GPGSL S9 R13 - Austrian GP - A-1 Ring [Race online p205!]
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I want to express my condolences to you and your family Stu, take care.
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Sorry about your news Stuart - real world stuff can suck sometimes. Our little world of fantasy here can be a great distraction sometimes - worked a treat for me over the last 18 months!
Back to the GPGSL for now...
With the delay in getting the qual and racing underway, the Demon team hit the paint booths, and put together their first draft of a potential Season 10 livery. Our team's sponsors have all been invited to take a look, and give their tick of approval. Our drivers too, have been told to get themselves in for seat fittings, to allow construction to hit full speed of the new S10 machines....
GPGSL Team Owner Debut - Melbourne, Season 8 - present
GPGSL Test Debut - Hungary, Season 4. GPGSL Race Debut - Adelaide, Season 5.
Back to the GPGSL for now...
With the delay in getting the qual and racing underway, the Demon team hit the paint booths, and put together their first draft of a potential Season 10 livery. Our team's sponsors have all been invited to take a look, and give their tick of approval. Our drivers too, have been told to get themselves in for seat fittings, to allow construction to hit full speed of the new S10 machines....
GPGSL Team Owner Debut - Melbourne, Season 8 - present
GPGSL Test Debut - Hungary, Season 4. GPGSL Race Debut - Adelaide, Season 5.
It's race day! Welcome everyone for the main event today at the A1Ring. SCR's Joseph Gilson scored his second pole in a row, ahead of the two Aston Martins, and he'll sure hope to convert it to a better result than in Monza. Championship leader Greenhalgh only starts from 12th, so Gilson and championship 3rd Jalving have the big chance today to close the gap to the triple champ. The weather reports predict some rain in about one and a half hour, but that shouldn't affect the race. With the cars returning from the formation lap and lining up on the grip, let's go straight to the track.
The five red lights are on
Go go go! Great starts for Gilson and Maverick
But it's Elleker who takes the lead on the outer line through turn 1
The field rushing towards turn 2
Greidanus in 12th, under attack by Greenhalgh
And the Australian gets past
We can see Jalving up in 4th already
Karjalainen and Moinet fighting for 19th
Mathew tries to take 9th from Scala
And the Italian has lost massively on the outer line there
Greenhalgh right behind Mathew, while Scala has to defend against Kederer
Greidanus the big winner in this situation, from 12th to 9th within two corners
Cartwright has Pedersen right behind him
van Renselaar makes the move on Jalving in turn 1
Schieder passes his teammate in the same place
Greenhalgh with a mistake in turn 1, he dropped back behind Kederer to 13th
And now loses out to McCarthy and Allington as well
Horváth too passes the Australian
Allington very late on the brakes, almost hits McCarthy
Hayes also with a small mistake, but she was already in last place before
Jalving loses another position as Cartwright gets past
Greenhalgh far away from a points position at the moment
Schieder runs wide in turn 8 and drops back behind Pedersen again
Greenhalgh now under pressure from Karjalainen and Warrington
Rodríguez has crashed into the back of Nell! The German had run wide, and as he returned to the track Rodríguez had no chance to avoid him
That's the end for Rodríguez' race
Nell has to pit for a new front wing, luckily he is able to go straight to the pits, and doesn't have to do another lap
The marshall rushing to the One car, to get it out of the way quickly
Schieder forming a train behind him
Contact between Schieder and Greidanus as the latter tries to get past in turn 1
There's a wheel rolling over the track
It's from the Shadow of Kederer
Both Shadows out of the race, the disastrous season for the former top team continues. There's also a part of a Demon wing
Debris and tyres all over the track now, an extremely dangerous situation
Onboard with Hayes, and look just how far one of the tyres has flown
Allington comes in to pit for a new front wing
That's Karjalainen trying to pass McCarthy
He makes the move, and Greenhalgh now too with a chance
and he gets past
Onboard with Maverick, who's trying to close up to Gilson
Greenhalgh runs wide in turn 8
That's gives Hayes, who has gone past both JHRs, a chance to pass him
But Greenhalgh stays ahead
Onboard with Gilson now, and Elleker his almost out of sight for him
Moinet side by side with his teammate
Gets past and is now in 16th
Not for long though, as McCarthy retakes his position the next lap
Karjalainen with an early stop due to throttle problems
Lap 17, and Hayes starts the regular stops
Gilson and van Renselaar heading towards their crews
Horváth and Moinet come in as well
Elleker pits from the lead one lap later
McCarthy also in for his stop
Lap 20 as Jalving and Warrington come in
Gilson passes Greenhalgh for 6th, but the Australian is yet to pit
Maverick, Pedersen and Mathew in the pits now
That gives the lead back to Elleker
Gilson managed to stay ahead of Maverick
Greenhalgh now in for his stop
Schieder as well on the way to the pits
van Renselaar has dropped back behind Cartwright during the stops
Let's have a look at the standings
Nell comes in for a second time, it seems they didn't fill him up when he pitted for a new wing earlier
Same goes for his teammate Allington
Maverick catching Gilson
Mathew takes 8th away from Scala
In the meantime Greenhalgh overtook Karjalainen
And Maverick now up in 2nd, while Gilson has his teammate right behind him
van Renselaar tries to take 4th
and he makes the move
Horváth currently in 10th place
Jalving slowly gets closer to Cartwright and van Renselaar ahead of him
Now he tries it past Cartwright
and he makes it
Last lap for Jack Elleker
That's Pedersen almost losing it in turn 8
Warrington takes 10th from Horváth in turn 1
Greenhalgh only in 13th, that means no points for him today
And Elleker takes the win! Supreme drive from him today
Maverick makes it an AMR 1-2
Gilson completes the podium and takes the lead in the championship
Last manoeuvre of the race, McCarthy has passed Karjalainen
And that's it, thanks everyone for watching! See you again in Brno!
