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#362637 - 10/21/07 09:56 PM
Gentlemen (and Ladies)
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Great Pumpkin
Registered: 12/27/00
Posts: 11905
Loc: Edgewood, New Mexico
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Start your engines!! It has taken me more hours than I care to remember to get the Virtual Rally game re-written to work with the new forum software, but I finally think I have it!
A new rally game is now underway as of tonight, 21 Oct 2007! The game has 15 legs! It is essentially the same rally as was played once before, but I made a few changes so its not exactly the same! The game will end on 30 Nov 2007 and new players will not be accepted after 11 Nov 2007.
Many of you have played the Virtual Rally and know how it works, but if your new to it (even if your not) then just go to the rules page and read the rules and itroduction PLEASE read that before you start! There is a link to the Rules and Introduction right on the main Virtual Rally page.
To get to the game, click on the Virtual Rally link in the "Site Links" box on the left side of the page, or click on the same link under the Site Links  drop-down menu above.
Please use this forum for discussing the rally but DO NOT divulge any features of the rally legs! In short, please keep your knowledge of the rally details to yourself!
Oh, and the prize for the winner will be a wonderful British Car print from one of our very own BCF-member artists, Cliff Cramp. I have one of his prints and it is really terrific! (Thanks Cliff!!)
Please let me know if you run into any bugs. A couple things to remember for sure:
1) Once you start the game (get to the page with the route choices or beyond) DO NOT leave the page to go to a map program then try to come back...it will NOT work. If you need to visit, for example, Mapquest.com, open another instance of your browser.
2) Once you have taken a turn (entered a route and speed) do NOT try to use your back button to try again. Not only will it not work, but it will flag you as trying to cheat and may get your disqualified.
3) Read the Into and Rules - understand how the game works.
4) Remember, that each leg "may" have a built-in fudge factor. Not all routes do, but some do. The fudge factor works like this: Say a route has a fudge factor of "12" in the database. What that means is, when the game computes your time, it could randomly add (or subtract) up to 12 miles from the actual distance before doing the time calculation. Of course this could throw off your time. The fudge factor in the database for a leg just sets an upper-limit. So a fudge factor of 12 could result in 12 miles, 5 miles, or no miles being add/subtracted...its random. Some legs have no fudge factor, other have fairly small factors and a few have factors that could be as big as 12 miles. So if you think you had the perfect route and speed, but your time seems off from what you thought, you may have been hit with a random fudge factor. This keeps the game interesting and prevents someone with a sophisticated map program from walking away with the win every time - it adds a little variability and luck to the game.
Have fun and may the best driver win (or the luckiest)
Basil
Edited by Basil (10/21/07 10:05 PM)
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#362669 - 10/21/07 11:18 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: DART]
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Great Pumpkin
Registered: 12/27/00
Posts: 11905
Loc: Edgewood, New Mexico
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Let me warn you - t8nwa plays for keeps! Keep an eye on that guy - he's gooood!
Basil
Edited by Basil (10/21/07 11:20 PM)
Edit Reason: typo
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#362674 - 10/21/07 11:30 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: Basil]
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Great Pumpkin
Registered: 12/27/00
Posts: 11905
Loc: Edgewood, New Mexico
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Holy cow t8nwa!! How lucky can you get! You must have hit the "Meet Basil" shortcut!!?? One the first leg!! Man, I want to go to Vegas with you!
Basil
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#362756 - 10/22/07 08:09 AM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: Basil]
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Jedi Hopeful
Registered: 06/07/05
Posts: 151
Loc: Colorado
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Thank god for dishonest officials. LOL
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63 TR4 Surrey Top
71 MGB OD & Wires
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#362838 - 10/22/07 10:30 AM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: MikeH]
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Senior Member
Registered: 02/13/07
Posts: 74
Loc: PA
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I had to help a little ol lady.  Might help my Karma!
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1985 300ZX
1992 Volvo 740 Wagon
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#362840 - 10/22/07 10:33 AM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: RocknTommy]
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Great Pumpkin
Registered: 12/27/00
Posts: 11905
Loc: Edgewood, New Mexico
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I had to help a little ol lady. Might help my Karma! Your a great person, Tommy!
