2008 DTM Round 1 - Hockenheim (Due 4/10)

[johnny shell]

The 2008 racer69 DTM Championship is upon us!

There was no official pre-season test this year as everyone already knows what they're doing in these cars. Actually there was a test but no one showed up.

But anyway, let's get to it!

AI- hard
Corcer Cutting & Careless Driving - OFF (but two wheels on track between the lines at all times - no corner cutting)
Sim mode, no gravel traps or pro-sim damage.
no other rules - set ups & tire choice totally open.

Track - Hockenheim
Distance - 14 laps

There will be no DTM Qualifying King award this season, but qualifying will still be run just for fun. Post your times here & on codies, then submit your fastest lap & race time to me by April 10th.

Here's the only registered entries so far:

#46 - Jso1985 - Low Budget Racing - Mercedes
#82 - Johnny Shell - Kentucky Fried Racing - Opel
#666 - Real Illusions - Mobile Chicane Racing - Apache helicopter gunship/Merc

New entries welcome at all time!

[tannat]

I'll see if I can hop aboard an Audi and flesh out your field a bit.

#13

Red Bull Audi

[johnny shell]

I was thinking about switching to the Audi this year. I really like driving that car the best and figured it would be worth giving up a bit of time to have more fun.

[johnny shell]

oh yeah, sorry rest of the world - the due 4/10 in the thread title is referring to april 10th, not october 4th. my bad!

[thompp]

Interested, but not done one of these before. I assume these are done entirely on trust..? I've done the DTM quite abit, but not in sim level, so will have to fet some practice in. Where do you find your fastest lap time from?

[johnny shell]

yeah, it's all on trust basically... we usually try to post our qualifying times on the codies hall of fame, that gives a reasonable amount of verification that you aren't just totally making your times up. but the race times & fastest laps are all on trust.

for your fastest lap, at the end of the race it shows you who got the fastest lap and hopefully it'll be you... if not you'll have to remember your fastest lap from the race I guess... but that part's just for fun anyway.

we run in regular sim mode, not pro sim mode. regular sim is the easier mode.

just start by going to time trial mode & seeing what you can do :burnout: in time trial mode it'll tell you your fastest lap and give you the code for the hall of fame under "championship details" then under "tracks" I think.

we'll help you find it :up:

trd3 has been out for a while now so we need the cars this year. welcome!

[johnny shell]

oh yeah - Real Illusions has a web page with lots of nice pics on it. http://www.trd3racing.surrealillusions.co.uk/ but it also info about the races too :)

[real_illusions]

oh yeah - Real Illusions has a web page with lots of nice pics on it. http://www.trd3racing.surrealillusions.co.uk/ but it also info about the races too :)

the pics are on my main site http://www.surrealillusions.co.uk of the real cars ;)

But yeah, thats our racing site kinda thing :)

only 4 entries so far..kinda disapointing..

[johnny shell]

Qualifying - Hockenheim

1. J Shell.... M-B... 1m12.43s

I'm back in the M-B. it' just too much like a F1 machine to pass up.

I was able to shave just over 1/2 a second off my previous best lap though.

14 laps should be about 18 minutes or so. if that is going to prevent anyone from competing, let me know, as we need maximum entries.

[real_illusions]

took me less than 18 minutes to do 14 laps ;)

with 1:12 laps, you should be under 17 minutes

has anyone else done the race?

[johnny shell]

I'm still working on getting out the understeer so I don't illegally run across the white line exiting onto the start/finish straight at the end of each lap.

(although, I do like that popping sound that it makes when your car get that white braking marker that sits off to the left!)

[PiotrB]

Qualifying - Hockenheim

1. PiotrB......M-B....1m09.98s
2. J Shell.... M-B... 1m12.43s


This is what I belive fastest time in the world (without cheats). I know it that someday I'll be under 1min10. I happy with my race (1:11-1:12 constantly).


EDIT:

I forgot about my entry :) . Here it is:

#1 (reigning champion) - PiotrB - DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes - Mercedes

[Tj30]

Hey,

Im new to this. Can i join?

