quattro! - SFGTP4: Results, Photos & general discussion thread.

[DaveS1138]

Give DaveS1138 a prize then for being the SFGTP participant willing to travel the furtherest to take part then.


Also, congrats to EDK and Kylehnatfor their win in the Clio Edurance from one half of the previous race winners. :tup:

I don't know of GT5rologue will be used for any of the events in SFGTP5, but I was thinking of suggesting having the Clio Endurance on the Daytona Road Course. But I imagine it would probably be turned down for it's lap length.

Its nice of you to say that but all I did was sit on a plane for 5 hours and catch a taxi. Kylehnat drove 750 miles to sit in a garage and drive for 2 days before driving 750 miles home. If anybody deserves anything its him

 

[Smallhorses]

Thanks for the feedback David! 👍

For those of you that hadn't heard, ceiling_fan's Grandfather passed away a few days ago, he's flown to NY for the funeral, but I'm sure he'd appreciate a PM or visitor message from you all to give him something to smile about at this sad time.

Onto something SFGTP related, there's a list of quotes on the quotes board (what better place for them?!!! ) but since I was racing when some of the quips were made, I'm not entirely sure of the context of everything.
What I'm going to do is list everything here, and those involved can play a game of match the quote to the race/event/person! 💡

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"RSC = Really Sucky Car!" - Kylehnat

"He's off limits!" - alrivers w.r.t. Smallhorses (apparently, although I'm not sure what lead up to that? )

"I totally forgot we had a quotes board!" - alrivers

"I'm in Baghdad!" - ceiling_fan

"I don't dig that bridge much!" - juana b.

"He said it was 200,000 pounds... that's like Rosie O'Donnell... Oh, wait!" - ceiling_fan

"That's what I get for following you!" - DaveS1138

"I suck. I organise these things, and I suck!" - Smallhorses (already quoted in the photo captions, and said in response to itgirlxx's question regarding my ability to actually win an SFGTP event! )

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There you go. Let me know where they belong?

 

[Kylehnat]

Its nice of you to say that but all I did was sit on a plane for 5 hours and catch a taxi. Kylehnat drove 750 miles to sit in a garage and drive for 2 days before driving 750 miles home. If anybody deserves anything its him

...but I had six hours of sleep beforehand .

Next time I come down, I'm going to make more of a vacation out of it. I've been down to the Bay Area three times, and still have not actually been to San Francisco. I also hear that the drive along the coast is pretty good.

 

[ceiling_fan]

For those of you that hadn't heard, ceiling_fan's Grandfather passed away a few days ago, he's flown to NY for the funeral, but I'm sure he'd appreciate a PM or visitor message from you all to give him something to smile about at this sad time.

Thanks Nick, I'm in NY at the moment.

"I'm in Baghdad!" - ceiling_fan

This was said a few times during the racing, but the first was at Le Sarthe, in the GT40 racecar with RH tires, after going into the sand on the turn after the second straight (Porsche curves?, I don't know all the fancy turn names )

"He said it was 200,000 pounds... that's like Rosie O'Donnell... Oh, wait." - ceiling_fan

Referring to Famine's house/LAN garage/banned member dungeon

Some race reports:

Race 11: New York (3)
1st EDK Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
2nd DaveS1138 Toyota RSC '01
3rd ceiling_fan Toyota RSC '01
4th raz_10 Land Rover Range Stormer '04
5th juana b. Land Rover Range Stormer '04
6th Smallhorses Mazda MX-Crossport '05

I dread this track at the LAN's because ye olde P-S2's degrade the quality across the network which makes the turns and braking points all but clear. I had a close race with Dave the whole way and on the last lap (he was in second, myself third) he hit the wall on one of the 90 degree turns before Columbus Circle, but instead of using this opportunity to take second... I followed him right into it

Race 13: Clubman Stage 5 (4)
1st DaveS1138 Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
2nd ceiling_fan Toyota RSC '01
3rd juana b. Land Rover Range Stormer '04
4th Kylehnat Land Rover Range Stormer '04
5th raz_10 Land Rover Range Stormer '04
6th EDK Land Rover Range Stormer '04

I had about a 5 second lead at the beginning of the 3rd lap (being in a faster car helps) when I managed to spin inside the tunnel I recovered pretty quickly but the damage was done.


More to come!

 

[ceiling_fan]

oopsie

 

[Smallhorses]

Thanks for the feedback guys!

