FOFC Sprint Cup Series - Season 2 - FINAL STANDINGS POSTED [Archive]

cmp

03-31-2012, 03:32 PM

Welcome to Season 2 of the FOFC Sprint Cup Series.

2 more spots are open for the new season if you still wish to get in. FOFC Sprint Cup Series Season 2 Sign-ups - 2 Open Spots - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=83757)

CHASE FORMAT

After 15 "regular season" races, the top 10 drivers, as determined by points accumulated during the season, automatically advance to contend for the Sprint Cup championship. These drivers are joined by two "wild card" qualifiers, specifically the two drivers ranked from 11th through 41st in drivers' points who have the most regular-season race wins. The 12 drivers' championship points are reset to a base of 2,000 per driver. Each of the 10 automatic qualifiers receives a bonus of 3 points for each win during the regular season, while the two wild card qualifiers receive no bonus. Every driver then will receive a bonus for their final position after 15 races. Wild card qualifiers receive no bonus.

1st - 20 bonus points
2nd - 18 bonus points
3rd - 16 bonus points
4th - 14 bonus points
5th - 12 bonus points
6th - 10 bonus points
7th - 8 bonus points
8th - 6 bonus points
9th - 4 bonus points
10th - 2 bonus points

Normal scoring applies during the Chase, with race winners earning 43 base points plus 3 bonus points, all drivers who lead a lap earning 1 bonus point, and the driver who leads the most laps earning 1 bonus point in addition to any other points earned.

We are moving to the new NASCAR scoring system this season.

SCORING SYSTEM

In addition to the points allocated:
* Any driver who leads a lap during a race receives one bonus point.
* The driver who leads the most laps receives an additional one bonus point.
* The race winner receives three bonus points.

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Late Model Young Guns Series

The next stars of the FOFC Sprint Cup Series are on display down in the FOFC Late Model Young Guns Series. Sign-ups are underway. FOFC Late Model Young Guns Series - Season 1 Sign-Ups - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=83783)

Winners Circle

Last year's champion: Nick Phillips

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cmp

03-31-2012, 03:33 PM

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cmp

03-31-2012, 03:33 PM

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Completed Races

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cmp

03-31-2012, 03:34 PM

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wolverine29

03-31-2012, 10:06 PM

Dexter and his brand new #63 Quaker State Cyber Rams Racing Chevy is ready to go. I'm hoping we found the right setup this year.

cmp

04-01-2012, 05:58 PM

The Daytona 500 is set for a 9:00 PM Eastern run time tomorrow night.

cmp

04-02-2012, 11:49 AM

The Daytona countdown is on. Just over 8 hours until the green flag drops.

wade moore

04-02-2012, 12:01 PM

I'm such a nerd that I'm so excited for this ;).

And I'm getting RendeR's copy of the game, so that's exciting to me as well.

Still looking to start doing car designs, but finding time isn't as easy as I'd like.

korme

04-02-2012, 12:17 PM

The record keeping is going to make this a whole lot of fun.

cmp

04-02-2012, 12:43 PM

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Welcome to the 2nd annual running of the FOFC Sprint Cup Series' Daytona 500. The drivers and their teams have spent the offseason working hard on changes to their cars to be ready for the 2nd season of FOFC Sprint Cup Series Racing. Once again all of the top contenders are back, including series champion Nick Phillips, runner-up Chris Snow and 6-time winner last season Trick Dickle. Who will break out from the rest of the pack to challenge these three? Defending Daytona 500 winner Benton Gale is back and looking to make it two in a row. Five rookies are entered and ready to go with the new season. And it's possible a few more may enter before the 500 is set. Will Rylan Parker, Doug Moore, Wade Moore, Alex Donovan or Lautaro Tesar be breakout stars? Season 1 Chase Qualifier Dexter Jackson has a new ride this year, the #63 Quaker State car and has joined up with Cyber Rams Racing. We'll see if the new team will help him find success. Also, we have three new tracks on the schedule this year. Two 1.5 mile speedways in Kentucky and Vermont and then a monster 4 mile superspeedway Piggzcreek. That race will be something else.

First practice and qualifying are about to get underway for the 500. Who will get the pole this year?

PurdueBrad

04-02-2012, 03:54 PM

Hoping for a better showing, we'll see though.

cmp

04-02-2012, 04:50 PM

Just a quick note before we start the season. We are moving to the new NASCAR points system this season.

wolverine29

04-02-2012, 05:41 PM

We're pumped up and ready to go! Cyber Rams Racing will be a force this year.

PilotMan

04-02-2012, 05:50 PM

I have a feeling that things are going to tighten up even more this year. I'm hoping that we made the right choices on the changes we made.

wade moore

04-02-2012, 05:59 PM

Just a quick note before we start the season. We are moving to the new NASCAR points system this season.

I have a feeling that things are going to tighten up even more this year. I'm hoping that we made the right choices on the changes we made.

I like that the lack of knowledge of the stat system will likely put the Rookies behind the curve, making a natural system where the vets perform better ;).

The points change will DEFINITELY tighten things up.

