UKGTL Season 12 GT Cup '76 - Jarama - Mar 5

[goldtop]

Not sure if I can make this one 

Just had a few laps in the RSR and had to mess a lot with my usual setup to get it round without spinning. 1:34s with race fuel so far but Mr. Berger was a bit quicker than that.

[M Cinderby]

  Total disaster. Great start gaining P4 then spun mid lap and had to wait for every one to pass as it was not safe to rejoin. Fought back from P13 to P6 when Martini pitted but was to far back to attack further. Richard Hammond's Porsche then decides to under steer towards the end shedding tons of time with a few spins thrown in. Ended up chasing Ken out of boredom whom was on about the same pace as me but a lap down.

Congrat's to the podium guys.

 Please can some one point me in the direction of a good Porsche setup.

[Wiltshire Tony]

Replay and results now posted

No more Porsche's for Mr Hristo

[M Cinderby]

  Perhaps he might give me his set up then!!! 

[Hristo Itchov]

Replay and results now posted

No more Porsche's for Mr Hristo

Eh?

[phspok]

We only get 4 drives in each car Hristo
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuS59xI7-YTLdEplNWdDYkxNZy1rZ0J5dHNtVHlUX3c#gid=0

[Hristo Itchov]

Oh, right, I seem to have forgotten that. Thanks for the reminder.

[Wiltshire Tony]

Jarama has never been a good circuit for me, along with the next race at Zolder, groan.

Took the BMW as I want to use up my four drives in it as quickly as possible. It's a fine car but that turning in problem kills any driving enjoyment for me.
So at a circuit I don't like in a car I can't drive it was no suprise that I qualied last and was the slowest car on the track. But I was determined to last the distance and bar many spins, collisions and being lapped umpteen times I did finish and took the points and legged it. Looks like most drivers had a more exciting race. Nice to see some old faces back again, perhaps you will join us for some of our other races.

[senyorlobo]

Nice to see some old faces back again, perhaps you will join us for some of our other races.

I will try to run some more races. It is always gratifying to run with all you guys.

My race was fun. I had a fight with De martini and phspok during the first 15 laps. Phspok was clearly faster than me and I could not follow. :-(

See you guys!!

Jose (senyorlobo)

[phspok]

Was the best race I've had for some time 
I used De Martinis setup for the T2000s with some mods to make it less spinnable
I increased coast diff, and set front dampers to 5 and rears to 2, front springs full hard
and rears full soft,and set the brake bias forward some more.
It still wants to swap ends into corners but mostly is controllable.

To my surprise I was slightly faster than Navin  and after lots of laps crept up behind him
by the end of the race, had a brief spot of glory in 3rd after Berger fell off, but he caught and passed
Navin and I after a while, so I had great fun trying to catch Nav before then end, as it was
he stayed in 3rd, but was a classic chase while it  lasted.

[SpecialKS]

Registered a 1.35.4 in quali - using DeMartini's setup modified to maximum revs (thanks again for this
great setup which obviously suited to my style of driving) - couldn't believe it.

Fell to last place after the start - as usual - but could come back to place nine -I think- after lap one
due to some rumble in front of me. Smooth race without great difficulties, chasing Ade in the BDA was fun.
Then Ade had a turner and I just could avoid to met him frontally - only touched him - but unfortunately he
left the race after that   So I stayed alone with 40 seconds space each in front and behind, slowed pace
a bit and had a relaxed finish.

Looking forward for the next events and hope for similar numerous participation.
Good to meet some of you other GTLDK guys again - reminds me of Henry's great LeMans series over at GTLDK
about two years ago when I did my first ever online races.
 

[M Cinderby]

Was the best race I've had for some time 
I used De Martinis setup for the T2000s with some mods to make it less spinnable
I increased coast diff, and set front dampers to 5 and rears to 2, front springs full hard
and rears full soft,and set the brake bias forward some more.
It still wants to swap ends into corners but mostly is controllable.

To my surprise I was slightly faster than Navin  and after lots of laps crept up behind him
by the end of the race, had a brief spot of glory in 3rd after Berger fell off, but he caught and passed
Navin and I after a while, so I had great fun trying to catch Nav before then end, as it was
he stayed in 3rd, but was a classic chase while it  lasted.

Well done Phspok. 

[De Martini]

This was my first online race in months, i enjoyed every single moment on track. Unfortunately, i couldn't finish the race. As Jose said, i had a nice ride with him during some laps, then, my usual dramatic event turned up, i couldn't avoid a car which had spun in the middle of the line   
After that, box service was required in order to fix suspension, as the car was behaving strangely. In addition, i had some overheating probs with rear left tyre, i guess, as phspok said, that the setup needed some tweaks. My race finished when i hit the wall losing front left wheel  :'(

Anyway, i'm glad some racers liked my setup, it's a pleasure to share with you guys 

Cheers! 

[Hristo Itchov]

Perhaps he might give me his set up then!!!  

I believe you already have it, I used my Long Beach setup with a few changes made to it during Qualifying. I don't mind sharing my setups at all, I just don't have the habit of uploading them every time, so feel free to ask in GTL chat. The thing is I keep changing the setup until the very last moment before the race, so whatever I share is most likely not going to be a final version.

As for my race, it was a very closely fought battle with Berger early on. I was very happy with my Q lap, but as usual lost the lead right at the start and then had to do catch up. It was very difficult to make pass, particularly with Berger's Porsche seemingly going slightly quicker in acceleration and down the straights. I could close up on him in some corners though and when I finally managed to dive in, it didn't quite work out and I spun him around. I waited for him to recover because it felt wrong to take advantage of the situation and so we continued our battle for a few more laps.

Eventually I managed to sneak in and grab the lead, and from there on it was about being as consistent as possible. I had one major off near the end of the race, but apart from that it was a fairly smooth and consistent run. It's a shame that just when I have become really comfortable with the Porsche I would have to switch to another car, but that way it should make the season quite interesting from now on.

[Navin R Johnson]

 I got another good jump at the start but knowing my speed was nowhere near Hristo or Berger I didn't fight too much. After that I saw Matt was able to get to 4th place and I knew from his qualy time it was on !! I was lucky to have a few seconds in hand so I was at least able to run my line and not be pressured to defend. It was great fun being chased the whole way by Matt. I could see I got lucky break or two and that was truly the difference in the race because if it was a 1 lap longer Matt would of got me. Just goes to show to never give up and to try and be consistent lap after lap as in the end it might just be the difference. I wasn't really comfortable with the track or the car so after being pushed like that I needed another bath . But that is what it's all about Cheers to all the participants with a special thanks to Jose and Dario for racing here. I sure hope to see you mates on track very soon Also congrats to Hristo and Berger for their respective finishes.