1991 LGPS US West GP commentary

19:33:48: <Nuppiz> guten abend
19:33:59: <HerrmannMann> Guten abend, Herr Nuppiz
19:34:14: <HerrmannMann> Und vhy are ve in der F1RWRS channel?
19:34:39: <Nuppiz> because ich bin too lazy to create a new one
19:35:05: <AndreaModa> evening lads
19:35:17: <Nuppiz> hello
19:35:45: <AndreaModa> i'll be on and off in here during the evening as I plan to do some work on the wiki, F1RWRS stats and stuff
19:35:56: <Nuppiz> ok
19:36:08: <AndreaModa> plus i'm popping off to the co-op down the road now to get some stuff :P
19:36:09: <HerrmannMann> Hi AndreaModa, I'm thinking of making RejectSport a weekly thing
19:36:19: <HerrmannMann> Would Sammy Jones like to be a columnist?
19:36:31: <HerrmannMann> well, actually a monthly thing
19:36:42: <AndreaModa> yeah i don't see why not
19:36:54: <Nuppiz> as you might know, tonight's race is at Caesars Palace
19:36:56: <AndreaModa> i wouldn't mind just writing generic stuff for it too if you'd like
19:37:00: <Nuppiz> the infamous parking lot circuit
19:37:25: <AndreaModa> it will be a parking lot by about half distance ;)
19:37:36: <HerrmannMann> Yeah, of course, I haven't finalised anything at all
19:38:27: <HerrmannMann> If enough people are interested in it, it'd probably work by people who want to write an article sending it to me (as the editor) and then it goes in the magazine
19:38:54: <HerrmannMann> I was thinking of getting the really controversial people as columnists
19:39:03: <HerrmannMann> Like Alasdair Lindsay etc etc
19:39:21: <Nuppiz> well, that's three spectators
19:39:24: <Nuppiz> enough for me
19:39:28: <LoveandRockets> Are we talking about the rejectsport magazine?
19:39:43: <Nuppiz> weather is sunny with no clouds in sight
19:39:45: <HerrmannMann> Yes, I was just bandying about the idea of it actually becoming a magazine
19:41:41: <LoveandRockets> Ironically, I thougt about writing a magazine, coincidentally called RejectSport, for the F1RGP2C. It never materialized, and I only have the front page of one issue.
19:41:57: <LoveandRockets> That was a year ago.
19:42:55: <Nuppiz> one light
19:42:59: <HerrmannMann> If enough people are interested in a magazine, and people are willing to write articles to go towards it, I'm more than happy to edit it and write a few myself
19:43:04: <Nuppiz> two lights
19:43:08: <Nuppiz> thre lights
19:43:12: <Nuppiz> four lights
19:43:15: <HerrmannMann> I can't promise anything great where the looks are concerned
19:43:23: <Nuppiz> five lights
19:43:37: <Nuppiz> and it's go go go!
19:44:14: <Nuppiz> four stallers
19:44:21: <LoveandRockets> I'd be willing to write. Who stalled?
19:45:12: <HerrmannMann> Probably van der Maeyede!
19:46:05: <Pi3141> Bad qualifying for Mazzacane. I can only hope for some chaos, as Mazzacane is usually too far away to be involved.
19:46:26: <LoveandRockets> Hopefully the Rockets will score some points.
19:46:31: <Nuppiz> no, three stallers
19:46:54: <Nuppiz> Leonhard von Gottorp, Dave Smith, Algernon Bell
19:47:08: <Nuppiz> Richardson is still stuck in the mess
19:47:10: <Darkapprentice77> what have i mised!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19:47:13: <Darkapprentice77> ???
19:47:17: <HerrmannMann> Everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19:47:21: <Darkapprentice77> oh no!!!!!
19:47:24: <HerrmannMann> Kickert leads!
19:47:29: <HerrmannMann> Alianopolous second!
19:47:35: <LoveandRockets> http://imgur.com/tu4pR. HerrmannMann: Here is the RejectSport template from a year ago.
19:47:44: <LoveandRockets> It's total crap.
19:47:46: <Pi3141> So that's only Wilson and van Dycke left in the championship race.
19:48:08: <Nuppiz> Howard, Graham, Gunselman, Anker and Richardson lose front wings
19:48:09: <HerrmannMann> It's saying image not found tristan
19:48:14: <LoveandRockets> Yeah, I know.
