UKPnG Season 3 Handicapped - Charade 09 - Jul 1

[goldtop]

One of the most enjoyable PnG races so far for me. Had a very close battle with Ade for most of it as we traded positions lap after lap in our tinas. We both pitted late, me managing to eek out a few extra laps, but I think Ade had trouble with his stop, leaving me clear for the remaining few laps.

My penance: looks like I'll have to learn the TR4 for Crystal Palace

[Clive Loynes]

Was getting a bit lost with the elite as the default setup is not how you expect it to handle, however the Abarth was fun and easy to drive so even though i was at the back i actually enjoyed it. Didnt realise the track was the one we'd run in UKGTR a while ago which is a nice flowing track which helped also.

Think i'll be nack for more

Hope you are not too "nack" as you will be due a decent set of wheels for Crystal Palace. 

Thinking about it, you might want to stay in the Arbarth for that rat run.

[Gavino Pintus]

This race was very funny.
Great struggles with Manteos and Casadei. Some contact, but fortunately without consequences.
When I was first, I tried to impose my pace.
Fortunately, the pit stop I had no problems and after I thought the finish line without taking unnecessary risks

Congratulations to my friend Manteos to Goldtop for third place and all the others.
I am glad that Mike was able to join without problems.

See you at the next race.

[Wiltshire Tony]

In that case I'll be Barbara Streisand

LOL goldtop

Finally we know which was Mike's issue with [ ] characters. It took a long time to understand it, but at least we found the solution!

There will be some troubles for drivers to match their name for race standings on your forum? DO I have to say them to change something in their "Driver Details" section of their forum profile? Or it will upadte auomatically with their new names after the race?
Thank you

No need to change any details in profiles Manteos. If the VDA team could post their driver names here (as some have done already) it will be easy to match them up for the results.

Ok Goldtop, I'll report you the names of whom join frequently your events:

Forum name - - - - - -> Driver name:                     

(VDA) MinholoS - - - - > VDA Minholos (without [ ] )         
Ayrton4_94 - - - - - - > Gavino Pintus         
Cluster 63 - - - - - - - > Cluster 63   
Lalethor - - - - - - - - > Isacchini      
Manteos   - - - - - --> Matteo Santini
Pepz      - - - - - - -> Peppe
Pippomox   - - - - - - -> Pippomox
bimbo nos   - - - - - - -> bimbo nos   
lelero      - - - - - - -> Daniele Scarpa
lentolo       - - - - - - - > Riccardo Piccinini

hope it will be useful

Could Cluster63 fill in his nationality in his profile please? Then he'll get a little flag next to his name.

[Eddie Meyer]

Could Cluster63 fill in his nationality in his profile please? Then he'll get a little flag next to his name.

and looking at all those little flags I notice that only our two Dutch friends still have their team in South Africa 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Well up to this afternoon anyway  

[Sandor M]

Well up to this afternoon anyway 

At least we are better in one thing 

[Wiltshire Tony]

Yep! Watched the match and Brazil just went to pieces, 2nd half was a great watch for the neutral.

Orange final?

[Truetom]

Go tulips!

[Sandor M]

 

[Legzy]

Just want to quickly congratulate Mike on yet another fantastic race he's sorted. I think you're achieving what I was aiming for but never quite managed. Keep up the good work, because I'm enjoying PnG even more as a passenger! Two great series, well done.

On to the race, brilliant track that I'd only done once before in a Sunday ukgtr2 race (feel free to join us in future *cough*)... love this group of cars too! Couldn't believe how low down the grid I was & then lost a couple more places as I showed caution where others showed less . Still, I got all those places & more back on lap one alone as people came together early on.

