FG: Nascar IX: Pit Stop

[rah]

I'll agree he has an advantage, but if planned right the other racers can spend turns above speed 10 and whittle away the lead. Also having the turbo in the sand area makes it easier to maintain speed. A few squares here and a few squares there can make the difference. Especially since there are probably 25 or more turns to go. 14 squares is not insurmountable.
It all comes down to planning your turns.

[Kassiopeia]

Sent? The PM system has been exceptionally buggy as of late.

[vovan]

Sent

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by civman2000
He may need to pit next lap for WCs (though not for speed since I doubt anyone will get close enough to him to crash), but then so will everyone else except Tuber and Sparrow.

Why should he pit for WCs? Except in the sand area, he is nearly at the maximum of his possible speed, and he doesn't need to use WCs to get around turns thanks to his super-duper-swaybar.

The only reason would be if he needed to use 3-4 wc's in the sand, which he may or may not. If he can use only 2 wc's, he is golden.

And even if he does pit, i think he has enough lead to keep it up. Spaced etc. will have to pit again anyway...

But rah is right. In the sand is the question. Can Jonny avoid losing too much speed? Only time will tell ...

[gjramsey]

Sned.

[Jonny]

Snet.

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by rah Why, i count 9 move orders and you accelerated to 9 from 8 this turn. OR am I that confused.

According to the previous turn my speed was already 9:

 MAX=Max speed
Cust=Sway(S) or Turbo(T) or Performance (P)

CAR   DRIVER           DIRECTION  SPEED  WC    MAX  CUST  ORDERS
***   *************       ***      ***   **     **  ****  **********
 1.   Spaced Cowboy        NE       9     2     17  turb  AALM(L+1)MMR(R+1)MM
 2.   Kassiopeia           SE       6     3     17  turb  BBML(4M)
 3.   Sparrowhawk           S       7    10     12  perf  A(M3)L(M3)
 4.   gjramsey              E       4     3     15  turb  (M3)L
 [b]5.   Tuberski             SE       9     5     14  sway  AMMMLMMMRL[/b]
 6.   Jonny                NE       8     4     10  sway  (m2)L(m6)B
 7.   Vovan                 S       7     3     13  sway  A(A+1)R(5M)L

See?

ACK!

[rah]

That was this turn. Check the previous turn.

[vovan]

Originally posted by rah
That was this turn. Check the previous turn.

He meant his PMed orders for the next turn maybe?

[rah]

No his next orders only show movement of 7 and it should be 8, now, I'm real confused.

[vovan]

Originally posted by rah
No his next orders only show movement of 7 and it should be 8, now, I'm real confused.

Right, so that makes sense, doesn't it? He PMed orders, showing 7 movement, realized his mistake and asked you here to add another M to the end of those new orders? Only thing that doesn't make sense, though, is why didn't he just PM you the second time.

Vovan

[rah]

yep, just a bit confused. If I don't hear from him soon, I will remove his last instruction from the string and post.

[Tuberski]

These are the orders I sent for Turn 24.

BMMLMLMM

According to Turn 23 my speed was 9. I braked it to 8 but only sent 7 move orders, which is why I added the last M.

So my orders for Turn 24 are

BMMLMLMMM.

Is it clear now?

ACK!

[rah]

TURN 24

                          *******
                         ********* 
                         ****   *** 
                          ***    ***
                         ***     ***
                        ***      ***  
                       ***       *** 
                      *O*        **O  
                     ***         *** 
                    ***          *** 
                    ***          *** 
                    ***          *** 
                    ***          **** 
                    **O           ****
                    ***            **** 
                    ***             ****
                    ***              ==== end alley
                    ***               *xx* 16 
                    ***                *Sx* 15 
                  *******               *SxS 14 
                  *******                *SSx 13
                  *******                 *xSx 12 
                  *******                  SSxS 11 
                  *******                   xSSx 10
                  *******                    SSxS 9 
                  ********                    SxSx 8 
                  *********                    xSSS 7  
                  **********                    SxSS 6  
                  ******* ***                    *SxS 5
                  *******  **                     *SSx 4 
                  *******  ##-speed limit          *SxS 3   
                  *******  **     6                 *SS* 2 
                  *******  **                        *SS* 1 )
                  *******  **                         6===  start
                  *******  **                     ***O****   sandtrap
                  *******  PP-pit stop           ********     alley
                  *******  **  marker           ********  
      finish line =======  **                  ***
                  *******  **                 ***
                  *******  **                *** 
                  *******  **               *** 
                  *******  ##-end limit    **O 
                  ******* ***             *1*    
                  **********        *********  
                  *********        ********* 
                  ********        *********   
                  *******        *** 
                  ******        *** 
                  *****        ***
                  ****        *O*
                  ****       *** 
                  ****      ***
                   ***     *** 
                    ***     ***
                     ***     ***
                      ***     **O
                       O**     *4*
                        *7*     ***
                         **3    *5*
                          **** ****
                           **2****
                            *****


MAX=Max speed
Cust=Sway(S) or Turbo(T) or Performance (P)

CAR   DRIVER           DIRECTION  SPEED  WC    MAX  CUST  ORDERS
***   *************       ***      ***   **     **  ****  **********
 1.   Spaced Cowboy        NE      11     2     17  turb  AA(4M)R(3M)LMM
 2.   Kassiopeia            E       4     3     17  turb  BBMMML
 3.   Sparrowhawk          SE       6    10     12  perf  BL(M5)
 4.   gjramsey              N       6     2     15  turb  LM(L+1)MAA
 5.   Tuberski             NE       7     4     14  sway  BBMMLMLMM
 6.   Jonny                 N       9     4     10  sway  A(m2)R(m3)LL(m1)
 7.   Vovan                SE       8     3     13  sway  A(4M)L(3M)

Jonny gets to the sand bags
Spaced is above speed 10
Thanks for the PM to clear up your orders Tuber.
Turn # 1 causes people some problems. The oil slick at the end doesn't help.



Now accepting orders for turn 25.

[Kassiopeia]

I'm probably going to finish last since I'll have to either pit all the time or take the corners very slowly to keep from losing WCs. Either way, I'm screwed...