Favourite Excuse - Page 2

Lola · 21 Oct 2006, 19:27 (Ref:1744298)

The tyres went off and the car went off with them

Al Weyman · 22 Oct 2006, 19:25 (Ref:1745310)

Well I told you I would have a good one from Donington today and this is a corker:

"I qualified near the back of the grid in the two races because first gear was where second should be 2nd was where 1st should be, 3rd was where 4th should be and 4th was where 3rd should be!" And I swear this was 100% true and the result of a gear linkage change and it was not obvious at first either as I had just put a lower diff in and 2nd still felt lower than the old 1st (have I lost you yet because it lost me and I nearly blew another engine by several times changing from 4th to 3rd!)

Tony Crossley · 23 Oct 2006, 13:54 (Ref:1746241)

There is a whole list ready prepared for you here

http://www.justgofaster.com/Training...4/Default.aspx

Tony

**dtype38** · 23 Oct 2006, 21:31 (Ref:1746821)

OK, this is me getting my excuse in early:

I've never driven Silverstone before so I'm using TOCA Race Driver to learn the circuit. If the corners ain't where "Codemaster" reckon they are... then it's NOT MY FAULT!

**Tim Falce** · 24 Oct 2006, 11:43 (Ref:1747418)

Er, can you get the National circuit on TOCA race driver?

terence · 24 Oct 2006, 12:26 (Ref:1747489)

Quote:

Originally Posted by falcemob

Er, can you get the National circuit on TOCA race driver?

No, its Mallory really,dont tell anyone though!

**dtype38** · 25 Oct 2006, 04:19 (Ref:1748408)

Quote:

Originally Posted by terence bower

No, its Mallory really,dont tell anyone though!

Now you've got me worried.... are you sure the first corner at Silverstone isn't a 1/4 mile long 180 deg right hander?

terence · 25 Oct 2006, 07:02 (Ref:1748480)

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtype38

Now you've got me worried.... are you sure the first corner at Silverstone isn't a 1/4 mile long 180 deg right hander?

Oh,Bugger!!!!

Dean Watson · 25 Oct 2006, 10:22 (Ref:1748736)

Heard at the hairpin at Cadwell Park from 1 or 2 that have missed the braking point and overshot " bit too much brake fade" to which the observer replied "was that Brain fade"

**dtype38** · 25 Oct 2006, 19:03 (Ref:1749281)

Quote:

Originally Posted by terence bower

Oh,Bugger!!!!

Just realised that the TOCA2 track is the Silverstone International, not the Silverstone National ..... now guess who's gonna be overshooting the first corner!

Oh, Double Bugger!!!!

terence · 26 Oct 2006, 06:33 (Ref:1749609)

Should,nt worry, theres plenty of run off, and it wont hurt sitting in your armchair!!!

Chris Y · 26 Oct 2006, 08:03 (Ref:1749679)

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtype38

Just realised that the TOCA2 track is the Silverstone International, not the Silverstone National ..... now guess who's gonna be overshooting the first corner!

Hate to tell you this Ken, but the first corner at Silverstone is Copse - same for any variation

Don't worry though, if you overshoot that there's plenty of spare tarmac to play on

There are better games (I should say, simulations) available for your PC than TOCA, and you can download Silverstone (all variants) for quite a few of them.

**dtype38** · 26 Oct 2006, 19:20 (Ref:1750357)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Y

Hate to tell you this Ken, but the first corner at Silverstone is Copse -

Doh! Now I'm so confused I don't even know my first corner from my second corner. Perhaps it would be better for all if I really did spend this weekend in my armchair rather than my race car

greenamex2 · 26 Oct 2006, 19:47 (Ref:1750383)

I hit you because you were slower than me.

I didn't have a chance to change the tyres over after the last race. Err, it was SIX WEEKS since the last race.

I had all my wisdom teeth out two days ago (my explanation for my first ever race win).

I had a hangover (Escort driver after blitzing the lap record at Anglesey, funnily enough he couldn't repeat it sober!).

Joyce George · 26 Oct 2006, 19:59 (Ref:1750399)

Muttering from Jaguar XJS driver at Regate a few years ago "My man put the wrong tyres on".
Also you wouldn't believe the number of invisible oil slicks I've been informed of!!

terence · 26 Oct 2006, 20:01 (Ref:1750404)

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtype38

Doh! Now I'm so confused I don't even know my first corner from my second corner. Perhaps it would be better for all if I really did spend this weekend in my armchair rather than my race car

Recomend Garmin.

Alfaholic · 26 Oct 2006, 21:04 (Ref:1750468)

[QUOTE=dtype38]Doh! Now I'm so confused I don't even know my first corner from my second corner.....QUOTE]

And there's your next excuse - isn't Becketts (where the National & International circuits split) technically the 3rd corner if you include the Maggots left hander?

**dtype38** · 27 Oct 2006, 19:04 (Ref:1751401)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfaholic

And there's your next excuse - isn't Becketts (where the National & International circuits split) technically the 3rd corner if you include the Maggots left hander?

Errr.... Yes... No... Maybe! I think that perhaps I should just turn hard right every time I see a corner marker board. If I can remember that there's just the one left in there somewhere, maybe I'll get round.

aland · 28 Oct 2006, 15:40 (Ref:1751999)

re toca race driver you can have the national on race driver 3 for the PS2, great fun in the clios plenty of rubbing paint just like the real thing

Gerry Taylor · 28 Oct 2006, 17:38 (Ref:1752061)

"Well! I saw it done in a cartoon once!"

Eric Falce · 28 Oct 2006, 19:15 (Ref:1752107)

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtype38

Errr.... Yes... No... Maybe! I think that perhaps I should just turn hard right every time I see a corner marker board. If I can remember that there's just the one left in there somewhere, maybe I'll get round.

Ever thought of using TOM?TOM Ken.
Going right off thread, HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY TIM.

**dtype38** · 28 Oct 2006, 20:33 (Ref:1752160)

Yeh, have a great birthday old chap... here's a nice little gonga line to add to the celebrations:

In other, more thread like, news... I turned right in all the correct places at Silverstone today.... Wooooo Hooooo

Absolutely no excuses needed!

**Tim Falce** · 28 Oct 2006, 20:37 (Ref:1752169)

Where did team SRGT finish?

**dtype38** · 28 Oct 2006, 20:43 (Ref:1752182)

(13th on the track, 3rd on the handicap, 1st in class

)

**Tim Falce** · 28 Oct 2006, 20:55 (Ref:1752203)

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtype38

It's OK, it's my birthday and I'm the mod so nuh

Congratulations to you all anyways.

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