UKGTPXV - Results, Videos and POTATO!

[Sureboss]

I was going to add in pics to the relevant races, but short on time atm and the results have been done for ages, so will add them in later (possibly..)

My first GT5 LAN as host, held on weekend of 20th-21st October. First series was a series named after myself.

Saturday racing results:

Fat 🤬 Pick’n’mix]
The Fat 🤬 consists of nine cars and is a pick and mix format. Nine races and you can only drive each car once. Cars were selected on the criteria of being heavy and relatively similar in performance. The last before current Formula 1 scoring system (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1) will be in place for this event.

Cars available:
Dodge Challenger SRT8 ‘08
Chevrolet Camaro SS ‘10
Audi RS 6 Avant '08
Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG (R230) '02
BMW M5 '08
Jaguar XKR Coupe '10
Maserati GranTurismo S '08
Aston Martin DB9 Coupe '06
BMW M3 Coupe '07

Race 1 – Laguna Seca
1 – homeforsummer - XKR
2 - VEXD – DB9
3 – Venari – DB9
4 – daan – SL55 AMG
5 – Roo - Camaro
6 – Sureshot - Maserati
7 – dhandeh - Challenger
8 - Famine – Challenger

Driver comments:

Race 2 – Suzuka
1 – homeforsummer – M5
2 - Sureshot – RS6
3 – VEXD – RS6
4 – daan – M3
5 – Venari - Camaro
6 – dhandeh – SL55 AMG
7 – Roo - Challenger
8 - Famine – Maserati

Driver comments:

Race 3 – Monaco
1 – Roo – M3
2 - VEXD – SL55 AMG
3 – Venari – M3
4 – Sureshot – Camaro
5 – Famine – M3
6 – homeforsummer – Challenger
7 – daan - XKR
8 - dhandeh – M3

Driver comments:
I remember mis-judging the first part of the chicane out of the tunnel and burying my car in the Armco. Half the grid going M3, daan probably losing out by supplanting my Camaro when I Armco’d.

Race 4 – Spa
1 – VEXD – M5
2 - Roo – M5
3 – dhandeh – M5
4 – homeforsummer – Maserati
5 – daan – DB9
6 – Sureshot – SL55 AMG
7 – Venari - Maserati
8 - Famine – XKR

Driver comments:

Race 5 – Indy Road
1 – daan – RS6
2 - homeforsummer – DB9
3 – Famine – M5
4 – Sureshot – M3
5 – VEXD – XKR
6 – Roo – Maserati
7 – dhandeh - Camaro
8 - Venari – Challenger

Driver comments:

Race 6 – Special Stage Route 5
1 – Roo – RS6
2 - homeforsummer – SL55 AMG
3 – Sureshot – DB9
4 – Famine – DB9
5 – Venari – SL55 AMG
6 – VEXD – Challenger
7 – daan - Maserati
8 - dhandeh – Maserati

Driver comments:

Race 7 – Monza
1 – Venari – M5
2 - dhandeh – RS6
3 – Famine – RS6
4 – homeforsummer – RS6
5 – Sureshot – M5
6 – VEXD – Camaro
7 – Roo – SL55 AMG
8 - daan – Camaro

Driver comments:
I missed braking point at Parabolica and just avoided taking out 4 cars!

Race 8 – Nurburgring GP-F
1 – daan – M5
2 - Sureshot – Challenger
3 – Famine – Camaro
4 – VEXD – M3
5 – homeforsummer – M3
6 – Roo – XKR
7 – dhandeh – XKR
8 - Venari – XKR

Driver comments:
Famine and myself bringing in an unusual podium involving the two yank tanks.

