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Mar 1

• Zak McKracken
  you lucky ones belonging to the same language family...
• Akoss Poo
  A learned Italian in the grammar school, but it was 15 years ago. I almost completely forgot everything. But I also understand ~60% of it.
• Akoss Poo
  A=I
• dosbox92
  I said "I must take confidence in cutting the track in the right place! For now I'll settle for cut in some points, then we'll see ... Anyway my name is Alessandro" I hope the translate is correct!
• Renato Biker
  Wow, I have 2030 leading hours.
• Shoegazing Leo
  I have a third grade cousin called Alessandro. Is very common in Brazil a lot of ways of same name: Alessandro, Sandro, Alexsandro, Alex Sandro, Alexandre, Alex, Alexandro and others.
• dosbox92
  My name is Alessandro, my father Sandro and my uncle Alessio! What a fantasy! Ahahahaha

Mar 2

• Cas
  Hi. This is not wow, but it's something to say hello with
• Friker
  Hello.
• Marco
  two pilota strong has Biker and Friker might be in 2 different team.
• Marco
  same thing about Bonzai and Duplode but Bonzai is not playing
• Friker
  Considering pairs Me & Renato, CTG & Akoss Poo, Duplode & Bonzai Joe nad Alan Rotoi & Gutix/Chulk I think Duplode & Bonzai Joe duo is the best. And I am clearly the worst of these racers. So I do not know what are you complaining about.. Actually - I cannot help Renato and I cannot reproduce Renato's tricks so we do not help each other as much as could other pairs do.. Which is demotivating sometimes. Be calm - Renato has no strong opponent (maybe Duplode?) this year and you can beat me if you want to.
• Renato Biker
  I think that is a good thing two good riders at the same team, preferably if the opponents also are two good riders at the same team. I see no reason to have only one competitive rider on the team. BTW, I think that is incoherent Marco stay on team call slowdrive, he is not a slow driver. I think Marco need a competitive teammate, he will see as managed to achieve Friker and me. Duplode?
• Renato Biker
  And Friker, of course you can help me. Remember of ZCT133, if I knew of your trick...
• dreadnaut
  Whops, the leading time code does not account for leap years I'll fix it before the end of the race!
• dreadnaut
  @dosbox92: Afullo was looking for a team member, if you are interested.
• dreadnaut
  Oh, and happy birthday!
• dosbox92
  Thank you dreadnaut! I'm interested too to be in a team, but i think to not partecipate in every race; so i don't want Afullo remain alone, it would not be fair to him!
• Zak McKracken
  something decent. What was I thinking cutting the loop from the right? :-O

