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Old 03-26-2011, 12:06 AM   #309
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Re: NASCAR The Game 2011 Q&A and Impressions

Ok...Just raced at Daytona. I did just a simple 15 lapper, and at these settings.

Opponent - Very Hard(which is the hardest)

Diving aids- Legends(which is no assist at all, and the hardest available)


Qualifying: Results

Me - 1st
2nd - .67 behind
3rd .83 behind
4th .92 behind
5th .98 behind

So obviously, I should not be that much better in qualifying then the AI on the hardest settings. Please keep in mind, the day 1 patch is going to up the difficulty. I knew already, but I can't just talk about everything guys. Since Ed already mentioned, I guess its no big deal.

so......on to the race

Since I qualified first, obviously I set on the pole.

Lap 1....
Held the lead, competition was on my bumper, but held them off somewhat easily.

Lap 2...
Wash, rinse , repeat.....same as lap 1

lap 3...

3 cars make a push on the outside, and 2 overtake me. Kurt and Kyle Busch shoot off ahead, but leave Carl Edwards, who was the third car.

Lap 4...

Can't catch Kurt and Kyle, as they are gone. I finally hook up with Martin Truex Jr. and we start making some progress towards the Busch Bros.

A push of 4 cars go underneath us, and I break free to to catch their draft. I underestimated their speed, and miss their draft all together.

Lap 5...

Still trying to catch the front of the pack, and drafting offf who I can to get there. KnK still lead the race.

lap 6...
See lap 5

lap 7...
see lap 6

Lap...8

This where it gets interesting. There is a pack of about 7 cars around me now, and I am on the high-side right behind David Reutimann, as he is my drafting partner. We are making good progress on the outside, with a chance to take over 3rd, and 4th place.

KnK Busch are still leading at this point...

As we enter the tri-oval, someone gets pushed out of their draft and hooks me from behind, and that's when the big one hits.

Caution is thrown, and come back out on lap 11

Its all down hill from there, even though I pitted, my car is such a mess, I can't stay with anyone in the pack.

Finished 41st.....

So while the Qual might be a bit off for the plate tracks, the competition is not for me. If the guy streaming on jerkoff tv is legit, then I guess he is just a damn good racer, cause I have no idea how you beat the AI on very hard by 2 seconds.

keep in mind though, its not like the rest of the field was right there. There was probably 20-25 cars in the hunt, and being very competitive. The rest of the pack was in the back....kinda like what you see on Sunday.
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