I had a few tussles with a few people and did well from those. Found myself about 3 secs behind Clive who I hunted down over a few laps, then was glued to his rear bumper for four laps. Finally he went a fraction long under braking at a hairpin & I had my chance to slip through. Think that's the 1st time I've ever managed to catch/pass Clive . Then chased the guys ahead, but made my stop as early as possible, lap 9 I think... Before rejoining 2nd last after a quite unslick fumble with the clipboard

Enjoyed coming back through the pack, particularly with Spanner who made me work for my pass, but my Jnr's extra grunt over his Abarth saw me past safely on a straight. By the time Clive had come out the pits he was a good 5-7 seconds up the road & a couple of drivers where between us even grrr. Thoroughly enjoyed the agony of tracking & catching him again, while Ade was slashing my buffer to him from behind! It all came to a head with one mistake from Clive, who was no doubt feeling some strong pressure, he went slightly wide & both me & Ade slipped through! (only my second ever pass on Clive )

Then had about 4/5 laps to keep that cad Ade behind. It was easy & I glided home in a comfortable remarkable (for me) 5th! lol

[Geoffers]

Not a bad race for me, when I was on the track. Made a complete horlicks of my pitstop again, was so intent on cancelling the repairs, I forgot to cancel the tyre changing, so ended up with 4 new tyres & an extra 15-20s on my stop.

First half of the race was fun chasing TT & Clive, although I got involved with a melee at the downhill LHer on lap 1 & I think I bumped Mike into a spin trying to avoid some Alfas, if I did, very sorry Mike. Second half of the race as a bit lonely with a big gap ahead & behind. At least I will have a faster car for CPalace.

Congrats to Ayrton, Manteos & Goldie.

[Legzy]

You just reminded me how well Mike did to finish up there from that group & not in the TR4. Great effort Mike!

[Clive Loynes]

As Legzy has said, that was a good race.

I made a good start, climbing to about 4th by the time the dust had settled after T2.  It all started to come unravelled at the left-hander after that glorious blast down the hill on lap one. 

Tudor and I made contact which resulted in both of us losing places.  Thanks for waiting Tudor but I still haven’t looked at the replay to see what sort of overlap you may have had and thus what room I should have allowed you.

We didn’t lose too much ground, just a place or two, but at the subsequent 180-right I now found myself following a TR4.  I was too close at mid-corner and tapped him into a half spin and then gave him another clout to set him back on his way.  This also cost me a place or so and thus I was back to around my starting position.

I’m not “at home” in these gutless wonders and as Legzy has reported, he tracked me down and passed me whilst I was getting my eye in.  Then he vanished into the pits quite early.

I had a great scrap with TT in his Cortina, as he has said, with a degree of paint and hub cap exchange.  He also headed for the pits before I was ready to.  That left Geoffers, who had hounded our scrap in his mini.

I stopped on lap 16 and whilst it was my best effort to date, the stop was still a mess.  It seems to take me as long to tell the clipboard not to change the tyres as it would take to have them swapped in the first place.  I had received a last minute setup donation from Stig, and whilst I still preferred my own it was just about as quick using the harder tyres.  He also had some slightly different gear ratios that I nicked.

I assumed that the use of the harder tyres was to enable them not to be changed and so eventually persuaded the pit crew to leave them alone.  This was a mistake. 

When I emerged from the pits, in front of Legzy, I could soon see that I was going to be in bother.  My fronts had had it and on a couple of corners I was painfully slow.  Legzy and Ade reeled me in and then, as Legzy said, the pressure must have got to me.  I still don’t know how but I’m putting it down to brain fade.

Just as I was digging in for a stalwart defence of 5th, I found myself wide in T2 and still in 4th gear.  As reported, Legzy and Ade needed no second invitation.  I began to come to terms with the state of my tyres and was not losing them but never managed to mount a serious attack.

Grats to the podium and well done to Legzy and Ade.  Also thanks to TT for some great racing.

[Hotkeys]

It seems to take me as long to tell the clipboard not to change the tyres as it would take to have them swapped in the first place.

But, but, but, but.... Captain Clive ( and others with simular problems ) don't you know, that you can prefix your pit instructions to the clipboard during the race, if you use that add-on program that shows tyre temps and tyrewear?
You can even change the amount of litres you want to refuel !
I preset the pit-instructionon on the track during the 2 min before racestart. Just use your keyboard arrows to move down to front tyres/ rear tyres, then click left two times ... and woops, it will say no change. You can change it back during the race, if your on a long straight, but that´s VERY stressing and not recommendable, unless you've practiced beforehand.

So, if you turn off the engine and roll the last 20 yards before the stopping point, and if your car is undamaged, you can hit the enter key the very second the clippord turns up on the screen.

I can´t remeber the name off that little add-on, but it's mentioned with a download lionk in another thread in this forum. Does anybody remember which one ?

Stig / Hotkeys