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#3535177 - 03/09/12 12:54 AM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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Awesome stuff! Love the V8 Supercar series, makes me want to get back into sim racing. driving

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#3535187 - 03/09/12 01:38 AM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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You should dude! the more the merrier! biggrin


First Ever Win: STCC, Donnington Park, Race 2, 19th March 2012
First Ever Podium: 2nd, Silverstone SCES 2011
First Ever Pole: Race 1, Thruxton, SSTCC, 8th April 2012
First Ever Fastest Lap: Le Mans, SCES, 3:59.028, 3rd June 2012
Wins: 3 (3 SSTCC)
Podiums: 10 (3 SCES, 7 SSTCC)
Pole Positions: 3 (1 SCES, 2 SSTCC)
Fastest Laps: 1 (1 SCES)

3rd Overall SSTCC Great Britain Series, 2012.

Team: Ozjet Racing
Number(s): 26 (SCES) 27 (STCC)
#3539417 - 03/16/12 05:09 AM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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Well, as my commitments now start to get on top of me, the blog has again been pushed back.

For a few reasons of course but the main one being my Full season replica of Formula 1, i have a drive with Ferrari in the series alongside Andreas Nilsson, who may be familiar to you as he competes in the FSR series with the likes of Bono Huis etc.

Anyway before i go rambling into the F1's i had another stonking couple of races in the V8's claiming my best finish of the season from an unlikely beginning.

Race 1 was great fun, but i was off the pace and claimed a solid 6th place (well i think it was 6th) i managed to eek out fuel just enough to make the end without stopping, raw pace i was way off, so my only hope was to keep a steady consistant pace, which i did, i began short shifting though to conserve fuel knowing if i pulled my strategy off i would gain a few places through the stops.
This duly became clear that the others were not gonna make it without stopping, well a few at least, so i just kept going and with one lap to go i had leaped into 6th place through strategy alone. I crossed the line with 1 litre left in the tank. I thought that would be my hightest finish of the season so far, still with the feature race to go.

How wrong i was. I started 5th on the grid in reverse order for the feature race, and thus i risked starting on the harder compound seeing as softs had worn out by the end of the first race which was half the distance of the feature. I made a big error in doing this, although i had a blinding start and jumped to 3rd off the start i was lapping way off the pace and on lap 3 i pitted after slipping to second last. I topped up the few laps of fuel i had used and bolted on the softer compound, now firmly at the rear by a huge distance i had nothing to lose. I was going to have to stop again that was certain, but i would be stopped after everyone else and i would have more than enough fuel to not have to fuel save and fresher rubber. So i ploughed on.

Picking up the pace almost immediatly i started to reel in the 2 slower guys in front, just clocking in lap after lap getting more and more confident. I picked them off and knuckled down, if i was to have any chance i would need to leap these 2 through the stops, so i needed to build as bigger margin as i could, bearing in mind, these 2 guys had stopped already i was on it, low fuel, just all go. I was lucky to even be in front of them i thought.

I did what was required and easily easily had a gap over them after my stop, i though could now go on a rampage to the end with fresh softs and a full tank to boot which would leave me excess fuel i knew if i could put in some PB's and just do what Whincup did at Adelaide and do a qualy stint i could gain some places. I was running 7th.

So i switched the HUD to see the gap to the 3 guys in front, nearly half a minute to the guy in front, and about 45 to the guy 3 places up in 4th. I thought well that is it, but no, they all were in fuel saving mode, and would be for the rest of the race to eek out the fuel to do a 1 stop so i blitzed it. I rapidly reeled them, sometimes by 2 seconds through 1 sector alone. Before i knew it i could see my arch rival of the series Shadbolt up ahead and stepped on it, i was catching him but equally he was catching Bell. Shadbolt made it past and in that time i had gained a position from someone in the pits who couldnt make it without stopping, so i was 6th. Bell was struggling i dunno if his tyres were shot or if he was having to ultra fuel save but i got a huge run on him into the hairpin, but i went to deep and he got back past, i then had an epic run on him though through the sweeping chicane (where Glock has his huge accident that year in the toyota) and dive for the inside through the kink, he was a little unfair however and pushed me on the grass on the inside there.

