UKGTR Season 11 - Mosport - Jan 17

[Mark J]

Firstly, apologies to MJ for my erratic driving on the back straight on lap 2. I wasn't sure at the time whether the series of shallow corners that make up the back straight constituted a single straight and therefore whether I only had a single move to defend a line. I was mortified to see you spin; I hate to end anyone's race  

Thanks for apology Mcfids. I was a bit miffed at the time! I believe its pretty dangerous driving to move over and shut the door on someone as they are drafting past as it literally leaves you with too much momentum and nowhere to go. I probably would have been quite within rights (and safer!) to bump into the rear of your car, which may have seen both of us off, but i tried avoiding action which resulted in the car going into a rapid spin.

 Arent we only allowed to change lines in a braking zone to block a potential pass ? Moderators on here will have to clarify that. Its too dangerous to jink across when about to be passed at full speed down a straight.

[picnic]

From someone with pretty mediocre driving skills compared with most around here if you decided to jink in front of me while I'm of the limit of braking you can expect contact  If one believes blocking is gentlemanly racing then please ensure you do it early enough for me to react, personally I'll drive a defensive line when in front but that's done in anticipation not reaction to someone else's move. If they have a run and I didn't anticipate it I won't change my line and block. I then hope I have the speed and the same courtesy back if I attempt a move.

I am not a mod so this is purely my opinion.

[Greg Metcalf]

pulling over on someone as they are about to pass is a block and very dangerous. blocks like that are not allowed as far as im concerned.

changing line in a braking zone is also a very bad idea.

[nsfast]

I enjoyed racing at this track for a change. There was some good close action at the start. Just a shame that a few drivers had to drop out due to technical difficulties and spins later on.

I was lucky to get a few decent runs in qualifying and was happy with my time which put me 9th on the grid. I took it steady for the first few laps trying to keep Shark and rest of the group behind me as long as possible, in front Apex and the leading group started to pull away. Then around lap 7, Apex spun I managed to get past. The gap then started to open up and I started to slowly catch Gazza and H@l with the just API closing up behind. I managed to keep around 3 sec's ahead of API until the pit stops. I pitted first, expecting it to be pretty close call when API completed his stop but for some reason I ended up around 15 secs in front. The second half of the race was a case of making sure I kept out of trouble. Very pleased with a 5th place at the end.

Many thanks to all the GTC's who were excellent throughout the race.

Congrats to Jayblue/SBG and the podiums.

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

Instead of discussing incidents here, why don't you lot go and actually read the rules? The ones about passing, and the ones about not discussing incidents in public.

[Jayblue]

I actually had some time last week to practice properly for this one and knew a win was a must if i was to take any kind of hope of the drivers title to Dubai. I was very happy with the car setup and after doing some offline testing had noted the Aston was strong on the straights as Simon mentioned in his post. The 550 had a little more edge, maybe 0.2 on the long straight but i stuck with the Aston.

During quali i too experienced issues with the short lap and sheer number of cars on track but eventually i got a clear one and managed to hook it up pretty well. Berger snuck second late on so i knew i would need to be right on it from the word go. Luckily for me i was able to get a good gap at the start and from then on build a good lead. Nearly had a nasty crash when i followed Spanner off the road at turn two but recovered unharmed. After that i had a quiet race really, as usual the GTC's were all excellent at allowing themselves to be lapped, i didn't have one issue for the whole race with lapping, which is a real credit to everyone!

Had a laugh at Simons attempted pit stop from my pit bay as he hit the wall and also noticed some pit people running across the track mid race which was "interesting" 

During the second stint the car was spot on and i really found a rhythm. So now to Dubai where i have an outside chance of sneaking the title - still cursing my two disco's earlier in the season... Congrats to Berger and TT and SBG, Dave and Prof on their podiums. Despite reading how some disliked the track yesterday i found it strangely enjoyable!

[Mark J]

dont worry Dave, no ones flinging mud, we're all friends here   

[API]

I think the only problem I had today was when API was caught in two minds going into T2 and I shut the door on him - sorry, but I tried to let FreQ through there in the test race and it was the last thing I did. :'(

No problems Dave.

The gap then started to open up and I started to slowly catch Gazza and H@l with the just API closing up behind. I managed to keep around 3 sec's ahead of API until the pit stops. I pitted first, expecting it to be pretty close call when API completed his stop but for some reason I ended up around 15 secs in front.

Yeah, I made few mistakes just before pitting and my pit stops are usually pretty long (too much fuel etc.) .