Merry Christmas everybody. I thought I’d share with you the other race I tried last week, back in ACC. I’m sure many of you will be having far too nice a day to be on RUclips. But I thought I’d upload this one today, just in case any of you need a break from ‘Christmas stuff’ for 10 minutes or so. Hope you enjoy it, and thank you for watching ❤
That was a good qualify and very good finish. Was hopeing you would keep the 3 pos, but it was a rather long race to be defensive in. I'll take 5th any day. And glad raceroom don't have rain, could do it. Good one Chris
Thanks mate. Yeah, I actively avoid entering wet races because I know it takes a lot of practice to learn new braking points and stuff. But this one caught me out… low percentage chance of rain, dry qualifying… I thought I’d be safe! But yeah, every time I tried to push just a little bit, I ended up sliding onto the grass… so thought the best option was to take it easy, and make sure I finished. Anywhere! But a top five was really good 😃
Merry Christmas, Chris! And well done on the top-5 wet race! I always look forward to your new videos. I liked the little aside you did showing the other battle going on as well.
Thanks Eric! Yeah that was just to make the video a bit more interesting, as I wasn’t really involved in any battles myself! It helped pad it out a bit 🤣
You've been busy lately. Watching this while waiting for the roasties to finish. Good drive in the end. I quite enjoy the wet. Seem to do okay in it. Gave up on Suzuka at the weekend. Tried a couple of AC prototype races. Boy, the quality of driving is poor. One race at Spa yesterday, I got hit from behind on the Kemmel straight by someone overtaking me on Lap 1, which caused me to end up at the back. Even after being taken out by someone else later in the race at the final chicane, I finished 4th. The driving on ACC is way better.
Yeah, I’ve had a bit more free time this week to do some more races. This was the race I mentioned in my reply to your comment the other day. I wasn’t going to make a video out of it, as not too much happened, but I thought I’d save it for a bonus Christmas upload. The driving standard was pretty good, considering the conditions. Sure, mistakes were made, but there was nothing careless or reckless - I really enjoyed it. Yeah the LMPs in AC are a bit too chaotic at the moment. I may try it this week, but I don’t have much confidence in it!
I'm really liking your format of live highlights interspersed with dissected replays, all with excitable and super observant commentary. One suggestion I have is to stich into the live footage a picture in picture of the cockpit view of the car directly behind you. It gives a great view of the pressure you're under as well as a realistic chase view. And if there is nobody near behind then perhaps use the car alongside or just in front. No doubt this would have a production workflow overhead but I've seen this used elsewhere and IMHO it worked really well.
Mate, this is a great idea, thanks for the suggestion! I’ve used Picture in Picture a few times to show a battle a bit further ahead of me, but never thought to use it as on on-board view from a car right behind me. I will DEFINITELY be doing this the next time I’m put under some pressure. Thank you again 😃
Merry Christmas Chris. Pro tips for you for the future, in the wet put 35psi on all 4 tyres and abs to 1. I know it sounds crazy but trust me it works !!
Nice one, thank you! It took me months to get dry tyre pressures right, so I didn’t have a clue about wet! I should be a bit more prepared, next time it rains!
Really nice content, I just discovered your channel today I really liked the lfm content, I just picked up rfactor2 in the steam sale so will probably install lfm
Nice one, welcome to the channel! Sadly LFM has just dropped rFactor 2, but only because rF2 has launched its own online multiplayer. So you’ll still find plenty of races to try 👍
@@chrisrogerssimracing yea I saw that I have assetto corsa so will probably try it on there, I just got automobilista 2 in the sale and that’s just had a big update
@@Northbourne12 Yeah, AC on LFM is great so far. I know a few people on AMS2 and they all say it’s made huge strides forwards with recent updates. Not much in the way of decent online racing unless you join a community. But it looks fantastic and is great for offline racing too. Enjoy!
Merry Christmas! - As of for the wet racing, it appears you missed the latest memo? Someone found out, that in the wet all you need to do is pump up all tyres to 35 PSI (max) - done!
I like the lfm content and your passion I am wondering why there wasn't as much acc, did it had to do that ac got added (i do like it both but just curious?
