UKGPL Season 27 (2014) Professionals Trophy (65) - Solitude - Oct 14

[Ronniepeterson]

The overly defensive driving seen recently in these series is quite trying.  

Oh, and argh.

BT7, lapping at 4 seconds quicker than I have ever been at this track, took the only line that gets me round that corner in one piece. Some in MY position might have felt aggrieved at the contact which occurred. But I don't Dean. Honestly, I simply wish you and me better luck next time out.

Grats to Uli, Tristan and Robert.

[Robert Fleurke]

This is a PROPER  track. Its got everything. it ranks with Spa & Monza with me.

Agreed. It's become one of my favo tracks. I always like fast tracks because they seem to suit me better than slow tracks. Great job on your top 5 finish Norm, well deserved!

The overly defensive driving seen recently in these series is quite trying.  

Oh, and argh.

BT7, lapping at 4 seconds quicker than I have ever been at this track, took the only line that gets me round that corner in one piece. Some in MY position might have felt aggrieved at the contact which occurred. But I don't Dean. Honestly, I simply wish you and me better luck next time out.

Grats to Uli, Tristan and Robert.

Watched the incident because I got curious. Don't want to step on Billy's toes, but I give my opinion here as a driver. Ray won't report it as this is his philosophy which I respect.

Ray, you were just wiped out by Dean on a place where passing isn't possible (unless you have substantial overlap the overtaking driver has to respect the car's in front lines and speed). Compare how the leaders raced there. I had to lift for Uli and Tristan there, to wait for the straight after the kink to (try to) pass them. Just common sense...

Too many drivers just don't respect the speed of a car in front, you need to wait for an legit opportunity to pass a car. Until then you need to adapt to the car in front...that's racing...

Because someone is faster doesn't mean he has more track or corner rights. It's the same for everyone. We need to respect eachother on the track and do everything to avoid contact. Rather be safe than sorry (if you recognize your mistake that is  )

This isn't meant to pick on you Dean, but just a general observation. IMO we all need to selfreflect a bit more, watching in the mirror. Seeing it from the other driver's perspective. That would be a good way to start to improve the racing and to avoid needless incidents like this one...

It's basically the mindset of a driver that causes the most avoidable incidents...we need to be able to trust and respect eachother on the track no matter what...

[Turkey Machine]

For a good example of give-n-take watch Cookie vs Jethro. 10 laps not spread more than 3 seconds apart. Superb fun and I wish I'd not crashed it at the little house on the prairie.

[uli]

Congrats to my teammade Tris and Robert, big hand to you both!
You both made hard pressure to me, not only but very hard at the end of the race so I had to push to my limits. I‘m lucky to made only small mistakes. My win this time had much to do with my good consistory (0,5! – not typical for me) and my superb topspeed which helps a lot … 
Grats to your fantastic pole and your fastes race lap Robert – two new UKGPL Records!!
very close to my WR which I couldn't reach anymore – I‘m getting to old?
THX for the fair and fantastic close breaking maneuvers at the end of the strait – great racing!
By the way I had some dropouts/screenprobs too! not often but really irritating …
It‘s a fine league here, hope we hold the full grids in future, what I like the most apart from the fast competitors is that all 65 cars on the grid! Special Thanks to Iestyn, Ronnie and FullMetalGasket …

[bernie]

I'm there (oulton) for a track day early next month - which direction should I wave in? 

As for tonight - I'm not expecting much as I still have this bleedin cold!

Is that with Trackaction on the 12th ?

[FullMetalGasket]

No Bernie - Tuesday 4th with Javelin 
Never been with them before but they're normally good from what I hear - Think I did a trackaction one about 5 years ago so I'm more than a tad rusty at Oulton!

I've got almost the same kind of car. A 1992 240SX coupe. In the US we didn't get the nice turbo engines, CA18DET or SR20DET. I thought about getting a SR20DET or boosting my KA24DE but I didn't want to spend that kind of cash and I knew I'd need even more cash for speeding tickets that would have resulted in needing more cash for higher insurance rates.

Sure you don't need the 'help', But as I understand it a few American companies do fairly cheap and reliable turbo kits for the KA as I understand it - or there are several near enough bolt in upgrades for Small Blocks and LS series V8's 

[DLogan]

...BT7, lapping at 4 seconds quicker than I have ever been at this track...

Grats on that.

...took the only line that gets me round that corner in one piece...

I disagree. The 65s don't need the whole track width there, as they don't get airborne like the 67s do. Your arc through that corner would barely have taken you over the centerline. I feel you could easily have left me a car's width there (or at the previous corner) without sacrificing speed.

Sorry to see KH as a victim, too.