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Grid/server capacity: 28

Practice: ~19:40 (60 mins)
Qualifying: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40 (22 laps)

Track: Imola '88 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg109873#post_imola88)

Cars allowed: Ferrari 250 GTO Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_f250gto), Ferrari 275 GTB/C, Ferrari 250 SWB Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_f250swb)


Time of Day Setting: 15:00
Start: STANDING
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal

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

Notes:
(1) It's best if all drivers can make sure they are connected before the Qualifying session as drivers on track during qualifying will not see cars that join after they are on track until they go back to the garage.
(2) Please make sure you are fully aware of the SimRacing.org.uk Rules.
(3) The AI control should be turned off so that you have control of the car at all times, including pitting. Your player file should therefore read
Autopit="0"
Force Autopit Off="1" // Forces autopit always off
No AI Control="1" // AI never has control over car
If you still finding pitting problematic, experience tells us that its less to do with positioning and more to do with approach speed. A slow approach to pit crew chief has proved most reliable.

Special Notes: None

Hmmm..just had a quick blast and the GTO is about 4 seconds quicker than the other 2 cars. A real shame as the 275GTB is such a nice drive but I stand no chance of being competetive in that  :(

On a plus point, this version of Imola is superb  8)

Before you finally decide..........my best time in the GTO is 2:15

Yes another superb open track spoilt by safety brigade - pity we don't take the US view, racing is dangerous there will be occasional fatalities.  Of course with a sim we can just enjoy.

Hello gentleman,

I would like to participate in this event, now i got my GTL finally running.
Now trying to get on the server again, but i cant find it in the lobby (i did ran on the FERR server a couple days ago) Is the server down perhaps?

Greets,
Postal

Welcome.

Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the server would be down due to the GTR2 race tonight. I could be wrong, however I believe that GTL, GTR2 and P&G run on the dedicated server but we can only run 1 at a time or it makes it unstable. It should be back on-line sometime Monday.

I hope to see you tomorrow.

Yep, there was a GTR2 race tonight so the other events will have been temporarily suspended. Should be back now tho.

Ok thanks for the info. I was afraid I was having some connection problems. ;)

If I read between the lines I guess the 275 or 250 SWB are the cars of choice for me as a newbie to GTL, but for the sake of raw speed the GTO is best? I created a first setup for the GTO last night, might just stick to the GTO and try to make it more drivable in tonight’s practice session. No more time to make setups for both. Track time is what I need!
Are the replays posted after the race? For the sake of PC performance I can leave recording replays off then. (don’t know if it hurts performance much when I leave it on though)

The relative performance of the cars is very much down to the individual driving them. I like the GTO and I don't like the 250 (bad brakes) so I'll probably take the GTO myself. A replay is available after the race, find it under the heading "replays"

2:18.5 in the 250 SWB, 2:16.5 in the GTO both just 2 laps practice with race fuel.
if the hot shoes take the 275 or SWB I will too, if most people use the GTO then same here.

2:12.7 in offline race with ai in the GTO

I'll take the 275  :)

Just hope I can complete a race without getting beemed up  ::)

 

gonna get some practice and see whats what

Track lags on my comp at the mo till I get my new GPU back so will not be able to race. Sorry folks have fun.

I will give it a shot but I wont know for sure till some more folk come on the server.

I got 2:13.9 in the GTO but should get a sec or 2 off that if I dont screw things up again.

Just got a 2:11.604

2:11.2ish i think

http://jsgaming.co.uk/250GTO_QS384.rar (http://jsgaming.co.uk/250GTO_QS384.rar)

My setup

Another race, another disco while in the lead, This time around lap 14-15 with a bit over 10 second lead.

I did wander what happened to you.

Thanks for a great race guys.

Well happy should have been 3rd then after Syd's disco I was aiming for 2nd then Oli made a mistake for me to get passed then I was on my limit, then another mistake from Oli then he left.

Chears folks see you next week.

Bad luck Postal.

You only get a 30 second window to join the race after the race session starts if you miss this then you can not join and will be disqualified.

Replay and results now posted.

I need to check the replay to verify wether Kurt passed me whilst I served a stop/go penalty

Gutted for you Syd, if it wasn't for bad luck you'd have no luck at all.

Postal, mate, when qually finishes you only get a short time to fuel up for the race then a countdown starts and if you haven't joined the grid by the time the countdown ends your DQ. And please fill in your Nationality in your profile please then we can give you a little flag in the race results.

Results corrected.

Nice race.

Ran wide on lap 1 trying to leave room inside which scuppered any chance of fighting it out at the front. Had a good chase back and profited by others misfortunes and mistakes.

@ postal....don't be disheartened. My first race here in GTR2 was at Imola and I was left scratching my head in the garage as the rest of the field raced off the grid  ;) We all learn from our mistakes  :)

Very nice race, enjoyed that one, great circuit.

I managed to lead the first couple of laps but coming down to the Acque Minerale my screen went black. I let go of the wheel, swore a lot and was just about to tell Mrs W what had happened when the picture came back and I was slowly sliding sideway down the track. Fortunately Syd missed me and took the lead. I recovered and set off again.
Had some good tussles with Matt and GT and after various retirements had settled down to getting a fourth place. Then as I approached Tosa late in the race my brakes bit to hard and I slewed off to the left hitting the armco sideways on but hard. Then shot across the track to the RH side where I eventually came to rest right in the far corner of the barriers. And just to make things perfect I received a stop/go for cutting! Took penalty and finished race and well happy to get a third.

Well, that was quite disappointing yesterday for failing to join the race indeed. I was still out there doing my laps. How can i see that Q has ended then? If it wasnt for Tony i would still have kept going!
Anyway, i will keep a look out for others pitting during Q next time.
Thanks for having me.

Well qualy last's for 20 minutes. The race announcement says that. When you drive during qualy there is a countdown clock in the top left of the display. If you don't see it press "2" as this toggles your HUD. Maybe you have no dials showing?
XD also has a countdown clock so you can drive with the HUD off and just have XD on screen.

Alright, i didn't toggle through all the HUD options yet. And after several re- installs didn’t had XD installed yet either, my bad. I will do so now!