Festive Fun at the R3E Race Club

[Kenny Paton]

At the moment the R3E race club will wind up for the holidays on Sunday 20th December 2015 and resume on January 10th 2016.
However if there's an interest I thought about a couple of special club races to take place on the two Sundays in between.
On Sunday 27th December 2015
Group 5 @ Spa 1 hour race with a pit stop and tyre wear.
Sunday 3rd January 2016
Suggestions please, possibly Audi TT if they are out, not GT3 please as we race them normally.

Any other suggestions for festive fun this is the thread to post them in.

 

[Kenny Paton]

The DP's are better handling, but a mix would be interesting.
Edit, just tried the DP's. They are way faster than the GP5's.

Damn. Still there's plenty of time to think about ideas.

 

[Brandon Wright]

Santa just arrived!!!

 

[Keith Joyce]

Santa just arrived

Droool......

 

[Kenny Paton]

Santa just arrived!!!

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My jealousy knows no bounds.

 

[Brandon Wright]

Serious bit of kit. The CSL rim is bigger than my T300 and T500 rim, feels more like a real car. The Formula rim is super serious, feels like it came right off a formula car. Can't wait to get home and try them out! I've suddenly developed a bit of a cough, might have to call in sick tomorrow.

 

[Kenny Paton]

As someone who used to have to deal with those calls I disapprove but I can understand.

 

[Brandon Wright]

As someone who used to have to deal with those calls I disapprove but I can understand.

I'm not really, I have too much work to do and my unused vacation days (which we get paid for at the end of the year) are financing the CSW so I don't want to burn any of them. I'll sure be trying to sneak out a little early if the work load permits it though!

 

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Awesome you consider doing Cats and Mice. What you need for this is: Two different cars, the slower one being rather easy to drive. A loooong track. Team skins (3 or 4 teams are possible). Damage off. Other clubs did it with a Mini and a touring/stock car. I know we don't have custom skins, but could use car numbers 1-4 accordingly. Just remember which number not to attack, everything else is opposition. Mice start a few seconds earlier. Only concern is a long track. Macau doesn't fit in due to the layout. Spa is not that long. Doing more laps maybe? Ah yes, goal is to have your mouse finish first of the mice. Cats are protecting and hunting down.

 

[Kenny Paton]

Awesome you consider doing Cats and Mice. What you need for this is: Two different cars, the slower one being rather easy to drive. A loooong track. Team skins (3 or 4 teams are possible). Damage off. Other clubs did it with a Mini and a touring/stock car. I know we don't have custom skins, but could use car numbers 1-4 accordingly. Just remember which number not to attack, everything else is opposition. Mice start a few seconds earlier. Only concern is a long track. Macau doesn't fit in due to the layout. Spa is not that long. Doing more laps maybe? Ah yes, goal is to have your mouse finish first of the mice. Cats are protecting and hunting down.

What about Bathurst or Salzburgring would they work?

 

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Every track will work basically, as there is not much fuss about it. Just destruction derby. Question is: Would it be fun? And I say yes to both tracks. Two laps Bathurst seems most appropriate, but walls for a big part there. You want to push people to the grass hehe

 

[Kenny Paton]

Every track will work basically, as there is not much fuss about it. Just destruction derby. Question is: Would it be fun? And I say yes to both tracks. Two laps Bathurst seems most appropriate, but walls for a big part there. You want to push people to the grass hehe

Well it's out there now so let's see the responses.

 

[Andy_J]

Well it's out there now so let's see the responses.

I'd rather set fire to my knackers than play anything as silly as that.

 

[Lars Hansen]

I'd rather set fire to my knackers than play anything as silly as that.

So....
You're a 'maybe'?

 

[Lars Hansen]

But I must admit that it doesn't exactly sound like my cup of tea either.
Deliberately crashing into other cars......?
Nah, I can do that at work.

 

[Kenny Paton]

I'd rather set fire to my knackers than play anything as silly as that.

Now that would be Christmas entertainment

 

[Kenny Paton]

But I must admit that it doesn't exactly sound like my cup of tea either.
Deliberately crashing into other cars......?
Nah, I can do that at work.

Well to be fair to Andreas, I did ask for suggestions for fun events. It's a pity we don't have a ROC layout in the game that would allow us to do something different. Before we dismiss the idea I wonder if we could adapt it into a racecraft skills event. Something to think about.

 

[Brandon Wright]

Sad news, looks like the CSW will be getting sent back. Neither of my rims fit securely on the base and they wobble around like they're going to fall off. Hopefully they'll just send out a new one and I won't have to jump through too many hoops, but there's clearly something defective here. Oh well.

 

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Brandon, I really can't believe all your high expensive equipment has malfunctions. In this price class, how can that be possible? I use my G25 without issues since before 2009!

 

[Lorenzo Bonder]

Attention.

December 18th, I already have a planned special event for us as my last EU event before this end of year break.

Prepare your souls.

 

[Brandon Wright]

Brandon, I really can't believe all your high expensive equipment has malfunctions. In this price class, how can that be possible? I use my G25 without issues since before 2009!

Yeah, it's pretty disappointing. My cheap, three year old GT3 RS is still going strong but both of my expensive wheels were pretty much defective from the get-go. I've emailed Fanatec about the issue, hopefully they resolve it quickly.