Robert Fleurke
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« on: October 26, 2015, 10:00:41 PM +0000 » |
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Season 29 Works Trophy - Round 03 - KyalamiFor the third round of the season we go to a familiar track. Kyalami Racing Circuit (from Kyalami, My home in Zulu) is a motor racing circuit located in Midrand, Gauteng province, South Africa. The circuit has been used for Grand Prix and Formula One races and has hosted the South African Grand Prix many times. Among the Formula One races held at the track the 1977 South African Grand Prix stands out, as it is principally remembered for the fatal accident that claimed the lives of race marshal Frederick Jansen van Vuuren and driver Tom Pryce. In recent years, the area surrounding the circuit has developed into a residential and commercial suburb of Johannesburg. IMPORTANT: it is policy of UKGPL to have the original pitstraight armco installed at this original track! Race List = iGOR Server = UKGPL_9 IP = see iGOR Race date = Sunday 01-11-2015 Time = 21:00 UK time (21:00 GMT) Track = Papyrus Original Race length = 37 Laps (50 minutes) Variant = 1967 60fps patch used = 60fpsV2newmod Damage Model = Pro Qualifying time = 30-45 minutes Replays Available hereDriver lists and token rules can be found on the championship standings pageThe full time drivers can start to practice as soon as the server is available. Reserve drivers can also join as soon as the server becomes available but must leave the server with 35 minutes of qualifying left, for a total of 5 minutes; this will allow any remaining full timers to join. If there is enough space on the grid, the reserve drivers will be able to rejoin when there are 30 mins of qualifying left. This Season we don't have a Red Zone. Moderating will be on reported incidents only. If you haven't received a PM about an incident before the link below the results table is removed, you can be sure that you will not appear in the moderator's report. The chassis token system is explained on the Works standings page. Please ensure you choose a chassis that is within your budget, which can be seen by hovering the mouse over your points total in the standings. Please restrict chat to pit messages including at the end of the race until ALL drivers still racing have crossed the line. Password: see above
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« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2015, 09:39:27 PM +0000 » |
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YEAH Kyalami...not my favorite, but a Org GPL track One thing I have never quite understood used in many clubs: Tokens / Coins (yes, I have gone to school before GPL, 2+2=1998) I tried again & if I understand it correctly, you can run a full season in only 2 cars: * Lotus/BRM Eagle/Honda Ferrari/Cooper *This requires that you are always running at least one lap & will receive 10 starting coins ...& from Brabham & down...you can run the same car all season. Did I understand...a bit
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Robert Fleurke
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« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2015, 11:14:36 PM +0000 » |
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It is free to use the tokens as you wish. Within the current tokens system, the Brabham is the most used car. However we encourage drivers to use different cars for diverse grids.
Personally my choices are more track related, as done often by many other drivers as well. Often newer, unknown or difficult tracks will have a lot of lesser cars on the grid. Monza will have often many Lotus and Eagle's naturally...
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« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2015, 09:32:18 AM +0000 » |
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Pelle, You start the season with 10 tokens & get 10 for each start. That's 110 tokens for a full 10 race season.
For example. last season I took Eagle X 3, Cooper x 3 & Brabham X 4 = 106 tokens.
Make sure you don't overspend tokens early in the season. If you take the Lotus for race 1, you will starts race 2 with 0 tokens. You get 10 for starting race 2 so you could use the Brabham or any lower car.
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« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2015, 08:18:42 PM +0000 » |
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Dug this out of an old thread, for those who need it: Follow these instructions to restore the wall if you have a mod that has removed it: METHOD 1: To place a wall between the pits and the track, rename or remove the kyalami.trk and kyalami.3do files from your kyalami folder. METHOD 2: To reinstall the original Papyrus Armco, rename or remove the Armco_s.mip file from your kyalami folder. Drivers risk disqualification running without a pitwall.
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« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2015, 09:53:11 PM +0000 » |
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That was a new one - as soon as I logged on to the server it reset the router Hope it's a good race, pretty much full grid..
