Well,..after a Particularly Strange Day and feeling somewhat 'Zombie' like,..I had what one could Only describe as a 'Less than Memorable' evening in Retro,...and Wouldn't you Know it,..after deciding to Stay up and Do the 3 hour Race, Honestly wondering whether I really Would Make all 116 laps,..Phew 7am finish,..Arghhh, it was Even Less 'Memorable',..DOH !!!
I was Slower than I was here before,..(Not enough Practice and setup time unfortunately), so took it easy in Qual so as to Not be caught up amongst the 'Hares' on the opening Laps,..lol,...but Boy were the Overall Times 'Hot'!!
I was running a 'Mazda' in C2 and was about 6 seconds Off the Leading C1 GTP guys, but was Myself about 3 seconds Slower than I Had been around Here, so figured My Lap times would Improve as the Race progressed and I got into the 'Rythm'.
It's a Very Realistic Version of the '91 Track and Daytona is a Tough Track, but is satisfying and enjoyable to drive, as are Many of the US tracks in the upcoming Season.
BUT,..Bugger me,..if on the Opening lap I was Baulked going into the Left hander on the Infield Just Prior to the lead on to the Banking and had to sort of Half Spin onto the Infield to Avoid His extreme and early Braking,..only to re-join the Track and be given a Black Flag for Cutting on the Lead On,..DOH !!,..WTF,...
OK,..In to the Pits to do my Stop and Go,..Only to discover I Can't actually Clear the Black Flag situation !!!, I came in on Every successive lap from the Start to Try and Clear it and Gave up,..only to then be promptly DQ'd and Bang,..Race ended about 5 Very Dull and Tedious Laps into the Race !!
Talk about a 'Bummmer' !!!,..Grrrr
It's Probably just a 'Bug' in This particular 1991 version of Daytona, which is a Shame,...apart from being Damn annoying!
What can I say?,..a Perfectly Bad Ending to a rather strange and 'Forgettable' Day Sigh
I'll try and post some piccies and or 'links' to the Video when it's up.
For those that May be interested, here's a link to the Site, showing the Cars we are Running.
http://historicsimracing.ace.st/1991-im ... s-t571.htm
The SIM as such is Redline's GTP 'Mod' for the Nascar 2003 Game.
It has Modified physics and Car files, Providing Four Group C Chassis, a Sauber, a Jaguar, a Toyota and a Mazda.
The Four Cars have Completely different 'Physics' modelling and Handle and Perform Very differently.
It's an older 'platform', but is Still a Very Immersive and enjoyable SIM, to Race On Line.
Great Field tonite as well, with 24 drivers from around the World.
The Season,..Replicates the 1991 IMSA Championship, with cars 'Painted' to 'Resemble' Other Brands of cars.
These Guys are Fast, courteous and drive cleanly, it has been thoroughly enjoyable to Race with them.
Here's a link to the Season Track list; http://historicsimracing.ace.st/1991-im ... e-t569.htm
Anyway,..just in case it Intrigues anyone,..
Ofcourse if Anyone happens to know/race this 'Mod' ,...the Do get intouch !!!
Cheers,
Stewart,.....guess I ca go to Bed Now,..Finally,..What a wasted Effort !!!,..ROFL