rFactor 2 Round 1 Circuit de Reims - Sat Feb 10, 2024

Haha John! I'm having a lot of fun driving this machine. Even more impossible than a V8 Supercar.

 

I am looking forward to and dreading tonight at the same time. I think I have worked out how late I can brake for these turns. Definitely can't rush these cars

 

First of all, this series deserves a better date for the race, from my point of view, of course.
Good luck

 

If people want to see how we deal with these cars, come join us in the grandstands!
http://twitch.tv/woodeetv

 

Congrats on the win! @Neil Wood

Bit of a frustrating race in general for me. Had decent pace but made 2 big mistakes at the start, with the first spin costing me 20s and the 2nd spin costing me about 7s. I started with far too much fuel because the game told me that we'd have to pit so that was fun too. Had a great battle with @Caitlin Penny at the start which was really enjoyable and it was fun trying to catch and pass @Edward Jones towards the end.

 

I've had this thing throughout my entire sim racing career where I lose a massive chunk of concentration whenever there's no-one around me. Today it struck again. I was just on my own minding my own business, when I had a brainfart and spun off. Tbh it's really frustrating how often I do this.
With that being said, I still had fun! These cars are awesome to drive, and I love slipstream races like that. Thanks to
@Maddie Shepherd for the fight at the start, and congrats to @Neil Wood on the win!

 

That was tough!

I have never raced with cars like these in such close proximity to others. Pressing on the brakes and hoping to get it stopped. Had a worrying few moments when I overtook someone and then lost where they were. Couldn't hear them or see them in my mirrors. Managed to come out unscathed and avoiding cars that had a wobble while trying not to have my own.

Courses with more corners are going to hurt more!!

Congrats to you all for giving this a go...something widly different !

Twitch VOD (Did something a little creative for the 1930s)

 

Well that was without any doubt my shortest 'race' ever.
Didn't complete a lap in practice.
Didn't complete a lap in qually.
Didn't complete a lap in the race.
Started last, overtook a couple of cars, made it through the dreaded T2, got to the first real corner, thinking 'This isn't so bad'. Then I looked in my mirror and saw, what I thought was the car behind me, totally engulfed in flames. 'Poor "£$%^&*', I thought, 'Wonder who it is - hope they don't crash into me'. I soon found out it was me that was engulfed in flames . .
Would have been a cheap race - you know, having used so little fuel. But of course, all the fuel along with the entire car, went up in smoke. Not in a blaze of glory.
Back to the Pit of Despair for a complete re-build

 

That was the best race ever! Those cars were a roaring, shaking, swaying, juddering thrill ride.
Managed to stay on the track throughout. Passed the blazing inferno of poor Gilles and a few other wrecks to find myself in 6th. I was concentrating so hard that I didn't see anyone pit and only realised last minute that I was running out of fuel. Got a speeding penalty for my trouble so ended up getting lapped again.
I may have been last finisher, but I enjoyed every minute of that. Holding onto turn 1 without lifting was just awesome.
Well done to all who made it to the end. That was a hard 45 minutes of graft.

 

To be fair, Gilles probably wasted too much time helping me navigate the vagaries of RF2 skins this afternoon. Many thanks.

 

On the subject of skins, I found a very good YouTube video by our very own Rob Milleken. Some useful tips in there.

 

You were properly on fire! Very spectacular. Never seen that in RF2. Glad you made it out

 

Congrats for the win @Neil Wood and all that survived. I wasn't gonna join the series but glad I did in the end. These cars are great fun. Definitely a handful to drive though. Ended up starting with a full tank of fuel wasn't sure how much was needed. Race was a disaster spun off almost every lap, managed to get a few decent laps in. Finally ended up in the hay fields. Looking forward to the next race.

 

I saw you spin in my mirror I was hard on the brakes bracing myself for impact!!