DiRT Rally

[Wilk5280]

I did the whole rally in one sitting. Man, I'm rusty!

Running 10 miles, sitting down with a couple Pineapple Sculpins from Ballast Point, and then trying to play this doesn't make for a good recipe.

[Wilk5280]

is this cross platform by any chance? (ps4)

I could be wrong, but I don't believe so

[Gangrel]

So far i only see Dchaps, me, and Vadar on the board, so maybe the friends list has something to do with it?

[DChaps]

Not seeing many people on the leaderboards after each stage. Do you need to be on my FL for me to see you or something?

I certainly don't see Teal or 34

I don't see Teal or 34 either, I think if you re-start, it removes your previous stage times. Don't know if that is what has happened with them, just guessing. 34 is already in the League roster. but Teal may need to go to the link below and sign up.

Sign up for the league here if you have not already:
https://www.dirtgame.com/uk/leagues/lea ... dsp-racing

[DChaps]

We've got four who have completed the Rally Sweden. You have until 3:00am EDT, so basically 14 more hours. It takes approximately 30 minutes. See if you can break 30 min, I missed it by 1 second.

[TCrouch]

We've got four who have completed the Rally Sweden. You have until 3:00am EDT, so basically 14 more hours. It takes approximately 30 minutes. See if you can break 30 min, I missed it by 1 second.

Challenge accepted !

[dbdynsty25]

We've got four who have completed the Rally Sweden. You have until 3:00am EDT, so basically 14 more hours. It takes approximately 30 minutes. See if you can break 30 min, I missed it by 1 second.

Challenge accepted !

Goodness. Impressive.

Hopefully I can get my run in tonight before the deadline.

[pk500]

Sorry I didn't participate. Just busy as hell now with work, kid activities, the two bands for which I sing, etc.

Plus I have taken a bit of a self-imposed break from gaming. I played various titles on my XB1 for two hours or more almost every night from Oct. 1-Dec. 15 last year (seriously), and I reached peak gaming burnout. I have loved this hobby since the early 1980s, and I don't want to lose my zeal for it. Gaming started to feel like a required ritual rather than a pleasure, so I have cut back to pretty much Division and Siege nights with buddies since New Year's.

I'm sure I'll be back into the regular digital saddle next month upon the release of Ghost Recon Wildlands.

[dbdynsty25]

Dang...you got me by 3.2 seconds Don. LOL...dammit. I was leading going into he final two stages and I choked it away. (and no, I don't count you Terry, I ain't catching you)

[DChaps]

Wow, that was close with db and jimmy! Well done boys, this was good fun. This game is so good. Impressive as usual Terry! Thanks to everyone who participated. Paul, join us when you can and are feeling up for it. I took about a 3 month break back in the fall, although not entirely on purpose.

Final Results:



















Overall Points After 1st Event:
1 RockjawMcGraw 25
2 DChaps66 18
3 Dbdynsty25 15
4 The Deicide 12
5 Wilk5280 10
6 Ace EZ 8
7 vader29 6

[dbdynsty25]

I had a freakin' 8 second lead on you DC before the last two stages. DAMMIT choke job. LOL.

[Gangrel]

I wish I could do the rally over again. Too much rust, not enough patience, and too many spin jobs cost me too much time. Lol.

But watching some WRC on the Red Bull App has me itching for Dirt Rally again, so I am going to try to get into it more often. Though, sort of like Paul, for one reason or another I can probably say I've averaged one or maybe hours on the xbox a week in the past month or two.

And I'm sure it's only going to get worse in a few months, as we are being stupid enough to have kid #2, lol. And another girl to boot. Sigh, maybe the cats will watch racing with me!

[pk500]

And I'm sure it's only going to get worse in a few months, as we are being stupid enough to have kid #2, lol. And another girl to boot. Sigh, maybe the cats will watch racing with me!

Congrats! Have one more after this, and you can switch from man-to-man to a 2-3 zone like in our household. Then again, our kids are 18, 16 and 12 - past the high-maintenance stage and more into the "let's mind-f*ck our parents" psychological phase.

[Jimmydeicide]

I wish I could do the rally over again. Too much rust, not enough patience, and too many spin jobs cost me too much time. Lol.

But watching some WRC on the Red Bull App has me itching for Dirt Rally again, so I am going to try to get into it more often. Though, sort of like Paul, for one reason or another I can probably say I've averaged one or maybe hours on the xbox a week in the past month or two.

And I'm sure it's only going to get worse in a few months, as we are being stupid enough to have kid #2, lol. And another girl to boot. Sigh, maybe the cats will watch racing with me!

Im sure we where all rusty for sure i know i was i even forgot my wheel settings.
I got high sided on stage 5 on a snow burm and couldnt get off it it took for ever for that stupid y button reset to pop up.
Forward reverse forward reverse "get out and push you stupid welsh bastard"

[DChaps]

DSP DiRT Rally 2017 - Rallye Monte-Carlo

This rally starts this evening Monday Feb. 13, 2017 at 9:00pm Eastern Daylight Savings time and ends at 3:00 am Eastern Daylight Savings next Monday Feb. 20, 2017. However, it is going to appear that it is available until 7:00pm on Monday. So, it is by DSP gentleman's agreement that I ask that no one posts any times after Monday morning 3:00am EDT for the previous weeks rally. This will hopefully give me time to screenshot all the results and stages and then put the times into Excel or Google Sheets. Feel free to use whatever assists you want. However, it would be helpful for everyone to post what settings they are using, controller preference, FFB settings. Anything that would be worth sharing.

Vehicles: 1970's (RWD)

Use any one that you like.

