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Practice 1:	20:00 BST	(10 mins)
Qual 2:	20:10	(20 mins)
Race:	20:30	(60 mins)	note: no warmup!

Cars allowed: Any GT2 from the v2.13.0.0 physics pack. You will also need the v2.12.0.0 GT2 skin pack but, the v2.10.5.0 sound pack is optional (download from here (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3356.msg54519#post_physics)).
Weather: dry.
Track: Brands Hatch GP (download (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3356.msg54521#post_brands2005)) NOTE - Track now uploaded to Gamefront.
Race Start Time: 14:00.
Pit Stops: You must make a minimum of one pit stop during which you must take on at least 1 litre of fuel and/or change at least two tyres. You cannot take a mandatory stop at the end of the pace lap, or with less than 1 lap to go.

Fuel Use: x2

Server: simracing.org.uk LE
Password: see above (#post_event_password)

Notes:
(1) Please make sure you are fully aware of the UKGTR Rules (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3349.0) - especially the speed limiter starting procedure and the rules about in-game chat messages.
(2) Standings and schedule can be found on the championship standings page (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R;group=241;theme=3)
(3) You will not be able to join the server without the car physics pack and track (see links above).
(4) Drivers may only change car once in the season without penalty.
(5) Drivers are reminded that they must select ISDN as their bandwidth, otherwise the stability of everyone's connection will be reduced.
(6) Please use the Driver Details (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=profile;sa=driver_info) page to ensure that the league management software has your correct GTR2 'Driving Name' (not necessarily the same as your lobby name).
(7) The server will be set to 26 slots, not 28.

will this be a different version of Brands to that used by us before then H@L?

No, same version, Brands Hatch 2005 v1.0.1.0.

Gamefront (filefront) has deleted a bunch of our tracks due to them not being downloaded from a certain amount of time. It just needs to be re uploaded by Dave who has kindly uploaded all the tracks for us this season.

The server was on F1_88 at Brno but, I have changed it back to Brands now.

Still not managed a single lap of practise yet this time around. I will try to get on line tonight at some point.

The track was uploaded by Dave several days ago but, I have only just remembered to update this thread, sorry. :wetfish:

1st post updated.

Shall be on after 9pm for some practise.

I am going to Lydden Hill on Sunday to watch the practice/first heats for the european Rallycross championship, so depending on the traffic on the M25/M1 should hopefully be back in time to race on sunday night

srw

I used to go to Lydden Hill as a kid, my parents still live within earshot of the place. I keep making the mistake of getting a season ticket to Castle Combe and the events always seem to clash :( Enjoy your trip.

What were your laptimes, Spanner? Was doing 26s in my race setup in F430. A bit of concern as I'm 3 sec off comparing to the Busi's lap record. :(

Oh right. Pretty much the same sort of times as our last race here. low 25's, maybe a high 24 in race trim. Still not happy with the setup though, might get a bit of a handful in the latter stages. Rears wearing more than fronts and the front doenst want to grip as i'd like.

i was on 25's when i briefly tried it the other night but not had a chance to do any laps since.

Is the practice server online at the moment? If it is, I can't find it. ???

Someone appears to be on restarting it as I type, not me I add

Okies. :)

Yes I have restarted it now, not sure why it was not showing in the lobby. It was still running on the server.

Restart has sorted it now though.

That happens if the lobby system restarts, needs the hosting machines to re-login which they don't do automagically :(

I managed to squeeze into the 1-22's with a low fuel med tyre setup. Not tried a race or qually setup yet though.

 :( Crashed to desktop with about 5-7 mins to go :(
I hope I didn't ruin MJ's race because it went when I was directly in front of him ???
Hope you all had good races anyway
Cya next time :)

Unlucky Jon. Different class tonight :)

The BiT isn't good at Brands but still had some fun. Thanks to TT, Hal and MJ (shame you fell off when you did :'() for the racing. Truly dreadful pitstop (it put me behind MJ for gawds sake ::)) put paid to a higher finish but made it a good race with Hal to the end. Quados for not following the crowd in the Seat.

Can't help but think the Panoz needs tweaking for S15, is there gonna be a s15? :) :angel:  

Nearly scuppered me Jon! your car disco'd right in front of me and my car speared hard right into the armco  :(  Spanner gained heaps and bounds on me at the end as i had smashed front suspension but he then blew it on the penultimate corner when only about 1-2secs behind  :laugh:

That was very tough in the heat, sorry for taking my h-phones off early on, it was just making me too hot...shame as i would have liked to have laughed into the mic when Legzy took out spanner  ;D

a couple of silly errors (again) cost me dearly as looked like i had the pace to run with the pack in race, but i still thoroughly enjoyed blasting the 997 around glorious Brands  8)

