1991 LGPS Japanese GP commentary

19:37:08: <Pi3141> Monsoon conditions projected for the race? Does this mean even more chaos than usual?
19:37:31: <Nuppiz> maybe
19:37:41: <Nuppiz> and the prediction was true, FYI
19:38:10: <Nuppiz> there's a thunderstorm above the track right now
19:39:39: <Valentino_Nicchi> what did i miss??
19:39:53: <Pi3141> Nothing yet.
19:39:58: <Valentino_Nicchi> ah good
19:40:01: <HerrmannMann> Guten abend
19:40:22: <Valentino_Nicchi> for a first timer, valentino did pretty well IMO
19:40:23: <Nuppiz> Current conditions: Monsoon
19:40:29: <Valentino_Nicchi> excellent
19:40:38: <Valentino_Nicchi> although that may lead to some horrific crashes...
19:40:47: <Nuppiz> Projected conditions: Monsoon
19:41:03: <Nuppiz> might be first race that is completely wet
19:41:03: <Pi3141> I hope there wónt be any cars starting on slicks...
19:41:27: <Nuppiz> there are
19:41:29: <Nuppiz> lol
19:41:36: <Valentino_Nicchi> what happened to van dycke in quali??
19:42:14: <Nuppiz> he went out too late, when the track was so wet that you could've hosted a swimming contest on it
19:43:15: <Nuppiz> here's some F1C AI for you: it is currently easier to list the cars with wet tyres on than those without them
19:43:47: <Valentino_Nicchi> ...it's monsoon and there are a few cars who still aren't on wets??
19:44:07: <HerrmannMann> Insert stramala style dis gon be gud gif here
19:44:13: <Pi3141> I predict pitlane chaos.... If enough cars reach it.
19:45:05: <HerrmannMann> I predict first corner chaos - if the cars get there, that is
19:45:22: <Nuppiz> Braggia, Mantis, Bell, Howard, Ramone, Richardson, Mazzacane, Yazaki, Alianopoulos, Barron, Greenwood, Anker, Nicchi, Roberts and Kjellerup start with wet tyres
19:46:00: <Valentino_Nicchi> So Wilson needs atleast 3 points...he needs either fastest lap and 5th or 4th to have any chance of the title
19:46:10: <HerrmannMann> That awkward moment when you think Braggia still drives for your team..
19:46:17: <Pi3141> Somehow my drivers always start on wet tyres when it's raining,
19:46:33: <HerrmannMann> And with Alianapolous on wets, he could be in for some points here
19:46:44: <CompleteControl> Graham starts last. Oh crap.
19:46:45: <HerrmannMann> Actually, what would happen if a guest entry somehow won a race?
19:47:18: <Nuppiz> as is Greenwood, who has an equal chance to get tangled into some mess again though...
19:47:22: <Valentino_Nicchi> hopefully Nicchi :)
19:47:42: <Nuppiz> the results stand, but the car is ineligible to score points
19:50:18: <Valentino_Nicchi> nuppiz who do you think deserves the title more?
19:50:37: <Nuppiz> Wilson
19:50:51: <Valentino_Nicchi> i...............agree
19:51:09: <HerrmannMann> My names not Nuppiz, but if there was no point for fastest lap, Wilson would be leading the championship anyway
19:51:19: <Nuppiz> van Dycke has benefited from the fact that Trabant runs two cars just to get more money to spend on him
19:52:14: <Nuppiz> although a lot of that money has gone to the car, I give you that
19:52:44: <Nuppiz> all in all it doesn't matter to me who wins
19:53:03: <HerrmannMann> For the upkeep costs next year, do we have to keep them all or discard them all, or can we keep some?
19:53:26: <Nuppiz> you only have to discard them if you don't have enough money
19:53:35: <Nuppiz> and you can choose what upgrades to discard
19:53:51: <HerrmannMann> Foster's definately dont have enough money for all the updates we bought
19:55:06: <HerrmannMann> We only have roughly 5 grand when we've spent almost 70 on upgrades, even though we've been saving for the last 5 races :D
19:55:22: <Nuppiz> You need 7,000 to keep everything, and you currently have 4,750
19:55:31: <Nuppiz> after this race you have at least 5,250
19:55:56: <Nuppiz> anywya, let's get started before we get all bored out
19:56:05: <HerrmannMann> Will Kickert receive prize money for his finishing position in the standings?
19:56:54: <Nuppiz> there'll be no prize money from the final standigs at all
19:57:15: <Nuppiz> this is to prevent leading teams getting too much of an advantage
19:57:24: <Nuppiz> one light
19:57:28: <Nuppiz> two lights
19:57:32: <Valentino_Nicchi> here we go
19:57:34: <Nuppiz> three lights
19:57:41: <Nuppiz> four lights
19:57:47: <Nuppiz> five lights...
19:57:52: <Valentino_Nicchi> please don't stall wilson....