19:48:20: <Nuppiz> van der Mayede is lacking both!
19:48:26: <Nuppiz> Maeyede*
19:48:28: <HerrmannMann> Mine wasn't that pretty either, purple and red??
19:48:38: <HerrmannMann> Ha, he's on weed anyway
19:49:14: <LoveandRockets> Hopefully it works this time. http://imgur.com/fSAlI
19:50:24: <HerrmannMann> It worked!
19:51:01: <HerrmannMann> "Volume One, Issue One, May 2012" ---- "Daniel Moreno.....1995 Belgian GP"..... :D
19:51:08: <Nuppiz> Pulaski lost his front wing in the start crashes as well
19:51:45: <Nuppiz> Howard is not pitting!
19:51:48: <HerrmannMann> I liked the article tristan; the collaborative RejectSport could do with race reporters!
19:52:09: <LoveandRockets> What the hell Howard? You're going to get black flagged!
19:53:05: <Nuppiz> well, no
19:53:23: <LoveandRockets> Can you even black flag people in this game?
19:53:39: <Nuppiz> Pieter Kickert did the same at Brands Hatch, and in Estoril he was stuck in first gear for most of the race
19:53:47: <Nuppiz> nope, can't black flag
19:54:13: <HerrmannMann> You can't black flag in rFactor either, ISIS later game
19:54:21: <Nuppiz> pit stop called for Howard
19:54:53: <HerrmannMann> Gabbiani just got kicked for being a total plonker during the 1980 SA Gp :D
19:55:27: <Nuppiz> the game seems to be running smoother with the new processor
19:55:30: <Nuppiz> nice
19:55:56: <HerrmannMann> What processor did you get Nuppiz?
19:55:58: <Nuppiz> Howard in pits
19:56:23: <Nuppiz> AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
19:57:35: <HerrmannMann> Nice card, I've also got an AMD
19:57:40: <Nuppiz> two cores less than in my previous one, but 0.8 GhZ more clock rate
19:59:23: <Nuppiz> Pulaski retires
20:00:01: <Nuppiz> gearbox
20:00:57: <Pi3141> Mazzacane last of all who kept away from chaos?
20:02:04: <LoveandRockets> I'm running the Duel in the Desert while reading the chat.
20:02:22: <Nuppiz> Top 10: Van Dycke, Fernandez, Wilson, Kickert, Balivernes, Roberts, Jong-Sung, Ramone, Balzary, Yazaki
20:02:35: <Nuppiz> Mazzacane 14th
20:02:58: <Pi3141> not bad, or were so many drivers involved in accidents?
20:03:38: <Valentino_Nicchi> wow, bad luck balzary's in a decent place
20:04:21: <LoveandRockets> If anyone's interested, Whitechapel is still leading in Phoenix and there was a huge pileup that knocked out six cars on Lap 23.
20:04:31: <Nuppiz> Wilson retakes the second place
20:04:59: <Valentino_Nicchi> hopefully he take the first place
20:05:12: <Nuppiz> Jong-Sung being a moving roadblock
20:05:31: <Pi3141> Just being slow, or a damaged car?
20:05:41: <ZeroForce> The long awaited Caesars Palace round !
20:05:58: <ZeroForce> Hello by the way. What did I miss ? :D
20:06:24: <Nuppiz> Bell stalled
20:06:41: <ZeroForce> :/ meh
20:07:22: <HerrmannMann> heheh, anti-climax
20:07:34: <HerrmannMann> LoveandRockets, how is Spokesy doing?
20:08:02: <Nuppiz> Mazzacane is overtaken by Jericho and Arthurs
20:08:48: <Pi3141> How many cars are still running?
20:08:53: <Nuppiz> 25
20:08:55: <LoveandRockets> Spokes is in fourth, 26 seconds behind Whitechapel.
20:09:26: <LoveandRockets> It's about to become a Lola 1-2!
20:09:29: <Nuppiz> how's Nurminen doing?
20:09:37: <Pi3141> Only 5 retirements so far? How is that possible?
20:10:02: <LoveandRockets> Nurminen got taken out in the pileup.
