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Title: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: Cookie on March 10, 2015, 02:55:04 PM +0000
Season 28 ā€“ 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami 67

For the first round of this series we move to the southern hemisphere & a Papyrus original track at Kyalami.
Iā€™m sure most of you will have heard this before ā€“ UKGPL run the version with the metal Armco along the pitwall.
This makes the pit entry very tricky. Drivers without the pitwall will be DQed!

69X use the 60fpsV1 (ftp://ukgpl3.dyndns.org/Replays/Archive/Season27/60fps/) patch.

The race will be run under INT rules and you have a free car choice.
You can do 1 shift+r with a consecutive stop and go in the pits !

Handicapping
Drivers will have a free car choice
BUT
For the Light drivers: Each car can be driven only once in this season!

Driver lists and explicit rules can be found on the championship page (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=480&theme=6)


Race List =   IGOR
Server = UKGPL_8
IP Address = look at IGOR
Race date = 15-03-2015
Qualification Time   = ~20:45  UK time -> 45min
Race Time = race starts at 21:30 UK time
Track = Kyalami - Papy[/ftp]
Variant = 69X
Damage Model = INT
Race length = ~50 min -> 38 laps
Replay = you will get here (ftp://ukgpl3.dyndns.org/Replays/Archive/Season28/69Xtra/)

The red zone will be fully moderated for lap 1 only. For this event the red zone will be from the start to the exit of Sunset Bend on the first lap. Other moderation will be on reported incidents only.  However any incidents that occur in the red zone that are not reported by the drivers will be reported by the moderator.

Please restrict chat to emergency messages only including at the end of the race until ALL drivers still racing have crossed the line.

The full time drivers can start to practice as soon as the server is available.  Reserve drivers can also join as soon as the server becomes available but must leave the server with 30 minutes of qualifying left, for a total of 5 minutes; this will allow any remaining full timers to join.  If there is enough space on the grid, the reserve drivers will be able to rejoin when there are 25 mins of qualifying left.  


GLA


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: bernie on March 13, 2015, 05:39:13 PM +0000
Having been a victim of this some years ago,  I think this might be better highlighted  ::)

Quote
Drivers without the pitwall will be DQed!


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: bernie on March 14, 2015, 04:06:28 PM +0000
Still have problem with crashing back to gem screen instead of the pit lane when I hit the ESC key



Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: Ronniepeterson on March 14, 2015, 08:02:47 PM +0000
We will have two divisions in one Championship
Light for the fast boys, you know who you are,
Heavy for the slower drivers.

Handicapping
Drivers will have a free car choice
BUT
Light drivers: Each car can be driven only once in this season!


I hope I'm wrong, but I think you should have specified who belongs where a long time ago. This could get messy very quickly with at worst everyone turning up in a fast car for the first race and expecting to be allowed to use it again.

To get the ball rolling, obviously being crap in these 69x cars I regard myself as a heavy :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: maddog on March 14, 2015, 11:09:59 PM +0000
The Moderator has requested all fast drivers drive slower.  This seems simple enough. :angel:


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: Ronniepeterson on March 15, 2015, 08:39:58 AM +0000
Now you put it like that Martin it makes perfect sense  ::)

I don't see you signed up this season here or in the 66 series?

But I'm sure are paths will cross again on track  :laugh:



Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: Cookie on March 15, 2015, 09:49:47 AM +0000
Imho the heavy drivers registered are:

Paul
Bernie
Bastian
David
Dave
Phil

If anybody of the GPDA has objections he may shout now....


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: Samb on March 15, 2015, 10:25:32 PM +0000
First and foremost I owe big apologies to Clive. Sorry for the shunt up the rear mid race  :(. I was too preoccupied with a car in my mirrors and before I knew it I braked too late. Schoolboy error.

It's fair to say I haven't yet got to grips with the 69 cars, as demonstrated being a moving chicane for Clive and Tim as they scrambled to pass me early on in the race. I was getting very poor exits out of some corners compared to others and I was braking too early for certain sections of the lap. Was enjoying it though  :).

Towards the end of the race I was driving steadily in 7th, only for my Logitech h-shifter to fail on me and give me a blip of neutrals instead of 3rd momentarily. It was enough to blow the engine, race over (Forgot this series allows one shift r).

Congrats to all finishers, see you all at the next one.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: Phil Thornton on March 15, 2015, 10:53:10 PM +0000
Managed to finish the race but not without taking a shift-R after I'd blown my engine because of too many missed gears.  Sorry for getting in the way at the Esses with about 5 laps to go Piero; I missed a gear and was too slow to get out of your way.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: Iestyn Davies on March 16, 2015, 03:11:09 AM +0000
Looks like I was lucky to get in in the end, but having to correct my fuel amount I missed the start, which was basically race over ::). Bob - Maybe I could have raced you for the next two laps!


