Competo 24 hour cup

Dale Earnhardt · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 189 Location: Belchertown, MA

Just found this thread posted on the nations forever section of tmx:
http://tmnforever.tm-exchange.com/main.aspx?action=threadshow&id=2895987&page=auto#auto

Although a 24 hour race does seem really... REALLY long, it also sounds like it could be something fun to try. (appearently each member is only required to do 4 hours minimum, and the 4 hours don't have to be consecutive hours).

So... are there three others around here that are free on the 17th/18th and would like to go through hell and back attempting a 24 hour race with me? Twisted Evil

Middenrat · Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:41 am Post subject:

Team up w Bboy for a crack at a title? Hmmm, let me think a bit yesyesyesyesyesyes
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beechus · Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 135 Location: down south lol :)

sounds like fun too me !!

count me in Smile

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Tred · Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 7:12 pm Post subject:

I'm most definately in, I've always been interested in the longer races Wink

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Middenrat · Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 7:55 pm Post subject:

umk, btw it's not like I'm expecting to be selected just cos I piped up first or anything so take the best you are offered, Bboy

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Middenrat · Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 10:46 pm Post subject:

A Deutsche-spracher will be handy for this event, the admins are sausage munchers Wink

Stints last one hour and a five minute break before a restart, so having a spread of time zones would also be advantageous - Bboy is already there on that score of course.
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Moldo · Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:18 pm Post subject:

Gonna pass on this one, go for it Bboy + Mad laps Very Happy

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MPS-Reh · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 138 Location: Berlin, Germany

sounds great :]

i'm in berlin on that date which is good and i do not know wether i've got internet at home yet which is not good but im looking forward to be another deutschespracher ready to go for this...
i can tell you on 15th.

Spanky_McCoy · Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:14 pm Post subject:

I sprechst some of the deutschy stuff but I also haven't raced TM in months so if you're really really stuck PM me Bboy.
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Dale Earnhardt · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 189 Location: Belchertown, MA

well... looks like we've got more than enough people willing to race. just need to narrow it down to 4 people. i don't really care about taking the most skilled team into the race, because i didn't plan on trying to win this to begin with... i mean, a nice finish would be great, but i really just want to try this 24h race out and see how it goes.

so, looks like as of now we need to...
establish our team of four
decide on a team name
decide on a car skin (rules don't say we need a team skin... but why not have one?)

mark-s · PRO Admin Joined: 25 Nov 2007 Posts: 527 Location: nice

http://tmnforever.tm-exchange.com/main.aspx?action=trackshow&id=2242907#auto

http://tmnforever.tm-exchange.com/main.aspx?action=trackshow&id=1517566#auto

these are the last tracks they used, about 4 mins per track.

Tred · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:15 pm Post subject:

So atm we have 6 people who have said they're interested (including spanky), if we got 2 more we could make 2 teams, so don't be shy anyone who's thinking we've already got enough Wink

As for skins, I'd say the mad laps skins work well, certainly looked good on the TGP server earlier Wink

Teamname, why not just MAD like some people have already anyway? Or something along those lines anyways, and if we have a 2nd team we could call them SOR or ML or something.

Just noticed this rule:

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Spanky_McCoy · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:14 pm Post subject:

I've once done a Le mans race on the PC but that was 4 drivers in the same room taking 2 hour stints each. It is a mighty challenge keeping your attention on a screen for that long but it can be a good laugh.

You would need someone on vent to make sure you hadn't gone insane and keep you awake. I know if I were to do a night stint I'd need 8 red bulls a 12 pack of pro plus and some Motorhead on the stereo.

Also looking at those who put their names forward you'll have Bboy in the USofA 5-6 hours behind us and pretty much the rest on BST so some people would have to do a night shift so Bboy wasn't landed with them all. Tred's suggestion of 2 teams might not be a bad idea if vent was used the driver doing the trucker shifts would have someone to talk to.
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Tred · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:35 pm Post subject:

I'd be ok with doing up to 3 hours in a row I reckon (I've done it before, but not on these sort of tracks). I'd also be quite happy going as late as 3 or 4am BST, or as early as 5 or 6am BST, but not both Razz

I think the tricky point will be late night USA/early morning UK, as it's very easy to miss a changeover then.

100% agree on the vent thing, having someone to talk to will make it alot easier, and should reduce the chances of changeover mishaps too, as it means we can communicate outside of the 5 minute rest periods.
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Middenrat · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:30 pm Post subject: Re: Competo 24 hour cup

JawZ · Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1991 Location: Bedfordshire

i = alive at night. dunno if im interested in this tho
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Dale Earnhardt · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 189 Location: Belchertown, MA