Endurance Championship Division 2 - Season 1, Round 1, Barcelona - July 24

[Simon Gymer]

I was hoping before the season started that the Endurance championships would run on the same night at the same time every week, rather than being alternate, but presumeably hosting both on one server proved problematic?

Yes, we would have done this, if it werent for the GTR server problems.
Picnic spent quite a while trying to get this to work but eventually conceeding that despite Simbins claims, running multiple servers is problematic especially in a league environment where replays and exports are needed.

[Zacari]

Yes, we would have done this, if it werent for the GTR server problems

I'm just glad we've got a server and admins who give time to make the league work, given how buggy the game is online it must be v. frustrating work!

[ginsters sponsored]

Yep, i would rather see you premiership prima donas racing rather than a small grid

[silver53]

Will have a go in ngt.gerald

[popabawa]

Looks like I should be able to have a punt tonight!

If I can get a reserve slot, I'll be driving NGT.

Pops.

[Tazman]

I'll be there

[Steve_T]

Well Bloody Great!!! Excuse my French but what a crap race I didnt have.
First during practice 1FPS, then I get a Power Cut(okay can't blame Simbin for that one), get back in and then I Crash to desktop and cant get back in, just keep CTD'ing.
Think Im on the point of giving up with GTR :'(

[Tazman]

Well, I had loads of problems,  I managed to start in 8th and I think I messed up the starting procedure so sorry to anyone I pissed off, I'll be checking the rules before the next race (my first time) was in 6th by the 1st corner, all was going well until I spun.

After that, handling went pants, had 2 punctures and a stop/go then my bloody wife tapped me on the shoulder and I crashed again.

After that I decided to leave.

Looking forward to the next event and hoping to actually finish it this time.

Taz

[Don]

Really sorry if that affected anyone, got the 1fps bug about 30Min's in(tried to quit out as fast as I could). First time I've had that in months.
Don

[fozzmeister]

I reckon I have to be the worst wet weather driver in rain compared to dry, just absolutely dire, i can't seem to tell when im locked or not, when its going to grip in a corner or not, how to unlock the wheels when they are. about the only think i can do is get the power down without spinning. even then i think im slow coz the back end is wobbling all over the place.   :'(

I hate rain.

Fozzmeister

[simon67]

i hate the rain too.....then i was amazed to be p2 for the start.great start leaving p3 behind by a good margin, then about lap 3 i found myself leading.....settled in to a good safe rythmn with some in reserve and to  try to maintain the gap to 2nd, which was going great till i ran a little wide on the exit of the last turn about 12 laps in.got stuck on the kerb and eventually got free only yo find myself well down the order.started chasing and i chased too hard and bust the splitter...damn..then i just fell to pieces..should have stayed in the hunt but i was so pissed off at myself that i got in a right state and ended the fury i had at myself by quitting out....i asked my wife to beat me severly, but she refused....so i'm off to the shed to beat myself up :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

great to be racing for real now though
looking forward to magny cours

[Nick Phillips]

Wow that was tiring - span off a few times and whacked a BMW who seemed to be having game issues - but managed to get home fourth and closing in fast on third.

First time I have driven in the wet in GTR so well pleased to finish and to finish in the points.

Good fun !!!

[aajay_uk]

Thanks for a great race guys. First ever podium position, two weeks worth of practice paid off, although none of it had been in the wet. Quickly modified my dry race set up before the start, seemed to work reasonably well. Full fuel load thinking of going flag to flag without a pitstop, but chickened out about three quarter of the way through and pitted. Looking at fuel left at the end probably didn't need to have done, doubt it would have made much difference to my finishing position.

What happened at the start? Everybody started to accelerate and then brake lights everywhere, managed to avoid rear-ending the lambo but got hit by the following saleen. From 10th on the grid to second from last before the race even started, still makes the result all the sweeter.

Pity I can't make the next race, away on hols.

Thanks to the back markers for making it easy. Big apology to popabawa for the spin and subsequent contact on the last lap. Didn't want to lose that podium poition, hope it didn't lose you a place, once again apologies.

Knackering concentrating for that long in a wet race, need a cold shower now to cool down. Don't know how the guys do it for real - hats off to them.

Andy Short

[Zacari]

That's the second time on GTR I've raced in the wet (despite always racing on 'random') and I've learnt the hard way not to try and use soft wets for the race!  I had to pit around lap 8 because the rear end was all over the place (after spinning at least twice anyway), put on hard wets then ran through till the end.  Checked pressures when I was in the garage and they were all around 15kPa under optimum (why can't you change pressures in a stop, or can you?).

Managed to salvage 5th but after braking into the 1.38s in the dry I was gutted to see a wet race!  

[popabawa]

That was fun! My best race ever, made a couple of very small mistakes but otherwise didn't leave the track of my own accord.

I think rain suits me, nice and careful  

Sucked big-time in Quals, ended up in 18th.

BIG smash on the start/finish after the parade lap, dunno what happened there?

Had a nice tussle with Dave Gymer for a while, feeling very pleased with myself in (I think) 8th after 30 mins when I came in to pit, took another 10 mins to realise that Shark & Dave (and others) weren't going to pit - DOH!

Picked up places after spins etc. for 20min, rather lonely really, chased whoever was in 8th for a while then decided not to screw it up and coasted in for 9th which I was very pleased with   Maybe even a NGT podium once the non-scorers are taken out!

Pity there weren't a few more finishers but I appraciate there were CTD's / 1FPS's again. I feel for you guys.

Big apology to popabawa for the spin and subsequent contact on the last lap. Didn't want to lose that podium poition, hope it didn't lose you a place, once again apologies.

And after I so carefully slowed for you...   Nah, no prob, I had a massive gap each way so no harm done  

Pops.