UKGTL Season 12 Real GTL - Portland - Apr 2

[Wiltshire Tony]

All members welcome.

Grid/server capacity: 28

Practice: ~19:20 (60 mins)
Qualifying: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40 (26 laps)

Track: Portland 1970 Download this

Cars allowed: Any car, once only, from here The real mod 1.0:
http://downloads.gamers-crib.com/Sim%20Racing/GTL/Mods/RealMod/RealMod10.exe or here http://www.gamefront.com/files/21168781/RealMod10_exe

and last update (to ver 1.3):
http://downloads.gamers-crib.com/Sim%20Racing/GTL/Mods/RealMod/RealMod13update.exe or here http://www.gamefront.com/files/21168219/RealMod13update_exe

It's best if you create a standalone GTL install (copy your GTL to a temp folder, rename it e.g. REAL GTL, then copy back to your usual directory. Path the install to the new REAL GTL you have just created).  Install ver 1.0 first then update with the ver 1.3 install. Run the sim and purchase the cars.
We will not be able to use any skin packs with this mod.

Drivers are reminded that the maximum number of drives in any car is One. Check your status here

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

Server: simracing.org.uk RGTL
Password: see above

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

Special Notes: None.

[SpecialKS]

Big problems today with consistency of internet connection here

Hope that will be better tomorow so I can join for this one.

[Wiltshire Tony]

Hi GTL'ers

Just in case you missed it, were holding a poll here to find out how many of you would like to take part in some midweek 1950's racing action using cars and tracks from that period.

Please join us, the cars are amazing 

Regards

WT

[SpecialKS]

Not sure whether it was my connection or server's connection which was lost :-(((.

Sometimes it will always be the first time ...

Any way - wasn't able to rejoin.

Looks like a real streak of bad luck at the moment.

At least I could register another PB with 1.29.6.

Hope that Thursday's race and above all the LeMans event on Friday over at GTLDK
will be much better.

[Wiltshire Tony]

Not sure whether it was my connection or server's connection which was lost :-(((.

Sometimes it will always be the first time ...

Any way - wasn't able to rejoin.

Looks like a real streak of bad luck at the moment.

At least I could register another PB with 1.29.6.

Hope that Thursday's race and above all the LeMans event on Friday over at GTLDK
will be much better.

I was getting a load of disco's last season. It really hacks you off after all the praccy and prep. So I sympathise. In the end I bought a new router and so far, so good.

[Wiltshire Tony]

Replay and results now posted



(Just in case you missed it, were holding a poll here to find out how many of you would like to take part in some midweek 1950's racing action using cars and tracks from that period.

Please join us, the cars are amazing  )

[Wiltshire Tony]

In case you missed it, our friends at GTLDK are running this event on Good Friday evening

http://www.gt-legends.dk/GTLDK/showthread.php?689-quot-Good-Friday-Special-quot-2-4-Heures-Du-Mans-1958-(6th-Apr-2012)

Cars need to be reserved so if your interested apply there asap.

[BillThomas]

Nice simple track to learn, thanks Tony.  Last night was my Gordini Night, Like you and many others wrote the 1100 is the nicest and easiest drive.    Chuffed once again PBs all round - in the race I was so far off the pace that that was all I had to enjoy myself with.    Everytime I compromised lap moving over or lifting to be lapped I concentrated on exiting the last turn at max speed and drove each lap like a qualifier.  Result lots of offs and lousy times with some really fast laps - for me anyway. 

Sorry Tony for tap on lap 1,  you slowed more than I expected and I lifted, fearing a spin with certainty of taking you off as well, if I braked, I just prayed with you driving a Yank Tank I'd come off worse - wrong.     I didn't wait,  as I knew you'd soon catch me and I'd give you the line for any corners. 

(2 hours heavy work is all we olds can manage  so I'm catching up on my various PC jobs.)

[Wiltshire Tony]

Bill, I wasn't driving a yank tank and you didn't tap me. I was in one of the trio of MkII Jags present last night.

