UKGTL Season 7 - Bayfront Park - Feb 19

[Wiltshire Tony]

 

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

I'm trully sorry, but as i am doing for almost 3 years here at SROU, i will keep not reporting incidents,
because i see them all as unintentional.
[...]
Incidents will always happen (we are simply humans) but what hurts a bit is not having a simple
sorry even a little one.

That's why you should be reporting them - if you get a "sorry", it means the lesson has probably been learned and no report is needed. But without one, that person will probably the message that such driving is okay and that they will continue to get away with it - only if you report it will they learn.

[Mark J]

sadly ive noted some driving standards have slipped lately at srouk for both modern and classics    people pulling out of the pits in front of cars on a flying lap in qually, blocking/baulking cars on a hot lap even when they have screwed their own laps up, robust overtaking moves to muscle their own position for a hotlap etc. Some are just newish-driver related but not always. Not a good new development.

Should we be filing reports on incidents like that in qually sessions as well as races?

[mr_oily]

I've admittedly had a couple of shockers so not ideal timing to comment but overall the standard of driving here is still the best I've seen on my travels and nobody's actually malicious - just my opinion from what I'm seeing but I don't think we're on some slippery slope at all....every driver in every racing league, real or virtual has the odd blip!

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

Should we be filing reports on incidents like that in qually sessions as well as races?

If there's really outrageous stuff going on, yes, but bear in mind that without replays from those sessions all we can really do is remind folks about the expected etiquette as part of the moderating process.

[Mark J]

no nothing outrageous or malicious, but definitely erring on the inconsiderate/selfish and definitely grid position costing. Just not gentlemenly...what what    Im sure its a temporary blip on the usually excellent standards here. 

For some other reason, qually sessions have become oddly fragile connection wise too. Several drivers keep getting disco'd usually in groups (it seems) and yet then its stable all through the race.  Any ideas? Would it be that people are joining/re-joining causing the already fragile net code to fall apart?

[Gothwitch]

As an onlooker (I am Ades unwanted race engineer) I have definately seen some very ungentlemanly conduct with certain drivers, genuine mistakes are swiftly followed by a heartfelt apology (like Oily last night) ..... but there are certain pigheaded bullies out there that just ram and block for no reason.. and have never offered even a hint of a sorry... ruining folks races.. I say we kill them!!

[Tim Robey]

That race certainly was wild! But I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Qually went well, new PB but still stuck at the back of the grid, no bad thing....

I took it easy on the first first few laps, trying to look after the car. Had a some fun battles with my fellow backmarkers, although with Syd warping badly in front of me caused me a few hairy moments, particularly with not seeing the leaders trying lap me.

Yes dynosaur you did push me into the wall, as I was racing Wilts Tony I was going to let you by in the next straight. Never mind. I won't be reporting that one as you've apologised and waited.

After that I tried to keep well out of the way of any lapping cars.

And finally my motor died 5 laps from the finish, don't think I ran out of fuel so dunno what happened there

[Legzy]

For some other reason, qually sessions have become oddly fragile connection wise too. Several drivers keep getting disco'd usually in groups (it seems) and yet then its stable all through the race.  Any ideas? Would it be that people are joining/re-joining causing the already fragile net code to fall apart?

ooh dear, don't remember it being a problem before P&G classics racing was introduced 
...leaves quietly 

(obviously this is a joke & not a real suggestion  )

[Mark J]

or it could just be the new car sets have got some errors in them   

P&G 'should' be a completely different install to GTR2 (if everyone followed the install instructions) so cannot see how it would influence other sim racing in any shape or form. 

[ginsters sponsored]

That race certainly was wild! But I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Forgot to mention that I enjoyed that as well  Very, very different to our normal fair (in a good way) what with difficult lapping (for both parties), total concentration needed and more yellows than normal made it nerve shredding/thrilling for me. Makes it almost worth normal post street circuit race aggro 

I'm with Oily and do rather see last nights events as unusual (although I thought standards were good, especially in difficult quali session) but perhaps that will slap us outta any complacency and things will get even better for all till end of season. Or Gothwitch will be knocking on your door.

[Minton]

I think the standard of driving here is very good, Of course everyone makes mistakes and makes the wrong decisions now and again but these are decisions that are made in a split second .  Every driver has different characteristics some are aggressive and not very fair, some are aggressive but fair, some love to have a clean battle even if its for last place.
None of the "aggressive/bad driving"  in my opinion is intentional  just competitiveness and people getting a bit too excited ,cant knock people for that!!

Ive done loads of stupid things but not on purpose just the wrong decision at the wrong time...but hopefully i learn.

Still the cleanest league around i say. 

[spanner]

Still the cleanest league around i say. 

There's a quote for those T-shirts

[Minton]

 

[Blunder]

Still the cleanest league around i say. 

There's a quote for those T-shirts

Are we doing any XXXXXL sizes for my lardy a*(e !