Monday, December 22, 2008

Day 275 (1 JAN, YEAR 2): European Events / Europe Classic Car League / Race 4

Participated in Europe Classic Car League Battle 4 (Suzuka Circuit). Champion.
Time: 2'56.278

European Events: Europe Classic Car League: Suzuka Circuit: 1 Lap
Settings: N3/N3; Racing Muffler, Stage 1 Turbo (51 SettingsHP); Nitrous @ 100; RideHt 141/141, Shocks 5/5, Camber 0.5/0.0; Auto 12; Triple-plate Clutch; Racing Flywheel; Aids 000; 98 Ballast @ 0
A-spec points: 200
Prize: $10000

FSCar NameTime (Gap)Best
11Citroen 2CV Type A '542'56.2782'56.278
25Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto '66+0'08.821
34Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale '63 +0'13.537
43

Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA 1600 '65

+0'19.090

52Ginetta G4 '64+0'29.116
66VW Karmann Ghia Coupe (Type-1) '68

+0'30.876


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 Car in race trim for the practice session, and still managed to qualify P1 with a 2'54.148, 1.496" quicker than P2.

After the launch, the G4 pulls ahead while we're still on the straight, and I manage to retake the lead as we enter 1st Curve. Not wanting to risk another failed run (this was my 2nd attempt), I decided to lawnmow the grass between 2nd Curve and the Esses.

But even after doing so, the G4 comes up close behind as we enter the Degner kink. I bust a John Deere again, and manage a 2.651" gap as we cross T1. The G4 goes into the junk 3 times, and for some reason, makes a bunch of stop-starts in an attempt to recover near Spoon, falling back to P4 in the process...

The gap widens from there, as the opponents don't take Spoon nor Casio very well, and I cruise to an easy victory as my 6th bar of Nitrous goes away (leaving me with 4).

I ended the practice session with 79 miles, and ended the race with 84 miles on the odometer.

Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8312327413075189974

Thanks for reading. Thanks for watching. And Have A Great Drive!
RoadHazard
http://www.mygt4diary.com/