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Post by XRF HammerPH on Aug 15, 2018 8:26:41 GMT
I am assuming this race is at 10pm UK time? We need to make sure the start time is included in the original post each race to avoid any confusion so I have added it for this one but if that time is wrong just let me know. I am still unsure about whether I'll race here at the moment. If I can get on track at some point today I'll see how it goes but the likelihood is the first time I switch my box on since Spa will be tonight so if I do attend be aware that i'll be well off the pace so give me a wide berth Good luck.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2018 11:39:33 GMT
I am assuming this race is at 10pm UK time? We need to make sure the start time is included in the original post each race to avoid any confusion so I have added it for this one but if that time is wrong just let me know. I am still unsure about whether I'll race here at the moment. If I can get on track at some point today I'll see how it goes but the likelihood is the first time I switch my box on since Spa will be tonight so if I do attend be aware that i'll be well off the pace so give me a wide berth Good luck. ill send ye my setup if you want it petah
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Aug 15, 2018 13:19:44 GMT
I am assuming this race is at 10pm UK time? We need to make sure the start time is included in the original post each race to avoid any confusion so I have added it for this one but if that time is wrong just let me know. I am still unsure about whether I'll race here at the moment. If I can get on track at some point today I'll see how it goes but the likelihood is the first time I switch my box on since Spa will be tonight so if I do attend be aware that i'll be well off the pace so give me a wide berth Good luck. ill send ye my setup if you want it petah Fire it my way then Boothy.. happy to give it a go seeing as I have nothing at the moment
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Aug 15, 2018 16:02:22 GMT
I am assuming this race is at 10pm UK time? We need to make sure the start time is included in the original post each race to avoid any confusion so I have added it for this one but if that time is wrong just let me know. I am still unsure about whether I'll race here at the moment. If I can get on track at some point today I'll see how it goes but the likelihood is the first time I switch my box on since Spa will be tonight so if I do attend be aware that i'll be well off the pace so give me a wide berth Good luck. Yep, 10pm / 5pm is correct! Thanks and sorry, I forgot to put it in. The only race that was a later start was Monaco for Karl & Robert I think.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Aug 15, 2018 19:37:04 GMT
Also, thanks for fixing all the junk that was on the side of my OP. I do all this from my phone so some glitches from the desktop view must have happened!
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Aug 15, 2018 20:24:26 GMT
Also, thanks for fixing all the junk that was on the side of my OP. I do all this from my phone so some glitches from the desktop view must have happened! No problem Tyler.. this website is not the easiest to use, especially on a phone which is how I also access it mostly.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2018 20:35:48 GMT
Yeah im going to crash out think my practice was bugged 0o car is now very twitchy without changing a thing...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2018 23:07:12 GMT
This...This did not go well Should of won by a fair distance considering the 10 sec gap in qualifying but kept making basic mistakes in the race which cost me a finish at all
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Aug 15, 2018 23:36:41 GMT
This...This did not go well Should of won by a fair distance considering the 10 sec gap in qualifying but kept making basic mistakes in the race which cost me a finish at all Shucks mate, that was rotten luck. I thought the race was yours after you passed me the second time to retake the lead. What weather did you practice with? Weather can change a lot for the car. The real weather forecast that Dunfermline was (where the streets of Bannoch Brae are) was Overcast and then heavy cloud cover by 1:30pm but I used Overcast throughout for our session because I had already put it in as the final forecast last night before I went to bed. The car's handling became weird for me as the race went on. It felt like the back end was getting heavier and heavier which almost caused me a couple spins, and I was breaking later and later for each of my marks. However, once I settled down I was putting in my best lap times somehow. I must have been coming into some of those corners too fast to begin with. All that aside, thanks everyone for a good race, we finally got going right away without any connection hiccups!!! Kudos to Peter this time for keeping it together dispite NO practice!
