Euro GT: Brno

Damn .. no one to blame but myself. Was running in 4th trying to keep some distance to Alan when I got two wheels on the grass on the 2nd straight. Couldn't steer back and had too much speed. Car went into the barrier, suspension gone and a motor that wouldn't start anymore. Guess I need my sleep. :-)

dam!
engine failure?
holy crap -first lap! i saw a lambo - in the air ,,, drove under it!
who was that?! LOL
i was like ,, oh crap this is gonna hurt ... amazingly i drove away from that - worked back up to 14th , felt comphy there , [self spun once]
first half of race]called to pit and cancelled seeing i had 2 more laps fuel left -funny how i was in 8th at that point , knowing there must be alot of cars wrecked or in the pits ---
and then bam -- like the ignition quit on me ,,, i tried to restart the car but it wouldnt ---pulled off the track and grabbed a cold beer - to cure my sorrows - and watch the last 27 mins - then i got disco - weird how that rarely happens , comcast was on and offline for the next 15 mins so i probly would have disco dureing the event if not for the engine failure - - disappointed but happy to race with a good bunch of gearheads !-
im really likeing this game
congradulations to the podiums

This is the last time i m taking lambo. This car is made for giving me heart attack LOL. Every race i finish just before out of fuel.

For race report:

Qual was uneventful lol and i got 3rd position. Btw i hate Janko lol.

In race start i was like a rocket lol and took the lead. First stint passed me and Roman in 1-2 positions like 1-4 secs not much. Before pits my tyres looked like worn much so Roman could catch me and i pitted while im 0,6 sec ahead of him.

After pits i bumped somebody, dunno who im completely sorry it seemed u had worn tyres and we were so close in 1st corner. Actually from my view i didnt touch u but thats gtr2... I slowed and waited u a bit, but there were ppl coming and it would be dangerous so i went on. So sorry again :( .Man im cursed gtx brno races. Last season last 2 laps my race ended and now i ruined somebodies race :/

After this incident i saw Roman on the pit lol. Were u having a cup of tea Roman on the pits, what were u doing lol. I lost nearly 6-7 secs and came 12 secs ahead of u :) .
I drove on my own till i saw theres a possiblity that my fuel might not be enuff. I started short shifting and let gap closing but everything was under control and race finished with 1 sec ahead of Roman. Grats Roman nice driving.

I hate u Janko lol :)

Hats off to the winners Tolga, Roman and Janko. Also a nice 4th by Allen "the Iron Man" Cotton.

I enjoy the GTx because I get to drive my beloved Vette. I was not looking forward to Bruno though because its just to much track for the Vette when attempting to keep the GT cars off my butt.

Towards the end of the race I had a number of the front runners wanting to get by me and I usually try to accommodate as soon as possible. Sometimes at my own peril. today was no different while moving out of the way to let Allen Cotton by I spun. This is not his fault its mine. If I understand the rule correctly I am not to alter my line. At one point I had a driver behind me frantically flashing his lights for me to move over for him. I decided to hold my line but, reduce my speed so that he could get by but, he stayed on my ass flashing his lights. This occurred on the long back straight so I was a lltle confused. The problem is that I am in a race as well with only about 6 seconds on the driver behind me and I have no more rubber left. So this encounter with the front runners cost me time and eventually I lost my position. They are not to blame for that I am but, you can bet that if I had caused a wreck while letting them by I would be and enormous dick. OKay enough Waw Waw and I won't even talk about the guys that rammed me! LOL

Pleased with 4th as my previous pb was a 1:55 and seeing all the 1:53's made me think I'd be at the back, ended with a pb 1:53.6 in Q and 1:54.2 in race. Cant figure out how some guys seem to get there pit stops over so quick, I seem to lose up to 20 secs on a standard pit stop.

Your spot on Tommy, hold your line and let the lapper make a safe pass, I saw you spin when I went passed you and glad I wasnt the cause, as to guys flashin like crazy, I'd report it to the mod and see what he has to say, dont see anything wrong with putting lights on to let a guy know hes gonna be lapped, but constantly flashing lights is bloody annoying!

Lol That was some crazy racing, and after it, i still got out and got drunk hehe ;). I guess that is why i pushed so much in last stint :P.

I was very good in qualy. Start was lame as always lol, and then trouble all the way through. I had HARD rears, but they never got warm, so it was crazy to drive this... Lost a lot of possitions, but was fun since i had to fight back. I think i spinned around 5 times before pit and had +40 seconds on leaders. On pit i got med-med tires on, and started flying :). Had lots of action again, and needed only few more laps to come to finnish 1st :P. Its not disapointing since i was fastest on track and also i dont plan to be in much of GTX races, so im perfectly OK with my teammates finishing in front.

Good race IDT! :) and some great fighting with you Pol.

Russ, the flying Lambo was me -- a victim of limited peripheral vision (for both drivers involved) and GTR2's netcode/damage model. i see you suffered some for that as well.

been doing a lot of flying lately.

[***downer alert!***]

i'm having a stretch of bad luck and after coming into S5 with high hopes, it's been a bit of a disappointment. fun racing, of course, but just not getting the results that i'd hoped for and seriously thought possible (at least for a couple series).

but then, bad luck is something that can usually be attributable to mistaken assumptions/guesses. i've made a lot of those this season, especially when confronted with a situation in which i had to guess where a car was in a cloud of smoke (gotta get a new monitor!), or what another driver who's just spun was going to do (nothin' i can do about that, except stop assuming they'll do the smart and respectful R2P thing).

other than that, i have a job opening for a pit boss who'll earn his/her keep. whenever i'm forced to try and re-plan my pit strategy on the run, as it were, i not only screw up the fuel calculations, but i start making mistakes on the track due to the distraction and obsessive second guessing i do.

i just want to drive the car. isn't it the pit boss's job to do all the math so i can focus on _my_ job?

last woman i lived with was an absolute wiz at in-head calculations. i've always been absolute shit at that.

wish she hadn't moved to arizona.

[edit]
forgot to congratulate the podium. 'grats to Tolga on the win, Roman and Janko for 2 and 3.

DAMN.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
lost conection...brrr.
I was 5 on the pol and after the start a was 4 all the time.A have a great beatle with samo lambo,and saleen:))..
After my pit,i was 5 and thean Lost conection..

Yes Tolga it was me. I was on my in lap! oh well I don't think it cost me anything. I thought at first it had damaged the car. I thought it was Janko who liked a drink on fridays ;-)

I just kept my head down on this one and didn't do to badly.

Great result for the team...1-2-3!!!...

Congratulations Tolga, Roman, and Janko...

Best!
OG