Mar 3

• afullo
  @dosbox92: innanzitutto benvenuto, non mi ero ancora fatto vedere da quando sei arrivato Per la squadra possiamo anche farla pure se non ci sei sempre, tanto c'è posto per altri due elementi, e se arriva qualcun altro in futuro possiamo allargarla
• dosbox92
  @afullo: ok, se per te va bene la possiamo fare! Non ho nulla in contrario... Volevo precisare che probabilmente non avrei partecipato a tutte le gare!
• afullo
  Sì ma ci sta, non tutti qui partecipano a tutte le gare, c'è anche qualcuno di mediamente forte che ne salta alcune oppure ne fa proprio poche... Nome?
• dosbox92
  I have a question: when i go through the corkscrew (with the red wall) and i try to go on the right and I don't follow the yellow line, it's a shortcuts? If yes, my OWOOT record is invalid...
• dosbox92
  Nome per la squadra? Non ne ho minimamente idea...
• dosbox92
  @afullo: "The Sparks", The Fasts and furiouses (sarebbe troppo da megalomani ahahaha) "the oversteering", non lo so mi vengono cosi alla ca**o di cane
• afullo
  Mi capita spesso di sbandare effettivamente, "the oversteering" ci può stare, visto pure che anche un paio di altri nomi fanno giochi di parole su situazioni di gara...
• dosbox92
  Ahahahha ci potrebbe stare. Tu qualche idea?
• afullo
  Boh, pensavo anch'io a qualcosa che c'entrasse col gioco, tipo "Start & Finish", "Jumping Bridge" (uno dei miei primi esperimenti con l'editor da bambino è stato quello di mettere un condominio in mezzo alle due rampe di una sopraelevata)...
• Renato Biker
  Alessandro, on OWOOT mode you have to complete all the obstacle, loops too. You can not put the intire car on the grass, you made so many shortcuts in your lap.
• dosbox92
  Start and finish mi garba The Rolling Stunts!!!! Ahahahahah mi è venuto in questo momento ahahhaha!!!!
• dosbox92
  @Renato Biker ok thank you! Understood! So we needs to delete my record. I want to be correct!
• dosbox92
  @Renato Biker: But in this track, i don't see the last 3 corners, i see only the grass. It's normal? (I'm a newbie)
• Renato Biker
  Right, it's not normal. But you can follow the natural line... Look the map of the track.
• dosbox92
  @Renato Biker: ok totally understood, thank you!!
• afullo
  Ok, The Rolling Stunts può essere l'idea definitiva. Approviamo?
• dosbox92
  Ok Rolling Stunts, approvato!
• Marco
  Friker and Biker, obviously I'm joking. I'm not so aggressive Anyway it's true,In this moment, in this championship, you are the only 2 super strong players in a team. In the last race Friker said that Renato followed his line in a better way. so Sharing the replay each other you can clearly have an advantage . You are too strong for me so if you are in 2 different team it would be the same, then I'm not saying this thing to gain a position. I like my slow drive team because a guy that finished more than 3 seconds behind, is slow. Afullo , Dosbox why not an italian team name I would like to be in an italian team but I would be also very sad to leave my brasilian boss Leo and, anyway, I like the multination way of the various teams. It's social !!! One world, one race !
• Renato Biker
  Something like MeganiuM Argentina High
• dreadnaut
  Afullo, dosbox92: can you also send me a logo for the new team? It should be 75x50px, or at least the same shape. See the teams page: http://zak.stunts.hu/teams/
• dreadnaut
  Also, get on the forum: Zak can create a private section for your team.

Mar 4

• Duplode
  It is always nice to see a new team spring up. Rock on!
• Friker
  @dosbox92, @Renato, @OWOOT: If I remember correctly Duplode proposed that OWOOT rules can be relaxed on this track with "because you cannot follow the yellow line over invisible road squares OWOOT rules doesn't apply on these squares" (and of course the beggining corkscrew/banked road piece).
• Marco
  Hi, I have seen the Alessandro owoot replay and, at 1:35.30, you are completely on the grass and also at the end, you jumped the "not visible" chicane. Dread is it possible to change OWOOT in IRC to have the NORH and follow the line where possible ?
• dosbox92
  I think it's better to delete my OWOOT record: it does not follow actual rules. It's wrong to chance the rules during a Championship. Do you agree?
• dreadnaut
  If people are happier with IRC-style rules, I'll change the label to "Strict OWOOT". It will be from the next race onward though.
• Marco
  I m much more happier with strictly rules.
• Renato Biker
  Since that I do not pass you. Sorry, kidding...

Mar 5

• Marco
  Sure,If someone pass me, i will continue to ask to change rules till i win )). Joking aside, i know that i will lose against you with any kind of rules but i eould like to lose in irc ))
• Renato Biker
  lol
• afullo
  Dosbox92: per il logo?
• dosbox92
  Afullo: per il logo non so, fai tu non ho preferenze di alcun tipo

Mar 6

• afullo
  Ok, ci penso un attimo...