PackerFanatic

04-02-2012, 06:33 PM

I like that we are going to the new points system...definitely easier to understand :)

wade moore

04-02-2012, 07:09 PM

16 Colors opens its doors in tonight's race. We're optimistic that we can have a good showing and build for the future!

cmp

04-02-2012, 07:59 PM

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cmp

04-02-2012, 08:48 PM

Last season's Daytona 500 was a very cleanly run race. The same cannot be said about this years. But despite the difference in how the race was run, the winner was the same. Benton Gale is now a back-to-back Daytona 500 winner by leading the race's final 10 laps to take the win. With all of the crashes and car problems only 5 cars were left on the lead lap at the finish. It looked like Ace Idol, who had the dominant car all day and led 101 laps, would run down Gale at the end but he made a mistake and fell back heading to the final lap. Gale pulled away and had no challenge for the win. Rookies Alex Donovan and Doug Moore both had great races early on as Donovan led 42 laps and Moore led 28. But, both dropped out with mechanical failures ending their runs.

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kingfc22

04-02-2012, 08:56 PM

FC Racing with a nice start to the season :)

cmp

04-02-2012, 09:15 PM

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kingfc22

04-02-2012, 09:18 PM

cmp - Do you happen to have career earnings? That would be cool to see tracked.

PilotMan

04-02-2012, 09:35 PM

Wow! Love the new stats! Nice to see the first race run now, but not a great showing in Daytona for us. It's a long season, but 2 DNF's is a hole to start in.

cmp

04-02-2012, 10:16 PM

cmp - Do you happen to have career earnings? That would be cool to see tracked.

I don't right now. Just found a new stat program to use with the game. I am going to try and see if I can put all of last season's results through it though.

cmp

04-02-2012, 10:17 PM

The highlights from the race are on their way.

wade moore

04-02-2012, 10:22 PM

So what does "retired" mean? Engine failure?

I think not having the year under my belt to have some semblance of what stats to pick early on is going to be frustrating.

cmp

04-02-2012, 10:22 PM

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cmp

04-02-2012, 10:23 PM

So what does "retired" mean? Engine failure?

I think not having the year under my belt to have some semblance of what stats to pick early on is going to be frustrating.

It was an accident. I think the game differentiates the Accident and Retired by drivers that are able to drive back to the pits after a wreck and then can't continue are listed as Retired. Drivers who cannot drive their car back to the pits after a wreck are listed as Accident.

wade moore

04-02-2012, 10:26 PM

It was an accident. I think the game differentiates the Accident and Retired by drivers that are able to drive back to the pits after a wreck and then can't continue are listed as Retired. Drivers who cannot drive their car back to the pits after a wreck are listed as Accident.

Gotcha. So not a whole lot I can read of that.

Good to see that Doug Moore did well in his 1st race with 28 laps led, hoping that it's not an indication of a poor engineering team behind the racecar.

britrock88

04-02-2012, 11:08 PM

New season!... but Helen gets her first career DNF and starts the season in a hole. Rip is up to his usual mediocrity.

PurdueBrad

04-02-2012, 11:10 PM

WOW, new stats are amazing. Glad to see Team Dumbo starting off well despite poor qualifying.

BYU 14

04-02-2012, 11:22 PM

Great job cmp, new stat format looks great.

Even better, with a 2nd and 7th place finish Topaw racing is off to a great start!!!!

MrBug708

04-02-2012, 11:47 PM

Top qualifier, but couldnt convert with a 19th place finish

wolverine29

04-02-2012, 11:53 PM

It looks like Dexter survived most of the carnage to come home 14th. An okay start we'll see how we fare at the speedways.

korme

04-03-2012, 12:01 AM

My rookie topped all rookies, I'll take it

RendeR

04-03-2012, 12:39 AM

Ouch.

MacroGuru

04-03-2012, 05:45 AM

Great job cmp, new stat format looks great.

Even better, with a 2nd and 7th place finish Topaw racing is off to a great start!!!!

Yes we are! ToPaw racing looked as tough as FC Racing...I don't want to get my hopes up but we will see how Avery can hang in there as Ace has proven himself already.

lordscarlet

04-03-2012, 07:11 AM

Bah! I hope the car can hold up to Doug Moore's awesome driving skills in the rest of the races!

wade moore

04-03-2012, 07:20 AM

cmp.. since I'm new to this.. how often do you generally run races?

PackerFanatic

04-03-2012, 07:43 AM

Absolutely love the new stats, cmp. Great start to the season for Elliott, not so much for Andrew. Still nice and early though - and congrats to Benton Gale on back-to-back Daytona wins!

Coffee Warlord

04-03-2012, 08:09 AM

Wow, I'm loving the new stats and format.

And now that there are Team stats...Flying Yak Enterprises is hiring. :)

DataKing

04-03-2012, 09:45 AM

You've got to tip your cap to Gale...the man knows how to run at Daytona, no doubt about it. Congratulations Benton.

As for the Dickle, looks like we're picking up right where we left off last season with a strong finish, despite being a little flaccid at qualifying.

(Definitely love the new stat layout and the race earnings, cmp. Any chance you could post total earnings from Season 1? The Dickle wants to know just how fabulously wealthy he is now. :D )

sterlingice

04-03-2012, 11:30 AM

Also, echoing the praise of the new format. Really nice add, cmp

SI

cmp

04-03-2012, 12:04 PM

I should have the video for the race up this afternoon.

cmp

04-03-2012, 11:34 PM

wade moore

04-04-2012, 07:41 AM

LOVE the video, kind of stinks that it seems the #38 Chick-Fil-A car is a bit hard to pick out in the crowd.

