GT fun Race Brands Hatch March 25th

[EvilClive]

For the next round in our GT Fun series we visit the classic British track that is Brands Hatch


Brands Hatch            30 LAPS     Grid START     PITSTOPS         March 25th


To prevent everyone taking one of the "power" cars for each and every race, drivers will have a total budget of 85 tokens to cover all 5 races AND must take a different car for each race.
If you miss a race, then 17 tokens will be deducted from your budget, so that no-one can forfeit a single race and run faster cars in the other 4. Smart thinking for a simple moderator eh???  Roll Eyes

You do not need to register your cars before each race, you can keep your selection a secret, but anyone exceeding their budget over the 5 races will have their best result cancelled.

Once again a single Shift-R regardless of fault.

If you have an incident within the pitlane ( in races where we are using pitstops), then you will have to complete your pitstop, leave the pits and perform the SnG on another lap.

Points will be as before   24-22-20-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3 and points are only awarded if you see the chequered flag.


THE CAR TOKEN VALUES HAVE BEEN REVISED

Cars                   Token value

FORD MK2B                          14
FORD MklV                           16
FORD MK1                            15
MIRAGE                               18
CHAP 2D                              22
CHAP2F                               25
FERRARI                              22
PORSCHE                            10
LOLA                                  22

Proposed race list

MONZA                 35 LAPS     ROLLING START    PITSTOPS                                   March 4th
NURBY                   6  LAPS    GRID START          NO PITSTOPS                              March 11th
ST JOVITE            25 LAPS     ROLLING START    NO PITSTOPS                               March 18th
BRANDS HATCH    30 LAPS     GRID START    &   PITSTOPS     (OR DIJON PRENOIS???) March 25th
ADELAIDE              35 LAPS    ROLLING START    NO PITSTOPS                               April   1st

[EvilClive]

PIT STOP TIMES

PIT STOP TIMES FOR THE BRANDS HATCH RACE.   PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST USE A DIFFERENT CAR FOR EACH RACE IN THIS SERIES.


                         SINGLE STOP       2 STOPS
                          
Ford GT40 Mk1      No Stop             No Stop
Ford GT40 Mk2B        13             Too Short
Ford GT40 Mk4        15             Too Short
Mirage M1                17             Too Short
Chaparral MK2D        34                  12
Porsche 910           95                   43
Ferrari 330 P4         111                    56
Lola T70 Mk3         113                    53
Chaparral Mk2F         139                   64

Subject to moderation these are the standings and the tokens used and available .

Remember, if you do not race you lose 17 tokens ( 5 x 17= 85) and you MUST use a different car for each race.

                                                  Tokens Used    Tokens Left               Points ( subject to moderation )

 1  39 Ronnie Peterson                                40                  45                      53                                
 2   7 Fulvio Policardi-GT                              48                  37                      62  
 3  16 Jason Blito                                       39                  46                      34  
 4  24 Paul Whitfield GT                               44                  41                      30  
 5   1 Pedro Berg_vd                                   42                  43                      40  
 6  37 Sam Blood                                        42                  43                      17
 7  38 Axel Cookie                                       48                  37                      -  
 8   2 Juha HalliGT                                       42                  43                      46
 9  21  EvilGT                                             49                  36                      18    
10  15 Nicky Ickx GT                                   49                  46                      16  
11  14 Göran JonssonGT                              48                  37                      40
12  20 steve birdgt                                      54                 31                      -      
13  25 Hristo ItchovGT                                 48                 37                      -  
14  18 Norbert GT Stemmler                          44                 41                      -  
15  12 Bob Whitwell                                     31                 54                      -
16  Tom Ostade                                          39                 46                      22
17   Martin Hunt                                          44                 41                      17
18   Phil thornton                                         42                 43                      27
19  Fran Molteni                                           56                 29                      13

If you think the numbers are wrong  please speak to my wife, then you will know that you are really wrong..even if you were right!!  Wink


 Cars                          Token value

FORD MK2B                          14
FORD MklV                           16
FORD MK1                            15
MIRAGE                               18
CHAP 2D                              22
CHAP2F                               25
FERRARI                              22
PORSCHE                            10
LOLA                                  22
  

[b_1_rd]

Having just had a go at the BREASTS races tonight, which were fun, but with a joystick (I have broken leg in case people are wondering why I cant use wheel) I'll skip this.  While I can put in a semi respectable time in the 1:39's I don't feel steady enough to compete with full grid.

I'll just stick to fun races for now and the BREASTS races too, just to keep my GPL fix going for another four weeks, then hopefully can get back to using pedals.

