1991 LGPS Swiss GP commentary

21:13:28: <ZeroForce> 12th on the grid, WOAHOO
21:13:43: <Nuppiz> the new helmet does miracles
21:14:15: <ZeroForce> :D
21:14:30: <ZeroForce> So it works now ?
21:14:34: <Nuppiz> yeah
21:15:07: <Nuppiz> had a bit of problems with it, first it showed up on every other driver, then not at all
21:15:18: <Nuppiz> F1C textures work in mysterious ways
21:16:16: <Nuppiz> now it shows up on Bell only
21:18:12: <Nuppiz> just counted that van Dycke has 6 out of the 9 fastest laps this season
21:18:50: <ZeroForce> Holy...
21:20:16: <Nuppiz> race will start at 23:25, which in my timezone means five more minutes left
21:22:40: <Darkapprentice77> has the race started yet????
21:22:53: <Nuppiz> three minutes left
21:23:02: <Pi3141> No, three minutes until the start.
21:23:08: <Darkapprentice77> phew, came just in time :)
21:24:10: <Nuppiz> Today's race is on the exciting and imaginative Circuit Dijon-Prenois
21:25:52: <Nuppiz> The red lights are beginning to come on...
21:26:07: <Darkapprentice77> here we go
21:26:40: <Darkapprentice77> inb4 a LOTUS stalls
21:26:41: <Nuppiz> VAN DYCKE STALLS!
21:26:46: <Darkapprentice77> oh
21:26:53: <Nuppiz> as does Yazaki and Anker
21:27:02: <Pi3141> Mazzacane really has improved since his debut, I hope he doesn't damage or stall the car.
21:27:10: <Nuppiz> "only" three stallers this time
21:27:14: <Darkapprentice77> lol
21:28:31: <Nuppiz> no wait, Yazaki is trying to move his car
21:29:57: <ZeroForce> Just like Graham in Belgium ?
21:30:02: <ZeroForce> It was such a weird thing
21:31:57: <Nuppiz> no wait, Balzary and Balivernes stalled as well
21:33:01: <Nuppiz> Yazaki didn't stall at all, actually
21:33:12: <Nuppiz> he was just spun around in the carnage
21:33:24: <Nuppiz> he's got moving now
21:33:45: <Nuppiz> OH! OH!
21:33:56: <Nuppiz> Collision between the Racing in Circles cars!
21:34:21: <ZeroForce> Oh
21:34:47: <Nuppiz> Winton and Wellholme hit the same pileup!
21:36:56: <Darkapprentice77> so where did van dycke qualify
21:37:02: <Nuppiz> he was on pole
21:37:08: <Darkapprentice77> oh dear
21:37:18: <Nuppiz> Richardson retired on the first lap as well
21:37:30: <Nuppiz> And thereäs two more cars on the side of the track!
21:37:45: <Pi3141> And what is Mazzacane doing?
21:38:34: <Nuppiz> no, three!
21:39:36: <Nuppiz> von Gottorp retires first
21:40:06: <Darkapprentice77> damn i really want van Gottorp to do well
21:42:09: <Nuppiz> Ramone retired around the same time
21:42:14: <Nuppiz> and then Bell on the next lap
21:42:50: <Nuppiz> Mazzacane is already 17th thanks to the carnage
21:43:21: <Nuppiz> James Davies starts lap 3
21:43:25: <Eurobrun> Are any of my cars still in the race
21:44:26: <Nuppiz> followed by Wilson, Kickert, Fernandez, Graham, Arthurs, Howard, Jericho, Generic and Yoshino
21:45:15: <Nuppiz> Eurobrun, Chapman is 18th and Wellholme 20th, but Chapman is currently missing a front wing
21:45:57: <Nuppiz> aaand just as I said that Wellhome pulled over
21:46:04: <Eurobrun> Oh, what round is this
21:46:13: <simonracer> Is Bazza out of the race?
21:46:31: <Nuppiz> Round 10, Swiss GP at Dijon-Prenois
21:46:48: <Nuppiz> Bogan is 15th
21:46:51: <Nuppiz> 16th*
21:46:58: <simonracer> Right. Hopefully he finishes this time.
