UKGPL Season 41 (Autumn 2022) 1967 F1 (Works) - Beal Valley - Sep 18

[Phil Thornton]

Also, worth mentioning that in qually I span and rejoined pointing the wrong way. Got DQd, so I rejoined as Arf66 - is that OK, or should I have gone for an early bath?

It will be fine Arf, I'll delete your first persona when I import the results.

[Pete Bennett]

My target tonight - TO FINISH

P4? OMG. 

At this track, slow and steady can win you points. Grats to pods and to Syd for finishing in one piece.

[Phil Thornton]

At this track, slow and steady can win you points. Grats to pods and to Syd for finishing in one piece.

Grats Pete, I tried to do the same but one lapse in concentration is enough to cause a catastrophe. Nevertheless, I like the track it has a great flow when you get in the groove but it only takes a tiny mistake and it is curtains.

[Alain Maurice]

Goodnight all.

If it is not too late, I would like to participate in this championship please.

Thanks

Sorry I didn't see your post until after the race, I had joined the server at 20:45. I've processed your registration so you will be OK for the next race. Sorry you missed this one.

Hello Phill,

No problem, I just had to register first.
I would be absent for Porto but present at the Ring.
Thank you for the organization, greetings to all participants and see you soon on the track.  

[bagrupp]

My fault up the hill Lap 2. Huge apologies to the cars I hit 

Too bad Clive, I was going to let you by at the first safe point without have passed by Bastian 
...

Mission impossible Fulvio ?

Well i tried to avoid you both and steered into the fence. tried one mnute t get free and it worked.
after 50% of the distance i pushed more, some mistakes.

i ended later, at the same fence. tried to get free of it another time, my engine exploded.

[Doni Yourth]

Goodness me!  So many fallers.  A splendid track that takes no prisoners.

Great job from Greg to get the Cooper home in P2.  Quite pleased to finish P3 considering.

[GregT]

Congratulations Tristan! If we switched cars, I think you would still be faster than me.

Saturday was the first time I drove this track. I practiced for 1 hour and 15 minutes, the amount of time it took me to run a clean lap. It took 5 tries to make it through the turn before Goats without rolling the car on the banking. And then it took 8 or 9 tries before I didn´t get stuck in the fence at Shaw Side. I was still finding new ways to wreck well into qualifying.

I didn´t have much hope for a good finish this time, unlike Watkins Glen where I was surprised by a lousy clutch. I wasn´t happy when I blew a low 3:33 just as qualifying was ending. Luckily that only lost me one spot, but I´d lose another spot on the start being boxed in behind Bob. Doni easily powered by me. At first I wasn´t worried about that. I figured it may take me a long time to get around Doni but I´ve got at least 40 minutes to do it.

Pete got close to a podium spot. At one point early in the race, I hit a wall and the car felt damaged. Then I got on the banking before Dog Hill and barely saved the car. That had me thinking, if I don´t get my feces together, the car is never going to make it to the finish. I lost my composure at least a few times throughout the race. Each time that happened I would lose 2 or 3 seconds on that lap. And then Tristan let me in front of him twice and each time he caught me I was nervous not knowing the track well and not being comfortable with the car. I´ve started thinking I drive the mods too much. It´s gotten rare that I feel comfortable in the 67s.

It´s a shame Enrique and Bob didn´t finish. They were both in a good position to get a good finish. I thought Doni may have held me back enough to keep me from catching Bob. But once I drove two decent laps, I thought I had a chance to catch him and then I think Bob wrecked soon after that. Enrique was doing well in the lead with what looked like a 15 second lead on Tristan. I thought he might win if he was consistent. Then I guess he wrecked soon after that. I never thought I´d be in P2 around the midpoint of the race.

My luck was great this time. I didn´t drive well enough to deserve any better than P4 and I easily could have been added to the list of attrition.

Thanks for the fun, gentlemen.

[JonnyO]

 Congrats podium!!!!!!! unfortunately I couldn't run, I was on the road returning from a distance of 800 km.

[Baab]

Well done Tris on a hard earnt victory.  As Arf mentioned we had noticed that those on pole couldn't see the flag man from the praccy races, I had intended to mention this then forgot.  Still you managed to fight your way back even after a tangle with Doni and spinning to avoid Enrique, congrats.

My goal was to finish this race.....  Unusually I'd done a bit of praccy with Arf and even though I was concerned about the Watersheddings, could generally thread my way through, but on lap 6 I clouted the final apex then ricochet off the wall then up the banking on t'other side ending upside down.  Gutted.  I have to say though that my pace wasn't great and at least Tris and Greg would have easily passed me, had I not saved them the trouble

Cheers for organizing, see you next time,

Bob