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In the words of Montserrat Caballé, "BARCELONA!!!". The teams' transporters head to northern Spain and Montjuic mountain, overlooking the Catalan capital. This track proved popular but extremely challenging during the pre-season test race.

Montjuic can be downloaded here http://montjuich.speedgeezers.net/download.html. PLEASE NOTE there are four different versions, unless you have a powerful PC I strongly suggest you install the LITE version.

Race list	iGOR
Server	UKGPL_GPG
IP address	62.195.32.131
Date	01-07-2012
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	Montjuich Park
Mod	67
Damage model	PRO
Race length	31 laps
Replay	Available here (ftp://ukgpl3.dyndns.org/replays/Archive/Season23/Grads_Works/S23_Grads_Works_R02_2012_07_01_MontjuichPark.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 6. Other moderation will be on reported incidents only.

The chassis token system is explained on the Works (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=360&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.

Just a quick reminder; this race will start at the usual time and therefore WILL CLASH with the final of the European Championship.

I'm already working on how to hook up a second monitor with the football on at the same time as the race. Forza Italia!!!!!

Oh, these embittered brits, still unable to let go and let others enjoy the fun  ;D ;D ;D

Go Italy!! :scooter: :scooter: :scooter:

Italy - Spain...

Hmm - I might just race now, if all the Italians cry off there are some good points on offer  :D

Well played Italy! A very accomplished performance.
Maybe England weren't that bad.

We were Bill  :(  ;D

I hope they won't go on extra times with Spain.  ::)
Anyway I have another pc on the same desk and I'll try to drive and watch tv  :o  ;D

Ronnie are you Italian?!
Ciao

GPG server is set to 31 laps Long race and listening on Igor.
Ciao

Can't you tell from his profile pic?

Isn't that Alice Cooper?

Not sure Sky, I was just being silly with my remark anyway.

Not sure if it Alice Cooper or Ronnie ready for a night out with his mates :)

Yes, Ray Cattini aka Ronnie Peterson.


Yes it is Sky. Remember the Coop!

Ross, if you remember, it was me who suggested one time a skirt was most comfortable for race nights, so you might be onto something!

Italy and Montjuich Park, Sunday should be good!

Guys...today there is the final match for Euro 2012 football championship so I will not be present this evening for the Works Trophy. I think this race should have been postponed. Have a nice race.

Or we can run it 1 hour later? Unless there are penalties of course.

I had a screen freeze during qualy and had to ctrl-alt-del to end task to get going again.
Then it did it again just as qualy ended with no time to get back in.

I was expecting at least a podium with everyone else falling off ;D but it was me who jumped first.

That's a shame Andy...

Team Barf managed to enter both cars running from the same room. Very cool, although I didn't know Baab swore so much when driving :-) 

I was absolutely amazed to be sitting on pole with a few minutes to go, so I guess I should be grateful to H and Al for giving me a reality check and putting me down to 3rd. Sadly my connection started playing up just at the end of qually/start of the race and I got screwed at the first corner. Happily I don't think anyone else got taken out. Starting from 3rd I wasn't really trying to pass anyone, just stay in formation and not get hit. Then Baab started shouting about a dodgy connection (I'm 1.5m away dude, no need to shout!!) and next thing my screen flickered and I was on a one way trip to the haybales.

Bugger

Ive started from 4'th place, with quite strong chances for podium. But I was taken out by Bobs warp.

This time it was Bob Whitwell's turn to have mobile table problems... he rearended me for a change, instead of braking on a flatout corner like clouds... well, whatever, I cant report it anyway. Works aren't any better than privateers...I might as well go back there.

Why can't you report it Sky? If you don't use the reporting system it makes it hard for the moderator to do his job properly.

My race was brief! My team-mate John span in front of me, and I chose the wrong side to go around him, losing a wheel. At least John was able to continue but very disappointing to get so little racing in.

