Turkey Machine
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« Reply #15 on: September 20, 2009, 11:28:29 PM +0100 » |
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Fulio, apologies for tagging you, I wasn't even going for the pass, but you really seemed to be very slow round that turn. Sorry if it ended your race.
Got 1 stunner lap in qually, which saw me 4th on the grid. Ran third after Fulvio went out, but spun on T3 and made a pigs ear of rejoining and lost 3 places. Got by JR and then Jethro, but popped the engine.
Had a comfortable pace, hmmm the 67s just pee me off at times
I wondered what happened to you Mike, you'd only just got past me then pulled right off circuit as I was in your slipstream! Well done on the quick reactions.  I'd qualified 8th with a last gasp lap on low fuel and cold-ish tyres that put me 2nd-best BRM on the grid. I was very confident about the race setup as I'd had fun with it in practice. The start was good and clean, and nobody hit anybody, which was also good. After Fulvio had a tap at the last corner and Sam was despatched by the cybergods, I was 4th and hoping to stay there. Through a couple little mistakes and Hristo and Mike falling off the road, I'd wound up 5th behind John and Doni. evilclive powered past after I made a cockup at T3 and I then promptly re-passed him when Lorenzo lapped us both. After John did a "Hammy", as he so correctly put it, I ended up 4th in the results, which was about where I was aiming to be. Had Lorenzo fallen off the road and I'd stayed ahead of John, I might have had a sniff, just a sniff, of victory in the BRM, but not to be and I'm chuffed to survive 46 laps. Even with the awesomely epic save at T3. Now where's that replay?  |
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Everyone knows that million-to-one chances happen 9 times out of 10. Why the hell do I keep crashing then?!
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Turkey Machine
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« Reply #16 on: September 20, 2009, 11:36:22 PM +0100 » |
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Tim, how come this race is listed as a Non-Championship race under the Graduates page listing?
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Everyone knows that million-to-one chances happen 9 times out of 10. Why the hell do I keep crashing then?!
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Phil Thornton
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« Reply #17 on: September 21, 2009, 12:28:24 AM +0100 » |
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Tim, how come this race is listed as a Non-Championship race under the Graduates page listing?
We don't know. Something odd has happened, I've asked Giz to have a look at it. |
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Hristo Itchov
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« Reply #18 on: September 21, 2009, 01:59:29 AM +0100 » |
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I got pole as expected, though Lorenzo was very close and in the race where I had to save fuel it was going to be tough.
I had a good start, though overreved quite a lot to do it, then led ahead of Lorenzo who was very quick in the middle of the lap and the last few corners too, but he couldn't pass me as long as I kept a good line.
That went on and on for nearly 20 laps I think, then we came to lap someone and while returning to the ideal line I touched the outside dirt slightly and missed my turning point for T2, the fast left hander.
This set me off line on the exit but I quickly returned back on the track, but not before Lorenzo lined up with me going into the braking zone for the right hander under the bridge.
I left him enough room and kept the outside line, but he simply hit me, which sent me into the wall and ripped my wheel off. Thanks a lot...
-=Hristo=-
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FullMetalGasket
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« Reply #19 on: September 21, 2009, 09:23:37 AM +0100 » |
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Drank too much, crashed too much, practiced too little... Stopped enjoying myself having already lost concentration on about lap 10. Ended up just pulling off as it was no fun anymore  |
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Lorenzo Galluzzi
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« Reply #20 on: September 21, 2009, 10:00:59 AM +0100 » |
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I had a good feeling about the track but due to some traffic i couldn't get a lap close to my pb in qualifying, and started from 2nd position...
The start was good and was able to keep my position, i followed Hristo for about 20 laps trying to pass him, but the track is very tight and i knew only a mistake by him could have given me the lead...
This happend after we lapped a Brm i think, Hristo went outside the track, then he rejoined while i was overtaking him and i went off to avoid him.....i did 2 spins at 15feet above the ground and "simply" hit Hristo ....my car wasn't damaged and was able to complete and win the race...
Cheers
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vosblod
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« Reply #21 on: September 21, 2009, 10:03:09 AM +0100 » |
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Phil has sorted out the championship table and there is a separate post for the Privateers race.
Could you submit any incident reports by close of play Friday 25 September.
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Will Tway
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« Reply #22 on: September 21, 2009, 02:01:16 PM +0100 » |
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Man I hated to miss this one. Never a dull turn. Grats to Lorenzo, Kruger and Doni.
Once the time changes over here and all the leaves are brown.....I'll be joining more frequently.
Yesterday was just too nice of a late summer day to deny the kid some time at the skate park.
Unfortunately, I'll be absent for the next 2 events but after that, I'll be back.....
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Phil Thornton
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« Reply #23 on: September 21, 2009, 06:21:12 PM +0100 » |
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That went on and on for nearly 20 laps I think, then we came to lap someone and while returning to the ideal line I touched the outside dirt slightly and missed my turning point for T2, the fast left hander.
Yes that was me. I was a bit worried that I'd got in your way but I don't think I did. You had to alter your line which ultimately caused you to run wide but lapping backmarkers is part of racing (well it is when I'm in the works race, I thought I was privateer material ) This set me off line on the exit but I quickly returned back on the track, but not before Lorenzo lined up with me going into the braking zone for the right hander under the bridge.
Yes saw that, I saw cars flying and thought "oh dear" (or something similar) I left him enough room and kept the outside line, but he simply hit me, which sent me into the wall and ripped my wheel off.
I checked the replay to see if I had caused the incident. I think I'm in the clear. You need to submit an incident report but Lorenzo lost it on the entry to the corner trying to avoid you as you rejoined. He was a passenger after that and wasn't in control when contact was made. Not trying to judge - it is the divisional moderator's job to do that - I'm just stating what I saw. |
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Hristo Itchov
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« Reply #24 on: September 21, 2009, 11:13:24 PM +0100 » |
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I spoke to Lorenzo, it's all settled. Was an unfortunate situation for both, but he was lucky to continue.
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« Reply #26 on: September 22, 2009, 09:53:19 AM +0100 » |
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I spoke to Lorenzo, it's all settled. Was an unfortunate situation for both, but he was lucky to continue.
Some people have all the luck. I tapped the barrier down there and a wheel fell off Track staff need to place more hay bales!  |
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Turkey Machine
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« Reply #27 on: September 22, 2009, 12:34:27 PM +0100 » |
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I spoke to Lorenzo, it's all settled. Was an unfortunate situation for both, but he was lucky to continue.
Some people have all the luck. I tapped the barrier down there and a wheel fell off Track staff need to place more hay bales! I had all the luck and then some. Rode the top of the barrier backwards and came out fine on the other side! |
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« Reply #28 on: September 22, 2009, 06:14:51 PM +0100 » |
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Fulvio, apologies for tagging you, I wasn't even going for the pass, but you really seemed to be very slow round that turn. Sorry if it ended your race.
Got 1 stunner lap in qually, which saw me 4th on the grid. Ran third after Fulvio went out, but spun on T3 and made a pigs ear of rejoining and lost 3 places. Got by JR and then Jethro, but popped the engine.
Had a comfortable pace, hmmm the 67s just pee me off at times
Sry for the late answer Mike, not bad feeling at all. Yesterday morning I had a terrible new, a good friend and a team mate at Team7 died due a sudden heart attack. I'm still deeply sorry and didn't think to this race. At the moment of our contact I was really disappointed cause I was taking easy and I was happy for my 3rd place on a track that I love. Your tap wasn't the cause of my retirement. To get out of way of the following cars I put in reverse and got stuck on the concrete tires. I'm sorry to have chat but I was hoping someone had given me a tap to free me. Then in the concitation I hit Esc-Enter with bad words coming out of my mouth towards myself... It was better than write wrong conclusions on forum, wasn't it  |
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Fulvio Policardi
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« Reply #29 on: September 22, 2009, 07:55:30 PM +0100 » |
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Very sorry to hear that Fulvio.
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