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Practice: 20:15 (15 mins)
Qualifying: 20:30 (20 mins)
Race: 20:50 (33 laps = ~40 mins)

Cars allowed: Ford Capri 3100 RS (rating 18.7), Chevrolet Corvette 1969 (rating 18.6), Porsche 911 RSR (rating 17.9), Porsche 911 3.0 RSR (rating 17.9), BMW CSL Schnitzer (rating 17.2)
Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Start: rolling using pit limiter

Server: UKGTL Ladder; in the event that the lobby is unavailable, connect using Direct IP, entering games.avonrise.co.uk in the Add IP box
Password: See this post (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1665.0)

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 (https://www.simracing.org.uk/index.php?pid=7).
(3) General information on the ladder can be found on the series home page (https://www.simracing.org.uk/index.php?ind=lm2&group=25).
(4) The season will be run using a UKGTL carpack v1.2 (https://www.simracing.org.uk/downloads/UKGTL-skins-1.2.zip) which will need to be installed prior to racing.

Not 100% sure about the distance, if somebody wants to do some laps with race fuel and post their time we can tune the number of laps better.

I rememeber doing 1:11:5 in with 911 back in the day

Thanks; race length revised to 34 laps.

Any chance we can have Brands GP for 76s in a future race?
I missed the last Brands GTL race and need my fix.  ;D

ooh, i second what Shark said. ..bring on Brands in the 76'ers  8)

Urk Dijon...not one of my faves  :(  ...Aah, just checked my diary and i am out on a xmas works bash that night so cannot make it  :'(
Damn, my fave class too  :(

Might be worth doing a poll to see if there are enough peeps around for this xmas week for racing ?...i'd be quite happy if you had to reschedule the race  ;)

 ;D Yay I can make this one as I'm off work!

I got my online CD Key! I should be able to make it to this one.

If I make a custom privateer paint for the Beautiful Beastly BMW should I just upload it into the GTL Skins thread?

Hrmm i can't seem to see the Edit Button, so another quick question.


I'm in Canada, so I'm unable to update to the 1.1 EU Multiplayer Patch. Am I still going to be able to race with you all?

Definitely post it into the skins thread, although you won't be able to use it online with us until it goes into an official refresh (probably over the holidays) as nobody else will have it.


I don't think you'll be able to join the server if you're using version 1.0. :(

Hrmm, I'll dload the EU patch and see if that messes anything up.

I might join you guys for some practise / track time if thats okay ?, but will probably have to miss the race as i am off out to a chrimbo doo....unless my lift is late  ;)

Judging by the lack of posts, it looks like a low turnout anyway  :-\

Do you say this every race just to try and make people turn up?  :P
I prefer *BUMP* but what the heck. :angel:

Well both myself and Ossie will be there, also Dan may be too.

I'll try to race tonight, if I can get back from Tescos and get a few practise laps in. So rusty at GTL these days.

This may be a n00b question, but why is the Porsche 906 not in this group? I was hoping to give that a thrashing ;)
Cheers

Was hoping to make this, but SWMBO wants us to go out eating  :( Still, I am looking forward to a steak  :D

'Cause despite the long front straight it'd wipe the floor with everything else! :laugh:

Hello friends  ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D

I'll be driving this event...thursdays are good for me now and looking forwards to this! Capri for me!

hell yeah !...it works doesn't it  ;)  :P

Arg, would have loved to join in, but it looks like my North American Version just doesn't want to work with the EU versions. :(

Well that sucked! Was running a comfortable 2nd when WHAM....game just minimized!!! :(

Tried to get in quickly but soon as i got control i hit the wall HARD! I hate PC's when they do that :(:(

I think its a sign from the GTL gods to stop playing there game  ;)

Hope you had fun...was good fight up front until someone decides to weave 6 times across down the striaght to block me..really sh*t driving style....next time ur in the wall mister!!!

Well done Pero :clap: good win
Nice fair and clean batlle (latelly every race, fortunatly) Dave, congrats
for your consistent driving :)

See you next round, CHEERS

We do not put people in the wall, no matter what they've done. :nono: We report them to the moderators who stick their heads through walls. :2guns:

Funny how we always seem to end up in a battle no matter what the difference in qualifying times. ;D Was sorry to see you spin off with just a couple of laps to go  :'( I was looking forward to drafting past just before the flag. :laugh: Always a pleasure, and at just the right time this race when I was starting to nod off. :D

LOL. It was far more exciting for me too after I spun as it put me between you and Priberio. Having to pass you was very hard work, but much fun doing so whilst having to prevent Priberio from taking advantage of the situation behind.

Provisional Results (https://www.simracing.org.uk/index.php?ind=lm2&event=240) and Replay (http://ukgtl.simracing.org.uk/Dijon-Prenois%20Short_061221_2054.zip).

Congrats on the win Pero.

Was dead chuffed to qualify in 6th, bit of a dull race for me though. Unfortunately I threw it away with a spin on the first lap. Had some fun battling my way up to 10th, but was a long way back from the main pack at this point. Spent a lot of time catching Baracus's BMW, got the gap down from 10 to 3 seconds, but spun off again.

