Sunday GT3.5 Cup ENDED

[Cobani]

Very nice pictures Jamesy!
I totally missed them , hence the late reponds. 👍

 

[Goodwolf]

Hello. HELLo HELlo HEllo.
Is anybody here. HERe HEre Here.

 

[OmniusGT]

1:48.157 @ Monza in the Aston!!! Woohoo! Racing Mediums too.... 1:47.379 on the softs

 

[jamesybograt]

1:48.157 @ Monza in the Aston!!! Woohoo! Racing Mediums too.... 1:47.379 on the softs

looks to me we are going to be chasing a baby blue aston (can he cope with the pressure )

 

[Goodwolf]

My best is 1:50 so I guess your right.

 

[Duck149]

Hey all, mind if I race tomorrow? I'm not sure on how you organise the cars but I've got money stashed and loadsa cars so I can drive/buy my own if need be...
I'm in need of a good race where I don't get rammed off into the gravel for overtaking people =P

PSN: Duck149

 

[Goodwolf]

Hi!
You have come to the right place. You wont get rammed here.

You get your car from Jamesy because they are all homologated. I think the ones left are RUF and Nissan GTR.

 

[Cobani]

My Lambo just flew 'round Monza in 1:47.xxx, so I'm pretty pleased.

Oh how will the tyres last, because the RM only did 3 to 4 laps for me. In the race it will be better, but still!

Race ya tonight!

 

[OmniusGT]

I get that on my softs, but get around 6-7 on the mediums 👍

 

[Cobani]

Just heard that I have to attend a party with the neighbours tonight ... I guess a party is fun, but I hope it ends in time!

So Jamesy, if I'm not online when quali starts, I'm 'having fun' outdoors, but thinking of smoking tyres at Monza

 

[Duck149]

Hi!
You have come to the right place. You wont get rammed here.

You get your car from Jamesy because they are all homologated. I think the ones left are RUF and Nissan GTR.

Ok, thanks. I guess I'll pick the RUF then as I feel GT-Rs are too sluggish =)

 

[jamesybograt]

Well it's halfway through the season,with lots to play for yet .
Weight and power are starting to play their parts as the most successful drivers are being hampered with heavier cars .
the standings at the halfway point are,

Jamesybograt.....39pts
Socalspeedfreak..32pts
Goodwolf............22pts
Jimftr.................20pts
Cobani................15pts
Ade....................14pts
Dowlin.................13pts
Hasslemoff............12pts
Omnius.................11pts
Trotterlover...........7pts
Happysilvia............5pts

With lots to play for yet ,and the mid table being so tight .
We look forward to some epic battles to come.

Other news is that we have two more interested drivers who should help mix it up in the quest for the GLORY.



So looking forward to tonight's race as the second half begins,
remember to share your car .
Drivers...
Ade/Omnius/Trotterlover .get a boost for tonight's race(they can pit whenever they like,no pit window)
Driver
Happysilvia gets a boost( boost to 585PP)

 

[hasslemoff]

I should be there tonight, i've not ran the car since Spa.

Looking forward to it.

 

[OmniusGT]

 

[Dowlin39]

Sorry Jamesy I only got home about 5 minutes ago, ended up in Dublin after we went to the pub last night. I hope you understand
Also the reason I was online earlier and yesterday was my sister was trying to turn on the xbox and, well she failed

 

[GTP_ADE]

Great race Jamesy, and for me to get PP is unheard of. Shame I couldnt convert my 1:45.xx into anything better, but the T1 incident ruined my car. Others also suffered, and I dont think I have seen a car more damaged than Cobani's after that. The rest of the race saw me changing tyres more often than I was blinking. Welcome to Duck, and sorry I nudged you at the chicane.

 

[Duck149]

No worries ade, I would've moved over for you if I knew you were there, or at least took a different line lol
I think use of the horns perfectly acceptable if you're lapping a tardy RUF driver (for example) =P

 

[OmniusGT]

2 stints at leading the race could have been more if my pit crew had brought real rubber tyres and not chocolate ones! Ridiculous tyre wear! So inconsistent to.....real life anyone?

 

[GTP_ADE]

......if my pit crew had brought real rubber tyres and not chocolate ones!

Mine to. Was lucky to get 2 laps from the softs, and the mediums didnt seem much better.

 

[Cobani]

No worries ade, I would've moved over for you if I knew you were there, or at least took a different line lol
I think use of the horns perfectly acceptable if you're lapping a tardy RUF driver (for example) =P

Welcome to the Cup Duck! You sure made a lasting impression on me!

What I do to make sure that I know where the cars around me are, is to zoom the minimap in to 2 or 3. You don't need the minimap for trackknowledge, so it's a helpfull tool for car positioning when you are racing the same piece of tarmac.
Cheers.

 

[jamesybograt]

MONZA

Unusual suspects ,Ade on pole...

The calm before the storm.

Not many make it through the storm unscathed.

Cobani gets a little to much toe out on the rear wheels as the storm surges on.

Damage limitation begins.

Socal's damage makes him go off again.