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« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2015, 01:43:50 AM +0000 » |
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...Hope it's a good race... It was a great race, just 10 laps too long.
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« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2015, 01:00:20 PM +0000 » |
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I am beginning to remember why I have never bothered with the 67 BRM in 8yrs of UKGPL and 12 yrs of total GPL I thought that it was about time I used it for a season, hopefully I could begin to understand how to set it up, and make it work. Thus far I can announce that neither is happening!! . I was quite happy to start at the back of the grid with a plan to stay in touch with the midfield pack, but after the first few laps it all started to unravel as the rear tyres got hotter and hotter. I was circulating with Jethro?? ( who appeared to be having similar problems with his Lotus!!) for my last few laps, but my rear tyres had fallen off the cliff, to use current F1 terminology and the ass of my BRM was fully focused on getting in front at every corner. Each time the rear broke away the tyre temps climbed another 10deg, and the next corner presented even more problems. Eventually it all got out of control and I ripped a wheel off against the armco . Grats to Robert on some very quick times and to the podium and finishers.....one day I will have this Bl**dy Rubbish Metalthing driveable, but until then I am going to beat Arnold over the head with a broken front suspension arm!!
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Robert Fleurke
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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2015, 03:29:45 PM +0000 » |
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Overheating tires will be more of a problem with the BRM since it's also heavier. I think it's important to have a neutral car, and not to push too much with it (not too much sideways), managing the tires. At some tracks it's a real problem. Hope you can figure it out Clive!
Had a good quali and race, happy with my drive. Qualifying sub19 and most racelaps in the 19s. Since I often use a slightly more conservative setup for the race, it's always hard for me to achieve my quali times in the race...
The Ferrari is a great handling car, easy to drive. Again Attilio had some probs early laps, and after that increased the gap to Dean. Dean, who ran a great race, was unlucky to get a mechanical losing second. Most eventful was doing a slalom through cars cars sitting at Jukskei Sweep. That was a close one...
Well done Pelle and Attilio for podium, and finishers. Commiserations to the retirements, and to Dean for his heartbreak...thanks to the lapped cars for the room!
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2015, 03:57:27 PM +0000 » |
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« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2015, 04:20:23 PM +0000 » |
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It's true Clive has a very spectacular oversteery style @ Clive: maybe try to take away some grip at the front (in general more wheelrate front, or stiffer frontbar, or higher tirepressures front) to get a more neutral balance (or reverse tweaks at the rear giving it more grip). Also being smooth on the throttle exiting, feathering to avoid wheelspin helps a lot. Also you could experiment with the diff settings having more or less rotation, it can work in both ways in my experience also depending on the track characteristic... With this BRM hotlap setup I achieved 1m20.08s. Maybe compare the numbers you have. FileName: 67 rf kyalami brm t.br1 Chassis: 1967 BRM P115-BRM H16 F1
Left Right ----- ----- Front Tire Pressure, psi 18 18,5 Front Wheel Rate, lbs/inch 75 75 Front Bump 3 3 Front Rebound 3 3 Front Camber, degrees -0,4999999 0,1 Front Bump Rubber, inches 1 1
Front Toe In, inches -0,175 Front Roll Bar, lbs/inch 150 Front Ride Height, inches 2,5
Front Brake Bias 49 Steering Ratio 17 Fuel Level, gallons 3
Rear Toe In, inches 0,125 Rear Roll Bar, lbs/inch 140 Rear Ride Height, inches 2,5
Left Right ----- ----- Rear Tire Pressure, psi 19 19,5 Rear Wheel Rate, lbs/inch 95 95 Rear Bump 3 3 Rear Rebound 4 4 Rear Camber, degrees -0,55 0,2 Rear Bump Rubber, inches 1 1
Power Angle, degrees 85 Coast Angle, degrees 60 Clutches 6
Gear 1 14/45 3,2143 Gear 2 15/38 2,5333 Gear 3 15/33 2,2 Gear 4 17/31 1,8235 Gear 5 19/29 1,5263 Gear 6 20/27 1,35 Gear Differential 10/31 3,1
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« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2015, 06:27:58 PM +0000 » |
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Sideways??? moi?? I don't know what you mean!! Thanks for your setup Robert, at first glance I can see several differences, but I will investigate further this evening. With the setup that I had, I think that I had actually dialled in too much understeer and I was forced to use a stab on the gas to get the tail around or face a very slow entry into corners. Which is probably what was at the root of my tyre problems. Be warned, I shall be lurking at the back of the grid in the BRM this season.
