Yeah, it looks class, doesn’t it! I noticed that too. There’s a Cayman Cup race I did at the Red Bull Ring a while ago where a wheel bounces across track, and bounces off the front of my car as I’m passing. It looked insanely good! The vid is in my archive on the channel here
Thank you mate, yeah I was struggling to compete with those big BMWs (even hen I did remember the P2P!) so had to try anything I could to neutralise that advantage!
Excellent commentary and editing as usual Chris. I’m loving your new approach and glad to see you ‘didn’t fold like a cheap suit’. All firm and fair racing as far as I could see, keep up the great work. 👊🏻
Thank you! Yeah all these bumps from behind in recent weeks that have cost me positions, I’ve tried to make myself a bit more prepared for them now. All the FWD cars seem to have a bit of a disadvantage compared to the BMWs, so I guess you’ve gotta roll your sleeves up to compete!
Ahh thank you David. Yeah these FWD cars to seem to be at a bit of a disadvantage compared to the RWD BMWs, so you’ve gotta do as much as possible to try and neutralise that advantage!
I love what you're doing and how you do it. I can not wait for more rF2 content from CR. This is how you make people not skip ahead and watch the entire video. Simply no boring parts. Soon my rig will be ready and with any luck i will be honored to race on the same grid with you.
Ahh mate, that’s very kind of you to say. Definitely more rF2 on the way. I’ll hop on to give the new in-game multiplayer a go soon. Hopefully see you there, when your rig is up and running!
Well done! Don't sell yourself short. You can still be a Mr. Nice Guy by racing clean and fair, which by all accounts you seemed to do in this race. Doesn't matter if the guy behind is faster. It's up to him to get by you safely, and if he can't do so, then the position is yours. If by Mr. Nice Guy you mean just conceding a place instead of fighting for it... then yeah. But I'd rather think of you as a Mr. Nice Guy who is a Gentleman Racer and is fair and respectful of the other drivers and who races for the best position you can reach!
Ahhh that’s very kind of you to say, Eric. Yeah, absolutely tried my best to be firm but fair at all times, and I’m pretty happy that I pulled it off. Thank you 😃
Yeah, the dream combo. As soon as I saw it was on the schedule, I was eager to race it. Had the lurgy all week so luckily grabbed a chance this weekend before it was too late!
Thanks Nick, yeah I highly recommend the series. Participation isn’t great, it’s only really the 8.30pm race that draws in 20-30. I tend to do 4.30pm or 6.30pm, and usually get around 12-20.
Thank you mate. In all the other races, I immediately crumbled as soon as I started getting bumped from behind. So the fact I held my nerve here, stayed tough and didn’t get bullied out of positions, ahhh that was every bit as satisfying as any win! 😃
Thank you mate, yeah 100% agree with that! Standing up to the bumps and nudges, without folding like I normally do, was every bit as satisfying as a win! Cheers
Yeah, I had some frustrating races this week in BTCC at Brands. Hoping for a track more to my liking next week. I could also swear I get way more grip racing against AI in similar conditions as I do online. I don't feel that way with iRacing but somehow I always feel that with rFactor. Dunno.
Yeah I noticed similar when I’ve done practice laps offline. Could be to do with track or air temperature settings. Also, I noticed I had some braking and stability assists switched on in my settings. These assists are active in offline sessions, but get blocked in online lobbies. Worth checking your settings to see if you’ve got them set to Low or Full, as that will make a difference in AI races
Great race, just joined this series again after a long break. Forgot how much fun these cars are. I wish they would just ban the BMW though, would make it much more fun.
Yeah the BMWs do have a clear advantage, which I’m sure is why 80% of every grid choose them! The FWD cars are way more fun to drive though, so I’m happy sticking with the Toyota 😃 you’re right, most fun series in sim racing right now, I reckon!
@@chrisrogerssimracing I’ll stick with the Hyundai myself, at least I can always have an excuse for being slow that way! See you on track someday hopefully!