But i held my nerve and got by and went back across onto the driving line for a better run through the corner, i knew that he would be desperate to hold position so he dived back up the inside but went deep, i had set him up perfectly for that and cut back down the inside and made it stick easily as he went off at the next corner desperatly trying to keep up. I claimed 5th and that also meant i am now sitting 5th overall in the series biggrin

You can see my move on Bell towards the end of this race, im in the Jim Bean V8 car! definatly one of my finest moves! (also see my impressive save around 2 minutes 40)




Last edited by mr_hill; 03/16/12 05:36 AM.

First Ever Win: STCC, Donnington Park, Race 2, 19th March 2012
First Ever Podium: 2nd, Silverstone SCES 2011
First Ever Pole: Race 1, Thruxton, SSTCC, 8th April 2012
First Ever Fastest Lap: Le Mans, SCES, 3:59.028, 3rd June 2012
Wins: 3 (3 SSTCC)
Podiums: 10 (3 SCES, 7 SSTCC)
Pole Positions: 3 (1 SCES, 2 SSTCC)
Fastest Laps: 1 (1 SCES)

3rd Overall SSTCC Great Britain Series, 2012.

Team: Ozjet Racing
Number(s): 26 (SCES) 27 (STCC)
#3541114 - 03/19/12 05:20 AM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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Well update time.

So Qualy was seperated into 2 sessions, Practice 4 being used as an all out Session for all drivers on the grid, this would sort out positions 11 and below, with proper Qualy being a top 10 shootout.

I Set about qualy and struggled to find my original pre-season pace, but finally nailed a lap good enough for 8th overall, a 1:25.8

So i would be in final Qualy, this would be run on a race setup and on your race tyre compound, though fuel was able to be low much to my relief. I elected to dismiss the Super-Softs i had used to get through Q1 but also avoid the slippery Medium compound and go with the Softs, by my calculations they should of managed 18 laps just about in the race so i went with them.

To my surprise i actually bettered my Q1 time and set a lap of a 1:25.4 which ended up being good enough for 5th on the grid!

So the race rapidly came around and we got on the grid, there was a little confusion as the formation lap hadn't been put in it turned out so it was all guns blazing off the start. i had a shoddy start and found myself 10th by turn 1, but eventually picked up places courtesy of people being over enthusiastic on cold brakes and tyres and i soon found myself running 8th.

Time progressed and eventually i was running 6th again, but i kept making silly errors here and there, i was running with some minor front left suspension damage as it was through contact early on somewhere, but it didn't affect my pace much if at all.

To my surprise my tyres weren't bad at all and i actually somehow made them last 20 laps before pitting, during the pits i had another set of Softs whacked on (as we have to stay on the compound we elect at the start) and went out for my 2nd stint, i just kept belting in laps, something happened up front somewhere and i inherited 5th from a retiree.

So there i was, 2nd stop i pitted on lap 39 of 58, another set of softs which would get me to the end. As i came out though my horror was i had been beaten out by Kevin Bogden, so i set about catching him, unfortunatly even though iwas with him another silly error dropped me back. I knew i had the pace though so i was reeling him in and had got the gap back down to about 5 seconds when he made an error at Turn 3 and i saw him beached out near the wall, i inherited 5th place again and that is where i ended up.

A solid opening race, with the absence of my team mate Andreas Nilsson i think i did a very good job. Though i was disappointed at how many errors i had made which inevitably cost me a ent 4th place, of which i had battled with and closed to within 9 seconds at the end, but despite these negatives, i have learnt an awful lot about the race pace of my car and the tyre wear on softs.

I feel im in a much stronger position for my attack on Malaysia this weekend, where i shall have my team mate with me and we can get our constructors assault underway.