Race 9 – Autmun Ring
1 – Roo – DB9
2 - homeforsummer – Camaro
3 – Venari – RS6
4 – dhandeh – DB9
5 – daan – Challenger
6 – Famine – SL55 AMG
7 – Sureshot – XKR
8 - VEXD – Maserati

Driver comments:

Final Driver Standings:-
Homeforsummer – 61 (2 wins)
Roo – 52 (3 wins)
VEXD – 48 (1 win)
Sureshot - 44
Daan – 43 (2 wins)
Venari – 40 (1 win)
Famine - 33
Dhandeh – 30

Event comments:
I had planned to do this at the first GT5 LAN, but we ran out of time, however it was first scheduled for this weekend and I enjoyed it a lot and I think overall opinion was good. In 2.09 the XKR would have undoubtedly had better results. Maybe try and swap out the Maserati for something else that is slightly better matched on performance next time.

Overall car results:-
BMW M5 '08 – 64 points (Four wins and only one driver didn’t put it on the podium, me)
Audi RS6 Avant '08 – 59 (Two wins and only one driver didn’t put it on the podium, but he won the event!)
Aston Martin DB9 Coupe '06 – 52 (One win, five podiums overall)
BMW M3 Coupe '07 – 40 (One win, one other podium)
Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG (R230) '02 – 36 (two podiums, VEXD and hfs both with second place)
Chevrolet Camaro SS '10 – 33 (two podiums)
Jaguar XKR Coupe '10 – 25 (one win, homeforsummer, one of the fastest cars in practice, but handles like a wet dog on laminate flooring in the 2.08 online physics)
Dodge Challenger SRT8 '08 – 24 (one podium *coughs*)
Maserati Gran Turismo S '08 – 18 (only car without a podium, horrible thing)

Car comments from drivers:

Lunch break and then time for Famine’s Kerfuffle.

Kerfuffle

What's a Kerfuffle?

Race 1 – Deep Forest 6 laps

1 – Sureshot - Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR T.M. '00
2 - Venari – Nissan 350Z ‘05
3 – Famine – Subaru Impreza 22B STI ‘98
4 – homeforsummer – Ford Focus RS ‘02
5 – daan – Holden Commodore SS ’04
6 – Roo – Lotus Carlton ‘90
7 – dhandeh – Mazda RX-7 Bathurst ‘01
8 – VEXD – Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 ‘89

Driver comments:

Race 2 – Rome 6 laps

1 – daan – Audi RS6 Avant ‘02
2 - Famine – Audi RS6 Avant ‘02
3 – dhandeh – Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nur (R-34) ‘02
4 – VEXD – Toyota Supra RZ ‘97
5 – Roo – Lutecia RenaultSport ‘01
6 – HFS – Nissan Silvia Spec R Aero (S15) ‘99
7 – Venari – Lutecia RenaultSport ‘01
8 – Sureshot – Nissan Silvia Spec R Aero (S15) ‘99

Driver comments:

Race 3 – Autumn Ring 6 laps

1 – VEXD – Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec R33 ‘95
2 - HFS – Ford RS200 ‘84
3 – Roo – Holden Commodore SS ‘04
4 – Famine – Holden Monaro CV8 ‘04
5 – dhandeh – Mazda RX-7 Type-R Bathurst ‘01
6 – Sureshot – Lotus Carlton ‘90
7 – Venari – Holden Commodore SS ‘04
8 – daan – Lotus Carlton ‘90

Driver comments:

Race 4 – Trial Mountain 6 laps

1 – daan – Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR T.M. '00
2 - Venari – Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec R33 ‘95
3 – Sureshot – Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 ‘89
4 – Roo – Aston Martin V8 Vantage ‘99
5 – VEXD – Aston Martin V8 Vantage ‘99
6 – HFS – Plymouth Superbird ‘70
7 – Famine – Nissan Silvia Spec R Aero (S15) ‘99
8 – dhandeh – BMW M3 ‘04

Driver comments:

Race 5 – Tokyo R246 6 laps

1 – dhandeh – Lotus Esprit Sport 350 ‘00
2 - Venari – Audi RS6 Avant ‘02
3 – Roo – Holden Commodore SS ‘04
4 – HFS – Nissan Silvia Spec R Aero (S15) ‘99
5 – VEXD – Holden Commodore SS ‘04
6 – Sureshot – Ford RS200 ‘84
7 – Famine – Ford Focus RS ‘02
8 – daan – Nissan Silvia Spec R Aero (S15) ‘99

Driver comments:

Race 6 – Laguna Seca 6 laps

1 – Sureshot – Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 ‘89
2 - dhandeh – Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C5) ‘00
3 – VEXD – Audi RS6 Avant ‘02
4 – Famine – Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 ‘89
5 – HFS – Dodge SRT ‘04
6 – Venari – Holden Monaro CV8 ‘04
7 – Roo – Lutecia RenaultSport ‘01
8 – daan – Ford RS200 ‘84

Driver comments:

Race 7 – Circuito de Madrid 6 laps

1 – daan – Aston Martin V8 Vantage ‘99
2 - VEXD – Aston Martin V8 Vantage ‘99
3 – dhandeh – Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nur (R-34) ‘02
4 – Roo – Toyota Supra RZ ‘97
5 – Famine – Holden Monaro CV8 ‘04
6 – Sureshot – Dodge SRT ‘04
7 – HFS – Honda Integra Type-R DC2 ‘99
8 – Venari – Lutecia RenaultSport ‘01

Driver comments:

Race 8 – Grand Valley Speedway 6 laps

1 – Venari – Audi RS6 Avant ‘02
2 - HFS – Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 ‘89
3 – Famine – Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 ‘89
4 – VEXD – Ford RS200 ‘84
5 – Sureshot – Nissan Silvia Spec R Aero (S15) ‘99
6 – Roo – Subaru Impreza 22B STi ‘98
7 – dhandeh – Subaru Impreza 22B STi ‘98
8 – daan – Ford RS200 ‘84

Driver comments:

Driver Standings:-
VEXD – 43 points (One win)
Venari – 42 points (One win)
Sureshot – 40 points (Two wins)
dhandeh – 39 points (One win)
daan (Three wins), HFS and Famine – 38 points
Roo – 34 points

Event comments:
Our first ever run at a Kerfuffle in a UKGTP, it was very, very awesome.

Saturday Evening racing involved some EZGT (which I shall go on to later, as we finished it Sunday morning) and the Al Gore Eco Challenge.

Al Gore Eco Challenge

8 "eco" cars in a pick’n’mix, Comfort Hards (except Tesla, which is Softs, as I think it turns in to a tub of butter on Hards).

Cars:
Toyota Vitz RS 1.5 '07
Honda Insight LS '09
Honda CR-Z '10
Spoon CR-Z
Tesla Roadster '08
Toyota Prius G ‘09
Nissan Micra SR '07
FIAT 500 1.2 8v '08

Race 1 – Eiger Reverse 4 laps

1 – Roo – Tesla Roadster '08
2 - HFS – Spoon CR-Z
3 – VEXD – Fiat 500 1.2 8v ‘08
4 – Sureshot – Nissan Micra SR ‘07
5 – Famine – Honda CR-Z ‘10
6 – Venari – Nissan Micra SR ‘07
7 – dhandeh – Honda Insight LS '09
8 – daan – Toyota Vitz RS 1.5 '07

Driver comments:

Race 2 – High Speed Ring 4 laps

1 – VEXD – Tesla Roadster '08
2 - Sureshot – Spoon CR-Z
3 – Venari – Spoon CR-Z
4 – daan – Honda CR-Z ‘10
5 – HFS – Fiat 500 1.2 8v ‘08
6 – Famine – Nissan Micra SR ‘07
7 – Roo – Fiat 500 1.2 8v ‘08
8 – dhandeh – Toyota Vitz RS 1.5 '07

Driver comments:

Race 3 – Daytona Super Speedway 4 laps

1 – Sureshot – Tesla Roadster '08
2 - Venari – Tesla Roadster '08
3 – VEXD – Toyota Prius G ‘09
4 – HFS – Honda CR-Z ‘10
5 – dhandeh – Toyota Prius G ‘09
6 – Roo – Nissan Micra SR ‘07
7 – Famine – Toyota Prius G ‘09
8 – daan – Toyota Prius G ‘09

Driver comments:

Race 4 – London 4 laps

1 – HFS – Tesla Roadster '08
2 - daan – Fiat 500 1.2 8v ‘08
3 – dhandeh – Nissan Micra SR ‘07
4 – Venari – Fiat 500 1.2 8v ‘08
5 – Famine – Honda Insight LS '09
6 – Roo – Honda Insight LS '09
7 – VEXD – Toyota Vitz RS 1.5 '07
8 – Sureshot – Honda CR-Z ‘10

Driver comments:

Race 5 – Madrid Mini 4 laps

1 – daan – Tesla Roadster '08
2 - Famine – Nissan Micra SR ‘07
3 – Sureshot – Fiat 500 1.2 8v ‘08
4 – VEXD – Nissan Micra SR ‘07
5 – dhandeh – Honda CR-Z ‘10
6 – HFS – Honda Insight LS '09
7 – Venari – Honda Insight LS '09
8 – Roo – Toyota Prius G ‘09

Driver comments:

Race 6 – Indy Super Speedway 4 laps

1 – dhandeh – Tesla Roadster '08
2 - Roo – Spoon CR-Z
3 – daan – Spoon CR-Z
4 – HFS – Toyota Prius G ‘09
5 – Venari – Toyota Prius G ‘09
6 – VEXD – Honda Insight LS '09
7 – Famine – Toyota Vitz RS 1.5 '07
8 – Sureshot – Toyota Vitz RS 1.5 '07

Driver comments:

Race 7 – Le Mans 09 No Chicane 1 lap

1 – VEXD – Spoon CR-Z
2 - Famine – Spoon CR-Z
3 – Roo – Honda CR-Z ‘10
4 – Venari – Honda CR-Z ‘10
5 – HFS – Nissan Micra SR ‘07
6 – dhandeh – Fiat 500 1.2 8v ‘08
7 – daan – Nissan Micra SR ‘07
8 – Sureshot – Toyota Prius G ‘09

Driver comments:

Race 8 – Nurburgring GP/D 3 laps

1 – Famine – Tesla Roadster '08
2 - dhandeh – Spoon CR-Z
3 – VEXD – Honda CR-Z ‘10
4 – Venari – Toyota Vitz RS 1.5 '07
5 – HFS – Toyota Vitz RS 1.5 '07
6 – daan – Honda Insight LS '09
7 – Roo – Toyota Vitz RS 1.5 '07
8 – Sureshot – Honda Insight LS '09

Driver comments:

Final Driver Standings:-
VEXD – 48 points (Two wins)
HFS – 43 points (One win)
Famine – 41 points (One win)
dhandeh – 38 points (One win)
Venari – 38 points
daan – 36 points (One win)
Roo – 35 points (One win)
Sureshot – 33 points (One win)

Car Standings:-
Tesla – 78 points (Seven wins)
Spoon CR-Z – 62 points (One win)
Fiat 500 – 42 points (Two seconds, two thirds)
Honda CR-Z – 37 points (Two thirds)
Micra SR – 31 points (One third)
Insight – 21 points (best place was fifth (Famine))
Prius – 19 points (best place was fourth (HFS))
Vitz – 18 points (best place was fourth (Venari))

Event comments:
Normally a very tight series, but for some reason this LAN the races followed similar results.

I finished last or second last in half the races! – Sureshot

 

[Sureboss]

EZGT
The EZGT is an event where we set up our own cars to a time of 1’07 around Grand Valley East Reverse. We have then had 9 races on custom tracks, a mixture of race length, finishing with a mini-endurance.

Cars and their respective drivers:
daan – Jaguar S-Type R ‘02
dhandeh – Isuzu 4200R ’89 (a what?)
Famine – Ford RS200 ‘84
HFS – Buick GNX ‘87
Roo – Volkswagen Golf VI R ‘10
Sureshot – Lotus Esprit V8 ‘02
Venari – Lamborghini Countach LP400 ‘74
VEXD – Toyota GT86 ‘12

Race 1 – Tre Dificulo 4 laps
1 – HFS
2 – Famine
3 – daan
4 – Sureshot
5 – Venari
6 – dhandeh
7 – Roo
8 - VEXD

