather: Bad - 8.7km
SS6 - Pirka Menoko II (Japan) - Mod: Normal - Weather: Clear - 6.7km

Total Distance - 37.1km

Entries
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Send your entries to BruceD by PM or by email to [email:1pliyk5j]rbrmfcup@gmail.com[/email:1pliyk5j] Entry info as follows: Name, Country, Team, Car.

Submitting times
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Start each stage using the "RSRBR2009" button under the "play alone" section, do your stage. The time will be recorded in the window at the bottom of RsCenter. If its not recorded, you did something wrong. Use "public sessions" tab and "Go" button for BTB stages.

Once you have completed the stages you wish to do, select the File menu and click on "Save times" The times are saved to your RBR directory under the folder "MyTimes". Once you have done all the stages, send all your html files to [email:1pliyk5j]rbrmfcup@gmail.com[/email:1pliyk5j] to be scored. Please note that more than 1 html file can be submitted so you don't have to do all the stages at one time.

Entries open immediately. Rally and entries close at midnight Tuesday 31st March 2010

Bruce D

23rd March 2010, 05:57

Just a note, car numbers will be different to the RBR MF Cup, and based on when entries were recieved.

There will be a teams championship as well.

lcd

23rd March 2010, 08:26

Looks like SAIRC Is going to be a great adventure!!! ;)

tannat

23rd March 2010, 11:28

Just had our first run in the S2000 Skod and I am quite fond of the little nipper. May make a switch for the WRC, depending on the speed of the stages for the next rally...

Paddy-I'll leave it to you to submit our team name- perhaps Drum Dark Blue Tobacco Rallysports :p

Bruce D

23rd March 2010, 12:12

Hmm, so far I've had 4 entries, and 75% of that are Peugeots! How about some variety here guys? :p

Looks interesting with a lot of guys saying they like this class so maybe we're going to be seeing a really close event here.

tannat

23rd March 2010, 14:22

First Skoda entry just submitted :up:

lcd

23rd March 2010, 14:24

I guess that SAIRC events are real existing and not Imaginary, right Bruce?
I like that! :)
Already googled Total Tour Natal Rally...

Bruce D

23rd March 2010, 15:00

Yup, this entire championship is based on the real SA Rally Championship, with the events as closely matched to their namesake as possible. The Tour Natal is my home event (the Gauteng rally at the end of the season is Paul's home event) and is based on sugarcane plantations. Interestly enough when Conrad Rautenbach did this event 3 weeks ago he said the roads were the best in the world! Super smooth but very slippery. Traditionally it rains a little bit on the 2nd day, which explains my weather choice, but unfortunately RBR can't replicate the road conditions of that situation - in real life the sugarcane roads actually gain more grip when wet than when dry! It's like the secret weapon of the locals versus the guys from other parts of the country - they see the rain and think "go to wet tyres", meanwhile the locals know they can stay on drys for longer and push harder. :D

lcd

23rd March 2010, 15:09

...is based on sugarcane plantations...Super smooth but very slippery....Traditionally it rains a little bit...

So the Jap stages were the ideal choice there!

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Wonder If Miss SA 2009 going to join us too? :D

tannat

23rd March 2010, 15:27

Sugarcane--any good rums or cachacha (sp?) down there, Bruce D? :beer:

lcd

23rd March 2010, 16:23

Hmm, so far I've had 4 entries, and 75% of that are Peugeots! How about some variety here guys? :p

Ok, I'll try some of the S2000 cars tonight;If they feel good,
I'll change my car submission!

Francis44

23rd March 2010, 17:36

Count me in.

I will be driving a Skoda Fabia S2000.

Bruce D

24th March 2010, 06:59

Sugarcane--any good rums or cachacha (sp?) down there, Bruce D? :beer:

Nah our stuff is used purely for sugar as far as I know, and I do know some of the farmers.

7 entries so far, not too shabby, seems like the manufacturers championship will be Skoda vs Peugeot at this rate.

lcd

24th March 2010, 07:51

OK, here's my new car submission, just for some variety there!
I'll be In a Fiat Grande Punto S2000 for this series.

tannat

24th March 2010, 14:57

Pirka Menoko II is quite a fiendish stage...