19:57:55: <Valentino_Nicchi> or nicchi...
19:58:07: <Nuppiz> GO GO GO GO!
19:58:09: <HerrmannMann> Dont be an ass, Kickert
19:58:35: <Nuppiz> Mantis without both wings!
19:59:00: <HerrmannMann> Thats starting to become a normal sight in LifeGp.. :D
19:59:07: <Nuppiz> Kim Jong-Sung rolls over!
19:59:15: <Valentino_Nicchi> ouch
19:59:23: <Nuppiz> VAN DYCKE STALLUUUUUU!
19:59:32: <HerrmannMann> "CRASHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!"
19:59:33: <Valentino_Nicchi> OH MY
19:59:50: <Nuppiz> MIDFIELD CRASHUUU
19:59:50: <Pi3141> Not a good start for Trabant.
19:59:58: <Valentino_Nicchi> is van dycke involved??
20:00:01: <Pi3141> Mazzacane crash?
20:00:07: <Salamander> damn keyboard :/
20:00:09: <HerrmannMann> Well, what an interesting title battle that turned out to be...
20:00:13: <Valentino_Nicchi> also where's nicchi??
20:00:22: <HerrmannMann> Salamdert? More like Salamanderp....
20:00:41: <HerrmannMann> :)
20:01:18: <HerrmannMann> A question: does anyone know who Ryangregg24 is?
20:01:32: <HerrmannMann> He keeps randomly making race report pages on the wiki
20:01:40: <Valentino_Nicchi> no idea
20:01:42: <Nuppiz> Von Gottorp, Graham, Jericho, Braggia, van Dycke and Gunselman stall!
20:01:49: <HerrmannMann> I haven't got a problem with it, he seems fairly knowledgeable, but who the bathplug is he?
20:01:58: <Valentino_Nicchi> wow
20:02:17: <Nuppiz> Nicchi is 22nd, but without a front wing
20:02:19: <HerrmannMann> If Wilson can make it to the end...in the points.... we have a champion!
20:02:34: <Valentino_Nicchi> damnit!!
20:02:35: <HerrmannMann> Did Kickert and Alianopolous make it off the line in one piece?]
20:02:37: <Nuppiz> Kjellerup 23rd, same problem
20:03:10: <Valentino_Nicchi> just a reminder: wilson needs 5th and fastest lap or 4th
20:03:20: <Nuppiz> Barron, Mazzacane and Howard are also without front wings
20:03:30: <Nuppiz> Mantis and Bell are without both
20:03:55: <Nuppiz> Armstrong is still stuck behind von Gottorp's car...
20:04:40: <Nuppiz> Kickert and Alianopoulos are intact, 2nd and 16th
20:05:08: <Valentino_Nicchi> carnage
20:05:33: <HerrmannMann> That's me boy kikcert, a win would be lovely to see out the campaign
20:06:57: <Valentino_Nicchi> hello, Alianopoulos is 16th : )
20:07:25: <Pi3141> Both my cars without front wing, but as long as they're in the race everything can happen in LifeGP
20:07:56: <HerrmannMann> It's amazing how Alianopoulos has become one of the most well-loved drivers in the PMMF
20:08:14: <Nuppiz> dog out->
20:08:23: <HerrmannMann> He started as a no-hoper, looking for any drive
20:08:54: <HerrmannMann> FGCR took him under our wing for 2 races, after Jan fell down the stairs with the munchies
20:09:11: <HerrmannMann> And it's gone from there, to having his own team
20:09:34: <WarrenHughes> What can I say, he knows his audience
20:10:38: <Valentino_Nicchi> i'm getting ready to edit nicchi's life gp results on his wiki page to say "RET" in japan :p
20:10:44: <HerrmannMann> To anyone interested, there'll be an rFAF1 race later this week, the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa
20:11:08: <HerrmannMann> And thanks to a wonderful plugin for rFactor that adds rain effects, there may even be a wet race soon as well
20:11:25: <HerrmannMann> Its quite complicated and long-winded, but I think I'm getting the hang of it
20:11:46: <Valentino_Nicchi> thankfully rFactor 2's rain system is alot better...
20:11:53: <HerrmannMann> Currently, I can make it rain, but the drivers dont pit for wets and just poodle around, spinning 50 million times
20:12:03: <Salamander> awesome, hopefully renault will improve with that large wing upgrade
20:12:33: <Valentino_Nicchi> and hopefully restov will come to his senses and give nicchi a full time drive!!
20:12:49: <HerrmannMann> Funnily enough, the only cars that can stay on-track are the Renaults....
20:13:22: <Salamander> Renault-engined cars or just Renaults?
