UKGPL Season 20 (2010-2011) Graduates Cup (67) - Jarama - Feb 20

[Pelle_B]

Think there is one we know at this link 
http://1967legends.rscsites.org/gplranktimes.php

[Hristo Itchov]

LOL, I must've forgotten that.

[bernie]

Uploaded a lap, now writing the guide:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo56Jb4ZLjk

Will update this post later when the guide's done.

Here it is! GPL Track Guide and Onboard Lap of Jarama

Fantastic lap Hristo , do you have one played at normal speed  and where did you get the asphalt from ? track looks 10X better  than original 

[Hristo Itchov]

Thanks, Bernie, I don't think I'll ever repeat that lap, it was spot on in almost every corner!

And yeah, I use an update, but I'm not sure which one it is, it was long ago since I installed it. Here's a thread with some Jarama updates that I just found, the one I use is probably one of those, at least in regard to the asphalt:

http://srmz.net/index.php?showtopic=5013

[il_lupo_mannaro]

I had forgotten just how much I detest this circuit!! 

Hearding the word "Jarama", still after 30 years, my mind goes to HIS last F1 win: 67 leading laps in front of 4 "mad dogs" with better handling cars than HIS Ferrari, without doing any mistake.

One of the most exciting (...and longest) race I've ever watched!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVyLEM-0wE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMbZ9noibxQ&feature=related
This one has a better quality but it's in Italian language

[Hristo Itchov]

Wow, he had to handle enourmous pressure throughout the whole race! Got to find a longer video of this.

[Turkey Machine]

I'm reminded why I detest the Honda, and whilst in theory this circuit with enough laps should suit my style I could not get the damn thing up to speed. So to find Hristo a full 5 seconds up the road in qualifying was rather galling, and the driving on laps 1-3 could be better quite frankly.

[b_1_rd]

JW you were at 1:31 in Q! Geez if only!

Anyway, there was absolutely no point in me carrying on and acting as a mobile chicane when half the field had lapped by 10 laps in.  It goes against my principle of don't quit a race, but that was just clearly ridiculous to carry on. 

[vosblod]

Anyway, there was absolutely no point in me carrying on and acting as a mobile chicane when half the field had lapped by 10 laps in.  It goes against my principle of don't quit a race, but that was just clearly ridiculous to carry on. 

If I'm honest Steve I decided not to participate. A lack of any track time with a demanding circuit in the Works would have just placed me as a liability. I'll be back for Monza though.

[Michael Turner]

An eventful race. I found my self up from 5th to 2nd by L2 thanks to a couple of incidents ahead with Martin hard on my heels. A spin and an encounter with a fence put me back down the field in 8th behind Bernie who seemed to run a bit wide on L4 so I tried to sneak through but we touched and I bounced over the armco landing intact but facing the wrong way. Rather than doing a shiftR, I drove back along the verge until a gap in the Armco appeared. Unfortunately in doing so I incurred the wrath of the stewards and for the rest of the race saw only the DQ board. Consequently for the rest of the race I'd no idea what place I was in or who I was racing. The blue flag was waved whenever another car was in range so I had to guess who were the genuine lappers rather than other drivers on the same lap. To cap it all, the monitor went into power saving mode at one point resulting in another encounter with the fence.
I hope I did the right thing in carrying on - I seem to recall that the advice in a DQ situation is to continue and let those clever mods sort out the final positions.

[vosblod]

I hope I did the right thing in carrying on - I seem to recall that the advice in a DQ situation is to continue and let those clever mods sort out the final positions.

Can you bung in an incident report about that. We can have a look and reinstate you if needed.

[Billy Nobrakes]

Difficult track to find a good rythm - because you have to constantly brake. I don't race a Billy Nobrakes without good reason!

First tangle was with Bernie through Turn 1 & 2 where Bernie had the inside. I kept pretty much to my line & was amazed when I recovered from a summersault without need to Reset.
Second one about lap 28 Fabio was closing to lap me - I thought I'd enought time to clear turn 2 to leave him room to pass but we came together after turn 1.
Finally - after several scaps with Hannah, on the last lap I span. I was sure he would pass me but seemed he went for some synchronised spinning  instead. We both recovered heading for the corner & I got there slighly in front. Could be a double bad rejoin but maybe they cancelled each other out?
Leave it for you chaps if you want to report any of the above incidents.
Glad to finish in one piece & quite entertaining - look forward to Monza.


 

[BadBlood]

YUCK.

Kept going just in case of a mass disco and my first win...

Did get a PB - 1:45. Managed to spin at least once on EVERY corner lol.

Gave me a LOT of practice being lapped and several times I just parked up to let the field by, I was that bad.

If we never go to Jarama again it will be too soon. Roll on Monza.

PS Hope I didn't get in anyone's way. Sorry if I did.

[Pelle_B]

Jarama, my first encounter with it & I was hoping it would be my last...but it was an incredibly fun race, thx to all  
I made one mistake after another since I came on the server, threw myself into qual & got a new PB fairly quickly 1:27.02. No more qual for me (could probably not do it better) & would switch to the race setup & warm up, but discovers the setup I used in qual was a race setup for 19 laps
My race setup was for 39 laps, but it was scary  ...had almost no control over the car until the tires were warmed up after about a lap. Do not know quite what went wrong in T1 - sry if I made mistakes - but I need to get the replay to see what went wrong.
I fell far down the field (maybe I was last) but now there is heat in the tires & also in me, but Histro is impossible to obtain, 30 seconds & never got closer, big Grats...too bad I failed at T1, would like to have teased you a little about the first place  

My errors does not end after we have run over finish line...did a little too much show & my second place was to -1 lap ARGH
...but no matter where I finish, it was good to finally complete a race...with no engine explosions ...& more positively at Jarama, I removed the worst rust, my old shape slowly turns back.
I'm glad it's Monza next time, we were more after the race that took a little test. My goal was when we joined server 1:27.5...& I got 1:27:45 in Eagle.

Help: Where is there a link that works to 'GPL Replays' ?

[BadBlood]

lol, I did better than Pelle. The test at Monza included fast guys, Pelle, Tom, H. Midfield runners (so a little bird tells me ) and me. My aim was for a 1:35 and I got 1:34. Only because H and Tom rode shotgun and gave me a running critique. I thought Jarama was embarrassing but that was something else. I was running the default Honda and the guys were wetting themselves at my lack of pace, inability to turn in, haste to accelerate etc although they were very encouraging. I told Tom he needed to use the Honda as I had it and he went out and did two laps at 1:30 or so! Steve made me feel better by only going 1:32...

Thanks to all the guys who helped!