JJT (Third)

[Jarno]

Hi everybody!
It's again time for JJT!


Qualification: 30.6.-3.7.
Qualification Rules: Drive with two cars. Make your fastest combination. So only fastest laps counts.
Track: J_Tyyrala
Laps:4
Ghost:on
Top15 qualify in JJT which is arranged in sunday 9.7.


JJT: There is two different cups in a row. First we drive ghost cars ,6laps
and without fuel and after that we start cup over and drive ghost, 8laps and with fuel. So no that chaotic damage cup anymore Smile
Max players: 15
Points: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. So no fastest lap points. Both phases has inviduals points and those are count together for whole JJT points.
Starting order: Reversed cup-order.
Tracks: 5 + 5
Cars: Random (5 default cars)
Timing: 9.7. (about 13-19GMT)

Qualification starts now!
Results in www.maunokasa.tk -forum section.

[xzeal]

Oh man, i suck in qualifyings...

[Jarno]

JJT will be held on 9.7. 16GMT (19finnish)

Top15 are welcome.

[wazaari]

My head will be somewhere else...BUT i ll be there

[Jarno]

Without Fuel:
1.Tijny 40
2.colt 39
3.Ippon-dede 38
4.MaunoKasa 31
5.[TL] Hengari 28
6.Ippon-wazaari 22
7.Janne 20
8.[FUbar]Fergu 18
9.xzeal 17
10.riQ 14
11.Ivan Drago 8
12.Ippon-Foei 0


With Fuel:
1.Tijny 49
2.Ippon-dede 39
3.[TL] Hengari 34
3.MaunoKasa 34
5.Ippon-wazaari 28
6.colt 22
6.[FUbar]Fergu 22
8.xzeal 19
8.Ivan Drago 19
10.riQ 8
11.Janne 1


Overall Results:
1.Tijny 89
2.Ippon-dede 77
3.MaunoKasa 65
4.[TL] Hengari 62
5.colt 61
6.Ippon-wazaari 50
7.[FUbar]Fergu 40
8.xzeal 36
9.Ivan Drago 27
10.riQ 22
11.Janne 21
12.Ippon-Foei 0

Thank you for all. Not maybe the thoughest cup but still hard one because of T. Congrats again. Own racing was maybe worst ever but what can you do. See you guys again in a month.

[Hengari]

Thanks for the cup, it was nice. (there was no spinner )

Congrats for Tijny.

[dede]

No Peto! but Ippon kicked ass once more! Congrats mates!

[Ahsen]

I didn't even bother to take part, knowing what an ass track it was on and also knowing that the 'veteran' players would kick ass, which they, like always, did. And that kind of makes all the tournaments pointless to players maybe only a little less experienced than these oldschool guys. So it always follows the same pattern of veterans competing against each others and Tijny, Matti, Mike Nike or some other skill dude eventually winning. Wanna take part? Thanks, but no thanks. Was this a whining post? Yes it definitely was. But at the same time I spoke the truth.

[Jarno]

I didn't even bother to take part, knowing what an ass track it was on and also knowing that the 'veteran' players would kick ass, which they, like always, did. And that kind of makes all the tournaments pointless to players maybe only a little less experienced than these oldschool guys. So it always follows the same pattern of veterans competing against each others and Tijny, Matti, Mike Nike or some other skill dude eventually winning. Wanna take part? Thanks, but no thanks. Was this a whining post? Yes it definitely was. But at the same time I spoke the truth.

Well would it be too easy just to win cup by trying first time? First goal should be get qualified. Then maybe get few points, get ten points, be at top ten, be at top5, win a race, and so on. You cant just assume that you can compete best guys in first of your career. And btw when i'm reading logs in my cup it even looks like that bottom positions are more valuable and fight is hardest there. So my suggestion is to zoom your goals a bit lower at first.
BTW: one noob, vipe was 36. at qualification and was happy to beat some players...Nice

[Hengari]

And that kind of makes all the tournaments pointless to players maybe only a little less experienced than these oldschool guys.

The racing is not always about winning. It would be pointless to even take part of the qualifying and what about those Ippon wanking cups... I know I will not win a cup which uses other cars than slider but I still play JJT and some other cups just for fun.

It would be nice to win every race you play but wouldn't that be too easy and boring. This time the JJT was fun and it was nice to kick some players ass with antislider.

[dede]

I don't think it's pointless joining any cup, I always joined or tried to join every cup just to see if I was improving or not, if I was faster than other players... Actually it wasn't that hard qualifying @ JJT (Bar almost managed to qualify in 2 days -> he never took part to races, only to puna). Of course, you need to learn how to drive cars, but taking part to JJT qualifying sessions or to DIT cup is a way to see where do you have to improve, which are your best cars.. When I started playing, I got these cups as a challange to improve my skills. Maybe you won't beat the seasoned players, but you can manage to beat the players at your same level.

How to learn how to drive a car? The best way in my opinion is to take an easy track and to do a lot of laps with each car there, maybe with someone that tells you what are your mistakes and that gives suggestions. In this way you can get good times with every car: it's a way to start "learning" how to drive. If you do this, you won't be able to drive fast in 6 laps' cups for example, because you have to be constant (no mistakes, fast enough..). But this comes later -> once you are fast enough with every car, then you can pay attention to every lap (you can slow down a bit in order not to do mistakes).
So the first thing you should do is training with each car, and a good place to do that is in local or in DIT cups (or JJT quali..). Improving by 0.001 made me feel so happy on those lapwanking's days.

Have fun, and if you need help, well, I'm here.

[xzeal]

This time the JJT was fun and it was nice to kick some players ass with antislider.

Yeah i was quite suprised when i ended up 4.th with speeder on one track.

[mikko]

I didn't even bother to take part, knowing what an ass track it was on and also knowing that the 'veteran' players would kick ass, which they, like always, did. And that kind of makes all the tournaments pointless to players maybe only a little less experienced than these oldschool guys. So it always follows the same pattern of veterans competing against each others and Tijny, Matti, Mike Nike or some other skill dude eventually winning. Wanna take part? Thanks, but no thanks. Was this a whining post? Yes it definitely was. But at the same time I spoke the truth.

So what should the top guys do to make you feel better? Give up or slow down? No, if winning is all that matters, you should concentrate on developing your skills such as dede suggested.

Personally I'd love to attend cups but it is very difficult for me to drive (without interruptions) at predetermined dates/times. In this regard DIT suits for me very well as I only drive when I have a chance to do that.

[Ahsen]

You see, in my mind, the biggest problem is that there's a big gap between those oldschool players and newcomers. I'm not saying I want to win every time, in fact, I rarely do and if I win I AM happy. So you say it's fun competing with others. Yeah of course it is and that IS what I'm looking to see. Usually in a race though, you easily slip down to the last places, with veterans ahead. And you lose motivation to try better. I understand that for all of you who've played long, every race is a close competition. For me it is desperately trying to keep up with the faster players. Anyway, I'm whining again so let's drop this and let me go on with my pathetic life.

[dede]

Everyone was a noob, and everyone felt what you feel now. Just train and come to get us. We aren't improving anymore, or at least, it's very hard now. You can get us in some months.

[xzeal]

JJT (third) overview is up http://tsnews.pri.ee/cup/JJT8.htm

[Ahsen]

That's just great. Magnificent. Splendid. Whatever.