First Rally of 2008!

[Basil]

<span style="color: #000099"><span style='font-size: 14pt'><span style='font-family: Verdana'>Just in time for the New Year - the first rally for 2008 is ON! Ladies and Gentlemen- start your engines! This rally is a full 20 legs. It begins in Corpus Christi Texas and ends in the same place! Just to test it out, I played the entire rally (To overcome the one-turn per day limit, I was able to reset my last played date in the database which allowed me to keep playing one leg after another) . Here is how I did (keep in mind I know which route and speed ahead of time):</span></span></span>

<ul>[*]Leg-----Result--------Score[*]1-----Construction------4[*]2-----Perfect Leg------10[*]3-----Flat Tire---------8[*]4-----Perfect Leg------10[*]5-----Bad Fuel Pump-----6[*]6-----Perfect Leg------10[*]7-----OK Leg------------9[*]8-----Perfect Leg------10[*]9-----Got Short Cut----12[*]10----Perfect Leg------10[*]11----OK Leg------------9[*]12----Construction-----(<span style="color: #CC0000">-10</span>) <span style="color: #CC0000">(Lost Bribe)</span>[*]13----Construction------4[*]14----Perfect Leg------10[*]15----Perfect Leg------10[*]16----Good Samaratin---11[*]17----Perfect Leg------10[*]18----OK Leg------------9[*]19----Construction------5[*]20----OK Leg------------9

TOTAL SCORE 156 [/list]

<span style="color: #000099"><span style='font-size: 14pt'><span style='font-family: Verdana'>The prize for this rally is a $100 Gift Certificate for British Parts Northwest! My advice is, take your time figuring the rout distances and which route and speed will get you there as close to the correct time as possible - don't just guess! This is worth $100 folks, so I expect to see some serious competition here!

Good Luck!</span></span></span>

<span style="color: #CC33CC"><span style='font-size: 23pt'><span style='font-family: Comic Sans MS'>Basil</span></span></span>

 

[Sherlock]

Okay, one major bug...

The cut off date for new drivers is January, 2007 (note the year) meaning that no one can join right now.

Just thought I'd mention it... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif

 

[Brooklands]

Sherlock is right...my entry was rejected for being too late to enter.

 

[Basil]

In the immortal words of Homer Simpson: D'oh!

Its fixed (may need to refresed your browser to see new date)

 

[Sherlock]

Ah yes, gotta love Homer and his contributions to the English language... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif

 

[BIBBER]

Basil...thanks for the shortcut on leg #2. Otherwise I'd be waving to the preacher (MickyR) going by me in the passing lane!!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cry.gif

 

[GB1]

Thanks Basil

Pat

 

[DART]

Interesting that the random orange barrels showed up on 20% of your legs just like programmed.

I can't start until next year, so may be a late effort again. BTW, that $100. gift cert IS NOT a cheesy prize.

 

[Geo Hahn]

Didn't the results page (after you complete a leg) used to have a link to View Standings? Or was I dreaming that?

 

[GregW]

It's on the main rally page. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/driving.gif

 

[Basil]

Didn't the results page (after you complete a leg) used to have a link to View Standings? Or was I dreaming that?

Actually, due to a minor programming glitch, depending on how you completed the leg, sometimes that link does not show up right after you finish...but if you go back to the main Rally page (Site Links >> Virtual Rally) the link for standings will be there.