The B M W Championship - FinishedPS4

[Saltyjoe90]

I have no idea what happened to him in the M3 race

My pit crew put on slicks for quali and the race! Absolutely no grip at all... I suppose it's about time that one of the PC2 gremlins got me.

Great race Joe, both the direct battle on track we had in the 1st half and the tactical battle in the 2nd. Very very close!

It was really good fun, thanks Mario and congrats on your win. If I was more consistent with my lap times I might have made the undercut but you did a great job on the single set of tyres. It was a completely new track to me until this week, your prior experience really shows, such as the line through the esses which probably determined the result.

@IfAndOr my cat has to have his tea 6pm on the dot when I get in from work, he'll wait to ambush me at the door and harass me until it's done. Means he's sorted in advance of racing though, which is convenient because the racing room also has the pet food in it...

Very selfless of you to overrule on Silverstone, given you're so good in the wet! Means I don't have to worry about another random tyre bodge next week.

Will there be points for the V12 LMR race; if so will it be scored as one race or double points because it's a single header?

 

[IfAndOr]

Very selfless of you to overrule on Silverstone, given you're so good in the wet!

I thought it best to let have everyone have a race where they should remain pointing in the right direction on the straights.

Means I don't have to worry about another random tyre bodge next week.

To make up for this week you'll now probably get wets fitted! Your pit crew ordered them but they didn't arrive in time. It'd be a shame to waste them.

Will there be points for the V12 LMR race;

There will be. I did think about double points and it might be worth going with that. (@half_sourly)

@IfAndOr my cat has to have his tea 6pm on the dot

Probably the odd thing about it is that I don't actually have a cat of my own now. She unfortunately went missing in October last year. The couple I feed are strays who pop by from time to time. They treat it like a B&B hotel. I let them get away with it though. 😊

 

[Saltyjoe90]

@IfAndOr Really sorry about your cat. They do get away with so much, cheeky little buggers, don't they know it's race day!?

 

[John Wells]

I thought it best to let have everyone have a race where they should remain pointing in the right direction on the straights.

To make up for this week you'll now probably get wets fitted! Your pit crew ordered them but they didn't arrive in time. It'd be a shame to waste them.

There will be. I did think about double points and it might be worth going with that. (@half_sourly)


Probably the odd thing about it is that I don't actually have a cat of my own now. She unfortunately went missing in October last year. The couple I feed are strays who pop by from time to time. They treat it like a B&B hotel. I let them get away with it though. 😊

Poor cat, we some to our house to. Is that Amtrack Baby bullet, I drive on those on TSW2, San Francisco.

 

[Hun200kmh]

Nice pictures John, as always. My M3 looks cool with the headlights on! 😎

 

[IfAndOr]

My M3 looks cool with the headlights on! 😎

Although the cooling might be improved this car doesn't look quite so cool though!

How's that happen I wonder? I think that's @Pantheons in his team of one (sorry about your lack of teammate Simon!)

How's that happen I wonder?

I think I've just found out.

 

[Pantheons]

Hang on, those pictures have been doctored!! im suing. Insurance claim will never pay out from that angle! John, i thought we were buddies. Id like to see the picture 1-2 seconds before that

 

[half_sourly]

I did think about double points and it might be worth going with that. (@half_sourly)

👍

 

[Saltyjoe90]

Really like this one

 

[John Wells]

Track History Silverstone, maps videos.

Silverstone

Silverstone declares itself the home of British racing and with a history stretching back to 1948, there is some justification to the claim. Always one of the fastest circuits, Silverstone has developed from its windswept airfield origins into one of the most recognised in world motorsport.

www.racingcircuits.info

 

[Hun200kmh]

Thanks John. I still have a lot of trouble to adjust to the new version of the track, especially the part after the new start/finish straight.


Viewing the map I noticed that new S/F straight has been named after Lewis Hamilton. I would prefer my first f1 idol, Jackie Stewart instead but I guess 7 WDC speak louder than 3

PS - is there any former british F1 track with his name on it? Just checked Brands Hatch and Donington and no such luck

 

[John Wells]

is there any former british F1 track with his name on it? Just checked Brands Hatch and Donington and no such luck

I'm not sure Mario, that's good question.

 

[half_sourly]

Jackie Stewart instead but I guess 7 WDC speak louder than 3

PS - is there any former british F1 track with his name on it?

Not as far as I know. An opportunity was missed a few years ago when Jonathan Palmer's company MSV changed Snetterton. They got public input on corner names and allegedly enough people suggested it for there to now be a corner named "Palmer". A tad more humility might have been in order.

 

[Zolon32]

I would prefer my first f1 idol, Jackie Stewart

Here here. I might be misremembering this, but I believe that on two occasions he lapped everyone else in the field. And, his contract with Ken Tyrrell was sealed with nothing more than a shake of the hand. Men of true honour. Man how I wish that our great leaders today had even one thousandth the integrity of those blokes.

