SR4L Fun Race Brianza Race Reports.

[Fergy]

What a night it was Great turn out with 21 members in the first race. I'm looking forward to reading some reports and viewing some videos here.

[gorgias1976]

I'm uploading the full second race (it will take until tomorrow)

Qualifying
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Everthing went fine here. Reached a 1.34.4 that was enough for pole position.

Race 1
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Start was fine but lost first position (three parallel cars grid). While battling for first position lost my reference point for parabolica so I run wide there and lost several places (unforgiveable mistake). Rest of the race was a recovery race till finishing in third place. At somewhere in the first half of the race I did a 1.34.1 I just could not believe how I did it, probably behind someone's slipstream.

Race 2
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Starting third I was able to get into second position behind Marcel after David Cr did a bad start. at Lap 2 Melk (?) took my slipstream and overtook me just before Curva Grande, but he went wide and lost a lot of speed, I could not avoid him and gave him a little hit enough for putting him off.
Rest of the first half of the race was a hunt for Marcel and a chase of 3 cars behind my slipstream.
I took my pitstop at the end of lap 6 and Marcel at the next lap. I reached him then so the rest of the race was a great battle overtaking eachother serveral times. Finally we reached side by side at the last lap in parabolica. I took the inside line and got better grip at the exit. He had a little kiss there but nothing dramatic happened.
I took the victory by just 2 tenths of a second.

Race 3
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Reverse grid, starting at the final row. Seeing the carnage in the front and getting a little stuck in the car pile and ending with a little damaged car but perfectly driveable. being tenth at that moment but quicky recovering positions as people in the front made mistakes. One lap after my pitstop I had the chance to overtake Marcel just as he was leaving the pits (bad pitstop he had). I found myself third at that moment and I had a very sweaty battle trying to avoid Marcel from my slipstream keeping him above the 1sec margin. I reached and was able to overtake my teammate Stefan Mizzi, who sadly made a mistake and went wide at parabolica. Last 3 laps was a chase for Paul Ceglia but he was quick enough not to be caught. Ended up un a second place that really tastes good as reversed races are very difficult to handle.

Note: Let's see if the Eve can be as competitive in other tracks as here.

[1959nikos]

not much to say from the back, Neela is the new star, she had a wonderfull 10th place in the points at her 1st ever race here!!!

btw, Swire is enjoying using me as his soft pillow as he did landing on me again at 2nd race, cmmon Swire, loose some weight please

[B1K3R]

I reached and was able to overtake my teammate Stefan Mizzi, who sadly made a mistake and went wide at parabolica.

Good job mate!!! I'm sorry that I did a very very bad job, but with some of my mistakes and others crashing and taking me out I had 3 DNFs.

Actually, last race was doing well, tried to give you some slip stream but I don't know how I braked late there after you passed me. I was an inch away from crashing in you and taking you out....I almost shat under me!!!! But then I rejoined in 5th place and was doing well until Hallas crashed in-front of me and took me out

A nightmare and very frustrating weekend to forget.

I also need to apologize to Tumbas Marcel for my comments as we all makes mistakes and it's no one's fault and to Rodriguez Jesus for the crash at start of 2nd race when our tires touched (I think we did not see each other and got unfortunate)

[gorgias1976]

Thing will go better next race.


Heres a video of the second race in my onboard cam.
2:00 -> incident with Kane Lasky???. He went wide at Curva Grande and lost a lot of speed. When I realised I had no room for braking while turning, sorry for that.
14:00 -> Moment Marcel W. leaves pits and race battle begins

[youtube]UW5ObmZF7B8[/youtube]

[deecee52]

Quali

I guess this set the tone for this event, I was first out of the pits checked the pit lights on the way down the pit lane –no red so passed the lights - got a stop and go – the lights don’t work at Brianza Grrrrrrr , I should have watched the pitlane guy .

