RRE Season 8 (2021) NSU's - Norisring - Jul 1

[picnic]

I had fuel issues race 2 as well. Had loads left after race one so took a click out expecting the same length race, or even 1 lap shorter as John crossed the line to start the last lap of race one with 1 or 2 seconds left. Hadn't assigned any keys for a pitstop so hoped I'd get some more fuel if I stopped but I didn't. Thankfully though this dropped me back so I was only a few seconds in front of first place. I let JP passed and then only had to do 19 laps. Still ran out as I crossed the finish line!

[phspok]

Perhaps I was more cautious. Noticed that it had gone to 20 laps, but my thought was it's not going to be much different
as the lap time was around a minute. I guess the one extra lap caught some out.

We could do with two R3E servers, as despite my attempts some Sunday settings get missed. I don't think
we can do that, it's either running a server or it's not.

[Geoffers]

Those races were frantic & fun, just a shame that the pitstop confusion messed up some people's races.

Both my races featured some great scrapping for 2nd place, unfortunately early mistakes in both meant I missed out on any possibility to challenge John for the wins. In the first I braked too late for the T1 hairpin & had to go straight on to avoid ramming John. Had some great dicing with Frex, Toni & Pete for the podium places & just beat Pete to the line to snatch 2nd.

In race 2 I messed up the chicane on lap 1 by clipping the barriers at both apexes which let John through & a couple of laps later I hit a neutral at T1 & nearly spun when I jammed it back into 1st gear. Played catch up for the next few laps before again dicing with Frex & Toni for 3rd & then Matt for 2nd. All good fun  .

Congrats to John on his two wins & to Pete & Matt on their podiums. 

[Chunky]

Well I wasn't expecting that! I thought the Pete and Frex had the pace and would be gone in the race. I tried a tweak to the suspension just before race one which must have worked and ended behind Pete after the first corner. Great fun racing with you and loved how you managed to come out of the last hairpin sideways onto the straight keeping your speed. Managed to draft Pete and out brake him into turn one and make my escape. Race 2 was much the same and had a good battle with Martin and I think I pulled of the same move into turn 1  and made my escape again. Do love these things but it feels like a lifetime waiting for them to accelerate on the main straight!

Not sure the results are right? I thought I won both races or maybe there was a penalty?

till the next one JP

[phspok]

Working down in London this week, so cant watch replays etc
I think you won both races, I will correct the scores at the weekend
if needed

[picnic]

I wonder if the results have been influenced by the pitstops. I believe Toni did one in the first race, was he the only one other than Eck who failed to re-enter the race after?

[Geoffers]

I wonder if the results have been influenced by the pitstops. I believe Toni did one in the first race, was he the only one other than Eck who failed to re-enter the race after?

I believe that if you did not pit you got a 90s penalty. Would it be better to rerun this at the end of the series?

[phspok]

Can re run it easy enough. I will do that unless someone objects