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« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2015, 09:04:22 PM +0000 » |
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Dismal race from me, at one of my fav tracks too.
I had PC issues a week or so back, that required a new install of Windows, which then meant the GPU wasn't recognized, etc, so had a fair amount of faffing to do before I could even get GPL to work.
Did a bit of praccy before the race and was happy with my pace. Come the race however and I couldn't get near my potential. After circulating in 5th for a while I had several issues in quick succession and found myself pretty much last. I did catch up to a battle between Doni and Dave. I took a lunge at Doni which wasn't really on and it ended in tears. Sorry for that Doni, pleased you could continue. I also continued but my screensaver decided to make it interesting for a few secs whilst Rob lapped me, pleased I didn't blindly take you out. Have to remember to disable that. After many more spins (may have had slight damage) I decided to end the suffering and park it!!
Not sure if it is me getting older but my eyes seemed to be taking a right beating from the screen and I found playing the game far from a pleasure
Cheers,
Bob.
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« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2015, 09:21:08 PM +0000 » |
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I may be not much help Clive, but I've always found Gregor Huttu's setups to be an excellent base to work from. I used that this race and managed a PB in quali . In the race, I enjoyed a consistent and spin-free outing which was pleasing but my pace wasn't brilliant and spent most of the race being overtaken instead of overtaking. Slightly disappointed to get lapped by Robert before race's end but pleased to have won the BRM trophy this outing . Congrats to Rob, Pelle and Art and commiserations to Dean for that smoky engine. Unusual for a Repco unit to go bang.
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« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2015, 12:51:45 AM +0000 » |
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Congrats Rob, Pelle, Attilio, and all! Excellent speed Rob and a nice job by Pelle! Each time the rear broke away the tyre temps climbed another 10deg, and the next corner presented even more problems.
one day I will have this Bl**dy Rubbish Metalthing driveable,
I know that sentiment from the first statement. The second one, I have my doubts I'll ever do. Thanks Sam and Rob. I need to try some other setups at some point. Without two spins, I'd have probably got a very good result. But any time I tried to push just slight bit more, things started getting rather dramatic. Every turn was drama for the first two laps. Somehow I managed to keep it on the track and pointed in the right direction. Plus with a collision directly in front of me, I wasn't feeling good. Lap 3, I finally started getting some tire grip. As Doni slowly started closing on me, things started getting dramatic again. I got sideways at Sunset Bend four or five laps in a row. I started suffering like Clive from overheated tires. I finally got every thing under control again and then Jonny rapidly closes. I push it a little bit and miss my lift point for Leeukop Bend and slowly spin. I'm glad Jonny and Doni had no problem dealing with my spin. Unfortunately I panic and blindly try to get out of the middle of the track and hit Bob. My apologies for the contribution to your woes. Things are pretty sedate for a while after that, until shortly after Rob laps me. I get a little of the same excitement as Rob after Jukskei. Luckily I was shown a yellow flag. I could see Rob and Doni fine but I didn't notice Bob until late. Without the yellow I'd might have been going too fast to avoid an accident. Then I'm behind Doni. The next time into Sunset I spin. I guess it had to happen at some point or another after many near misses there. I could run low 22's without a problem, any faster I had all sorts of trouble. It takes more discipline than I have, to not try to push a little at some point during a race. I'm pleased to finish with the Bl**dy Rubbish Metalthing. Thanks guys.
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