Fzr's @ aston grand touring

Started by delankster, November 06, 2008, 06:45:02 PM

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delankster

well tiss thursday again and would like to wish all that dare, all the very best.
Really like this car and feel this is a cracking track to race it on..
so should turn out to be a great race...

have fun :flirty:
It is better to stay quiet and act the fool, than to say something and remove all doubt
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Deetz

#1
Well, I really liked this combo. Enough to actually do some setup work on my car, and found a balance I liked.

Come race day, qualified P3 behind Moose and Seany, nice. :D

The race, WELL WHAT A TOTAL AND UTTER DISASTER.

Punted onto the grass on lap 3 or 4 by John Rees, I made a small mistake which allowed him along side. As I can see the front of his car and there is a chicane ahead, I'm just thinking I'll brake a bit early and give him the corner, when boink, hip and shouldered. :ranting2:

Get going again and although there does not look much damage, the car wont turn. So off for a long early stop. I wont get a podium now, but there are still points up for grabs, so head down and off we go.

Every single blooming time I come up behind someone they have a tank slapper and an unavoidable collision ensues.

1st up is Celtic, crunch, but lightly, no damage, no problem. Then I catch StableX, he is very defensive, and as I'm just coasting into a turn behind him, he gets a little out of control,  **** BRAKE, so I tap him into a spin. I wait for him to recover which seems to take ages, with half the field driving by.

Off we go again. More defensive driving from StableX means its a couple of laps before I get past, an enjoyable battle but costly in time.

Next up behind ????? and once again they get a tank slapper on and a collision is again unavoidable. This time the front left suspension is badly damaged.

Once I realise that the car is pretty much un-drivable, well the final straw broken, I leave in a huff. :taz:

Some days, it just isn't meant to be. :angry:
dMrDeetz is currently :

Lameduck

I took part.
Apparently thats what counts.:sad:
Borrox. :)


Doorman

Lots of starters, lots of finishers. Perfick! :) Judging from the radio chatter, lots of w.t.fs and f.f.ss and I was not last! :) Now for those poxy BF1s :sad:

The replay is up and also the replay from last week, cheers Sean, I am a plonker. :sad:










     

The Moose

Fun fun fun :)

 After qualifying 1st and strangely starting from the back :blink:  I enjoyed this race a hell of a lot.  One of the most fun races I've had in a long time.

 Now , i may be having a brain fart, but where do i find the replay?


Unlucky Deetz, sounds like you had a real 'mare.


Seany

#5
Was a bit of a mixed race for me. Had a good qualify but struggled a bit at the start and was down to third or fourth while I got used to the fuel load. Then Deetz and John had their coming together and I was back up the front. Was quite smooth sailing from there, but I had John in my mirrors a lot. Next up was Moose who took the lead but he had to work for it :), things started to go down hill after that. I had a coming together with Doors as he was leaving the pits, I got way too close and he moved the tiniest of fractions over and I bounced off him which put me onto the grass across on the other side of the track, now I had to brake for T1 - It wasn't happening :), so I ended up spearing into the side of Doors for a second time :doh: sorry.  I think it was a racing incident, I should have taken a much tighter line on the corner where I passed you, that said I still have to see the replay! :devil: :D.

After all them shenanigans, I was in forth but made more mistakes as my tyres lost all their temperature, should of changed them in the pits. :rolleyes:
Finished 6th in the end irc

Well done to moose

An enjoyable and eventful race!

Quote from: The Moose;249954Now , i may be having a brain fart, but where do i find the replay?
It is in with the team skins section

Doorman

Quote from: The Moose;249954Fun fun fun :)

 After qualifying 1st and strangely starting from the back :blink:  I enjoyed this race a hell of a lot.  One of the most fun races I've had in a long time.
Did you disconnect then reconnect? A good start though, I held you up for 0.000003 of a second
Quote from: The Moose;249954Now , I may be having a brain fart, but where do i find the replay?

Left hand column/Dead Men Racing/Team skin downloads, click link in post/Replays. Yes we'll get the navigation bar changed. :)










     

Jamin

Congrats Moose :yahoo: Don't be pitted/spectate when the race start countdown hits one or you're put at the back of the grid.

I didn't qualify and started at the back, both starts saw me shoot through the pack into midfield by the second corner but suffered low fps and backed out of the pack. I went round and around, had a few "911 through the hedge backward" moments, bending my right front suspension at about half race. 55 mins in the front left tyre burst at the chicane before the pits, they only changed that tyre and I went around for another two laps nursing the thin right front tyre and finished I think in my usual 13th place.