Driver Comments:

Race 2 – Una 6 laps
1 – Roo
2 – HFS
3 – daan
4 – Sureshot
5 – Famine
6 – dhandeh
7 – Venari
8 - VEXD

Driver Comments:

Race 3 – Quattro Bello 4 laps
1 – daan
2 – Roo
3 – Famine
4 – Venari
5 – VEXD
6 – HFS
7 – Sureshot
8 - dhandeh

Driver Comments:

Race 4 – Some Welsh track that I cba to type out 6 laps
1 – HFS
2 – Venari
3 – daan
4 – Famine
5 – Roo
6 – Sureshot
7 – dhandeh
8 - VEXD

Driver Comments:

Race 5 – Castle Venari Mini 6 laps
1 – HFS
2 – Sureshot
3 – Roo
4 – daan
5 – Venari
6 – dhandeh
7 – Famine
8 - VEXD

Driver Comments:
My favourite track of the lot.

Race 6 – Cinque Impazzire 6 laps
1 – Roo
2 – HFS
3 – Venari
4 – dhandeh
5 – Famine
6 – daan
7 – Sureshot
8 - VEXD

Driver Comments:

Race 7 – Some Welsh track that I cba to type out Mk2 4 laps
1 – HFS
2 – daan
3 – Sureshot
4 – Roo
5 – Venari
6 – dhandeh
7 – Famine
8 - VEXD

Driver Comments:

Race 8 – Cours Pourpre 110s 6 laps
1 – HFS
2 – Roo
3 – Sureshot
4 – dhandeh
5 – Famine
6 – daan
7 – VEXD
8 - Venari

Driver Comments:

Race 9 – Sunset Boulevard 16 laps (double points)
1 – HFS
2 – Roo
3 – dhandeh
4 – Famine
5 – VEXD
6 – daan
7 – Sureshot
8 - Venari

Driver Comments:

Final Driver Standings:-

HFS – 89 points
Roo – 69 points
daan – 53 points
Famine – 45 points
Sureshot – 41 points
dhandeh – 37 points
Venari – 36 points
VEXD – 20 points

Event Comments:
We’ve had quite a lot of post-event discussion on this, I think it was generally agreed that there were too many custom tracks, as they generally have similar characteristics with regards to road cambers and general pace of the circuit compared to original and real tracks. One of the options being discussed is utilising the three tuning setups and having the cars tuned to three different tracks and using each tune an equal time, there were some performance differences between these cars as the results show. We then went and did a few races around Grand Valley East Reverse and they were very, very close. Some flaws in the format and be interesting to see which solution we go with.

Endurance Spa Francorchamps 30 laps

Our endurance car for this year was the Roadster TC (DLC), racing tyres, driver has free pick of tyre choice, compulsory pit stop.

1 – HFS (Tyre choice: Soft, Soft)
2 – Roo (Soft, Soft)
3 – daan (Soft, Soft)
4 – Sureshot (Medium, Soft)
5 – Famine (Medium, Soft)
6 – dhandeh (Medium, Soft)
7 – Venari (Medium, Soft)
8 – VEXD (Hard, Soft)

Event comments:
Track was probably a bit too long, we normally use street circuits for our endurance and we just spread out too much, some constant battles between HFS and Roo and Famine and dhandeh. The car was good, but who knows, might just try out a slightly different similarly powered race car for each LAN. Also, bring back the bus stop.

At this point of the event dhandeh left us (traitor!), we moved on to the final event of the weekend, a Lightweight MR Handicap.

MR Handicap

Cars:
Suzuki GSX-R ‘01
Autobacs Garaiya ‘02
Lotus MotorSport Elise ‘99
Tommy Kaira ZZ-S ‘00
Opel Speedster Turbo ‘00
Dome Zero ‘78
MG TF160 ‘03
Toyota MR-2 1600G ‘86
These cars were stock (apart from MR-2 which had a racing filter) and on Sports Hards. Race winner drops two cars down and second and third drop down one.

