UKAC Season 3 Blancpain - Round 2 - Silverstone - May 17

[Pag96]

Ok so my connection dropped on Lap 19    :'(
Very great "battle" with Micheal Boylan (?), it's been nice to lap with you!
I got a lot of flashing lights from nfsw55, but can't really understand why? We had a battle but I always left him plenty of space, we've got a small collision once, but once again I left him space and I think he just went in a little too hot.
All in all had a lot of fun following and then leading Micheal, a shame that my connection sucks :/
See you the next one!

[Baikal]

Next week I ain't going to practice. Stupid game. Stupid false start for me sent me in the pits and put me 15 seconds down and then when I pitted they wouldn't change anything. WTF?! Gave up as I couldn't work out how to get them to change tyres and I'd wasted a minute already faffing. Last time I did a pit stop I just used some on screen pit config app thing, does that not work anymore? Flipping game. Spent the whole time just chasing air due to the stupid false start.

PitConfig is not working anymore... Use very usefull built-in pit app. And dont do false starts anymore! )))

[FullMetalGasket]

Next week I ain't going to practice. Stupid game. Stupid false start for me sent me in the pits and put me 15 seconds down and then when I pitted they wouldn't change anything. WTF?! Gave up as I couldn't work out how to get them to change tyres and I'd wasted a minute already faffing. Last time I did a pit stop I just used some on screen pit config app thing, does that not work anymore? Flipping game. Spent the whole time just chasing air due to the stupid false start.

Strange about the false start, these things should be able to be put in 1st gear with clutch.

The pitconfig app isn't supported anymore, the guy cancelled the project because that is now implemented in the game. With default controls, you get the pit window up with cursor keys and then use the same keys to change everything, but you need to have it done before getting into your box. It actually works really well, and I prefer it over the app, but it needs a test or two before you get into a proper race.
Also in the setup, the last tab you can already predetermine the tactic. Even have 3 ready, just in case.

You say that. I lost all control over the built in Pit app after being thrown into the pit for jumping the start.
I didn't even see the app window again until after the race - I was lucky to finish as thankfully it was left on the correct strategy to service me in my pit stop...
I'm wondering if there's a bug involving the jump start and pitstop app

Glad this round is over - Can do some proper tracks now. Might even practice

[Linus27]

Ok so my connection dropped on Lap 19    :'(
Very great "battle" with Micheal Boylan (?), it's been nice to lap with you!
I got a lot of flashing lights from nfsw55, but can't really understand why? We had a battle but I always left him plenty of space, we've got a small collision once, but once again I left him space and I think he just went in a little too hot.
All in all had a lot of fun following and then leading Micheal, a shame that my connection sucks :/
See you the next one!

That was such an amazing race Matteo. Just watched the replay and it is so good, very even, very fair and just brilliant racing. Nice to be chased for the first half and then after the pitstops to then chase you back. I was genuinely sad that you lost connection and felt sorry for you. We missed out on an epic second half. Look forward to racing you again and thank you 

[Mark J]

Gutted to miss a whole round with no points so early in the series  just my luck we had monsoon rain on raceday  guess the exchange got flooded, still no internet several hours after the race. Using 4g for this!

Well done to Gavino on the win and the podium guys 

Think I would have got lapped tonight, I was in 11th when i discod and making no headway on spanner and Bob ahead  My car just felt duff on mediums here.

Jump starters can't blame the game, the process has been in use for a while now. Not perfect but it's what we've got. I got totally disorientated by being dumped straight on the grid from a hot qually lap then simons car disappearing next to me. Can we have a short delay between sessions as before for future races? I barely had time to pick my race setup as the lights came up!

[Linus27]

So, now all is said and done, what strategy did people go for? I opted for a 15 lap stint on softs  then a stop for 3L of fuel and another set of softs fir the remaining 14 laps.

[Manteos]

Came back right now and I was watching the race report. I hope you enjoyed the race.
Reading the results I noticed that Massimo Bonni has been linked with the nickname 'massimogtitaly'. This is incorrect. The right nickname is 'bimbo nos', as you can see by his post on page 5 of this topic. Can you fix it please?
Hope to see you for the next one.
Bye

[nfsw55]

I got a lot of flashing lights from nfsw55, but can't really understand why?

Just flashed my lights at you twice, but without any specific reason. I thought this is quite common to distract the guys in front a bit??



For the race I had a not so bad pitstop strategy, but 2-3 mistakes unfortunately prevented a better result for me. Last few laps were really intense Alexey
Still not quite able to get my head around the Porsche, tire temperatures were horrible with all of my setups for this car so far.

[Baikal]

Just onboard for history   4-16-7 positions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odmtbpBkccU
My ruined strategy was 1L pit with med not changed In fact it was car repair and lost 15 sec in 4th lap early pit...
Slippery slippery slippery track in 50 percents of my online races here.. Don't know what to do with it... :'(

[FullMetalGasket]

Jump starters can't blame the game, the process has been in use for a while now. Not perfect but it's what we've got.

I'm not blaming the game for that,  I thought the lights changed so went. I am blaming it for the total loss of control over my apps though,  this could have resulted in a wasted evening if I hadn't been fortunate enough to be on the preset I wanted.
Although it seems the front tyre pressures were wrong on that one as pressures and temps were low for the remainder of the race.

I'm also still blaming Silverstone for being Silverstone though 

[Baikal]

Mark , for more realistic we can switch false start penalty to drive throu mode. It will be more logic too imo )

[Bob]

  Managed all 27 laps with no dramas, first half of race with plenty of company, second half pretty lonely. Main thing for me was no mistakes, (makes a change) and putting in a pb during the race. Thanks ChrisR for setup help, made all the difference.

[Mark J]

Mark , for more realistic we can switch false start penalty to drive throu mode. It will be more logic too imo )

Happy enough with that option, Pete can tick that particular box on the server side.    I still have no internet 12 hours later 

[ChrisR]

I didnt even remember that this was an hour race, been so busy with work and the house i just jumped on with no real thought to pitstop strategy, i was reminded whilst in qualifying that we needed to pit.. so i just decided 50% fuel and tyre change on meds.

I dont think the podium changed tyres, just put in 1L of fuel, but even still, if i hadnt of waited for Gavino? I probably would of got 2nd or 3rd.. but that wouldnt of been sporting of me..

Good race anyway,

For the next one i will try get a proper strategy sorted out..

[picnic]

Can we have a short delay between sessions as before for future races? I barely had time to pick my race setup as the lights came up!

I'm sure we used to have 90 secs countdown before the race start, somewhere along the lines this seems to have ended up at 60 seconds. That's what you had last night. Until I mess it up again it'll be 90 seconds again

Happy enough with that option, Pete can tick that particular box on the server side.

Done, drive through in future (more of a penalty IMHO) so be careful

Slippery slippery slippery track in 50 percents of my online races here.. Don't know what to do with it... :'(

None of the weather settings are changed between practice and race (normally as occasionally I've set the practice server up before the race announcement and forgotten to go and change the weather until race night) However the server is set for a 2 degree variation on both Ambient and Road temperatures, could this explain the grip level changes you see?