20:13:35: <HerrmannMann> Just Renault cars
20:14:13: <HerrmannMann> We'd probably end up with like 3 finishers - A renault 1-2 and Bruno Giacomelli, who somehow managed to keep his Wolf out of the barriers, albeit 8 laps down
20:14:26: <Salamander> awesome
20:14:41: <Salamander> we're well overdue for a win by now i think
20:15:06: <HerrmannMann> Reutemann won at Monaco last year ;)
20:15:20: <Salamander> i meant another one
20:15:33: <Salamander> of course i did
20:15:38: <Valentino_Nicchi> i know you're probably getting tired of this question but...when's the next RTCC race :D
20:15:45: <Salamander> i mean, why would i forget that
20:15:46: <Salamander> that would be silly
20:15:55: <HerrmannMann> Because it was a forgettable race :)
20:16:22: <HerrmannMann> Nicchi: I've been meaning to get around to it, but in a nutshell, soon
20:16:28: <HerrmannMann> Probably after the Belgian GP
20:17:03: <Nuppiz> back
20:17:22: <HerrmannMann> Salamander: Renault have already scored 700% more points than they had by this time last year
20:17:47: <HerrmannMann> Actually, scratch that....
20:18:03: <HerrmannMann> You scored five by this time last year, and 7 this year
20:18:06: <Nuppiz> Roberts out, engine failure
20:18:26: <Valentino_Nicchi> shame for him, he was so good in caesers
20:18:28: <HerrmannMann> Then again, this year you already have a double finish and a podium
20:19:01: <Salamander> yeah, but we were around this level last year
20:19:04: <Salamander> just behind the leading cars
20:19:44: <Salamander> though i suppose that's not really something to complain about
20:20:17: <HerrmannMann> At the start of last year, the leading pack was very much Williams-Ferrari-Ligier-Renault-Ligier
20:20:33: <Nuppiz> Fernandez, Kickert, Balivernes and Generic enter the pits
20:20:35: <HerrmannMann> Which evolved into Ligier-Williams-Ferrari-Renault-Lotus
20:20:54: <HerrmannMann> And Williams-Lotus-Renault-Ferrari-Ligier by the end, so anything is possible
20:20:59: <Pi3141> where are my drivers now, after getting new wings?
20:21:02: <Nuppiz> Mantis comes in to retire
20:21:15: <Nuppiz> Bell too
20:21:16: <Salamander> fair enough
20:21:19: <Nuppiz> wtf
20:21:27: <Nuppiz> they are changing to slicks?
20:21:28: <HerrmannMann> Oh noes, why is Kikcert pitting? Must be to retire
20:21:34: <Valentino_Nicchi> oh no
20:22:03: <Nuppiz> Mazzacane 17th after the pitstop
20:22:22: <Nuppiz> kept his wet tyres on as weel
20:22:26: <Nuppiz> well
20:22:55: <Nuppiz> Chapman and BArron are doing...something on the pitlane
20:23:11: <Nuppiz> NICCHI CRASHUUU!
20:23:22: <Valentino_Nicchi> ah shite
20:23:41: <Valentino_Nicchi> are we looking at a possible injury?
20:24:04: <Nuppiz> nah
20:24:18: <Valentino_Nicchi> thank goodness
20:24:25: <Nuppiz> he did go off at the 130R, but managed to slow down sufficiently enough
20:24:28: <HerrmannMann> Nicchi's had a pretty weird career path
20:24:41: <HerrmannMann> Bikes to cars, F1 then LifeGP
20:24:53: <Nuppiz> Chapman retires
20:24:59: <HerrmannMann> I know Surtees did bikes then cars, but its still a little odd - in the sense that not many people do both
20:25:01: <Valentino_Nicchi> true
20:25:39: <Valentino_Nicchi> i'm actually surprised no one's done a virtual series on bikes yet
20:25:51: <Pi3141> Johnny Cecotto also did bike races and F1
20:26:00: <Nuppiz> Smith has also retired
20:26:50: <Nuppiz> lost control in the first corner and spun off
20:27:01: <AndreaModa> evening lads
20:27:07: <HerrmannMann> Evening
20:27:16: <Nuppiz> and Jong-Sung's car is still upside-down on the main straight, hmmm...
20:27:29: <Valentino_Nicchi> this won't end well
20:28:00: <HerrmannMann> When does anything in LifeGP end well... :D
20:28:17: <Valentino_Nicchi> lol
20:28:30: <AndreaModa> how's my man wilson doing?
20:28:38: <AndreaModa> perfect start with pole position
20:28:41: <Nuppiz> leading
20:28:45: <AndreaModa> excellent news
20:28:45: <Salamander> in position to win the championship
20:28:49: <HerrmannMann> As long as he finishes 4th or above, he's won it
20:28:55: <HerrmannMann> Van Dycke stalled :D
20:29:02: <AndreaModa> haha really?
20:29:04: <AndreaModa> bad times
20:29:10: <HerrmannMann> Really!
