GTL GTC-76 Fun Race - 27th April

[Pluginz]

Hello Lads, i never knew all this existed nice to meet you all. I only registered like 3 weeks ago was wondering if it would be ok to join your fun server 2nite?? Im a clean driver and hope somebody can acknowledge this. 

[Don]

I can no longer access the online directories of setups, no idea why, it used to work but now it checks my 'subscription' fine but shows a blank area where the different track dirs should be....anyone else suffer this or know of a remedy?

I had the same problem when I tried it last week! Haven't tried it since then so not sure if it was a one off.

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

Hello Lads, i never knew all this existed nice to meet you all. I only registered like 3 weeks ago was wondering if it would be ok to join your fun server 2nite?? Im a clean driver and hope somebody can acknowledge this. 

Hi Pluginz, you're welcome to join us tonight, I'll be the one getting lapped at the back, wave as you pass me.

[Mark J]

greetings Pluginz...see you on track 

[Simon Gymer]

B'ah was going to take the 911 but might give the 906 a try too as i havent driven it yet. Any setup tips ?

Put the coast differential up high to stop the car's rear coming out on you as you change down. Try to avoid changing down at high revs in at all whilst driving, it's vicious like that. Other than that, just the usual really.

[Pluginz]

Hehe thanks man, ok will see you guys lateron

[Simon Gymer]

Was a fun race in the end. Diced with Paul early on and got the better of him lap 1?2? After following me for a few laps (I was faster through the rest of the circuit mostly and Paul was faster down the straight in the Capri) Paul made a lunge into T1 and couldn't make it. I watched him sail by and give me about 6 seconds advantage. With about 5 laps to go Paul had caught me up again and we had a good battle for 2nd. Eventually Paul just got close enough out the final turn and had me on the straight. I tried my best to get back at him, was all over him that lap and the next, but then the final lap I made a mistake near the end (just minor-ish) and that gave Paul the final advantage.

Good fight Paul, very enjoyable. 

Good win Jon, class of your own u alien penguin! 

That 906 was great for 5 laps then the tyres went very hot i guess as it was just understeering so badly in the fast turns i was constantly tapping the brakes to try and get the damn thing to turn. 

I must say the one thing I don't understand is the grid was very close in lap times, yet the field seems to spread out very quickly. I was again expecting a close race with a lot of people but ended up being just me and Paul. Odd, not sure how that happens. When we are this close in GTR we stick together much more so. I'm trying to work out why it would be different in GTL and I just don't see it. Any ideas?

[ginsters sponsored]

Sorry for feck up Aagramn, hope it didn't ruin your race. No excuse, but now I have found a 76 car that I can finally drive and, want to practice in, there should be no more mistakes.

Tonight I reallised how tough its going to be getting a fair league going. Had Panteras and Capris wizzing past me, and I was wizzing past the 911's. Pick the bones out of that.

[Mark J]

good fun, not raced the GTL cars for an age and had never raced the 906 before. Hard work for 28 laps !

Got on the pace quite quick and was 2nd in praccy and 6th in qually, so not bad going, setting a new pb by over a second

Race started well, kept pace with the front 5 for quite a few laps, then a pantera lost it moving me upto 5th. Stayed like that for quite a few laps, then had a squiggly moment through the uphill chicane and Dave G was able to nick past in his capri. Then had a good battle with him for a few laps until he pulled out a gap and started challenging Paul968, whereby i followed them both closely for a while before a half slide lost me some time and Greg and Flybri shot past.  
Then caught the pair of them in next few laps until they both fell off one by one and i was back to my 5th place where i stayed for about 10 laps.
Then with 3 laps to go and the gap to the guys in front down to 5 seconds, i lost the front end through that bugger uphill chicane again and Greg stole my place, da swine!  chased him like a madman for the last 3 laps and we had a photo finish across the line  ....you looked like you so nearly lost it Greg ! but you held on and grabbed the place...i felt mugged !
Came home 6th.