Race Director: Ernie B. Ecclescake
GPGTV Youtube Channel
The five red lights are on
Go go go! Great starts for Gilson and Maverick
But it's Elleker who takes the lead on the outer line through turn 1
The field rushing towards turn 2
Greidanus in 12th, under attack by Greenhalgh
And the Australian gets past
We can see Jalving up in 4th already
Karjalainen and Moinet fighting for 19th
Mathew tries to take 9th from Scala
And the Italian has lost massively on the outer line there
Greenhalgh right behind Mathew, while Scala has to defend against Kederer
Greidanus the big winner in this situation, from 12th to 9th within two corners
Cartwright has Pedersen right behind him
van Renselaar makes the move on Jalving in turn 1
Schieder passes his teammate in the same place
Greenhalgh with a mistake in turn 1, he dropped back behind Kederer to 13th
And now loses out to McCarthy and Allington as well
Horváth too passes the Australian
Allington very late on the brakes, almost hits McCarthy
Hayes also with a small mistake, but she was already in last place before
Jalving loses another position as Cartwright gets past
Greenhalgh far away from a points position at the moment
Schieder runs wide in turn 8 and drops back behind Pedersen again
Greenhalgh now under pressure from Karjalainen and Warrington
Rodríguez has crashed into the back of Nell! The German had run wide, and as he returned to the track Rodríguez had no chance to avoid him
That's the end for Rodríguez' race
Nell has to pit for a new front wing, luckily he is able to go straight to the pits, and doesn't have to do another lap
The marshall rushing to the One car, to get it out of the way quickly
Schieder forming a train behind him
Contact between Schieder and Greidanus as the latter tries to get past in turn 1
There's a wheel rolling over the track
It's from the Shadow of Kederer
Both Shadows out of the race, the disastrous season for the former top team continues. There's also a part of a Demon wing
Debris and tyres all over the track now, an extremely dangerous situation
Onboard with Hayes, and look just how far one of the tyres has flown
Allington comes in to pit for a new front wing
That's Karjalainen trying to pass McCarthy
He makes the move, and Greenhalgh now too with a chance
and he gets past
Onboard with Maverick, who's trying to close up to Gilson
Greenhalgh runs wide in turn 8
That's gives Hayes, who has gone past both JHRs, a chance to pass him
But Greenhalgh stays ahead
Onboard with Gilson now, and Elleker his almost out of sight for him
Moinet side by side with his teammate
Gets past and is now in 16th
Not for long though, as McCarthy retakes his position the next lap
Karjalainen with an early stop due to throttle problems
Lap 17, and Hayes starts the regular stops
Gilson and van Renselaar heading towards their crews
Horváth and Moinet come in as well
Elleker pits from the lead one lap later
McCarthy also in for his stop
Lap 20 as Jalving and Warrington come in
Gilson passes Greenhalgh for 6th, but the Australian is yet to pit
Maverick, Pedersen and Mathew in the pits now
That gives the lead back to Elleker
Gilson managed to stay ahead of Maverick
Greenhalgh now in for his stop
Schieder as well on the way to the pits
van Renselaar has dropped back behind Cartwright during the stops
Let's have a look at the standings
Nell comes in for a second time, it seems they didn't fill him up when he pitted for a new wing earlier
Same goes for his teammate Allington
Maverick catching Gilson
Mathew takes 8th away from Scala
In the meantime Greenhalgh overtook Karjalainen
And Maverick now up in 2nd, while Gilson has his teammate right behind him
van Renselaar tries to take 4th
and he makes the move
Horváth currently in 10th place
Jalving slowly gets closer to Cartwright and van Renselaar ahead of him
Now he tries it past Cartwright
and he makes it
Last lap for Jack Elleker
That's Pedersen almost losing it in turn 8
Warrington takes 10th from Horváth in turn 1
Greenhalgh only in 13th, that means no points for him today
And Elleker takes the win! Supreme drive from him today
Maverick makes it an AMR 1-2
Gilson completes the podium and takes the lead in the championship
Last manoeuvre of the race, McCarthy has passed Karjalainen
And that's it, thanks everyone for watching! See you again in Brno!
