BTCC BTCC 2017 - Rounds 25, 26, 27 - Silverstone - Page 6

luckn002 · 19 Sep 2017, 14:57 (Ref:3768572)

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Originally Posted by steve_r

I'm personally lamenting the end of Collards title challenge. Can you just imagine his face if he did go and win the title? It's a shame to end that way.

Agreed, every year he seems to improve - incredible that in a field this competitive he finished in the top 15 for the first 20 or so rounds.

I'd really love him to win, but for that to happen he needs to get his act together in qualifying (as much as we love his charges through the field) !

Sodemo · 19 Sep 2017, 14:58 (Ref:3768573)

Interesting to hear that the Scoobies had their boost reduced for Silverstone. If they can reduce it ad hoc, why do they even have these "calculations"?

redshoes · 19 Sep 2017, 16:02 (Ref:3768580)

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Originally Posted by Craner Curves

I think this could be the last year I seriously follow the btcc. I'm not enjoying the crashes and drivers getting hurt, or the endless stream of uniformed idiots on social media who haven't got a clue how motorsport works. Cheesed off with the whole performance balancing thing too.

I feel your pain.

Uninformed idiots have been a part of following BTCC for as long as I can remember. Are there more of them now or has social media made it easier for them to be seen?

Mike Harte · 19 Sep 2017, 16:10 (Ref:3768581)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

I feel your pain.

Uninformed idiots have been a part of following BTCC for as long as I can remember. Are there more of them now or has social media made it easier for them to be seen?

You may be forgetting the years that Mike Smith, the BBC DJ, raced in the BTCC. He dragged along thousands of Radio 1 listeners who hadn't a clue about cars or motor racing.

Greem · 19 Sep 2017, 16:27 (Ref:3768585)

Isn't it part of our remit as enthusiasts to attempt to inform the uninformed?

At the very least, to attempt to inform those who want to be informed. In my view sweeping generalisations like 'uninformed idiots' render those who might want to be better informed less inclined to do so.

TL;DR: don't be snobby. There are plenty of series around catering for that!

**FIRE** · 19 Sep 2017, 17:14 (Ref:3768596)

Geo blocking @ itv.com

Cinghio44 · 19 Sep 2017, 17:21 (Ref:3768598)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

Geo blocking @ itv.com

Why have they put the block now?

It was possible to see al the races before.

Moneyseeker · 19 Sep 2017, 17:24 (Ref:3768599)

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Originally Posted by Sodemo

Interesting to hear that the Scoobies had their boost reduced for Silverstone. If they can reduce it ad hoc, why do they even have these "calculations"?

Didn't they reduce it inbetween races 2 and 3 at Snetterton? I'm not keen on the constant fiddling with boost and I think TOCA do need to address this. I know that Gow points to the close grid and races, but all it does is ebb and flow the performance of certain cars to me.

**FIRE** · 19 Sep 2017, 17:38 (Ref:3768604)

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Originally Posted by Cinghio44

Why have they put the block now?

It was possible to see al the races before.

There was some blocking earlier this season. No blocking of the previous race.

Cinghio44 · 19 Sep 2017, 21:47 (Ref:3768648)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

There was some blocking earlier this season. No blocking of the previous race.

Yes but then they removed it. Strange...

sceptic · 20 Sep 2017, 09:46 (Ref:3768753)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

There was some blocking earlier this season. No blocking of the previous race.

It's probably accidental.

Alfisti · 20 Sep 2017, 13:51 (Ref:3768792)

That sounds like too much of the driving 😉

SteveLevin · 21 Sep 2017, 13:04 (Ref:3769050)

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Originally Posted by sceptic

It's probably accidental.

Most geoblocking systems are live and constantly updated with the goal of blocking as few legitimate IP ranges as possible.

However, like any computer system, they can at times be cantankerous, sluggish, or start crashing because of malformed database updates, the color orange, sunspots, etc. So each provider has to make choices, of which there are are two key ones at play here:

1) How long to I make clients wait while the system goes to identify if the client is in/out of the approved region?

2) If the system times out or just delivers an error response, does it fail "open" (meaning even the penguins stealing Wifi down at McMurdo get to watch) or "closed" (meaning even a shirtless Putin riding a unicorn whilst waving a rainbow sword gets denied)

Most setups I know of fail open, btw, despite the various legal issues, etc.

Steve

Alfisti · 22 Sep 2017, 15:24 (Ref:3769276)

Putin riding a Unicorn in BTCC...

Driving transgressions to be punished by a trampling under Unicorn foot , that'll make 'em behave. If not, off to a gulag!

thlbtcc · 24 Sep 2017, 17:40 (Ref:3769611)

Just caught up on the races at last, really enjoyed race three! Bring on the title show down.

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