UKGPL Season 22 (2011-2012) Porsche - Monza (Full 10km) - May 11

[BadBlood]

Monza 10K tonight as I haven't heard from Dave.

[blito]

What can I say - 9fps into Para on lap one
I think its time to reinstall GPL just to get rid of the dreadful GT mod and the simply awful tracks we keep trying to race on

[BadBlood]

More like the Monza 0.1 K for me. Got a great start from last and I was super careful - Fran blasted past me at Lesmo 1 and then collected the Armco and then me...   Couldn't steer properly round Lesmo 2 and hit the armco - engine exploded...

The mods are going to be VERY cross with Fran... remind me - who is modding this race... ah yes...  

[blito]

I must say I did notice that Fran was a little, errrm, "excitable" into Les1.. ther was a brief moment I thought that he was rear-end me but he locked up and went into the armco instead!

[Phil Thornton]

I thought I was going to have trouble in this race.  GPL crashed 4 times tonight :'(.  3 times in pre-race praccy and once in qually   I lowered the graphics detail and thankfully it held together OK in the race.

I got a great draft in qually which put me much closer to the front than I'm used to.  So I had to make sure I got a good start.  I did, but the guy in front of me didn't and we got passed by a couple of cars before the Curva Grande.  I decided to stay calm and try to use the draft to keep up.  I was amazed to see so many cars crash out on the banking and after a couple of laps I found myself in second place.  There was no way I was going to catch Ron and he proceeded to drive off into the distance and I settled down to watch my mirrors and wait for the inevitable closing pack. 

It took a while but Marc caught me after about 5 laps and he sailed past.  I tried to keep in his slipstream and having lost ground initially I clawed back the deficit and with about 10 laps to go I got back on his gearbox.  From that point on to the end of the race it was a game of cat and mouse.  I tested out a few places to have a go at a pass but I took my time and waited for the right moment.  I eventually got through at the Curva Grande with 2 laps to go and I tried to stay in front.  I could tell Mark was closing up and backing off so I knew he was waiting for the right moment.  He went for it on the inside at the first banking on the last lap but I managed to slip in behind him on the long back straight which gave me the momentum to go around the outside on the last banking.  Marc tucked in behind me bit he somehow managed to gain enough momentum to creep past me over the line and beat me by a couple of feet.

A very close finish and by far my best result in the PSC .

Thanks to Geoff and Paul for organizing this series.  It has been fun

[BadBlood]

Nice to have a ful grid and this series will get a bit of a reboot next year - one grid only. Watch out for the announcements of Season 23 - it is round the corner...

[Ron-C]

I thought I was going to have trouble in this race.  GPL crashed 4 times tonight :'(.  3 times in pre-race praccy and once in qually   I lowered the graphics detail and thankfully it held together OK in the race.

I had a scare myself, with GPL crashing with 2 minutes of Qually left to go    It ran with a solid 36fps all race though  

My plan for the race was to just follow the guys in front & see how the race unfolded, knowing that to take the drivers section of this Team Championsip I only had to finish in front of Tristan..... Well, that plan went out the window when I managed to get an awesome start & found myself in front from 4th on the grid   It was looking as though  Roberto & I were going to be having a fun battle, but alas Roberto went off on the banking. After that it was a quiet Saturday morning ( yes 6:30 race start were I am   ) drive to the flag.

Congatulations to Squadra Padova Corse team on winning the UKGPL Season 22 Porsche Super Cup Championship.

A Big Thank You to Geoff & Paul for organising & running the championship  

Looking forward to seeing everyone on track next season

[fpolicardi]

After a good start and avoided the crash fest on the banking, I was working together with Mercaldo to catch Phil when I clipped the rail out of Lesmo 2 and the engine got problem. After a lap engine muted
Too bad, would be fun to battle with Phil and Marco.
Cya next season

[BadBlood]

Congrats Ron on topping the (unofficial) drivers table - a stunning debut.

[EvilClive]

I'm glad that at least some had a better experience than I did. I could not understand why my quali times were so far away from those at the front of the grid ( approx 2.5 secs!!). I never claim to be the fastest guy on track, but I can usually get myself somewhere near the sharp end...but not here. I am guessing that I did not get a good draft that might have pulled me up another second or more.

So I started from around 10th on the grid and was slightly baulked by the car in front but chose to stay behind, rather than risk trying a pass and getting tangled with other drivers. My plan was to try and stay in touch with the front group and use the draft to keep up.

