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Post by Maximilian Putrafki on Jul 30, 2023 17:22:45 GMT
AMD graphics cards are pieces of shit. That's all I have to say.
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Post by Matthew Sibanyoni on Jul 30, 2023 17:54:48 GMT
All that hard work just for a connection ******* lost.
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Post by Kayo "Sideways" Michiels on Jul 30, 2023 18:35:55 GMT
All that hard work just for a connection ******* lost. I know that feeling all too well...
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Post by Richard Wilks on Jul 30, 2023 20:23:14 GMT
Not a very good race for me, Juha was in my pitstall, and that threw me off (and gave me an extra time repair bill), so after that the race was a shambles and not worth mentioning.
If anybody else had a share pitstall besides Max, please let me know.
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Post by Richard Wilks on Jul 30, 2023 20:30:35 GMT
By the way, I am sorry Gabriel about the tap, i had damage, and i was having issues coming to a stop, still no excuse.
And speaking of that, sorry Jules for that tap, which ended your race, but whyyyy did you do a Bellof on me and try to pass there of all places?? If you were going boost happy, you could have waited for the Kemmel straight, you pass me sudenly, and then you brake check me imediatly, when i was already turning for eau roge, i mean... i didnt even have time to react...
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Post by Liam Dolan on Jul 30, 2023 20:35:15 GMT
Gutted about how my race ended.
My strategy was a bit spicy and I was gonna have 20 laps of no fuel saving and soft tyres to end the race. A lapse in concentration put paid to that.
Happy to have ran in 13th for a while in the CK5 though.
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Post by Michael Drechsler on Jul 30, 2023 20:49:55 GMT
Tough race, best thing I can say about it is I made it to the flag, else I was pretty hapless and have no real clue what else I could have done. I had huge problems with grip and a somewhat spongy feel, that got a bit better in the last stint, when I put on medium instead of soft rubber, but the mediums wore more at the front than the soft ones, but brake performance and turning left a lot to be desired. And then, the car had a notorious tendency to a delayed reaction of the rear end. It ain't fun if you turn the wheel to the left for Raidillon, but the rear end still prefers to turn the car to the right. But attempting to force that motion to stop would result in upsetting the whole car. In the end, the car almost bit me in the last stint. Similar thing through Fagnes and Rivage upon hitting the curb. The car was extremely loose in Blanchimont, which it wasn't in testing and qualifying. That resulted in two wall brushes to the right, and I had another wall brush on the start/finish straight, when I was lapped. A short visit to the gravel at the first Stavelot turn, and two times missing out the Bus Stop. Also a lot of sloppy shifts in the last stint. And else, I did not have any business with the competition, if they were ahead of me, they just did their thing and constantly opened a gap, and if they were behind me, I had to go pretty hard to keep them at distance.
Well, its probably a good thing we got summer break now.
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Post by Gabriel Sterr on Jul 30, 2023 20:50:49 GMT
Not a very good race for me, Juha was in my pitstall, and that threw me off (and gave me an extra time repair bill), so after that the race was a shambles and not worth mentioning. If anybody else had a share pitstall besides Max, please let me know. I had a shared pitstall and was very careful to extend my first stint by one lap, to be sure. But that was probably not necessary as my pitstall mate - I haven't figured out who it was - fueled on completely different laps (as observed by the game messages displayed on my gmotor HUD "Teammate Entering Pits" etc.), leading me to believe they drove a naturally aspirated car. Which is a convenient way of pairing pitstalls because the fuel strategies are very different!
And no problem about the tap Richard, it ended well for both of us.
Shoutout to Jules from me as well - that tap into La Source was my fault and sorry for that! I found this race much more taxing as a solo driver compared to Monza because it has a lot more fast and technical turns. I also have to admit I don't know Spa very well. It's a great track and fun to drive, but for some reason or another I have not raced it very often. Now I'm going to takle a shower and watch the broadcast to see Juha's and Anders' dogfight
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Post by Matthew Sibanyoni on Jul 30, 2023 21:11:35 GMT
Not a very good race for me, Juha was in my pitstall, and that threw me off (and gave me an extra time repair bill), so after that the race was a shambles and not worth mentioning. If anybody else had a share pitstall besides Max, please let me know. I had a shared pitstall and was very careful to extend my first stint by one lap, to be sure. But that was probably not necessary as my pitstall mate - I haven't figured out who it was - fueled on completely different laps (as observed by the game messages displayed on my gmotor HUD "Teammate Entering Pits" etc.), leading me to believe they drove a naturally aspirated car. Which is a convenient way of pairing pitstalls because the fuel strategies are very different!
