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Password: see above (#post_event_password)

Practise: 19:45 (45 mins)
Qual: 20:30 (15 mins)
Race: 20:45   (40 minutes)

Cars allowed:
2017 911 GT3 Cup Cars


Track:Brands Hatch GP

Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Weather: Clear
Start: Rolling
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: normal
Pit-stops:none

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

Damage: 70%

Password: see above (#post_event_password)

PLP App - Not used in this series. Cutting will be monitored on replay and penalties issued for excessive cutting.

Notes:
(1)PLP App - Not used in this event. Cutting will be monitored on replay and penalties issued for excessive cutting.
(2)Please make sure you are fully aware of the SimRacing.org.uk Rules especially the
rules about in-game chat messages.
(3) Please exercise caution when pitting as some tracks have a speed limit.
(4) Please follow the SROUK guidelines for using kerbs etc. Please keep 2 wheels on the track surface (kerbs do not count as track surface)
Excessive cutting of corners will seen as cheating and the results may be altered to reflect this.

(5) Start procedure
*It will be the pole sitter's responsibility to complete the first lap at a pace that allows the rest of the grid to follow comfortably
*There should be no overtaking or hard accelerating/braking
*Drivers should avoid getting too far behind or too close to the driver in front
*Approximately 20 seconds before crossing the start line the pole sitter should slow down to a speed of no more than 50mph (80km/h)
*Each following driver shall close up directly behind the driver in front also maintaining a speed of no more than 50mph (80km/h)
*The pole sitter should maintain that speed until they cross the start line and then accelerate away to start the race (lap2)
*Each following driver should only accelerate when the driver directly ahead does (they do not have to wait until crossing the start line)
*No overtaking is allowed before crossing the start line at the completion of the formation lap
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AC week this Sunday, I will get the practice server up and running tomorrow night.

Practice server is up and running for Sundays race

its so quiet in here...

hoping to get some pre-race practice in later, havn't had time to try yet  :(

Arrive and drive for me. No time, no practice.

Same for me.

And me, just got home. Will see if I feel up to it later, at least I know the car and track well enough!  :P

lol, same for me, spend all my free time with ACC the last few days  :D

internet connection failed on the warm up lap  :(

Apologies, missed it, only just got home.

race of two halves for me. Turned up late with no practise, was very surprised to find i had never raced the cup car at Brands before  :o so didnt even have a setup. Used one i had for zandvoort and qualified 5th i think.

First half of the race i was able to keep with the front 3 or 4 and was quite enjoying myself. But about mid race my concentration started to wane as i wasnt match fit after a week away supping vino and relaxing, plus i was starting to bake in the Rift. Did a bit of grass cutting when Max re-caught me and also had a couple of oversteer moments exiting surtees which dropped me back a couple of secs and then finding myself in no mans land with nobody to challenge i just carried on to the finish a bit bored. No idea how i ended up 20 secs back from the guys i'd kept in view for the first 20 minutes. Think my setup wasnt optimum but hey ho.

Finished 5th.  :)

Well that was a rather manic sunday evening drive.


First off apologies to FMG,  I think I might have unintentionally held you up in qually while I was warming my tyres, before diving out of the way at pilgrims drop  :(


The race, oh boy.  Start was ok,  I drove a sensible first lap after the green flag, watching FMG in the mirror and going to a defensive line in a couple of turns where he looked like he might pounce, and then slowly started to ease a gap. Then OMG, complete brain failure and spun my self into the gravel at Stirlings,  What a plum!  I had to wait for the whole field to pass before it was safe to rejoin the track,  so 1st to last in 1 corner.
Annoyed, it was time to try and undo as much damage as possible, so I set off after the pack.  Getting back to 5th wasn't too hard, although its never easy passing identical cars cleanly, but then it got harder, the top 4 were circulating at a fast pace in a group and I had to pick them off 1 at a time, and each time I got past one I lost contact with the few in front and had to close it down again. FMG was probably the hardest (and most fun), huge respect to you sir, half a lap side by side through the turns is just :thumbup2: , knowing you wont give up but at the same time I can trust you to leave just enough room that we don't have a problem  :notworthy:
Simon was next, and again it wasn't easy, you were running a fast pace all night and finding that gap to get by took some work. Hawthorns was my lucky corner for overtakes though  ;D
Now there was 6(ish) minutes to go and only NFSW in front by a couple of seconds or so. I could close the gap but my rear tyres were starting to complain and every time I got closer I would then undo it by having a slide and loosing a bit again, so in the end I came home second only just behind.   I'll take that as an OK return on a big error, and much fun was had in making it happen  :)


Vallelunga next eh, should be interesting with those technical corners...

Another great race in these most excellent cars. Always love Brands Hatch and knew even with no practice I would be ok here, but wasn't expecting to be able to run with the usual front runners, so that was a nice change.  ;D

After others made mistakes I hung onto the tailpipes of the leader and put him under as much pressure as I could. It was never quite enough and in the last 10 minutes with the tyres going off I found it a bit harder to be consistent and with a small mistake it let Max through to take 2nd off me. Then for a lap or two after that I was then struggling for pace which let Tim near again, but I was able to push again once I re-settled to hang on to 3rd for my best finish of the season so far.

Not a fan of Vallelunga, never worked out how to drive very well there in any car, so I suspect I'll be a little bit off the leaders next time out and probably in no-mans land.

If anyone wants my Brands Hatch setup...
http://thesetupmarket.com/setup_files/55c2cddddebcbba924bb2a34/5cf571b98e207c14a5edb4b4 (http://thesetupmarket.com/setup_files/55c2cddddebcbba924bb2a34/5cf571b98e207c14a5edb4b4)