CrimsonFox

04-04-2012, 07:57 AM

LOL HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! BEST CRASH EVER! Even IF those two crashes took out both my drivers :( BUt I loved it! :)

MacroGuru

04-04-2012, 08:13 AM

#92 went for a wild ride...Some aggressive driving on the track in the back of the pack.

cmp

04-04-2012, 09:20 AM

cmp.. since I'm new to this.. how often do you generally run races?

I try to get a race run every 2-3 days.

wade moore

04-04-2012, 11:01 AM

I try to get a race run every 2-3 days.
Sweet.

This is a TON of fun.

BTW - I'll probably pick your brain some once I get my copy.

cmp

04-05-2012, 01:11 PM

The next race will be run tonight.

cmp

04-05-2012, 07:35 PM

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PurdueBrad

04-05-2012, 07:37 PM

WOW, pole position!!!!!!! Never been soooooo excited about one of these races. Come on Nick...don't screw it up!

cmp

04-05-2012, 07:38 PM

cmp

04-05-2012, 07:39 PM

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cmp

04-05-2012, 07:40 PM

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wade moore

04-05-2012, 08:05 PM

Great - 2nd race in a row I've been caught up in someone else's mess. And 16c can't keep Doug on the track.

kingfc22

04-05-2012, 09:05 PM

Whoa!!!!

PackerFanatic

04-06-2012, 07:40 AM

2 straight DNFs to start the season for Andrew Foley...not a good way to start...

MacroGuru

04-06-2012, 07:46 AM

Avery Thomas has stepped it up this season...The off season discussion might have helped.

ToPaw Racing isn't doing bad with the points either.

lordscarlet

04-06-2012, 08:51 AM

Two straight mechanical failures.. this car really can handle the skillz.

DataKing

04-06-2012, 09:50 AM

Hats off to the guys in the pits...they did a fantastic job getting us back in racing condition and back on the track in a hurry, allowing us to nab another top ten. This one's for them.

CrimsonFox

04-06-2012, 12:29 PM

are there normally that many accidents in a real race? :)

cmp

04-06-2012, 12:38 PM

are there normally that many accidents in a real race? :)

I think that's the most accidents we have had so far in this series. Most races seem to be clean. This season has started out crazy though with wrecks.

britrock88

04-06-2012, 12:46 PM

I thought I saw Helen's #6 get caught in two crashes, so I'm glad to see she was able to hang on the lead lap. Rip also raced ably after qualifying well.

CrimsonFox

04-06-2012, 12:48 PM

I think that's the most accidents we have had so far in this series. Most races seem to be clean. This season has started out crazy though with wrecks.

Well that's all the drunken fans want to see anyway so they get their money's worth.

TRO

04-06-2012, 12:52 PM

We're not winning enough money to keep up with the repair bills.

MrBug708

04-06-2012, 01:25 PM

So I win the pole on race one, finish in last in qualifying in race two..

PilotMan

04-06-2012, 01:56 PM

That was rough. The General Lee ran another good race to get a top 10, but another DNF for the 02 car puts us in a real hole.

wade moore

04-07-2012, 10:13 PM

I've been playing with car design a bit.

Having a lot of fun with it, but can't really see how well I'm doing until I get the game to actually put the .psd file on a car.

If I'm at the point where I have the time/ability to do some for tohers, I'll let you know.

wade moore

04-08-2012, 07:15 PM

Would love some feedback in my dynasty about painting cars!

NASCAR Racing 2003 - A Car Painting Dynasty - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=83858)

Lauter

04-09-2012, 01:32 PM

Very proud of my #92 Team!

19 is a very good position for the second race of the season, GO ON!

Also we were able to get in 4th position for a lot of laps.

CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT RACE, GO FOR THE TOP 10!

cmp

04-09-2012, 09:26 PM

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cmp

04-09-2012, 09:29 PM

Trick Dickle picked right up where he left off last year and dominated the last half of the John Deere 400 today. No one else stood a chance as Dickle led 266 of the 400 laps on his way to the victory. Bo Duke was 2nd followed by Cannon Pace, Ken Schoonover and Alejandro Murrieta.

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cmp

04-09-2012, 09:30 PM

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cmp

04-09-2012, 09:32 PM

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britrock88

04-09-2012, 11:14 PM

Helen's early-season slump continues, while Rip posts another Top-10 finish. It seems as though Ninth Circle can count on exactly one of its drivers to fare well each time out.

wade moore

04-10-2012, 07:37 AM

Well, I guess both 16c cars finished at least?

Really no idea what needs to change about my setup.

PurdueBrad

04-10-2012, 07:43 AM

We're not winning but my team keeps chugging along. A great start! Go Team Dumbo (thanks to my 3 year old for that name, btw).

lordscarlet

04-10-2012, 08:14 AM

Well, I guess both 16c cars finished at least?

Really no idea what needs to change about my setup.

uuuugh

MacroGuru

04-10-2012, 10:49 AM

Damn the clutch!

DanGarion

04-10-2012, 11:45 AM

Whoa, a Ken Schoonover sighting. Not bad considering he retired the 1st two races.

DataKing

04-10-2012, 12:42 PM

Looks like the Dickle is back to his old tricks. Very nice.

Lauter

04-10-2012, 03:33 PM

QUIALIFIED 5, INCREDIBLE!!!

Then we run out 27.

We are at the ROKKIE´S champ lead!

Excelent beginning of the season, our team is not the last one at the table now!

#92

wade moore

04-11-2012, 10:23 AM

So...

I've done a car for me and a car for LS. I'm taking requests.