Great racing mate, defo left enough room with that BMW when you showed the over head cam. I'm just heading off to Silverstone now for the real world BTCC 😅
Good job Chris and good result for your pace. And shame on the faster driver who touched you multiple times in T1 until he took himself out. Good to see you racing at Brands in rf2. Very sad I never saw you this week at LFM at Brands in an M2. We had an incredible week with awesome races, although we had big Wreckfests, too. Next week M2 at Imola. Awesome combo! Please think about it!
Ahhh yes, the M2 at Brands would have been my go-to choice for ACC this week, but I’ve been laid low with a bug that’s going around. So didn’t get any midweek ACC racing in like I normally would. It sounded like a great combo though. Looking forward to give that car another run, now I’m a bit more familiar with it 👍
Excellent content & commentary, had the pleasure of racing against you at Fridays rain sodden Brands hatch, see why you come back fighting after that one 👍
Ahh yes I had a really unlucky DNF in that one… got hit from behind into the final corner, and although it didn’t make me crash, it pushed me forward so fast, I went too fast for my low gear and blew my engine! Really unfortunate! Hope yours went better!
Wow, good TC racing Chris, you were hella lucky after the start, when the black beemer had his moment and lost the wheel, he could have easily wiped you out in the space 😅
Haha yeah I know! I still don’t know how he managed to change direction like that… I guess the tyres just suddenly gripped and threw him around. He was heading straight for the pair of us 🤣 cheers Bogy
Glad I could be of service! Had the lurgy this week so wasn’t sure I was going to get a race in, but glad I did these yesterday… very good, if a little bruising, fun! Cheers Tony. I also reinstalled RaceRoom and did an m235i race at Suzuka yesterday, that one was really decent. Will definitely be doing a bit more RaceRoom in the coming weeks
Love the BTCC-Cars.. wanted to drive this week too, but seeing the grids with 80% BMW always made me stop signing in.. Interesting fact: As far as I know, the normal racing line on start finish is on the right side, near the pit wall till the start finish line where you change to the left side.. I mostly do so.
Yeah, pretty much everybody was choosing BMW this week… my grid was stacked with them. Clearly they’re much better here. The BMWs behind me were way faster, which is why I had to drive so defensively.
@@chrisrogerssimracing I have seen better, varied fields in your videos on some tracks.. but never got to see one myself at LFM. I drove at Croft a few weeks ago in a Cupra and managed to gain 5th position (with a bit help from some unlucky BMWs) battling an Astra, but as always with most cars beeing BMWs and Infinitis (which won the race). I think I saw your name too, unfortunately you had a DNF.
@@BarkeeperMoe Ahhh yes that’s right! I think it was a Friday evening race? That was when I tried Croft. I think I ended up clipping one of those solid Tyre stacks at the chicane and completely wrecked my car (similar trend to the first race in this video) 🤣 It does seem like the RWD cars still do have the advantage, sadly.
@@chrisrogerssimracing maybe it was on a friday evening, not sure anymore. Yes, unfortunately they still have an advantage - but the FWDs did come closer with the last update. But I also think that many people got into the RWDs then they were completely dominant.. I race the Cupra in a small league where they are trying to balance the RWDs.. the series just began and they try "only medium tyres for RWDs" and +10kg for the BMW. The field is approx. 1/3 RWDs to 2/3 FWDs. Well it helped, but maybe a little bit too much. Temperatures in Donington (first race) were pretty low so the medium tyres did take a long time to work, we'll see how it works on Snetterton next time.
Ahh sorry to catch you out with my inconsistent postings 🤣 been suffering from the lurgy all week, so wasn’t expecting to get a race in. But hurried this one out when I did these races yesterday avo.
@@firstjayjay I reinstalled RaceRoom yesterday too… did a decent M235i race at Suzuka. Reminded me on how easy a sim it is just to hop in and find a good race whenever you want one. Will try a few more this week and hopefully get a decent video out of it. Maybe see you on the grid!
