JBR-Kiwi

I’ll be about if there’s enough people for a race.
 
Not sure about that first track as it’s definitely not one of my favourites ☹️ 

I see you @phil bottlepractising away on Laguna seca 😄
 
some of those top 10 times are rapid this week!! 

I can’t be the only one that doesn’t understand how penalties are worked sometimes on online racing.
 
I get punted off at high speed by someone who didn’t use their brakes at all, and somehow I lose positions, lose time and I also get a 5sec penalty on top of that which completely kills me because they insist on the penalty being taken on a straight which means I lose even more then 5 secs. To compound my issue, i get punted off again as I’m getting back up to speed because it switches the ghosting off as someone comes steaming up to me again and I get slapped off once again 😡. 

The person who caused the issue, finished second with no penalties whatsoever...

I see you @phil bottlepractising away on Laguna seca 😄
 
some of those top 10 times are rapid this week!! 

I can’t be the only one that doesn’t understand how penalties are worked sometimes on online racing.
 
I get punted off at high speed by someone who didn’t use their brakes at all, and somehow I lose positions, lose time and I also get a 5sec penalty on top of that which completely kills me because they insist on the penalty being taken on a straight which means I lose even more then 5 secs. To compound my issue, i get punted off again as I’m getting back up to speed because it switches the ghosting off as someone comes steaming up to me again and I get slapped off once again 😡. 

The person who caused the issue, finished second with no penalties whatsoever...

Had to have another go on Bathurst because my lack of competitiveness was still annoying me 48 hours after we raced 😂. 
 
just wanted to prove to myself that I could get into the 2.04s and ended up running away from everyone 😄 the switch to manual gears made a hell of a difference in improving the consistency 
 
 

Tuesdays nights races were a mixture of frustration (Bathurst) and hilarious (Goodwood) for me. 
 
always knew I was going to struggle against @Greboth and his relentless pace on mount panorama especially as I was unfairly handicapped in the first race by having to start at the back 😂 A last minute decision to swap from the GTR to the Viper was borne from needing more speed but at the risk of being very inconsistent. Unfortunately this didn’t payoff at all as I struggled for a rhythm on the circuit in the race and my fastest lap was about 2 secs away from what I knew I could do. Was extremely disappointed in my drive. 
 
 
Goodwood tho was brilliant. Having actual race experience on the circuit was probably a benefit right up to the point where a certain someone wanted to race in E Types *cough* @Greboth *cough*
 
The hilarity of approaching every corner pretty much sideways in a four wheel drift was definitely an eye opener with the threat of getting spat off the circuit and every moment. A couple of dodgy moments and a reset meant a really good race with @Mikepjbell  towards the end. 
 
more practice needed I think and time to swap to manual gears
 

Had to have another go on Bathurst because my lack of competitiveness was still annoying me 48 hours after we raced 😂. 
 
just wanted to prove to myself that I could get into the 2.04s and ended up running away from everyone 😄 the switch to manual gears made a hell of a difference in improving the consistency 
 
 

Had to have another go on Bathurst because my lack of competitiveness was still annoying me 48 hours after we raced 😂. 
 
just wanted to prove to myself that I could get into the 2.04s and ended up running away from everyone 😄 the switch to manual gears made a hell of a difference in improving the consistency 
 
 

Tuesdays nights races were a mixture of frustration (Bathurst) and hilarious (Goodwood) for me. 
 
always knew I was going to struggle against @Greboth and his relentless pace on mount panorama especially as I was unfairly handicapped in the first race by having to start at the back 😂 A last minute decision to swap from the GTR to the Viper was borne from needing more speed but at the risk of being very inconsistent. Unfortunately this didn’t payoff at all as I struggled for a rhythm on the circuit in the race and my fastest lap was about 2 secs away from what I knew I could do. Was extremely disappointed in my drive. 
 
 
Goodwood tho was brilliant. Having actual race experience on the circuit was probably a benefit right up to the point where a certain someone wanted to race in E Types *cough* @Greboth *cough*
 
The hilarity of approaching every corner pretty much sideways in a four wheel drift was definitely an eye opener with the threat of getting spat off the circuit and every moment. A couple of dodgy moments and a reset meant a really good race with @Mikepjbell  towards the end. 
 
more practice needed I think and time to swap to manual gears
 

Yeah I downloaded a couple of them and I’m losing so much time in the 3rd corner where it tightens up almost back on itself. up to that point I’m within a tenth or two! 😂

People carry An impossibly large amount of speed into that corner and somehow don’t understeer whereas my car washes out constantly. That then punished me all the way to the top. 
 