I'm slowly editing the results with your comments and some of my own too.
Keep checking back for new stuff, and throwing out your own recollections as well. 👍

 

[Vaxen]

I showed my 14 year old daughter the pictures from the first two days, and her verdict was, rainy day or no, hanging out in a garage LAN party is a very dorky activity!

Even so, I had a great time meeting you all and doing my best to keep pace. I'm definitely in for the next one! 👍

For the specific events...

"FF Coupe Pick'n'Mix"
For these events, I was mostly getting attuned to the GT4 physics again.

"Supercar Pick'n'Mix"
These cars were a handful, especially off the line. Unfortunately, one of the tricks from GT5p was to upshift once you got wheelspin, but that didn't work so well with these cars. Off the line in first, shift almost immediately to 2nd, watch the RPMs drop to about 2k, and wave goodbye to the field.

Race 1: Sarthe I (3)
Vaxen/Ford GT '05 5th
I love the long straights, and it's custom made for supercars. I was actually in the mix for 3rd until I missed a braking zone on lap 2 and went deep into the sand (the 4th long straight, with a slight curve... not sure the name). After that, it was hang on for 5th.

Race 4: Twin Ring Motegi East (5)
alrivers/Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 '02 2nd
Vaxen/Audi Le Mans quattro '03 3rd
This was probably my best performance of the day. One of my two 3rd places, but alrivers and I were in a close duel for 2nd. He got me on the last hairpin when I was too conservative with the brakes. I got the feeling that this was the one track where everyone was a bit uncomfortable and conservative, which put me on a bit more of a level playing field.

90s 4WD Rally Car Pick'n'Mix"
4WD rally was probably the most fun overall. The cars were quite a bit easier to control, which meant that boneheaded moves by me were fewer and farther between.

Race 3: Midfield (5)
Vaxen/Peugeot 206 Rally Car '99 6th
Did I just say easier to control? This race I disproved all of that, as I was all over the place. Off track and going backwards about as much as forwards (or so it seemed).

Race 4: El Capitan Reverse (4)
Vaxen/Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92 4th
DaveS1138/Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92 5th
Dave commented on this race already. I was running 5th for most of the race, but caught Dave at the last possible moment. It was so close that I wasn't sure at the end which of us had gotten over the line first!

Race 10: Clubman Stage 5 Reverse (5)
Vaxen/Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97 3rd
My other 3rd place, but I don't remember much about it, other than that I was "saving" the evo until we got to a more familiar track. Silly me, I don't know any of the GT4 tracks any more! Chalk this one up to the car rather than the driver then, as most were on the least favorite cars by the last race.

 

[Sureboss]

Aye my (31-year old) sister has dubbed them as Boys'n'Toys weekends for nerds.

 

[itgirlxx]

Aye my (31-year old) sister has dubbed them as Boys'n'Toys weekends for nerds.

I've dubbed them as the perfect excuse to go shopping and not feel guilty

 

[Sureboss]

Women need excuses to go shopping?

 

[Kylehnat]

Women feel guilt?

 

[Vaxen]

Women feel guilt?

They do, but the best remedy is to go shopping.

 

[Jump_Ace]

They do, but the best remedy is to go shopping.

Isn't GT Planet THE place to go for advice and information? Where else can a man learn so much about the ying and the yang; cars and women?

Jerome

 

[alrivers]

Isn't GT Planet THE place to go for advice and information? Where else can a man learn so much about the ying and the yang; cars and women?

Jerome

honestly...i just wanted to quote someone because i noticed everyone was doing it but i will throw in a few words when i find more time! as for now, i must expand my wishlist for teh shark! lataz

-Alex

 

[Smallhorses]

Sorry guys, have been busy and neglected this thread a little. Been back and edited some more of your comments and quotes into the results posts.

Keep it coming!

I showed my 14 year old daughter the pictures from the first two days, and her verdict was, rainy day or no, hanging out in a garage LAN party is a very dorky activity!

Even so, I had a great time meeting you all and doing my best to keep pace. I'm definitely in for the next one! 👍

*Snipped race comments*

Thanks for the huge amount of comments Dan! 👍
Maybe your daughter is right, but hey, it's great fun and a helluva lot cheaper & safer that real-life racing!
Glad you enjoyed yourself and want to come back for more!

honestly...i just wanted to quote someone because i noticed everyone was doing it but i will throw in a few words when i find more time! as for now, i must expand my wishlist for teh shark! lataz

-Alex

Look forward to seeing your thoughts! 👍

 

[EDK]

OK - I've been promising to do this, and I figured I'd better get to it before I killed the brain cells that remember 3 weeks back.