20:10:20: <HerrmannMann> Is Rick Douglais actually a good driver? :O
20:10:28: <Nuppiz> damn
20:10:48: <Nuppiz> Yazaki overtakes Balzary, positions 6-10 are really tightly packed
20:11:37: <Nuppiz> Graham retires
20:11:39: <LoveandRockets> van Dycke started the whole thing. He spun off and rammed straight into Nurminen. Nurminen was leading a huge pack of cars from 13th and everyone behind him accordioned. It was a disaster.
20:12:02: <Valentino_Nicchi> kind of like what happened in prost gp in knockhill
20:12:40: <Nuppiz> brakes
20:13:08: <Nuppiz> grr, I have to avenge that to van Dycke somehow :D
20:14:16: <Nuppiz> Armstrong overtakes Mazzacane
20:15:26: <Nuppiz> Arthurs overtakes Jericho and Barron
20:15:35: <HerrmannMann> A win for Kikcert would be nice to close off the season
20:15:38: <LoveandRockets> Lots of people are going to be after van Dycke's head, including Tristan Jung, Voeckler, Megumi and Chris Dagnall.
20:15:46: <HerrmannMann> Where is he running, and what happened to that plonker VDM?
20:16:05: <Nuppiz> Kickert is fourth
20:16:28: <Nuppiz> van der Maeyede's car was damaged beyond repair and he retired on the first lap
20:17:13: <HerrmannMann> And if anyone's interested, I've created a RejectSport thread in the PMMF with a few more details of the concept - if you're interested, take a look!
20:17:21: <Nuppiz> Jericho overtakes Barron
20:19:25: <Nuppiz> Roberts has dropped down to 9th
20:19:57: <Nuppiz> Generic in the wall!
20:20:37: <Valentino_Nicchi> that's Life
20:20:57: <Nuppiz> brakes
20:21:08: <HerrmannMann> Valentino_Nicchi http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/000/681/what-you-did-there-i-see-it.thumbnail.jpg
20:22:32: <Nuppiz> Mazzacane down to 19th
20:22:48: <LoveandRockets> I have to go. GO RAMONES!
20:22:53: <HerrmannMann> And for anyone who's interested, rFAF1 will be back soon, along with the RTCC
20:23:05: <Valentino_Nicchi> lol
20:23:29: <LoveandRockets> Oh, and sign up for the F1 Rejects Nations Cup! Tons of nations are available. Bye.
20:23:31: <AndreaModa> back around again folks
20:23:35: <Nuppiz> Richardson has stopped on the track
20:23:41: <AndreaModa> good to see wilson going well
20:23:51: <Nuppiz> and gets hit by Tenpecost who loses his front wing
20:24:19: <ZeroForce> RTCC ?
20:24:37: <Pi3141> Mazzacane is slow, but at least he can keep out of chaos. I should spend some money on him, but I have none.
20:24:38: <Valentino_Nicchi> rejects touring car championship
20:24:55: <AndreaModa> rumours are beginning to circulate that DAYP Loans will be partially bought back by Wilson and enter into a title sponsorship agreement for 1992
20:25:09: <Valentino_Nicchi> it uses the super touring cars mod for rfactor which has btcc cars from 93 to 2000
20:25:11: <AndreaModa> for those unaware, DAYP standing for Default At Your Peril
20:25:35: <HerrmannMann> I'm suprised that ZeroForce knew about rFacotr alternate F1 :D
20:26:15: <HerrmannMann> AndreaModa, if you're interested there's a thread in the PMMF outlining my plans for a Rejct Sport magazine
20:26:33: <ZeroForce> I think I saw it somewhere on the forums, I sometimes look at some other series' threads :P
20:26:42: <AndreaModa> cool i'll check it out in a bit
20:27:32: <Nuppiz> Tenpecost drops down to 21st and second last
20:27:42: <Nuppiz> Balzary overtakes Roberts for 9th
20:28:08: <Nuppiz> but Roberts takes his place back soon after
20:28:34: <Atax1a> 'allo
20:28:47: <ZeroForce> elo
20:28:49: <Atax1a> have I missed the race?
20:29:07: <Nuppiz> nothing much
20:29:16: <Nuppiz> Balzary is 10th
20:29:31: <Atax1a> Balzary...hasn't retired?
