UKPnG Season 8 Sports Car Series - Monza '88 - Jan 10th 2013

[Wiltshire Tony]

Could have done without the rain!

Oh mate, I've just been looking back through the race thread, it's awsome!
I spent hours trying to get to grips with weather files, so am pleased you remember the rain coming in late on .
Tony's graphics for the weather forcast (& everything else) were excelent & just added to the whole build up. I remember it really felt like a special event & not just another weekly race.

No Reason why a re-visit couldn't be organised for Christmas time. Almost have enough time to plan it  . Maybe on a dry day? Have to ask Matt nicely  

(Monday December 30th is free)

[phspok]

Results and Replay posted

That was tougher than I expected, well done to all who finished.
I was having some fun, when it said Mr Anker (if he cares to give his real name whateverpower he might be
I will add him to the results properly) was showing as 0.5 sec behind but I could see nothing, though I could hear a car
got a slight tap off him in Lesmo 1 but still nothing in sight, Lesmo 2 I could hear him even louder but still no visual
so tried to give room to an invisible car only to spin under power an write the car off into the inside fence
I checked the view from other cars after and he was visible to them, just dropped out for me.
Ah well, he drove perfectly well, shame the con was a bit weird tonight.
Next Sports car event is quite different, hopefully will have less casualties.  

p.s Christmas special is always on for me, just have to set the date sensibly.

[Legzy]

Just spotted I missed out on a lap record by 9 100th's of a sec too Geoffers :'( Great speed mate

No Reason why a re-visit couldn't be organised for Christmas time.

p.s Christmas special is always on for me

Pencil me in

[Geoffers]

Just spotted I missed out on a lap record by 9 100th's of a sec too Geoffers :'( Great speed mate

Hehe, I would rather have had your 3rd place though Legzy.

Was happily circulating in 2nd place, well behind John, just made a silly mistake & caught too much kerb on the exit of Ascari & spun nose first into the barrier. The realistic damage model imediately killed my (rear) engine!!!!!!!!

Anyway congrats to the podium, cya all in those Lotus 7s at Monaco.

I wonder if a Lotus 7 has ever actually raced at Monaco. 

[NPP]

Results and Replay posted

That was tougher than I expected, well done to all who finished.
I was having some fun, when it said Mr Anker (if he cares to give his real name whateverpower he might be
I will add him to the results properly) was showing as 0.5 sec behind but I could see nothing, though I could hear a car
got a slight tap off him in Lesmo 1 but still nothing in sight, Lesmo 2 I could hear him even louder but still no visual
so tried to give room to an invisible car only to spin under power an write the car off into the inside fence
I checked the view from other cars after and he was visible to them, just dropped out for me.
Ah well, he drove perfectly well, shame the con was a bit weird tonight.
Next Sports car event is quite different, hopefully will have less casualties.  

p.s Christmas special is always on for me, just have to set the date sensibly.

I am said Mr Anker but I saw things differently from you. I saw you (blue Pantera) in front of me getting out of shape through the chicane before the Lesmos, we then went side by side through Lesmo 1 and I then drew back, going through Lesmo 2 2 car lengths or so behind you when you floored it too hard and spun off to the right.

Anyway, that's what I saw. But if you did not see, only hear me there may have been a technical problem on either your or my side and there may have been contact. If this was so, I do apologise; it was not my intention to end your race and I would have tried to avoid contact had I seen the possibility of contact.

I joined the grid well in advance of the start and I always saw and heard all cars around me. I ran close to a few other people in the early part of the race without experiencing contact with them. If it is possible to find out whether others felt troubled by my driving, please let me know.

[Wiltshire Tony]

Welcome to Srouk NPP. Hope you join more of our events.

[phspok]

Your driving was perfectly fine, no worries. You could not know that I could not see you.
It has happened before once a long time ago, must be a "feature"

The contact in Lesmo1 was so small that it was not an issue for me.
I floored it out of Lesmo 2 because I was trying not to get in the way of a car I could not see.
My retirement was my fault entirely.

