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Title: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: H@L9000 on September 18, 2013, 05:49:03 PM +0100
UKGTR SEASON 18 UPPER SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP  - ROUND 3

All members welcome

Practice 1: 20:00 BST (10 mins)
Qual 2:       20:10 BST (20 mins)
Race:          20:30 BST (22 Laps ~ 40 mins)- note: no warm up!

Cars allowed: Any GT1 from the UKGTR car pack (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3356.msg54519#msg54519) v2.16.0.0
Track: Nürburgring (GP) (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3356.msg76901#post_nurburgring)
Race Start Time: 14:00

Weather: Dry

Tyre wear: Normal.
Fuel consumption: Normal.
Pit Stops: None required.
Server: simracing.org.uk GT1
Password: see above (#post_event_password)

Notes:
(1) Please make sure you are fully aware of the UKGTR Rules (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3349.0) - especially the speed limiter starting procedure and the rules about in-game chat messages.
(2) Driver lists can be found on the championship standings page (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R;group=4113)
(3) You will not be able to join the server without the car physics pack and track (see links above).
(4) Drivers may only change car once in the season without penalty.
(5) Drivers are reminded that they must select ISDN as their bandwidth, otherwise the stability of everyone's connection will be reduced.
(6) Please use the Driver Details (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=profile;sa=driver_info) page to ensure that the league management software has your correct GTR2 'Driving Name' (not necessarily the same as your lobby name).
(7) The server will be set to 26 slots, not 28.







Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: H@L9000 on September 18, 2013, 06:05:22 PM +0100
I do believe that I will be changing car for this race.  ::)


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Quicksilver384 on September 25, 2013, 08:07:39 PM +0100
Already got some practice time in for this one and got a 1:48.8


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Animal Ed on September 25, 2013, 08:11:53 PM +0100
Already got some practice time in for this one and got a 1:48.8

Ahem ... you will need to do better than that ... about 2 sec better at least ...  ;D


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Quicksilver384 on September 25, 2013, 08:47:28 PM +0100
i dont expect to win aslong as i do better than last week


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Animal Ed on September 26, 2013, 11:46:58 AM +0100
i dont expect to win aslong as i do better than last week

Also don`t expect to win ... in my first race here, we were close so my post was attempt to encourage you ... it`s boring to drive alone just watching faster guys from distance.


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Quicksilver384 on September 26, 2013, 03:31:28 PM +0100
i dont expect to win aslong as i do better than last week

Also don`t expect to win ... in my first race here, we were close so my post was attempt to encourage you ... it`s boring to drive alone just watching faster guys from distance.

Agreed. I have to admit it is nice these days that i can compete with people rather than having to pull over every few laps to let the leaders pass.

Just cos i dont expect to win though dont mean im not gonna try.


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Quicksilver384 on September 26, 2013, 03:34:13 PM +0100
New plan. Im gonna aim for a lap time of 1:40


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Truetom on September 27, 2013, 10:15:46 AM +0100
Good plan - good luck :)


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Mark J on September 28, 2013, 05:20:19 PM +0100
Bit of inspiration for you budding pilots  :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leUgouxtgQA


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Legzy on September 29, 2013, 09:29:04 AM +0100
Out all day, so not sure I'll be able to come home and start racing :whistling: :angel:


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Mark J on September 29, 2013, 10:33:45 AM +0100
Already got some practice time in for this one and got a 1:48.8

Ahem ... you will need to do better than that ... about 2 sec better at least ...  ;D

Are you seriously doing 1:46's?! I can't even get in the 48's (race fuel)  :-[ been a long time since I raced Gt1 but even so.... :o


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Animal Ed on September 29, 2013, 08:01:32 PM +0100

Are you seriously doing 1:46's?! I can't even get in the 48's (race fuel)  :-[ been a long time since I raced Gt1 but even so.... :o

Different version of track.
Downloaded correct version this morning and nowhere near that time.


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Quicksilver384 on September 29, 2013, 08:31:16 PM +0100

Are you seriously doing 1:46's?! I can't even get in the 48's (race fuel)  :-[ been a long time since I raced Gt1 but even so.... :o



Different version of track.
Downloaded correct version this morning and nowhere near that time.
:laugh:


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Mark J on September 29, 2013, 09:17:01 PM +0100
That was rubbish for me, I quit in disgust at such an ill handling car.  >:(. I just don't get, I did loads of praccy for this as was very rusty in GT1. Was never going to trouble a podium but thought I had good regular race pace.