20:29:36: <HerrmannMann> 'allo 'allo 'allo
20:29:57: <Nuppiz> Ramone overtakes Jong-Sung for 6th
20:30:55: <Nuppiz> Kickert overtakes Fernandez for 3rd
20:31:24: <AndreaModa> whats the gap from wilson to van dycke nuppiz?
20:31:42: <Pi3141> There are 22 cars still in the race. That's LifeGP and not Formula 1 2011.
20:31:44: <Nuppiz> Jericho overtakes Arthurs for 11th
20:31:49: <Valentino_Nicchi> stupid firefox >:(
20:32:04: <AndreaModa> chrome all the way bitches! :D
20:32:17: <Nuppiz> van Dycke-----17.051-----Wilson
20:32:33: <Nuppiz> and it's lap 10/37
20:32:50: <AndreaModa> jeez
20:32:56: <HerrmannMann> It's defiantely chrome - ive tried both and chrome is much easier
20:32:59: <AndreaModa> that is faaast!
20:33:05: <Atax1a> I'm fine with firefox...
20:33:28: <HerrmannMann> van dycke is worth like a gazillion monies though isn't he?
20:33:31: <AndreaModa> i agree, used to have firefox, but it kept messing up until it was a daily occurence, even with the updates
20:33:37: <AndreaModa> so i binned it for chrome, haven't looked back!
20:33:54: <Nuppiz> yep, van Dycke is very expensive
20:34:15: <Nuppiz> Yazaki overtakes Jong-Sung for 7th, and Armstrong is on fire!
20:34:21: <Nuppiz> literally
20:34:21: <Nuppiz> literallt
20:35:33: <Atax1a> to whom it may concern: have you read the RDS info?
20:35:42: <AndreaModa> for next season?
20:35:45: <AndreaModa> seems good to me
20:36:04: <Atax1a> yeah, I posted stuff to expect for 2016
20:36:27: <Atax1a> sweet
20:36:29: <Pi3141> Yes, I have.
20:36:43: <HerrmannMann> Looks good to me, even though FGCR will probably be even worse than they are this year!
20:37:00: <Pi3141> Seems good to me, these different engines make it quite difficult to judge the quality of the drivers.
20:37:00: <Nuppiz> Ramone overtakes Balivernes for 5th
20:37:35: <Atax1a> Good Call have been good, remember the Winter Cup? Anyway, now you've removed a certain title contender you've made it a bit harder...
20:37:35: <HerrmannMann> That reminds me - are new drivers stats randomly calculated? And are you at liberty to tell me how good AJ Castaneda and Scott Marsden are?
20:38:20: <HerrmannMann> And we was shite in the WC! Power tracks arent our thing this year
20:38:27: <Atax1a> All drivers have equal stats at the beginning. Results shape their performance, but it doesn't really affect much considering the large Random grip value...
20:38:52: <Nuppiz> hopefully the curse of the #8 NRE is removed :D
20:39:01: <Atax1a> it might change for next season, though...
20:39:10: <Nuppiz> Arthurs reovertakes Jericho
20:39:23: <Nuppiz> not that many retirements, but still a lot of good racing
20:40:26: <Nuppiz> Yazaki overtakes Balivernes
20:40:31: <Atax1a> I quickly ran the first Zandvoort race just to check whether fuel issues cropped up (they didn't.), and assuming the results are the same it looks like an interesting result...
20:40:42: <Atax1a> I cannot say anymore than that, though...
20:41:32: <Nuppiz> Mazzacane is dropping like a brick
20:41:35: <Nuppiz> now 20th
20:41:59: <Atax1a> actually, fuck it, I'm gonna run and post it now...
20:42:08: <Atax1a> I don't have anything else planned...
20:42:32: <Pi3141> I know, he's slow. Car #40 will return at Suzuka by the way, given there's still space
20:42:47: <Atax1a> I'll get the pictures up on the thread in about an hour...
20:42:52: <HerrmannMann> Pi - why are Brabham so slow this year?