This weeks memorable quote is "nobodys gonna get lapped" :D

John_Rees

Hi, all I beg people to watch the replay as I did last night sorry deetz I held a dead straight line it was your move to get the line I then held dead side by side , you hit me :( check it out please everyone.
I'll fraps it if you want, but please watch it if your unsure. It is clear to see.

The only one I was unsure of was I tapped Sean while he was out of shape in the same place that one was maybe a bit my fault as I was behind so I'll hold a hand to that but as DOORZ say that is racing, I EVEN SLOWED AND LET SEAN BACK THORUGH :narnar:
but I urge you to look at the deetz one if there is anyone unsure, watch it from the outside behind shot its VERY clear to see what happened.

But as I said sorry

Good race!! :flirty:

vobler

Quote from: Doorman;249946Now for those poxy BF1s :sad:

It will be a great week to catch up with the Skip Barber.

obsolum

I enjoyed this race. One minute before race start I decided to start with half the fuel and refuel during the pitstop, hoping this would give me a slight advantage over the guys carrying the full load at the start :)

At the second race start I jumped the gun because all the chatter on Ventrilo got me out of my concentration :ranting2: So drive-through penalty for me, which put me back a few positions.

After the penalty I started catching and passing some people who were considerably slower than me in some corners. I assumed this was because they were carrying more fuel than me, so I was pleased :)

I had one incident with a dMr driver (forgot who) where I got punted off the track in T1, which cost me some time. Other than that the greater part of the race was pretty uneventful for me, save for the mistakes I made, which got more frequent towards the end of the race as my tyres were losing grip (I had them changed at the pitstop).

I finished 11th - just out of the points - which is pretty good for me considering the large field. A pity it didn't earn me any points.

I enjoyed it, thanks guys!

Oh btw, I'm sorry if I'm quiet on Ventrilo. It's just that my girlfriend usually watches TV in the evening, and the TV is standing right next to my computer. I'm pretty sure she would make fun of me if I started talking to my computer :D She often works in the evenings, though, so on those occasions I can talk a bit more :)

The Moose

#11
Quote from: o000o;249985Congrats Moose :yahoo: Don't be pitted/spectate when the race start countdown hits one or you're put at the back of the grid.

Ahh, of course :doh:  My reactions let me down for once :)  Still, I'm rather glad i did start from the back, it made it lots of fun.

 Really enjoyed the little fight with Sean btw :)   I got past him only for him to get back past me pdq.  We definitely had different setups or fuel loads, as he was getting out of the tight corners much quicker and shot past.

 Thanks for pointing me towards the replay chaps:thumbsup:


I'm really looking forward to the BF1's, having never raced them in a long race before.  It's going to be a bit scary though, wind plays havoc with these beasts, especially at Westhill.   It's going to be very interesting.


Gnomie

Quote from: obsolum;249998I enjoyed this race. One minute before race start I decided to start with half the fuel and refuel during the pitstop, hoping this would give me a slight advantage over the guys carrying the full load at the start :)

I used the same tactic! It seemed to be working well, because I noticed I was very much on pace with the cars ahead of me on the first couple of laps. On the second lap I was chasing Aquilifer through the "hairpin section" when he had a bit of a spin, and I didn't manage to react fast enough to avoid hitting him, thus loosing control. That cost me a couple of positions. However, taking advantage of my low fuel load, I was able to catch up and regain position rather soon. :) Some great battles involved!

In the last part of the race I had a good battle with Aqui. I was able to overtake him but I could never build a big gap. When just a few laps remained there was a yellow flag incident on the back straight, so I eased off a little to gain an overview of the situation. Aqui took the opportunity to slip past me. I pushed on to catch up, but made some mistakes and figured out it would be best to play safe and be content with fourth. :)

Good race!

OldBloke

Quote from: John_Rees;249994Hi, all I beg people to watch the replay as I did last night ...

Excellent reminder that people shouldn't vent their spleen in the forum particularly if they haven't watched the replay. :sideways:

Remember, we have a procedure if people are feeling particularly hard done by.
"War without end. Well, what was history if not that? And how would having the stars change anything?" - James S. A. Corey

Doorman

Quote from: vobler;249995It will be a great week to catch up with the Skip Barber.
Pimp! :D