UKGTL mid-range 65 at Zolder - 22nd June

[JohnnyDee]

So, how is it once again cars were racing ahead and slamming on brakes on the formation lap??  I thought we were passed that.  <sigh>

I got tapped around at the end of the formation lap, just as I went for my rev limiter.  It's really VERY important to keep up with the guys in front of you so people don't get distracted trying to keep up.  <sigh>

Locutos, sorry for the doofy braking and tap on Lap 1; something crashed down in my apartment and I totally messed up that whole section.  Sorry!

Bill ... <sigh>

At least I finished higher than I started!!  

     -=> J <=-

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

The corner cutting code is just abysmal and really spoiling things from time to time.

It is a pity we can't at least simply turn it off like we could in GPL.

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

So, how is it once again cars were racing ahead and slamming on brakes on the formation lap??  I thought we were passed that.  <sigh>

I got tapped around at the end of the formation lap, just as I went for my rev limiter.  It's really VERY important to keep up with the guys in front of you so people don't get distracted trying to keep up.  <sigh>

Make sure you report these things properly using the new form on the results page (once we get it up).

[picnic]

Provisional Results now available 

[Aagramn]

Thanks Picnic.

Good win by Pero in the Cobra (I'm not brave enough to take one in a race  ), and good to see my team-m8 on the podium. Lots of points for Team Shark. 

[JohnnyDee]

(once we get it up).

lol....

Let us know when so I don't miss it and wait too long!

     -=> J <=-

[JohnnyDee]

BTW, in case someone is wondering why I slowed down after I left the grid, my position number went to 10 for some reason, then back to 11, then 10, then 11 -- but Minton (#10) was well ahead of me.  Another of those wonderful Blimey! features, I guess.  Sorry for any confusion.

     -=> J <=-

[Madd-RIP]

 :'( sigh another fine race missed  , time to find some public servers I think.

[popabawa]

As suspected, I was miles off the pace but I had a great race with Don for nearly the whole race with only 1-2 sec between us the whole way.

The new starting procedure seemed to work well but the pace lap seemed pretty uneven from my point of view at the back of the pack. I think that's just one of those things though. After the limiters went on though, the start was very smooth so a thumbs up there from me.

[Andy Charman]

My first race in GTL for yonks and it showed.
Enjoyed it alot tho. Had a some great racing with Gizmo, Baz West, T Cooper, and M Coop.
Then slide off mid race at T1 and got a puncture. Had to go in the pits for new tyre and that put me a lap down.
Excellent fun tho.
BTW I was the 914 in front of you at the start Gizmo. I assumed I couldn't start racing until I had crossed the start line ala Nascar, also didn't have my limiter config to a wheel button so just went really slow instead behind the car in front until I had croosed the line.

Can't believe the times the leaders were doing, how is that possible!

[Mark J]

Mixed race for me totally screwed up by the stupid corner cutting code and stop n go penalty right at the end of the race.

Was very happy to qually 4th in the 914 with a 1:50, it was the first time i have driven it too which made it sweeter.
Race started well, hats off to the pit limiter scheme, it worked very well up front.
Kept position in 4th with a few seconds gap over a squabbling trio of elans behind me and Bernie Lomax's 914 a couple of secs in front. All well for about 7 laps, then wierdly the car just broke away from me in a corner where i had never had any dramas before and i dropped a couple of places. Tried charging down the guys in front but followed someone elses accident into turn 1 and had big off into gravel trap....lost 15 seconds and rejoined about 9th/10th. Stayed there the whole race closing to a 1-2 secs behind guy in front with 2 laps to go and seriously faded tyres.
Then cos i had the sheer audacity of running slightly wide over the kerbs under braking i got a sodding stop n go penalty and had to pit. Did my penalty and the AI turned off the bastard pit limiter so i got an instant stop and go for speeding in pitlane !
It was the last lap of race so couldnt re-pit for penalty !  So despite crossing the line in a miserly 12th place, the game then seemed to drop me a few places in the results.

Shame, felt like i had a good race taken away from me by the games faults. :'(  Yet again, you would think they (Simbin) would release a bloody patch to fix the game. Dont they listen to any customer feedback like most game-sim companies

[Jamera]

Hmmm poor race for me after a formation lap incident that resulted in the car spinning every time i touched the brakes.
Formation lap observations, firstly, pole sitter PLEASE DO NOT ANNOUNCE WHEN YOU ARE APPLY YOUR LIMITER!!

The effect that this had at the rear of the grid was that instead of closing the pack up nearly everybody applied theirs straight away, therefore resulting in the same gaps being there at the rear and not any additional speed to close up 

I think the system will work, but people must only apply the limiter WHEN they have caught the car infront.

[Jeffrey]

Hmmm poor race for me after a formation lap incident that resulted in the car spinning every time i touched the brakes.
Formation lap observations, firstly, pole sitter PLEASE DO NOT ANNOUNCE WHEN YOU ARE APPLY YOUR LIMITER!!

The effect that this had at the rear of the grid was that instead of closing the pack up nearly everybody applied theirs straight away, therefore resulting in the same gaps being there at the rear and not any additional speed to close up 

That's not my fault people apply it too early, they should read the rules and apply it when they got close to the guy infront. I did it to prevent people from rearending others because they didn't know thet applied the limiter.

[Jamera]

Not but it's like shouting STOP at a line of people, nearly everyone will immediately irrespective of proximity to the next person

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

That's not my fault people apply it too early, they should read the rules and apply it when they got close to the guy infront. I did it to prevent people from rearending others because they didn't know thet applied the limiter.

Not to put too fine a point on it, you asked me the rules just before the race started!

Sometimes I don't know why I bother.