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« on: November 05, 2008, 11:34:59 PM +0000 » |
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Season 16 Clubman's Cup - Round 5 - Spa FrancorchampsThe fifth round of the championship is at another high speed circuit, Spa. The Eagle gets another chance to stretch it's legs. As was the case at the last round, this is a very high speed track and it is difficult to to avoid slow and stationary cars when approaching at high speed. So it is particularly important that drivers execute very careful rejoins, keeping well off the racing line until they are fully up to speed. Please be in VROC UKGPL chatroom by 8:25 p.m (UK London Time = GMT). Server 1.ukgpl IP address 194.105.176.22 Race date = 9-11-2008 Time 8:30 pm (UK London Time = GMT) Track = Spa Francorchamps Variant = 67F1 Damage Model = Intermediate Qualifying time = 35 minutes. Don't start until 30 mins left on clock to allow everyone to join. Race length = Long ( 9 laps) Password: see aboveCHASSIS RESTRICTIONS These are based on the drivers position in the championship. Any driver who chooses to take a chassis faster than their position in the championship dictates, must make a mandatory pit stop as defined below. Group 1Will Tway Burtoner Group 2Bernie Sam Blood Group 3Paul Bird Michael Turner Group 4Ian Stanley Rik Briant Pit Stop TimesGroup 1 | Single Stop Time | | Double Stop Time | Eagle | 18 | | N/A | Lotus | 15 | | N/A | Ferrari | 2 | | N/A | Brabham | Stop and Go | | N/A |
Group 2 | Single Stop Time | | Double Stop Time | Eagle | 14 | | N/A | Lotus | 11 | | N/A | Ferrari | Stop and Go | | N/A |
Group 3 | Single Stop Time | | Double Stop Time | Eagle | 7 | | N/A | Lotus | 3 | | N/A |
Group 4 | Single Stop Time | | Double Stop Time | Eagle | Stop and Go | | N/A |
First Pit Window is: 8 (to go on your pit board) to 5 (to go on your pit board) Second Pit Window is: 6 (to go on your pit board) to 3 (to go on your pit board)
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« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2008, 03:48:15 PM +0000 » |
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Season 16 Clubman's Cup - Round 5 - Spa Francorchamps
Time 8:30 pm (UK London Time = GMT)
Is 07:30 AEST, Monday November 10. I'll leave a note here so I don't forget the time and date.
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« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2008, 06:45:03 PM +0000 » |
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That's an unfair advantage as you will be fresh as a daisy and us in the UK will have had a full day to deal with so I think you should have a 30 second stop go
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« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2008, 04:59:04 AM +0000 » |
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That's an unfair advantage as you will be fresh as a daisy and us in the UK will have had a full day to deal with so I think you should have a 30 second stop go Hahahahaha....How can you say that? You haven't seen me in the morning, pre-coffee.......lol. I am NOT a morning person by any stretch of a fevered imagination.
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« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2008, 05:49:10 PM +0000 » |
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Hi guys I can make tonight, but i may have to sort something out for next few rounds, as work got me doing "ouf of hours", meaning working 2pm - 10pm, and that could be Sunday too, I see what happens.
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« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2008, 09:20:44 PM +0000 » |
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I am v.upset! I was all ready for the race and put in a practice lap, nothing special but where I wanted to be. Sat back and watched a few laps from people for 15 minutes. Joined the race and my wheel is dead! Nothing! Nada! It's done it before once, if I don't use it for several minutes.
Anyway, might as well give up on any sort of result in clubmans, its just been one mess up after another for me so far this season.
I'll have to consider whether its worth continuing to put time in practicing for nothing.
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« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2008, 10:14:57 PM +0000 » |
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If you enjoy practice then you enjoy racing even more Steve...
Front of the grid were away well, and without any spinners in front I should have done better, but I got Eau Rouge badly wrong when I had a solid second and Bernie- who had dropped behind me after his own problem- caught me and made an easy pass in the Lotus. Without the error it would have been very close on the last lap, though others made mistakes too and at the finish I was quite happy with third. That's all the Reed drivers on the Clubmans podium this season- the mechanics have attributed it to the suspension of my literary efforts!
Good to have a solid Clubmans entry and thanks to James at the tail for the last lap pass. Well done Rik- must be another D1 possible there?
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« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2008, 10:15:23 PM +0000 » |
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A rather poor effort from me. I arrived on the track rather late and didn't have enough time to get a quali lap in so I was last on the grid. The start went and I procceded to gain a couple of places going into Eau Rouge. Sadly me and a Lotus were a bit too close for comfort and warp intervened and we both spun out as a result. I recovered from last and managed to gain a few places into 7th over the next few laps and was bearing down on Dika Waza's Honda. Ahead of us a Ferrari and a Cooper had a coming together and the Ferrari went straight into my path. The resulting collision made my car spin several times only for Peter to helplessly run into me after me car had gone straight into his path!
I, again, recovered and then began to catch Burt for the rest of the lap and he went defensive into La Source. I braked a tad too late and tapped the back of the Cooper but, again, warp intervened and a massive crash occured. I am sorry Burt as it was my fault. I then drove the rest of the race rather quietly to 6th place although i'll probably get docked a couple places due my collsion with Burt.
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« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2008, 11:18:29 PM +0000 » |
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I am v.upset! I was all ready for the race and put in a practice lap, nothing special but where I wanted to be. Sat back and watched a few laps from people for 15 minutes. Joined the race and my wheel is dead! Nothing! Nada! It's done it before once, if I don't use it for several minutes.
