UKPnG Season 3 Handicapped - Crystal Palace - Jul 15

[goldtop]

Drat...........and double drat. Must remember to pit for fuel next time

[Mike Miller]

Where were you running goldtop?

[goldtop]

Third  :'(

[Legzy]

GT was about 3rd with 5-7 laps to go... would have been a safe top 7/8 I think after a splash & dash.

Well, that wasn't quite as good as I'd hoped. Saw plenty of action in the 1st half, when it was like driving round the M25 on a Friday night
But after pitting early at about 1/3rd distance, I didn't really get a chance to tangle with anyone again.

Due to drop outs etc, I think I wormed my way up to an undeserved 10th in the end.

Well done to the VDA team, very dominant again.

[Wiltshire Tony]

Slow driver in a slow car equalled one of the dullest races I've ever been in. Still it was nice to have a go at P&G after so long away.

Oh and a word to those who think that sitting on my rear bumper flashing your headlamps will make the me pull over immediantly. It won't.

[Hotkeys]

I thought you had just gone for picknick  Goldtop :_ ))

Another fun race IMO, many good dogfights with Legzy once more :_ ))

Sorry I tapped you on lap 2 or 3 Simon  

I looked as if you suddenly got very laggy Simon, was that why you left so suddenly ?


Stig / Hotkeys

[Alex vV]

Drat...........and double drat. Must remember to pit for fuel next time

So that was you in the inside of the last corner?  

Countless battles with a lot of cars/drivers and all clean! No door barging or any other nasty stuff despite fast guys clearly losing out on straight line speed.

Had great fun but I think I must say farewell to the Alfa GT now.. :'(            ...    Hello back of the grid  

[Clive Loynes]

Almost 6th Alex, sorry about pinching it on the last corner.  

I had that planned from about three laps back and then you made it possible by belting the wall at the end of the straight.

Pit stops are CARP!

Like Tudor, I was third when I came in for mine, the first time!!!!

I found one of the manky coloured GTAs doing some country dancing in my pit space.  So after a do-si-do or two I had to give in and do another lap.

Then had some fun with Geoffers and Fulvio before finishing by chasing down Alex.

The circuit doesn't appear to be able to accommodate that many cars.  In qually, when I finally managed to land on my wheels in the outer pit lane, I had to reverse onto the track and then make a U-Turn to head in the right direction when I thought that all was clear.

Sorry for the contact Fulvio, I wasn't expecting you to come across after Geoffers had managed to get through.

Had some good fun with Bonni Massimo, Lorenzo and Paulo in the early stages, just a shame that my pit stop was messed up.

[phspok]

Started well, lost some places being polite, 60 mins race plenty of time to get revenge.
Was chasing SPanner I think, when a bunch of us caught Tim Robey, and there was some confusion about
lapping I assume, 'cos spanner got bounced around and ended up right in front of me, big thump, lots of damage
the rear was like on ice in right handers, got in a few people's way a bit, sorry, but I was struggling to keep
pointing the right way. pitted, changed everything and all repairs 90 secs stop.... then had some fun unlapping
myself with Ade then Legzy, poor finish beyond my control, fun all the same.
EDIT: Tim was just getting out of the way perfectly, Spanner did the gymnastics all on his own 

[goldtop]

Replay and results in the usual places



Please would someone let me know who Bonni Massimo is so that i can complete the results.

[Legzy]

I think it's "bimbo nos" GT, but you should probably wait for somebody to confirm who's sure.

[Tim Robey]

I thought it was about time I turned up for a race, I knew I would have a torrid time, in a slow car at a track I've not raced at before.

I spent most of the race on my own trying to keep out of everyone else's way, the only person who was at a similar pace was Tony but he pitted early on and I pitted late so we never saw each other. I did get a 30s gap when I pitted but it wasn't enough, and I just tootled round at the end...

Matt, I could see you were racing each other and decided to keep out of your way  but I think spanner overdid it into the corner spinning into your path. Better luck next time Matt

Hopefully this means I can grab a faster car next time round 

[Manteos]

Legzy is right Goldtop. Massimo Bonni is "bimbo nos"

For me this was a really exciting race, fighting with a lot of people, all extremely correct!!! Unfortunately at the second lap, someone gone into the wall, and I couldn't do nothing to avoid him... so I had to go all the race with a broken suspention, trying to come back from the 11th position, and after another mistake, I had to come back again from the 13th or 14th position.

That was a good chance to have some fights, and even with a broken suspention, cause I already saw in snetterton that was possible to go without a suspention, so I enjoyed this race so much. At the pit, as ever I've done my usual refuel and without changing tyres and repairing my car I went straight to the checkered flag. In that way, as ever I managed to gain a lot of positions during my pit, and I finished my race in 4th position... not a bad result seeing what happened at the second lap

Really appreciated this kind of race, if drivers are correct, that's a cracking track for some fights! Thanks as ever to Mike & GT!! Really nice stuff!!!

Grats especially to Bonni that brought the little scorpion in 3rd position, and to Gavino & Lele for their impossible race pace.
3rd race and 3rd double is a great result for team classification, and this time 4 VDAs in the first 4 positition... What can I say more about these guys!

Great to see a full server for this one, well done guys! 

Cu for the next! Bye!

[Geoffers]

Good fun that race, short tracks always provide plenty of action, just a shame there was a bit of a problem with pit space.

Happy to finish 8th after starting 16th, had plenty of good paint swapping battles particularly in the early laps & also towards the end trying in vain to stay ahead of Clive .

Sorry to Tim who I pushed into the barriers while lapping at the final turn late in the race, the car just got away from me on the brakes. 

Congrats to the VDA boys on another dominant performance, I think the rest of us need to up our game a bit 

[goldtop]

Drivers list now updated. Thanks Legzy and Manteos.

Well done to team VDA for a dominant performance  I wonder if PnG3 will have a Reliant Robin