20:29:10: <Valentino_Nicchi> or 5th and fastest lap ;)
20:29:12: <AndreaModa> he's led the championship for most of the year!
20:29:16: <Nuppiz> Mazzacane stops right after his pitstop, something must've broken as he clashed with Pulaski on the pitlane
20:29:28: <HerrmannMann> Most cars started on slicks, so there's carnage to be had...
20:29:36: <AndreaModa> haha brilliant
20:29:40: <AndreaModa> good old F1C
20:30:12: <Nuppiz> lol @the pit AI
20:30:24: <Nuppiz> the cars are pitting for a new set of slicks all the time
20:30:30: <Nuppiz> even though it's monsoon
20:32:38: <Nuppiz> Armstrong spins off
20:33:15: <Nuppiz> Wilson on slicks
20:33:39: <AndreaModa> woo
20:33:44: <AndreaModa> witness the master at work ;)
20:33:46: <Nuppiz> Alianopoulos already 7th
20:34:07: <Valentino_Nicchi> what position is van dycke in and what tyres is he on??
20:34:15: <AndreaModa> oh dear
20:34:20: <Salamander> van dycke stalled
20:34:23: <Salamander> he's out
20:34:41: <Valentino_Nicchi> oh
20:35:26: <Nuppiz> this AI is just ridiculous
20:35:35: <Valentino_Nicchi> i thought he may have stalled then carried on :P
20:35:46: <Nuppiz> Wilson pitted again, for a fresh set of slicks
20:35:51: <AndreaModa> yeah sometimes they do
20:35:58: <AndreaModa> takes them a while to get going
20:36:05: <AndreaModa> i guess this time van dycke retired immediately
20:36:35: <HerrmannMann> A Kikcert- Alianopolous-Wilson podium would be superb
20:37:12: <Nuppiz> Barron retires
20:37:16: <Nuppiz> 17 cars still running
20:37:25: <AndreaModa> how many laps left nuppiz?
20:37:45: <Pi3141> Kjellerup and Mazzacane still in the race=
20:37:47: <Nuppiz> Balivernes without a rear wing!
20:37:56: <Nuppiz> Mazzacane retired
20:37:57: <Pi3141> "?" i meant, typo
20:38:06: <Nuppiz> soon after his pitstop
20:38:16: <WarrenHughes> 17 still running? Must be a long way to go
20:38:30: <HerrmannMann> Did Kickert retire?
20:39:07: <Nuppiz> Balivernes exits the pits and is hit by Tenpecost
20:39:29: <Nuppiz> no rear wing for Balivernes, while Tenpecost is without a front wing
20:39:34: <Nuppiz> Kickert is still in the race
20:39:40: <Nuppiz> 11th
20:39:56: <Nuppiz> Wilson 5th
20:40:16: <Nuppiz> Yazaki leads
20:40:33: <Valentino_Nicchi> again
20:40:34: <HerrmannMann> Nuppiz, I have to say I'm interested in the Aston 24hrs....
20:40:51: <HerrmannMann> The 24h real time thing will make it incredibly interesting
20:41:41: <Valentino_Nicchi> btw which driver is most likely to recieve Life GP ROTY?
20:41:46: <Nuppiz> 4/26 laps completed
20:42:04: <Pi3141> What is Kjellerup doing?
20:42:06: <Valentino_Nicchi> apart from the obvious one...the life car's reliability
20:42:22: <Nuppiz> Kjellerup is 12th
20:42:34: <Salamander> James Davies for his ragequit?
20:43:07: <HerrmannMann> Van Dycke, for throwing away the title (if Wilson wisn)
20:43:26: <Pi3141> Tyre strategists - rarely using wet tyres, even if it's raining
20:43:35: <Nuppiz> thatäs a good call
20:43:40: <Nuppiz> that's
20:43:57: <Nuppiz> or track stewards - Jong-Sung's car is still there
20:44:16: <Pi3141> For ROTR, yes.
20:44:36: <Salamander> i think davis-van dycke-tyre strategists would be a good shout for the roty podium
20:44:41: <HerrmannMann> Foster's might sponsor that call, Pi
20:44:42: <Salamander> davies
20:44:46: <Salamander> dammit
20:44:49: <HerrmannMann> It was a rather Good one
20:45:36: <Nuppiz> Alianopoulos 5th, Greenwood 6th
20:45:39: <Valentino_Nicchi> in italy the stewards did a bad job aswell, someone stopped on the main straight then billy bob barron slammed into him, then another driver slammed into barron
20:46:25: <Nuppiz> and at Brands Hatch Jong-Sung was also rolled over, and it took quite long before he was cleared out of the way
20:46:50: <Nuppiz> right, I've seen enough
20:47:03: <Nuppiz> I'll push Jong-Sung out of the way with my own car
20:47:42: <Nuppiz> oh dear
20:47:52: <Valentino_Nicchi> did they crash into you...