20:42:53: <ZeroForce> A podium, led a race, and now back to a backmarker status. Things went down quickly for Mazzacane :(
20:43:06: <HerrmannMann> The car was 3rd fastest this time last year, maybe even 2nd
20:43:14: <Nuppiz> Kickert retires with gearbox failure
20:43:20: <HerrmannMann> And this year, we've been on the back foot since the start
20:43:26: <HerrmannMann> Ahh no.... :(
20:44:43: <Nuppiz> Mantis spins in the last corner
20:44:57: <Nuppiz> Wilson and Chapman hit him and lose front wings
20:45:19: <Nuppiz> a few corners later, Mantis crashes with Alianopoulos
20:45:44: <Nuppiz> Mantis loses both wings while the Greek Supersub loses the front
20:46:07: <Nuppiz> hang on, Mantis only loses the rear wing
20:46:21: <Nuppiz> the track looks quite slippery at the moment
20:46:23: <AndreaModa> faaack
20:48:01: <Pi3141> Why Brabham are so slow this year? I don't really know. But they are some 8 medium upgrades behind McLaren. They scored some podiums in the beginning and dropped back later.
20:48:58: <HerrmannMann> The car is even being beaten by fecking Marches for God's sake
20:50:10: <Valentino_Nicchi> how's bad luck balzary doing?
20:50:23: <Nuppiz> Wilson drops down to 6th
20:50:32: <Nuppiz> Balzary 9th
20:50:55: <Valentino_Nicchi> hopefully he can finish
20:50:59: <Nuppiz> VaN DYCKE! VAN DYCKE HAS STOPPED ON THE TRACK!
20:51:04: <Atax1a> good lord...
20:51:16: <AndreaModa> OMIGOD
20:51:18: <Valentino_Nicchi> yes!! this will make the championship decider interesting
20:52:37: <Nuppiz> and this is a good moment to take a breather, as I'll have to take the dog out again
20:53:25: <HerrmannMann> Wilson can clinch the lead if he can finish! /hopes he didnt miss wilsons retirement
20:54:10: <Pi3141> Wilson is still in the race, but he had to pit for a new front wing after colliding with Mantis
20:54:41: <AndreaModa> bloody cretin
20:54:56: <AndreaModa> hopefully he has enough pace to get back near the front
20:59:52: <HerrmannMann> Sorry to go off topic (am i really) but Jones Racing are, along with DGN, the only teams to win a race in every year of their competition
21:01:13: <Nuppiz> Fernandez leads
21:01:42: <Valentino_Nicchi> wow
21:02:23: <Valentino_Nicchi> only finished 2 races this year
21:02:37: <Valentino_Nicchi> both point scoring finishes
21:02:56: <Nuppiz> Yazaki second, Balivernes third, Ramone fourth, Wilson fifth, Jong-Sung sixth, Roberts seventh, Balzary eighth, Arthurs ninth, Jericho tenth
21:03:06: <Nuppiz> actaully, both have been podiums
21:03:11: <Nuppiz> actually*
21:03:30: <Nuppiz> or not
21:03:37: <Nuppiz> 4th and 2nd
21:03:52: <AndreaModa> COME ON WILSON
21:04:33: <Nuppiz> positions 2 to 5 are tightly packed up
21:04:54: <Nuppiz> Ramone overtakes Balivernes
21:06:13: <Nuppiz> lap 15/37
21:06:33: <Nuppiz> 18 cars running
21:06:58: <AndreaModa> excellent news
21:07:06: <AndreaModa> second at least should be do-able then
21:07:09: <Nuppiz> nope 17
21:07:12: <Nuppiz> 16!
21:07:24: <HerrmannMann> :O
21:07:29: <Nuppiz> Jong-Sung retires, Balzary has a gearbox problem and will retire soon
21:07:39: <Valentino_Nicchi> oh dear
21:07:40: <Atax1a> Oh, goody...
21:07:45: <HerrmannMann> They're dropping like flies out there!
21:08:10: <Valentino_Nicchi> does balzary's team actually put any relibability upgrades on??
21:08:26: <Atax1a> I spent quite a bit on reliability...
21:08:37: <Atax1a> clearly did no good...
21:08:45: <Valentino_Nicchi> wow, bad luck...
21:08:55: <Nuppiz> ¨well it's only on engine reliability
21:09:12: <AndreaModa> need driver reliability too
21:09:21: <Atax1a> Balzary's not racing in 1992, as he's busy touring...
21:09:35: <Nuppiz> but either some one else crashes into him, or his brakes/suspension/gearbox fail
21:10:10: <HerrmannMann> AFAIK you can't edit gearbox/brakes/suspension reliability
21:10:32: <HerrmannMann> In rFactor it's governed by the engine reliability file, weirdly
21:10:47: <Pi3141> Only an 10-car pileup can make Mazzacane score some points...
