TRD1 BTCC Round 6-Silverstone Enduro

[tannat]

Can anyone stop the Alfa Romeo/Peter Vuko steamroller? Jon Brown showed good speed in the non-points round enduro at Brands Hatch earlier in the season. Vauxhall driver Luffield states he'll be present this round, and he showed great speed at this venue in the previous TRD1 BTCC championship...

Race details:
Silverstone
20 laps
Rain
NO QUALIFICATION ALLOWED
DEFAULT SETUPS
FULL GRIDS
DIFFICULTY 85%
NO CHEATS
2 WHEELS ON AT ALL TIMES
1 MANDATORY PIT STOP (do NOT alter time assigned by AI for pit stop, and know drive thrus)


Submit times by Wednesday, January 17 at midnight Hawaii time...

Thanks for participating!

[Brown, Jon Brow]

I've decided that I will win this round ;)

[racer69]

I'm back for this one :)

With default settings to be used, i think i'll try something different and run a Peugeot this time out, rather than my normal Astra. That all good Tannat?

[tannat]

I'm back for this one :)

With default settings to be used, i think i'll try something different and run a Peugeot this time out, rather than my normal Astra. That all good Tannat?

Of course..

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, MATE???!!!!

I figured you got toasted (again) on New Years Eve and were lying in a back alley somewherein Perth :D

[racer69]

lol one could say that, just been busy with the christmas/new year period & went away for abit, not anywhere near the PS2 to race.

NYE was a good one though......i think ;)

I'm back for the rest of the series, i'm sitting on a rather embarrassing 18 points at the moment (my poor first two rounds didn't help :) )

[Peter Vuko]

That was a tough enduro! The car was a handful on default settings. Did some decent times for the wet but I did not do enough practice to get a really good feel for the car. I would be surprised if I won this Rd. A good chance for others to take some points off me. The standard pit stop was very long - that long straight up the pits - I estimate it loses you over 40sec. And when you exit the pits the A.I hits the the wall - I tried a pit after the race to see if it was me - no!! it did it again - no damage but a slight dent in the bonnet. Anybody else experience this?

[racer69]

Yeah the same happened to me, i lost my front bumper as well as the deformed bonnet.

[tannat]

2 times thus far (the Aussies-PV and racer69)..

I agree. They are a handful (and understeer like pigs) using default settings at this track...

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Times due today :s hock:

Oh nuts I have a 8:00am till 7:00 pm shift today!!

[Luffield]

Times due today :s hock:

Oh nuts I have a 8:00am till 7:00 pm shift today!!

I'm on 8 'til 8 nights at the minute as I have been since last thursday!!!!!! :eek:

Last one tonight. :up:

My times are in tannat, i've finally made it to a round.

No barrier slapping for me on my pit stops though. And like Mr Vuko I tried it again after my race and the same. The car heads for the wall but misses it each time.

Maybe i'll try it again in the other cars (as long as it isn't a breach of the rules)!!!!!

[Brown, Jon Brow]

I'm on 8 'til 8 nights at the minute as I have been since last thursday!!!!!! :eek:




I'm working till 8pm tomorrow. :p Last time I had a day off work/college was a week and a half ago :(

It's rubbish. Up at 6:45am, home at 8:25pm. Never see the light of day!!!!!!

[tannat]

Times due today :s hock:

Oh nuts I have a 8:00am till 7:00 pm shift today!!

What sort of labor laws exist over there?

Extension til Friday as I've yet to hear from BM, and Chris Finch...


..and my little girl is teething (no sleeping)

[Brown, Jon Brow]

What sort of labor laws exist over there?



Well i'm at college and work part time after college. ;) At least we have a better minimum wage than you guys :D

[tannat]

At least we have a better minimum wage than you guys :D


But does it go as far... :D

Is you signature original?
I love limericks :)

[chrisfinch]

my times should be in. hopefully

[Luffield]

It's rubbish. Up at 6:45am, home at 8:25pm. Never see the light of day!!!!!!

Tell me about it. That's me when i'm on 8 - 8 days!!!!! :eek:

[tannat]

Results before dinnertime in the UK!!!

[tannat]

Results before dinnertime in the UK!!!


Just received a PM from a late entrant, so times will be released probably after dinner...

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Just received a PM from a late entrant, so times will be released probably after dinner...

