UKGTL Season 12 GT Cup '76 - Paul Ricard (Long 1970-99) - Jun 25

[De Martini]

I will miss this as I'm socialising with some antipodeans at the Hesketh tonight

which one?



 

[De Martini]

The race was a huge fun in the, as usual, back group I had a great time the entire race, a night to remember.  I took advantadge of the 1st lap mess and won some positions roaring like hell   I had to do a hard defense of my position against the fast guys coming from behind, sometimes doing strange lines, i guess that also upsetting my pursuers. As expected, the tires worn out quickly, moreover i did some mistakes, therefore couldn't hold them to the end.

Compared to other Mustangs my pace was bad, seems that the more i tweak the setup the slower the car is  

See you in next event!

[senyorlobo]

Perfect race yesterday for our team (GTLDK). 1st navin and 3rd Pelle. Grats guys.

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I lost a few positions on start. I think that first lap was finished in last place.  
After that, trying to catch the Dario (De Martini) group and then fighting with tibernius, Phil and Dario for the 6th. Was funny!  
Finally 7th.

Sorry Tony for hit you on the first lap.

Cheers!

[Navin R Johnson]

A total surprise win as just minutes before the start I was still nowhere near the front in lap time. Was working on setup through the entire practice and not finding my usual tricks helping at all. As it went I realized setup wasn't the real issue and I was just running poor lines around this track. Found a better line and improved lap times. Had an OK start but got sacked by two of the Boss's. Got one spot back and then Pelle helped me get to second . After that I was following Hristo around and that first lap or two really helped as I found an even better line he was running . Most things after that were a bit of a blur with a couple of spins and was back to 3rd and was lucky enough not to run into Berger as I was just passing him went he froze and discoed . Bad luck as he was driving that Boss to an amazing level. Then thought that was that for second place when I saw Hristo off deep in the kitty. Like Alonso, I was shocked to get the win . Only in this case it wasn't from brilliant driving as I had 2 or 3 offs and was never happy with the car. But I'll take it!! Grats to Hristo and Pelle and nice to see the good turnout. Great to see Jose and Dario Cheers

[M Cinderby]

  Got a good start then completely misjudged my braking point for the chicane and hit the wall.  Lost my front spoiler and rejoined in last place. Had a very nice race  even with the slight under steer due to lack of spoiler. Finished in P5 due to poor Bergers disconnection 2 laps before the finish.

[goldtop]

A late decision to join this one and was surprised to be on the pace. Thought I'd nabbed pole, but left to make a coffee and returned to find myself in 3rd 

Knew I'd be mugged off the line as I had a long 1st gear, but made a real mess of the opening laps going off 2 or 3 times which spoilt any chance of me racing near the front. Had a nice few battles as I recovered and enjoyed the ride around one of my favourite tracks.

Grats to Navin and the podies and bad luck Berger.