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Title: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: Cookie on April 20, 2021, 10:03:36 AM +0100
Season 38 - SC67 - Lola vs Ferrari Cup – Round 7 - Road America

WIP

Round 6 of the S38 Lola vs Ferrari Cup will be at Road America in the USA.
The track covers 640 acres (2.6 km2) within Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine. It is near the Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive and has hosted races since September 1955. It currently hosts over 400 events a year. Road America has not been modified and retains its original configuration of 4.048 miles (6.515 km) in length and consisting of 14 turns. The track features many elevation changes, along with a long front stretch where speeds approaching 200 mph (320 km/h) may be reached. One of the best known features of this course is a demanding right hand turn known as "the kink." Road America's open seating allows spectators to venture throughout the grounds. Grandstands are available in several locations, as well as permanent hillside seating where crowds of more than 150,000 can be accommodated.


Please check the Season 38 details (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=1262&theme=6) regarding rules and the Lola vs Ferrari Cup pages (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=1312&theme=6) in particular.
In order to add an element of realism, and to hopefully reduce the possibility of rear-end incidents, the brake light patch will be used (http://srmz.net/index.php?showtopic=13319&#entry145626)  :eek:

Race List =  IGOR
Server = UKGPL_8
IP Address = TBA
Race date = 23-04-2021
GPL mod = SC67 - Lola / Ferrari only
60fps patch = 60fpsV2newmod
Track dir = roadamer
Quali starts = 20:45  UK time -> 45min
Race starts = ~21:30 UK time
Race length = ~50 min -> 21 laps
Damage Model = Intermediate
Replay = here (https://www.sendspace.com/file/4rg1i3)

Handicapping

"Works" drivers will carry extra weight in form of 10 gallons of race fuel (to remain in the tank after the race). No limit in quali!
Drivers are expected to behave in a fair and gentlemanly fashion and declare how much fuel they have left after the race.

In order to ensure there will be ~10 gallons of fuel left after the race, the minimum race fuel load for Works is expected to be:


  • Lola T70 = 28 gallons (~106 litres)
  • Ferrari P4 = 29 gallons (~110 litres)


2 x resets will be allowed there is no need to carry out a Stop and Go in the pit lane if you make a Shift-R.

Drivers are reminded that Lap 1 incidents carry an extra 1 place penalty.
Only reported incidents will be moderated.

Please restrict chat to emergency messages only including at the end of the race until ALL drivers still racing have crossed the line.


WIP

Class     Driver Lola  Ferrari
Works Tristan Bot    33
Works Enrique Farina  12
Works Axel Cookie 51
Works EvilClive 32
Works Raoni Frizzo 11
Works Fulvio Policardi 15
Privat David Rainier 33
Privat Phil Thornton 33
Privat Fran M 23
Privat Paul V 22
Privat Doni Y33
Privat Pete Bennett 33
Works Greg T01
Works Alain Maurice 22
Works Markus Friedrich  10
Works Mark Jones 32
Privat Philippe Girard 33
Privat maddog 11

GLA +FUN




Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: GregT on April 23, 2021, 09:55:30 PM +0100
I got a screen freeze while leading on lap 2. :( It was going to be interesting to see if the two cars behind me could keep up and if Mark and Tristan could catch me.

I hope others weren't disconnected.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: Pete Bennett on April 23, 2021, 10:35:31 PM +0100
I had some fun for a few laps there with Cookie and Phil before I threw myself onto the grass on the last bend. I'm getting more comfortable in the Sports Cars now and pleased to get to the end on the lead lap. Grats to podium with those ludicrous laptimes. See you all next time.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: francesco on April 23, 2021, 10:40:41 PM +0100
It was a bit of a race to see who could throw me out.
4 exits caused by other pilots plus a couple of my own mistakes.
So the result could not be better.
Behind Paul V. my car don't gain speed with the slipstream,not understood.
Next 2 races i use the Lola but since I have odd number of races wich car i must use for the last?


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: Cookie on April 23, 2021, 10:50:20 PM +0100
Yes such a shame Greg, you would have been part of a trio infernale wich remained a duo...

The rest seems very close and the handicap worked perfect imo.
I had allways 10gal more than the guys around me, had to risk more and made some mistakes, but was all the time busy. Great fun!


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: PaulV on April 23, 2021, 10:50:58 PM +0100
Shame about Gregs disco.. seemed a solid server for the rest of us.

