AC Formula 1xs Winter testing @Monza, Tuesday 1st March 2022

Allan Ramsbottom · Feb 27, 2022

@stigs2cousin,c,mon Carsten its a great fun little car,join in AND i promise i will go easy on you at Willow Springs..

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Mircea Stanca · Feb 28, 2022

Password for simracing.gp please! Appreciated!

stigs2cousin · Feb 28, 2022

I gave it my best three shots, the "Springbock" ( south african antelope) and I don´t get along over the curbs.

About Willow Springs, the only way I´d come in before Allan was if race control "pulled a Masi" on us and I´m to proud to win like that.

So, see you on Wednesday

Carsten

( I´ll have a Jeep ready, I still go offroading way to often)

HF2000 · Feb 28, 2022

Guys,

I decreased race time from 40 to 30min.
Today I did a long stint and as fast as I could. I found it very exhausting and I'm not getting any younger so I think that 30 minutes is more than enough.

Douglas Aird · Feb 28, 2022

HF2000 said:
Guys,

I decreased race time from 40 to 30min.
Today I did a long stint and as fast as I could. I found it very exhausting and I'm not getting any younger so I think that 30 minutes is more than enough.

You certainly are busy for most of the lap. I have signed up, even though I am off the pace.

stigs2cousin · Feb 28, 2022

HF2000 said:
Guys,

I decreased race time from 40 to 30min.
Today I did a long stint and as fast as I could. I found it very exhausting and I'm not getting any younger so I think that 30 minutes is more than enough.

I feel you.

But sometimes we have to suffer for our bold choices ;-)

MFG Carsten

Dzul · Mar 1, 2022

HF2000 said:
Guys,

I decreased race time from 40 to 30min.
Today I did a long stint and as fast as I could. I found it very exhausting and I'm not getting any younger so I think that 30 minutes is more than enough.

Sound decision Han, thanks!

I also did a long stint, trying to find consistency (which eluded me), and I too was 'kapot' at the end. Had trouble concentrating afterwards because of the 'hypnotic' combination of such a busy car in this particular short track.

Shed 17 · Mar 1, 2022

HF2000 said:
Guys,

I decreased race time from 40 to 30min.
Today I did a long stint and as fast as I could. I found it very exhausting and I'm not getting any younger so I think that 30 minutes is more than enough.

Wise move Han, 30 minutes is plenty on these circuits, I might have won at Portimao if the race had been shorter!!

a_murel · Mar 1, 2022

sorry guys wont be in tonight. Cant make it

Kek700 · Mar 1, 2022

Tried it around Silverstone GP circuit. great fun, far more competitive for everyone. you can really drive and drift the wee thing. around a kart track, a "pain".

Dzul · Mar 1, 2022

Guys, I'm sorry but i have to bail, I have a thing at home that needs my attention.
Sorry for the late notice @HF2000

Kek700 · Mar 1, 2022

Sod it, forgot to sign in

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HF2000 · Mar 1, 2022

Kek700 said:
Sod it, forgot to sign in.

Too much wine Sunday?

Well, one place up for me!

H_Belane · Mar 1, 2022

Fun! I like slow old cars.

HF2000 · Mar 1, 2022

Guys, thanks all for racing tonight.
It was also a test for a championship on GPK tracks that follows the Formula 1 calendar. A kind of shadow championship with 22 races.
But I found this car a bit too intens, Monza is on of the few GPK tracks that has some relaxing straights but imagine Monaco or Baku with this

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So I'm now thinking again to use the Ligier for that. We had a fun race at GPK Portimao last week and although these cars have their own challenges, they are more relaxing.

What do you guys think?

Btw the Estonia is a great car so I will use it in the future on tracks like Bikerniecki and Donington1938.

Douglas Aird · Mar 1, 2022

Well done, Han, in finding a car that is perfect for Allan (and Axel)!

Seriously, though, it's a fun car but intense to drive around the short circuits.

Qualified 7th but had the pace for 3rd, I think, when I threw away a couple of mid
57s.

Got a really good start but touched the back of Simon who didn't get off the line well so I fell to the back. Made my way up to 6th by mid race but couldn't quite get on pace with Paul who was next up the road.

Didn't have any major off tracks and was reasonably consistent throughout the race and was only lapped by Allan and Axel.

Congratulations to Allan and the rest of the racers tonight.

Personally I much prefer the Estonia to the Ligier. The Ligier is just too unstable to be much fun, for a person of my abilities, anyway. I didn't feel any confidence in pushing the Ligier, whenever I tried I wobbled off the track.

HF2000 · Mar 2, 2022

Douglas Aird said:
Well done, Han, in finding a car that is perfect for Allan

Yes Douglas. This is true. After doing the first lap while testing this car, I immediately thought of Allan the Drift King. It should have been called the Ramsbottom 3. So I'm not surprised that Allan got the win with an amazing pace. And Axel did an excellent job by staying that close to him.

Douglas Aird · Mar 2, 2022

I got an idea of how to drive it more quickly in the pre race practice but didn't have time to safely change my approach so I had to drive to my pace and not over push, which is my usual problem in the races.