S7R Forza 4 E-Class Tourney - Season 3

Nice write-up. It's very interesting having so many racers in these lower classes. Starting grid placement can have a huge effect on your finish. If you start in the back and interseptor is up front there is VERY little chance you can catch him. Can't wait for the cars to speed up and things to get even more crazy.

PUH PUH PUH PODIUM!!!!

Gratz Xpert.  First podium for you?

Washed up, has been, old school Interseptor reporting for duty and ready for take off...

Very nice car Zak! Too bad I'll be out of town. Sets me up for a dramatic return 1st place in d-class. 

Lickwid Apex wrote:Gratz Xpert.  First podium for you?

No, I think I had a podium last season as well.

It was indeed an outstanding night.  Just looking at the point standings for F class remind me of how close every race was at different parts of the group.

Xpert has taken to man/clutch and discovered a new level of speed.  His lines are getting cleaner and his tact in a corner is becoming more refined with every race.  Soon, soon we will be 5 wide on official race nights and I can't wait.

Xpert has definitely been getting faster. I switched to man/clutch from manual a couple weeks back thanks to Zaks prodding. I also dropped my last assist (TCS) last week, so I am now assist free. Oddly enough I only saw my racing get faster - suppose that goes to show I've improved from Forza 4 launch when I tried no assists and had a terrible time.

I'm still a bit sloppy on turns because I just don't know what gear I should be in going in to/coming out of turns.  Of the three important steps I take in making a turn, which is adjust speed, shift gears, and turn... I sometimes forget a step or perform a step too early or too late leaving me a ways behind the pack.  But I pretty much know what to do on the one hotlap track as I've raced about 200 laps on it XD

Xpert2010 wrote:I'm still a bit sloppy on turns because I just don't know what gear I should be in going in to/coming out of turns.  Of the three important steps I take in making a turn, which is adjust speed, shift gears, and turn... I sometimes forget a step or perform a step too early or too late leaving me a ways behind the pack.  But I pretty much know what to do on the one hotlap track as I've raced about 200 laps on it XD

You just need to start hot lapping the other track on the track list for E-Class.  Put in a little more time and will will start destroying kids.  And you don't need 200 laps either.  But put in 15-20 on each tack listed in the track thread.  You will be amazed how well you do come race day.  Keep working bro, you are close to a break through.

Yeah, Xpert if you see me online I'll run some laps with you and give you some tips. You're probably at a point where a few general pointers will give you a big boost with some practice.

PS: I'll be missing this next event so if you're going to practice a lot and shoot for a podium, that'll be one less person around the front to beat.

AtrumX wrote:
PS: I'll be missing this next event so if you're going to practice a lot and shoot for a podium, that'll be one less person around the front to beat.

That also leaves nobody to lag into me and destroy me on the first lap of a race!

Xpert2010 wrote:

AtrumX wrote:
PS: I'll be missing this next event so if you're going to practice a lot and shoot for a podium, that'll be one less person around the front to beat.

That also leaves nobody to lag into me and destroy me on the first lap of a race!

Huzzah!

Don't count out Titpon.  His cars are fueled with laggerade.

I didn't really see much lag, if any, from tipton.  It's mostly Atrum that I see lag from.

Xpert2010 wrote:I didn't really see much lag, if any, from tipton.  It's mostly Atrum that I see lag from.

That's because my car was a lagnet for him, when he started ubertweaking my car was always there to catch a beating.  If I'm not racing anymore, watch out cuz someone else will get to be his whipping boy.

Husker was lagging on me last night during practice.  So lag can strike anyone anytime.

Don't worry everyone.  I will save the replay from every race and I will post everyone's WHO DID THIS TO ME / WHAT HAPPENED TO ME videos. lol.  Still need to find Husker's Barrel Roll.  Got to admit, looking back on some of these videos is pretty funny (I personally find Atrums lag into me and Knight Owls flight funny).  Others are pretty d@mn unfortunate.

S7 Interseptor wrote:Husker was lagging on me last night during practice.  So lag can strike anyone anytime.

Good excuse!  Block, block, block, crash!

Yeah, my lag has been epic. The trend I've noticed:

Winter: I see the lag and get destroyed
Summer: I see no lag, everyone else gets destroyed

I try not to be right ahead or behind Atrum for that reason.  Beside is ok.  Learned that the hard way too.

S7 Coolhand wrote:I try not to be right ahead or behind Atrum for that reason.  Beside is ok.  Learned that the hard way too.

What's weird is that no other games have any lag, unusual ping times, or anything. It's literally only forza that I see/hear about lag issues.

AtrumX wrote:

S7 Coolhand wrote:I try not to be right ahead or behind Atrum for that reason.  Beside is ok.  Learned that the hard way too.

What's weird is that no other games have any lag, unusual ping times, or anything. It's literally only forza that I see/hear about lag issues.

You got a lagswitch on your Forza setup?

AtrumX wrote:

S7 Coolhand wrote:I try not to be right ahead or behind Atrum for that reason.  Beside is ok.  Learned that the hard way too.

What's weird is that no other games have any lag, unusual ping times, or anything. It's literally only forza that I see/hear about lag issues.

Clearly you've never played FPS games where lag is always the reason.  Second only to cheating.