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Round 3 - Brands Hatch  8)

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Booking: 18.15 (for drivers not in the entry list)
Practice: 19:15 (60 mins)
Qual: 20:15 (15 mins)
Race: 20:30 22 Laps (tbc) (approx 35 mins)

Cars allowed:
All GT3 class cars
Bentley add-on car:- link from my dropbox:-
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mya0htvomf12umf/bentley_continental_gt3.zip?dl=0
Install to :- C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamAppscommonassettocorsacontentcars
(Only if not already installed from Round 1)

Track: Brands Hatch GP

Optional skins:-
nsfw Nissan GTR:- https://www.dropbox.com/s/c77ewqkl6gdkb8n/Schulze_Motorsport_Blancpain.rar?dl=0
Mark Ekins Lambo Huracan Konrad Motorsports car  https://www.dropbox.com/s/btf51n59rdu95nh/Konrad_Motorsport-BES2016_29.rar?dl=0
Lukas LDG Bmw Z4:-  https://www.dropbox.com/s/a2xk88qp5z791jp/LDG_Z4GT3Livery.rar?dl=0
Linus' Nissan GTR:-  https://www.dropbox.com/s/v2blhbzbxeqk00q/gt3_09-nr3.rar?dl=0

Time of Day Setting: 16:00
Weather: Mid Clear
Start: Standing
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal
Pit-stops: None required

Server track settings:
SESSION_START=100
RANDOMNESS=0
LAP_GAIN=0
SESSION_TRANSFER=N/a

Damage: 80%

All drivers not in the Entry list must be booked in to race before booking closes at 19.15 U.K.

PLP App - Not used in this series.

Notes:
(1) Please make sure you are fully aware of the UKGTR Rules
(2) Driver lists can be found on the championship standings page
(3) Please use the Driver Details page to ensure that the league management software has your correct name

Can't make it due to work  :'(

At this rate I might actually get a victory! :whistling:

A little taster.... 8)

https://youtu.be/wWmh_nosIvM

Pete is that you in your blue Huracan holding him up?  ;D

Count me in :P

LOL - if only I was that quick  :-[

Good video :)

If anyone's tried to join the practice server but been getting checksum errors it appears there has been another game update, now 1.7.1 (27.1MB). Only just discovered this myself but the server has now been updated and restarted.

Its now v1.7.3...

stracker.simracing.org.uk:50041/lapstat

I haven't done a lap yet  :'( will jump on later

No content update to affect us so I'll leave the upgrade until after Wednesday's race

err.. differing versions numbers then between us and server?

Yeah think updates will need doing to the server too Pete as rest of us will have auto installed them, I know I have, mind you I was able to get on the server last night after updating.

Will get some more laps in this eve, gt3's feel awesome around Brands. I went to see the real Blancpain race here earlier in the year and it was superb  8)

Exactly - that's why I said

Got lost in translation  :P

I'm putting the regular driver list up but am aware a few of you are on hols this week. Unless I suddenly got 5 new drivers wanting to race then it's easier to keep same entry list.

All drivers on my drivers list are in the pre entry now so don't use the booking system to get in.

Mark J  - Bentley #7
Simon Gymer - AMG Merc #70
FMG - BMW Z4 #25
Pete (Picnic) - Lamborghini Huracan - Racing_Blue
Maikel Kuivers - AMG Merc #71
Michael Boylan (Linus) - Nissan GTR GT3 #9 Nismo Advan  New skin
Jeffrey Ruskus - McLaren 650s #65
Goldtop - Withdrawn
Stephen Wenham - AMG Merc #75
Chris R - AMG Merc AMG Merc #74
Stefan Lagodin - Bentley Continental #z85
Richard Thompson - McLaren 650s #58
Eck Simpson - Audi R8Lms - Audi-sport
Mark Ekins (Spanner) - Lamborghini Huracan - Konrad Motorsport #29. New skin
Gary Paterson - AMG Merc #1
Chris Thorpe - McLaren Mp4-12c - 2012UnitedAutosports
Bob Kendall - Nissan GTR #93
Nsfw - Nissan GTR - Schulze Motorsport skin. New skin
Gp20 - Mercedes SLS #37
Luka Peklaj - BMW Z4 - LDG skin. New skin
Malveen - BMW Z4 skin #17
Samb - McLaren MP4-12C - #69
Kaifos - BMW Z4 - #19

Was relatively pleased with my Laptime until Maikel banged in that 1:23  :o nice pace!

stracker.simracing.org.uk:50041/mainpage (http://stracker.simracing.org.uk:50041/mainpage)

Anyone know who 'handi' is and whether he wants to join us?

