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All members welcome.

Grid/server capacity: 28

Practice: ~19:20 (60 mins)
Qualifying: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40 (24 laps)

Track: Vallelunga 2004 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg81636#post_vallelunga)

Cars allowed: Any car, once only, from here The real mod 1.0:
http://downloads.gamers-crib.com/Sim%20Racing/GTL/Mods/RealMod/RealMod10.exe or here http://www.gamefront.com/files/21168781/RealMod10_exe

and last update (to ver 1.3):
http://downloads.gamers-crib.com/Sim%20Racing/GTL/Mods/RealMod/RealMod13update.exe or here http://www.gamefront.com/files/21168219/RealMod13update_exe

It's best if you create a standalone GTL install (copy your GTL to a temp folder, rename it e.g. REAL GTL, then copy back to your usual directory. Path the install to the new REAL GTL you have just created).  Install ver 1.0 first then update with the ver 1.3 install. Run the sim and purchase the cars.
We will not be able to use any skin packs with this mod.

Drivers are reminded that the maximum number of drives in any car is One. Check your status here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuS59xI7-YTLdHhadk9PaFhDTHpUVjBDY2tXeTFnYUE)

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

Server: simracing.org.uk RGTL
Password: see above (#post_event_password)

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=334;theme=5)

Special Notes: None.

Hi Tony,

just wanted to do some testing laps online - there seem to be only 3 cars
(Cortina, R8 1100 and Mustang) on the server right now  ???

The Mustang seems to be not bad for this track - what a difference to P&G !

Let me check that out

EDIT: Server keeps dropping some of the cars selected. It's OK now but let me know if it does it again and I'll reset.

Tony, not able to log on.  Are the two mods above the same ones as you listed originally and I used for my stand alone Version of Real GTL? 

Worked fine for me today. Ken drove the Alfa, I tested the Cortina, the Mini, Falcon and Mustang.

Thank you Tony

Bill, check the Mugello thread and check your install - there were some guys with problems to join online (Hotkeys/Stig gave an explanation).

The two mods are the original ones.

Hope to see you on Monday.

Bill, yes same mods, no change. But do check out last race details as some guys did have troubles.

Thanks Tony and Special KS.  Found the gen from the Mugello thread and found I appeared to have installled it correctly.  However I un-installed it and reinstalled it.

I took Tony's advice and copied a new installation from my GTL "Master Copy" and called it Real GTL.  My copy of Win 7 allows you to browse the drive to select the installation route so I selected Real GTL and install.  The next screen shows the destination the installer will use, I then delete the additional /GTL/.

I still am unable to log on to our server (assume it's running OK).  Help please - where have I gone wrong.

Bill, server is running and I just logged on OK. Can you see the lobby? Or is it just our race that you cannot get into?

EDIT. My game path is thus:- Drive letter/ Real GTL/Gamedata/Teams then you should see a sub folder called REAL-TC65 amongst the normal three (TC-65, GTC-65 & GTC-TC-76).

Inside REAL-TC65 you should have two further sub folders called Div1 and Div2.

Thanks Tony.  No I can't get beyound trying to proceed to the log in stage. My game path is the identical to what you have quoted and I have the addition folders and can see the cars in each class.  So I dont know where I go from here.

Must go lunch on table.

Log in to the game I presume rather than lobby. I'm guessing you need to setup a desktop shortcut to run Real GTL. Try this.

Using explorer go to your Real GTL install. Double click the folder and look for the file GTL.exe. Right click this file, choose rename and enter Real GTL.exe. Now right click on Real GTL.exe and this time choose "Send to", then Desktop. This will put a shortcut on your desktop called Real GTL. Go to the desktop and double click the Real GTL icon. This will now start your Real GTL and you should have no problem connecting (famous last words). Let us know if this works for you or not.
BTW if you right click the desktop shortcut you can Rename it to just say Real GTL.

Thanks Tony I always do this to get a desktop short cut and in this instance it don't work.

When I try and log on I get "could not connect to the server".  Have tried without success to change my identity and log in under a new Name "Bill Thomas 2" like we had to do with P&G.  At a loss on where to go next. Suggestions please.

Look at the content of your LOCAL_IP_LOBBY.txt file inside your Real GTL folder. It should say 94.23.231.41

If it doesn't then change it.

Changed to 94.23.231.41 unfortuneately it makes no difference

Try your old login name

Been trying both old and new login names

A thought because of way I copied my master copy have cheat unlock all cars.  On wife's iPad at moment - making cuppa, will fire up desktop shortly and delete cheat. Be back shortly.