Yes, exactly that reason. I only get time to do 1-2 races in a week, so with AC being new, I enjoyed racing in that for a few weeks. But generally, I like to go from sim to sim 👍
@@chrisrogerssimracing Its all you Chris, we all love watching your journey racing and with your commentary.......I genuinely look forward to your next race. Have a great day buddy and thank you.
@@3TRCGarage Haha, if it helps, I run the most basic and cheap temporary setup! Second-hand wheel, entry-level pedals and a cheap folding Playseat Challenge. No permanent rig at all, I just fold put my chair next to my work desk when I want to have a race 👍
Ahh nice one, I didn’t know that. Didn’t have a clue about wet tyre pressures either, I’d adjusted them to around 26.5 for the dry, but had to let them do their own thing in the rain.
@@Dustezz Nice one, thank you. I usually try to avoid entering wet races, as I never practice in the rain, but I’ll remember this in case I get caught out again!
@@chrisrogerssimracing merry Christmas to you too mate thank you for all of your vids. Always a pleasure to watch and can't wait for when your sim rig gets 3 screen. You deserve it 🎄🎁
@@chrisrogerssimracing shame. Your room looked small but kind of like mine. I've crammed a gaming desk and a 3 monitor rig in a 3x3m room. Sure it's cramped but it works 😂 but as long as you are having fun, that's all that matters
@@firstjayjay Ahh yeah, I’ve had to downsize a little bit since making that video, as we needed to put a bit of extra furniture in that room. So I’ve reduced the length of my desk by 30cm, and moved it to the corner of the room next to the door. So the desk basically runs from the edge of the door, right to the far wall. So triple screens are definitely a no-go for now, sadly
Merry Christmas everybody. I thought I’d share with you the other race I tried last week, back in ACC. I’m sure many of you will be having far too nice a day to be on RUclips. But I thought I’d upload this one today, just in case any of you need a break from ‘Christmas stuff’ for 10 minutes or so. Hope you enjoy it, and thank you for watching ❤
Merry Christmas to you as well and thanks for the great content!
@@timbrown4928 It’s my pleasure Tim, thank you 😃
Merry Christmas Chris!! Thanks for the racing entertainment. You deserve a spot in a broadcast booth my man!!
@@brentweir4651 Ahh thank you man, that’s very kind of you to say. Merry Christmas 😃
Merry Christmas my friend 🎉
A Chris Rogers video on the 25th December! A Christmas Bonus! Lovely stuff as ever Chris - very enjoyable!
And a strong finish in the rain… it’s a Christmas miracle! Cheers Ben 🍺
That was a good qualify and very good finish. Was hopeing you would keep the 3 pos, but it was a rather long race to be defensive in. I'll take 5th any day. And glad raceroom don't have rain, could do it. Good one Chris
Thanks mate. Yeah, I actively avoid entering wet races because I know it takes a lot of practice to learn new braking points and stuff. But this one caught me out… low percentage chance of rain, dry qualifying… I thought I’d be safe! But yeah, every time I tried to push just a little bit, I ended up sliding onto the grass… so thought the best option was to take it easy, and make sure I finished. Anywhere! But a top five was really good 😃
Merry Christmas Chris. Thanks for your great content this year 🎅🌲
My pleasure Mark, thank YOU for watching and supporting 😃 Merry Christmas to you
Merry Christmas and great wet race. 🎉
Thank you, and merry Christmas to you too!
Merry Christmas, Chris! And well done on the top-5 wet race! I always look forward to your new videos. I liked the little aside you did showing the other battle going on as well.
Thanks Eric! Yeah that was just to make the video a bit more interesting, as I wasn’t really involved in any battles myself! It helped pad it out a bit 🤣
You've been busy lately. Watching this while waiting for the roasties to finish. Good drive in the end. I quite enjoy the wet. Seem to do okay in it.
Gave up on Suzuka at the weekend. Tried a couple of AC prototype races. Boy, the quality of driving is poor. One race at Spa yesterday, I got hit from behind on the Kemmel straight by someone overtaking me on Lap 1, which caused me to end up at the back. Even after being taken out by someone else later in the race at the final chicane, I finished 4th. The driving on ACC is way better.