First, let me say again, thanks to Nick and Rachel for begin fantastic hosts and putting up with us crazies for a couple of days. Now, on to my recollections of the weekend's activities.

"The Soccer Mom Shootout"

Race 1: Trial Mountain (6)
1st alrivers Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
2nd juana b. Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
3rd EDK Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
4th raz_10 Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
5th Kylehnat Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
6th ceiling_fan Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03

I started the race in 4th place. I was chuckling at everyone on lap 1, when they all ended up out in the grass on the right hand side during the first uphill left hander. Then I did the same thing on lap 2, when it mattered a lot more. I was lucky just to hang on for the 3rd place finish.
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Race 3: Hong Kong (5)
1st raz_10 Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
2nd juana b. Toyota RSC '01
3rd alrivers Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
4th DaveS1138 Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
5th ceiling_fan Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
6th EDK Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03

This was a funny race in a kind of Schadenfreude sort of way. Somehow the green component part of the video signal lead on Kevin's racing station had worked loose. This meant driving around what should've been a dark Hong Kong track which was now illuminated in a sort of eerie yellow glow, and worse still, as he realised after a couple of accidents, couldn't actually see anyone else's brake lights coming on clearly! Being the good natured soul that he is (it's worth noting he'd got a beer on the go by this point, and that's always a guarantee of a happy Kevin!) he chalked it up to "experience" and calmly refitted the green colour lead ready for the next race. A somewhat unusual extra handicap!

I was thinking at first that there might be something wrong with my TV. It was a little weird at first, and got worse as the race wore on. It was impossible to pass these beasts on Hong Kong anyhow, so if I was going to pick a race for it to happen, this was the one. And yes, I won the second consecutive "Second Racer to Grab a Beer" award.

Race 4: Seattle Reverse (4)
1st Smallhorses Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
2nd Kylehnat Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
3rd EDK Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
4th jmgyro Toyota RSC '01
5th ceiling_fan Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
6th Jump_Ace Infiniti FX45 Concept '02

One of my favorite tracks, but I just kept overdriving the Audi and bumping into guardrails on corner exits. You can't have too many of those and keep up with the leaders.

Race 5: Nurburgring (1)
1st alrivers Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
2nd Jump_Ace Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
3rd juana b. Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
4th raz_10 Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
5th ceiling_fan Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
6th DaveS1138 Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03

This was the first race that I thanked my lucky stars I was not involved. A fair amount of time was spent on the lawn by all racers. Alex's familiarity with the track finally prevailed in the technical section after the first carousel.

Race 6: Tsukuba (5)
1st EDK Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
2nd DaveS1138 Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03
3rd Kylehnat Toyota RSC '01
4th jmgyro Toyota RSC '01
5th Smallhorses Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
6th ceiling_fan Audi Pike's Peak quattro '03

Finally, a wide track without too much speed. (And only 2 other Audis on the track. ) I jumped out to a quick lead and never surrendered it.

Race 8: Twin Ring Motegi Road (3)
1st jmgyro Toyota RSC '01
2nd Kylehnat Toyota RSC '01
3rd DaveS1138 Toyota RSC '01
4th Jump_Ace Mazda MX-Crossport '05
5th EDK Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
6th alrivers Land Rover Range Stormer '04

This track is all about accurate braking and turn in. These vehicles have neither of those, so I think I spent the entire race cussing.

Race 9: Tokyo R246 Reverse (3)
1st juana b. Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
2nd Smallhorses Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
3rd EDK Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
4th ceiling_fan Toyota RSC '01
5th alrivers Land Rover Range Stormer '04
6th raz_10 Land Rover Range Stormer '04

See comments regarding race 4.

Race 11: New York (3)
1st EDK Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
2nd DaveS1138 Toyota RSC '01
3rd ceiling_fan Toyota RSC '01
4th raz_10 Land Rover Range Stormer '04
5th juana b. Land Rover Range Stormer '04
6th Smallhorses Mazda MX-Crossport '05

No better track to have the Infiniti against 2 Toyotas. The Infiniti doesn't like to turn, but that's not really an issue at New York. I would just pull away in the straights.

