So, we come to the end of a very exiting 10 laps.
Mid lap 15 & the Nismo is 25 seconds in front of me. The Nismo pits entering lap 16 giving me back 10 seconds! Middle of lap 17 brings the Calsonic Skyline in for it's second pit stop of the race. Entering sector 3 of lap 17 I have the lead back Entering lap 19 I have a 5 second lead on the Nismo. Laps 10/20 draw to a close with me 4 seconds ahead of the second place Nismo.
Start of sector 3 of lap 35 & the Nismo is 6 seconds behind me. My lead on the Nismo is increasing by the second & by the start of lap 37 he is 9 & a half seconds behind me. The middle of lap 37 brings the M3 GTR back into the pits. Lap 37-38 & the Nismo is decreasing the gap between us but from lap 39 & the gap is widening again. Laps 30-40 end with the gap between me & the 2nd place Nismo at 8 seconds.
Oh damn I forgot to check. I suppose I could take my memory card out while the race is still running I check on my spare PS2 if I can ever find the line up again.Good job so far! 👍
Can you let us know your A-spec points value for the races too?
Plus if you write up well enough we can get a "virtual" replay anyway, in our imagination. I hugely enjoyed writing up my A-spec endurance companion, as well as other races, and the pictures you're planning to include should embellish the stories nicely. 👍
Lap 36 brings along the first 2 pits of the race, it's the XJR & the Gillet. I very nearly hit the McLaren as he grinds along the wall at almost a standstill on corner 2 of lap 36 but I just dodge him & go onto lap 37. The McLaren pits as I go into corner 1 of lap 27. the Bentley pits as I go into corner 2 of lap 39.
The Bentley now has 2nd place & is 2 laps behind me. I lap the GT-One & the McLaren on corner 1 of lap 43 followed by the Bentley on the start finish straight of lap 44. The start of lap 45 brings me into the pits as I have no fuel & tires are very worn. While I was in the pits, the Bentley got 2 laps back off me & is now just 1 lap behind me. The GT-One went past me as I came out of the pit lane. Corner 1 of lap 46 & I lap 3 cars, well, almost. I easily get 1 lap back on the GT-One & lap the Gillet again but the Bentley was slightly further ahead & we ran right next to each other with him very slightly in front for that whole straight, I eventually get him on corner 2 of lap 46. I lap the Gillet again going into corner 2 of lap 48. Laps 40-50 draw to a close with me 2 laps ahead of the 2nd place Bentley.
I make a good recovery but I've lost at least 5 seconds. I lap the Gillet again on the start/finish straight of lap 57. Me & the XJR meet again on corner 1 of lap 58 & I didn't slow down for him so I just knocked him into the wall & lap him. On corner 2 of lap 58 I lap the car that caused my crash but luckily he's not spinning in my racing line this time. So, we come to the end of a very exiting 10 laps! Ok, the middle bit was boring but the crash & the lappings were fun. The GT-One has 2nd place as he speeds past the Bentley while he's still in the pits. Laps 70-80 draw to a close with me 3 laps ahead of the 2nd place GT-One.
I spin into the pits at the end of lap 9, the Bentley follows me in 7 seconds later. The BMW overtakes the Bentley while he's in the pits & as I enter the straight, he's 10 seconds behind me. I lose it on the first corner of lap 15 (yes, the very first one where you don't even have to brake & you barely have to steer!) I have no idea how I did it but it lost me allot of time, the BMW is now just 8 seconds behind me as I enter the straight of lap 15. the BMW makes up another 3 seconds on my weak spot, sector 6. As I enter lap 17, the BMW pits followed 5 seconds later by the C60, then the R8 3 seconds later & almost half a lap later, in goes the R390. The Bentley passes the BMW while he is in the pits. It looks as if my tyre preserving ways have worked! The car isn't completely out of control & I have more fuel than the last round of pit stops. The BMW takes 2nd place again as the Bentley runs much slower on worn out tires. As I drive down section 3 of the straight on lap 17, 39 & a half seconds ahead of the 2nd place BMW, the 60 minute mark strikes. I enter the 2nd last turn of sector 6 but I entered it late, I go onto the gravel & the BMW passes me, I have 1st again by the end of corner 1 of sector 7. The Bentley pits as I enter lap 19 (Damn he lasted a long time.) I hit the edge of the grass coming out of the corner after the big tyre on lap 22 & it caused me lose control & spin into the grass of the 2nd corner after the big tyre. Entering the straight of lap 22 I'm 11 seconds ahead of the BMW. As I enter the straight on lap 25 the BMW pits followed by the C60 5 seconds later & the R8 3 seconds after that. As I enter sector 7 of lap 25, the R390 pits & I follow it in 10 seconds later. Whilst in the pits I lap the R390 & then he comes out before me & un-laps himself As I enter sector 6 of lap 26 & catch a glimpse of the R390 but then he disappears round a corner. Lap 27 sees me lap the R390 on the 1st corner, at this point the BMW is 47 seconds behind me. As I enter the 3rd section of the straight on lap 28, the Bentley pits. As I reach the corner at the end of the straight of lap 32, I catch a glimpse of a car, I'm not sure which car but i have a feeling it's the Bentley. As I enter the last string of corners I see it clearly & it is a Bentley, by the start of lap 33 I'd lapped him. I spin badly coming out of the corner before the big tyre on lap 33 & the Bentley drives past me un-lapping himself. I make some time up on the 1st chicane of the straight & slipstream him halfway down part 2 of the straight & pass him at the 3 quarter mark. As I enter sector 5 of lap 33, the BMW pits followed by the C60 30 seconds later & 2 seconds after that, in comes the R8. I enter the pits 2:31 ahead of the BMW. As I enter the 1st chicane of the straight the timer hits 2 hours.
) As I come out of chicane 2 my thoughts are confirmed, it's a Bentley I lap the Bentley coming out of corner 3 of Sector 7 of lap 36. Going into lap 38 I see the R8 & another car up ahead, I'm not sure what it is though. I lap the R8 just before corner 1 of lap 38, as I go through the big the big tyre, the 2nd car turns out to be the C60. The Bentley pits as I enter the corner after the tyre & I lap the C60 the corner after that. As I enter the corner before the straight on lap 38, I see another car which I think is the R390 but I'm not 100% sure. I turn in to late on the corner before the straight on lap 38, the C60 & the R8 un-lap themselveswhile I'm on the gravel. I slipstream the R8 down part 1 of the straight & re-lap him going into the 1st chicane, I slipstream the C60 down part 2 of the straight & have him by the half way mark on part 2 of the straight on lap 38. As I exit chicane 2 on the straight of lap 38 it's confirmed that the car I saw when I was about to go into the corner before the straight is the R390. I sllpipstream the R390 half way down the 3rd part of the straight & lap him as he overdoes it & ends up in the gravel on the corner at the end of the straight of lap 38. As I enter lap 40 I see the BMW! Probably the final detailed split on the BMW, as I enter the straight, the BMW is 3:15 & a half seconds behind me. I lap the BMW a quarter of the way down part 1 of the straight on lap 40. I lose it big time on corner 3 of sector 6 on lap 40 & I was wrong about that being the last detailed split because the BMW passes me as I enter the track & 4 seconds later: 3:25 7 a half seconds Lets hope that was the last detailed split on the BMW. I re-lap the BMW coming out of corner 2 of sector 7 on lap 40 & then I pit due to low fuel & he un-laps himself again I just escape the pit lane before the C60 & the R8 speed past me. The BMW pits as I enter sector 7 of lap 41, I re-lap him (again) as I go over the start/finish line. The C60 follows the BMW in 5 seconds later & guess who follows him...yup, the R8 comes in 1 second after him. The R390 pits 2 minutes after all the other cars pit as I enter the straight. Coming out of corner 3 of sector 7 on lap 43 i have a bad spin but it's nothing to worry about as the 2nd place BMW is more than a lap behind. I lose it on chicane 2 of the straight on lap 46 but no time lost as I make a good recovery. I lose it again on corner 4 of sector 7 on lap 46, this time I'm not so lucky as I lose around 7 seconds on the BMW. As I enter corner 2 of sector 6 on lap 47 the Bentley pits. As I exit the 1st chicane of the straight on lap 48 I see a car, most likely the Bentley as he pitted last lap. I lap the bentley coming out of chicane 2 of the straight on lap 48 but then I pit at the end of lap 48 & he un-laps himself As I reach the halfway point of the straight on lap 50, the BMW pits. As I exit chicane 2 of the straight on lap 50, I catch a quick glimpse of the Bentley before he disappears round the little corner just after chicane 2. As I reach the corner after the straight on lap 50, the C60 & the R8 pit half a minute after the BMW. I'm right behind the Bentley all the way through sector 6 of lap 50 but there's nowhere to pass him without leaving the racing line & losing time but eventually & pass him on corner 3 of sector 7, lap 50. As I enter chicane 1 of the straight on lap 51, I see the R390 & I slipstream him down section 2 of the straight & lap him half way down section 3 of the straight. The clock touches 3 hours as I reach sector 5. As I enter the straight of lap 57, the Bentley pits. As I enter chicane 2 of the straight on lap 58, I see the C60 but not the R8, the R8 must have overtaken the C60 as when I look on the map, there is another spot. It had to be the R8. As I enter corner 2 of sector 6, lap 58, the BMW pits followed by the R8 & the C60 30 seconds later & I re-lap them. Unfortunatly the BMW comes out 5 seconds to early for me to lap him I chase the BMW & have him by the time I enter the straight of lap 59. As I enter sector 6 of lap 60, the R390 pits. Entering chicane 2 of the straight on lap 61 I see the R390, I lap him later that lap on corner 1 of sectoe 6. I somehow manage to miss the pits at the end of lap 64 & I enter what's going to be a very hard lap 65, indeed by the end of lap 65 I'd spun 3 times & I was running on bright red rear tires by the time I entered the pits, & the 787B HATES red tires. As I enter sector 6 of lap 66 the Bentley pits. As I enter the corner before the straight, the BMW pits followed by the R8 a minute later & the C60 10 seconds after that. I lap the Bentley again at the end of lap 67 & 3 minutes later, the hour ends!
