NGT Sprint Cup - Season 1, Round 4, Brno - Aug 2nd

[Wilier]

Never driven the circuit before, been away for the weekend and left Mrs Wil and Wil jr's at the camp site for the week (how lucky can one man be?? )

So when I got in last night, about 1130 I did a few laps, managed to get down to 2:08's but I think with a bit more practice I'll get nearer the 6's.

I actually quite like the circuit, although tyre wear seems to be a little extreme, dosnt seem to take too long before the back end is waving around all over the shop!!

[Bernie Lomax]

Hmmm, strange how you all seem to hate the place but I love it! I think my base 360 setup suits the corners at Brno and Barcelona more than than the chicaney ones at Magny Cours or Enna. Now if I could just think of a way to keep Bernie out of the equation in his turbo rocket ship......  

Lets hope not!! The last 3rd of the circuit favours powerful cars with the uphill drags so hopefully I'll be able to rocket past you on those!
I think Bruno is one of, if not the best circuit in the game. Definetly my personal fave of all the tracks - still doesn't mean I'm any good on it tho!

[PaulW]

I'm learning to like it a lot more. It's funny- I'm not sliding out very much at all now so I guess it's one of those tracks where you really need to put the time in to learn the right speed/line for a corner and then you're set. I've got the Brno rhythm at last but others were still 2 secs quicker than me at last nights praccy so I'm still missing a few beats 

[popabawa]

Don't think there will be as many 'offs' as last week at Enna, it's a bit easier here to not quite get a corner right but still stay on the track.

Might get interesting at the end as tyre wear begins to bite...

[Iain]

it's a bit easier here to not quite get a corner right but still stay on the track.

definatley :-(


i will do that a lot :-S

[silver53]

see you all there ,hope to have no family disturbances so I can concentrate. No I want a hamster and then sulking tonight gon to stay with friend.lol. see you all later gerald

[Truetom]

Made 2 mistakes. Instead of being 2nd, I was 5th! 

[Iain]

made 2 mistakes... isnt a good track for me... didnt do well... ah well

[popabawa]

Disappointed to Q 12th until I saw the amazing array of times ahead of me - fantastic.

Brilliant race for me - didn't make any mistakes, nice and consistent (and reasonably fast) for an 8th place   and we had a full compliment of 'aliens' (compared to me anyway) in tonight  

Great battle with RUF for about 10 mins, couln't catch you mate, really bad luck at the end to spin

Backmarkers were impeccable too

The less said about my teammates performance tonight the better eh Paul

[PaulW]

Glad that ones done with!
Span on the formation lap and ran out fo fuel with only the hill to go! Muppet! Race said 15 laps sp I put the high end of 15 laps of fuel in (one down from 16) but clearly, not e-bloody-nuff. Ya live and learn as they say.

So started in about 14th and fought up to 10. About mid way through Fozz catches me and starts applying "Fozzpressure"(tm). Was really driving consistently and enjoying blocking here and there but the fuel got me. My mechanic, his wife, his poor undernourished children) and the sickly cat are all out on the streets tonight

[fozzmeister]

I only had two qualify laps, one was destroyed by me, one by someone rejoining track, and thus started last, looking at the times, I should have been about 5th-7th, Heck in the race I was doing 2:03's and even got a fastest lap quite late in the race.

I went from 24th to 13th (I think) was pretty easy, every lap a qualify lap. never more than a lap or so to overtake anybody. They I saw PaulW and I knew that was going to be tricky, was always just in the wrong place at the wrong time (for me). In the end I got a drag up the hill at the end and just nosed infront for the tiniest time, but I knew he was just going to go round the outside and get the more favourable inside line onto the main straight, little bit of contact but nothing to worry about. PaulW was super consistent and me and him worked our way up a few places together, mostly through dropouts.

In the end, after 20 minutes of work PaulW ran out of fuel, and the place was mine, great driving though PaulW

I have to watch the replay, got a feeling I have some penalties coming my way however, so it all might have been for nothing...

Fozzmeister

[Woodee]

I hit every spinning car in the first few laps...

I followed Gerald closely until  I dumped it coming out of a bend. I then retook him, when he span a few laps later... didn't see anyone else the whole race, until letting the leader through on last lap. On hindsight, if I had stayed on lead lap, I would have gained 2 places. Dunno what my pace was like, but i'm settling into GTR a bit, now i've turned my force feedback up a bit.

right, what crap is next?

[rufbtr]

had a pretty good start took 4 places, but also lost 3 places, then in the last few laps got fps problems and framerates dropped back to 12 fps, before that had popa on my back we had a steady race for 10 mins, was great fun. well next i hope i don't get fps probs.

cheers

[PaulW]

I have to watch the replay, got a feeling I have some penalties coming my way however, so it all might have been for nothing...

Not from me m8, bit of contact but we both stayed on the road so good hard racing in my book.

[picnic]

Replay is up.

For me PB in qual 2 was the highlight, but still only got me 10th on the grid. Had contact on first lap and ended up dead last. Finished 11th and had some good battles on the way. Enjoyed those last couple of laps Iain