Race 13: Clubman Stage 5 (4)
1st DaveS1138 Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
2nd ceiling_fan Toyota RSC '01
3rd juana b. Land Rover Range Stormer '04
4th Kylehnat Land Rover Range Stormer '04
5th raz_10 Land Rover Range Stormer '04
6th EDK Land Rover Range Stormer '04

My first race in the Land Rover. I hate this track.

Race 14: Deep Forest (4)
1st jmgyro Mazda MX-Crossport '05
2nd alrivers Land Rover Range Stormer '04
3rd raz_10 Land Rover Range Stormer '04
4th Smallhorses Land Rover Range Stormer '04
5th EDK Land Rover Range Stormer '04
6th Jump_Ace Land Rover Range Stormer '04

We had a brief discussion as to whether the concrete going into the first tunnel was track. Didn't really seem to matter, since none of us could keep from driving across it. Jerome must have, since I somehow finished ahead of him.

Race 15: Opera Paris Reverse (4)
1st Jump_Ace Land Rover Range Stormer '04
2nd juana b. Land Rover Range Stormer '04
3rd EDK Land Rover Range Stormer '04
4th Kylehnat Land Rover Range Stormer '04
5th DaveS1138 Land Rover Range Stormer '04
6th ceiling_fan Infiniti FX45 Concept '02

First crack at this track. Couldn't keep this one off the walls either.

As for the SUV's, all I have to say is, good riddance.

"The Renault Clio Cup Car Endurance" sees us randomly select a couple of qualifying combos from those provided by the guests.
Cumulative times from the 2 qualifying time trials are ranked 1 - 10 and then the drivers are paired off. 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 3 with 8 and so on until we have 5 endurance teams. Drivers take turns to drive race legs, swapping positions at the helm at each pitstop.


Q1 Kylehnat BMW M3 GTR Race Car '01 Twin Ring Road Course RH
Q2 jmgyro Caterham Seven Fire Blade '02 Motorland SS

Name:            Q1 time:    Q2 time:    Total:          Rank:
[COLOR=black]jmgyro[/COLOR]            1'47.938    0'43.504    2'31.442    1
[COLOR=black]Jump_Ace[/COLOR]    1'48.342    0'44.017    2'32.359    2
[COLOR=black]Kylehnat[/COLOR]    1'49.194    0'44.451    2'33.645    3
[COLOR=black]Smallhorses[/COLOR]    1'48.122    0'45.573    2'33.695    4
[COLOR=black]raz_10[/COLOR]            1'49.863    0'45.720    2'35.583    5
[COLOR=black]juana b.[/COLOR]    1'50.159    0'45.849    2'36.008    6
[COLOR=black]alrivers[/COLOR]    1'50.790    0'45.933    2'36.723    7
[COLOR=black]EDK[/COLOR]            1'51.082    0'45.668    2'36.750    8
[COLOR=black]DaveS1138[/COLOR]    1'53.612    0'50.285    2'43.897    9
[COLOR=black]ceiling_fan[/COLOR]    1'55.141    0'48.837    2'43.978    10

Teams assembled, the network is reset to 5 stations, and the track is announced: Opera Paris Reverse 49 Laps (set to 50, but allows all teams to finish)

Result:

1st EDK/Kylehnat

2nd alrivers/Smallhorses

3rd juana b./raz_10

4th DaveS1138/Jump_Ace
5th jmgyro/ceiling_fan

My qualifying time in the BMW at Montegi was certainly not representative of my best performance. It took too long to get used to driving a car with brakes and grip, after driving the SUV's all morning. As a result, I was paired up with Kyle, in a combo that suited me very well.

I ran the first session and pitted after 8 laps. I believe I was in 2nd or 3rd going into the pits. The racing was actually very tight during that first session. I was in a pack of 4 cars for most of the run. Passing opportunities were really tough to come by here.

Kyle managed to eat up the tires after another 7 laps.

I ran for 9 laps in my second session. Both Kyle and I were able to consistently hit in the low 1:25 range on laps, with occasional high 1:24's.

Kyle ran for another 7 laps in his 2nd session.

I ran for 10 laps in my 3rd session. I think the controller drivers had a disadvantage in this combo. Nick and I were both able to squeeze a little more out of the tires than the other racers.