Can you login to lobby using standard GTL?

Yes, standard GTL logs in and works perfectly.  Off to desktop.

Deleted all car cheat.  Still doesn't work.  Hey Ho

Perseverance has paid off.  Started with my GTL Master and made a new copy called it Real GTL 2.  Went through all the nausea of reinstalling etc and behold it works.  Ho bloody Ray.
Thanks Tony for all your time and effort today in assisting me - success at last.  CYA tomorrow night.

 :thumbup2:

Pheewww :rockon: :thumbup1:

See you tomorrow Bill

Damn! My Home circuit!

Why I'm always forced to miss this race?!?!?  :'( :'( :'(

Lucky guys  ;D ;D ;D

Hope to see you soon with GTL, it's a long time I can't join a race with it...

Have fun guys :)

we are up and running but experiencing some difficulties

try and join if u can

After some 7 weeks with no simracing at all, I made my comeback here. With only three laps of practice before the race, and joining practice with only a few minutes left, I wasn't expecting much. While I would have been happy with just a finish, it didn't happend.  I had a computer freeze and was out. But I'm looking forward to more races, and I will be sticking with monday leagues.

Happy New Year Syd (and nice to have you back)

 ;D I never new you could have so much fun in an 1100 Renault and take on the all powerfull Mustang......Can't wait for the replay I was P5 for most of the race....So really chuffed.  ;D

Thanks Tony nice car/track combo.  Thanks Special KS for the usual nice clean and courteous battle.  :fencing: As usual I managed to use the extra Yank Tank grunt to stay ahead.  Good fun. :thumbup1:

Cheers Bill but the car combo was all down to you guys  ;)

Replay and Results now posted.

Had trouble with internet,(local prob, not server) only got around to instaling the mod just before qual
Took mustang but was the wrong car really for this track. Had some great times
chasing and passing Mark in the R8 1100, at least twice as I kept spinning under braking.
Cars look odd as the wheels run under the tarmac... :o

My failed joins were because the cars had been installed into a GTL subdirectory not into
the gamedata folder.

I guess trying to get in a quick short post on highlight of the evening, I used the wrong expression.  What I was really trying to convey was the track and use of Real GTL. which, in my view, is more satisfying to drive and as my grandson said, the cars sound is awesome.  8)

Went for Stang as I though on that track it would be competitive - it was the fastest of the cars I tried, bearing in mind the need to keep some cars back for particular tracks. Practice went well, except for pulsating bright screen when I think it was Matt tried to join.  ??? Then I was sat twiddling thumbs waiting for Qualifying to start - quick chat and on my own.  :o  So I quit and took two attempts before I joined, losing 4 mins of qual.  As it happened it was OK, got a new PB and had time to have a quick go on race fuel.  8) The start went well and made up a number of places which I more or less held for 2  to 3 laps, until I over cooked it out of the last turn running onto grass losing a some places.  :oops: A couple of laps later I over cooked in the other way (in offline practice I hit the pit entrance wall a couple of times) and had to lift to avoid a repeat. Got into a tank slapper and went off allowing more cars by.  :hammer:  After that I drove a reasonably consistent race, which resulted in my epic battle with Special KS.   :jumpjoy:  :rockon:

I was right behing you Bill when you looked like you were about to have a very messy encounter with the pit wall. God only knows how you missed it.

Most of my race was spent wondering how Mark was managing to get such great pace out of the Renault BOXster. The smaller one is marginally nicer to drive than it's larger brother but TBH I'm glad to be shot of the pair of them.

Next ones at Lime Rock Park, great, time to choose a decent car  ;)

Quali was ok - had similar problems like Bill when Matt tried to join but I used the break for another very quick dinner cause I was still hungry  ::)

After two laps racing I was thinking about quitting because I found myself frustrated in last place about 30 seconds behind Tony after a contact with Syd - who seemed to have some handling problem with the Tina (which for me is absolutely undriveable in Real-GTL up to now) and then discoed  :( - and one own mistake by missing the right line in the first fast right and leaving the track.

Fortunately I did not quit because it still turned to be a nice race as after some more laps I was able to close in on Tony again (who - I think - made a mistake on his own) but was unable to overtake him due to two totally different characters and racing lines of the cars
(the R8Gordini is another car I'm still unable to handle - chapeau Tony and Mark!). So I had to wait for a mistake to pass Tony without shooting both of us off the track.
Some laps later I closed in on Bill but was absolutely powerless against the strength and acceleration of the Stang on the straights but considerably faster and often very, very close through the corners - sometimes side by side. Bill fought like a lion  :thumbup1: and in the end won this battle well-deserved after I could not avoid at least two contacts during the combat because it really was a tight one.
Thank you Bill for the great and fair fight!

