I just had. The. Greatest. Online. Ridge Racer 6. Race. Ever.
...Ever.
Rave City Riverfront R, class 4. I'm driving a meltfire in 10th place at the starting grid. I was the last car so I thought I had no chance in hell of winning.
Three laps into it, I manage to get to sixth place. I apparently saved up enough nitrous for a triple down the final stretch. In the distance can be seen five cars, all switching positions rapidly and boosting for the finish line. Little did I know that a car behind me launches a triple nitrous in an attempt to improve his position. Unfortunately for him, he hits my car as it goes down the final tunnel. The impact causes my car to nearly spin out; I struggled to maintain control of the car and ensure that it does not scrape into the wall.
In the distance, the race looks decided. One car emerges from the pack and can be seen to have taken a commanding lead over the other four, who are still bumping and scraping for second place. I thought the race was over.
Looking at my speedometer, I noticed something I have never seen before.
My speed was 455 KPH, even without boost. Note that the maximum for a Class 4 car is about 385 KPH.
And the speedometer was still increasing in speed, gradually.
456...
457...
458...
Holy crap, how is that possible?, I thought in bewilderment.
Apparently, the impact from the car that hit me earlier on was so strong that my car was still reeling from his triple boost. Time literally slowed at this point, because I realized I had a triple nitrous boost ready to launch.
The final ramp was approaching rapidly. The four other cars were still far enough from me, so i could boost without hitting them, since the ramp will definitely launch my car into the air. There is a very small gap between the end of the tunnel and the finish line.
I hit the triple nitrous.
BOOM.
My car goes well beyond 450+ kph, but i couldnt keep track of it anymore. I had to make sure that I didnt hit the other four cars blocking the road before my car launches into the air. Before I knew it, I was airborne.
I had no idea how this race would turn out. My position reading said I was still in sixth place.
6.
5.4.3.2....
At this moment I was still airborne.
It takes half a second more, before my position reading changes from 2nd, to 1st.
I won the race in mid air, by a nose.
My car landed eventually, right in front of the lead car.
This victory resulted in a lot of adrenaline rushing through my entire body. I was jumping up and down in my room; I couldn't believe that I won that race! I couldn't believe the chain of events that led to my victory! It was one of the most satisfying online game matches I've ever played. Ever.
Normally i don't wear a headset while racing, because what is there to be said anyway while you're playing a racing game? Trash talking isnt my thing. But I was sooo thrilled by the result of the race that I grabbed my headset and started hooting and hollering, thanking everyone else for playing a great race. I knew everyone in the room was japanese so i could have used my really bad japanese training to tell them that I had an incredible time. But I didnt want to make a fool of myself, so I just said in english: "Good game, guys! Good game!!!!"
To which, two japanese guys wearing headsets calmly replied:
"Hai.".
I gave everyone involved in that race positive feedback, for racing with me and letting me experience an incredible online victory.
...Ever.
Rave City Riverfront R, class 4. I'm driving a meltfire in 10th place at the starting grid. I was the last car so I thought I had no chance in hell of winning.
Three laps into it, I manage to get to sixth place. I apparently saved up enough nitrous for a triple down the final stretch. In the distance can be seen five cars, all switching positions rapidly and boosting for the finish line. Little did I know that a car behind me launches a triple nitrous in an attempt to improve his position. Unfortunately for him, he hits my car as it goes down the final tunnel. The impact causes my car to nearly spin out; I struggled to maintain control of the car and ensure that it does not scrape into the wall.
In the distance, the race looks decided. One car emerges from the pack and can be seen to have taken a commanding lead over the other four, who are still bumping and scraping for second place. I thought the race was over.
Looking at my speedometer, I noticed something I have never seen before.
My speed was 455 KPH, even without boost. Note that the maximum for a Class 4 car is about 385 KPH.
And the speedometer was still increasing in speed, gradually.
456...
457...
458...
Holy crap, how is that possible?, I thought in bewilderment.
Apparently, the impact from the car that hit me earlier on was so strong that my car was still reeling from his triple boost. Time literally slowed at this point, because I realized I had a triple nitrous boost ready to launch.
The final ramp was approaching rapidly. The four other cars were still far enough from me, so i could boost without hitting them, since the ramp will definitely launch my car into the air. There is a very small gap between the end of the tunnel and the finish line.
I hit the triple nitrous.
BOOM.
My car goes well beyond 450+ kph, but i couldnt keep track of it anymore. I had to make sure that I didnt hit the other four cars blocking the road before my car launches into the air. Before I knew it, I was airborne.
I had no idea how this race would turn out. My position reading said I was still in sixth place.
6.
5.4.3.2....
At this moment I was still airborne.
It takes half a second more, before my position reading changes from 2nd, to 1st.
I won the race in mid air, by a nose.
My car landed eventually, right in front of the lead car.
This victory resulted in a lot of adrenaline rushing through my entire body. I was jumping up and down in my room; I couldn't believe that I won that race! I couldn't believe the chain of events that led to my victory! It was one of the most satisfying online game matches I've ever played. Ever.
Normally i don't wear a headset while racing, because what is there to be said anyway while you're playing a racing game? Trash talking isnt my thing. But I was sooo thrilled by the result of the race that I grabbed my headset and started hooting and hollering, thanking everyone else for playing a great race. I knew everyone in the room was japanese so i could have used my really bad japanese training to tell them that I had an incredible time. But I didnt want to make a fool of myself, so I just said in english: "Good game, guys! Good game!!!!"
To which, two japanese guys wearing headsets calmly replied:
"Hai.".
I gave everyone involved in that race positive feedback, for racing with me and letting me experience an incredible online victory.