NSGP Online Championship 4

**Cyrex** · 01-29-2011 06:58 AM

I try to connect, but you already were driving, so I went playing Dead Space 2

Maybe I come to race today, because I have just one little problem to be done, so I try to do it until 10:00 GMT.. And If my kid allow me, I try not tu suck as usually

**Sida79** · 01-29-2011 07:01 AM

I'm afraid you'll suck more than usual Anthe

All these folks have gone hardcore and any time I come online there's like 5-6 of them practicing and they've gotten so much practice that the best I could theoretically pull off was to be ahead of the what are usually mediocre drivers. I'm assuming the same will happen to you, only worse!

**King Rob** · 01-29-2011 08:09 AM

Anyone seen Alex Reeves today or tonight in his case

People of Australia go and search the pubs and clubs and find my teamate

**Alex Reeves** · 01-29-2011 08:14 AM

Fear not Rob, I'm in for tonight!

**przemator** · 01-29-2011 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by Sida79

I'm afraid you'll suck more than usual Anthe

All these folks have gone hardcore and any time I come online there's like 5-6 of them practicing and they've gotten so much practice that the best I could theoretically pull off was to be ahead of the what are usually mediocre drivers. I'm assuming the same will happen to you, only worse!

You almost made me feel sorry for you but then i reminded myself you're triple NSGPOC champion

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**King Rob** · 01-29-2011 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by Alex Reeves

Fear not Rob, I'm in for tonight!

Are you below the legal limit to drive in Aus? :p

**Sida79** · 01-29-2011 08:35 AM

Major suck moment in practice: McLaren of Kolowski gaining a whole second on Red Bull of Kos due to fact that McLaren pit is last

It's not like he's faster anyway!?

**Cyrex** · 01-29-2011 08:48 AM

15 laps practice before race? I can't join for 15 minutes.. Change that for 3 or 5 laps.. 15 laps or more can be one day before race, not 10 minutes before race..

**Sida79** · 01-29-2011 09:52 AM

Australia Qualifying
1 Reeves Ferrari 30.861 100%
2 Kos Red Bull 30.891 100%
3 Frost Ferrari 31.235 101%
4 Krzeminski Toro Rosso 31.248 101%
5 L.Strange Red Bull 31.479 102%
6 Santamaria-Woods HRT 31.491 102%
7 Kolowski McLaren 31.557 102%
8 Bubich Toro Rosso 32.172 104%
9 Mellor Renault 34.899 113%**
10 Davies McLaren 36.533 118%**

Australia Race
1 Kolowski McLaren 7:42.102 +6
2 Kos Red Bull 7:43.679 ±0
3 Reeves Ferrari 7:43.792 -2
4 Krzeminski Toro Rosso 7:53.403 ±0
5 L.Strange Red Bull 7:55.399 ±0
6 Frost Ferrari 7:58.452 -3
7 Santamaria-Woods HRT 7:59.297 -1
8 Bubich Toro Rosso 8:04.492 ±0
9 Mellor Renault 8:05.634 ±0
10 Davies McLaren 8:17.434 ±0

Malaysia Qualifying*
1 Q1 Kos Red Bull 47.186 (47.686) 100%
2 Q2 Kolowski McLaren 47.198 (47.903) 100%
3 Q1 Reeves Ferrari 47.727 (48.028) 101%
4 Q2 Frost Ferrari 47.750 (47.832) 101%
5 Q2 L.Strange Red Bull 48.073 (48.378) 102%
6 Q1/2 Krzeminski Toro Rosso 48.256 (28.256) 102%
7 Q1 Santamaria-Woods HRT 48.815 (49.677) 103%
8 Q2 Mellor 49.691 Renault (50.575) 105%
9 Q1 Bubich 49.934 Toro Rosso (50.083) 106%
10 Q2 Davies 51.687 McLaren (52.528) 110%**

Malaysia Race
1 Kos Red Bull 12:35.508 ±0
2 Kolowski McLaren 12:38.087 ±0
3 Davies McLaren 12:49.629 +7
4 Frost Ferrari 12:51.871 ±0
5 Reeves Ferrari 12:52.463 -2
6 L.Strange Red Bull 12:57.736 -1
7 Krzeminski Toro Rosso 13:02.730 -1
8 Santamaria-Woods HRT 13:08.214 -1
9 Mellor Renault 13:09.930 -1
10 Bubich Toro Rosso DNF -1

* - qualifying was repeated due to Frost losing connection pre-race, these are the combined results with a note saying in which session it was achieved, and the result of the other session in parenthesis
** - a special mention in the upcoming "What the suck!? - a book about a whole different kind of NSGP legends"

**Cyrex** · 01-29-2011 09:54 AM

I didn't practice in long time, so I didn't expect anything.. Nice turnouts today, to bad that Larson and Chang weren't here! First race I started 8, and finish 8.. And thats because Davies had problems, and Pual wasn't having good day..
On the Malaysia I made mistake not to go to pit stop when rain started, and than my daughter start crying and pulling me over , so I must go off for a minute-two..
I don't expect antyhing this season ( like usually

) because this is also succes that I show today, because of my busy schedule..
My congarat to winners and podiums ( although I truley don't know who win ) , and I try to be next Saturday too..

**redmelons** · 01-29-2011 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Cyrex

15 laps practice before race? I can't join for 15 minutes.. Change that for 3 or 5 laps.. 15 laps or more can be one day before race, not 10 minutes before race..

Completely agree - people arriving for the race were completely frozen out by people honing their fuel strategy.

I propose an addition to the rules:

No on-line races longer than 3 laps allowed on race day.

**King Rob** · 01-29-2011 10:08 AM

.....well todays races:

Australia can be summed up via a video, replace me with Montoya and Logan with Raikonnen:

Warning contains naughty language,

Logan I will get you

Anywho.....onto Malaysia,

After a quick throwback to the dark days of version 1.16 with crashes and disconections I finally ended up 3rd on the grid, thats alright although the gap between me, Kos and Kolowski was a concern. For the race I fueled long but this was ruined by the arrival of rain (bloody rain) so when it came to it decided to let my lighter fueled teamate through although on his screen wether that was apparent or not is a matter to be discussed with the speed of light

After passing Alex and Logan in the pits I decided to take a chance, saved my kers and blasted through the pitlane then putting in enough fuel and risking not changing tyres. They passed me but I was close enough to get past them while they were making their final stops. However I was denied a podium by an old face from the past, somebody we all thought to be over the hill and past it.....Brad Davies. It was something I'd seen before but of course there is no way to judge it, KERS in the rain is suicide with some(two?) drivers not using it.

Conclusions:

Well done Brad good to see you back at the top end

Paul! What has happened to the days when seeing a Renault on the grid made me tense and nervous?

Peter good to see you back

Whoever won congrats

I was too busy looking at what I was doing to notice.

PROPOSED AUSTRALIAN GP TRACK IMPROVEMENT

Alright something I noticed in the Australian race was that alot of people were cutting the final two corners to overtaker, with KERS this is now very doable. I think we should consider if AUS is still in the calender next season (things don't look good in real life) adding a barrier of somesort to those corners. All it would mean is people would have to download a new trackfile from here, we could even make an installer if needed. Heres where I think the problems are: