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Practice: 19:20 BST
Qual 2: 20:25 (20 mins)
Race: 20:45 ~ (22 laps)
Cars allowed: Triumph TR4 (any), Lotus Elite, Ferrari 250 Berlinetta, Austin Healey MkII. Mini 1275 GR2
Track: Oulton Park Classic (No Chicanes) Download and install this (http://gizmo71.www.idnet.com/srou/ukgtr/tracks/SRou_OultonPark2005_2.0.1.0.exe)
Time of Day Setting: 13:00
Weather: Dry
Start: Standing

Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal
Pit-stops: None required

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I had high hopes for the TR4A as the default setup wasn't too understeery but the best I could do with it was a 1:50.5. The gearbox is just a bit off for Oulton. I tried the Fezza and the Healy but they are just horrible (understeer 2xs). I then tried the Renault using the same setup as I used at Lakeside (Otto?) and managed to just get into the 1:46s. Looks like ringing the neck of a 1300 is the way to go.

Great track without the modern chicanes too!

When I looked yesterday there was no server up but haven't looked since.

Looks like Tony started the server.
Simon is right, the A110 is too fast here.

Car choice changed: Renault removed, Lotus Elite and Mini 1275 Gr2 addeed

Ratbag!

Wish I had read this before wasting the only practice time that I have between now and Wednesday!

A Man of your calibre. Should be easy enough  ;D

The Mini worries me.

This is the slower of the 1275 groups. For me it's a second and a half slower than the TR4
so a good mini pilot should get it round at a similar pace. The Renault was over a second
faster for me in 2nd testing, so that was too much. Geoffers gets the Elite and Mini round
in unreasonable times historically, other may not, so I can't allow for every skill.

I tweaked the default setup slightly and got the TR4A round in 50.2 in practice mode/race fuel. The Elite felt like a total dog to me, I struggled to get into the 52s and as for the mini, I don't drive front wheel drive cars on principal  :).

I take it you wouldn't be interested in driving the 400 BHP Alfa 147 GTA from Autodelta then?

I WOULD !

:-))

Stig

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Thanks

Tony

Mmm, i was more or less busy installing my newish DFGT  :) so didn't come to really making a setup. Best laps was a low .53 in the Elite. And i am guessing i will stick to that car for the race as i have never used it in anger before in P&G.

I am getting mid 53s in the TR and the Ferrari, a second slower in the mini and 54s in the Elite
but then I am carp with the mini and the elite traditionally.

My internet went down in qually, and stayed down just long enough for me to miss the start of the race *sigh*

Have a good one.

That's annoying Frex I could have used the extra company  :(

Results and Replay Posted

Shame i could not make it home in time. But looking at the posted laptimes i would not have stood a chance in the Lotus Elite!

I was doing low 51s in practice so I may have struggled a little to keep up with you, but yeah it was a shame not to at least have had the chance to try..

I was doing 53 initially, only got down to 50 later on. Clive kept waiting for me so we didn't feel too alone  ::)

A few exploratory laps on Wed evening confirmed that the TR4A was the car that best suited me for this round. I was a good 2-3 secs off in the others with only the Mini offering any hope of getting sub 1:50 if I spent the time learning to drive it and getting the lines right.....(too much like hard work in too short a time frame!!!)

Qually showed that Simon and myself were of a similar pace and i was looking forward to a good race, I did think that his  his sneaky tactic of laying a smoke screen once he got in front of me was not exactly "cricket"!!!

But, after a lap his engine expired and he quit.  I was left all alone with a 3 second gap to his family member up ahead. I new that I had to cross that gap and get into the slipstream if I was going to stay with the fast brigade, and in the first lap of the chase I was closing.....until I ran wide and dropped another second. A few laps where ambition exceeded my ability to keep things smooth and I steadily lost ground.
It was clear that I was about 0.5secs a lap too slow to live with those ahead ( need more practice in PnG I think!), so I slowed to give Phspok some company and practice my close combat skills  ;)

Grats to Fede and the podium, tantalisingly, just too fast for me to live with.