 :sweatdrop: Well that was seriously hard work! Fighting with Stu, Dan and Radius for nearly the whole race just went a bit quit for about the last 10 laps or so but a double podium for Team RVS, well happy. makes a change from being nerfed,warped or false starting etc. I may need a set of rear tyres though.....Most of them are still at Dijon! ;D  :D

Oh and Congrats to Pero.

What a great race..... First few laps was mega with Radius some of closest and cleanest racing ive ever had nice one mate ;).   Unfortantely Radius Discoed i think and i just clipped him and went off but didnt loose a place,    Then Madd was on my case and was getting a better drive out of the final corner and out braked me into T1......  Stayed with him and managed to get back by but then went off letting Madd and Stu back past.
Had a great battle with Stu...... unluckly we caught Ossie in the wrong place and Stu was boxed in and clipped me sending me spinning off , nice one for waitng mate.
Stu caught me towards the end but spun leaving me to bring home third.

Grats to Pero great pace and Madd good drive mate!! ;)

lol....Think its called tryng to break a tow on a 1 mile staight, yeah great put someone int the wall and get DQ thats a GREAT driving style!! ::)

Of course not, was just really angry at game minimizing!

Grats Pero...nice pace dude! I just wish Baracus took a Capri so we could really battle it out!!

Watch the replay Radius that was good racing ....i gave you lots of room .

ok, np

Good race!  ;)

Sorry about the tap...as soon as i alt-tab'ed back into the game it was too late! For my 1st race in ages i was surprised how GTR2 made me much smoother in GTL in applying steering and throttle (or maybe im just imagining it!?)  :D

No worries.

Anyone know how to get North American versions to work with European ones? I'm missing out :(

Don't see why the American version wouldn't work.

What errors are you getting?

There isn't any problem with US versions and EU versions. Have you patched it to 1.1, did you have the skinpack installed etc.

A few tricky moments for me, but this was a great fun race!

Quali was OK - didn't get near my PB, but enough to grab 2nd on the grid.

The first few laps of the race went quite well - I was keeping track with Pero, and we were drawing away from the battle for third behind. A slighly eager application of throttle exiting the tight 'chicane' allowed Pero to grab a few seconds lead, but nothing too extreme.

Then, my wheel decided to interfere. I was using an old, non-FFB wheel as my normal one is bust, and this old wheel is prone to do random gearshifts. On accelerating out of T1 in second, about to hit third when the car downshifted (!) into first. Back wheels locked, and I spun. I didn't loose too much time getting turned around, but was down in 5th by this time about 6 or 7 seconds down.

A few ropey laps, then I relaxed again and started to closed down on the leaders. Radius' spin / disconn brought me fourth place, and I managed to close up on Dan and Mad-RIP in the battle for second place. We swapped places for a lap due to various errors, leaving Dan in second and me in third. Then, tearing down the straight I pulled out of Dan's slipstream to try a pass to find a slower car in front of me - oh bugga! Couldn't brake any harder, and the car was drifting to the right ready for the bend, so all I could do was try to squeeze between the two of them - cleared the backmarker, but couldn't avoid giving Dan a nudge and he slid into the gravel. Not fair for him to lose out because of my error, so I waited for him to rejoin.

For most of the rest of the race I was then closing Dan down again, but couldn't pass. Then a spin near the end (self inflicted) let him get away. Last few laps were steady, to avoid an ever-close Simon from grabbing 4th from me.

Pleased with the race, and pleased with getting to grips with the Capri. Can't wait for the next one - this is a fun ladder to race in!

Stu

Yes mate wish I did!!! That BMW got worse and worse as the race progressed. At first it seemed I could just about keep the temps down, but after about lap 15 I think there were only rims remaining on the left tyres!! Just couldnt control the temps without loosing masses of time in the long bends, which is what had to happen.

Had some good battles along the way. Notably in a "Gymer Shark Capri" Sandwich (a delicasy round my way) for a good few laps. And towards the end holding off someone from gaining on my P9 position :) - the gap was coming down like 2 seconds a lap until it was 6 seconds and then they disappeared so dunno what happened there!

In the end I wish my net connection hadn't been buggering around as I would have had time to test out the Capri, but having never driven it in anger before I thought I best stick to something I know, but I didnt think the tyres would be that bad! I must be driving quicker than last time I drove the BMW :)

That would have been me. Was on course to catch up with you with a lap or two left, until I spun off again.  :wacko:

Was def great to be racing GTL agiain..thanks for keeping it alive!!

Ruskus, any chance of doing the new lapcharts for this race?

Here is a quick vid of some of the action that took place in  the race. As you will see from the vid I did not drive too well. Have always hated this track and this is the only full race I have completed on it and it showed. Cheers for the clean racing and keep this game alive its brill. Well done again to Pero Madd and Minton for podium.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I2BA04KW

Unofficial Lapchart (http://www.lapcharts.teamshark.org.uk/Lapcharts/Dijon Prenois GTL 21-12-2006/index.html)

Thanks for the Charts Jeff, and another good vid Ossie.

No errors, it would just boot me out of game. Have all the proper packs installed. Tried unpatched and then even patched to 1.1 and kept getting booted out when I would load in.

Gonna try to re-install GTL