If I can Im in an Opel and will post my quali and race times soon!

[johnny shell]

welcome aboard!

post your qualifying time here for fun then PM me your race time.

corner cutting flag & rough driving flags off, but keep two wheels between the lines at all times.

free set ups, normal sim handling.

any other questions just let us know!

[Frozzy]

ill join Up then
Driver:Martin Frosdick
Team: Playboy Opel Vectra

[johnny shell]

to give the newcomers time to practice deadline will be extended as needed.

congradulations on the fastest DTM lap ever at Hock Piotr!

[Tj30]

My quali lap was 1.14.45. just about to start the race!

[jso1985]

Qualy Time: 1:15,97

[johnny shell]

times so far from jso, juha, & Piotr :up:

[Juha]

Uh, I didn't mail you any times, I was asking info about the game. You can open that PM. :D

[johnny shell]

woops! I don't read the times until after I've done my race.

[Juha]

No problem. :)

You can expect times from me, but only in a few weeks/months. ;)

[Frozzy]

do you still want my times?
Qualifying time was 1.16.80
Total Race Time was 18.28.67
and my quickest lap time was 1.17.68

in the Playboy Opel

[johnny shell]

did you send me your times Real Ill? I saw your post that you did the race....

still racing TJ?

[real_illusions]

not yet..been busy, will submit them at some point during the next millenium ;)

[johnny shell]

alllright, the results are in and will be posted today!

TJ if you think you'll want to race you got a few hours to let me know and I can hold off on posting the results until you're done.

[real_illusions]

Johnny - surely fangio meant this -

"Approach racing like billiards - if you have no balls, you'll get nowhere."

;)

[johnny shell]

Results Round 1 2008 DTM TRD3 Championship

Qualifying

1.PiotrB.......01:09.98
2.j shell.......01:12.43
3.Tj30.........01:14.45
4.jso1985.....01:15.97
5.frozzy.......01:16.80
6.real ill..........no time


Race Results

1.Piotrb.....16:57.90
2.real ill.....17:27.19
3.j shell.....17:35.44
4.jso1985...18:01.20
5.frozzy.....18:28.67
6.Tj30.............DNS


Fastest Laps

1.Piotrb.....01:11.60
2.real ill.....01:13.82
3.j shell.....01:14.24
4.jso1985...01:16.06
5.frozzy.....01:17.68

We'll have to try to give Piotr B some better competition next time!

Welcome to the new guys, all of which posted very respectable times :up:

For the next round we head about 471 Km north-east to central Germany to Oschersleben. Race Details will be announced Friday.

Points update will be posted tomorrow.

Happy Motoring!

[real_illusions]

2nd place..not bad..dont think i'll be able to catch PiotrB though..unless he walks around ;)

:)

[johnny shell]

probably not, but I'm going to catch you real soon.

I know I could have come up with a half or 3/4 of a second per lap this round had I really put my nose to the grindstone.

[johnny shell]

http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismdepts/art/collections/sadorus/501-595/517nosetogrindstone.jpg

[johnny shell]

or maybe, as you suggest, I just need more of these:

http://www.thegreenhead.com/imgs/truck_nutz-2.jpg

[pettersolberg29]

Just browsing, but what is that picture of a nose on a grindstone? Do they rub it off or something?! Looks horrible....

[johnny shell]

that's actually an ancient Jewish custom. if, for whatever reason, a boy is born without a wee wee, then when he turns 13 instead of chipping off the tip of his wee wee they grind off the tip of his nose.

I'm unsure of why this particular boy was born without a wee wee... maybe one of the other readers can chime in.

[real_illusions]

a boy is born without a wee wee


isn't that called a girl? ;)

[pettersolberg29]

that's actually an ancient Jewish custom. if, for whatever reason, a boy is born without a wee wee, then when he turns 13 instead of chipping off the tip of his wee wee they grind off the tip of his nose.

I'm unsure of why this particular boy was born without a wee wee... maybe one of the other readers can chime in.

Well that sounds kind...