Endurance Championship - Season 2, Round 9, Estoril - Apr 23

[picnic]

Please don't Shark, I think everyone is desperate for another chance to beat you  .

Ah, but just think of beating Shark 's GT in your little old NGT  The glory 

[[ZiP]Tyf]

Still 2 knackered to read all that Shark typed, lol!

Feels like I ran a bloody marathon!

LOOOL!

Real shame JonM, would have stood a good chance I think.
Ginsters m8, I wasn't going to hold u up (2 long ), but I think Rich was in between us as well and I believe u let him pass, leaving me in doubt whether I should let u go by or not!? Only 1 lap to go anyways (again I think ).
Took the Morgan, but never again. Race against the clock in the end, trying to catch up Clarey (sp?), was 2nds a lap faster, but everytim e he/she/it got in sight, I spun 1/2 or full (90 degrees up to 720 I think ). Completely knackered, wasted, pissed off, etc in the end, but at least I finished, hehe and luckily for me loads of others didn't .

Long live GTL!

LOL!



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[Mark J]

NGT Legends grab the NGT team Championship !!!.....yayyyy  ...whohoo. Champers all round lads...'cept those lazy bugger mechanics, they can practise their pitstops !

Wish i could have been challenging SBG in the last round for second place, but missing those two races on the trot have left the gap too big to close.
Fantastic season with some really great close fought battles along the way, have really enjoyed them.

Well done on the drivers championship Shark, top driving mate, you deserved it !!  

[Truetom]

Quallied 5th NGT I think, managed to gain 1 place and was trying to stay close to SBG in case he made a mistake. But he didn't. He pitted at about a half race and as I was losing my tyres so I also pitted 'cause he would pull away otherwise. Came outta pit beside SBG, was hearing him and predicted he was close. As he wasn't in front I didn't wanna just let go, so I managed to get in front of him. Very polite SBG, thanks.   Well, he got me on s/f line anyway. Back to following, he kept me at about 2-3 seconds behind, our pace was quite low, we were both saving tyres. Then Rich went off in front, deconcentrated SBG and he spun. Came back 15 seconds behind me and kept gaining a second per lap. As this was at about 20 minutes before end I tried to go a bit faster. Managed to maintain the same diff at about 8 seconds. Then I passed Maverick (I think), lost about 2 seconds in that and SBG came to about 5 seconds. My tyres were out, he came closer and closer. Tyres smoked on every braking, temps were, oh. la la!    Couldn't hold him  any longer. On the last I would lose if Nakano wouldn't lap us. SBG had to let him pass and I saw he let go.   Yes, SBG, from the replay I don't think it was Tyf's fault, though I had need of every help.   (Thanks, Tyf!).

Nakano is not to blame, he was in no positon to know it. But this is an example of how lapping by GT disrupts NGT racing. You have to let him pass or you get stop&go in the pit. Really bad luck, SBG. St00pid rules (but neccessary I guess).  

Btw, nice kick, Tyf!  

All in all an undeserved third NGT.  

[Simon Gymer]

Congrats to Shark, and NGT Legends, for wrapping up titles tonight. Worthy winners indeed. Not forgetting Naks excellent first win of the season.

Cheers SBG. Everyone has pushed each other to great pace this season. I've set a few more PBs this season and more so developed my setups to an even better degree now as I'm sure (and know) the rest of you have too and without the intense competition that wouldn't happen. The pressure has been really strong this season as my pace has hit a plateau really (just tenths here or there at circuits, although I have better race pace than last season) and the rest of the pack has caught up. Although to be fair I'm not the fastest NGT driver by any means. Fortunately for me the really quick guys chose GT this season. 

Yes, well done to NGT Legends on the NGT team championship title. Hadn't done my maths right, but you're right they can't be beaten now. Very good team effort from the OLD boys there.  Looks like Team Shark still have a job to do to take that 2nd spot.

Please don't Shark, I think everyone is desperate for another chance to beat you  .

Well Monza is your best shot. I hate the place. Not particularly quick there and have not really had good results at Monza. The low downforce configuration doesn't suit me and 911s just have the edge down the straights on top speed.

As Team Shark need that 2nd spot in the team championship I will stick with NGT for definate in the last race, don't want you Kerb Krawlers or those pesky Penguins nicking it off us at the last moment. 