NASCAR Racing 2003 - A Car Painting Dynasty - Front Office Football Central (http://www.osatwork.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=83858)

kingfc22

04-12-2012, 10:46 PM

Damn the clutch!

Damn the gearbox!

cmp

04-14-2012, 11:16 AM

Next race will be run today.

Lauter

04-14-2012, 01:08 PM

Next race will be run today.

OH YEAH!

sterlingice

04-14-2012, 01:55 PM

Good deal

SI

cmp

04-14-2012, 05:57 PM

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cmp

04-14-2012, 06:02 PM

It's almost as everyone in the FOFC Sprint Cup Series has forgotten how to drive clean. After a relatively clean season last year, with few races of heavy attrition, this season has seen numerous cars headed for the junk yard. Today was the worst of the bunch. Only 14 cars finished the day, and this was in a race in which we had over 200 consecutive green flag laps at one point. A big wreck knocked knocked out 8 cars on lap 7 and 4 were knocked out in a lap 94 wreck but after that the race was very clean for the next 200 plus laps. During this time Trick Dickle took charge and dominated. But on lap 324 nine cars were knocked out of the running, many who were in the top 10. The remaining drivers set their sights on Dickle but only Nick Phillips could mount a serious challenge. Phillips and Dickle battled and Phillips actually took the lead for 27 laps. But following the final green flag stop Dickle had the strongest car and took the win for the second straight week.

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cmp

04-14-2012, 06:05 PM

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cmp

04-14-2012, 06:08 PM

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britrock88

04-14-2012, 07:47 PM

Survive and advance? Helen and Rip both finish a few laps back, but well enough to land in 11th and 12th. Helen shoots up from 29th to 22nd in the Chase standings, while Rip holds his place at 6th.

wade moore

04-14-2012, 09:08 PM

:sigh:

PilotMan

04-14-2012, 09:16 PM

Man, I think that the 02 car is cursed. Only 53% of laps completed on the year? That sucks considering that the General Lee grabbed another top 5 finish, and has crept up into the top 5 now.

BYU 14

04-14-2012, 09:28 PM

Nice Topaw racing in the lead, solid performances from Ace and Avery every race so far.

MacroGuru

04-14-2012, 10:09 PM

Nice Topaw racing in the lead, solid performances from Ace and Avery every race so far.

Can't complain about it.

kingfc22

04-14-2012, 10:36 PM

FC Racing has had two unclean races in a row.

Need to step up our performance.

wade moore

04-15-2012, 08:00 AM

PilotMan

04-15-2012, 08:37 AM

cmp

04-15-2012, 03:58 PM

sterlingice

04-15-2012, 04:12 PM

I was trying to find the accident on 324. Did I miss that on the video?

SI

MacroGuru

04-15-2012, 07:13 PM

That damn Wii car is a bullseye!

DavidCorperial

04-15-2012, 10:35 PM

Hey, I like that it's easy to see my car.

Lauter

04-16-2012, 12:39 PM

I cannot believe it, Qualified 2nd!!! Incredible!

Now we are at the top of the Rookie championship!

Excelente qualifiying, good race, end 20.

DataKing

04-16-2012, 12:52 PM

Good thing the Dickle was able to keep his nose (and other parts) clean after narrowly avoiding the wreck at the 2:00 mark of the video. The Silver Bullet team is certainly looking like a contender two years in a row. But last year certainly taught us not to look too far ahead.

wade moore

04-16-2012, 02:23 PM

Finally watched the video.

Nick Phillips just completely punked me. Took me out unprovoked!

wade moore

04-16-2012, 02:24 PM

Actually, I was involved in 3 wrecks.

Two weren't my fault, the 3rd I couldn't tell based on the cameras - but involved me running into my teammate after someone else hit me. Ugh!

CrimsonFox

04-16-2012, 04:29 PM

:( stop hitting me.

lordscarlet

04-16-2012, 04:46 PM

So.. exactly how many wrecks did the 99 car cause?

cmp

04-16-2012, 04:49 PM

cmp - do you have any inclination on why there have been so many wrecks besides bad luck? Do you think it's because of how drivers are setup, a change in the mod, tracks, something else?

I have to be honest, I really like this game, but it's frustrating when now 75% of the race I've been caught up in other people's wrecks (well, I don't know if this one was other peoples, but the other 2 were).

It's been kind of a cautions breed cautions type thing. We've had a few early wrecks that have damaged cars who stay in the race and end up causing more and more wrecks as they are much slower than everyone else.

cmp

04-16-2012, 10:16 PM

The Meijer 300, the third race of the Late Model Young Guns season from Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan has been run.

FOFC Late Model Young Guns Series - Season 1 - Race #3 Meijer 300 Results Posted - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=83815)

cmp

04-18-2012, 04:53 PM

The Subway Fresh Fit 500 from Phoenix will be run today.

cmp

04-18-2012, 05:21 PM

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cmp

04-18-2012, 05:25 PM

cmp

04-18-2012, 05:27 PM

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lordscarlet

04-18-2012, 05:33 PM

meh, who needs to finish more than 1 race anyway?

CrimsonFox

04-18-2012, 05:53 PM

Stop hitting me!

sterlingice

04-18-2012, 06:47 PM

Holy crap! A good finish for once!

SI

BYU 14

04-18-2012, 07:47 PM

Topaw staying strong, really nice run by Avery after qualifying so low!!