Yeah, I’ve had a bit more free time this week to do some more races. This was the race I mentioned in my reply to your comment the other day. I wasn’t going to make a video out of it, as not too much happened, but I thought I’d save it for a bonus Christmas upload. The driving standard was pretty good, considering the conditions. Sure, mistakes were made, but there was nothing careless or reckless - I really enjoyed it. Yeah the LMPs in AC are a bit too chaotic at the moment. I may try it this week, but I don’t have much confidence in it!
I'm really liking your format of live highlights interspersed with dissected replays, all with excitable and super observant commentary. One suggestion I have is to stich into the live footage a picture in picture of the cockpit view of the car directly behind you. It gives a great view of the pressure you're under as well as a realistic chase view. And if there is nobody near behind then perhaps use the car alongside or just in front. No doubt this would have a production workflow overhead but I've seen this used elsewhere and IMHO it worked really well.
Mate, this is a great idea, thanks for the suggestion! I’ve used Picture in Picture a few times to show a battle a bit further ahead of me, but never thought to use it as on on-board view from a car right behind me. I will DEFINITELY be doing this the next time I’m put under some pressure. Thank you again 😃
Merry Christmas Chris. nicely done. your race was lot more eventful than what I was able to see from few seconds behind. 😊
If the race was 5 minutes longer, I’m sure you would have got a much closer view! I was getting slower and slower as the race went on! Thank you 😃
Well done -👍 Merry Xmas Chris - good race considering the conditions
Thank you, and merry Christmas to you too mate 🍺 hope it was a good one
Merry Christmas to you and yours Chris, great racing ..🍾
Merry Christmas to you too Tony, hope you have a good day 🍺
Brilliant race Chris, very well done, great result 👏
Thank you Andy, cheers mate. Hope you had a good Christmas break 🍺
What a awesome race this was Chris. Enjoyed that one. Merry Christmas and see you on the next one!
Thank you mate, and hope you enjoyed a great Christmas too! 🍺
Well done, Chris. I too hate racing the rain - and the dark.
Haha yes, likewise! It’s the first thing I check before entering on LFM. This one I think had a 15% chance of rain, so I thought I would be safe…
SPOILING us with content this week! What a legend! Merry Christmas!
Haha yes, a bit more free time this week to do some extra races! Merry Christmas to you too, cheers 😃
Nice race Chris, well done. Merry Christmas!🎊🎄🧑🎄🎁🎉
Thank you very much mate, merry Christmas to you too! Have a good day 🍺
Merry Christmas mate and thanks for all your videos through out the year.
My pleasure Pete, thank YOU for watching and supporting. Cheers 🍺
Awesome race. Loved the commentary 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Thank you mate, glad you enjoyed it! Cheers for watching 😃
Good race Chris! Merry Christmas Buddy!
Thank you Bill, and to you. Hope you and the family have a great break 😃
Merry Christmas Chris. Pro tips for you for the future, in the wet put 35psi on all 4 tyres and abs to 1. I know it sounds crazy but trust me it works !!
Nice one, thank you! It took me months to get dry tyre pressures right, so I didn’t have a clue about wet! I should be a bit more prepared, next time it rains!
Congrats on a great finish there Chris!!! ACC and Rain!! I'd been a mess!! Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas Buddy!!!!!
Thank you Walt! Yeah the sound of the raindrops when the race server loaded was not what I wanted to hear! Merry Christmas to you 🍺
Merry Christmas to you and your family bro. Hope you have a great one 👍
Thank you so much mate, and the same to you. Have a great day 🍺
Great racing in the wet, ❤
Thank you James… not my preferred choice of conditions, I usually avoid entering wet races! But this one tricked me with a mostly dry forecast 🤣
I like your style, have a good xmas and races.
