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Title: Race 07 Season 5 UK Touring Car Challenge - Rockingham - May 25
Post by: spanner on May 19, 2011, 09:33:42 PM +0100
(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/7960/uktccs5r2.jpg)

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Grid/server capacity: 25

Practice: 20.00 (25 mins)
Race 1 Qualifying: 20:25 (15 mins)
Race 1: 20:40 20mins, then following shortly afterwards with reverse grid
Race 2: 20mins

Track: Rockingham Long from herehttps://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=8338.0 (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=8338.0)

Cars allowed: Any car from WTCC06 or WTCC07
Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Weather: DRY
Start: STANDING
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal

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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.
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(3) Driver lists can be found on the championship standings page

Special Notes: The grid procedure for Race 07 events is slightly different from GTL/GTR2. Upon joining the grid, you won't be able to rev your engine until all drivers are present on the grid. Do not attempt to esc back to garage or you will be DQ'd.





Title: Re: Race 07 Season 5 UK Touring Car Challenge - Rockingham - May 25
Post by: lazlow on May 20, 2011, 02:05:08 PM +0100
.....previously at Snetterton!!......Video Highlights (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdUs_YTsP0&feature=player_profilepage)


Title: Re: Race 07 Season 5 UK Touring Car Challenge - Rockingham - May 25
Post by: Gazza49er on May 20, 2011, 03:47:47 PM +0100
Nice Video  :thumbup1:

Ash, great tune!!!  :)


Title: Re: Race 07 Season 5 UK Touring Car Challenge - Rockingham - May 25
Post by: picnic on May 20, 2011, 06:57:41 PM +0100
Nice one :)


Title: Re: Race 07 Season 5 UK Touring Car Challenge - Rockingham - May 25
Post by: Wiltshire Tony on May 20, 2011, 07:27:55 PM +0100
I'm loving that!


Title: Re: Race 07 Season 5 UK Touring Car Challenge - Rockingham - May 25
Post by: Mark J on May 24, 2011, 10:20:16 PM +0100
not a favourite track of mine, too many tight corners, sometimes even coming almost to a complete halt ! Good conversion though and looks nice.

1:50's so far in the struggling BMW. A track for fwd go-karts i think. :-X


Title: Re: Race 07 Season 5 UK Touring Car Challenge - Rockingham - May 25
Post by: lazlow on May 25, 2011, 08:14:33 AM +0100
Haven't done any practice yet, but I'll be there tonight for some paint rubbing fun ;D :angel:


Title: Re: Race 07 Season 5 UK Touring Car Challenge - Rockingham - May 25
Post by: Truetom on May 25, 2011, 08:04:14 PM +0100
I remember now, I hate this track. Fiercely. :-X


Title: Re: Race 07 Season 5 UK Touring Car Challenge - Rockingham - May 25
Post by: James101 on May 25, 2011, 08:52:16 PM +0100
quali was ok, then when it went to race session I couldnt see any other cars etc, had to dissconnect
bummer :(


Title: Re: Race 07 Season 5 UK Touring Car Challenge - Rockingham - May 25
Post by: Mark J on May 25, 2011, 09:31:05 PM +0100
unlucky James.

Qualied 8th or 9th i think.  1st race was great fun, some fierce close racing from start to finish with several guys and gradually worked my way up the rankings as others cracked under pressure. Finished a fine 4th on a track/car combo im struggling with.  8)

2nd race:- first few laps were excellent bumper to bumper racing for the first 5-10mins but then piccers got a bit too close and removed my rear bumper  ;) unfortunately spinning me round at the hairpin. Got suspension damage from the seemingly lightweight knock and had to retire a few corners later as the car just span me round at each corner exit  :'(

Shame it was a low turnout again with only 10 runners  ??? Fickle lot  :P 

Sadly i'll miss the next round as im swanning off to bella Italia.


Title: Re: Race 07 Season 5 UK Touring Car Challenge - Rockingham - May 25
Post by: lazlow on May 25, 2011, 09:51:35 PM +0100
Race 1 Analysis Report (http://lazlow.zxq.net/srouk/Race07/UKTCC_S5/Rockingham/Race_1/index.html)
Race 2 Analysis Report (http://lazlow.zxq.net/srouk/Race07/UKTCC_S5/Rockingham/Race_2/index.html)


Title: Re: Race 07 Season 5 UK Touring Car Challenge - Rockingham - May 25
Post by: Gazza49er on May 26, 2011, 09:57:04 AM +0100
Well made a bit of a mess with this one  ::)

Qualied well for pole and was keeping Lazlow behind in the race quite comfortably but with 3 laps to go i noticed i wasn't gunna make it on the fuel  :o so the last lap i really slowed down with Lazlow about 4 or 5 secs behind. The time was really close coming out the final corner so i had to try and time it that i crossed the line as the time ran out coz i wouldn't be able to do another lap but i didn't time it right and Lazlow pippied me over the line (doh).

Second race was pretty intense, got passed MJ but then got stuck behind JPV. I tried a late move into turn 1 but locked up and went sideways which let Lazlow through. Then spent about 5 laps swapping positions with JPV ( some great racing there)  which was fun but lost me to much time to catch the leaders.

Overall bit disappointed with the result but once again its made up by some great close racing  8)
Grats Lazlow for double win.


Title: Re: Race 07 Season 5 UK Touring Car Challenge - Rockingham - May 25
Post by: spanner on May 26, 2011, 06:36:19 PM +0100
Immense as usual 8)

First race was pretty quiet err i think. Cant remember too much of it fell off a few too many times driving the last few laps without the front end, even picked up a puncture and pitted on last lap as i wanted to finish as i wanted to make sure i made pole for the second!

Tibs and myself on the front row, what could go wrong! made another awful start, the beemers do gain ALOT and Roadrunner come out the chicane first, Tibs behind and me in 3rd. What followed was a brilliant race by bith myself and tibs trying to get past. His beemer was pretty wayward at times but just could get anything on him. I was going hell for leather and was using the tyres pretty hard trying to keep up and make a move so once RR got a bit too sideways i manged to get past i was struggling at the end in the slow corners with my right-front tyre going yellow with the temps. Thought i could hold to it with Lazlow behind me but i got a run on me through the righthander before the final hairpin, never got a chance to move over and try and defend as he was already along side so felt helpless finishing second! lol on the last corner as well, gutted.


Title: Re: Race 07 Season 5 UK Touring Car Challenge - Rockingham - May 25
Post by: Roadrunner on May 26, 2011, 07:21:50 PM +0100

Tibs and myself on the front row, what could go wrong! made another awful start, the beemers do gain ALOT and Roadrunner come out the chicane first,

Bad news...by BMW standards that was an awful start  ;D...

Had 2 reasonable races, but it was a tough track for the BMW...maybe could have got better out of R2, but for a 1/2 spin, other than that wasnt much happened for me