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Practice: ~19:15 (60 mins)
Qualifying: 20:15 (15 mins)
Race: 20:30 (40 laps = ~80mins)

Track: Nogaro (download here (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg81636#post_nogaro))
Cars allowed: Any TC-65 plus Lotus Elite plus Toyota Corrola (Available Here (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_Corolla)), excluding the  Mini Cooper 1310S


Time of Day Setting: 08:00
Start: STANDING
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal

Pit Stops: You must make a minimum of one pit stop during which you must take on at least 1 litre of fuel or change your tyres. You cannot take your mandatory stop at the end of the first lap, or with less than 1 lap to go.

Server: UKGTL Enduro
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) This race will be run using the UKGTL Skin Pack 1.8.0.0 which will need to be installed prior to racing; please get it from the downloads page.
(4) Driver lists can be found on the championship standings page
(5) Lobby connection fix can be downloaded HERE (http://www.filefront.com/14042699/FixGTL.rar//)
(6) 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.

I'm not certain if I can make this race.  My personal schedule is so crowded for the  next month I don't think I'll have enough time to practice adequately for any racing.  If I can I'll be there.

Bill

Do you best Bill, keep left.  ;)

Having been stopped from rejoining P&G Barber race tonight, I put my time to good use to practice here so I may make this one.

Definitely won't be attempting 10th, my birthday, as the cars are a bit too hairy without lots of practice.

Bill

 >:( Hmmph work has intervened here, I won't be able to make this race.

Please can Nogaro be on line? when someone gets a minute?
Merci Bein

Sorry chap, now done. :D

Filefront link also not working for this one. Luckily you dont need to log in to Humyo to get it. Might help if i could remember my login though!

I'll see if we can get the Filefront download updated.

Edit: Filefront download now fixed.

The only foreign track I have been to (I dont count my son Adam flying me over the Daytona Speedway). Me and Tinman visited when on hols in France in 1994 for a truck racing meeting. Topping little track and the jambons are spot on. As I remember the seating could have been better. The concrete plays havoc with the farmers.


Oilseal

PS Well done to the young Oldies while we have been sunning ourselves in Mediterranian Fakenham.

Hitting regular 1:58's in the Corolla so far. :)

1:58's......I think you may need to do some more practice...I'm pretty sure I'm doing 1:53's ;)

Update.....sorry 1:52's

Even I'm doing 1:54's  :D

That was all the motivation I needed! Managed a 54 in the Corolla now :sweatdrop:
What car was your time in Tony?

Judging by the fun had tonight, should be a good race on Thursday :D

Better start practising then....  :o

Still tempted with the corrola as its fun. In the 54's so dont think i'll be right at the back!

Will be on for some practice from about 9:30pm+ if you're up for it.

I thought this was destined to be a boring race with a pretty uninspiring track, but if tonight's session is anything to go by it'll be heaps of fun. :)

Hahaha yes was some good stuff going on, the odd suspect move from an Oldie but that's to be expected.

Think this track actually lends itself really well to overtaking so I'm really looking forward to tonight - hoping it doesn't end up lonely for one reason or another!

No worries. There is always a driver behind you  ;)

Normally I would also join in the back but i'm afraid I have to skip this one due to some other appointments. :-\

I hope you all have fun tonight

I guess me & my Aygo weren't really up to speed  :-\

Nothing to report other than I hope that I didn't get too much into anybody's way.

I wasn't feeling to confident of doing well in the race after seeing the times in Practice...I was about 1.5secs off the pace...decided to take a notch off the front anti-roll bar in Quali and managed to put the car 2nd on the grid.

First half of the race I had an angry Minton on my tail...pushing me all the way...so much so that we were setting fastest lap, after fastest lap 8)
After an epic drag race down the back straight, Dan managed to squeeze his Corolla down the inside...but just locked up his brakes going into the corner, and I cut back underneath him to hold onto the lead.  :fencing: After that I managed to pull away slowing leaving just the pit stop to contend with....which luckily went OK.

Great driving tonight...as always!!

Catch You Later

Laz

Qual'd 6th with a pb and brimmed the Alfa for a quick splash/dash at the end.

Had a great start but had to get out of the throttle on the first straight after an incident in front of me and lost a couple of places. Had some nice racing with Paulo, Matt and Mr. Oily until I spun it having a look at a cut back on Matt ::)

From then all was ok until my pitstop, which I was dreading. Came in nice and steady but had to go back and fore and back and......just couldn't get the board to appear. Finally managed to get a few litres in, but by then I'd lost almost 2 mins and was back in 12th. :(

Still, good fun tonight and congrats to the pody and finishers.

Grats to Lazlow, oily, Geoffers! And thanks for the race all! See you at Long Beach.

Thoroughly enjoyed that one - slightly hairy opening lap but it certainly spiced things up!

