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Title: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: phspok on March 30, 2014, 06:58:16 PM +0100
(http://www.sportscardigest.com/wp-content/uploads/Paul-Ricard-Grid.jpg)
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RACE START: Light may be early, go on counter start
Practice: 19:20 (GMT) (60 mins)
Qual 2: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40:  19 Laps (~ 40mins)
Cars allowed: GT40 Gulf, GT40 MKII, GT40 MK1, 906-6/8,  Pantera BOSS,  911 RSR 2.8
Porche 914, Cobra 427, Daytona Coupe, Ferrari 275 Speciale, Corvette Grand Sport, Lotus Elan.

N.B Car list will reduce by one car choice each event, the most popular car will be dropped from the list, if a tie, then the one with the most points of the tied cars will be dropped

Track: Paul Ricard HTTT - PR Download and install this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/downloads/s3.php/gtr2/tracks/SRou_GTR2_PaulRicard_2.0.0.0.exe)
Time of Day Setting: 13:00
Weather: Dry
Start: Standing

Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal
Pit-stops: Non Required

Server: simracing.org.uk P8SC
Password: see above (#post_event_password)

Championship Standings (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=432&theme=34)

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 (https://www.simracing.org.uk/index.php?pid=7) especially the
rules about in-game chat messages.
(3) You will need to install Power and Glory v3.1 from:  http://www.gtlw.co.uk/
(4) Watch our for pit lane speeding, some tracks support this.
(5) Please follow the SROUK guidelines for using kerbs etc. Please keep 2 wheels on the track surface (kerbs do not count as track surface)
Excessive cutting of corners will seen as cheating and the results may be altered to reflect

There are:
4x Very fast tracks, 4x Medium , and 4x slower/tighter tracks
And pitstops are only at half the events

There are 12 Events, and 15 cars, so there will be a choice of 4 cars at the last event.
The Le Mans Finale is the "revived" version, and (force field on) it's the one with the chicanes
After the way the last one turned out I have no choice.

Rough guide to track Pace and which events have Pit Stops:

Faster: Barcelona (Stop); Paul Ricard;  Spa (Stop); Le Mans revived (Stop);

Medium: Melbourne (Albert Park);  Imola (Stop);  Interlagos;   Mexico 67;

Slower: Hungaroring (Stop);   Keimola;   Portimao (Stop);  Albi 2006;


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: Mark J on April 18, 2014, 06:23:07 PM +0100
Nice track and some of these cars should be fun here  8)


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: Clive Loynes on April 19, 2014, 10:22:52 AM +0100
v3.1 perhaps?   ::)  :P


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: Mark J on April 19, 2014, 02:46:34 PM +0100
v3.1 perhaps?   ::)  :P

Eh?

Was hoping to save it for Le Mans but think I will be in a GT40 here as we seem to be using the non chicane version. 2:06 race fuel so far.


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: phspok on April 21, 2014, 05:35:38 PM +0100
a 427 Cobra won last time we were here....


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: Clive Loynes on April 21, 2014, 06:14:28 PM +0100
a 427 Cobra won last time we were here....


And Legzy was on the podium!!!    :eek:


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: Stefan aka Postal on April 23, 2014, 08:10:36 AM +0100
Away for business for me sadly. Have fun!


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: Clive Loynes on April 23, 2014, 02:27:39 PM +0100
v3.1 perhaps?   ::)  :P

Eh?

Was hoping to save it for Le Mans but think I will be in a GT40 here as we seem to be using the non chicane version. 2:06 race fuel so far.

Think you should be OK as Matt is only using the kiddies version of Le Mans, with the chicanes, and you do have a choice of three GT40s to go at.

And the race announcement refers to version PnG v3 instead of v3.1   ;D

I haven't done a lap in anything yet!


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: frex on April 24, 2014, 10:06:58 AM +0100
I'll be in the 911 again - did a bit of praccy last night and blew three engines.. Oops.


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: Jester on April 24, 2014, 10:45:29 AM +0100
(3) You will need to install Power and Glory v3.1 from:  http://gtlw-blog.flyingpig.info/
Hi Matt, hate to annoy you with this, but the flyingpig site is no longer the one to use. Its this one http://www.gtlw.co.uk/



Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: phspok on April 24, 2014, 11:43:25 AM +0100
Thanks Eric. done


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: Mark J on April 24, 2014, 01:13:36 PM +0100
Love that pic at top of the thread  8) very apt.

I haven't tried anything other than the GT40 as not had a spare eve since last weekend so may have to stick with that. Wanted to try the Pantera and 427 out but may not get time before tonights race.


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: goldtop on April 24, 2014, 02:14:35 PM +0100
Seems like ages since I fired up PnG but Ricard is one of my favourite drinks tracks so I can't miss this one. Would it be rude to take the GT40 I wonder?