I could see this being a good Monte stage..

Bruce D

24th March 2010, 15:06

Didn't I use it in Corsica?

Anyway, I'm awaiting Paddy to enter so he can confirm the team name for Tannat and himself, and then possibly Paul's entry as well (haven't heard from him so I presume he's not at work at the moment) and then I'll post the entry list. It's at 7 people now.

tannat

24th March 2010, 15:47

tannat

24th March 2010, 16:36

Didn't I use it in Corsica?

You did indeed! Now I remember that bloody hill where I took the spin on Corsica....

52Paddy

24th March 2010, 21:49

Yes great name tannat :D Though I've PM'd Bruce to call the team "Dark Blue Drum Rallysport" - just a slight preference as when I'm in the shop buying tobacco I ask for Dark Blue Drum as opposed to Drum dark blue.

I will probably do this rally tomorrow, or Friday at the latest because this weekend, I'm going back home for the Easter break and won't have access to the computer.

tannat

24th March 2010, 22:07

I will probably do this rally tomorrow, or Friday at the latest because this weekend, I'm going back home for the Easter break and won't have access to the computer.

"To finish first you first must finish" teammate :laugh:

Bruce D

25th March 2010, 06:00

Got your entry, will post the entry list a little later on this morning.

Bruce D

25th March 2010, 07:04

Entry List so far:

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ctbr

25th March 2010, 08:19

Hello,
my ISP had problems with their mailservers yesterday so I couldn't send in my entry.
But here it is.
Tomas Reinicke, Sweden, no team, Skoda Fabia S2000 evo1

I will send you a mail when I can to confirm this.

/Tomas

Bruce D

25th March 2010, 10:00

No need to send the email, I've put you into the entry list. Updated version below:

http://i44.tinypic.com/xoqkhv.jpg

Macd

25th March 2010, 11:41

Why's is there no car 1? Loads of skodas. I'm hoping the new fiesta will be finished for the next round.

Bruce D

25th March 2010, 11:53

No car 1 cos its the first season and there is no champion - I like the idea of permanent numbers for a season, so these are your numbers for this season and next season will be based on the championship results from this season.

Yeah I was moaning about Peugeots and now there are tons of Skodas! Oh well, should be interesting to see who comes out on top, although I'm expecting a big fight for the win between lots of people.

Bruce D

25th March 2010, 14:32

Another update to the entry list - it's like real-time! :p

http://i39.tinypic.com/nbaf0g.jpg

tannat

25th March 2010, 17:32

Methinks Sipirkakin would be a good Finland stage... :D

Macd

25th March 2010, 17:42

Any chance i could keep number ten? I have my car livered up already. :D

Macd

25th March 2010, 18:46

It wont let me pick bad conditions for ss5

Bruce D

26th March 2010, 05:57

Any chance i could keep number ten? I have my car livered up already. :D

I could swop you and ctbr around, that's not a problem. So yeah you can keep Car 10.

Bruce D

26th March 2010, 06:00

It wont let me pick bad conditions for ss5

Yeah just spoke to NeverKnow about this. Apparently you RSRBR2010 guys can't select bad weather for this stage without it kicking you back to clear weather. I've said you must run it in damp conditions for now and lets just see who else has the problem. It worked fine for my RSRBR09 last night. I might cancell the stage or work out a suitable adjusted time.

Bruce D

26th March 2010, 06:07

Updated entry list

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lcd

26th March 2010, 07:50

Same problem With bad conditions for ss5 here! (RSRBR2010)
All other weather formats available though, so using covered dump for ss5!

Bruce D

26th March 2010, 08:18

Run covered damp for now, I'll work out a plan thats fair for everyone. But I'm bummed you guys aren't running in the wet cos it's so slippery!

lcd

26th March 2010, 08:39

...But I'm bummed you guys aren't running in the wet cos it's so slippery!

Show some mercy please..! :D

Bruce D

26th March 2010, 11:08

Well Paul and I have both done our runs and we still run RSRBR09 and so we could run in the wet and he also spent lots of time visiting spectators and the surrounding bush.

tannat

26th March 2010, 11:23

I'm completing the stage, and my time is posting at the end, but on the table it is showing only 99% complete, and no final time is displayed...

