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« Reply #30 on: June 21, 2009, 08:49:10 PM +0100 » |
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That wasn't a success Totally knackered by trye markings changing in quali from pracci, as I've only done pracci sessions, and quali was a matter of learning track all over again. Cwap time result of me dumbness. Then puter luck up after four laps and actually learning track. Thought I'd got rid of problem but getting rid of cwapi 8800 card is only way forward. Hope you had more fun than me
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« Reply #31 on: June 21, 2009, 09:23:21 PM +0100 » |
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Lots of fun coming from the back, including a 4 abreast moment with TT, ade and Spanner I think Was fighting with H@L and RM, three totally different cars made it great. Had to go so I esc'ed Great pace Psuedo and Gazza
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« Reply #32 on: June 21, 2009, 10:08:01 PM +0100 » |
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That sure was fun. I had some nice fights. That was great Busi. Me and RM were talking on TS during the battle which made it all the more fun. Looked like hard work passing in the Vertigo. Well done podiums. Nice return result for RM and Psuedo.
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« Reply #33 on: June 21, 2009, 10:13:26 PM +0100 » |
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I'm not happy. Welcome back Bob. I was nice and steady in the lead, slowly pulling a cumfy gap on Gazza, up to just after half distance when I pitted. Not the best of stops.....pit crew just stood there telling me to turn engine off....even though I already had done ....that cost me 10/15 seconds. Then when leaving my box, I got a stop n go notice....dont know what for...must have missed the pit line on entry. So I pitted again at the end of the lap to serve it....only the option to serve was N/A on the pit board . I then had to alter all the board to stop the crew sticking more fuel and tyres on it, so I probably lost more time than an actual stop n go Charged hard then till the end and was catching TT rapidly and would have been battling nose to tail with him within a couple of laps....but the premature end put paid to that. All in all, not the best return to driving, but I am most certainly encouraged by my pace.....anyone would have thought I'd been practicing Grats to RM, Gazza and TT. I'm looking forward to the next one
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« Reply #34 on: June 21, 2009, 10:39:28 PM +0100 » |
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« Reply #35 on: June 21, 2009, 10:41:36 PM +0100 » |
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Wow. I love that track!
First race back after a little break. Very enjoyable race, I was always racing somebody for the whole race. Great tussles with H@L and I think Mark who was on our tail until Busi arrived. Had lots of fun keeping him behind, real shame that you had to quit out.
As a result of that tussle I was in front of h@l and miles behind Gazza and Pseudo but they had some dramas around the pitstop so i found myself in first after my pit stop. Had to defend against gazza until the race ended, 8 minutes early.
Very pleased and very tired.
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« Reply #36 on: June 21, 2009, 10:52:45 PM +0100 » |
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That didn't go too badly despite me spinning coming out of Clark Curve and losing 8 seconds or so. Unlike me Le Mans stop this one went perfectly and I seemed to gain loads of time on MJ, Ade and JPS. Sorry about the race ending short - I must've forgotten to disable the non-UKGTR version of the track on the server. At least the GT3s aren't too fast - if we were in GT1s it would've ended even earlier! Can't believe how those Vertigos just waltzed passed!
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« Reply #37 on: June 21, 2009, 10:59:36 PM +0100 » |
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I had a bit of a Button day...ie crap home performance It all started so well, pumped in some good laptimes in qually and grabbed 6th place ahead of my illustrious team mate TT. Race start was good, keeping close to Reign man in front who was battling Gazza whilst i had TT breathing down my neck. Both of us ran wide once but TT's was more damaging and he dropped about 5 places allowing me to chase the two ahead for half an hour with about 1 sec seperating the 3 of us. But on the half hour mark i got my right rear tyre slightly on the grass when braking for graham hill bend and the car span me backwards onto that ridiculous high kerb. I got beached on it for about 20+ seconds and lost around 5 places i'd had a 9 sec lead over cars behind before that happened. Then i chased hard after the pack again and closed the 20 secs to 3 but had another damn spin on very worn rubber and got beached on the same flipping kerb losing another 20 seconds That was effectively race over as could not make the time up to Ade and DG ahead in final quarter of race. I pumped in plenty of quick laps after my stop and it took the lapping leaders an age to finally close on me enough to flash them through. But alas no one up front made any errors and i finished a cruddy 8th on my beloved local circuit. :'( Great track, a real challenge for enduro with nowhere for a rest on the whole lap. Congrats to podium guys.
