24-06-2013, 09:44 AM
Qualy
I went out early on light fuel and to get a clear track but wasted that session by overdriving , it took me three sessions to set a time I was happy with .
Race 1
Got a good start but braked early for turn one , this let 2 cars past me they both went a bit wide so I slipped under them again at turn 2 , chased dj and Marcel and just tried to drive smoothly and not overdrive , I made my pitstop early on lap 4 as I thought this would bring me into clear air which it did , after that it was all down to keeping my laptimes up and not making mistakes .
Race 2
Made a good start but kept waiting for a race cancel as I had started from 2nd which was DJs place , when it didn’t come I did the same as race one , was holding third when I saw DJ looming behind so pulled over to give him his place back , I know I didn’t have to but it didn’t feel right after his performance in race one , anyway he was faster than me so he would still have passed me .
Race 3
I tippytoed off from the start not wanting to get involved in the first corner carnage , this started before we even got there , I saw Gorka go up in the air and come down then go up again like a ping pong ball , I threaded my way through and just breathed a sigh of relief when I was presented with a car broadside in front of me , I couldn’t avoid it and did my own impression of a rocket , landed upside down and damaged , limped to pits and had a 90sec stop , came out in clear air and got my head down , picked off some of the slower drivers and worked up to 7th was catching GM and was flat out around back of circuit , at that time he was about 20 car lengths in front , then suddenly 10 lenghts then he was on the end of my bonnet and I thought it was over but he just disappeared and I hit nothing !!!! definitely a squeaky bum time , got myself back together and drove for a finish as there was no way I could have caught Yerke in front of me .
A great nights racing for me and one which I enjoyed , I did better than I thought so it made up for the disaster of Spa . Thanks Bryan and Paul for setting this up and giving us a great event .
Before all the recriminations start about illegal laps etc , can I remind everyone that we have all done something illegal or just plain stupid at some time and in some race this season , this league is a learning curve for when it gets serious , but, first and foremost it is for FUN , we don’t win an F1 drive or a million pounds , we just get to race with friends .
I went out early on light fuel and to get a clear track but wasted that session by overdriving , it took me three sessions to set a time I was happy with .
Race 1
Got a good start but braked early for turn one , this let 2 cars past me they both went a bit wide so I slipped under them again at turn 2 , chased dj and Marcel and just tried to drive smoothly and not overdrive , I made my pitstop early on lap 4 as I thought this would bring me into clear air which it did , after that it was all down to keeping my laptimes up and not making mistakes .
Race 2
Made a good start but kept waiting for a race cancel as I had started from 2nd which was DJs place , when it didn’t come I did the same as race one , was holding third when I saw DJ looming behind so pulled over to give him his place back , I know I didn’t have to but it didn’t feel right after his performance in race one , anyway he was faster than me so he would still have passed me .
Race 3
I tippytoed off from the start not wanting to get involved in the first corner carnage , this started before we even got there , I saw Gorka go up in the air and come down then go up again like a ping pong ball , I threaded my way through and just breathed a sigh of relief when I was presented with a car broadside in front of me , I couldn’t avoid it and did my own impression of a rocket , landed upside down and damaged , limped to pits and had a 90sec stop , came out in clear air and got my head down , picked off some of the slower drivers and worked up to 7th was catching GM and was flat out around back of circuit , at that time he was about 20 car lengths in front , then suddenly 10 lenghts then he was on the end of my bonnet and I thought it was over but he just disappeared and I hit nothing !!!! definitely a squeaky bum time , got myself back together and drove for a finish as there was no way I could have caught Yerke in front of me .
A great nights racing for me and one which I enjoyed , I did better than I thought so it made up for the disaster of Spa . Thanks Bryan and Paul for setting this up and giving us a great event .
Before all the recriminations start about illegal laps etc , can I remind everyone that we have all done something illegal or just plain stupid at some time and in some race this season , this league is a learning curve for when it gets serious , but, first and foremost it is for FUN , we don’t win an F1 drive or a million pounds , we just get to race with friends .
Understeer - is when you hit the wall with the front of the car
Oversteer - is when you hit the wall with the back of the car
Horsepower - is how fast you hit the wall
Torque - is how far you move the wall when you hit it
Oversteer - is when you hit the wall with the back of the car
Horsepower - is how fast you hit the wall
Torque - is how far you move the wall when you hit it