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Title: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: Wiltshire Tony on December 16, 2017, 03:47:55 PM +0000
Championship Standings here (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=573&theme=5)

Grid/server capacity: 22

Practice: ~19:20 (60 mins)
Qualifying: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40 (16 laps)

Track: Spa Francorchamps (GTL Standard track)

Cars allowed


Class A
Abarth 1000 TCR Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_abarth1000tcr)
Pirin Fiat Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_fiat850sport)

Class B
Abarth 1000 TC Corsa Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_abarth1000tcCorsa)
Simca 1150 Abarth Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_abarth1150)

Car restrictions: Three drives per car, six drives per class. For details click HERE (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wY7XiCpxAm_rd0k-id9LqDrd0PGDRWfKXeX1nvfPpr0/edit?usp=sharing)

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

Server: simracing.org Wednesday
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: Practice password is the usual race password for this race.


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: Wiltshire Tony on October 17, 2018, 10:25:56 PM +0100
I'm on my hols  :boat:

See you all at Oulton Park for the Auto Tuner night.


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: EvilClive on October 24, 2018, 02:19:16 PM +0100
Back from hols, should be at Spa this evening in the little screamers.  ;)


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: Dominick on October 24, 2018, 09:47:05 PM +0100
Bugger, I wasn't aware there is a small patch to increase the fuel capacity of the Fiat. So I ended up being the only one to make a pitstop. So me   ::)  :-X  :'(  ???  ;D
Apart from that 'little' issue it was a very fun race.


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: Erling G-P on October 24, 2018, 10:53:40 PM +0100
Two very different race halves for me tonight.   2nd on grid, but Dan shot past into Eau Rouge on L1 and had Clive right up my chuff.  Later that lap, I lost the rear at Campus and spun.  Entire field was past before I could rejoin.  Clive waited, which puzzled me, as I didn't feel any contact between us.  Maybe he just wanted to harass me some more ?  ;)  Replay reveals it though - the sparks between our cars shows that it was in fact the cheeky git who spun me, so he did right in waiting  :)

Soon past Kurt's slower car, with Clive right on my tailpipes. Couldn't shake him, despite being quicker in qual, so suspected he had qualified on race fuel (which I didn't).  He had looks up the inside in several corners, but it'll be a cold day in Hell before I let myself be outbraked by Mr. Evil  ;)  After a few laps we had caught Dom & S_Cargo. I ran ever so slightly wide at Campus/Stavelot, and the evil one nipped past.  Re payed the favor a little over a lap later, when he went off line at the chicane.  Next Bob lost it at Eau Rouge. Quite a lottery trying to predict where his car would go, but we both made it past.  I then went not so slightly wide same place as before, letting Clive past again. Outbraked him - and myself at the chicane, so he dived under, reclaiming the place.  He clouted Dom at La Source however, and had to wait again, which regrettably ended our duel. 

Chased after S_Cargo and got past when he had a moment at Campus.  Initially worried at the rate he was gaining on the straights, but he soon dropped back, so assume he must have had more moments.  Geoffers was now 30 secs ahead and once again in a different Galaxy.  Earlier you could at least rely on him making the odd mistake, but he's completely stopped doing that, which is very bad news for anyone with ambitions for more than 2nd spot..  :)  2nd half then most lonely, in contrast to the first.   Grats to Geoffers on a most convincing win, and to S_Cargo for completing the podium.


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: Geoffers on October 25, 2018, 09:15:03 AM +0100
Apologies for taking the fastest car, if I hadn't been in with a chance of winning the championship (jointly), I would have taken a slower one. So apart from winning it was a fairly lonely race, even resisted the usual temptation of trying to lap faster & faster.

Congrats to Erling & S.Cargo  :clap: :clap: & Kurt for winning his class  :clap: & well done to the rest, everyone managed to make it to the finish.  :clap: :thumbup2:

And bad luck Dom, seems Tony hadn't included the fuel capacity fix in the race post.  :oops:


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: Wiltshire Tony on October 25, 2018, 09:41:26 AM +0100
Apologies to Dom for not including details of the fuel fix, my bad.