[Aagramn]

No big deal SBG, I had a very enjoyable race in the end fighting my way through the field. Unfortunately I'm having trouble uploading the replay, my battle with Tyf's komedy korvette could make for very interesting viewing.  I was all over the back of him for several laps, getting badly held up in the twisty section. I managed to squeeze past on the inside of the first corner a couple times, only for the 600 BHP monster to leave me standing on the straight. Finally managed to squeeze past somewhere, and pull out just enough of a gap to hold him off into T1. Very pleased both to make the pass and avoid any contact while we were sliding around all over the place.  Finshed 8th in the end.

Good win by Jon, and good pace by Pluginz to take second on the grid - shame you got a disco. 

[Paul968]

As Simon said, good fun. Took the Capri as I'd not tried it before in a race, and it turned out to be a good choice with all the 906s on show. Not faster, but an interesting contrast. Lap one I had no grip and gave up a place to Simon, but as things settled down I was able to get back on terms. He had the edge round the back and I got it all back on the straight. The only odd thing was that I gained under braking into T1, and this was my undoing - when I did get a run, I took a dive down the inside thinking I had the advantage but broke too hard, lost control and slid wide. When I recovered Dave G was all over my tail and took the place while I was off balance, but I got it back soon after and went after Simon. He was clearly struggling and I caught up with half a dozen laps left. The eventual pass was easy enough into T1, but I wasn't prepared for the way he fought back - nice one Simon, but where did you find the extra pace? You certainly made me work for it!  

Paul

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

Hehe thanks man, ok will see you guys lateron

I guess you were disco'd early on - had to make a rather too interesting manoeuver on the main straight to avoid your stranded car.

A race of two halves for me - good early running with FlyBri's 911 and Mark Jonzo's 906 which I muscled my way past after a mistake round the back of the circuit. Then Paul968 also went off ahead, giving me a brief but adrenaline-filled run ahead of him before he eeked out a gap of a few seconds which I could just about maintain but could make no impression on him.

FlyBri must've had a pretty good view of me getting into a tank slapper and slapping the barriers on the front straight when I took my hands off the wheel for a few seconds to take my fleece off 'cause I was boiling!

Then sometime between half distance and lap 20 the tyres suddenly gave up the ghost and I had to back off 1-1.5 seconds a lap just to avoid going off. Had to keep to that pace until the end but luckily the guys behind weren't in a position to catch and harass me.

For such a short track, 28 laps seemed like an eternity!

[JonM_uk]

Had a PB in qually 1.09.9 was pretty happy with that. The 906 just seems so easy to drive, my tyres seemed to settle down after about 8 laps and was able to drive 1.11's easy for the whole race. I had 1 spin but had enough of a lead for it not to matter. It does seem strange that of all the GTL races I've never really had any battles. I suppose in GTR we all know our cars and what the opposition are probably going to do so we can get a bit closer n stuff. Maybe we just need more races on tracks we're used to in cars we're used to. There is a massive difference in straight line speed and cornering speed in most cars, this could help to the lack of close racing. You could be with a 10th of a second in qually but able to block a car off in the race till you get to a straight and burn off then the car behind will never get another chance to get close enough to have a real go without putting yourself and the other car in danger. But really...I ain't got a clue why.

[Simon Gymer]

The eventual pass was easy enough into T1, but I wasn't prepared for the way he fought back - nice one Simon, but where did you find the extra pace? You certainly made me work for it! 

Not sure really Paul. Bit of adrenaline and prepared to take a few more risks to keep up with you. Knew I only had 2 laps to get back at you and thought I might be able to get round the outside in a few places, but thought better of it. I just gave it an extra 10% once you went past.

I could brake later into T1 than I was letting on, but I didn't really want to brake that late unless I had to as it's so easy to just miss time it and, well you know what can happen  .

In hindsidght I would have changed a few more things on the setup, I had taken too much brake pressure off and the extra gearing I added for the straight to take advantage of any slipstreams I could get really wasn't worth it as I never got a chance to get a slipstream, it just made me a little slower at the top end. Need more stiffness at the back too to get round the corners. Still you live and you learn.

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

Replay and results up.