CMR2 Wales Rally GB

[jso1985]

Final round of the championship, make sure you try to end up your season on a high!

The rally will be run with the following format:
Game rally: UK
Shakedown Stage: SS1
Day 1: Single rally expert level
Day 2: Single rally intermediate level

Rally starts on Saturday and deadline for submissions is on Wednesday 5th December 11:59 AM GMT.

for more info just ask it here, newcomers always welcomed.

*NOTE: This is also a round of the CMR2 BRC series, drivers competing on thi series please wait for Exhausted to post details concerning this championship.

[UKOG~Will]

I'm going to be back for the WRGB, and I will be in the BRC also :D

[tannat]

If only we could put in a good performance on these stages....

Looking for a good run from Subaru's #2 :p

[Exhausted]

Thanks alot jso1985!! The BRC thread is here:
http://www.rallyforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123231

[Roy]

Third rally for dutch crew

It is only the third Championship for 'FC' and the whole dutch crew, but the scored allready a 4th and 5th place. "We are happy with the points allready collected, alltough we want more in Ireland." FocusChampion says.

The last round in this Championship is a rally the crew do often. "We drive this rally in clubrallies, for entertainment, I know this rally good, but... I hate it too! This is not a rally we looking forward and enjoy. Its wet, muddy and slippery." We hope we can score points her. When we finished the same postions we had earlier this year, we do it very good!"

The team looking Forward to 2008. They do at least the European rounds.

[tannat]

[quote="FocusChampion"] Third rally for dutch crew

It is only the third Championship for 'FC' QUOTE]

Hope you don't mind the 'FC'

I am a lazy typist :D

[Ramore]

I will be participating in this last round for sure. I will try to put a good performance and drive as fast as possible in each stage, since my 5th place in the championship is secured and I need only 7 point to become BRC champion. Therefore, my priority will be to make some Top 3 stage times.

[tannat]

2:24.75
2:22.58
2:25.45 bumped tree :D
2:21.99
2:23.02

[I am evil Homer]

Looking forward to this...it being my 'home' rally.

[Frozzy]

can i join in for this round?
" this being our first rally this season we thought what better rally to compete on but our home event sure we're probally not going to challange for over all honours but we're hopfully aiming for a top 10 place in our impreza"

[Juha]

I'm back with the Focus for my favourite rally. :)

[Exhausted]

can i join in for this round?
" this being our first rally this season we thought what better rally to compete on but our home event sure we're probally not going to challange for over all honours but we're hopfully aiming for a top 10 place in our impreza"

You'd be more than welcome!!

[Juha]

1. 2.26.72 - wrong brake setup
2. 2.21.81
3. 2.19.84

My record is 2.11 but not driven according to the rule book. :D

[UKOG~Will]

I've destroyed my Scooby so I'm in the Ford team for this event if that's alright with everyone

[Ramore]

I will try to put a good performance and drive as fast as possible in each stage

I've just changed my mind, my goal will be to survive this rally. I just run a couple of times the shakedown, and I can say that there are some awfully slippery roads. I did something like 2.27 on the shakedown. Not good.

[I am evil Homer]

2:26.73...all over the place in parts
2:22.07
2:19.65 :)
2:19.15 :) :)

[jso1985]

can i join in for this round?
" this being our first rally this season we thought what better rally to compete on but our home event sure we're probally not going to challange for over all honours but we're hopfully aiming for a top 10 place in our impreza"

Sure you can! welcome to the championship! the rules are simple, no cheat codes, no short-cutting, and being honest as we don't have any prizes anyway, you can read the full rules at http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/cmr2wc/


If only we could put in a good performance on these stages....

Looking for a good run from Subaru's #2 :p

Hoping to end my Subaru career with a podium


I've destroyed my Scooby so I'm in the Ford team for this event if that's alright with everyone

sure, why not, what damage is it gonna do a 6th Focus in the champ :mark: :p :, we're like the real WRC now...