Thank you mate, cheers for watching, and merry Christmas to you :)
Really nice content, I just discovered your channel today I really liked the lfm content, I just picked up rfactor2 in the steam sale so will probably install lfm
Nice one, welcome to the channel! Sadly LFM has just dropped rFactor 2, but only because rF2 has launched its own online multiplayer. So you’ll still find plenty of races to try 👍
@@chrisrogerssimracing yea I saw that I have assetto corsa so will probably try it on there, I just got automobilista 2 in the sale and that’s just had a big update
@@Northbourne12 Yeah, AC on LFM is great so far. I know a few people on AMS2 and they all say it’s made huge strides forwards with recent updates. Not much in the way of decent online racing unless you join a community. But it looks fantastic and is great for offline racing too. Enjoy!
@@chrisrogerssimracing yea I know a few streamers are members of local leagues and seem to be run really well
Merry Christmas! - As of for the wet racing, it appears you missed the latest memo? Someone found out, that in the wet all you need to do is pump up all tyres to 35 PSI (max) - done!
Yeah, I completely missed this! But it sounds like it would have definitely made things easier. Will certainly remember it for next time, cheers!
I like the lfm content and your passion
I am wondering why there wasn't as much acc, did it had to do that ac got added (i do like it both but just curious?
Yes, exactly that reason. I only get time to do 1-2 races in a week, so with AC being new, I enjoyed racing in that for a few weeks. But generally, I like to go from sim to sim 👍
Merry Christmas buddy, hope you have a great day.😊
Merry Christmas to you too, thank you for all your support of the channel this year, it really does mean a lot 😃
@@chrisrogerssimracing
Its all you Chris, we all love watching your journey racing and with your commentary.......I genuinely look forward to your next race. Have a great day buddy and thank you.
Have a great xmas, I spent all the present money on me this year!! Kids are a bit peeved!
Merry Christmas, haha 🤣 I’m sure the kids will enjoy watching you sim race instead 🤣
I have to stop watching your channel, my budget for a new computer and cockpit keep going up. Good job keeping it together and placing 5th 👍🏾
@@3TRCGarage Haha, if it helps, I run the most basic and cheap temporary setup! Second-hand wheel, entry-level pedals and a cheap folding Playseat Challenge. No permanent rig at all, I just fold put my chair next to my work desk when I want to have a race 👍
hey man, love ur content, hope I can build a rig soon
Ahhh thank you man, glad you like it, and great to hear it’s inspiring you to think about a rig 😃
merry Christmas mate
Merry Christmas to you too mate, thanks for watching! 🍺
great race brother! happy jesus day
Thank you Stu. Hope you’re having a good time celebrating Father Christmas’s birthday 🍷 🍷
@@chrisrogerssimracing any excuse to get drunk is a good excuse
@@shieldyourselfmusic8567 Yeah I wondered if you might be a few wines down by now 😂
Merry Christmas 🎄
Merry Christmas to you too, have a great day 🍺
wet tyres are bugged atm so just running them at max PSI is fastest.
Ahh nice one, I didn’t know that. Didn’t have a clue about wet tyre pressures either, I’d adjusted them to around 26.5 for the dry, but had to let them do their own thing in the rain.
Ill add to that, If you dont what to be a meta chaser then the optimal PSI for wets is 30PSI
@@Dustezz Nice one, thank you. I usually try to avoid entering wet races, as I never practice in the rain, but I’ll remember this in case I get caught out again!
😊🎄👍💪🎁👌😍❤️
🥇 even when it’s Christmas 🥳 Merry Christmas mate, thank you for all your awesome support of the channel. It means a lot 😃
@@chrisrogerssimracing merry Christmas to you too mate thank you for all of your vids. Always a pleasure to watch and can't wait for when your sim rig gets 3 screen. You deserve it 🎄🎁
@@firstjayjay That would be nice, but definitely no room for that treat… my desk is crammed up against the wall in the corner as it is 🤣
@@chrisrogerssimracing shame. Your room looked small but kind of like mine. I've crammed a gaming desk and a 3 monitor rig in a 3x3m room. Sure it's cramped but it works 😂 but as long as you are having fun, that's all that matters
@@firstjayjay Ahh yeah, I’ve had to downsize a little bit since making that video, as we needed to put a bit of extra furniture in that room. So I’ve reduced the length of my desk by 30cm, and moved it to the corner of the room next to the door. So the desk basically runs from the edge of the door, right to the far wall. So triple screens are definitely a no-go for now, sadly