[GTL] Pantera Challenge @ Silverstone 1988 14th May 2008

[Warren Dawes]

A very enjoyable event, even though the numbers were disappointing.
The Pantera is certainly a beast to keep under control, but you can't beat that sound. Great track choice Andy, Silverstone's longer straights and sweeping bends gave the Pantera plenty of scope to show it's speed.

Qualified on pole, which is a first for me.
It was a bit of a fright to see the track was dark at the start, so lights on immediately. Cool sight.

Managed a clean start but I could see the three wide battle behind me, very spectacular but unfortunately it lead to some early spins. This allowed me to open a comfortable lead over Jerome Martin which stayed pretty steady till he must have had a spin. I imediately managed a spin of my own and the gap closed to about 8 secs. I held the lead for about 20 laps but now had Hans keeping me honest. I pitted earlier allowing Hans to take over the lead. However a few laps later when Hans pitted, my lead was much greater, so his pitstop must have been slower.
Managed to keep it on track to the finish to take my first GTL win. :jumping:

It was fun, and a pity we don't have more support for GTL, the driving model is superb, and quite a challenge.

[Hans Sneep]

Quali second not bat but lost it by the start, it was dark, to late with lights,spin in the first corner join on last spot get a good race pace and get one by one until 2 place.
Warren was to far ahead, spinof by ofertaking a backmarker lost sam more time get the lead wen Warren was in the pits next lap to the pits, a car in front of my place cost me 10 sec got to mutch fuel get out after 52 sec and Warren was going faster and faster ...Finely end the race 2 place make me happy on my 3 race in GTL, loking forward to Bathurst,

Thanks Andy for setting this up

Se you Hans

[hansje]

Originally Posted by Andy Marsden

Dont worry Hans, if the outcome is a better processor than thats fine
Hopefully see you at Bathurst next week, the rest of you: see you online in a mo

Andy

I hope to be there...it should be a great processor, on air 4.2

In the future I hope for a 9900GTX !! and my system will fly !!!!!!!

Have a nice weekend Andy...and the rest :banana031:

Hans.

[Warren Dawes]

A few screenshots here, so people can see what they missed.

http://forum.racedepartment.com/gt-l...reenshots.html (Movies and Screenshots)

[Simon Bacon]

Sorry to have missed this one, my phone line has been faulty at home for a week, finally got them back working this morning. BT said I should have had a connection yesterday but try as I might I couldn't get online last night Hope to see you all at the next one.

[Andy Marsden]

Originally Posted by Warren Dawes

A few screenshots here, so people can see what they missed.

http://forum.racedepartment.com/gt-l...reenshots.html (Movies and Screenshots)

Cheers for putting these up Warren, i'll take a look at them when I get home - internet at work blocks photo hosting sites so I can't see them at the moment grrr!

Andy