Race 1
Got a good start and made a few places before Curve Grande , drafted a blue Eve and passed it approaching Parabolica but whoever it was decided to draft back passed me , by then I was already in the braking area and no way was that Eve going to make the corner , he duly T-boned the car in front and both of them were sideways across and blocking parobolica , I stood on the brakes but could not avoid gently hitting them , just as I was thinking I had got away with it , someone hit me hard from behind this put me onto the grass where I was hit again which put me in the gravel from where I saw another blue Eve come straight into me . The car was still running but crabbing so I had to go straight to pit fortunately not far away , 144 seconds later I was on my way , after that I scraped home 13th

Race 2

Got another good start and made a load of places but was on the inside at curve grande , I was just going to back off and tuck in when 2 cars along side of me decided to throw themselves at the scenery so I claimed 3rd , after that Johannes and I battled all race long , he got passed me but made a mistake going into Lesmo1 so I got the position back which I managed to keep hold of until race finish , this pleased me as being realistic Johannes is the better faster driver and this will probably be the one and only time I get near him all season .

Race 3

Made another good start but 3 rows in front there was a startline crash ?!!!!! and I was carrying too much speed to avoid it , I piled in and damaged the rear , the car was drivable through the bends but wandered badly on the fast straights , I decided to try and run the race normally , I survived without falling off until my pit stop which took 90secs , I then drove as fast as I could to see if I could make places , I managed to get from 13th to 8th and would have been 7th if the startline had been another 100metres farther on , Jose appeared to run out of fuel exiting Paroblica and I was gaining very fast .

That was an enjoyable meeting and good fun , big thanks to Bryan / Paul

[Fergy]

Quick report.

Race 1, poor start as I dropped from 7th to 15th by T1. I simply could not hear my engine or hear the starting sequence from all the noise. I had good enough pace to stick on the back of a few drivers and stay in touch with the main group. With a little luck and some good laps I worked my way up to 4th and managed to stay there. No really close battles it was more a case of concentration.

Race 2, If you make a mistake at Brianza you are finshed. On the opening lap at one point I was second but put a wheel on the grass and it was RIP me. Sorry to who ever I hit when I was exiting the track, I think I finished their race too :-[

Race 3 Chaos at the start. Some times we get it right and then there are times like last night. Carnage was the order of the day in the midfield. I suppose it is a 1960's mod and it just show how dangerous it must have been when the chain reaction starts. I had fun battling my way through the pack and ended up with a 6th with some fun fights along the way.

A tip.

I'll use Marcel as an example. If he is behind me but not in a position to pass, possibly setting up for the next corner he'll be wary of my braking point given the difference in skill level. It's a natural skill that he would not have to think about to much.
Brake points vary from driver to driver and the faster guys are simply better at it. My point being if have no idea who is in front of you and your not using Vehicle Tabs or your LCD read out to see a name and associate a skill level to that person you could be asking for trouble.
No one is perfect, no one means to crash in to anyone but it is a 1 percenter that could mean the difference in having fun racing or watching from the sidelines.

Congrats SR4L on a record members turn out.

[1959nikos]

Brake points vary from driver to driver and the faster guys are simply better at it. My point being if have no idea who is in front of you and your not using Vehicle Tabs or your LCD read out to see a name and associate a skill level to that person you could be asking for trouble.

Yup, I get very sad seeing fast guys following me inside a turn, they dont realize my braking is so much earlier than theirs and I see them in my mirror losing it trying to avoid me
Dont do this guys, be patient, I can sense if youre much faster than me and Ill let you pass, I hate me be the cause of people missing their race.

[Neela]

First race:
I started last since I got "runtime error" and couldn't qualy. But that was may favourite place anyway ;D
Had also a great battle with Paul Swire and was surprised and happy about my 10th place ;D

Second race:
runtime error

Third race:
I was lucky to get back in the room after another error. After someone crashed into the back of my car I had a good flight in the air but unfortunately the landing wasn't soft. I lost a wheel and no mechanic close by :
Looking forward to the next race and congrats to my team mate Marcel!!

[Paul Swire]

Had also a great battle with Paul Swire and was surprised and happy about my 10th place ;D

Yes it was a great battle until I found the grass with my back wheel and rest was in the sky somewhere

Well done on keeping your cool and getting 10th great result for your first event

[Lecram]

Already at practise there were signs this was about to be between me and Gorka. I left the pit for my first run of the day and guess who is in front of me? So Gorka waited and let me by to get him a clear track and no Marcel on his tail.
Next time I go out, the same happens though this time I waited and gave him the track.

