UKGTL Season 13 GT Cup '77 - Buenos Aires - Jan 7

[Ross Hawkey]

I figured the 911 would be maybe the car to go for, but with limited practice, and not a track I've ever driven much (but a decent one :-)), I struggled to hold on to the back in an a few key corners, so I opted for a car I could lap a steady pace with.  I tired the Scirocco, but until last night, I'd never realised that they were FWD cars, which is probably stupid of me, but heck...this was the 70's    I'm no FWD fan, and usually kill the fronts, so chose to give that one a miss, and the Alfa, although a lot of fun, was a bit down on power.

Ended up in no-mans land a bit, with the 911's ahead, and the Scirocco/Alfa's a bit further back.

The key interest was with Oliver in his mighty quick Scirocco.  Early on, I couldn't hold on to his pace, but as the race progressed, it looked (maybe) like his fronts were beginning to go, as the gap reduced from 8 secs to just over 4, and there was still over 10 laps to go.  Things were looking interetsing, but then it looked like Oliver went deep into T1, then left the server.  Could have been a DC I guess, but a shame nonetheless.

Ended up ina quiet P4.  Well done to all finishers and goldtop for the win.

[phspok]

Tried a couple of Scirrocos and thought they handled really well, was a joy to get a bit of
lift off oversteer into the fast corners and pull the nose round in 4 wheel drifts under power
I think the one I raced with was not the fastest, it was listed as a bit more power and a bit more weight
the gear ratios were weird compared to the other one, and it seemed a tad slower.
Great fun though, trying to dodge "Suicide Syd's" wild lunges   and then keep Tony behind as my
fronts went off later. Good stuff.

[Wiltshire Tony]

Enjoyed the Alfa in off-line practise so used it in the race too. Nice to drive and can be thrown around and remains rock steady with no inclination to spin etc. But is a bit down on speed but this might depend on the circuit. Be good to try at a less twisty track. Tried to catch Matt for the entire race (it seemed) but he was just too quick. Kept Syd behind me until the very last lap when I spun due to very worn tyres (XP had the front on 12 and the car was very difficult to turn tightly).

[SpecialKS]

Great fun the Scirocco. New pb in praccy and quali each.
Never tried the car with racefuel so it looked a bit different
in the beginning. Had an early turner but was able to close up
to Tony again after another new pb.
But then front tyres began to worsen and I had another off so
the rest of the race was the usual back end but finally a finish again.

Tried some different versions of the Scirocco in free practice and finally
choose the Gr. 2 because I had the feeling that the TransAm has a more
disharmonious gearbox.

Yep, you are right Tony, track cutting was a factor with me too, but I felt
that on this track the cutting makes you rather slower than faster.
I'll have a look at the situation during my fastest lap.

Looks to be an interesting series. At least two cars suitable for me  

edit: as assumed my fastest lap was barely proper