20:47:54: <Nuppiz> he started racing now :P
20:48:04: <WarrenHughes> hahaha
20:48:05: <Nuppiz> no, I managed to avoid an accident
20:48:09: <HerrmannMann> Oh, lol
20:48:12: <Pi3141> We did't need another Billy Bob Barron incident.
20:48:23: <Nuppiz> I gently rolled him back on his wheels again, and off he went
20:49:12: <Salamander> damn computer crashed :/
20:49:22: <Nuppiz> well he didn't get far
20:49:35: <Salamander> did i miss anything?
20:49:39: <Nuppiz> as could be guessed, his engine overheated
20:50:03: <Nuppiz> you missed me interfering in the race with my own car
20:50:22: <Salamander> wait what
20:51:16: <Pi3141> Nuppiz used his onyx to get Jong Sung out of the way, who was still on the main straight.
20:51:29: <Salamander> ah
20:51:34: <WarrenHughes> And off he went, back in the race
20:51:58: <Pi3141> But his engine overheated...
20:52:00: <Nuppiz> only to retire with a blown engine some 300 meters down the track
20:52:37: <Nuppiz> Fernandez retires
20:52:57: <HerrmannMann> Unofficial teams standings = 1) Trabanat Rennsport - 59, 2) Dave Wilson Racing - 53, 3) Psycho Soldiers - 48, 4) FGCR - 40, 5)Life Of Namibia - 35, 6)Team Sandinista! - 34, 7) Rockets to Russia - 28, 8) (Probably) Team James Davies - 25
20:53:45: <Nuppiz> Kjellerup and Generic without front wings!
20:54:26: <Valentino_Nicchi> if there was a deadbeat teammate award...it would probably go to jong-sung
20:54:47: <Pi3141> Three broken front wings in one race for my drivers.
20:55:11: <Nuppiz> both hit Jong-Sung's wreck
20:55:36: <Nuppiz> CRASHUUUU!
20:55:59: <Pi3141> who?
20:56:21: <Nuppiz> Pulaski and Richardson
20:56:38: <Pi3141> Are both out?
20:56:42: <Nuppiz> no
20:56:58: <Nuppiz> Pulaski comes out from the pits and is hit by Richardson from the behind
20:57:04: <Nuppiz> you can guess the damages
20:57:20: <HerrmannMann> Big.
20:57:26: <Nuppiz> Alianopoulos 4th, Greenwood 5th
20:57:52: <Nuppiz> well, both lost wings, Pulaski the rear and Richardson the front
20:59:48: <HerrmannMann> I smell a BIG result for Apostolos...
21:00:10: <Nuppiz> oh, F1C AI, you never cease to amaze me...
21:00:25: <Nuppiz> I've lost count on how many times certain cars have pitted for slicks
21:00:50: <Valentino_Nicchi> wilson's position??
21:01:08: <Nuppiz> 6th, not enough
21:01:21: <Valentino_Nicchi> damn
21:01:39: <Valentino_Nicchi> well, anything could happen
21:01:41: <Nuppiz> he'd need to get those tyres changed, and quick
21:02:06: <HerrmannMann> They'll probably change to wets as soon as the track dries up... :D
21:02:13: <AndreaModa> bloody hell dave
21:02:16: <Nuppiz> top four is on wets
21:02:34: <AndreaModa> you've shown everyone you're good on dry tyres in the wet, now stop pissing about and get on with it!
21:02:48: <Nuppiz> Yazaki, Anker, Alianopoulos and Greenwood
21:03:02: <Nuppiz> and Kjellerup in 10th
21:03:09: <Nuppiz> all others are on slicks...
21:03:15: <Valentino_Nicchi> wow, strong drive by greenwood, only his 2nd race
21:04:46: <Valentino_Nicchi> for tyres you could say that most of the teams couldn't afford goodyear wets
21:05:12: <AndreaModa> haha yeah thats a great excuse
21:05:18: <WarrenHughes> Is this the last race of the season?
21:05:27: <Valentino_Nicchi> last point scoring race
21:05:41: <Nuppiz> Wilson is again 5th after Richardson's pitstop, where he incidentally changed for slicks...
21:05:45: <Valentino_Nicchi> the very last is a non championship round in brazil
21:06:07: <AndreaModa> go on dave
21:06:17: <AndreaModa> do the east london boys proud
21:06:20: <Nuppiz> with these results, Wilson will win
21:06:34: <Valentino_Nicchi> if he gets fastest lap i think : )
21:06:41: <Nuppiz> they'll be tied on points, but WIlson wins with countback
21:07:02: <Nuppiz> well he now has one point for pole, and is looking at two for 5th position
21:07:21: <Nuppiz> that's three points, exactly the difference between the two
21:07:21: <Salamander> true...
21:08:06: <Nuppiz> van der Maeyede off!
21:08:25: <HerrmannMann> i'M NOT SUPRISED...
