UKAC Season 2 Blancpain Sprint - Nurburgring - Aug 31

[Mark J]

Saw you not far behind me for several spells Gary and worried you were closing me down until I assume you went grass cutting and the gap improved.

Ignore the messages about the cuts, they are generated by an app often used to deter cutting but I chose to not use it in this series as it can give penalties undeservedly and ruin good races. Self policing appears to be working on the whole.  

Re pitboxes yes I saw one of the blue cars pass through me whilst I was pitted but it's a bit gamey and I would rather see everyone pulling around cars not through them during a race. I hope AC close that loophole. I don't mind in practice or qually but not the race proper. Just because it can be done doesn't make it right  

To Michael, your contact with Kai wasn't malicious I could tell but it was very clumsy on a straight. Do you use the helicorsa app? It's very useful for letting you know your still alongside another car rather than cleared them

[garyjpaterson]

Haha, no everytime I was mowing the lawn I was losing plenty time. It was mostly on the last chicane, I was getting the entry a bit wrong, then carrying too much speed and scooting across the grass, having to get slowed down and turned back onto the track to make the last corner.

 I think the closest I was to you was the lap just before the pitstop, and I also seemed to gain a lot entering the pitlane (I guess you slowed down before the game forces you to... I definitely didn't  ). For some reason thats when i felt most comfortable, a few laps after the pitstop I was all over the place, and you took off into the distance.

[Jeffrey]

...and I also seemed to gain a lot entering the pitlane (I guess you slowed down before the game forces you to... I definitely didn't  ).

Uhm, so you can just drive full speed untill the game slows you down to the pitlane speed? 

[Jeffrey]

Yes, but if you do, you have to do 30 push-ups and in case you win, entertain the rest of the field with an a-capella Rihanna song at the end of the race.

Next time I will just full throttle untill the game slows me down, if I get a penalty, I know where to find you  ....and name your song of choice, I have all of her albums.

[garyjpaterson]

Yep, guilty I know. I would prefer it if we had a manual pitlane limiter, where you had to slow down properly for the line or get a penalty, but in AC there is no such thing so I make the most of it.

Same with starts in AC, although now they have now implemented false starts (though its not enabled in this champ though).

[Linus27]

To Michael, your contact with Kai wasn't malicious I could tell but it was very clumsy on a straight. Do you use the helicorsa app? It's very useful for letting you know your still alongside another car rather than cleared them

No, not heard of that. I just have those red arrows that tell you whereabouts another car is. I will go and download the helicorsa app. Thanks

[Maikel K.]

Helicorsa is definitely a must for anyone using a single screen, don't know how to live without it anymore 

I have to say, I like Jeffrey's idea of making this the standard racetime and people having different strategies. Though I can't imagine driving the Merc for 26 laps, after about 10 I was already starting to slide alot 

On a side note; over at coreracing we got the sunday the 11th a one-time race of 52 laps at Silverstone with the F138.
And since it was kinda my suggestion I was hoping to fill the grid, only 8 out of the 26 so far.   

[spanner]

Well i could have driven for 10 more minutes, definalty a track i enjoy driving. Shame it was a bit lonely after some really close racing in previous rounds. Thought i was doing well to keep with Gary, in fact at times he was holding me up in some of the corners but a few dodgy laps and the gap grew despite it looking like the cars ahead were slowing each other up. I'd actually forgot about pitting on the lap i wanted and just managed to pit on fumes on the next. Did feel strange not being able to attack the pit limiter line, but thanks for the tip for next time! It felt like the stop was taking ages but as i was heading back out i saw Gary was still stopped, with him following me out making for some really tought laps.

Had no grip with no temps in the tyres for a few laps then found the rears were sliding too much which caught me out and spun out giving the position up. Luckily there was no one close to me so just focused on trying to close the gap and thought i could see the back of the car a few times.

I hope any future series will be confirmed soon to ensure interest is maintained?

[nfsw55]

 













btw: what is the recommended width for pictures here as they're a bit too wide atm

[spanner]

Thanks nfsw! will be using these to make a desktop wallpaper. Benefits of triple screen!

[Mark J]

Tasty shots again nsfw 

[Eck Simpson]

nsfw

Freudian slip?... not suitable for work, where was your head at?



Nice pics nfsw. From those, it all looks so easy.

[Mark J]

More to the point where were you last night Eck?   No Audi at the Nurburgring is like jam without butter   would have given us 15 runners too  :'(

[Linus27]

Great photos Nfsw. Love the last one of Mark and I

[spanner]

having been trying to convince him to come back, but him and Picnic are going through a bit of a phase and are not enjoying AC.