Well, thought I wasnt going to take part to this one, but 10 mins from the end of qually I suddenly realised that I dont really give a toss about football after all   ::). So, little practice and it showed, 1 wheel off after 10 laps, this track is so good that they modelled side road drains.. :-X Next week  I am off to Italy :boat: See you in September or in some fun race next month  :-*

Well, I'm not reporting anything anymore, cause Badblood said he's sick of me getting in reports... And il probably get the penalty points anyway, cause they go wherever they want at random... and report wont make my race any better than it is (...not)...less work for mods anyway... they'll have enough at that track, and I hope the one who chose the track is forced to mod it now...justice you know.

It's a new season Sky, and a chance for a fresh start. If the incident with Bob is as you describe, then you won't incur any penalty.

I hold my hands up sky, I was totally out of control and unfortunately you were in my path, can't say anything but sorry.

I had countless spins in this race, so sorry in general to anyone else who I 'involved' in these.  Was running 6th with 5 to go then after yet another spin I over revved when attempting a spin turn and blew it...  Not a good day at the office.

I had quite a bit of warp at various times and on L1 after what I thought was a clean start, all cars disappeared then reappeared sometime later and Pods car was sideways across mine at the Jackie Stewart bridge...  Arf and I tested the connection earlier and it seemed fine (we are both using the same connection tonight), so we thought it was okay to race.

Bob.

THAT IS NOT WHAT I SAID and you know it. I said try and keep your nose clean. Report it.

Put your hands back down, you'll be more in control if they are on the wheel...


CAPS! YUMMY!

GRRRR.... lol.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry with you Sky.  ;)

I dont either  ;D :'( :'( ;D :'( ;D :'( ;D :'( :'( ;D ;D


But please dont ever change sky we all love you really  :)

Replay is now available. Incident reports should be submitted by 8th July please.

Ross, I have always problems downloading the Works's replays. Actually, the download works fine, but when I go to open it, it says it cant as it is not a .rar file? Any ideas of what it could be, usually no probs when I open the replays from other champs, it must be related to the specific server used for this one I suppose, and the way its replays are saved..

It might be my fault Attilio, I don't have rar software so create a zip and rename it to rar. I've never had any problems opening them but that might explain it, try renaming to .zip and see how you get on.

What are you using to open it Art? I use WinRAR to pack these up so if you have a problem, let me know and I will re-do it for you. I actually download and extract all the replays to check they work but Works is the only one that runs on GPG so there may be an oddity there. I''ll check that one specifically tonight.

In the meantime, try downloading a Novice replay and see if that is OK. If it is, you can be certain that UKGPL3 and you are fully compatible.

Grats to Hristo for a dominating win!  He had everyone well covered in a textbook drive.

While P1 was never in doubt, P2 was up for grabs and just by the grace of the gods, it fell into my lap.  It just as easily could have been Al or Robert standing on the second step of the podium.  As it was, Al grabbed P3 and RJ a close P4.

My drive was atrocious!  In scoping GPLRA's Mechanical Report, I scored entries on laps 5, 7, 11 & 24 with fully nine lines of code.  Mother of Mercy!  That I survived has to be a fluke!

Of course, there were other runners up front who fell afoul of the tight confines.  Bad luck for Triple-A as he got no further than the first corner by managing to get stuck in the haybales.  Sam...who's BRM had a lousy connection and was bouncing around madly and at times, disapperaring altogether...having a spin and losing a wheel in the sweeps early on.  Art clipping a guardrail and ditto as per Sam.

Lap 21 was a pivotal one as positions P2 thru P4 were covered by a span of just three seconds.  That was Al leading RJ leading moi.  An unlucky bobble by Robert had him spin and I was by for P3.  Ditto for Al on L25 as the smallest error let me thru for P2.  Hey!  Lucky or not!  I'll take it!   :)

Thanks guys. It doesnt let me change the extension for some reason, not sure whats going on there..I am using WinZip14, and yes the download of the last novices' race works fine. The problem lays either with the server or with Ross' renaming the file I suppose, Paul it would be good if you could double check when you have time. Thx.

