UKGTL Season 16 F1 1967 - Mosport - Sep 12

[Erling G-P]

I think I'll miss this one - about 15 seconds off the pace   , no time for further practicing and still/again over 30° C outside  

CU next week - have fun.

Well, you're about 15 secs off Ziu's pace - not sure that counts  

Sounds hot though; where in Germany are you located Kurt ?

Cheers,
Erling

I was about 15 seconds slower than AI which was around 1:10, Aliens are always faster than AI  

Live near Bonn and really dislike the continental summer http://www.dmi.dk/vejr/til-lands/byvejr/by/vis/DE/2946447/Bonn,%20Tyskland.
The dream is living at the seaside, but no way with my employer relating to a home office. Spent three sunny weeks in northern Denmark in June and climate there
is much more pleasing for me  .

Lol, thanks for the link to DMI's weather forecast    Too hot for me also - like my own better  http://www.dmi.dk/vejr/til-lands/byvejr/by/vis/DK/3210/Vejby,%20Danmark/

Have friends living in Germany just outside Trier.  One smart thing you see in Germany, that we don't have here, are shutters for the windows. Seemed great at keeping the heat outside their house, when I visited them during summer.

Clive: I'm no setup whizz by a long shot, and yesterday felt like a snail compared to the fast guys.  Have only tweaked minor stuff on the 66 Ferrari.  If I'm in any way quick in it, it's mostly because its basic handling is so sweet. In comparison, I absolutely hate the 67 Ferrari, so much seems to depend on the car in question (or an ability to set it up)  Have tried emulating the setup for the 66 on the 67, but it still handles like a dog, at least in my hands.  Been a long time since I've driven any of the faster cars, so can't say if the minor stuff I changed on the Ferrari would work on those too.  Need to get home and check, before I can say exactly what I have changed, if you're interested in knowing.

Cheers,
Erling

[Wiltshire Tony]

Really enjoyed this track and spent many enjoyable laps in Roguk's company and latterly with Evil. However I made a mistake at Moss and glanced the barrier at a ridiculously low speed which upset the steering. I pitted perfectly but had to wait age's for my lazy crew to fix the suspension. Pulled away from my box and on entering the track received a stop/go penalty for speeding in the pit lane (which I dispute). Gave up at that point. Looking forward to Monza though  

If Ziu could check my lap estimates for the remaining circuits it would be most appreciated 

[Geoffers]

Wasn't expecting much from this as I had zero practice laps before turning up. Initial laps were not promising & I struggled to keep the car on track. Qually went a bit better as I got used to the car again. The more I drive these cars the less I like them, wish they were a bit more like the real ones, i.e. slower! 

Anyway the start nearly caught me by surprise & I had barely got half revs as the lights changed, but rather than crawl off the line the car hooked up really well & as I put my foot down I shot past the front row & was right on Ziu's tail. Kept him in sight for a few laps with GT not far behind before a couple of small mistakes dropped me 4-5s behind now with Jeep in 3rd. Gaps ahead & behind gradually grew before a couple more mistakes at the 'hairpin' & then an off at T1 which dropped me behind Jeep.

Gradually reeled him back in but he went off before I got close enough to attack leaving me in a clear 2nd. Should have held on to the end but I lost 4-5s on successive laps with silly mistakes & Franky caught me with 3 laps left. Held on until at the final turn before starting the last lap I ran a little wide onto the grass & Franky went through. No chance to get the place back as Franky & the Cooper were much faster through the turns & by the time we reached the straight where the McLaren was faster he was too far ahead.

All in all, just pleased to reach the finish & podium was a bonus

Congrats to Ziu & Franky,  cya all next week.

PS: Keep your eyes out for a new NG GTL series on Wednesdays based on the 1963 World Sports Car Championship, coming soon!!! Hopefully we can interest a few of you guys in some extra GTL racing. 

[Ziu Bacubacu]

If Ziu could check my lap estimates for the remaining circuits it would be most appreciated  

It s a pleasure Tony, but i have a better idea!
I think that would be better define the duration of a race not with the time but with the kilometers so we can have a championship more homogeneous. In F1 one all races during 305Km......