[UKOG~Will]

My shakedown times

2:22.95
2:21.43
2:20.11
2:20.09
2:19.76

[Frozzy]

sorry but i cant compete now the disk is scratched and can't be read anymore :(
" we were looking to get our impreza sorted for the event but with some parts being delivered later than expected we can't get the impreza running in time for the rally we're bitterly dissapointed but hopefully we'll be able to compete in a full championship next season"

[Marcel Haenen]

sorry but i cant compete now the disk is scratched and can't be read anymore :(
" we were looking to get our impreza sorted for the event but with some parts being delivered later than expected we can't get the impreza running in time for the rally we're bitterly dissapointed but hopefully we'll be able to compete in a full championship next season"

are you on PS or on PC? If you use the PC version you could install a NOCD patch, you won't need the disc anymore afterwards...

[tannat]

sorry but i cant compete now the disk is scratched and can't be read anymore :(
" we were looking to get our impreza sorted for the event but with some parts being delivered later than expected we can't get the impreza running in time for the rally we're bitterly dissapointed but hopefully we'll be able to compete in a full championship next season"

Rub it with some automotive polishing compound and remove the scratches (it works)

[Juha]

Next time the shakedown should be held in the rain, my setup was useless. :D Already at the first 90 right I had a narrow escape when I noticed that late braking was not the best idea on those muddy stages. I then changed my driving a bit and it actually went better then during the shakedown (apart from the stormy weather). Stage two was decent, for the first time I succeeded in taking the last corner flat out without crashing off. Stage 6 was the usual disaster, I hate it. The rest went fine. Day 2 then, early braking this time and no scary moments untill the night stage came along. First I missed my braking point at the hairpin and then I parked the car against a tree.

Plans for next year: no idea. :D

[Rat]

I hate the UK round. Too many trees and WET!
DAy 1:
Too wet, wrong tyres and too many trees! We just went too cautious today and stuffed it. BUT we did set some good PB's as well. We'll see how day 2 goes, hopefully better.

[cyborg_hun]

Cyborg finished Rally Wales!

FOG, i haven't seen fog in the game for ages :)
I had 3 stages in fog, ca 6 stages in rain, i met 3 times a tree, but i enjoyed the rally.
I hope the last rally this year will bring a close battle.

Good Luck to everyone!

[Juha]

Fog?!? On which stages did that show up? :confused:

[Exhausted]

Fog?!? On which stages did that show up? :confused:

I got fog too on stages 3-4 on day one.. didn't really see any to be honest :D

Would be cool to have fog like the kind you can run into in the Rally Championship game!

[Juha]

Now that was what I call fog. :D Very fun when doing a 15 minute stage, untill you hit a log and you can start again. :p :

[UKOG~Will]

What an absolutely horrid event

:p

But I've completed it, not as confident for a win but hopefully I can break the top 5. ;) :rolleyes:

[Rat]

Nah, you are all wrong! We'll come from behind and beat marcel and win the UK round! RED BULL, RED BULL!!!

[Ramore]

I have just finished the rally.

Day 1 was pretty good, no problems, except one crash in the stage that I hate most, stage 8. I set some PB during the day.
Day 2 was a different story. No major impacts, but I didn't find a good rhythm, so it was slightly slower than day 1.
But it was a nice end to the season, I need a lot of practice during the break.
Thank you all for the exciting season!!

[UKOG~Will]

Nice one Ramore, next season our Subaru team :)

[Marcel Haenen]

Marcel finishes rally GB

this was again a great rally, we just love these stages, they are so technically demanding, it's a big challenge to get them right. We had some good stages and some bad ones, but overall we are with our results. The weather was sometimes difficult with pretty much fog, but luckily we know these routes very well. We would like to thank subaru for this great year, the car wasn't always as perfect, but at least we had a lot of fun.

[I am evil Homer]

Completed the rally - no major problems to report. Ran wide on a few tighter bends during slightly wetter stages but I know these roads very well so the fog during day 2 wasn't really an issue.

