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Title: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: Legzy on October 04, 2010, 08:43:43 PM +0100
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Practice 1: 20:00 (20 mins)
Qual 2: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40 (40 minutes) - note: no warm up!

Cars allowed: Any GTC from the v2.13.0.0 car pack (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3356.msg54519#post_physics)

Track: UKGTR2 A1-Ring (v2.0.3.0) (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3356.msg54521#post_a1ring)
Race Start Time: 14:00
Weather: Dry.

Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal
Pit Stops: None Required

Server: UKGTR2 S13 Sprint
Password: see above (#post_event_password)

Notes:
(1) Please make sure you are fully aware of the UKGTR Rules (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3349.0) - especially the speed limiter starting procedure and the rules about in-game chat messages.
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Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: Mark J on October 08, 2010, 08:20:44 PM +0100
This is quite a cool track with some great elevation changes.  8) Not raced here since Geoff Crammond days!  :o

1:34.4 so far in race trim. Sure i can improve on that with more laps, anyone else got any laptimes to aim for as its new here?
Tricky braking zones with the uphill 90degree bends, i found i kept braking too early but then if i left it late it screwed the corner entry.
Should be fun track to race on, hope there is a decent turn out.


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: Legzy on October 09, 2010, 02:15:49 PM +0100
I don't think I've ever seen such a quiet race thread by the day of a race :-\ (except for GTL ;))... is anyone planning on doing this one?


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: goldtop on October 09, 2010, 03:37:19 PM +0100
Yep, haven't had much pracci, but I know the circuit well from GTL. Hope to be there.


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: Legzy on October 09, 2010, 03:52:15 PM +0100
Just a note to add that it's the UKGTR2 version we're running tonight... I think the only change was getting the race clock to run properly...


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: H@L9000 on October 09, 2010, 04:42:57 PM +0100
I will be there. :)

Not done any practise yet but, should be on the server tonight after the Pils Super GT race.


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: spanner on October 10, 2010, 01:14:24 PM +0100
Really not enjoying this. Just cant get the car to turn through the fast corners just understeers. Contemplating changing cars again :(


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: Truetom on October 10, 2010, 01:22:36 PM +0100
Z4 should be really good through the corners, Spanner. I think your front is too stiff or your wing is too high. :-\


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: phspok on October 10, 2010, 03:06:49 PM +0100
1:35.4 with race fuel so far in the Z4, might trim that a bit yet.


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: Manteos on October 10, 2010, 03:29:53 PM +0100
I would like to join this one! I hope I'll be in time for the race start, and making some training laps.

 Cu later!


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: Mark J on October 10, 2010, 09:25:33 PM +0100
what a shocker i had here tonight  :( Either i was doing something very wrong or the F430GTC is just completely outgunned at a low downforce track like this  ???

I thought i had a good setup and was pleased with 1:34 race pace in my solo practise but then you lot turned up doing 32's and 33's  :o  I had to ditch my setup and go low wing Monza style as i was being left for dead down the straights in qually, so opted for 1-3 wings but i was still left standing by all.  :(

Qualied a crappy 13th out of 14 even with a 1:33 time >:(

Made me think Race was going to be hard work but then on first flying lap spanner lost it right in front of me and i had no chance of avoiding him mid apex, also getting a solid whack up the backside in the process by the following car  ::)
That really put me on the backfoot with already 20secs lost to the pack. I chased around on my own for 20minutes but was over-driving and 30secs behind the last car and 50!! secs behind Peter leading the race. Sorry to say i pulled in the pits and gave up as no way i could be bothered to drive around on my own for 20 more mins in a cack handling car.

totally flummoxed as to why i couldnt get near anyone on pace.  I was slower on the straights and couldnt even live with other cars in the fast corners. ??? Rubbish !  :-[


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: Legzy on October 10, 2010, 10:02:37 PM +0100
What a corka!
Like MJ I was struggling to comprehend the times the leaders the top half of the field were managing ???

But then shocked myself & found about 1sec extra that just wasn't there before & suddenly I was mid pack! :o

Was busy all through the race, only had a handful of laps where I was on my own, but even then I had people to aim at ahead or stay away from behind & I think it's a good/testing track. 8)

Congrats to API, Lazlow & Picnic... nice race long battle. But the same could be said right down the field I think 8)

See you all at Zandvoort next week.

Chris

p.s. MJ, it was a high speed circuit & having driven that Fezza many times, it would likely struggle here. It will be back in the mix next time at Oulton (if you pull your finger out :P).



Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: picnic on October 10, 2010, 10:03:57 PM +0100
Replay and provisional results posted

LapChart (http://www.granum.plus.com/20101010%20U13LS/index.html)


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: picnic on October 10, 2010, 10:10:34 PM +0100
I think this must have been a Viper track ;) API was very patient waiting for me to make a mistake to let him passed after I used the Viper's grunt to take the lead on lap 1 (I think it was). I was soon struggling with the tyres but the grunt was enough to make API's job of passing difficult. Lazlow drove an awesome race after spinning out on the green flag lap when I believe he selected the pit limiter! Both of them had to take avoiding action in T2 where I was particularly slow and often very sideways, so hats off for their driving skills.