Jimftr leads at the end of an eventful first lap.

Omnius thinks it's his turn to lead.

Jimftr takes the lead again after Omnius gets a little sideways.

One brave little Duck has a go at taming the beast.

But the beast is ferocious,1:49.9 lap tames it a little (respect!)

Into the pit in close order.

Omnius takes the lead as the chasing pack leave the pits.

Omnius V Jimftr Round three, Jimftr goes round the outside.

Socalspeedfreak V Goodwolf , The first Blow from Socal.

8..........9..........10 your out Socals knockout blow.

Under pressure from Jamesybograt, Socalspeedfreak puts a boot in the dirt.

The Bograt's nowhere to go as Socal loses it .

Last lap Jimftr kisses the first corner barrier.

And it cost him big Hasslemoff takes the lead on the back straight.

Hasslemoff takes the win.

1/Hasslemoff +fastest lap
2/Jimftr + most positions gained.
3Jamesybograt
4/Goodwolf
5/Omnius
6/Socalspeedfreak
7/Cobani
8/Triotterlover
9/Ade
10/Duck + Bravery award

Thanks to all who attended and made this one to remember..​

 

[OmniusGT]

Finally get to be in someone else's photos (for all the right reasons!)

 

[GTP_ADE]

Great pics and race report Jamesy. Really enjoyed the race. Getting PP was a bonus, but short lived after the turn 1 "Storm". I didnt know if I had gone in a bit too cautious, with it being the first lap with cold tyres, but having viewed the replay, and from your picture, I can see that the carnage came from behind. The crash crippled a good few cars, and we all had to limp round the track for an early pit stop.

 

[Cobani]

...

Cobani gets a little to much toe out on the rear wheels as the storm surges on.
...

I'm no tuning wizard, but that can't be good!
Great pictures Jamesy, but there's a bit too much damage in the pictures.
I'm sure the next race will be mostly scratch free again, cheers!

 

[Duck149]

Welcome to the Cup Duck! You sure made a lasting impression on me!

What I do to make sure that I know where the cars around me are, is to zoom the minimap in to 2 or 3. You don't need the minimap for trackknowledge, so it's a helpfull tool for car positioning when you are racing the same piece of tarmac.
Cheers.

Ah never thought of having it zoomed in, have it full size usually to know to watch out for people pulling out of the pits into me =P

 

[Duck149]

And I think my best lap was 1:47:978 jamesey =D
Not that I have the replay saved, nor that it matters that much - but I've started writing now so dammit I'm going to post something!!111!

 

[socalspeedfreak]

MONZA

Unusual suspects ,Ade on pole...

The calm before the storm.

Not many make it through the storm unscathed.

Cobani gets a little to much toe out on the rear wheels as the storm surges on.

Damage limitation begins.

Socal's damage makes him go off again.

Jimftr leads at the end of an eventful first lap.

Omnius thinks it's his turn to lead.

Jimftr takes the lead again after Omnius gets a little sideways.

One brave little Duck has a go at taming the beast.

But the beast is ferocious,1:49.9 lap tames it a little (respect!)

Into the pit in close order.

Omnius takes the lead as the chasing pack leave the pits.

Omnius V Jimftr Round three, Jimftr goes round the outside.

Socalspeedfreak V Goodwolf , The first Blow from Socal.

8..........9..........10 your out Socals knockout blow.

Under pressure from Jamesybograt, Socalspeedfreak puts a boot in the dirt.

The Bograt's nowhere to go as Socal loses it .

Last lap Jimftr kisses the first corner barrier.

And it cost him big Hasslemoff takes the lead on the back straight.

Hasslemoff takes the win.

1/Hasslemoff +fastest lap
2/Jimftr + most positions gained.
3Jamesybograt
4/Goodwolf
5/Omnius
6/Socalspeedfreak
7/Cobani
8/Triotterlover
9/Ade
10/Duck + Bravery award

Thanks to all who attended and made this one to remember..​

once again did not see Goodwolf! Sorry if i effected your race. turn one was not what i was expecting and trying to get to lap 6 on a damaged left front proved to be a poor stategy championship hopes fading but i'll go at it till the end. hopefully goes better next race.

 

[hasslemoff]

Great pictures Jamsey

Not many make it through the storm unscathed.

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First corner fun , I thought my race was over after that and was just going to try and get as high up the field as I could after a first lap pit to fix the damage, and like Jamsey said on the mic anything can happen and luckly it did, sorry to see you hit the wall Jim 👍 .

Mine to. Was lucky to get 2 laps from the softs, and the mediums didnt seem much better.

2 stints at leading the race could have been more if my pit crew had brought real rubber tyres and not chocolate ones! Ridiculous tyre wear! So inconsistent to.....real life anyone?

I dont relly have much problems with tyre wear. If I had had chance to tune the car more for Monza I most probably could of got 8 laps out of softs.

I do agree they are not like real life, but you can make the tyres last for longer than what you think in GT5.​

 

[jamesybograt]

holding a short practise session tonight at 8:00pm

 

[OmniusGT]

How long for? Might have my face in a pizza around that time