Had a cracking start of the grid and after the rumpus at the chicane I found I was in 4th place (I believe). This lasted until just after turn 6 when Hristo attacked my chuff and I span off, leaving me last. Disappointed that Hristo didn't wait for me to rejoin. It's not a rule but it is expected. Spent the remainder of the race on my own with odd encounters with Bill (lapping) and Eifel (racing). Kenn retired but Alex was too far in front for me to catch so I just trundled around watching out for the battling Mustangs and Falcons of the leaders.

Thanks to everyone who joined in last night.

The next is at Mallory.......Hmmm Elite or Abarth 

[M Cinderby]

  Good race for me. I thought I might get poll with Kristo in the Elite but got pipped by Ade. We were very close in quail and in the race but I could not catch him no matter how much I attacked and the jammy dodger did not put a tyre wrong. I was still within 4 sec's at race end and yet another P2..........So close but no trophy.  

See you all next week.  

PS Having watched the replay I was surprised to see Hristos incident at T1. This is completely out of character for H whom usually drives very carefully.



A little bit side ways at P1....looks good but slow.  





T last stunt work...Luckily not to airborne!!  



Synchronised donutting.  

[Hristo Itchov]

Sorry, Tony, but from my in-car camera I was on the outside of the turn and it looked like I wasn't going into your car, yet it span you around. I later span Phil around in the same manner which puzzles me, for it again looked like I wasn't going into the car, but around it. I suspect the Elite has some low-hanging bumper that can't be seen from the cockpit and given my inexperience with the car in race conditions I was unaware of how wide it actually is. I didn't wait, because it was lap 1, everyone was bunched up together and I was fighting for position with the cars. Later on when I spun Phil around I could afford to wait.

As for T1, I just lost the car and once it went on the grass it was not possible to slow down enough. It's not something I would ever do on purpose though.

I had some suspicion that the heavy muscle cars would be fast around here, but I didn't expect such a difference with the small car. I regret that I didn't listen to my inner voice and take one of the muscle cars, so I ended up struggling for speed with the Elite. Even so, I had terrific battle with Phil for 4th place which went on for the whole length of the race. Finally managed to snatch it from him on the final lap and just finish in front on the run to the line! Thanks for the fair fight, Phil!

Grats Ade, Mark and PH!

-=Hristo=-

[Phil Gilliland]

Later on when I spun Phil around I could afford to wait.

Thanks for the fair fight, Phil!

Many thanks to you too Hristo, very gentlemanly.

Was a great battle which you, in the much under-powered car, deserved to win. Well done!

[Wiltshire Tony]

Later on when I spun Phil around I could afford to wait.

Thanks for the fair fight, Phil!

Many thanks to you too Hristo, very gentlemanly.

But only when he has time to be, it appears 

It does say in the rules something about taking a voluntary drive through if you cannot wait. That's for future reference.

[Hristo Itchov]

Later on when I spun Phil around I could afford to wait.

Thanks for the fair fight, Phil!

Many thanks to you too Hristo, very gentlemanly.

But only when he has time to be, it appears 

It does say in the rules something about taking a voluntary drive through if you cannot wait. That's for future reference.

Feel free to penalize me, Tony. I don't think it makes much sense to wait on lap 1, I've been bumped and spun on lap 1 as well and never complained about it, and nobody ever waited for me. Lap 1 is highly risky and rarely someone hits someone on purpose, or can afford to just slow down and wait, and cause more accidents, or lose any chance for fighting for a position. As much as I was sorry about spinning you, it's just part of racing and it's not something I would keep doing repeatedly each race. It's just one of those things that happen sometimes.

[Geoffers]

My poor little Abarth came out of it worst at T1, I got spun around & ended up facing the wrong way with everyone else disappearing off up the road!  Still I came home 6th, which is where I probably would have finished anyway, so can't complain.

Congrats to the podium.

Won't be able to make Snetterton next week, so hopefully cya all at Riverside.