Did my usual trick of installing the track at 8pm so was surprised to be competitive, I'd hate to see how fast someone with some talent could pedel the CC around here!


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: goldtop on October 10, 2010, 10:18:34 PM +0100
Great race tonight, with someone to attack or defend from all race. Cracking races with Legzy and nsfast 8). Managed to get round with no major errors this evening, while those around me fell off and gifted me places especially late on in the race. Probably my best finish so far in GTR2.

Ran with 2-6 wing which seemed a good compromise for me. Didn't feel too hairy in the corners and I think my slow in/early on the power really helped with those long straights as I was able to pull away from nsfast's Z4.

Congrats to pody.


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: spanner on October 10, 2010, 10:51:59 PM +0100
Meh, another awful race. Messed up the really slow 3rd corner even if it looks alot quicker on the first lap and spun and sadly collected Mark, sorry about that. That corner has been the bain of my life. Though hadnt really done that before, guess just pressure of the race. But then found out the gravel is very sticky so i ended up 14 secs away from MJ at the end of the field. Tempted to give up but just tried to carry on. Caught up to MJ who seemed to have fallen off a few times, then caught upto Geforce_GS at the 2nd to last corner but he spun on the exit. I slammed on the brakes, spun and hit the barrier picking up a puncture. Then gave up.

Anoying as Mid Ohio was such a good race. WAs running 2-4, never run 1 on the front as it too understeery. You seemed to be staying off the curbs MJ, thats were you coould have gained. You Teamie told me on TS...


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: Legzy on October 10, 2010, 11:03:34 PM +0100
Forgot to mention how incredibly clsoe the qually grid was! :o
Everyone that did a qually lap was within 1.6secs of pole & the top seven were within 0.7 8)


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: lazlow on October 10, 2010, 11:21:58 PM +0100
The result says: Qualified 1st, Finished 2nd....doesn't really tell the story of my race ;D...TBC


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: phspok on October 11, 2010, 12:36:56 PM +0100
Enjoyed that one as I had someone to play with for most of the time.
Was surprisingly competitive, followed TT for a while watching him apparently struggle
out of corners sometimes. HAL and Manteos fell off after lots of dicing, found myself
in an unfamiliar 4th for a while, and was almost fast enough to hold it.
Lazlow caught up after his off, and passed with a lunge up the inside at the 2nd right
later on my rears were overheating and wearing more than expected, and I was having
some real trouble stopping in a straight line, lost it a couple of times, once side swiped
HAL as he fell off in tandem, sorry for that. Tyres got worse and my offs were getting
bigger, lost it out of T1 into a wall, bent the front steering badly, kept shooting off the
road in the following straight, so with only 5 top go, parked it.


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: Mark J on October 11, 2010, 08:07:49 PM +0100
dang, i didnt know the F430GTC was so slow on fast tracks. I wondered why i was the only one driving one!

Seems your times and speed on the straights fooled me into thinking you lot were running very low (monza style) wings and i ditched my 2-6 setup for a 1-3. I went 1second quicker with that config in qually hence making me think thats what i needed to do in the race. But itdidnt help, all it did was make the car crud in the corners and kerbs..i should have kept the 2-6 and at least done 1:34 laptimes  ::)

One to forget in a hurry! I dont mind being 2 secs off an alien time but when the whole field is doing it then something isnt right!  :-X

No probs on the contact Spanner, it was just unfortunate.


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: H@L9000 on October 16, 2010, 01:22:23 AM +0100
Great race. :)

Been a bit slack in posting my report. ::)

I had a fantastic battle with Manteos from the start. I could not get passed. He was faster down the straights and better on braking in most corners. I was trying everything to get passed. I eventually made a mistake that screwed both of our races. It was going so well until then as well. :-\

Sorry Manteos. We were so close, check out the qauly times, race time and fastest lap times. ;D

Here are a couple of short vids of the fight early on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkorYLH-ThU

This one carries on from the last:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir5PM-6fehQ

I had fun fighting back after my mistake and had some nice duels with TT, Matt and Apextechusa.

HAL as he fell off in tandem, sorry for that.

No worries mate. :) I would not have been able to pass any other way. The Viper was really fast on the straights, you were driving well until the mistake and my wing was set high for the track.

Well done podiums, nice track and nice race. :)


Title: Re: UKGTR Season 13 - Lower Sprint (GTC) - Zeltweg (A1-Ring) - Oct 10
Post by: Truetom on October 16, 2010, 09:41:19 AM +0100
Heh, I'm not that proud of my performanse there. :-\ Going backwards and mistakes and trouble with the car setup. Sounds like my rookie days in GTR 1. :P Made a capital mistake and changed the rears from meds to softs just before the race, not tried it and did it on a basis of evaluation. :no: Would be positioned much better if I left it as it was. :wetfish: