Sunday, December 7, 2008

Day 224 (11 NOV, YEAR 1): Professional Events / World Classics / Race 3

Participated in World Classics Battle 3 (Nurburgring Nordschleife). Champion.
Time: 9'25.380

Professional Events: World Classics: Nurburgring Nordschleife: 1 Lap
Settings: N2/N3; (94 SettingsHP); Nitrous @ 50; 133/133 Rd Ht, 6/6 Shocks, 1.0/0.5 Camber; Auto 6; Triple-plate Clutch; Racing Flywheel; Carbon Driveshaft; Aids 000; 75 Ballast @ 0
A-spec points: 200
Prize: $10000


FSCar NameTime (Gap)Best
12Nissan SKYLINE Sport Coupe (BLRA-3) '629'25.3809'25.380
21Mercedes 300 SL Coupe '54+0'01.570
33Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA 1600 '65+0'13.730
44

Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto '66

+0'34.114

55Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale '63+0'35.843
66Nissan SILVIA (CSP311) '65

DNF



Please refer to these track maps when looking up Turn numbers/names ** Special thanks to AMG @ GTPlanet.net for the hard work put in to generate them!!! **

I kept the Nitrous at 65 for the Practice session, slapped on some S2 tires, and qualified P2 with a 9'13.349, more than 5.6 seconds slower than P1, finishing with an empty bottle. I tried to block the 300SL on my out lap, but I failed miserably and it slips by. For the race, I set the Nitrous to 50, and put the N2/N3 tires back on.

I pass the 300SL for the lead as I come out of Hocheichen, and I build a comfortable lead by the time we hit T5. Of course, the 300SL catches up at Mutkurve, erasing more than a 3 second gap, and I use my best efforts to block & scrub it back into submission.

From T6 to the finish, I never manage to pull away more than 3 seconds from it, and by T11 I'm in the lead by less than half a second. Even after lawnmowing Hohenrain, it's still less than a 2 second victory...

I ended the practice session with 1134 miles, and finished the race with 1148 miles on the odometer.

Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8891938227760877910

Thanks for reading. Thanks for watching. And Have A Great Drive!
RoadHazard
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