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#362960 - 10/22/07 02:45 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: Basil]
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Jedi Hopeful
Registered: 08/14/02
Posts: 150
Loc: Puyallup, WA
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Holy cow t8nwa!! How lucky can you get! You must have hit the "Meet Basil" shortcut!!?? One the first leg!! Man, I want to go to Vegas with you!
Basil  Yes I did, but I would have rather have seen you on one where fudge factor got me worse.  However, there are many legs left where the Pot Hole Gang can still get me! Alan
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1979 Triumph Spitfire
1968 Triumph GT6 - owned 1978 thru 2002
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#363245 - 10/22/07 10:43 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: GregW]
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Great Pumpkin
Registered: 12/27/00
Posts: 11905
Loc: Edgewood, New Mexico
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OK, I tried to play, but I only got a destination for the first leg, no starting point. What am I missin’? Yikes! I knew I'd overlook something! The description of two of the legs mentions that it starts in Reno, but I should have added the Starting Point Text which is a little more specific. Try it now.
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#363257 - 10/22/07 11:07 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: DART]
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Great Pumpkin
Registered: 12/27/00
Posts: 11905
Loc: Edgewood, New Mexico
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No, sorry, not if you have completed the first leg
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#363489 - 10/23/07 11:41 AM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: Basil]
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Senior Member
Registered: 02/13/07
Posts: 74
Loc: PA
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I had to help a little ol lady. Might help my Karma! Your a great person, Tommy! Karma paid off. Bribed an official and it worked!  Now in 3rd
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1985 300ZX
1992 Volvo 740 Wagon
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#363763 - 10/23/07 09:54 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: RocknTommy]
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Jedi Warrior
Registered: 12/01/06
Posts: 621
Loc: West Palm Beach, Fl
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I wanted to run down the old lady, but my navigator made me stop. Worked out for the best. Mid pack for me, and gaining. Tally Ho!
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65 MGB
94 Mercury Cougar
05 VW Beetle Convertible
...Semper Fidelis...
"Friends, like Whisky get better with age"
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#363793 - 10/23/07 11:42 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: 1965_MGB]
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Great Pumpkin
Registered: 12/27/00
Posts: 11905
Loc: Edgewood, New Mexico
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Looks like we have a pretty good race shaping up here!
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#363879 - 10/24/07 08:41 AM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: Basil]
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Senior Member
Registered: 02/13/07
Posts: 74
Loc: PA
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Fouled Pugs?!
Bummer, I need to have a talk with my mechanic...
Oh wait thats me.
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1985 300ZX
1992 Volvo 740 Wagon
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#363921 - 10/24/07 10:26 AM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: RocknTommy]
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Jedi Knight
Registered: 05/19/06
Posts: 1010
Loc: NEBRASKA, USA
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I always sucked at online games, video games, rallies, teasers..don't even ask what I got on the first leg let alone the Mechanical Quiz, the spinning shadow dancer didn't even spin, the color/word game...it's like putting something together..I"m sure it has nothing to do with reading the instructions clearly until LAST..and that's all I have to say..so THERE!!!  GOOD THING I'M PRETTY DECENT AT DRINKIN' BEER!!!! 
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1962 AH Sprite - Lady Cassandra
1966 Austin A35 Van - Wallace & Gromit
1983 911 Carrera Targa - Helga
1991 MBZ 500sl Roadster - Maltilda
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#363946 - 10/24/07 11:21 AM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: BIBBER]
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Jedi Knight
Registered: 09/02/02
Posts: 1007
Loc: Tokyo,Japan
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Hmmm,
after finishing my first leg ( -5 ) I clicked on the provided
'back to VR' button to check the standings and it says
NULL and 0 legs completed.
Did I do something I shouldn't have done?
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'76 Mini with 1380 engine in Sweden
'78 MG Midget 1500 in Japan
* Honi soit qui mal y pense *
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#364000 - 10/24/07 01:26 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: BIBBER]
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Jedi Hopeful
Registered: 09/19/06
Posts: 197
Loc: St Petersburg, Fl
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D'oh
4 minutes off, but hit construction!
5 points off.
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#364253 - 10/24/07 09:41 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: 1965_MGB]
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Jedi Warrior
Registered: 12/01/06
Posts: 621
Loc: West Palm Beach, Fl
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I hate this game, but just can't stop playing.
