UKPnG Season 5 Sprints - Bridgehampton - Mar 24

[Mark J]

managed another 20laps online this eve, with matt as company....and target!  Each time i improved by a second the bugger went quicker still 

1:47.3 PB in the Jag  but not sure i can squeeze any more out of it    Tough track this, punishes you easily if you push hard, but more in lost time than real car damage as the cars run wide into the dunes.

I think maybe the Z06 and Elan need handicapping in someway?..maybe a year restriction ie no newer than '63 or whatever. Dont know what you guys think and just an idea, but i dont know why we allow a model with a couple of newer years than the competition as its always going to be quicker in the evolutionary way. Wouldnt the racing be closer if cars are from the same vintage as close as poss? Am pretty sure the z06 (1962's) would be more on an even keel with the E-type (1963), and with Elans, perhaps making people use the '64 year car. Otherwise you have two quick cars with 2years racing evolution advantage (ie both 1965). Just a thought, and not checked the 'stangs dates either. The elan appears to be the best car here from the times ive seen, perhaps maybe by 2seconds?

[Clive Loynes]

.......................... The elan appears to be the best car here from the times ive seen, perhaps maybe by 2seconds?

Thanks MJ that's useful info.

Haven't seen the track in PnG yet but know it from GPL.

[Mark J]

.......................... The elan appears to be the best car here from the times ive seen, perhaps maybe by 2seconds?

Thanks MJ that's useful info.

  ....and therein lies the problem    some of you guys will always instantly go for the car with the clear advantage. Dont you want to race others and try to win in equal machinery? I do, to me its all about the racing, if i win, even better, but as long as i have good battles getting there.
No-one else has commented on the year vintage of the cars as a fair way of equalising the field spread, so guess i am just blowing smoke as usual 

Take your fast car and be damned! 

[phspok]

The vette is the most fun for me, the Elan is 3+ secs faster in my hands and fun too
Tough call. If I think I can place well in the vette and have some good racing I will take that.
Otherwise I will take the Elan. MJ is already nearly two secs faster in the Jag than I am in the vette
and I think the Jag is the slowest, so others will leave me for dead if I use the Vette
Perhaps if you take something faster, then I can use the Elan which I also like here.

[Wiltshire Tony]

I've not had a chance to try any of the cars and tonight is looking more and more busy so I may have to miss this.

[BillThomas]

Thanks Tony assume from earlier post this is the correct version:

http://www.nogripracing.com/details.php?filenr=22556

99% sure

Been online this evening everything seemed OK - thanks Tony

[Wiltshire Tony]

What car are you taking Bill? I may just turn up and hope for the best

[Mike Miller]

I'll be in a Corvette just so I can harrass the Elans down the straight. In hind sight, I probably should have not allowed the Willement Elan.

[Mark J]

In hind sight, I probably should have not allowed the Willement Elan.

Then drop it from the selection Mike  it will not alter anyones practise or setup as its esssentially the same car just quicker!

I have seen elans and vettes do 1:45's around here but closest i can get in the Jag is a 47 and i havent seen any AI cars get quicker than that either.

Its a good track this, but i wonder how hard it will be to 'race' in some of those corners without running or getting nudged wide. Those Can-Am boys must have had balls of steel 

[phspok]

Oh, I thought the Willment WAS banned, quick ban it, ban it , no one will notice  
I was using the Total one as I thought the red one was not allowed.  

Phil is more comfy with the Elan it seems, so I will probably be using that. If people want to use a slower car
that's their choice. I think inthe right hands the Vette is potentially the fastest over a lap, I'm just not
that good at it. I'd rather race my pal than be a martyr.  

[Phil Gilliland]

Dont you want to race others and try to win in equal machinery? I do, to me its all about the racing, if i win, even better, but as long as i have good battles getting there.

I fully agree MJ. Some of the best races I've had have been at the back of the field. The problem here is the Elan is the only one I can keep on the track, that's why I'm taking it, not because it's the fastest. Honest.

[BillThomas]

What car are you taking Bill? I may just turn up and hope for the best

Elan, the Willment one but it looks like it will be/should be banded.  I'll drive which ever is available Tony.

[phspok]

Yep

I have been using the Daimler for some races in Tony's GTL series, because I liked it, even though
it was never the fastest car, and the tyre wear is double all the other cars. Sometimes I will drive
whatever I am best in so I can get to race more people.

Might I suggest as deputy admin type person, that we agree to not use the Red Elan to
promote the use of other cars? When Mike wakes up, perhaps he will make it official?

[BillThomas]

Agreed. 

[Geoffers]

OK with me.