And yes, grats to H for another doninant win and to the other survivors, hope to have another shot soon at racing on here, it's a really fun track, albeit unforgiving as you like. :hammer:

It should do, just right click in Windows Explorer and choose rename. If you can't see the extension, choose Tools, Folder Options, View, and uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types".

Well, there's no substitute for practice I guess. I have spent all weekend moving house and it was a complete rush job to be able to attend last night. Sadly, I also found out the hard way that the internet connection in my new accommodation is nothing short of atrocious! Despite having a wired connection, my latency ratings rocketed throughout the race. The wonders of shared accommodation were bearing fruit once again  ::).

Apologies to Doni who had to bear the brunt of my warping. My short race was fun, but I couldn't help but feel aggrieved at the warping cars around me. My latency bars would be rock solid for half a lap, then sky rocket afterwards. I tried to find a way past Art but simply couldn't. Not before I lost the back end and ploughed into the barrier anyway  ;).

I'll be unable to attend the historic race tomorrow so I'll see what my connection is like in the GT race this Sunday. If its anywhere near as bad as last race, I will be forced to either give up this season or arrange my own private internet connection within the same house. I'm hoping its the latter  :). See you all on the next race.

have you tried using 7zip http://www.7-zip.org/  i haven't had any problems with it and it's free .

john

Ok then, thank you Paul, John and Ross, I managed to change the extension of the file and now it works just fine (had to go and uncheck that box that Ross was talking about..). Now I can see where I need to go to pick up my missing wheel  ;D ;D..Cheers guys.

Good. I did check and it was fine.

That was a very hard-fought 3rd place with both Doni & Robert chasing me down for most of the race :sweatdrop:

Qualifying: Suffered the dreaded screen-freeze during Q & after a frantic reset, had a bit of trouble settling down & putting a lap together. Relieved to grab 2nd on the grid in the dying moments, especially as T1 looked like it could get a bit crowded mid-pack on the opening lap.   

Race: With Hristo scooting off ahead during the early laps, I concentrated hard on trying to nail down 2nd place, under pressure from first Bob & then Art. After both of them snagged those unforgiving barriers, I found myself with a useful 10 sec lead over the guys behind - but any hopes of a nice relaxing cruise to the finish went out of the window as I noticed Doni & Robert were reeling me in at a furious rate of knots. Having stuffed my car into the barriers during the fun race here, I wasn't confident about running right on the ragged edge, but with Doni & Robert posting consistent low 1:34's, it was beginning to look like my nice comfy 2nd was destined to become 4th :hammer: By lap 26, the game was finally up & Doni swept past me after I was a bit hesitant getting through lapped traffic & then ran a little wide at one of the hairpins. While Robert had dropped back after a minor bump, he soon got a whiff of that final podium place & was looming ever larger in my mirrors. Having held a podium spot since the start of the race, it would have been a bitter pill to have lost 3rd on the final lap but I just about hung on until the end. One more lap & it might have been a different story...

Congrats to Robert, Hristo on the win, Doni for a terrific drive to 2nd (not bad for an Amateur GT driver ;) I know, let it go...) & all other finishers.

Congrats to Hristo, Doni, and Al   :cheers:

A great result for me.   :)

Happy to be in the hunt for a podium on a track I recently felt was too much for a 67. Doni drove extremely well once he was settled. He pushed me towards Al and I was bummed to spin out of 3rd. I was driving as hard as I could so some mistakes are acceptable considering the circumstances. Luck was on my side and I finished within sight of Al. The car was tough and survived some armco contact. Pro rules are intense. Glad to be driving with you all.  

Nice race with Evil in the early laps. Always a challenge to race with Doni. He and I have shared the track in hundreds of races over the years. Well done.

Hristo in the 1:32's with a Waza !  That's impressive   :thumbup2:

Great consistency Al.   :clap:    I'm happy that we had a fine race. Sort of soothes the sting of the Fun Race result. Well done.

Thanks for sharing the track all  

Peace

RJ

Mod published.