Fun Run Aussieland Results
Congrats to @keets for running away a bit with it.
@Roo 2nd and @weaponz248 takes 3rd. (chip probably got screwed over by a power outage so throw yourself into that mix as well)
the difference between 2nd and 5th was only 45 seconds this week, so great job everyone. Enjoy the Easter snow shortly.
Aaaaarrrgh I just totalled my car in stage 10. The first event I cannot finish.
I know it sounds like a cheap excuse but I went off the street in two very distinct spots, in all three stages that contain said spot. The co-driver just says flat instead of six and there is an unmentioned jump that sent me off into some logs and some power line masts.
Very frustrating. Probably a non issue if you know those stages but I don’t.
(And it probably didn’t help that I jumped into this without any training. Driving the slow DS21 before made me too relaxed. 
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Thanks, but I’ve been thinking about this and while it’s a nice gesture, don’t think that we should get in the habit of adjusting race finishes. Technical glitches happen in sim racing and for the most part are an accepted risk, whether your fault or not. It also lets some guys move a little higher up and keeps them enthusiastic about driving instead of getting beaten every week. Furthermore, it closes the door on any speculation as to the validity of the claim. I know that hanging out at MUDSPIKE holds one to a more gentlemanly standard, but letting the finish stand as driven, leaves absolutely no room for argument. I’d rather just have you raise a mug and say, “Tough break old man. Better luck next time.”
No one was going to catch @keets anyway. He was on a mission.
After crashing out spectacularly in Finland, I’ve just had a play in the snow on stage 1 before calling it a day. Not sure how that time is, but its a benchmark. The car felt a bit like bambi on ice.
Great fun though. 
Same here, @keets, after crashing I had to drive something without pressure.
Here is me doing some RWD training in Greece, drifting without handbrake and so on.
Enjoy!
Oh I see how it is now! 
Very surprised to keep 2nd in Oz. Thought I would be third or fourth. Keets was just untouchable though. Well driven indeed.
Quite nervous for Finland now. Couple of the top guys already crashed out, and given my track record with the R5s… 
OK, I need some Peugeot backup on Sweden right now.
Don’t worry, I’ll be coming along tomorrow!
Halfway through Finland now. One of the most terrifying rallies I’ve done. For self preservation I’ve lost all confidence in my co-driver. He says 6 right, I treat it like 4 or 5 right. For jumps (even “flat” jumps) I jab the brake beforehand. I try to keep four wheels at least brushing terra firma at all times. Saved my bacon a couple of times, but still had a slow head-on with a tree at one point. And the wet, oh the wet. Best not speak of the muddy horrors…
So far kept it in one piece though. Definitely leaving time on the table, but to take it would increase the chances of terminal failure hugely. I just want to finish in an R5 for once. Will be interesting to see who makes it.
omw, not that you want me on your team I think I’m getting slower with each race.
Finland you absolutely can’t ignore or miss a “keep right/left/center/ over jump” call or yeah, into the woods ye shall go.
Thank you and please, next time, less drama.
I got a green section out of you all, I’m counting that as a win
Don’t rush, we’ve got all weekend!
Waiting is for suckers! Honestly I would have just kept getting annoyed that I was going flat out and still was falling behind. Had to adjust my gears and it wasn’t enough, so oh well. Anyway, really happy with the run, going into the last stage I thought I might have had a chance at breaking 1 hour. I made the dumb decision to remove my spare tire because I hadn’t come close to messing one up all day.
Immediately during the count down at the line I thought, oh, I just removed weight in the snow… Well anyway, was going balls out all over, and what would you know, I crash for the only time all rally at the start of the final sector, completely removing a tire from the rim… whatever I didn’t get my sub 1 hr rally but hey, it was fun.
I also have a video that no one has ever seen before, me not fudging anything up on a stage!
Really nice drive Mudcat. You were whipping that mule! Man, did you just miss that snow covered log pile by a centimeter? The snow seems to suit you.
I did that once. I was like…how did that happen?
Thanks, I do like driving in the snow, not that I have done much of that in the past 20 years. Here’s the night stage, I will say though that IRL I avoid driving on the side of the bank as much as possible.
Sat in the garden, sunshine all day and a few cold beers. Popping indoors for a break and do a couple of stages in the snow to cool down.
First bridge, bang, terminal damage. End of rally back out into the garden for another beer.
Looks like I have the weekend free
Started playing in the snow, went a little slow on the first stage. I did not trust my co drivers calls at all. Turns out I could have trusted him a little more.
2nd and 3rd stages I trusted him a little more.
