GTPLMS S2 Round 4 Race - California Wineries Sonoma Grand Prix *RESULTS POSTED*

[ICallShotgun]

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Welcome to the GTPLMS​

Round 4: California Wineries Sonoma Grand Prix​

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Round 4
Track: Infineon Raceway Sports Car Course - 2.52 miles (4.06km)
Length: 20 laps - 50.4 miles (81.2km)
Deadline: Monday, June 18th @ 6p CST (GMT -6)​

Infineon Raceway, formerly known as Sears Point, takes center stage for Round 4 of the GTPLMS. This storied track is a tight course, with blind, off-camber turns, sweeping esses, and large elevation changes. The Sports Car Course challenges drivers further than the short course with the addition of 2 seperate hairpins and a long sweeping downhill left that leaves you white knuckled and begging for more.

IMPORTANT SERIES ANNOUNCEMENT​

Competition Adjustments have been handed out for the race, and must be adhered to. In PRO, the Audi R8 was given a whopping 45kg weight penalty. GT1 has the Dodge Viper getting a 30kg, while the GT3 and the Subaru CUSCO Impreza has been hit with a 22kg penalty. GT2 has no clearly dominant car and therefore no penalties; although the Mazda RX7 LM will continue to be closely watched.

As a result of this, HP restrictions or additions have been scrapped this round, and the slate is wiped clean. All cars are now running at their original GTPLMS specs.

Car Specifications
Prototype

Driver		Car#	Car			HP	   Wgt
-------------------------------------------------------------------[color=purple]
C-H-A-R-G-E-R	0	Courage C60		750(-5)	  900(0)
Drew22		1	Toyota GT-One		756(0)	  900(0)
Tyre King	2	Toyota GT-One		756(0)	  900(0)
RACECAR		3	Audi R8			728(-7)	  945(5)
NIGHT MICHAEL	7	Courage C60		750(-5)	  900(0)
danny12		12	Audi R8			728(-7)	  945(5)
ERacer		14	Courage C60		750(-5)	  900(0)
Earth		16	Pescarolo PS2		746(-6)	  900(0)
ICallShotgun	17	Audi R8			728(-7)	  945(5)
Delfino		25	Pescarolo PS2		746(-6)	  900(0)[/color]

Grand Touring 1

Driver		Car#	Car			HP	   Wgt
-------------------------------------------------------------------[color=green]
NIGHT MICHAEL	27	Dodge Viper GTS-R	576(-2)	  1185(3)
Earth		30	BMW McLaren F1 GTR	524(-13)  1045(10)
Drift_Kid35	35	Dodge Viper GTS-R	576(-2)	  1185(3)
CAMikaze	38	Chevy Camaro LM		605(2)	  1125(-3)
ICallShotgun	45	Dodge Viper GTS-R	576(-2)	  1185(3)
ERacer		45	Ford GT LM SpecII	588(-3)	  1118(-1)
C-H-A-R-G-E-R	50	Dodge Viper GTS-R	576(-2)	  1185(3)
GT3Emperor	51	Chevy Corvette C5R	609(0)	  1139(0)
Tyre King	69	Dodge Viper GTS-R	576(-2)	  1185(3)
Drew22		96	Dodge Viper GTS-R	576(-2)	  1185(3)[/color]

Grand Touring 2

Driver		Car#	Car			HP	   Wgt
-------------------------------------------------------------------[color=blue]
RACECAR		53	Audi TT-R		454(-2)	  1101(2)
GT3Emperor	56	Nissan 350Z LM		440(-12)  1153(3)
waynz		58	Mercedes CLK Touring	451(2)	  1100(10)
chollo9		60	BMW M3 GTR		448(1)	  1097(-2)
ICallShotgun	63	BMW M3 GTR		448(1)	  1097(-2)
SammiTougeGirl	66	Vauxhall Astra		454(0)	  1100(10)
NIGHT MICHAEL	70	Mazda RX7 LM		446(-11)  1112(5)
Delfino		75	Mazda RX7 LM		446(-11)  1112(5)
CAMikaze	77	Mazda RX7 LM		446(-11)  1112(5)
C-H-A-R-G-E-R	00	Mazda RX7 LM		446(-11)  1112(5)[/color]