And no problem about the tap Richard, it ended well for both of us.
Shoutout to Jules from me as well - that tap into La Source was my fault and sorry for that! I found this race much more taxing as a solo driver compared to Monza because it has a lot more fast and technical turns. I also have to admit I don't know Spa very well. It's a great track and fun to drive, but for some reason or another I have not raced it very often. Now I'm going to takle a shower and watch the broadcast to see Juha's and Anders' dogfight Sorry, the WEC broadcast was a 1 and done deal, I didn't do it again this time (maybe I should have, given the race I had...)
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Post by Juha Bos on Jul 30, 2023 21:31:39 GMT
Can’t really call it a dogfight either, it was basically me making the car as wide as possible until Anders found a way by on the penultimate lap. Next time we get to La Source, I dab the brakes and start coasting, thinking I’ve got plenty of room to the car in front. Anders then slots in between us and I can’t get it stopped in time. Maybe I should have seen that coming, but it wasn’t how I wanted it to end.
I was surprised I even made it back to third after going off twice in the opening laps. The car was great. The driver, not so much.
Congratulations to Richard, Tim and Cezariusz, and everyone who finished the race.
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Post by Richard Wilks on Jul 31, 2023 0:16:43 GMT
Tough race, best thing I can say about it is I made it to the flag, else I was pretty hapless and have no real clue what else I could have done. I had huge problems with grip and a somewhat spongy feel, that got a bit better in the last stint, when I put on medium instead of soft rubber, but the mediums wore more at the front than the soft ones, but brake performance and turning left a lot to be desired. And then, the car had a notorious tendency to a delayed reaction of the rear end. It ain't fun if you turn the wheel to the left for Raidillon, but the rear end still prefers to turn the car to the right. But attempting to force that motion to stop would result in upsetting the whole car. In the end, the car almost bit me in the last stint. Similar thing through Fagnes and Rivage upon hitting the curb. The car was extremely loose in Blanchimont, which it wasn't in testing and qualifying. That resulted in two wall brushes to the right, and I had another wall brush on the start/finish straight, when I was lapped. A short visit to the gravel at the first Stavelot turn, and two times missing out the Bus Stop. Also a lot of sloppy shifts in the last stint. And else, I did not have any business with the competition, if they were ahead of me, they just did their thing and constantly opened a gap, and if they were behind me, I had to go pretty hard to keep them at distance.
Well, its probably a good thing we got summer break now.
Your car is a unique combination, its possible there is something wrong with it that escaped me through the cracks, i will take a look at it in this break to see if indeed its the case, and if so, correct it.
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Post by Jules Bouchard on Jul 31, 2023 1:26:44 GMT
By the way, I am sorry Gabriel about the tap, i had damage, and i was having issues coming to a stop, still no excuse. And speaking of that, sorry Jules for that tap, which ended your race, but whyyyy did you do a Bellof on me and try to pass there of all places?? If you were going boost happy, you could have waited for the Kemmel straight, you pass me sudenly, and then you brake check me imediatly, when i was already turning for eau roge, i mean... i didnt even have time to react... I'm pretty sure I didn't brake check there and I was already ahead (or mostly ahead) before the corner. It happens. After following you for a bit, it was either there or the braking zone of the bus stop that I was gaining a lot, not really Kemmel or anywhere else. Rather than go for a divebomb move at bus stop chicane, I opted for the Eau Rouge move after getting a good exit at La Source. Qualified 12th which is better than I expected. Got a good start and settled into 7th place before crashing out.
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Post by Tim Hille on Jul 31, 2023 9:06:56 GMT
Well that was a nice race We already had great pace in Monza, qualifying P2 and being in the podium contention, however our race was cut short and ended after the first stop due to AMS shenanigans, I wasn't even allowed to enter the race track, and I was pissed after that Would have liked to test more for Spa but time didn't allow it, however Coxon and me still managed to put a good setup together He put it P2 in the quali and drove a nice controlled first stint, once I got into the car I only had to drive 2 stints nice and easy to get it home, said and done.
