UKGTL Season 6 GT Classics Cup - Oulton Park (Island) - Aug 21

[Wiltshire Tony]

It's a real shame that when you watch the replay you see the un-gentlemanly behavior or some individuals. If I accidently hit another car and they lose it as a consquence I will always wait for them to rejoin and pass me, even if I lose a bucket load of positions in the process, because that's the way that makes this racing the best there is.

Others, it appears, don't have such manners, which like I say is a real shame.

Rant over

[Jeffrey]

Others, it appears, don't have such manners, which like I say is a real shame.

Rant over

It's more helpfull if you report those incidents than to start ranting about it.

[Wiltshire Tony]

No I don't agree. This is about racing etiquette which is not something you should get penalised for having or not having. It's down to the moral fibre of the individual.
Unlike accidents caused by bad driving which I would have no problem reporting.

[Blunder]

Morning guys,
Reasonable race for me.
Thanks to Legzy for a great Cortina set up which had me switching from my trusty Falcon, 20mins before the start!
Not quite as quick as the Falcon but not by much.
Had a clean'ish start, saw a Falcon come past me down the hill at warp factor 12 ! no way he has ever gonna make the corner!
Only just brushed me so that was lucky!
Had an absolutely awesome race with Wiltshire Tony for 10th for ages.
The classic Falcon vs Cortina battle that I'm guessing the organisers planned.
I was quicker in the first third of the circuit and was always trying to get inside at the hairpin!
Even if I did Tony just drove away from under power! and I would close up near the end of the lap again.
Lap after lap, bumper to bumper! Then of course I lost concentration, braked on the brow of the hill before the hairpin and slammed into the barrier, luckily missing Tony!
Superb fun, very close, fair racing. it doesn't get any better than that!
After a few more laps, I think Tony span too which left me behind him again. Was really looking forward to round 2 but he must have had a few car/tire issues as I was soon past, shame!  ;

Just wish I was a bit more competitive, there was a glimmer of hope last season but if anything I seem to be getting slower!?  :'(

Thanks all, grats to the alien podium, at least I didn't get lapped!

M.

[Jeffrey]

No I don't agree. This is about racing etiquette which is not something you should get penalised for having or not having. It's down to the moral fibre of the individual.
Unlike accidents caused by bad driving which I would have no problem reporting.

How do you expect people to improve if they don't know they were at fault. People with good etiquette might feel spoken about, whereas people that did it wrong don't even know it.
Reports are not there just to penalize somebody, they are there to improve the overall racing.

[Wiltshire Tony]

No, again I cannot agree with you. People know if they should wait for a victim to re-pass. It's whether they choose to that's the problem.

@ Blunder, Cheers mate, yes that was too close sometimes. Glad it wasn't a Wednesday night or the outcome might off been different lol.
Wasn't sure till the replay whether it was you or legzy behind me all that time but great racing. Really just that alone made it a good night for me. May it continue.
PS I was in a Mustang 

[Blunder]

PS I was in a Mustang 

Those Lardie tanks all look the same! I remember it was Red so may be I am more in touch with my feminine side today!? 

and yes, made my evening that bit too. Oh and the panties of course!

[Wiltshire Tony]

Oh sure. You just can't beat a late night, all guy, pantie bonding session

[Steve Holmes]

Phew, that was a fantastic race with Dan, you had the pace, a few tenths all along, but not the luck.

Thanks to Ian for gifting me second with wheel woes.    Got away in second, but with Bara pressurizing me hard I couldn't settle and was slightly overdriving so Dan pulled away a bit.  Then Bara maybe made a mistake and I was free to run my own pace.  Still I don't think I would have closed on Dan without lapping problems for him, we all had problems on this insanely narrow track (no disrespect to lapped drivers, it was very tricky for everyone), but I'm guessing it may have been trickier for the Cortina with its inability to pass on the straights.

Once I was close to Dan I tried to apply pressure and a small overshoot at the hairpin let me through.  Then we had a brilliant dice, he dived down the inside at the hairpin the first time and I was able to repass on the run to the chicane, so I got to practice my defensive driving, covering the inside into the hairpin, and for several laps we were side by side round the hairpin, both leaving space.  Must have been frustrating, Dan was clearly quicker but the old V8 grunt kept me in there.  That was quality racing between us.     Finally got a gap when Dan must have made an error, then apart from losing chunks of time through slight misunderstandings with lappees, I was able to manage to gap to the end.

Another few laps and Dan would have had me though, I was running really good laps but only making 39 dead, lack of traction on the old tyres.  But I made no major mistakes which was very satisfying.

Sorry to hear some people had a bad introduction to UKGTL, it's not usually like that.  Please do put in reports for bad driving after viewing the replay and stick with it.

[Gothwitch]

 then my kids distracted me which made it even worse and completely ruined my rhythm.

Just a suggestion!

[Jeffrey]

You forgot one strip over the mouth

[Blunder]

What did that poor duck to anybody ?  :'(

[Jeffrey]

What did that poor duck to anybody ?  :'(

She's a Goth, she only likes skelanimals

[Legzy]

I myself got a CTD decided to call it a night

Got CTD-ed twice during practice

but when I went to the grid it CTD.

I got the CTD in praccy and rejoined somewhere in a swamp

Same here... somehow I hit rock bottom

I also got CTD'd twice in practice. Never happened to me before at any track. Got in a right panic when it was happening that I might miss the race!

Thanks to Legzy for a great Cortina set up

I just wish I could drive my setups as well as you do

Drove hard all race & was clinging onto 14th spot until about a lap to go, span it at the hairpin right (by dropping into 1st gear too early) & lost two places & the single championship point I'd tried so desperately hard to get/keep  :'( Looking at the final 'Top Ten' finishing spots is like looking at a who's who in Sim racing! (Sorry Martin, you were 11th ) With that kind of quality line up I'm not sure I'll ever manage a point again! But I'll keep trying, starting with Watkins Glen (what a track!).

Legzy

p.s. Thanks again admins for sorting the server out so quickly after the race. It led to a great fun praccy session.

[Gothwitch]

Hey Jeff, not true... I also like long walks on the beach and poking dead stuff with a stick!