UKGTR NGT Sprint Academy - Spa - Nov 28

[Adam Parle]

I'm undecided at the moment, although I like the way the qualifying was shown in the last one.  Not that I'm going to complain. 

[Stanley Chan]

For NGT racing, do you guys run at max revs - or step back by 100rpm? Radiator and brake ducts?
Still learning - but had a really great time on track today! Something to look forward to on Tuesdays!

[purdie]

great race guys! i think i take the "Fast but erratic driver of the day award" after a couple of spins in first half of race but was a lot more consistent in the second half!!!

WELL DONE TO PODDY.... great pace in the race with 2m20s quite consistently. And the pressure at the beginning ended with my first spin! good racing!

I managed to catch Paul, taking the whole race to recover from my initial spins, and managed to get a cracking exit and nab 2nd. Then the dramas began! Will spun at Rivage and thanfully we didn't make contact and then coming out of blanchimont i was faced with a spinning Ferrari360 which couldnt be avoided and I ended up hitting and damaging my suspension!!!!!

Paul took good evasive action and judged it well, thanks for letting me past Paul, but my suspension was pretty bad and i didn't want to hold u up any longer! I limped home on last lap and thankfully retained 3rd!

Thats racing and I would not have it any other way!!!!!!!

grats to paul who now leads standings! till the next time!  lol

[Poddy]

I'm quite obviously really chuffed with how the race went, I felt so awful when i saw Perdy spin! I was really looking forward to a great battle for 1st, which you thoroughly provided at the beginning of the race! Great sportsmanship man Saw quite a few screw ups when running into some back markers, luckily I narrowly avoided some too. Well done to Paul and importantly Perdy, from pulling it back after the initial spin.

Great race! Couldn't have hoped for more! 

[Simon Gymer]

For NGT racing, do you guys run at max revs - or step back by 100rpm? Radiator and brake ducts?
Still learning - but had a really great time on track today! Something to look forward to on Tuesdays!

Personally, I increase the Radiator one and depending on if I've dropped the brake ducts for qually I put them back up.
Then I tend to not rev quite as high in the race just to conserve the engine, but I leave the rev limit alone, for those overtaking moments where I want extra revs.

[Munkez]

well, its looks like it was a good race! Shame I couldnt make it, after practising monday night and constantly getting lap times of 1.21.xxx thought i would be in with a good chance........
It all went pear shaped tuesday afternoon with psu problems  :'( (went totally dead), gutted i couldnt make it, was starting to make a little progress in the championship aswell.....
Have just recieved a new psu from overclockers and will doulbe the amount of praccy for the next race.... until then!!

Munk

[Stanley Chan]

Personally, I increase the Radiator one and depending on if I've dropped the brake ducts for qually I put them back up.
Then I tend to not rev quite as high in the race just to conserve the engine, but I leave the rev limit alone, for those overtaking moments where I want extra revs.

ah... so if u're nice to the engine.. u can keep the rev limiter at the max setting? would you do that for the enduro? My caution stems from blown engines in F1c and ctdp, but i guess tis a totally different kettle of fish...

on that note.. would your reponse (cf reliability) apply to the GT1s before? Last week's sprint at Brno was the 1st time I'd gone that far in one sitting. Thanks again!

[Simon Gymer]

ah... so if u're nice to the engine.. u can keep the rev limiter at the max setting? would you do that for the enduro? My caution stems from blown engines in F1c and ctdp, but i guess tis a totally different kettle of fish...

on that note.. would your reponse (cf reliability) apply to the GT1s before? Last week's sprint at Brno was the 1st time I'd gone that far in one sitting. Thanks again!

I always use max rev settings for Sprint and Endurance. For endurance I would normally change just into the red zone to be that little bit kinder and use the extra revs for overtaking or pushes on lap time, whereas Sprints I tend to change at 2 or 3 red bars.

It's more important to not over-rev it and not let it get too hot. Over-reving occurs where you don't let off the throttle during up-shifts (for those with manual clutch). This is the biggest single killer of engines, rather than the rev limit.

If you have the extra revs available then you can choose to use them or not, so having the extra revs in your setup is only dangerous if you choose to use them by always revving it to the 4th red bar before changing, or you let the engine get too hot, or you don't lift when you shift for manual clutchers).

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

If you have the extra revs available then you can choose to use them or not, so having the extra revs in your setup is only dangerous if you choose to use them by always revving it to the 4th red bar before changing, or you let the engine get too hot, or you don't lift when you shift for manual clutchers).

Normally I try have revs on max all the time and try not to use them but at Spa I ended up being unable to set the gear ratios up to avoid seeing the Big Red Light^(tm) come on each and every time at the end of the Kemmel Straight. I half expected the engine to go pop near the end, especially with the radiator vents at just 2, but the 350Z's engine appears to be pretty much bulletproof, at least the way I drive it (slowly).

[exteg martin]

the guy who had connection problems on formation lap was me sorry, what ever was going on in front at the bus stop thing caused my comp to overload and i went down to about 1 frame a second  never had that before bloody annoying, had a good race after that even tho i think i came last

Martin

[silver53]

Hi all Sorry for being in the way whilst having a big barrier testing spin , how did Dave end up at back of grid ,there was a car jumping at me on the pace lap and someone  tail ended me as well. Would have liked to pit on the pace lap but did not know how to enter pit lane with cars around me.Thought I was going quite well for a start and was following Dave at one point but then it got very squirilly and finally attacked the blanchemount barriers. I definatley intend to quallyfi last at the next meeting as am fed up with being tail ended. Cheers gerald ps no blame or bad feeling to anyone as s***t happens

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

how did Dave end up at back of grid

My ADSL is playing up again and Nildram customer services are doing their best chocolate teapot impression...

[Don]

I would imagine this race's moderators report is still causing a few headaches?!

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

I would imagine this race's moderators report is still causing a few headaches?!

What, this one?