UKGPL Season 27 (2014) Professionals Trophy (65) - Pacific Raceways - Sep 16

[Robert Fleurke]

No worries Clive. I admit I was pretty frustrated after the race, but it was more my own driving...

First gave too much room after the start and hit the sand at the kink and lost 3 spots having a tankslapper. Then made an awkward pass on Axel, going wide, he happily noticed me, but Tim went sideways and Jethro couldn't avoid him...I think that was a chain reaction...

Then got stuck behind Tristan who was warping, especially when I got to his bumper, he warped a few times into my car leaving me to check up and I lost out on the exits, as I didn't want to wreck him...then spun, lost about 10s, but got back to Jethro when he had a halfspin. Then got back up to Clive, who made a mistake, we went 2 wide, I thought I gave enough room, but we touched. Racing incident so won't report it...

Got back to Clive again, I was better in the curvy parts but it's so tight you can't make a clean pass without cooperation and Clive just ran very smart. He had better topspeed (I ran too low tirepressures), struggled to get a tow, also he was good out of the last turn. Spun again, and got back to Clive once again, couldn't get a run when he was mirrordiving towards the hairpins, but I'm happy I didn't wreck him. Had to check up a lot, and couldn't run close to him in the fast chicane.

Towards the end I had a run having a tow, but misjudged it as Clive took the outside lane leaving me on the grass...was very frustrated TBH, ofcourse Uli managed his race but I think I should have raced for the win...

Grats Uli and very good job Clive not breaking under the pressure. You ran better the longer the race and you're just a great racer! Well done finishers and commiserations to the retirements..

PS: I hope you can fix your wheel Ray, or get another one

[FullMetalGasket]

Warp factor "whereareya" took hold on L2 as I was behind FMG, and then he got a swap on that I could not avoid.

It wasn't necessarily lag Jethro, Cookie had a bit of a wobble and I had to back off suddenly - In my replay you were unsighted of him so would have had no chance to avoid me anyway.

I started to regain places after rejoining but then my GF came home and spent 10 minutes berating me over the fact a spider had built a web across the garden path  - All of this during an extended 3 way battle with Doni and Dean (I think).
This resulted in my driving unsurprisingly going to pot as I was then expected to discuss the fitment of locks to a gate and what's in the cinema etc.. 

I never got my concentration back and after several spins exited upside down after messing up the fast chicane section and running up the wall

[uli]

Again, the pole has brought the victory!
But it was hard to realize. Robert starts very powerfull - absolutely World-Record in his first run set me under heavy pressure. To improve my personal besttime I needed four efforts until I finally found the scarce tenth! Fantastic practice fight, thanks to you Robert!
But that was already my highlight for this race.
After I won the start, it was very easy to hold the lead because of the hard duels of all my followers.
Congratulations to you Clive and you Robert, fantastic race you both did.
Looking forward in East London

[Robert Fleurke]

Thank you Uli, it's always great to have you around, you push and motivate me too Really good controlled win, I'm sure we will have battles coming races at the front

In hindsight I regret not enjoying the race as much as I should. But now I do  Watched replay and there was some good driving and racing going on. Now I can laugh about it, the mistakes, the contact and pushing like hell.

Thanks guys, it's fun to race in UKGPL Pro

[MagicArsouille]

Hi    .....well ....what to said !?...   that I was training on the wrong track before discover my error, but it's not so important "cause the 2 track are very similar .....
.....I take a good start and soon gain 2 places and I was second behind Uli after 12 laps ( the race is still very long....) and as everybody seen , it's realy not so easy to overtake, even when you don't close the doors.......so you need mutch patience even if you think you'r quicker.....and very carefull when you race so close.....      .....and I'm a little bit surprise from you Cookie , you have enought experience to know that it's not possible to overtake in this airpin....  !!... and again , the race was far away to be finish......    ......so after a rear stunt, I finish on the helmet, 4 wheels in the air.......np Cookie :/ .......but I have to report it......hum....you know, I don't like to do sutch thing but ....................it's the lowwwwwwwwwwww of the west ! 

cya at East London.......

[Billy Nobrakes]

Mod report published.

[DLogan]

From the mod report: "Server replay time: 0h01m19s Norm has the lead into straight. Dean is a bit quicker..."

Why are drivers notified about driver reported incidents, so they have a chance to have their side of the story heard, but not red zone incidents?

As this is not a case of being penalized for interfering with a driver who has an unpredictable sloppy (and ends up ending my race later, many thanks for the apology, btw), it's more curiosity than complaint.

[Billy Nobrakes]

Dean,
In the reporting system, if your name is ticked as being involved in an incident then you get an automatic notification.
Red zone is fully moderated so if you are involved in a red zone incident & you want to make your views known then please file a report.

[DLogan]

Sorry to Doni for lap 9, I was further over than I thought. Contact was my fault.

As for the earlier incidents, I think the mods missed a teaching moment about the value of not moving over into a space you can rightly expect someone else may be occupying. The incidents on lap 1 and 2 are almost identical in set-up. I didn't move over when Arf disappeared from my mirrors (though according to the rules here I would have been justified in doing so), and I didn't get taken out.