• Hi Guest!
    You can help ensure that British Car Forum (BCF) continues to provide a great place to engage in the British car hobby! If you find BCF a beneficial community, please consider supporting our efforts with a subscription.
    There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Subscribers don't see this gawd-aweful banner
Tips
Tips

Horse Race!

Share this page

Gee, nice guys don't necessarily finish last!!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif (of course they rarely get a chance at first either...but it IS for the fun of it!!!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif)
 
Aloha Basil,
I'm having a great time here in what I hope will be my first completed rally. Thank you for all of your efforts to not only create the rally, but make it interesting!
The potholes in Colorado are as bad as those here in Hawaii...
Richard
 
Glad you like it Richard! Noe go and increase your post count - you're up to "1" so far /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif
 
/bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/lol.gif Ah the dreaded pot-hole crews /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cryin.gif
 
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is losing more points to those @%#* construction crews and potholes. I hope my honesty and aversion to gambling pay off with some better legs on this journey.

Never did find that highway between Rt 41 and Rt44 on my way to Edgewood... but I'm enjoying the landscape as I explore the routes on Google Earth.

Think I'll head over to the East Mountain Grill for a drink...

Ciao for niao!
 
Looks like pa297pass his well positioned. Currently in second place but still has 7 checkpoints to go. OF course anythign can happen in 7 checkpoints.
 
pa297pass is very well positioned, but there is no way he can keep up a 9.85 avg! (is there?) /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bow.gif

there has to be some construction in his future.... right? please... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/yesnod.gif just a little pot hole to slow him down? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif


oh well, looks like i am racing for second place...but <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:] anything can happen in 7 checkpoints[/QUOTE].....
 
Plains is one sleepy little town. Guess I'll go and look at some crop circles while I wait to start out for the next checkpoint... and it's a dry county to boot...
 
daredesign said:
and it's a dry county to boot...
Click to expand...

Not really, they get 25 to 32 inches per year /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
 
Well, that was a most enjoyable tour, Basil. Scoped out the Lakes of the Ozarks, the neighborhood where my son is stationed and a lot of interesting spots along the way. A few less mishaps/detours and some more dishonest officials and I coulda bin a contendah! and all SOP driving! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif
 
Well, I'm out. I was so far off on that leg i had to try the bribe, and we all know how those turn out /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif

Actually I am a little confused, I don't understand how I could be off by as much as it said i was. I must have messed up the route (since i can't go back and check that) but i'm pretty sure I had it close.

Basil, was my leg 17 that far off for route and speed?

Rob

[edit]
BACK IN BUSINESS, thanks for looking into it Basil

still need some help!
 
Same leg that got me, Rob - was two hours off!

Was tempted to bribe, but didn't.

I was way off the pace, anyway...

At least the Caravelle finished!!!

Vive la France!
 
Thanks for the adjustment, Bas.

I went back and edited my posts, as I had the leg and route listed on one of them! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/blush.gif

88 points - and in a Caravelle /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif - WOO-HOO!
 
Wahooooo!

From out of the race to (a very temporary) FIRST PLACE!

/bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/driving.gif

sure it only has a 5% chance of holding up, but at least I got to lead for a few minutes!

/bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif


:edit

Wahoo, finished strong! (thanks for the shortcut, Basil!) /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif

first and last leg each had a shortcut, sounds like a good omen to me!

As always, this is a lot of fun, can't wait to see the photo finish. although pa297pass only needs to get 23 points in 3 legs to win. looks like i need some construction AND a big fudge factor to keep this lead.
 
Rob...183 WOW...very respectable rally!!! I think you've made it a challenge for the repeating Hall of Famers!!
 
Holy cow! Rob is in the lead with a final score of 183. Pa297pass looks like he had a less than perfect leg (one of only a few) and is now at 173 with one leg to go. . If he scores a perfect 10, it will be tied and we will have to have an instant death run-off! This could be exciting!
 
Wow!

I was more then exited to score 183 (i think my previous high was under 130)

and a week ago i didn't feel very confident, Pa297pass' avg per leg was a good .5 point higher then mine.

but after watching what the Giants just did, anything is possible. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

Thanks again Basil, these are great fun!

Rob
 
Looks like Aeroken, with an almost perfect last 5, could also possibly beat that fantastic 183. Rob_P has really had a great game...perhaps he could let us know how he seemingly managed to have less than 3 pothole/flat/carb/plug problems???
 
Back
Top