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« on: July 08, 2015, 09:21:52 AM +0100 » |
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Season 28 – Round 9 - 69 Extra Trophy - Watkins GlenFor round 9 we visit Watkins Glen. After the 65s on Tuesday we take the 3L winged cars to find the limits... 69X use the 60fpsV1 patch. The race will be run under INT rules and you have a free car choice. You can do 1 shift+r with a consecutive stop and go in the pits ! HandicappingDrivers will have a free car choice BUTFor the Light drivers: Each car can be driven only once in this season!Driver lists and explicit rules can be found on the championship pageRace List | = | IGOR | Server | = | UKGPL_8 | IP Address | = | look at IGOR | Race date | = | 12-07-2015 | | Qualification Time | = | ~20:45 UK time -> 45min | Race Time | = | race starts at 21:30 UK time | Track | = | Watkins Glen | Variant | = | 69X | Damage Model | = | INT | Race length | = | ~50 min -> 44 corrected! laps | Replay | = | you will get here |
The red zone will be fully moderated for lap 1 only. For this event the red zone will be to the exit of the Loop on the first lap . Other moderation will be on reported incidents only. However any incidents that occur in the red zone that are not reported by the drivers will be reported by the moderator. Please restrict chat to emergency messages only including at the end of the race until ALL drivers still racing have crossed the line. The full time drivers can start to practice as soon as the server is available. Reserve drivers can also join as soon as the server becomes available but must leave the server with 30 minutes of qualifying left, for a total of 5 minutes; this will allow any remaining full timers to join. If there is enough space on the grid, the reserve drivers will be able to rejoin when there are 25 mins of qualifying left. I recomment for drivers with low spec pc's to use the original Papy track version for 60fps online races! GLAWE WILL USE a PASSWORD for the TRAINING SERVER! = 60fpsV1
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Axel "Cookie"
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an aphorism of Stanislaus Jercy Lec
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« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2015, 01:57:18 PM +0100 » |
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ATTENTION
I corrected the laps to 44!
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Axel "Cookie"
poor, he who sees no stars without the punch in the face
an aphorism of Stanislaus Jercy Lec
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Ronnie Nilsson
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« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2015, 05:59:15 PM +0100 » |
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I've been practising for this one, but I wish I could have a "Caution - slow vehicle" sticker on the back of my car! Due to my rustiness (and my button brake), I am probably braking a lot earlier than everyone else, so please be careful in the unlikely event that I might be in front of you.
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« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2015, 07:19:48 PM +0100 » |
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I've been practising for this one, but I wish I could have a "Caution - slow vehicle" sticker on the back of my car! Due to my rustiness (and my button brake), I am probably braking a lot earlier than everyone else, so please be careful in the unlikely event that I might be in front of you. You won't be the only one. Good luck tonight.
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« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2015, 07:25:49 PM +0100 » |
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Cheers! My race plan is this: hope that everyone else crashes out and chug around slowly to win!
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« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2015, 09:13:15 PM +0100 » |
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I can't get into #ukgpl chat channel. Is anybody about that could give me the password in iGOR ?
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« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2015, 09:50:39 PM +0100 » |
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I can't get into #ukgpl chat channel. Is anybody about that could give me the password in iGOR ? The password is right at the top of this thread/page. But don't sweat it, there will be plenty of opportunities to race another night, where you will surely witness some quality driving like the start of this one Good luck to everyone still running.
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« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2015, 10:33:30 PM +0100 » |
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Good grief that was hard work! Managed to bag my first pole for a while, and proceeded to have a terrific battle with Greg for the first third of the race and Dean was somehow keeping up in the wingless Lotus. It was obvious that Greg was faster in race trim and he was all over my gearbox. He made his move after roughly 10 laps into the Loop and took the lead. But, it didn't last as he spun on the last bend a lap later. I couldn't quite avoid the sideways Matra and collected Dean in the process . At least we were all able to continue. Greg once again demonstrating his greater speed, caught me up after not-too-many laps and overtook me into the Loop once more. Instead of sensibly backing off I went into the Loop side-by-side with Greg and of course got me rear wheel onto the grass . Thankfully, I didn't rip a wheel off and tried in vain to catch Greg. Dean was all over my car's backside but he couldn't find a way through either. Alas, I simply couldn't catch Greg. I remained 4-5 seconds off the lead and simply couldn't close the gap. Big congrats to Greg for a terrific win, and to Dean for a masterful effort in the Lotus to claim 3rd. Congrats to all finishers .
