Jamie-C
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 Great result for McLaren  , 2 in a row, all about the strategy. Was fun chasing Chris and Paul down after the pit stop, was going my hardest at it! Ended up pumping in a 1'26.0
I think it was the pearlescent paint that made me quick.
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SportBoy
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.... thought it was bacon tbh 
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Paul_J
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haha, strategy fail.
I was thinking 10 laps left, we were doing 28/29's on worn tyres ... and so you'd only be doing a second or two faster a lap - I thought we were safe not to pit.
However, Chris started getting a bit slow - 2 min 30-2 min 32. But then when I tried to take the lead, I'd wear my tyres harder and then he'd draft me and attempt a pass making me slower / making me work my tyres hard.
So I just sat behind chris waiting... really backed off nursing the tyres. I was planning on just passing him on the last lap and taking the win and then I saw Jamie's lights behind me approaching fast each lap.
I thought 'shit, ok - gotta get past chris and kill the remainder of my tyres trying to defend from Jamie.
But as I got past Chris and started making a break for it, I accidently understeered into the wall at the chicane  DOH! Then I was just worried I wasn't going to catch chris by the end.
Ultimately, I should've pitted, or made chris chase me around for a few laps to try to pick up our combined pace. - but I knew i had left it too late
[Edited on 31-07-2011 by Paul_J]
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Jamie-C
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I only pitted because the 4 car battle was slowing me down and killing my tyres, I was trying to fend off sausage and keep up with you at the same time. I struggled getting in to the pits as you were up my arse and Chris was right beside me so I had to slow you down then jump over the curbs
I was actually disappointed that you both didn't pit on the next lap, I missed the battle , I was trying to do the 'undercut' and wanted to see if it would work , went wide in turn 5 on the outlap so if you and Chris did pit it probably wouldn't have worked anyway.
But the chase was fascinating, eating into the lead every lap then when I eventually caught up it was like taking candy from a baby, looked like Chris was trying to thread a needle
What happened to you Sausage? You were right there in the battle then you just seemed to disappear?
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SportBoy
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lol dunno j .. dunno if i just got bored
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Jamie-C
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Probably, there the most gutless car I've drove in GT5 I think, theres no fun factor at all from them
Next race should be 500PP in any FF car. I want to take my green DC2 out for a race
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SportBoy
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was like driving down the m1 at 70mph
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chris_uk
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i had planned to pit about half way through but just thought fuck it.. so i juat kept going, by lap 17 i couldnt turn unless i did full lock. lol the tyres died so quick after then. i was going to pit but it was a waste of time as id never of caught back up.
i actually thought it. was afun race.
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Jamie-C
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Yea it was a fun race but only because we were in a good battle. If it wasn't for the battle I can't imagine I would've finished that race
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Ant B
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i no i wasent much of a battle for me and webbo at the back,but it was good trying to battle each other out,in the end i beat webbo as his tyres gave way on the last lap,but it was one of the best races ive had on gt5 and with me and webbo battleing i didnt get bored like normal.
but yeah the cars were good and quite easy to handel for me anyway but they were abit gutless
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chris_uk
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its simple really, the faster the cars = the more precise you have to bo to be fast so people without a wheel have no chance in competing, the slower the car means that even the pad boys have a fighting chance at competing.
i prefer racing cars which actually take some skill rather than just foot down see what happpens sorta thing.
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Jamie-C
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Sausage does a good job with a pad 
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Ant B
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i like the subaru impreza sedan sti that me and jamie were just messin about with
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SportBoy
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
Sausage does a good job with a pad
its all in the stick and r2 button lol
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mike56gte
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i miss playing gt5 with CS only just started playing the game again in the last week or so, not played it in about 6 months!
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Jamie-C
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Join in on the Sunday races
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mike56gte
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will need to get a bit of practice in as the logitech has been gathering dust for months so am pretty bollocks! lol
do use have one scheduled for next sunday?
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mike56gte
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i have most of use on PSN so wont be hard to join.
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Jamie-C
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Theres been one every Sunday after Topgear for the last 3 weeks or so, theres nothing scheduled for next week yet but there will be something happening 
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mike56gte
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cool i shall keep checking this thread and will join if am not busy.
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Daveskater
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
Yea it was a fun race but only because we were in a good battle. If it wasn't for the battle I can't imagine I would've finished that race
Yup, lap 15 after being on my own for 12 laps then I started handbraking it round corners
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Daveskater
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
Dave does a good job with a pad
Thanks mate  Was challenging Paul J at the start
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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spencer88
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I modded a Corsa and took it to Tsukuba last night. Managed a 1:O1.57.
[Edited on 02-08-2011 by spencer88]
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webbo_23
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Off topic
Didnt realise you was from notts sausage......good lad
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chris_uk
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i think we should have a lemans race full day to night 2 hour enduro race like we always wanted to.
cars.. deffinatly not something slow, something like a sls, f430 mclaren f1 etc etc something around those speeds.
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