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The second half of the season kicks off here in the UK at Brands Hatch. The curves and undulations of this scenic track have been a popular venue for spectators and drivers alike over the years.

Race list	iGOR
Server	UKGPL_T72
IP address	62.149.202.168
Date	19-02-2012
Race time	Race starts at 21:30 UK time
Qualifying time	Between 30 and 60 minutes, starting no later than 21:00 UK time
Track	Brands Hatch (http://dixierunners.speedgeezers.net/brands1967/); PLEASE ALSO INSTALL THE PATCH here (http://srmz.net/index.php?showtopic=6810)
Mod	67
Damage model	INT
Race length	31 laps
Replay	Here (ftp://ukgpl3.dyndns.org/Replays/Archive/Season22/Grads_Privs/S22_Grads_Privs_R06_2012_02_19_BrandsHatch.rar)

Reserve drivers please note; you must leave the server with 35 minutes of qualifying left, for a total of 5 minutes, to allow full timers to join.

The red zone will be fully moderated for lap 1 only. For this event the red zone will be from the start line to the exit of turn 4 (Surtees). Other moderation will be on reported incidents only.

The chassis token system is explained on the Privateers (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=336&theme=6) standings page. Please ensure you choose a chassis that is within your budget, which can be seen by hovering the mouse over your points total in the standings.

Brief highlights of Nigel Mansell's duel with Nelson Piquet at Brands in 1986 can be found here; http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8772646.stm

What Patch  ???  ??? ???

The one at the link Bernie. Try again here http://srmz.net/index.php?showtopic=6810

Are you having issues with SRMZ again?

If you are having problems Bernie, I will put the files on UKGPL3. That won't be available until tonight (Friday) though.

Ross

Sorry was looking for a "patch" your link points to what seemed a new updated track for brands  


I Always have problem with SRMZ they must hate me  :(

Paul , Not sure but I might have them on my old pc will have to check , if not then we meet tonight on ukgpl3 not sure how that will work , just so you can recognise me I will be sporting groucho marks looky like glasses , eyebrows and tash   ;D

 

LOL. I'll post a shortcut here but I can't do that until I am at home. Work won't let me access my own servers :(

Sorted  :jumpjoy:

After a good run lately I knew my luck had to run out sometime  :'(

Got tangled up in the melee at T1 so reset and pitted with the intention of just picking up any points I could. After a couple of laps I caught Dave in his Eagle, he spun at Paddock and I had nowhere to go but into him. Sorry Dave, hope you were able to continue. With my reset already used, it was game over. Shame as I enjoyed the circuit.

Well done to whoever hits the podium, I'll be back later to import the results.

Well, practice went ok for me - a PB right there!  Not used to being so far forward on the grid;  it's a bit scary when you can actually see the serious guys at the front  - although makes a change to see the start flag!.     Was relieved to have not caused a pileup before T1 (although not looked at the replay yet...) & happy to have avoided the chaos down the hill.

So I temporarily gained a load of places & then the drive steadily continued to run downhill away from me.  If it had been a 1/2 lap race,  that would have been a good result!

I'm of course admitting nothing here;  that's for the moderator to weigh up!   Yes, I seemed to take a bit too much curb at that moment & also one of those very sturdy posts round T1.  Sorry Ross for being there; was a shame to then see you  disconnect as that was your spare car.   Hopefully having (I'll just mention unintentionally!)  taken out the race/divisional official won't be of any major problem... :)

Cheers for the run & congrats all entrants.

Dave.

 

I was going to tell you what a wonderful race I had "BUT"  definately a candidate for S/R abuse , I had forgotten the s/r rule book ( left it in the garage  :-X)  jogged the old memory cells  after  reading Ross's post above   ::) ::) ::)


so to save the mods the trouble,  I confess to being a complete dimwit  :-[

Did qually on race fuel so I was quite pleased to get pole.  Had a solid 36fps in qually but when the race started I was back down to 29-30fps which makes it very hard to control the car (thought I'd fixed this problem but obviously not).  Anyway got a good start and the carnage on the first corner gave me a bit of breathing space to get used to the bad frame rate.  Had a reasonable gap after half a dozen laps or so but then I got into a slide I couldn't control and ended up spinning and loosing the lead to Geoff but I managed to recover quickly and I started to chase him down.  I went for a pass on the outside at Hawthorn Bend which I seemed to have pulled off but we made contact and we both spun out.  Sorry for the contact but I think it was a fair move and thankfully we could both continue.  This allowed Martin and Jason through, I got second place back but I tried in vain to catch Martin.  This time his tyres held out and I had to settle for the runner-up spot.  Nice to get a 1-2 for antipasti, great drive Martin :)

Unlucky Ross, you didn't deserve to get shunted at Paddock Hill on lap 1.  It did help close up the championship though, it is turning out to be a really close fight for the title :o

That was almost a great race for me. I had done no pre-race praccy for this event, and chose the BRM on a whim when joining the server. My qually session was spent making the car safe to drive so was not surprised to be so far from pole position. My plan was to drive safe and smooth and bring home some points and for the most part I managed it, managing to plot a safe line through the various spills in front of me. I was amazed to find myself as far up the field as 2nd! When Phil passed me I didn't fight too hard as the difference in pae between us made it kind of pointless but I was more than happy to ruise to the flag in3rd place with a healthy gap to Hendy... Untill that is lap 26 (or maybe 27) when the BRMs fuel guage took a sudden nose dive and the car ran out of gas! I span the car over the grass at Surtees corner ( I think - Im not too great on corner names!) , Took a reset and a stop/go and had to settle for a 4th place finish.
Well done to Martin for being the only one of us to keep a cool head - a well deserved win m8!