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« Reply #38 on: June 21, 2009, 11:06:34 PM +0100 » |
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Great track, a real challenge for enduro with nowhere for a rest on the whole lap.
MJ, you've just described the perfect track to me, especially for an endurance event! Gutted I missed this, stuck in traffic on M25 for far too long, but it was always going to be tight.
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« Reply #39 on: June 22, 2009, 12:11:38 AM +0100 » |
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Enjoyed that Pseudo and me pulled away at the start, but i couldn't really stay with him as i knew from the practise sessions he was quicker. Had a comfortable lead over 3rd at the pitstop but made a rookie error by forgetting to set the pitstop up in the garage so i got a whole 80 litres to carry round for 40 mins This let Reign man into the lead and with Bobs problems i was still in 2nd but could only just about keep Reign mans pace with the extra weight. Got close a few times side by side in a few corners but couldn't make it stick. Grats Reign Man, great return, TT and unlucky bob great pace and should of won. Great to see the whole team back again
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« Reply #40 on: June 22, 2009, 01:33:38 PM +0100 » |
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A greatly undeserved 3rd place for me. Q7, I think - seems like all those prayers did help MJ after all. Good lap, buddy. Had two spins in the race, lost places on both and seems my wife is right in calling me stubborn. Clawed back on to 3rd and stayed there thanks to Psuedo's unfortunate pitting adventures and 10 minutes shorter race lenght. Consider U8LS Mugello avenged. Brands is a great track, while the GT3 cars are less so. Can we have a GT2 race here please? Grats pody. TT
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« Reply #41 on: June 22, 2009, 08:45:05 PM +0100 » |
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Brands is one of those tracks that just waits for you to make a mistake, then punishes you severely..for some reason front brakes over heated going into the hair pin (after I managed to jump both MJ and Spanner during the pit stops) whilst MJ was hunting me down for 8th place the rears grabbed and the fronts faded and then spun me into the gravel by the time I got out MJ was gone and I had Spanner 5 secs behind, I was able to hold him there until he suddenly retired for some reason. Top ten finish My nemesis Gizmo once again showed his pace in the Nissan, and showed me a clean pair of heals from the start.
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« Reply #42 on: June 22, 2009, 09:05:41 PM +0100 » |
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Knew i was going to struggle around here and after i ended up at the back and had no real chance to gain i'd spent 45mins debating whether to give up or not. I was a bit miffed as well that TT decided to push his way though as well, admittedly I was trying to box him behind Ade but wasnt expecting to get pushed out the way.
Theres a bit of a single racing line around here, as soon as you wander off around Druids or Westfield or around Dingle Dell you suddenly lose alot of grip.
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« Reply #43 on: June 22, 2009, 10:35:00 PM +0100 » |
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I was a bit miffed as well that TT decided to push his way though as well, admittedly I was trying to box him behind Ade but wasnt expecting to get pushed out the way.
Was there a contact? Can't remember, really. Will see the replay. I apologize up front if there was a fishy situation, surely nothing intentional. Edit: saw the replay, seems like there indeed was a contact and I apologize. I remember the situation now and I remember you left my view on the left side and I assumed I was far enough in front to make a pass. Apparently I was not. I never felt any contact, nor heard any bump or screech some such. Again, I'm sorry. Erm, that spin after that was entirely your own idea. 10+ for artistic impression.
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« Reply #44 on: June 24, 2009, 05:45:34 PM +0100 » |
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First time on the track, first time in any GT3 class cars. Porsche... smthn. Drives well. Until you decide to change tyre pressure right before the race start (was still, frantically, searching for a semi-agreeable setup in quali anyway). OK, I get lift off oversteer, but this was just insane. Was gutted and quit before leaders caught me up, just in case. Love the track though. "Relax? WHAT DO YOU MEAN RELAX, HERE'S A SANDTRAP FOR YOU!!!!"
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