Division 1 Season 1

Hi guys,

Just some general info for our new racers and a refresher for our ROOZ regulars... !!

Just a reminder that we pride ourselves on trying to race as cleanly, and fairly as possible. We all know that sometimes things go pear shaped, and we expect it to happen from time to time. That said, there are still somethings that we all need to be aware of while racing in our series.

1. If you make contact with someone and push them offline, you cant take advantage to take the spot. You must redress and give the spot back. If you don't, that driver who has been disadvantaged by an unfair move, has the right to protest post race, and if the move is proven to be outside the rules, a drive through penalty WILL BE ENFORCED.

2. If you do have an incident and find yourself offtrack, you must watch for oncoming traffic before you rejoin the track. Again, if you rejoin, and cause an accident from not being aware there is the potential for a post race penalty.

3. At least 2 wheels MUST REMAIN ON AT LEAST THE RIPPLE STRIPS AT ALL TIMES. Any driver gaining obvious advantage from driving off track will recieve a post race penalty to be determined by the size of the advantage and the number of times the driver has gained an advantage.

For all other rules and regs please have a quick read here : http://raceonoz.com/threads/rules-regulations.70/

We certainly dont want to ruin the fun, and i have to say that the first 4 rounds have been fantastic with no protests (up till this point), but we still need to be very aware that our core goal is to give the cleanest, and fairest racing leagues that we can.

Cheers
Mod team

He has the same problem as TB, Ad's and N64. For some reason they have been picked by the network gremlins to be cursed atm. In the econobox race the other night I had N64 in front of me and the other night I got behind TB. Both times I kept my distance until I could get beside them - directly behind seems to be the worst place. The only problem with that is that sometimes you aren't sure if you are beside or into the side??

Fixed room ownership on a strong ( fibre ) connection sorted lag in div 3

Unfortunately not I've just got Adsl 2+elite , it's usually good for 13mb down and 8-900 up 30 ping. I have had a look into using fixed room ownership but I think 8 players would be the max and that's on low race quality. I read that race quality only changes how smooth the other cars on screen look from a distance but not up close so i might try it on low through the week and get some feedback

@ crunch, the reason we prefer people to redress incidents on track rather than post race is because it would be a mammoth task to review every incident throughout 6 divisions. But if you are unsure of if you caused an incident IMO you should continue and allow the incident to be reviewed post race.
In regard to the frustration you feel after having to wait for a fellow racer, I know it sucks and you are in a SUPER competitive league so it can/will ruin your chances of finishing on the podium BUT thats racing and it can be a cruel sport ! When I joined ROOZ back in season 4 I was blown away by just how competitive the racing was here and I too found the frustrations of such a competitive field of racers BUT this just fuelled my competitive nature and I hope it does the same for you. Its great to here you have put your focus into GT6 and ROOZ and I hope that with more practice you will be rewarded with some great racing and great results. After 11 seasons in DIV 1 I can honestly say this is the most competitive the div has ever been and with warrior giving all of us a lesson each week it's not going to get any easier which IMO is fantastic, so basically you have jumped into the deeeeeep end !! Just stick with it and enjoy the racing wether its for 1st or last if you are battling for position in a clean,fast competitive race then thats all that matters

From memory Crunch, the post-race penalty is 30-40 seconds depending on the track. Plus, if you're found guilty of breaking the code of conduct more than twice your goose is cooked for the season. I fully understand your point, but you should always redress.

It's good that you have committed to this league because turning up to the Div 1 room short of practice is going to make it very tough to be competitive. All these guys are quick, some aren't from Earth, but all are well versed in driving techniques and make very few mistakes. Most of us will have run some rooms during the week to get an idea of breaking points and how much or little the draft understeer effect will impact on the race. You will enjoy the race much more if you can get higher up the ladder, but you won't get there without practice - unless you're Warrior or Holland, you freaks!!

I've had many races ruined by other peoples or my mistakes, or black screen, or screen lag, or network lag, or talent lag. The reason I can now run in top half of Div 1 is that when something goes wrong I have learnt to think like Dory and just "Keep on Swimming", well driving at least. I've gone from top 3 to last and back to the top 5 more times than I care to remember. I would be very confident that once you've done some practise and run some more races, worrying about what happens in a collision will no longer bother you, because it will happen so infrequently you forget about it. Stick with it man and it'll come.

Oh, and in the theme of Doogle's post - It's not how fast you drive, but how you drive fast!!

This is what keeps me coming back here, common opinions and interests.

Agree 100% with what anon and Cyber have said. I probably don't need to say a lot more, but will just clarify a couple of things

The rules post i put up wasn't directed at you in any way shape or form. I had a few of the new guys asking some questions about the general rules, so i posted the most important ones in every division thread to help the new guys and "refresh" the old heads

One of the things we strive for really hard here at ROOZ is clean and fair racing. As some of the boys have touched on, redressing after an incident is the best way to do it as it shows respect for our fellow racers, and more importantly respect for the forum and what we are trying to achieve. THAT SAID, we dont want drivers to roll over either and let guys through. We want fast, hard and fair racing.
If you get up the inside of someone, have the racing line with a bit of side by side biff and barge then battle on, but if you, or someone else is hit up the freckle and another driver gains from that then you (or them) have every right to have it reviewed. Corner cutting is in the same boat.

I understand the frustration of having to wait for another driver, and seeing a potential good result go down the gurgler. Have been there a few times myself and it potentially cost me a championship a few seasons back. But really, the respect you get from fellow racers, and the knowledge they have that you have tried to do the right thing by acknowledging you made a mistake and are redressing, solves many more problems that it can potentially cause.

Also remember that you are in a bloody tough crowd with potentially some of the fastest guys in the country, so little to no practice isnt really going to work in your favor Hopefully that can change for you and you can spend a bit more time on track before the races.

I honestly hope that you can enjoy your racing here, and we see you for many more seasons.

Stu

Wow Hatfield, that's awesome. Are you free to do my tax?

Nice work hatfield