Mar 7

• Marco
  Ale have you used the RH (replay handling) on your OWOOT record or not ?
• dosbox92
  No Marco, I don't. Why?
• Marco
  No he was only to know to decide how to try again. If you have run with NORH I will try with NORH too. Anyway, at the end, you have jumped the last ghost chicane again. No problem, it's a trial and this was not properly an easy circuit for IRC rule.
• Marco
  NORH OWOOT, little improvement . Still far from Dosbox92
• Marco
  Opss, I have uploaded it on the wrong competition, Not important. it was only 0.00.15 better

Mar 8

• Duplode
  There is no real precedent for this OWOOT on invisible corners issue, so I opened a forum topic and poll for discussion: Invisible corners and OWOOT Go there and have your say!
• dosbox92
  I'm agree with Duplode. In the last 3 corners we don't see the track, so we "can try" to stay on it. But in the rest of the track we MUST stay on it. I think that is a particular situation...
• dosbox92
  Marco, I would be very happy if you improve your OWOOT time, with/without NORH. I like the idea to have a wheel to wheel battle! (see my image profile ) Anyway, my OWOOT tyme isn't the best, because i always drive the march indy not slower car(I hate understeer). So i gonna do more practice with porsche carrera for this race!
• dosbox92
  time*
• dosbox92
  I have a question for Zak and Dread: if you upload all the replays on youtube? The site would be more popular on the net. It's a suggestion.
• Marco
  Ale, if you didn't use the RH, I will not use it Last turn is invisible but it's possible to stay on it . If we decide to cut it then we can perform the super jump and gain 5 seconds . Because we are introducing the IRC mode as secondary championship, can next tracks returns at least normal terrestrial speaking ?. I mean, without strange stargate or ghost tracks and mountain I want the IRC !!! OWOOT + NORH . Ah regarding OWOOT, I think that if you go out on the outside losing time it's not a problem right ? otherwise I think that some slow players could find the owoot too frustrating.
• Marco
  i have some problems with the forum ... I don't understand how to use it, where are the topics ... I prefer to use this board
• dosbox92
  Marco, I agree with you about OWOOT time. If I go off the track losing time, it's logical that there aren't problems to upload it. About IRC (I don't know all the rules), I want it too!
• Marco
  If i'm not wrong, IRC is OWOOT + NORH so, basically, what we are already doing now on the OWOOT form . Anyway I asked to Dread to specify IRC for the next races so to remove the possibility to use the RH otherwise it has no sense for my point of view. RH is a trick and it has no sense to use it following the yellow line. Do you agree ?
• dosbox92
  Yes I do.
• Marco
  Ok, ALE, I passed you OWOOT NORH. Now it is your turn again. 25 years ago probably I would think to use the RH saying that i didn't use it. It's incredible how an italian could become honest becoming old . 25 years to win a ping pong match I was able to steal points in every mode Today I prefer to gift points if there are some doubts. Probably this is because when you are very young you think that you are superman. Becoming old it's very important to see what is your real limiti. Anyway the reason why I'm asking for NORH is because i find it funny instead of the RH that's super frustrating for me. The search of the perfection in every single session is frustrating.
• Marco
  Check my friends from 49:65 to 49:90. It seems to me that one wheel is on track because i have turned to remain on track. but it was at the very limit. Dread, Zak , only to know perfect rules ? Is this valid ?
• Marco
  OMG !!! front tires of the porsche are faked Are moved on the left, for that reason i had a tire on track in the previous lap. This is better
• dosbox92
  Marco! Fasten your seatbelt and let's fight wheel to wheel (metaphorically), I'm first again! OWOOT NOHR. It's incredible how much you improve your time!
• Duplode
  Re: Marco/Alessandro [1] According to tradition, IRC isn't OWOOT + NoRH. Most IRC rules competitions, including IRC itself, allowed RH. IRC means "always follow the yellow line". An example of non-IRC OWOOT would be allowing jumps over corks up/down, in which you remain OWOOT without following the yellow line around the spiral. [2] That said, I wouldn't mind at all making the IRC scoreboard NoRH, or even adding a third scoreboard for that if it doesn't make things too confusing. For now, if you and the other racers in that scoreboard adopt IRC + NoRH I will do likewise. [3] I believe the last corner before the finish should be treated normally even if there is an OWOOT exception for the invisible corners. That being so, you should be OWOOT both at the northern edge of the hill slope before the invisible corners and at the southern edge of the final corner. [4] If I were the referee, I'd rule Marco's 2:08.70 as legal, if very close to the limit, for even at 49.85 (when the rear left wheel is entirely off the track) the front left wheel remains in it according to the "standard" F3 angle (three clicks right, ten clicks up). It is true that the wheel is about a pixel off-centre due to a graphical artefact; in this case, however, I'd rather err on the side of leniency. [5] About the forum: it's okay -- it indeed is a sprawling and sometimes bewildering place There is no need to move the discussion there. I just created the topic there for the poll, and also because long posts (like this one ) are easier to read there.
• Marco
  Nice Duplode !!! Thank you. What we are looking to is the "let me say" normal way to play the game. IRC + NORH so follow the line. To be honest I don't think that is strictly necessary the tire on track rule in the sense that, if i'm not wrong, the only piece of track where you can place tires out without losing speed is the fast chicane. Anyway i understand that without the owoot rule it could become a problem define what is legal and what is not legal. To avoid any kind of bad behaviour, we could also create a youtube channel where ,all the "normal" racers, can upload their real time lap recorded on dosbox with ctrl+alt+f5 and insert it various playlist . The playlist define the race c174, c175 ... Alessandro what do you think? You are young , open a youtube channel and give the pwd to everyone want to race the normal (IRC+OWOOT+NORH+ETC.) race
• Marco
  I have recorded the real time lap with dosbox.