21:47:23: <Eurobrun> Wellholme will get one more round before Gunselman will return
21:47:36: <Nuppiz> three laps in, and only 19 cars are remaining
21:48:07: <simonracer> And there's bound to be a lot more retirements by the end of this.
21:48:22: <Nuppiz> yep
21:48:35: <Nuppiz> first serious collision in a while as well
21:48:48: <simonracer> What happened?
21:48:51: <Darkapprentice77> isn't that something like 13 cars gone in the first few laps
21:49:00: <simonracer> 11.
21:49:06: <simonracer> Well 12 actually.
21:49:42: <Nuppiz> John Smith stopped on the main straight for no apparent reason (pit-in glitch) and was rammed by his teammate Tenpecost
21:49:56: <simonracer> Did anyone roll?
21:50:06: <Darkapprentice77> ouch
21:50:11: <Nuppiz> Wellholme and Winton also clashed while trying to avoid them
21:50:22: <Nuppiz> no rolls, but Smith lost a wheel
21:50:35: <simonracer> Right.
21:50:42: <Nuppiz> and John Smith is still glitching near the pit exit
21:52:13: <Nuppiz> ah, his car has been cleared up now
21:53:44: <Nuppiz> Howard retired, poor result for Rockets to Russia
21:56:15: <Nuppiz> Mantis retires with gearbox failure
21:56:25: <Pi3141> How many laps to go?
21:58:15: <Nuppiz> Jong-Sung overtakes Yoshino for 9th
21:58:30: <Nuppiz> Davies is on lap 8/39
21:58:53: <ZeroForce> Please don't tell me Bell is doing a rubbish race lol
21:59:14: <Nuppiz> he retired on lap 2
21:59:48: <Nuppiz> 17 cars remaining
22:00:06: <ZeroForce> Meh :c
22:00:25: <Eurobrun> I have really screwed myself for 1992
22:00:40: <koln> That's what she said
22:00:54: <Nuppiz> and Davies has stopped on the side of the track!
22:01:24: <AndreaModa> howdy folks
22:01:41: <simonracer> What happened? Brakes or something?
22:01:44: <AndreaModa> first time on this chat site, guessing it can't be too different!
22:01:46: <simonracer> To Davies, that is.
22:01:56: <Nuppiz> brakes, or suspension
22:02:20: <AndreaModa> the big question is, how many people are left running? :p
22:02:22: <Nuppiz> AndreaModa, you came in at a good time as WIlson is about to take the lead with Davies' retirement
22:02:22: <koln> actually, andreamoda, it is very much different - you have to enter in a key combination every few minutes to stay logged in
22:02:48: <Nuppiz> right...now
22:02:52: <AndreaModa> most excellent
22:03:05: <AndreaModa> a key combination?
22:03:19: <koln> Up Down left right a b start
22:03:43: <koln> oh god, I am being silly tonight
22:03:47: <AndreaModa> oh really ;)
22:03:50: <AndreaModa> hilarious
22:04:00: <Nuppiz> 16 cars still running, and we're on lap 10/39
22:04:19: <Pi3141> I guess Mazzacane is around P15?
22:04:47: <Nuppiz> 11th, as he passes the pits to overtake Davies
22:05:09: <Pi3141> 11th! He is really improving.
22:05:29: <AndreaModa> thats just people retiring isn't it? ;)
22:05:36: <Nuppiz> more like avoided trouble
22:06:01: <Pi3141> Yes, but usually he was among the last three cars running during the last races.
22:06:08: <Nuppiz> all cars behind him were involved in the start collisions and lost front wings
22:06:22: <Pi3141> OK, that's the explanation.
22:06:37: <Nuppiz> except Winton, who lost in in the RIC incident
22:06:48: <Nuppiz> but he's the slowest anyway, being a guest entry and all
22:08:44: <Nuppiz> as Wilson completes the 11th lap, let's see what the top 10 looks like: Wilson, Kickert, Fernandez, Graham, Arthurs, Jericho, Generic, Jong-Sung, Yoshino, Armstrong
22:09:05: <AndreaModa> come on dave
22:09:12: <Nuppiz> and Yazaki's engine blows up
22:09:26: <Nuppiz> a miserable end to a miserable race
22:10:30: <Eurobrun> I am really hoping that my car survives
22:10:56: <Nuppiz> I shouldn't be taking sides, but I also hope that Wilson takes this one
22:11:05: <Nuppiz> just to keep the championship interesting
22:11:14: <Darkapprentice77> i agree
22:11:51: <Nuppiz> less than one third of the race done, and over half of the field is out from the race...
22:13:09: <Nuppiz> plus, Wilson's car looks darn nice in all its simpleness
22:14:30: <koln> maybe there's a chance on finally having the ominous race with no finishers?
22:15:08: <Nuppiz> maybe
22:16:38: <Nuppiz> the high attrition rate probably stems from the fact that this circuit is the 1984 version, so it's from the middle of the turbo era
22:17:11: <Nuppiz> each track has an attrition rate set in the GDB
22:19:01: <Pi3141> How many laps still to go?
22:19:18: <simonracer> I'd be surprised if absolutely nobody finishes, but I wouldn't be surprised if only a few cars finished.
22:19:51: <Nuppiz> 15/39 laps done
22:20:07: <Nuppiz> van der Maeyede seems to have major problems with his car's handling
22:20:14: <Nuppiz> he's all over the track
22:20:29: <simonracer> He might wreck if he's not careful.
22:20:41: <Nuppiz> he already scraped the wall
22:20:56: <ZeroForce> he could take someone in his fall
22:21:08: <simonracer> Hopefully he doesn't get my car.
22:21:35: <Nuppiz> well he is being lapped all the time, so he might cause grief for the frontrunners
22:22:01: <Nuppiz> his suspension is probably past it's best-before date
22:23:00: <Nuppiz> 1:18.755
22:23:13: <simonracer> Who got that time?
22:23:15: <Nuppiz> Bogan ahead of him did the previous lap in 1:12
22:23:22: <Nuppiz> van Der Maeyede
22:23:33: <Nuppiz> he's got some serious problems, that's for sure
22:23:39: <simonracer> Holy hell. He was six seconds slower then my car?
22:24:02: <simonracer> I guess he's running last or something.
22:24:10: <Nuppiz> but it is the other FGC that retires first!
22:24:20: <Nuppiz> Kickert out from second position!
22:24:39: <simonracer> That's bad luck for him, but it puts Wilson in a better postion.
22:24:58: <Nuppiz> vdM is 13th at the moment, ahead of Chapman and Wilson
22:25:08: <Nuppiz> Winton*
22:25:13: <Nuppiz> damn similar names
22:26:14: <Pi3141> Where is Mazzacane at the moment?
22:26:30: <simonracer> What's the gap between first and second at the moment?
22:26:38: <Nuppiz> he will rise to 10th soon
22:26:54: <Eurobrun> I don't know why I made my team crap
22:27:11: <Nuppiz> Wilson-----24.915-----Fernandez
22:27:35: <simonracer> Right. That's a comfortable lead, but there's still a long way to go in this motor race.
22:31:22: <Nuppiz> Jong-Sung takes advantage of Bogan blocking Generic and is now 6th
22:31:34: <simonracer> Get out of the way Bazza!
22:32:06: <Nuppiz> vdM's problems seem to be over
22:32:22: <simonracer> That's surprising. Did he pit?
22:32:28: <Nuppiz> nope
22:32:35: <Nuppiz> he's catching Bogan now
22:32:44: <simonracer> So the car just randomly fixed itself.
22:33:06: <Nuppiz> oh wait a minute
22:33:34: <Nuppiz> the swerwing only happens when he is being lapped
22:34:09: <simonracer> That is bizzare.