First Ever Win: STCC, Donnington Park, Race 2, 19th March 2012
First Ever Podium: 2nd, Silverstone SCES 2011
First Ever Pole: Race 1, Thruxton, SSTCC, 8th April 2012
First Ever Fastest Lap: Le Mans, SCES, 3:59.028, 3rd June 2012
Wins: 3 (3 SSTCC)
Podiums: 10 (3 SCES, 7 SSTCC)
Pole Positions: 3 (1 SCES, 2 SSTCC)
Fastest Laps: 1 (1 SCES)

3rd Overall SSTCC Great Britain Series, 2012.

Team: Ozjet Racing
Number(s): 26 (SCES) 27 (STCC)
#3541126 - 03/19/12 06:08 AM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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Which series/mod are you running in F1, Mr Hill?


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#3541128 - 03/19/12 06:11 AM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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Sounds like you pulled off a Alonso style Melbourne race, only without starting that far back wink

Also you do realise Mr Bean's first name isn't Jim :P


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#3541133 - 03/19/12 06:26 AM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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FSR 2011 mod (might be 2012 mod as soon) on the FSR tracks, we have a few drivers from the actual FSR series running with us, i fully suspect Andreas Nilsson my team mate to be right up there as he runs along the likes of Bono Huis and Atze Kerkhof etc


First Ever Win: STCC, Donnington Park, Race 2, 19th March 2012
First Ever Podium: 2nd, Silverstone SCES 2011
First Ever Pole: Race 1, Thruxton, SSTCC, 8th April 2012
First Ever Fastest Lap: Le Mans, SCES, 3:59.028, 3rd June 2012
Wins: 3 (3 SSTCC)
Podiums: 10 (3 SCES, 7 SSTCC)
Pole Positions: 3 (1 SCES, 2 SSTCC)
Fastest Laps: 1 (1 SCES)

3rd Overall SSTCC Great Britain Series, 2012.

Team: Ozjet Racing
Number(s): 26 (SCES) 27 (STCC)
#3542482 - 03/21/12 06:10 AM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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Well on my way to securing 5th place here in this vid, my fastest lap from in race, only a 1:27.192 but by this point my tyres were dieing as this is lap 52 of 58 i believe, so yeah and i got minor front left suspension damage in turn 1 and turn 3 after a couple of knocks with a Red Bull



First Ever Win: STCC, Donnington Park, Race 2, 19th March 2012
First Ever Podium: 2nd, Silverstone SCES 2011
First Ever Pole: Race 1, Thruxton, SSTCC, 8th April 2012
First Ever Fastest Lap: Le Mans, SCES, 3:59.028, 3rd June 2012
Wins: 3 (3 SSTCC)
Podiums: 10 (3 SCES, 7 SSTCC)
Pole Positions: 3 (1 SCES, 2 SSTCC)
Fastest Laps: 1 (1 SCES)

3rd Overall SSTCC Great Britain Series, 2012.

Team: Ozjet Racing
Number(s): 26 (SCES) 27 (STCC)
#3545010 - 03/25/12 10:08 PM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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Wow what a race, a frickin difficult qualy saw me only get into Q2 by vurtue of a last gasp personal best qualy lap which scraped me by less than a tenth!

Q2 i held my own and set a lap good enough for 9th.

So come race, we did the formation lap, i had a mighty formation lap got some mega heat into both brakes and tyres and we lined up. Launch control i engaged and waited for the off. However the guy in front of me jumped the start on the 2nd light, and in a desperate attempt to not get a penalty he REVERSED!!!!!! back into his box just as the lights went green and with me right behind him aswell i was going forward he was coming back towards me! i dont know how but i avoided him by mere cm's maybe even milimeters!! i almost crapped myself, the guys behind werent so fortunate and crashed into him, meaning they hobbled around to the pits. I held 9th as i lost a position to someone, but on lap 3 i think it was maybe 2 i made a driver error in turn 1 and turn 4 spinning, i was now last of the okay condition cars in 16th place, i thought #%&*$# it my race is done for now.

I held my own though set my own pace and reeled in 15th-11th in no time, i had a nice dice for a while for 11th before eventually getting, i assume someone ahead made a mistake and pitted cos he was suddenly just up ahead and entering the pits so i inherited 10th. From there i set about a charge for 9th.

