1964 Rand Grand Prix [15th December]

Martin Audran wrote:

Sorry for the pics on the result page, they'll come soon   

 

 

Heat 1 was great some great battles and great finish for me.

Heat 2 I've blown my engine again   

Lan Weingerl wrote:

Heat 2 I've blown my engine again   

Thought it had something to do with me... (god, I hate those rear view mirrors.... so amplified)

hehe Tiago no it was my fault... and yeah mirrors are horrible

c est vrai que la retrovision dans les retros est mauvaise meme si une voiture est " loin " des qu on regarde dans les retros elle semble " collée " a nos sorties d'échappements

Tiago Malafaya wrote:

Martin Audran wrote:

Sorry for the pics on the result page, they'll come soon   

   

Jason White wrote:

Heat 1 was great!  Was unfortunate to spin in the path of Alex mid race, causing light contact, but after that we engaged in a battle royale for six or seven laps!  Great fun!  Thanks Alex!

True, great battle between us here.
This track instigates to overtake.

Greg Goissen wrote:

c est vrai que la retrovision dans les retros est mauvaise meme si une voiture est " loin " des qu on regarde dans les retros elle semble " collée " a nos sorties d'échappements

Anyone can suggest a better mirror FOV to put in .plr ?
In 2nd race i tried 12 (14 default in 1st), but result was not so good (i use virtual mirrors).

"Once this second countdown has reached 00:00 and the pitlane is closed, a third and final 2-minutes countdown starts."
At the end, this part of starting procedure was not functioning or, as yesterday, we have to start after the 5 minutes of reconnaissance laps ?

Bon test grandeur nature cet open, le mod est excellent et finalement il n'y a pas eu tant de casses moteurs que l'on pouvait craindre, même moi je ne l'ai point cassé   

Le niveau des pilotes est tres elevé et perso j'avais du mal à suivre avec ma petite Cooper mais celà ne m'a pas empêché de prendre mon pied   

Organisation sans faille, merci HSO   

Had the best time ever in many weekends of simracing

Race 2 was totaly my fault in the f... up joining the grid, but it still was a lot uf fun

Can't wait for the season start   

Alex Barresi wrote:

"Once this second countdown has reached 00:00 and the pitlane is closed, a third and final 2-minutes countdown starts."
At the end, this part of starting procedure was not functioning or, as yesterday, we have to start after the 5 minutes of reconnaissance laps ?

It worked correctly. You had 5 minutes to clear the pits then 2 minutes to get to the grid before the starting lights cycled and started the race. The key is you must be out of the pits in 5 minutes then on the grid before the end of the last 2 minute countdown.

It is a good idea to map the ignition and starter functions to your keyboard or wheel. Most shut their engines off while waiting on the grid.

Yop   

Encore une bonne soirée pour cette open.
3eme en qualifs, mais j'en perds vite et heureusement provisoirement le bénéfice:
Sur la 1er mon départ semi moisi permet à Yves,  le coutela entre les dents de me depasser, se joue alors le jeu de l'aspi qui permet à chacun de prendre l'avantage.  Un peu fébrile je repars mal du second droit et Yves en profite encore une fois mais l'aventure s'arrêtera malheureusement avec un freinage il me semble trop tardif d'yves en bas des stands ( pas encore vu le replay).
Je reste alors à un peu plus de 2 secondes de Martin tout le reste de la course.  Non il ne fera pas de faute,  en même temps c'est Martin. ..

Pour la 2eme ce sera franck qui tente la confrontation toujours grace à depart encore semi moisi de ma fiat. Là aussi l'arsouille fût excellente  j'arrive quand meme à me détacher de sa ferrari et suis mon bonhomme de chemin jusqu'à la 3eme place.
Ce coup si Martin lui ai poussé des ailes  à se rapprocher enfin d'un intouchable Jens.

Merci encore à l'organisation pour cet événement bravo Jens martin et aux finisseurs.

I'm really happy that lots of people got part in this Open HSO Event: it shows the interest in this era of racing is far greater than we (and I) expected to be

Maybe the 1961-1964 mods won't be a mere thought after all   

Oh, before I forget: we know it, the mirrors are a pure mess. François and me have already found a viable replacement, but we couldn't post it to the leagues because it's part of a far wider overhaul in graphics and physics that pretty much requires to download the mod all over again. So, to not make the same dumb mistake Pirelli made this year in the real F1, we decided that is better to at least wait some time: in this way, he can work out the issues on the tracks with Philrob (and whoever decides to help him out here ) and I can manage to find a good UI and work out some glitches on the cars

I had lots of fun in this race, well not so much but i gained confidence.

becuase i was not sure if i could stand a race pressure. the historic race was a mess becuase the low FPS made the car undriveable, still i managed to finish there, so i had to get some confidence, now i have it. thanks to be back in racing

the race pressure turned out to be not so hard so i could lean back and drive as if i was alone. that is no hero-work, but with other pressure it wouldve been complicated.

luckily i know the track from gpl, so i wasnt scared.
i cannot report much on the race, because my fat horsepower car, which i didnt know, didnt let any happeneings to tell.

but i am very wondering why i did the fastest lap with used tires at race end.

the track is difficult to drive in my opinion.

ah what can i tell: tahnks to al lthe backmarkers, but all got scared due to the mirrors. still many people did a sane decision, knowing when to brake. only barresi didnt get along with the mirrors and quite drove me off track on the outside, was very close, he just wanted to go 2 wide in the first left hander lol, luckily we survived

Jens Kraft wrote:

luckily i know the track from gpl, so i wasnt scared.
i cannot report much on the race, because my fat horsepower car, which i didnt know, didnt let any happeneings to tell.

but i am very wondering why i did the fastest lap with used tires at race end.

The tires are good for a full race (+300 km), like it did back in the days   

In the old days sometimes the tires were used for 2 races    Great race again Leo, was hoping to continue it in the America's race but it wasn't to be.

Richard Coxon wrote:

In the old days sometimes the tires were used for 2 races    Great race again Leo, was hoping to continue it in the America's race but it wasn't to be.

          

Mike Becnel wrote:

Richard Coxon wrote:

In the old days sometimes the tires were used for 2 races    Great race again Leo, was hoping to continue it in the America's race but it wasn't to be.

          

Yes yes    Didn't have enough pussy so I made a mistake         

Meow meow (to achieve PG 13 rating)

Richard Coxon wrote:

Mike Becnel wrote:

Richard Coxon wrote:

In the old days sometimes the tires were used for 2 races    Great race again Leo, was hoping to continue it in the America's race but it wasn't to be.

          

Yes yes    Didn't have enough pussy so I made a mistake         

  

Great race indeed Richard! thank you for filling your tank with enough gas for two races  

Leo Menegucci wrote:

Jens Kraft wrote:

luckily i know the track from gpl, so i wasnt scared.
i cannot report much on the race, because my fat horsepower car, which i didnt know, didnt let any happeneings to tell.

but i am very wondering why i did the fastest lap with used tires at race end.

The tires are good for a full race (+300 km), like it did back in the days   

Yes, but the tires at race end make a very different (mroe difficult) driving then with the same empty tank in qualy and in addition u may throw it away in qualy