21:08:31: <HerrmannMann> Oops, caps lock
21:09:01: <Nuppiz> didn't crash, but he's stuck on the gravel
21:09:27: <Nuppiz> that leaves us with 13 cars still running
21:11:03: <Nuppiz> Kjellerup now 7th
21:11:55: <Nuppiz> Richardson is stuck in first gear
21:12:07: <Nuppiz> that will promote the Dane to 6th
21:14:52: <Nuppiz> Tenpecost out
21:15:11: <Nuppiz> KICKERT CRASHUUUU!
21:15:27: <Valentino_Nicchi> oh dear
21:16:21: <Nuppiz> lolwut
21:17:17: <Nuppiz> he tries to enter the pits, but then turns to the wall, losing his front wing, before going against another wall, apparently trying to poke a hole in it with his nosecone
21:17:55: <Pi3141> another incident like what Mantis did some races ago?
21:18:00: <Nuppiz> and yes, Kjellerup is in 6th
21:18:20: <Nuppiz> yeah, except he's already moved on and is now pitting
21:20:09: <Nuppiz> Wilson clashes with Ramone
21:20:21: <Nuppiz> no damage to WIlson, but Ramone loses his front wing
21:20:21: <Valentino_Nicchi> ooooh
21:20:27: <AndreaModa> crikey
21:20:31: <AndreaModa> dicing with death
21:21:10: <Nuppiz> Mattias Kjellerup is one minute 15 seconds away from crowning Gio van Dycke as the champion, for now
21:21:38: <Nuppiz> 10/26 laps done
21:21:50: <Nuppiz> no, 11
21:22:24: <AndreaModa> you mean thats how far he is behind wilson?
21:22:32: <Nuppiz> and fittingly 11 cars are still running
21:22:33: <Nuppiz> yes
21:22:38: <AndreaModa> ah i see
21:22:44: <AndreaModa> i guess he's still on slicks then :P
21:22:57: <Nuppiz> although seemingly the time difference isn't changing at all
21:23:11: <AndreaModa> haha good stuff
21:23:22: <Nuppiz> Anker retires!
21:23:51: <Valentino_Nicchi> what position was he in
21:24:10: <WarrenHughes> He was in front of Apostolos wasn't he?
21:24:11: <Nuppiz> he was second
21:24:24: <Nuppiz> Apostolos takes his position now
21:24:27: <Valentino_Nicchi> that'll make wilson's chances of winning even bigger
21:24:42: <WarrenHughes> Go on Apostolos you beautiful man
21:24:44: <Salamander> how far behind the leader is apostolos?
21:24:55: <Nuppiz> 47 seconds
21:25:16: <Nuppiz> Yazaki will win if his car holds together
21:25:26: <WarrenHughes> A big if
21:25:28: <Nuppiz> home victory for both him and his team
21:25:39: <Valentino_Nicchi> 2 wins in a row
21:26:35: <Valentino_Nicchi> if yazaki wins he'll be the 1st and only driver this season to win 2 races consecutively
21:27:23: <Nuppiz> Alianopoulos' latest laptime: 2:34.812
21:27:42: <Nuppiz> Greenwood 2:36.081
21:28:21: <Salamander> apostolos is really on it today it seems
21:28:25: <Nuppiz> Wilson 2:38.052
21:28:43: <WarrenHughes> If by 'it', you mean 'the right tyres', Salamander
21:29:21: <Nuppiz> Yazaki 2:31.834
21:29:55: <Nuppiz> the gap between Wilson and Kjellerup is now 1:17
21:30:54: <AndreaModa> excellent, two whole seconds more :P
21:31:06: <Nuppiz> Kjellerup's laptime is 2:39.374
21:31:18: <Nuppiz> he's slower than Wilson despite having wet tyres
21:31:40: <Nuppiz> Yazaki, Alianopoulos and Greenwood have monsoon tyres
21:31:52: <Nuppiz> all others are on slicks
21:31:59: <AndreaModa> haha thats hilarious
21:32:13: <AndreaModa> don't need wet tyres when you can have POWERRR
21:32:49: <Nuppiz> 10 cars still running
21:33:09: <Nuppiz> the bottom five are pitting each lap for a new set of slicks...
21:33:43: <Pi3141> How large is the gap between Kjellerup and 6th?
21:33:46: <Nuppiz> That's Arthurs, Kickert, Ramone, Generic and Howard, in that order
21:34:02: <Nuppiz> 56 seconds, and increasing
21:34:35: <Nuppiz> as Arthurs pits for probably the 13th time this race
21:34:45: <Nuppiz> 12th, to be exact
21:34:49: <Valentino_Nicchi> that must be a record
21:35:05: <Nuppiz> and he's still 6th :P
21:35:33: <Nuppiz> might be the shortest highlight video ever
21:35:54: <Nuppiz> ¨there's the start, and a few retirements along the way
21:36:13: <Nuppiz> nothing else, I'm not bothering to record the same guys pitting over and over again
21:38:33: <Nuppiz> the complete race order is Yazaki, Alianopoulos, Greenwood, Wilson, Kjellerup, Arthurs, Kickert, Ramone, Generic, Howard
21:38:47: <Nuppiz> 11 laps to go
21:39:21: <Nuppiz> and it's Kjellerup on the side of the road!
