UKGPL Season 17 (2009) Amateurs Trophy - Spa (1967) - Mar 3

[NickyIckx]

 
Sorry folks  , but please keep in mind my english isnt that good .
So maybe I expressed myself  missunderstandable .
Saying my fault should mean that I blame myself for not taking notice of the change over to 50%GP race distance  and pro levele with no shift-R.

And it wasn’t my intention to say something again that or complain on .
All I wanted to say is that for me personally a long distance race is too much for me after a long working day to extract fun out of it.
I never meant there is something bad on pro level or long distance races in general. Its just my personal opinion that I dislike it.based on above reasons.
And off course I respect other opinions on that  , no question .

And yes , my reason for joining this nice UKGPL 65mod league last year was built on the fact that race distance was short and shift –R with following pitstop was part of the rules .

Thx Turkey Machine for that Vader Trophy idea , ( Max West still racing in there ? he was my team manager back those GP3 league days ) ,
But  would prefer to race 65 mod and first off all to stay here in this league. Cause as I said , I really enjoyed the way its managed and people talk to each others .
I like the English humor and its fun to me to try to build up my  English a bit .. and as I said yesterday in chat I am sorry for that you been droped out  .
( My only intentions yesterday where not to been  rear ended  like it happened to me that often during the practise race days before . So may to that fear I went in to that turn too fast   , makes it look ambitious . sorry  ).

Regards
NickyIckx

[Phil Thornton]

Very pleased you are staying Nicky!!!  I wouldn't want to loose the star driver of my new team

(P.S.  I think we need a team web site)

[Jack O'Ferrall]

There was only going to be one division of 65s last season, so when we began to have two grids they both had to be int because of the need to be able to run on a combined grid.  

Many drivers prefer pro, because it encourages proper shifting and also more responsibility during the race, even though that means that only a proportion of drivers will finish a full race.   However pro drivers are prepared to pay the price of having retirements, even for incidents caused by an external factor, because it makes for better racing.  It also implies the responsibility not to overreact to any incidents, whatever the cause.

When we moved to pro we said that any drivers who prefered int, or shorter distances, could join the Novices in a slower car, that hasn't changed after the first race.  With Steve and Geoff preferring pro, there is the space to add further Coopers to the Novices.



 

 

[ginsters sponsored]

I gotta say I was really surprised by how everybody was "on it" from the get go, considering the length of race and how there were no 2nd chances. I went very carefully for about 10 laps Not complaining, I was just very surprised how much confidence you had in each other, yourself and me, sorry I let a few of you down. Still learning (after all this time ) that there is world from getting an ok pace and racing "balls out".   

Very pleased you are staying Nicky!!!  I wouldn't want to loose the star driver of my new team

You are anti pasties?

[Turkey Machine]

Thx Turkey Machine for that Vader Trophy idea , ( Max West still racing in there ? he was my team manager back those GP3 league days ) ,
But  would prefer to race 65 mod and first off all to stay here in this league. Cause as I said , I really enjoyed the way its managed and people talk to each others .
I like the English humor and its fun to me to try to build up my  English a bit .. and as I said yesterday in chat I am sorry for that you been droped out  .
( My only intentions yesterday where not to been  rear ended  like it happened to me that often during the practise race days before . So may to that fear I went in to that turn too fast   , makes it look ambitious . sorry  ).

Regards
NickyIckx

Yes, Max is still with us as far as I know! At least he was last season.

Just don't be as ambitious with your overtakes - plan them, think them through, look for drivers weak spots, compare them to your strong spots, and know the person you're racing - a good driver will respect the overtaker, I'll usually let people go, on a short track like Albi or Watkins Glen, it's likely easy to overtake effectively, on a long track like Spa or Nurburgring (still can't believe that's a D1 race, who the F&%$ thought that one up?! ) it's more difficult because the speeds are so similar.

@Ginsters: who could be anti pasties? A good Cornish Pasty can't be beat! You should know that.

[Doni Yourth]

Clive et al...

Yes, sorry, then, for the chats for "<<< GO <<<", etc.  I was so fearful that I'd be steamrollered in my little Cooper that I wanted to make it quite clear to those slipstreaming me that in no way, shape, or form was I going to put up a fight.  I'll be keeping schtum from now on.  Promise.

And I see that Phil has posted a note elsewhere regarding the very same in-race chat occurences.  Message recevied...loud & clear, Boss!   

Doni

[NickyIckx]

 

there is the space to add further Coopers to the Novices.

what you think Phil ,could our mechanics paint a cooper fezzy red ?

( yeah , team website would be cool , will try to attrac Norbert for that idea .. )



thx a lot  

happy NickyIckx

[FullMetalGasket]

Looks like I owe Ginsters an Apology 
It's only on watching the replay of the start just now I realised I wasn't in fact on the right hand side of the grid as I originally thought 
Sorry for cutting across you when the flag dropped - I simply had no idea you were alongside me - I must be getting old is my excuse, that or the BMW is rubbing off on me! 


Edited coz I don't know left from right apparently!

[ginsters sponsored]

No worries FMJ. Thought that was fair enough but it did rather halt my best ever start, thats not saying much, in GPL   

[Geoff65]

Felt an earth tremor tonight at 20:55 ESumT (09:55 GMT). Wasn't sure if it was an earthquake, or HER reacting to the damage bill from Spa.........

[miner2049er]

I'll be looking to do the moderation for this race tomorrow evening so here is last orders for submitting incident reports.

[Turkey Machine]

I've been eagerly waiting for this report for the last 2 nights, what's the holdup?

Looking forward to Albi BTW, looks like a fun track.

[Phil Thornton]

I've been eagerly waiting for this report for the last 2 nights, what's the holdup?

Peer review by the moderators.  We always like to confer with each other to ensure fairness and consistency.  This does take a little time but it is worth it in the end.

[Turkey Machine]

I've been eagerly waiting for this report for the last 2 nights, what's the holdup?

Peer review by the moderators.  We always like to confer with each other to ensure fairness and consistency.  This does take a little time but it is worth it in the end.

I half-wondered. I imagine there were a LOT of incident reports here.

[miner2049er]

Coupled with the fact it's my first one, it is taking perhaps longer than usual.