I was sooo close to catching you @GregRedd! Finished just 4 seconds behind you after the last stage.
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Looks like Greece was a challenge for many of us, and probably the toughest rally overall in our season so far. Lots of punctures, a fair few rollovers and some very slow times getting to the finish on some stages. And sadly, a few Terminal Damage DNFs too this time.
Who knew Greece would be such a pain in the arse?! 
Greece is the new Argentina
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It rained in Greece, 
. The surface degradation made for some nasty camber changes, that forced me to tiptoe, I mean tipfinger 
through the old kingdom
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sigh, left my last 5 stages to do on the last day and didnāt get time to do it. Note to self, donāt do that again.
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Ahh Greece, you fickle mistress. A tough round to bring the European leg of the season to a close, with just 7 drivers who reached the final stage with their cars still moving and their stress levels still under control.
Once again, the rally results show a clear 2 class event with the Group A (for Alien) drivers separated by just 2-odd minutes and filling the podium. (That would be @Aldyr, @Munage and @SlinX).
8-minutes or so behind the leader, the Group Not-A (for Not Alien) drivers are again clustered close together, with just 20 seconds separating @Deadlypinecone, @DarthMol and myself.
Last of the classified finishers was @WarRack101, who ruined his rally looking for a āfast lineā that wasnāt all that fast :). Also classified in the result table are the 2 unfortunate DNF drivers, @Boogey and @the9avenger9, and non-finisher @Dragonic still picks up a participation point for completing the first half of the event.
Despite the DNF in Greece, @Boogey still holds onto the overall Championship lead, but the chasers have all closed the gap on his lead significantly. @Aldyrās max points for the Greece win moves him into P2, one point ahead of @Munage.
With 3 events still to go, and anywhere between 25 - 35 points available to the winner of those events, there is still a lot of opportunities for those positions to change before the end of the season. The final quarter of out R5 championship has the drivers head into the Southern Hemisphere for stops in Australia and New Zealand, before the season finale in Argentina.
2020 MEW DR2 R5 Rally Championship - Round #10: Monaro, Australia
Round 10 takes us to the dusty fringes of the Australian Outback in the Monaro district for the Australian Rally.
You have a variety of surfaces to look forward to driving on this time - everything from loose and stony gravel, smooth high speed sand stages, and even some tarmac sections. And although our route guide shows all 9 stages will be dry, thereās always the chance for a muddy patch or two on some of the farm tracks. Throw in a handful of big jumps and you have a rally that has a little bit of everything in it. And as arguably the rally with the widest variety of conditions to drive, keeping your car at default settings should be okay for the most part.
Another 12 stage event this time, with 2 Service Stops at Stages 5 and 10. Also only 2 long stages (S3 and S10). The final stage (S12) is a high speed descent of Norinbee Ridge in the dark, so be sure to repair your lights at the S10 Service Stop, and look after them through S10 and S11.
Good on you mates! Soon as you done throwing your motors around, feel free to grab a cold one from me eski and join me at the barbie. Cheers!
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I should be able to put up a time after Thursday.
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Time to pull my socks up and do amazingly well if I want any hope of catching @GregRedd. Thanks for the participation point though sir.
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I figured it wouldnāt hurt to list 5 things to help improve your rally driving. Truth be told, I could list 20 things 
Iāll start, and prefix this by saying, these are for beginners.
- Donāt use handbrake unless itās a 1 or acute corner. Alternative just drive slowly (donāt try to slide) through the corner.
- Prepare before the corner. You donāt have time, so keep the car slightly inside of the middle of the road, so youāre ready for the corner thatās coming. This is especially important, if the road is round like an elephants back. You canāt turn nicely if youāre off camber.
- Donāt accelerate or brake in the air or coming out of a bump that lifts your car higher off the ground. This means, you lift your right foot, if you see the car is lifting off the ground from a bump or jump, and accelerate when you feel more stable on the ground. (You should see my right foot in Greece, itās rarely flat constantly.)
- Types of turn in, that matter most: i.Turn in, while accelerating. This is generally my 6 corners. ii. Turn in as you lift from accelerator momentarily. Car turns more. This is generally my 5 corners. iii. Turn in accelerating, but tap the brake. The car will turn a lot. This is generally my 4 corners. iv. Turn while braking, foot off accelerator. The car will turn in massively. Usually a 3 corner.
- Tightens/Caution/Narrows/on to gravel corners, slow down, itās slower than you think. Opens/100,120,150,200,250 corners get faster, so floor it out of the corner.
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I canāt give a single tip. All I know is how to go fast, I donāt even know how I do it. 
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So this is how my rally is going so far 
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I would have thrown up
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And that is why I dont play it 
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But if you like green walls, itās a cheap way to repaint room?
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Iām surprisingly used to being thrown around in VR like Iām in a washing machine.
The only time I get sick is when Iām thrown around in some game that doesnāt obey the laws of physics.
But ya, during the 10 second long crashes in DR2, this is me the whole time thinking about how I didnāt deserve this punishment:
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Just noticed that very few drivers have had a chance to get dirty down under. (5 starts, only 2 finishers). Donāt leave your run too lateā¦
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Absolute lunatic with those sideways jumps and transitions 
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What the hell has Phil been doing to my car??? It was pristine after the 1st stageā¦ get to stage 2, hood and front bumper are knocked to shitā¦ windshield is crackedā¦ side is smashed inā¦ rear bumper barely hanging onā¦
This guy really needs to get his drinking problem under control!
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Planning to get on it now. This is a 12 stager hey?