UKGPL Season 31 (2017) Graduates Cup Works (67) - Spa - Mar 26

[EvilClive]

I would like to claim that my DNF was because of technical issues with the Interweb. But I can't.  

The BRM was ( and is!!) a mystery to me and all I was hoping for was to get past 50% distance. So, I did not contest any passes as cars overtook focusing purely on survival, but people kept vanishing from the leaderboard until I was running 3rd...but also last!! lol . I could see Dean's car ahead and wondered if I might, just might, catch him in the last 5 laps......................

Nope! I just screwed up on the driving front after surviving 10 laps, getting a little over confident and pushing too hard  

tough luck for all those who had screen freezes. Rather strange as this track is generally considered bug free, unlike the original Pappy circuit that often threw  in a few discos and screen freezes.

[MagicArsouille]

freeze at the end of quali but I can rejoint just for the start.....but I have to stop quickely because my wheel is no calibrate.....I restart dead last and I just try to drive as fast as I can ..... too bad for the DNF !....lucky victory ( but not very glorious
thx org. & all.....see you soon

[GregT]

The last Works race I remember driving, I had a screen freeze on lap 6. We had trouble with the Can Am 66s too. Most froze/discoed and I ran the 2nd half of the race alone.

Seeing the results is a little gut wrenching. I was cruising towards a win. The car was working well. I was a little cautious and getting in a good rhythm. Practicing against Axel I opened with a 3:25 and did an 3:19.8 on lap 2. I'm glad I didn't need that with Rob. I was just fast enough to slowly open a lead without pushing the car much.

17 tokens pissed away for 0 points. I looked forward to racing the Eagle here and having a very good chance for the podium. No way I would have ruined it until at least lap 14 or 15.

It's also sad to see others suffer from circumstances beyond their control too. If I do this again, I should try joining through directIP. I hope Tim and Rob get their problems fixed.

If this happens again at Spa67, I'll have to start any later Works races in a BRM. That's sad.

See you next time.

[Marco Mercaldo]

For a stupid my foult, My race ended at the eighth round(lap 8 Stavelot).Just few kilometers(maybe 1000 m) I passed the half race, I can hope for points in the standing?, or I would have to finish the round 8.......TY

[EvilClive]

Greg's point about joining via IP might be worth investigating with reference to freezes etc. I joined via IP as is usual for most races these days, because for some reason IGOR will not allow me to join directly.
My connection was solid with no glitches other than Dean blinking out a couple of times when he was just ahead of me.

[MagicArsouille]

Ithink this track is more stable whith 36 fps........!?!?

[Arf Arf Arf]

There are certianly areas where the draw on the graphics card seesm huge. The S/F straight, as soon as you are out of La Source, and the approach to Stavelot are where my frame rate drops to 30, and looks pretty shaky - I have a solid 60fps elsewhere. If I had more time I would investigate whether my graphics card can overcome some of this - i think Cookie did a post in the UKGPL Forum about this recently.

[Cookie]

Yes this track is a benchmark for your GPL setup just by the high number of trackside objects,
you must have the CPU - GPU connection optimized.

As soon as you prevent the CPU from throttling down, you will have constant 60fps!

AMD CPU user have to shut off C+Q, C1E and C6 in bios, intel CPU user have to check "disable intel speedstep" in GEM+  

[b_1_rd]

Sadly my BIOS doesn't allow the AMD tweaks 

However with better Nvidia settings I managed to achieve much better, or to be more accurate, better stability in FPS

I used this link from post #13 on SRMZ as the base settings.  I think I only ended up changing one thing from it.

Hope it helps someone.

[FullMetalGasket]

Sadly my screen issue isn't at the PC end.
It's the result of having paid about £150 for a re-furbed £600 monitor 6 years ago 

Needs replacing really but I have far more important things to spend my cash on - not least the gaping hole in the Nissan that appeared at this years MOT 

[Billy Nobrakes]

I have had a quick look through this thread
 Whilst highly unusual to get just 2 finishers from a full grid, the number of screen freezes is not at a level to warrant a rerun. So the result stands. Next time Spa is on the calendar we might consider using the Pappy one.

[b_1_rd]

Sadly my screen issue isn't at the PC end.
It's the result of having paid about £150 for a re-furbed £600 monitor 6 years ago 

Needs replacing really but I have far more important things to spend my cash on - not least the gaping hole in the Nissan that appeared at this years MOT 

Tim, I have a 19 inch monitor sitting here doing nothing.  I have even tried offering it for free on the local sale sites and no one wants it.  If its any use at all you are welcome to it.  I'm now living in Portishead, if thats within reach.

[Baab]

I also had a screen freeze on my final flying lap.  Like Roo I then had a mad scramble to exit and rejoin as GPL was mutating, and what a beast it turned into!!  Spa 67 must be one of the most treacherous circuits, barriers that pitch you into trees, drops off the side, etc.  I've never made the distance here...need to work on that.

I quite enjoyed the almost 4 laps of racing, started 16th, overtook a few BRMs then was in 4th, unbelievable.  I was taking my time to pass Doni, who was quicker than I expected down the straights, when I put my left rear on the dirt as I flicked the car in and I knew it wasn't going to end well.  Sorry for stuffing your race Sam, I tried to ensure the car went onto the banking then saw you'd opted for that route too, bad luck.

Thanks for hosting, c u next time.

Bob

 

[GregT]

3. I have 2 broken ribs from an accident last week

That's bad luck. It makes my Spa67 luck look great. I hope you're feeling better soon. You probably should have taken the BRM and made it a sightseeing trip. I damaged my 71 Ferrari engine in a Friday race. I cruised around for two laps trailing smoke while checking out the scenery.

Nice job keeping your cool in qualifying when I flew by you at Malmedy. I was on my last lap of fuel and didn't want to slow down. At the point I realized I had to slow down, I thought, "if Colin does any unusual, we're doomed!" If Clive had doors, I blew his doors off leaving Stavelot. I wasn't in a hurry then I just figured he could get back to concentrating on that beast the sooner I passed. Same situation as with Colin, had he done anything unusual we'd have been screwed.

I love this track but it looks it might be futile for me to try to race the Eagle here.

I also had a screen freeze on my final flying lap.  Like Roo

I had no idea what was happening. Discoes left and right as qualifying was ending. I tried to jump in my car and sit in the pits but it was too late.

I have no idea what's going on with me and Spa67 in the Eagle. Two tries in a row, and I'm out on lap 6. John in Privateers suffered the same thing, a screen freeze in the Eagle on lap 6. I've driven long races here in the Lotus, Ferrari, Cooper, and Honda plus some of the mods. Other than two Works races, a Can Am 66 race, and the recent anomalies with the 66s, this track has worked well from all I've seen.

[GregT]

Needs replacing really but I have far more important things to spend my cash on - not least the gaping hole in the Nissan that appeared at this years MOT 

This one needs some sanding and painting or it will have holes in it within the next few years. I'm guessing yours are under the hood? or is that bonnet?