UKGTL Season 14 Motorsport World Cup - Singapore - Sep 22

[Wiltshire Tony]

Sounds like fun Erling and it will spice up the final rounds of the Championship too 

[Erling G-P]

Sounds like fun Erling and it will spice up the final rounds of the Championship too 

Thanks Tony, hope trip goes well, and without (too many) car problems 

Bugger that it was the previous race the lobby decided to go AWOL; would have been most convenient if it had been the upcoming one instead.. 

Cheers,
Erling

[EvilClive]

I could stay quiet and let you sweat about losing the championship Erling, but I'm not ( quite ) that evil. 

You might be missing this race, but I am away for some hols for 2 weeks from 4th October, so I will miss at least 1 race myself.  So relax 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Oh dear, that is a shame 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Race announcement revised

Race time of day setting changed to 20:00.

[EvilClive]

Just downloaded this track and tried my first few laps ever around this modern track..................It felt a bit like a high speed Monaco, but with longer lap length.

Now I notice that the race will be run at dusk??!!!       geeeez, it is hard enough to identify and recognise all of those corners in daylight, how the heck are we supposed to do it in the dark???

I reckon Erling had the right idea and has avoided racing this round of the championship. I'm not going to have much more chance of practice as I have a GPL race later this evening, so it looks like a few minutes of practice and qually on the server Monday evening 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Took me about ten laps to learn this track

[EvilClive]

TBH I have almost got the track ( in daylight at least!) logged in the memory. All except for one corner which my mind keeps telling me is going to be a left hander, but when I get there some sneaky swine has made it a right hand turn. And they do it every lap!!!

I am imagining that the quali times will be around the high 2:20's?? for this track which means I will have to get my a** in gear in practice this evening or watch the show from the back. 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Replay and results now posted

[Wiltshire Tony]

Dismal evening for me I'm afraid. Try as I might I could not get speed and handling out the Porsche. It understeered and felt really sluggish. Kept hitting concrete and losing either front spoiler or headlamps or both. Glad that ones behind me but am in awe as to the speed of you guys....WOW.

@ Postal - any chance I could get a sneeky peek at your setup? 

[Stefan aka Postal]

Bit of a weird track this.. Did had my fun though i could not really turn the 911s into a proper racing car around here. Got a decent start but soon got swamped by the following Beemer of Tibo.  Took to the grass a couple of times. Then i had some nice battles with Eifelblitz in his Mini. He went onto the grass on the s/f straight, so i drove up the inside only to let the torque of the 911 spin me around into T1. Had a nice chase again and i guess his tires where cooked by the end and i got past again.

@Tony, sure enough. As soon as i get my gaming rig fired up i will send you my set. Must confess the 911 wasn't really working for me either around here...

[EvilClive]

Grats to all who finished around a track that would not take allow too many mistakes unpunished.

Quite a lonely race for me, and I mean that in the nicest way. Although I suspect that if Erling was around life might have been more stressful 

 I was not expecting to be on the pace for this race as this was a totally new track for me and I was seriously worried about it. In fact I realised that I was watching the F1 race on Sunday and trying to memorise the sequence of bends !!! How sad is that!! 

I opted for the Beemer, only because it feels the most predictable car for me in this series, and set about really getting my braking points and lines right in pre race practice. Tibernius was also practising in the BMW and he looked about 2 secs a lap faster than my initial PB!!. As usual, I did qually on race fuel because around a track like this ( I equate it to a faster Monaco) I want the car that I qually in to behave exactly the same when I leave the grid in anger and not suddenly feel like a rudderless barge.

I pushed hard in the early laps to build a nice safety margin and then eased up, but it was enough for Tibs to start eating into the gap so he was not far off my pace and I had to keep the pace up to maintain the gap. Thanks to those who allowed me a clear pass when I lapped them as any misunderstanding around this sort of circuit could easily end in tears and tantrums 

I still am not confident about the fuel readings in GTL ( is the figure in brackets actual consumption, or the target consumption??)and decided to short shift and cruise for the last 3 laps allowing the gap back to 2nd to close.

If anyone wants my setup for the BMW they are welcome to it. I ended the race with plenty of rubber left ( all tyres were still showing some green ) and thought about trying for a PB....but sanity kicked in and I opted for the points instead 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Forgot to apologise to Roger for the tap on the first lap. Totally my fault as the Porsche couldn't brake as well as your commodore. Also sorry for getting in your way as you tried to recover. I should have driven on and let you pass me later.

[SpecialKS]

A surprisingly good one for me.
Entered the track for the first time about 10 minutes before qualification started.
Easy to learn and the Mini - in the right hands  - could have been a contender
for the victory.
Most time of the race I was able to stay in third position but Postal was a bit
more consistent and eventually was able to pass for good.
So I finished in fourth place.

CU next week.

[Erling G-P]

Quite a lonely race for me, and I mean that in the nicest way. Although I suspect that if Erling was around life might have been more stressful 

Well, it seems my worst fear played out - I'm away and Clive wins..    Of course, if you miss one of the later races, that will of course be a big help for me.   Doubt I could have kept you company if I had been there - I'm fresh out of Beemers, and in the only car I tried, an Escort, I was doing 2:37 times.

Glad I didn't miss our trip though, Championship in danger or not.  We dropped Schwarzwald and Alsace, and instead went to the Swiss and Northern Italian Alps. Been driving on some fantastic (and lunatic) roads, in breathtaking landscapes.  May post some pics in off-topic, once I get them sorted and re-sized.

Cheers,
Erling