Anyway fellas, I've discovered the magic of playing PCars2 whilst in the bath. The feeling of immersion is fantastic! 😀

 

[IfAndOr]

Anyway fellas, I've discovered the magic of playing PCars2 whilst in the bath. The feeling of immersion is fantastic!

Er! I suppose I've got to ask, in the bath? Have you got a new rig just for wet races? I'll just add though that we don't need to see the pictures of you in action. 🤪

 

[richroo]

🦵 lmao

 

[John Wells]

Anyway fellas, I've discovered the magic of playing PCars2 whilst in the bath. The feeling of immersion is fantastic! 😀

Don't get a shock Zolon.

 

[IfAndOr]

Don't get a shock Zolon.

We would have had a shock if he'd posted the pictures!!

 

[AndreasR]

Sorry guys, something came up so I won´t be racing this monday and quite sure the next two mondays also. Hope you´ll have good ones catch you soon

 

[Zolon32]

I won´t be racing this monday

I shall miss your presence Andreas 🙃 (But not the points you score 😀)

 

[half_sourly]

 

[IfAndOr]

In Andreas' absence.

Race results from Silverstone.

 

[Hun200kmh]

Quick review and pov video

M3 - Quali I was last out of the pits but that wasn't an issue this time, at a small track everyone has at least 3 shots at a good flying lap. In any case I did a very slow outlap so I could have the track entirely to myself. It worked and I got pole.

The race was simple, kept 1st into turn 1 and after that I had Joe very close for a number of laps but towards the end Zolon (and raeggee? not sure) got close to Joe and so they battled all the way to the flag. That helped.

M1 - I managed pole again, it wasnt a fantastic lap but I guess others must have had traffic issues. Poor start, lost the lead to Don (2nd on the grid) but managed to regain it close to the end of lap 1. Zolon overtook Don and took 2nd place at the end of that lap also and after that he didn't leave me any breathing space for many laps (I think more than half of the race). Past midrace Zolon dived into the pits and I decided I would try the same I had done at Mugello against Saltyjoe, meaning, keep the car on the track, avoid mistakes and nurse the tyres. Pitted at the end of the race, did NOT change tyres and held the lead to the the flag.

Viewing the classifications I see Joe is our new champion already (congrats, well deserved!), I think most probably Simba will keep the second place and between me and Zolon it couldn't be closer for the last step of the virtual podium. I also noticed raeggee is 10 points behind me, and 20 ahead of half, so I guess if we all take part next week and if we all get some points, raeggee's 5th place is already set in stone. After him, it's a very tight group with everything still open


Regarding teams, there's no debate, Joe and raeggee are more unbeatable than Hamilton/Rosberg or Senna/Prost in their best years.

I know the championship isn't over, but the M3 and M1 races have ended. I have to thank Paul for making me discover these cars, and try some tracks I had never driven in this game. Whatever result we got it was great fun to race them in this group. Can't wait to know what you have in store for the next cup/championship.

 

[IfAndOr]

Can't wait to know what you have in store for the next cup/championship

Nor me!

I expect it'll probably be some more of that.

making me discover cars, and try some tracks I had never driven in this game.

Well cars anyway. I'm running out of track permutations. Although there are still a few.

actually I don’t know when I’ll join.

Do you think you will be able to join the endurance race (you suggested 😊) next week?

I know @xeronima and @AndreasR are going to miss it, possibly @richroo and @Maxmusmonster depending on if their injuries have improved or not. It might be worth delaying it for 1 week if it means getting more on the grid.

 

[Hun200kmh]

Richard got injured also? What's happening up there, you guys are partying too hard and too soon?

Just so you know (Paul) I'm more than ok with delaying the big final for a date when most if not all can take part!

 

[Zolon32]

It might be worth delaying it

I'm onboard with that Paul. It would be a pity if some who have raced all (or nearly all) of the series were to miss out on the last round. Doesn't mean we can't have a casual meeting next week, maybe something a bit oddball.

 

[IfAndOr]

Doesn't mean we can't have a casual meeting next week, maybe something a bit oddball.

That's true, no it doesn't. We could perhaps run some tester races for my next series idea. Which, as it happens, is actually a bit oddball. It'd be good to see if it worked in practice rather than just in my head! There's a sort of handicapping involved (which doesn't involve injured hands or backs).

We'll see who's available for next week over the next couple of days and work from there. It would be a shame if many missed the Grand Finale.

Richard got injured also?

I think him and Max have been fighting over on track incidents. 😈

 

[Pantheons]

Cant believe i was distracted and totally forgot about the race last night!!! until just now.

 

[IfAndOr]

Cant believe i was distracted and totally forgot about the race last night!!! until just now.

It's an age thing. It's not too bad yet if you have remembered it though. 😊

 

[Pantheons]

Sorry , who are you again?