I reeled him in and did him through the stops and then there was the 1 stopping Bogden, i got ahead of him through the first stops (he had a drive through so was coming back through the field) i managed to eek out a gap of 21 seconds, a whole pit stop in it, i came out from my last stop was just about 1 second in front of him with him breathing down my neck. By this point however i had inherited 8th by some saving grace and just thought to myself i am not being done in by a 1 stopping Bogden and nailed in 10 laps all personal bests! i was also the last car across the line 1 lap down and on my own, it felt good to avoid being lapped a second time. I wonder where i would of been without the early problems because i more than matched the guys in 5th again!

My team mate Andreas Nilsson claimed 2nd place. This now means i am 4th in the drivers standings and Andreas is 5th biggrin


First Ever Win: STCC, Donnington Park, Race 2, 19th March 2012
First Ever Podium: 2nd, Silverstone SCES 2011
First Ever Pole: Race 1, Thruxton, SSTCC, 8th April 2012
First Ever Fastest Lap: Le Mans, SCES, 3:59.028, 3rd June 2012
Wins: 3 (3 SSTCC)
Podiums: 10 (3 SCES, 7 SSTCC)
Pole Positions: 3 (1 SCES, 2 SSTCC)
Fastest Laps: 1 (1 SCES)

3rd Overall SSTCC Great Britain Series, 2012.

Team: Ozjet Racing
Number(s): 26 (SCES) 27 (STCC)
#3545312 - 03/26/12 12:52 PM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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Still dont know how i avoided this guy at the start, unbelievable! biggrin



First Ever Win: STCC, Donnington Park, Race 2, 19th March 2012
First Ever Podium: 2nd, Silverstone SCES 2011
First Ever Pole: Race 1, Thruxton, SSTCC, 8th April 2012
First Ever Fastest Lap: Le Mans, SCES, 3:59.028, 3rd June 2012
Wins: 3 (3 SSTCC)
Podiums: 10 (3 SCES, 7 SSTCC)
Pole Positions: 3 (1 SCES, 2 SSTCC)
Fastest Laps: 1 (1 SCES)

3rd Overall SSTCC Great Britain Series, 2012.

Team: Ozjet Racing
Number(s): 26 (SCES) 27 (STCC)
#3545332 - 03/26/12 01:22 PM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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#3552949 - 04/08/12 10:30 PM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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V8 races at Eastern Creek were today about an hour after the Skodas...

Well race 1 wasn't what I had planned, I had much more pace in the practice sessions I had done leading up to the race and started mid pack as a result of failing to match my earlier times... Made one of my classic standing starts and was 2nd last at the end of lap 1... I pushed hard to get by the 2 in front of me, while Steve pushed 2 hard to stay in front of them and ended up in the kitty litter at one point before suffering connection issues and dropping out... I was struggling to get by the 2 in front of me even though they were a second or two slower than my pace was, so I started pushing them a bit until a mistake in turn 1 saw the guy behind me try a move into T2 but he over cooked it and almost took the 2 guys I was battling with out as well... Luckily they both missed him and because they had slowed up for him left a gap on the inside and through I was... A couple of other people were kind to me as well having offs in front of me making my recovery job easier... Then in 7th I was hounding down 6th while he was catching 7th who was struggling on his tyres... After a few lap battle I managed to make a move stick... I was in 6th now with a 9 second gap to Sheppard in front of me and then closed that gap within 3 laps because his tyres were shot. I tried a move on the inside at the right hander before the final 2 rights we rubbed doors all the way on to the straight and I think I hooked onto his front right and which gave me a huge oversteer moment, almost caught it but I think Sheppard tapped me again sending me into the grass... He did a drive through so no real harm done, but Andy got back past me leaving me 6th...

