S7R Forza 4 A-Class Tourney - Season 3

Great writeup! It was an epic race. Can't wait for this next class. Missing a couple events early on is making this an all out battle for me to try to reach podium for the overall season.

Can't wait to see you guys on tonight! It's going to be some epic racing.

Ill be there not sure about how good I'll be as I have put in little to no time I tried building some stuff but not to pleased so will race I have from past seasons.

Personally, I am very excited for tonight.  I have a ton of confidence in my car for A-Class.  I think she is going to dominate but at the same time I have no idea what Atrum is bringing to the track.  I mean I know what car, but I have no idea what it is capable of or how it drives in comparison.  This is going to be very exciting!

*Beware Team Lotus

S7 Interseptor wrote:Personally, I am very excited for tonight.  I have a ton of confidence in my car for A-Class.  I think she is going to dominate but at the same time I have no idea what Atrum is bringing to the track.  I mean I know what car, but I have no idea what it is capable of or how it drives in comparison.  This is going to be very exciting!

*Beware Team Lotus

Yeah, I have no idea how they compare. Honestly I've just really enjoyed racing this car. Not even sure how the lap times are. I do know it does pretty good around the track though.

So, I'll be on. Right now there is a pretty massive storm blowing through. Sheets of rain, lightning, pretty decent wind gusts. Only real issue is that these type of storms knock out the power half the time. So if I randomly disconnect tonight you'll know why.

Results
95 - Atrum (3 Wins, 7 Podiums)
91 - Interseptor (3 Wins, 6 Podiums)
72 - Apex (1 Win, 5 Podiums)
69 - Wiggles (3 Podiums)
56 - Xpert
48 - Epic
39 - Reggie
36 - KnightOwl
27 - SockPuppet
26 - Tipton
22 - OC



Season Standings
80 - Interseptor
59 - Apex
58 - Xpert
50 - Atrum
41 - KnightOwl
36 - Wiggles
29 - Puppet
26 - Husker
20 - TiptonGang
19 - Coolhand
19 - OC
16 - Reggie
13 - Kenny
7 - Epic
0 - Klown
0 - Glock

Sorry to Epic and I think Tipton that I got into on Infineon, I changed my tune to my speed tune and didn't realize the brakes were changed that much between that tune and my grip tune.  

Otherwise, I had a good night racing and I had some good battles in the back of the pack.  It was nice to see Epic back and to see Wiggles back for some more races.  Looks like my finish tonight should move me into 7th spot for season points and it will take some kind of miracle for me to move father up the line based on who I'm behind.  

Anyway, looking forward to the S Class.  I had a pretty competitive car this time in the Maserati, but my driving just held me back.  Maybe I'll try to put in some wheel time for the next class and maybe I'll be able to challenge the middle of the pack.  

Lastly, for those of you that hate Le Mans, you're welcome that I didn't pick it this time (since I did the last two and we raced it both).  Now that we've taken a break from it I plan on pulling it out for the S Class.   Looking forward to seeing wha everyone brings to the next tourney.

Great night of racing. Unfortunate wreck on Seca. Thought I had the momentum to slingshot by apex before it narrowed and couldn't quite pull it off, then lost control and we spun. Especially sad for him as he positioned better after the hit but got slammed into head on by someone coming over the crest of the hill.

KnightOwl is putting up some impressive races. Really reminds me of my races early on in Forza 4. I always felt like I was ALMOST there to win but couldn't quite get it. This next tourney should be interesting, but I'm calling it know that KnightOwl is a beast in F5.

Thanks for the support atrum, I don't race very well in traffic but if I get the pole I can usually hold the lead for a good portion of the race. My cars and tunes are competitive with the front of the pack. I just need to become a better racer in traffic and under pressure. See you guys in two weeks. S class here I come.

Yeah, you held your own pretty well at the front of the pack for awhile there on the last track.  It does get a bit nerve-wracking.

I needed to, definitely, put more time into upgrading and testing cars.  I just quickly put three cars together an hour before the tournament, and my best car had its back-end all over the place whenever I hit turns.  Really annoying.

Xpert2010 wrote:Yeah, you held your own pretty well at the front of the pack for awhile there on the last track.  It does get a bit nerve-wracking.