Grand Touring 3

Driver		Car#	Car			HP	   Wgt
-------------------------------------------------------------------[color=red]
GTXDriver	76	Subaru CUSCO Impreza	285(-8)	  1122(2)
oldphart	77	Subaru CUSCO Impreza	285(-8)	  1122(2)
danny12		78	Subaru CUSCO Impreza	285(-8)	  1122(2)
ICallShotgun	83	Honda S2000 LM		293(-7)	  1071(2)
azevedojose	88	Toyota Altezza		285(-5)	  1100(10)
CAMikaze	94	Subaru CUSCO Impreza	285(-8)	  1122(2)
Delfino		98	Subaru CUSCO Impreza	285(-8)	  1122(2)
SammiTougeGirl	99	Renault Clio		320(9)	  1069(-7)[/color]

Rules and Regulations​

All rules, regulations, car specifications, and races are controlled by GTPLMS sanctioning body, GTMSA. Any and all questions should be directed to GTMSA officials (namely me ICallShotgun) and officials will do their best to answer in a timely and accurate manor.

All drivers must run at the specified weights and horsepower settings provided by GTMSA for each round. Horsepower and/or weight settings are adjusted for competitive reasons each round based on finishing positions from previous rounds.

Penalties for Late Time Submission will be as such.
If the driver submits times Private Messaged through GTP to ICallShotgun before the deadline as time-stamped by GTP, no penaly will be given. A driver has up to 3 hours after deadline to send in their time, but a penalty will be enforced equal to the lateness of the submission, 1 second for every minute after deadline up to 3hr past deadline. Anything after 3hr will not be accepted and will post a DNS/DNQ.

All Other Standard Online Racing Rules apply.

• No Cheating, Hybrids, or any crap like that. Run the car I set up for you please.
• Try and keep two wheels on the road at all times. No shortcuts.
• No wall-riding. It slows you down.

Race (20 Laps)

• Arcade Mode>>>Single Race>>>World Circuits>>>Infineon Sports Car Course>>>Select Car
• AI set to 8-10.
• AI tires set to RM/RM.
• Tires restricted to RS,RM,RH or any combination.
• Tire Wear set to STRONG
• Penalty set to FORCED PIT ENTRY
• TCS is allowed IF DESIRED, but NOT mandatory. ACS is PROHIBITED.
• Gearing is free.

Time Sending Format
Please make sure you send your Times formatted this way. It'll make it easier on me and we'll be good.

Driver Name:
Class:
Car:
HP:
Wgt:
Total Time:
Best Lap Time:

That's it. Have fun.

Chris

 

[ICallShotgun]

California Wineries Sonoma Grand Prix
Round 4 Race Results
Results for Round 4 were exactly what GTMSA officials expected after competition adjustments. Close racing in all classes, punctuated by a myriad of penalties and a disqualification.
Prototype (PRO)

Driver		Car						Time	
-------------------------------------------------------------------------[color=purple]
[color=#C3A519]C-H-A-R-G-E-R	#0 Playstation Courage C60			26:15.142[color=orange]  10pts[/color][/color]
[color=#959595]ICallShotgun	#17 Intersport Audi R8				26:37.121[color=orange]  8pts[/color][/color]
[color=#E8733A]Delfino		#25 Labatts Pescarolo PS2			26:50.488[color=orange]  6pts[/color][/color]
RACECAR		#3 Playstation3 Audi R8				26:56.020[color=orange]  4pt[/color]
ERacer		#14 Spencerline Performance Courage C60		27:18.400[color=orange]  2pts[/color]
danny12		#12 Roblex Aviation Audi R8			27:20.333[color=orange]  1pts[/color]
Tyre King	#2 Stanner Stair Lifts Toyota GT-One		MDNF
Earth		#16 Microsoft Pescarolo PS2			MDNF[/color]
Fastest lap goes to [b]RACECAR[/b] at [b]1:14.931[/b][color=orange] 1pt[/color]