Mar 9

• dosbox92
  Marco, I'm first another time in OWOOT race. About youtube, to create a new account, it ask me a new gmail account, telephone number, etc. I thought could do it the owners of this site.
• dosbox92
  Marco check the last 3 corners in my last laptime: is it legal for you?
• Marco
  Congrats my friend, for my point of view absolutely valid. Generally speaking, there's need that we pay close attention before to upload a replay to do not waste administrators time (otherwise they will not accept the IRC). So before to upload, we have to check the replay with F3 as explained by Duplode. About the Youtube Channel, it's very easy to open a new google mail and then the channel but i agree with you, if the administrators agree, could be interesting to have it. Anyway one step per time Very pleased to have such a champion as Duplode on the "normal" championship . Now waiting for Biker , Friker, Abu, etc. too . I have always understood that you, Alessandro, are a strong player also if you use the automatic gear. This sounds strange but your driving skill are very great and, first of all, you don't fall in fear in the last part of track. I mean, usually i start fast then i become too conservative )). The age
• dosbox92
  Thank you Marco! About automatic transmission, unfortunately i use the hands in a strange way: with right hand I press up, down and right arrows, with the left hand I press left arrow. So when I press enter key (or A-Z) to change gear, I lose concentration. That's why I use automatic gears
• Duplode
  Alessandro: You can use Space and Enter to change gears. I believe people who use both hands to steer usually do that.
• Marco
  Oh, yes this is in the F1GP style Alessandro.. so for sure you can be a great F1GP player
• Renato Biker
  I use A and Z to change gear.
• Marco
  I have recorded the real time ... Can you check Duplode if it's valid ?

Mar 10

• Marco
  Sorry, we are learning. I'm not sure about my last replay in the sense that, there's single moment 0:00:05 in which my car is very close to the track but seems to be out. Using F3 above position as Duplode explained , I can see that there is no a clear pixel line of grass between my car chassis and the track but i don't know if this is enough. Surely i didn't gain 3 seconds for that also because I'm on the outside but rules are rules . What do you think Duplode ?
• dosbox92
  Don't worry Marco. it's a particular situation
• Marco
  Well, surely I didn't gain 3 seconds but maybe 0.00.20 ... Ale you have pushed the automatic gear to the limit and your lap is very fast and clearly valid. So now, it's important that some expert racer say if my lap is valid or not. If super Duplode can help us.
• dosbox92
  Thank you Marco, I'm pleased of your words! I'm trying to push this car very very hard and I think this laptime is the best for me

