PrestoGP Fun Race - Mclaren MP4/8@Mid Ohio - 30th Jan 2019

[David Turnbull]

Server is up!

Hi guys

This race will be on Wednesday 30th Jan at usual PrestoGP times. The format for the race will be......

2x20mins races
Reverse grid in Race 2
Dry weather
Normal tyre wear
Normal fuel usage

Practise start time - 7pm (UK)
Qualifying - 8pm
Race 1 - 8.15pm
Race 2 - 8.40pm

Sign up by following on from the person above you....

Anyone welcome

 

[David Turnbull]

1. David Turnbull
2.

 

[Andrew Hollom]

1. David Turnbull
2. Andrew Hollom
3.

 

[MOOOOOOOOOSCHT]

1. David Turnbull
2. Andrew Hollom
3. Martin Floeck
4.

 

[Raymond van Soest]

1. David Turnbull
2. Andrew Hollom
3. Martin Floeck
4. Raymond van Soest
5.

 

[Valerio Vinassa]

1. David Turnbull
2. Andrew Hollom
3. Martin Floeck
4. Raymond van Soest
5. Valerio Vinassa

 

[Valerio Vinassa]

i realized only now
date race: Wednesday 1st Feb. maybe Wednesday 30th Jan or one Wednesday
1st Feb. is Friday

 

[David Turnbull]

ooops was sposed to be the 6th feb, changed it now lol

 

[Andrew Hollom]

ooops was sposed to be the 6th feb, changed it now lol

For some reason, I thought it was this coming Wednesday - oops!

 

[David Turnbull]

I hoped a little more time inbetween this one would help us with some sign ups and also that I didnt manage to sort the server out until the Friday it would give us all more time with the car and track.

 

[Valerio Vinassa]

For some reason, I thought it was this coming Wednesday - oops!

some reason? it's easy, you want race, like us

 

[patchedupdemon]

sorry im thick as fook,how do i sign up

 

[David Turnbull]

just add your name after the last person to sign up.....

1. David Turnbull
2. Andrew Hollom
3. Martin Floeck
4. Raymond van Soest
5. Valerio Vinassa
6. Russell Lowe
7.

 

[MOOOOOOOOOSCHT]

That was quite fun
Had a bit of stress until Q, because rf2 was updating, so I just joined 5min before Q started.
Checked OS and Graphic-Driver for updates enough before, but not rf2.
But fortunately, due the small number of participants P3 was possible
R1 was overshadowed by my poor fuel calculations, so I run out of fuel at around 75% of race
For R2 I increased fuel, but with Q-engine-mixture, I think we did one more lap,
so I run again out of fuel at half of the last lap on P1 ... here I found no emoticon to express my emotion
I startet to save fuel some laps before, but Raymond came closer and closer, and it was not enough anyway.
After I stopped, I whatched Raymond while he also stopped rigth behind the finish line.
I don`t remember if his engine was dead or he also run out of fuel, but his luck made me smile again

 

[Andrew Hollom]

Yes Martin, it was quite a fun event!

Q: Set a PB for second on the grid behind the super-fast Raymond.

R1: Good start, poking my nose inside Raymond, not knowing if he'd chop it off, but he left room and I was in the lead. I didn't realise that Martin was also very close at T1 too, but soon got the message as we went three wide into T2. Led for five or six laps, but had a silly spin when the engine half died and Raymond ran into me. Got going and let him by and followed him to the finish.

R2: Another good start ending up in second behind Martin. Had to fend Raymond off after another engine spluttering half spin, but he passed me a few laps later. Had a few more silly spins, one big one when I put my rear tyre on the grass as I turned in, which left the car a bit wobbly. Thought I was going to be third, but fuel troubles for others gave me second (and nearly first, as I coasted over the line as Raymond did) - odd really, as I started both races with 47 L and finished the first with 2 L remaining, so we must have gone a little quicker in race 2 and got another lap in - an inherent problem with timed races (I'd prefer a specific number of laps).

Well done Raymond, clearly the class of the minuscule field.