2015 HOLIDAY CUP

WELCOME

For the holiday Cup we will be driving the British Sport Racers.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m4o0mdj8l2abs4c/MOD%20British%20Sports%20Racers.7z?dl=0

TRACK ROUND 1: WATKINS GLEN


https://mega.nz/#!I9JWHRAC!LRw_QtavHWYVYLH1kEZZFCnvTbxQoIB66OZSLnmVDgI



The series will consist of 4 rounds through December.

Format:

2 sprint races of +- 20 minutes each with NO PIT STOP.
Monday nights at 8pm
15 minute Qualify.

Points:

The points will be the same as is used for our GT racing.

Please indicate on this thread if you will be taking part.
Hope to see you all there.

Oooh a monday... i can make that just fine! I have an idea of a team name but i need to double check with someone about it first

I'll be there

I will probably be able to make race 1 and 2.

Thanks,
T

See you there

I'm having a bit of an issue with the track mod

Ok, add these files to your "LOCATIONS" folder. All the files (3)


https://mega.nz/#!5g43nLgJ!i44VrbFQ3_cns1Tknvf-vIQ10CHrKA7lPcsIzQlToXw

Should work fine. They are needed for some Laser tracks.

Will test shortly before it's due to begin, the cars work fine so fingers crossed for the track

Times are looking good for this track. Some close racing expected... See you later.

Was loads of fun. Made to many mistakes in the race.  Sorry to the guys that I bumped in the race.

Did not win a race. At least overall fastest lap.

Great fun and super close times. These are really fun cars to drive.
Pity I forgot to fuel the car before race 2. IDIOT!!!!
Thanks for some great racing guys.

Thanks guys for the racing, in race 1 I went a bit too focused on speed and it was undeliverable in the race

In race 2 I had a massively re revised setup giving the lead from start to finish.... my first ever online SIM race victory

Side note: for those that congratulated me in the in game chat thanks a lot, I received a text bout half way through the race from this girl I have a big crush on and so at the end when u put it in chat I would've replied but I was on the phone

Edit: as i feared im stuck in ze friend zone

To be honest I completely forgot about last night's event so when I did remember 20 mins before Quali it was a massive rush to get the cars installed.  I literally went into quali with only 3 practice laps under the belt, so my grid position of 8th, 3 sec off the pace came as no surprise.

Race 1: I had a great start, making it into 6th (I think) by turn 1.  Thereafter several people's mishaps on lap 1 saw me all the way into P2 by the end of the lap.  But with Fraser and Gert's pace it was never going to last long and they got past in shortish order, so I was very happy (relieved, even!) to finish 4th in the end.

Race 2: By now I have settled into some semblance of a rhythm with the car and managed to quali 5th with the tiniest of margins splitting Fraser, myself, Peter & Vector.  I was still a massive 1.6 sec off the pole lap though...
I had a great start once again, picking up 2 positions again on the 1st lap.  Fraser's little boy wasn't feeling well and he had to pull out of the race which was a great pity.  I was relishing the possibility of some good racing with him.  I did however have a good scrap with Gert for a while, but then I overcooked it into (what I call) the bus stop section and hit a kerb, causing me to spin right in front of him and he had no way of avoiding me and hit me.  He must have taken quite a bit of damage because he then fell back.  So sorry about that Gert!
I was in 2nd then, quite a long way behind Luke and I figured I'd just settle for the position.  But then, toward the end the gap suddenly fell to less than 5 sec (must have been when his crush messaged him!   ) and I thought I might stand a chance so I gave it all I had, but to no avail: he was just too fast.  Well done Luke! ...and I hope your stay in the friend zone is only a short one!  Just keep at it, laying on the charm.  

Anyway, thanks all for an enjoyable event.  I think I've found my new favourite car in GSC.  I really love the way they handle.  I'm already looking forward to the next round.

