UKGTL Season 9 REPLI-race - SILVERSTONE (GP 1987-90) - Mar 9

[Henry]

I haven't tried the 935 yet. Maybe the CSL is quicker?
I found the site with the records and saw I was fairly close to Sqtr for the record at Mugello (.35 seconds slower). We are close on pace. Silverstone will be a different story for me. I simply do not like the circuit. The sea of emptiness on a flat airfield just doesn't do it for me.

i don't know the 935 and the new CSLs.

interesting, i like it, but more the 70s version, great smooth track. i noticed today, that i don't like Brands Hatch with the 911. so light on the front, hat this understeer. i'm wondering which idiot choose this track for the series.

[BillThomas]

I'm with you on these tracks Henry.  

Bill

[phspok]

22.9 so far, and i can do 24s fairly consitant, cant see me going much quicker

[pribeiro]

I'm with you on these tracks Henry.  

Bill

Exactly my opinion concerning both tracks. 

[Mike Miller]

I can't make it guys. I have to work.

[goldtop]

Made a terrible mess of that. Every time I went off line to pass or eventually to make way for lappers I was running off. Decided to quit rather than cause an accident.

Great to see our friends from GTLDK and the return of spanner to GTL. Looks like Tuesdays might be on the up

[Wiltshire Tony]

Such a shame as I had really been up for this. But then some idiot at work screwed up and muggins was left to sort out the mess. Over an hour late leaving work after being pollocked down the phone by one of my "betters". Foul mood then realised it was national "lets drive at 40mph" day on the way home.
Hence late home, late starting server, late dinner and about 6mins of qually.
Just couldn't concentrate and could easily kill something at the moment.
Quit out disgusted and fuming.
Boy am I going to kick some bass at work tomorrow.

Hope you all had a better one, great to have the GTLDK guys over and Spanner and Oily. Just like old times 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Bit of trouble getting the right results up tonight guys.

Get them to you as soon as possible.

[spanner]

Wrong results Tony. I think those were from the last time we raced here, July 2009 with M1's, abarths and 911RSR's

Err plus its not in the list of recent races at the top of the page.

[Wiltshire Tony]

Yes thanks for that. Like I hadn't noticed................

[lazlow]

Sorry at the start guys That 935's a pig to get off the start line without spinning it around baby, right round!!!
I pressed the escape key as soon as I saw cars heading towards me..bit of a short race for me, hopefully I'll have better luck next time.

Laters

[lazlow]

Yes thanks for that. Like I hadn't noticed................

Yea nice one Spanner

[goldtop]

Yes thanks for that. Like I hadn't noticed................

 

Deep breaths Tony, deep breaths.....

[Henry]

at first: sorry for chat in the late Q, Helle used for the first time a wheel and had some setup problems with it

second: grats Paulo, Sqter & Ade - well done guys

third: grats all other, great event

last:
very eventful race for me:)
my plan was to push the hell out of the Gr.5 and keep up with Billy the Kid, Helle and Tony Sailer
start was a little bit confused for me, i guess not only for me
then i had a good clean race, always between position 8 and 12.
late in the race, it was around lap 20 i wanted to use my headlights to give a sign - but wtf? they didn't work!
i checked my brain for an earlier accident, but couldn't remember. a look on the motec showed the problem - the engine was nearly dead.

i shifted earlier and drove slower, then damn sqter lapped me again, but stayied 1lap behind me to save fuel. the result: i got SnG for ignoring blue flag - i guess now we know, what full flag rules mean;)
could bring the car at home on position 7. think that isn't bad. 9% engine left

[pribeiro]

Welcome to the new drivers, nice to see an almost 20 grid again.  

Hatts off to Henry, was the only crazy one driving a no-turbo car on a track that power is need.  

Race was fantastic and with high levels of adrenaline.
During qualifying, I realized that I was off pace to sqter (outstanding pace) and to the top 3 cars.
There was when I began to imagine a crazy strategy (well, I made a phone call to Ross Brawn for help).
A good start and there we go with me smelling the top 3 drivers. Which was nice, considering my 7th start
position. With full fuel, I was amazed that during first laps I could stay with them and even if I was tempted with the situation, I remembered the strategy and had calm down to save my tires, first stint was made always under the limits and it paid off, I have done 25 laps with the same tires, only losing at the last 3-4 laps, 1 to 2  seconds a lap for my usual times. When I went  to pits, changed the tires
and add fuel for only 22 laps, which made me gain a precious time for mr_oily that was in front of me at least 6 seconds before our stop. When I was back on track, mr_oily was right behind me (1 second I believe).   Had to have extra care as my tires and brakes were cold, but everything went well and I managed to set a safe gap to mr_oily, I guess allowed by him tho. Now, where is sqter?
Always with a gap of around 20 seconds I was happy with my 2nd place, however at lap 40? Not sure.
I saw sqter in the pits and I was dazzled, but....a few seconds after consulting the HUD, I realized I hadn't fuel enough to finish race...   this time was me who had 20 seconds of advantage to sqter,
so, last 4 laps were saving fuel, changing gears between 6000 and 6500 RPM and doing a couple of bends with a higher gear (by this time I had my two cats near me following the race with full atention) , allowed me to finish with a display of 1 lap remaining of fuel.  
Just for curiosity, I spent 45 laps doing conrners at 200 Km/h and straights at 300 Km/h and when I went to pits, I spun at 50 Km/h...

Well done to podium and to all that managed to complete the race.  

Cheers