21:10:58: <HerrmannMann> You set an engine reliability and then the game randomly decides what failure will happen
21:11:05: <Atax1a> We may also rename to "The Crash Magnets"...
21:11:30: <Nuppiz> Roberts crashes on his own and loses front wing
21:11:36: <Atax1a> ...or "Braking Bad..."
21:13:12: <Nuppiz> Yazaki has dropped to fourth, and is chased by Wilson
21:14:02: <AndreaModa> gaw'an dave
21:14:12: <Nuppiz> holy cow
21:14:26: <Pi3141> what?
21:14:34: <Nuppiz> Wilson overtakes both Yazaki and Balivernes in two consecutive corners!
21:14:39: <AndreaModa> legend
21:14:49: <Nuppiz> and Yazaki overtakes Balivernes
21:15:00: <HerrmannMann> That title falls to a certain Greek citizen...
21:15:02: <AndreaModa> kneel in his presence
21:16:23: <Nuppiz> now he's past Ramone!
21:17:18: <AndreaModa> what's the gap to fernandez?
21:17:28: <Nuppiz> eight seconds
21:17:30: <HerrmannMann> he might be ra-moaning about that one...
21:18:10: <Atax1a> Who let you in?
21:18:51: <Atax1a> Though, this is F1 rejects...I expect nothing less than bad punnery.
21:18:56: <AndreaModa> haha
21:19:43: <Nuppiz> Fernandez's laptime is...1.44.466
21:20:14: <Nuppiz> Wilson's lap is 1:41.086!
21:20:27: <AndreaModa> ohh yeahhh
21:20:48: <AndreaModa> 'ave 'im for breakfast you laverly
21:22:14: <Nuppiz> Fernandez 1:45.934
21:22:30: <Nuppiz> Wilson 1:43.741!
21:22:42: <Nuppiz> both were held up by the lapped Howard
21:22:49: <Atax1a> Only 6 more laps to go in the RDS race, two drivers are running away with it and there was an unfortunate engine failure early on...
21:23:31: <Nuppiz> Wilson right on Fernandez's tail!
21:23:49: <Nuppiz> and he goes through!
21:23:58: <AndreaModa> YEAAAHHH
21:24:08: <AndreaModa> how many laps till the end nuppiz?
21:24:21: <shizuka> Is Mantis inspecting the pit wall again? (Seriously that has to be brainfade of the year)
21:24:24: <Nuppiz> 18 and half
21:24:35: <Nuppiz> we're at exactly halfway point
21:24:43: <AndreaModa> crikey
21:24:50: <AndreaModa> long way to go yet then
21:24:51: <Nuppiz> Mantis crashed with Alianopoulos and retired
21:24:57: <shizuka> Fail
21:25:07: <Nuppiz> after crashing with Wilson and Chapman
21:25:21: <shizuka> Definitely RotR material
21:25:27: <Valentino_Nicchi> so wilson in the lead...that gives him 9 points...if he finishes there he'll lead by 6 points going into suzuka not counting fastest lap/pole points
21:25:32: <Nuppiz> and on the pitlane Mantis hit Alianopoulos again
21:25:42: <shizuka> What.
21:25:54: <shizuka> If he doesn't take RotR this time, nobody could, seriously!
21:26:09: <Nuppiz> a win gives 10 points
21:26:15: <Valentino_Nicchi> oh
21:26:40: <HerrmannMann> Mantis v Alianoplous is the new Andretti v Takagi...
21:26:50: <Nuppiz> van Dycke likely gets the two points for PP and FL, so there'll be five points between the two before the final race
21:26:52: <shizuka> :D Or Serra v Boesel
21:27:37: <Nuppiz> Wilson on clean track: 1:38.905
21:27:50: <HerrmannMann> :O
21:28:18: <AndreaModa> do you know how fast van dycke managed?
21:28:27: <Nuppiz> nope
21:28:51: <Nuppiz> can't see FLs until the end of the race
21:29:28: <Pi3141> how many cars still running?
