AC Ferrari 599 vs Pagani Zonda @ Monza - Tuesday 5 May 2015

Akis · May 5, 2015

Don't worry, we have 12 599 and 12 Zondas in total so there are still places available

armani-thomas · May 5, 2015

sign me in with the 599, thanks.

Mitja Bonca · May 5, 2015

Crap, my engine has gone. Maybe was to harsh on a downshifting. I`ll remember for the next time.
Nice event anyway, didn`t practice anything, and I really didn`t expect to go for a win... for 15 laps was all working just fine

brooptss · May 5, 2015

Ugh I'm so sorry @Asterix . Feel like a right knob screwing up your race, could not enjoy mine after that. Did not expect such little space even though I braked much earlier and tried to turn sharp, noob error. My luck I hit one of the front runners... So sorry, I will compensate for this. Thanks for the race all, well done.

Akis · May 5, 2015

Event Results

Stats
Most consistent lap times: @Tomi Manninen (68% of their laps within 0.36 secs of their average)

Hunter: @Tomi Manninen (avg gap to car in front 3.35 secs)

Hunted: @Akis Kevrekidis (avg gap to car behind 3.00 secs)

Busiest: @Chark (avg total gap in front and behind 6.59 secs)

Loneliest: @armani-thomas (avg total gap in front and behind 67.85 secs)

armani-thomas · May 5, 2015

Well, thanks for the race. Though this was my most crappy race ever. But did´nt had time to practice this car/track combo. In 2015 I have raced 4 races here on RD, and 3/4 races I have been knocked off the track by someone either on first, second or third lap. But I still have hopes for a crash free race someday

Today I was rammed off the track on third lap, first corner/chicane, and then the race was pretty much over for me. The replay shows that it was a red 599 called James something, but I don´t see any James´s that have signed up for this race, hmm.

Akis · May 5, 2015

Guys we prefer to solve these kinds of things through pms.

About the race: I was too afraid to qualify so I started from the back of the grid. The race was very nice! I had very strong fights with @Fred E Jay , @Si, @Geof and surely some other that I'm forgetting at the moment. I was too hot to pass Simon at some point and that ended in a collision that costed both of us some places. I regret nothing!! Nahhh, I'm kidding, next time I will be more careful.

armani-thomas · May 5, 2015

Oh it was @Asterix. Well, no hard feelings. I´m just born unlucky

Asterix · May 5, 2015

No worries mate. It happens.

Si · May 5, 2015

Akis said:
I was too hot to pass Simon at some point and that ended in a collision that costed both of us some places. I regret nothing!! Nahhh, I'm kidding, next time I will be more careful.

I think it was six of one, and half dozen of the other! my fault as much as yours! altho I had to RETIRE from the terrible impact of @Akis car that destroyed my REAR suspension!

I had a really enjoyable time defending @Geof and @Akis!

great times!!

armani-thomas · May 5, 2015

Just watched the replay from @Asterix cockpit, and after the crash he just spawned in the pits, and was up and running in no time. I did´nt even know that was possible. I thought we had to DRIVE to the pits? Do you get a totally new/repaired car with that trick?? Cause i went to the pits on fourth lap and asked for body repair, and that took a hell of a lot more time than Asterix´es "pit jump"

Si · May 5, 2015

armani-thomas said:
Just watched the replay from @Asterix cockpit, and after the crash he just spawned in the pits, and was up and running in no time. I did´nt even know that was possible. I thought we had to DRIVE to the pits? Do you get a totally new/repaired car with that trick?? Cause i went to the pits on fourth lap and asked for body repair, and that took a hell of a lot more time than Asterix´es "pit jump"

yeah, but he would have been a lap down! he also apologised over ts and then rage quit over the whole incident!

armani-thomas · May 5, 2015

Si said:
yeah, but he would have been a lap down! he also apologised over ts and then rage quit over the whole incident!

A lap down? Ehm..no. When he blew by me while I was in the pits he overtook my position. So that pit jump trick will almost always be way faster than driving to the pits, especially when it was the first turn of the lap, and you just get a brand new car instantly. Driving to the pits and getting a body repair takes insanely long time compared. Not looking for any apoligies, i´m just tryin to learn all the tricks in this game ;-)

Akis · May 5, 2015

Well this sends you to the start of the lap -as Simon said.
If you cross the finish line and then immediately press back to pits, then you may gain some time. It's a dirty trick though and we try to keep our club races as realistic and fair as possible. It's not about gaining some seconds with teleporting back to pits. It's about the fun of racing

In club racing events, if your car is totaled-unmovable and you still want to keep racing, you are free to do it though! That's the one exception to the rule.

Having said that, this is totally prohibited in league racing and leads to an instant disqualification at best

Chark · May 5, 2015

Awesome event!

These cars are truly monsters, but still nice to drive. The more I play AC, the more I like it. The number of races I did in here at RaceDepartment is beginning to mount, and I must say that I've never regretted paying the premium membership. The community is really nice.

Akis said:
Busiest: @Chark (avg total gap in front and behind 6.59 secs)

Indeed. Nice battles with @EireGreen™ and @brooptss almost all race long. And for the first time ever, I battled with @Akis! From the back straight to the first chicane, we were side-by-side! Yes, including the Parabolica.

Please, keep coming not prepared to the races, so that way, I can be only one second off your pace each lap.

Thanks @Akis and @Si for such events, and congrats to @Tomi Manninen who was incredibely fast today!

armani-thomas · May 5, 2015

Akis said:
Well this as Simon said sends you to the start of the lap.
If you cross the finish line and then immediately press back to pits, then you may gain some time. It's a dirty trick though and we try to keep our club races as realistic and fair as possible. It's not about gaining some seconds with teleporting back to pits. It's about the fun of racing
In club racing events, if your car is totaled-unmovable and you still want to keep racing, you are free to do it though! That's the one exception to the rule.

Having said that, this is totally prohibited in league racing and leads to an instant disqualification at best

Instant disqualification, very understandable :-D As far as I can see on the replay, he saved at least 40 seconds more like 50 seconds on that teleporting stuff. But as I see it this is what I call a major game bug.

Si · May 5, 2015

armani-thomas said:
Instant disqualification, very understandable :-D As far as I can see on the replay, he saved at least 40 seconds more like 50 seconds on that teleporting stuff. But as I see it this is what I call a major game bug.

obviously you understand that @Asterix did not attempt to gain an advantage in this situation.

Si · May 5, 2015

Chark said:
Thanks @Si for such events

this event was all @Akis thanks to him for a great night!

Chark · May 5, 2015

Si said:
this event was all @Akis thanks to him for a great night!

Whoops, my bad. For some reason I thought you created the thread! Maybe because I've entered all your events these last days.

I must give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. Sorry @Akis.

armani-thomas · May 5, 2015

Si said:
obviously you understand that @Asterix did not attempt to gain an advantage in this situation.

Well, that doesn't matter to me whether or not he was taking advantage of this buggy game. I was far from the pace, and wasn't competitive in any way. Besides as Akis mentioned, this was only a club race, where its more about having fun, than about who wins. I was just surprised that it was even possible to teleport like that ;-)