UKGTR Endurance Academy - Donington GP - Jan 14

[Nug]

Good race all, thanks to all NGT drivers who drove really well and made it easy to pass on a track that can be very narrow at times!

My race was going well in second place behind the very quick lambo of Kerr, then he stopped dead out of nowhere (I knew he must have had some technical difficulties) and I went infront. Built up a nice lead of around 10 seconds then lost it all in a trip to the gravel. With FreQ very very close behind the ride was uncomfortable to say the least!

Just after the half way point I span on the very last corner so I decided that this would be a good time to pit. After pitting I noticed that I didnt have enough fuel to finish the race with (due to my own inexperience), and FreQ was 10 seconds infront, I decided that I wouldn't be able to catch him and had to start short shifting to save fuel. Had a couple of spin-offs after that (not concentrating enough) but I had a big lead over third place so there wasnt any real pressure.

Overall happy with the result, but a bit disappointed not to have put up more of a fight for first.

Looking forward to Monza!

[drumbstick]

Ok so that was my first EVER GTR2 race, yep that's correct I have never even done an off-line race.

So not much practice as it was quite a late decision to run and I was just using a STD set-up with the power side diff reduced by 10.

I was quite surprised by my qualify pace and although not a PB it was quite respectable.

I was really nervous about the start procedure but that seemed to go without a hitch. Then on lap 1 on the run up the hill from the old hairpin the two cars in front off me obviously got together and merged into one. I was so suprised(Been spoiled by Rfactors net code) I missed the down shift and promptly spun. Not a great start to my first race.

Got going again and after Dave spun and got back past me I found some speed and managed to stay with him for a bit. That dragged me back up to the pack and we had some intense racing for the next 20 minutes or so with people spinning and barging past each other.

Anyway I pitted with about 38 minutes to go running 12th and having not seen the GTR2 pit menu before I just hit enter. This cost me some time as they repaired damage and added fuel neither of which I needed. Cam back out behind Dave again(Who I had got past after another incident). I could keep pace with him but not close until he ran off again. Just tried to keep an even pace then and nurse the car home. Managed to pick up a place or two with people going off and crossed the line third with Dave just a couple of seconds behind.

I have to say the live track impressed me and the brake fade I was getting at the end.

As this was my first multi class race I hope I stayed out of the GT cars way and except for getting squeezed once they were all well behaved around me

Good racing with you guys i am sure I will be back

Arron

[Mojo]

I've no idea what the guy( i will not metion his name) was playing at that took me out. He must have seen us and thought about how he was going to pull back on circuit. His car was at 90 degrees almost right across track and there was nowhere to go

I'm sorry, that was all my fault. I saw you guys approaching and thought I'd make it in time, but got it all wrong  :'(

[linco24]

Hi all,

Another race I have missed. Still can't re-register with Orange. Thye have messed even more and BT have still to clear my line. Shame as I really wanted to race with my new wheel set-up.

Though to be fair with nearly 100 laps at Donington with the wheel, I still can't beat a 1.37 lap. Craner curves are a nightmare, can't feel whats going on with the steering and making the left right transistion is proving extremely frustrating....

How you guys manage 1.33/34's race laps is quite something

Regards
Colin

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

Dave I thought you were in my pit it was so close to the entrance so was not sure thought you would be in a good position so whent round againcheers gerald

Now that I've seen the replay, it's a pity we weren't in touch via TeamSpeak because I left my box literally 2 seconds after you drove past.

[Kerr]

Looking back at replay I'm glad after my anti virus automatically updated and minimised my game that at least my steering still worked. I did manage to pull off track and out the way.

 I forgot that when you switch off the anti virus it still searches for automatic updates. I will not do that again.

 Thank's for the apology Mojo but I must say it does not look any better in replay. These things happen and no doubt it will happen again to someone else.

 The time I lost after crash and then limping back to pit then over 2mins in pit making stop for repairs would have left me very near and if not at the front. Would have been good to have a blast with Freq.

Never mind on to the next race but don't think the lambo will be up to speed on the long straights

[silver53]

Hi Dave Shame  . I just could not get that last 1 second out of the car ,when I pitted had about 12 laps of fuel left then had repairs I think, so was in for a long time . have not worked out how to stop repairs etc. bye fror now  ps you came past me as if I was standing still and I had 8 wing.

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

bye fror now  ps you came past me as if I was standing still and I had 8 wing.

I had just 5 or 6 on the wing. Had to do something to try and hang with the Porsches on the straights!