Well I'm having my dinner now ;)

[BM]

Sorry for the delay guys! The times are in, although probably crap since they were done in a rush and without any practice. The understeer was killing me in the slower corners, but that was nothing compared to the Alfa that appeared from nowhere at Abbey which took me out and almost killed me!!! I looked behind at Ireland but didnt see him! JB and Vuko, disgraceful tactics trying to take out opponents!!! :D :D :D

Oh and BTW, it's tea for me soon! ;)

[tannat]

Results forthcoming, as I just got the little ones down for a nap ;)

[tannat]

Showing the form at Silverstone he exhibited in the last TRD1 BTCC, Team EGG driver Luffield took the checker a comfortable 7+ seconds on his nearest rival. 2nd and 3rd were the Alfa duo of Peter Vuko and Jon Brown, separated by just over 3 seconds. Less than 4 seconds adrift of the latter Alfa came the second Team EGG entry of Tannat, followed by the returning Vauxhall of racer69, the MG of BM, and the Vauxhall of Chris Finch....


1--Luffield--------Vauxhall (EGG)----25:19.65-------1:13.01
2--PeterVuko-----AlfaRomeo--------25:27.51-------1:13.00
3--JonBrown------AlfaRomeo--------25:30.99-------1:12.85 :up:
4--Tannat--------Vauxhall (EGG)----25:35.28-------1:13.54
5--Racer69-------Vauxhall----------25:52.71-------1:13.71
6--BM------------MG---------------26:52.90-------1:14.70
7--ChrisFinch------Vauxhall----------27:23.64------1:18.66

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Lacking consistency :(

[tannat]

Driver's Championship after six rounds:



1. Peter Vuko 104 (8 wins)
2. Brown John Brown 88 (2 wins)
3. Tannat 67
4. BM 35
5. Chris Finch 34
6. Racer69 22
7. RaikkonenRules 19
8. MadCat 14
9. Luffield 10 (1win)


Manufacturer's Points
1. Alfa Romeo 108 (10 wins)
2. MG 58
3. Vauxhall 58
4. Vauxhall (EGG) 50
5. Lexus 40
6. Peugeot 14


FINAL THREE ROUNDS:

January 24-31 Brands Hatch Indy Sprints: 3 laps sunny, 3 laps sunny, 3 laps rain (3 races total)

February 7-14 Knockhill: 5 laps rain, 5 laps sunny

February 21-28 Donington Enduro: 20 laps sunny w/1 mandatory pit stop, default settings

[tannat]

1--Luffield--------Vauxhall (EGG)----25:19.65-------1:13.01
2--PeterVuko-----AlfaRomeo--------25:27.51-------1:13.00
3--JonBrown------AlfaRomeo--------25:30.99-------1:12.85 :up:
4--Tannat--------Vauxhall (EGG)----25:35.28-------1:13.54
5--Racer69-------Vauxhall----------25:52.71-------1:13.71
6--BM------------MG---------------26:52.90-------1:14.70
7--ChrisFinch------Vauxhall----------27:23.64------1:16.36

REALLY tight race, guys, and a healthy grid. Hope it continues til the end.

We've all done a good bit of offline racing on the forum, but the story of this race is in the fast lap times. Potentially, I think there could have been 5 different winners here, but as JonBrown stated above, consistency is of great importance..

GOOD RACE GANG! :up:

[tannat]

7--ChrisFinch------Vauxhall----------27:23.64------1:18.66


I posted the incorrect fast lap time for Chris Finch. His fast lap for this venue was 1:16.36...

But this does provide me with the opportunity to point out he dropped his fast lap time over 2 seconds from the rain round held here earlier in the season using full setups.

Nice run, Chris :up:

[Peter Vuko]

Well done Luffield! I lapped mainly in the 13's but there were laps where I lapsed ino the 14's. A good close race.

[racer69]

5--Racer69-------Vauxhall----------25:52.71-------1:13.71

All good, except a drove a Peugeot in this race :)

[chrisfinch]

Thanks tannat.

Well, obviously I'm hoping BM decides not to take part at Brands Hatch, so i can go for 4th in the championship

[BM]

I dont think that'll be happening mate! ;)

[tannat]

All good, except a drove a Peugeot in this race :)

That's a shock!
I'll recalculate points when I feel like doing some arithmetic :p

[racer69]

lol, i did mention my change in post #3 of this thread


I'm back for this one :)

With default settings to be used, i think i'll try something different and run a Peugeot this time out, rather than my normal Astra. That all good Tannat?

:)

[chrisfinch]

I dont think that'll be happening mate! ;)

Who knows-maybe you might be kidnapped until this series is over?

[tannat]

lol, i did mention my change in post #3 of this thread



:)

My apologies :D