RBR MF Cup S3 - Round 5 - Acropolis Rally

[Bruce D]

Acropolis Rally Event Info
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11-13 February 2011
RBR MF Cup Season 3 - Round 5

Rules
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Open to WRC, S2000, N4-N1 and A7-A5 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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SHAKEDOWN - Joux Verte II (France) - Mod: Gravel -

Weather: Clear - 7.8km

Leg 1
SS1 - Noiker (Japan) - Mod: Normal - Weather: Clear -

13.8km
SS2 - Autiovaara (Finland) - Mod: Gravel - Weather: Clear

- 6.1km

Leg 2
SS3 - Noiker II (Japan) - Mod: Normal - Weather: Clear -

13.7km
SS4 - Autiovaara II (Finland) - Mod: Gravel - Weather:

Clear - 6.1km
SS5 - Joux Verte (France) - Mod: Gravel - Weather: Clear

- 7.9km

Leg 3
SS6 - Bisanne (France) - Mod: Gravel - Weather: Clear -

5.6km
SS7 - Bisanne II (France) - Mod: Gravel - Weather: Clear

- 5.6km

Total Distance - 58.8km

Entries
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Send your entries to BruceD by PM or by email to

[email:2aw12jf9]rbrmfcup@gmail.com[/email:2aw12jf9] 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:2aw12jf9]rbrmfcup@gmail.com[/email:2aw12jf9] 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.

Non-RSRBR users
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Record your time and split times and mail them to the

above email address.

PAST WINNERS
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Season 2 - Francis44 - Citroen C4 WRC 09

Entries open immediately. Rally and entries close at

midnight Tuesday 15th February 2011

[tannat]

Now this looks to be a fun one! I'm there :up:

Hope Paddy will show up for this one...

[Bruce D]

This has got to be the quietest thread in the history of this league. Worrying...

[pettersolberg29]

It seems I may have to skip again as I simply cannot get the gravel mod to function properly. I'll do the stages I can do (i.e Noiker 1+2) but that is all I'm afraid.

[tannat]

This has got to be the quietest thread in the history of this league. Worrying...

I've noticed it too, Bruce...

[Bruce D]

I'm thinking that a merger between the 2 series will be the only way of continuing this in the coming seasons.

[MrMetro]

I'm thinking that a merger between the 2 series will be the only way of continuing this in the coming seasons.

A merger is a good idea. I think to generate more entry's, we need to go on forums such as Eurogamer and tell people about the offline championships that run on here.

[Madders5]

This looks awesome, unfortunately I'm with peter on this one-just can't get the mod to function right.. Let me know how it turns out though!

[Bruce D]

Madders5, Tannat runs the same series for the original version of the game on alternating fornights to my series, so you can have a crack at that one if you like.

[tannat]

Madders5, Tannat runs the same series for the original version of the game on alternating fornights to my series, so you can have a crack at that one if you like.

Thread will begin next Tuesday :)

[NeverKnow]

I have finished the shakedown stage. C4 felt good and I didn't had any major issues. My times were:

2:05,28 - 3:46,89 - 5:40,96 : default setup, made few half-spins at the hairpins
2:04,34 - 3:45,86 - 5:32,79
2:04,66 - 3:43,83 - 5:28,61
2:03,01 - 3:42,06 - 5:29,21 : made few mistakes at the dowhill part and lost some time

Will start the rally proper now.

[NeverKnow]

I have finished my rally. Before the rally I felt confident that I could get away with a good result but I fear that won't be the case.

Stage one went well and I think I did pretty well but on the next stage it went bad very fast.

I remember previous RSRBR version Finland stages with gravel mod were very good and driveable. Unfortunately in RSRBR11 (at least in my installation) they are pretty much undriveable. If I drove in the tire tracks everything was well and I had lot of traction but if I went even slightly out of them (for example sideways through the corners)or even touched the road side grass (snow banks with grass and mud texture) I was off. And it was very hard to get back to the track because the grip off the tracks was almost the same as driving with slick tires on ice.

Long story short on the second stage I lost almost minute trying to get back on the track when in a long hairpin I suddenly lost traction at the rear and went off.

On SS3 I tried to take some time back but I don't know if I managed it.

SS4 started well but again I got caught out and went off. I tried to continue but decided to retire because time loss would have been collossal.

After using the Superrally the rest of the rally went well.

Result wise I have nothing to hope for but I'm happy with any point I can get.

[NeverKnow]

Some pictures (http://s274.photobucket.com/albums/jj267/t6nns/RBR%20MF%20Cup%20S3%20Acropolis%20Rally/)from my rally and onboard from SS5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf3PEh34wSk).

I also added video from SS2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntC6WgB6bPk). Does anyone else have this kind of behaviour on Finland stages with gravel mod?

[tannat]

Finished my rally-fairly quiet except a call for help when I put the car in a stream on the last really fast bit on Noiker II...

No hopes of doing much better than last against NKnow and PS29 :D

[Macd]

Could i ask for the deadline to be extended till wednesday?

[Bruce D]

Definately, given that you are only the 3rd entry.

[Macd]

Ah well podium then :L It's unusual to have this low an entry. Where is everyone?

[Macd]

Rally finished. Terrible times on the last two i think. But otherwise a good event.

[Bruce D]

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[Bruce D]

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[Bruce D]

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[Bruce D]

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[tannat]

Well-second is great, although it feels a bit hollow with NeverKnow's supperally. Nice to set a competitive stage time or two....

Sorry to hear RBRSR was giving you issues, Neverknow...

Perhaps some of the crew will return for the next round.

Thanks for your work on this one, Bruce D :up:

[Macd]

Glad to get the win, although there was only three entrants. NK was unlucky to have not won. I can't see the pictures so I don't know how close it was. Hopefully we can have a return to full strength numbers in future.