PGP-PS S8 - Round 3, Shanghai (21st April 2012)

Download the track: HERE

Remember to read the rules before entering this race. (Read here)
And if you have questions then feel free to post them on the topic. (it could be questions like "what time will it be were I live?")

Official Free practice starts at 22:00 GMT
Qualify 23:00 GMT (10 minute super pole)
Warm up 23:10 GMT (5 minute warm up)
Race One 23:15 GMT (25 minute race with mandatory pit stop)
Race Two 23:40 GMT (25 minute race with mandatory pit stop)

If you will be taking part please post in this topic to confirm yourself!

Yes, I will be there

I will be missing this one. Travelling to Sao Paulo that evening. Hopefully I can make R04

I will be there.

not sure if I will be able to race this weekend, slipped three discs in my lumbar, had a CT last night and have been put on some nerve med's that should lower the pain, if they work and I can sit and move my leg I will be there

Hope you feel better soon.

I will not be able to participate this race. I´ve been busy and only slept 5 hours the night between thursday and friday and 2 hours between friday and saturday. Cannot keep my eyes open anymore, need sleep . Good race for everyone!

looking like a small grid today

Hope you get better soon Mitch, the back is one hell of thing to have problems with.

Guys I am feeling really sick ATM and I can barely stay awake for the race. Steve could you possably be the one who makes sure that everything runs smoothly today?

Sorry guys, made a gmt-error and was an hour too late.

Oh, no good Reinze... Hope you make it next time.

My Race Report:
Qual - Had a fantastic lap to record a new PB time of 1m46.917, only 7 thousandths slower than David Street who did a 1m46.910 and took Pole. Gaetano Zizzo was right behind me, also very, very close. Similar to last night's F1 qual

Race 1 - Made a good start and was looking to push hard past David into T1, but he had the run & I dropped into 2nd place. Gaetano was directly behind me and we had a fierce battle for the lead in the opening laps with quite a bit of paint being traded between us. Extreme racing at it's best!
Somewhere in the mid part of the race David got it wrong on the Ripple exiting the final turn and spun across and it looked as though he may have contact with the wall but I'm not 100% certain. This gave me breathing space and also allowed me to focus on catching Gaetano in the lead. On the very next corner (T1) Gaetano ran wide & I was able to get close and also past him. He fought back and even though I tried to make my car as wide as possible he still managed to get past at the hairpin. Pitstop time came around & I entered pitlane around 3-4 seconds adrift of GZ. I just had to keep the car on track to take 2nd place.

Race 2 - started from 6th & made a pretty good start. I found myself slipping past Noel & once again went into T1 with David next to me. I held my line and pushed to get into 2nd place, but when I turned into T2 David was there & I ended up off track, slipping back to last. I should've stayed wide, but there was no damage so continued on. Entering the fast left of T5 I saw Chris V & Bob L tangle & both went off at high speed. I didn't see how it happened, only the aftermath and that let me back up to 5th place and chasing down Noel.

Can't remember too much of the race from then on but it all went fairly smoothly & I ended up back on the podium in 3rd at the Chequered flag.

After Race 1, I'd lowered my wing which was a huge mistake. I was way slower and couldn't push the car anywhere as hard as Race 1. Oh well, 2nd & a 3rd so some more good points towards my championship standings.

Grats to GZ & David who also scored podiums.

A much better event for me.

Quali: I had a lot of little mistakes, and ended with a very slow 1:48.3 to qualify in 5th.

Race 1: I had a good start, and managed to stay in 5th for a bit, and then capitalized on others mistakes to move up to 3rd. I was leading David in 3rd when I was a bit slow into a corner. David tried to duck inside me, and hit me, knocking me off track back into 6th place. Fortunately there was no damage, so I got back going and pushed hard to make up ground. With some open track, and Bob and Noel tangling, I managed to get back up to 3rd. David was chasing hard and closing slowly in on me right up to the end, but I managed to come home on the podium.

Race 2: Started in 6th, and was doing OK, but Bob spun in front of me, so I dodged off the track to avoid another hit the sideways car incident. It put me back at the back again, but with no damage. I followed folks until the pit stips, and then stayed out an extra couple of laps and managed to undercut from 7th to 5th. From there on I was more than 10 sec back from 4th, and more than 8 sec up from 6th, so it was just a matter of cruising home for my first complete race event of the season!

Preliminary results after Shanghai, Round 3

1- Gaetano Zizzo 87 + 50 +2 (FastLaps) = 139
2- Steve crossland 57 + 36 = 93
3- Chris Hendrich 73 + 0 = 73
4- David Street 29 + 33 + 1(pole) = 63
5- Marco Vuori 58 + 0 = 58
6- Chris Vick 18 + 27 = 45
7- Mitchell Chapman 40 + 0 = 40
7- Noel Spence 17 + 23 = 40
9- Eric James 18 + 21 = 39
10-Bob Luneski 13 + 18 = 31
11-Mark Brunner 29 + 0 = 29
12-Jeff Toland 15 + 0 = 15

report race ;lap q 1 46 9xx close with steve 2 place and david street on pole!!! more distand from my best but very interesting race !!!
race 1 : on the start and t1 i try to take steve and david in first lap and not happen later 1 lap im on 2 place and follow daviod for more more laps i try make a good pressure ,more little fair conctat and so later much tentative i pass him see more close later the pit stop steve but complete first race in 1 position more hard steve ^alwais there^^! race 2 i start ultimate position but with good accelleration i see me 3 or 4 place in t1 so not remember good but steve have any problem and so i start in 2 place and follow david again for more laps i try to make again pressure on him with little luchy pass him i see what have 2 or 3 sec vantage on david so i try to make my pit stop!!! so too david on next lap make pit stop i pass him on the exit pit line really on the limit than there make a little conctact but very fair david street than him wait me and return position more gentlement !!! later this for all race feel much presure ^^always 2 sec rear me very fast !! finish 1 !!! congrats steve and david for podium too chris vick for your good race with nice podium too !and stil grats all partecipation and sourvivor cu on next track!!


horus3000!!!

I found my error... I had the times displayed in this thread


http://www.racedepartment.com/forum/threads/pgp-ps-season-8-info-read-first.44980/


in mind. Ah well, next time I'll pay better attention.

sorry then I am in fault. I should have updated the time there several weeks ago.