Race Director: Ernie B. EcclescakeGPGTV Youtube Channel
F.#king hell!!!!! That was a bloody nightmare!!!! 
GPGSL Team Owner Debut - Melbourne, Season 8 - present
GPGSL Test Debut - Hungary, Season 4. GPGSL Race Debut - Adelaide, Season 5.
GPGSL Team Owner Debut - Melbourne, Season 8 - present
GPGSL Test Debut - Hungary, Season 4. GPGSL Race Debut - Adelaide, Season 5.
Some conclusions
RD point of view:
This version of the track shouldn't be used anymore imo. The cc-line using the tarmac runoff in turn 1 caused some problems, meaning that very often when there was an passing attempt (successful or not, didn't matter), at least one of the cars was slowed down massively. Especially in the opening laps this was a problem, as the cars close behind could immediately get past as well (see Greenhalgh or Scala for example). As this was the version of the S7 trackpack I simply assumed that it'd be fine and didn't do any test races, else I'd have taken another version.
Personal:
1) The 2 seasons testing were a complete waste of time, seeing that even rookies are doing equal/better than me. Might as well have taken the first race driver offer I had back then. Results would probably have been the same.
2) This season is even worse than last, and I'm done with it. Whenever I think that it finally turns for a better, it goes "Bam, right in the face!"
Official announcements to follow
Some mods
F1 1996 | F1 2002 | F1 2007 | F1 2011 | F1 2013 | F1 2015 | F1 2018
RD point of view:
This version of the track shouldn't be used anymore imo. The cc-line using the tarmac runoff in turn 1 caused some problems, meaning that very often when there was an passing attempt (successful or not, didn't matter), at least one of the cars was slowed down massively. Especially in the opening laps this was a problem, as the cars close behind could immediately get past as well (see Greenhalgh or Scala for example). As this was the version of the S7 trackpack I simply assumed that it'd be fine and didn't do any test races, else I'd have taken another version.
Personal:
1) The 2 seasons testing were a complete waste of time, seeing that even rookies are doing equal/better than me. Might as well have taken the first race driver offer I had back then. Results would probably have been the same.
2) This season is even worse than last, and I'm done with it. Whenever I think that it finally turns for a better, it goes "Bam, right in the face!"
Official announcements to follow
Some mods
F1 1996 | F1 2002 | F1 2007 | F1 2011 | F1 2013 | F1 2015 | F1 2018
Right! Where's that pitcrew? 
GPGSL -
GPGSL-3 - Pizza Party Racing manager and driver
Nations Cup - Team Scotland manager
GPGSL -
GPGSL-3 - Pizza Party Racing manager and driver
Nations Cup - Team Scotland manager
We've got a testing seat 
That race was terrible though. Ed was all over the place after Palace did one over on Everton - again - over the weekend.
Credit to Charrel who hung in there and picked up some points to stay in touch with Gilson in the championship and complete a solid damage limitation job in terms of the all important teams' championship.
Seriously though, how many wins is that for Elleker now? I was laughing when Sevastien was dropped, but not anymore. John, you need a hurry-up mate
Races: 163 - Wins: 23 - Pole Positions: 24 - Fastest Laps: 22
Season 9: Constructors' Champions
That race was terrible though. Ed was all over the place after Palace did one over on Everton - again - over the weekend.
Credit to Charrel who hung in there and picked up some points to stay in touch with Gilson in the championship and complete a solid damage limitation job in terms of the all important teams' championship.
Seriously though, how many wins is that for Elleker now? I was laughing when Sevastien was dropped, but not anymore. John, you need a hurry-up mate
Races: 163 - Wins: 23 - Pole Positions: 24 - Fastest Laps: 22
Season 9: Constructors' Champions
Good result for Gilson to help him keep in the championship fight. Could've been 2nd, but AMR were just a bit quicker this time round. Championship wise, it's going to be a close one over the next few rounds.
Letting everyone know now that I plan on running the next round. I'm done taking a break away from the RD seat, so there's no better way for me to get back in the seat. I'll ask for the track download when it's the right time to do so.
Letting everyone know now that I plan on running the next round. I'm done taking a break away from the RD seat, so there's no better way for me to get back in the seat. I'll ask for the track download when it's the right time to do so.
Woah, in 1 word a crazy race! I had a very good start, from there on our strategy was to go for safe today, with a fast stint in the end to..