Unless I’m doing something wrong the ghost doesn’t reset either so I have no idea where else I’m losing time to them. ☹️ 

Yeah had a go last night after sending the message just to see if I could improve it from the previous week! 😂 
 
2.06 was the best I managed to get on a single lap and was getting quicker and quicker but just couldn’t keep it consistent.
Ended up getting frustrated if I lost time in one section and was then far too lairy in the one after which punished me further.
 
Apparently my optimal time could have been in the low 2:04s but just couldn’t string it all together. God knows how the guys on the top10 are doing their times...
 
I’ve been informed by the wife that we are out tonight for dinner so not sure if I will be on tonight ☹️
 
 

Think I saw you manage a 2:06 last I checked 😎

I tried a few laps yesterday, 2:08 was my best so far I think. I can probably go faster but doing consistent fast laps? Not a chance 😅

Man Bathurst is going to be a challenge! I was watching my friends online racing league there recently and almost a full field were doing 2.01mins   almost every single lap. 
 
I hop on for a try and can barely get within 10secs of them! 😂

There’s so much time that can be made if you are brave but smooth, but you make one little mistake you are clouting that wall harder then a chav on Stella slapping his missus

Was some pretty good races this week. 
 
First race for me was a proper struggle considering I had never seen the track before let alone turning some fast laps. Only managed to get one good lap in right at the end of quali which still ended up being nearly two seconds down on Greebs. 
 
 After a poor start in the first race it was a good race with @Mikepjbell where we each had sections which we excelled at but mike did well winning our duel.  
 
second race was pretty much the same with positions reversed between me and Mike and a soundtrack provided by Lee having a driving meltdown 😂
 
The last race was brilliant for me!! Seemed to hit a good groove on that track considering the horror that I had had the previous week. Like Lee said I think consistency really won the day. 
 
Need to work on the range of cars I can use as I’m struggling to use anything that doesn’t have a strong front end which is a trade off because I’m struggling in a straight line. 

Was some pretty good races this week. 
 
First race for me was a proper struggle considering I had never seen the track before let alone turning some fast laps. Only managed to get one good lap in right at the end of quali which still ended up being nearly two seconds down on Greebs. 
 
 After a poor start in the first race it was a good race with @Mikepjbell where we each had sections which we excelled at but mike did well winning our duel.  
 
second race was pretty much the same with positions reversed between me and Mike and a soundtrack provided by Lee having a driving meltdown 😂
 
The last race was brilliant for me!! Seemed to hit a good groove on that track considering the horror that I had had the previous week. Like Lee said I think consistency really won the day. 
 
Need to work on the range of cars I can use as I’m struggling to use anything that doesn’t have a strong front end which is a trade off because I’m struggling in a straight line. 

Couldn't agree more....although I can't think of a game where I get so annoyed with myself more than anything else in the world!
 
It was so tight on Qualifying for the first Sardegna race, I couldn't quite believe how close we are getting to each other if i'm honest. All 6 of us we're just over 3 seconds apart in the 10 minute Qualifying and a number of us were lapping even quicker than those times in practice. Great track selection this week.
 

 
What's great too, is that each week someone starts to perform better than others as we all try to get better each week. I think this week @Mikepjbell  made huge leaps and bounds imo as he challenged @JBR-Kiwi  and @Greboth at the start of the race. He managed to stick with Greebs for quite a while and hold off a consistent challenge from Kiwi, only for him to fall away on the last lap after hitting the barriers around the first hard bend. A role reversal in the second race meant Kiwi grabbed second although Mike yet again pushed him hard around the track.
 
I just didn't get to grips with the track properly at all, even though I could knock out a reasonably fast time, too many mistakes early doors allowed everyone else to get away. Pete struggled to keep the Huracan around the track first time round but was able to finish higher than @phil bottle in the first race as a few bad corners ended his race. However, Phil got a decent finish in the second race after being knocked out of top position by unfortunate collisions.
 
Greebs took an easier race win in the second race rather than the third, but Kiwi got his revenge in the last race of the night where his KTM was on fire around the small Kitscubi track, clocking 1 minute dead laps consistently to make a large lead ahead of Greebs that just couldn't keep the laps as consistent as Kiwi.
 