If it looks like it is going to be full this week, take me out of the booking, as I can't make it this week.

Biggest challenge this race is gonna be the heat. 34 degrees C planned this wednesday.  :o 8)

Best wear my nomex flameproof underpants in case I spontaneously combust  ;D

Bagsy Jeffs points  ;)

Really struggling at this track atm, the car feels awful in the fast corners >:( Still fiddling around with the setup, nevertheless not sure if this will help

I'll be there on Wednesday. Just been on the server and if you guys are doing 1.23's then I'm in trouble :(

Mark - Would it be any trouble to use the following car skin for my Nissan? It's the No.9 with the black Avon logo on the number board. The plain white is good also if changing numbers is a problem.

http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/nissan-gtr-gt3-white-nismo-pack.5528/

Saw him last night on the server, but as there is no password for the server I guess he was just a random guy. Dominik Bachilo is also not registered here, isn't he?

Did some laps because I wasn't happy with the setup. Found a nice one on the setupmarket and tweaked it a bit. Uploaded it to stracker.

Done, first post of this thread updated with a dropbox link to Michaels chosen GTR skin and driver list updated  :)

I was on the praccy server again last night but failed to improve on my laptimes. Just struggling for front end grip, the heavy Bentley washes out on the cambered corners. Will try and get some more in tonight.

Hi guys. It is my son's birthday tomorrow, so i am hoping to get everybody out in time for me to race!  ;D

Temperature will be a problem here too. My pc was overheating already last time out. Trimmed down the graphic settings, gave the pc some more room to breath and bought me a new fan. Should be ok now..

Will be on for practice later this evening to get it dialed in properly... if it is possible for this tank..

Hi Mark, please could I book an MP4-12C GT3 in a skin of your choice please.

Thanks, Chris

Your already in the drivers list Chris in the United autosports skinned MP4  :)

I see everyones way too hot to practise tonight  :P  me too, scorchio.... :sweatdrop:

Hi guys ive downloaded stracker and unzipped it to the root of assetto , how do i use it? thanks and yes its boiling ,feel like an f1 driver lol. :o

u need to enable it in general settings first. then u will be able to use it.

I thought stracker is a server side thing, you need ptracker for the local client.

The heat seems to have subsided here in Kent at least, prob more chance of my internet/power getting knocked out by a thunder storm now  ::)

Looking forward to tonight's race and yet ironically the one I've least had time to practise for. Home circuit for me  :)

Ah FFS, just found out our phoneline and broadband is down at home, presumably the weather last night (aberdeenshire  >:()

Looks pretty unlikely it'll be up by 7:15 tonight, though one can hope.

Not sure I can even update you guys tonight to let you know if I definitely can't get on, since I don't get any internet on my phone out in the sticks where I live.

I'll update if I can, but If not, enjoy the race and I'll catch up in a few days.

Good luck  :thumbup1:

Fingers crossed the Internet is sorted for you Gary, had a few issues myself this morning with the shenanigans going on with BT's infrastructure.

Bit cooler tonight than yesterday, although I'm glad it's not an endurance round tonight as it's still mighty warm.

Hey guys, Denis here (mtz.enjoi in AC Forum)

i cannot find the password anywhere.. did i miss it?
i would like to get my booking for Brands Hatch :/

cheers

Hi Denis - Once Mark or one of the other Mods see's you they should add you to the lists which will enable you to see the pass word right up at the top of this page  :)

If you can also post your car of choice and skin (if you have a pref) on this thread (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=13850.0) and PM MarkJ your steam GUID you can hopefully be added in time

thanks for the reply, i hope i get the password in time.. clock is ticking :D

i dont quite understand, why having a password when having booking mode enabled, as it looked like people not signed up via this thread could just hop on the server when getting their booking done in time (thats what i was told in the AC Forum thread by Marc)

weird

There is one free slot which is why we have the booking period at the moment. You need to grab that slot before 7:15 UK time using the password above the 1st post on every page in this topic. It's a bit late to stop the server and sort out the entry list now but, assuming we have the details, you'll be pre-booked next week.

I'll PM the password any way

Glad the guys sorted you out brocookie, sorry you managed to post up during the commuting hours so wasn't able to help whilst riding my Ducati  ;D

Hope you got the car you were after in the booking sesh.

See the rest of you trackside  :)

can't see the server. ???

It's there - several of us on it  ??? check the server filters

that's what i'm doing.

put org.uk in the search box and it should be the only one.

I can't see it. :(
Anyway, have a good race.

:( could you see it when it was up for practice earlier in the week?

just tested AC tonight, for first time in ages, only because I got TrackIR today :D

Works a treat!

