FranticPea wrote:

I've had a Rally where the top guy wrecked his car on a stage. It does happen.

Did you have to evade the stricken vehicle somewhere on the stage? That would be quite satisfying.

Impressive - I'm struggling to better fourth in the Pro league.

I can only play this in short blocks because it requires a lot of focus but when you're in the zone it's a thing of stressful beauty. Had a lovely drive through Finland last night, driving on a knife edge. Very atmospheric.

Weirdly, the gameplay reminds me of Simon, your co-driver tells you a pattern and you repeat it to the best of your memory. Except he never says drive off a cliff. Or clip a bank and spin 180 degrees. Or drive into a concrete block. Or drive into a tree. Or flip the car.

Give us a few tips Webbins for setting up? I think I'd be able to find some time and drivability.. all I've been able to do so far is adjust my brake balance on the Lancia Delta so I've got a bit less understeer in the snow.

So far Elite is proving a tough challenge... I'm leading the championship after 2 events due to consistant second places but I'm no where near fast enough yet to challenge for the lead.. maybe after the second turbo upgrade.

Loving the dailies too but the amount of pressure not being able to restart makes them extra tough.

Great. Be interested in reading those.

Interested to see the comparison as I keep picking the wrong car.

Stratos fear.

I'm having a few issues with the co-drivers pace notes in Finland..

He often says don't cut when actually it's fine to cut.. and he should be more worried about how we're going to land or if we're going to go flying off on blind crests that go into corners.

I know occasionally he says keep left/right/middle over crest occasionally but more often than not he doesn't and there's a fucking bank, post, sign, tree right where you going to land.

I've taken to slowing for big jumps and having the hand brake ready for the curves.. but I'm losing over 5 seconds a sector to the leader in his Escort Cosworth.

bad_hair_day wrote:

If it's any help, turn the co-driver off?

I don't think so. He's still quite helpful. You'd have no idea driving by eye.

I find my times over the first sector improve every time I restart as you learn it but that's not really what rallying is about.. Besides some of the stages are lasting over 8 minutes now.. you can just about keep a memory of some of the tricky bits.. For instance every time he says 'deceptive' watch out.. and usually if you see a house a big off is coming.

Generally I like the difficulty builds organically. By the Elite difficulty Monaco is snow and fog bound and it's possible to slip over a snow bank into retirement... that never happened early doors.

Those puns were castatostrophic

I'm going to have to set mine to deliver his notes a little later too. He's a touch too far ahead for my liking.

Finally got the trophy for a weekly challenge

Right 5 over crest, adverse camber, don't cut, sheep in lane on exit.

Just me and thee, Bob.  I struggled with the weekly at the weekend, Racenet was being a right bastard and not connecting.

Last time I went off piste I was driving to the Lake District and it was a twatty farmer coming the other way doing his best Tommi Makinen impression in a Land Rover.  Twat.

Double post.