You get a real glimpse into the superb RF2 physics engine when that wheel flies off from the BMW, the way it rotates and wobbles in the air.
Yeah, it looks class, doesn’t it! I noticed that too. There’s a Cayman Cup race I did at the Red Bull Ring a while ago where a wheel bounces across track, and bounces off the front of my car as I’m passing. It looked insanely good! The vid is in my archive on the channel here
Brilliant Chris - great defending and maximised your pace to a good finish!
Thank you mate, yeah I was struggling to compete with those big BMWs (even hen I did remember the P2P!) so had to try anything I could to neutralise that advantage!
Excellent commentary and editing as usual Chris. I’m loving your new approach and glad to see you ‘didn’t fold like a cheap suit’. All firm and fair racing as far as I could see, keep up the great work. 👊🏻
Thank you! Yeah all these bumps from behind in recent weeks that have cost me positions, I’ve tried to make myself a bit more prepared for them now. All the FWD cars seem to have a bit of a disadvantage compared to the BMWs, so I guess you’ve gotta roll your sleeves up to compete!
proper elbows out touring car racing.. great job Chris
I’m sure I’ll be back to getting beaten up next week Nij 🤣
One of the highlights of my week is your videos. This was a great battle. I appreciate a good defensive drive as much as an all-guns-blazing drive.
Ahh thank you David. Yeah these FWD cars to seem to be at a bit of a disadvantage compared to the RWD BMWs, so you’ve gotta do as much as possible to try and neutralise that advantage!
I love what you're doing and how you do it. I can not wait for more rF2 content from CR. This is how you make people not skip ahead and watch the entire video. Simply no boring parts. Soon my rig will be ready and with any luck i will be honored to race on the same grid with you.
Ahh mate, that’s very kind of you to say. Definitely more rF2 on the way. I’ll hop on to give the new in-game multiplayer a go soon. Hopefully see you there, when your rig is up and running!
Hteat stuff Chris, keep them elbows out
Well done! Don't sell yourself short. You can still be a Mr. Nice Guy by racing clean and fair, which by all accounts you seemed to do in this race. Doesn't matter if the guy behind is faster. It's up to him to get by you safely, and if he can't do so, then the position is yours. If by Mr. Nice Guy you mean just conceding a place instead of fighting for it... then yeah. But I'd rather think of you as a Mr. Nice Guy who is a Gentleman Racer and is fair and respectful of the other drivers and who races for the best position you can reach!
Ahhh that’s very kind of you to say, Eric. Yeah, absolutely tried my best to be firm but fair at all times, and I’m pretty happy that I pulled it off. Thank you 😃
Great to see you getting the elbows out! Very good driving. Tough but fair.
Thank you mate, yeah after all the bumps from behind I’ve been getting in recent weeks, I thought it was about time I toughened up a bit 🤣
Solid defense! That start was excellent, you just slipped right on through and gained 2 positions!
Yeah, very rare for me to make a decent start and gain places, so it was a refreshing change!
Great defense there Chris, glad to see it! Congrats on ur finish, thanks for sharing Buddy!!
I learned from the best, the amount of times I’ve been behind you and unable to pass! Cheers Walt
Awesome racing as always! Well done on not getting rattled by all those hits from behind, they would definitely have been too much for me.
Thank you mate, yeah it’s flustered me a lot in the other BTCC races I’ve done, but I’ve been trying to prepare myself for it this week!
Perfect match, Brands and Touring Cars.....good job Chris 👍
Yeah, the dream combo. As soon as I saw it was on the schedule, I was eager to race it. Had the lurgy all week so luckily grabbed a chance this weekend before it was too late!
Great job and love the commentary as usual. Hope to catch you on track some time. Are times are comparable.