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« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2015, 10:48:39 PM +0100 » |
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60fpsV1 did not work for me
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« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2015, 10:58:53 PM +0100 » |
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This PW is only for the practice! For the race we have an extra PW that shows in the headlines some hours before the race Had an exiting race after the T3 chaos. Had to s+r and s+g, then on 9th. Was catching all but the first 3, whose pace was the same...
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Axel "Cookie"
poor, he who sees no stars without the punch in the face
an aphorism of Stanislaus Jercy Lec
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Ronnie Nilsson
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« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2015, 11:08:38 PM +0100 » |
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Erm... sorry to be slow, but I can't see the password.
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« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2015, 11:15:11 PM +0100 » |
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...a terrific battle with Greg for the first third of the race and Dean was somehow keeping up in the wingless Lotus... Oh, I would soooo like to take credit for that (and claim a WR by over two seconds). But I was in the 49B, not the 49. I just chose the Italian GP graphics (where they ran wingless, apparently) for visibility's sake, so the wings are there as far as the physics is concerned. As for the first lap contact, sorry to Cookie and others involved (which is pretty much everyone, except for Andreas and Evil, good job avoiding the worst, guys). I had no time to react to you being slower than expected, and didn't think I was that close. Report will be filed, and off to the principal's office I go...
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« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2015, 03:46:03 AM +0100 » |
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Congratulations Sam and Dean! That was a lucky win. The top 4 qualifiers all had the speed for a possible win. I didn't think anybody could get away from me as long as I didn't make a mistake. And I knew I couldn't get away from the other 3 without breaking the tow. After the early accident left Sam and me alone at the front, I tried to follow Sam as closely as possible down the straights. I was hoping it might increase his top speed so we could get away from Dean. I didn't want to attempt a pass until we were well ahead of Dean. It didn't seem to work. Around lap 10 when Dean was closing on us, I realized we were a little slower than I had been practicing on race fuel. That's when I realized I should have passed Sam earlier when one of his exits from the esses was a little ragged. All I could do was take away the inside entering the Loop. Once I got another opportunity I went for it. It's a shame that the my first time into the 90, without Sam in front to temper my entry, I spun. Sam and Dean had no where to go. My apologies. I could have been greedy and tried to use the accident to retake the lead but I waited to see that both of you got going again. I was relieved to see you both carry on. That gave me the opportunity to see if I was a little faster as I had begun to think I was. It didn't take long to get in Dean's slipstream. As I had almost closed the gap Dean spun in the Loop. I was a little late to lift so I couldn't quite scrub off enough speed to keep from bumping Dean. Luckily it seemed to have little effect on either of us. Now was my chance to see if I could catch Sam. When I caught Sam, I didn't wait long to attempt a pass. I didn't want to give Dean another chance to catch us/me. It's a shame I couldn't make a better pass. The second time I denied Sam the inside into the Loop he lost it. I felt bad thinking Sam had wrecked because I didn't get my braking and line as well as I had done before. Once again I was relieved to see Sam hold 2nd place. I thought about slowing down but then I thought Sam is about as far behind me as I was behind him earlier. So I pushed on, interested in seeing if Sam had the pace to catch me. I thought you might be able to get in my slipstream. While also thinking that if you do, it's going to set you up for some very impressive lap times. I held the gap at about 4 seconds for a few laps and then slowly extended it. I had another scare late in the race lapping Tim and Bastian. Tim let me by easily and I caught Bastian entering the Loop. Bastian slid wide and I tried to get inside but my car kept sliding to the left. I had to slow so much to keep from hitting Bastian that it almost got Tim out of shape. Sorry Tim. I was flying on the last lap. I got a good tow from Piero. I wasn't expecting him to let me pass. When he moved over near the pit entrance, I went into the 90 too fast once again. Since I had ruined what looked like a great lap, I slowed to let Piero by, so he could complete another lap. The only reason I came up on you so fast Piero was my sector times indicated a possible 1:00.87. I didn't really want to lap you while at the same time I wanted a faster lap. Thanks guys. That was good fun.
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You know that some people are different Now ain't that a crying shame Now wouldn't it be a real drag if we were all the same
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« Reply #14 on: July 13, 2015, 08:08:16 AM +0100 » |
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............I ran 30fps despite 60ffpsV1.........Sorry guys if I was slow at the start, I broke the engine 300 meters after the start.
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