FGTC | OVER | Congrats to Spurgina!
- Thread starter berty1979
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- 5,619
- Hampshire
- Spurgy777
You WILL come to the race Ellis or I'll run Etid over when he least expects it! 
Would run you over, but then you wont be able to come to any of the races, dont sacrifice Etid, or more importantly an FGT race for roast Ellis 
- 6,099
- Dolgellau
- rhyfelwr79
Ellis- You should know better than have 3 cups in your room, in the old days you would have got a 'lick of the cat' for that
Spurgey- "Dont baby talk the fool" this is Caterhams team championship on the line! Get medievil on him!
Rich- It was a bad race for Button fans but at least you didnt mention any details this week 👍
ALL- Race room will be open in roughly 20 mins, you will all be messaged as per usual.
Spurgey- "Dont baby talk the fool" this is Caterhams team championship on the line! Get medievil on him!
Rich- It was a bad race for Button fans but at least you didnt mention any details this week 👍
ALL- Race room will be open in roughly 20 mins, you will all be messaged as per usual.
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- Eastbourne, UK
- oOo-ETID-oOo
Ellis check this out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd3w2nLzZ1I&feature=g-user-u
Hahahhahhaa I know! 'Coming in with a musty, barnyard aroma'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd3w2nLzZ1I&feature=g-user-u
Hahahhahhaa I know! 'Coming in with a musty, barnyard aroma'
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- FloodMeister
By thre. Looks of my ps3 not signin , i may not be able to make it
- 3,385
- Kings Lynn.
- Dixon_F1
dont forget that the uk clocks went back +1 hour, so the race is in 1 hour exactly from this, quali in 30 mins.
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- FloodMeister
Clocks went forward sandman
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EDIT PS: ETID that avatar is damn creepy. I though you were a 16 year old. I suppose on the internet you do not know who it is! I probably should play less GT5, LOL.
Race Report:
I knew with the long straights & strong draft it would be pretty nuts & it did not disappoint on that. Its like a perpetual DRS combined with KERS every time you draft, and then add another 20% maybe.
I did a decent start although Berty got under & by me on the 1st turn. Then later on the end of lap 1 beginning of lap 2 I was hit by a car hard into the concrete. This was what I dreaded & it happened. 
Out of sheer luck I found the gap between the concrete blocks and got out behind the group but behind Lozzy. Lozzy & I passed a bit before I pulled ahead and started coming up through the group.
I hovered off the back of the group chasing. It was hard to come back but I did. Berty stayed out for a 2 stopper so I followed but wasn't thrilled about it as I had planned on 3 stops. In hindsight I should have stopped and just stayed out of the group because it was generally slower to follow & lead others than to be by yourself.
Towards the end Nerethral & I traded back & forth with plenty of wing to wing action which scared me quite a bit.
At the end I was on super crappy medium worn tires as usual. I always seem to end up on those terrible tires, maybe its time to switch my strategy seeing as how i've finished 2nd so many times with it. Its obviously slower.
At the end I accidentally pushed spurgey out on the parabolica corner, I watched the replay of it and it was rather bizarre place to take somebody out. I was turning quite hard and didn't intend on it! I probably should have dropped back to 3rd and rode in with those worn tires but I felt robbed after being caught with 1 lap to go.
Spurgey dropped some F bombs at me afterwards. Cant say I'd have a huge reaction seeing as how its just a game but he was pretty upset!
Race Report:
I knew with the long straights & strong draft it would be pretty nuts & it did not disappoint on that. Its like a perpetual DRS combined with KERS every time you draft, and then add another 20% maybe.
I did a decent start although Berty got under & by me on the 1st turn. Then later on the end of lap 1 beginning of lap 2 I was hit by a car hard into the concrete. This was what I dreaded & it happened. Out of sheer luck I found the gap between the concrete blocks and got out behind the group but behind Lozzy. Lozzy & I passed a bit before I pulled ahead and started coming up through the group. I hovered off the back of the group chasing. It was hard to come back but I did. Berty stayed out for a 2 stopper so I followed but wasn't thrilled about it as I had planned on 3 stops. In hindsight I should have stopped and just stayed out of the group because it was generally slower to follow & lead others than to be by yourself.