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: EvilClive on March 16, 2015, 08:24:59 AM +0000
First and foremost I owe big apologies to Clive. Sorry for the shunt up the rear mid race  :(. I was too preoccupied with a car in my mirrors and before I knew it I braked too late. Schoolboy error.

It's fair to say I haven't yet got to grips with the 69 cars, as demonstrated being a moving chicane for Clive and Tim as they scrambled to pass me early on in the race. I was getting very poor exits out of some corners compared to others and I was braking too early for certain sections of the lap. Was enjoying it though  :).

Towards the end of the race I was driving steadily in 7th, only for my Logitech h-shifter to fail on me and give me a blip of neutrals instead of 3rd momentarily. It was enough to blow the engine, race over (Forgot this series allows one shift r).

Congrats to all finishers, see you all at the next one.

No worries Sam...usually I am looking for late brakers at that bend ( Tim was particularly good in his BRM) and I can take a wider or tighter line to keep out of their way if it looks dodgy. But on that lap I was fighting the front end of the Beast and was taken completely by surprise.

It was a lap or two later when the engine expired and I forgot all about the "shift-R" so trundled on  for 2 laps to be sure to get past 50%. A lack of preparation and practice plus a long time away from the 69's definitely showed and I was a good 2 secs off the pace.

It was good fun whilst it lasted and a good dice with Tim and Sam.

grats to the podium and all those who finished.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: bernie on March 16, 2015, 10:19:04 AM +0000
Problems with my GPU I couldn't get sorted so had to give this a miss , pity cos I like Kyalami


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: Ronniepeterson on March 17, 2015, 08:23:29 PM +0000
Grats to the podium. Thanks for some great racing in particular to Doni and Jethro.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: Baab on March 19, 2015, 08:04:43 PM +0000
My race was dismal but at the same time pretty good fun.  I forgot to shorten 1st and crawled off the line to be mid pack at T1.  The experimental diff setting also stayed as my setting read "?????" and seemingly couldn't be changed, so I had a tail happy car.  A spin a few corners in put me second last as Iestyn started from the pits.  However a few corners later I had caught then end of the snake of cars, but then put a wheel on the grass past the pits and ripped a front off!?  I then reset and carried on but had another comedy moment next time round as I didn't slow enough to get into the pits!! Managed the S&G a lap later though. 

I had good pace when I could string a lap together, but was surprised how much the handling changed between start and finish.  I hope it was okay to un-lap myself Axel, judging from the replay I didn't seem to hold you up other than for the pass.

Around 75% of the way in a car rejoined from an off at T1 and pulled straight onto the racing line leaving me nowhere to go and caused a big accident.  Not sure about the other guy but somewhat unbelievably my car seemed fine and I could carry on.

Eighth seemed like a good result from spending many a lap in last place.  Entertainment is the most important aspect for me and this race certainly was that.

Bob


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: Doni Yourth on March 19, 2015, 09:41:09 PM +0000
Yes, that was good fun, Ray.  I was amazed at how fast you could row along with the 'billboard' McLaren.  Apologies for that major shunt.  Thought for sure I was good for a clean pass.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: Ronniepeterson on March 20, 2015, 05:11:45 PM +0000
Yes, that was good fun, Ray.  I was amazed at how fast you could row along with the 'billboard' McLaren.  Apologies for that major shunt.  Thought for sure I was good for a clean pass.

No problem. I just thought you were being helpful and giving my gasping engine a helping hand!


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: Walter Conn on March 26, 2015, 12:30:30 PM +0000
Moderator's report is published. Thanks to the other mods for the help.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 28 (2015) - 69 Extra Trophy - Kyalami - Mar 15
Post by: Ronniepeterson on March 26, 2015, 05:05:57 PM +0000
Moderator's report is published. Thanks to the other mods for the help.

Piero you have my apologies. I said in my report that the unintended tangle had probably cost you the race win.

Obviously the contact was planned by me and blatant as the moderators say and I fully intended to take you out as I did not want you to get on the podium let alone win the race. How ironic that you managed to drive superbly to still finish on the podium only to find yourself penalised for a bad rejoin and demoted off the podium. Please moderation team, reconsider this penalty for Piero. After all it was my fault that he had to rejoin and I would be saving you the trouble of finding yet another excuse to hand out more penalty points in my direction. I'm sure that the promotion of a fellow moderator onto the podium is just a conincidence  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: