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Grid/server capacity: 19

Track: East London (Prince George Circuit) Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg187122#post_prince_george)

Cars allowed: Aston Martin DBR1 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_aston_dbr1), Jaguar D-Type (1955 version only) Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_jag_dtype), Mercedes 300SL (LM55) Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_merc_300sl_lm55), Austin Healey 100 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_healey100s), AC Ace Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54520#post_ac_ace)

Free car choice for this race.

Practice: ~19:20 (60 mins)
Qualifying: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40 (26 laps)

Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Start: STANDING
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal

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

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.
(3) The AI control should be turned off so that you have control of the car at all times, including pitting. Your player file should therefore read
Autopit="0"
Force Autopit Off="1" // Forces autopit always off
No AI Control="1" // AI never has control over car
If you still finding pitting problematic, experience tells us that its less to do with positioning and more to do with approach speed. A slow approach to pit crew chief has proved most reliable.

Special Notes: None

Tony, I presume the cars are unchanged from last season with the exception of the addition of the AC Ace.

Yep, that's correct.

Going to try  the Austin 100 again.  Last season I discoed at the green so will try it again..  Drove a few laps in the Ace,  seems to be real close to the Austin times, need some  more chassis set up time, should fit in good with the rest of the cars....

Bob M.

Almost certainly going with the Healey, too. It's matching my times with the LM55, but in a more manageable and predictable way.

Note that this is a free car event so whatever you choose will not impact on your remaining cars tally  ;)

Can anyone see the Ace or Healey in the online list?

Sorry, my bad. Should be ok now, although the lobby is down at the mo so cannot confirm the fix  :(

Still unable to connect to the lobby  :(

EDIT: Lobby is back but I cannot connect to it. Will try again later.

We are up and running again  :sweatdrop:

Unable to connect to server, also unable to connect with F1!!  ??? ::)

I just dropped in and gave the DBR1 a few laps. No connection issues.

TTFN
John.

If you cannot connect try changing your Lobby.txt file content to say

gtl-server.net

But keep your existing Lobby.txt file somewhere safe.

I think Altbierbude had a major server failure and they have moved the GTL lobby to an old location. This may be a temporary measure?

Thanks Tony, now logged on Ok.  ;D

All ok here now, without having to change any Lobby files. Looking forward to our first  New Year sprint.

Ok, that's good. I think it depends on what type of GTL you have (original fixed or Steam download) as to what steps you need to take to connect to the lobby.

More fun and games getting GTL to work....
Now whatever car I choose, off line or on line it lets me select the car, show the pic of it, but when I join the session
I am in a LolaT70  :o

I can create a new driver, go through all the setups, select a Merc for e.g do some laps at East London, then I connect to the server
and I am in a Lola again, and from that point on whatever track or car I choose I see the pic for what i have chose, but when i get
to the track I am in the Lola. Now I rather like the Lola, but hey i can't stand clingy cars  ::)

I have tried editing the .plr file and changing the lines that have the path to the Lola, and repalce all with the path to the Merc
but when I fire up GTL and go to track I still get put in a Lola...

Any clues?

That is astonishing  :o

The Lola isn't turned on for server use so how are you getting to see it  ??? In fact I've just checked and the Lola isn't on our server at all  :o

I have no idea what is going on.

That worked for me.

Hi Tony   with no change to GTL ie no lobby txt file i can go online see 14 servers and UKGTL backup which i can join, but cannot see ours, inserting lobby text file with gtl-server.net text GTL will not go online?

Hi Tony,
 Same here, I was on line earlier but now the UKGTL MONDAY server is missing from the list. (All the other usual servers are visible).

I can't get on-line at all with the lobby.txt file.

TTFN
John.

If you can see my test server then you are using the correct lobby. GoldTop is running a 90 minute R3E event tonight
and has probably stopped the other servers for that race. We traditionally stop all other servers when we run an event
I don't always do it, as the grids are not so big that it is critical, but it the "correct procedure"  :angel:

Yeah like Matt said............GT turned off the GTL server whilst his RRE race was on. Correct procedure and not a problem.

There was an RRE race tonight so GTL was turned off. Sounds like you don't need the Gtlserver.net so revert to as you were.

Aha, ok. (So much to learn, so little time) :)

I do hope to try to make this one although if the lap times posted in the 1st post are indicative of how fast you lot will be circulating then I will be looking in my mirrors so I can get out of the way as often as I'll be looking at the track ahead.  :surrender:

TTFN
John.

@ Matt - Can you set up a trace file please https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=13381.msg241379#msg241379

Cos at the mo I'm still struggling to understand what the heck is happening  ???

Just to stir the pot  :devil: yesterday I lost my steering wheel setting when I logged on our server. The good news is my computer glitch preventing me designating my settings has gone!  :jumpjoy: Wheel now reset.

Hmmm, That was interesting. I uninstalled the Lola, and got a 917k, I unistalled all that class, and I now get a mercLM55...
so, I have created a new install, not a copy, a completely new install from disk.
I have added only Prince George Circuit, and the 50s cars.

AT first off line I can select any track and any installed car and I get whatever car I chose when I go to track.
Then, I go online to our server, choose Jag55 I see the jag in the joining screen, but when I go to track
I am in the Merc55... and am now always in the Merc55 off line whatever car I select.

The matt38.plr file has this:

[ DRIVER ]
Profile Vehicle File="GAMEDATA\TEAMS\GTC-TC-76\PORSCHE 914\370\370_SIM_TC76_PORSCHE914.CAR"
Vehicle File="GAMEDATA\TEAMS\GTC-65\MERCEDES 300SL\SL_LM 55\LM53_SIM_GTC_MERCEDES.CAR"
Sim Vehicle File="GAMEDATA\TEAMS\GTC-65\MERCEDES 300SL\SL_LM 55\LM53_SIM_GTC_MERCEDES.CAR"
Pro Vehicle File="GAMEDATA\TEAMS\TC-65\MINI COOPER S\593-594\593_SIM_GTC_MINI.CAR"
Driver Name="Ferdinand Schreckensteiner"
Nationality=""
Starting Driver="0" // Not used
AI Controls Driver #2="0" // Not used

And if I edit it to change the car, it puts it back to this.

The trace file says I have an illegal garage.gar file:

PlayerGarage  394: USERDATA\Matt38\garage.gar is an illegal garage file
plrfile.cpp  2510: Attempting to save to USERDATA\Matt38\Matt38.TMP
plrfile.cpp  2533: Retcode: 0 for renaming to USERDATA\Matt38\Matt38.PLR
PlayerGarage  394: USERDATA\Matt38\garage.gar is an illegal garage file
PlayerGarage  394: USERDATA\Matt38\garage.gar is an illegal garage file


I assume return code 0 is no success, it usually is in Unix, it should say return code: 1 for success  I expect.
So something fishy with my garage, not sure why it is illegal, I didn't steal it or anyfink guv, honest.

Is the .gar file a large one in size? it it's possible maybe someone can copy their's and let you have it?

If I delete the garage.gar file it recreates one, and I can use any car I like off line.
When i go on line to either mine or the SROUK server It puts me in a Merc whatever I select.
It seem that goin on line sets something, and makes the garage.gar unwritable.
I will test with a different track on my test server and see what happens.

One other odd thing, I have installed the AstonDBR2, but it doesn't appear in the car list.
It asks about using the original classes? somthing like that. Is that something in particular
that should be chosen?

It's been a long time since I have had to install the DBR2. However the Fifties Enduro race announcements say that the download includes a GTC-65 class fix. Also the download states that the default is to include the class fix. So I would go with the default.

EDIT: Just did a search and now I remember that the original mod did not include the class GTC-65. Our download includes a fix that has this class added to the .car class line. This is the default and should be chosen.

If it helps, I'm doing slowish but steady 35's which will hopefully see me to the chequered flag (and maybe pass a few unfortunates in the gravel traps along the way)  ;)

Cannot connect to the server - have there been any changes since last year respectively the F1 67 test event?

edit: just saw your pm Tony.

There was a server crash at ABB

they say that we have to change your host - file to 94.23.231.41 www.gtl-server.net,
maybe you should reset your router.

But at the moment nothing works with me.

Sorry you were late reading the pm and the previous post's Kurt.

Results and replay now posted.

I wasn’t going to race this week as I was playing in a team Golf Competition but due to the slight excess of rain over the past six weeks it was cancelled. (It’s very hard to hit a golf ball when it’s under water).

I hadn’t really looked at the track until Sunday and thought I might take the AC for fun but at the last minute decided to take the Aston as I was sure it was faster. I had no set up but found one for Goodwood so used that and put the fuel up for twenty nine laps to be safe.

I was enjoying myself  and having a really good fight with Roger  when with about six laps to go I saw  my red low fuel warning light on and realised I was about to run out of fuel.  ??? I could not believe how thirsty the Aston was. I got distracted and went and span the car. I made what was intended to be a quick pit stop for a splash and go but for some reason the tank was filled and the tyres changed although I thought I had deselected tyre change and just put in a splash of fuel. After that I totally lost interest and after a lap driving round on the grass I pitted and quit  :censored:. It had all been rather enjoyable up to then.

