UKAC Season 14 Lotus Evora GTC Cup - Round 1 - Brands Hatch - Jan 9

[nfsw55]

This race went better than expected.

During my practice laps yesterday I totally hated this car, very slidey and not fun to drive. FMG gave me the tip that the car should be much more enjoyable with race fuel so I decided to give it another chance today.
Qualifying went surprisingly well, although I didn't bother with trying the soft tires I qualified P2.
At the start I lost P2 to Matteo, but everything else went well and I survived the first laps without any issues.
Lap after lap I got more confidence in the car and it actually even started t be fun. Still the car needs to be driven quite difficile. After I let FMG through at some point we had a nice battle for at least 10 laps. I wasn't close enough to start any attacks, but it was enjoyable tho.

Sadly our convoy travel ended when our cars made contact on the start/finish straight due to a slight warp from my side. We both continued and Matteo catched up from behind so we had a three-way battle for half a lap until my long-awaited spin finally arrived  which threw me way behind the other two.

My race ended in P4, not too bad considering my prejudices about the car. But FMG was right, the extra weight from the fuel made it alot better.
Looking forward to the next round.

btw: I agree with you Mark, grid looked beautiful tonight.

[Mark J]

Thats why i prefer proper race skins than just plain stock skins  

Any reason why the results do not record the car or tyre type? Its a standard Kunos car.

And can L4DE add his nationality to his profile so the flags show up right? Ta  

Other than one particular driver who seemed to treat the race like a public server, the driving standards seemed good from where i saw.

[Wiltshire Tony]

Any reason why the results do not record the car or tyre type? Its a standard Kunos car.

Did you ask Dave to add the car type to the LM2 car roster?
It doesn't matter if it's a stock car or not. It still has to be entered into the roster manually along with the most appropriate tyre manufacturer and if possible specify a desired class.

[Mark J]

Any reason why the results do not record the car or tyre type? Its a standard Kunos car.

Did you ask Dave to add the car type to the LM2 car roster?
It doesn't matter if it's a stock car or not. It still has to be entered into the roster manually along with the most appropriate tyre manufacturer and if possible specify a desired class.

i think i told DG what car we were using for the series. He possibly thought it was already on the car list    Anyone know what tyres this car uses? (am at work so cant check).

[picnic]

I PM'ed Dave this morning, when I did the results, asking to have the car added. If the Alfa we're using for next week is the same as a Alfa Romeo GTA Volumetrico then we're sorted if not this will need adding too. I've not mentioned this to Dave.

[Wiltshire Tony]

Any reason why the results do not record the car or tyre type? Its a standard Kunos car.

Did you ask Dave to add the car type to the LM2 car roster?
It doesn't matter if it's a stock car or not. It still has to be entered into the roster manually along with the most appropriate tyre manufacturer and if possible specify a desired class.

i think i told DG what car we were using for the series. He possibly thought it was already on the car list    Anyone know what tyres this car uses? (am at work so cant check).

The majority of the stock skins show Michelin but I do not have the add-on skins so cannot check those.

[Mark J]

Just make them all Michelin as its a spec series, i might be wrong but i dont think different skins would run different tyre brands? 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Just make them all Michelin as its a spec series, i might be wrong but i dont think different skins would run different tyre brands? 

I think that depends on the individual skin creators. Even AC stock cars have a variety of tyre makes throughout a car model (RRE is even worse).

[Baikal]

Highlights from the middle. P8-P11-P6  
I've forgot to press gas pedal flat when lights was off , this cause an additional turbulence to me , lost 3 position and than had  a good race in overall with many actions. 2 both Mark's-  hihihi  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zteahyZyofM
PS. Kimi, please, do not it again  
  

[FullMetalGasket]

I PM'ed Dave this morning, when I did the results, asking to have the car added. If the Alfa we're using for next week is the same as a Alfa Romeo GTA Volumetrico then we're sorted if not this will need adding too. I've not mentioned this to Dave.

Volumetrico = Supercharger/Supercharged if I remember my Italian ( and P&G ) correctly.
Most certainly not the same car, although I won't complain if I can have a Volumetrico instead

[Fabri Fibra]

Volumetrico = Supercharger/Supercharged if I remember my Italian ( and P&G ) correctly.

Yes.

[Mark J]

Highlights from the middle. P8-P11-P6  
I've forgot to press gas pedal flat when lights was off , this cause an additional turbulence to me , lost 3 position and than had  a good race in overall with many actions. 2 both Mark's-  hihihi  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zteahyZyofM
PS. Kimi, please, do not it again  
  

Nice vid Alexey  these cars really shift, the racing pace was fast on the vid. Lap 1 looked nice and clean  plus you must be getting used to see me appearing large in your mirrors now 

[Baikal]

Nice vid Alexey   these cars really shift, the racing pace was fast on the vid. Lap 1 looked nice and clean   plus you must be getting used to see me appearing large in your mirrors now  

To be honest i just amazing every time how fast guys drive BH.  No fear you have guys!   Mark, you was very fast too, all what you needed here is to be some more lucky  : .
I tryed default set which mister Jeff talked is ideal, but found its more risky than i can drive in race. I used my own setup with more wing, softer suspention and dampers, lower camber  in target of race stability. Trying to build camber with new approach. I like it in final.
I was very impressed by your's attempts to catch me in final laps  , i've just tryed drove the car with no risk for me and learning tyres telemetry ( not tested the whole race distance  in practice sessions)
Thanks Jeff for replay- i've collect your Q lap for memoriz and learning!    

[Mark J]

yes i had rotten luck this time, always frustrating when you know you have better than normal pace at certain tracks and still dont get a good result. 

These cars are quick enough for exciting racing and yet you can still race closely with another car with them. 

I still had good pace at the end despite very worn rear tyres and was closing rapidly on shark (could actually see him ahead) as i wanted my 5th place back! But a backmarker went onto the grass around the back of the track and hit me as i went past sending me into the huge spin. and hence why you got back past me.

Must say the Rift once again proved very useful cutting through the traffic here  its so good for looking sideways at another car you are battling into or through a corner. Even more important with these cars as they have the fire bulkhead behind you making it hard to see cars on your 5 or 7 o'clock.

I still need to watch the full replay so i can dish justice if necessary.   So far i havent received a single complaint of contact  odd as i saw the same person hit at least 3 other cars during the race!

[FullMetalGasket]

Even more important with these cars as they have the fire bulkhead behind you making it hard to see cars on your 5 or 7 o'clock.

And yet the rear view mirror works perfectly