rF2 F1 @ China (Shanghai) - Sunday 19th April 2009

Keith Peppiatt · Apr 20, 2009

knew i was not going to be troubling the front row here, and managed to quali plum last. hey ho - the only way was up! i knew i could be consistant and pull the car thru the grid, plus the envitable accidents would help me gain the odd postion or two.

so off we set - couldn't see lights from where i sat - thought there was a duplicate above us part was down and while i sat watching that the grid pulled away. oops! they are just scenary!

picked my way past a few cars in the first couple of lap incidents. picked up james behind me on a couple, could see he was faster so despite trying to hold him up a bit and race for position decided to let him past before we both ended up back in the garage due to my slower speeds.

any way... fast forward to lap 17 - knocked in some good laps (for me anyway) and set about pitting. had 6th place in view and could see 8th place was a heathly pitstop behind me. pitted. 8seconds, pulled out - at end of pit ben went past (as expected) but my car marker was still showing in my grid box. go past the sector 1 board and my marker catches up with me... 11th!!! last man running, 1 lap down and nearly 2 on 9th and 10th place. slightly miffed i might say race ruined...

decided to poodle on though as love the cars (even if struggling at this circuit) and hoped for other good fortune with drivers collecting each other. did get 1 bonus place when Dan had to pit. i saw him go to pits - i passed him - he still showed 7th, me 10th, then half way around the lap i get 9th place and Dans 1 lap down on me.

both of us had pits beyond the start finish line, which may account for the issue. just glad to bring the car home, even though it did show me 2 laps down, i know it was only 1

Hansi Josefsson · Apr 20, 2009

Gee, I love these races in the F1 support series!

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This time I had practiced too little and wasn't really feeling comfortable with the track at any point, I think. But it doesn't matter at all. Because the events are pure joy and great action and after each race I'm just smiling. :rotfl:

People have said it before me but I'll state it as well. This is a great bunch of guys to race with.

Thanks Ramon and thanks RD!

And on a side note I Q:16th and finished 8th. -The workshop "scoring for Nico" has done it again!

James Johnson · Apr 20, 2009

Daniel Plaikner said:
Worst Race Ever :quiet: !!! :bulgy-eyes:

Everything went wrong...

Race was already over in T2. Was on the outside into T1 and lost 2 positions. against Ramon and James. Then James in T2 had weelspin and I close behind him had to lift throttle to ovoid him. So Oliver behind me had no chance to react and bumped me me. I spun and was in the middle of the track in wrong direction... OUTSCH got sevral hits and car was totaly wrecked. No chance to do anything to avoid this from all drivers. Totaly racing incident.
Car was damaged badly, but all 4 weels was on it hahaha.
Weel was askew on straigts. Suspensions damaged on front right and on the back right. Rescued me into the pits try to repair... put to much fuel 150l full tank omg and hard tyres. hoping to finish without any more stop. Came out but car still feels very strange with the weel askew on straigts omg Realy a challenge driving with that damage hahahha. Times was miles away from normal pace 1:43 omg. Tryed to push but then lost it and crashed with Mark. sorry. then next pitstop to get a new front wing. Last place car damaged :woop: Then a little fight with Dan Coldrick but lost my car again into T1 endet in gravel. Back again pushed tryed to finish this but lost it again with that damaged suspension on front and back and endet in wall 8 laps to go. At this time it was over... lol

hope better luck next race

Sorry Daniel the wheelspin caught me off guard and Helge scared the hell outta me lol

Helge Dahl · Apr 20, 2009

James Johnson said:
Sorry Daniel the wheelspin caught me off guard and Helge scared the hell outta me lol

Had it been intentional, it could have been a good prank James. I was sooo embarrased when i missed the brake point by 100 meters as i hesitated to chose line when i saw u in the mirror..

Hansi Josefsson · Apr 20, 2009

i want this posting deleted...

Ben Tusting · Apr 20, 2009

Hansi why?

Steven Palmer · Apr 20, 2009

Once again a great race.

Quali: 8th Had a fairly good quali and popped it on the grid just in front of my Spyker team James Yates by .018. GO spyker :rotfl:

Race: 5th

Ok start, but James an Mark Birney had a better one and took me going round T1, then there was chaos, crikey, I made it through unscathed and ended the lap in P6?. Had a few laps to settle the nerves then span it and sat and watched 3 places go by before I could join, then 2 laps later in nearly the same place done it again, doh! Pitted early on lap 11 and then managed to keep it on the island to the end where I came under some real pressure from Roy Stevens :good: Held on to the end with 0.3Lts fuel left :dance2:

Good to score points for Sutil an Spyker :victory: Shame I'll miss the next few races as they clash with the RDMCC on a Sunday, so see you all when I see ya.

Thanks to Ramon an the great racers at RD we have at these events

Here's a few pics from quali/practice and the race

Ben Tusting · Apr 20, 2009

very nice pictures Steven :good:
Also were you using tv style display? or did you just edit those pictures(BBC Sport logo)

Steven Palmer · Apr 20, 2009

Ben Tusting said:
very nice pictures Steven :good:
Also were you using tv style display? or did you just edit those pictures(BBC Sport logo)

TV Style display. I made the logo and added it into the 2009 profiile

Dan Coldrick · Apr 20, 2009

Great Pic's Steve, like the one with 3 cars following the Toyota with no front wing (the Mclaren is me!)

Steven Palmer · Apr 20, 2009

Here's a link to the BBC Sport logo I made for TVstyle display (if you have it) Just pop the file into the folder of whatever profile you are using and adjust it via the menu for positioning.

http://files.filefront.com/logoTVtga/;13625433;/fileinfo.html

Also added to RD downloads rFactor misc section

Hansi Josefsson · Apr 20, 2009

Ben Tusting said:
Hansi why?

Fair question, Ben. Just to clearify.. It's my own post I' referring to. Post #145. I tried to attach a file but didn't succeed and when editing I found for good to erase it. But I couldn't. And now I'm babbling..-sigh

Ben Tusting · Apr 20, 2009

Hansi you did succeed. I looked at the file :good:

Hansi Josefsson · Apr 20, 2009

Ben Tusting said:
Hansi you did succeed. I looked at the file :good:

Yes, but I wanted it to look as nice as the one Daniel posted after Sepang, you know? What I attached was a screenshot of some kind with an amatuer-like look of it..

Ben Tusting · Apr 20, 2009

It looked fine hansi

Hansi Josefsson · Apr 20, 2009

Ben Tusting said:
It looked fine hansi

-You are very perceptive, Ben

:good:

Ben Tusting · Apr 20, 2009

:woop :woop: :woop:

Kyle Evers · Apr 20, 2009

Very nice Ben

! Now I am kicking myself for not being able to be there - could have got even more contructors points for Honda with you.

Keith Peppiatt · Apr 20, 2009

great screen shots Steve... didn't know my ferrari had been fitted with a redbull engine

Helge Dahl · Apr 20, 2009

Looking at the stats from Hansi, I find that for the first time in my RD career one of my stats elements is highlighted. Most overtakes! I thought i was too defensive.. :rotfl: