gassed up mid

I decided to withdraw from the FWC-VEE 4 Hours of Spa event, after several CTD's during the Practice and Qualifying sessions. The crashes started when the server started to fill up with the drivers/teams; there were 26 teams registered for the big race. Maybe my vintage PC just couldn't handle the grid. But I remember I was able to race in AMF with a grid of more than 30 cars. Maybe it was the cars themselves since the mod we used featured graphically heavy, highly detailed car models. Maybe it was the RFE plugin which has been known to cause system instability. I don't know.

Anyway, all those practice laps and fitness training were all for naught. I even decided to skip the HRL Stock Car Series opening round for this event. I feel enfeebled by the frustration and also the practice fatigue. I need to re-motivate myself and focus now on the HRL Stock Car series. That mod has been patched with a physics update. I think I will have to learn a new car all over again.

bloody wolves chasing me through some blue inferno

Summer break is over; it's back to sim racing. I return to HRL for the Stock Car V8 2014 series where I will run with Titan Fury Racing Team. Looks like a big grid and I have no idea where I will be in the pecking order. At first, I thought this was going to be like a NASCAR kind of deal, but this is Brazilian Stock Car. Turns out the car itself feels more like a circuit fighter than a speed oval bomber.

Meanwhile I'm also going to solo drive another big Endurance event, the FWC - VeeRace 4 Hours of Spa. I'm back in a Lambo Huracan, but an EVO2 this time. I'm having a tough time in testing with this car. The base is a bit understeery, but if I try to set it up so it turns in at a high speed corner, it becomes all twitchy at low speed turns. And I also have to work on my fitness.

Unfortunately. the FWC-VeeRace event will clash with the HRL Series schedule, and I am forced to miss the opening round at Interlagos. Too bad, as I consider Interlagos my home track, but the Endurance race at Spa is too big to miss.