21:29:34: <Nuppiz> 16
21:30:14: <Valentino_Nicchi> another advantage wilson will have if he wins this race or suzuka is that he'll have the same amount of wins but more podiums, so if the championship finishes on equal points, wilson wins
21:31:04: <Nuppiz> yep, van Dycke has either won or retired in every race so far
21:32:20: <Nuppiz> Wilson has a handful of podiums besides his wins
21:32:42: <Nuppiz> two seconds and two thirds, to be exact
21:34:21: <Nuppiz> Balivernes has a gearbox problem
21:35:26: <Nuppiz> and retires
21:38:20: <Nuppiz> Jericho misjudges his racing line into the final corner and loses his front wing
21:38:43: <Valentino_Nicchi> silly mistake
21:38:51: <Pi3141> Mazzacane 16th?
21:39:09: <Pi3141> 15th, I mean, as Balivernes retired
21:39:16: <Nuppiz> 12th, as soon as he overtakes Balivernes' car
21:39:40: <Nuppiz> make it 11th, Tenpecost retires!
21:40:53: <Nuppiz> so does Ramone!
21:41:30: <Pi3141> Now they're all retiring
21:42:17: <Nuppiz> and Alianopoulos' car is spewing out smoke!
21:42:38: <Valentino_Nicchi> poor greek guy
21:43:39: <Nuppiz> WILSON!
21:43:49: <Nuppiz> HE HAS STOPPED!
21:44:35: <ZeroForce> Impossible !
21:44:35: <Pi3141> You just missed Wilson retiring from the lead
21:44:43: <AndreaModa> nooo
21:44:47: <AndreaModa> that's sad
21:45:07: <Valentino_Nicchi> oh nooooo
21:45:33: <tristan1117> I'm back. I'm guessing both RtRUS are out.
21:46:49: <Nuppiz> Alianopoulos' car fails right in front of Gunselman, who hits him and loses the front wing
21:46:52: <Nuppiz> as does Anker
21:47:21: <Nuppiz> Howard is still in te race
21:47:24: <Nuppiz> the*
21:48:01: <Nuppiz> will be 5th soon
21:48:10: <tristan1117> Good comeback for him.
21:49:00: <Nuppiz> 10 cars still running
21:49:16: <Nuppiz> Nevada heat taking its toll
21:49:32: <Pi3141> Is Mazzacane 8th?
21:50:21: <Nuppiz> Chapman has retired as well
21:50:43: <Nuppiz> Mazzacane will be 9th
21:50:58: <Pi3141> Just three more retirements...
21:51:02: <Nuppiz> second last before Gunselman
21:52:02: <Nuppiz> Arthurs has a gearbox problem
21:55:12: <Nuppiz> and he retires
21:55:50: <Nuppiz> 10 laps to go
21:56:01: <Nuppiz> 9 cars still running
21:57:26: <Nuppiz> th order is: Fernandez, Yazaki, Roberts, Howard, Barron, Jericho, Anker, Mazzacane and Gunselman
21:57:52: <Nuppiz> eight laps to go
21:58:46: <Nuppiz> Barron retires!
22:00:03: <Nuppiz> Mazzacane's car is smoking!
22:00:33: <Pi3141> No, he was so close to finishing.
22:00:52: <Nuppiz> and there it stops
22:01:57: <Nuppiz> Fernandez is stuck in third gear!
22:02:42: <Nuppiz> and there he retires
22:02:49: <Pi3141> That would have been Mazzacanes point, if his car had lasted longer, but that's Life (GP)
22:03:26: <Nuppiz> six cars still running
22:03:27: <Pi3141> And six cars still running then.
22:03:29: <Nuppiz> Yazaki leads
22:03:58: <Valentino_Nicchi> poor old mazzacane, he's just as unlucky in prost gp aswell
22:05:12: <Nuppiz> five laps to go
22:07:35: <Nuppiz> and Gunselman finally overtakes Fernandez's car
22:08:23: <Nuppiz> whoever retires now is still surely on points
22:08:42: <Nuppiz> three laps to go
22:11:38: <Nuppiz> penultimate lap
22:12:41: <Nuppiz> Roberts on to a good result today
22:13:07: <Nuppiz> last lap
22:15:10: <Atax1a> RDS images are uploading now...coverage will be with you shortly :)
22:15:17: <Nuppiz> and here comes Nobuhiko Yazaki, winning the 1991 Life Western United States Grand Prix!
