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Been around for a short time, maybe a month. I have only had one time being on the browsers that I have not been hackled. i know I am not as great, an I say that with respect, as most of you. I just ask that when I'm in there, give me direction. I would not dare say there has been none, thats not true. The bit I have got, I take back off line and try to get better. However, jabbing at a guy like hes not smart enoigh to figure out whats being said is degrading. I'm not much on that as i am sure others arent either. Please, if I am in the way, just advise me. I have no problem getting off and letting you good racers go at it.
If anyone has been there and can offer me advise, please do so. I know I need to be more consistant. Can't figure how to get any faster. Have figured faster doesnt mean more gas, but sometimes less.

Please guide me, don't ride me.

Do what I did. I've been around the online and browser scene for a few months, Practice by yourself some, just keep the car pointing the right way. When in a full room, hold your line while trying to not push people into the wall (I still need work on that myself) don't just dive in and fight for the lead when starting in the back. If you're starting in the front, floor it and go for it. If (when) somebody catches you, race them hard and clean at the same time. Don't just give the spot away but don't wreck somebodt and yourself at the same time. If you do wreck somebody, just apologize in the chat room and move on to the next race. The more races you get in the better you become. Get yourself a setup that you're comfortable running with and learn where your marks are with that setup. If by some chance you wind up becoming a lap car, there are 2 things you can do, 1- Hold your line and don't hold them up. That is what I was told. Or 2- Move out of the way and let them by, thats what I read. You pick which you do. Theres more to it but I don't remember everything. Theres a section on the BLS site for all racers to read. When you get better and race cleaner, smoother and faster, you'll become more respected by your fellow racers. Nobody is perfect in the start. We were all rookies at one point.

I think I raced you tonight and you seemed just fine...the browser is ok to do for fun but there are some jerks. I think when you start league racing it's more fun and people aren't such jerks usually because they have reputations and know each other pretty good on here. I will help you any way I can. I have been working on some track line guides today that I will try to post some of them tomorrow or soon for people to get better...but when I raced you you seemed really clean and pretty good! Just tell people you are new I mean they shouldn't expect much out of the browser anyway, it's just a place to go when you're bored and such.

Yea Dixter Don't take the immature jabs at ya to heart!!! The people that may be fast now, were in the same exact boat your are in when they first ran online!!! My advice to is, if you have good setups (if you don't, I will include some good ones at the end) then run with the pack the best you can without blockingand let the guys have the spot in the corner, follow them and learn the line!. If you get a chance to run with Mcgee aka Sl1 aka VLR_53 aka The KId, watch him very close, he will show you every line on the track and all the good passing lanes, and when to pass and when to let up, alot of other guys will be full throttle all the way around some tracks, or run real hard into the corner, end result of that is, rear ending the guy in front, or losing momentum coming out. Set yourself up by letting off, letting it set and then flooring it or if on a wheel gradually give it gas so you don't spin the tires. Other than that stay high let the fatser guy through and follow them, don't race 'em, follow 'em, you will then build up enough courage to get aggresive and make some passes, other than that it's gonna take some seat time to really win and I advise you to check out VLR's schedule page and come race with us in some league races, you don't have to be on a team, there are plenty of independent drivers that run with us, if you need help installing cars and tracks come in vent and ask someone, you can see who's in what vent by looking at the Ventrillo link. I also advise you get ventrillo ( www.ventrillo.com ) to run with us. Get a headset at Wal-Mart fro $19.99 and you will be able to talk directly to us. (I'm talking about all rookies) . They have Rookie League Races, and you can find 2-3 races every night. Just show up about an hour early and get some practice in and then we can get to know our new friends and become a part of a VERY Dramatic Family, but like I said, Racing IS Drama, so therelies the Drama!!! So come on Out we would love to have some new racers, the old ones are too boring :P lol.

Heres some good sets:
www.doitracing.com:
Wheel sets: EVR_RP 2009
Key sets: EVR_Buck keysets

my sets (BLS Jsn!) are on here, they have almost all the addon tracks, but they are for a wheel, you might be able to change the wheel lock to fit ya. Hope this helps ya!!!


If ya see me runnin (BLS v6!) holler at me, I'll help ya any way I can!!!

what u tryin 2 say 6! i got a buncha names or somethin lol...thx 4 the kind words bud, i appreciate it. don't let him fool ya tho dixter, bls_v6! is a very good racer as well and can show u just as much if not more than this ol' geezer can. good luck getting faster and hope 2 see u in the browser.