Mar 11

• Duplode
  Marco: The crucial frame in your 1:59.70 is 55.65, at which the front right wheel is off the track. However, there is a teeny little bit of the rear right wheel on the track. The wheel itself cannot be seen from the centred overhead F3 angle, but tilting the camera to the left a bit shows it lies just ahead of the darker yellow "fender" line, and given the curvature of the track at that point there must be some overlap between tire and tarmac. So it as legal as far as my eyes can tell.
• Duplode
  Those are some pretty good times by the way, sirs.
• Marco
  Hi Duplode, I checked the replay as you did ... When i have uploaded it I used only the F3 above position and i have seen that the chassis "touches" the track . Moving the camera position I have seen that it depends by the angle view.. There are some snapshot in which i can see my tires touching the track and some snapshot in which i see my tires on the grass. There's also a graphic issue about front tires that are sliding on the left. Don't know my friends... what about the strictly IRC rules ? For my point of view it would be easier to catch only the F3 above roof position, if a tire (openwheel) or the chassis (stock car) touch the track is good otherwise not. What do you think ?
• Duplode
  About angles: I have been checking your replays from the "standard" camera position (F3, default zoom, 3 clicks to the left, 10 clicks upwards). When I mentioned "tilting the camera to the left a bit", I only meant doing so to clarify where the wheel is along the car body. As for using the chassis instead of the wheels, it might reduce ambiguity in some cases, but the chassis is just as subject to camera angle issues as the wheels. Also, the physical behaviour of the car is dependent of wheel position, and not at all on the visible body, so checking according to the wheels feels a little fairer IMO. (That said, wheel-checking can get inconvenient at times -- to see what I mean, try playing with the F3 camera around the Jaguar...)
• Marco
  Yes but if you establish that only view f3 - 3 left 10 up is the check view then it s much easier and avoid strange graphic 3d issue.easier because it s only a view valid, so no angle view complaints from drivers.if there is a complete green pixel line between car and track you are out otherwise you are in.obviously there s need to use the chassis too.
• dreadnaut
  Before I forget, I've added the Rolling Stunts as a team. Chaps, don't forget the logo!

Mar 12

• afullo
  Thank you dreadnaut! I will design it ASAP (which can be not so early, though).

Mar 13

• Zak McKracken
  quiet replays published
• Zak McKracken
  new track available
• dreadnaut
  And first replay

Mar 14

• Duplode
  Great call by Renato on ging for the radical shortcut at the lake sector and then finding a way to regain the lost speed. Well done!
• Shoegazing Leo
  Well.. starting the jobs...
• Marco
  Everyone must watch Renato's c175 replay !!! I'm sure that if Brad Gour and Don Mattrick will see this replay, they could remain shocked !!! Congratulation ... What a start . How you can find something a jump like that , how That's unbelievable !!! My friend Dread, can you enable the IRC norh season for human players ? I don't want more to compete against these aliens !!!
• Marco
  Renato, are you using the keyboard
• Renato Biker
  Thank you guys. Marco, of course I am using keyboard. About that jump. it is not a novelty, look the replays of ZCT058.
• Marco
  Very good IRC Track
• dreadnaut
  I have already renamed the additional tag as "Strict OWOOT", that is, IRC-style rules. Follow the yellow line
• Zak McKracken
  trying owoot+norh
• Zak McKracken
  and a normal run

Mar 15

• Marco
  Good Zak ... have you seen that's funny ? ) Hi Dread , i don't see the modification. I read always OWOOT
• afullo
  Can this: ( be an idea for a Rolling Stunts logo?
• afullo
  Sorry, wrong link:
• dosbox92
  afullo: I love this logo!!!!
• afullo
  Ok, we can put this one. Zak/dread, you can proceed, please.
• dreadnaut
  Logo updated
• afullo
  Thank you dread!
• Zak McKracken
  thanks, nice logo!
• Shoegazing Leo
  Three of five teams with some musical influence...

Mar 16

• Marco
  The king of the automatic gear Automatic gear is a handicap, if you learn to drive with gear probably you win with 5 seconds gap the IRC

Mar 17

• Akoss Poo
  Can I find somewhere ZCT173 replays?
• Dreadnaut
  There is a link at the top of the track page with the zip file, or you can download single one from the "All results" list.
• dosbox92
  After one day i succeded to improve my owoot time. What a track!!