BTW one positive thing for me. I found out why my car seemed to handle strangely in F1 at Donny last week. I had to reset my in game control settings and did it from memory. It was way different to the usual neutral setting I was used to when I checked it. But it made me think it could be worth experimenting with the sensitivity settings. I may find something that feels better to me.

Congrats to winner, podiums and all.  :clap:

Nice turnout for the first race of 2016, thank you guy's. And if regulars Kurt and Michel had turned up we would have been up to 16!

Please remember that we are keen to attract new drivers so if you know any folk who might be interested in our GTL events shove them in this direction.

As for last nights race, not much to report. Went off at the first turn due to cold tyres being asked to do too much. Bill showed me a new route to take at the Esses by giving me a little nudge up the chuff.

Made up the gap to Misnoimis, passed him then promptly went off, just like my tyres by the half way point. Rest of the race was just trying to close on Roguk whilst keeping the car in a straight line. You certainly know when the tyres are beyond their best.

So not a great result for me but still most enjoyable.     

Regrettably missed the voting for the Sprint tracks - otherwise I could have not voted for this track  ;)  Hated it last year and haven't grown fonder of it since.

Would have loved to use the Aston for my 'free drive', just for its glorious sound, but couldn't ignore that I was 2 secs quicker in the dull Merc.

1st lap hectic - couldn't hear a sound from my own car, with all the noisy Astons around.  Lost and gained places, starting L2 in pos 5, with Roger and later Matt in hot pursuit.  Lead group disappeared quickly.  Matt got closer and we were side by side more than once. Shrugged off his advances a few times, but eventually he got past.  I then started a string of unprovoked errors, dropping me down the field.  Ended in 8th, behind Jeep. Chased him over a few laps, realising I could brake later.  In my mirrors, ever stable Bob was lurking, ready to exploit any further screwups from me, so not an option to make any :D 

Managed to outbrake Jeep at the righthander before the blue house, only to be outdragged in the run up to the chicane. Repeated the manoeuvre next lap and managed to stay ahead this time (Maybe Jeep held back a little ?)  Slowly worked up a gap.  Was gaining on Matt late in the race, but just as the distance was down to 3 secs, I lost it under braking for the chicane, running onto the grass. Bad timing; just as I was supposed to put a little pressure on him, I handed him an extra 2-sec breather.  Not enough laps to compensate before the race ended.

Grats to the podium and commiserations to those that met with misfortune.

Cheers,
Erling

Great laptime but my start was bad and after I lost the brake point and go into the grass. Last place in first lap.  :-[

But fun race trying to gain positions. Finally 3rd.
Erling, this year will be very difficult repeat the 1st place for teams. Come on!!!

Cheers!

Not a bad start to the new season, although it could have been better!  ::)

Had a good battle in the early laps with Ati & Ziu, even led for a while, but when the tyres started to go off it became more difficult to be consistent. Still a solid 3rd place looked to be on the cards until the last 4 laps, then some dastardly fiend pinched my tyres, or so it seemed. Grip when braking was non-existent & twice I lost control at the first tight RHer letting Jose & Matt past & only just holding on to 5th from Erling. Good fun though.  :D

Congrats to Ati, Ziu & Jose.  :thumbup1:

Well, I can assure you that I'm not holding artificially back  ;) 

Looks like we're in for some tough competition from the Old School Team though  :o

Cheers,
Erling

Results (https://googledrive.com/host/0BzUpS2smyYQ_Q1hpSlYtajJuS2c?ltmpl/index.html)

 8)

Finally online again - (Host: 91.121.27.29 www.gtl-server.net / lobby: 91.121.27.29)

 :'(

Thanks Kurt  :thumbup1:

Well, up until Sunday Evening I was languishing in the 1:36's with the occasional high 1:35 Then a few inspired (Depserate) set up tweaks and I found a few seconds and was well pleased to find myself lining up 7th on the grid with a 1:33.566.

Start initially went well, lost a few places and made a few net result was 8th at the end of the lap. Approaching T1 and "What was that"? Ah bugger it was my braking point.. Went wide onto the grass and lost a few places so back to 11th. Caught Senyorlobo at the Cocabana Hairpin and out dragged him down to the Esses but he bit straight back at Beacon Corner and I was back to 11th by the end of the lap. Came across Misnoimis a few laps later  at the hairpin on the grass so up to 10th and was slowly making ground on  Bob M. On to Lap 11 and following Bob through T1 I could see Roguk coming back to us very quickly having messed up his entry and both Bob and myself thundered past either side on the run down to Rifle bend and having the inside line I held off Bob on the run down to the hairpin so back upto 8th. Next Lap and I found Coyote had run wide onto the grass at T1 and I was past and into 7th but a few  laps later he re took the position out braking me at the hairpin but I got a good run down to the Esses and reclaimed the place but a lap or so later her repeated the move and I did not get a good enough exit so was unable to mount a challenge and he slowly extended over the remainder of the race. Picked up another place when Clive had to pit for fuel and spent the final few laps controlling the gap back to Bob as my tyres were just about shot by this time.

