UKGTL Ladder - GTC-65 @ Mondello Intermediate - 24th August

[picnic]

I obviously don't click with this game, first ladder event I've done but can't say I really enjoyed it. I can't predict what the car will do from one lap to the next, there is no consistency to if it will understeer/oversteer or whether the brakes will work this time or not. Guess it's just me as you guys all seem to enjoy the cars so much 

I'll do next week's Combe race because of the circuit and take up drifting for future GTL fun   

[Woodee]

I guess it was a bad move to take such a heavy car on such a twisty track. I found the healy hard and understeery to drive... couldn't remember what to do with the setup so left, apart from tightening front springs. The race was ok, I remember spinning someone around when I slowed up because of a slow couple of cars ahead, and got a nudge from behind which pushed someone around.

I got mullered by all these pesky alpines.. they were able to brake later, and get on the power earlier. Had some good battles with a few people. One person for the final 5 laps or so. Worked out a good defensive line and stuck to it making sure I didn't overdo it, and it seemed to work. I think next time i'll do some track and car research before I venture onto track again.

[Jeffrey]

Unofficial lapchart

grats Mr. Austin Healy 3000 for having fastest race lap  .

Fighting so hard to get points, while the mods can do that so easily 

[Simon Gymer]

grats Mr. Austin Healy 3000 for having fastest race lap  .

LOL, that's either me or Woody in the Red/White Healey as it's reaplaced the time with the car number.

[pribeiro]

Sorry for that small tap Bill , thanks for the general behaviour
BTW, if we flash the headlights, after overtake someone, it meens that we are "saying" thank you.
So, you did well, see you next race
A race with no story, but fun tho.

Thanks all.

Cheers

[Baz]

looks like most of you had a good race, I unfortunately got disconnected just before the race started and couldnt get back in. 
cya in 3 weeks.

[Woodee]

grats Mr. Austin Healy 3000 for having fastest race lap  .

LOL, that's either me or Woody in the Red/White Healey as it's reaplaced the time with the car number.

somehow, i don't think it's me only got up to 1:34 in the race

[Radius]

My 1st race with u dudes...was really looking forward to it.

Missed quali as i was on phone with g/f (u know how that goes!) So started last and didnt want to make any rash moves as im new here and havt driven the alpine enough.

As race unfolded i gathered pace but was held up for 80% of the race battling slower cars and going off to avoid hitting them under braking so could not show my true potential If it exits at all that is!

Fisnshed 14th but had so much more to offer, maybe 7th or 8th if better quali slot.

Felt i drove clean and fair and gave leaders ample room to pass when being lapped.

Tx for great race and well organised event with friendly and talented drivers.

>>> Rad <<

[ASSASSINO]

for me was race full of bad luck ( like the ones i have for some time ) in the pace lap i spinned the car LOL, then i got a stop and go, i was hit from behind into the gravel, i drove all race trying to pass pilots that just make it all dificult.

i qualyfied 8th and finished in the 16th place, im thinking in going to a witch to stop my bad luck.

[Madd-RIP]

The fastest lap could have been mine because I quitted out before the race started, could be a quirk of GTL.

[Jeffrey]

I'm gonna go a bit nuts with my next vid. Nothing too serious about it

Just get ready to dance.

[Mark J]

Had a pretty good race, qualied 9th in a very tough qually sesh, just couldnt break into those 1:31 times that the top 8 achieved.
Had great battles straight from the first lap through to race end, notably a long lap after lap good clean fight with Big G then with messr Shark in his Healey, who caught me after i lost a load of time battling with Big G That Healey was very quick powering out of the corners and down the straights and i could only close every time through the second part of the track in the twistier section, stayed about 1 sec behind for a few laps but he eventually opened out a 3 second gap on me to the finish line. Good stuff.
I only suffered two minor half slides throughout the race, both at turn 1 under heavy braking but still went backwards down the running order from a high of 6th? eventually finishing 10th.

 I dont know how the front guys are dragging so much pace out of these cars for that length of race...alot more practise than i have time for i guess Top driving fellas, amazing.

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

What happenend to the points??? I only see 1's

I've been having some fun and games trying to remove the Elise from the ratings shown in the scoring (and build something which we can use for GTR2 as well). The gods of SQL have not been smiling on me but, fingers crossed, it all seems back to normal now.

[EdamSpeed]

I found the healy hard and understeery to drive...

..tightening front springs..

I reckon that was your problem then. Softer springs help the front-end grip, so making them harder would have induced more understeer.

[BillThomas]

Thanks for your support and comments.  I try to keep out of everybody's way - not always successfully.

One of my least favourite tracks with the choice of 3 cars I'd never raced before and I had only driven the Merc for a few laps after unlocking it (at Amateur Level) before discarding it.  A disaster waiting to happen - and it did.

Looking at the lap chart I see, in general, I was gradually winding up my speed in the first 7 to 8 laps, then I started to be lapped and recorded a 1.59 and a 2.12.  I did a PB around then only to be struck with disaster on lap 13.  The field was so strung out that having lost momentum, with 2 wheels off the track, everytime I looked in the mirror another car appeared in the distance and with such a twisty track I gave up trying to get up to racing speed and quit.  It was no longer fun!!

Still Sunday is another day and another track better suited to my crap driving style and if I can use my car of choice I hope for a much better race and result.

Bill