Title: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: EvilClive on September 20, 2012, 08:43:41 PM +0100 Welcome to the Southern Hemisphere in the GT Trophy for Season 23. Surfers Paradise might prove to be a Porsche Paradise, with some twisty technical corners. The big cars will probably have the edge on the straight but roadholding will be key around the infield. Remember that this championship is all about TEAM points so your choice of chassis will be important.
Teams can choose to run any cars they like, but in any race each all team members must drive different cars, so only one driver can drive the car that does not need to stop. Pit stop times are listed below with a choice of a single long stop or two shorter stops... the choice is yours. THIS RACE WILL HAVE A ROLLING START AND CARS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THEIR GRID POSITIONS FOR THE FIRST LAP. THE POLE CAR WILL LEAD THE PACK AROUND AT A STEADY SPEED AND RACING WILL START AS CARS EXIT THE FINAL CORNER ON LAP 1. "Please ensure you are aware of the new in-series penalties for this season. Details are here (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=10879.0). Drivers incurring a penalty will receive a PM informing them of this."
Surfers Paradise
Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: jhalli on September 21, 2012, 09:06:48 AM +0100 ill skip this one, back is too bad now. :-\
Cookie if you find spare driver for our team , driver spot is open for surfers Juha Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: Doni Yourth on September 22, 2012, 12:37:59 PM +0100 Dear me... Sorry to learn this, Juha. Get well soon, mate.
Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: Cookie on September 23, 2012, 11:14:31 AM +0100 Dear me... Sorry to learn this, Juha. Get well soon, mate. Yes, you can relax when you read that Sergio has confirmed to race for you in Team International in Surfers Paradise :boat: Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: fpolicardi on September 23, 2012, 03:55:26 PM +0100 T7 server is set to 50 laps Long race and listening on Igor on Console session.
Ciao Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: jhalli on September 23, 2012, 06:21:02 PM +0100 good luck Sergio and Cookie! :rockon:
Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: Cookie on September 23, 2012, 07:08:25 PM +0100 good luck Sergio and Cookie! :rockon: Thanks Juha! But now we need a PW to join the race server... Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: BadBlood on September 23, 2012, 08:39:34 PM +0100 So you do - you will see it is appropriate!
Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: Doni Yourth on September 23, 2012, 09:42:51 PM +0100 A friggin' screen freeze while I was on the menu page with 1:18 remaing in qualifying. By the time I re-booted and joined iGOR, the race was well under way. :(
Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: BadBlood on September 23, 2012, 09:52:22 PM +0100 Screen freeze for me as well - never set a representative lap time - 1:13 in practice and then 1:16+ in qually :(
Just warming up to the task of catching Nigel when :death: Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: FullMetalGasket on September 23, 2012, 10:10:06 PM +0100 I'd nailed the setup for this one and looked good for P2, maybe P1 if Hristo messed up.
Came into the pits on lap 25 for my stop to find Hristo taking his stop - his bay is immediatly before mine, so I couldn't stop by my board - had been edging up the pits every few seconds but was promptly ejected with 3 seconds of my stop left to perform. Not happy :( Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: s2173 on September 23, 2012, 10:18:52 PM +0100 Screen freeze in menu too, never had that before... some server issue? I was spectating clouds or Hristo in real time, from cockpit, if that is of any revelance.. Barely managed to reenter the race again in time. However, on track something was wrong too... my controls were skipping at times, alot of sound and image stutters, the fps of the track isn't too good neither... My intenet providers have some issues last few days, so maybe its on my side, I dont know, but in any case, it was undriveable, so I gave up.
Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: Hristo Itchov on September 23, 2012, 10:39:24 PM +0100 Screen freeze in menu too, never had that before... some server issue? I was spectating clouds or Hristo in real time, from cockpit, if that is of any revelance.. Barely managed to reenter the race again in time. However, on track something was wrong too... my controls were skipping at times, alot of sound and image stutters, the fps of the track isn't too good neither... My intenet providers have some issues last few days, so maybe its on my side, I dont know, but in any case, it was undriveable, so I gave up. You must have been watching my car when I had a freeze, so it took you out as well I guess. Fortunately no freezes in the race. Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: Hristo Itchov on September 23, 2012, 10:41:34 PM +0100 I'd nailed the setup for this one and looked good for P2, maybe P1 if Hristo messed up. Came into the pits on lap 25 for my stop to find Hristo taking his stop - his bay is immediatly before mine, so I couldn't stop by my board - had been edging up the pits every few seconds but was promptly ejected with 3 seconds of my stop left to perform. Not happy :( I had to move a bit so I guess I crossed over onto other pit stalls. You should be OK if you move when the "press F1 for help" text appears. I always use that as a reference and haven't been ejected for years. Sorry though, but not really a choice with such long pitstops, even if I used my stall for the initial 20 seconds, I didn't want to risk it because I've been ejected very very long ago despite waiting at my stall. Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: FullMetalGasket on September 23, 2012, 10:48:19 PM +0100 That didn't appear - I'd been watching for it just in case and had thought I was safe :(
Not your fault H, even if you'd been squarely in your stall it would have been tight for me to get in and I'd have probably blocked you - although that would have been helpfull perhaps ;) Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: Phil Thornton on September 23, 2012, 10:48:35 PM +0100 Screen freeze at the end of qually for me too. I had real trouble shutting down GPL and I fully expected the race to have started before I got GPL up and running again. Thankfully I got back in just in time, sorry you missed the race Doni. Given that it seemed to happen to several people at the same time it was probably a server side comms issue.
I was happy with my pace but I was miles behind Hristo and Sergio. Had a couple of battles with Cookie as we took our various stops but I was no real match for him and he passed me easily. Pity Tim was discoed on the pit stop. He would have secured some good points for Team Green :(. Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: Hristo Itchov on September 23, 2012, 10:52:17 PM +0100 That didn't appear - I'd been watching for it just in case and had thought I was safe :( Not your fault H, even if you'd been squarely in your stall it would have been tight for me to get in and I'd have probably blocked you - although that would have been helpfull perhaps ;) I guess you can't rely on that message, so perhaps unless you're in your stall, move a bit each 10 secs or so. Some say you can stay much longer, but I don't buy it! ::) Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: Cookie on September 23, 2012, 11:16:24 PM +0100 For me GPLWait works flawless...
I stop at my board with 1st gear and just wait til the cockpit is back (no throttle!) I had a good fight with Tim til my engine blew... Great result for GT Team International! Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: Nigel Smith on September 24, 2012, 05:05:44 PM +0100 Had a good steady cruise here, thanks everyone for staying out of my way ;)
Can't say I was fast but I enjoyed finishing for once, despite problems. Several times now I've had a problem between qually and race start where the mouse cursor just disappears. By luck I managed to click in the right area and started from pit-lane, thank god for rolling starts :) Just need virtual mirrors now, cos its very hard to see the fast guys. Grats to everyone Title: Re: UKGPL Season 23 (2012) GT Team Challenge - Surfers Paradise - Sep 23 Post by: BadBlood on September 24, 2012, 07:07:46 PM +0100 You got me this time Nigel but you'd better get practising for Riverside in the Novs.
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