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Practice: ~19:20 (60 mins)
Qualifying: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40 (25 laps = ~50mins)

Track: Tor Kielce Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54520#post_kielce)

Cars allowed:

Aston Martin:   Aston Martin DB4 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_aston_db4)
Austin Cooper: Austin Cooper Mini 1310S Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_Mini1310)
Austin Healey: Austin Healey 3000 Mk2, Austin Healey 3000 Mk2 Roadster Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_healey3000roadster)
Ferrari:            Ferrari 275 GTB/C, Ferrari 250 SWB Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_f250swb)
Ford:               Ford Escort FVA Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_escort_fva)
Jaguar:           Jaguar E-Type
Lotus:             Lotus Elan 26R, Lotus Elite
Mercedes:       Mercedes 300SL
Porsche:         Porsche 904 GTS Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_porsche904gts)
Renault:          Renault Alpine A110
Triumph:         Triumph TR4 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_tr4)
TVR:               TVR Griffith 400
Volvo:            Volvo P1800 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_volvoP1800)

This race will use the UKGTL Skin Pack 1.8.0.0 (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#msg54518).

The most popular car make chosen will be dropped for all future races!

Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Start: STANDING
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal

Server: simracing.org.uk ECCC
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) Driver lists can be found on the Championship standings page (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=271&theme=5)
(4) 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.

Special Notes: None

Going to miss this one unfortunately  :(, away on holiday  8).

Travelling home from Cornwall Thursday, will try and make it but depends on external factors  ??? and if wife is shopped out or still thinks a long lunch break with retail therapy  :helpsmilie: :surrender: will complete her break.  Track downloaded and cars checked out.  Hope to get some practice in tonight - at least know which way track turns.  ::)

Same here.

Have a good race!  :wheelchair:

Might be home for this.   8) from what I remember this place is quite fast with some awkward turns
Aston may do well, but will be lumbery in the twisty bits.

 ;) Need to get some practice....Never heard of this track!

This track has a very fast multi lane highway section to start which ends at a sharp right hander onto a dual lane road. Then follows twisty section with some fast straights. Finally a left/right chicane brings you out opposite the race complex/stadium. Another straight, a right hander and your on the start/finish line ready to take the first right hander entry onto the highway without lifting.

If the Aston can be tamed it would be good here but I think it's the Alpine that will be the Boss here.

I was on the sever 1 hour ago, and was let in to Kielce at  simracing.org.uk ECCC with no problems. ( the car options didn't match the ones for tonights race though )
I just had another look at the server, and now simracing.org.uk ECCC is gone !

Server-maitenance or Hotkeys having new problems ?

Stig

Not showing for me either.

Can someone have a looksee please. I'm at work and cannot help

No game servers were running, maybe it rebooted?
Anyway, I've started off the GTL server with the settingsit had

Thanks Matt

I should be home by 18:30 and I'll sort it then

I still don't see it ..... hope I'm not the only one  :'(

Stig

It was stopped again
I don't think it has rebooted as there is a folder open on the desktop
maybe someone doesn't like GTL

Can get in but cars are wrong
I will restart it in a minute

Server now running

 ;D Another fun race. With a poor start I had my work cut out to get P2 back. Navin was gone but I had a great battle with Syd whom drove brilliantly. I new I had to pull a gap with the Aston as the tyres would get second hand but Syd kept the gap bang on 3 sec & less it was like racing Geoffers all over again.  :o Well done everyone whom raced excellent fun as usual.  ;D

Well that was great fun.
First congrats to Navin, you were untouchable. Congrats to Mark as well, after a race long battle, for the second.
I had excellent qualifying and ended up third, just a tenth off second place. Navin was a couple of second further ahead. There was a lot shuffling on the first lap, and suddenly, at start of the second lap I was second with 6 seconds of advantage over the next car. But I made a mistake at end of the lap in the chicane, almost spun out and lost half of that advantage to the next car which at this point was Mark. After a few more laps of him constantly gaining on me over half a second a lap he was right behind. I saw that 4th place was some 6-7 seconds behind, and I decided since Mark was faster I would let him through and try to keep the gap to rest of the field. As the race went on Mark didn't quite manage to get away from me, while I kept increasing the gap to those behind. In the last third of the race Marks tires went off, and I closed right up and we had a great lap for the last 6-7 laps. I'm sure I was faster over a lap distance at this point as I was often setting pb sectors, but those straights were murder for the Alpina. I'd go through T1 better, close up, than Mark would get away on the twisty fast section. Then I would gain most of deficit back on the braking for T2, than stay very close through most of the lap.  I actually got ahead once coming out of the chicane but the speed of the Aston got Mark ahead before the next turn. In the end it was a very exciting battle between two very different cars and I'm happy with my third place.

Replay and results now posted

So we now know the three makes contesting the final two events. But for Geoffers, Mark would be wearing the laurel neck tie, but will probably have to wait for next time.

Like Tony thought I didn't expect the Aston would be the car here but late in practice I found a new line through the first sets of corners that gained me a ton of time and was easy on the tires as well. Getting to that point I should thank Henry for his 3x tire wear leagues in the past served me well here today. ;) Having a decent start and the fact that others were dicing straight away allowed me a 4 second gap after the first lap. Fortunate to get the gap which allowed me to go immediately into save the tires mode and tried to keep the car from sliding too much. I'm sure all the other Aston drivers had some fun sliding the car through those first sets of corners about 3/4 race distance with the rear tires going off. Was that a handful or what!!! 007 drift machine ;D.. It sure looked like Mark and Syd had the best time racing here today having another 2 different car battle that was very very close. Congrats to both for their solid podiums :). Also should be mentioned that Phil did a great job in that Healey 8) Dam good in that just plain evil thing. I would rather get kicked in the nuts then drive the Healey :o I fear the next race Sachsenring will kill off the Aston but at least with only one more race to go.

Hey Navin,

look at Tony's post.

As I understand you can stay with the Aston for the last two races.

Not if the majority use it in the next race. Three cars left, the most popular one in the next race gets dropped.

Had some frustrating laps at first as I made a poor start and found myself behind Tony and Stig without
an easy pass, dropped back some from the rest of the pack, and then attempted to pass on the fast
part after T1, might have made it if I had managed a better run out of T1, but ended up sandwiched
between the two alpines as we approached the tight right. Brake early and I run the risk of slewing into
one or the other, brake late and I could spear someone, didn't quite get it right and nudged Tony up
the bum. (sorry for that) then fell off myself a couple of times, was slowly catching Phil but then
tyres went off and I was 2 secs slower and the car was hard to keep straight, lonely race until
Stig caught me and would have passed if he hadn't spun trying to avoid my ponderous tractor
in the final turn. I then got wobbly into the tight right again, and got stuck behind the ambulance
finally got going, and Stig politely (or fearfully)  ::) allowed me room to stay in front.

Slightly confused by the cars thing, It says two will race at the final, so we drop the Alpine now
and then drop a car at the next event leaving 2 ?

Correct.

Ahhh geee, all that book learning and I still can't read ;) Thanks Kurt ;D

So it looks like we don't have consensus on the car rules for the last two races :). Tony, clarification?

Happy to oblige. We go to Germany with three makes. The Aston Martin, Austin Healey and Mercedes 300SL. After Germany the most popular car make driven there will be dropped. Leaving just two makes to be chosen for Sweden.

In other words Healey and 300SL for Sweden.  ;D

No Healey and Aston  ;)

ok - sorry - my misunderstanding