<- BTCC-5 -> SEASON COMPLETE - skengdigi is the Champion!

[rolo912011]

With stage 3 weight reduction i can add 191 kg of ballast so only 9 more kg are available (max is 200 right)

Ah yeah, I get you. I suppose I'd better buy another '03 Integra to share in case a change is needed.

 

[Gedi69]

Was good racing with you guys again even tho I saw some bad driving ettiquet from 2 drivers but all in all a good night 👍

 

[rolo912011]

Best to get the dirty stuff out of the way pre-season 👍

Also, in case anyone is unsure, provided there's space to move, you can switch cars as often as you like before 7pm Monday, then you have to stick.

 

[ROB 256R]

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I'm mega impressed with Red_Leader's performance in the BMW, as a side note.

How much of this spec discussion is down to the drivers involved? Some are just fast no matter what the conditions.

Thank you. Sorry again about GVS. I tried, and succeeded in, sneaking up the inside of Andy. I just underestimated the bunch up of the cars in front. Won't happen again.

I'm happy with the 330. Gets rocket starts and is nice to drive. Not too many overtaking opportunities (that stick) but fun to make the FF's sweat in the corners. That alone forces errors.

Had some enjoyable battles with sumo, skengdigi and rolo. 👍

 

[azidahaka]

I'm feeling down i couldnt race

Also the car still needs a lot of lsd and rollbars tweaking... I expect an hard season start for me... I hope i'll improve my last 2 competition best at the very least!

 

[ROB 256R]

If anyone fancies testing the 330 here's the setup I ran for all 3 practice races last night;

Big thanks to my friend Arian for making a great base setup from which this one has evolved.

 

[Gedi69]

If anyone fancies testing the 330 here's the setup I ran for all 3 practice races last night;

Big thanks to my friend Arian for making a great base setup from which this one has evolved.

Wheel or DS3?

 

[SkengD]

So season starts next week right ?

 

[ROB 256R]

Wheel or DS3?

Oh yeah wheel - G27.

 

[V8-Johnboy]

If anyone fancies testing the 330 here's the setup I ran for all 3 practice races last night;

Big thanks to my friend Arian for making a great base setup from which this one has evolved.

Woah that rear toe on a FR is interesting.

 

[SkengD]

Just glanced at suzuka and tokyo replay , there is no way red leader and paulmac could of seen each other in that race they were rubbing each other first part of lap 1 and both had damage , im a bit confused to say the least .

It looked like they were glue together and at one point one car was airborne .

 

[rolo912011]

So season starts next week right ?

Yes, Thursday.👍

 

[ROB 256R]

Just glanced at suzuka and tokyo replay , there is no way red leader and paulmac could of seen each other in that race they were rubbing each other first part of lap 1 and both had damage , im a bit confused to say the least .

It looked like they were glue together and at one point one car was airborne .

You are right. Never saw him in the race or on my replay. I never had damage on my screen. He kept losing his connection all evening. I saw him ok in the GVS race though.

Sorry if our not seeing each other affected anyone else's race. I honestly wasn't aware of the problem at the time.

 

[SkengD]

It didnt affect my race but i think it could of affected pauls perception of the integra , i could draft of both of you guys when you guys could only draft me , therefore it made my car seem faster than it really is.

 

[ROB 256R]

It didnt affect my race but i think it could of affected pauls perception of the integra , i could draft of both of you guys when you guys could only draft me , therefore it made my car seem faster than it really is.

That would make sense. If you were drafting what was an invisible car to him, he would probably wonder how you were able to go so fast on the straights. Mystery solved.

Thinking back I remember qualifying 2nd at Tokyo but starting from the P3 grid slot which I thought was a bit weird. I'm guessing that means Paul had pole and I was in fact 3rd.

So Paul was up near the front at Suzuka too? I will have to go back and check the replay but pretty sure I didn't see him that race either. Sorry.

 

[paulmac2k9]

I was spectating at Suzuka.

