RD GT Championship 2011

Keith Peppiatt · Jun 7, 2011

Marco Sbordoni said:
me is second Monday that game quitting out while remain only 3/5 minutes to go.I wrong somethings?

you over heating the pc? i've had to open the window in the room to help keep things cool. i'm nearly melting otherwise... let alone the pc

Michal Szabo · Jun 7, 2011

Group 1

Qualification
Well, the first two sectors were quite good, but I did a big mistake in Parabolica, I was wide and ended in the grass. So with the slowest time, I didn't start from the last position only because there were two guys with no time.

Race
I expected, that from the 17th place, it will be not very easy to finish on a good position. Fortunately, the race was very exciting, because many times, I drove in the group of 4 or 5 cars, and all clean, it was very nice. Racing in the group consist of me, Dino, Yves, Ramon and after couple of laps Ross joined as well, was very nice and intense.
After the pit stop, I was right behind Dino and we had very long battle. He was only a little slower than me and he barely did mistakes, so it was hard to overtook him, but fun. It was quite hard to brake to the first chicane, when I was very close to Dino, so one time, he slowed down a little bit more, than I expected and to avoid the collision, I had to take a shortcut. But before that, I shot down some signs next to the track. Because of that, I received the first warning about cutting the track. But of course, I let Dino to overtook me.
Unfortunately, after couple of laps of intense battle, I hit Dino before the first chicane. I don't know why exactly, because it was some distance between us and I think, that I started to brake as usuall, so no big late braking, well not late to get the turn, but that was not enough. But despite of that, it was clearly my mistake, I should took the inside line and avoid the collision, maybe I could overtook him at that point. So really sorry Dino (I sent PM). Fortunately, he didn't receive the s&g penalty, and both cars could continue in race. I lost more time in that, so the gap between me and Dino rised (abou 3-4 seconds).
Because in that lap, I did a little mistake in Variante Ascari, which the game consider as cutting the corner, so I received the second warning, I had to drive very carefuly. And because of the relative big gap between me and Dino, I was quite satisfied with my position. But with each lap, I was a little closer to Dino and when I was right behind him again, I totaly forgot about driving carefuly. And finaly, he did a mistake in the second chicane, so I managed to overtake him and finished on the 5th position, which is very good, considering I started from 17th position.

Thank you Bram, RD, and all racers...it was very nice event :thumb:

Couple of images:

Ross McGregor · Jun 7, 2011

Nice pics Michal. I'd just like to echo what you were saying about the racing last night; it was always very clean and fair, and i don't think i even had the slightest contact with anyone, even on the normally chaotic opening laps.

Tor Anders Berven · Jun 7, 2011

I just made this table for my team and the Norwegians running in the league.

Group 2 only table. (no points from Group 1 counted) Just 4 fun

(Just remove it if it is misleading)

Brendon Boss · Jun 7, 2011

Group 2, Race 4, Monza 07.

Apologies for the duration of video.
Is my first Race 07 video so wanted to show some friends who don't have the game what it is like. Not really race highlights as it is all from my perspective.

Brendon Boss · Jun 7, 2011

Finally did the edit. As a tribute to Lewis Hamilton, I'd like to call it ".. is it cos I lag?".

http://www.racedepartment.com/rd-gt...nt-gt-championship-s4-media-5.html#post841828

Theo de Bruin · Jun 7, 2011

Here also a video I did. Quality of the picture is not too good. Have to find out what did that...
It's also a video of the Monza race from my perspective. Mainly first half of the race:

Keith Peppiatt · Jun 8, 2011

thanks theo - showing my best and worst bits there

Keith Peppiatt · Jun 8, 2011

nice idea but wee error for rob walker - 2nd at Monza was Jan Wikstrom
http://www.racedepartment.com/leagues/driver-profile.php?id=6004

Tor Anders Berven · Jun 8, 2011

YEs, you are right... i will change it tonight... i took the points from the driver standings... my mistake

Erik Tveit · Jun 8, 2011

2:02 So I didn't actually touch Tor Anders.

Keith Peppiatt · Jun 8, 2011

Erik Tveit said:
2:02 So I didn't actually touch Tor Anders.

i think that is synchronised crashing there!

Theo de Bruin · Jun 8, 2011

Keith Peppiatt said:
i think that is synchronised crashing there!

Looks nice doesn't it? :wink: I could just control my car as I also nearly went off.

Péter Bártfai · Jun 10, 2011

I'm really sorry but I can't make the last round! My girlfriend will have her birthday on Tuesday and I have to be with her! She lives ~130km from here so you can see the problem! I hope you'll all have fun!