rF2 LMP + GT @ Lemans - Sunday 8th June 2008

Nils Wijk · Jun 8, 2008

Having connection probs, dsl is disconnecting at least once every 10s. Loved to race tried the vlm track earlier this week it is great. Hope my connection is working again for wtcc prequal :S

Mark A Warmington · Jun 8, 2008

Sounds like we get a bigger grid if we can move the race back an hour...

Sol Leung · Jun 8, 2008

I'm in if it's after the GP!

Gareth Hickling · Jun 8, 2008

I guess it will run at the time posted.

Simon Trendell · Jun 8, 2008

Has the race been moved back?

I'm only just back from work and need to shower.

Michael Herrmann · Jun 8, 2008

prac:
got to nowhere with these cars

qualy: my game keeped crashing

race: startet last saw something black cross my line managed to avoid contact

and was following simon and bram as we 3 came to indianapolis there was big carnage one lmp on the roof parking a 2nd one spinning under brakes
i could again avoid contact hitting the pedal after indy and was back on my desktop o.O

overall: RF dosent like my PC or me

shenken · Jun 8, 2008

Was not really funny to race. Thanks for hosting though.

Bram Hengeveld · Jun 8, 2008

Watched back the replay and it was my fault ending your race Sascha. After to many restarts and again a collision during the third start i think i lost concentration where i was on the track. Deeply sorry

James Johnson · Jun 8, 2008

Michael Herrmann said:
prac:
got to nowhere with these cars

qualy: my game keeped crashing

race: startet last saw something black cross my line managed to avoid contact
and was following simon and bram as we 3 came to indianapolis there was big carnage one lmp on the roof parking a 2nd one spinning under brakes
i could again avoid contact hitting the pedal after indy and was back on my desktop o.O

overall: RF dosent like my PC or me

The LMP on its roof was me

Mark A Warmington · Jun 8, 2008

I definitely think we should do this again. A little further notice will allow us to practice. These beasts were new to us and a little finese is needed to tame them.

Daytona Road [I must have shares or something - as I keep promoting the track]. Anyway - Daytona road is a little more technically sympathetic [like Orchard Lake] and would leave the onus on fun than learning the track.

Thanks to all for setting it up.

Bram you're my hero - as I have been dying to race these things since watching the SSCA Daytona 12 Hour on PSR.

Maybe a Race Department team will feature in one of their races someday :circuitzolder:.

Mark A Warmington · Jun 8, 2008

Now back to business...

:jumping:Woohoo !!! What a rush!

Practice: Spent the day figuring out which car to drive. Opted for the C60 and then got on with figuring out how to drive her.

Qualifying: Pole!!! I can't believe I set pole with a 1.19.9 [PB] - 6 tenths ahead of Yoeri!!!.

Race 1: umm... Had a great run down the straight slipping with Yoeri and James. Thought better of it and let them go and race themselves. They kind of ended up in the ktty litter - at least James did, I couldn't see through the smoke, missed my breaking point for the fast right-hander and never got close to making the 2nd gear left hander. Saw that Yoeri seemed to have the same problem

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Race 2: No comment. Frozen screen, whilst sitting on pole, means carnage...

Race 3: Starting from the back.. Decided to let everyone go and then follow and make up places [an hour is a long time].

Made my way up to 2nd place behind Yoeri, as others left the track and others I passed. Made silly mistake in a slow corner 25 minutes in. Lost the nose and decided to repair it in the pits. Came out 5th or 6th.

Finished 2nd!!! out of the depleted field - but I am still taking that 2nd.

Two rFactor races in two days and my best results to date to boot.

:rockband::drunk::disco:

Forgot to say 'grats' to all finishers and especially to James for the victory!