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Booking: From 19:15 (BST) (60 mins)
Practice: 20:15 (15 mins)
Qual: 20:30 (15 mins)
Race: 20:45 17 Laps (approx 30 mins)

Cars allowed:
Alfa Romeo GTA

Track: Salzburgring http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/salzburgring-v1-01.11832/
Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Weather: Mid Clear
Start: Standing
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal
Pit-stops: None required

Server track settings:
SESSION_START=97
RANDOMNESS=0
LAP_GAIN=25
SESSION_TRANSFER=60

Damage: 70%

Server: simracing.org.uk
Password: Our usual practise password

All drivers must be booked in to race before booking closes at 20:15 UK time.

IMPORTANT: The PLP app VERSION 1.1(found here (http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/a-pit-lane-penalty-app-for-repeated-track-cutting-0-9.17852/)) is required. The file is an attachment on the first message, download and install as it is.
The string that is posted in chat when you join should read: "PLP:running version 1.1,3-50-3-True-1.3-0.9-3" - if it doesn't, then you will be excluded from the results.

Estimated laps 17 for 30min race, according to RSR times.
Got a practice server running.

a rather difficult car to drive.. but i will race probably !

The main "trick" with the GTA I've found is to stiffen and lower the suspension, especially the front - it makes it turn in a lot sharper, makes the rear more controllable and stops the massive nose-dive when braking.

I'm no expert, but it feels like the stock setup is a road setup rather than anything track-focussed.

The orange tyre barriers are fake  :-X. I can guess what can happen at the first chicane.

All stock setups are rubbish, often way too soft.

Lap count updated. :)

Server up......

Did you restart server or something? I did make booking and now I`m not there. Can`t join.

Well I was enjoying that until Bob decided to do something ridiculous on the back straight  >:( what the hell did you pull onto the grass for, on the opposite side of the track to me, then spear across to the other side of the track to take me out at 120mph?!  ???

For some reason had to start the race from the pitlane, no idea why, just clicked normal buttons within time for race start.
So my 7th turned to 11th on the grid. Then while I tried to see where everyone was, I saw the pack head down to the first chicane.
Joined the race and chased hard getting past several cars up to 6th and closing on 5th only to be taken out stupidly in a place where there should be no contact. ::)

 ???On about lap 7 on the  long straight all my controls, steering throttle and brake stopped working spinning me down the track. To all who it affected a big sorry, circumstances beyond control. :-[ :-[   To MarkJ do you REALLY think I would do something like that when I was having a good race myself.

I was too angry to think straight! But that explains the bizarre incident. Unlucky Bob and the few of us that got destroyed in the process. :(
Note to anyone that suffers this, if you have any background apps or popups including from windows, then this loss of controllers will happen.

my engine died, so did pauls..

i quit back to pits and waited for the leaders to pass before carrying on but didnt realise i was a lap down straight away..

i just messed about until race end after that. : )

roll on the next one.

Rather distracting that Chris, with laptimes that are impossible. Really took me of my, already bad, concentration.

                      >>>>> Results - Click Here <<<<< (http://www.avonrise.co.uk/srou/ac/salzburgring 20_05_2015.htm)

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Race replay (https://mega.co.nz/#!elxX2ayQ!ti83lymEWPWxJiUWpO_cwF2CsObgqA7JyCFJj5IGyis)

Exactly what I was plagued with in all of my initial AC races, and very frustrating I know. In my case it turned out to be iTunes kicking in to automatically look for updates, every Wednesday evening, slap in the middle of our races.. Disabled that and not had a problem since. Look in event viewer which may give you a clue as to the culprit, but as Mark says try and disable as many potential popups/auto-updaters as you can.

Alt-tabbing out and back into the game gets you your controls back by the way, but that's not much use when you've already hit something..

I think I've got to apologise for the shenanigans at the start. I can't see out of the sides of cars in these sims and I had a car come down the inside. I could see his red triangle but to give him room I drifted left and thus started the contact. Couldn't see a red triangle that side but that's no excuse. Sorry peeps.

I find the Heli-Corsa app very useful Picnic. I could see that we were 3 abreast approaching T1, who was going to yield??? LOL I thought I hit Tiberius but it was you who tapped me into him.

Someone's mentioned that app before, I must get a copy. Again sorry.