Season 12 - Division 1

SuperStig!!!

and the Replay https://ufile.io/8f7fd

No marathon essay from me today. (Ok just a short one)

If @JonoStan96 has taught me anything, it is to treasure Div 1 wins because they do not come about very often. I will .

Again I have to thank the team at BHR, @incey for guiding me around here for the first time, had no rhythm at all here until he showed me what to do, followed by the frankly thrilling pursuit races we did. Also thanks to @Jaycie for fixing my Turns 3 and 4 on Friday to give me another tenth on race day.
Put in the hard yards testing this week trying to get a feel for the place and make the tiny gains that are the difference on these short tracks, heaps of long runs to feel out tyre wear and just as many qualifying simulations to make sure I could deliver it under pressure and it all paid off. Started 3rd with a low 47.5 and got a ripping start to claim 2nd into Turn 2, hoped I could hang onto it but got gifted the lead with Warrior getting tripped up just as SSman started to run out of tyres. From there got a clean stop and looked after the tyres in case of Warrior induced emergency.

Very happy to get a good result after the hard work and although I was rather handed the win, it was still friggen amazing.
See you guys next week,
StigsTC.

Didn't really know what to expect given I'd only done 30-40 laps of practise.
Qually: All I'd really done was qually simulation and finding a fast lap, therefore with a minute left in the session I leaped onto the front row with a really good lap but nothing compared to warrior
Race: Really poor start, everyone on the grid shuffled on my screen as the 5 lights showed and I almost jumped, then my mind set back to be careful and then I inevitably missed the jump completely and meant Stigs took me in the tunnel. As the laps progressed I found a groove and worked the bumper of Stigs lap after lap until I found that something wasn't quite right and my tyres were going A-wall! As I began dropping off Stig late into the stint and we came past a motionless Warrior, I just tried to keep the gap below 3secs before pitting. That's when it became win chance over, Pitting at the rear meant I was held for 4-5 seconds as 2 cars came flying into the pitlane . 2nd stint began trying to look after my tyres better, but without any proper practise I couldn't make any sort of speed with more careful driving, then the leaderboard had 1 name rising through the pack, he was coming alright, and with fresher tyres I could tell that Warrior could be all over the back of me at the end so I put the hammer down. My first and second drive on old tyres was proving a nightmare and made the last 2 laps the most stressful of my life, that feeling of holding him off was a relief and unbelievable from Warrior making all that ground back up.
Well Done to Stigs, great effort with win #2, thoroughly deserved due to the amount of practise you've put in

Congrats on #18 @warrior2167 !

It's 18 right? 19?

Just getting ahead of myself for S13..

Yeah it'll be 18 in no time

had a good race but its a shame when lapped traffic starts to push to get their lap back and hinders your own race with the guy in front of you, but i gotta get better at having traffic behind me i guess

Even though we weren't together on track all race holdenman, I felt like I was battling you and crunch all race. I just made a good call to put a lap earlier and get that undercut. Great race man!

thanks jay i knew you were there lol. I has a new car last night on a car with no chassis rigidity add on, hopefully this has whats been hindering me as i use it religously, but i also had standard sized wheel on too so who knows

I tested with increased rigidity mid season and could never go as fast as standard. once you break the new car in I'll reckon you'll see improved times.

Hi Stu,

I want to say to you that I think your original post on this subject was perfectly fair, clear and reasonable. If anybody took offence I can only assume they did not take it in the spirit that it was written. I can see how a reference to track limits might give certain individuals a feeling it was about them - but that was not the only reference only an example. I had a complaint the other week about the weather round. I was happy with the response I got from the moderators, replied with an apology and everything is good.
To me it is the spirit about which you approach the game and the community. I finish mid to back of the pack in most races because I stick to the track limits and try my utmost not to make "questionable" moves. I make mistakes of course (as noted in my apology to APEX for the bump under early breaking at Indianapolis) but I don't believe it is ever a deliberate mistake where my ambitions outweighed my objectivity.
As an example, last week Bob had a lose and was getting back up to speed. I could have tried to squeeze by but thought the consequence may disadvantage both of us so I stayed behind and gave him a push. He msged me after to thank me for what I did. Likewise the round before, I could have pulled a move on Brian under slip stream but decided to push him up the track for mutual benefit. If I see someone coming behind me who is clearly faster, I don't block either. I just try to minimise the time I lose in letting them go past. I don't see the point in slowing someone else down because I can't go faster. I am pretty sure most who have raced against me would attest that I never block. Some would say that I am not a racer if I don't defend. My response is what is it that I am defending? - I am slower. A race is about being the fastest - and if someone has caught me I am obviously not fastest. My mentality, in its pure form, is don't bring someone down to my level just because I can't reach theirs. Blocking is really an antagonistic act and I don't want to be an antagonist.
At times I see people get the red mist on and they forget others are on the track trying to put in their best performance too and the net result is both parties (or more) end up losing when you don't drive smart and with courtesy. For me its a simple strategy of whether you can get a win/win racing those around you versus a lose/lose when you get it wrong. I know which I would prefer.. So Stu don't feel regret about your first post at all.

Umm is that the La Sarthe briefing? Mentions chicanes and darkness. Understand you guys are time poor so no probs if it is a cut and paste. Just wanted to check this is a day race?

i think warrior announced he is taking a break and wont be entering S13

Round 7 Results (provisional)


12 @Russell (RQ)


Russell 1:40.964

Just received word that I was disqualified for Spa, was I the only one ?

So looking at the points I finished with 124, barring any other penalties. Although I know I was sqeaky clean tonight, not once over the line

Depends when it starts. I'm hopeful not before may, otherwise I'll miss the first couple of races.