[Bruce]

While we are in the area, may as well leave the cars off the trailers and run them again on the 15th.
I had first thought, last week, that 15 laps on the shorter curcuit was too long, but no...


Same Bat time, same Bat channel...

Thursday 15th
Mod: Mini Step 2
Colour Car: RED
BMW E30 RED and other, not floral or pony.
Qual at 8:15
1 * 15 laps

Race one:  Newly released "Amaroo" or "South" circuit at Eastern Creek 2014



Race two: Newly Released "Druitt" or "North" Circuit at Eastern Creek 2014



1 * 20 laps

Download new Version Eastern Creek

Usual Password. ( Send a PM to me, Wally or anyone if you need the password).


When you enter the server, check the number of racers all ready on the server for the race night,

Race 1:If your an "odd number", (hey you race cars on line, of course your an "odd number", but I mean ), MINI
If your not "odd", (in this instance), grab a BMW

Race 2: Use the other car that you didn't run in Race 1.

Simple!

Mini Step 2 Download
Eastern Creek 4 Track Version Download
Lucaring Track Download

[Wally]

Version 2.0 of the track is out with the 2 new layouts. Let's try them!

[Bruce]

Good plan Wally i will update info etc this arvo.

[Bruce]

First Post has been updated to explain track for tonight.
Server will be up today, PM ready for tonight.

Race one:  Newly released "Amaroo" or "South" circuit at Eastern Creek 2014



Race two: Newly Released "Druitt" or "North" Circuit at Eastern Creek 2014



Download new Version Eastern Creek

[marty]

I just tried to connect to the teamspeak server and it appears to be down. It says Failed to connect to server.

[imperious]

Sorry Guys but it's too damn hot here tonight. Would rock up if it was a proper race night. See You next week.

[Bruce]

Race Stats....
Amaroo
Druitt

[Bruce]

Sorry Guys but it's too damn hot here tonight. Would rock up if it was a proper race night. See You next week.

"proper race"!  No problems Steve, hot enough with out adding to it with a computer's heat...
and it was hot at Eastern Creek too...

See you next time.

[Wally]

I was gifted the first race, first by Guybrush getting bored out in front and slowing, then Marty and Gratulin coming together in front of me. I did gain some laptime by following Guybrush's advice ”Less is more”, trying to let the front wheels be straighter before putting the power down.

I kept losing the rear of the BMW downshifting, particularly turn 2. I was mistiming my shift into 2nd , probably too early.

[Bafs17]

In race 1 I dropped to 8th in the first corner due to Marty and Gratulin (I think) having a moment into turn 1 but then gained a couple of positions with them having another moment it seems in the last part of the final lap.

Race 2 I panicked about how much fuel was needed because of the fuel estimate bug so started with a full tank just to be safe . Again got fortunate with finding krahl and Wally behind me in the end as they were clearly 2 odd seconds faster than me and I needed to drive consistently to keep them there. Although Wally's spins in turn 2 were more than helpful .

Overall a fun night for me.

[Bruce]

Fun night for me, as I had tested the cars on both tracks, I thought I would take the challenge and go Mini for Druitt.
I was unable to get my "Headmovement" app running, which meant no "look left/right" and in no distance at all, with a good start, speared someone off into the grass... sorry.
Found a little more pace and IF only it was 14 laps would have come 2nd, but for the charging BMWs who swallowed may up on the penultimate lap.
A good "club" track , provided some good racing in the slower cars... hmmm would be good with Alfa GTAs
Race 2, like Baf, paniced with only .7 laps showing and filled the tank. not sure what difference it made, but put in some good laps.
Good endurance work and pleased with the length of the races, made us work!

Noticed around lap 15 the tyres/fuel balance had the car responding to lift off oversteer just to add some flavour to the drive...

[Guybrush Threepwood]

It was a bit lonely without Team Speak.  It's hard to type "hahaha" while you are doing a 20 foot jump and landing on top of someone - who possibly could have been Grubbet.

Fun races though all the same.

[marty]

I think it was lucky to go the mini first as the second track had the longer straights and seemed to favor the beamer more, in the shorter first track the mini could keep up with the beamers but the open track made it tough fr the mini's.

Race 1 unfortunately got spun on the 1st turn from second and ended up last, then fought back for 15 laps to a fight for the lead and got spun again on the last lap. Was fun fighting back through the pack just a little frustrating to end the way it started.

I just noticed this in race 2 results. I was the hunter and GB the hunted though our gap was more around the 1 second mark most of the race until I had an off. GB did get a bit of a gap early but then he also went off at that odd fast chican and after that our gap stayed fairly close.

Yet at the same time I was the loneliest. 

Hunter: Marty Cerven (avg gap to car in front 2.83 secs)

Hunted: Guybrush Threepwood (avg gap to car behind 2.75 secs)

Busiest: Gratulin (avg total gap in front and behind 9.67 secs)

Loneliest: Marty Cerven (avg total gap in front and behind 33.89 secs)

[Wally]

What that indicates is that you were on Guybrush's hammer but there was no one behind you for miles. On average, everyone else had cars closer in front and behind.