GTP Race Event 02 - Discussion Thread
- Thread starter EDK
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And nice job on the Video Aki. 👍 Also a big thanks to Kevin for making this event so great. Looking foward to the next battle. 
- 2,555
- New Zealand
- GTP_Animera
- Bleh
GTP_Animera vs GTP_Leaod
After struggling to get into the same race we eventually managed by messaging each other and pressing start 30s after the message.
I got a better start off the line and managed to build a few seconds lead by the end of lap 1 and decided to do my first pitstop. I exited the pitlane about 2s behind Leaod and managed to pass him on lap 2. At T2 of lap 3 Leaod missed his braking point behind me and bumped me, sending him off the track but not really affecting me. This allowed me to build a substantial lead that I kept to the end of the race.
Thanks for the race Leaod.
After struggling to get into the same race we eventually managed by messaging each other and pressing start 30s after the message.
I got a better start off the line and managed to build a few seconds lead by the end of lap 1 and decided to do my first pitstop. I exited the pitlane about 2s behind Leaod and managed to pass him on lap 2. At T2 of lap 3 Leaod missed his braking point behind me and bumped me, sending him off the track but not really affecting me. This allowed me to build a substantial lead that I kept to the end of the race.
Thanks for the race Leaod.
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- LeaoD
I got everything wrong in this race, I lost the timing for the start which gave Animera a good lead for the first pit stop. Then I lost concentration after a rough T1 on lap 2 when Animera pass me. When heading to T2 I was trying to recover the position however I was too fast behind him and trying to avoid to hit him right in his right side I turned left while breaking and just managed to miss the wall but not the grass.
Shouldn't had the spiff after work
Did some good laps after that, one which was 1.50.1 with no cars at all in-front of me to help with speed. Not enough to recover the mistake. Fortunately I haven't hit Animera off the road also.
Looking forward to the next round.
Thanks Animera for the race.
- 2,376
- Stockholm, Swe
- GTP_Anghammarad
- 785
- GTP_gtbadboy
Congratulations to "Roomboter" (Dennis) on a good race. 
He jumped out to a good start and just when I started making some progress I made a fatal mistake coming out of my first pit stop. No excuses and no complaints at this end, it's just racing. That mistake resulted in my having a close and intimate encounter with a Clio and a blue wall
I will say that my last 6 laps were my fastest, and I did pick up a few seconds but, there just wasn't enough time left on the clock.
Well done Dennis! 👍👍 and congratulations once again on a fine race!!
RonB
He jumped out to a good start and just when I started making some progress I made a fatal mistake coming out of my first pit stop. No excuses and no complaints at this end, it's just racing. That mistake resulted in my having a close and intimate encounter with a Clio and a blue wall
I will say that my last 6 laps were my fastest, and I did pick up a few seconds but, there just wasn't enough time left on the clock.
Well done Dennis! 👍👍 and congratulations once again on a fine race!!
RonB
DTM
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- 2,503
- Netherlands
- GTP_DTM
- X What?
Congratulations to "Roomboter" (Dennis) on a good race.
He jumped out to a good start and just when I started making some progress I made a fatal mistake coming out of my first pit stop. No excuses and no complaints at this end, it's just racing. That mistake resulted in my having a close and intimate encounter with a Clio and a blue wall
I will say that my last 6 laps were my fastest, and I did pick up a few seconds but, there just wasn't enough time left on the clock.
Well done Dennis! 👍👍 and congratulations once again on a fine race!!
RonB
Thanks Ron,
Shame to hear you had troubles with a Clio. I had one aswell to avoid in the lap just before my second stop (lap 7 or 8) and the last lap of the race i came across him again. but fortunatly it wasn't that killing for me as it was for you. But did kost me about 4 sec.
