TPC International GT. REMAINING ROUNDS CANCELLED.
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@Timm Sheehan space available if you want it.
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Lobby open for everyone racing, tonight. Quali starts in 20 minutes.
Lobby open for everyone racing, tonight. Quali starts in 20 minutes.
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Points tables updated.
@Drex124 @GOTMAXPOWER @Pigems @R1600Turbo, you're all joining me on the ballast list for Turnopolis.
@Drex124 @GOTMAXPOWER @Pigems @R1600Turbo, you're all joining me on the ballast list for Turnopolis.
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Enjoyed the races last night.
I fluffed the first start. Much better for the second.
Both races had a tight midfield with lots of close action. Although the field spread out a little after the pit stops in race 2. In hindsight, my strategy should have been to take an early pit stop and get clean air. If I got the run out of the final corner, i felt it was just too crowded to really make move into turn 1 with others battling. I didn’t want to take anyone out.
I thought the wet track really punished you if you tried to push the braking points a little in the heat of battle.
On to Autopolis!
I fluffed the first start. Much better for the second.
Both races had a tight midfield with lots of close action. Although the field spread out a little after the pit stops in race 2. In hindsight, my strategy should have been to take an early pit stop and get clean air. If I got the run out of the final corner, i felt it was just too crowded to really make move into turn 1 with others battling. I didn’t want to take anyone out.
I thought the wet track really punished you if you tried to push the braking points a little in the heat of battle.
On to Autopolis!
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TPC Race News - GT4 International
Round 3 - Red Bull Ring, Austria.
The Tour climbed into the heights of the Austrian mountains for round 3, and TPC European Region Race Reporter Hans Ondeveel caught up with Honda driver and semi-mythical Scandiwegian rally legend Max Attack.
The NSX driver, who finished last in the opening race with a slightly better showing in the feature, reflected on the weekend's action, whilst feeding his rain sodden race suit through what appeared to be a genuine Victorian era clothes mangle.
"Well," the Scandiwegian strained, "This was very tactical weekend for us because we bribed the Austrian meteorologists society and got a good head start on the rain. The boys over in Japan assured us the car is the best in the field in the wet,"
"I will be very honest with you, I do not like Austria, it is entirely too mountainous, and it is impossible to listen to them speak German and keep a straight face. So I really have been looking to spend as little time in the country as I can manage, and this meant very little practice."
Max pegged up his race suit over a disused tyre rack, leading me over to a food services table stuffed with Germanic fare. The driver skipped over all the food available, filling a tumbler glass with the German teenager's favourite - peppermint schnapps.
"The dry race, well, to be honest, I really was waiting for it to end. The back was scrappy and these beemers are pulling burnouts off the grid - I guess that helps for their target audience, so I am making progress a bit but, soon losing it. In honesty there was more grip than I was expecting"
"On top of that, you know, we only just got the little power boost so, I do not want to drive full beans and smash everyone and then we have a disadvantage in the car again, you know? So I let @Pigems go for the points there, because I am not going to trouble these nutters after Brands."
"The rain for me, is much better, coming from the great stages of Scandiwegia - always it rains, and snows, we are much used to this. I would have liked four wheel drive and a dustbin turbo like my road car," Max flicks some schnapps over his shoulder with a gesture towards his Lancia - flecked with Austrian mud and snow, "but the car is good in rain, it's good, when it slides I am saving it, it did not look the same for BMW, there were more fishtails than on my trawler back home!"
"This was actually the best and closest fighting you're likely to see from me this season, since the Lexus seemed to have caster wheels on. Interesting strategy call from them. Next back to Japan where the factory will really hope for a good home showing."
"I'm not so sure, because the track is a bit of a bastard, and a long way from any bars, but the team assure me they'll have my rider of Asahi and Sake ready. Can you get rollmop herring in Japan?"
I was going to ask him about the technical program and his thoughts on the number of buttons on the wheel, but before I could, his Delta's turbo four was bouncing its song of the Styrian mountains as he made for the airport with the haste of a man who really doesn't like Austria.
- TPC Reporter Hans Ondeveel
Round 3 - Red Bull Ring, Austria.