Kyle finished it out with 8 laps in his last session. We had a great run, and after the second pit stop, all we had to do was avoid a bad mistake. I had a great time running this, and Kyle was a great partner to race with. 👍

With the shorter handicap series, the day looked to be finishing earlier, and thus it was decided to run some random spot races, using cars from the unselected list of endurance qualifiers, with the continuing track selection from the RTG.
With the network set with 5 stations still, this conveniently meant 2 races of 5 racers each, for each combo. Nothing is at stake, no prizes, points or penalties, just the sheer unadulterated joy of LAN racing with 4 other people that drive a little less predictably than the AI!

Race 1:
La Sarthe II (2)
Ford GT40 Race Car '69 RH Tyres

1st jmgyro
2nd EDK
3rd DaveS1138
4th juana b.
5th ceiling_fan

After a run through the sand on the first turn, this race was pretty straightforward. The only memorable moment was my silly attempt at passing jmgyro on the left on the curved straight between Mulsanne and Indianapolis. The grass sucked me off the track and I couldn't get back on.

Race 5: High Speed Ring Reverse (5)
Aston Martin Vanquish '04 SM Tyres

1st jmgyro
2nd raz_10
3rd EDK
4th juana b.
5th ceiling_fan

One of my favorite races of the weekend. I was in a tight battle with raz_10 for the entire race. We were trading for second throughout, and I think our finish was separated by less than 0.1.

"FF Coupe Pick'n'Mix"

Race 1: Fuji 90s (4)
EDK/Fiat Coupe Turbo Plus '00 1st
Smallhorses/Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 24V '01 2nd
jmgyro/Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 24V '01 3rd
raz_10/Hyundai Tiburon GT '01 4th
Vaxen/Honda Prelude Si VTEC '91 5th
ceiling_fan/Fiat Coupe Turbo Plus '00 6th

I managed to pick the right car of this first race. I had more straight line speed than the Alfa that Nick and Jack were running. I believe I took the lead on the main straight on lap 3, and never gave it up.

Race 2: Autumn Ring Reverse (5)
Jump_Ace/Fiat Coupe Turbo Plus '00 1st
jmgyro/Honda Prelude Si VTEC '91 2nd
EDK/Hyundai Tiburon GT '01 3rd
Kylehnat/Mitsubishi FTO GR '97 4th
DaveS1138/Fiat Coupe Turbo Plus '00 5th
ceiling_fan/Hyundai Tiburon GT '01 6th

I was in 3rd as of the first left hander, and ended up running in no mans land the entire race. There appeared to be tight battle in front of me and behind me, but Nick and Jack just pulled away.

Race 3: Seattle (4)

Race 4: Laguna Seca (5)

2 of my favorite tracks and I missed both races. I went on a rant about the RTG at that point.

Race 5: SSR5 Reverse (4)
raz_10/Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 24V '01 1st
EDK/Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 24V '01 2nd
jmgyro/Hyundai Tiburon GT '01 3rd
DaveS1138/Toyota Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '99 4th
ceiling_fan/Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 24V '01 5th
Smallhorses/Handicapped Honda Prelude Si VTEC '91 6th

A great run from raz_10 here. The Alfa seemed to be a good fit for the track, I didn't have too much trouble staying in front of Jack, which was a little surprising.

Race 6: Midfield Reverse (5)
raz_10/Fiat Coupe Turbo Plus '00 1st
Jump_Ace/Toyota Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '99 2nd
EDK/Honda Prelude Si VTEC '91 3rd
Smallhorses/Hyundai Tiburon GT '01 4th
Kylehnat/Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 24V '01 5th
Vaxen/Toyota Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '99 6th

It was a tight race between the 3 of us who were up front. We were 3 wide coming up the hill between the first and second tunnels on more than 1 occasion.

Race 7: Cote D'Azur (4)
Smallhorses/Fiat Coupe Turbo Plus '00 1st
EDK/Toyota Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '99 2nd
Jump_Ace/Mitsubishi FTO GR '97 3rd
raz_10/Honda Prelude Si VTEC '91 4th
Vaxen/Mitsubishi FTO GR '97 5th
ceiling_fan/Mitsubishi FTO GR '97 6th

One of my favourite races of the weekend, I fought up through the field to spend most of the 4 laps sat directly behind Kevin, shadowing his every move and trying to find a good spot to pass, which is extremely tricky on the Monaco streets. Eventually able to just about squeeze alongside and outbrake him into the bus-stop chicane on the final lap, and ever-the-gentleman Kevin doesn't try to shut the door on me.

