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November 13, 2014, 08:54:26 PM +0000 - Road Atlanta (Full 2007+) - UKPnG Season 9 GT Challenge
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Nat. Make Model Class Qualifying Race
Tyres Pos Time/Gap Pos Time/Gap Laps Stops Best Retirement
reason
Ballast
Geoffers
 Kerb Crawlers
Ford Falcon (#68043) P&G Group 5 1 1:32.270
87.156mph
1 41:12.543
84.564mph
26 1:33.381
86.119mph
Dunlop  
Clive Loynes
 Soggy Bottom Racers Club
Ford Falcon (#68104) P&G Group 5 2 +0.539
86.650mph
2 +25.047
83.716mph
26 1:34.483
85.114mph
Dunlop  
seniordan
 Soggy Bottom Racers Club
Ford Falcon (#68104) P&G Group 5 4 +1.722
85.559mph
3 +31.956
83.485mph
26 1:33.875
85.666mph
Dunlop  
Mark J
 Legends Racing
Ford Mustang Gr5 (#67053) P&G Group 5 3 +1.517
85.746mph
4 +33.852
83.422mph
26 1:34.567
85.039mph
Dunlop  
Doni Yourth
 Blue Moose Racing
Ford Mustang Gr5 (#67053) P&G Group 5 6 +4.257
83.312mph
5 +37.171
83.312mph
26 1:35.483
84.223mph
Dunlop  
Hotkeys
 Soggy Bottom Racers Club
Ford Mustang Gr5 (#6890) P&G Group 5 6 +1L
80.849mph
25 1:34.961
84.686mph
Dunlop  
Walter Conn
 WSL Racing Team
Ford Mustang Gr5 (#6890) P&G Group 5 7 +4.574
83.039mph
7 +1:18.206
78.383mph
25 1:36.584
83.263mph
Dunlop  
EvilClive
 Soggy Bottom Racers Club
Ford Falcon (#68104) P&G Group 5 5 +1.840
85.452mph
8 +3L 23 1:34.657
84.958mph
fuel
Dunlop  
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GTR2
P&G Group 5
1:32.270
87.156mph
Geoffers
Qualifying
Ford FalconNovember 13, 2014, 08:54:26 PM +0000
P9GT
GTR2
P&G Group 5
1:33.381
86.119mph
Geoffers
Race
Ford FalconNovember 13, 2014, 08:54:26 PM +0000
P9GT
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« Reply #15 on: November 13, 2014, 12:13:40 PM +0000 »

I hope to make an appearance if all goes well today. This is one of those car and track combinations that keeps me coming back for more. Partly because an alien gave me a good set-up for the Mustang, and it is actually nice to drive, even at Road Atlanta! However, I have only practiced a few laps, so I will probably struggle to keep it on the track.

EDIT: I did a full practice run. My best is in the 1:38s, but the average is a full second slower. I have since lower the tire pressure a bit, and will see if I can improve in the race.

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« Reply #16 on: November 13, 2014, 01:41:59 PM +0000 »

Good to see you again Walter.
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« Reply #17 on: November 13, 2014, 10:20:41 PM +0000 »

Great race on a great track tonight, enjoyed that  Cool

Knew I'd be quicker in a Falcon as I find it easier to drive but just don't like the car, whereas I do like a nice Mustang so took that  Smiley
Qualified a very decent 3rd place which surprised me.
Got a clean race start and stayed 3rd for a few laps whilst Clive and Geoffers pulled out a lead. EvilClive was chasing me hard and we swapped places over a lap but I got back ahead. He then stayed within 1-2 secs behind me upto lap 14, keeping the pressure on. My left front tyre cried enough on lap 14 and I too was getting knackered wrestling the stang, and I ran a little wide allowing Evil through  Sad
I had a sloppy few laps after that as I struggled for grip but then got some rhythm back and closed back up slightly to keep some pressure on.
Don't know if that did it but Evil unfortunately fell off at the tricky downhill chicane and I got my place back with only 2 laps remaining. Nearly got Dan on the last lap as he too fell off but he kept ahead and I finished a hard earned 4th, top Pony  Grin
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« Reply #18 on: November 13, 2014, 10:32:10 PM +0000 »

Thanks, I thought that I was too late to join. To my surprise, there was five minutes left in the Qualify session. I stalled the car at the start. I blame that on left foot braking. Then I had a number of off track moments, but nothing too time consuming. Although, I did run wide on the last corner once, and I had to go down pit lane.  laugh I thought that I had secured last place, but it was not to be. Too bad for Evil Clive though. If it is any consolation, I would have ran out of gas if I were on the lead lap.  Embarrassed

I'll keep an eye open for upcoming races. Hopefully I can join the server a little earlier next time. I was lucky that the race started a few minutes late.

Cheers,
Walter
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« Reply #19 on: November 13, 2014, 10:46:25 PM +0000 »

.......... I was lucky that the race started a few minutes late.

Cheers,
Walter

We had delayed for about 10 minutes while SuperSWIFT tried to join but in the end we just had to start qually.

I think that I missed a trick with the tyres again tonight as, after the race, Geoffers said that it was possible to run the soft tyres on the rear and still make it to the end.  PnG is so big that it will be years before I have bottomed out all the variations in car, tyre make and tyre compound!  That's why I like the spec races.  I know I'm in the right car!