22:15:41: <ZeroForce> A good race
22:15:59: <Nuppiz> Roberts is the only driver on the same lap
22:16:10: <Nuppiz> he comes in second
22:16:11: <Pi3141> How were my drivers doing? Dropped from 1-2 to lower midfield?
22:16:30: <tristan1117> The Duel in the Desert is over after two hours of racing. One of the greatest finishes in PMMF history.
22:17:40: <Atax1a> Imgur's being an ass...it keeps missing some images out.
22:18:14: <Nuppiz> Marky Howard is third, Charles Jericho fourth, William Anker fifth and Johnny Gunselman sixth
22:18:24: <tristan1117> YES! Howard finishes!
22:18:36: <Nuppiz> Anker's car is smoking on the cooldown lap, lol
22:19:16: <Nuppiz> Yazaki won by one minute and eight seconds
22:19:36: <tristan1117> Whitechapel just made up six seconds in two laps and passed Hoshino for the win!
22:19:49: <tristan1117> On the final lap of the race!
22:19:58: <Valentino_Nicchi> im back...after not saying that i was leaving
22:20:44: <Nuppiz> Fastest lap: Dave Wilson, 1:38.586 on lap 21
22:21:19: <Nuppiz> faster than van Dycke's best lap by 0.023
22:21:49: <Atax1a> Zandvoort race coverage is up now, chaps...
22:22:32: <AndreaModa> yes!
22:22:39: <AndreaModa> one good bit of news
22:22:43: <Valentino_Nicchi> just updated the wiki ;)
22:22:43: <AndreaModa> haha sorry for being silent
22:22:52: <Atax1a> And Nuppiz, could I spend 2500 on engine reliability, please? :)
22:23:09: <Nuppiz> ok
22:23:14: <AndreaModa> these F1RWRS stats pages take ages to update!
22:23:31: <Nuppiz> and thx for the wiki update
22:23:39: <tristan1117> See you guys later.
22:23:46: <Nuppiz> that leaves just the standings for me, which won't change much
22:23:51: <Atax1a> later mate
22:23:53: <tristan1117> Duel in the Desert coverage will be up soon.
22:24:05: <Pi3141> Is there still space for an extra car at Suzuka?
22:24:25: <Nuppiz> yes
22:24:29: <Nuppiz> I think
22:25:03: <Pi3141> OK, then I'll put Kjellerup in the number 40 car.
22:25:15: <Nuppiz> alright
22:25:52: <AndreaModa> right, cheers for the race nuppiz, have a good night guys
22:25:59: <Atax1a> night man
22:26:24: <Atax1a> gonna fix up some wiki tables now, night chaps :)
22:26:42: <Valentino_Nicchi> so....ROTR?
22:27:00: <Nuppiz> Psycho Mantis
22:27:24: <Nuppiz> crashed not once, not twice, but thrice
22:27:35: <Pi3141> Mazzacane's car. No, Mantis deserves it more
22:28:03: <Nuppiz> I think that's his second ROTR nomination
22:28:23: <Nuppiz> first one was at Donington where he tried to go through a concrete wall for 11 laps
22:29:51: <Valentino_Nicchi> that's funny...in knockhill in prost gp Screaming Mantis (who i presume is related) spun at the hairpin atleast twice
22:30:25: <Valentino_Nicchi> yep, they're both owned by shizuka
22:30:47: <Pi3141> I think both are racing pseudonyms.
22:31:11: <Valentino_Nicchi> probably
22:31:28: <Nuppiz> it's character from the Metal Gear Solid game series
22:31:38: <Nuppiz> a character*
22:32:11: <Nuppiz> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_characters_in_the_Metal_Gear_series#Psycho_Mantis
22:32:29: <Valentino_Nicchi> i guess this is what he did after he got bored of fighting solid snake
22:33:58: <Valentino_Nicchi> that was odd
22:34:40: <Nuppiz> ah, hello there
22:35:01: <Nuppiz> you'll be delighted to hear that Gunselman dragged his car home in 6th
22:35:16: <Nuppiz> Chapman unfortunately retired
22:36:02: <JasonHamilton> Good, I was aiming for some level of reliability and a point is good
22:37:47: <Valentino_Nicchi> nuppiz, any idea how nicchi will do in suzuka?
22:38:13: <Nuppiz> unlikely to make an impact
22:38:26: <Nuppiz> as a guest entry he has no upgrades