9/12 Fun Race at Brands Hatch GP

**TimCollier** · 09-11-2006, 11:04 PM

Just a reminder that tomorrow night we will be running our Fun Race in the Meganes at Brands Hatch GP.

Even if you have it installed already, please make sure you download and install the version located at This Link and download version 2.0 of the track to be prepared for the race tomorrow night!

Server will be up at 8:00pm CST for a one-hour pre-race practice session, followed by 10 minute qualifying session, 5-minute warmup and a 30 lap race.

This race will be on the GP circuit, which is the long circuit!!!

See you there!!!

**Rickypro** · 09-11-2006, 11:32 PM

I had a blast last week fellas but softball season starts tomorrow night so not sure how many more I will be able to make. If we have early games I will be home in time but tomorrow night is a late game. Have a good race!

**davidan** · 09-11-2006, 11:42 PM

I'll be there tomorrow night! Looking forward to it.

jrowland96 · 09-12-2006, 10:31 AM

I'll try and make it... not sure if I'll be there, but maybe just in time for the race...???

**TimCollier** · 09-12-2006, 01:02 PM

And your setup for Sugo works great there John...thanks again for sharing that setup!

**Ron_Schuermann** · 09-12-2006, 01:17 PM

I will be flying low trying to make it in time to race!!!

**mufasa3** · 09-12-2006, 04:07 PM

I might miss this week. Both boys came home from pre-school sick today. Mandy, is aslo sick. I'll do my best to make it.

**Bob Eardley** · 09-12-2006, 11:04 PM

Congrats Tim, great win!
Was an interesting race for me. Think I Q'd 6th, some cars in front went off and I ended up behind Tom D. Whenever I could make up some track on Tom I would move over for obviously faster guys who were now working their way back to the front. Tom went slightly off track and I got past. I was looking at my fuel usage and saw that a full tank was not enough to do 30 laps with but way more than needed for 1/2 distance and as I was trying to adjust fuel for my pit stop I was "meandering" all over and loosing time

. Made my stop and as the others stopped it worked out that I was in front of Tom...and Jim B! My car handled way better with less fuel in it and I could hold off Jim, but he was faster than me, no doubt. I found if I just ran the racing line he really did not have any good spots to pass me, he could have used the "chrome horn" but did not. At some point I realised we were battling for 3rd, don't know who or why the car in front was that we must have "gone through". It was a really tough but fun battle with Jim, usually he was less than a second back, I was watching my mirrors and the split times so much that I almost threw it away a few times but on the last lap Jim made a very slight error giving me the spot if I did not screw up. I like to finish my races with a spin/wreck for the fans...but I did it too soon, not very close to the line

and Jim ended up crossing the line I think about .2 seconds behind me. I was knackered, man it is so much fun to have great battles no matter what the position and Jim was having as much fun as me if his after race chat was any indication. Great fun Jim, hope we have more of them.

Bob

**Jim Best** · 09-13-2006, 07:30 AM

That sure was a fun race. Congrats to Tim for the win and Paul and Bob for their podiums. I had a good race going up untill I got brain fade and hit the pit speed limit button instead of the pit out message and had to do a drive through. Came out behind Bob and had a great battle right up to the finish.

Good to see that all the work Tim is doing for the VOR season mod hasn't slowed him down any.