Better luck next time Ron and thanks for the race see you next time 👍
- 642
- GTP_Marchbrown
- Marchbrown
Sauber VS Theewar
Great pit stops by both. Theewar made a terrible start losing a lot of ground. Seams like he had some troubble with his PS3 - loosing 6 - 7 sec. Sauber on the other hand struggeled for 4 laps with a german who looks to be a punter: by the name of.....a town in Tyrkey. Im sorry to se my T&L friend go - as I know for sure he was fast in this event from our T&L race nights. And be awere - Im sure Theewar will be back - faster than ever. Congrats to Sauber making a great win. Ill end this post with the word of our racing friend Graffen: "Its only a game.." I hope it will chear my garage friend somewhat.
Great pit stops by both. Theewar made a terrible start losing a lot of ground. Seams like he had some troubble with his PS3 - loosing 6 - 7 sec. Sauber on the other hand struggeled for 4 laps with a german who looks to be a punter: by the name of.....a town in Tyrkey. Im sorry to se my T&L friend go - as I know for sure he was fast in this event from our T&L race nights. And be awere - Im sure Theewar will be back - faster than ever. Congrats to Sauber making a great win. Ill end this post with the word of our racing friend Graffen: "Its only a game.." I hope it will chear my garage friend somewhat.
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- 2,898
- London
- GTP_Synwraith
Congratulations to GTP_Sauber-F1 for causing yet another surprise, you have taking some huge victories man. Ren-Tec, JvM and Theewar are ALL Division 1 drivers in my opinion and many others' too, and you've beaten them all.
My comiserations to Warren who is a stellar driver and an even more stellar guy, I really thought you'd win but on the day who knows what will happen.
If it was a technical issue, I guess you guys can discuss a re-run?
But eitherway, I am certain it was a well-earned victory, and congratulations are due.
We have a Division 2 Gold champion
All the best
Maz
My comiserations to Warren who is a stellar driver and an even more stellar guy, I really thought you'd win but on the day who knows what will happen.
If it was a technical issue, I guess you guys can discuss a re-run?
But eitherway, I am certain it was a well-earned victory, and congratulations are due.
We have a Division 2 Gold champion
All the best
Maz
- 2,376
- Stockholm, Swe
- GTP_Anghammarad
- 785
- meagainstyou GTP_MeAgainstYou PureGT_MAY
congratulations to Animera, Roomboter and Sauber-F1 for your wins 👍
@theewar: bad luck..but no matters the result.. i got you as one of the fastests guys around here
@theewar: bad luck..but no matters the result.. i got you as one of the fastests guys around here
- 166
- GTP_Twisted
GTP_Twisted vs GTP_Wolfdude
For the first time in a while I got to taste the palm-tingling tension of a 10 lap race - and palm-tingling it turned out to be.
We managed to hook up first time and took our places on the grid. With only 6 cars in the race I was optimistic of an interference free event, but with nearly 20 mins worth of track time you never can tell.
The start proved to be hassle-free and so I found myself maintaining position 1 through the first lap until the bus-stop. You may not agree, but I find that this is the trickiest combination on this circuit. And so it proved throughout our race.
Fearful of spinning so early in the race I was fairly hesitant this first time around, and I suspect that I braked a little earlier than WD was expecting. We had a little contact from which WD seemed to suffer the most and I took the opportunity to pit.
Incredibly I came out of the pits still in the lead and so pitted the next time around as well. As I was exiting I could see WD's car coming round the first corner - I tucked in a few lengths behind him and prayed I could hold my nerve. With WD needing to do both stops I just had to kep it clean and I was home and dry, surely?
That's all well and good but there were still 8 laps to go.
I didn't want to see it, but I could tell that WD was faster than me before pitting for the first time. He's going to win, I thought. 'Keep it clean, keep it clean - drive your own race,' was the mantra going through my head.
Before he pitted for the second time I had almost managed to catch him and felt that I would have a big enough gap to get me through the race.
Throughout the next few laps WD cranked up the pressure, appearing larger in my mirrors with every passing corner. My one glimmer of hope appeared to be the bus-stop which I seemed to get through carrying more speed than him into the final banked turn. And so it proved - on lap 7 going through that fateful combination he was suddenly gone from my mirrors.
