UKGTL Season 8 GT Classics Cup - Round 1 - Lakeside, AUSTRALIA - Jun 18th

[Steve Holmes]

I think some of you should think before posting on the forums (far too eager to slag it all off)
The organisers here work long and hard to make our hobby so much fun, you make it sound like its too much like hard work to drag yourselves on the server once a week for a race (its supposed to be fun)   get over yourselves.

I completely agree Ade, it's a shame my comments got misinterpreted as a moan against the organisers, but I guess that's understandable given that the server went loopy a short time later.  Without that, it would have been clear I was railing against the 'injustice of it all' after my PC let me down.  A frozen screen and a warning that Nv4_disp.dll isn't responding is a pretty clear PC-end problem.

I was really annoyed as I was having a shovelful of fun fighting in the mid-pack.  I don't have the temperament to practice or fight for wins like I used to, so just jumping on unpracticed and having a dice anywhere in the field is just what I need, all the guys here up and down the grid are such good clean racers.  And then my graphics lock.   

So just to set the record straight, my outburst was not in any way aimed at the organisers or our server gods, in over 2 years here I've never had one word of criticism for the team at SRouk.  (Well, I may have said I wasn't too keen on a track once or twice.  )

[pribeiro]

It doesn't matter but, for curiosity, I finished 7th and not 8th.  

Didn't save the replay, due to the reloading track. Later i will download it and try
to understand what happened at 2nd corner. When I was braking (it was very fast)  
I just was kicked - with a 5 tons hammer - and there I was on the grass facing
to the wall and back on track in 21th  
Nevertheless, the fun was so intense recovering all the places I could.  
I want to thank you to the fair driving of all and particulary the very good fights
with Goldtop and Alex (and I am sure it was another good fight, but can't remember
who's with, damn age)  

Unfortunately race ended up sooner than we all expected...just when I was about to kill
the worl record of lap time and overtake the first 6 guys.....yeh, right......

Really enjoyed while it lasted.
Congrats to Mr_Oily and Baracus for the intense duel and to Ross's 3rd place.

Cheers

[ross.mcw]

Finally a podium (of sorts...)!

Race 1, got a decent start and after about a lap managed to squeeze past Ade into turn 1 putting me in 3rd.  Then spent the next 20 laps watching Oily and Barrachus disappear into the distance while fending off Ade.  Ade dropped back or had an off as we started lapping back markers and then the server stopped the race.   Bugger, but nice to get my first 'kind of podium'.

Race 2.  Another good start despite turning on my pit lane limiter as we set off.  Had a small battle with Legzy until he took a right hand turn that wasn't there leaving me in 2nd.  Spent a good few laps reeling in Geoffers in his Mini with Ade chasing me again before I had a tank slapper that left me wedged between the bushes and rail so end of race.  Bugger.

Anyhow, definitely a great track choice!

Cheers, Ross.

[LigelC]

All I can say is "that was a hell of a lot of fun" and despite the disappointment when the first race ended prematurely the second race made up for it "big time"  So my congratulations to the podium in both races and thanks to Legzy and Tony for organising and everyone there for making it a great night.

Think a special mention is called for to congratulate PR on the great show he put on for me in Race 2.  I was well impressed as he put the Falcon through Doughnuts, 720 spins (on the road and in the air) - great stuff mate

Finally:

First, sorry to everyone on the right hand lane of the grid behind me.... ... My Mrs distracted me at just the wrong time & in a panic to change gears & hit the accelerator... I think I actually found reverse... eventually  

Hell Legzy HOW come on spill the beans  

Laurie

[Legzy]

It doesn't matter but, for curiosity, I finished 7th and not 8th.  

I can confirm you were 7th PR when the server went down as I've checked the replay.

Nobody panic about the results at the moment, we're on the case of putting things right  

I have to say it again, despite the problems we had... I really enjoyed both the races last night. Well done & thanks all.

