CLASSIC RACING - Sundays 17:00-19:00 BST - CONGRATULATIONS CHAMPIONS Flaco & Lex LathorFinished

[IfAndOr]

Here's a few shots of the classics race at...

Here's me trying to fend off the recovering Lex!

Here's Zulu trying to fend off the recovering Lex!!

Here's a couple of the new guy in town, Smiley, on the charge.👍

And the winner is - Flaco (in his taxi)

A parting shot of that high speed cab disappearing into the distance... He must have an urgent fare to pick up.

I wont bother with the Cobra/Corvette race - My hard drive's full of pictures of them! And the BMW 2002 is a standard model - so doesn't photograph very well.

 

[Jbaffoh]

Sorry guys, bad day for me. The races are at 9:00 am my time, and I'd only had about 3 hours sleep after a party the night before. My breath was still flammable.

Sick was spot on about my start fiasco in the Jag--I had not been online since 1.07 and got a little confused. Then I realized I drastically changed the weight ratio early in the week without testing it and spun out in the first corner. Bad choice.

There was no way I could ever recover, so I decided to adjust the transmission for the Cobra and BMW, which I had never driven at Spa (in fact I had never driven the 2002 EVER!) I geared up to avoid the rev limiter, but never tested first gear for a grid start. Ugh.

I'm sorry I was so unprepared. It was a busy week.

 

[ZuluWraith]

Hi guys, here's the last of the Classic race pics:

I'll try & post a couple from the second race later today (time permitting )

 

[Flaco13]

Here's some more from race one.

The 'Cab' qualified to pole

Even the Cab driver was surprised by the pole position considering the competition!

Lex, Emo and Smiley chasing the 'Cab'

After the pit stop the 'Cab' spotted If ahead

Unlucky Lex lost control in lap 1

Unlucky Emo lost control in lap ... 4?

Gentleman If lets Flaco pass before he pilots his Shelby Mustang to the pits.

Lex showed great perfomance grinding his way back to 2nd place after the lap 1 incident

^ Big up to Smiley, great driving on your debut and only missed podiums by mere hair's breadth! I´m confident we will see you on the podiums soon!

 

[Flaco13]

A parting shot of that high speed cab disappearing into the distance... He must have an urgent fare to pick up.

To be honest, I just had to pee.

 

[Sick Cylinder]

Please note - No Pit Stops at Nordschliefe on Sunday 25th May as the races are only two laps each. Tyre wear will be set to off.

 

[ZuluWraith]

Hi folks, a couple of Shelby shots from the second race at Spa:

 

[RyanRacer]

I have a confession to make. I quit the race. I was totally unprepared, having a laughable suspension setup as well as a messed up transmission due to only having two minutes of practice before qualifying started. By the time the race started, I knew I wouldn't stand a chance. I attempted to do late breaking and succeeded, but the car's horrible understeer took control and I went wide onto the AstroTurf and spun. These physics are weird, how the car just falls apart whenever you drive up onto a curb.

 

[Sick Cylinder]

I have a confession to make. I quit the race. I was totally unprepared, having a laughable suspension setup as well as a messed up transmission due to only having two minutes of practice before qualifying started. By the time the race started, I knew I wouldn't stand a chance. I attempted to do late breaking and succeeded, but the car's horrible understeer took control and I went wide onto the AstroTurf and spun. These physics are weird, how the car just falls apart whenever you drive up onto a curb.

Hi Ryan - You are very welcome to join us again - next Sunday is Nordschliefe, but please setup your cars before entering the room. We all have our cars ready to race. The brief practise sessions are just to get a feel for the cars again before qualification starts.

I tend to use other peoples tunes, because I still haven't got the hang of it in GT6 - tunes by Priano, Arrakis Speedshop, Crazy Over the Hill Outlaws and Dolhaus / Dagger are normally good. Some of the guys do their own tunes - IfAndOr and Emotional Rekz have done well in the Corvette C2 and if you message them I am sure they will be happy to share their setups.

Good luck with the tuning - hope we see you on track next Sunday.

 

[Flaco13]

I have a confession to make. I quit the race. I was totally unprepared, having a laughable suspension setup as well as a messed up transmission due to only having two minutes of practice before qualifying started. By the time the race started, I knew I wouldn't stand a chance. I attempted to do late breaking and succeeded, but the car's horrible understeer took control and I went wide onto the AstroTurf and spun. These physics are weird, how the car just falls apart whenever you drive up onto a curb.

Curbs are a problem in this game, they are not like in real life. My guess is there is something wrong with the grip level on curbs, it´s either not enough or too much grip. Probably the latter. Too much grip to the tire(s) that go over the curb makes the rest of the tires spin (?).

Try and practice the tracks and cars that we will run as much as you can is the only thing you can do about it right now. Next will be Nordschleife, it has a couple of spots where I completely avoid going over curbs.

 

[Jbaffoh]

Hi folks, a couple of Shelby shots from the second race at Spa:

Am I white with blue stripes? Or blue with white stripes? And who is colliding with whom? Did I do a bad thing here?

 

[Jbaffoh]

Since my wife is leaving for a two-week business trip to Japan, I expect to have my cars dialed in and ready to go by Sunday

 

[ZuluWraith]

Am I white with blue stripes? Or blue with white stripes? And who is colliding with whom? Did I do a bad thing here?