Grand Touring 1 (GT1)

Driver		Car						Time	
-------------------------------------------------------------------------[color=green]
[color=#C3A519]Tyre King	#69 Sanatogen Dodge Viper GTS-R			29:24.568[color=orange]  10pts[/color][/color]
[color=#959595]ICallShotgun	#44 DLink Dodge Viper GTS-R			29:25.599[color=orange]  8pts[/color][/color]
[color=#E8733A]GT3Emperor	#50 Superflo Chevy Corvette C5R			29:25.599[color=red]*[/color][color=orange] 6pts[/color][/color]
ERacer		#45 Spencerline AutoParts Ford GT LM SpecII	29:57.746[color=orange]  4pts[/color]
CAMikaze	#38 Goodyear Tires Chevy Camaro LM 		30:08.261[color=orange]  2pt[/color]
Earth		#30 Microsoft BMW McLaren F1 GTR		MDNF[/color]
[color=red]C-H-A-R-G-E-R has been disqualified because of using the wrong Car Specs.
*GT3Emperor assessed 11s penalty for late-time submission[/color]
Fastest lap goes to [b]Tyre King[/B] AT [b]1:22.819[/b][color=orange] 1pt[/color]

Grand Touring 2 (GT2)

Driver		Car						Time	
-------------------------------------------------------------------------[color=blue]
[color=#C3A519]C-H-A-R-G-E-R	#00 Eclipse Mazda RX7 LM			29:32.991[color=orange]  10pts[/color][/color]
[color=#959595]chollo9		#60 Jagermeister BMW M3 GTR			29:39.661[color=orange]  8pts[/color][/color]
[color=#E8733A]Delfino		#75 QuarterMasters Mazda RX7 LM			29:44.363[color=orange]  6pts[/color][/color]
ICallShotgun	#63 Toshiba BMW M3 GTR				29:58.695[color=orange]  4pts[/color]
SammiTougeGirl	#66 Enkei Wheels Vauxhall Astra			30:02.793[color=orange]  2pts[/color]
CAMikaze	#77 Pepsi Mazda RX7 LM				30:24.269[color=orange]  1pt[/color]
RACECAR		#53 Siemens Audi TT-R				30:27.266[color=red]*[/color]
waynz		#58 unsponsored Mercedes CLK Touring Car	30:32.876
GT3Emperor	#56 SuperPro Nissan 350Z LM			32:27.959[color=red]**
*RACECAR issued 1m31s penalty for late-time submission
**GT3Emperor issued 1m05s penalty for late-time submission[/color][/color]
Fastest lap goes to [b]SammiTougeGirl[/b] at [b]1:24.751[/b][color=orange] 1pt[/color]

Grand Touring 3 (GT3)

Driver		Car						Time	
-------------------------------------------------------------------------[color=red]
[color=#C3A519]GTXDriver	#76 Yokohama Subaru CUSCO Impreza		31:50.249[color=orange]  10pts[/color][/color]
[color=#959595]Delfino		#98 Advan Motorsports Subaru CUSCO Impreza	32:10.896[color=orange]  8pts[/color][/color]
[color=#E8733A]ICallShotgun	#83 Southern Comfort Honda S2000 LM		32:18.259[color=orange]  6pts[/color][/color]
SammiTougeGirl	#99 Enkei Wheels Renault Clio Race Car		32:19.402[color=orange]  4pts[/color]
oldphart	#77 BVD Subaru CUSCO Impreza			32:24.110[color=orange]  2pts[/color]
CAMikaze	#94 Otakon Subaru CUSCO Impreza			32:34.211[color=orange]  1pt[/color]
azevedojose	#88 Yokohama Toyota Altezza			32:43.434
danny12		#78 Embraer Subaru CUSCO Impreza 		36:30.421[/color]
Fastest lap goes to [b]GTXDriver[/b] at [b]1:30.762[/b][color=orange] 1pt[/color]

