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Practice: ~19:20 (60 mins)
Qualifying: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40 (26 laps)

Track: Zolder

Cars allowed: BMW 2002tii Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_bmw2002tii), Porsche 911 RSR 3.0, Ford Escort RS 2000, Boss 302 Ford Mustang Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_boss302mustang)

This race will be run using the UKGTL Skin Pack 1.8.0.0 (http://www.humyo.com/9240347/SimRacing.org.uk/UKGTL/Cars/SRou_UKGTL_Skins_1.8.0.0.exe) and the Season 10 Skin Pack (http://www.gamefront.com/files/16376667/SRou_GTL_UKGTL10GGT_1.10.0.0.exe)which will need to be installed prior to racing.

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Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Start: STANDING
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal

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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.
(3) The AI control should be turned off so that you have control of the car at all times, including pitting. Your player file should therefore read
Autopit="0"
Force Autopit Off="1" // Forces autopit always off
No AI Control="1" // AI never has control over car
If you still finding pitting problematic, experience tells us that its less to do with positioning and more to do with approach speed. A slow approach to pit crew chief has proved most reliable.
(4) Driver lists can be found on the Championship standings page (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R;group=330;theme=5)

Special Notes: None

Hope to able to fit this one in, probably gonna take the Escort.

Blimey.........it's Geoffers!  ;)

Nah, just a cardboard cut-out!  ;)

Will have to miss this one boys. Have fun ;).

I'm hopeless at this circuit so wave when you lap me please guy's

 :D that calms me. Same here. So we'll possibly be the back end of the field  ;D
The only car which I'm able to  master reasonably on this track is the Boss with a pb about
1.57.7 so far (AI in free practice offline around 1.49  ??? ) but it looks like there will be upcoming
problems with the brakes during race.

That makes me feel better about the same time as me in Beemer. 8)

Replay and results now posted

What can I say...the silliest thing I ever did in a race (http://t1.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/34/51/92/400_F_34519202_srDf76Xj6Upm9dzqyxKxTVBFcGHuxqff.jpg)
(For those who do not know what, I hit the ESC button)

wa wa waaaaaa  :'(

Like Tony, I've never figured how to be really quick at Zolder  ???. It seems a straightforward track & yet the difference between the aliens & the mere mortals seems to be amplified here.

Anyway, had a great time, battling with Phil's Porsche for virtually the entire race, with Ade involved as well until he dived into the pits, S/G? Unfortunately I had a couple of spins, caught up after the first but the second, with only 4 laps remaining, left me with too much to do & I came in 5th. Was good race Phil & well done with the Porsche, I couldn't keep it on the track here when I tried it!  :(

Congrats to Hristo, Mark & Berger.  :clap: :clap: :clap:

I was just pleased to get to the end without spinning off too many times. I like the Beemer but it does have a tendency to try to rotate at the least provocation.

Monaco next.......gulp :-[

Quiet chuffed with new PBs in practice, qualifying and race.  The race was usual mixed bag.  Start was reasonable but went too deep into T1 and spun rejoined and started chasing two of the Dummers.  Both in Beemers were racing side by side, holding each other up.  Then one pitted and the other drew away.  SpecialKS had a few offs and I caught him and we had a battle for a while - new PB but I collected a cut track warning. I seemed to let leaders by with less delay but got another cut warning by entering corner off line.  SpecialKS retired and I continued with care until once again moved off line to let someone pass and got stop n go.  I then soldiered on to the flag.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 :) I was surprised to be so competitive. Managed to take Berger off the start and even passed Hristo and was P1 for a few laps but once H got in his grove I just could not stop him let alone stay with him. I set all my cars up on high fuel levels and tend to find as the race goes on the handling goes off. Luckily Pelle was battling with Berger and I managed to pull 12 sec's on them and keep the gap till race end......Very happy with P2. ;)

PS I set my brake balance forward to 60 Tony you may find this helps on tight circuits like this with heavy braking. At one stage when the car was light on fuel I was managing to spin both rear wheels in 4th gear....Very entertaining but not very quick.  ;D

I was also surprised how quick you were, Mark! Haven't practiced for this one and I almost forgot about the race, so spent most of the remaining minutes of practice and the first half of qualifying to learn the track in this car (I know the track otherwise), to make a setup and cure the pronounced snap oversteer on throttle. Eventually I found the sweet spot (or there about) and managed a :45 as Mark predicted.

The first part of the race was quite difficult though - Mark passed me, he even pulled a way a little, and then it was very difficult to make a pass because we were so evenly matched. Mark was braking awfully late into corners and even though I was catching him through mid-corner, I had to lift up slightly and stay behind for many laps. @Mark, it really helps if you brake a tad earlier and focus on earlier acceleration.  ;D

Eventually I managed to find a way around him and then pull away. Once the fuel went down, the car was suddenly much quicker and for 4-5 laps I was able to do some 45s, but then the tires went off and the car was all over the place. I got 2 warnings for cutting the exit off the final corner, so I had to be careful until the finish not to get a stop/go penalty. Me and GTL don't get along well with pitstops lol.

Grats to Mark and our team for the 1-2, great result! Looking forward to the next one.

-=Hristo=-

Had one perfect lap in quali which caused my very satisfying place on the grid.
In race I didn't find any real rhythm and dropped behind Bill.
Improving after some laps and already could see Bill again when I got a
stop and go penalty and completely lost motivation and decided to quit
with a nice crash in pit lane  ;D

Nice grid - fun to drive.

CU next time.

   ;D Yes Hristo my late braking is a bad habit.  ::)  I used to do tarmac Road & Stage Rallying with an old Escort Mk1 and I have always been a late braker sim and real life I am getting to old to change the habit now but it is some times useful in GTL taking the odd Alien by suprise!!!  ;D