Better than TeamSpeak then ;)

That was another enjoyable race tonight thx Mark.

I'm really struggling with my PC at the moment. Took me 10-15 minutes to get it to boot properly into Windows (again) and then got into practice with 10 minutes left and Windows decided to flip AC out and in again resulting in me losing the screens. I had to exit and come back to get the framerate back again and just for good measure I turned some graphical settings down (something I've never needed to do before) to make sure it ran smoothly.

I think I finished 3rd in the end but should have finished 4th really as I passed Pete just before the finish line as he slowed out of the final corner. Did you run out of fuel?

During the main part of the race new recruit Denis managed to spin twice at the same corner in front of me and both times I had no chance to avoid and splat right into the side of him (twice) :wetfish:. I guess he was just trying to get a new style left hand door without the expense of a body shop :-* ;D Car nobbled from then and try as I might I could not fend off Pete at the end with my top speed gone and unable to take the 2 fast right handers at any decent speed.

See you next week.

P.S. Can I repeat that chat is NOT ALLOWED during the race. It's distracting for drivers and is against the rules of the league. Thanks.

First win here and on one of my fav tracks  ;D

The Merc felt really good here which I wasn't really expecting at first. Qualified 1st.
But from the start it was obvious that those damn McLarens have much better grip on cold tyres  >:(
Had to let Denis and Richard past in the first few corners and managed to take P2 back by the end of the first lap. Tyres were getting warm and I was close behind Denis, but he asked me aswell for the free bodywork but I politely declined and moved on   8)

From there it was just a battle against the track, ignoring my poor left front tyre screaming bloody murder all the time. It even had the gall to refuse to do all the hard work the last few laps, had to take it abit easy from there  :P

Kinda glad Jeffrey wasn't here today though  :angel:

All in all, good race and looking forward to next week. Monza became one of my fav track since a couple of months  ;D

https://www.dropbox.com/s/t23agxj4aluf5qo/ks_mercedes_amg_gt3%40ks_brands_hatch-gp_20160720220932?dl=0 For those who missed it

I did check the server when I copied the results off and stracker was running. However as Shark pointed out it didn't appear to be, can't explain why  :-\

First lap in the Merc is a nightmare. You can plant your foot on the brake pedal and it sort of says "oh ok maybe, just a little bit, ahhh, oooh too much effort, no that's all i got, sorry", followed by "hello gravel".

It didn't work for me in Q but was ok in R.  ???

Haha, exactly. Glad it isn't just me then. ;)
Had Richard fly by me first few corners every race so far.

Actually I take it back - it has data for both sessions now when it didn't when I checked earlier  :-\ However its race results are a little fictitious!

http://stracker.simracing.org.uk:50041/sessiondetails?sessionid=89#

Phew that was a hot tough race  :sweatdrop: I literally had sweat dripping off me and I'm reasonably fit!

Didn't go to plan for me on my home track  :'(.

Qually boded well when I popped in a pole time  :o for a short while near the end but Maikel and Denis both pipped me. But then when I joined the grid I was wrong footed by the errant stracker/ptracker showing me in about 6th or 7th...no idea why it played up tonight. ???
Got a slight duff start allowing shark to fly by but tucked in behind him and front few to chase hard for next 4-5 laps. I really thought I'd be in a top 5 battle tonight but got a tyre off at dingle dell and I stupidly tried to fight it instead of taking a straighter line off on the grass. As a result I slewed into the inside Armco  :'(
I must have bent a wishbone as had understeer the rest of the race but still had fun fighting my way back up from 12th to 8th with some good battles along the way. All good clean racing  :thumbup1:
Almost had FMG on last lap but he got very good exits at all corners and I couldn't put the Bentleys power to use to get him on the straights.
Was very surprised to not catch sight again of the front 6 but you guys must have kept it neat and fast for 22 laps on a hot night and tricky intense track. I couldn't even grab a sip of water it's so fast and furious!

Well done Maikel for the win and congrats podium and all who raced  :thumbup2:

Numbers were down as predicted due to main holiday spell now but hopefully back to fuller strength in a couple of weeks on people's returns.
Sorry to hear gp20 couldn't see the server. What is this issue as Others have mentioned it. ???

Well I didn't get lapped this race so that's a step in the right direction  :). Qualifying pace was poor but my race pace was reasonable, but it became clear I was running far too much wing on the straights again. Everyone seemed to breeze past me but it did make the racing entertaining. A couple of clumsy errors on my part dropped me places, including an unfortunate nudge to Tim, but overall it was good to bag 9th for my first points finish.

It'll be interesting to see how the McLaren copes around Monza, just hope it is my setup rather than a lack of power  :).