I enjoyed this race as well. The Toyota did not have the straight line speed of the Fiat. But I was able to drift through several corners and take up a lot of track while maintaining cornering speed, which seemed to help. I had already boxed you out in the chicane unintentionally one time. So I was sure to give you some room the second time. I think you won the race by something like 2 seconds, so the race would not have been nearly so close if not for my making the Toyota as wide as possible.

Race 8: Grand Valley East (5)
Kylehnat/Toyota Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '99 1st
jmgyro/Mitsubishi FTO GR '97 2nd
EDK/Mitsubishi FTO GR '97 3rd
DaveS1138/Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 24V '01 (Fastest Lap) 4th
Vaxen/Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 24V '01 5th
ceiling_fan/Toyota Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '99 6th

The only thing I remember about this race was thinking, "Wow, the Mitsubishi isn't as bad as everyone led me to believe."

Race 9: Seoul Reverse (5)

Second race that I thanked my lucky stars I was not involved. Lots of crashes between turns 1 and 2. Was pretty funny from my perspective.

FF Coupes Pick'n'Mix


Final standings:
1st Jump_Ace

2nd EDK

3rd raz_10

I can't believe I did as well as I did in this. I think it was mainly the car/track matchups I ended up selecting, which was essentially luck.

"Supercar Pick'n'Mix"

Race 1: Sarthe I (3)
EDK/Audi Le Mans quattro '03 1st
jmgyro/Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 '02 2nd
Kylehnat/Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 '02 3rd
ceiling_fan/Tommy kaira ZZ II '00 4th
Vaxen/Ford GT '05 5th
DaveS1138/Saleen S7 '02 6th

A really fun race. I managed to stay pretty much crash free, which was the key to winning in these beasts. I had about a 5 second lead at T5 on the last lap, which was only a 2 second lead by the time I tip toed to the finish.

Race 2: Hong Kong Reverse (5)
Jump_Ace/Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 '02 1st
alrivers/Audi Le Mans quattro '03 2nd
EDK/Ford GT '05 3rd
Smallhorses/Saleen S7 '02 4th
raz_10/Ford GT '05 5th
ceiling_fan/Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 '02 6th

The GT was a better match for Hong Kong than you would think. It took me 2 laps to remember that I needed to brake early and be back on the gas entering the turns. You can induce oversteer which helps get you around the tight track. I had a tight race with raz_10 for a few laps until he finally crashed in the tight hairpin.

I'll never know how Jerome managed to do so well around this track in the Zonda.

Race 4: Twin Ring Motegi East (5)
raz_10/Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 '02 1st
alrivers/Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 '02 2nd
Vaxen/Audi Le Mans quattro '03 3rd
EDK/Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 '02 4th
ceiling_fan/Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren '03 5th
DaveS1138/Ford GT '05 6th

All I have to say is Zonda, and blind chicane.

I actually had a fun battle for 4th/5th with ceiling_fan. We were trading positions and paint for most of the race.

Race 7: Suzuka West (5)
Smallhorses/Audi Le Mans quattro '03 1st
Kylehnat/Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren '03 2nd
jmgyro/Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren '03 3rd
EDK/Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren '03 4th
ceiling_fan/Audi Le Mans quattro '03 5th
DaveS1138/Audi Le Mans quattro '03 6th

I was ranting pretty much the entire race. Several times, we entered turns 3 wide and I came out on the short end of the stick. But these cars are pretty much impossible to control in tight space. So I'll just apologize for my rant and move on.

Race 8: Grand Valley East Reverse (5)
alrivers/Tommy kaira ZZ II '00 1st
EDK/Saleen S7 '02 2nd
Jump_Ace/Audi Le Mans quattro '03 3rd
Vaxen/Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren '03 4th
ceiling_fan/Ford GT '05 5th
raz_10/Saleen S7 '02 6th

raz_10 got tail happy in front of me coming out of the tunnel on lap 1. I tried to go around him on the left, then the right, then back on the left, and ended up whacking into him a little on the way by.

But I actually really enjoyed driving the Saleen on this track. Probably did not hurt that Jake's truck race in the Ford F-150 lightning was here, and it understeers quite a bit more than the Saleen, if that's possible.