Nice one, it’s always good to hear from someone on similar pace. Hopefully see you on track soon, so we can have a tussle! Thanks for watching
Great race Chris nice to see you enjoying yourself and as per great content ( Murray Walker in the making)
Ahhh thank you mate, no higher compliment than that!
Great run Chris. Keep it going! Like the new and improved "tough Chris". :) Entertaining as always. Thanks for the upload.
It won’t last, mate. I’m sure I’ll be back to being beaten up next week! But for this week at least, I ruled the playground 🤣
😄@@chrisrogerssimracing
Great race Chris, nice to see you tough it out.
Cheers Jim!
Great race Chris. I thought for sure you were going to get killed when he hit your right rear quarter I don't know how you didn't go sideways there!
Haha me too. The frantic shaking of the steering wheel shows how much of a panic I was in 😃 survived by luck rather than judgement!
Great video as always Chris, I need to get myself in these BTCC cars soon
Thanks Nick, yeah I highly recommend the series. Participation isn’t great, it’s only really the 8.30pm race that draws in 20-30. I tend to do 4.30pm or 6.30pm, and usually get around 12-20.
Congrats Chris, nice fights.
Thank you mate, cheers for watching 😃
Its not all about winning for me Chris, its about competing 👍Great content once again fella🏆
Thank you mate. In all the other races, I immediately crumbled as soon as I started getting bumped from behind. So the fact I held my nerve here, stayed tough and didn’t get bullied out of positions, ahhh that was every bit as satisfying as any win! 😃
Tons of fun when I watch your videos. Great race in the spectacular rf2. Winning is important but having fun is essential
Thank you mate, yeah 100% agree with that! Standing up to the bumps and nudges, without folding like I normally do, was every bit as satisfying as a win! Cheers
Yeah, I had some frustrating races this week in BTCC at Brands. Hoping for a track more to my liking next week. I could also swear I get way more grip racing against AI in similar conditions as I do online. I don't feel that way with iRacing but somehow I always feel that with rFactor. Dunno.
Yeah I noticed similar when I’ve done practice laps offline. Could be to do with track or air temperature settings. Also, I noticed I had some braking and stability assists switched on in my settings. These assists are active in offline sessions, but get blocked in online lobbies. Worth checking your settings to see if you’ve got them set to Low or Full, as that will make a difference in AI races
Great race, just joined this series again after a long break. Forgot how much fun these cars are.
I wish they would just ban the BMW though, would make it much more fun.
Yeah the BMWs do have a clear advantage, which I’m sure is why 80% of every grid choose them! The FWD cars are way more fun to drive though, so I’m happy sticking with the Toyota 😃 you’re right, most fun series in sim racing right now, I reckon!
@@chrisrogerssimracing I’ll stick with the Hyundai myself, at least I can always have an excuse for being slow that way!
See you on track someday hopefully!
Great racing mate, defo left enough room with that BMW when you showed the over head cam. I'm just heading off to Silverstone now for the real world BTCC 😅
Ahh nice one mate, that’ll be a class day out. Enjoy!
I just started the vid but…. YES YES YES CHRIS GETS HIS ELBOWS OUT ! MY BODY IS READY !!
Hahaha yeah, we better save this video… it doesn’t happen often 🤣
Good job Chris and good result for your pace. And shame on the faster driver who touched you multiple times in T1 until he took himself out.
Good to see you racing at Brands in rf2. Very sad I never saw you this week at LFM at Brands in an M2. We had an incredible week with awesome races, although we had big Wreckfests, too. Next week M2 at Imola. Awesome combo! Please think about it!
Ahhh yes, the M2 at Brands would have been my go-to choice for ACC this week, but I’ve been laid low with a bug that’s going around. So didn’t get any midweek ACC racing in like I normally would. It sounded like a great combo though. Looking forward to give that car another run, now I’m a bit more familiar with it 👍
The little Corolla that could. Fastest Toyota 🎉
Trapped in amongst a gang of bullying big boy BMWs!