Totally amazing race for me in my Nissan. Qualified 7th which was higher than I thought I would after seeing the times during the week. Made a good start but was more impressed with how clean and respectful the start was and lap 1. Very impressed which got giggling (been a few years since I've raced online in a league) :)

Settled in to a nice little battle chasing FMG for 4th whilst being chased by NSFW. Second giggle moment was looking in the rear view mirror seeing NSFW flashing his headlights at me down Diggle Dell to try and distract me lol Anyway, no problem keeping him behind and went to make a pass on FMG into Paddock Hill but got understeer and pushed him wide (sorry). Pulled over and waited but didn't see him pass me and ended up letting 5 cars pass me dropping me to 11th :(

Then had another epic battle with Mark in his Bentley chasing me whilst I cut back through the pack. Caught up with FMG again and managed to get past, again into Paddock Hill, again not so cleanly (sorry...again) but not pushing him off thankfully this time.

Ended up finishing 5th which I am more than happy with and the Nissan was amazing. Just needed a few more laps as I could see 3rd and 4th just up ahead And I was catching them by over a second a lap.

So can't wait for the next one, I love Monza.

Wow, what a crazy race. Qualified fifth, because I wasn't able to do a clean lap. Last lap could have been P3, but I f*cked it up in the very last corner  >:(
Start was ok, lost one place, but my real problem started a few corners later when I was between all the other cars and couldn't hear my own engine, because the other cars were much louder than my Nissan, so I missed several upshifts due to that and lost two places  ;D (guess I need to adjust my engine volume ingame for the next round)
After that I found myself in P8, stuck behind another Nissan and a BMW. After some laps I had to avoid a spinning Mark in his Bentley, but I didn't find a way around the cars in front. Suddenly both cars in front of me collided in turn 1 and I was easily able to gain both positions. After that I was already quite far behind the race leading trio, but only one lap later I caught a Mercedes and a McLaren, which obviously went offtrack somewhere and lost some time. Drove one lap behind them until they also collided entering turn 4. I was very lucky to avoid both of them, but went through without a scratch on my car. After that I finally found a good rhythm and turned some good laps. I wasn't able to match Maikel's pace, but I came closer to Richard in P2. With eight laps to go and only 6 seconds behind Richard suddenly went straight into the barrier and disappeared. I guess he had some connection issues or his game crashed ??? Last laps were quite relaxed. P2 was the absolute maximum for me today, before the race I expected something between P3 and P5.
I had the feeling that any other GT3 car is bettera around Brands Hatch than the Nissan (or it's just me who sucks there ;D), nevertheless heading towards one of my favourite tracks next week makes me quite optimistic for the next round.
Congrats to Maikel and all the other racers who survived the heat and successfully finished the race :D


btw: Stracker and those lap charts after each race are very useful. The championship standings  and race results here on the website + all the information (racing history) I'm getting when clicking on my own or any other username are just awesome. I raced in some leagues before, but this one is by far the best. Keep up the good work :thumbup1:

Had an enjoyable race except for assetto crashing when i was just coasting home for second place. Made a good start and took a place stayed in place behind maikal and denis , denis lost it and i took second place. I tried catching maikal but he was too fast . I just kept a pace and coasted until my assetto crashed was gutted . good racing tho guys clean and sensible first corner which is tough with cold tyres.

Have to agree with this totally. It's bloody brilliant. I love stats etc.

Glad you guys are enjoying the racing and the stats backup, makes it more rewarding to me and Pete too  :)

Speaking of stats, I'm not a fan of getting a DNF, eventhough I announced I wasn't going to make it :P

I noticed that. I wondered if it should be a DNS.

A stain on your distinguished career?  ;) Pete may be able to edit the table to show dns  :-\. If we were pushed for spaces I'd be editing the driver file each week but it's less admin if I leave the full entry list. However drivers like chrisR who haven't turned up for any will find themselves dropped off it to release a booking space.

Well...yeah  ;D. I hate DNF's, especially so when they weren't even DNF's. Isn't it possible to just remove the non starters out of the results file?

Sorry where is your DNF Jeff? Dave's official results don't have anything next to your name and your not even listed on stracker's results

It is on my personal page (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=profile&u=209&sa=racing_history&driver=209#aliases): A2BSS        July 20, 2016, 07:21:43 PM +0100        Brands Hatch (GP)        DNF    

Found myself in the middle of the pack for the first few laps and was really enjoying battling with Sam and Eck. On a lap, a second under my pb, and I crashed, sustained damage, ended up last and then proceeded to limp round. Just hope hat one day I can mix it with other racers for the whole race.