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Practice: ~19:20 (60 mins)
Qualifying: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40 (16 laps = ~40mins)

Track: Bathurst '67 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54520#post_bathurst67)

Cars allowed: Alfa Romeo GTA, Ford Mustang, Lotus Cortina

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

Time of Day Setting: 10:00
Start: STANDING
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal

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Notes:
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Special Notes: None

Also Bathurst 67 for this one?

Yes

It's going to take a braver man than me to bet against the Mustang here! :o

Hopefully my 2:32.1 will be good enough to keep me in the thick of things?

p.s. This track rocks with the Mustang too 8)

The Mustang was certainly faster than the other two when I tested it out. But I like the Alfa so I'll probably take that.

Mustang was my first choice but after racing the big beasts here I tried the Alfa which I can drive all the way up and across the top of the mountain.  I was about 1 sec faster after a handful of laps and knocked another sec or so off.  Also found the two corners each end of the start and finish straight, although look very similar are considerable different to drive through. I spend too much time with the Mustang in trying to keep it pointing in the right direction instead of laying the power down.  ::)

Feel more confident with the Alfa.  ;D

Will take the Cortina - so 100% no win today  ;D

Is Bathurst actually Panorama?

Got it all installed, working and connecting to the lobby.

Yes
Don't forget the skin pack

My race started with a huge tap suffered at first corner......... 8 seconds lost by ade.... race practically over considering the ade's hammer pace.
After this "unlucky" episode I was on ade's laptimes during the first 5-6 laps, pushing a lot to try to gain some tenths, but my gap was stucked at 8 seconds. Probably without the tap I would have had some fun against ade, but pushing, pushing and pushing again without enemies in sight it's not the race for me, and I finished in the precipice.

I hope to have some chance to fight vs ade the next race even if nobody will convince me that GTL is better than P&G... Obviously it's only a matter of taste ;)
The most important things are fun and close fights, and GTL seems to offer both these things :)

Cu for the next :)

Can you make this Thursday? https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=8786.msg156619#msg156619

Lost my FFB whilst waiting on the grid. Result - steering was sloppier than a whatsnames thingy. Hope none of my many excursions caused anyone else any bother. Ho hum.

If I'm in Rome, I will surely try to join the race Tony ;)

Replay and results now posted

Really sorry for the nudge in T1 Matteo, It was very poor driving on my part.
Good race apart from that incident, couldn't avoid Legzy when he was over the corkscrew
and was facing the wrong way, nor did Phil by the look of it, lost more time to
Ade, but he was on a different planet pulling out 1 or 2 secs per lap!

No problem Matt ;) SxIt happens  ;D
I thought that was someone who didn't wait me, but I was (obviously) totally wrong...

Don't worry Matt :)

I hope to be more lucky the next race ;)
Cu :)

Wow, my best ever drive I think.  Started practice banging into all the scenery or flying over barriers.  Had a short break, bugged wife over who was who in her soap.  Came back and immediately started to get dialled in and set a new PB – repeated this in qualifying (new PB).
Messed up race start as car in front was slow to pull away - Tony passed me. After that I settled down and started to catch Tony catching him up the mountain and just managed to avoid his spin.  Pity about your sloppy whatsit, I was looking forward to continuing our battle here.  Passed Special ks and Geoffers in similar circumstances and managed to hold time gap to the car behind, whilst car in front Legzy I think gradually pulled away.

Geoffers gradually caught up to me and chased me up and across the mountain until I over cooked it at the last bend before Conrod Straight, running wide onto the shale and slowing down.   After that it was a lonely race concentrating on getting good lap times, including a new PB and a number of laps around the same time as qualifying time until the end.  Managed to avoid all the tracks hazards and had only a handful of minor drifts onto the grass/shale which just slowed me without causing any angst.
A good nights racing on my favourite track.  Congrats podium and I’m amazed how Ade manages to wring such lap times out of the only Lotus Cortina in the race.   Well done Kerbies.

Very impressive pace in the Cortina Ade, even if I had managed to stay on the track the first couple of laps I wouldn't have been able to keep up.

Race started well, missed the Mustang shenanigans at T1 & got into 2nd place, then threw it away with a spin later in the lap. Spun again on lap 2 & got stuck behind the barrier for what seemed like forever  ::). Rejoined with just Eifel behind me & then drove as hard as I could to catch up. Passed Tony as he was recovering from a spin & then caught & passed Burtoner & Bill. Eventually closed in on the battle for 3rd between Legzy & Phil & was with them with 3 laps left.

Had a great fight over those last laps, passed Phil but then got held up by Legzy's Mustang over the Mountain & Phil got back ahead on Conrod. Retook him on the S/F straight but then half spun over the Mountain & lost the place again. Caught back up as we came onto Conrod for the last time & got ahead of Phil again, but slightly too early as he drafted back alongside down to the last corner. We took the last turn side-by-side but Phil got a bit better run out of the turn & pipped me by just over a hundredth of a second!  :o Great stuff.

Congrats to Ade, Matt & Legzy. :thumbup2:

Already lost the race after less than 1 lap, totally lost motivation but then decided to go on because I love the track.
Could pass Tony due to his problems and had a nice battle with Burtoner which I finally won.
Recorded a new PB and could finish in 7th place.

See you next time.