What gives?

Bruce D

26th March 2010, 12:29

Seems to be a problem with PTD and RSRBR09 although why now I don't know as it's never done it before to me. Just note your time and email it through with your results (it's very easy for me to see who's cheating so don't worry).

NeverKnow

26th March 2010, 12:55

4,9k into the stage when turning right at the junction and onto tarmac after the medium left corner there is K left onto gravel and over the finish line. My guess is tannat missed that part of the notes (notes could have been more clearer on this part) and continued the stage and the game ended. It has happened to me few times when I forgot about the junction at the end or did not pay attention to notes at that part. RBR will show you the time but RSRBR doesn't register stage has been finished, resulting only 2 splits on the timesheet and 99% finished stage.

Bruce D

26th March 2010, 13:43

You know, I've been through that stage hundreds of times and never heard that call K left, although I know where you're talking about. Wierd. I should check it out some time.

tannat

26th March 2010, 14:41

Thanks, NeverKnow. I'll check it out, although I swear I never heard the K left onto gravel...

....or perhaps I was blinded by 'red mist' :D

tannat

26th March 2010, 14:56

Wait a second-now I know.

On neverknow's Youtube run of this stage he actually overshoots this turn, but corrects himself.

I'll have another look at it.....

52Paddy

26th March 2010, 18:07

I did the rally this afternoon and have emailed my times. I didn't have time to practice as I was under a lot of pressure to get this rally done today. The Skoda is a nippy little car which handles well but not all of the stages were entirely familiar to me and that hurt my times in parts. Here is a stage-by-stage analysis.

SS1: I never drove this stage before at all. Though, I must say, its a great one :up: I ended up in a ditch at one point and had to call for help. Aside from that, it settled me into a rhythm for the rest of the stages.

SS2-3: I like both of these stages. I had a confident drive on both of them though a costly spin on SS2 won't help.

SS4: Another good stage. The slippy conditions were a bit of an initial surprised but no major mistakes.

SS5: A very, very good drive but two unfortunate cock-ups. In the opening few kms, I took some medium or fast corners very wide to keep the momentum going. I had the tail out and just about hit the spectators twice, for the same reason within a few seconds of each other. I didn't anticipate that I would hit them at all but I guess I was slightly wide. How much of a penalty to you get for hitting them anyway? I will, for my own sake, subtract the two penalty times from my run to see what my pace was like because it seemed like a decent drive thereafter.

SS6: Not a good finish to the rally. My rhythm was really messy and I was completely unfamiliar with the stage. I had a few spins and, at one point, hit a tree, causing the water temperature to rise. I didn't bother taking care of the engine though because the stage was short enough. After I hit the tree, the car seemed to suffer understeer so possibly, one of the suspensions/axels/wheels was damaged too. And, later in the stage, I had trouble shifting down from third, though that could have been a malfunction with the flappy paddle as opposed to the gearbox.

Overall, I'm happy with how I drove and gutted that I hit the spectators on SS5. That will hurt my rally the most. However, I'm still confident that I can get a decent result and, fingers crossed, some more top three stage times :D

Best of luck everybody and Happy Easter from Ireland!

tannat

26th March 2010, 18:21

Good drive, teammate :up:

By accident during practice I discovered you could drive through some groups of spectators (no contact) and not draw blood :D

NeverKnow

27th March 2010, 10:01

Finished the rally. I'm very happy just to have reached the finish line without retiring because there was some very scary moments for me.
First stage went mostly ok'sh but had two moments when the rear stepped out - on the first incident I managed to stay on the road but on the second one I went sideways into the ditch. Luckily didn't hit anything and managed to keep going.
The rest 2 stages of the first day I had no problems.
On the second day I tried to go as fast as I could but I was all over the shop on SS4 and SS5. Lost quite some time on those stages and had few offs on SS5. I even had to change my pacenotes midstage to try and stay on the road.
SS6 went ok but I overshot a junction about 3,5k in because call came when I was already at the junction, also had to change my pacenotes a little bit.
Overall I'm happy that I have finished. Most of the time I tried to learn about the car but there is still a long way to go until I can use all the potential of the S2k car. Some pictures from the event. (http://s274.photobucket.com/albums/jj267/t6nns/Tour%20Natal%20Rally/)

lcd

27th March 2010, 10:40

Finished the rally too! Day1 was just great! Had some of my best runs In PTD Rallysprint and some pretty fast runs of Sipirkakim and Tanner,
without any problems there. Day2 started Ideally with a fast run of TannerII, but In Sipirkakim, a careless bystander
made me drive outside the road, In order to avoid an accident...I quickly pulled myself together and enter the final stage, where I pushed really hard!