Three laps without a mistake and I would be home and dry. I hadn't figured on the other participants in the race however. With one lap to go I was catching two scrapping cars ahead of me, and it was again the bus-stop which added a final twist. Just managing to avoid a spinning BMW on the previous corner I was catching an F430 which spat up a load of dust. The back end went loose, I was fighting to stay in control - I pictured someone falling over a cliff, 'Nooooooooooooooooo', and imagined the sight of WD cruising past for the win.
The grip returned, and hanging on for grim death I crossed the line for the win.
Needless to say that during the race I posted my fastest ever lap of either free practice or racing. You pushed me all the way, WD - and if it hadn't been for the bus-stop incident I feel sure you would have had me fair and square. 👍
Thanks to EDK Kevin for a great combo, and thanks too to Aki for posting the video of his race - I learnt a lot from it.
Happy racing everyone
For the first time in a while I got to taste the palm-tingling tension of a 10 lap race - and palm-tingling it turned out to be.
We managed to hook up first time and took our places on the grid. With only 6 cars in the race I was optimistic of an interference free event, but with nearly 20 mins worth of track time you never can tell.
The start proved to be hassle-free and so I found myself maintaining position 1 through the first lap until the bus-stop. You may not agree, but I find that this is the trickiest combination on this circuit. And so it proved throughout our race.
Fearful of spinning so early in the race I was fairly hesitant this first time around, and I suspect that I braked a little earlier than WD was expecting. We had a little contact from which WD seemed to suffer the most and I took the opportunity to pit.
Incredibly I came out of the pits still in the lead and so pitted the next time around as well. As I was exiting I could see WD's car coming round the first corner - I tucked in a few lengths behind him and prayed I could hold my nerve. With WD needing to do both stops I just had to kep it clean and I was home and dry, surely?
That's all well and good but there were still 8 laps to go.
I didn't want to see it, but I could tell that WD was faster than me before pitting for the first time. He's going to win, I thought. 'Keep it clean, keep it clean - drive your own race,' was the mantra going through my head.
Before he pitted for the second time I had almost managed to catch him and felt that I would have a big enough gap to get me through the race.
Throughout the next few laps WD cranked up the pressure, appearing larger in my mirrors with every passing corner. My one glimmer of hope appeared to be the bus-stop which I seemed to get through carrying more speed than him into the final banked turn. And so it proved - on lap 7 going through that fateful combination he was suddenly gone from my mirrors.
Three laps without a mistake and I would be home and dry. I hadn't figured on the other participants in the race however. With one lap to go I was catching two scrapping cars ahead of me, and it was again the bus-stop which added a final twist. Just managing to avoid a spinning BMW on the previous corner I was catching an F430 which spat up a load of dust. The back end went loose, I was fighting to stay in control - I pictured someone falling over a cliff, 'Nooooooooooooooooo', and imagined the sight of WD cruising past for the win.
The grip returned, and hanging on for grim death I crossed the line for the win.
Needless to say that during the race I posted my fastest ever lap of either free practice or racing. You pushed me all the way, WD - and if it hadn't been for the bus-stop incident I feel sure you would have had me fair and square. 👍
Thanks to EDK Kevin for a great combo, and thanks too to Aki for posting the video of his race - I learnt a lot from it.
Happy racing everyone
DTM
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- 2,503
- Netherlands
- GTP_DTM
- X What?
Thanks guys 👍
And congratulations to Twisted
Good luck to all of you for the next race 👍
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- 506
- Dublin... Irela
- Theewar / GTP_Theewar / GTDrivers_RI
Well done GTP_Sauber-F1:tup:,a bit of a lonely race for you,apart from the Blue Subaru that took a shine to you.Hopefully next time i can give you a race.And to Maz a great victory:tup:good luck in the rest of the event to all that have made it this far.
.And to Maz a great victory:tup:good luck in the rest of the event to all that have made it this far.
- 785
- meagainstyou GTP_MeAgainstYou PureGT_MAY
congratulations maz
better luck next time Matt 👍
better luck next time Matt 👍