21:39:31: <Valentino_Nicchi> what a shame
21:39:58: <Valentino_Nicchi> he had gone up to 6th in his 1st race, now it's all over
21:40:05: <AndreaModa> bad times
21:40:15: <Nuppiz> *up to 5th
21:40:26: <AndreaModa> I love how in the most crucial race of the year, Wilson is tooling around on the wrong tyres and miles off the pace
21:40:26: <Valentino_Nicchi> from 31st!
21:40:55: <Valentino_Nicchi> i wouldn't describe 4th as "miles off the pace" :P
21:41:20: <Salamander> hes 7 seconds slower than the leader
21:41:21: <Nuppiz> there's no race at the moment, just nine cars trundling around the track until someone else retires
21:41:26: <Salamander> a lap
21:42:01: <Nuppiz> Arthurs is a lap down on Wilson
21:42:26: <Valentino_Nicchi> i really hope arthurs is sensible when wilson tries lapping him
21:42:57: <Valentino_Nicchi> i'm a bit worried that arthurs might pull off the pitlane glitch on the main straight and take wilson off
21:43:56: <Nuppiz> YAZAKIIIII!
21:44:05: <Nuppiz> GEARBOX BROKUUU!
21:44:08: <Valentino_Nicchi> oh noes!!!
21:44:23: <Valentino_Nicchi> so now the greek guy will lead!!!!!!!!
21:44:27: <Pi3141> Alianopoulos leading the race now?
21:44:41: <Nuppiz> will lead soon
21:44:47: <Valentino_Nicchi> greenwood a brilliant 2nd and wilson a crucial 3rd!!
21:45:02: <AndreaModa> dear god
21:45:13: <AndreaModa> how many laps to go now nuppiz?
21:45:13: <WarrenHughes> ηκγαφώξπτές!!!!!!!!!!!
21:45:17: <AndreaModa> hahaha
21:45:21: <AndreaModa> for Greece!
21:45:25: <Nuppiz> 10
21:45:36: <WarrenHughes> That is a collection of random Greek letters
21:45:46: <WarrenHughes> For anyone who thought I might be bilingual
21:45:49: <Nuppiz> hang on
21:45:51: <AndreaModa> dammit :P
21:45:54: <Nuppiz> that woukd mean
21:45:58: <Nuppiz> would
21:46:06: <Nuppiz> a guest entry winning a race
21:46:15: <Valentino_Nicchi> haha wow
21:46:18: <AndreaModa> impressive
21:46:53: <Valentino_Nicchi> does alianopolous' car have any upgrades?
21:47:21: <Nuppiz> yes, it's based on the FGC car
21:47:42: <WarrenHughes> But Alianopoulos himself hasn't had a penny spent on him
21:47:53: <WarrenHughes> I don't know if that actually makes any difference
21:48:19: <Nuppiz> under normal circumstances, it would make a major difference
21:48:33: <Nuppiz> but these aren't normal circumstances
21:49:02: <Nuppiz> ALIANOPOULOS!
21:49:05: <AndreaModa> no!
21:49:08: <Valentino_Nicchi> noes!!!!!!!
21:49:12: <Nuppiz> HE HAS STOPPED ON THE TRACK TOO!
21:49:13: <Valentino_Nicchi> how can this beeeeeeeeeee
21:49:17: <AndreaModa> :'(
21:49:19: <AndreaModa> whyyy
21:50:23: <Nuppiz> this is like Luca Badoer at the 1999 European GP
21:51:10: <WarrenHughes> Oh
21:51:16: <WarrenHughes> Darn
21:51:21: <WarrenHughes> On my birthday too
21:51:23: <Nuppiz> Jonny Greenwood leads
21:51:35: <Nuppiz> will TSE finally score points?
21:52:29: <Nuppiz> Wilson is now second
21:54:54: <AndreaModa> i would have rather had three new drivers on the podium and wilson 4th tbh
21:55:06: <AndreaModa> but second will go down nicely ;)
21:55:22: <Autodynamics> O hallo thar
21:55:27: <Nuppiz> hi
21:55:53: <Nuppiz> unfortunately both of your cars retired early
21:56:24: <Autodynamics> Ahh ok
21:56:45: <WarrenHughes> Apostolos just retired from the lead. We're all in tears here.
