UKGTR Season 7 Super Endurance - Nürburgring (GP) - May 3

[Mike Wrightson]

Your wish is my command

I've been thinking of giving it a shot as I have a rare saturday off work

[sooty1977]

Thanks for the feedback, gents.  Right now, I can't imagine where I'd find 5-7 seconds per lap, so in a 130 minute race that means I'd be lapped at least 4 times, even if I didn't have the usual off-road-excursion or two.     Guess I should have picked up GTR2 a couple of years ago, like everyone else.  I'll just carry on with the chores tomorrow, and practice offline.  Have fun, chaps!

You will be racing me i guess as i am terrible round this track, to be honest i was in the 58s aswell so may give it a miss will have to see how the day plans out

[psuedo]

These races aren't just for the super quick aliens chaps  .....some of us have to struggle around mid field or back of grid etc. Doesn't matter how much faster the front runners are, just so long as you have some folk on similar pace to yourself, you will get a race, especially with the strategies and tactics involved in the longer super E event.

Go on, join in.....you know you want to... ....The more people that turn up, the better the racing will be for everyone.

[spanner]

I'll be falling off the track enough times so dont worry. Don't expect to be alone at the back!

[sooty1977]

Just had a quick play with setups got down to a 55:497 but with light load and very unstable so i might just be able to make it today
i probably would have anyway i just cannot resist it you know 

[Mike Hammer]

Well, hadn't had any time to practice before today. I just did an offline TT stint, and it felt pretty good. Tire temps weren't too bad, got a few 54's in race trim. But then I came online, the reduced grip makes a very big difference. As soon as I make a mistake, get sloppy or try to push, the rear tires go bright red. I still got a 54 after a bit, but I'm expecting 55's in the race, with serious tire problems towards the end of the stints.

I love this track in GTL, especially the short version in the Alfa, because it's about a small controlled drift almost throughout the entire track. Even Müllenbach version can be fun for a short race in TC65.

But that sort of driving doesn't work in GTR. Not only does it cook the tires and make it easy to spin, it's slow to boot

Also, that chicane is horrible, much too slow and breaks the flow. Go wide and the crash stick, will demolish your car. Not quite as bad as the crash barrels  in Imola in GTL, but still dangerous.

[Truetom]

In my experience the endurance races are more about consistency than they are about speed. Or Lister and Corvette would never be used. Well, maybe by aliens when they're confident enough.  Don't fell off the track and you'll do well.   

TT

[ginsters sponsored]

Hopefully turn up for this one. Unfortunately this feels like a totally different track to GTL version so I've got no head start (wonder which is more accurate?). Gotta say this version is trickier and more interesting.

In my experience the endurance races are more about consistency than they are about speed. Or Lister and Corvette would never be used.

Headed for the MC12 straight away  Lambo might be full back plan.

[Mike Wrightson]

I'm into 55's in the Vette and the car feels very good even with only a mildly tweaked default setup.

Don't be scared of racing guys, if it was only the super-quick that entered, we'll have about 6 cars   There will always be someone to race.

BTW, I'm not under any illusions that I will be competitive on pace myself anyway.

[Jeffrey]

Times times times times . I haven't done any lap yet at this "another-track-with-no-long-straights-which-will-be-good-for-the-Viper" .

[H@L9000]

Iv got a problem with refueling at the pitstops. I hope one of you clever chaps can help me out?

The fuel strategy that I have set for the second stop is ignored and I always get the fuel I set for the first stop This happens in open practise and the race, it happened at Valencia as well. I am not sure if the other SE races were affected as I messed up the fuel strategy for those races anyway. I am really hoping to have 2 good pit stops today so any advice would be most appreseated.

Thanks

H@L9000

[Kerr]

I joined in with zero practice and no set up whatsoever.

There was only about 12mins left and I was hoping I could maybe get something sorted quickly.

It was already wet when I joined and was zero grip, my car felt awful and uncontrollable.

The warm up was wet and I thought enough was enough. I simply was not prepaired enough to race.

Hope you lot have fun.

[psuedo]

No fun at all that one 

The wet conditions were a bit of a suprise...been dry in Nuerburg today.

Done loads of praccy for this...got really well prepared and turning in decent times (1:52's)
Unfortunately absolutely no prep for wet conditions though. 

Started fairly well...first 6/7 laps were pretty reasonable but my rear tyres were starting to melt. As it had stopped raining and looking a little dryer when following cars, I decided to to a quick stop for slicks.

Track was getting better but the car felt really awful  ...couldn't work it out...snap oversteer/no front grip whatso....couldn't work out best way to try and drive it.
Hung on till I reached my first pit window and went for fuel....tyres would have lasted till second scheduled stop....Couldn't believe it though when I realised I had put soft slicks on the rear and mediums on the front in my hasty first stop. WHAT A PLONKER 
Swapped em round to what they should be...and funnily enough, the car felt better.
unfortunately though, I didn't, so after touching the grass and doing a few nice waltzes I decided enough was enough.

One day I will have a race where everything goes as planned. (If age allows)

Grats winners and podiums.....and grats to team pseudo for an excellent turnout

[jpv]

Yet another disappointment in the Super Endurance series for me. Rain stopped soon after start, but I decided to run my first stint to completion on wets. Had a very clean run despite the weather, and figured I was doing pretty good, well ahead of the tail end. Was expecting a decent finish with a fast final stint on soft tyres thanks to conserving fuel in the rain.

That was not to be however. I ran the pit entrance a bit wide and trashed my car into the pointy end of the guardrail. I actually looked at that very spot in the practice and thought it might be dangerous, but of course didn't pay attention in the heat of the race. Limped into the pits to find my splitter gone and suspension ruined. Thought I could live without the suspension and only swapped the splitter. That turned out to be the wrong choice as soon as I got moving, and I had to pit in again on the next lap and spend 2 mins in the workshop.

I was now in my usual place, dead last, with a minute or so to the next car. Even worse, I would still have to splash and dash before the end. Couldn't really keep up my concentration at this point and decided to retire after running into the gravel the umpteenth time.

Stuck in the sand trap in Valencia, pit wall in Nürburgring, I wonder what Estoril has to offer?

[Mike Wrightson]

Blimey!

That was hard work.  Qualified well down since it was wet when I joined, but no matter, I'll just take things steady and see what happens.

Started on hard wets and was getting on OK with them, if lacking a little pace, then it stopped raining and the tyre temps started coming up.  Pitted and put medium slicks on.  WRONG   slithered about for the next 30mins wondering when the hell the track was gonna dry up.  I should have stayed on the hard wets a LOT longer.

Took my 2nd stop for a new set of slicks and fuelled to the finish, now the track was drying properly and I could lap more confidently.  Unfortunately there was nobody close enough to race any more

So 7th it was