Race 1 – Smeggerton (custom track) – 5 laps (All in Suzuki GSX-R)
1 – Roo
2 – HFS
3 – Venari
4 – Sureshot
5 – VEXD
6 – daan
7 – Famine

Driver comments:

Race 2 – La Sarthe – 2 laps
1 – VEXD – Suzuki GSX-R
2 – Famine – Suzuki GSX-R
3 – daan – Suzuki GSX-R
4 – Roo - Elise
5 – Sureshot – Suzuki GSX-R
6 – HFS - Garaiya
7 – Venari - Garaiya

Driver comments:

Race 3 – Special Stage Route 5 – 5 laps
1 – Sureshot – Suzuki GSX-R
2 – VEXD – Elise
3 – HFS – Garaiya
4 – Famine - Garaiya
5 – daan – Garaiya
6 – Roo - Elise
7 – Venari - Garaiya

Driver comments:

Race 4 – Fuji GT – 5 laps
1 – HFS – Elise
2 – Roo – Elise
3 – Sureshot – Elise
4 – VEXD – Tommy Kaira
5 – Famine – Garaiya
6 – daan - Garaiya
7 – Venari - Garaiya

Driver comments:
Track selection here didn’t help the handicap, the Elise is horrible in the corners and the Garaiya quite well planted, but Elise outpaces it in a line.

Race 5 – Autumn Ring Mini – 10 laps
1 – Venari – Garaiya
2 – Famine – Garaiya
3 – daan – Garaiya
4 – VEXD – Tommy Kaira
5 – Roo – Tommy Kaira
6 – HFS - Opel
7 – Sureshot – Tommy Kaira

Driver comments:

Race 6 – Daytona Road – 4 laps
1 – VEXD – Tommy Kaira
2 – Roo – Tommy Kaira
3 – Famine – Elise
4 – Venari – Tommy Kaira
5 – Sureshot – Tommy Kaira
6 – HFS - Opel
7 – daan – Elise

Driver comments:

Race 7 – Cape Ring Outside – 5 laps
1 – Sureshot – Tommy Kaira
2 – Venari – Tommy Kaira
3 – HFS – Opel
4 – Famine – Tommy Kaira
5 – VEXD – Dome
6 – Roo - Opel
7 – daan – Elise

Driver comments:

Race 8 – Nurburgring GP/F – 5 laps
1 – daan – Elise
2 – Famine – Tommy Kaira
3 – Venari – Opel
4 – VEXD – Dome
5 – Sureshot – Dome
6 – HFS - Dome
7 – Roo – Opel

Driver comments:

Race 9 – Trial Mountain Reverse – 5 laps
1 – Roo – Opel
2 – VEXD – Dome
3 – Sureshot – Dome
4 – HFS – Dome
5 – Famine – Opel
6 – daan - Opel
7 – Venari – Dome

Driver comments:

Race 10 – Grand Valley Reverse – 5 laps
1 – Famine – Opel
2 – HFS – Dome
3 – Venari – Dome
4 – daan – Opel
5 – Sureshot – MG
6 – Roo - MG
7 – VEXD – MG

Driver comments:

Race 11 – Deep Forest Reverse – 5 laps
1 – daan – Opel
2 – VEXD – MG
3 – Sureshot – MG
4 – HFS – MG
5 – Famine – MG
6 – Venari - MG
7 – Roo – MG

Driver comments:

Race 12 – Monza No Chicane – 4 laps
1 – Famine – MG
2 – Roo – MG
3 – HFS – MG
4 – Venari – MG
5 – daan – MG
6 – VEXD – MR-2
7 – Sureshot – MR-2

Driver comments:

Race 13 – Cote d’Azur – 4 laps
1 – daan – MG
2 – Venari – MG
3 – VEXD – MR-2
4 – HFS – MR-2
5 – Sureshot – MR-2
6 – Famine – MR-2
7 – Roo – MR-2

Driver comments:

Race 14 – High Speed Ring Reverse – 5 laps
1 – Famine – MR-2
2 – VEXD – MR-2
3 – Sureshot – MR-2
4 – daan – MR-2
5 – Roo – MR-2
6 – Venari – A very dead MR-2
7 – HFS – MR-2

Driver comments:
Violent pit wall is violent.

