UKGTL Season 10 Great German Touring Challenge - Hockenheim (GP) - Jun 7

[Wiltshire Tony]

Where was Pribeiro?

[Geoffers]

Really enjoyed my first outing in the 320, great little car. Probably still need to tweek the setup a bit to get the best out of it, but great fun to drive 

Race was a mixed bag, got some good laps in but also ran out of talent too many times, I think I had 5 spins in all. During one spin I was stuck in the middle of the track when Phil came round the corner in his Porsche & couldn't avoid me which took my front wing off. After that the car had no grip at the front so didn't stop & turn quite so well. Had a few short battles with others & was pleased to finish 6th after all the errors.

Congrats to the GTLDK boys on the podium. 

Cya all next time.

[Wiltshire Tony]

I like the BMW 320 but in my hands last night it had the strangest behaviour at low speeds at turns when it had an unstoppable urge to spin which defied any talent I might have to correct. Any hints (clean) would be gratefully received.

[Geoffers]

Yeh, it does have a tendancy to spin if you go into a corner too fast. The front seems to have more grip than the rear in slow corners. I dialed some of it out by not using any rear anti-rollbar, giving it more rear toe-in & increasing the front compression damping & springs.

I'm not a setup expert so those who know what they are doing may have other ideas!!!!

[Pelle_B]

Hello to you all...fun to join your league 
...& Big Grats to NRJ 

Practice:
Lucas (my son) & I are home alone & I'm the chance to participate in this race...Unfortunately time is 6 (5 UK) & I'm not a member of UKGTL + I missing carskins. Lucas helps make dinner & Henry mentor with carskins & me into GTLDK Team at UKGTL - Big thanks to you both

A pleasure to join the server without problems, everything works...the question now is whether I work. Time for approximately 30 minutes of practice on my stopNgo track number 1 (T1 cut track).

Qual:
Runs with full tank of qual & discover my pole, time for Coke & smoke
Follows while Navin coming closer...& damn, Navin take my pole. Throws setup for five laps on the car & my pole is back

Race:
I get a perfect start, but I thought BMW was faster on the start line & keep my first place through T1
Builds up a lead of around eight seconds before the pit stop, but lose it by a shifting error from third to first & rear wheels blocks...it cost 5 sec

Lucas (my pit boss) - called me in on lap 16, we got a Coke, got new tires & filled 75% fuel, unfortunately, we gave ourselves too much time
NRJ running in the pit a lap later & come out ahead ...the last half of the race was banned for children, set was run scary fast
I managed to get past NRJ, but now began my tires to say 'goodbye' & we fought totally wild about the first place...that's what I call 'race', fantastic...the 'old' GPL drivers struck again 
In the last two laps I was forced to save fuel & runs out in T1, but ends just 1.99sec after NRJ

The result is unbelievable: GTLDK fills up the podium ...maybe it's time we got our own carskins in UKGTL?
@Henry: You could have asked Lucas in pit for a wheel more 

[Phil Gilliland]

time for Coke & smoke

So that's how you did it. 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Yeh, it does have a tendancy to spin if you go into a corner too fast. The front seems to have more grip than the rear in slow corners. I dialed some of it out by not using any rear anti-rollbar, giving it more rear toe-in & increasing the front compression damping & springs.

I'm not a setup expert so those who know what they are doing may have other ideas!!!!

My problem was it was turning around of it's own accord when I was going really slowly 

[phspok]

I tried 320 and liked it, but into a couple of corners it wanted to spin, I did more or less same as Geoffers
but it was still risky for the race, so stuck with the Capri.

[Pelle_B]

Replay and results now posted

I find 'Replay', but no 'Result' ?...as this: http://www.gt-legends.eu/MagicStuff//Results/Le%20Mans/2010.5.28_22.7_GTLegends_nos_24h/index.html

@Phil: Coke is healthy...try it before the next race 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Pelle

if you mean the race results, there at the top of this page................

but if you mean the Championship table, read Note 4 on the very first post 

[Phil Gilliland]

@Phil: Coke is healthy...try it before the next race 

I find it drops out my nose and jams the keys. Oh, did you mean the drink? 

[BillThomas]

I like the BMW 320 but in my hands last night it had the strangest behaviour at low speeds at turns when it had an unstoppable urge to spin which defied any talent I might have to correct. Any hints (clean) would be gratefully received.

Snap 

Bill

[BillThomas]

Have visitors, hence my recent silence - hazard when you live in a nice holiday centre.

http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/


Bill

[Phil Gilliland]

http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/

"Residents fill wind farm meeting", "Panto society celebrates success", "Mayor visits town elderly home", "Deep clean for town High Street", you really know how to live it up there Bill, don't know how you find time to race! 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Phil, did you miss this one?

"Nuclear waste site gets planning permission"