Had a really good steady race. stayed on the track for most of the race no spins.

had some really good racing particularly with Francesco.. good stuff.  I noticed you had trouble slipstreaming me, otherwise you had a little more speed than me at the rest of the track. shame about our little coming together. I didnt think you were that far up my inside. :-[

all in all. great fun.  Im getting to grips with these cars, slowly but surely.  :D


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: Giovanni Centorame on April 23, 2021, 10:52:11 PM +0100
An insidious track, wide cars and a lot of Hp to manage, just the perfect mix. I made small mistakes here and there that cost me a lot but was nice and the last 5 laps were really really hot.

@ Doni, you blocked me several times changing your line when i was attempting to overtake you and could be ok because I know it's racing and we all don't want to give up, but waving on the straights multiple times it's really unfair.... :(

@ Phil what an amazing last lap  ;D ;D :o, we were both on the limit and  it was an incredible fight, i don't know how i managed to brake with half of the car on the grass and you on the side!

Congrats to the podium, steamroller pace :devil:


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: Phil Thornton on April 23, 2021, 10:55:43 PM +0100
4 exits caused by other pilots plus a couple of my own mistakes.
Sorry Fran, one of them was me. I was working my way back up the order after having been punted off myself. I was a long way back and gave you (what I thought was) plenty of room but you braked earlier than I expected. I ended up gently tapping you and sending you into a spin. I waited for you to recover before continuing. Hope it didn't ruin your race.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: francesco on April 23, 2021, 11:11:07 PM +0100
Quote
Hope it didn't ruin your race.
Frankly speaking it was the most damaging as I lost a lot of positions :laugh:. but in any case it is not a problem as I have no great ambitions in this series.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: Phil Thornton on April 23, 2021, 11:11:47 PM +0100
@ Phil what an amazing last lap  ;D ;D :o, we were both on the limit and  it was an incredible fight, i don't know how i managed to brake with half of the car on the grass and you on the side!
Yes it was a great fight. You put me under a lot of pressure on the last couple of laps and I ran wide at T10 on the last lap. I managed to collect the car but I knew you'd have a speed advantage on Kettle Bottoms and I expected a challenge on the inside at Canada Corner. I stayed wide to give you room but I didn't know you had clipped the grass and you had to work very hard to stop the car. Great recovery. Being on the outside, I had to trust you would not make a mistake, brake to late and run wide taking me out. You did well and we were side by side through Canada Corner  :thumbup2:. But I had the advantage of the inside line at T13, it was always going to be difficult for you to pass me there and so that's how it worked out. Great driving Giovanni, it was a pleasure to race with you  :thumbup1:


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: maddog on April 24, 2021, 01:11:08 PM +0100
At Road America, good times were to be had, by both the good and the brave.  I sussed myself to be only of the semi-brave, and was provided a rearward grid spot, where a good result would be a matter of survival, amongst a treacherous, and twitcherous foe. :P

Happily, a well sorted Lola, allowed a couple of spots to be quickly gained, without bloodshed, and I was fortunate enough to squeeze past some leading debris, a few laps into the breach, to gain some more race space, to suppliment ye race pace.  

An unlikely podium suddenly beckoned, with the way forward blocked only by a Fulvious Lola.  As a polite and semi-brave GT guest driver, I bravely let him escape.  And while searching for the track towards race end, politely waved a Lolar-ized Phillipe through, as he seemed in rather a hurry.:D  A P5 was a good result pour moi.

High quality track - high quality race, for the good and the semi-brave.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: Markus Friedrich on April 24, 2021, 01:40:30 PM +0100
My race was great till lap 16.
At the start I have benefited from the coming-together of Mark and Tristan and the unfortunate screen freeze of Greg handed me over the first place. I could manage to stay in front and I found some confidence after a few laps despite the very heavy fuel load. After a while Mark and Tristan filled up my mirrors but I was able to defend myself for a while, also because both battled each other while chasing me. Once I saw a very impressive incident between them in my mirror. Either Mark or Tristan's car flipped several times and I thought their cars might be damaged enough to offer me a chance for a victory. But only a lap later they caught me again and Mark soon did a superb overtake in turn 3. Tristan was soon to follow and I settled in P3.

During lap 16 I locked the brakes approaching Canada Corner and somehow avoided spinning the car only to overshoot the corner with the result of parking my car at the top of the hay bales. Only way to get going again was a shift r. I had to wait till 3 cars passed me before I was able to reset the car (P6 then). But afterwards my car was just too heavy and everyone behind me was closing in and overtaking me. I succeed in protecting my position once or twice but most of the time there was not much I could do.
Once Axel started a brave overtaking maneuver at Morraine Sweep that took me a bit by surprise so that I instantly touched my brakes in fear of a coming together. I think this might have caused Giovanni loosing control of his car as he was at my tail at that moment. Sorry for that.