Pitstop even went well  :o and came out ahead of SBG in 6th. Vainly hoped i could keep ahead of him and managed to keep a 3sec gap for about 5 laps before taking too much kerb round the back of the track where some idjut (Legz!) had wiped out the distance board/brake marker..and SBG blasted past. I chased him hard for many laps but his turbo power and talent gradually eeked out several secs, then Jons disco dropped me right back. Good fun though  :)


GT2's at Brands are superb  8)  Well done Podium  :)

GT2a are superb anywhere. 8)

SBG, H@l and Lazlow made my day, very enjoyable, very different cars with different strenghts and weaknesses. 8) F430 was left for dead on ever straight but only until the other cars tyres started to go. That goes for Bi-T, Seat and Panoz. I think I could have had you there in the end, Lazlow if I wasn't short on fuel. Finished with 0,4 l of fuel. :o Can't see why, really. Pitted 1 and a half minute into the second half of the race and I took more fuel than I spent until pitstop. It should have been more than enough. :-\ Might be 'cause I was chasing SBG, then Lazlow for all the second stint and fuel usage was higher then.

Bad luck Jon. Grats API and Lazlow. :)

Did you get the pitstop procedure now, MJ? :whistling:    

EDIT:

Season ended already? :'( Even with the winning position (bad luck Jon) and Legends taking the title I feel a bit underwhelmed. Another GT2 season, please. :)

Whoohoo...the Legends win the GT2 mini-champs !!  :thumbup2:

1st and 4th places in the drivers table too, congratulations to TT as the drivers champion  :thumbup1:

Spanner beat me to 3rd place, so congrats to him.

..and yes, i finally cottoned on to what i was doing wrong in the pits on the final round  ::) , i just hadnt realised you were all filling up the tanks to the end but just topping up in your stops. Bit gamey but obviously works.

This should continue!...though using Evo for a series of GT2 as good head to head comparison.  :)

Well, I'm up for that MJ  :)

Well done TT and the Legends 8)

Just to note i was planning on running on alternate wednesdays Race 07 touring cars and GTRevo GTsport races.

Few too many mistakes for me, did say beforehand i was going to struggle round here. The front few just disappeared off then got a wheel on the grass coming into the fast right hander at the end of the back straight and spun out into the gravel loosing loads of places then spent most of my time circulating with Legzy even if he decided to shove me in the barriers!

Annoyingly i damamged the car on the same lap i came in to stop so lost about 50 seconds.

Would prefer sticking with GTR2 on sundays tbh

GT500 mod seems a good thing to liven (is that a word?) things up a bit but I'd also like to keep some GTR2 GT races on Sunday. It's been this fay for so long I can't think of a Sunday without it. :D Though I also agree that Race Sport class races are a good replacement / addon thingy. :)

thats good but its just never going to generate enough numbers for decent racing compared to a sunday eve. I think the sunday slot needs to be used properly for a series of Evo GT races (as planned) if we are ever going to do a head to head trial and see if the consensus is to move forward or stay with ye olde GTR2. But one thing for sure is your never going to increase the grid numbers sticking with GTR2 whereas there is a fighting chance of attracting new drivers from the more current Race/evo arenas. IMO.
Tuesday would also have been a good night to run some evo sprint races but for some reason we've gone off on another tangent to race old F1 cars  ???

So tell me MJ, why would Tuesday be any better than Wednesday for Evo  ???

dont know..it just always used to be good for races on tuesdays. Guess tuesday gives a natural break either side from sunday and thursday races which helps anyone who has another half!

Find a race since we started racing on wednesdays where we havent had just the usual people turn up from sundays? Think your'll find that last TC race we had had more people than many sunday races. It will not matter what day you run anything, if you run something interesting enough then people will turn up if they want to turn up.

Being that we get a few people on most nights for something or other Mark you need to put your foot down!

You do thursdays? lol

Comparing the heady days of old with nowadays where we do well to pick up 10 people in anything is rediculous.

So I guess the question is will we be racing GTR2 or Evo on Sundays?
Personally I'd like to have a go with GT style cars in Evo but wouldn't argue with any decision.
Forgot to say...Grats API 8)

huh?..you had about 5 people turning up for your TC rounds on a wednesday hence why they came to a halt !  The reason sundays have died is because we havent moved on for the last 2 years whilst numbers dwindled.
Surely this is all a waste of typing anyway as H@L had said he was going to run a short GTR2 season then a short Evo season.

Admittedly some of the TC Wednesday events had poor turnouts but the trend for the last couple of races was on the up with 12 attending the last round. How many seasons of racing have we had here across all the different sims we've used where the attendances increased as the series progressed?

No decision was made mate, simple case of getting a wheel on the grass. Sorry, as you know.

Tried the pork tonight, but hadn't really given myself enough time to get used to it. Ended up exiting the race with 15mins to go, as had worked a 12 hour shift (so knackered) & family just came home who I hadn't seen all day, daughter wanted some dad time having not fallen asleep in the car :)