GTP_WRS-Online Event 81 : Nice Bacs-Side - August 8 & 12
- Thread starter Gravitron
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- 4,604
- The Netherlands
- GTP_PASM
Pekka and I had a great battle there for quite a few laps at the beginning. Then the strategy of me going in slightly early and Pekka extending the stint for a quick stint at the end made things very interesting. Pekka was closing the gap, but his dog posed a little distraction for me 
Well driven!
Well driven!
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- buenos aires
- GTP_Roamer2629
Very similar to last night's race. Chased Pekka for the lead for 13 laps until he pitted early, took the lead closely followed by Lucas until he pitted at lap 14. I did it at lap 17 and came out behind him with better tires. Could gain some seconds but the difference become stable at 5secs. after my tires started to go too. Great racing, I do so much better at the races with MRs than other cars.
Congrats on the win Lucas (I'll get mine someday...
)
Congrats on the win Lucas (I'll get mine someday...
)
- 8,117
- New Jersey
- CWM_GTRacer22
I thought I was going to do pretty good last night. I QU alified fifth behind Lucas by only .007, so that was an accomplishment in my book. And then coming out of the final turn on lap one, disaster struck. I didn't even get my right wheels on the grass - the curb was enough to spin me round. Luckily, I did not go in the pits, but, my pedals came unplugged while I was yanking at the wheel to go straight, so I hit the wall. No damage though.
From that point, I could only go up, so I went to work. I caught Ned (apologies if I lagged, I couldn't hear clearly over the engine sound
) and passed him, and set to work on Strop and Jeffrey. To my fortune, Strop spun in sector one, and I caught up. Then Jeffrey made a pit excursion, and we were a group of three. I got around Strop, and then Jeffrey, and pulled a couple of seconds until the gap stopped growing.
All in all, a fun night, and I wasn't that rusty as I thought I would be. Congrats Lucas.
And then coming out of the final turn on lap one, disaster struck. I didn't even get my right wheels on the grass - the curb was enough to spin me round. Luckily, I did not go in the pits, but, my pedals came unplugged while I was yanking at the wheel to go straight, so I hit the wall. No damage though.From that point, I could only go up, so I went to work. I caught Ned (apologies if I lagged, I couldn't hear clearly over the engine sound
) and passed him, and set to work on Strop and Jeffrey. To my fortune, Strop spun in sector one, and I caught up. Then Jeffrey made a pit excursion, and we were a group of three. I got around Strop, and then Jeffrey, and pulled a couple of seconds until the gap stopped growing.All in all, a fun night, and I wasn't that rusty as I thought I would be. Congrats Lucas.
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- Old South Wales
- numbnuts70
I had a whale of a time last night in the EU race.
Thought I was going to get pole, then Pekka and Bart stepped on the gas a bit more and pipped me to 3rd in quali.
Having not driven a race with you guys for a while, I made the rookie mistake of thinking that everyone made a crap start and leapfrogged Bart and Pekka only to remember that it was a rolling start haha.
After that it was the story of Pekka and Bart edging away every lap and I soon started to settle on a 3rd place keeping a close eye in my mirror for @Tuesday_Black as he was keeping up.
Started to close the gap to Bart and Pekka as they were battling up ahead and followed Bart into the pits on lap 17 and not having ran the race distance before, brimmed the tank, which cost me the few seconds gap I had built, to come out just ahead of TuesdayBlack who had pitted a lap earlier.
From then on, it was a case of cat and mouse, with the gap yo-yo-ing between myself and TuesdayBlack, driving flat out as much as we could, till the end on the fast wearing tyres.
Well driven Bart and Pekka for the win and 2nd respectively and great driving and pressurisation from TuesdayBlack right till the very end.
Well driven all.
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- The Netherlands
- GTP_PASM
Thought I was going to get pole, then Pekka and Bart stepped on the gas a bit more and pipped me to 3rd in quali.
I thought so too, but the practice before the race started paying off in quali as I found where I could be more agressive and went a little quicker.
That start was a funny one, but you realized quick enough that there was a formation lap
- 8,117
- New Jersey
- CWM_GTRacer22
Wow.
That's.... Hilarious. Sorry 'bout that. 
- 17,334
- Seattle
- GTP_Gravitron
Bless Ned, here's the photo in its full glory. 
Next time @GTRacer22, join a bit earlier so we can check. 👍
@PASM & @MadMax great job, as always. You put on a good show for the stream.
@numbnuts70 & @roamer2629 grabbed the podiums.
More photos here.
Next time @GTRacer22, join a bit earlier so we can check. 👍
@PASM & @MadMax great job, as always.
You put on a good show for the stream. @numbnuts70 & @roamer2629 grabbed the podiums.
More photos here.
