Started the event earlier, ended up losing a wheel and close to a minute on the second stage. I just finished the rest. A smaller crash here and there, two big ones (somehow didn't cost me that much apparently) on the last stage, overall better than usual.

I did end up using a weird car setup with soft dampers, otherwise I can't make the tyres last past two minutes on these roads. I managed to keep the car surprisingly maneuverable by hardening the suspension and playing with the differentials instead. The jumps were interesting though. The Lancia wasn't built to fly.

Ohh boy, got my 144hz monitor back from RMA. What a joy to play again, everything is more responsive.
Had a pretty good run, didn't find a perfect setup though, had too many instabilities from the bumps which killed the car quite a bit also, but the last 4 stages were a bit better in terms of not killing the car that much.
Enjoyed the stages, really fast and had to hold the wheel quite a bit, hands totally tired after 2 long stages already.

summary

S1: lucky spin at high speed, engine stall, around 6 sec lost there
S2: Clean
S3: Clean
S4: Clean
S5: Trip to the fields, maybe 3 sec lost
S6: Clean

edit: and yeah @muell i couldn't get 2 minute cap. I didn't know that 2 of the short stages were the 3.40 zone, i thought all the short ones are around 3:10 or less. so thats where the 1 minute went :)

A minute is still really impressive. I guess Greece and Wales are going to be the really interesting events. Not sure what's going to happen in Monaco and Germany.

Quoting: muellA minute is still really impressive. I guess Greece and Wales are going to be the really interesting events. Not sure what's going to happen in Monaco and Germany.

hehe, in Germany i will suck anyway, Monaco depends, every small mistake costs much because there caps aren't big :)

Greece and UK have been usually quite tight indeed.

first post updated. Seems not many participants this time around. Need more competition :)

Oh wait did i miss finland :( I thought i had time still.

Monaco done. Few stupid mistakes, overall pretty good.

S1: Clean
S2: Clean
S3: Spin on the hairpin
S4: Clean
S5: Clean
S6: Crash into stones, reverse was needed

Quoting: XpanderMonaco done. Few stupid mistakes, overall pretty good.

S1: Clean
S2: Clean
S3: Spin on the hairpin
S4: Clean
S5: Clean
S6: Crash into stones, reverse was needed

See your few stupid mistakes pales into insignificance compared to mine! Braked to hard going into a hairpin on S1 and flew off the mountain, DNF and thats its for me no more Monaco!

FFS, 3 seconds… This is becoming annoying.

Despite one crash, I did a really decent first stage. Then I proceeded to drive off the track right in the beginning of the second. The game doesn't show a DNF because I had a shameful Dirt Rally rage quit moment there.

So yeah, I won't be finishing Monaco either.

DNF for me :(

Seems like so many got DNF again like the norm in Monaco. My biggest problem this season has been finding a setup. First 2 stages are always to get the feel and change/fiddle with some setup for the rest of the stages.
I try Shakedown also but they are way too short to get the full picture of the setup.

Next is Germany, which hasn't been my strongest event so far, so lets see if i can find a setup on this one to get along better this time around

First post is updated. Germany is on!

Strange thing i noticed today on the dirtrally league website. Saw muell's time on the first stage 5.54:something

and later when i refreshed it it was 5.51:something.. What the...?

anyway, going to drive today also probably..

Germany done. Second stage was the thing that i would like to forget :(

summary:

S1: Clean
S2: 3 spins, 2 with reverse needed, crash into stones
S3: Clean
S4: Spin + flat tire on the last sector when cliping a stone
S5: Small trip to the fields
S6: Clean

i got pretty good setup except break balance. too much in front didnt have enough breaking power, too much to the rear made me go wide too much cause the rear of the car slipped away. so i had somewhere in the middle which was sort of OK but still was sliding too much

Quoting: XpanderGermany done. Second stage was the thing that i would like to forget :(

At least you didn't DNF. This really isn't my season...

Germany Done. I have been trying to use my momo wheel again. Thats why I been not as good. I can drive other games like f1 with it fine.
Anyways Yesterday I bought a full racing setup.

Next level gtxtreme cockpit, Logitech g920 wheel and a 42" screen. Hopefully that works better than my old momo mounted on my desk.

Quoting: XpanderStrange thing i noticed today on the dirtrally league website. Saw muell's time on the first stage 5.54:something

and later when i refreshed it it was 5.51:something.. What the...?

This has happened to me many times, since there's checkpoints every other stage, if you exit out of the game Alt+F4-style, or it crashes, before you finish the second race in a pair, you're forced to re-do both races. So maybe a rage-quit there or something.

Germany this time around just kept reminding me how utterly out of control I am as soon as I touch the grass. Worst offender in the last stage, where I slid out of bounds and got reset, losing me one place in the result list. But way behind the top 3 guys either way :D

Quoting: SkullyGermany Done. I have been trying to use my momo wheel again. Thats why I been not as good. I can drive other games like f1 with it fine.
Anyways Yesterday I bought a full racing setup.

Next level gtxtreme cockpit, Logitech g920 wheel and a 42" screen. Hopefully that works better than my old momo mounted on my desk.

wooaah, nice :) can you make a picture of your setup, really curious to see and how much it cost to you.

Quoting: ArnvidrThis has happened to me many times, since there's checkpoints every other stage, if you exit out of the game Alt+F4-style, or it crashes, before you finish the second race in a pair, you're forced to re-do both races. So maybe a rage-quit there or something.

ahh yeah, makes sense i have had few crashes(segfaults) in the past also, in Monaco i had to do last 2 stages again because it segfaulted on the middle of the last stage, i blamed nvidia beta drivers.

Ok nvidia 396.18.08 beta drivers are bad, segfaulted on the second stage, so i have to do all again.
installed 396.24 now.

also super weird glitch i had on the first long stage, my starting position was way back from the starting grid place. like good 5 seconds from there. somehow the first animation didnt play where the car goes into the starting position and then i was super far back...

2 stages done now. terrible

S1: crash into advertisment board, reverse needed
S2: flew down the ditch, took some time to find a way out, spin at the hairpin with reverse.

will complete the rest later, dont have time today

Talking about glitches, it's what will make me leave the game behind some day. Had a super weird one yesterday, after one of the intermittent freezes I tend to get (where the game freezes for 10 seconds or so before continuing).

I like to use the chase cam, and after it unfroze, the car was zoomed in, while the environment was as before, and the car started handling like a helium balloon.

It was just in one of the regular weekly events, so no big deal, but these things are super annoying.

Will try to do the league event today I think.

Quoting: Xpanderalso super weird glitch i had on the first long stage, my starting position was way back from the starting grid place. like good 5 seconds from there. somehow the first animation didnt play where the car goes into the starting position and then i was super far back...

I've had that happen many times in shakedowns. Never in a proper race so far.

Sometimes I see the car dropping to the ground from high up and I start with a cracked windshield and some damage.