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UKGPL Season 16 - Historic Division - Race 4 - 66 mod - Le Mans (Sarthe)


Race date = 28-10-2008
Server IP Address 87.194.135.42
Time = 21:00
Track = Le Mans (Sarthe)
Variant = 66F1,  3L engines
Damage Model = PRO
Qually time = 30 minutes.
Race length = long (9 laps)

Group I
Mclaren M2B Ford
T1G Eagle Weslake
BRM P83
Lotus 43 BRM


Group II
Honda RA273
Cooper T81
Brabham BT19
Ferrari 312

Drivers restricted to Group I: Tim Muttram, Syd Drake, Hristo Itchov and Clive Loynes.


Password: see above (#post_event_password)
(2) Driver lists can be found on the championship standings page (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=192&theme=6)

I'll set up a practice server for this event at 9:00pm tonight if anyone is interested.

9.00pm? I guess you're not a Spooks fan.

I'm going to miss this one, I can only manage a maximum of 4 laps before GPL crashes, not sure what the server does with my car in this situation.  Would hate to destroy someone elses race.

Paul

I'm baffled as to where all this problem with Sarthe has come from.

I don't recall any trouble with this track in all the years that we have used it in BREASTS league.

Famous last words  ::)

Looking forward to it.  With the slipstreaming effect I don't suppose I shall even need my mug of tea to make the straight seem reasonable.

The long slipstream in 66 mod is a double edged knife, especially on a track such as this one. If you ever lose the pack's slipstream even once it's very likely you'd never see the cars ahead again.  ::) They'll get away from you so fast you'd wish to just quit.   :-\ Witnessed it at Reims some time ago and I can imagine it being much worse here.  :'( So whatever you do, stay close, lol.  :D

Looks like I'll be continuing my record of no shows for this series.
Currently sat at work waiting for a system to stop playing silly b*ggers and let me complete a Disaster Recovery test.

So far all I have is the disaster :(

I'm also sitting in work dealing with disaster - but this is a real one not a test! I'm just glad I got a few laps in yesterday and my Honda Spa set, which didn't really get a run on Sunday, works a treat.

Unfortunately our regular server won't be available tonight so we are going to have to use mine.  I've had it up for practice sessions recently without any reported problems but I've never used it for a league race.  I have a dynamic IP which is currently set to 84.70.2.30 and shouldn't change between now and the race (I'm not planning to reboot by router) so you should be OK to connect direct if needs be.  If you are in IGOR chat the server name is UKGPL_4.

I've set up a couple of practice sessions if you want to try your connection (45 mins praccy with 2 lap race).  See you all in chat at 9:00, if you get home from work that is :cursing:

I'm home at least!
Still havn't decided on what car I'm driving though  :-\

Take the T1F, Tim - it's a dream in the corners.

Woo Hoo! Work finished so I'm heading home. I might be a tick late for qually but I'll be there.

I'm still at work.....nuff said

I wish I had stayed in work. 2 races on Sunday and today and I've done less than half a mile in total.

Sorry Storm, i saw there was room there, but didnt take into account it was a "Pro" race sigh, wish i knew that sooner grr.

Sorry m8  :'(

I wasn't having a go - you were on the extreme right of the track and I was on the left so we met in the middle. That's just the way it goes. I was just bemoaning my bad luck.

I forgot about that fecking tree at Indianapolis!  :censored: Survived a spin only to be flipped onto my head by it  :cursing:

Sorry if my passiong attempt caused you to out brake at Mulsanne Paul  :-[ Wish I'd waited longer for my attempt now....
Nevermind, it was a good race while it lasted and I'm amazed at how fast the Fezza is without a tow  :scared:

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Damn, I should have been a surgeon. Just very clinically took the nearside wheels clean off on one of those bloody trees at the start of Mulsanne. Was having a good run with Phil, letting him in the words of Mick Doohan, "tow truck" me around as I didn't have the speed to pass him down Mulsanne out of the tow. Did a PB on I think lap 3, after manageing to avoid the first lap carnage in T1 and T2. Was looking at axe-murdering Phil outta Maison Blanche on the last lap, as the Brab was exiting there pretty clean and fast, but, a little lapse in concentration......and suddenly it was transformed magically into a bicycle, sans pedals of course. Congrats Syd, Paul and Clive.......well driven chaps. Watched up to lap 8 on the live screen til GPL decided I'd seen enough and crashed it's brains out. Oh well, one stupid mistake after driving a good clean race up til then.....sorry if it ended up boring for you Phil, was enjoying the company ;D

Got a good start and nearly lost it straight after through watching the melee in my mirrors (very entertaining ) tried to stay with the leaders on the mulsanne but could not stay with them (Note : "need longer tow rope next time" ) After that it was pretty lonesome and boring apart from a spin at indynapolis on the penultimate lap .
managed to recover and hang on in till 4 O Clock


BTW Did I mention I'm off to Turkey for a few days so will miss a race or two ?

Its 23 deg C in Marmaris  ;D

C'yas all soon

Numptygraph posted.
http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?p=3911297#post3911297

Lost the tow on lap five.  I think it was because I bounced off the wall in the Esses.

Grats to Syd and Paul and well done to Bernie.  You were hanging in there for a good while there.  Subzero temperatures must be good for you.  Can't imagine why you would want to go to somewhere warm.  ;D