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Title: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: phspok on May 24, 2014, 04:22:38 PM +0100
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RACE START: RED, Then go on GREEN

Practice: 19:20 (GMT) (60 mins)
Qual 2: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40: 29 Laps (~ 40mins)
Cars allowed: GT40 MKII, GT40 MK1,  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: Keimola Download and install this (http://www.matt-rowe.co.uk/comp/PGfiles/SRou_GTR2_Keimola_1.1.0.0.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 most of the time (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 - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Geoffers on June 15, 2014, 07:03:46 PM +0100
Potentially this could be less well supported than last week's race as it clashes with the England v Uruguay match!  :o


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Mark J on June 15, 2014, 08:52:27 PM +0100
I'm out to watch the game sorry.


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Clive Loynes on June 16, 2014, 12:54:37 AM +0100
Can I have points 'cos I would have raced if I were at home?   ::)


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: phspok on June 16, 2014, 09:32:43 AM +0100
I'm thinking I should cancel all races until end of this football malarkey.


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Mark J on June 16, 2014, 09:46:00 AM +0100
Possibly worth just running fun or test races whilst it's on as not much of a championship round with 6 or so cars anyway, plus a couple of regulars are away on hols  :-\


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Wiltshire Tony on June 16, 2014, 10:26:40 AM +0100
It looks like the only Thursdays affected by footy will be the 19th and the 26th June.


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Clive Loynes on June 16, 2014, 01:57:06 PM +0100
I'm thinking I should cancel all races until end of this football malarkey.



Eeeeek!  :eek:

Please don't. 


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Giuseppe Reali on June 16, 2014, 03:53:47 PM +0100
Hello guys, sorry for the break in the last few weeks, however Federico and I certainly take part in the competition of Keimola.
See you on track  :punk:


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: phspok on June 16, 2014, 04:02:38 PM +0100
That's enough to keep them rolling. Record the Footy if it's more important to you. I am unlikely to watch any unless England
get to the final  :o


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Geoffers on June 16, 2014, 04:34:48 PM +0100
Hello guys, sorry for the break in the last few weeks, however Federico and I certainly take part in the competition of Keimola.
See you on track  :punk:

OhOh, we are going to lose to the Italians again!  :cursing:


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Doni Yourth on June 16, 2014, 09:07:26 PM +0100
If I'm kickin' around come Thursday, I'll certainly be filing an entry.


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Hotkeys on June 16, 2014, 11:20:05 PM +0100
I'll grab a car for this one, it's been too long :--))

Stig


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Alex vV on June 17, 2014, 04:20:16 PM +0100
Moving chicane reporting for duty.

Watched the Pro's at work last weekend so inspired to get some laps in myself.


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Animal Ed on June 17, 2014, 08:19:30 PM +0100
20 laps ~ 40 minutes?

I don`t think so.  ;)


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: phspok on June 18, 2014, 11:32:31 AM +0100
Thanks Ed, now 29 laps.
Is there any need to change the start time for this one?


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Geoffers on June 18, 2014, 12:42:26 PM +0100
Is there any need to change the start time for this one?

The football is at 8pm, so unless you want to start at 7pm or 10pm, no.


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Giuseppe Reali on June 18, 2014, 01:11:52 PM +0100
For us there is no problem if you want to postpone the race, not remembered there was a football match  ::)

Ciao  :thumbup1:


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Giuseppe Reali on June 19, 2014, 03:03:59 PM +0100
Sorry guys, you've decided something for the race tonight?  :whistling:


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: phspok on June 19, 2014, 06:39:44 PM +0100
The race will run at the normal time.
I will be there, and if no one else turns up I will win  ;D


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Alex vV on June 19, 2014, 07:03:08 PM +0100
The race will run at the normal time.
I will be there, and if no one else turns up I will win  ;D

Don't want to miss out on my change on a podium finish. Please all go watch soccer....


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Geoffers on June 19, 2014, 08:48:59 PM +0100
Well that was a short outing, hit the concrete tyres on lap 1!

Knew it was the wrong car for this track.  :(


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Doni Yourth on June 20, 2014, 01:29:51 AM +0100
Yes, indeed, the most atrocious luck there, Geoffers.  :(  But you're still p1 in the point standings!  :)

Grats to Federico on a fine win!  Super job by Animal Ed to score P2 in the GS 'vette.  And hey!  A p3 pour moi!  Most unexpected but welcome.

Kudos to Jarda who did a great job in the Ferrari.  I almost selected this car as my ride here as it was so much fun to drive.  Somewhat slower that the Cobra 427 to be sure but fun nonetheless.  Alex hung on gamely in the little Lotus Elan to carry off a good p7.

I had some fine duels during the race.  An off by Giuseppe(0214 in the replay cap)set up a keen three-way, side-by-side dash between GR, Jarda and myself down the main straight(0270).  I had to back off early as I was on the inside for the corner following and the Cobra's brakes aren't the most efficient.  Giuseppe fair near cleaned my front wing off when he carved down to the verge.