Well done Geoffers on a comfortable win and wd also to Dan for some serious pace.  He was running soft front and back but they had had enough with a few laps to go.

Sorry to Evil if it was my setup that didn't have enough fuel in but when I sent it I hadn't done a race distance or even any testing on fuel.
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« Reply #20 on: November 14, 2014, 10:04:38 AM +0000 »

Hello guys,
I wanted to alert you to problems at work skip the next race. Smiley

Ciaoo to the next.

Hard luck Federico. 

You were missed.
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« Reply #21 on: November 14, 2014, 10:54:23 AM +0000 »

One of the things that kept last nights racing entertaining was the proximity of other racers for the full race length. The only guy who got clean ahead was Geoffers whereas all from 2nd down to about 6th or 7th could see a car just ahead and behind. It meant you had someone to chase or have pressure by the whole time. Nice  Smiley
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« Reply #22 on: November 14, 2014, 11:14:50 AM +0000 »



Sorry to Evil if it was my setup that didn't have enough fuel in but when I sent it I hadn't done a race distance or even any testing on fuel.
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Well yes!!! my legal department will be seeking compensation from the supplier of that setup!!

Grats to Geoffers, who seemed to have the pace over everyone by some margin, and to Clive and Dan for the other podium spots.

Practice and Qually were an exploration of the official SBRC setup that I was provided with  Roll Eyes. After struggling to understand how it was meant to be driven and discovering that the setup did not understand the "sideways" principle I was forced to make a few minor adjustments with a large hammer in the last moments of qually.
Stiffening the springs a couple of notches front and rear transformed the car and I was feeling a little more confident for the race.

The early laps I took steady and watched the tyres until things settled down and I found myself chasing Mark's Mustang. Our lap times were obviously close and the gap varied by tenths on each lap. Strangely I found the car started to handle more and more to my liking as the tyres wore down and I was able to pressure Mark who began to show signs of stress.  Grin
Eventually he ran wide and I took the chance and scampered away.
To my great delight I found I was slowly closing on the battle between Dan and Clive and at that rate I could well be involved in the final podium place before the final laps. The car felt better and better as rubber rubbed off the tyres and just as I was getting into attack range, the engine coughed up the long back straight ....what??? ........ scared scared scared scared  NO FUEL!!!.

I cruised over the brow and let the car run off onto the grass amid some choice language.

Disappointed that I did not make the finish, but encouraged that I kept the car on track and was still ( sort of ) competitive until the end.
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« Reply #23 on: November 14, 2014, 11:23:15 AM +0000 »

I think that I missed a trick with the tyres again tonight as, after the race, Geoffers said that it was possible to run the soft tyres on the rear and still make it to the end.  PnG is so big that it will be years before I have bottomed out all the variations in car, tyre make and tyre compound!  That's why I like the spec races.  I know I'm in the right car!

I find that with a number of the cars in P&G, the soft rear tyres last OK but you need to run harder ones on the front. I don't know if that is typical for everyone or just a result of the way I drive & set the car up. I would have thought that IRL these big powerful cars would have shredded the rears before the fronts, but maybe that isn't the case.

Anyway, I was surprised to win that one. Everyone seemed to have a good pace in practice so I thought it would be a close run event. I got a good start, for a change, & built a bit of a lead but started to worry that everyone else was using the harder tyres all round & they would whittle my lead away in the second half of the race. But although my pace dropped quite considerably (around 2s a lap) for the last 10 laps, everyone else seemed to be in the same boat.

Congrats to Clive & Dan  clap clap, cya all next week. thumbup1
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« Reply #24 on: November 14, 2014, 11:34:01 AM +0000 »

Don't forget these US beasts have a seriously heavy lump of metal sat over the front wheels!  Tongue they only shred the rears more if your lighting them up out of slower corners  Smiley
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« Reply #25 on: November 14, 2014, 01:01:07 PM +0000 »

Results and Replay Posted

Shame I Missed this one, I like chucking these big tanks around.
I am local next week so should be able to do that one  Cheesy
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« Reply #26 on: November 14, 2014, 01:58:07 PM +0000 »

...................... they only shred the rears more if your lighting them up out of slower corners  Smiley


As if!!!  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #27 on: November 14, 2014, 02:34:10 PM +0000 »

...................... they only shred the rears more if your lighting them up out of slower corners  Smiley


As if!!!  Roll Eyes

But surely, spinning up the rear tyres gets them hot...and hot rubber is more grippy......therefore I am faster.....Q.E.D   Roll Eyes
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« Reply #28 on: November 14, 2014, 09:24:17 PM +0000 »

...................... they only shred the rears more if your lighting them up out of slower corners  Smiley


As if!!!  Roll Eyes

But surely, spinning up the rear tyres gets them hot...and hot rubber is more grippy......therefore I am faster.....Q.E.D   Roll Eyes

Only until you reach the rims!   Roll Eyes
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« Reply #29 on: November 14, 2014, 09:26:06 PM +0000 »

...................... they only shred the rears more if your lighting them up out of slower corners  Smiley


As if!!!  Roll Eyes

But surely, spinning up the rear tyres gets them hot...and hot rubber is more grippy......therefore I am faster.....Q.E.D   Roll Eyes

Only until you reach the rims!   Roll Eyes

Then you get some real bite into the tarmac devil
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