PurdueBrad

04-18-2012, 07:59 PM

Stop hitting me!

I was aiming for you but apparently somebody else got in my way. Luckily somebody else did my dirty work for me!

britrock88

04-19-2012, 12:48 AM

Helen Wheels's third-place finish (first top-10 of the season) helps her jump from 22nd to 13th in the Chase standings.

PilotMan

04-19-2012, 07:46 AM

Wow, the 02 car must be possessed. YADNF. Looking at the year the the 01 car is having it's hard not to picture both of them in the top 10.

PackerFanatic

04-19-2012, 07:51 AM

I'd have been better off leaving my stats alone it seems. The Foley's cannot do anything right this season.

wade moore

04-19-2012, 08:32 AM

I'd have been better off leaving my stats alone it seems. The Foley's cannot do anything right this season.
I wish the game had some way to give feedback that would help me on my stats. I guess you kind of have to make some leaps and hope for the best.

RendeR

04-19-2012, 09:00 AM

I dunno, sometimes I think the stats make little to no difference. I changed nothing from last year to this year and Snow Motorsports can't do anything right it seems.

MacroGuru

04-19-2012, 09:22 AM

Topaw staying strong, really nice run by Avery after qualifying so low!!

Shocked! Shocked I say!

I won't complain...we are tearing it up right now and I hope to keep the streak going...

sterlingice

04-19-2012, 10:33 AM

I ended up going online to see what stats do what but it's still a crapshoot with dice rolls, I think. And information on a 2003 version of a game is not all that readily available, actually.

SI

cmp

04-19-2012, 11:14 AM

PackerFanatic

04-19-2012, 11:31 AM

I wish the game had some way to give feedback that would help me on my stats. I guess you kind of have to make some leaps and hope for the best.

Yup :)

lordscarlet

04-19-2012, 01:18 PM

GET YOUR DEAD CARS OUT OF MY WAY

RendeR

04-19-2012, 02:57 PM

Holy christ I'm surprised I survived that crash =)

MacroGuru

04-19-2012, 03:42 PM

Holy christ I'm surprised I survived that crash =)

I was going to say something about how your driving on the track is better than the road, but then I realized the last time I was in a car with you, I was passed out....

TRO

04-19-2012, 04:38 PM

meh, who needs to finish more than 1 race anyway?

I don't think King Kong has finished a race yet.

Lauter

04-19-2012, 04:44 PM

Qualified 40 and finished 5

THAT´S AWESOME!!!!

+9 POSITIONS IN THE Standings

First at the ROTY POINTS

I´M VERY EXITED!!!!

GO 92!

kingfc22

04-19-2012, 09:11 PM

FC Racing has two cars in the Top 10. Woot!

cmp

04-22-2012, 10:00 AM

Next race will be up today.

cmp

04-22-2012, 10:13 AM

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cmp

04-22-2012, 10:16 AM

Once again it was Trick Dickle who had the best car on the day as he led 92 of the 200 laps. But, this time his car faded as the race wound down and he fell to an 11th place finish. Helen Wheels was there to take advantage as she led the race's final 7 laps to take the win. She held off a challenge from Dexter Jackson who finished 3rd. Aemon Snow, David Ginsberg and Bo Duke rounded out the top 5.

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cmp

04-22-2012, 10:18 AM

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cmp

04-22-2012, 10:19 AM

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PilotMan

04-22-2012, 11:50 AM

Fuck yeah! Two top tens! Finally got that damned 02 car through a race!

It's a long season, hopefully we can hang.

wade moore

04-22-2012, 12:56 PM

Has to be our tightest race yet this season, right? We had 27 cars within 4 seconds of the leader, wow!

Nice to get a top 10. We're not quite hanging out in the cellar now, although we have a lot of work to do.

kingfc22

04-22-2012, 03:19 PM

Tough race for FC Racing. Will need to bounce back at the next track!

Lauter

04-22-2012, 03:52 PM

Not bad, but not good, finished 26, thinking of the next track.

cmp

04-22-2012, 04:00 PM

CMP Racing would like to announce a few major changes to the #5 car driven by Cannon Pace. After a dispute with sponsor Marlboro, CMP Racing and Marlboro have split and a new sponsor has stepped to sponsor the #5 car for the remainder of the season. Buffalo Wild Wings will be the new main sponsor for the #5 car.

cmp

04-22-2012, 04:45 PM

For the rest of this season we are adding something new. This will also help tie in the Late Model Series with the Cup Series. Every race starting with Martinsville on two drivers from the Late Model Series will be allowed to enter into the Cup Series. You will be able to take your Late Model driver and change his stats to whatever you wish, pick a car, and enter him into the race you would like. First come first serve on what races the drivers are entered into. You can only sign up for two races currently though.

The only catch is when making the stats, instead of 200 points on the driver stat portion you will only have 170 and for the car stats you will have 45 instead of 60. Sign up here on the board and then pm your stats and car possibilities. These drivers are not eligible for the Chase.

Current Late Model Entries:

Martinsville - Spots Filled
#55 Derrick Pace
Lew Sifford

Indianapolis
Nick Phillips Jr.

Myrtle Beach - Spots Filled
Lew Sifford
B.L. Zebub

Watkins Glen

Piggzcreek
Billy Bushinhimer

Boston
Pharaoh Moore

Las Vegas

Atlanta

Daytona
#55 Derrick Pace

Pocono
Pharaoh Moore

Bristol
B.L. Zebub

Texas

Homestead

MacroGuru

04-22-2012, 07:21 PM

Happy to make another top 10 with Avery Thomas but disappointed at the finish considering out starting spot.

