UKGPL Season 24 (2013) Formula 2 Trophy - Reims - Jan 20

[JonnyO]

  Thanks Titin.........hehe

[Billy Nobrakes]

Yes I do owe Phil an apology for predicting he wouldn't win a race in the Lights. All goes to show that clean consistent driving really does pay dividends!
Whilst Round 1 was not without incident I think it was a good choice of track that offered almost everyone some close racing at some point or another. These F2 cars really do exploit the slipstream - Monza 10K later in the season should be a blast.
Very pleased that we had two (almost) full grids & hope that we keep it up for the season.

[BadBlood]

All goes to show that clean consistent driving really does pay dividends!

I wouldn't know 

[dave curtis]

Clearly there are no other Lola-fanciers here then! I do find the big arrow on the front helps me...
Due to a chance comment at a practice session,   I did have a run around in the Protos & managed to get it around approx .4 seconds quicker without a tow.

But come the race, I (again) thought the server would know best,  so picked the same....
 

Inherited a bunch of places - not that I was really expecting to keep them.  Then sure enough,  gave them and more away instantly by forgetting to turn & took a long trip into that pesky cornfield.
PaulV - looks like we just reset at the same time & materialised on the same bit of tarmac.    No need to have waited - I was hoping to get a tow away from the pits

Yes, was certainly a lot of fun out there.  It was all quite contested at the back & through to the midfield once some circumstances ahead cleared the way somewhat.
Back at you Geoff - it was rather enjoyable section of the race!    With meeting up with the other chaps out there;  the last few laps got rather busy

Only been to this track a couple of times & (as a novice) it seemed maybe an odd choice for these limited cars.  But - maybe it was an inspired choice of venue!   I'm again surprised with how effective that tow really is.

Cheers all,
Dave.

[BadBlood]

This track is all about maintaining tow (and breaking it). It always produces close racing although the track itself is fairly boring.

[il_lupo_mannaro]

A races with two different faces.
It was very exciting on the first part, with a great ace start and the fight with team mate Dave and Giovani.
Then, after a couple of mistakes I dropped on the back and I wasn't able to reach the ones in front of back.
I guess it will be an interesting champ!
See you soon on track

fL

[roguk]

Grats to podium    Enjoyed this race great fun with the drafting, i think i was shunted off about 4 times due to late braking, then did it myself caught up with Billy sorry. Track choice was ideal for the 67f2 cars. Quote  (Couldn't buy a draft in qually, every time I crept up close enough to 'someone' for a draft, the bonehead would spin off at the next corner and rob me!) that was me Geoff65 not intentional to you and some offs were deliberate needed to adjust car  .   

[Pierre D]

This track is all about maintaining tow (and breaking it). It always produces close racing although the track itself is fairly boring.

In those days, the last lap was something to watch. The leaders would approach Thillois on tiptoes, watching each other while taking the turn at 20 kms/h, waiting for someone to blow a fuse and take - sorry, loose his chance. 

[Geoff65]

Grats to podium    Enjoyed this race great fun with the drafting, i think i was shunted off about 4 times due to late braking.   

Yeah Rog, considering asking the Clark-Hill mechanical staff to paint targets, fore and aft, on our cars for the next one.....

[BadBlood]

Whoever hit you, Rog, and you, Geoff, should be ashamed....



... and I am 

[roguk]

Nice one Geoff65 and Badblood

Guys help please need a working link to track riverside 1960, have downloaded 3 times from Speedgeezers but does not work freezes when about to finish loading track and tells me its Grand Prix of Greenland a track ive not heard of.

[DLogan]

...Guys help please need a working link to track riverside 1960...

You are aware that it's the new Riverside (1971) that's in the schedule? SRMZ link right in the series announce post https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=11401.0.

[roguk]

Thanks Dlogan (no i was not aware) cheers for putting me right, will download correct track.

[bernie]

Billy

I sent an Incydent report for this , hope it got through with all the bad weather , possibly the pigeon might have got confused 

[Geoff65]

Billy

I sent an Incydent report for this , hope it got through with all the bad weather , possibly the pigeon might have got confused 

That's not the pigeon you ate, was it Bill?