Then tonight the same setup/car is a pile of crud  ??? I do wonder if I sustained serious aero damage when Meldhis car flipped into the air and landed on my nose at the chicane on lap 2  :-\  but had no pace in qually either.

Had good early scrap with srw but then car started being all over the place under braking and some corners and I fell further and further behind.  :(

Back to the drawing board....


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Quicksilver384 on September 29, 2013, 09:28:46 PM +0100
well that was an epic race a few minor misshapps on my part that lost me a few places but a great battle on the final half between prof, nsfast and me great move ns i had the wrong line and powered on too much and hit the wall and got a puncture was lucky to even make it across the line. see you next week (hopefully)


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: mehdi997 on September 29, 2013, 09:35:18 PM +0100
lool , sorry for landing on your nose  ;D

Horrible race for me too, I have a problem with my throttle pedal, when I press it, the car doesen't accelerate fluently, the engine reacts as if there was water wixed to fuel ... Probably hardware problem...

It started in practice session, I completely lost focus by trying to find what is the problem, and ofc I did lots of mistakes.

I will try to  fix it tomorrow, I will need to unmount DFGT pedals ...


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: H@L9000 on September 29, 2013, 09:50:16 PM +0100
RESULTS (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=411&theme=3) AND REPLAY (https://replay.simracing.org.uk/) NOW UPLOADED


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Prof on September 29, 2013, 10:44:58 PM +0100
Good news: Fun race with QS and NS and watching Truetom who had a wagglier tail than the world's happiest dog.

Bad news: Being really bad at setting the car up is no longer an excuse for not winning races, as Pete won the race with the identical setup to me. As I probably already knew, I am just a slow driver.   :(

Good news: Picnic won the race!!! (Well driven mate)  ;D ;D

Bad news: All this racing has wrecked my knee again so I shall probably have to stop again after this season. Work is not helping atm either and is likely to get worse.


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Truetom on September 29, 2013, 10:53:34 PM +0100
Good news: Fun race with QS and NS and watching Truetom who had a wagglier tail than the world's happiest dog.

 ::) Not a track for MC12. Being too slow on straight I had to lower the wing. 7 is way too low for it and I really was on / over the limit the whole time. Didn't help the rear tyres either, lol the car just couldn't keep the pace anymore. ;D Have to apologize to QS for the tap (and I think Pete as well?), one good thing is MC12 on brakes, was doing it much later than Corvette. Will stick with this car for the season and try to squeeze it to max to see if it really needs some more power - I think it does.  ;)


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: picnic on September 30, 2013, 08:25:50 AM +0100
One for the memory banks, a very rare win, only my 7th outright win and first ever in GT1 :) But boy was it hard work. I made one  running wide entering the long back straight to give 2nd place back to Animal Ed and then having TT all over me like a bad rash. And he soon got past. We swapped places again and I think TT was quicker over a good lap but his waggling tail causes frequent small drops of time allowed me to eek away. Then Apex and AE titanic tussle seemed to resolve with AE getting the lead. Then a mistake had them back together and the 2.5 second gap I couldn't seem to close become 0.5 sec. Apex then pitted! Not sure why and AE went wide at T1 and I had the lead with way too many laps left. I could see H@L slowly closing in and the got really tight on that last lap. The flappy paddles on my shifter sometimes bounce, I change up and it then changes down. This cost me time a couple of times last lap and got me in a muddle on the last lap. That resulted in panic and TT got his nose in front between the chicane and the last corner. Luckily I had the inside and just enough drive to stay in front.

Epic.

I big shout out to Prof who supplied the base setup we used. We had a practice together on Friday eve and tuned it a wee bit but it so much better than the one I used in Mugello. After missing the first race and the car being so bad in the second I was tempted to bin the GT1 class as too hard but now I know I can race over the full distance with a car which handles ok. I was far from quickest over a single lap but the car and other events means it can race to the end.

Back to mediocrity next race I suspect but the champagne last night tasted good :)


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Wiltshire Tony on September 30, 2013, 08:44:02 AM +0100
For many of us today is salary day. As we still have a deficit please consider donating a little towards our running costs. If everyone gave £3 we would back back in the black.
Thanks in advance
Tony


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 18 Upper Sprint - Nürburgring - Sep 29
Post by: Quicksilver384 on September 30, 2013, 11:27:32 AM +0100
For many of us today is salary day. As we still have a deficit please consider donating a little towards our running costs. If everyone gave £3 we would back back in the black.
Thanks in advance
Tony

Aggreed. A few quid a month is not alot for the enjoyment and work that you guys provide us.