Event comments:
Apart from what happened at Fuji I was happy with this event, potential to be used a bit more in the future, perhaps.

LAN Overall Standings:-

Driver – (Each event position* (Fat 🤬, Kerfuffle, AlGore, EZGT, OldTimer Rank, OldTimer Car, Endurance, LWMR Handicap**)) – Final points and rank
*Your position in the event are your ranking points, less points the better.
**For Handicap the ranking isn’t decided on final race, it’s based on who got in to the final car first and then worked backwards

Please correct me if any of that is wrong, Fam.

HFS (1, 6, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 5) 1st with 19 points
VEXD (3, 1, 1, 8, 4, 4, 8, 2) 2nd with 31 points
Sureshot (4, 3, 8, 5, 2, 3, 4, 3) 3rd with 32 points
Roo (2, 8, 7, 2, 3, 5, 2, 4) 4th with 33 points
daan (5, 5, 6, 3, 5, 1, 3, 6) 5th with 34 points
Famine (7, 7, 3, 4, 7, 8, 5, 1) 6th with 42 points
Venari (6, 2, 4, 7, 6, 6, 7, 7) 7th with 45 points
dhandeh (8, 4, 4, 6, 8, 7, 6, 8) 8th with 52 points

Event winner: HFS
Driver of the LAN: Roo*

*As voted by the drivers, awarded for most improved driver since last LAN.

LAN comments:
First LAN I have hosted, and the first one we’ve had in 18 months, it was an utterly fantastic weekend, as they always are. There was some exceptional racing throughout and near constant laughter that you come to expect at our silliness. Homeforsummer has carried over his speed and consistency in to this LAN and as a group I think we’re even closer matched than in previous years. It was great to be able to invite a new member to the group in dhandeh, fitted in well and had some very good events and races. Second to fifth in the overall standings were covered by just three points.

Am also working on my own random track generator.

 

[PeterJB]

Bah! I could have actually gone to this one!

 

[Sureboss]

I had initially planned it to be with 11 drivers, in the end we had 8 and 2 more who pulled out late-ish due to other commitments, I'm glad I hadn't made the numbers up to 11 or it would have been very tight. With 8 we all got in to the front room, 3 more could have gone in the back room, but it wouldn't have been as sociable.

 

[homeforsummer]

Thanks for writing up the results, 'boss. Was definitely a great event and thanks again for hosting.

A few random thoughts:

1) What, the Tesla was supposed to be on softs? Almost certain mine was on hards, like the other cars...

2) Deep Forest in the Kerfuffle was actually one of my favourite races. Was dead chuffed with how quick I was able to go in the Focus, despite wrong-wheel-drive.

3) I'd be happy with the next mid-engine championship being entirely done in MR-2s in low states of tune. Was great fun.

4) I still need to send Roo his trophy...

 

[Famine]

The Tesla was on hards too. It's lethal.

The endurance tyres, from my far from complete memory were:
HFS - S/S
Roo - S/S
Me - M/M, changing to M/S at the stop
PC - M/M, changing to M/S at the stop
VEXD - H/H, changing to S/S at the stop
Venari - H/H

 

[Sureboss]

Haven't we done Tesla on Softs in the past?

 

[Venari]

The endurance tyres, from my far from complete memory were:
Venari - H/H - Ret...

... because I was extremely annoyed that I was more than a pitstop down after more than half the race, and the guys on softs hadn't pitted! That isn't supposed to happen, and thanks to V2.09, it might not again!

I'm afraid that it's time to do something about the wild inconsistency. Watch out.

Sureshot: And if the Tesla you were driving was on softs, that explains why you got enough of a lead off the start that I couldn't draught you, and seemed to extend that lead at every turn!

 

[homeforsummer]

The Tesla was on hards too. It's lethal.

That's good to know. London was like an ice rink, and I wouldn't like to think I'd have made it difficult for myself...

 

[Sureboss]

Ah no, it was on Hards.