TRD3 Renault Clio Cup Round 2 Eastern Creek

[Alfa Fan]

Sorry its a couple of days late. Times are due Friday 5 January 2200 GMT.

Second round of the series is at Eastern Creek.

Here are the race details

Race 1 4 laps
Race 2 7 laps
Race 3 5 laps

PM me your times before the deadline above, including those for qualifying.

Practice is 15 minutes and you have 5 minutes of qualifying per race.

Everyone must drive the UK Clio cars, completely unmodified. Setup is free.

[RaikkonenRules]

Just done my races. :)

Definately improved throughout all the races. Actually manged to be further ahead of the compettion in the 5 lap race than the 7 lap race. :D Any one do a sub 56 second lap or even a sub 55

[Peter Vuko]

Yes! back to an Aussie track! This is the Eastern Ck version I raced on recently in a V8 Supercar. Hopefully I can grab some points back off J.B. this Rd.

[lugnut_usa]

I'm moving to a new apartment this week, so I'm hoping to have time to do this.

If not, sorry, I'll be back for the next one. :D

[Peter Vuko]

Completed the 3 races at Eastern Ck. The car was fast, got a good set up & was able to post very consistent times. Hoping for a podium spot but this is developing into a tough series. Would love to get back at J.B for Rd 1.

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Having some difficulty on this tack, is this the one P.Vuko drove a few weeks ago?

[harvick#1]

same here, the esses kill me, that short section they use instead of the long track, there are no curbs to go off of and that's killing me, I'm trying so hard to get through cleanly but also without losing much speed.

[harvick#1]

Any one do a sub 56 second lap or even a sub 55

so far no, I was close in running a sub 57, but without upgrades I don't think its possible, unless your P.V. Bob Zee, or JBJ

[real_illusions]

i was running in the 55's range most of the time...

[Brown, Jon Brow]

I've done the pactice and qualifying for the first race and I have been lapping on very low 55sec. I bet Vuko has managed to get in the 54's.

[RaikkonenRules]

so far no, I was close in running a sub 57, but without upgrades I don't think its possible, unless your P.V. Bob Zee, or JBJ

or me :D I've done consistant times around 56 secs.

[harvick#1]

Then I'm very poor at this track, which is no surprise, maybe its going through the esses that I'm losing the most time because I'm running flat out every where else, except for the hairpin

[johnny shell]

I found my times were a little quicker when I feathered the throttle a bit right before that last turn leading to the start/finish straight. I could do it flat out but I had a better exit speed if I set up for the turn better.

and curb hopping seemed to be really important getting through the esses. I could reall straighten those esses out a lot by hopping curbs, and they didn't throw the shortcutting the track warning flag hardly at all.

I was still only in the 57s though. and I thought that was GREAT.

[RaikkonenRules]

It seems like I stand a good chance of a podium then :) . Would certainly make up for the poor result at Brands.

[harvick#1]

after tweaking around with my set-up

I was finally able to crake the sub 57's into the low to mid 56's in race 1. still nowhere near the speed. but 4 laps was not enough to get the tyres up to green. I found I lost some speed through the hairpin and I picked that up to almost 5 MPH. but the short cut on the track is just a hit or miss.

but during the race, the car just has a much different feel and is much better in race than practice or qualifying

[johnny shell]

are your tires too hard? for the 4 lap race I think I had my tires at like .05 or something

[harvick#1]

my times were alot better during race than Qualifying and practice. praying for a podium, but top 5 would be more realistic.

[johnny shell]

times submitted!

good 3 races. only got my times down to low 57s. that's just as fast as I could go. but the good thing for me is I ran good consistant times generally.

only real problem was in race 3. I was running 100% soft tires in qualifying, but on each of my first two laps guess what happened: I got flags for shortcutting the circuit through the esses.

so by the time I got a clean lap my tires were shot. I had to start like 3rd or 5th or something. so I lost a few seconds moving up the field.

looking forward to the next round at Oulton Park. haven't raced there in quite a while.

[RaikkonenRules]

Oulton Park next :eek: Only raced there once since I got the game. :(

[johnny shell]

if you want to re-familiarize yourself with the circuit, here's an in-car lap of Shumacher taking a trip around the circuit is in ferrari!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9k4a1bPj0Q

[Alfa Fan]

I have done the times. And its VERY close..

[Alfa Fan]

1 Peter Vuko 55.12
2 Jon Brown 55.28 +0.16
3 Neil Adams 56.36 +0.24
4 Real Illusions 56.45 +0.33
5 Harvick#1 56.88 +0.76
6 Jonathan McLeod 57.41 +2.29
7 RaikkonenRules 57.41 +2.29
8 Johnny Shell 58.00 +2.88

[Alfa Fan]

1 Peter Vuko 4 laps in 3:48.06
2 Jon Brown 3:48.44 +0.38
3 Real Illusions 3:49.20 +1.14
4 Harvick#1 3:50.13 +2.07
5 Neil Adams 3:53.63 +5.57
6 RaikkonenRules 3:55.24 +7.18
7 Jonathan McLeod 3:57.37 +9.31
8 Johnny Shell 3:57.45 +9.39