Drivers Championships
Prototype (PRO) Drivers Points

Driver		Car					Points	Diff
--------------------------------------------------------------------[color=purple]
ICallShotgun	#17 Intersport Audi R8			60	
C-H-A-R-G-E-R	#0 Playstation Courage C60		47	-13
RACECAR		#3 Playstation3 Audi R8			43	-17
Delfino		#25 Courage Pescarolo PS2		28	-32
Earth		#16 Microsoft Pescarolo PS2		22	-38
Tyre King	#2 Stanner Stair Lifts Toyota GT-One	21	-39
ERacer		#14 Pescarolo Courage C60		12	-48
danny12		#12 Roblex Aviation Audi R8		10	-50
NIGHT MICHAEL	#7 Red Bull Courage C60			1	-59
Drew22		#1 Stanner Stair Lifts Toyota GT-One	0	-60
Casio		#13 SCTC Audi R8			0	-60
[/color]

Grand Touring 1 (GT1) Drivers Points

Driver		Car					Points	Diff
--------------------------------------------------------------------[color=green]
C-H-A-R-G-E-R	#50 Playstation Dodge Viper GTS-R	59	
Tyre King	#69 Sanatogen Dodge Viper GTS-R		40	-19
Earth		#30 Microsoft BMW McLaren F1 GTR	30	-29
ICallShotgun	#44 DLink Dodge Viper GTS-R		27	-32
Drift_Kid35	#35 MOPAR Dodge Viper GTS-R		24	-35
ERacer		#45 Spencerline AutoParts Ford GT	21	-28
CAMikaze	#38 Goodyear Tires Chevy Camaro LM	13	-46
GT3Emperor	#50 SuperPro Chevy Corvette C5R		7	-52
NIGHT MICHAEL	#27 Red Bull Dodge Viper GTS-R		1	-58
Drew22		#96 Sanatogen Dodge Viper GTS-R		0	-59
[/color]

Grand Touring 2 (GT2) Drivers Points

Driver		Car					Points	Diff
--------------------------------------------------------------------[color=blue]
C-H-A-R-G-E-R	#00 Eclipse Mazda RX7 LM		47	
Delfino		#75 Mazda Mazda RX7 LM			41	-6
chollo9		#60 JagerMeister BMW M3 GTR		36	-11
RACECAR		#53 Siemens Audi TT-R			35	-12
SammiTougeGirl	#66 Enkei Wheels Opel/Vauxhall Astra	29	-18
ICallShotgun	#63 Toshiba BMW M3 GTR			24	-23
CAMikaze	#77 Pepsi Mazda RX7 LM			20	-27
GT3Emperor	#56 SuperPro Nissan 350Z LM		3	-44
waynz		#58 ??? Mercedes CLK Touring Car	1	-46
NIGHT MICHAEL	#70 Red Bull Mazda RX7 LM		1	-46
[/color]

Grand Touring 3 (GT3) Drivers Points

Driver		Car					Points	Diff
--------------------------------------------------------------------[color=red]
GTXDriver	#76 Yokohama Subaru CUSCO Impreza	48	
Delfino		#98 Advan Subaru CUSCO Impreza		48	
SammiTougeGirl	#99 Enkei Wheels Renault Clio		42	-6
ICallShotgun	#83 Southern Comfort Honda S2000 LM	29	-19
azevedojose	#88 Yokohama Toyota Altezza		20	-28
CAMikaze	#94 Otakon Subaru CUSCO Impreza		18	-30
oldphart	#77 BVDs Subaru CUSCO Impreza		16	-32
danny12		#78 Embraer Subaru CUSCO Impreza	13	-35
[/color]