Love this track, but I don't want to risk it.

Have fun guys.

[Hristo Itchov]

You have one leg intact, can't you use that for working with the pedals?

[jhalli]

looks like fun event me driving with mk1 with no pit stops. 

[BadBlood]

Having just had a go at the BREASTS races tonight, which were fun, but with a joystick (I have broken leg in case people are wondering why I cant use wheel) I'll skip this.  While I can put in a semi respectable time in the 1:39's I don't feel steady enough to compete with full grid.

Hmmm - if I didn't drive on the basis of only being able to manage 1:39's I'd never drive at all

Get well soon mate.

[b_1_rd]

You have one leg intact, can't you use that for working with the pedals?

No sadly not, its my right leg that I have broken, and trying to do throttle control with my left foot is no better than trying to use a joystick (I tried briefly).  Also, how my desk is set up, I would have to keep my right leg bent and at an awkward angle for the duration of the race, which really isn't comfortable; I don't want to risk causing further damage just to take part in PC racing.  Its only a few weeks.  I would hate to end up influencing a race outcome by not being able to control the car properly.

Actually using a stick for a few races might teach me something.  I have had to use some very different techniques (no gas available while braking) to get around and have found I can actually carry much more speed through a turn than I thought, providing I set it up properly for a turn (something you have said frequently, I've just never been able to do it properly lol), so it might, in the long run, actually help! 

[fpolicardi]

T7 server is ready set for a 30 laps Long race at Brands67 listening on Igor.
Ciao

[EvilClive]

Thanks Fulvio

[Ronniepeterson]

Speedy recovery Steve!

[b_1_rd]

Having just had a go at the BREASTS races tonight, which were fun, but with a joystick (I have broken leg in case people are wondering why I cant use wheel) I'll skip this.  While I can put in a semi respectable time in the 1:39's I don't feel steady enough to compete with full grid.

Hmmm - if I didn't drive on the basis of only being able to manage 1:39's I'd never drive at all

Get well soon mate.

Cheers Paul.  Its not the laptimes, I was quite surprised I could get that far.   The Porsche helped along with the fact I love the track.  I just dont want to risk someone elses race, particularly on corner entry where I am a bit random on lines and frequently end up over correcting and spinning.

I was hoping you would have been along at BREASTS last night as I thought we could have had a good bit of close racing.  As it was I ended up running ahead of a few established names anyway  .  Maybe catch you at another fun race sometime, we could practice some close racing for you to get used to the blinding speed you're going to be getting over the next season

@Ronnie - Thanks.  Really I just wanted to see what Valentino was going through last year

[Hristo Itchov]

You have one leg intact, can't you use that for working with the pedals?

No sadly not, its my right leg that I have broken, and trying to do throttle control with my left foot is no better than trying to use a joystick (I tried briefly).  Also, how my desk is set up, I would have to keep my right leg bent and at an awkward angle for the duration of the race, which really isn't comfortable; I don't want to risk causing further damage just to take part in PC racing.  Its only a few weeks.  I would hate to end up influencing a race outcome by not being able to control the car properly.

Actually using a stick for a few races might teach me something.  I have had to use some very different techniques (no gas available while braking) to get around and have found I can actually carry much more speed through a turn than I thought, providing I set it up properly for a turn (something you have said frequently, I've just never been able to do it properly lol), so it might, in the long run, actually help!  

Well, I've used joystick for so many years in the past and actually still can't beat some of my Lotus times achieved back then. It's definitely easier to control RFB with your wrist than with a foot, but it does take time to develop the habits and precision. As an advice, try moving the linearity slider close to maximum non-linear setting, i.e. 80-90% to the right. It helps a lot with controlling the car in a smoother manner. Also, if you're having problems under braking, try using more clutches; that has always helped me back then, especially at high speed. I used to remove the springs of my joystick completely so it has no resistance whatsoever, it made it easier to control the car, although you need to develop a sensitive touch. Ah and yeah, use higher steering ratio, such as 15:1, with the steering hack turned on for hairpins. Use a more open diff on the coast side to help for turning in as a compensation for the above settings. As for braking bias, I was able to go down to 52bb for the 67 Lotus eventually, but was using 54-55 initially. It just takes time and practice.

[b_1_rd]

cool, thanks H I'll give them a try.  Hopefully it wont be long term, but its actually quite fun to try a change.

[G Jonsson]

Because I have been fired from the modteam you will have to find some one else to start the server tonight Evil.

Göran

[fpolicardi]

Because I have been fired from the modteam you will have to find some one else to start the server tonight Evil.

Göran

Np Goran, I can do it 
Ciao