USA Rhez: Limerock #1

Congrats Tommy on the win.

Um interesting race. Suggestion: If you are going to drive through the pack like a manic from starting last how about you do everyone a favor and just Qual. Instead of wrecking people and causing others to wreck.

Oh and how about using some mirrors when rejoining the racing surface instead of pulling out in front of people.

Race 1: Got whacked on the first turn, I guess whoever it was did not see me.

EDIT: I watched the replay for race 1, looks like it was just a racing incident. The car on the inside of T1 hit the car in the middle and then he ran into me. From the replay it looks like the car on the outside just did not see the car on his inside when he started turning in.

Race 2: Got ran into during the parade lap, and had to start the race with no rear wing! Then working my way up the field, and big wreck in T1. I thought I made it through, but at the exit a car just suddenly appears out of nowhere! I run into it, damages my car even more. This is the second rfactor race in a row this has happened to me, what gives?

That was not fun, I practiced almost 100 laps for this event!

WHEW! What a race. Was not allowed to qualify for having a misconfigured car last race so I started in 24th. By the crest of the hill on lap one I was in 9th. Yes, 9th. I almost pissed myself when I saw a group of cars 5 wide in turn 1. I drove like hell and could have won had the finish line been around turn 1 instead of in front of it :p .1 behind TC. Congrats dude, and Kevin and Gregg as well.

PS sorry everyone for coming through so hard. I was on a mission. I know I didn't hit anyone but I may have surprised a few people, passing where ever I could on this track.

*EDIT* William I hit no one. I passed cleanly all the way through so if you are referring to me tell me at what timestamp in the replay the incident occured and we'll talk. I already explained why I didnt' qualify, and if I had my guess I'd say Chris Melton (who was as fast as me) didn't qualify for a similar reason.

This is in regards to the 2nd race:

I am not here to win, I really am here to enjoy racing.

So when My driving causes someone to wreck, I can not express how sorry I am. I absolutly screwed up coming back on track and wrecked William Mize. I saw you and for an instant I thought I could get out of the way. Just stupid. I stopped to let you in front but then I realized your race was over so I took myself out.

I am sorry

Also, I may have not given James Watson enough room around the first corner. That was the line I had been running all day outside to inside. I just didn't expect you to be so fast. So sorry again.

Best quali ever followed by very bad race.

No it was not directed at you or really anyone else for that matter. I understand about not being about to Qual sometimes. But I always see this in every race I am in just about. It makes no sense to me that a person is fast and they know it but yet they dont qual and then when the race starts they run through like a mad man causing 4, 5, and hell even 6 wide. Cars go every where. Bout ready to say to hell with it all and not be so nice next time.

@Clay: Hey man I understand. I am just here because I enjoy doing it and just want to have fun. I know I am a back marker and I am happy with that. When I swerved to miss I was carrying to much speed into turn 1 and could not get slowed down or turn. Went straight into the wall and killed my car. I saw you when you stopped and was wondering what you were doing.

My biggest complaint over the last couple of weeks is the fact that no ones seems to care about the other people around them anymore. We are all here to have fun. Some people take it too serious, some people just dont care, and the rest are in the middle. Just think and/or use some common sense is all I am asking. And realize the people around you are humans not some AI idiot you can hit around.

I got persecuted in the first race and schooled in the second. :-)

The Toms are much more smooth than I am and eventually it pays off in spades as I fried my skins.

Nice lesson guys!

Ps.
I watched the replay TC for race 2. I hope you see it like I do and that you either didn't know I had the corner or wanted to see if I would lift. :-)

W.Mize,

I just watched the replay of race #1. When I was chasing you down the S/F straight and into T1 you broke at least 2 markers too late, had no chance at the turn and took a guy out.

...just say'in.

@David: I know what part you are talking about. I could have made that turn no problem. The other car went straight for the inside on turn 1 turning in front of me. Not sure if he didn't realize I was there or was just not paying attention. I think he wasn't paying attention.

You should watch the replay. I would call it differently and I'm sure he felt run over.

Hmmm, when I posted my screenshots I noticed why the car felt like the wing was set to 0 - there was no wing! What happened to it? I'll have to watch the replay again to find out. I didn't know it was gone, or I would've pitted for a new one. Oh well. Not only that, but I ran out of gas! Had enough, according to the garage, for 12 laps, 13 laps, whatever, 3.7 gals. The 2nd race I put a bit more than 4 gals and just made it.

Edit: Just watched replay again - my wing flew off when David W just barely tapped my right rear corner, on lap1 turn Esses. Crummy pit crew must've left some of the screws loose, otherwise it wouldn't have flown off so easily.