I'm hoping we can improve on the last result in our home event but we'll see. Now the event has passed it's time to move on to winter testing with the Stobart team and hopefully pick up a full-time drive with them next season :up:

[NOR]

Wales Rally GB was a most difficult one for us. Without shakedown just improving setup during the race. Day1 was in quiet tempo, but some light crashes were done in the afternoon. We were focused on good result in day2, but it was a desaster. Stormy a foggy weather all the day, except stadion stage crossed our plans. Anyway, we are pleased to join a few rallies this season and we look forward to next year. Probably Skoda will not be able to support us with a new car, so the Ford Focus should be in our hands. Our new car will be presented soon.

[Rat]

Day 2:
Wet, wet, wet again! And didnt it slow us down. Too bloody slippy on mud, gravel and everything else! We hit just about everything, posts, hay bales, trees, walls and the roundabout!
Nah just a crap weekend we tried to set PB's, but the harder we went, the worse it got. I think management have had enough of our wrecking and we have not had an invite to the end of year party. So I think we will be looking elsewhere next year. Sorry Ford, it's been a tough year...

[Rat]

Javier, you have mail.

[Roy]

I didn't start. No time, and not like this awful rally.

[tannat]

Our rally was about 60%-70% wet :( but we did set some respectable wet times.

Just a few points needed to secure 3rd in the championship :)

[tannat]

Any body willing to share setups?

I used default settings for gearbox, suspension, and drive ratio, -3 for brake bias, and +3 for steering (I'm on a PS1 with a wingpad)

[cyborg_hun]

Sure! :)

Gearbox 1 to short, or 0
Suspension 3 to soft
Gear Ratio 1 or 2 to front wheel
Brake 1 to front
Brake ratio 0
Steerig 2 to high

Computer, keyboard, auto transmission

[Juha]

Gear Ratio 1 or 2 to front wheel
Brake 1 to front

I have 0 for the power ratio on the first stages. Some corners are so tight the car doesn't turn a lot at low speed so I don't want to ad another bit of understeer. It's fine on the later stages though. My brake bias is usually biased at the rear, goes nicely sideways under braking and helps me cornering in the sharp stuff.

[UKOG~Will]

I usually knock my gearbox down a notch toward the short end, put the suspension a little harder for the gravel and tarmac, and the Brake Bias and Power Ratio toward the rear to kick the back end out a little, and have the steering and everything else the same. Well, that's the setup I used in the Colin McRae Tribute Rally. :)

[LilPeteMordino]

If I wanted to join in next seasons races is http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sold-Out-Software-Colin-McRae/dp/B000077W0C/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1196890842&sr=8-1

The one I'd need?
I have number 4 already though? Lol.

Ta.

[jso1985]

funny thing...

missing the timecards from the guys fighting for the championship!, as both posted here their report, we'll wait until Marcel Haenen and Cyborg_hun can re-send their timecards.

thanks for your patience.

just to let you know, if your name isn't here and you sent a timecard, please re-send it [email:2vftscm5]jso_1985@yahoo.com[/email:2vftscm5]

Exhausted
I Am Evil Homer
Juha
NOR
Racer 69
Ramore
Rat
Tannat
Will L

[tannat]

Exhausted
I Am Evil Homer
Juha
NOR
Racer 69
Ramore
Rat
Tannat
Will L


You have 9 cards already!!!!!

[cyborg_hun]

I dont know what would happend,i didnt get any feedback for the delivery failure.

I re-sent it Javier,sorry!

[Marcel Haenen]

hmmm,strange...I am sure I have sent it.
Nevertheless, I have just re-sent the message!
Sorry for the inconvenience

[Marcel Haenen]

If I wanted to join in next seasons races is http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sold-Out-Software-Colin-McRae/dp/B000077W0C/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1196890842&sr=8-1

The one I'd need?
I have number 4 already though? Lol.

Ta.