Welcome to the series, hopefully you will join some more events. Because of the "unusual" name
I watched afterwards from MJ's car and you were perfectly visible, and drove without fault
until you also ended your race with 0% in a wall.

[Wiltshire Tony]

Matt, I've added NPP to the Drivers roster but I'm unsure as to whether this will change in the results as he was driving as a guest. I tried Generating Standings again but nothing changed.

Can NPP please be sure to fill in Nationality in his profile please.

[Mark J]

i had a sadly disapointing race after expecting more, due to tyre selection. I went for yellow spot softs thinking the super soft whites wouldnt last for 40minutes. However the yellows had crud grip in comparison and meant everytime i braked for the first chicane it was a lottery as to whether it would stop in time and/or put me out of shape.  The yellows really affected the balance of the car and i had several 'out of shape' moments and generally lost time every lap    I normally only practise in race setup and then tweak for qually, but for some reason i did the opposite here and paid the price for last minute race changes  The Yellows were more like mediums in grip levels and the front right never warmed up at all.
Didnt really get to race anybody as a result, shame as i was expecting some good fights here.

Great track though, some Alfas or slightly easier to manage cars would be fun here.

Good to see some GC/NG drivers turn up...i did put a quick advert up there on race day for the race  Surprised our Italian contingent missed Monza?  Still think we would attract more numbers if we did regular posts over on NG P&G forum and use snazzy old photo headers ala our champ series banners. 

[NPP]

Your driving was perfectly fine, no worries. You could not know that I could not see you.
It has happened before once a long time ago, must be a "feature"

The contact in Lesmo1 was so small that it was not an issue for me.
I floored it out of Lesmo 2 because I was trying not to get in the way of a car I could not see.
My retirement was my fault entirely.

Welcome to the series, hopefully you will join some more events. Because of the "unusual" name
I watched afterwards from MJ's car and you were perfectly visible, and drove without fault
until you also ended your race with 0% in a wall.

Thanks for the kind words and the welcome. I'd be glad to race with you again. Maybe I should race under a different name, or my real one. I picked W. Anker when I was a total newbie expecting that I would probably drive like one in the beginning ...

Next time I'll be able to join Q2 on time, to learn all my braking points and hopefully finish the race.

[phspok]

You can be marketing manager if you like  MJ  

I still have not got round to trying to figure how to stick pictures up on the series pages
Tony explained, but I am getting more senile I think  

I think Matteo's pals run their own series on alternate Thursdays, but they weren't here
last week either    Ruzzapower was in the Lobby after our event, and there was a VDA
event running.

@NPP: Not sure how we can make you appear in the championship for this event, we will have a look
For future events I can add you when I import the results as "NPP" I had to add you as "unknown"
this time.

[NPP]

Matt, I've added NPP to the Drivers roster but I'm unsure as to whether this will change in the results as he was driving as a guest. I tried Generating Standings again but nothing changed.

Can NPP please be sure to fill in Nationality in his profile please.

I have now completed my profile. May I change the name I race under as my current one seems to give rise to some suspicion on the part of fellow racers? Or would that confuse the system? I haven't scored any points I could lose by changing my identity.

[phspok]

I can't remember whether the results uses your lobby name, or the name you use in the game
I will figure it out later if no one else does.
NPP is fine, William ANker might cause a smile, but would not be the prefered name for
the series 

[BillThomas]

The only one left was the Pantera that I can drive OK till the brakes start going mental after a couple of laps (yes I've opened the vents & reduced braking from 100% to 80%).

Had same problem with Pantera, also if I just kissed Armco, with car side even, it killed the engine so I decided to give this event a miss.

[phspok]

Myself and then later Mr ANker both went into a fence fairly hard, but I don't believe the cars
would have been completely unable to move if they were real ones. Bent yes, but cripled no.
I really don't like the damage level in this. Hopefully it may get adjusted.