 

[ROB 256R]

Ah, ok. Sounds like we had a pretty good race at Tokyo. Just a shame neither of us knew it at the time

Your car looked handy at GVS though. 👍

 

[SkengD]

Shame i couldnt run at gvs im really fast there

 

[Gedi69]

Shame i couldnt run at gvs im really fast there

Would have been nice to race you there 👍

 

[SkengD]

Did someone send me a gift ?

 

[priesty_lfc]

Did someone send me a gift ?

I sent over a stock DC5, I had to dupe the Alfa a couple of times so didn't ever get around to sending you it.

Doubt you still needed it but sent it anyway!

 

[SkengD]

Thanks , might need it if regs are changed .

 

[Gedi69]

Thanks , might need it if regs are changed .

Hmmm same here.

 

[rolo912011]

Might check over the replays later and do some points, to give you a feel for how the new system works. 👍

 

[rolo912011]

So, here's what the points for the first two races on Thursday would have looked like with the new system. (I didn't save the R3 replay).

Race 1 (Suzuka):

1. Red_Leader
2. Weezy_7
3. skengdigi
4. rolo912011
5. Strawman__Andy
6. acelera
7. priesty_lfc
8. Sumo098
9. Scaniabebe
10. mosendtner
DNF: TheOldStig
DNF: gedi69

Fastest Lap: skengdigi - 2:17.378
Lead a Lap: Sumo098, Red_Leader

Race 2 (Tokyo R246):

1. Red_Leader
2. skengdigi
3. rolo912011
4. Sumo098
5. gedi69
6. mosendtner
7. Weezy_7
8. priesty_lfc
DNF: GTP_PaulMac
DNF: Scaniabebe
DNF: Strawman__Andy
DNF: acelera

Pole Position: GTP_PaulMac
Fastest Lap: Red_Leader - 1:53.606
Lead a Lap: Red_Leader, skengdigi, GTP_PaulMac

Totals:

1. Red_Leader - 43
2. skengdigi - 34
3. rolo912011 - 28
4. Weezy_7 - 26
5. Sumo098 - 22
6. priesty_lfc - 17
7. mosendtner - 16
8. gedi69 - 11
= Strawman__Andy - 11
10. acelera - 10
11. Scaniabebe - 7
12. GTP_PaulMac - 2
13. TheOldStig - 0​

 

[ROB 256R]

Interesting. Here's the last race results (I think);

Race 3 (Grand Valley Speedway):

1. gedi69
2. Sumo098
3. rolo912011
4. Red_Leader
5. GTP_PaulMac
6. acelera
7. priestlylfc
DNF: Strawman__Andy

Fastest lap: GTP_PaulMac - 2:04.093
Lead a lap: acelera, gedi69, priestlylfc, rolo912011

 

[rolo912011]

Oh cheers, in that case it's:

Totals:

1. Red_Leader - 56
2. rolo912011 - 44
3. Sumo098 - 39
4. skengdigi - 34
5. gedi69 - 32
6. priesty_lfc - 27
7. Weezy_7 - 26
8. acelera - 21
9. mosendtner - 16
10. GTP_PaulMac - 14
11. Strawman__Andy - 11
12. Scaniabebe - 7
13. TheOldStig - 0​

Obviously people missed races so it's nothing like representative, but that's what the scores will look like after every round generally, give or take.

 

[paulmac2k9]

Fastest lap in GVS? My car felt like it was on ice in some places there..

 

[rolo912011]

May well have been draft assisted. 👍

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Maximum score in a round this season is 67, made up of:

3 x 20 for three Race Wins
3 for three Fastest Laps
3 for three Lead a Lap points
1 for Race 2 Pole

I'd be genuinely impressed if someone bagged a 67 this season.

 

[priesty_lfc]

So next week, is it Monza 3 in a row, same laps but different grid or are we running 3 different tracks like Thursday?

If its the same track 3 on a row that might be abit boring if same laps/pit window.

To make things slightly different do you think you could run 3 different races?

1 with tire ware off and maybe 2/3 laps shorter so effectively the 'sprint' race.

2 as the current format with a pit window and a mandatory stop

3 a longer race with no pit window but you have to pit at least once?

Or maybe even success ballast applied just for that nights racing?

I now it's abit late in the day but I think running the same event/format 3 times a night could get boring/predictable.