Manufacturers Championships
Prototype (PRO) Manufacturers Points

Manufacturer	Points	Diff
============================[color=purple]
Audi		40	
Pescarolo	34	-6
Toyota		8	-32
BMW		0	-40
Bentley		0	-40[/color]

Grand Touring 1 (GT1) Manufacturers Points

Manufacturer	Points	Diff
============================[color=green]
Dodge		38	
BMW		20	-18
Ford		14	-24
Chevy		10	-28
Pagani		0	-38[/color]

Grand Touring 2 (GT2) Manufacturers Points

Manufacturer	Points	Diff
============================[color=blue]
Mazda		38	
BMW		24	-14
Opel/Vauxhall	16	-24
Audi		14	-22
Nissan		1	-37
Mercedes	0	-38[/color]

Grand Touring 3 (GT3) Manufacturers Points

Manufacturer	Points	Diff
============================[color=red]
Subaru		42	
Renault		26	-16
Honda		15	-27
Toyota		9	-33[/color]

 

[Tyre King]

Cool!

I get on this in the morning! Too hot here to stay in bed, so i'll get my ass out of it and into the seat.
Temps still 25 degs C/high 70's F, and very humid. And it's 01:20.
And we don't have AC in this country.

Neil

 

[waynz]

Time for the rookie to make his first time.

Ran Mediums all race, made the gamble by doing so and making a extra pit stop, but I had really good pace. I could've gone a little bit faster had I not clipped the kerb coming out of 7a & 3a a cople of times. Infineon is probably one of the only tracks where the less kerb you take the faster track speed you obtain. But that's only on my driving style, don't know if that relates to anyone here.

Time submitted ..

wayn*z

 

[RACECAR]

Hello Guys. I'm gonna be able to start for the race as I will be leaving tomoow. Looks like I get to at least race at Sonoma. I've raced this course many times and have gotten better at my brake points and cornering. THe BMW Last year was barely manageable around here, but the R8 should be alot better as it seems easier to handle with the weight restrictions.

Congrats to everyone on pole position. I'll be looking forward to racing you guys(and girls) when I return to dallas.

 

[ICallShotgun]

I always liked Infineon, good rhythem, and it's VERY good on orange tires. the S2000 was a good time to drive...has about 15-20s left out there, but with SO much going on in RL this weekend, i think it's a 1 and done for me in each class...if i'm lucky.

c

 

[Tyre King]

Already done with the Viper! 2 stopper.

Working on the GT-One race now, just having to adjust to mis-matched tyres round such a twisty track. All the camber changes at the apexes are making it a handfull.

Back later.

Neil

 

[oldphart]

well, I'm going to have my work cut out for me this week if I plan on doing this on a one stopper I'm about 1.5 laps short - the added weight isn't helping any ... thanks boss ! just kidding .... not sure if I'll have to make this a 2 stopper and just burn the skins off ... the clock will tell

 

[Tyre King]

I know what you mean JR!

The added weight to the Viper has turned it from an oversteery corner-muncher, into an under-steering sled.

From wearing the rears, it now enters the domain of the tyre-king by wearing the fronts harder.
So it's a bit of a double edged sword really, bad in one way, but good in the other.
Did the Viper race with RM/RM for the first stint, and then softs for the second and third.

Neil

 

[Gt3Emperor]

"What the heck has happened to my car?"

I've returned to Sonoma to test for the race. I raised my garage door and see that my Corvette C5R has morphed into some wicked wild steroid-pumped insectoid monster.

Gone is that ugly yellow nausea sissy paint job.....yellow is for school buses and New York City cabs, not race cars. Now, my car is muscular with bulging wheel flares, simulated black carbon fiber paint everywhere, except the hood.

The hood is an air-brushed mural on a 'blue-sky with clouds' backdrop. The mural depicts a large silvery-grey Mongoose poised with a bloody twisted maimed snake hanging from its jaws. The head of the snake rests pierced between its needle sharp canines, and the body of the snake dangles limp with its soft light-colored underbody curved and mangled.