[Rich_A]

Jon you're at new house, new ADSL line right? Could be poor line stats.. luckily I already typed this https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1146.0

Great new quali record 1m34.4. Narrowly missed you Jon when you got disconnected but got by ok and had flying start pulling 19 seconds on second. But I put some grease on cog wheels which caused a blob of grease to go on the optics metal guage. It made the wheel be 90 degrees in one direction for center sometimes when the grease occasionally blocked the magnetism. So good tip is not to use any grease or oil on cogs!! Hopefully I can clean it up and have it working np for tomorrow night practice. Will be on CBFR server for nGT sprint practice. But sorry if I put anyone off with my crazy wheel antics, won't happen again for sure - think I put you off SBG but I kept clean line on outside but very slow, apologies for that. By put off I mean concentration not physically.

Grats to you Shark for nGT Championship and NGT Legends for Constructors.

[ginsters sponsored]

All in all an undeserved third NGT.  

Not at all TT . I wasn't moaning about the ending, there was an earlier thing that peed me off, it was great drama. Everyone did the right thing and the rules have always worked well for me.

[Nakano_56]

Well that was a different race! don't think I have ever seen so few GT's in a race ;et alone at the finish!!. I think Jon was unlucky to get disconnected as it would have been a easy win for him. When I noticed there were so few GT's I just stuck it in cruise mode TBH thought to myself that as long as I kept it on the track there was a podium there with minimal effort. Just wanted to keep the gap to space fox under 5 seconds in case he made a mistake.

On the last I would lose if Nakano wouldn't lap us. SBG had to let him pass and I saw he let go.  Undecided Yes, SBG, from the replay I don't think it was Tyf's fault, though I had need of every help.  Grin (Thanks, Tyf!).

TT I saw that you and SBG were having a dice for position and was holding back to let you guys sort it out for yourself as I had a 50ish second lead at that point but SBG made a mistake at the hairpin and ran off the track so I had to pass, then I thought I may as well save you having to do another lap as SBG had dissapeared from my rear view and by lapping you it would have no affect on the positional battle.

Thanks to the NGT guys you were all wonderful and a joy to race with

[[ZiP]Tyf]

Thanks to the NGT guys you were all wonderful and a joy to race with

OI! I was in a G2 class car!

 



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[Simon Gymer]

Not sure I've said it before but well done to CeeJay where-ever you are. Won the GT class a while ago (amazingly fast driving, really outstanding) as did his team GTN, so congratulations to both.

Looks like 2nd and 3rd spot is still up for grabs in GT in both drivers and team championships though so still some good fights to come at the final round in Monza.

[Truetom]

...then I thought I may as well save you having to do another lap as SBG had dissapeared from my rear view and by lapping you it would have no affect on the positional battle.

Thanks, Nakano!   Good move!  

Btw, Picnic, a tap didn't influence the cars performance at all, it was me who ruined the tyres.   Forgot all about it until I pitted when I had to quickly convince the crew not to repair it. Otherwise SBG would go ahead.  

Too bad for Jon.  

[[ZiP]Tyf]

Tyres! I remember my left front had 32 'wear', rest was lower but still 24 minimum I think. Used med/hard as well, lol! Guess all that hotlapping doesn't help preserve tyres!? Only pitted after 50 mins of racing though

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[popabawa]

Wow! NGT team title wrapped up with a week to go. That was a top team effort

Great win Shark, we're making it as difficult as possible for you though! I see you're having to resort to 'cheating' (i.e. practicing pit-stop's ) to pull it out of the bag. Let's see if one of us can finally do the impossible at Monza 

[Truetom]

Too bad you weren't there, Popa. You could mix some threads at the top. On the other hand, it's good as I couldn't hold another Piggie, ehm, Porsche, behind.  Enjoy racing with you guys, and talking after also. 

SBG, you left so quickly after the race, I thought you were pi$$ed. You could be, but I'm glad that you're not. 

As for Monza, maybe we could make a contest who bangs Shark more times. Even better if drives a GT, we'll be seeing him more often. 

 

[ginsters sponsored]

SBG, you left so quickly after the race, I thought you were pi$$ed. You could be, but I'm glad that you're not. 

I was a little, but not with you cause are enjoyed all of our battle immensely. Rich has explained his difficulties and I'm over it now .

You wouldn't hear me complaining if we started a new Enduro season the week after next with the same excellent crowd. Its been the best yet (I know I say that every time ).