Hockenheim GTC-76

Not my favourite track but i enjoyed it non the less. Took the Porsche last time out so decided to have a change and went with the BMW and it was good fun, it had the legs on the Porsche on the straight so i had some nice wee fights with them until bad driving on my part let a couple of them past :-( . It took me a while to get used to the car with worn tyres but once i did it was no problem. Got caught car watching on lap 1 and ran wide on T1 and got a cut warning then a lap or 2 later i cut T1 a bit much and got another warning so i had 30+ laps to do knowing that one more and i was in for a stop n go but i behaved myself and kept it between the lines. Quick stop for fuel on lap 35 and i was on my way again and was glad to see Ray stopping a few laps later and rejoin behind me :-)
Thnx all for a nice race.

One to forget for me.

Qualied on pole and started with a full tank of fuel hoping for a quick pitstop for tyres and a splash mid race. During the warm up and the opening few laps I was seeing cars disappearing/reappearing behind me and at one stage I thought I'd discoed. Was even worse once Ross had passed me and was impossible to drive close to anyone, so after my second off I decided to quit.

Not sure what caused this as I don't usually experience lagging, so would be good to know if anyone else had any issues last night.

Qualified 8th and finished 8th. Practised a lot for this event, and knew what I MUST NOT do - and that was try to brake late into the tight left hand Mercedes Arena turn.

Of course, in race I lost it 3 times there - once quite spectacularly (wobbled off the kerb on straight on the left, went to right side, braked, unstable, spun around in a split second). Other 2 times I half span into the first left hander at Sachs Curve in the Complex. Again simply braking too late.

I lost a shed load of time due to those 5 half /full spins. 1 stopper, starting on full fuel and no tyre change. Then lost time in pits getting confused with the menu whilst sat stationary.

In the end, came home last and just a tad frustrated with myself, but still enjoyed driving these.

Into T2 after the real start, all cars disappeared for me as well (ended up getting tagged in the rear, going wide and being last for a moment). But that was the only instance I had.

Cya at Spa.

First and foremost, a very big thank you to Andy and Jon for posting those amazing shots. It can take me easily a half hour or so, just to pic a shot, "develop" it, then discover that it looks like junk and I have to start over again. So we all owe you guys a thank you!

Similar to Andy's race, I really struggled with the BMW here. Based on my practice and race lap times, I really felt like I could have battled for a top 5 finish. The Bimmer had so much more "grunt" down the straight-away, I had planned to try and out power some of the Porsches then hold-on through the infield section.

Unfortunately, braking and turning are not the BMW's forte - and I only compounded the problem by spinning three times on my own. Nevertheless, I had a great race with Norman Bruce ending in our swapping positions twice during the last lap - good stuff Norman :)

On a side note:

** Andy and I talked after the race, and we both struggled with a bad connection to the server (including disappearing cars) so this must have been a server related problem.

** I'm also not sure why we lost so many drivers a few hours before the race. This casts some doubt on our ability to run a multiclass series in the Fall, but we can wait until our last round at Spa before deciding this for sure.

Thanks to all for showing up and I hope I can count on your help with the upcoming testing for the 1963 GT cars we will be running in the Fall.

Like others, I also had a bit of lag in the early stages.

I had a lot of fun with the Porsche again, it just feels so responsive in the turns. However, i have noticed that with low fuel it becomes horrendously unbalanced on the brakes, and the fronts just lock up continuously. Unfortunately, i only found this out during qualifying, and with no brake bias adjustment available on the fly i just had to stick with it.

In the first few laps i managed to stay with Tudor, and after he made a mistake i was able to get through. Unfortunately soon after he spun off, and not long after i did the same through pushing too hard. Calmed down after this, as the Porsche can be a little temperemental when on the limit, especially over the kerbs at Hockenheim.

Looking forward to the Spa event now, i'm tempted to try another car but i've really enjoyed the lightweight Porsche these past 2 races.

Cheers Eduardo & the rest of the guys!

I was waffling the night before about racing because I couldn't get under 2:00 a lap and was really frustrated. A new day dawned Saturday and a new approach had me well into the 57s and an occasional 56 (which I couldn't reproduce during the race). I had lots of early action with Neil and Ed and eventually got part Neil and opened a gap. The Porsche only needed to or 3 laps of refueling so I was going to pit late. Unfortunately I went wide at T1 and picked up a third cut track warning - the first two were the direct result of avoiding contact earlier in the race as people lost control and I had to avoid them - which resulted in a Stop and Go a lap or two before my scheduled service. I came out of my planned stop right behind Neil and that was where I finished in 5th. Spa offers fewer Cut Track possibilities so I am looking for to an excursion there.