Monza this weekend! Practice starts in about a day and a half. Pre-quali transfer deadline is noon (Eastern) Friday.
Makes me think that if Buemmi didn't get reamed by Kobiyashi in the rear I would be in second place and a whole lot closer to first right now. Oh well, still a few laces left.
It seems as if one of us is the #1 team in the entire game besting all. 2 M/A teams in the top 5 overall for the year with the M/A League being 5th overall.
Well done! Team OG Jinky 7394 (#1) Sugar Momma Racing 7343 (#3) JDYG-F1 7048 Team DOING IT WORNG! 6694 Redbeard Racing 6667 Empire State Motorsports 5988 Fast Gnats 5818 Shack Attack 5701 The Whining Team 5310
Okay, when do I get to pick a new bonus track? When do I actually get additional money for transfers, not the equivalency transfers? I'm dying on the vine here and need a cash boost to get back in the game...
This third block of races ends with Singapore next weekend. Then the window will open to pick the last bonus track from Japan, Korea, India, Abu Dhabi and Brazil. Snipped from the rules page: "The maximum budget of any team throughout the season is $100 million - therefore any transfer made must ensure the overall team is within its budget."
The way the points system for this game is set up, it's not all about buying the top finishers. Who was the highest scoring driver at the last race? Jamie Alguersuari! Why? Drivers score 5 points for every position they gain from where they start on the grid to where they finish, plus a 10 point bonus if they gain more than 8 positions. Cheaper drivers often score more points for you in this game than those who end up on the podium, esp. if they qualify well below where they ought to finish. The 3 transfer limit makes it a challenge because it's hard to make any substantive changes to get max points out of quali and still have enough transfers left over to take advantage of post-quali info. You get a lot more points from the race than from quali though so I usually leave things alone until the second transfer window opens (between the end of qualification and 1 hour before the scheduled race start time) before I spend any of mine.
Dang! Did anyone notice we are fifth in the "Leauge of Leauges". Congrats to Jnky and Mrs Jnky for the 1 and 3 positions as well. I know the season isnt over but I think all the MA'ers participating deserve a "way to go" for thier performance so far. Good stuff.
Indeed, makes me wonder how we'd be doing if none of us had been screwed out of bonus race points in the first few rounds. We're also running behind very few actual players. The leading mini league is 5 teams run by just 1 named player. The #2 league is exactly the same (different player). The #3 league is the same 2 players/10 teams plus 1 more player x her 5 teams. [Also, note the similarity of player names used in those first 3 leagues: Zio Hancock, Jeremy Cade Hancock and Mary Cade.] League #4 is, again, just 1 player x 5 teams. This means our entire M/A league is running behind a total of only 4 players!
Exactly, Steve. Although I am not sure what the purpose is, as I've seen no prizes for best league. Unless it's some side thing they have going with friends.
It will allow me to reset my bonus race now but I'm waiting a bit because my transfers haven't been reset to 3. It still says I only have 2 available, as it has since I spent one before the Singapore race. That wouldn't normally be an issue for me since I rarely use all 3 but picking a new bonus race costs 1 transfer and I don't want to be left with just 1 for the race.