At Curve Grande all the cars in front dived for the inside and left me a clear run around the outside, picking up a few places as we approached Lesmo 1. I was quicker through Lesmo 1 and closed up on 2 cars entering Lesmo 2, well placed for a slipstream down to Parabolica. But the car 2 places in front seemed to snag the inside kerb and half spun. I think it was Natan in front of me, who jinked out to avoid that and as I tried to follow, the spinning car appeared to lurch my way and I made contact with somone or something spinning me to the inside.
The car came to rest facing in the right direction so I selected 1st gear and set off having lost a few places. Approaching Parabolica I was still close enough to expect to be able to get some slipstream for the rest of the lap around the bankings.
Once again a car in front was having directional control issues, so I was a little careful on entry and I got tagged from behind and knocked sideways. I was in mid curse, when the screen froze  with my car broadside across the middle of the track!!!! I frantically punched the Esc key but it took a good few seconds before I could quit...I hope no one else was compromised by my stricken car.

So I did not even make a single lap   Grats to Ron on a his win and to the podium. A great series again and very popular.

[Pedro vd Berg]

Congratulations Ron, Marco and Phil!

Lucky to have a fast and clean start without crashes!
Very much fun battling with Maxmine.
Trying to worktogether and thinking about a strategy to become 4e instead of 5e was very enjoyable.
You deserved to win it Maxime!

Grats to "Squadra Padova Corse team" for winning the Porsche Cup!
Thanks all for racing,
and also a Big Thanks to Geoff & Paul for organising & running the championship  

[Cookie]

Sadly a short race for me...

A great quali with 3rd position and PB

Starting with a long first gear, Ron surprised me with his blitz start!
Following in 5th position, knowing my time will come with a good tow, I managed to make my move into the second banking.
It was a great moment when Tom_G and I were passing Piero on both sides...
Me being in his blind spot Tom changed the lane to keep in tow...
I tried to avoid a contact but my right front tyre was caught by the gras bank and so I flew high and hit him.
Unlucky Piero was caught too and the race ended before the first lap was finished for the three of us 
 

[Piero Mercaldo]

Congratulations to Ron for winning the Championship, really strong rider.

Thanks and congratulations to all organizers and participants of a beautiful season!

The Padua Racing Team has begun to play GPL only after the release of MOD GT 67, Marco and Roberto and I not raced since 2001, while we ran the Championship ItalianioGPL,
we have resumed the old wheels, after discovering the existence of Championship UKGPL for only Porsche cars are easy and fun to drive. We decided to sign up and try the challenge without too much effort, with the simple goal to entertain us, we have all 3 plus 40 years.
After a few races it became clear that our team was unbalanced compared to others, Robert was very fast, Marco a mastiff who never gives up!
I think the moral winners are all the teams that participated, I will not seem hypocritical to speak on behalf of the entire team, for us the Drivers Championship was between me and Roberto rivalry and only ever as a team, to see SPA, race me determining the end of the championship victory , who want to win at all costs I almost put him out and end up breaking the engine ..
The real winner is Ron Clegg, to which virtually shake your hand, for the skill and passion, I at 10 am I could not run.
Finally a compliment to my brother Mark and Phil for the legendary duel that did .. creepy!

Yesterday I went wrong was to be taken into full 270 kmh really gave me the impression of being virtually dead .. a bad accident: ((
sin be the first successful giro.Spero the next season all the pilot more or less strong unless we put the heat at least the first few laps.

PS. see who the next Championship the Squadra Padova Corse not (I imagine) to form I am now available to anyone interested in the team to like me, I promise that I will avoid breakage of the engine and fix the PC that I have created several problems

THANKS TO ALL!

[Roberto Teso]

I haven't drived in Monza10k from years, I don't like this track, with or without chicane, no lap done with GT here, no time to check graphics and sounds, nor to make a dedicated setup, I only can hope to have no trouble. In pratice I use same Monza 1000k setup, and results was... funny! Seems me more to be ...in aquarium than in track, anyway, I achieve a very (traily) good lap. I haven't a correct gearing to do a good start, I know, so I try only not to loose too much, there's a lot of time to recover. At start Ron is faster than Piero and me so at Curva Grande entrance Ron is first, I second and third Piero. I push a little from Lesmo to Parabolica where enter a little long, so flatten my 910 to recover Ron. At second lap, entering into Curva Sud, gpl freeze, leaving me with a beautiful screenshot of Curva Sud with Ron as a theme, and a continuous farping from speakers, as to say "I'm crashing to desktop, not you! Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!", end of game.

Too bad, would have been very fun to battle until the end.
My apologies if this incident has caused problems for those followed me, I can't do anything.

Congratulations to Ron for winning the drivers championship and for his behavior on the track during the season, always at a great level.

Compliments also to all my team mates, Piero and Marco, very well done boys, nice job.

I know that we haven't a team profile as required but, anyway, I'm satisfied about our results and behaviors into race.

Sincere and wholeheartedly thanks to UKGPL and all the people involved in, without whom nothing like this could happen.

My sincere thanks to all drivers, that made the season compelling and spectacular.

[BadBlood]

Nice boys. We are considering some changes that might make the Padua gang possible within the rules     for Season 23, watch out for announcements in the next couple of weeks.