Mar 18

• Akoss Poo
  I know, but the replays directory is empty...
• Marco
  Another laptime at the limit (Rules speaking). Fortunately, Dosbox92 already improved to 1.29 with an incredible lap, so I have no problem about stealing him something. Congratulation. Sorry Duplode, what do you think of my lap at 1.11.20 and 1.11.25 ? Thank you
• Zak McKracken
  I was also unable to fetch ZCT173 replays - the download links do not work for me at http://zak.stunts.hu/tracks/ZCT173/all
• dreadnaut
  Whops, there is something wrong with the replay list from ZCT171 to ZCT173. The data is there, but is not linked correctly between tables. Should be possible to fix it, I'll do it tomorrow morning

Mar 19

• Duplode
  Marco: 1:11.20 looks okay (small bit of rear right on the track). As for 1:11.25, using the pixel of the front left as a reference, the front right seems to be on track, though it is hard to tell... (I have only watched those two frames in order not to give myself spoilers of the track )
• dreadnaut
  Replays should be fixed now!
• Marco
• Marco
  My last video on original hardware of the nineties

Mar 20

• Renato Biker
  Great, Marco. I played so much GP2 in my life! Great game!
• Renato Biker
  BTW, good choice of circuit. I already ride with my bike in Interlagos. So fun, with inclined climbs and descents.
• Alan Rotoi
  Something
• dosbox92
  What a fantastic game! Gp2!

Mar 21

• FinRok
  Hello!
• Friker
  FinRok? Welcome. Did you have a website about some old game?
• dreadnaut
  Hello FinRok, and welcome to the competition!

Mar 22

• Marco
  Rok is one of the best dos gamer in the world. He has several youtube channel with the name that included "ROK" and he is also "Guybrush Threepwood" always on youtube. i asked him several time to join and obviously he is racing against me We have a challenge opened since several years . Anyway Dread, he flagged the owoot by mistake, so his lap is good only for the main championship )
• Zak McKracken
  Welcome Rok! Nice to see more pro DOS gamers here We'll take care of that incorrect OWOOT flag soon - the OWOOT system is still experimental so deletion is not so straightforward as I guessed
• Marco
  Sorry friends, but is everyone playing the OWOOT with NORH or someone is using the RH ?
• FinRok
  Thanks! Yes i selected OWOOT by mistake and yes i have youtube channels but never got owned an website for dos games. Marco very nice new leading time, congrats
• Marco
  Rok My friend, there are 30 and less than 30 years old guys year that fly on stunts.this new leading lap will be destroied.probably 10 seconds better ))
• Marco
  Sorry i wrote year instead than "here"
• afullo
  Troll lap just to appear on the NoRH scoreboard. Maybe if I have some more time I will do a "real" race.
• dreadnaut
  Oh, why not! Here's my NoRH with an alternative car. Can't wait for a race with the Lotus.
• dreadnaut
  So close... I had to drive another lap
• afullo
  Beated.

Mar 23

• dreadnaut
  It took four tries, but this is good
• dosbox92
  Hello FinRok! I'm Alessandro and I'm very happy to have another racer ( what a racer!). Congratulation for your laps, they're very fast!
• FinRok
  Hello dosbox92 nice to meet you I'm ROK, like wise very nice to be here Guys check out my tuned car from 90's it's Scimitar built in to a Corvette chassis with jet engine displacement
• FinRok
• Renato Biker
  That's a insane car! But, see the permanent tracks results, it's faster.
• FinRok
  Live fast, die young or drive fast die too old haha

Mar 24

• Shoegazing Leo
  JTK on the scoreboard... Cool to see some legends!

Mar 25

• FinRok
  drunk driving is allowed in closed circuit! right ? hahah

Mar 26

• dreadnaut
  Should we try to organise a live race again? Does anyone have time in the next days? Discuss on the forum: Live races 2016

Mar 28

• Duplode
  I think those of you populating the alternate scoreboards will enjoy live racing a lot

Mar 30

• Duplode
  A day (?) in the sun...

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