The Tour climbed into the heights of the Austrian mountains for round 3, and TPC European Region Race Reporter Hans Ondeveel caught up with Honda driver and semi-mythical Scandiwegian rally legend Max Attack.
The NSX driver, who finished last in the opening race with a slightly better showing in the feature, reflected on the weekend's action, whilst feeding his rain sodden race suit through what appeared to be a genuine Victorian era clothes mangle.
"Well," the Scandiwegian strained, "This was very tactical weekend for us because we bribed the Austrian meteorologists society and got a good head start on the rain. The boys over in Japan assured us the car is the best in the field in the wet,"
"I will be very honest with you, I do not like Austria, it is entirely too mountainous, and it is impossible to listen to them speak German and keep a straight face. So I really have been looking to spend as little time in the country as I can manage, and this meant very little practice."
Max pegged up his race suit over a disused tyre rack, leading me over to a food services table stuffed with Germanic fare. The driver skipped over all the food available, filling a tumbler glass with the German teenager's favourite - peppermint schnapps.
"The dry race, well, to be honest, I really was waiting for it to end. The back was scrappy and these beemers are pulling burnouts off the grid - I guess that helps for their target audience, so I am making progress a bit but, soon losing it. In honesty there was more grip than I was expecting"
"On top of that, you know, we only just got the little power boost so, I do not want to drive full beans and smash everyone and then we have a disadvantage in the car again, you know? So I let @Pigems go for the points there, because I am not going to trouble these nutters after Brands."
"The rain for me, is much better, coming from the great stages of Scandiwegia - always it rains, and snows, we are much used to this. I would have liked four wheel drive and a dustbin turbo like my road car," Max flicks some schnapps over his shoulder with a gesture towards his Lancia - flecked with Austrian mud and snow, "but the car is good in rain, it's good, when it slides I am saving it, it did not look the same for BMW, there were more fishtails than on my trawler back home!"
"This was actually the best and closest fighting you're likely to see from me this season, since the Lexus seemed to have caster wheels on. Interesting strategy call from them. Next back to Japan where the factory will really hope for a good home showing."
"I'm not so sure, because the track is a bit of a bastard, and a long way from any bars, but the team assure me they'll have my rider of Asahi and Sake ready. Can you get rollmop herring in Japan?"
I was going to ask him about the technical program and his thoughts on the number of buttons on the wheel, but before I could, his Delta's turbo four was bouncing its song of the Styrian mountains as he made for the airport with the haste of a man who really doesn't like Austria.
- TPC Reporter Hans Ondeveel
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Great racing from everyone last night.
Sniped for 2nd on the grid by @PaoloMX in the Ferrari. Started 3rd.
R1 went as much to plan as I could have hoped for really. Would have been nice to break away with @R1600Turbo and @GOTMAXPOWER, but there was fighting to be done, and I couldn't match @Pigems pace, to fight for the final podium spot. In hindsight, I should have done more practice in dry conditions.
R2 again went pretty much to plan. Despite having to be very careful on the throttle, the power of the 'Vette really helped in the first half of the lap. Rear end got a little loose and lively in the second half, though.
Took a gamble with my drive through, a couple laps earlier than originally planned, which worked really well. Sadly made a couple of small errors in the final laps. While they didn't really effect my pace, they did allow @Drex124 and Turbo to slip by, dropping me to the final podium spot.
2% ballast is really going to hurt the handling, and tyre wear at Autopolis.
Sniped for 2nd on the grid by @PaoloMX in the Ferrari. Started 3rd.
R1 went as much to plan as I could have hoped for really. Would have been nice to break away with @R1600Turbo and @GOTMAXPOWER, but there was fighting to be done, and I couldn't match @Pigems pace, to fight for the final podium spot. In hindsight, I should have done more practice in dry conditions.
R2 again went pretty much to plan. Despite having to be very careful on the throttle, the power of the 'Vette really helped in the first half of the lap. Rear end got a little loose and lively in the second half, though.
Took a gamble with my drive through, a couple laps earlier than originally planned, which worked really well. Sadly made a couple of small errors in the final laps. While they didn't really effect my pace, they did allow @Drex124 and Turbo to slip by, dropping me to the final podium spot.
