GTX: Oschersleben

N00b startegy = FAIL big time

Great start pulling on 3rd, and I stayed there for more than half of the race, but I was stupid and intended not to change tires, which was a big big mistake...

Could've been 4th or even a podium, but I messed it up...

What a fun race! :D I got into lambo just before qual started. Somehow got pole. Got bad start but still was 1st till i made a mistake and spinned around lap 3 or 4.

Then i feel in lotsa traffic and man it was hard to pass anyone,.. CJ knows... We were faster but couldnt overtake on this track... was frustrating, yet fun!

Well then i screwed my pits and was in there for a lap i think lol... Last 20mins it was just ATTACK!!! I did a good job coming to 6th, in last lap i got CJ in 3rd corner, but we touched so just at the line i let him through and got back to 6th.

Was great fun racing all of you on this track, without that spin, my race wouldnt be 10% as interesting... Maybe few more laps would be nice so i could get back to 3rd or 4th ;)
Cya next time

I made some noob mistakes myself. Gradual loss of grip really gave me big problems without a tire change. Also I'm just getting accustomed to using the apron at Triple corner and I didn't realize theres an enormous bump there if you clip the grass a tiny bit. Had a huge spin and nearly totalled the car.

But I will say the Maserati is a very sweet handling car on fresh tires.

After the race my team mates told me my car was warping so I apologise to anyone who suffered through that, I lost connection to Teamspeak early in the race and I thought I was going to get a disco from the race. Luckily for me that didn't happen and I had a good race.
At the start Joco got a flyer and passed into turn 1. The whole field seemed to be very close and Janko and Claus got a bit too close through the long left hander. So Joco was 3rd and i was 4th and there we stayed for the first half of the race. I could just about stay with Joco and I was relying on my strategy to get me 3rd. I pitted a long time before Joco and despite being in traffic and making a mistake I made time on most of the cars close to me, I even had Cristi in sight for a while, but he soon disappeared once his tyres warmed up. So I had a comfortable 3rd and took it easy at the end, but somehow still managed to nearly chuck it off a couple of times, luckily I saved it and took heed of the warnings.
Well done to Milan and Cristi.

I had a good start, then a bad race. My luck in this season is horrible.

After falling down from a solid 5th which i thought i could easily maintain, got worried when Dennis got passed the 5 car battle with John Passmore and started closing in on me. Lost the rear end of the car. CAme back on and got in the fight between Claus and Janko and knew Janko wouldn't settle ... He tried a very brave dive into final turn, and i tried to cut back inside for a good run down SF straight, but clipped him and almost spun him out, helped him correct the car facing the right way and let him carry on infront of me.

Then Disaster struck in pitlane.. Switched the car off, and it failed to switch on again... spen 4min30 seconds or something stupid trying to find a way to start it... Got it going again (after race have realised the point of failure)

Hope i get some luck soon in this series

Well done to podium and teamate darren for taking 3rd.

Crashed into a car that was standing in the middle of the track covered with smoke. What a shame, only second lap and race is over. Probably just bad luck. See you guys next time.

Oleg, that was Greg M.

He had spun exiting that corner and the car came to a stop in the middle of the road. As our policies state, he is to stay exactly where he came to a stop until all cars pass. we dont want someone to try to move out of the way as it usually just causes more of an accident. For the most part, everyone can see the car sitting there and navigates around it. This time, you and Roman were side-by-side and racing for position (and in traffic) when you came up on Greg. Poor sap was just sitting there and you guys had no time to react. Wham! Big hit that wiped out 3 cars in one shot. Pretty amazing wreck really. No one's "fault"... just how it goes some times.

Tim wrote:
"Pretty amazing wreck really."

i'll vouch for that.

starting near the back, i let all go so as to run dead last thru the first few "acclamation laps" on a track i really don't like. i was just far enough back of this as i came out of the chicane to see the cars flying every which way, and far enough off the pace today to have plenty of time to get on the brakes and let every one land someplace before i picked my way thru the debris.

after that i just tried to run steady and not worry about position. my new mantra. and eventually wound up 14th, due to nothing but other's misfortune and my lack of it. not that i didn't give myself a scare by sliding wide in the tripple with about 4 laps to go...

'grats to Milan and the rest of the podium.

For the second race this weekend, since the Maranello is in the shop getting the nitrous *cough..I mean safety upgrades installed, I thought I'd put a Lambo through the paces.
After a frustrating time in the GTO race yesterday, today I was able to face a little more open track and dictate my own pace rather than the guys in front.
Knowing how tough it is to pass here, I hoped for a good qualifying effort. I did manage a personal best but it was only good enough for 9th on the grid.
After a crowded opening lap I was able to settle into a good pace and as guys in front were making mistakes or getting in trouble, I found myself in 5th by the time pitstops rolled around. After taking tires and fuel I found more open track for a few laps until CJ caught up and eventually I went wide enough through a corner for him to get by. I did my best to not let him get too far over the horizon and before too long he and Joco got together creating a chance for me to sneak into 4th. The rest of the way to the checkered I held my ground and the position to finish out a pretty decent race.
Congrats to Milan and the rest of the podium.
Its looking like I'll be in an M12 for Dubai, should be fun.

I had some serious pc-issues today and did a re-install to get rid of the problems. But when I was ready to login I had no sound. That again took some time which made it impossible to do a qualilap. Two choices ... quit or start from the back. I chose the last option cos I had a good setup for the Lambo from the GTO-race and just wanted to race. But it is so hard to overtake here. Had a frontrow seat at that amazing wreck and I actually drove underneath two flying cars. Was in 12th when I made my stop and knew a top-10 would be possible. It was 9th in the end but would have loved to fight in front. Now 6th overall .... :-)