Race 10: SSR5 (5)
alrivers/Saleen S7 '02 1st
jmgyro/Ford GT '05 2nd
EDK/Tommy kaira ZZ II '00 3rd
Vaxen/Tommy kaira ZZ II '00 4th
DaveS1138/Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 '02 5th
ceiling_fan/Saleen S7 '02 6th

I managed to hold off jmgyro until lap 4, if I'm not mistaken. I actually had a few opportunities to pass alrivers, but just could not capitalize. I'm not a fan of the track, so I was pleased to finish where I did.

90s 4WD Rally Car Pick'n'Mix"

Race 1: Grand Valley Speedway (4)
jmgyro/Peugeot 206 Rally Car '99 1st
Kylehnat/Peugeot 206 Rally Car '99 2nd
EDK/Subaru Impreza Rally Car '99 3rd
Vaxen/Ford Escort Rally Car '98 4th
DaveS1138/Ford Escort Rally Car '98 5th
ceiling_fan/Peugeot 206 Rally Car '99 6th

I was in second place for most of the race, and had a pretty big lead entering the last lap. But I had forgotten how badly the Suby understeers and therefore chews up front tires. I think I lost about 5 seconds on lap 4.

Race 2: New York Reverse (4)
Jump_Ace/Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97 1st
EDK/Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92 2nd
Smallhorses/Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92 3rd
raz_10/Toyota Celica GT-Four Rally Car (ST205) '95 4th
alrivers/Subaru Impreza Rally Car '99 5th
ceiling_fan/Subaru Impreza Rally Car '99 6th

This was one of my favorite races of the day. Lots of side by side action in the switchback corners. The Lancia has some great brakes. I tried to test them to the max in the Time Square turn on the last lap, and went for the glory of first place. But I managed to clip the wall on the back end of the turn and was lucky to hang on for second. Great racing with everyone in this one, though.

Race 4: El Capitan Reverse (4)
raz_10/Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97 1st
alrivers/Peugeot 206 Rally Car '99 2nd
EDK/Ford Escort Rally Car '98 3rd
Vaxen/Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92 4th
DaveS1138/Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92 5th
ceiling_fan/Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97 6th

I managed to spin my Escort completely around backwards while it was still on blue tires during lap 1. Still, I had a great time with that car on this track. It drifts really nicely and was a pleasure to run up over the hill going into the tunnel.

Race 5: High Speed Ring (5)
Jump_Ace/Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92 1st
raz_10/Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92 2nd
jmgyro/Toyota Celica GT-Four Rally Car (ST205) '95 3rd
Smallhorses/Peugeot 206 Rally Car '99 4th
alrivers/Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92 5th
Kylehnat/Subaru Impreza Rally Car '99 6th

Officially the race I was most glad to not be involved in. I watched intently, as there was 3 wide and 4 wide action for almost the entire race. All of the finishers were very close and anyone could have won the race. I think I remember rooting for it to go on for 50 laps.
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Race 8: Deep Forest Reverse (4)
Jump_Ace/Ford Escort Rally Car '98 1st
raz_10/Subaru Impreza Rally Car '99 2nd
EDK/Peugeot 206 Rally Car '99 3rd
alrivers/Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97 4th
Vaxen/Toyota Celica GT-Four Rally Car (ST205) '95 5th
ceiling_fan/Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92 6th

I remember Alex braking way early for the last hairpin going onto the main straight. I had to dive for the grass on the left and somehow managed to keep the car from spinning out of control. He explained after that he did not know the track in this direction and only realized his mistake after he had to get back on the gas going into the turn and saw me out to his right in the grass.

Race 10: Clubman Stage 5 Reverse (5)
jmgyro/Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97 1st
alrivers/Toyota Celica GT-Four Rally Car (ST205) '95 2nd
Vaxen/Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97 3rd
ceiling_fan/Toyota Celica GT-Four Rally Car (ST205) '95 4th
DaveS1138/Toyota Celica GT-Four Rally Car (ST205) '95 5th
EDK/Toyota Celica GT-Four Rally Car (ST205) '95 6th
(Kevin stopped after 4 laps!!!)

A shame that this was the last race of the day for me. I didn't really stop after 4 laps. I actually thought the race was over and gave Vaxen a big whack in the left side going into turn 1. Once I realized my mistake as everyone managed to yell above my headphone volume, I pulled to the side and did not resume.


Anyhow, some memorable races overall. Seemed I was best matched with raz_10, which was no surprise, considering our history in WRS. I really enjoyed racing with everyone, getting to know some new folks, and getting to share some great beers with some of you.