On the ground lay the hapless dead bodies of several other uneaten Vipers. They're uneaten because this Mongoose doesn't kill Vipers for food. Oh no, a far more primal urging motivates this instinctive behavior. The motive: ...it simply hates snakes, especially 'Vipers'!

For a moment, I'm awash in the fierce emotions and animal urgings depicted in the mural. The impact of this 'altered ego' C5R has sparked an insatiable raging fire in my soul that's beginning to burn hotter and hotter.

Without conscience thought and charged with adrenaline, I find myself in the cockpit....609 high-octane fed horses thunder to life with an ear shattering 120 decibel rumble. I back out and slowly lope this menacing blackened beast down pit lane to start practice.

I can feel driver's shocked wide eyes burning with wonder and envy as I roll by their pits and accelerate hard up the hill and out of sight. "Be afraid....be very afraid" is the warning thought that keeps repeating in my head.

"Time to race."

 

[Tyre King]

^^^ HAR! HAR!

Imagination is a wonderfull thing to behold!

Neil

 

[Gt3Emperor]

"It is 'imagination' that fuels the fires of 'reality'".

And speaking of 'fires'.....My pit crew rushes to my pit box with fresh tires in response to the crackling of my voice on the radio:

"These front tires are toast, and the brakes are on fire! Our pit strategy ain't going to work on this understeering dog."

After just 5 laps, I see this is not going like we'd "imagined".

The "reality" is clearly apparent as the black Vette hauls to a stop in its pit box and grey smoke billows off the the front brakes and tires. This car wears out tires like a bratty overweight 12 year old with orthopedic problems.

The analogy is, we won't be doing this race in a nice sleek soft pair of Nike running shoes; we'll be marching in formation in a pair of hard soled combat boots.

The "reality" is, instead of crushing Viper's heads between our teeth, we maybe feeling their needle sharp pointy fangs injecting poisonous venom into our unprotected rearend.

 

[ZOOSO]

Gets into car .. turns radio off .. and does what he's supposed to do .. forgets about the paint job , forgets about whatever tyres are on the car , forgets about the opposition , forgets about whatever strategy the team wants , forgets about the 100+ girl {all blondes} fan club who are at the circuit ... just concentrates totally on the win 👍

 

[Gt3Emperor]

Sweet and simple....👍

Well, I've tried two different tire strategies and both end up about the same. It looks like speed and consistency, every lap for 20 laps is going to be the only 'trick' that's going to matter for this Vette.

I'm going to hit the track early tomorrow and try to get a .750 average improvement per lap. I don't plan to stare at the ugly butt end of 4 Vipers for 20 laps.

 

[waynz]

Gets into car .. turns radio off .. and does what he's supposed to do .. forgets about the paint job , forgets about whatever tyres are on the car , forgets about the opposition , forgets about whatever strategy the team wants , forgets about the 100+ girl {all blondes} fan club who are at the circuit ... just concentrates totally on the win 👍

Easy for some

 

[Tyre King]

Gets into car .. turns radio off .. and does what he's supposed to do .. forgets about the paint job , forgets about whatever tyres are on the car , forgets about the opposition , forgets about whatever strategy the team wants , forgets about the 100+ girl {all blondes} fan club who are at the circuit ... just concentrates totally on the win 👍

Now THAT'S an active imagination for ya! Must be an Ausie thing, Casio's got the same affliction.

I spent all last evening trying to get a clean 20 laps in the GT-One, on medium fronts and hard rears. What a nightmare that is!
Well, actually, it's 8 laps for the first stint on RM/RH's, then RS/RM's for 6 laps x2. But you know what I mean.


Anyone else able to get the FULL Le Mans race coverage on Motors TV, like I can?

Neil

 

[danny12]

times submitted, not looking good for me weight penalty really has a effect on the car, especially on tire wear...

 

[Gt3Emperor]

The pressure is gripping me as I fight to keep my early pace in the closing laps of this test run. With 3 more laps to go in what has been a solid run for the #46 Super Pro Racing C5R. So far, every lap other than pit sequence laps have been within a few tenths of each other. I'm hoping 'no fool' decides to take me out.

