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#367878 - 11/01/07 06:54 PM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: terriphill]
BIBBER Offline
Jedi Knight

Registered: 05/19/06
Posts: 1008
Loc: NEBRASKA, USA
t8nwa...I just finally got the Hup honed in...but short of Dan hitting a wall...1st place may be pretty much history!!!
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1962 AH Sprite - Lady Cassandra
1966 Austin A35 Van - Wallace & Gromit
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1991 MBZ 500sl Roadster - Maltilda

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#368318 - 11/02/07 04:49 PM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: BIBBER]
DanZ_BT7 Offline
Freshman Member

Registered: 05/03/07
Posts: 15
Loc: portland, oregon
Anything could happen. The race is early for most. 29 days of racing left.

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#368640 - 11/02/07 10:11 PM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: DanZ_BT7]
Basil Administrator Offline
Great Pumpkin

Registered: 12/27/00
Posts: 11860
Loc: Edgewood, New Mexico
 Originally Posted By: DanZ_BT7
Anything could happen. The race is early for most. 29 days of racing left.


Geez Dan, another Good Samaritan for 11 points! And you haven't even had to make a bribe yet! Just don't look back cuz t8nwa isn't too far behind ya!
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#368647 - 11/02/07 10:17 PM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: Basil]
1965_MGB Offline
Jedi Warrior

Registered: 12/01/06
Posts: 614
Loc: West Palm Beach, Fl
I must have done something wrong since I was DQ from the race. Ah well, I guess I will just wait for everyone to finish at the bar.

Single malt for me. \:\)
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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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#368657 - 11/02/07 10:55 PM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: 1965_MGB]
Basil Administrator Offline
Great Pumpkin

Registered: 12/27/00
Posts: 11860
Loc: Edgewood, New Mexico
 Originally Posted By: 1965_MGB
I must have done something wrong since I was DQ from the race. Ah well, I guess I will just wait for everyone to finish at the bar.

Single malt for me. \:\)


If you loose three bribes you will be DQ
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#369363 - 11/04/07 10:40 PM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: DanZ_BT7]
Basil Administrator Offline
Great Pumpkin

Registered: 12/27/00
Posts: 11860
Loc: Edgewood, New Mexico
 Originally Posted By: DanZ_BT7
T8nwa is right on my tail. One flat tire could tie it up.


From looking at your details (I can look at anyones details), it looks like you took a chance with speeding on leg 12! Lucky for you you didn't get a ticket or t8nwa would be even closer to your tail (You'd have lost 10 points)!

Basil
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#369759 - 11/05/07 06:57 PM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: Basil]
DanZ_BT7 Offline
Freshman Member

Registered: 05/03/07
Posts: 15
Loc: portland, oregon
I think a 10 point hit would put me out of the race. I cannot afford a speeding ticket with t8nwa on my tail.

However I have lost most of my points to purchasing "one of those cheesy after-market fuel pumps!" I have had to replace a couple of them now.

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#369800 - 11/05/07 07:45 PM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: t8nwa]
dsltek432 Offline
Freshman Member

Registered: 07/17/05
Posts: 16
Loc: Mississippi
 Originally Posted By: t8nwa
I am 3 for 7 with the Pot Hole Gang. Seems like they have fondness for my little red car.....


I'm now 5 for 11 with road contruction. And I thought they kept the roads screwed up around here. \:G

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#369804 - 11/05/07 07:48 PM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: DanZ_BT7]
Basil Administrator Offline
Great Pumpkin

Registered: 12/27/00
Posts: 11860
Loc: Edgewood, New Mexico
 Originally Posted By: DanZ_BT7
I think a 10 point hit would put me out of the race. I cannot afford a speeding ticket with t8nwa on my tail.

However I have lost most of my points to purchasing "one of those cheesy after-market fuel pumps!" I have had to replace a couple of them now.



Dan it also looks like you had at least one flat tire too! But thise two "Good Samaritans" didn't hurt either!
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#370171 - 11/06/07 02:48 PM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: Basil]
RocknTommy Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 02/13/07
Posts: 74
Loc: PA
I finished today and had a real fun time with the rally!
Had a little bit of a learning curve, bad luck and a multiple good Samaritan points to keep me up in the pack.
Thanks!
This was fun.
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1985 300ZX
1992 Volvo 740 Wagon

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#370426 - 11/07/07 07:59 AM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: RocknTommy]
Basil Administrator Offline
Great Pumpkin

Registered: 12/27/00
Posts: 11860
Loc: Edgewood, New Mexico
 Originally Posted By: RocknTommy
I finished today and had a real fun time with the rally!
Had a little bit of a learning curve, bad luck and a multiple good Samaritan points to keep me up in the pack.
Thanks!
This was fun.


Glad you enjoyed it! I tried to include a mix of skill and luck to make the game interesting. Probably the one thing I'd recommend to new players is, don't be too quick to try bribing officials too early in the game. A failed bribe can be disasterous.
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#370488 - 11/07/07 10:18 AM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: Basil]
Rob_P Offline
Jedi Hopeful

Registered: 09/19/06
Posts: 197
Loc: St Petersburg, Fl
Yup, a bad leg (-5) turned into a disaster with a failed bribe. i would be on a much better pace with the -5 instead of a -15
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1976 MGB - "El Diablo"

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#370599 - 11/07/07 03:11 PM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: Basil]
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Luke Skywalker

Registered: 09/14/04
Posts: 1515
Loc: Baltimore, MD
I am surprised by the number of people with a score of 10 -or better- who got it on the first leg & haven't run another. They should be feeling like they have a lock on this.
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Dale-62 SP250 #849; 64 SP250 #1059; 90 Gazelle (oops)

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#371791 - 11/10/07 08:48 PM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: DART]
Harry_Ward Offline
Jedi Knight

Registered: 05/13/06
Posts: 1003
Loc: Connecticut, USA
 Originally Posted By: DART
I am surprised by the number of people with a score of 10 -or better- who got it on the first leg & haven't run another. They should be feeling like they have a lock on this.


I was thinking they're all just hanging out and counting down the days to the final fourteen and then they're all gonna move at once as a group. Should be interesting if that's the case. Well this is year two for me and I'm having a great time still trying to figure it all out. I guess even the Batmobile gets fouled plugs and has to wait for road construction.
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Harry Ward
1959 TR3A
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#372110 - 11/11/07 08:31 PM Re: Hey newbies! [Re: Harry_Ward]
LarryK Offline
Silver Member
Jedi Trainee

Registered: 03/28/07
Posts: 293
Loc: Millstadt, IL
Pretty embarassing score for me. Should have not done the first bribe, the road construction and that fuel pump. I do better in the SCCA rallys in my Cooper.
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58 Jag MK 1 (under restoration)
96 Range Rover 4.6 HSE
96 Discovery 4.0 series 1
03 MINI Cooper S (modified for SCCA competition)
Previous owns:53 XK120,73&79 XJ6,86 V-12 XJS,
64&78 Spitfire,73 GT6 w/72(parts car),(2)68 1600E Cortinas,87 Range Rover Classic

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