PurdueBrad

04-22-2012, 08:10 PM

Man, eventually we'll post a win in one of these races!

britrock88

04-22-2012, 08:25 PM

Strange weekend for Ninth Circle. Rip wins the pole, then gets caught up in one of the two accidents of the day to drop to 34th. That DNF is enough to drop him out of Chase position. Meanwhile, Helen has a terrible day, qualifying 39th of 40, but bridles her aggression and collects the first win of her career, vaulting herself into the Chase.

msubball

04-22-2012, 08:38 PM

Nick Phillips Jr. will race at Indianapolis and Billy Bushinhimer will race at Piggzcreek.

cmp

04-22-2012, 09:18 PM

RendeR

04-22-2012, 10:00 PM

What looked like a strong day for Snow Motorsports fell apart at the end as Aemon went for the win only to come up short due to a late race caution. Chris Snow and the tide ride simply can't seem to pull themselves out of teh muck this season.

DataKing

04-23-2012, 09:46 AM

Well that was disappointing.

Travis

04-23-2012, 01:28 PM

Blech, awful season so far.

cmp

04-24-2012, 06:31 PM

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cmp

04-24-2012, 06:34 PM

As always Talladega provided a lot of excitement in the way of 82 lead changes. But for once the driver who led the most laps, was actually the driver leading at the end. Fox McCloud picked up his first win by holding off Lautaro Tesar and Deacon Palmer. Andrew Foley and Dan Schoonover rounded out the top 5. Points leader Trick Dickle finished last after dropping out on lap 41.

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cmp

04-24-2012, 06:35 PM

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cmp

04-24-2012, 06:35 PM

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MacroGuru

04-24-2012, 07:09 PM

ToPaw Racing is a little upset with the teams finish in Talladega but we can not be upset with a 2nd and 4th place ranking in points right now.

britrock88

04-24-2012, 08:03 PM

ToPaw Racing is a little upset with the teams finish in Talladega but we can not be upset with a 2nd and 4th place ranking in points right now.

I'd take 14th and 20th over 25th and 31st!

wade moore

04-24-2012, 08:04 PM

Two top tens at Talladega for Sixteen Colors - I'll take it!

We've been improving lately, so hopefully we've had more bad luck than bad build.

RendeR

04-24-2012, 10:19 PM

This just in: Snow Motorsports having a shit season.

That is all

PackerFanatic

04-25-2012, 07:57 AM

PF Racing isn't doing much better, Render. I am shocked by my first top 5 FINALLY for Andrew. Other than that, it's been nothing but crap all year.

Lauter

04-25-2012, 12:55 PM

:O Cannot believe it!! We started 30 and finished 2nd!!! Incredible, second top 5 of the season, we are going to the top of the ROTY points! Thanks to our team!

GO GO GO GO FOR THE CHASE!!!

#92 !

Coffee Warlord

04-25-2012, 03:13 PM

Yessir. Nielsen gets the pole and finishes 18th. Flamebeard qualifies 5th and finishes 36th.

Weeee suck.

wolverine29

04-26-2012, 11:33 AM

After the stat changes in the offseason Dexter has been racing much better this seasonm, currently sitting in 5th. Hopefully he and the #63 team can keep this up. The switch to Cyber Rams Racing has done us wonders.

Also, Johnny Sanders will enter into the Indianapolis 500. The youngster may be overmatched but it will be good experience for him.

MrBug708

04-27-2012, 06:25 PM

Suckage

CrimsonFox

04-27-2012, 08:58 PM

WOOWOWOWOWOWOWO AWESOME! My first win!
First time in the top 5 I think actually.

cmp

04-30-2012, 08:27 PM

The next race will be up tomorrow.

CrimsonFox

04-30-2012, 09:20 PM

cmp, do you have a movie of race 7?

cmp

05-01-2012, 04:33 PM

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cmp

05-01-2012, 04:35 PM

Chris Snow took the pole and led the races first 41 laps but didn't find his way to the lead again and finished 3rd. Trick Dickle, Cannon Pace and Queen Kong took turns throughout the middle of the race as the dominant car of the moment before Dexter Jackson took the lead and led 105 laps en route to the win. Cash Bradley finished second followed by Chris Snow, Queen Kong and rookie Alex Donovan. Late Model drivers Derrick Pace and Lew Sifford finished 15th and 22nd respectively.

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cmp

05-01-2012, 04:37 PM

Trick Dickle clings to a 6 point lead over Bo Duke. Dexter Jackson moves to 3rd following his win. Ace Idol sits in 4th and Cannon Pace jumps 4 spots to 5th. Avery Thomas, Nick Harold, Alejandro Murrieta, Nick Phillips and Patrick Hutt round out the drivers in the Chase as we stand now. Helen Wheels and Mustafa Henderson hold the two wild card spots.

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wade moore

05-01-2012, 04:41 PM

Two more top 15 finishes (#10 for Wade and #12 for Doug) show that Sixteen Colors racing appears to be getting things in order in their first year.

We now have both drivers in the top 25. Pretty good when they were both spending time in the bottom 5 for awhile.

Lauter

05-01-2012, 05:10 PM

Finished 35, very dissapointed!