Results will be done on Saturday as my laptop -v- P&O :boat: Internet do not appear to want to know each other  :cursing:

Hope everyone had a good couple of races

See you all on Wednesday for the AT Cup.

Cheers

WT

EDIT: I'm using the ships Library computer to write this  ::)


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: Ziu Bacubacu on October 25, 2018, 09:52:17 AM +0100
Grats For Both Championship Geoffers (http://www.vocinelweb.it/faccine/sport/46.gif)


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: Geoffers on October 25, 2018, 09:59:04 AM +0100
Grats For Both Championship Geoffers (http://www.vocinelweb.it/faccine/sport/46.gif)

If my maths are correct we finished equal on points in Class A & the overall championship, so congrats to you too Ziu.  :notworthy:

Also congrats to Erling on winning Class B.   :notworthy:






Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: Ziu Bacubacu on October 25, 2018, 10:19:13 AM +0100
Sorry Erling, Grats to you for Class B Championship  :D


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: EvilClive on October 25, 2018, 10:55:14 AM +0100
Grats to Ziu, Geoffers and Erling on their championship wins. I did take a quick look at the points table before last night's race and was stunned to see where I was in the fast cars  :o. But then reality kicked in when I looked at what cars I had left and more importantly what cars other members might use....... Erling already had the Group B table sewn up, so he was sure to take the Pirin in Group A and Geoffers was spoilt for choice, so he was likely to take a Group A too  :-\
Maybe I could stick my nose into that little battle for the Group A silverware, but it was a big ask against the likes of Geoffers ( who would have the faster car ) and professor Erling and his clinical racing.

Erling guessed right about quali on race fuel. Something that I do 90% of the time so that I know where I am on race pace. If everyone else qualifies on race fuel I have a good indication of my relative speed, if they have gone light on fuel then things can only get better for me?? At least that is what I tell myself  ;)
So, Arnold worked out the race strategy. "In the early laps stay as close as you can to Erling, coz that Geoffers guy is at least 2 secs a lap faster and trying to stay with him is gonna end in grass cutting or worse!".
 All that meticulous planning went out of the window in the first 300mtrs! Dan had obviously not read the script and used the illegal KERS system on his car to fire himself into 2nd place before Eau Rouge!!!
Got myself onto Erlings tail and attached a length of Mabel's knicker elastic to his rear bumper " that should ensure that the little bu**er does not get away from me!"
I guessed that Erling had indeed Q'd on low fuel because there were parts of the track where my car felt quicker and I was able to stay with him and , in places, take a sneaky look for a pass.
S. Cargo had got himself onto the back of the tussle for 2nd with Dan and Erling was dragging us into a 4 car dice......sitting at the back of this group I was hoping for an "opportunity"  ::) Approaching Campus it seemed that Erling was slowed by the car in front and the catapultg effect from the elastic tow rope fired me down the outside of the right hander so that by the time we were taking the left hand element, I was almost alongside Erling's car.
When he turned in I knew that he would not expect me to be there , heck!! I had not expected to be there!!!. So I moved as far onto the grass as I dared and hoped that the two wheels still running on kerb and tarmac might keep me pointing in the right direction. But your honour, the miniscule abrasion with what I can only assume was a protruding door handle on Erling's car, combined with the gravitational alignment with Jupiter and the Sun caused him to veer uncontrollably off the track. Even Mabel's knicker elastic was not strong enough to arrest his trajectory, such was the gravitational pull.
I was so moved by this most unfortunate galactic anomaly that I stopped to offer my assistance. :angel-wings:
Imagine my great relief and joy when he emerged unscathed from the undergrowth to rejoin the action.  :-\
I was so devastated that he had suffered such a setback that I felt it was my duty to urge him back up through the field, so where I felt that he was not maximising his speed I offered my physical presence against his rear end to reduce his laptimes. When that failed I passed him and offered him the benefit of my slipstream, because I am such a gentleman  :winkiss:

So keen was I that Erling should recover any lost ground, that my exuberance overcame me and I was surprised when Dominick slowed down for La Source. This is a corner which Arnold maintains is taken flat in 3rd.......no!! honestly that is what he says. He has never driven a car around Spa, but he claims that he knows stuff. :blink:

Erling would now have to look after himself as once again I waited to offer my assistance to a fellow traveller.....I am just such a gentleman m'lud.