21:56:57: <Salamander> oh god
21:57:01: <Salamander> :'(
21:57:49: <Nuppiz> I seriously would've wanted him to win
21:58:13: <Nuppiz> but that's Life
21:58:51: <Nuppiz> on the bright side, Jonny Greenwood has a chance of giving The Smokin' Engines a huge relief
21:59:08: <Salamander> how many cars are left?
21:59:12: <Autodynamics> Apostolos is a boss
21:59:19: <Nuppiz> seven'
21:59:27: <Nuppiz> no, six
21:59:34: <Nuppiz> Howard has a gearbox problem
21:59:38: <Salamander> yikes
22:01:50: <Nuppiz> remember, 5th is enough for Wilson
22:02:04: <Nuppiz> so if one more car retires (other than him), he is the champion
22:03:57: <Nuppiz> six laps to go
22:04:14: <AndreaModa> squeaky bum time
22:05:34: <Nuppiz> Arthurs is now two laps down on Wilson
22:06:28: <Nuppiz> CRASHUUUUUU!
22:06:41: <Nuppiz> WILSON DAVEEE CHAMPIONUUUU!
22:07:01: <Salamander> who was it
22:07:34: <Nuppiz> Greenwood hit Generic who just came out from the pits
22:08:25: <Nuppiz> Greenwood continues without a front wing while Generic loses his rear wing
22:08:51: <Valentino_Nicchi> k im back what did i miss
22:09:22: <Nuppiz> 00:07 Nuppiz Greenwood hit Generic who just came out from the pits 00:08 Nuppiz Greenwood continues without a front wing while Generic loses his rear wing
22:09:53: <Nuppiz> that makes Dodgy Dave Wilson the first Life GP Seres champion
22:09:59: <Nuppiz> Series*
22:10:07: <Valentino_Nicchi> well done dave
22:10:51: <AndreaModa> not a great advert for the series really :P
22:11:04: <AndreaModa> former black market dealer and loan shark
22:11:10: <AndreaModa> from east london no doubt
22:11:49: <AndreaModa> and backed by a plethora of companies with questionable morals and objectives
22:11:54: <Valentino_Nicchi> well...technically he could do something incredibly dumb therefore DSQing him and removing his vital points, but i doubt it
22:12:19: <Nuppiz> Greenwood pitting for a new front wing, Wilson could still win!
22:13:00: <Nuppiz> nope, missed it by 7 seconds
22:13:26: <Nuppiz> GREENWOOD CHANGED TO SLICKS!
22:13:34: <AndreaModa> ohhh
22:13:36: <Salamander> oh god what
22:13:36: <Valentino_Nicchi> oh greenwood you muppet
22:13:37: <Salamander> hahaha
22:13:51: <Nuppiz> now the gap is under a second
22:13:59: <Nuppiz> in just one third of a lap
22:14:13: <Valentino_Nicchi> the one bathplugging time a smoking engines car looks like it will get not only a win, but a POINT, and he changes to goddamn slicks
22:14:43: <Valentino_Nicchi> that would've been smoking's first point all year, but it's probably gone
22:15:10: <AndreaModa> you're guaranteed points
22:15:16: <AndreaModa> theres only 5 cars left
22:16:04: <Nuppiz> Greenwood is guaranteed to finish second, unless his car blows up in the next two laps
22:17:17: <Nuppiz> Greenwood is pitting again?
22:17:43: <Nuppiz> oh, itäs just the pit glitch
22:17:47: <Nuppiz> it's
22:18:29: <Nuppiz> and Ramone's engine blows up
22:18:39: <Nuppiz> it has no effect on the results, he was 5th anyway
22:23:11: <Nuppiz> penultimate lap
22:26:34: <wizzie> The resident muppet has indeed arrived
22:27:07: <wizzie> The tests yesterday were fairly successful in the sense that all the streaming software works
22:27:32: <wizzie> However, the Framerate was abysmal so it won't be used for this race
22:28:18: <Nuppiz> LFS looked OK with live streaming, so I'll use it for at least the Aston 24 Hours
22:28:37: <Nuppiz> F!C didn't like it though, so LifeGP remains as it is
22:28:44: <Nuppiz> F1C
22:29:21: <Nuppiz> and here comes Dave Wilson, winning the Japanese Grand Prix and the inaugural Life GP Series championship!
22:31:48: <Nuppiz> Jonny Greenwood finishes second, Christopher Arthurs third and Pieter Kickert fourth
22:32:05: <Nuppiz> Danny Ramone is classified fifth and James Generic sixth
22:32:24: <Pi3141> What is the fastest lap time?
22:32:38: <AndreaModa> happy days
22:33:26: <AndreaModa> and next year the team will have title sponsor DAYP Loans paying the bills
22:33:47: <Nuppiz> Fastest lap: Nobuhiko Yazaki, 2:29.548 on lap 2
22:34:08: <AndreaModa> primarily through the unsuspecting poor bastards of London's east end, who will be paying outrageous levels of interest on their crappy loans