Towards the end Nerethral & I traded back & forth with plenty of wing to wing action which scared me quite a bit.
At the end I was on super crappy medium worn tires as usual. I always seem to end up on those terrible tires, maybe its time to switch my strategy seeing as how i've finished 2nd so many times with it. Its obviously slower.
At the end I accidentally pushed spurgey out on the parabolica corner, I watched the replay of it and it was rather bizarre place to take somebody out. I was turning quite hard and didn't intend on it! I probably should have dropped back to 3rd and rode in with those worn tires but I felt robbed after being caught with 1 lap to go.
Spurgey dropped some F bombs at me afterwards. Cant say I'd have a huge reaction seeing as how its just a game but he was pretty upset!
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- 5,619
- Hampshire
- Spurgy777
You cant blame me really, I hate dirty driving with a passion, and I do agree with you, I watched the replay and you were turning quite hard... AT ME! But anyway, I will send a complaint to Brett and he'll sort it.
- 3,385
- Kings Lynn.
- Dixon_F1
third is a very meh result for me. This was by far my most frustrating race, i was in traffic for about 25 laps, the last 12 laps i managed to get from 25 seconds behind to 4. i feel it was my race lost, the draft is way too forgiving and getting taken out doesnt help.
well at least i got the lap record and good points for mclaren, well done brett 👍
well at least i got the lap record and good points for mclaren, well done brett 👍
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- Kings Lynn.
- Dixon_F1
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- lozzy1234567890
I though this was a good race for me, It was possible for me to actually be 1st if i had judged my petrol better in my first pit stop. my tyre wear was brilliant, and was extremely consistent, and i would had only needed 1 stop, but I was planning to do 2 stops so I got less fuel in to speed up the pit time, but if I had put more fuel put in to do a 1 stop, I could had finished the race on my mediums. I was first for 2 very long periods as well.
I have 1 complaint though, someone smashed into the back of me at chicane 2, not sure who it was.
Ive got a question as well, when we eventually do the nurby nordy, how is qualifying gonna work? Are we really gonna do an outlap and then 2 laps?
Another thing, Sandman, you said cheers lozzy at the end of the race... did I do something wrong?
I have 1 complaint though, someone smashed into the back of me at chicane 2, not sure who it was.
Ive got a question as well, when we eventually do the nurby nordy, how is qualifying gonna work? Are we really gonna do an outlap and then 2 laps?
Another thing, Sandman, you said cheers lozzy at the end of the race... did I do something wrong?
- 3,385
- Kings Lynn.
- Dixon_F1
I though this was a good race for me, It was possible for me to actually be 1st if i had judged my petrol better in my first pit stop. my tyre wear was brilliant, and was extremely consistent, and i would had only needed 1 stop, but I was planning to do 2 stops so I got less fuel in to speed up the pit time, but if I had put more fuel put in to do a 1 stop, I could had finished the race on my mediums. I was first for 2 very long periods as well.
I have 1 complaint though, someone smashed into the back of me at chicane 2, not sure who it was.
Ive got a question as well, when we eventually do the nurby nordy, how is qualifying gonna work? Are we really gonna do an outlap and then 2 laps?
Another thing, Sandman, you said cheers lozzy at the end of the race... did I do something wrong?
i was angry at the time, i apologise, but yes you hit me off at lap 7, causing me to lose sight of the leaders. i lost about 15 seconds, thus probably taking away the race win for me.
at nordschliefe we do 1 fast lap.
- 5,619
- Hampshire
- Spurgy777
No, usually we go slowly to the back straight, and then do 1 lap
- 3,385
- Kings Lynn.
- Dixon_F1