I needed to, definitely, put more time into upgrading and testing cars.  I just quickly put three cars together an hour before the tournament, and my best car had its back-end all over the place whenever I hit turns.  Really annoying.

A lot of it is getting used to how the other guys race. I still feel bad for spinning out/wrecking Apex on 'Seca. That one was shaping up to be an epic duel.

I think I might have an idea as to why my back-end was all over the road.  I had to slow down more than I needed to on turns just so I wouldn't risk spinning out.  I might log on today to make a few changes to the car I was racing to see if it can actually grip the pavement.  Hopefully I'll learn something for S-class.

Xpert2010 wrote:I think I might have an idea as to why my back-end was all over the road.  I had to slow down more than I needed to on turns just so I wouldn't risk spinning out.  I might log on today to make a few changes to the car I was racing to see if it can actually grip the pavement.  Hopefully I'll learn something for S-class.

I've ran the Exige for S-Class since the first day F4 came out. It's an awesome car. I never have grip issues, unless I have TCS off. That thing has so much launch that it's VERY hard to run with no TCS.

Great night of racing!  Congratz to Atrum for the win (and legitimately beating me this time )

I am also looking at the Exige for S Class and it is a little ass happy with TSC off.  It's a solid car if I can get it to behave.  Looking forward to seeing what I can get out of it.

S7 Interseptor wrote:Great night of racing!  Congratz to Atrum for the win (and legitimately beating me this time )

Define legitimately.  Because I know there were a few events that happened that would affect yours and Atrums points.

Xpert2010 wrote:

S7 Interseptor wrote:Great night of racing!  Congratz to Atrum for the win (and legitimately beating me this time )

Define legitimately.  Because I know there were a few events that happened that would affect yours and Atrums points.

Defined as no major race ending mistakes/wrecks.  Little stuff here and there is going to happen every Tourney but at no point were either Atrum or I completely crippled  and forced to finish near the back/last.  Like what happened to poor Apex on Leguna.  Furthermore on the last race, I was in a position to tie or maybe even win (if I could catch Apex), but Atrum kept on it and passed me at the end of the last lap to solidify his victory.  Legit.

EDIT: I will admit the "r@pe" van did not help lol.

The R@pe van was terrifying. I saw Apex swerve and moved over, which I think Zak saw as an opportunity to pass me... lol

Yeah I do apologize for the r@pe van incident I thought I had called it out soon enough but I guess I wasn't specific enough. 
It was a good racing night though. I'm going to try to get in more track time for the S class so I can compete better but had fun.

S7 Interseptor wrote:

Xpert2010 wrote:

S7 Interseptor wrote:Great night of racing!  Congratz to Atrum for the win (and legitimately beating me this time )

Define legitimately.  Because I know there were a few events that happened that would affect yours and Atrums points.

Defined as no major race ending mistakes/wrecks.  Little stuff here and there is going to happen every Tourney but at no point were either Atrum or I completely crippled  and forced to finish near the back/last.  Like what happened to poor Apex on Leguna.  Furthermore on the last race, I was in a position to tie or maybe even win (if I could catch Apex), but Atrum kept on it and passed me at the end of the last lap to solidify his victory.  Legit.

EDIT: I will admit the "r@pe" van did not help lol.

I was going to say the r@pe van, and Apex taking out Interceptor on the track after Laguna Seca.

Wrecks happen. It was some very intense/close racing all night.

Yeah, as long as I don't end up with a dream crushing wreck, it generally doesn't bother me.  sh1t happens and that is actually what makes the Tourneys fun for me.  Otherwise we could just compare hotlaps and be done with it.  But if I can get back on the track and still race competitively I'm all good.  Yellow engine?  No bueno.

Was good to finally race again, just wish I'd realised that I'd be able to race (friday off work) earlier so I could've had some better cars prepared. That said, I think I was still a little rusty and I reallllly felt the effects of racing automatic vs manual.

The races were great.  Since I race in bumper view, I was unaware that I was in a different car for Indianapolis.  I was driving my NSX but thought I was in the Camaro. So I babied it in corners, but pushed it on the straights.  It didn't dawn on me until I was looking at the finish times that I was in a completely different car.

Laguna was ... it hurt my feelings.

r@pe van... in an official tourney. Billboarding the track after a hairpin.  That's no bueno.