@chrisrogerssimracing I was going BMW (as a Jake Hill fan), but having seen this I'll go for an FWD instead!
Excellent content & commentary, had the pleasure of racing against you at Fridays rain sodden Brands hatch, see why you come back fighting after that one 👍
Ahh yes I had a really unlucky DNF in that one… got hit from behind into the final corner, and although it didn’t make me crash, it pushed me forward so fast, I went too fast for my low gear and blew my engine! Really unfortunate! Hope yours went better!
Wow, good TC racing Chris, you were hella lucky after the start, when the black beemer had his moment and lost the wheel, he could have easily wiped you out in the space 😅
Haha yeah I know! I still don’t know how he managed to change direction like that… I guess the tyres just suddenly gripped and threw him around. He was heading straight for the pair of us 🤣 cheers Bogy
Been looking forward to this week and what a great outcome.👏
Glad I could be of service! Had the lurgy this week so wasn’t sure I was going to get a race in, but glad I did these yesterday… very good, if a little bruising, fun! Cheers Tony. I also reinstalled RaceRoom and did an m235i race at Suzuka yesterday, that one was really decent. Will definitely be doing a bit more RaceRoom in the coming weeks
Love your content as always mate 👍
Ahh thank you mate, always appreciate you watching and enjoying it. Thank you!
Love the BTCC-Cars.. wanted to drive this week too, but seeing the grids with 80% BMW always made me stop signing in..
Interesting fact: As far as I know, the normal racing line on start finish is on the right side, near the pit wall till the start finish line where you change to the left side.. I mostly do so.
Yeah, pretty much everybody was choosing BMW this week… my grid was stacked with them. Clearly they’re much better here. The BMWs behind me were way faster, which is why I had to drive so defensively.
@@chrisrogerssimracing I have seen better, varied fields in your videos on some tracks.. but never got to see one myself at LFM. I drove at Croft a few weeks ago in a Cupra and managed to gain 5th position (with a bit help from some unlucky BMWs) battling an Astra, but as always with most cars beeing BMWs and Infinitis (which won the race). I think I saw your name too, unfortunately you had a DNF.
@@BarkeeperMoe Ahhh yes that’s right! I think it was a Friday evening race? That was when I tried Croft. I think I ended up clipping one of those solid Tyre stacks at the chicane and completely wrecked my car (similar trend to the first race in this video) 🤣 It does seem like the RWD cars still do have the advantage, sadly.
@@chrisrogerssimracing maybe it was on a friday evening, not sure anymore. Yes, unfortunately they still have an advantage - but the FWDs did come closer with the last update. But I also think that many people got into the RWDs then they were completely dominant.. I race the Cupra in a small league where they are trying to balance the RWDs.. the series just began and they try "only medium tyres for RWDs" and +10kg for the BMW. The field is approx. 1/3 RWDs to 2/3 FWDs. Well it helped, but maybe a little bit too much. Temperatures in Donington (first race) were pretty low so the medium tyres did take a long time to work, we'll see how it works on Snetterton next time.
Lul. Yesterday I was trying to be ready for it 😂
Ahh sorry to catch you out with my inconsistent postings 🤣 been suffering from the lurgy all week, so wasn’t expecting to get a race in. But hurried this one out when I did these races yesterday avo.
@@chrisrogerssimracing haha no problem. Just keep doing you. It works ppl like your vids as do I. 👌👍😊💯❤️
@@firstjayjay I reinstalled RaceRoom yesterday too… did a decent M235i race at Suzuka. Reminded me on how easy a sim it is just to hop in and find a good race whenever you want one. Will try a few more this week and hopefully get a decent video out of it. Maybe see you on the grid!
@@chrisrogerssimracing epic sweet music to my ears 😍👂 can't wait and I too hope to see u on the track 💯❤️😋👍
Your commentary.. jeez