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Ron
65 MGB
94 Mercury Cougar
05 VW Beetle Convertible
...Semper Fidelis...
"Friends, like Whisky get better with age"
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#364277 - 10/24/07 10:22 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: Steve]
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Jedi Knight
Registered: 05/19/06
Posts: 1010
Loc: NEBRASKA, USA
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Hey check your ranking you may be in the lead could've been one of the best strategies!!! Way funny...I checked your NULL ranking for leg 1 put you in 30th position....I tried and am way behind you...I'd say shoot for NULL's all the way through..... 
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1962 AH Sprite - Lady Cassandra
1966 Austin A35 Van - Wallace & Gromit
1983 911 Carrera Targa - Helga
1991 MBZ 500sl Roadster - Maltilda
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#364294 - 10/25/07 08:25 AM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: BIBBER]
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Senior Member
Registered: 02/13/07
Posts: 74
Loc: PA
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Thats the 2nd time I had to help out an old lady. Once on Monday and then again today. Man, I am such a nice guy. 
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#364313 - 10/25/07 09:54 AM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: BIBBER]
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Yoda
Registered: 01/01/02
Posts: 7690
Loc: New Berlin, WI
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Hey check your ranking you may be in the lead could've been one of the best strategies!!! Way funny...I checked your NULL ranking for leg 1 put you in 30th position....I tried and am way behind you...I'd say shoot for NULL's all the way through..... Yeah, I played today and I am at -10 already.
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#364391 - 10/25/07 01:13 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: Basil]
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Freshman Member
Registered: 05/03/07
Posts: 15
Loc: portland, oregon
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Are we playing this game on the weekends? What if I miss a day? Can I run 2 legs the next day to catch up? I am also not able to 'check my details', I get the message ' The forum (display) name you entered is not recognized.' Is anybody else getting this message? I had no idea how fun this would be. See you at the finish line. 
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#364396 - 10/25/07 01:19 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: DanZ_BT7]
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Senior Member
Registered: 02/13/07
Posts: 74
Loc: PA
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Are we playing this game on the weekends? What if I miss a day? Can I run 2 legs the next day to catch up? I am also not able to 'check my details', I get the message ' The forum (display) name you entered is not recognized.' Is anybody else getting this message? I had no idea how fun this would be. See you at the finish line. I received the same message too. Not even sure what the "details" would be. I am loving this rally!
Edited by RocknTommy (10/25/07 01:19 PM)
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#364419 - 10/25/07 03:22 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: RocknTommy]
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Jedi Hopeful
Registered: 09/19/06
Posts: 197
Loc: St Petersburg, Fl
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You can only run one leg a day, but the race is open until November 30th, so with 15 legs, you should have plenty of time to finish the race.
See you at the finish line.
Tommy,
The details page tells you which route you selected (and avg speed chosen) for each leg of the race. It also tells you if you had help (Basil shortcut) or ran into trouble (construction/car trouble) as well as if you tried to bribe an official or not.
Good luck
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#364704 - 10/26/07 08:41 AM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: Walk]
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Jedi Hopeful
Registered: 09/19/06
Posts: 197
Loc: St Petersburg, Fl
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Well if "your forum name and password are case sensitive" make sure you are using Walk....
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#365491 - 10/27/07 08:43 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: Basil]
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Freshman Member
Registered: 12/08/06
Posts: 19
Loc: CA
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There sure are a lot of Humpmobiles in this race!
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#366992 - 10/31/07 09:02 AM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: RocknTommy]
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Jedi Hopeful
Registered: 09/19/06
Posts: 197
Loc: St Petersburg, Fl
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Argh,
One bad leg will really mess you up (especially if the bribe doesn't work, D'oh)
Climbing my way back up.
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#368648 - 11/02/07 10:18 PM
Re: Gentlemen (and Ladies)
[Re: Rob_P]
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Jedi Warrior
Registered: 12/01/06
Posts: 621
Loc: West Palm Beach, Fl
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I was DQ for some reason. See you all at the finish line.
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Ron
65 MGB
94 Mercury Cougar
05 VW Beetle Convertible
...Semper Fidelis...
"Friends, like Whisky get better with age"
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