Apologies to Geoffers, didn't mean to run out quite so much on the exit of T1, gonna blame cold tyres and no brain but to be fair I think it was probably quits after the return punt :). Spun at T2, nearly caused a team disaster, first causing Dyno to take avoiding action while I was sideways in the middle of the road (sorry mate!) and then as I tried to give him room, nearly took out Tibs going at Mach 1 hehehe.

Anyway I wouldn't have changed a thing (aside from putting Dyno on the grass!), after that I was absolutely determined to go on a charge and ended up having some really cracking dices throughout the field - glad I took Tina as I'm not sure it would have worked out so well in the Corolla from back there - although she lost out a little on the straights to the Alfas, she actually seems to get better as the tyres wear in...albeit just letting you know she might bite if you get a little too rough :)

Thanks to PR for being an absolute gent, didn't want to compromise your race mate but appreciated the gesture! Hats off to Geoffers for keeping the pressure on constantly - what happened when I went past on the exit of T2 dude? Just seemed to slow and pull to the left?

Pit stop was a freakin nightmare - I have to press space on my keyboard to wake it up and I clipped "v" which changes the view. Came in to the pit box looking from outside the car and then struggled to get the view back to cockpit until actually out on track - lost a chunk of time while Jim did a flyer and saw the gap to 1st double from 10 to 20 seconds.

Great stuff though, grats Jim, another storming drive and my other hat off to Dan for giving the Toyota a run out.

Decent race for the 1st half anyway. Think that the second half was not as good because the smaller field was so spread out :-\

Couple of decent scraps trying to fend off a coupe of drivers for a couple of laps here & there, having made a good start before drifting back down the order some.

Well done to Lazlow on another Team Oldie win ;)
But a special well done to Minton & Ade, both normally front runners who selected 'less competitive' cars, well done guys :euro:. Well done to the other non-tina/alfa drivers too!

Looks like we've got two trips across the Atlantic next week, might need to book a hotel  ;)

Very enjoyable race indeed.
A few good and fair fights with Matt, Goldtop and Dan.  Great stuff guys, thank you. ;)
6 laps to the end I was behind Geoffers 12 seconds, shorted the gap for 6 seconds in two laps
and really hope by then, a supposed podium finish. But I recon Geoff was controling the race.
Starting at 8th and after so much fun, I'm happy with the final 4th place.  :)
Thank you to Dyno and Spanner for being such a gentlemen and well done to mr_oily for the impressive Cortina pace.

Congrats to podium and to all finishers.

Cheers.

Enjoyed this one mostly. with more practice I would have set the brake bias forward further
(or maybe remember what keys do it...) Had a good start, avoided most of the tangles
and was in 4th with a 7th place pace, inevitably people caught and passed. managed
to worry PR for a few laps until he pulled away  :)
Was trying to flash thanks to a lapped car into the last turn only to hit the pit speed button
and someone (Dyno? Spanner?) had an easy pass.
went into the pits to find a green alfa in MY pitbox!"! went round again having wasted some
time, and decided to only replace fronts, sortof worked, but the rears kept locking under
braking, and I spun a couple of times and people nipped through. Got in Lazlow's way once
really sorry about that, I had two red and blue Alfas behind, pit board said next car back
was 2 secs and I was getting no blue light, ended up letting both cars through.
Had a great tussle with API at the end, he fell off, I passed, I fell off he passed
excellent stuff!

I think there are some problems in the pits that need solving . There seems to be no room between the pit guy and the box wall. Not the perfect place to make a pitstop, otherwise a fun track!

But there were only two Lotus Cortinas in the race?

Yeah I agree. It seemed to be harder to pit the nearer you were to the pit entrance. Yet whenever I had tested the pit stop worked a treat?

If I'd known that before the race, I'd have happily jumped in the Tina. With the Tina being the Alfa's closest rival (unless you can drive the Falcon), it wouldn't have made a difference to me really. With the virus problems I'm having & having to swap PC's just before the race (hence my late entry), I had to create a setup from scratch anyway :)

Hence me having to reverse after crossing the pit entry line to get the pit crew to turn up. ::) My pit box was actually before the pit lane started.

Ok, looks like I need to apologies for choosing this circuit for an Enduro event, but it did seem so perfect for the TC65 class. If we ever race here again we will keep to sprint distance.

My best result for some time  :w00t:

Somehow blitzed my PB to get pole & got silly ideas that I might be able to win this  ::). Lazlow beat me off the line & I got a bit of a nudge from Oily at T1, we were level into T2 with Oily just nosing ahead through the corner, I tried to hold a tight line but just nudged him into a spin on the exit. I considered it a bit 50/50 at the time & carried on but later when Oily caught me I got a guilt pang & let him past.

Most of the race was a lonely affair although there always was either Lazlow & Dan, early in the race, & Oily later, to chase. PR was gaining towards the end but I had 4s in hand at the finish.

Congrats to Lazlow & Oily :clap:

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