UKPnG Season 3 Reverse Grid - Watkins Glen (GP 1975-81) - Sep 2

[Mike Miller]

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Practice 1: 19:20 (60 mins)
Race: 20:30 (18 laps ~40 Minutes)

There will not be a qualifying session for this race. Starting order is determined reversing the average finish position found in this spreadsheet.
Please do not go out on track during the qualifying session. Your grid order will be set by the administrator manually.
New drivers to the series will start at the rear of the field sorted alphabetical descending (keeping the reverse theme here).

Cars allowed: White Corvette Z06 vs. Ferrari 275 GTB/C (not special)
Track: 1979 Watkins Glen (no inner loop) (GPC version) (download)
Time of Day Setting: 12:00
Weather: Dry
Start: Standing

Tyre wear: 1X
Fuel consumption: 1X
Pit-stops: none required

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Championship standings

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[Legzy]

Mike, are you aware of the "difficulties" we had with the T2/3 chicane when we ran this track 10 months back?

(cars being launched over the barrier )

[Wiltshire Tony]

I'm probably mistaken but wasn't there also a small patch of track on the last turn (just before the pit entry) that had a "hole" in it, eg if you hit this part of track it span you?

[Legzy]

I thought that was the old GTL one

[Wiltshire Tony]

No, no,no,no,no  

https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=6861.msg121532#msg121532

[Legzy]

Ah yes, I remember now:

Yeah, I kind of found the whole pit lane entry just dead slippy. Lead to a couple of nice drifts with the car I can tell you 

ps, by pit entry I kind of meant the inside of the final turn, safety could be found with a slower wider line

[Mike Miller]

I'm not familiar with any of the problems mentioned. I've done numerous races and countless laps of testing here. It is one of my favorite test tracks. I'll intentionally poke my car around in unfamiliar places in the areas of concern to see if I can generate some odd behavior. If the problems persist, we can potentially use another version of the track. I'll have to track that version down.

[Manteos]

Hi guys!

I'm now in the server, and seems that the fuel consumption is setted x2, and I don't know if even the tyre wear is set on x2.
Can you check it please? Thanks in advance

Cu!

[goldtop]

Apologies Manteos. Tyre wear was on normal but fuel was still set at x2 from the Mid Ohio race. Both are now at normal.

[Manteos]

Thanks for checking Goldtop

[Clive Loynes]

Just been on the server and it seems like a good track that is totally ruined by that stooooopid chicane!  

It isn't the Watkins Glen that I know and love from GLP but it will do.

What I can't quite come to terms with is the fact that I was doing what I thought were quite tidy laps, with the best being a 2:14.600.

A good ten seconds off the pace.

Perhaps someone would like to post one of these 2:04 laps that are listed on the race header so that I can see where the short cut is.

[Mark J]

just ran my first laps here. 2:13.8 so far for me. Nice track this with great flow but certain corners always ready to suck you in too fast then you get bitten hard with hardly any run off areas. I will be in a bella macchina rosso 

[Manteos]

Just been on the server and it seems like a good track that is totally ruined by that stooooopid chicane! 

It isn't the Watkins Glen that I know and love from GLP but it will do.

What I can't quite come to terms with is the fact that I was doing what I thought were quite tidy laps, with the best being a 2:14.600.

A good ten seconds off the pace.

Perhaps someone would like to post one of these 2:04 laps that are listed on the race header so that I can see where the short cut is.

I hate that chicane too!!! Til now I've seen only a 2.10.8 by Lele, and it's seems enough to me... I'm stucked at 2.13.1 at the moment with race fuel... that means more than 2 seconds off the pace...

Let's see what happens during the race...

It's surely impossible to repeat an L88 time with the Z06, so I can confirm you're only 3.8 seconds off the pace Clive til now... but I'm sure you will go down sensibly Good time for Mark with the 275 GTB/C... I'll give a try to the "Rossa"

Cu

[Clive Loynes]

2:12.350 in the vette.

Closing in. 

Damn good fun except that chicane.

But I think that is my lot.

[Mark J]

took another half a sec off to put me in low 2:13's now    2:13's race pace with 40mins fuel too.

Vettes in Italian hands are doing 2:11 and 2:12's though  :'(  Will try a vette out at some point now ive got my lines right.