With one more turn to go, I see my pit crew at the wall with 'thumbs up' and seconds later, I cross the line for the final time. It's celebration time for the team when our overall time shows.....not just the 7 seconds improvement we'd hoped for, but a whopping 14 seconds fell from the previous best.

No trick pit stategies, no special tire formulas......just solid consistent driving made the difference. That not withstanding, we still believe the special black carbonfiber paint job and mural hexed the dreaded poisionous snakes. It's a case of "art 'intimidating' life".

The Vipers respectfully kept their distance behind us as hopefully they will when the final race results are posted.

 

[ZOOSO]

Zero Le Mans coverage down here 👎 .. rainy weekend though 👎 = extra time at Infineon 👍 .. no snakes or pretend carbonfibre paint to distract me either ... though the trick pit strategy certainly took Dels attention .. he has an all girl pitt crew { hand chosen from his 100+ blonde fan club } .. fully trained to

 

[ZOOSO]

Now THAT'S an active imagination for ya! Must be an Ausie thing, Casio's got the same affliction.

I spent all last evening trying to get a clean 20 laps in the GT-One, on medium fronts and hard rears. What a nightmare that is!
Well, actually, it's 8 laps for the first stint on RM/RH's, then RS/RM's for 6 laps x2. But you know what I mean.


Anyone else able to get the FULL Le Mans race coverage on Motors TV, like I can?

Neil

Try using RS/RM's for your 1st 6 laps .. 1. Gets you ahead of the opposition quicker than if you use RM/RH's .. 2.When joining the track after pitting on lap 6 .. you are still in the lead = no overtaking bunched cars = faster overall time .
Having said all that .. i haven't been out with Proto yet , though this strategy worked well with GT2 and GT3

 

[CAMikaze]

I spent all last evening trying to get a clean 20 laps in the GT-One, on medium fronts and hard rears. What a nightmare that is!
Well, actually, it's 8 laps for the first stint on RM/RH's, then RS/RM's for 6 laps x2. But you know what I mean.

For me, I had a two-stop strategy in use for my race in GT1. At first it was 8-8-4 with the frist two stints on a RH/RM tire combo, and a RM/RS setup for the last 4 laps. Then on a whim, I'd thought I'd try the 8-6-6 schedule. Guess I'm not the only one who gave that a try. As it turns out, it improved my total race time by about 8 seconds. I don't want to get my hopes up too high, but I feel optimistic about a good result in this race.

Anyone else able to get the FULL Le Mans race coverage on Motors TV, like I can?

Well I live in the US, so I don't get Motors TV like you do Neil. Guess it's probably a European thing. But I do get the SPEED Channel, and they have the Le Mans race on right now with continous coverage until the finish of the race. The only times they left the race was for the USGP Practice and Qualifying at Indy and the NASCAR Nextel Cup practice and Craftsman Truck race from Michigan.

 

[Gt3Emperor]

"Did you see him when he held the inside line and held Fernando off going into 'turn 1' on the start?"

"Yeah, I saw that."

"I was just hoping they wouldn't take each other out....Fernando can get pretty crazy on the start, you know."

"Yeah, I've seen that."

"Did you see him on lap 38 when Fernando was getting a good draft on him, but Lewis held the inside and out braked him going into 'turn 1'?" "From then on, he just slowly put some distance on Fernando until the finish....the kid doesn't make many mistakes."

"Yeah, I noticed that."

That's when I began to kick myself....why can't I be more like Lewis Hamilton.....that's all I do is makes mistakes. I've never seen a rookie in F1 like him. That kid is good. Why can't I be more like him?
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Well, no improvement in my latest runs.....too many little mistakes. I suppose I'll open the Nissan 350Z garage and see what she'll do. If anybody beats my GT1 time.....I 'll just have to congradulate them, they would have earned it.

