08-01-2020, 04:58 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-01-2020, 05:17 PM by Afonso Quelhas.)
Hello again fellow racers.
After some positive feedback from the original thread - " Suggestion for a brand new SRS Series, the " Inopinatus Basic series " and the " Inopinatus Extreme series " , i have decided to give it a go at creating my first forum poll ever.
The goal is to have a better idea of this new concept acceptance by users of SRS.
To maybe help things, i putting a copy of the idea text from the original thread here also, so people can be able to easily know the concept and vote while being on the same thread.
Here it is :
" Subject: Suggestion for a brand new SRS Series.
Hello fellow racers.
I've been racing here in SRS, for a while now and for the most part, i've been having a lot of fun.
I used to have a lot more time than now, to be able to, before races, practice, make my own setups for each track, test the sets with fuel for the race length and so on and that way i could easily be wining races or at least top 3, in worst case top 5. And this was a necessity in order to be competitive.
Nowadays, i don't have a lot of free time, but since i still enjoy and miss sim racing, i've decided to do a test and just do some random SRS races, even if i don't have any time to practice, make setups or do any testing whatsoever, relying only on my experience.
The result wasn't bad...same incidents rate or even lower, managed to stay in or near top 5 or lower in best of cases, but using default setups when everybody are using track specific faster setups, can make the experience although very very challenging, also makes it very hard and frustrating, when you know that it's the setup that it's making you slow. At least for someone used to be faster.
I'm sure the lack of practice can make you a bit slower in quali, but on the race, the pace is there in 2 or 3 laps if you have some experience.
So this got me thinking...
" There gotta be more people in the same situation as me..."
There should be a lot of people in the same situation as myself, that like to sim race, but the lack of time, to test, build a good setup, practice hard and all this for each track of the series, makes them race slower than they will normally, there for frustrating or even that this fact makes them don't even race at all.
And a normal open setup series on SRS at the moment, kind of fails to really show who's really faster imho, it shows mainly who's got the most time and talent/experience to make a very good setup for each track and who's spends the most time to practice. Of course you got to be fast enough still to win or top 3, but the setups and practice does make a huge difference. And now i know this personally, because i've tested it.
And of course there are some fixed series most of the times...one or two if i'm not mistaken, but still not enough to be able to find something you like racing...and you will still find racers that will practice until their wheels fall off, every day.
And all this gave an idea.... Idea
A brand new concept for two SRS Series... Dedicated to all sim racers without a lot of free time.
The all new " Inopinatus series " ( unexpected, sudden, unforeseen, unaware in Latin ), a new series bringing something new to SRS and dedicated to show the driver's pure talent to simply drive and their quick adaptability to any circuit and car, where lots of time to practice or to make better setups won't be a factor to determine who's really the best and the faster driver.
The Inopinatus Basic series, would be a 20 minutes race, 10 minutes qualify, 5 minutes practice, once a week, fixed setup, one car model only that would be known, but all tracks would be hidden and unknown...a surprise. You will only know the track once you're on the server.
And The Inopinatus Extreme series, that would be also a 20 minutes race, 10 minutes qualify, 5 minutes practice, once a week, fixed setup, to drivers who have all AC DLC's, unknown cars and each one different for each track, all tracks would be also hidden and unknown. You will only know the track and the car once you're on the server.
I though about the name "Inopinatus" series and also on "Russian roulette" series...can't decide yet, hehehe. Big Grin
Well, this is just an idea, a suggestion...but i personally think it would add something new, interesting and practical for people lacking free time.
Feedback would be great. Wink
Cheers. "
So, now i guess it's just a matter of waiting and see the poll results.
Since i'm not sure if a new topic on the "suggestion section" down at the bottom of the forum will get that much visibility, i will encourage those who like the concept ( and even those o don't,lol) to spread the word, in order to get the more SRS users possible to come here and vote.
First vote is mine!
Cheers.
After some positive feedback from the original thread - " Suggestion for a brand new SRS Series, the " Inopinatus Basic series " and the " Inopinatus Extreme series " , i have decided to give it a go at creating my first forum poll ever.
The goal is to have a better idea of this new concept acceptance by users of SRS.
To maybe help things, i putting a copy of the idea text from the original thread here also, so people can be able to easily know the concept and vote while being on the same thread.
Here it is :
" Subject: Suggestion for a brand new SRS Series.
Hello fellow racers.
I've been racing here in SRS, for a while now and for the most part, i've been having a lot of fun.
I used to have a lot more time than now, to be able to, before races, practice, make my own setups for each track, test the sets with fuel for the race length and so on and that way i could easily be wining races or at least top 3, in worst case top 5. And this was a necessity in order to be competitive.
Nowadays, i don't have a lot of free time, but since i still enjoy and miss sim racing, i've decided to do a test and just do some random SRS races, even if i don't have any time to practice, make setups or do any testing whatsoever, relying only on my experience.
The result wasn't bad...same incidents rate or even lower, managed to stay in or near top 5 or lower in best of cases, but using default setups when everybody are using track specific faster setups, can make the experience although very very challenging, also makes it very hard and frustrating, when you know that it's the setup that it's making you slow. At least for someone used to be faster.
I'm sure the lack of practice can make you a bit slower in quali, but on the race, the pace is there in 2 or 3 laps if you have some experience.
So this got me thinking...
" There gotta be more people in the same situation as me..."
There should be a lot of people in the same situation as myself, that like to sim race, but the lack of time, to test, build a good setup, practice hard and all this for each track of the series, makes them race slower than they will normally, there for frustrating or even that this fact makes them don't even race at all.
And a normal open setup series on SRS at the moment, kind of fails to really show who's really faster imho, it shows mainly who's got the most time and talent/experience to make a very good setup for each track and who's spends the most time to practice. Of course you got to be fast enough still to win or top 3, but the setups and practice does make a huge difference. And now i know this personally, because i've tested it.
And of course there are some fixed series most of the times...one or two if i'm not mistaken, but still not enough to be able to find something you like racing...and you will still find racers that will practice until their wheels fall off, every day.
And all this gave an idea.... Idea
A brand new concept for two SRS Series... Dedicated to all sim racers without a lot of free time.
The all new " Inopinatus series " ( unexpected, sudden, unforeseen, unaware in Latin ), a new series bringing something new to SRS and dedicated to show the driver's pure talent to simply drive and their quick adaptability to any circuit and car, where lots of time to practice or to make better setups won't be a factor to determine who's really the best and the faster driver.
The Inopinatus Basic series, would be a 20 minutes race, 10 minutes qualify, 5 minutes practice, once a week, fixed setup, one car model only that would be known, but all tracks would be hidden and unknown...a surprise. You will only know the track once you're on the server.
And The Inopinatus Extreme series, that would be also a 20 minutes race, 10 minutes qualify, 5 minutes practice, once a week, fixed setup, to drivers who have all AC DLC's, unknown cars and each one different for each track, all tracks would be also hidden and unknown. You will only know the track and the car once you're on the server.
I though about the name "Inopinatus" series and also on "Russian roulette" series...can't decide yet, hehehe. Big Grin
Well, this is just an idea, a suggestion...but i personally think it would add something new, interesting and practical for people lacking free time.
Feedback would be great. Wink
Cheers. "
So, now i guess it's just a matter of waiting and see the poll results.
Since i'm not sure if a new topic on the "suggestion section" down at the bottom of the forum will get that much visibility, i will encourage those who like the concept ( and even those o don't,lol) to spread the word, in order to get the more SRS users possible to come here and vote.
First vote is mine!
Cheers.