Trick*Star ZX-10R - Suzuka - Special Machine Comp - 10 laps.

How to take part:
Complete as many race attempts in a Tourist Trophy mode Special Machine Comp. Then save the replay onto a USB stick from the replay theater area and upload it to TT Replays (http://www.ttbikesim.com/community/). The fastest time wins. Make sure the time submitted is a best lap replay as that ensures the correct lap is saved with the replay, rather than the complete session.

Bike/s you can use:
Trick*Star Kawasaki ZX-10R

Deadline:
The chequered flag is out in 1 week time (Sunday the 15th of October). Any entries submitted after midnight CST will not count.

TT Replays Tag:
All replays for this round should have the tag 'TTWS-8Hour'. You will be able to enter this when you upload your replay to the site.

Important Links:
Replays submitted so far (http://www.ttbikesim.com/community/bytag.php/TTWS-8Hour) | Main Championship Rules & Info thread (http://www.motogpboards.com/showthread.php?t=537)

Leaderboard

Well, this is it, the final round. good luck everybody and hopefully the everything will close to the end.

on another note, after this round, im going to put up another spot race. this one will probably last 2 weeks instead of the 1 week break that the last one had.

cool, the two week break will allow some of us to take a rest and get some sleep...

i just realized this...you cant change the number on the bike in this last round, can you?


edit...this bike is fucking horrible. pushes like mad, has no grip at the rear, its a joke...

edit again...played for another half hour...and still a crap bike. no wonder kawi is no where in motogp and wsb...

I've won this race on the 7 Honda, & the best I've managed so far on the Kawi is 3rd. Was running 2nd once with just a few turns to go & a stupid AI ran me into the kitty litter. :twisted:

by then end of the second lap i was in first, but im just not satified with the performance im putting in. the bike seems like it has potential, but its just soooo hard to tap into. im guessing right under 22 minutes will be the goal time.

I'll need to stumble upon a golden set-up tweak to get into the 22s, & I won't get much time in since I'm heading to Chicago Autobahn this weekend to wrap up the track season. Hopefully the hotel TV is PS2 friendly! ;)

On the upside, between AI killing crash sessions at Suzuka, I finally managed to win the last few bikes I needed to get to 100% complete, with all Golds! :dance:

my best run had me in the lead on lap 4. i was just trying to be smooth and let the cbr-rrw come to me. lap 8, 9, and 10 were the worst for me because the hard tyres were really worn out and ended up only winning by 1.5 seconds.

DJ - if you can do consistint 2'14s then you should be able to win the race.

i was able to pull off consistant 2.11's, but the last two laps were like skating on ice.

DJ - if you can do consistint 2'14s then you should be able to win the race.

And If my Aunt had a penis, Then she'd be my Uncle! ;)

My best lap so far has been a 2'15.719, & I'm far from consistent. Thanks for the goal though.

I realize now that when I won this race on the 7 Honda I was able to qualify & start from Pole Position. PITA AIs are pretty much a non issue then. I've added another one to my collection. Had to go between a fallen AI & his bike! Check it out in the Gallery.

you cant qualify in single races, just championship races and special machine comp isnt a championship ...

I've been practising on the Honda, didn't realize this was Quacker only.

Even on the Honda though I've only managed one (very overcautious and slow) clean race, so this is gonna be hard, especially as I can only use the shared TV in my living room so don't get too much PS2 time.

This would probably be my favourite circuit were it not for the 2 stupid f'n chicanes :@

es nes, i need a decision on an incident i had in my race earlier. last lap (previous 9 clean, no ai contact), i went into the last
chicane a bit too slow

stupidly dabbed the throttle after the first apex, the front went light and i ran off the outside of the track after the chicane

i managed not to fall and regained the track asap, the pic below shows me at my furthest point off track

can i submit this race if it turns out to be my fastest?

i'm hoping to go better and not need this time, but if i don't improve, i need to know if the race is acceptable

tia :)

