Week 9 - Phillip Island - pre & post race chat

[oldslowfred]

Feb 14, 2013 5:40:42 GMT -8 Kelly G said:

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We need to find Fred a new ride for next season though, that Nissan has had issues the last several races and I question its dependability.
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I am largely the author of my own misery, in an effort to make it slide around the corners really well I lowered the front springs a tad too much I think
But it still seemed semi-controllable before the race so I figured I would lower my lap times as I got used to it and the track.
(have not yet really figured out how to drive that track, but was better than previous times).
However right at the start of the race my force feedback went out.
I felt it go right as I stepped on the brakes for the very first corner, as I went thru the corner the wheel was basically lifeless and stayed that way for the rest of the race.
For good or bad it seems I can't really drive with a wheel that spins like a top and when the car itself wants to spin like a top... urghh bad combo

I am driving that vette in the Friday night Fabcar/NAGT races and like it a lot so I may eventually switch to that car

[helios16v]

Why didn't you say something knucklehead.

I'm pretty sure Kelly would've done a restart for a FFB issue.....especially before T1. And I don't think anyone would've complained.

[Kelly G]

Absolutely would restart for issues like that. Hell we restart for a lot less so please don't be shy about speaking up (that goes for everyone!)

Good choice on the Vette. I REALLY tried to make a go of it in the AM but eventually switched back.

Cheers!

[oldslowfred]

Feb 14, 2013 14:59:10 GMT -8 helios16v said:

Why didn't you say something knucklehead.
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must have been a rhetorical question as you already answered it

[Deleted]

Congrats to Tony for your win. Too bad I can't enjoy racing against you, you and boza are in another world. Came in late, no warm up straight to qualy and knocked out a PB only because of low fuel and sticky's or heat cycles - whichever wears out after a lap (at least for me lol) anyway - was going to approach this one with tire conversation which meant a whole new driving style. I can do it and it will be a long tome before I'm chasing leaders though. but we'll see. Think I started 5th, got jacked a little on Kevin's bog but nothing to worry. just leave it to me to slip on cold tires at the beginning so down I went way back. Just looked for consistency and made back up to where I started. Anyway great racing fellas, we'll see you all ext time.

now as far as cloaking - up speed is 52 megs avg and 11 megs down. got probably around 15 devices connected at any one time - house is never quiet - too many kids (young adults) anyway appreciate the help from Chris after the race, I have a NetGear R6300 AC router hooked to a Motorola Surfboard modem (docsis 3) www.netgear.com/R6300 and from we can see I can't manage bandwidth however I can reserve an IP address. Will try that tomorrow. Also one thing is odd, I cannot log into it via either typing in the IP in teh browser or going www.routerlogin.net I have to reboot it and then I can - I've done this twice now since I got it and its only about a month old.

So please help because I'm worried about a disconnect and causing wrecks as well.

Later Fellas

[F1Fan07]

Feb 14, 2013 14:53:29 GMT -8 oldslowfred said:

However right at the start of the race my force feedback went out.

Reminder to all. You can map a key to "Reset FFB" and another to "Reset HW Plugins". The first commandis opbvious and the second one is more if GID goes wonky but might also help if you use Realfeel.

[Kelly G]

I started a new thread for the router stuff under Help and Troubleshooting.

gbr.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=help&thread=1578

Cheers!

[smokey]

Feb 15, 2013 8:53:40 GMT -8 P Sweeney said:

up speed is 52 megs avg and 11 megs down

god I live in wrong country we get 100megs down & a lousy 2.4megs up.......