 

[chollo9]

GT2 times submitted. I love this place, you can really hustle the car. RM/RM 7 laps, RM/RM 8 laps, RS/RS 5 laps.

 

[Tyre King]

Not managed to get any wheel time today, too much good motor-sport on the TV.👍 👍
Started with WSB super-stocks at 9 am , then WSB super-bikes x2 and WSB super-sports. With Bits of 24hrs Le Mans in the breaks.
Then British superbikes x2 & British super-sports, then Live US GP (missing the final 12 laps but pretty much knowing the outcome)(not that I would dare to accuse the Grand Prix of ever being boring and predictable ).

Then the entire BSB race schedule, including the super-bikes/stocks/sports and Virgin media cup (Yam R6, all identical, no mods) plus the British 125 GP cup race.
And finally, a catch-up on the end of the GP (WELL DONE LH!👍 ), and the British Porche cup to finish off with.
That coverage finished 35 mins ago, @ 01:00

So, considering I also managed to prep/cook/eat a full roast dinner (with a couple of glasses of a nice red), and do the clearing up, and entertain my future best man (oh and the future mrs too, of course ) Oh! And I had a bath too!
I don't think the days been a complete write off!

Neil

 

[azevedojose]

Times sent.
Started with RM/RM tires that lasted 8 laps. Changed to RS/RS and managed to improve my pace significantly during 5 laps. Pitted again at the end of the 13th lap and changed to RM/RM again, that lasted until the end, starting to get orange on the last lap.
Guess I was faster with the first RM set, because I got used to the RS tires, but I'm happy with my final result, hoping to fight for the top positions.

 

[oldphart]

Neil bathed !
Now I know for sure he's getting hitched
I'm pissed that my dish network didn't carry the GP

Ran a one stopper this morning RM/RS - brought in rags
may try a two stopper and see how that time holds

 

[ERacer]

One and done for me. Both PRO & GT1. One of these weeks I'm just going to take a break from work and practice racing all week. Too bad because I really do like this course. Times sent.

 

[CAMikaze]

Times sent in. Time for some summaries of my runs.

GT3: Ran 2 stop race with a RH/RM for both stints. It was pretty much a smooth race with few problems. I raced in this class first so that I could get a feel for how to drive this course.

GT2: Did a 2-stopper for this race as well starting with a RH/RH setup. I was coming up on the pit entrance on Lap 10 and saw that the tires were yellow in the front and greenish yellow in the rear, so I though I could stay out a lap or two more. Lap 11: bright orange/yellow. Lap 12: all orange except for a yellow left-rear. Guess I better take it to the pits and chance it on a RM/RM setup. By time I left the pits the Viper passed me. But I was able to pass him again in almost 2 laps. It was pretty much smooth sailing for the rest of the race and I set my Fastest Lap on Lap 17.

GT1: This one was a 3-stopper starting with RH/RM tires. 'Power is nothing without control' indeed! Slipped off the course in 2 on the first lap! I was able to quickly recover, but there was a 4 car traffic jam by time I got to turn 11 at the end of the lap! I carefully weaved through the pack and was behind the Viper by the middle of Lap 2 and passed him soon after. Rest of the first stint was basically distancing myself from the field before pitting on Lap 8 for RM/RS tires. I was hoping to get 6 laps out of this set, and I did as the fronts turned dark orange. Only thing that went wrong for me before the end of the race was that I drifted off the course on Lap 18 and nearly became one with the hillside. Guess my mind wasn't the only thing that was drifting off at the time...

Anyways, here's hoping I get some good results for this ronud as well.

 

[GTXDriver]

Time sent.
Tried once,pitted twice.
This will be interesting.

 

[Earth]

I unfortunatly won't be able to participate in this race. My brake pedal on the GTDriving Force pro gets stuck. Its unfortunate, I was able to lap sub 1'16 laps very consistantly with the Pescarolo but I kept restarting because I would keep wrecking and then one day the brake pedal broke so put me down as mechanical failure...