I struggled with my pace all evening. For some reason I wasn't able to get the times I got during testing.
Still 3rd on the grid which is front row so ok for me but I was worried for my race pace too since I had plans to use one tick longer 4th and 5th gear to be able to draft and overtake easier.

First race I took the first win of the new season after a cautious start, people fell off track and it ended up in a fight between David Cruickshank and me. I was able to slowly drive away from him, made my stop and got out in front of him. With 3 laps to go, a relatively easy but very unexpected win.

The smile on my face went even bigger when I saw Neela, my teammie, finishing 10th in her first SR4L F2 race!!! One hell of an amazing job!

Race 2 I got pole and on the grippy side of the track I had a good start. I was able to get way a bit untill Gorka got his nerves settled and found his rhythm. His laptimes made him look invincible and he came closer every sector but I knew I could hang on if I'd stay in his draft. After my stop the battle continued and I decided for the last lap to stay behind in Curva Grande, even though I could have overtaken him using his draft, all to have the latest possible out brake move entering Parabolica. But Gorka ain't dumb and he defended the inside so for a moment I was in doubt but I went for it, used his draft, and braked as late as possible on the outer but grippy side of Parabolica. I was almost convinced I had him, also because he appeared in my side-mirrors, until I felt a little nudge and had to let go of the throttle. I was not so happy afterwards but I see now for no reason and it was more or less a do or die move anyway : Great race!

So from the last row started the third race with cars flying everywhere, I managed to avoid all of it and had a lot of overtaking to do. Soon I saw Gorka (in my hud) coming up through the traffic too, so I knew I was in for a meet with him again. A 7 secs longer than normal pitstop meant that I saw Gorka flying past when I came out of the pit. Never got to see Paul Ceglia at all, very good drive Paul Gorka was ahead a bit and I tried to get his draft, saw the accident with Stefan and got hopes again for second place finish but I couldnt get it together. Seen all three steps of the podium, like Gorka, not too shabby.

Great event with a great turnout and as Gorka said earlier, im very curious to see what the rest of the season will bring.

Boo for runtime errors :-X

[Lecram]

First race:
I started last since I got "runtime error" and couldn't qualy. But that was may favourite place anyway ;D
Had also a great battle with Paul Swire and was surprised and happy about my 10th place ;D

Second race:
runtime error

Third race:
I was lucky to get back in the room after another error. After someone crashed into the back of my car I had a good flight in the air but unfortunately the landing wasn't soft. I lost a wheel and no mechanic close by :
Looking forward to the next race and congrats to my team mate Marcel!!

Amazing job and I hope you still had some fun the laps you did.

Fix those errors Bryan ;D

[gorgias1976]

Race 2 I got pole and on the grippy side of the track I had a good start. I was able to get way a bit untill Gorka got his nerves settled and found his rhythm.

I like setting up my car in a bit of an aggressive way so when rubbered is quite lowered (as in race2 start) I find it hard to get back to rithm the first laps, mainly at the exit of parabolica where I like to keep a closer line and I found no grip there :-\ (struggling those first laps)

until I felt a little nudge and had to let go of the throttle. I was not so happy afterwards but I see now for no reason and it was more or less a do or die move anyway : Great race!

I chequed the replay in case I had let the car loose and cause that contact (and therefore accept the blames and position penalty) but I saw I was able to keep the inner lane and leave enough room.

[DJCruicky]

Nice race reports all. I don't have time to write one so instead here is a picture of a fish.

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Djc

[1959nikos]

he he priceless

[Lecram]

Great fish :-*

[Fergy]

Sorry, Subject should say.. SR4L Fun Race Brianza Race Reports or pictures of fish.. my fault

[1959nikos]

Sorry, Subject should say.. SR4L Fun Race Brianza Race Reports or pictures of fish.. my fault

lolol its getting better all the time..