UKGTR Season 4 Endurance Masters - Monza (GP) - Jan 21

[PaulW]

Looks like I was winging it too much too with ings of 1 and 5, then.

The 911 RSR downforce varies from a max of 65% down to a minimum of 54% so I guess even a rear wing of 1 is still producing sizeable pressure at the back. Must get braver with those wing settings!

[Simon Gymer]

Again problems with the log files . It's almost no use making these lapcharts anymore as the logs are all messed up (GTR2 problem).

Tell me about it! Took me ages to correct the export to import the results.

[Enzo]

paul, i was running full tank at start, was planning to stop half way for tyres and a quick top up of fuel needed!, that bmw shot off past us both, i tried holding him up as much as poss (safely) but he got past in the end! so i figured him to be not to much of a threat and was really concentrating on yourself and mo?? in red porka? u both had unfortunate spins which left me on my own before my disco! o well, look forward to the next one

[Jeffrey]

Again problems with the log files . It's almost no use making these lapcharts anymore as the logs are all messed up (GTR2 problem).

Tell me about it! Took me ages to correct the export to import the results.

Can you sent me the improved logfile next time, so the lapchart is also correct ?

[Paul968]

paul, i was running full tank at start, was planning to stop half way for tyres and a quick top up of fuel needed!, that bmw shot off past us both, i tried holding him up as much as poss (safely) but he got past in the end! so i figured him to be not to much of a threat and was really concentrating on yourself and mo?? in red porka? u both had unfortunate spins which left me on my own before my disco! o well, look forward to the next one

You had good pace then Shame you discoed though

[Jure]

Right. 

Was running 1/4 wings on lambo, soft fronts, medium rears.

Had a terrible qualy, traffic induced, bad luck and bad timing, can't help it, it happens, that's racing.

Then it started. The nightmare called Jure's too stoned to pay attention to details.

Started race on qualy setup (only added extra fuel), which meant brake duct 2 and radiator 3. SOB was overheating so I had to short shift, no harm done there, engine was fine. BUT, brake duct cost me and, unfortunately, lots of other drivers lots of time (not to mention some carbon fiber parts).

Rearended few NGTs due to brake pedal going sooooooft (although I have anticipated longer braking distance and acted accordingly, it still wasn't enough from time to time, I do apologise, mea culpa maxima). From the replay it may seem I have been overly aggressive while passing NGTs. Well, I wasn't, I simply had no brakes Same goes for chicane cutting, did it at least 5 times, not once on purpose though. Felt like a passenger and not a driver. Bloody noob.

Had plenty of aero damage, but nooooooo, not only I have not repaired it @ pitstop, noooooo, Jure was extra smart and left rear tyres on, figuring they're fine, according to GTR2SP data. Which they were, but since fronts were fresh, I had incredible oversteer in second sting (mind you, I prefer oversteering cars, but this one was so major it wasn't even funny anymore).

While trying to explain to my race engineer what's going on (that would be my GF  ) I was struggling more and more. In last 10 laps I think I, ermm, left the track at least once a lap. Nothing helped, eased off to 1.50 pace (in a GT!!) and still I couldn't hold it on the track.  Was funny though, there was a trio of two M3s and one 911 that I've passed at least 10 times, felt kind of guilty about it since they were racing all the time. 

Horrible, I tell ya, horrible.

But fun, at least I was stubborn enough to finish, cause I sure did want to slam the car into the barrier at 2nd chicane as the race progressed (more then once, trust me ) but I figured, what the hell, I must finish to get at least that single point for the team.

[Madd-RIP]

  Ahh so that's why my rear view mirror had a seizure! You had no brakes!!
My race was pretty much the same gutted really as I was hoping to have a good a race as GTL, but alas no chance, never mind, I'll try harder next time.

[LEUVEN]

Had another great dice with Leuven at the start too - I made a mistake exiting Ascari that let him through and then a few laps later Leuven lost the back end entering Ascari.
Sorry Leuven - I was right behind you and just couldn't avoid clipping your rear as you scrubbed off speed.

Don't worry mate, I was half way round and you just helped me complete the job 
TBH I was probably going around anyway and you did do well to scrub off the speed you did.

You were way faster down the straights though, maybe my rear wing of 4 and heavy fuel load were hurting too much.

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

Rearended few NGTs due to brake pedal going sooooooft (although I have anticipated longer braking distance and acted accordingly, it still wasn't enough from time to time, I do apologise, mea culpa maxima).

IRL you'd have had pad faide - a firm pedal, just no stopping power. Been there, done that - much scarier than a soft pedal!

[mo]

You were way faster down the straights though, maybe my rear wing of 4 and heavy fuel load were hurting too much.

I changed to 3 rear wing at the last moment after seeing the speed of the Beemers on the straights in qual.
It made it slightly quicker in a straight line but I had alot less car control, especially in Ascari where I went off twice loosing the rear end.
I might go 3 again later but I have no idea how peeps can race with it set to 1 or 2 in the porker!

See you later