I'm sure I would not be competitive now that I'm only running prologue, but if and when there's and SFGTP5, be sure and count me in. 👍


Kevin

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[Kylehnat]

Kyle managed to eat up the tires after another 7 laps.

I could have done it sooner, but I decided to be conservative .

 

[jmgyro]

Race 8: Deep Forest Reverse (4)
Jump_Ace/Ford Escort Rally Car '98 1st
raz_10/Subaru Impreza Rally Car '99 2nd
EDK/Peugeot 206 Rally Car '99 3rd
alrivers/Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97 4th
Vaxen/Toyota Celica GT-Four Rally Car (ST205) '95 5th
ceiling_fan/Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92 6th

I remember Alex braking way early for the last hairpin going onto the main straight. I had to dive for the grass on the left and somehow managed to keep the car from spinning out of control. He explained after that he did not know the track in this direction and only realized his mistake after he had to get back on the gas going into the turn and saw me out to his right in the grass.

I remembered this the other day and had been meaning to discuss it. A few times while watching Kevin he would keep looking over his shoulder to see who it was that he was following. It was hilarious that right as Kevin looked over his shoulder Alex hit the brakes 4 seconds to soon and Kevin had to swerve into the grass.

Race 7: Infineon Sports (4)
jmgyro/Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92 1st
Smallhorses/Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97 2nd
Kylehnat/Ford Escort Rally Car '98 3rd
EDK/Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97 4th
DaveS1138/Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97 5th
ceiling_fan/Ford Escort Rally Car '98 6th

Another favourite race for me, I was able to keep Jack's Lancia firmly in my sights after he'd passed me, and retook the lead on a couple of occasions. Our battling allowed Kyle to catch up in his Escort and he squeezed by me for 2nd place on the penultimate lap which allowed Jack to pull away a little until he slowed too much for turn 10 on the last lap allowing Kyle and I to close right up on him for the final hairpin!
I was just able to nip inside Kyle at the exit of the turn after he'd gone in too deep, but couldn't edge alongside Jack who hung on for the win!

I had initially thought I had lost since I broke down 20mph lower than I usually do on that 2nd to last turn, but I saw that I could hold on if I kept the inside even though I knew Kyle wanted to just charge in there. When Kyle then dropped to third after that turn I figured he was ticked off since I had been crashing into him each time we were near each other on every other track.
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It took me a day to realize that I shouldn't be sitting where my setup is (6th position) most of the time as it's hard enough trying to pass in Sports tires with an overweight car. If I can go to the next SFGTP I definitely need my setup in position 2 or 3 so I can claim that I like racing my setup more. 👍

 

[EDK]

It took me a day to realize that I shouldn't be sitting where my setup is (6th position) most of the time as it's hard enough trying to pass in Sports tires with an overweight car. If I can go to the next SFGTP I definitely need my setup in position 2 or 3 so I can claim that I like racing my setup more. 👍

Good thing my setup was on position 4, otherwise I'd think you were talking about me.

I actually went for the 5th or 6th spots a couple of times, only to find someone else there claiming it. But I must say, now that I've had the G25 for a while, it's hard for me to race on the other setups.

And by the way - Nick, It looks like some of the photos have disappeared from post #1.

 

[raz_10]

Good thing my setup was on position 4, otherwise I'd think you were talking about me.

I actually went for the 5th or 6th spots a couple of times, only to find someone else there claiming it. But I must say, now that I've had the G25 for a while, it's hard for me to race on the other setups.

And by the way - Nick, It looks like some of the photos have disappeared from post #1.

Sorry guys set up # 3 was not all that, I'll make sure to bring better TV next time
Sep up #5 and #2 were my favorite. No disrespect to the hosts' awesome set up

 

[alrivers]

Race 8: Deep Forest Reverse (4)
Jump_Ace/Ford Escort Rally Car '98 1st
raz_10/Subaru Impreza Rally Car '99 2nd
EDK/Peugeot 206 Rally Car '99 3rd
alrivers/Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97 4th
Vaxen/Toyota Celica GT-Four Rally Car (ST205) '95 5th
ceiling_fan/Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92 6th

I remember Alex braking way early for the last hairpin going onto the main straight. I had to dive for the grass on the left and somehow managed to keep the car from spinning out of control. He explained after that he did not know the track in this direction and only realized his mistake after he had to get back on the gas going into the turn and saw me out to his right in the grass.

actually...i remember getting the car sideways almost 90 degrees everytime i took that turn after the straight! LOL