If dirks done a race report... why not join in? These are quite customery after races over at realish racing

Quali...1: went a bit too SPEED and that meant very difficult to drive in the 7th i think

Race 1: much of the same, struggled to keep it on track and got lapped... twice. Had a brief bit of pace when i closed back in on vector and kev after they lapped me but all my race was was spins and getting lapped

Quali 2: massively changed the setup, more downforce higher ride height, stiffer suspension, soft anti-roll bar... and my best lap which wasnt 100% clean was good enough for second! With a 1:33.9

Race 2: held the clutch key on the keyboard, first gear full revs... timed the start perfectly and pulled several car lengths by the first corner, now it was all about keeping it there. Lap after lap went by and i stringed together multiple fastests laps in turn, getting quicker each time (whilst lifting and coasting just incase i need the fuel for the end) pushed a bit too hard and that 20 second gap dropped to about 5 or 6, i pushed on (my fronts very yellow at this point) and i brought the gap up to 7 or 8 seconds... then i got the text, and the fronts got very close to red wear and the pace dropped the gap behind fell to 4 or 5 seconds... but i held on for a start to finish victory, and my first ever organised online sin race victory!!

Thanks everyone for the great racing once again

Hi All,

Well it was much the same as Dirk experience I had only installed the mod about one hour before the race, but had managed a few practice laps and Kevin gave me his setup which worked very well, but I am the sort of driver who needs time in the car to find the edge so I hope to improve over this short championship.

All the usual suspects finished up front in the first race but we had a big surprise in race two with Luke feeling the force and blasting the field with a fine race performance, well done Luke!

This has mixed the points up so any late entries for next Mondays night races can challenge and still chase and catch the leaders. So if you are reading this please come and join next week’s race the bigger the field the better the racing and that’s good for us all.

Howdy fellas, I've moved house, and still waiting on telkom to come sort me out

been two weeks, so don't think i'll be sorted before the ball drops

looking at alternative connection for the meantime, but will have to get a repeater or booster installed as cell signal is not the most stable

anyhow have fun and have a save and joyess festive season

Sorry to hear Hennie, hope you get sorted soon.

what's the next track Kev?

DONINGTON PARK:


https://mega.nz/#!98pmSRbJ!79Yf8mdRKtdOg7KOI4oFZL8fy7f9nwJaZiTltRn7_q8

This is our time Charlie! Home race time

Hi all, should be available to take part Monday - got the mods downloading as we speak, aside from TeamSpeak do I need to do anything else to prepare?

Your ahead of me already!?

Dang it, *sprints upstairs*

Soo these handle somewhat like the radicals, there u go Charlie... nice bit of practise from SO Cup round 1

speedingviper wrote:Your ahead of me already!?

Dang it, *sprints upstairs*

Soo these handle somewhat like the radicals, there u go Charlie... nice bit of practise from SO Cup round 1

Ah I didn't do too badly at that one, hopefully I won't be too off the pace then!

Well the holiday cup consisted of only 4 rounds in the British Sports Racers and finished last night with the last 2 races at Goiania. What a nice track for these cars with close racing throughout the field.  I am so cross missing the first leg and could only climb up to 3rd place.

Well done to Dirk to win his first championship with Shadow Racing.  A few months ago Dirk told me it is time to get better 'equipment' than the 'plastic chair' rig he currently enjoy as he wants to finish higher up in the rankings.  Wonder what he upgraded to to get a result like this.

Well done to everyone who took part in the short championship, pity only a few racers as most was in a holiday spirit and away on a well deserved trip somewhere.

Final Standings
1.  Dirk Brand  131
2.  Fraser  110
3.  Christo Nieuwoudt  104
4.  Francois  101
5.  Ryan Ottens  100
6.  L Mason  72
7.  Peter McNair  61
8.  Kevin Pheiffer  53
9.  Timo Smit  30
10.  Gert Snyman  29
11.  Ken Hunter  26
12.  VectorPath  25
13.  Gustav Jacobs  23
14.  Charlie Marriott  14
15.  Bob Cech  9
16.  Conor Duffy  8

Best wishes to everyone for a great 2016 season of races.

I'm happy with 6th but I think I owe that to some nice performance early on as I was absolutely atrocious with my new wheel. I definitely need more practice, however I do owe my strong performance at donington to lots of practice

To answer what Dirk said about the friend zone ... yeah I'm 100% stuck there