Thread: TOCA2 Round 1 THRUXTON

I should be Renault not Honda..

Originally Posted by Alfa Fan

I should be Renault not Honda..

Alfa fan

I had more thna one request for Renault so i decided no one will druve a renault for this round.
I'll post the car assignment board later in the day. You'll get your renault chance later in the season

Good luck with your effort Tannat
Not the kind of my style, but It's nice having something
different running around here!

Originally Posted by LCD

Good luck with your effort Tannat
Not the kind of my style, but It's nice having something
different running around here!

Cheers-hasn't been any decent road racing on the forum for ages, it seems....

I assigned the Honda to two drivers.....


Car assignments for Thruxton race 1 and race 2:
Jan Yeo------------------Audi
Paddy--------------------Volvo
IronRooster-------------Nissan
#1JTFan-----------------Ford
AlfaFan------------------Honda
JonBrown---------------Vauxhall
Tannat------------------Peugeot

Points awarded 1st-8th places in the following fashion:

10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1

I'm used to driving the Volvo so I don't mind using it on this round. Looking forward to getting this started.

Left this off...

Difficulty for both races to be expert....

Originally Posted by tannat

Points awarded 1st-8th places in the following fashion:

10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1

Could we not follow the BTCC points system? 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1?

I'd favour the BTCC points system

Originally Posted by tannat

Alfa fan

I had more thna one request for Renault so i decided no one will druve a renault for this round.
I'll post the car assignment board later in the day. You'll get your renault chance later in the season

Ah but the Renault is particularly magnificent around Thruxton...

Originally Posted by Alfa Fan

Ah but the Renault is particularly magnificent around Thruxton...

Hence why one would possess an unfair advantage

Yeah but only in the way the Nissan is great at Silverstone, and a few other good car/circuit combinations!

Results from IronRooster received

The Renault is about 2 seconds a lap faster than the Vauxhall here

I'm glad I don't have the Peageot though. That thing is about 3mph slower round the back of the circuit than the Renault

Finished my races in the Volvo. Not a bad car by any standards. My setup was: long 6th gear, +3 downforce, suspension default (stiff susp. creates problems at the final chicane).

Race 1 went well right up until the very last bend. I lost a second on lap 3 by slightly wide onto the gravel at turn 2. That meant cars were up my arse for the remainder of the race. Running 5th into the last corner, David Leslie hit my backside and forced me into the barriers, dropping me way down the order and costing me about 7 or 8 seconds.

Race 2 was fairly OK. I only managed 12th on the grid in quali after I ran off in the session. Any chances of finishing in a good race position were ruined from the beginning. Into turn 3, an Audi spun in front of me. I took to the grass in avoiding action and, although I only lost a few seconds, the field had got away up the road. So, I settled in position and managed to punch in consistent lap times. Unfortunately, it was a sour end. On the final lap, I was pushing for a new personal best (or at least somewhere to equal the one I set) and I ended up getting sideways and spinning off. I lost around 5 seconds.

But, nonetheless, it was a good race and I hope I've not fared too badly against the competition.

I'm running zero downforce here as I was in the practice rounds at Brands.