GTC65 - Lotus @ Monaco79 - Tue 16th Feb 2010

[Stuart Thomson]

Servername: RACEDEPT.COM GTC65
Class: Lotus Elite / Lotus Elan
Track: Monaco 79
Event Start: 20.00 GMT
Practice: 20 min
Qualification: 10 min (1 timed lap only)
Race: 2 x 12 laps
Note1: Click here to read the password and golden rules!
Note2: Race 1 = Lotus Elite, Race 2 = Lotus Elan
Note3: Please install the Sprint Pack & Elite Skinpack for the Elite, default skins only for the Elan

 

[Stuart Thomson]

done, and done

 

[Avi El]

Hi, sign me in pls

 

[David Cuthill]

I'm in for some barrier hugging action.

 

[Stuart Thomson]

Willkommen & Bienvenue respectively

 

[Marcin Piatkiewicz]

may I try asecond race?

edit: damn i do not have enough cash for elan :/

 

[Roman Kruszewski]

Quali - superpole, made few mistakes starts 9, 1.5 sec slower than PB

R1: start - very good I took 3 drivers over. Gary I looked to the replay I had no contact with anybody I was driving behind You not touching You or anyone else, started on the insid and drove via T1 inside. Then near Loewe on right hander I touched Gary little and he made half of spin but I broke and waited for You to give You space, unfortunately 3 green cars have passed us. Then I had great fight with David and Avi for a few laps. They touched entering S/fF straight and I came through between them - awesome.
Then I met Stu staying opposit to direction, sorry Stu but I had no chance to avoid You.

R2: I was kicked away while loading cars, no idea why, Elan worked perfect offline. I decided to copy whole Elan directory from other computer but it faile and I have no Elan at all. Any idea? Any help?

Thanks Stu for event it was great fun!!!

 

[Tom Wilson]

Great evening as always - race one was fun for a time until i grew tired of the elite and stuffed it into the barriers. Hobbled round at the back after that.

Race two was awesome fun, I took the lead from second on the grid and managed to hold off a rampant Gary and Avi for 9 laps until I happened across Andrew at the entrance to the entrance to the tunnel. Fearing a simply horrendous accident I backed off as Andrew caught a massive tank slapper. This meant my revs dropped really low and Gary had a great run up the inside as we enterend the tunnel, a brave move well made. Great oppertunism (is that even a word)

After that I just drove round hoping to keep second bu i had a little spin on the S/F line so Avi got past too, came home third which i was happy with after no practice before tonight.


Cheers for a great pair of races Stu.

 

[Sam J Simpson]

File for Bob.

Good racing tonight guys, looked like fun.

Sam

 

[Steven Palmer]

Great evening of racing around the principality...the elite being the more rewarding than the elan, a bit more forgiving too ) That's not to say the little Elan was a not fun, it just required a little different approach..I even managed a PB in it

Cheers Stu and all that turned out for this evening

 

[Bob Hutchins]

Thanks Stu for a great nights racing. Had a really fun time, esp the Elite's trying to hunt you down. The Elan was a real handful but still enjoyable trying to keep the backend from braking away.

Thanks to all that showed up and for all the gentlemen drivers, as always a pleasure to be on track with you.

 

[Stuart Thomson]

Then I met Stu staying opposit to direction, sorry Stu but I had no chance to avoid You.

Not me, Roman, I won the race

 

[Roman Kruszewski]

Not me, Roman, I won the race

Pardon me it was so exiting I mixed up names it was Tom

 

[Gary Lennon]

A couple of high enjoyment races in 2 very different flavours of Lotus,cant remember where i qual but away ok with the pack,i see a half threatning Roman arriving at T1,but all through good and safe ,at the very tight right at the bottom of the hill after Casino the car ahead gets a bit scruffy so i have to back off,this is probably happening just around the corner out of Romans sight initially so unfortunate small tap around,not probs m8,classic Monaco concertina effect stuff,got going and then involved with the Simpson boys...*sigh*...(lol),done me up like a kipper they did ),all done in the best possible taste ofcourse,i was taking a bit of cheeky chancers half look really,and it didnt pay off...no more...no less ,i got Eck back later with a ridiculous punt around ;D,but it removed us from the podium scrap with Palmero (......Gratso Thommo and podium who escaped the madness early .
Race 2 for the slightly more "fruity" flavour of the lively Elan,early practice was a mare,then i learned the knack a bit and got the pace sorted,away from pole but got totally smoked by Tom to T1 and Avi close behind,then basically more classic Monaco of chasing with some extra pace but never anywhere to use it,where it was possible to get a pass done Tom was too good exiting the turn prior to it,mainly and namely the final turn,he frickin owned that thing!!,so never a hope of a run down the home straight,then it happened.....a bit of confusion and tangle with an out of shape back marker and i "stole" the lead in the tunnel,about a lap or so of guilt...but in the end decided "thats racing fella" .....
Many thanks all gent racers there tonight.
Thank You Stu Thommo & RD

 

[Carlos Diaz]

Looks like you guys had lots of fun. Too bad I couldn't make it to this one.:frown:

 

[Stuart Thomson]

TBH, with all the current GTC76 League stuff, GTC72 full field stuff & faster TC65 League testing, I'd forgotten what an absolute joy hustling the Elite round a twisty track can be.

 

[Tom Wilson]

Pardon me it was so exiting I mixed up names it was Tom

it was indeed me, i clipped the inside wall coming out of the swimming pool and that was that...no way to avoid me really, i was lucky only to have a wonky wheel after it.

Gary - it did seem like you were attached to my car by a particularly slack bungee at some points. I'd look behind and you'd be a bit further back and then two corners later you were cloes enough to check my paint for bubbles. Awesome fun.