2% ballast is really going to hurt the handling, and tyre wear at Autopolis.
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Really enjoyed getting back into the racing last night and race 1 was especially good with some really close racing in the mid pack.
I was dead chuffed with pinching 2nd on the grid, but then fluffed it by forgetting where I’d mapped the handbrake to for the start! Really great race with @DelboyD @Adam Barber @GT5Apex - annoyingly was 7th but took a 1second penalty for corner cutting the last corner and relegated to 9th.
2nd race was good - fun racing alongside @GOTMAXPOWERs boat for a while. Annoyingly spun straight after getting new tires though which cost me the chance to catch mid pack.
In summary; car was great, driver needs to concentrate more! Shortopolis with no ballast should be fun though.
I was dead chuffed with pinching 2nd on the grid, but then fluffed it by forgetting where I’d mapped the handbrake to for the start! Really great race with @DelboyD @Adam Barber @GT5Apex - annoyingly was 7th but took a 1second penalty for corner cutting the last corner and relegated to 9th.
2nd race was good - fun racing alongside @GOTMAXPOWERs boat for a while. Annoyingly spun straight after getting new tires though which cost me the chance to catch mid pack.
In summary; car was great, driver needs to concentrate more! Shortopolis with no ballast should be fun though.
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First race went a bit better than I thought it would. Wondering if the power bump I received had anything to do with it. Either way I'll need it to offset the incoming ballast so not complaining. 
Second race the start was certainly interesting, just took my time getting past everyone one at a time. Leaders had stretched the gap quite a bit while I made my way forward, so took a while to catch them. Which I managed to do with a couple laps to go. Needed another lap or two for a chance to get by @Drex124 , but I'll take the podium. Slowly starting to get the hang of cockpit view.
Second race the start was certainly interesting, just took my time getting past everyone one at a time. Leaders had stretched the gap quite a bit while I made my way forward, so took a while to catch them. Which I managed to do with a couple laps to go. Needed another lap or two for a chance to get by @Drex124 , but I'll take the podium. Slowly starting to get the hang of cockpit view.
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Quick update regarding track limits.
Apart from the occasional accidental cut/extension, everyone seemed to behave themselves, last night. So, we'll be running all feature races without track limit penalties. Quali, and the sprint race will still run weak penalties, to discourage cutting while qualifying.
If it's found that people start taking the piss, pens will be on strong for the following round.
Apart from the occasional accidental cut/extension, everyone seemed to behave themselves, last night. So, we'll be running all feature races without track limit penalties. Quali, and the sprint race will still run weak penalties, to discourage cutting while qualifying.
If it's found that people start taking the piss, pens will be on strong for the following round.
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One would hope with a group like this that they wouldn't be needed. *Shrugs*
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It shouldn't matter either way, Monza is the tightest track with the limits and we got through that okay with no big problems. With lobby the races the penalties aren't a problem because they bleed off without penalty zones. They only build up if you're doing the same thing every lap.
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Yh true and Monza is way ott for track limits but trying to race close with people who are ghosting/unghosting weirdly braking early to bleed off pens sucks for everyone.
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A few scapes of the Cayman at RBR as well as my race highlights.
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@R1600Turbo @NoStopN @DelboyD @Adam Barber @RacingGrandpa @Kermit_2142 @MaxAttack @PaoloMX @GOTMAXPOWER @Pigems @GT5Apex @Tea_Leaves @Granadier @Drex124 @GTP_Guido @Michelin Man @Timm Sheehan
Practice lobbies for Autopolis will be held most nights, from Monday onwards.
Practice lobbies for Autopolis will be held most nights, from Monday onwards.
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@R1600Turbo @NoStopN @DelboyD @Adam Barber @RacingGrandpa @Kermit_2142 @MaxAttack @PaoloMX @GOTMAXPOWER @Pigems @GT5Apex @Tea_Leaves @Granadier @Drex124 @GTP_Guido @Michelin Man @Timm Sheehan
Practice lobby open for about an hour.
Practice lobby open for about an hour.
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I did a 1:11.9 I think.
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I think @El_Beardo was .6 ahead of me.
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I'll try to run some laps tonight.
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