Overall, It was a nice, fast rally, from which I expect some good results!
I really enjoyed the S2000 class!

photoset: http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/8951/photoset.jpg

EDIT: Nice stand there NeverKnow! :D
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sperger

28th March 2010, 15:39

I've tried twice to set bad conditions for SS5 and both times it got to 25% on the loading screen in the game then bounced me back to RS centre saying it was 89% complete. I'm still on RSRBR2009 should I use damp?

edit: damp doesn't work for me either

Francis44

28th March 2010, 19:59

I just finished the rally....

First, I must say that I enjoyed this rally more than I usually do. It was so good to drive under no pressure. In the championship I have to be much more focused, every mistake counts and I can't afford to make one with NeverKnow in my back. I started this rally with zero expectations regarding my times, I just really wanted to have fun and oh boy I really did.
This rally was so tricky, very twisty and technical, if you want to finish you cant afford to go out of the road, specially with these S2000 cars. I've did some of those stages with WRC cars and you can explore more your speed since if you have some problem, with those cars turbos you have big chances to correct mistakes. With S2000 not so much :p .

The Skoda is a fine piece of machinery, specially suspension and brakes wise. Although the engine lacks a bit of power, you still can have fun, and the Skoda was a real surprise for me, looking foward to drive it again.

Here are some pics....

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8506/rbr6.jpg
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5453/rbr5.jpg
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/2357/rbr4.jpg
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7323/rbra.jpg

Cheers!!!!

Bruce D

29th March 2010, 06:45

I've decided that for SS5 we'll all get credited with the same time, seems like everyone and their dog has had problems with that stage, which is strange but anyway, it's the fair thing to do I think.

Bruce D

29th March 2010, 08:21

Just waiting for results from Macd, Sperger and Tannat. Really keen to get them cos this has been a cracker of an event.

lcd

29th March 2010, 08:25

...this has been a cracker of an event.

Nice to hear that! You were right from the start;driving In lower speeds
( compared to the wrc class ) makes It more enjoyable and more fun!

Bruce D

29th March 2010, 08:48

Well the stats so far from the results I've recieved, keeping in mind that I think it's realistic to say the remaining 3 will mix this lot up a bit more, is 4 stage winners from the 5 stages that counted, and the leader going into the last stage finished 4th overall! And someone made a bit of a charge from behind on Day 2.

lcd

29th March 2010, 09:06

...is 4 stage winners from the 5 stages that counted...

...Do you mean 4 different winners for each stage..? :eek:

Bruce D

29th March 2010, 09:15

Yes, thats what I meant.

lcd

29th March 2010, 09:17

Well, that sounds great! ;) Looking forward to the results!

Macd

29th March 2010, 11:34

I have still to do ss5 is there any point now?

sperger

29th March 2010, 11:48

Bruce D

29th March 2010, 11:58

I have still to do ss5 is there any point now?

No, everyone is getting credited the same time, so no point doing it now.Send in your times.

Bruce D

29th March 2010, 12:02

I will be doing my run this evening. Assuming that the time chosen for SS5 will be an average of the times from the drivers who complete the stage, it would be better to run it with whatever conditions work so that the super rally rule can still apply for those that do not complete it.

Well so far everyone has completed the stage, and I've credited everyone with the fastest time. Only one person failed to do the stage and that was because their system refused load the stage no matter what weather they ran. So I can't penalise them for that.

sperger

29th March 2010, 13:42

I misunderstood. I thought everyone was able to run the stage, just not with the correct weather setting. I wouldn't suggest penalising anyone for a program error. I'll get my times in this evening.

