UKGTL Season 2 (TC-65 Cup) - Silverstone (National) - Mar 22

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

Jebstone Boppman -> Mr BMW??

Correct.

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

Stuffy is RealMrPot aka Stu Foster.

[ossie]

Thanks lads good race.  Qualified 8th (excellent for me) but sadly finished 11th.  I had a fine battle with D Gymer for about five laps from about lap 10-15 then the brick just flipped over with a little help from Dave.  Dave slowed to let me back through and after losing a few spots I tried to push it a bit but things all started to go a bit tits up.  
   My wheel started to come off the desk and I started to make silly errors causing me to lose a few more positions.  Along came Madd from nowhere. Had a bit of fun with him for a while and the mistakes crept back and he passed me to take 10th.

  I don't think I held up any of the aliens but if I did I appologise.  Grats to all on podium.

[MortenS]

As you all saw, I didn't make it. Realised I didn't have enough practice time.

[Simon Gymer]

As you all saw, I didn't make it. Realised I didn't have enough practice time.

Shame to not see you Morten. Don't worry about practice, I never do any for GTL. 

[Nevski]

Bit of a messy start for me, overshot turn 1 at the start in sympathy for the guy ahead of me who did the same, and dropped to 6th place just behind Simon. I then spent the next 16 laps trying to find a way past, but it's not really possible to overtake at this track in identical cars, unless the guy ahead makes a mistake. Simon eventually did that on L16 when he spun on the exit of T1. That left me in 4th, but about 10 seconds behind 3rd place, and the rest of the race was pretty boring, the only excitement trying to lap backmarkers safely. It's a very odd track which seems to have altered gravity  and it even gave me a cut warning for running wide on the outside of T1 

Congrats to the podium and on to some more interesting circuits 

[MortenS]

Yes, Simon. But you've been racing these cars longer than me. I've tried the GTR 2 demo, and I've just managed to get from pit and around the course to the finish before I get off the track. After many tries. I'm not planning on buying that until I get better in GTL.

So believe me, I need practice

[Simon Gymer]

Provisional results, replay and updated standings available.

[Simon Gymer]

and dropped to 6th place just behind Simon. I then spent the next 16 laps trying to find a way past, but it's not really possible to overtake at this track in identical cars, unless the guy ahead makes a mistake. Simon eventually did that on L16 when he spun on the exit of T1.

I was quite comfortable with you behind Nev, even though I knew you were a little faster. It was making me drive at a decent pace which meant it was very hard for you to pass. Very fair driving of you not to try any lunges which would have been so easy to do. I was very annoyed with myself for losing it so pathetically out of T1. After that I lost my concentration for a bit and was driving around doing 1:09s or something. Then I caught sight of Assassino and I floored it again to try and catch up, which setup a grandstand finish on the last 2 laps, where I hoped he would make a big enough mistake for me to go by, but he didn't and I had nothing to do but just sit behind.

Yes, Simon. But you've been racing these cars longer than me. I've tried the GTR 2 demo, and I've just managed to get from pit and around the course to the finish before I get off the track. After many tries. I'm not planning on buying that until I get better in GTL.
So believe me, I need practice

Fair comment Morten. Hope you get some more practice in, good to get the Sharks in there.

[Splintheter]

Oh well Guess I have no one but myself to blame then for not making into the race, 30 seconds is very short though!!

Am absoloutely gutted, because unlike the 2 GTR2 Races I did this week, I was actually consistently doing 1:07's which was sort of midfield.

Well Im glad you all had a great race, and be warned you havent seen the last of me yet!! 

Float those boats around the corners 

[Mooman117]

Had quite a fun race for the first ten laps or so, even came out on top of a four person dice through last complex and turn 1. Until a lap or 2 later I had a bit of a role, luckily landed the right way up and didn't lose to much time. Managed to run a fairly consistent pace, think I was about a sec a lap slower than the average Falcons but at least I'd look cool in the Mustang.

Lost a couple of places to IP and D Gymer, couldn't get the drive on to the back straight to keep up. Just before the end got passed by Madd RIP and unfortunately donked him a touch in the final turn, sorry. Anywayed slowed down to let him keep the place.

Good track choice and fun race.

[zarker]

LOL - this was the closest thing to a destruction derby i've ever been in. But that's just sour grapes cos a few times seeimg wrecks ahead i ended up getting tangled instead of passing unscathed and making up some places. Oh well.

Sort of enjoyed this anyway
Wow - GTR2 must be REALLY tough!

[Mr.BMW]

That track/car combo was TONS of fun.

I loved the 4 car battles during the first quarter of the race.

I had some white knuckled battles for 8-11th place, although my first offing was due to a certain "bump" in the rear end on the final S-turn

I caught up to the same pack again - however- my stupid Anti Virus (which actually never boots me out of games) minimized my game putting me into the wall, which obviously dropped me to last place.


Shining Moment - when there was about 6 cars going into T1 and one of them was airborn!

[RealMrPot]

Yes, "Stuffy" is me, realmrpot / Stu Foster. It's a profile I use when I don't have the car in my usual profile - sorry for any confusion.

This race was great - the track is very eventful for a small 'un, and the cars suit it well. Despite all the 'just hanging on to it' moments around the long bends, it was quite a tactical race. The tyres were good for 2 or 3 laps of pushing, then it was prudent to back off 0.5 secs to let them cool down. The first half of the race was great, trading positions (and a little paint ) with Ruskus and Baracus. In the lead Ruskus made a part-spin at the last left-hander, and I had a small gap. BUt then, a few laps later, I did the same (pushing too hard to get away, cooking the rears too much) and Ruskus re-took the lead. I couldn't close the gap up except for the last few laps, when I suspect Ruskus had backed off, and finished second. Much fun. Our fastest laps were within a tenth of a second - no wonder it was a close race!!

(Glad to be putting these floaty boaty's back in the garage though)

Stu

[BillThomas]

I caught up to the same pack again - however- my stupid Anti Virus (which actually never boots me out of games) minimized my game putting me into the wall, which obviously dropped me to last place.

Are you using Norton Internet Security? Only I've had problems with that using up all the processor power and causing me to drive straight into walls writing off my car.

If it is you can go into (if this is your problem PM me and I'll give you the gen) and set up the "Update" so that it is turned off for 5 hrs.  That has sorted mine out.

Bill