During the race I saved tyres so I could push at the end, but P5 not wat we were hoping for but still a solid result. I gained some points on Ed, and Gilson isnt to far away.
Race starts: 141 | Points: 886 | Podiums: 35 | Race wins: 10
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During the race I saved tyres so I could push at the end, but P5 not wat we were hoping for but still a solid result. I gained some points on Ed, and Gilson isnt to far away.
Race starts: 141 | Points: 886 | Podiums: 35 | Race wins: 10
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Turbo Lover Schreef:
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> The race should be delared invalid. The whole
> cc-line at T1 is wrong. What a horrible race once
> again.
I agree it should be fixed for the next time, but its not like there are 10 dnf's or something.. The chance was the same for all that you would get slowed down, just 3 dnf's is not the worst
Race starts: 141 | Points: 886 | Podiums: 35 | Race wins: 10
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> The race should be delared invalid. The whole
> cc-line at T1 is wrong. What a horrible race once
> again.
I agree it should be fixed for the next time, but its not like there are 10 dnf's or something.. The chance was the same for all that you would get slowed down, just 3 dnf's is not the worst
Race starts: 141 | Points: 886 | Podiums: 35 | Race wins: 10
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JackHammer Wrote:
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> Wow, top four all within a tenth!
> Very happy with 2nd, hopefully I can lead into
> turn 1
And I did lead into turn 1!
Great 1-2 for the team, hope to do it again, car was unstoppable
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> Wow, top four all within a tenth!
> Very happy with 2nd, hopefully I can lead into
> turn 1
And I did lead into turn 1!
Great 1-2 for the team, hope to do it again, car was unstoppable
Ferrari2007 schrieb:
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> Seriously though, how many wins is that for
> Elleker now? I was laughing when Sevastien was
> dropped, but not anymore. John, you need a
> hurry-up mate
I knew from the start that Jack is quick, but I didn't expect to lose the No. 1 driver status so quickly again. Nonetheless, it's a great result for the team and that's what matters. This seriously brings us back into the WCC fight for P2, at least. And rest assured, I'll fight back next season and won't leave the field so easily for Jack. It's a pity that once again it couldn't be a win for me, but I was held up by Gilson into the first corner after having had the best start of us three, and so Jack could slip through and had a free drive. Congrats mate.
Turbo Lover schrieb:
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> The race should be declared invalid. The whole
> cc-line at T1 is wrong. What a horrible race once
> again.
Only so much to this: We've had certain races at Zaandvort, for example, where the cars were all over the place as well and the results counted. So ...
I agree, however, that this version either shouldn't be used for following seasons or needs some serious fixes for next season.
GPGSL : Team Owner of 'Maverick Track Performance' (MTP)
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> Seriously though, how many wins is that for
> Elleker now? I was laughing when Sevastien was
> dropped, but not anymore. John, you need a
> hurry-up mate
I knew from the start that Jack is quick, but I didn't expect to lose the No. 1 driver status so quickly again. Nonetheless, it's a great result for the team and that's what matters. This seriously brings us back into the WCC fight for P2, at least. And rest assured, I'll fight back next season and won't leave the field so easily for Jack. It's a pity that once again it couldn't be a win for me, but I was held up by Gilson into the first corner after having had the best start of us three, and so Jack could slip through and had a free drive. Congrats mate.
Turbo Lover schrieb:
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> The race should be declared invalid. The whole
> cc-line at T1 is wrong. What a horrible race once
> again.
Only so much to this: We've had certain races at Zaandvort, for example, where the cars were all over the place as well and the results counted. So ...
I agree, however, that this version either shouldn't be used for following seasons or needs some serious fixes for next season.
GPGSL : Team Owner of 'Maverick Track Performance' (MTP)
Mullet345 Wrote:
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> Good result for Gilson to help him keep in the
> championship fight. Could've been 2nd, but AMR
> were just a bit quicker this time round.
> Championship wise, it's going to be a close one
> over the next few rounds.
>
> Letting everyone know now that I plan on running
> the next round. I'm done taking a break away from
> the RD seat, so there's no better way for me to
> get back in the seat. I'll ask for the track
> download when it's the right time to do so.
Greg you need to run the Chinese round of the GPGNC first
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/23/2014 05:35PM by natasp.
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> Good result for Gilson to help him keep in the
> championship fight. Could've been 2nd, but AMR
> were just a bit quicker this time round.
> Championship wise, it's going to be a close one
> over the next few rounds.
>
> Letting everyone know now that I plan on running
> the next round. I'm done taking a break away from
> the RD seat, so there's no better way for me to
> get back in the seat. I'll ask for the track
> download when it's the right time to do so.
Greg you need to run the Chinese round of the GPGNC first
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/23/2014 05:35PM by natasp.
well...i feel i cant really be mad about 7th but i had hoped to climb a few positions in the race...
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