Things went well, in pre-race testing for Brands.  I quickly hit a sweet spot in the setup, and the Brabham was a pleasure to drive.  So I dared hope for a successful outcome, to a spot of racing input. :angel:

Disappointed with my grid position, I was in fact, only 0.2secs from 1st runner up, with only Phil much faster, in his flying Ferrari.  We seem to be a rather competitive bunch of Privateers.  My primary obstacle was going to be, the obstacles parked in front of me on the grid, while our pole man headed off into the distance!

At the start things very quickly, went very badly.  I was boxed in off the startline, and held back to see what would develop at Paddock.  A nasty headache developed for some - up ahead, a coming together of man and machine, and with no time to take an Aspirin!  A couple of clouts, and some grasstracking, put me to the tail of the field, while others suffered worse! :(

On the comeback trail, I had brief battles with Hendy, and Blito, who were both driving well, but the Brabby was unbent, and driving beautifully!  My stroke of luck came when the 3 leaders, driving in close company, had a race altering altercation.   Once in front, I was able to match laptimes, with a fiendish Ferrari in pursuit, and find my way to the finish line, while others faltered, frivolously.  Hmmm . . . I seem to have an excessively effing keyboard! :laugh:

Looking back, it seems everyone had their share of dicing!  But A cruel blow for Ross, who I'd expected to be a strong contender.  And some bad luck for Bernie, and others who might've thwarted my compunction to excel . . . my what?!  I saw these cars racing on this actual track, in 1967, and all these years later, it was great to lead and win a similar race.  That's exactly the same way I would've done it, the first time around, had my legs been long enough!
                                                :scooter:                    

Sat down to watch Top Gear (always great entertainment these days) which finished at 9 then jumped onto the computer only to find that the UKGPL web-site was in a state of limbo. Fortunately I had a quick look yesterday & could vaguely remember the password.
This is the third consecutive race that I have struggled for pace. Specs at Monaco – I just couldn’t deal with the slow turns, Zolder 65’s I couldn’t get the gear combinations right for the straights. Brands, no excuses – car set up was good but driver wasn’t. Nevertheless, I do enjoy the flow of the corners. Disappointed not to get a 1.37 lap – especially as the sector times in Prib was a low 1.37.
Fortunately the track proved a challenge for most of the field & there were some good contests with Mike Turner & Dave Curtis. Overall relatively pleased with 7th place.

A warm welcome to UKGPL to Adam Cooper. With a name like that I’m surprised you didn’t take the Cooper, it’s certainly a lot easier to drive than the BRM (unless Hendy is driving).

Is that a joke? It's a shadow of its former self and is in urgent need of a revamp. (IMHO at least :))

I had thought to use the Cooper or maybe the Brahbam, but testing the BRM had found a setup with which I felt more or less comfortable. In fact in a trial had achieved 1:39.5, but the classification, only I got a time of 1:42.9.

Even stranger is a Cooper flying an Argy flag  :)

Great fun...
After the T1 pileup got wrapped up in regaining position and forgot my stop-n-go until lap 7.  Surprising to see podium after 4 incidents around paddock/hill area.

Sorry for the delay, replay available here (ftp://ukgpl3.dyndns.org/Replays/Archive/Season22/Grads_Privs/S22_Grads_Privs_R06_2012_02_19_BrandsHatch.rar).

A quick reminder that incident reports need to be in by Sunday night (26th Feb).

For those of you not familiar with the process, any accidents you've been involved in (whether your fault or not) should be reported to the moderators. You do this by clicking the "Submit an incident report" link under the race results table at the top of this page.

If someone else has reported an incident involving you it's a good idea to submit your client replay and your own report so the moderators can see it from your point of view. Thanks.

I keep getting 'Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage'  or 'File not found' when I click on the link. Anybody else having problems?

That is because Ross forgot to use the [ftp] tag instead of the url tag so the system added http: as well. Browsers don't tend to like sites that start http://ftp://... ;)

Should work now Michael

Cheers Paul, I always get that wrong. I've fixed the link on the main race post too.

Mod published.

Thanks for your job, Ross

Looks like plenty homework there Ross

Good work

Thanks .

Yes, excellent modding Ross.  Thanks a lot for your efforts, it is most appreciated.