[Joss]

That was an eventful race to say the least!
Was pleased just to be in the top 6 after a CTD in Qualy whilst in 2nd or 3rd...rejoined with 10 mins left and managed to grab 3rd back on my 4th lap.
It was probably more hectic than it needed to be at the start and I think the red mist came down a little bit early on. I had a bad start to the race after dropping behind Mojo and Locotus; after their collision I spent what seemed liked half the race stuck behind the 550. I could carry more corner speed and exit faster, but Locotus was a demon on the brakes and a rocket on the straight. We had a great fight early on, and a couple of times I passed, only for him to instantly re-pass. Cracking stuff.
I couldn't get past in the normal places (Foggy esses, Melbourne Loop, Goddards, Redgate) due to his awesome braking and great speed on straights, so had to look at more difficult places, and managed to squeeze past into McLeans. Nug then made a mistake into the Old Hairpin and we had a little scrap until he made a second mistake out of Goddards and promptly pitted! Quick thinking!

Fairly smooth after that, overfuelled a bit at the stop and just brought it home for my first win!   
Once again the NGT's were very gentlemanly, and once again I saw one or two driving off the track to avoid us....I've said before that that's not necessary, but after Mojo and Loco's shunt involving an ngt, I can see why you guys get nervous  This is one of the toughest places for an enduro and I think we got through without any major problems caused by driving, more just problems due to the track being one long corner and very narrow.

Nug and Kerr are very impressive for such new drivers; Nug also seems annoyingly nice, one of those people difficult to dislike even after an incident.   
I can see why Kerr was put in the Masters to start with. I watched some of that race and you were doing very well up until the pit problem, mid-pack GT was it? Pole by 0.5s and building a lead early on is no fluke and I'm sure that without your problem you would have had this. What's your plan for the future? Dominating Academy or mid-pack challenger in Masters?  You're registered for both right?

Looking forward to Tuesday,

Never mind on to the next race but don't think the lambo will be up to speed on the long straights

And this is only too true...
However, only CHEATERS swap cars for one event! I'll be in lambo#36 as per usual - maybe I'll battle with the NGT's or something 

Edit: I've just realised - Nug and Kerr sound like caveman names. Are you guys racing us across time and space? 

[Kerr]

I will hopefully take part in both when I can. I wanted the chance to get some races under my belt to learn. Last week I think I was 5th before the pit stop problems.

During the week realised my idea of a set up was a bit wrong after a bit of reading. Messed around a little and was quicker in the academy race by 0.6 in qualifying and 0.9sec(fastest laps) in the race. Car felt so much better and easier to drive. Hopefully a few of the really fast guys can lend some tips, but got another document to read too. Find most of the online set ups useless and think half the time people only upload them to misguide people.

 Not confident about Monza. Had a quick drive tonight and lambo is about 2 sec per lap down on my Ferrari 550 set up.

[Nug]

I will hopefully take part in both when I can. I wanted the chance to get some races under my belt to learn. Last week I think I was 5th before the pit stop problems.

During the week realised my idea of a set up was a bit wrong after a bit of reading. Messed around a little and was quicker in the academy race by 0.6 in qualifying and 0.9sec(fastest laps) in the race. Car felt so much better and easier to drive. Hopefully a few of the really fast guys can lend some tips, but got another document to read too. Find most of the online set ups useless and think half the time people only upload them to misguide people.

 Not confident about Monza. Had a quick drive tonight and lambo is about 2 sec per lap down on my Ferrari 550 set up.

Hi Kerr,

As I am pretty new to GTR2 I dont really know much about car setups. If you could point me in the direction of those documents your reading, I would appreciate it I would especially like a few tips for Monza (in Lambo) as this seems like one of the tracks that requires a very bespoke setup!

Cheers,

Nug.

[cej]

Not trying to be an *ss or anything here, but I honestly think you should reconsider what league to join.

As it is now,it's kinda useless to have master and academy when we have drivers with masters potential in the academy league. 

[Nug]

Not trying to be an *ss or anything here, but I honestly think you should reconsider what league to join.

As it is now,it's kinda useless to have master and academy when we have drivers with masters potential in the academy league. 

The reason *I* joined the academy is because I am new to GTR2 and I have very little experience of online racing (I still cannot get the pitstop bit right). I also find the races in academy challenging and fun! Maybe I will go for the Masters next season, but I would like to get some races under my belt first.

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

As it is now,it's kinda useless to have master and academy when we have drivers with masters potential in the academy league. 

The key word is "potential". I specifically put some people in the Academy because they were unknown quantities, new to us specifically and league racing in general. The Academy will by definition have a wider spread of abilities and experiences than the Masters.

[EdamSpeed]

Anyway, as was demonstrated by the Donington race, both Nug and Kerr are bloody fast, but the consistency might not be there yet. Hence it's fine for them to be in Academy.

Give the new aliens a chance to properly grow their antennae