Bruce D

29th March 2010, 14:40

Well 90% of them were, only 1 that I know of that had a problem loading the stage. I can't understand why people had a problem though - it was one of the reasons why I was sticking to Non-BTB stages on this event.

tannat

29th March 2010, 15:57

My daughter's birthday today :D

Will run the rally after the festivities have completed, and kiddies are off to bed....

52Paddy

29th March 2010, 23:05

Bruce, you have me excited with your description of the results. Bring them on! :bounce:

And, with SS5 not counting per se, my rally turns out to be even better than expected from my initial description :D

Now, let's hope I'm not severely disappointed. It's only a game after all :mark:

:p :

sperger

30th March 2010, 00:03

My results are in. I found it a mixed rally with leg 1 being more satisfying than leg 2. I was quite pleased with my times for SS1 and 2 though I made a lot of stupid mistakes from driving recklessly which in turn made me slow down. SS3 was the worst of the 3. I couldn't really get a rhythm going through all of the turns. SS4 was not as bad as it could have been but bad nonetheless. I went flying over some bushes at one point and was quite lucky not to kill any spectators or hit any trees and I lost quite a bit of time trying to get out of the undergrowth. SS5 didn't even start for me and SS6 went by without any major incidents and I got back in 1 piece. This was a good set of stages which all require skill and concentration to get through them. I think this was a very good start to the season. Thanks Bruce.

Bruce D

30th March 2010, 06:48

Just waiting for Tannat now...

tannat

30th March 2010, 07:54

Just waiting for Tannat now...

Just submitted :up:

Now I sleep :D

Bruce D

30th March 2010, 09:13

I'll be working on the results then.

Bruce D

30th March 2010, 14:53

The first round of the 2010 SA Internet Rally Championship took place in the challenging tight stages of the Total Tour Natal Rally. 10 of the latest S2000 machines lined up for battle in what promised to be a great contest, and didn't fail to deliver.

The first stage was a blast around the spectator stage at PTD Rallysprint and it was the two South African flying the flag by claiming the stage with almost identical times. The second stage was the first of the twisty stages, although the more open of them and NeverKnow blasted into the lead of the rally with a sensational time 18.9sec faster than anyone else. This meant after SS2 NeverKnow held a 16.7sec lead over Paul Minnaar with Macd, Francis44, LCD and BruceD chasing behind, 49sec covering the lot.

Stage 3 was the first run through Tanner and Macd just squeezed in the stage win 0.03sec ahead of Francis44! The Top 6 on this stage were covered by just 5.6sec, so not much changed in the leaderboard, NeverKnow even extending his lead slightly.

Day 2 saw the 2nd run through a damp Tanner this time, and Francis44 and Paul Minnaar fought this one out, with NeverKnow losing 14sec on this stage and Macd over 26sec.

With Stage 5 getting disrupted and everyone been issued the same time, the final stage now saw a shootout for victory. Going into the stage the order was NeverKnow, Paul Minnaar (+3.48), Francis44 (+10.53), LCD (+25.51) and Macd (+31.23). On the last, longest stage, NeverKnow threw it away by overshooting a junction, and that was all that was needed to drop him to 5th overall! So local boy Paul Minnaar ran out the winner ahead of Francis44, while LCD and Macd fought out a battle on the last stage, both taking the leading spots on the stage but Macd failed to take the final podium position by just 0.13sec!

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http://i44.tinypic.com/2ahuyj9.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/xcow0h.jpg

Results book will be available tomorrow so put in your requests.

Bruce D

30th March 2010, 14:54

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http://i43.tinypic.com/2u4821f.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/33c8c4j.jpg

Bruce D

30th March 2010, 15:20

Paul writes:

Wow ! – firstly, Grace all the way. Seems there is not much to choose from in these S2000’s, what a rally !

I knew I had done some good runs, but was not 100% sure they’d be good enough, and they probably would not have been had Neverknow not gone farming on the last. Admittedly if SS5 had to be included here, I think we may have seen an upside down leaderboard, I know I had a torrid time there, so was grateful it was blasted from the time sheets.

I cannot wait for the next race, be it WRC or S2000 – my tail is up ! Congrats blokes, reading Bruce’s report got my blood racing again….bring on the next event !

tannat

30th March 2010, 16:02

Pleased with my result, but even happier with my individual stage times, at least in most cases.