All in all I am disappointed with my performance as a P3 was on the table. I still struggle with the GT cars. Brakes are much different from the 67 cars and I tend to lock the brakes more often. On top I never get more than 100 degree Celsius into the tires (optimum should be 120). However, I liked the track very much, great looking, nice flow and difficult braking zones before Canada Corner and turn 5.  :clap:


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: MagicArsouille on April 27, 2021, 10:57:46 AM +0100
hi Cookie , I wanted to load the reaplay and I got a virus on sendspace !??? now I have a problem on my pc ......


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: PaulV on April 27, 2021, 11:26:58 AM +0100
hi Cookie , I wanted to load the reaplay and I got a virus on sendspace !??? now I have a problem on my pc ......

Sorry to hear about any possible virus problems.

I have been having other issues with sendspace, for the last 4 or 5 races I've been unable to download any of the replays.

Usually says it can't find the file, After it finds the file, when I try to download its says download has started but then just stops.



Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: Cookie on April 27, 2021, 12:02:41 PM +0100
My files are automatic scanned by ClamAV on the server!
This server PC is my only linux pc with active AV all the time

Sendspace seems to have problems, I agree, but my files are save!


(https://i.ibb.co/sP1xr5F/Bildschirmfoto-2021-04-27-12-56-52.png) (https://ibb.co/th2j5Zb)


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: Cookie on April 27, 2021, 12:06:34 PM +0100
Here is the replay on mediafire:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/4kwhkevi03vlign/UKGPL_8__60fps.2021.04.23.23.27.rpy.7z/file


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: PaulV on April 27, 2021, 12:11:03 PM +0100
Here is the replay on mediafire:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/4kwhkevi03vlign/UKGPL_8__60fps.2021.04.23.23.27.rpy.7z/file

Thanks cookie. That works perfectly.  3.9mb in 8 seconds.

Can we use media fire in the future ?


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: MagicArsouille on April 28, 2021, 03:56:03 PM +0100
Hi :)
Mutch better Mediafire :)
so I had to look at the reaplay as Mark J.protest agains me .... I have done my report so will see....:)
It was a many incidents race and I have to apologies to Mark J. on lap 1 at T2 .....Phil T. for the little toutch on lap 2 at Canada corner ( not enought room for me ?! ).....Cookie , L8, same place same action !...
...and L8,9 and 13 will be revueved by marshals ....

thx all for racing & Org.

cu next


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: Cookie on April 28, 2021, 06:02:18 PM +0100
Mark and Tris,  :fencing:
are you serious?


This is a fun series with a wonderfull mod on great tracks, I think we all love to race these cars with other humans on a level.

I am 100 % shure nobody does want to do any foul to his opponents, so I really do not understand what's going on!

I will look into this if you insist...

PS
If there is a next race, I will put the rpy to mediafire.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: Phil Thornton on April 28, 2021, 06:19:34 PM +0100
.... I have to apologies to  .....Phil T. for the little toutch on lap 2 at Canada corner ( not enought room for me ?! )
I saw Mark was behind me on Pribluda after a shunt on lap 1 and I decided there was no point in trying to defend my position. He was so much faster than be in qually, I decided to let him through on the inside at Canada corner. I figured I would loose less time against the drivers I normally race with by letting him past. I didn't notice you were immediately behind him, I only gave Pribluda a cursory glance (if I study Pribulda too thoroughly I crash  ::) ).

If I'd have seen you I would have done the same and given you the room but I didn't. It was a speculative move on your part because you were in an intense battle with Mark and you didn't want to loose any time. So I understand your impatience but it would have been more friendly to take a bit more care overtaking the slower drivers. I would have moved over if I'd have known you were there and you'd have lost less time.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: MagicArsouille on April 28, 2021, 11:39:11 PM +0100
no problem Phil :) ..... that's why I apologie ....;)....next time I will be more carefull ..... :wheelchair:


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) Lola vs Ferrari Cup - Road America - Apr 23
Post by: Mark Jones on April 29, 2021, 02:31:01 AM +0100
Mark and Tris,  :fencing:
are you serious?


This is a fun series with a wonderfull mod on great tracks, I think we all love to race these cars with other humans on a level.

I am 100 % shure nobody does want to do any foul to his opponents, so I really do not understand what's going on!

I will look into this if you insist

I don't understand. This is a championship series?