UKGTR Season 9 Lower Endurance (GTC) - Monza (GP 2000-present) - May 10

[delaney917]

Hi All,

Thought I would post and say hi.

I'm new to this league and am gonna run with you guys tonight at Monza in the GTC DB9 as a precursor to some Lambo GT1 and GT2 action going forward too..

Not as fast as your top guys so I will keep out the way as best I can for now.

See ya later

D917

[spanner]

Hi Delaney917 welcome along. Dont worry most of us arn't as fast as the top guys!

[Truetom]

Right, in training yesterday I got beaten by two Sunday drivers, some JonM and SBG or some such. 

TT

[Gazza49er]

Just went online to do a bit of practise before the F1 race and the UKGTR server was not showing 

[Jeffrey]

Just went online to do a bit of practise before the F1 race and the UKGTR server was not showing 

I was on the server last night and lost connection with it, so I pressume I already broke something

[Napo]

Actually I'll have to take the credit for breaking the server. I was alt tabbing and my game crashed. I went to look for the server and it wasn't there anymore. Don't know maybe it didn't like me crashing the game twice in 10 minutes. Sorry I'm bad. 

[H@L9000]

Please don't rain, please don't, please don't rain.

Viper is awesome here in the dry but, put a bit of water on the track and it all goes Pear shaped.

[picnic]

I think the lobby had a hissy fit, GTR2 was stuck saying it couldn't log in. Restarted and Spanner's been on so hopefully all better now.

[Joss]

Guess who got a flight back early 

ah don't say it, don't say it!

....We're doomed!

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!

[spanner]

I've never got on with this place where its all about taking the curbs as fast as possible, in fact i dont think i've finished a race here. And so it came to pass. I turned in too early to the final left in Ascari, took too much curb which sent the back end swinging round and went straight in the tyres.

Whats really annoying was it was shaping up to be a brilliant race. Had to take it gentle on the first lap to get the tyres up which let TT and Jose through but reeled them back in, firstly while Jose was having his own handling issues then TT in to the first chicane. The Porka is fast, i was gaining loads along the straight.

[Mark J]

Gawd what a yawn- athon that was 

Really wasnt in the mood for racing tonight...i blame the afternoon beers in the sun 

Top 10 was an alien lock out (have you all returned from your galactic wars somewhere in a galaxy far away?) 

Couldnt make any in-roads into top 10, stayed 12th for almost whole race length. Gradually lost more and more interest and started making mistakes and two cut warnings for using a bit of the green stuff at the chicane whilst blinded by sunlight 

In the end i got two wheels off the edge under heavy braking and was heading for the barriers at high speed so hit the magic escape button to avoid two virtual broken legs ala Schumacher. 
Didnt enjoy that race at all.

[Jimmie]

Yeah this UKGTR track is too picky with the cutting. I just can't do 42 laps so perfect that I never cut a slight bit and so ended up with 3 warnings > stop & go.

Had a blast racing a lot of people, though with only 5 gears (Spyker) it's a tough job keeping the revs up when tyre wear is kicking in.
Was lots of fun keeping Lazlow away from me, but in the end he got away after a slight off moment

[JPS]

What a tough but great race Again all the ingrediants were there...GTC my favourite class this season

Had an invisable battle with Legzy for most of the race, you were just too quick for where it counted today buddy

However more importantly managed to give my recent nemesis Gizmo, a good thrashing..it was nice to return the compliment Dave

Only Legends car to finish I think respectable 11th/12th I think

[Simon Gymer]

Qualified 10th and was confident of a top 5 or even better finish because I wasn't sure I needed any fuel at my pit stop. Was in 5th at one point before pit stop so things were going to plan and I was thinking about a possible 3rd place behind the 2 aliens. I pitted and ended up putting in another 4 litres just to be safe as it was looking close. This saw me gain loads of time on people as expected, but I threw all the advantage away with an off at the last corner, a spin at the second chicane and another bigger off at the last corner again. Darn. Nevermind, I had great fun racing again tonight and was very nice to finally put those BMW Z4Ms in their place at a circuit that showed their only weakness (top end speed). Still I thought I was fast in a straight line in my Morgan, but when Jeff come up to lap me it was like he was in a GT1 or something LOL. Good showing on your return Jeff, I was hoping the flying lessons would have made you forget how to drive, but alas no, far too quick as usual.

[Legzy]

Gawd what a yawn- athon that was 

Sadly I'm with MJ, possibly the only dull GTR2 race I've had this season.
Total laps fighting = two (with Napo).
Was nursing an empty tank for the last four laps, which nearly cost me a place to JPS & did cost me the ability to defend off Napo  :'(

I did laugh though at how slow my Z4 was on the straights despite running wing of 2-2  & getting good corner exits. Could barely keep in peoples slip streams!
Other then that, nothing to report.