Race '07 - Curitiba - Nov 14

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

All members welcome

Practice: 20:00 (20 mins)
Qual: 20:20 (15 mins)
Race 1: 20:35 (14 laps)
Race 2: 20:55 (14 laps)       

Track: Curitaba 2007
Cars: Radical SR4 205BHP (the middle one)
Time of Day: 14:00
Weather: Dry
Start: STANDING

Server: SimRacing.org.uk fun
Password: normal practice password (see above)

notes
(1) You won't be able to join just for race 2, there are no inter-race warm up sessions and the second race will have the first 8 finishers reversed on the grid.
(2) If you are interested in using/seeing custom skins the links for some of the downloads are here:https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3650.0
(3) Please don't press escape once you have joined the starting grid or you will get a DQ!

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

Don/... - are you around to start the server or do I need to do it?

[Simon Gymer]

I shall try and make this one although it starts a bit early for a Wednesday (for me)!!

[Don]

Don/... - are you around to start the server or do I need to do it?

I should be around, I can do it.
More new cars to drive 

[BillThomas]

Sorry I can't make this one pity  :'( I like the Radical.  I have a prior commitment for Wednesdays, I also am committed to Thursdays GTL.  Other than that I am free - not cheap.

Bill 

[Don]

What times are you guys getting? Only 1.17's for atm.
The cars don't seem to have as much feel to me as say, the open wheelers, Caterhams or the Wtcc's?

[Simon Gymer]

Times? LOL. I'll tell you when I turn a wheel for the first time here tonight when I join the server.

[popabawa]

Times? LOL. I'll tell you when I turn a wheel for the first time here tonight when I join the server.

Pffft! Not only have I never driven one of these machines but I don't even know which country Curitiba is in!

Hopefully I'll be on later to get lapped

[LEUVEN]

I found myself wandering around PC world a couple of weeks ago and decided to look at the games.
Picked Race up and thought fe*k it, why not and bought it.

Seems pretty good so will more than likely come along to the race.
Allthough I'm very rusty as I only got my wheel back out of the loft a couple of weeks ago too, so I will be at the back of the grid.

Is there anything that needs to be done to race online, other than install the steam(online) version which Ive just done,
like patches, settings etc?

 

[Don]

Is there anything that needs to be done to race online, other than install the steam(online) version which Ive just done,
like patches, settings etc?

 

Nice to have you back.
Once you have restarted Steam you should be all set.
Fine tuning the FFB set up and getting the most out of the graphics settings was all I had to do.

[popabawa]

Crud

I took Dave out at the start of Race 2 - sorry Dave. Sheer uselessness on my part after a crap start and cars swarming all over me

Not a great evening for me but those cars are quite good fun.

[Simon Gymer]

That was excellent fun and a really welcome change from GTR2.

Those slightly lower powered ones were a bit more fun than the 252bhp, although the track made it hard for overtaking. I didn't realise this was the circuit I had my one and only RACE 07 race in before so I knew the track already thankfully. That race was in the more powerful 252bhp ones though.

Two 2nd positions meant overall victory. Had a good race with Ossie in the second one and I think for a lap or two in the first before it became a bit lonely.

Glad to see the network stuff seemingly working ok with no lag at all for me.

Thanks for the fun guys. Now I just need another Caterham and F-BMW race again.

[TinMan]

Just a quick sorry(again) to Dave for punting you in the first race. I waited for you , but that doesn't really help. Gave it too much gas off the line at the start of race 2. Just as I thought I'd made a great start she came around on me and I was at the back again. Had a fun race trying to catch Don. All in all great fun even if my performance as crap.


TC

[Madd-RIP]

  What madness that was! got a pb in quali and never really looked back, a clear track in front does wonders for self calm! slowly made a cushion between myself and the Shark/Ossie battle in the first few laps then just gradually made it bigger.

The 2nd race was a bit more fraught, I made a demon of a start only to see cars screeching past with locked up brakes at T1 and was very lucky as were others not to be taken out, had a bit of a moment when a car slid in front but nothing major, started to get back on it and closed up on Shark and JPS, got alongside JPS a couple of times and was lining him up for a draught when I put a wheel on the kerbs and half spun, sitting on the apex of the corner before the sharp left.

I tried to get out of the way quick and almost made it before a group of racers fighting came up to me and just were unable to avoid me, really bad luck as another 20 metres or so and it wouldn't have been a problem, after that car was wobbling everywhere under braking and although got it down to the mid 16's it was just too late.

Still another extremely enjoyable couple of races, and no problems to report with server or game

[popabawa]

...I put a wheel on the kerbs and half spun, sitting on the apex of the corner before the sharp left.

I tried to get out of the way quick and almost made it before a group of racers fighting came up to me and just were unable to avoid me...

Yeah, sorry Madd, I had to try to get past on the inside of you with another car next to me, I though I'd just make it but ended up thumping you pretty hard and ending my race too