Saw you disco on the startline, and thought you'd been booted or something. Felt bad, as I was looking forward to seeing you in my mirrors. Best get the multimeter onto your power supply and check it for cracked wires or something Steve. These disappointments just will not do....lol. Worth getting it checked out though and repaired if possible/necessary. Cheaper by far than a new wheel. Geoff.
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« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2008, 12:51:25 AM +0000 » |
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Didn't seem to be able to settle down to a good rythm in Quals, yet still managed to post a high 25 for 5th spot.
Got away clean in the race, but lost sight of Dave coming down into Eau Rouge, so I backed off a bit and let him thru as he was more 'on line' than myself. Cruised around behind the Bellowing Beast from Bourne for a couple of laps to find out Dave was pulling time on me down the hill, but I was substantially quicker uphill from Stavelot. Til lap 3 when I foolishly put a wheel off on the grass while changing direction for the right of the combination before la Carriere, spinning me off into the fence and depositing me like so much flotsam in the infield and of course, facing the wrong way. And the mongrel wouldn't do a 180!! Hard right lock, bootful of revs and dump the clutch.....all it wanted to do was head straight out and sit mid track infront of oncoming traffic. Brilliant. One 3 point turn later, and with everyone but the milk float gone past. Got going again behind Ben Summers caught and passed him coming up the hill from la Carriere. Then, the first of my altercations with poor Graham Poole. Would have been sick of the sight of my Brab by the end of this race. Graham had spun at la Source, and I warped him as I went past with Ben in hot pursuit. Lap 5 and running 10th, inched away from a charging Ben just til brain fade happened at Masta.....another lose. This time a no-hit spin with a straight recovery. How Ben missed me I have no idea as he went rattlin' past. Whilst trying to recover the spin and find a gear in the bag that would drive the car forward, I got in Grahams way causing him to spin at Stavelot. Sorry Graham. Lap 6 and 11th place....deja vu, I'm chasing Ben again. Like bloody groundhog day!! Came apon some carnage at Malmedy, the aftermath of Burt and Mike coming together. Suddenly Spa was like Bourke Street (a very busy road in Melbourne) at peak hour. Trying to avoid a half-spinning Burt at la Source, I managed to catch Mike's wheel. It threw me in the air with a perfect 180deg spin and pike. Landed on all four and pointing the right way.....back into it. Lap 7 and sitting 9th, chasing two bloody Coops this time.....Burt and Ben. Burt spins exiting Stavelot and leaves me chasing Ben......again. Lap 8 chasing Ben down into Eau Rouge and the rear of the car grounded flinging me sideways followed by a meeting with the fence.....and one wheel short. Reset in 10th and got going just ahead of Peter and Graham. Uneventful lap from then on. Lap 9, served Sn'G for reset and drove a relatively boring last lap for a 10th place finish. Sorry to anyone I tripped up.....and well done to the podium chappies. Geoff.
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« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2008, 10:21:39 AM +0000 » |
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Sat back and watched a few laps from people for 15 minutes. Joined the race and my wheel is dead! Nothing! Nada! It's done it before once, if I don't use it for several minutes.
had something similar on my first couple of league races and a practice race Although I haven't properly tested the theory, it seemed to tie up with I had watched others during practice. i.e. changing the live TV to another car or view. Now, I don't do that and no problems (so far anyway) cheers Peter
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« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2008, 03:37:04 PM +0000 » |
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I arrived in the damp cold Ardenne from the heat of Turkey ( did I mention it was 25 C ?) for the Annual festival of speed which is the Grand Prix of Francorchamps. Having spent the last 12 days pottering around the Agean at 8mph I found it took me a big effort to get back up to GPL speeds once more .
Practise went reasonably well, with P3 on full tanks I was confident of a good finish even with the pit stop handicap for driving the Lotus . My start was a bit Iffy but I managed a clear run up to and through Eau Rouge mostly due to Ian D giving me the space ( Ta Mate) . I was just about holding my own with Rik in P2 but decided to get my compulsory pit stop out of the way asap so Lap 3 saw me behind Burt who I soon re passed but it then took me until lap 6 to get back in front of JackO aided by his half spin when trying to take an Eau Rouge short cut . On lap 7 Ian D is in sight and I take advantage of his S&G pit stop to bring me back to status quo in P2 . Couldnt do a thing about the flying Rik as he was out there on his own , maybe on another day I would have challenged harder but I could not get nowhere near my Spa PB of 1m17.5 prolly due to jet lag and to much Sun and Raki ! (did I mention 25deg C ) Good to be back in the fold and nice to see Ben back with us again , looking forwards to Snottyturn cya all there .
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« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2008, 09:55:53 PM +0000 » |
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I may have to announce my retirement from ukgpl racing, as im now working sunday evenings, it maybe just for 2 wks then i can tell Managers that I dont want too, or ideally im hunting around for another job. 2-11 most evening is just gonna suck.
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« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2008, 11:57:05 PM +0000 » |
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I may have to announce my retirement from ukgpl racing, as im now working sunday evenings, it maybe just for 2 wks then i can tell Managers that I dont want too, or ideally im hunting around for another job. 2-11 most evening is just gonna suck.
I hope you mean temporary retirement Burt. If you can sort out your Sunday night work commitments are you still going to race?
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« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2008, 05:55:26 PM +0000 » |
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I may have to announce my retirement from ukgpl racing, as im now working sunday evenings, it maybe just for 2 wks then i can tell Managers that I dont want too, or ideally im hunting around for another job. 2-11 most evening is just gonna suck.
I hope you mean temporary retirement Burt. If you can sort out your Sunday night work commitments are you still going to race? I hope so too, pretty stressed at work at moment, doing more jobs than im supposed to do, and extra hours, and now this.
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