When Jack Dummer had to left the race with no fuel after lap 14 I realized that I probably would get out of fuel too and kept an eye on it during the remaining laps (had filled for 24 laps only  ::) ). Fortunately it appeared to work for good when leading Hristo lapped me for the second time and I would have been able to see the finish line after 22 laps already. But then - oh my god - Hristo left to pit right in front of me and I had to do another lap because Navin still was far behind  >:( And exactly at the beginning of lap 23 the red light began  flickering  :scared: . So I had to finish the race in highest gear with very low pace which fortunately succeeded  :whistling:

Thanks to all involved for organizing another great event and for great racing.

See you next time.  :)

I think the force was with me.  ::)  Good job the G25 has such a good clamping system - I'd have wrenched my old Microsoft Sidewinder wheel off the desk in that maneuver.  :o  Anything was better than hitting that wall.  :thumbup1:

Thanks Special KS  8).  That's a big pity and explains why I didn't get that expected last lap tooth and nail fight for each corner. :fencing:

Qualified P9 in the 1100 Renault. :)
I was pleasantly surprised to find I could mix it up with the more powerfull cars and managed to stay with Jack & Bill in the opening laps.  ;D

(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n626/mcinderby/JackBill.jpg)

(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n626/mcinderby/JackBill2.jpg)

Bill exited stage left which gave me P7  ;D

(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n626/mcinderby/Billexitsstageleft.jpg)

I then had a Yeehaa moment!!

(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n626/mcinderby/Yeehaa.jpg)

Then passed Phspok when he spun his truck  ;D

(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n626/mcinderby/PhspokSpin1.jpg)

Phspok caught me and the the battle commenced.  ;D

(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n626/mcinderby/Phspokcomesback.jpg)

Almost got him!  8)

(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n626/mcinderby/Almost.jpg)

Renault Power Hee Hee.  :D

(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n626/mcinderby/HeeHeeRenaultPower.jpg)

A drift to far.......but not a spin!!  ;D

(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n626/mcinderby/Adrifttofar.jpg)

Phspok spins again.  ;D.......Now that's gotta hurt?  :laugh:

(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n626/mcinderby/Nowthatsgotahurt.jpg)

Lap 23ish and Phspok finally makes it stick.  ;)

(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n626/mcinderby/FinallyPhspokmakesitstick.jpg)

I finished P5 but very happy with my evenings entertainment....Congrat's to the podi guys well done.

Great pics!! ;D
Qualy went as well as I could of hoped for a track that I've never seen and better yet was somehow just a tick quicker than the Cortina Master Ade. The start from 3rd went great as well getting a better start than the front row I was able to gain the lead. Knowing Hristo was a fair bit quicker I just settled in at a pace I was comfortable with. Hristo was able to run me down and I got past me on the last turn. Ade then quickly chased me down as well and at that point I was going as fast as I thought I could get away with and still have some car towards the end of the race. Sometimes I fight a bit more for second because hey you never know what will happen with the leader. They might run out of fuel :P ;) But I had no idea how much extra speed Ade might have for Hristo so I didn't fight that spot too much and let Ade go for it. Plus if it was me in 3rd at that point and maybe I had something for the leader there's nothing worse than being held up for many seconds before getting past only to lose the race by possibly less time than you were held up earlier :-\. That said, after Ade did past I was able to match his pace and we were in lock step for many laps after that. During this time Jack was reeling us in and did catch us. We had some nice side by side racing before I dropped a wheel and he got past clean. A couple of corners later Jack looked like he trail braked(or maybe too much rear brake bias) a bit too much putting him into a lazy slide and I was able to get back by. I then focused back to Ade who was still running well but after some time did give me flash to past and I was back into second. Right after that I think maybe Ade had some connection lagging because in the replay he seemed to go off for no reason and his car was very flashy and flickering during the off moment. I had several seconds in hand after Ade's problem so I just drove her home for second place. Or so I thought that was how it would go down only to have the race handed to me after Hristo when into the pits for a splash and go. Great fun racing as usual Ade ;) Congrats to you and Kenn as well for another 3rd place. Sorry to Hristo who had it in the bag again. Cheers to all who participated ;D

Splash and go which didn't refuel me at all and lost me 34 seconds for nothing lol. I should really practice pitstops to learn how it works in GTL, as I obviously have no idea.

Grats, Navin!