750f-rm - i know how hard that chicane is because of the slow speeds phyics, not to meantion the lenght of the race itself, but as for that race being legal ... im inclined to say "sorry" :(

bummer, killed it on the last lap :eek: it was a good time too :cry:

ok, decision made. i happen to disagree with it, naturally

if it wasn't me, i'd no doubt agree with you :lol:

tnx for the prompt reply

i'll just have to do it again, hopefully a bit faster into the bargain 8O :D

well, if you did it once you can do it again ;)

well, if you did it once you can do it again ;)

but it just sooo hard...

well, if you did it once you can do it again ;)
i hope so, yes :)

but it just sooo hard...
certainly is :eek:

very satisfying when it goes well though :D

ello all :) my best so far is: 1st lap - 2:12.758, best lap - 2:10.846, total - 21:58.976

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g120/750F-RM/MGPB10-1.jpg

no running off at the chicane this time :lol: pic shows me taking the lead early in lap 2

nice time, and nice pic.

Best I've done is 22:16.850, fastest lap a 2:12.077. Started with a 2:14.1xx then put in some consistent mid 13's, before going low on laps 6 and 7 (had a 2:12.7xx as well), then dropped off in the last couple of laps.

Could go faster but that was so mentally draining and the relief to finally put in 10 clean and fast laps was pretty immense, plus it's hard getting free time on the TV so I can't (be bothered to) try and improve, and even if I did I wouldn't be able to submit it as I only have have net access here on campus. Plus at the moment I'm on for second place :lol:

my best so far has been 22'35.738 ... i hate suzuka east and im being too cautious through suzuka west. but, at least im not having problems through 130r and the final chicane besides the od wiggle at the apex of 130r.

CELTIC #10 TEAM HAZARD
22:17:038
REPLAYhttp://www.ttbikesim.com/community/files/replays/kawasaki/zx10rsuzuka8h2005/908280/REPLAY.DAT

I'm Gunning For You Diatribe

I feel a Pedrosa move coming on :lol:

hi all :) i've improved to 21:54.763. first lap 2:12.906, best lap 2:10.290

i'll have another try, but it's getting very tough for me now :eek:

hm ... im down to a 22'30.048 ... not sure how much time ill be able to knock off though. im starting to get east right, but, the times just arent dropping.

my final entry for this race is

01 - 2:12.204
02 - 2:09.873
03 - 2:10.093
04 - 2:10.007
05 - 2:10.594
06 - 2:09.899
07 - 2:10.465
08 - 2:10.238
09 - 2:10.919
10 - 2:13.276

race - 21:47.568

here's the replay (http://www.ttbikesim.com/community/single.php/255)

Only nearly a minute off the leaders :eek:

Loxley #88
FRG
22.40.845 - Race
2:14.783 - Fast lap

i have yet to put in a clean run. this has to be the worst bike in the game. its so inconsistant...i cant even use the same braking markers on every lap. one lap i use the 100 meter marker and make the corner, the next, i blow through it with 30 mph too much speed. like the brakes dont work. just and overall peice of shit bike. i am still 1.5 seconds faster on the r1 rm here, on hards.

22.07.622. rider: callaghan
Team TTWSO, rider #1.
man it was a tough one. will try to improve on it, but...i doubt it. hopefully i can get second place...that is unless nes decides to take me out on lap 4...:lol: j/k. (dani reference)


just realized i didnt save the replay...fuck me.

i cant believe i didn save the replay. the AI knocked me off on my last attempt...congrats 750...you are thenew champ!

Final Final Submission
#13 DJ Baker
Backmarker Racing
23'07.486

I hope to never have to ride this bike again! To satisfy my curiosity, I was able to win the race on the 7 Honda in just a couple attempts. Best I could manage on the ill handling, inconsistent Kaw was a distant 2nd. Hopefully it was enough to maintain my/our positions... :pray:

Nice job 750F-RM & Diatribe! Way to shake things up!! :clap:
Great finish to a great series! Nicely done by everyone.