From the excellent DiRT Rally Car Comparison Guide:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =462311586

03:51.174 - Opel Kadett GT/E 16v (Gears 12fR / H-shifter / 900°) ★★★☆☆
03:52.340 - Lancia Stratos (Gears 16fR / H-shifter / 900°) ★★★★★
03:53.124 - Fiat 131 Abarth (Gears 8fR / H-shifter / 1080°) ★★★☆☆
03:54.923 - Ford Escort Mk II (Gears 16fR / H-shifter / 900°) ★★★★☆

RWD is a huge step up in difficulty after the 1960's FWD cars but trust me this is where the fun starts. General rule when driving RWD vehicles is that you should control your turn and drift with the throttle. Handbrake is not needed at all, proper weight shifting before the turn can set up the car perfectly. Driving RWD cars might seem intimidating at first but stick with it and you'll get to love them. This is some proper old school rallying! Luckily the cars in this class offer a good variety so everyone can find the right choice. Keep in mind that if you manage to tame these beasts then the rest will seem less challenging.

Sign up for the league here if you have not already:
https://www.dirtgame.com/uk/leagues/lea ... dsp-racing

Global Settings for Rallye Monte-Carlo:
Event gamemode: Rally
Stage Retry: No
Event Restart: Yes
Owned Vehicles: No
Career Engineers: No
Service Area after Stage 2, 4, and 6

EVENT 2 - Rallye Monte-Carlo:
Vehicle Class: Opel Kadett GT/E 16v, Lancia Stratos, Fiat 131 Abarth, Ford Escort Mk II
Date range: Monday 02/13/2017 9:00pm EDT - Monday 02/20/2017 3:00am EDT

The last four stages in this event bascially create what is the famous real world Col de Turini stage that is traditionally run on the final day.

1 Monaco, Gordolon - Courte montée (S) Midday / Sunny
2 Monaco, Col de Turini sprint en Montée (S) Afternoon / Cloudy
3 Monaco, Col de Turini - Départ en descente (S) Afternoon / Mist
4 Monaco, Route de Turini Descente (S) Afternoon / Snow
5 Monaco, Approche du Col de Turini - Montée (S) Night / Snow
6 Monaco, Route de Turini Montée (S) Night / Mist
7 Monaco, Col de Turini - Sprint en descente (S) Night / Wet
8 Monaco, Col de Turini - Descente (S) Midday / Sunny

Some interesting information about the Rallye Monte-Carlo

Rallye Monte-Carlo - WRC Page
http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/calendar/mont ... -682-.html

Rallye Monte-Carlo - 2017 Final Results
http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/results/monte ... 26---.html

- Rallye Monte-Carlo is the WRC’s jewel in the crown and the oldest in the calendar.

-First run in 1911, it was designed to promote Monte-Carlo as a tourist destination, with competitors starting from different European cities before gathering in Monaco.

-Essentially an asphalt rally but unpredictable mountain weather brings varied conditions.

-Competitors must expect snow, ice and dry asphalt - often encountering all in the same stage.

-Sunday’s finale, as is traditional, runs in the Alpes Maritimes mountains above the Principality and features two passes over the legendary Col de Turini.

-Col de Turini. One of the sport’s iconic locations, where enormous crowds will gather to watch competitors cross the mountain summit in the La Bollene Vesubie – Peira Cava test in the final leg. An incredible atmosphere and a ‘must-do’ for visitors.

Some helpful DiRT Rally Links:

DiRT Rally Car Comparison Guide:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =462311586

Rallymaster's Quick Stage Reference:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =538229975

DiRT Rally Stage Information:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =445493282

DiRT Rally Real Life Locations:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =470160373

DiRT Rally Stage Overview Infographic:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =672024278

Here's a great tutorial video on rally driving techniques by Michael E.

[Jimmydeicide]

Event list is Sweden again Donny boy.

[Jimmydeicide]

Wait did you just edit it.lol
Never mind the pineapple sculpin i need to lay off these 10.9 % Stouts.

[Wilk5280]

that Ballast Point Pineapple Sculpin is the real deal

[pk500]

Wait did you just edit it.lol
Never mind the pineapple sculpin i need to lay off these 10.9 % Stouts.

Capri Sun compared to any tequila, matey. Take off those training wheels. J/K!

[Jimmydeicide]

Beer, Tequila, sliding slowly down a snowy hillside pounding y and out at the 3rd stage Neither would help me.
I hate rwd cars and tarmac i just suck at them.

[DChaps]

Beer, Tequila, sliding slowly down a snowy hillside pounding y and out at the 3rd stage Neither would help me.
I hate rwd cars and tarmac i just suck at them.

Don't forget I have it setup to allow for event restarts in case of a complete retirement. I can't help but pick the Stratos, but man that car is impossible to manage on the ice.

[Gangrel]

wow, i've been leading the rally for 24 hours! Shhhhhh, don't remind anyone else to complete it, and i'll have a shot.........

PS: I hate monaco, I hate RWD. I don't know how you guys drive them so fast!

[DChaps]

Nice job Gangrel, I am going to have a go out it later on tonight in the Stratos. I hate hairpins and I have never mastered the hand brake, so yeah I have a love/hate relationship with Monte Carlo.

PS - Just to encourage more participation, if anyone who is PS4 only or PC only wants to setup a League Event with the exact same specifications as posted for this week, I will try to combine them into one master results list. Just don't run the event on more than one platform. It would be awesome if Dirt 4 would allow for cross-platform leagues.

[Gangrel]

i fully expect when you finish and terry plays and anybody else, i will fall down to my appropriate rank, I had a few stages where i spun out and took forever to get the right way on those tight tracks,,,,,,,

[Wilk5280]

I've been busy, but will try to get this in before the deadline.