Fastest Lap: Peter Vuko 55.40

[Alfa Fan]

1 Peter Vuko 55.37
2 Jon Brown 55.41 +0.04
3 Real Illusions 55.60 +0.23
4 RaikkonenRules 56.05 +0.68
5 Neil Adams 56.10 +0.73
6 Harvick#1 56.72 +1.35
7 Johnny Shell 57.21 +1.84
8 Jonathan McLeod 57.61 +2.24

[Alfa Fan]

1 Jon Brown 7 laps in 6:34.62
2 Real Illusions 6:35.82 +1.20
3 Peter Vuko 6:36.15 +1.53
4 RaikkonenRules 6:40.71 +6.09
5 Neil Adams 6:41.38 +6.76
6 Harvick#1 6:41.68 +7.08
7 Jonathan McLeod 6:50.69 +16.07
8 Johnny Shell 6:52.23 +17.61

Fastest Lap: Jon Brown 55.36

[Alfa Fan]

1 Peter Vuko 55.30
2 RaikkonenRules 55.31 +0.01
3 Jon Brown 55.39 +0.09
4 Real Illusions 55.55 +0.25
5 Neil Adams 56.12 +0.82
6 Harvick#1 56.49 +1.19
7 Jonathan McLeod 57.89 +2.59
8 Johnny Shell 58.52 +3.22

[Alfa Fan]

1 Real Illusions 5 laps in 4:42.61
2 Jon Brown 4:43.56 +0.95
3 Peter Vuko 4:43.81 +1.20
4 RaikkonenRules 4:44.64 +1.98
5 Harvick#1 4:47.32 +3.76
6 Neil Adams 4:47.63 +4.07
7 Jonathan McLeod 4:55.66 +12.05
8 Johnny Shell 4:57.26 +13.65

Fastest Lap: Harvick#1 46.13

[Alfa Fan]

Points will be done later today. The system I was using seems to have disappeared from the TRD3 BTCCPages.com website. http://www.trd3racing.surrealillusions.co.uk/cliocup.php

[real_illusions]

wow..

a 3rd, a 2nd and a WIN!!

i beat a vuko in australia...own up, wheres the real vuko and what have you done with him!!

alpha fan, it is there, just not linked to, i'll get round to sorting it one day

http://www.trd3racing.surrealillusions.co.uk/cliorules.php

[lugnut_usa]

Sorry I couldn't be part of it...I've had no opportunity to play this week since we've moved into a new apartment, and my almost-two-year-old has been sick since christmas.

Hoping to get times in for FPA but we'll see.

Not quitting, I swear, just a lot going on right now. :D

[Brown, Jon Brow]

well done Real-illusions, is that your 1st ever win?

I'm pleased with that :) It was probably the closest racing I've ever been in, and I'm pleased to extend my lead over Vuko.

[real_illusions]

my first ever on trd3 yes, but i won one race on trd2 in a gt lights race, and i won a few on toca 2.

:)

[Alfa Fan]

I'm a bit skeptical of Harvick#1s fastest lap in Race 3.

I'm instead going to award it to Real Illusions.

[Alfa Fan]

Peter Vuko wins the Eastern Creek round by a single point from Jon Brown

1 Peter Vuko 86
2 Jon Brown 85
3 Real Illusions 81
4 RaikkonenRules 56
5 Harvick#1 54
6 Neil Adams 52
7 Jonathan McLeod 42
8 Johnny Shell 36

[Alfa Fan]

Standings after 2 rounds

1 Jon Brown 184
2 Peter Vuko 164
3 Real Illusions 143
4 Harvick#1 100
5 Neil Adams 92
6 RaikkonenRules 91
7 Johnny Shell 78
8 Jonathan McLeod 76
9 Lugnut USA 60
10 Tannat 58
11 jso1985 28
12 BM 10

[harvick#1]

Fastest Lap: Harvick#1 46.13

I think that is a typo, it should be 56.13

if I ran that time, I'd be amazing

[Alfa Fan]

I will now change the result to reflect the change in time you submitted.

[Alfa Fan]

1 Real Illusions 5 laps in 4:42.61
2 Jon Brown 4:43.56 +0.95
3 Peter Vuko 4:43.81 +1.20
4 RaikkonenRules 4:44.64 +1.98
5 Harvick#1 4:47.32 +3.76
6 Neil Adams 4:47.63 +4.07
7 Jonathan McLeod 4:55.66 +12.05
8 Johnny Shell 4:57.26 +13.65

Fastest Lap: Real Illusions 55.12

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Is there points available for pole and fastst lap? :dozey: Vuko's 3 poles must really have made a difference as I got better results in the races.

Looking forward to getting back to by local track now :)

[Alfa Fan]

3 for pole and 3 for fastest lap

[jso1985]

damn! I thought the deadline was on sunday :s , I've just finished my races.
Anyway I'd have finished last in all 3 races.

[johnny shell]

well I, for one, think that we should include jso in the offial results.

I would much prefer to finish second-to-last to finishing last! you'ld be doing both of us a favor by including him :)

I have no idea how I managed to suck up so bad. oh well!

[johnny shell]

oh ****!

I just realized I haqd the parking brake on the whole race! fudge!