UKGTL Season 16 Fifties Sprint Races - Meadowdale - Mar 7

[phspok]

The win is valid, but you have used up your only drive in the Merc
everyone needs to choose a different car for each of the events in this series except the 1st race.

This was (as said earlier) a 7 race series with 6 cars. the 1st event was free choice
the last 6 events are one drive in each car. That is probably why most people didn't take the
faster cars for this track. We will need them for the faster tracks later on. 

[Erling G-P]

Nice to hear from Arnold & Mabel again Clive, but sorry they let you down.. 

Did you by any chance try to use a Healey 3000 instead of the 100s ?

Cheers,
Erling

[Jeep]

I wasn't sure what car to take here and yet again seemed to have made an error of judgement when I found myself sitting behind the wheel of the only Aston in the race. I'm sure I will wish I still had it as a choice later on. Still, was pleased to qualify 7th. Got a great start off the line and powered through a few Ace's and Healey's ahead and found myself 4th entering T1. I hadn't managed to find time for a full race simulation so had no idea if A), I had enough fuel or B) The tyres would last the race.  Towards the end of the lap Seny and Geoffers (I think) touched and I was through to 2nd. The Aston was as effective a weapon down that long straight as it was a liability through the turns and slowly I found a train of Ace's and a Healey creeping up on me, I extended down the straight but they were inching closer as I entered it at the end of each lap. I could tell that despite their lack out outright speed the were far more nimble in the corners. The Aston on the other hand felt like I was trying to manoeuvre an Oil Tanker round a bath tub. All I could do was try to play fair but make the Aston as wide as possible (Not difficult when I'm sliding all over the place). I didn't mind conceding a position towards the end of the lap as I knew I could grab the place back on the straight and this went on for a few laps, I think I swapped places a few times with Seny, Ziu, Geoffers and Coyote during the middle part of the race in my slow but sure slide back to 6th but eventually they all managed to make there move during the middle of the lap and had too much of a lead for me to do anything about it by the time I reached the straight. I really started to suffer with tyres from about Lap 15 onwards and had to keep a watchful eye on the gap back to Roguk. But very clean racing from everyone, I lost a few in my mirrors once or twice so stayed wide (Or tight) in the hope it would all sort itself out which it always did..

Really enjoyed that one, thanks to everyone.

TTFN
John.
 

[roguk]

Most of race spent with Bob M stuck to my exhaust but the extra power of the Merc just kept me in front, tried to catch Jeep but the gap stayed fairly constant. Sorry to Matt if i caused the accident early on in race.

Grats to Ati7 on win

Grats to Podium

[Wiltshire Tony]

Car roster now updated to reflect this race.