You're the blue one, and we are both racing for position - nothing bad in that 👍 - besides it made a lovely picture

 

[RyanRacer]

I won't be racing tomorrow because of the last FRL IndyCar test.

 

[SmileyWRX]

Hey hello mates.
Classics sunday is here.
See u all on the track 👍

 

[Jbaffoh]

Thanks for having me, guys, but I resign. The time slot is no good for me.

 

[Sick Cylinder]

Thanks for having me, guys, but I resign. The time slot is no good for me.

That's a shame, but perfectly understandable. It's been a pleasure racing with you.

 

[IfAndOr]

Here's a few quick shots from the Cobra/Corvette shoot out.

This little battle went on for a few corners..

The two Corvettes were together for awhile...

There was plenty to read ahead for Smiley...

And finally here's an "arty" one of my Corvette.

 

[IfAndOr]

Since I didn't do any BMW 2002 shots at Spa, I thought I'd better have a go this week. For a standard car they haven't come out too bad.

Early on there was some close racing...

After a few "incidents" the field soon spread out...

There were still a few duels going on throughout the race...

 

[Sick Cylinder]

IMPORTANT - CHANGE OF CIRCUIT - ROUND 12


After testing at Mount Panorama, sadly I have concluded that the circuit is currently not fit to race on because it causes PS3's to lock up. We will use the circuit in the future after PD have addressed this issue.

Round 12 will now be at DEEP FOREST REVERSE - 12 lap races​

 

[LexLathor]

real classic racing:

 

[IfAndOr]

real classic racing

Considering it an old classic (and expensive) it was being driven at a fast speed. Very close to the barriers in some areas!

Amazing amount of steering input and corrections - it looks like me trying to keep up with you.

 

[LexLathor]

maybe I will be late this Sunday.
I will see DTM on Hungaroring.

 

[Sick Cylinder]

maybe I will be late this Sunday.
I will see DTM on Hungaroring.

No Problem Lex - will you be going to the track?

 

[LexLathor]

yes, of course. after DTM, I'll run to my home.

 

[Sick Cylinder]

yes, of course. after DTM, I'll run to my home.

Lucky man!

 

[LexLathor]

OFF! NOT CLASSIC CARS!

 

[Harsk100]

OFF! NOT CLASSIC CARS!

Too bad, Lex....

 

[IfAndOr]

I will see DTM on Hungaroring.

A great track. It would make a good addition to the GT series.
I can't believe there are so few "likes" for it on the track suggestion thread.

Go "like" it (if you want of course)...

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/hungaroring.303792/


Hope to see you all tomorrow.

 

[Sick Cylinder]

Race Report - Round 11 Nordschliefe

Apologies for being a week behind - I blame the school half term for keeping me too busy!

World Classic Cars
1st - Lex Lathor - Ferrari 250 GT - Red
2nd - Smiley WRX- Shelby GT 350 - Dark Purple
3rd - IfAndOr - Shelby GT 350 - Yellow

Smiley WRX made a slightly sluggish start and was passed by ZuluWraith (Green 300 SL), Sick (White BMW) went up the inside and IfAndOr (Yellow GT 350) went for the outside - the battle raged for a few corners, but without contact! Below, Lex Lathor dominated the meeting with three wins out of three - here he pilots his Ferrari.

Cobra v Corvette
1st - Lex Lathor - Art Morrison Corvette
2nd - Emotional Rekz - Cobra
3rd - IfAndOr - Art Morrison Corvette

Above the Corvettes of Lex (Orange) and If (Yellow) lead a pack of Cobra's. Sick had a promising qualifying and was in a podium position until a mistake on landing from a crest sent the car into what would have been a fatal crash - fortunately he just ended up at the back of the field.

Above, SmileyWRX (with stripes) and Emo (Blue) see Sick get crossed up and crash as IfAndOr leads the shot in his yellow Corvette.

One Make Series - BMW 2002 Turbo
1st - Lex Lathor
2nd - Emotional Rekz
3rd - Flaco

Flaco missed most of the meeting, but despite lack of warm up time claimed a fine podium.

Round 12 Race Report and Results will be up shortly (Round 12 took place at Deep Forest Reverse on Sunday 1st June).

8th June will be a practise day for the new "Cobra Ferrari Wars" which replaces "Cobra v Corvette". Championship racing re-starts on 15th June at the Brands Hatch GP Circuit (the 1980's layout) and will feature:
1. World Classic Cars (Drivers please let me know your car choice for rounds 13-15 if you haven't already done so).
2. Cobra Ferrari Wars (Cobras, Ferraris, 1963 Corvettes and Jaguar E Types/XKE's) check the bottom of the first post on page one or the separate Cobra Ferrari Wars Publicity thread for more details.
3. One Make Racing - Lotus Elan (Rounds 13-18) and TVR (Rounds 19-24)

New Drivers - this is an ideal time to join us - practise day on 8th June @ 17:00 BST - new "Cobra Ferrari Wars" Championship and new "One Make" Championship.

We will also be adding a six round Senna F3 Car championship at the end of the meeting for those drivers who want to stay on or join us at approximately 18:45 BST. When those six rounds have been completed we will run a six round championship for the Senna Lotus 97T with power restricted to a more realistic 800bhp (the current 1,049bhp was presumably the qualifying engine - in those days teams would use 4 to 6 engines per meeting).

To join send an FR to Sick_Cylinder