I take 5th going into corner 1 of lap 5. The RX-8 takes 1st place half way through lap 6. I pass the 4th place Zexel & the 3rd place Mobil & take 3rd on corner 4 of lap 8, I'm now 10 & a half seconds behind the 1st place RX-8. The Zexel rams me into the wall & I nearly spin entering the last windy section of lap 8 & 5th & 6th place cars pass me, I'm now last again But wait, I've just realised I'm 5th place, who's behind me 
I take the Zexel on the straight after corner 1 on lap 9 followed by the Mobil as I enter sector 3 of lap 9. I can't belive it! The car behind me rams me into same wall in the same place as the last lap! I take 5th place again As all the cars overtake me on my worn out tires, this race is deadly boring & the RX-8 is getting a bigger & bigger lead I decide there's not much point racing this, I've chosen the wrong car & there's nothing to report exept "oh look, the RX-8 has got another second on me" every lap. I'm I'm not going to do any more racing tonight as I have a headache & I'm really edgy.
That's how I went flying. I chose the 905 because it handles well & it preserves it's tires, & it's not to powerfull, all this makes for good competition, okay, it doesn't look the part, but LMP's are designed to be light & airodinamic.I come across the McLaren on lap 51, there was no warning he had span on corner 1 & I couldn't see him untill it was to late. I just clipped the back of him whilst trying to dodge him, then my car lifted off the ground & I go flying (literally) into the grass
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I take the VR on the inside of the second last corner, lap 4. I take the S-Special on the inside of corner 1 on lap 5. I hold a small gap between 4th & 5th that extends gradually untill lap 13, 5th place S-Special catches me up after various slow corners & dodgy gear changes, hr overtakes me on the long straight of lap 14. I take him back on the hairpin before the Dunlop tyre, by this time 1st place had extended his lead from 10 seconds to 25 seconds & 14 laps later, the half hour comes to a close. I look on the map I there's 2 dots behind me, the S-Special must've have an accident & was about to get lapped by the 1800 that now had 1st by a long way. I take the VR on the hairpin before the Dunlop tyre, it was a crappy corner & both of us go off onto the gravel trap, I come out of it first & the VR manages to block the S-Special 
I still can't see the 1800 behind me. Entering the second last corner of lap 30 I see the 1800 lap the S-Special in my mirror. The 1800 laps me on the inside of the hairpin before the Dunlop tyre on lap 32. As I take a rubbish turn 1 on lap 35, the VR overtakes me, it's becoming more & more obvious I can't win this As I enter the long straight of lap 35, the 1800 pits. Me & the other cars un-lap ourselves while the 1800 is in the pits entering lap 36. I make a very clean turn & take the VR on the inside of the second last corner of lap 38. I soon realise the S-Special had taken the VR as he pushes me off the road coming out of the 2nd last corner on lap 40 & then overtakes me As I enter the hairpin before the Dunlop tyre on lap 41, the SR-Limited pits. I get completely distracted by a bang my brother made, I curse him as I'd gone off the track, all the cars had overtaken me & the 1800 had lapped me
I spin on the hairpin at the bottom of the hill, reverse (lots of wheel spin to wear my tires out ) & the Cerbera takes the lead, the Elise bumps me upto & no one else overtakes me I try to take the Cerbera 4th to last corner (the one with the barrier I think) but he gets the inside & I can't get past, I take him coming out of the same corner having a speed advantage because I took the outside line. I manage to spin again on the last corner of lap 2 & all the cars overtake me I take the Shelby on the corner before the tunnel, the T350 coming out of the corner at the bottom of the hill followed by the SL at the bottom of the hill on lap 4. I manage to spin AGAIN coming down the hill on lap 5, it lands me in 5th I take the T350 & the SL with some nifty driving towards the end of lap 5, but I'm still in 3rd with allot of ground to make up. The T350 speeds past me & the SL on the straight due to having allot more power than us both but I take him back on corner 2 of lap 6. Nothing really happens until the tunnel on lap 9, where I spin again & lose any time I'd gained on the Elise & the Cerbera Laps 1-9 conclude with the T350 a couple of seconds ahead of me.
Well, I started the race with the Elise out front & the Shelby at the back (obvious greyhoundsWhat're you going to run at El Capitan? If you need some good suggestions for an easy 200 A-spec point win in a stock car, take a look at the Stock car race comparison / challenge thread that's linked in my signature. Scroll down post #1 to endurance events, and you'll see a huge list of cars that have been used for wins here by tonnes of drivers. It's a hugely satisfying race and can be kept nice and close if you pick a good ride and AI lineup without any of the obvious greyhounds.
) where it seemed to stay! but then I noticed I had driving aids on & I HATE driving aids, & stopped in lap 7 & decided to start again.