2nd race, the 60 minute reverse grid race, saw another crap start by me but I managed to only lose 3 spots and make one of those back... I think I was 5th by the end of lap one and for the next 4 laps made my way up to 2nd... Then I had Darren Adams on my tail so I pushed for 1st from Thirsk... Got him through the final turn and tried to gap him before DA got past... Which was only one lap... Managed to keep DA behind me for a few laps but a mistake through T1 saw him through into T2... I tried sticking with him but couldn't really managed it... Then Bolter was behind me trying to get through, I was holding him off pretty well until another mistake through T1 saw us go side by side through 2 and 3, he ran a little wide in 3 which caused him to lose a spot to Heinz... I then kept Heinz behind me until lap 19 which was also my pit lap and came in and kept my position in front of Bolter, but lost a spot to the other Adams, Carl... Sitting 4th behind the 3 fast guys I knew I wouldn't catch them, but I also knew I had a battle with Bolter on my hands, until he served his drive through for speeding in the pits... Then I just consolidated 4th and just kept the tyres as fresh as possible... With a handful of laps to go Carl had a disco promoting me to 3rd...

After losing a 2nd in the Skodas I'll take 3rd and my first CORE podium...


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#3568457 - 05/06/12 10:56 PM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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More V8 Supercar races were today, and I had some damned good fun around Homebush... Not the greatest track in the world, but it's a street circuit with some interesting corners mixed in with some chicanes and rollercoaster braking zones...

here's a onboard so those who don't know the track get a idea...



Got on the server with 15 minutes to spare before qualy and noted I was just under 2 seconds off the pace from my practice earlier in the day and the rest of the field were matching that my times... Managed to find 0.8 of the missing time and qualified 4th... And after the 30 minute race that's where I remained...

The reverse grid 60 minute second race though gave me a opportunity... I got a ripper start and was 3rd coming out of T1, pushed hard to get into second and did so through the rollercoaster... I had 4 seconds to make up to the leader, over drove the car for a couple of laps and made nothing on him, while the guy in third made enough mistakes for me to have a 3 second gap behind... I kept pushing and reeled in first after 5 or so laps, he made a mistake coming out of chicane and I put my car up the inside of the sweeper to take first... I had 8 seconds on DA at this point and if Shepard had of continued I would of had a nice buffer come pit stop time... That wasn't to be as he suffered a suspension related problem and was out with 7 laps before my stop was due... DA narrowed it down to under 2 seconds before stopping a lap before me, and when I came out of the pits he flashed by into the lead... I kept my head down determined not to lose to much time to him, and to keep the 15 seconds barrier I had over Heinz... I ended up right in the middle of them with 10 seconds either side as I crossed the line 2nd...

My best result in the series to date and on merit with no disco's like last time, just a hard fought and deserved podium...


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#3569055 - 05/07/12 10:20 PM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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Awesome. Sounds like a fantastic race and you really earned that second place! Looks like a real serious track too! Great job Pumbaa but a real shame Steve had even more bad luck nope . Thanks for the updates guys - i do read 'em all even if i don't always reply. thumbsup


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#3569137 - 05/08/12 12:53 AM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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I didnt run, forgot with all the trouble i had with rfactor i hadnt redownloaded the mod and stuff and just couldnt be bothered and didnt have enough time to either, will be running in the F1 there though this weekend, trying to keep my challenge for the top 4 going, hoping i dont miss out on some vital points there cos i reckon come seasons end every point will be vital for my cause!


First Ever Win: STCC, Donnington Park, Race 2, 19th March 2012
First Ever Podium: 2nd, Silverstone SCES 2011
First Ever Pole: Race 1, Thruxton, SSTCC, 8th April 2012
First Ever Fastest Lap: Le Mans, SCES, 3:59.028, 3rd June 2012
Wins: 3 (3 SSTCC)
Podiums: 10 (3 SCES, 7 SSTCC)
Pole Positions: 3 (1 SCES, 2 SSTCC)
Fastest Laps: 1 (1 SCES)

3rd Overall SSTCC Great Britain Series, 2012.

Team: Ozjet Racing
Number(s): 26 (SCES) 27 (STCC)
#3569139 - 05/08/12 12:56 AM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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Also for anyone interested, next season i plan on having a team but require a team mate to take the fight to the big guns in the series, im just short of them and so far with my team mate in the Ferrari only showing for 1 race the teams standings are pretty much useless for me!