Once I had followed him for a lap and  I was sure that Mr Dominick was OK I decided to get to the end of the race as smartly as possible and enjoy a cup of tea with Geoffers, who had kindly offered to provide tea and biscuits as he was likely to be the first back to the clubhouse. Quite why Mabel could not be arsed to make the tea is a good question, but have you tasted her tea???

Great fun guys. Like most of these series I only get used to the cars and find some good pace after the halfway point in the season. Maybe I need to practice more???



Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: Erling G-P on October 25, 2018, 12:43:36 PM +0100
....I was so moved by this most unfortunate galactic anomaly that I stopped to offer my assistance. :angel-wings:
Imagine my great relief and joy when he emerged unscathed from the undergrowth to rejoin the action.  :-\
I was so devastated that he had suffered such a setback that I felt it was my duty to urge him back up through the field, so where I felt that he was not maximising his speed I offered my physical presence against his rear end to reduce his laptimes. When that failed I passed him and offered him the benefit of my slipstream, because I am such a gentleman  :winkiss:

I am moved to tears...  ;D

Thanks regarding Class B Championship guys


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: S.Cargo on October 26, 2018, 10:46:38 AM +0100
As usual I'm quite late in replying here...
First of all it's as pleasant to read your prose as to race with you guys.

I had full choice of car as I did not take part in many races before.
Initially I planned to use the Pirin Fiat (as I had a setup from the previous race) until I discovered that the tank was too small and I would need a pit-stop (one more opportunity to mess-up). Just like Dom I had no idea that there was a patch for the tank capacity, and I was surprised to see so many people use it.  ???
Took the Abarth TCR (which is a handful for me) and could make the podium just because it was the fastest car... and because the damage system doesn't seem to work (GTL feature or car feature ?): my first contact with the guard rail (at Campus) should have killed both the car and myself.  :o
The final part of the race was a bit lonely but before that it was not so easy. I could see someone (Clive?) 1 or 2 sec away on my back for many laps and again without the power of the car I would not have been able to keep my position for long.  :sweatdrop:

In a few words: a pleasant evening!  :)

Thanks to all and congratulations to the podium and the championship winners.


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: Wiltshire Tony on October 27, 2018, 11:22:41 AM +0100
Results and replay now posted.

Please tell me if you spot an error.


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: Wiltshire Tony on October 27, 2018, 11:29:22 AM +0100
So, our first Championship of the 2018 season draws to a close and we must  :clap: :clap: :clap: our champions

CLASS A

1st Ziu Bacubacu & Geoffers  :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

3rd Erling G-P  :thumbup2:

CLASS B

1st Erling G-P  :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

2nd SpecialKS  :thumbup2: :thumbup2:

3rd Bob. M  :thumbup2:

OVERALL

1st Ziu Bacubacu & Geoffers  :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

3rd Erling G-P  :thumbup2:

Thanks to everyone who took part and a special mention for Ziu who devised this unique series  :thumbup1:


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: SpecialKS on October 27, 2018, 03:55:31 PM +0100
Result (https://www.avonrise.co.uk/srou/kurts/Spa-Francorchamps_24102018)

8)


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: Wiltshire Tony on October 27, 2018, 04:08:08 PM +0100
Result (https://www.avonrise.co.uk/srou/kurts/Spa-Francorchamps_24102018)

8)
Thanks Kurt  :thumbup1:


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: Erling G-P on October 27, 2018, 04:37:13 PM +0100
Grats Ziu & Geoffers for the joint wins - and to Kurt & Bob in Class B  :clap: :clap: :clap:


Title: Re: UKGTL Season 18 Abarth Coppa Mille - Spa - Oct 24
Post by: EvilClive on October 27, 2018, 06:54:13 PM +0100
Yes, Grats to all the champagne drinkers...and to all who took part. And thanks for a great idea Ziu.. :thumbup1: