UKGTR Season 12 Lower Endurance (GTC/GT3) - Hockenheim (National) - Feb 21

[Truetom]

I think dynamic weather from S11 is the best weather we had so far. So what if there were many rainy races - it was winter. Now there'll be spring and it will be rainy all over again.    Erm, ok...
Would like it to stay like it was, with some exceptions with fixed weather, like:
- Dubai = always dry
- Spa = always a drizzle
- Valencia = always dry

etc.

Something for all.

[purdie]

- Spa = always a drizzle

 

[H@L9000]

- Spa = always a drizzle

Spa = Micro climate, just like Nurb.

Should be very changable. (hint, hint )

Definately good to have the first race of the season as dry.

[H@L9000]

Messy start to the season.

Things can only get better for me from here.

Good luck in the race all.

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

I thought I'd have a bash with the Spyker this season, and pre-race practice suggested I wasn't too far off the pace.

But come qualifying I seemed to have lost a couple of seconds of pace compared to everyone else, and rather than tooling round at the back getting in the way of the faster GT3s (with a headache, I might add) I decided to give up my place to Herr Burtmacher who was waiting hopefully in the lobby.

Think I will step down from all GTR2 for this season; I seem to have lost my mojo at the moment.

[David M]

Damn, that was a rubbish start to S12 for me!

Qualified ok, and was running alright in the race, but after about 15 laps my left knee got reeally sore (and remains so now) - which made it difficult to brake that well, caused me to spin a few times.

Got hit once being lapped, and managed to incure 2 stop/go penalties, was hoping to trouble the podium (and it was looking likely near the start) and ended up dead last!

Oh well, onwards and upwards...see if i can work out why my knee hurts so much though!

[ginsters sponsored]

Sorry to David I thought after running slightly wide you were letting me through, clearly not.

The rest of the race will be in a series reports if I can be bothered to look at replay. Not bothering with this series any more seems a better option at the mo.

[David M]

No worries, I'd lost any chance of anything by then so it didn't cost me anything really!

[phspok]

In as far as I always enjoy a Enduro when I get to race people in bith halves, (usually I lose at least 30 secs to
everyone elses magic fast stops) Top marks to NSFast for hustling the Viper round so well, got in a few peoples
way while racing for position, those Porches stop and turn in a hell of a lot better than the big heavy front engined VIpe
Mostly a good clean race, only contact was minor and was an attack from behind, 5.6 secs repair as I would have taken
that long to cancel it.

[nsfast]

Top marks to NSFast for hustling the Viper round so well

Enjoyed our little battle of the Vipers in the first half. Not sure why I gained so much time at the pitstop. Although, I cut it a bit tight with the fuel and had to back off in the second half. 1L left at the end  

From what I can see the GT3's are shapping up nicely this season. If only the Viper wasn't so thirsty!  

Congrats to the podiums.

[gsi bob]

  Looks like warping problems remains! Annoying to say the least as
  i had tested out this afternoon in practise with H@l9000 and GT.

  Sorry to everybody for any trouble this has caused.

  see you next race all being well. Bob.

[picnic]

Replay and provisional results posted

LapChart

[nsfast]

Looks like warping problems remains! Annoying to say the least as

Its a shame about your connections problems tonight Bob. I was too far behind to notice.   You had great pace.

[goldtop]

Mostly a good clean race, only contact was minor and was an attack from behind, 5.6 secs repair as I would have taken
that long to cancel it.

Think that was me Matt I thought you'd made a mistake going into the corner and I tried to take advantage, but made a bit of a mess of it. Sorry for that I then lifted half expecting you to spin and was caught by Lazlow which spun me off. Thanks for waiting Lazlow; it was as at least as much my doing as yours really and a consequence of my incident with Matt.

I had someone spin in front of me at Mercedes (might have been David) and did the classic "aim for them and you'll miss" but hit him side on which also spun me off. Hope it didn't cause too much damage.

Bob was having major warping problems again which caused me a few heart stopping moments. He kept appearing/disappearing in front and behind me at one stage to the extent that I gave up worrying about contact; if it happened it happened API was not so lucky as he was launched into orbit right in front of me

One of the most tiring races I can recall and one of those where I had to keep remembering to breathe. Had to stop for a splash with a couple to go, so I totally lost track of where I eventually finished. I remember letting through at least two cars thinking they were lapping when actually it was for position Definitely one to forget.

Congrats to podies and finishers.

[purdie]

Suprised myself in quali... breaking into the 25s and gettings 3rd   ..... and then it was downhill from there  

Started with a full tank hoping for a long first stint. This only works if you don't keep falling off the track, but I did! Led the race for a fews laps because everyone had pitted but when I came out I was back to 6th   I had made up some lost ground since little fuel was needed and was hoping for a duel with Jose (looked quite damaged) but I hit the lagging vertigo   on the LH hairpin...

Grats to Jayblue and gr with Jose, TT, Berger and Spanner   Was a fun race and it felt like Carrera Cup with all the 911s! Except that lone Z4    

Thanks to all GTC guys while lapping...... very polite! So much so I felt guilty sometimes lol.... I think this track is ideal for slow GT cars but multi-class with slow GT cars makes for an interestng experience