A tree on SS6 cost me a bit of time, and although I am very comfortable with the Skoda S200, I just couldn’t push 100% on SS1 (too narrow with close obstacles), SS2 (a bit slippery, and car was a bit nervous) and SS4 (grip not so good).

Going to adjust steering a bit so that it is not so tight. Reassuring at high speeds, but ineffective around the twisty stages…

Nice event, Bruce D :up:

Copy of results book, please :D

lcd

30th March 2010, 16:30

Nice rally with a lot of ups and downs! Thanks for organizing this Bruce!
Send me the results book too please!

It's been really enjoyable! See you next round!

NeverKnow

30th March 2010, 16:43

Overall a good result and solid points for me and team. Though it's a shame I lost the lead on the last stage but this is rallying and anything can happen. Hopefully next round will be a little better result wise.

Result book please. :)

tannat

30th March 2010, 16:55

Good to see a tight fight at the top.

5 potential winners....

52Paddy

31st March 2010, 01:56

Ouch! Now that is one way of getting your hopes destroyed :( What the hell happened to me on the opening stage!

Copy of the results book please. I'll definitely need to analyse my sector times because the car felt very good.

Bruce D

31st March 2010, 07:12

Not sure what happened to you there Paddy, quick look reveals you were off the pace at all the splits too. That stage is very tricky, which is why I love it so much, but it's surprising you were that far off.

Francis44

31st March 2010, 09:59

Solid result.

Congratulations for Paul and all the other drivers, looking foward to the next event.

Im definitely interested in the results book Bruce, so if you can send me it would be appreciated.

tannat

31st March 2010, 12:35

Francis44

31st March 2010, 14:23

Is anyone interested in joining my team??!! It's kinda pointless to drive for a team with only one driver seeing the team only scores with two finishers.

And I might drive the 207 S2000 next round, I have found a perfect set up for it and I can't seem to find a good one for the Fabia S2000.

52Paddy

31st March 2010, 15:17

Bruce, looking at the sector, I was consistantly bad through every stage. How many seconds does the "call for help" feature cost you? And how about when you hit spectators? I think its 40 seconds.

Tannat, I may have struggled with tyres. I didn't know the opening stage anyway. I knew I would be off the pace, but not by that much and on every other stage. Well, I guess I need to get more practice in before the next event. After all, I didn't run the stages before hand whereas on the previous rally in the other series, I did quite a bit of practice. Still, though, enjoyed the event :)

tannat

31st March 2010, 16:50

NeverKnow

31st March 2010, 16:52

... How many seconds does the "call for help" feature cost you? And how about when you hit spectators? I think its 40 seconds. ..
It depends on what difficulty level are you using. On "safe" it's 10 seconds, on "reduced" it's 20 seconds and on "realistic" it's 35 seconds for both "call for help" and if you hit a spectator.

Francis44

31st March 2010, 16:57

But you did finish, Paddy :up:

Sometimes I see 20 seconds added, and sometimes more...

And hey, DBD Rallysport is ahead of Francis 44 in the team standings :p

Just kidding Francis ;)

LMAO....

I didn't even noticed that in this cup a team can score points with just one driver. Oh well, I guess I shall find a team mate or my team will stay in last place till the end :P .

BTW does anyone know when the next rally will be?? I can't remeber and the first championship thread just disapeared.

tannat

31st March 2010, 16:59

It depends on what difficulty level are you using. On "safe" it's 10 seconds, on "reduced" it's 20 seconds and on "realistic" it's 35 seconds for both "call for help" and if you hit a spectator.

I am constantly amazed at your knowledge of this game, mate... :beer:

Bruce D

1st April 2010, 06:54

LMAO....

I didn't even noticed that in this cup a team can score points with just one driver. Oh well, I guess I shall find a team mate or my team will stay in last place till the end :P .

BTW does anyone know when the next rally will be?? I can't remeber and the first championship thread just disapeared.

I changed the rules a little while back for both championships so that it made more sense then trying to get 2 cars home every time plus it brought more teams into the championship.

Next Cup event will be announced next Tuesday, next SAIRC will be 23rd April. Basically from now until July there is a rally every 2nd week. Should keep you guys busy...