Not long after, Giuseppe rammed Phspok off the road in T1(0622)and this let me through to a lofty p3.  I didn't think that it would last...and it didn't.  Giuseppe came tearing up behind me in the twisty bits...I had the goods on him on the straights...and moved to my outside flank as we entered the final complex.  Bad idea.  His Porsche got pinged off the road but proper(1098).  Recovering, GR closed rapidly again and not wanting to arse about with engineering a good pass, he decided to straight forwardly just drill me off the road(1182).  That cost a bunch of time but I still held p4.  Justice was served later when he ran afoul of the tires leading onto the main straight and trashed his 911(1780).  Tsk, tsk...

This left me again in p3 with Fedrico and Eddie long gone but Phspok not all the far behind in p4...and gaining.  In the closing stages, he gave me quite a chase.  With just a few laps to go, his GT40 clipped my tail in the final complex and it gave me a start(2222).  'Here we go again!', I thought.  'Well, if that's the name of the game...'

On the same lap and upon entering the main straight, I no sooner got up to speed than I decided to cover the inside line approach to T1 and make Phspok work for the pass(2245).  Most likely, he'd achieve that but you never know.  Imagine my surprise, then, as he dove to my right and occupied the service apron running up to T1.  'This can't be good.', I mused.  Sure enough, with the extra speed to pass me and the inside line, it spelled doom for the GT40.  Off into the outfield barriers at speed.  The time lost there made it a done deal for p3.

Good fun...  CYA next round!

Doni



Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Geoffers on June 20, 2014, 10:43:27 AM +0100
Good job I exited early, sounds like a bit of a demolition derby later on.  ::)


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: phspok on June 20, 2014, 11:07:11 AM +0100
Well I enjoyed it very much, it was a shame you ended the race so soon Geoffers, as you would have given the Italians more
competition than our Footballers did.  :thumbup1:
Even drivers of Giuseppe's skill make errors when under pressure  :sweatdrop: It wasn't a "rammed off" from where I was sitting
he was caught out by my lack of speed in corners, and tapped my back end. Much as I did on Monday with Coyote, and he messed up his chances of a win
by waiting while I took ages to get off the grass, so of course contact is not what we are about, but however undesirable, it's understandable
when people make an error while trying not to lose more speed than they need to. I was guilty of tapping Donny in the later stages but I don't
remember any spins as a result, I was doing that enough for two myself  :o

I took the less soft tyre option, but they were still all red towards the end, hence my "variable" lines in corners. I went into the barriers at T1
as Donny said, mostly because I was trying to stay off the grass on the straight, and forgot about all that braking rubbish  :whistling:

Anyway, thanks to all who turned up, I love Keimola, and the RSR2.8 has gone from the garage now.


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Animal Ed on June 20, 2014, 12:37:10 PM +0100
My whole race was about saving tyres.
In first lap I was taking it easy knowing that more than 500 bhp will give me fighting chance on straights. When Geoffers find out that those tyres alongside of track, are much harder than they looks,
it was first ringing bell but I was determined to terrorize Giuseppe as much as I can resulting him to overshoot his braking point.

Than I noticed huge tyre wear on rear left ... From that point I didn't race anybody, just keep the car on the grey stuff with less as possible spinning the rear wheels (there goes my tactics to help rotating car away) but it was barely enough to finish the race.

In penultimate lap I had a spin but it was more due to lack of concentration than the tyres.
I saw that I have more than 50 seconds advantage over 3rd place and the dog was outside ( AC race the day before ) - predispositions for disaster. Luckily I remembered which button is engine starter and finished the race in 2nd place.


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Mark J on June 20, 2014, 02:18:43 PM +0100
I think it's a bit unfair that the champ rounds have continued on World Cup nights (particularly for us sorely tried England fans) as it's really stuffed regulars like myself in the tables  :( but I guess I'm alone with that thought  :-\ I'm even more miffed that the 2.8RSR has now gone...gits!  ;) also last weeks round with 6 cars should never have stood, waste of a good champ round and car grouping IMO, plus easy points haul just because you turned up!?
...and yes I am on a bad mood today  :(


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Clive Loynes on June 20, 2014, 04:13:44 PM +0100
I just don't get this "must watch footie live" business.   If our race clashed with the British GP I would record the latter and watch it later.   ::)



Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Mark J on June 20, 2014, 09:07:53 PM +0100
I just don't get this "must watch footie live" business.   If our race clashed with the British GP I would record the latter and watch it later.   ::)

Getting together with a few mates and a few beers to watch a live game is what the sports all about. Can hardly ask others to not watch it until I'm ready  ;) ;D Live sports always got a bit extra suspense than recorded anyday, though I do end up with loads of recorded motor racing to watch. ::)


Title: Re: UKPnG Season 9 Knock Out Sports Car Cup - Keimola - Jun 19
Post by: Clive Loynes on June 21, 2014, 02:04:26 PM +0100
Well, England are out so I can come home now.  ::)