EXAMPLE....Monza 5,793  then 305/5,793=52,6....correct 53 laps

About our races we finish after 40 minutes......so i calculated 135 Km............Example Kyalami 135/4,104=32,89.....33 laps
                                                                                                                       Mosport 135/3,957=34,11....35 laps
obviously the race time depend from the track layout but i think that we could a window between 38-43 minutes   , because also you need consider also lapped, accidents spin.........for example yestarday i win but Cooper was the best car, so it s possible that Franky could finish after 41 minute and not 42 minutes as me.

It s more easy so choose also the time based on mileage if you decide to make an endurance race  .

Obviously could be exceptional cases as Montecarlo......in F1 the duration is 278 because one F1 race have limit 2 hours and 305 Km would be over this limit.

If you accept this idea i can help you with this calculations if you want.

[Ziu Bacubacu]

I forget......of course what i said is just for F1 67, but not difficult calculate Km races for other car series 

[SpecialKS]

Results

 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Results

 

Thanks, as always Kurt 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Forgot to say in my brief race report.....My dash changed to Ferrari again 

Didn't do it in online praccy, just in race. Most odd.

[Wiltshire Tony]

If Ziu could check my lap estimates for the remaining circuits it would be most appreciated  

It s a pleasure Tony, but i have a better idea!
I think that would be better define the duration of a race not with the time but with the kilometers so we can have a championship more homogeneous. In F1 one all races during 305Km......

EXAMPLE....Monza 5,793  then 305/5,793=52,6....correct 53 laps

About our races we finish after 40 minutes......so i calculated 135 Km............Example Kyalami 135/4,104=32,89.....33 laps
                                                                                                                       Mosport 135/3,957=34,11....35 laps
obviously the race time depend from the track layout but i think that we could a window between 38-43 minutes   , because also you need consider also lapped, accidents spin.........for example yestarday i win but Cooper was the best car, so it s possible that Franky could finish after 41 minute and not 42 minutes as me.

It s more easy so choose also the time based on mileage if you decide to make an endurance race  .

Obviously could be exceptional cases as Montecarlo......in F1 the duration is 278 because one F1 race have limit 2 hours and 305 Km would be over this limit.

If you accept this idea i can help you with this calculations if you want.

I think we'll stick to race length by number of laps. But thank you for the interesting suggestion.

[Ziu Bacubacu]

If Ziu could check my lap estimates for the remaining circuits it would be most appreciated  

It s a pleasure Tony, but i have a better idea!
I think that would be better define the duration of a race not with the time but with the kilometers so we can have a championship more homogeneous. In F1 one all races during 305Km......

EXAMPLE....Monza 5,793  then 305/5,793=52,6....correct 53 laps

About our races we finish after 40 minutes......so i calculated 135 Km............Example Kyalami 135/4,104=32,89.....33 laps
                                                                                                                       Mosport 135/3,957=34,11....35 laps
obviously the race time depend from the track layout but i think that we could a window between 38-43 minutes   , because also you need consider also lapped, accidents spin.........for example yestarday i win but Cooper was the best car, so it s possible that Franky could finish after 41 minute and not 42 minutes as me.

It s more easy so choose also the time based on mileage if you decide to make an endurance race  .

Obviously could be exceptional cases as Montecarlo......in F1 the duration is 278 because one F1 race have limit 2 hours and 305 Km would be over this limit.

If you accept this idea i can help you with this calculations if you want.

I think we'll stick to race length by number of laps. But thank you for the interesting suggestion.

Ehmmmm.....Tony, It is the same concept that you apply but we can say that this method is more fast and precise.

[Bob M.]

Congrats to the podium and all the finishers of this race. I think I should have followed Bill's lead and just stood down for this race.  Sorry to all those I got in the way of.  I really didn't know you were behind me Erling for those 3-4 laps.  Too busy driving to look in the mirror, and when I did it was on the long straight and you were way back there because the Mac is a rocket getting to speed.  Race went OK till lap 29 or 30 and then had a off and into the fence and the suspension was gone.  Made a lap crippled to the pits for a fix but while there Roger passed me and I was the last one on the track so just drove to the end........Maybe next race will be better at the Italian GP, hope so.  See you all a Bryar.

Bob M.