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Aug 16, 2018 8:20:23 GMT
Nice one last night guys, Congrats to Tyler for the win and Greg and Robert for the podiums and bad luck to Boothy, that looked a bolted on win with your pace. Thanks for the setup, I was in line for second on the grid on my final lap with an improvement of over two seconds but just tried to take too much speed through the left-hander before the bumpy uphill section and went into the inside barrier. First 4 laps of the race were ok as I took it easy and just tried to find some rhythm and was holding a decent position and gap to those ahead but then my first mistake caused light damage and after trying to carry on for a lap it caused another so in I came for the first of 3 stops in the first 10 laps, each one taking an age to fix the car’s damaged suspension. After that I just took it fairly easily deciding caution was the best option and the consistency followed. Managed to complete the rest of the race without further incident and the confidence started to return. Had some fun when Tyler was closing on me to lap me while at the same time I was closing on Greg to unlap myself from him so that added a bit of competition to the last part of the race. All in all i’m content with that after zero track time prior to qualifying. I just now need to get my head down and start to try to find some time for practicing for future races and go back to my old basic way of setup work as the PCtuner tool way just doesn’t seem to work for me at present and leaves me in a bit of a loop of uncertainty. Onto Rouen and a really fun track.. let’s just hope the rain stays away eh guys, those of you from our first race there in the Lotus 49 will know what I am referring to lol. Looking forward to some practice time notes over the next week
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2018 9:39:25 GMT
This...This did not go well Should of won by a fair distance considering the 10 sec gap in qualifying but kept making basic mistakes in the race which cost me a finish at all Shucks mate, that was rotten luck. I thought the race was yours after you passed me the second time to retake the lead. What weather did you practice with? Weather can change a lot for the car. The real weather forecast that Dunfermline was (where the streets of Bannoch Brae are) was Overcast and then heavy cloud cover by 1:30pm but I used Overcast throughout for our session because I had already put it in as the final forecast last night before I went to bed. The car's handling became weird for me as the race went on. It felt like the back end was getting heavier and heavier which almost caused me a couple spins, and I was breaking later and later for each of my marks. However, once I settled down I was putting in my best lap times somehow. I must have been coming into some of those corners too fast to begin with. All that aside, thanks everyone for a good race, we finally got going right away without any connection hiccups!!! Kudos to Peter this time for keeping it together dispite NO practice! Yeah i tested in overcast conditions. it was very weird cs for about a week the tyres would barely warm up then bout 4pm yesterday tried same setup again and they warmed up in a half a lap and twas more twitchy 0o
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Post by hurtmagurt on Aug 16, 2018 15:42:17 GMT
I was in 1st place....for 1 corner. Qualified 2nd and got a better jump off the line due to Boothy's 3 gear setup. Then ran a touch wide and barely clipped the wall causing slight suspension damage. Spun later in the lap causing more damage. Limped back to the pits and luckily didn't go a lap down with my long repair.
From then on it was push as much as possible where I knew I could but kept it safe thru my trouble spots. Same strategy as Spa, and again everyone else had more trouble than I did... except Tyler. Congrats man, your pace was incredible and I was happy to let you by with 3 laps left.
I would do any practice sessions with anyone else if you will be on during the week. Ruen is another track I've never been on.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Aug 16, 2018 20:45:41 GMT
I was in 1st place....for 1 corner. Qualified 2nd and got a better jump off the line due to Boothy's 3 gear setup. Then ran a touch wide and barely clipped the wall causing slight suspension damage. Spun later in the lap causing more damage. Limped back to the pits and luckily didn't go a lap down with my long repair. From then on it was push as much as possible where I knew I could but kept it safe thru my trouble spots. Same strategy as Spa, and again everyone else had more trouble than I did... except Tyler. Congrats man, your pace was incredible and I was happy to let you by with 3 laps left. I would do any practice sessions with anyone else if you will be on during the week. Ruen is another track I've never been on. Thanks again! I thought there was no way I was going to win so I didn't worry about my pace too much. I was only concentrating on keeping the car as smooth as possible. I nearly lost it several times at the left hander after you go down then up that hill, who designed that corner? I had to shift down to 4th a few times. Still a fun corner!
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