UKPnG Season 9 GT Challenge - Lakeside - Aug 21

[Clive Loynes]

I've been the full route with these monsters.

That's all the way from "this is fun", past fed up, and through to "Annoyed!!!!"

I've tried harder tyres, which seem to give me the option of starting the race at the same abysmal pace that I'm likely to finish, should I make it that far, on the softer rubber! Bah!!!!   

[phspok]

That's not the spirit that built the empire Clive 

I give you small cars and they are "roller skates", I give you power cars and the tyres wear out too fast. 

Gimme an example of what you would consider the perfect car track combo, and I will run it if the cars can be matched. 

[Giuseppe Reali]

That's not the spirit that built the empire Clive 

I give you small cars and they are "roller skates", I give you power cars and the tyres wear out too fast. 

Ihihihihii go ahead, it's too funny 

[Doni Yourth]

Clive would love this baby, Matt.  I understand that it corners as if it were on rails.

http://www.essincorporated.com/blog/item/professor-fate-s-rocket-car

(Make certain to watch the video clip)

[Clive Loynes]

That's not the spirit that built the empire Clive 

I give you small cars and they are "roller skates", I give you power cars and the tyres wear out too fast. 

Gimme an example of what you would consider the perfect car track combo, and I will run it if the cars can be matched. 

Cars are great, track is great........................but the race is twice as long as it wants to be!   

[phspok]

Mandatory pit stop anyone? 

[Hotkeys]

Mandatory pit stop anyone? 

A very good suggestion Matt, I vote for it.

Stig

[phspok]

I think it would be unfair to do that at this point, though I am tempted....

[Clive Loynes]

It shouldn't be mandatory.

If it works for you then do it.


Federico was practising pit stops last night.    And he went off the line like a scalded cat!

[Giuseppe Reali]

Federico was practising pit stops last night.    And he went off the line like a scalded cat!

Meeeooowww  LOL!
Federico told me that, in his opinion, it is difficult to finish the race without a pit stop.
I do not know what to do, I see how the race goes and then decide if to stop 

[phspok]

Fair enough.
Pit stops are optional, but probably "advised" run to the end and go slower risk a puncture or do a stop, and go faster
not sure how long a tyre change would be here, the pitlane is an easy entry and exit.

[Walter Conn]

After reading the other comments, I decided that I better do at least one practice pit stop. It did not go so well.    I missed my braking point for the pit box twice, and when I did stop in the right place, the mechanics decided to make repairs when I thought that I had selected "do not repair." The good news is that there is not a pit lane speed limit that I know of anyway.

Good luck,
Walter

[phspok]

If Legzy smells pitstops he may come race with us, as he is able to make time go backwards when he does a stop 

[Hotkeys]

I seem to have a connection issue   

Cars in front of me kept disappearing for several seconds, and as it was very close race, I didn't want to risk spoiling someones race.


Stig

[EvilClive]

I think that was the first PnG race where I felt that I was anywhere near "the pace".

First mistake was getting 4th spot on the grid and making such a mess of my start that I was swamped by the rest of the field  Sorry to all those behind who had to take avoiding action.

So I settled into the race by sitting back and watching the action ahead..picked up a couple of places as some of those ahead ran off track. Eventually decided that I might have enough pace to challenge those cars in front, so I pushed a little harder and managed a couple of passes ( woohoo!!).
Then I came up behind Jarda and at about the same time I think Geoffers was making his rocket like recovery and was on my tail!!. I was distracted by Geoffers as we approached T1 and just missed my braking point> Apologies to J as I punted him off, I had to wait for him and lost about 5 places...but I guess that is justice.

The rest of the race was a little bit obscured by red mist as I tried to regain those places that I had lost and each time I was thwarted by Phspk!!  and managed to let him off the hook by spinning at the critical moment.
The car was great and for the first time in PnG, I judged and controlled the tyre wear to end the race with just enough rubber to make a small condom I think.

Grats to the podium guys. I am still nowhere near their pace but at least in this race I overtook some cars.....quite a novel and pleasurable experience!