Week 3 - Nurburgring GP Full

Week 3 - Nurburgring GP Full - 08/19/2013

Schedule of Events    


•9:00 PM EST - 7-lap Practice Stint - If you'd like to do this show up promptly, I will be starting it on time for obvious reasons and assume anyone not there prefers not to run some practice laps. This will be a random grid.


•9:20 PM EST - 3-lap Qualifying - (2 flying laps) - Please be here 5 minutes in advance if you want to run.  At 9:15 we will assume everybody that wants to run is in the lobby, and wait a few minutes for stragglers but will not be waiting for stragglers at the 9:20 mark or further.  Anyone in after that will go to the back of the grid without a chance at qualifying points.  Those who don't have a clean qualifying lap of any kind get a 50% points hit for their Race 1 Finish so make sure to get a clean lap on your out lap no matter how slow you have to go!  One point will be awarded to the Top 6 qualifiers.


•9:30 PM EST - Race 1 - 21 Laps - Pit Window Laps 10 through 12 - Order of Grid is Reverse Qualifying Order


•Approx. 10:15 PM EST - Race 2 - 7(may change) Laps - Order of Grid is Combined Lobby Points (Qually and Race 1)


Good luck Gentlemen.  After the race, you have until the next week's race is begun to post your race photo or short race night summary to gain an extra point in the standings.



Track Notes

Pit Entry - The entry for this one is a bit tricky, please go in nice and controlled so you don't ruin your race.

Chicane offs - It's o.k. to catch some of the grass/dirt on the left and or right side with one tire as this is fairly common and doesn't result in a dirty lap.  However, if you find yourself going completely off due to a braking mistake please be prepared to be patient when coming back on, a lot of times you will get the quicksand grass and it will stop your car cold, just try and avoid going directly back on to the track.  If you make your way back on to the right side of the track carefully you should be o.k. but look for other drivers.




Driver Pre-Race Status
Assumed Available - Notified Absence

RR Chelsea - Maserati Ghibli Cup
Russ Wheeler - Mercedes
RR Stroker Ace - Ford
ox FASTLANE xo - Alfa Romeo
THF dvsSublime - BMW
Hellisan - BMW
jms493 - Mercedes
Staceunited - BMW
Luongo27 - Mercedes
Bondzai - Mercedes
s n g 73-Ford

Had a bit of an off during practice

Thanks for putting this up Luongo

Great video, it made me laugh because you just sat there for a second when you were done spinning.

wont be available for this race tonight have to wake up early for class registration

Okay stroker thanks buddy

Running a bit late might not make the race.

Practice is not going to happen today, I just got home and have a few things to do.... See you at about 15 after for qualifying.

Chelsea is considered a notified absence as he hasn't been around all week and he'd surely be communicating with us if he could. Looks like a small lobby tonight.

go go luongo! You've got about 2 minutes to get in here sir....

Streaming

http://www.twitch.tv/jms493

Starting qually nao

2013_8_19_23_0_37 by jms493, on Flickr


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2013_8_19_23_0_44 by jms493, on Flickr

Post-Race Point

Ah shit...pictures too big. Ill fix tomorrow

Driver of the Week:  Staceunited

staceunited with a very good performance here with a 4th place finish in race 1 and a 3rd place finish in Race 2.  He avoided the incidents that have crept up on him in weeks 1 and 2 and it paid off as he ran some consistent laps.  Good work man.  

Post-Race Point

No penalties assessed this week.  Good driving guys.

Post-Race attendance:

Russ Wheeler - Mercedes
ox FASTLANE xo - Alfa Romeo
Hellisan - BMW
jms493 - Mercedes
Staceunited - BMW
Sniper919 - BMW
Bondzai - Mercedes

s n g 73-Ford
Luongo27 - Mercedes

THF dvsSublime - BMW
RR Stroker Ace - Ford
RR Chelsea - Maserati Ghibli Cup

this was good week had good fun with stace and jms, plus didnt hit nobody, guess i do know where my brakes are....


good race everyone, was good times

Post-Race Point

Shame I missed this one, woke up about half an hour late despite multiple alarms. Try again next week

luongo27 wrote:Shame I missed this one, woke up about half an hour late despite multiple alarms. Try again next week

I figured it was that, glad everything is ok.  Yeah I know it's freaking late over there.  Maybe some day you guys can do a Brits only series while all of us are taking our morning showers.

I'm mostly bummed that you missed it because this would have likely been another win or podium at the very least so you'd have a nice lead going into some of the more speed oriented tracks... Like OLD MULSANNE this week.  Man that is going to be nuts. Question, what kind of laps were you running there? My fastest was a 2:06.4xx during the race, that was significantly faster than I'd run in practice.

Well another fun filled weeknight of racing   Good clean racing all around, but I have to say the crews are the ones screwing up ! One week my camera guys drop the ball then last night the spotters for myself and Hellisan must have been enjoying some of thel ocal German brew as they missed the call when I told my spotter I was letting Helli by and to tell them ....well he didn't get the message and we collected, he got the worst of it all though with engine damage that surely set him back in the field when it was all done.  Lots of fun though, too bad about the drunken spotters --- I blame it on the brews  

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Was a gud week an hard work to keep the car on the track an not to hit anyone this time. jms and myslfe were playn cat an mouse we passed each other a few times i cudnt keep up wit russ at times till the last lap then i just had to go for the pass really glad it stuck an i didnt go of track at the first corner from then on there had to be no misstakes.


gud racing all was fun

My best was a 2:07:5xx during practice

More of the same for me.  Bringing up the rear driving around the track alone while waiting for the leaders to lap me.

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Overall I over preformed in my eyes. Taking pole and winning the 2nd race was something I did not expect at all. I even had a chance in race one but a driving error cost me the top spot. I think if Helli and Fastlane had not gotten into each other race 2 I would have been in trouble. I'm not complaing though!

Post-Race Point

In Quallifying I had an instance of having a dirty 2nd lap so I had to run a careful third lap and qualified second.  I was totally happy with that.  The first straight and turn saw me lose a spot to Sniper and I just worked on following him through the field.  Sniper and I pulled in behind FASTLANE at the end of Lap 2 and started the dual BMW attack (LOL poor Luongo).  Sniper got past FASTLANE about half a lap later and I was able to get by a couple turns after that to take off after Sniper, who was extremely fast last week so i wasn't exactly expecting to catch him.

With Fastlane still on my six, this happened:



Kudos to Sniper for keeping his car straight.... Not many people I'd feel safe driving past like that as they spun . That allowed myself and FASTLANE to get by and I was able to put some distance between us.  I got hot and had my best lap at this track during the race, and was running as many 2:06's as 2:07's which i was very happy with.

I was able to win this one going away as a result of the spin and getting warm thereafter.


RACE 2: Different story.  I lost a place right off the bat and FASTLANE was driving much better this time.  Much harder to pass.  At the end of the back straight approaching the chicane I had a passing opportunity but it wasn't a good one and with Week 1's bad decision still fresh in my mind, I decided not to call a pass and backed out.  At that very moment FASTLANE decided to let me by, hitting the brakes as I pulled in behind him and once again, it was FASTLANE and Helli collecting each other.  I got the worst of it, and started looking to let people go by because my engine was hurt.

GREAT RACE guys I had a great time.  Here's a pic of me almost ending my first race early against the barrier, I actually pulled back and made a little right turn in the nick of time... In the replay it keeps making a hitting the wall sound, so I got lucky I guess...




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