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Server name: RACEDEPARTMENT.COM CLUB
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Practice: 19:00 GMT (30 minutes)
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Practice: 18:00 GMT (30 minutes)
Qualification: 18:30 GMT SUPERPOLE (10 minutes)
Race 1: 18:45 GMT (20 minutes)
Race 2: 19:10 GMT (20 minutes, full reversed grid)

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Massive apologies to @Joao Fernandes.:notworthy:
Not sure if it was 'red mist' or damage from being knocked off track? Hit the breaks and the car snapped right, straight into you!:unsure: Again sorry for messing up you race, hope you recovered. I apologised over TS, but went off in a sulk before typing an apology.
Sorry to all that took part and @Nox for organising.
Totally 'unprofessional'....................so 'til next time!?!:O_o:
 
First time I didn˙t listen my gutts how much fuel I have to put in my car and one lap before finish line my fuel tank was dry like Sahara desert. 143 litres wasn˙t enough, 150 as I wanted to fill would be just fine to finish that race. ... put any ugly word here, because I know, I must listen just myself ... but nobody understand me, so good anyway: jebemogoh ejga, ebenti prazn tank!!!
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It was fun guys, some nice battles and gentle fights, thank you all :thumbsup:
 
Indeed... I was mocking Matej for being too cautious about taking 150 litres of fuel... and in the end I DNFed because I ran out of fuel.
The race was epic up until something happened with Mark and Matej, up until then Calum, Mark and I were having a great three-way battle. After that it was just a matter of trying to keep Calum behind, who was really fast. As I saw him getting close in the mirrors I opted to pit, and after that it was just banging in quali lap after quali lap until I was sure I covered him when he pitted (which I managed to do). I kept going after that, but very soon my mindset went from "I'm about to win this" to "I might not finish this" because I noticed my fuel won't last to the end (took 132 litres). Calum went past easily with me lift-and-coasting and short-shifting all over. Then I noticed in the timing LCD that Matej wasn't gaining any time on me even though I was REALLY slowing down. He ended up DNFing before I did. On the last lap, After turn two my fuel meter showed a very official "0". So I switched off the engine and let the decent do the acceleration. When I switched the engine back on at turns 4-5, I managed to get to the exit of turn 5 when the engine shut down completely. Needless to say anyone left driving went past me as I was cruising along the hill. I managed to reach the top of it, but just as it started dropping back down (all the way to the finish line too!) the car came to its final resting place (so it was stuck on the apex). I wanted to get out and push, but no such functionality :( So I sat there a little bit, while the last driver passed me. And then reluctantly called it quits.
Even though I didn't finish the race, I just have this epic feeling left over from that race, just because it ended that way...
 
I know very few people will agree with me, but the only word I have for this race is exactly what @Tal said: epic!

Yes, the cars were mostly awful and unpredictable. Yes, the track is hard (although I love it personally). Yes, many problems appeared en route. But hell yeah I had fun. :) I've never feel this satisfied after a long race.

These cars, depsite being very strange to drive (to say the least) and having pretty high top speeds, allow a lot of close racing, like not a lot of other ones could. If you had a similar pace as someone else, the draft would allow both of the drivers to pass each other again and again. That happened twice to me, with @EireGreen™ during the first stint, and with @Joao Fernandes during the second one. From pit exit to lap 60, that was wheel to wheel, fair, close racing (a second away from each other to the max). Awesome, mate! :thumbsup:

In the end, I need to say again that I love in these endurances events. There is a lot that can determine and shape your failure or success. Going for a stable setup over a fast one might prevent most of the mistakes. Pitting later (knowing that the tyres would last) allows some fast laps while everyone else has a refilled tank. Letting by much faster drivers on another strategy will help in the end, even if it seems against the basics of racing. I could go on and on, my point is that I love the fact that so many elements are getting involved in a (sim) race.

Congratulations to @Calum McLure for the win, to @Tal for an examplary race (apart from a few liters), to @Matej Lakota and @Mark Breslin for their crazy pace. Congrats to all the finishers, but also to everyone involved and that had to quit. I hope to see this kind of races again! :)

P.S.: thanks a lot to @Matej Lakota for his setup and to @Mark Breslin for the adjustments he advised. :thumbsup:
 
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