If I remember to do so, we will be running a friends only DD this Saturday.
I need a break from things. Like, giving the speech out to each new racer.
We have had full rooms the past few weeks and most of the racers are already on my friends list.
I'll say this once again. I cannot police the entire event. I will not sit and watch people race, waiting to point out errors. I hate the fact that Trendy has left the room the past 2 weeks for being run off the track. this disturbs me to no end. This means I am NOT doing my job and others are not following the one damn rule.
Let's see how friends act together this weekend.
First off, don't be so hard on yourself, you do a fantastic job as host. We were discussing this earlier tonight as a matter of fact.
I was chatting with Trendy and a bunch of the guys tonight, and I think that going to friends only is a good idea. Not only has the room been full to the point of having someone new pop in as soon as a spot is open, but it's also been full of mostly friends anyway.
I was also upset to see Trendy go and I went through all of the replays I saved Saturday night (I hope to get some photos uploaded at some point) just to see if I noticed any major issues with any drivers. I did notice a couple instances of lag issues where the driver lagging didn't know and ended up causing a wreck at the first turn, I know it's a pain in the arse, but the easiest solution for that is to do a quick driver count before each start-anyone who has less than the total should back out and try leaving the room and coming back.
This part I feel needs a disclaimer
I am not the type of person to talk behind anyone's back, if I ever have an issue I would handle it with the person directly and privately. That being said, and after watching replays, I think that Klicker needs to go. I have had a few issues on track with him (at least once or twice per race night) and I have brought them up with him, but he still does the same things: making passes at the expense of the lead cars drive line (in situations where the lead car is clearly in the lead and has the line), going off the track and re-entering unsafely in traffic, backing up into traffic after a spin instead of waiting until clear, and of course knocking people off track and not stopping or apologizing (Which is who took Trendy out at Willow Springs). We all know about his loud mic also!!!
Trendy and I both talked about this earlier and we both have removed him from our friends list. As I said before, I have addressed my issues with Klicker directly, on too many occasions now. I am a humble guy, far from perfect and I make my fair share of mistakes, and I believe in giving everyone at least a second chance,, but in this case I do believe this would resolve a lot of the issues on track.
On a lighter note, I planned on getting on yesterday to say what a great time we had Saturday night, but we kept the drunk room going til 5:30am EST and I didn't get much of anything done. I woke up in time to see the Steelers get trounced and went back to bed, lol. Other than Trendy getting run off, which absolutely did suck, it was a really fun night with some good racing throughout. If everyone just remembers to go a little easy through the first few turns, they'll see how much more fun the rest of the race will be for everyone. We've all seen that you can have some really great battles with a full room without even being in contention for the lead. I remember reading through the old posts that you used to do friends only and now that it's getting colder out and more people are on I think this is definitely the way to go. This room is what it is because you're a great host!
