Mid Ohio FunCup

I just lost a psychological battle in this one. And I lost big time.

I was running well on practice but this being the 4th car I was driving today I just didn’t get the feel of it anymore. It drives different than others and I just couldn’t hold the line as well as I wanted. So that got me a bit distressed.

Anyway, qualy we go and I let a BIG gap between the first bunch and myself. I’m always impressed how, on a huge track, people bunch up for qualy. And if you try to start up front and then slow down, no avail, because no one who is coming behind will look at the map to find a sweet spot, or will slow down too. They will pass you and make you slow down more, then the next guy will pass you too. When the field runs out, then you can go on with your cold tyres.

So this time I started after everyone was already on the track. Did it help? Not much. Drivers who made mistakes or spun wouldn’t give way anyway, or would give way and then open their flying lap right on my bumper and putting pressure. If someone could explain me why, if I could understand, I would be less distressed with it – honest. But I can’t, so that got me a bit more distressed.

Start was bad, but ok, not that I was expecting much. Then on the 2 to 4th turns I saw scrimmages many a knight would fall short of. I quickly realized not many would be able to hold that kind of riding on the beatles (especially with cold tyres) so I just backed off and let them do their mess. I’d get a few positions anyway, I figured. So I lifted a bit and let 2 or 3 of the most anxious go by.

Said and done, by turn 6 or so all kinds of yellow flags started to wave and the poor VW were spinning and sliding all over. What I didn’t foresee is that one of those would catch me and spin me off track, throwing me into dead last on the field. Now I was *really* distressed.

The result is I started to push, but I spun, and I spun, and I spun, and I spun, and I probably spun some more until I had spun my frustration away. Then about mid race I finally started to drive, passed only one other driver and was closing 1s a lap to Thomas but I’d need many more laps to close the gap I had myself created.

I just posted today about learning, there goes a few more things I need to learn. To keep my cool when few are keeping theirs, and not to let other’s recklessness or lack of courtesy distress me so much. Unfortunately it still does.

first lap
Luiz U hit me with your foot on the trottle !! that's bad and wrong

@ klopro:

Yes, unfortunately I did hit you. After you made a mistake, went very wide on the turn, I hit you because I was passing and I'd never expect you to try to come back towards the centre of the track at turn exit.

On top of that, Fadenti was drifting sideways just ahead of us so I could't tighten my turn as well. I thought he'd spin , so bear in mind I had to avoid you both - one on the right and one on the left.

That was unfortunate, and I'm terribly sorry for it believe me. I hate having accidents and I rather yield a position - as I had done already a few times in L1 as you can see by the replay. Unfortunately our incident happened, from my perspective because both you and Fadenti made mistakes on the same turn while pushing it a bit too hard.

Anyway, I don't think this is the place for this discussion. We can try to clarify it over private messages (I think mainly with the intent of trying to prevent such incidents from happening again, as I'm sure it sucks for both of us) or you can file a protest to the R2P official stating I punted you. Or both. You're still on time to file the protest.

Lastly, don't take me wrong from my report. Mistakes happen, they will always happen, and mishaps will always happen in racing. My post is about *me* dealing better with them, which I still don't. So, apologies as well if I left the wrong impression from what I wrote.

I apologize in advance for English use google translate. I think you're talking about the first lap and I admit to having made ??the mistake to brake later, it had never happened in qualifying to be with a car in front of that corner and I was lost completely wrong point of braking. But I think it was a "contact of the race."

I am available to discuss the matter only because the translation from English to Italian is frustrating for me and anyway I would not have much to add.

However, I offer my apologies for the different contacts, but unfortunately, I do not know why, I did not see the side mirrors and even the central rear view. (FOV problems?)

Non ti preoccupare, non era niente in realtà. L'ho riesaminato in seguito, era solo contatto normale che succede in tutti corse normale.

Grazie per scusarsi comunque. Ci vediamo la prossima volta, dispiace per il mio italiano.

Chi lo specchio, si potrebbe provare a utilizzare specchi virtuali. Per usarlo in tutte cabine di guida, è sufficiente modificare il tuo .PLR file ;)

"To enable virtual mirrors in cockpit view go to

X:\Program Files\rFactor\UserData\YourName\YourName.plr under [ Graphic Options ]

and change value of Virtual Rearview In Cockpit to 1"

grazie per il consiglio, lo sistemo non appena accenderò il mio simulatore autocostruito di cui vado molto fiero. (se vuoi vedere le foto sono su facebook e io sono "Il Denz")