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I might have to miss this race guys as my computer and rig are without a desk to mount them on, as the room is being decorated  :-\

Arggghhhh nooooo!   The "D" word!  Wash your mouth out!

……………………..I some sugar soap here, do you think that might work????  ??? ::)


Anyhoo, I have been rescued by IKEA  :yes: ;D I had anticipated that I would have to construct a new desk from scratch to fit where I wanted it and happened to browse the B&Q and Ikea sites this morning, for some suitable filing cabinets to integrate into a 2 mtr wide desk top. When lo and behold  :o, Ikea had a unit for sale with 2 drawer units and a 2 mtr desktop "off the shelf" and in stock at my local store, which is just a couple of miles away.
Fired up the trusty Mondeo Estate, burnt rubber and drifted sideways into a convenient loading bay, collected all the items NP, back home and I am now typing this sat at a spanking new desk with PC and peripherals all working ( I think  :whistling: )

Might see you at Anderstorp if all is OK.

Arggghhhh nooooo!   The "I" word!  Wash your mouth out!  And this time do it properly!

Suppose the end might justify the means.  ::)

Replay -> https://www.sendspace.com/file/60nztv

Shame so many of the few driver dissapeared...

Yes, a lucky result for us in that circumstance. Thanks for amending it for me Cookie.

When I was dropped (lap 18) I had a skip on the back straight and that lap showed as 1.5 seconds faster in S3.

After that, I did a fastest lap of 1:36.79, and by the end I could just about see Pelle in the distance when I was on the back straight (so roughly 10 seconds back).

Lost three seconds on the last lap and crossed the line with 0.1 gallons / 6 psi fuel  :o

too much rain here
so I used BRM because I was expecting a connection problem
in the end the result was still positive
and but once I spent the race in duel with Fulvio
this time it was better !!!

Congrats Pelle!!!!

 Grats to podium and all finishers.

A long time since I have raced on this circuit and for me that was a very odd few laps. I had enough tokens to take almost any car, but thought I would stay loyal to the Honda. Qually on race fuel got me up to a reasonable grid position and the start went well.
A few drivers dropped out and after a few cars ran wide I moved up through the field with Fulvio and his Ferrari all over my tail pipes. But the car felt stable and I was hoping for a good finish. I saw that Iestyn was behind Fulvio and was hoping that he might slow him a little.
I made a small mistake which allowed Fulvio to get alongside and eventually slip through. I am honest enough to know that Iestyn is likely to be quicker than me, and anyway he is my team mate  ::), so I allowed him a free pass to chase Fulvio  ;) and hoped to tag along behind.
After that, although I did not run off the track, or hit anything, the car  ( or maybe it was me? ) just changed completely and wanted to spin at every corner???? Not only that, but my laptimes dropped a little and the rear tyres suddenly overheated dramatically???

The end result was a series of spins that ended when I ripped 2 wheels off at T1, still totally bemused by the change in handling  :-\

Strange thing Clive, I had the same symptoms some laps later.

Even though my only aim was to reach the points at half distance and I never pushed, my tire temps got orange and I had several spins...

I tried to cool down and succeeded after 2-3 laps. To the end all temps were green and the car felt as before.

Looking at the race history graph you can see the curve falling and recovering, I wonder if the 2 leading cars had the same behaviour at the same time?

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For me, I noticed that it took a long time for the tyres to come in. Around that point, I noticed that my fronts were overheating, while of course in the Honda the rears are usually lighting up at corner exits anyway. It's around this point that I was finally able to pull away and try to chase the leaders, trying to be smoother to keep the temps in check.

I had raised the pressures on the Riekkinen setup by 1 psi (two half clicks), from 19 to 20, so the fronts were a click too far. I wanted to finish without any spins and managed to do so!

Thanks for letting me by Clive, I could see you were sliding rather a lot and trying to pass you otherwise made me quite nervous!  ;D

I´m driving this SIM since last year, had a great pace in the ferrari, but as so many times I cannot reach the final flag because of one or more spinns. Going slower doesn´t really work. So, try to keep on practising :)

Gratulation to all finishers and Pelle for the victory!!

 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

How is it possible to be so quick after one or less year ?

I am driving GPL with mod67 since 19 or 20 years and I am so slow  :(

What's your secret ?

..I just loved to drive all kind of other SIMs.
All started 1991 with Geoff Crammonds F1GP followed by many others but mainly GP2 and GP3 up to Project Cars.

I knew GPL since the day it was released, also had tested it at a friends computer,
but left it because to difficult in those days, forgot it all the years and surprisingly refound it last year.
in a short time GPL has got my favorite, the SIM thats left :)

If you find out David, please tell me too  ;D