PilotMan

05-01-2012, 05:24 PM

Eight starts and a season best 5 top ten finishes for the General Lee. I'm beginning to wonder if it's the car and not he driver. Bo is sitting nice at #2 in the Chase. I think his win is just a matter of time, and his consistent showing is really keeping the pressure on everyone else.

As for the 02 car, we made a little progress. By that I mean, we finished the race.

TRO

05-01-2012, 05:32 PM

At least the Queen is starting to show up.

CrimsonFox

05-01-2012, 05:54 PM

2 HEaders! AHHHH!

korme

05-01-2012, 08:46 PM

Tesar is first in ROTY Points, but Parker will take the much higher standings rank over that (14th!)

sterlingice

05-01-2012, 08:48 PM

Stupid non-clutch clutch

SI

kingfc22

05-01-2012, 09:03 PM

FC Racing will take this result

RendeR

05-01-2012, 10:30 PM

We perform for shit for 7 races then put in a gem at Martinsville. A track I'm notoriously horrible at.

Go figure.

DataKing

05-02-2012, 09:35 AM

Two unacceptable performances in a row. Time for the Dickle to start kicking some butts in the garage and get this team focused again...

SirFozzie

05-02-2012, 09:04 PM

wow, from 35 to 5. Maybe we have a chance to join a racing team in the offseason :)

cmp

05-06-2012, 02:37 PM

The Brickyard 400 will be run tonight

cmp

05-06-2012, 04:58 PM

cmp, do you have a movie of race 7?

I'll try to post that tonight.

cmp

05-06-2012, 08:11 PM

Talladega Video

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/K7nmWhswrl8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

cmp

05-06-2012, 08:25 PM

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cmp

05-06-2012, 08:28 PM

Luke Duke held off a tough challenge from Avery Thomas down the stretch to take the win in the Brickyard 400. 11 cautions left only 21 cars running and Luke took advantage. Thomas was followed by David Gonzalez, Nick Harold and Ches O'Peake.

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cmp

05-06-2012, 08:31 PM

Despite not finishing, Trick Dickle continues to lead as Bo Duke didn't finish as well. Ace Idol moves to 2nd followed by Duke, Cannon Pace and Avery Thomas. David Gonzalez moves into the Top 10. Wild card drivers currently are Luke Duke and Mustafa Henderson.

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cmp

05-06-2012, 08:34 PM

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PurdueBrad

05-06-2012, 08:37 PM

Wow, Nick Harold is putting together a very nice season for us. Keep it up!

PilotMan

05-06-2012, 09:34 PM

Luke gets the first win of his career, and the second win for Dixieland. Tough day for the 01 car, and a missed chance to take over the overall points lead. The team is in fire position heading toward the end of the year. Feels good to get the win at Brickyard, the car must have really been rocking to get the win on the super speedway.

britrock88

05-06-2012, 09:38 PM

Frustrating that Rip takes the pole and finishes as the last car on the lead lap. Helen records yet another DNF and now is the unlucky one -- the third-ranked driver outside the Top 10 to have a win.

If both Rip and Helen had average finishing positions that matched their average starting positions, I think they'd be 8th and 11th instead of 23rd and 20th.

kingfc22

05-06-2012, 09:38 PM

FC Racing drivers finish +29 and +35 from their qualifying spots!

cmp

05-06-2012, 09:44 PM

Here are the remaining races. Late Model Drivers can still enter into these if they have not signed up for two.

Myrtle Beach - Spots Filled
Lew Sifford
B.L. Zebub

Watkins Glen

Piggzcreek
#46 Billy Bushinhimer

Boston
Pharaoh Moore

Las Vegas
#46 Nick Phillips Jr.

Atlanta

Daytona
#55 Derrick Pace

Pocono
Pharaoh Moore

Bristol
B.L. Zebub

Texas
#46 Billy Bushinhimer

Homestead

wolverine29

05-06-2012, 10:01 PM

Dexter loses 3 spots in the standings after crashing out and finishing 31st. Still in the top ten though.

Also, Johnny Sanders will enter into the Boston race.

PilotMan

05-06-2012, 10:45 PM

Coy will do Daytona
Vance will do Bristol

Lauter

05-07-2012, 12:16 PM

2 times 26th, we are very frustrated, but triying to succes.

cmp

05-07-2012, 10:03 PM

The Peace Tea 400 from Myrtle Beach will be run tomorrow. I will also try to get videos up from Martinsville and Indy.

wade moore

05-08-2012, 08:25 AM

cmp - if I create a .car file from a design I've done, would you be able to see if it works in your mod? I'm still not clear on how that works.

cmp

05-08-2012, 11:14 AM

cmp - if I create a .car file from a design I've done, would you be able to see if it works in your mod? I'm still not clear on how that works.

Yup definitely.

cmp

05-08-2012, 12:30 PM

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cmp

05-08-2012, 12:33 PM

Well it looks like Trick Dickle and the DoubleTap Racing team have figured out any problems they were having the past few races as the #15 car led 266 of the 400 laps en route to an easy win in the Peace Tea 400. Cannon Pace was the only other car left on the lead lap in 2nd while Aemon Snow finished 3rd, Sir Wolf Howlington 4th and Dexter Jackson 5th.

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cmp

05-08-2012, 12:36 PM

Trick Dickle increases his lead to 15 points as Cannon Pace moves into 2nd, Dexter Jackson is 3rd, Bo Duke 4th and Nick Harold 5th. Alejandro Murrieta, Ace Idol, Avery Thomas, David Gonzalez, and Patrick Hutt round out current Chase eligible drivers. Mustafa Henderson and Luke Duke hold the wild cards.