Extremely happy to take my first Porsche win
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Post by Richard Coxon on Jul 31, 2023 12:53:56 GMT
A somewhat quiet race, i knew i needed to get the jump on Sibanyoni as when we practiced together i noticed i had more pace than him in race trim, so i kept my foot in it until the last moment on the run up the Kemmel straight and was able to slot ahead. From then on it was just a matter or finding a rhythm and keeping a solid pace. I was surprised to pull out that much of a gap by the time of the first round of pitstops, thankfully this time we had no issues and then all Tim had to do was keep it on the road and bring the car home. Well done to him on that, he drove great.
See you all at the next one!
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Post by Martin Lacina on Jul 31, 2023 17:17:57 GMT
Two races so far and two clashes with the tyre stacks. This time in second stint. In Monza during first stint. I really hate them!! Hope for finish in next race.
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Post by Francisco Amaral on Jul 31, 2023 20:30:55 GMT
Hard race yesterday. No practice time until half an hour before qualify led me to spin or get offtrack in every turn at least once except for a couple of them. Hope to not haver scared any of the leaders, but happy to see the checkered flag.
Praying for more time to practice after vacations with the updated Lancia.
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Post by Alan Santo on Jul 31, 2023 21:17:32 GMT
Well, It was a pleasure to join the race. I have an agreement with my wife that I'm only racing one series here at ISO so that for most of our Sundays we are both free. But since she had a trip to a nearby city and would be entire day away, I had the chance to race.
And it was cool partnering with Claudio. Unfortunately engine lasted only 15 laps with him, and it was certainly my fault. Because of few practice time and some lapses in concentration, I had some run offs which took engine to high levels of temperature. Also, as the car was getting lighter, I had some occasions where rear end just leapt ahead and I ended up spinning at Bus Stop.
It was a cool experience, even with such a car. I don't know the next time I'll have an opportunity to drive these cars again, but would love to try a Porsche.
Congrats to Richard and Tim!
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Post by Ricardo Mendes on Jul 31, 2023 21:27:21 GMT
I had no any time to practice during the week and by Sunday, at 17:30, absolutely no track time in Spa with my car... Nevertheless, as I committed to David that I would drive our car, I decided to give it a cautious try. Did a few laps to get used to the combo the best I could. Then lined up on the last row of the grid, next to my fellow Nimrod driver Jonatan. Took the first few laps really easy, dead last, assessing the car and how to keep it on track. Then slowly gained confidence to challenge for some positions. The first stint was ok, with some fuel saving. Then started to push a bit more and as time went by gained several positions. By the last stint was in 12th, and hopeful that a top 10 finish would be possible. In the end finished 11th, happy with reaching the end of the race. With a bit more knowledge about the car and the tires it would have been possible to finish higher up the order. Good day at the "office"! See you next time!
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Post by Bruno Chacon on Jul 31, 2023 21:46:55 GMT
I had a great strategy for this race but... I lost concentration on the entrance to Stavelot and crashed hard. I started running away from direct disputes, the integrity of my car was my priority and I was quite excited and surprised by the performances of the Dome from Robin who put pressure on me and passed, as well as Ricardo's Nimrod and Adam's Rondeau when in an unsuccessful attempt to pass by Liam's CK5, losing Pif-Paf's entry, dropping from 16th to 23rd place. I tried to put my head in place and found a safe rhythm and spending very little fuel, I passed the Dome, the Nimrod and the CK5 reaching 17th place and on lap 20, I made my first pitstop with fuel for 7 laps, I changed the tires ( M) and added fuel for 16 laps. It took 90 seconds and I returned to the track at a consistent pace until lap 37, I made another pit stop already occupying 12th place and not saving so much fuel. I changed tires and added 17 more laps of fuel and managed to get back out on track in 13th place. Everything was great, plus a scheduled stop on lap 54 and add the amount of fuel needed to go to the finish attacking. Then on lap 42, the blackout at Stavelot. There were 440 seconds of repairs and fuel. I returned to the track with 2 laps behind the nearest competitor, all I had to do was keep a pace as fast and safe as possible and managed to finish the race, saddened by the accident and happy to know that my strategy would work. Congratulations to the winners, I hope I didn't disturb anyone
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Post by Richard Wilks on Jul 31, 2023 21:53:55 GMT
