UKGTL Ladder GTC-TC-76 - Nürburgring (Sprint) - Jan 18 - Beauty and the Beast

[Jeffrey]

MY STUPID ENGINE CUTS BECAUSE IT HAS NO GAS, i put extra 1 lap fuel,

No worries though I was just around the corner to push him over the line should his car not quite make it. 

We aren't marines for nothing....we leave no man behind .....Hang on, I'm airforce

[Nevski]

It's amazing just how different GTL felt after driving GTR2 for the last 4 days 

I still love the physics in GTL though, and was back in the swing after 30 minutes offline practice.

Very impressed with the pace again in qually, especially Grozny and Baracus  

After an exciting start into the first hairpin, I was stuck behind Simon for the first 10 laps. The 906 just doesn't have the grunt to even slipstream the Pantera on the back straight. Eventually the frustration told, and I got a SnG for cutting the chicane which dropped me from 5th to 13th.
Came out and worked my way back up to about 8th, only to run wide at the chicane as I attempted a passing move on Bernie, and picked up ANOTHER SnG 

That put me a lap down and I spent the last 5 laps following Jeff in huge clouds of tyre smoke and petrol vapour 

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

Couldn't get anywhere near my team mate's times in qually and was really finding the Beast a handful. Didn't think I'd make it through the race without falling off but a tweak to the setup to improve grip at the rear worked a treat and I even knocked a tenth off my qualifying time on race fuel at the end of the Q session.

The start was hectic in amongst the 906s and I started quite conservatively, knowing my tyres would be taking a pounding, especially when cold. After a few laps I used the Beast's power to dispatch Bernie Lomax on the run to turn 1 and after that it was just a matter of settling down and keeping the Beast cool, calm and collected. Gradually picked up place after place as misfortune befell others; starting the last lap I was 7th, but Dan Minton's 906 was gaining very rapidly on me and I was 2-3 seconds a lap down on my early pace thanks to the rears being well and truly stripped.

Assassino's fuel emergency gifted me a totally unexpected 6th place and the finish line came just in the nick of time as Dan was all over me like the proverbial bad suit through the final chicane and corner. Very pleased with how well the car behaved for all but the last few laps and very, very pleased to finish the race without having gone off, spun or run into anyone.

[pribeiro]

You alliens

[Jeffrey]

You alliens

What was wrong with your joining? I saw you join 5 times or so, and evertime kicked out .

[pribeiro]

Astonishing race Pero, congrats
Well done Ruskus and Baracus for the all podium
Congrats to all and shame on me
Qualified 15th finished 14th
2 mistakes at lap 2 and 4 ruin my race(well...you all were flying anyway, so problably
i couldnt do better ), after hitting hard with front end,
i did all race with huge understeer.
see you next round

Cheers

[pribeiro]

You alliens

What was wrong with your joining? I saw you join 5 times or so, and evertime kicked out .

I was trying to join with our old 906 GS skin
I tried all 4 skins of GS team, but noone is working

[TinMan]

 and enjoyed a cracking battle with T cooper for the last 4 or 5 laps of the race for an almost photo finish across the line in a lowly 11th , great racing Tom?

LOL - at least I could see you this time!  LOWLY - hell it was one of my best finishes

Cheers

Tom