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cmp

05-08-2012, 12:37 PM

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DataKing

05-08-2012, 12:39 PM

Now that's more like it! :D

Lauter

05-08-2012, 04:26 PM

22th, again in a bad position, we had to make a lot of adjustments if we want to be in the chase, we are going to work day and night.

#92 TEAM

wolverine29

05-08-2012, 07:29 PM

Nice Top 5 finish that puts us 3rd in the standings. I'm liking where we are sitting with only 5 races to go until the chase. What a turnaround a season makes.

kingfc22

05-08-2012, 09:38 PM

FC Racing will take that result.

I hope we took Murrieta's car and hid it prior to post race inspection. That was one heck of a qualifying time compared to the rest of the cars.

sterlingice

05-08-2012, 09:42 PM

The Peace Tea 400?

SI

cmp

05-12-2012, 09:04 PM

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cmp

05-12-2012, 09:06 PM

Fox McCloud took the pole but only led a lap before falling back into the pack. His team kept making adjustments throughout the day however and with only 8 laps left he took the lead from Cannon Pace and took the win, all by locking up a spot as a wildcard in the Chase with his second win.

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cmp

05-12-2012, 09:09 PM

Trick Dickle continues to lead the standings followed by Cannon Pace and Dexter Jackson. Nick Harold moves to 4th, Bo Duke falls to 5th. Avery Thomas, Ace Idol, Alejandro Murrieta, Chris Snow and Luke Duke round out the current Chase drivers. Fox McCloud and Mustafa Henderson hold the wild card spots.

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kingfc22

05-12-2012, 09:12 PM

Oh crap. That was a horrible result for Gonzalez.

CrimsonFox

05-12-2012, 09:45 PM

AWESOME! That was a good'n! both had top 10 finishes and 2nd win. Things are looking up!

MacroGuru

05-12-2012, 10:02 PM

That elusive win is still running away from Avery, I will settle for a top 10 finish...

britrock88

05-13-2012, 01:34 AM

McCloud is pretty secure as the first wildcard. The second will be more interesting. Helen Wheels will have to hope that Luke Duke and Mustafa Henderson, who are 10th and 11th and have a win each, overtake Chris Snow, who is 9th without a win. If Henderson displaces Snow in the top 10, Wheels becomes the second wildcard, as the highest-ranked driver outside the top 10 with 1 win. Four races to go...

RendeR

05-13-2012, 07:45 AM

Old man Snow claws his way into the top 10 in points. The kid still struggling for consistency.

PurdueBrad

05-13-2012, 08:18 AM

Wahoo! Keep climbing them standings Nick Harold!

sterlingice

05-13-2012, 09:44 AM

PilotMan

05-13-2012, 09:53 AM

Ahh, not a great race, but we have both drivers in the Chase group now. Looking forward to moving on to some better tracks, and solidifying our positions.

Lauter

05-13-2012, 12:48 PM

Incredible result for #92 Team, very very proud and excited, we want to be in the chase, we are doing an excellent job, keep going!

BYU 14

05-13-2012, 05:52 PM

Topaw with 2 drivers in place for the chase!!

RendeR

05-13-2012, 06:48 PM

Only the second top 10 of the season for Sterling.

So, I have a curious question: how similar do the top ranked cars look in terms of stats? Is this a case where there's a ton of randomness and it's just luck? Or is there just some builds that work a lot better than others and those at the top just have the "magical" best builds?

SI

There's 2 bits of randomness that go into this for each race.

First is your stat range, your stat # for each item for each race will be different, it will range between the numbers you set for it. So your stats will probably never be the same twice. But its all based on what you set up.

Second, the required BEST setup for any given race also fluctuates in pretty much the same way. Weather(if used) and all the track settings are adjusted by the game engine when the race is run, so you are never 100% certain of what the perfect stat-line will be to match a given track on a given day.

So while yes, it seems random and magical, there IS a certain specificity that you can put into your stat-line to make you perform better over the length of a season.

cmp

05-14-2012, 03:38 PM

Yeah RendeR summed it up pretty well. Over the course of the years it seems a few drivers have figured out a stat set that gives them the best chance for success. Snow and Phillips always are strong and that has to do with the stats they have. I can tell you that the set ups for Snow and Phillips are very similar, not identical but very close in a lot of categories. Now it looks like Trick Dickle probably has figured out the best stat set and his is a bit different from the others. 9 wins in 31 races so far over two seasons is impressive so he clearly has something figured out.

cmp

05-14-2012, 03:41 PM

The 4 mile Piggzcreek is next up. It will be run tonight.

DataKing

05-14-2012, 03:41 PM

And I'll be taking my secrets to the grave. :D

cmp

05-14-2012, 05:20 PM

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cmp

05-14-2012, 05:24 PM

cmp

05-14-2012, 05:26 PM

Cannon Pace takes the lead by 1 point over Trick Dickle. Cannon hasn't been spectacular but has remained consistent. Dexter Jackson holds onto 3rd while Ace Idol moves up three spots to 4th. Avery Thomas is 5th followed by Nick Harold, Bo Duke, Chris Snow, Mustafa Henderson and Nick Phillips rounds out the Chase drivers in 10th. Fox McCloud holds the first wild card spot and Alejandro Murrieta holds the second.

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