First Ever Win: STCC, Donnington Park, Race 2, 19th March 2012
First Ever Podium: 2nd, Silverstone SCES 2011
First Ever Pole: Race 1, Thruxton, SSTCC, 8th April 2012
First Ever Fastest Lap: Le Mans, SCES, 3:59.028, 3rd June 2012
Wins: 3 (3 SSTCC)
Podiums: 10 (3 SCES, 7 SSTCC)
Pole Positions: 3 (1 SCES, 2 SSTCC)
Fastest Laps: 1 (1 SCES)

3rd Overall SSTCC Great Britain Series, 2012.

Team: Ozjet Racing
Number(s): 26 (SCES) 27 (STCC)
#3573106 - 05/15/12 11:13 AM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: Darren_Blythe]  
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Originally Posted By: Darren_Blythe
Awesome. Sounds like a fantastic race and you really earned that second place! Looks like a real serious track too! Great job Pumbaa but a real shame Steve had even more bad luck nope . Thanks for the updates guys - i do read 'em all even if i don't always reply. thumbsup


Damned serious little street track...

here's the videos... wink





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#3581203 - 05/27/12 11:13 PM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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Wow what a race!!!! 3rd place!!!!!!!

Qualied 9th, stayed out of trouble got up to 5th via retirements, then followed Steve Gamble around for a while and started closing just before he stopped for stop 1, i was 1 stopping so i knew i had him nailed, and rocketed off in 4th, ended up being a minute ahead from Gamble in 4th but just 23 seconds off of 3rd, then with 5 laps left i was crossing the finish line and Thirsk was exiting the pits, nailed him through turn 1, just, and held him off, i did drive mega defensive and i think i pissed him off a bit but he gave me a whack in the second last corner, trying to dive bomb around the outside into Rascasse, thankfully managed to save it, not to much damage from the wall and he also went wide into the wall and i managed to get across the line 3rd, man those last 5 laps were like 10 million races all in one!!!

Literally those last 5 laps were the only time i actually was racing properly against anyone, the rest of the race i was alone, apart from a fleeting glimpse of Steve Gee's Jordan the lap he pitted, and i was one of 3 drivers to not make a mistake and keep it out the wall, well until i was pushed into it at the end!

VIDEO!!


Last edited by mr_hill; 05/28/12 12:49 AM.

First Ever Win: STCC, Donnington Park, Race 2, 19th March 2012
First Ever Podium: 2nd, Silverstone SCES 2011
First Ever Pole: Race 1, Thruxton, SSTCC, 8th April 2012
First Ever Fastest Lap: Le Mans, SCES, 3:59.028, 3rd June 2012
Wins: 3 (3 SSTCC)
Podiums: 10 (3 SCES, 7 SSTCC)
Pole Positions: 3 (1 SCES, 2 SSTCC)
Fastest Laps: 1 (1 SCES)

3rd Overall SSTCC Great Britain Series, 2012.

Team: Ozjet Racing
Number(s): 26 (SCES) 27 (STCC)
#3581357 - 05/28/12 06:14 AM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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Good run, Mr Hill....congrats on the podium. Gotta tip my hat to you on the strategy of a one-stopper. I knew when you went past L30 and were still out it was going to be rough for me to catch you. I ended up losing the rear through the Swimming Pool chicane and decided since I had 5th well in hand, I would just settle in until the end.

I came up on Tom after he bobbled and tried to push him as much as I could to see if he'd make another mistake or not. I know you're fighting for a Top 5 for the season and with all the retirements, figured another place would help you if I could pressure him into another incident. When he pitted in front of me, I knew you'd have a chance to catch him.

My Top 5 moved me up into 10th overall...I figure with missing the first 2 races, that's not all that bad. That DNF at Barcelona's could hurt me overall, but there's still a long ways to go.

It only took about a hour for the feeling to come back into my ass and legs afterwards...damn that place and 78 laps!


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#3581389 - 05/28/12 08:24 AM Re: Core-Racing V8 Series [Re: mr_hill]  
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