Another great night of racing, definitely learning a lot more about turning off Traction Control as well! GGFG
 
Race 1 Result
 

 
Race 2 Result
 

 

The races were fun last night, still annoyed about the reset as it cost me the chance of the win.  Though unnecessarily pitting didn't help either but I didn't want Lee to moan about me not pitting again 🤣 Still, I suppose I should accept I can't win them all.
 
The official classification from this weeks races;
 

 

This week's racing was another great week for sure! Nice to see Pete, @phil bottle's mate jump in too after his debut last week.
 
A cracking race to start with, I really do see how tyre wear and potential options to pit brings in different options that could happen. There's no getting away from how @Greboth would spank us every time if we were in just the same cars, no degradation or fuel consumption but with those switched on, it allows us to make certain different decisions.
 

 
First race was an epic one with @JBR-Kiwi  and Greebs pushing to a good 7-8 second lead over Phil, Pete and myself. I was able to get more traction with the RCZ than the other Gr.4 cars, having said that we just couldn't draw the gap close to the top 2 as they were driving incredibly hard. So as the 2 mini races developed, Greebs took the lead briefly and decided to go into the pits. He took the early pit lane but unfortunately the game thought he missed a corner so jumped him backwards a few seconds. Equally Kiwi's tyres weren't degraded as much so he carried on around to see how they would react.
 
Equally, Phil was only a second behind me when he pitted to try and undercut me in 3rd. That is, until I decided to stay out as well and see how far the hard tyres would last the 9 lap race.
 
Phil and Greebs were significantly quicker for the last 4 laps with the gap of c.30 seconds between the battle for 1st and 3rd was shortening each corner. Unfortunately, @Greboth probably needed one more lap whereas Phil steered himself down to 2 seconds behind me half way around the last lap, only for him to slide too much off one corner giving me enough space to retain 3rd by a few seconds. Super racing.
 
 
 
 
As only Kiwi, Greebs and myself were left afterwards we tried a small track with N200 cars (I think?) and another tight race with no pits involved. I finished 0.9 seconds behind Greboth with Kiwi staying close until coming off the track with a few laps to spare. I really could've had top spot if I hadn't have slid off myself after the 3rd lap.
 
Great little racing we've got going. Really enjoying the qualifying too. GGFG peeps.

Just wanted to say good races last night guys. Was good to see that was incredibly close in qualifying with positions 2-5 being covered by only a couple of tenths with myself @GazzaGarratt @phil bottle fighting over who got the runner up spot, and @Greboth just pissing all over us in the Lexus IS F. Was interesting to see just how popular the Peugeot RCZ was for Gr4 racing tho.
 
last nights racing really did highlight just how few cars I actually have as I was struggling in that 2nd race with only two cars I could choose from. 

Just wanted to say good races last night guys. Was good to see that was incredibly close in qualifying with positions 2-5 being covered by only a couple of tenths with myself @GazzaGarratt @phil bottle fighting over who got the runner up spot, and @Greboth just pissing all over us in the Lexus IS F. Was interesting to see just how popular the Peugeot RCZ was for Gr4 racing tho.
 
last nights racing really did highlight just how few cars I actually have as I was struggling in that 2nd race with only two cars I could choose from. 

Just wanted to say good races last night guys. Was good to see that was incredibly close in qualifying with positions 2-5 being covered by only a couple of tenths with myself @GazzaGarratt @phil bottle fighting over who got the runner up spot, and @Greboth just pissing all over us in the Lexus IS F. Was interesting to see just how popular the Peugeot RCZ was for Gr4 racing tho.
 
last nights racing really did highlight just how few cars I actually have as I was struggling in that 2nd race with only two cars I could choose from. 

Just wanted to say good races last night guys. Was good to see that was incredibly close in qualifying with positions 2-5 being covered by only a couple of tenths with myself @GazzaGarratt @phil bottle fighting over who got the runner up spot, and @Greboth just pissing all over us in the Lexus IS F. Was interesting to see just how popular the Peugeot RCZ was for Gr4 racing tho.
 
last nights racing really did highlight just how few cars I actually have as I was struggling in that 2nd race with only two cars I could choose from. 

I will definitely try to get on but It won’t be until half 9ish I’m afraid ☹️
 
really need to sort out another tv for the house!