Legzy

p.s. Another plus from last night, five cars were available for selection & all five were represented on the grid. Obviously we had a few more Alfa's then anything else (eh Oily  ), but it was great to see each car getting a chance out there. Hats off particularly to phspok & Spanner for giving the Falcon & Corolla some track time  

[Samb]

Bit of a disaster for me. When I tried to join the server twice it crashed when it was loading my car  . Then to compound things the internet cut out before it was too late  .

Not sure what's causing the crashes. It has never happened before when loading myself up and I seemed fine on the practice server the night before the race. I'll see if the crashes repeat themselves at the next event.

[Ade]

(Well, I may have said I wasn't too keen on a track once or twice.  )

Think we all have love hate relationships with the tracks, Lakeside is definitely going in the love folder

 We all get wound up when we have PC, ISP or server problems especially when its mid race and things are looking  good.


         Anyways...off to tie me kangaroo down  and practice for the three legged race at the school sports day
                                  
                                         Cheers....Jake the peg

[pribeiro]

Think a special mention is called for to congratulate PR on the great show he put on for me in Race 2.  I was well impressed as he put the Falcon through Doughnuts, 720 spins (on the road and in the air) - great stuff mate
 
Laurie

And I was enjoying so much that 2nd no-stress race with the Falcon,
I believe I was a bit possessed by then, driving that to-much-power-for-the-rear-end car. 
Have to take my hat off to Matt, for his driving at the official race with it.

[Legzy]

I believe the finishing order is now showing correctly.

If you disagree with your position, please PM me about it.

p.s. No Lapchart will be available for this race. I can see (& have used) the data, but it wont let me export it to post here.

[LigelC]

Think a special mention is called for to congratulate PR on the great show he put on for me in Race 2.  I was well impressed as he put the Falcon through Doughnuts, 720 spins (on the road and in the air) - great stuff mate
Laurie

Couple of screen shots so you can all share in the "Thursday with PR" show











Laurie

[phspok]

The Falcon was actually what I got my best times in, it is of course subject to becoming a slidy thing after 20 laps
but it worked quite well here (Superb track choice BTW, I also loved it) I wanted to take something "different"
but the choice was mostly based on it being my quickest showing. Was having a superb tussle with Phil in front
and Psuedo behind, I'd pull away on the straights and lose it on the twisties at the end of each lap. Had a couple
of passing chances, but Phil managed to make it hard enough that it never actually happened.
Lost it in the next to last under power, was attempting to catch up and continue but that's when the
conn went. Shame was potentially a great event.,

[pribeiro]

Nice shots Laurie, you were on the right time at the right place.  

[Ade]

I did see our Bill was doing rather well in the second race, think Ive found out why
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY_Tea4OAJM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcmdhQ5mco4

[Alex vV]

I want to thank you to the fair driving of all and particulary the very good fights
with Goldtop and Alex (and I am sure it was another good fight, but can't remember
who's with, damn age)  

Thanks PR. Also liked this lap-after-lap battle alot. Thinks our admin Tony W. was also involved 
Did see the 3 Cortina side-by-side several times on this circuit .. Yikes!

Unfortunately race ended up sooner than we all expected...just when I was about to kill
the worl record of lap time and overtake the first 6 guys.....yeh, right......

Did yo admins find out what went wrong? (just curious)

Great job to all not to lose temper and just enjoyed the second 'bonus' race.

ps. Nice vids Bill. Didn't know you have this beautiful beast in your backgarden..

[spanner]

Was enjoying the toyota in practise even if it was off the pace and thought there was going to be a grid full of alfa's and cortinas and wanted something different but wasnt expecting to be the only one

Even just looking around when sat on the grid i was feeling very claustrophibic as even the cortina towers over the ickle thing.
After some handbags off the start for some i seemed to gain a few places but realised i was slowly dropping further back.


No Problem Tinman, struggled to get it back off the grass tho and was just disappointed to drop further down as i couldnt quite match everyone else in speed, i could carry a bit more speed in the slow stuff but lost out in the quicker stuff. Not sure it was an even match, the alfa and the cortina are too fast. Stil fun tho