Yes! That's the one you should get!

[Marcel Haenen]

I have used 0 for the gearbox (-1 for the SSS) and -4 for the mud stages and -3 for the gravel. For the power ratio I use -1 on the mud and +1 for gravel. brake ratio -1, as Juha says to be able to throw it around a corner using the brakes. brake power +2 and steering +5.

I am on PC using a steering wheel and manual shifting

[NOR]

My setup for Wales rally was: Gear 0 or -1, Suspension hard2, Power ratio front3, Brake ratio front2 (which allows me select normal brake-front, handbrake-rear), Brake power +4, Steering +3. Using laptop-keyboard with automatic gearshift, left hand breaking :p :

[jso1985]

Marcel Haenen finished the year with another win and takes his 3rd consecutive crown, congrats! :champion: . on a surprising 2nd finishes privateer Will L and the podium is completed by this years runner-up Cyborg_hun.
Subaru wins for the final constructors championship as it leaves its place for the teams championship starting in 2008.



1.- Marcel Haenen Subaru Impreza 45:42,63
2.- Will L Ford Focus(p) 46:03,60
3.- Cyborg_hun SEAT Cordoba 46:45,28
4.- I Am Evil Homer Ford Focus(p) 47:50,81
5.- Ramore Toyota Corolla 48:09,91
6.- Jso1985 Subaru Impreza 48:11,73
7.- Juha Ford Focus(p) 48:13,58
8.- NOR Skoda Fabia(p) 48:37,31
9.- Tannat Ford Focus 48:51,48
10.- Exhausted Ford Focus 50:49,93
11.- Racer 69 Ford Focus(p) 51:05,13
12.- Rat Ford Focus 53:50,41

Drivers Championship
1.- Marcel Haenen 124 points
2.- Cyborg_hun 115
3.- Tannat 76
4.- Jso1985 73
5.- Ramore 53
6.- Grp 46
7.- Exhausted 28
8.- NOR 18
9.- Rat 16
10.- Dravas76 15
11.- Juha 14
12.- FocusChampion 9
13.- Will L 9
14.- I Am Evil Homer 7
15.- Luffield 6
16.- Sir Killalot 5
17.- 306 Cosworth 1

Manufacturers Championship
1.- Subaru 204 points
2.- SEAT 163
3.- Ford 117
4.- Toyota 59
5.- Skoda 47
6.- Suzuki 8



Stage-by-stage resuls will be available as soon as possible.

Thanks fora great season!

[Juha]

5.- Ramore Toyota Corolla 48:09,91
6.- Jso1985 Subaru Impreza 48:11,73
7.- Juha Ford Focus(p) 48:13,58
Now that's crap. :p

Thanks for the fine season (even if I only did a small part of it). It's nice to see 12 drivers competing, I hope we can keep this up next year.

[Ramore]

That was close, wasn't it. I am glad I am in front, though. I want to see such battles more often next season. Thanks again for the great season.

[UKOG~Will]

W000T!!!

My best finish on a WRC event, 2nd place, I'm thrilled. :D

Bad luck Juha LMAO

[tannat]

REALLY crap run for us (but really crap weather as well).

Pleased to take 3rd in drivers and in manufacturers this year.


We enjoyed our run with Ford this year-have some ideas for next year, but nothing concrete.

Cheers for a good year, jso1985 :up:

[Rat]

Well done to all! A good clean competition. Roll on 2008! A new Team, a new WRC!

[racer69]

Was good to be back for a one-off of Forum competition, was good fun, though i hadn't touched the game for ages and went straight into it with not so much as a practice run, my 11th place was expected :)

[NOR]

Hi guys, there are stage by stage results available on Yahoo group site.

[tannat]

You guys go to my Group A challenge thread and let me know you want to participate:

http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123411

It will be fun!


Tannat

[jso1985]

as posted by NOR, stage-by-stage results are now available at the yahoo group, enjoy the close fight for the mid-field positions!