I had a great strategy for this race but... I lost concentration on the entrance to Stavelot and crashed hard. I started running away from direct disputes, the integrity of my car was my priority and I was quite excited and surprised by the performances of the Dome from Robin who put pressure on me and passed, as well as Ricardo's Nimrod and Adam's Rondeau when in an unsuccessful attempt to pass by Liam's CK5, losing Pif-Paf's entry, dropping from 16th to 23rd place. I tried to put my head in place and found a safe rhythm and spending very little fuel, I passed the Dome, the Nimrod and the CK5 reaching 17th place and on lap 20, I made my first pitstop with fuel for 7 laps, I changed the tires ( M) and added fuel for 16 laps. It took 90 seconds and I returned to the track at a consistent pace until lap 37, I made another pit stop already occupying 12th place and not saving so much fuel. I changed tires and added 17 more laps of fuel and managed to get back out on track in 13th place. Everything was great, plus a scheduled stop on lap 54 and add the amount of fuel needed to go to the finish attacking. Then on lap 42, the blackout at Stavelot. There were 440 seconds of repairs and fuel. I returned to the track with 2 laps behind the nearest competitor, all I had to do was keep a pace as fast and safe as possible and managed to finish the race, saddened by the accident and happy to know that my strategy would work. Congratulations to the winners, I hope I didn't disturb anyone Why are you making 3 stops? You lose between 5 to 10 seconds alone just by pitting, in virtue of the time that takes for the nozzle to be inserted, plus random delay, plus getting in and out of the pits.
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Post by Michael Drechsler on Jul 31, 2023 22:11:24 GMT
Tough race, best thing I can say about it is I made it to the flag, else I was pretty hapless and have no real clue what else I could have done. I had huge problems with grip and a somewhat spongy feel, that got a bit better in the last stint, when I put on medium instead of soft rubber, but the mediums wore more at the front than the soft ones, but brake performance and turning left a lot to be desired. And then, the car had a notorious tendency to a delayed reaction of the rear end. It ain't fun if you turn the wheel to the left for Raidillon, but the rear end still prefers to turn the car to the right. But attempting to force that motion to stop would result in upsetting the whole car. In the end, the car almost bit me in the last stint. Similar thing through Fagnes and Rivage upon hitting the curb. The car was extremely loose in Blanchimont, which it wasn't in testing and qualifying. That resulted in two wall brushes to the right, and I had another wall brush on the start/finish straight, when I was lapped. A short visit to the gravel at the first Stavelot turn, and two times missing out the Bus Stop. Also a lot of sloppy shifts in the last stint. And else, I did not have any business with the competition, if they were ahead of me, they just did their thing and constantly opened a gap, and if they were behind me, I had to go pretty hard to keep them at distance.
Well, its probably a good thing we got summer break now.
Your car is a unique combination, its possible there is something wrong with it that escaped me through the cracks, i will take a look at it in this break to see if indeed its the case, and if so, correct it. I had a quick look at it by myself, could it be the Trust car is actually linked to the LM body physics? I also did a quick test with the Obermaier and the Schornstein car, they are certainly ... a different breed.
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Post by Richard Wilks on Jul 31, 2023 22:34:02 GMT
Your car is a unique combination, its possible there is something wrong with it that escaped me through the cracks, i will take a look at it in this break to see if indeed its the case, and if so, correct it. I had a quick look at it by myself, could it be the Trust car is actually linked to the LM body physics? I also did a quick test with the Obermaier and the Schornstein car, they are certainly ... a different breed. Probably yes, i asked Coxon and Anders to do some tests for me, and they reported the same thing, and pointed that out to me, so i will be fixing it for the next race, apologies for that. I tested your car, but there must have been some mix up due to the different skins and all that. The LM car surely wasnt that bad at Monza, but at Spa, surely not ideal.
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Post by Michael Drechsler on Jul 31, 2023 22:50:19 GMT
Now that explains a thing or two... ...just what you get for asking for an exotique!
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Post by Bruno Chacon on Jul 31, 2023 22:58:35 GMT
Richard I trained very little, only 22 laps. I had no reference of how much time I would lose/gain with this 3 stops and less fuel strategy, but it was working for me that I was saving a lot of fuel. Thanks for commenting, now I know how much you miss it, as I really thought it could have worked.
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