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I wonder about BJ's performance here...

We all do...

...how couldn't we?

There is surely a way to go below 1:10, even if I didn't started at all to consider how should it be done.

That's great  You'll be accepted shortly, in all likelihood within today.

In other news, the "FAQ for Foreigner pipsqueaks" is already available at the homepage.

I was lucky that car was Jaguar, it's a very suitable car for noRH racing, and this track is not very difficult, it's just that I suck in sharp corners as usual.

If you compare tracks from this season with the former ones, you will be able to confirm it was consensus that we should control track difficulty somewhat this time - there were some really scary tracks for the unfinished season. Although in general it seems we tend to like sharp corners...

Dstien has begun to summarize the recent findings about Stunts file structure - check it out! I was considering a while ago writing some content about 3D shapes, but was at a loss about where to start. Now with a general framework started it will probably be easier.

Well, in the past season the race was blind except for rather frequent driver comments (and taunts  ) on their performances. Part of the reason probably were time disponibility problems by the former manager, so that (as other things) is still not settled.

Edit: Actually, the main reason for the absence of partials is more prosaic. Even when they comment about their times on the forum, most drivers don't worry much about sending partial replays early to the manager...

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Third season is officially open! Here goes basic info for Krys and other interested parties, so that you can start at once:

1. Track pack is available for download at http://jacstunts.ueuo.com/pistas.html . Just click the blue link near the very bottom of the page, after the screenshots. (actually, one of the 14 tracks is missing from that package right now, namely the Lancia one)

2. The track order, just published on the Orkut forum, is:

DIEGO46.TRK - Jaguar XJR9 IMSA
ATALANTA.TRK - Ferrari GTO
RADASH5.TRK - Porsche March Indy
RONALDO2.TRK - Porsche March Indy
ALE18.TRK - Lamborghini Countach
PHOENIX2.TRK - Porsche Carrera 4
RUDAH.TRK - Lancia Delta HF
TICINO.TRK - Audi Quattro Sport
ERI4.TRK - Porsche 962 IMSA
RONALDO1.TRK - Lamborghini LM-002
DIEGO47.TRK - Porsche 962 IMSA
PHOENIX3.TRK - Lamborghini LM-002
ERI3.TRK - Porsche 962 IMSA
DIEGO45.TRK - Porsche Carrera 4

3. That means this week track is...

Track: DIEGO46.TRK
Car: Jaguar XJR9 IMSA
Author: Diego (diegocereal)

Start: 0:00 / midnight (GMT -3) 21/04/2008
Deadline (regular): 12:00 / noon (GMT -3) 28/04/2008
Deadline (late, *with penalty*): 0:00 / midnight (GMT -3) 29/04/2008

BTW: Krys, you had some luck with this drawing - this week track won't be so hard on your limited racing time budget (unless you're impatient like me and mess all the time the slow section a the beginning... ). My judgement is a bit impaired to give a secure opinion on the following GTO track, though, since I designed it...

4. Rules are essentially what I forwarded before: NoRH w/o video and a variation of ISA rules (two wheels on/over, no elements may be skipped except corks u/d if you can fly over them and exploiting collision bugs to go through solid objects is forbidden as well).

5. After you finish your lap, send both the .RPL and the .HIG files to Igor, the manager, via:  igornsdm.at.gmail.com .

6. A more detailed FAQ in English with the rules fully translated is being prepared and will be on the site anytime soon.

7. Any doubts, just ask... either on this thread, or directly to Igor by e-mail, or in the "Campeonato JACStunts Brasil" Orkut community (our only forum for the moment, you'll need an Orkut - Google's social networking service - account to use it, and don't hesitate to post in English if you decide to see us there  )

A possible bug: my newly posted lap has 0000-00-00 for "Time posted" on the scoreboard instead of the proper date (2008-04-21 @ GMT+2).

Me too - clicking the link gives a 404 error, while choosing "Save Link As..." downloads a corrupted .zip. I'm using Linux, Firefox and the unpacker Ark .

OMG, what I'm doing right now under Windows?! I must setup SVN and try that stuff!! 

Yipee! I'm already registered... 

Oops... sorry, I think that's a bit unlikely as the managing crew is very motivated (as you may notice by the site built in record time) and probably want to resume the championship ASAP. But I mentioned you and your issue on the Orkut forum just in case...

Cool, we have to start racing soon then because deadline of 1st track is close. ;-)

Hold your breath Krys - we don't even know which track will be the first one!  The random choice of track order will be held at some point of Sunday late night - if all goes to plan, Track 1 will start immediately and its deadline will be midnight of the following Sunday (GMT -3), plus an additional 12-hour tolerance.

And BTW, Zak: banner data was mailed to zakstunts-gmail...

Competition still restricted to Brazilians or can we join too ?

Well, I put the issue under discussion shortly after your post, and it turned out the championship never was really restricted, only that the folks over there never really considered internationalization... So it's very likely you all will be able to join  It seems the only big issue we have to decide is about championship scoreboard - it is consensus we need a "Brazilian Trophy", but it's still up to discussion whether it will be complemented by a "Foreigner Trophy" (a la 4DSL) or a "Global Trophy" (my personal preference). I'll keep you informed.

In the end it was good I didn't hurry with preparing the banner for the portal... Last week a stunning eruption of internal strife took away both the manager and the leading pipsqueak of the championship. The remaining pipsqueaks decided to collect the debris and start over, and thus we're now holding the preparations for the third season (in four months!!) of the JAC Brazilian Championship. On the plus side, the rejuvenated spirit means there's a very cool site at http://jacstunts.ueuo.com (in Portuguese). You might find particularly interesting the sections "Pistas" (the as of now unclosed track list) and "Competidores" (pipsqueak profiles - unfortunately I still haven't a decent photo to place there... ).

PS.: Returning to the banner - Zak, would it be OK to send a bilingual text (English/Portuguese) with it? Both versions combined take ~4 forum post lines...

Inspring stuff - good we're resume making such pretty things again...