So really pleased to have finished where I started. I wondered if I had made a basic error with the amount of fuel I was carrying. I ran a full length simulation off line with 27 laps worth of fuel and ran out at 20 laps. Not sure how much notice I should take of esimated fuel on the set up screen but it did seem way off so put in 12.4G just to be sure and still only finished with just over a gallon left.

Congrats to Ati7, ZuiBacubacu & Senyorlobo on the podium places and everyone who finished.

Thanks for the race, I really enjoyed it. Hopefully I can make most of these and also the 50's endurance events.

TTFN
John.

Great race report John  :thumbup1:

You know how you said GTL was a learning thing?

Well here's lesson two. Get XD installed. http://www.vitumo.de/

You should never have fuel worries again (except if your called Clive).

The problem with 3rd party GTL tracks is that their fuel estimates can be wildly incorrect.

Here endeth the second lesson.

I predict the third lesson will probably feature something about pit stops  ;)

hmmmmm yes fuel issues!!! That is the polite way of putting it!

I am just so miffed about this race.
 I had found an hour on Sunday to try the Merc/AC/Aston, even the D type and discovered that I was faster than Jose's fast lap from last season on what I thought was 30 laps worth of fuel the Aston, so there was no question as this was a free choice.
So going into the race and qualifying 4th(?)on race fuel, I was feeling quite happy. I shadowed the leading group and watched them swap places from a safe 3 sec gap for many laps. For once I thought I was being clever and really looking after my tyres for later in the race, hoping that the intense jostling ahead would cost them dearly in about 20 laps time. I was intent on looking after those vintage tyres.
Even when the leaders eased away, I resisted the temptation to chase too hard, hoping to benefit in the last laps.

Just when things appeared to be falling into place and I was closing quickly on Geoffers ( and maybe the others too?) I happened to glance at my fuel level as I rounded the last corner with about 7 laps to go.
0.1 litres left!!!! "What the heck??!!"
I just about made it into the pits as the engine died. (I can tell you that Mabel and Arnold were subjected to a vicious verbal assault and a severe beating with a worn jack handle later!!).ed
By the time I had got fuel and my inept pit crew had taken off a set of perfectly good and race warmed tyres, which they replaced with nice new cold ones.............................I was in last place!!!

The Aston was definitely much heavier on fuel than I expected, even though I had apparently enough for 30+ laps on board ??!!

Grat to those who got on the podium and all who finished.

I wish I could find the time to do full race practice to determine realistic fuel levels, Until then I am going to be adding 50% extra I think :-\

Just brim it Clive ;)

No need this coming week though, I found the Lotus will do over 140 laps of Kyalami on a full tank!  :o

Could you also please remind us of the 4M RAM mod?  ;)

Good call Bill! https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=12160.msg218224#msg218224

Yes I can well recommend that one, My current system (Intel i7 @ 4ghz - 8gb Ram - nvidia GTX760) eats GTL for breakfast with everything up to the max but I used the 4gb Ram application on my old 2ghz Athlon XP system and it most definitely helped it run some of the more demanding GPL tracks such as Montjuic while I was saving my pennies..

I've installed XD Great info available not quite as good as Pribluda in GPL  (JMO) but really useful. All I need to do now is actually find time to look at it during a race. :eek:

Pit Stops? Having read of others experiences I guess I should practice these.

Unrelated question.. How do I set GTL offline to mimic the server configuration (Items such as Fuel usage etc)

Thanks in advance

TTFN
John.

Pit stop advice here https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=11812.msg212761#msg212761

To mimic server config you need to manually edit your .plr file which you will find under UserData/your name. open your .plr file with Notepad and under [Game Options] scroll down till you see Fuel Consumption Multiplier and Tire Wear Multiplier.

Early laps thought i was doing quite well in the Aston, then saw Senyorlobo closing fast and he out breaked me going into  Beacon Bend and soon had disappeared, made a mistake going round Potters pass and Oldgeezer and Jeep powered past me, next it was Misnoimis who caught me on the same corner and he had the inside line to pass, but he dropped back (later found out he was low on fuel), last few laps Tony was closing on me then he faded back.

Grats to Ati7 on win

Grats to Podium

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