F1Fan07
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Ludicrous speed. Gone to plaid.
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Post by F1Fan07 on Mar 28, 2015 9:38:44 GMT -8
Team GBR is in 7th with about 2/3 race to go
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Seahawks1Fan
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rF name: Jason Hawks
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Post by Seahawks1Fan on Mar 28, 2015 14:41:11 GMT -8
Good luck guys.
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F1Fan07
Race Director
Ludicrous speed. Gone to plaid.
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Post by F1Fan07 on Mar 28, 2015 16:03:34 GMT -8
1:18 to go. We were in 3rd until pit stop... now in 4th.
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Post by zedarchitect on Mar 28, 2015 21:05:19 GMT -8
This was an awesome experience. We started 22nd in class and finished 4th. The car barely had a scratch in it after 12 hours. Bring on the 24 hours of Spa!
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Post by helios16v on Mar 28, 2015 21:11:00 GMT -8
That was so freaking nuts! Can't wait for the next one.  I believe 6hrs at The Glen is next. |
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Post by helios16v on Mar 28, 2015 21:12:53 GMT -8
I thought we were going to maybe get third. Dale was on the radio, "He's slow. He's out of gas. Push, push, push. 2 laps back to 5th. Push, push, push!" Ended up missing 3rd by 2.5 seconds after 12 hours. |
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Post by boza on Mar 29, 2015 0:15:40 GMT -8
Wow!! Way to go guys!!!
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F1Fan07
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Post by F1Fan07 on Mar 29, 2015 1:01:43 GMT -8
Yeah, the finish was strange. The lead prototype was in the pits as the clock turned 0:00. I wasn't sure if I was just seeing a timing glitch because I was spotting but yeah they were there and not moving. So the race didn't end until the 2nd place car on track had unlapped himself from "lead" car and run an extra lap to complete the race (I think). As a result, people did about two extra laps and the 3rd place GT had seemingly cut it close on fuel and was shortshifting. One more lap and we'd have got him. Chris had enough of a buffer back to 5th that even if he spun while chasing down 3rd he would have time to get going again so I was urging him on to go faster Anyway, great success for our first iRacing endurance event. Lots learned though around the mechanics of the sim and what to do when pitting. For example, on my first stop and someone's subsequent stop, fuelling was somehow getting deselected before entering the pit lane so we have to check that and double-check that. We also learned the value of having a standby driver when Chris missed his scheduled time because of visitors (I ended up jumping in to the seat early and drove his 2 hour stint and he took my later stint). |
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F1Fan07
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Ludicrous speed. Gone to plaid.
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Post by F1Fan07 on Mar 29, 2015 3:30:33 GMT -8
I'm glad this wasn't our split's start
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Seahawks1Fan
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Post by Seahawks1Fan on Mar 29, 2015 17:08:02 GMT -8
Congrats guys. Go GBR!
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Post by Jarhead on Apr 1, 2015 11:13:23 GMT -8
Nice job guys. If I ever get back to a Monday to Friday schedule, I would like to join you for one of these events.
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Post by helios16v on Apr 1, 2015 12:09:41 GMT -8
Hell, a couple more guys and we could field 2 cars for the 6 hours at the Glen.  |
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Post by zedarchitect on Apr 1, 2015 12:13:01 GMT -8
Hell, a couple more guys and we could field 2 cars for the 6 hours at the Glen. I was thinking the same - and we'll need all of the help we could get when we hit the 24 hours of Spa  |
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Post by helios16v on Jun 10, 2015 15:36:14 GMT -8
6 Hours of Watkins Glen is coming up in about a month. Any interest in putting 1 or 2 teams together?
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Post by oldslowfred on Jun 10, 2015 17:48:58 GMT -8
6 Hours of Watkins Glen is coming up in about a month. Any interest in putting 1 or 2 teams together? +1  |
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