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: Mark J on April 24, 2014, 09:15:40 PM +0100
Bugger, with all my own problems with my own car this week I had to get an engine fire in this race didn't I?!  :laugh:

Was having a great race running in 4th place at mid-race distance and so far managing to keep a fast Goldtop and Animal Ed behind me for quite a few laps. Then all on my own I somehow down shifted 2 gears at once and it grenaded my engine  :'(

Quality track and car set  8)  don't know why grids are still low for such a great combination. ???

Enjoyed that upto the early bath  :P


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: phspok on April 24, 2014, 10:23:52 PM +0100
Results and Replay Posted
Good fun this one, I also wonder where everyone has gone.
Some people said they couldn't make it but even so there are a few less
than I as hoping for.

@MJ do you have any memorabilia of your recent French antics?


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: Clive Loynes on April 25, 2014, 07:55:41 AM +0100
I had a good start and nipped around Tudor, who didn't move.

I was sat behind the leading trio and had MJ doing a sterling job of keeping Ed and Tudor off my back when the darn thing decided to keep going left as I came onto the straight!  Grrrr.

That dropped me three places and gave me a good view of MJ's bonfire a few laps later.

Tudor made good his escape but Ed dropped it towards the end of the race, which allowed me to gain another place back but he made me work for it over the closing stages.


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: goldtop on April 25, 2014, 10:19:35 AM +0100
Bad start here. Missed the lights and got swamped off the line. Had to brake mid corner at the twisty bit to avoid contact at the apex which resulted in me being tapped from behind and spun round.

Had an enjoyable drive back making the most of my v8 grunt down that Mistral straight and eventually made my way up to MJ. Had a great side by side battle for a couple of laps until I made a little error and was just regaining ground when I saw MJ go off track. Didn't see flames as I drive with the effects switched off so I wondered what had happened. Had Ed keeping me keen for a while but his Porsche just didn't have the legs where it mattered.

A couple of laps from the end I saw Giuseppe off track and was able to sneak past for a pody finish.

Great car/track combo (if you were in a GT40 anyway ;)) and another lucky night for the goldtop. Well done John and Geoffers for their great drives  8)



Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: phspok on April 25, 2014, 10:41:11 AM +0100
Ah yes, apart from being slow and falling off several times, I forgot this PC doesn't have the clutch configured
so I stuck it in 1st with the clutch in and some revs, and err, the car moved forward... oooops
Stop and go put me well behind from lap 2, had some fun catching and passing Alex a couple of times
after my many spins. I really shouldn't drive porks of any cut.  >:(


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: frex on April 25, 2014, 12:19:51 PM +0100
Had to brake mid corner at the twisty bit to avoid contact at the apex which resulted in me being tapped from behind and spun round.

Yes, sorry about that; everyone concertina'd up and i couldn't avoid you. I would have waited but there didn't seem much point in this case as you were so much faster than me, and indeed you had caught me again before the end of the lap.

I had a lot of fun in the 911. Was closely matched with Evil and spent much the race catching him in the twisties, then waving cheerio as he disappeared down each of the straights. Much fun, until I had a spin with a lap and a bit to go. I had more unintentional cuts than i was comfortable with however at the fast left/right just after the start line, so would have given the place back even if i had somehow got ahead. Good fun though.

Congrats podium.


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: EvilClive on April 25, 2014, 12:50:41 PM +0100
Grats to the fast brigade out front.

Thursday is probably the one night of the week that I should not even contemplate any sim-racing. I play a badminton for an hour ( best described as extreme badminton with the sadists that I play against! ) and have just enough time to get home/shower/grab food and fire up the PC and join final practice/qually.

As a result I sit at my wheel in a state of physical uselessness and frayed nervous system  :w00t: Any times that I might have achieved in private practice on previous evenings are totally out of reach and I struggle to settle into a smooth rhythm.  It does not really matter because I still enjoy racing these cars with you guys, and last nights race was great fun. Once the initial laps had sorted out the field Frex and I enjoyed a race long battle, where I could pull a big enough gap on the straight to just prevent Frex from catching and passing me before we got to the straight again...although he came very close a couple of times  :o and I had to park the GT40 on the apex to prevent that nimble Porker from sneaking past.

Once again I did not exploit the tyres to their max and ended the race with enough rubber to go again. I'm still finding it difficult to guestimate tyre wear in PnG, but slowly ( very slowly) I am getting there.


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Paul Ricard - Apr 24
Post by: goldtop on April 25, 2014, 03:00:50 PM +0100
Had to brake mid corner at the twisty bit to avoid contact at the apex which resulted in me being tapped from behind and spun round.

Yes, sorry about that; everyone concertina'd up and i couldn't avoid you. I would have waited but there didn't seem much point in this case as you were so much faster than me, and indeed you had caught me again before the end of the lap.


Yes I realised that at the time frex, no problem here.