I am so glad you explained the vent, because that was throwing me a little. I certainly appreciate the advise all of you have offered. I feel more confident now. I do have several of the set ups, skins, tracks downloaded from the sights. I will work to get better. I also need to get a better chair. Apparently I was leaning a little to hard during a race last night and snap! Thankfully the floor is carpeted. I realize that the old habits on a real track, like letting off way too much are hurting turn entry. Just a habit I am going to have to break. Your kindness and willingness to help is very much appreciated.

my 2 cents
in the browser , thats not a good judge of how we all race in league races
the browser is a place to race , but must be taken with a grain of salt as well
the browser is a place where rough driving isnt penalized like league races is
so youll more likely see rougher driving in the browser than anywhere else

and to echo above posts , hop into a vent and ask some of the guys for help , and most likely youll find what youre looking for

Hey Dixter,
Welcome to DTR2. All the previous replies are from a good group of guys. The bottom line is seat time (but not a broken one lol). I'm far from the fastest, but I too will help all I can. Hope to see ya around.

Here's a good place for DTR2 info

www.teamvlr.com/dtr2-tutorials.html

I really enjoyed racing tonight. Took some other sets and tried them. Nice sets Buck. I dont mind criticism, as long as I can do something with it. Thats all I got and it helped. Thanx a bunch fellas.

Dixter

Oh yeah, along with your excellent advise. And I will get up on the vent in a little while as well.

Hey there bud..We all came to this game and were slow as hell..I remember the doit team yelling at me giving me advice as i went along with XCR and VLR_Mcgee..If you run with people(the fast guys) and just try to listen to what they say to you, you will see yourself get faster..WOLF took alot time with me everyday to yell and scream at me but he showed me how to run most trks...Just run and have fun!!! Hope to see you on the track..

just another thought , if you need help with ventrilo , messege someone on yahoo , you can reach me by hovering over the icon under my avatar on here , i just ask that in the messege you say its for dtr2 , otherwise i will not reply - that goes for anything else too , you can messege me

It amazes me how we can all come together to help somebody out. But yet in a different thread, a few days ago we were at each others throats. Dixter, Welcome to our dysfunctional family! You have no clue what you got yourself into you poor fool. You're going to love it here! I love sending mixed messages.

Just to make a comparison, I can hate my wife with a passion and we can call eacthother the worst of names, but in the end, we still love eachother as much as the day we met. Just to be a lil real, in everything we compete in you are going to have drama!!! We ALL want to win, and when you have the opportunity taken from you, well you get upset, THAT COMES WITH EVERY COMPETABLE SPORT!!! The way I see it, if you don't want drama then go play with some dolls (probably get some there too) or go pull some worms out the dirt, because if I am competeing in something, anything, I am going to give all my emotion to it, that includes crying, yelling, bitching or whatever comes to pass!!! So if you don't like people "crying" about getting taken out by an idiot after leading 49 of 50 laps, or someone cussing someone else out for not holding their line or just bumping too much, then you picked the wrong sport!!! In all my years (30) of real racing, I can't remember one night someone wasn't mad! So IMO you got to have drama or it's not worth doin!!! If you can get "moved" , ran over, slammed, or just plain crushed when you have a winning car and not get mad, I WANT WHAT YOUR ON!!! Other than that, can't wait to see ya in the "Big Leagues"!!!

Wait, was that last line to the game or life itself in the outside world? (Sooo......bright and scary...... ) Because I get bumped and moved in here daily when I know I have a car that can win assuming I don't screw myself out of the win. And I very rarely get upset about it.....you want what I'm on? Well, I'm on my bed.....and I don't think you want that......

BLS Deadbolt, I am sure I am going to need help. Like which option to take. I do have the headset, but it may be a few days before I am able to get to it. Wife is very ill, need to deal with that for a while.

BLS Jsn!, totally understand what ur talking about, and agree competing can either bring out our best or worst. Maybe I have been a little too sensitive. I don't mean to complain. When there is talk back and forth between other drivers other than those involved ' in code rookies aren't used to yet', that seems more like a jab at a guy. Just sayin'.

J-MAC, First of all I am not interested in where u r right now, but I am glad you don't get upset.www.teamvlr.com/components/com_kunena/te...emoticons/wassat.png However I don't get upset if I lose or get bumped, not on the browser, offline bumps more. Cant speak for the league races. However I do get discouraged when I think I am doing OK then, like you said u do, I take myself out. I had a talk with me about it, but I don't think it did much good, I never seem to listen to myself. Maybe ur family is not dysfunctional to my standard?

Can anyone tell me what a ca is? Maybe it was a typo, but someone asked me if I had a ca.

Could someone explain what u mean when u say league racing. I would prefer not to assume, and get myself more confused.

preciatechall

Click on the VLR schedule link, those are the times we run races in private servers. Each team has or shares ventrillo, that is where we communicate and set lineups, come check it out you will probably never go back to browser like I did, lol, with a league race everynight, you will have a lot of fun!! I wish more people would come race with us that run browser!!!! Don't get me wrong, browser is awesome for some good racing and fun people, but you only race to 10 for each track, in leagues, you might have 30 people show up, but only 10 run the A, so it's a mad dash about an hour before races to make your set perfect. On top of that, you run a season! YOU WILL HAVE FUN!!! I PROMISE

I was actually talking to Jsn in my last post but ok.