I'm looking forward to the upcoming spec series to find out what sucks more, my set-up or riding skills. ;)

congrats 750...you are thenew champ!
tnx calla :) i thought i'd thrown it away at citta and amalfi. i put in a lot of work for round 10 because i
just had to win it to stand a chance of the championship

then you have the virtual equivalent of a last minute mechanical failure. so, an element of luck involved
in my title. but that's racing eh?

i believe that team hazard have clinched the team title too. well done to my teamy, celtic :D :clap:

i go to work a happy man 8O :D

i have yet to put in a clean run. this has to be the worst bike in the game. its so inconsistant...i cant even use the same braking markers on every lap. one lap i use the 100 meter marker and make the corner, the next, i blow through it with 30 mph too much speed. like the brakes dont work. just and overall peice of shit bike. i am still 1.5 seconds faster on the r1 rm here, on hards.
Once I got used to the understeering and put all my suspension settings to 1, I quite enjoyed the bike. Was quite consistent with laptimes and on every lap I peaked at 186/7mph on the front straight, and 185/6mph on the back. Did take a while getting used to the Spoon though, but just hugged the apex on the long right beforehand then straightened up and broke real early.

I'll get my replay up tomorrow, wasn't expecting to finish so high, and I'm off to London for the day soon to see Charlton at Fulham :D

Putting any suspension setting on a race bike on full soft just defies logic to me, so I would have never got to that point. Kudos to you for being open minded enough to try! Of course, I wouldn't know a Charlton from a Fulham if I bumped into one either. ;)

Well to put it mildly i'm totally speechless :eh:

Congratulations to my Team Mate 750F ;) the Dr of the MotoGP Boards :D
without your settings mate i don't know where i'd be ;)

Calla and es all i can say is let the rivalry commence on the next round ;) and cheers for the work put into the running of the series :rockon:

Also i'd like to thank all the other racers for making this one sooo good :D

REPLAY http://www.ttbikesim.com/community/files/replays/kawasaki/zx10rsuzuka8h2005/908280/REPLAY.DAT

Sorry I couldnt compete, college gets in the way. Maybe I'll see if I can try that spec race you guys are thinking about doing.

congratulations to everyone...
750, for now you are the champ!...
celtic, you put in some very impressive rides!...
my teammate, nes, for holding it down, and helping out, you also put in a great season!...

and everyone else too, thanx for the help with PAL replays, you know who you are...(i.e. i forgot who i asked each round...)

its nice to look back and see where everyone is strong and weak. i can say its was very fun, if not frustrating at times. i look foward to the next series, and what it will bring to the table. cheers!







TTWSO will be back with avengence, dont worry celtic...it will continue ;)

Congrats to 750F-RM & Team Hazard on their hard fought championships!

Kudos to Team TTWSO for being in the thick of it every week, & to Callaghan for the good sportsmanship in excluding himself from the final race results!

Many thanks to Diatribe for helping put Backmarker Racing on the Podium in the Team Championship, & not joining the series a week or two earlier & knocking me out of the top 5 in the Individual Championship. ;)
Nice job shaking things up in the final race too!

Very enjoyable & well run series! Would have been interesting if some of the guys like Manters, Rare White Ape, Loxley, Spire & Usul would have run the whole series, not to mention if some of them would have joined forces. I'm looking forward to the next series. Hopefully I can manage to get off the bottom of the weekly charts once in a while. ;)

http://www.ttbikesim.com/community/single.php/257 :)

forgot to say before...

tnx calla and nes for running the series :)

good job, you two 8O :clap:

roll on the next one :D

thanks everyone ... was racing against you :)

Looking back... There were only 4 races where I managed to finish better than Dead F'n Last, with a best of 3rd from DFL. I'd say a flew the Backmarker Racing flag well. :roll: Had a blast doing it though!
This is what I look like as you fast guys buzz by me. :shifty:
And when Diatribe threw down in the last round. :eek:

[QUOTE=750F-RM]my final entry for this race is

01 - 2:12.204
02 - 2:09.873
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FYI, the Pole Position time for this years Suzuka 8hr was 2'09.176.
You were only 0.607 short of that! :doh:
Once again, very nicely done! :clap:

tnx for the info and kind words :)

apologies for bumping such an old thread, but i'm having fun with the youtube feature :D

here's the best lap from my winning race in this roundhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9N_pBEJmrQ2:09.873