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Nice report Etid, sounds like you had a sweet race and it was a good finish in a competitive field 👍

Rich- Ok but can you confirm about the blue one asap as that would give me the option to put you in red bull. I had to squeeze 18 guys into 12 places so Immortal didnt make the cut due to only racing twice but you got in so I look forward to racing you in S3.
 
EDIT: the Red Bull is dark blue, but it has 18,600 miles on it... :sly: I'll skip racing with that one. Dont know if it can even be restored to full power. I dont think so. Its at 825 hp at 100% right now. :sly: Must've been the first FGT I bought last December when I bought GT5. Circa 2010.

Anyways, here's my race report:

Started out in 3rd with smart heart right behind me only about 1 sec off. I was able to do some 1.11s in practice on full fuel but couldn't manage it in qualifying. My sleep schedule on weekends really put me out into the half out cold mode for this race as well.

On the 1st turn I was bumped from behind, bumped into the car ahead but no damage & nobody crashed. It was damn close to being a crash though. I let a gap open to spurgey/berty & that was all she wrote....if I could have stayed in their draft the first 9 laps I might have had a shot at the win actually...but once I fell behind I didn't have the cornering speed, especially thought the tight hairpins.

I decided on 3 stops because it's easier for me, I decided when all else fails comfort yourself. My car was different than spurgey's in practice. His front tires were worn out whereas my tires wore out evenly. I knew right away by putting 2 & 2 together that something was off with my car if he was faster & his tires were different. Oh well....

I really made no mistakes. I was 13 secs behind at 4 laps to go and briefly closed in but then my tires got squirly and I slowed down and cruised in 18.5 secs behind berty after a good 55 mins of concentrating with crap going on all around me in the kitchen (food, coffee, dishes, etc, etc.) I dont use that as an excuse though because it generally doesn't affect my speed at all.
 
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It can be restored to full power but it doesnt matter, you can use one of the other two.
Maybe you got bumped into me as I got shunted in the first corner by someone but no complaints as it didnt cost me any time.

Everyone- If you have any complaints about yesterdays race get them in to me now! I have only had one so it looks like it was a clean race 👍
Season 3 calendar has been created but I will leave it as a surprise and I expect to be able announce more teams later today.
 
No school today so I might dig out the camera and make a montage for that race.
 
That would be cool, make sure to get the start, I like the grid shots and watching all those cars flying off the line :D
 
Race-Report:

Qualy was ok didn´t do my best and couldn´t do my 1:13´s => almost last in grid.

Start was quite decent but I got into a trap-situation. Right grass left opponents and infront mustard => I couldn´t avoid the contact and prayed that everybody keeps ok.

I drove through the Turn slowly and lost a bit time.
Did the whole race 1:14´s couldn´t do my normal pace. Fought with Runfast and Pigboy the first stint.
PB was a bit too aggressive for my taste though. Had to pit at lap 13 due that.
Glad I start with RM´s => didn´t ruin a RS-set.
2nd stint I was completly on my own. Just during the end of it there was "action".
Others who pitted later and had better Tires flew by passed me and the first lappings occured.
Pitted again at lap 31/32 for the last stint.
Could jump on the Rhyf Train for 2 laps => my shocking 1:12.8xx as fastest lap followed by a 1:13.0xx and off he went xD

I think that held me Runfast and SmartHeart off my rear. Thought I could get PB but made too many little mistakes during the last stint => 10 seconds gap to him (those seconds I lost at start//first lap).

Fun race but I pm´d Rhyf with very minor Issues I had (don´t worry it will end up as a note/hint/tipp).
So know Nürb 24h *biber* Major testings to be done but 6:10 will be out of my reach hopefully I make it under 7min´s
 
Forget the video, I'm having troubles with movie maker, It's getting on my 🤬 so I can't be bothered :lol:
 
Done a 6min 13.9 at Nurb 24h, hoping for a good result, just have to avoid those kerbs! Keep clipping them and spinning :(
 
PB- I think the teams are good, ill let you know if I get stuck. Thanks for the offer :D

Sak- Nice report and you should be aiming for my time at nurburg as you know the track better than me (6.23) 👍

Spurgey- Practising already :D You will be good for another podium here!
 
Meh, nothing better to do :D Plus I need to beat ETID by over 16 points so need to come at least 2nd :) Btw, how does it work if two people are on the same points? who gets the place.
 
:lol: we will have to start calling you Imm:censored:ilot
I am so glad you asked...
Firstly it goes on the amount of career race wins, if that is equal it goes on podiums in the almost impossible situation that this is also equal it goes to lap records. So you had better not end up even with Etid :D

I have checked the standings and there are some interesting fights going on in the last race :D
For 2nd/3rd its the war of independance round 2 as Pagey defends Mustard with advantage Pagey (mustard will have to be almost perfect to win this USA vs England clash:D)
The next fight is the English civil war! Etid vs Sandman vs Spurgey with advantage Etid (my favourite scrap)
WW3 next as its Sakery vs Runfast vs PB with advantage Sakery. German efficiency vs austrailan brute force with a hamburger and a .50 cal (for home defence purposes only :D) thrown in. A spicy clash but I think Sakery may take it.
Robot wars next, its Immortal vs Ellis with advantage Ellis (cant call this as Ellis knows NB well and Immortal is a robot 'in a 🤬 disguise')
Last but not least its caligulas greatest battle, Smartheart vs erm... himself. My money is on the west midlander!

I will leave you with a quote from a great man to inspire you all to glory.

" A man may fight for many things such as honor, hope, love.......maybe the gleaming smile on the face of a child.
But personally......I would mud wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusingly shaped turnip and a sack of french porn!"

(I changed a few bits in the quote :D)
Exiting stuff :D
 
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Oh dont worry, its only for today, go back to college tomorrow so wont be having much practice all week :D And thought it might work like that, so if I finish 2nd, he has to finish 7th or lower :( But if I win by some miricale, he has to finish 5th or lower, Im down to a 6.10.9 round nurb now so you never know (he says with extreme optimism :D)
 
You will do well and should be able to challenge Pagey if you keep 6.10's going mate. See my dramatisation of whats to come above your post^
 
I reckon I could beat his record if I had a perfect lap and stopped 🤬 spinning :( And very nice, especially with all the colour :D
 
:lol: spinning is an easy thing to do for sure at the 'green hell'. You are not far off so should be a good scrap and for once I have no idea abou predictions. I think I know who will win but thats it :)

I am trying to get people fired up for the last S2 confrontation!
 
I can beat Sandman and Spurgy => I aim for the WIN so watch out folks.


Ok after taking my "get-normal-pills" I´ll test a bit and due to my Trackknowledge I can be consistant.
But it´s not the Track it´s the Combo. Fast car at tight, twisty and bumpy Track => 14 laps of pure stress.

I hope being able to hold my Championship-position.
 
6.07.4 :D that's with some time to be had in the GP section, and the second half I made a few little mistakes.

It's proper annoying practising for this track, you either go on free run and you have two choices.
Take the first untimed lap really slowly to preserve your tyres, which take about 10 minutes, or you just do a normal lap. So when you get to your timed lap the tyres have lost a lot of grip.
Or you do a one lap race, where you have to start from a stand still with cold tyres.
 
Nice to see you are staying positive Sakery :D

Now the pressure is off I am going to go for 3rd in this one, I shall practice a bit but 4th is the very best I think I can hope for with the 'NB experts' we have in the FGTC (ring expert sounds wrong but may well be accurate in some cases :lol:)

*Official FGTC announcement*
After growing speculation in the press, the sporting world was delighted to hear that Red Bull have secured the services of two world class drivers for the upcoming season....................
 
I'm going for a 5th / 6th hoping that Spurgey will crash and die (come 2nd or 3rd)! Pagey & Brett you better give Spurgey a good race! Don't let him win!

I wander who's gonna be in RedBull for S3?
 
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Hey guys,

Congrats to Bret for winning FGTC, agian:) cheers & beers mate!

my race :crazy: off the track spinning out etc!
I cant make the last race, im going out of town, its been fun racing with ya'll:tup: PEACE
 
Runfast- Thanks mang I thought you would have finished higher yesterday, we will see you at 🤬 for the start of S3, your team is to be announced today 👍

*FGTC announcement continued*
................................Ellis and Floodmeister :D
If it wasnt for various infractions Ellis may have been vying for a much higher championship position and with a good start to the season could go far in S3.
Floodmeister has been missing of late due to a personal injury involving a slippery floor and a elongated turnip that was discarded exactly where he fell. Showed great promise at the start of S2.
 
Hmm, wonder who Im going to be with then, there cant be that many people left. And Pagey, I did a lap where I was 4 seconds up in the first half, but somehow lost it all in the second half :( So might be able to get a 6.06 if im really lucky :D How are you doing your laps? I do 1 lap races, you lose about 3-4 seconds at the start but you at least have new tyres.
 
Yeah I should be able to get a 6.05/6.06 with my current setup, but I haven't played with the gear ratios yet.
My fastest was on free run, if I mess up on a 1 lap race I get really annoyed because I have to do it all again :lol:
 
*FGTC Official announcement*
Automotive Giant Mercedes have pulled out of the worlds number one motor racing event!
After winning the constructors championship they have decided to take a season off due to the global financial crisis. Critics of the move speculate it was because McLaren poached their winning driver combination!
In even more shocking and exciting news Lotus have announced that they have secured the services of two of the best drivers in the FGTC!
English whizz kid Spurgey and our all american favourite Runfast will be the wheelmen for this great British racing team in S3. An exciting combination with Spurgey said by some to be the greatest driver never to have secured a race win and Runfast possibly the cleanest driver ever seen on the track.
 
Just tried what you suggested, and did a slow first lap in free run, was looking good till I span, but I wont tell you what for though :)
EDIT: Does runfast have a steering wheel? Will mean that we can share setups if he does :D
 
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