22:34:40: <Nuppiz> he's dropped a bit down again after being lapped by Armstrong and Wilson
22:35:15: <AndreaModa> phew dave is past
22:35:20: <AndreaModa> that is good news
22:36:01: <Nuppiz> Wilson starts his 23rd lap now
22:37:03: <Nuppiz> hmm, other car seem to be swerwing as well when they are lapped
22:37:15: <Nuppiz> some sort of bug in the game, or the track
22:37:27: <simonracer> Must be a problem with the track.
22:37:59: <Nuppiz> which isn't fun considering that the track is short and people are lapped often
22:38:15: <Nuppiz> and Winton is without a rear wing
22:39:19: <AndreaModa> haha read that as wilson at first!
22:40:07: <Nuppiz> oh, it was a collision with Jong-Sung!
22:41:18: <Nuppiz> can't really blame Winton for that, Jong-Sung divebombed when trying to lap him
22:42:15: <Nuppiz> and there's Mazzacane on the side of the road
22:43:29: <Nuppiz> Jong-Sung had to pit for a new front wing
22:43:51: <Nuppiz> he continues in 9th position
22:44:00: <Nuppiz> and 12 cars are still running
22:44:25: <Nuppiz> WIlson started lap 25
22:46:40: <Nuppiz> Yoshino gives him way like a true...eh...gentlewoman
22:46:57: <AndreaModa> damn right she should!
22:47:14: <AndreaModa> those crappy sponsors on wilson's car want to see a return on their investment!
22:47:17: <Nuppiz> vdM has again caught up with Bogan
22:47:37: <Eurobrun> Chapman still in?
22:47:46: <Nuppiz> 12th and last
22:50:10: <Nuppiz> only four other cars are still on the same lap as Wilson
22:51:49: <Nuppiz> 10 laps remaining
22:52:23: <simonracer> Maybe Bazza will actually finish a race.
22:54:10: <Darkapprentice77> unless i'm very much mistaken, Bazza has the most consecutive DNFs this year
22:54:32: <simonracer> He probably does. And it's all been suspension and brake failures pretty much.
22:54:52: <Darkapprentice77> wait no it's fernandez
22:55:19: <Nuppiz> yeah Fernandez has retired eight GPs in a row
22:55:56: <Nuppiz> Chapman blocks Arthurs, allowing for Graham to overtake him again
22:58:02: <Nuppiz> six laps remaining
22:59:07: <Nuppiz> and Generic's engine blows up!
23:00:16: <Nuppiz> that promotes Yoshino into the points
23:00:47: <simonracer> I'd say more cars are going to finish this then it looked earlier. There are 11 cars left.
23:00:52: <simonracer> By my calculations.
23:00:57: <Nuppiz> now 10
23:01:11: <Nuppiz> van der Maeyede pulls over, finally some might say
23:01:33: <Nuppiz> near the same spot where his team mate retired
23:03:42: <Nuppiz> Wilson just lapped Jericho, who is fifth
23:04:24: <Nuppiz> Both L.O.T.U.S.es are still running, what is this black magic?
23:05:07: <Darkapprentice77> maybe it was me predicting that one of them would stall
23:05:26: <Nuppiz> three laps to go
23:06:31: <Nuppiz> everyone's quiet on the pitlane, nervous whether or not their cars will make it to the end
23:06:44: <AndreaModa> haha too right!
23:07:03: <simonracer> I'm expecting the worst and hoping for the best. There's still time left.
23:07:09: <Nuppiz> penultimate lap
23:08:26: <Nuppiz> last lap!
23:08:50: <Nuppiz> Wilson is over half a minute ahead of Fernandez
23:09:01: <simonracer> He could cruise home now.
23:09:20: <simonracer> I'm sure he's taking it easy here. There's no need to take any risks now.
23:09:52: <Nuppiz> lat corner
23:09:57: <Nuppiz> last*
23:10:15: <Nuppiz> and he wins!
23:10:30: <simonracer> Whoo! Bazza will finish a race!
23:11:02: <Darkapprentice77> what position?
23:11:08: <AndreaModa> yeah!
23:11:14: <Nuppiz> or at least he'll be classified even if he retires now
23:11:14: <AndreaModa> good times! :D
23:11:15: <simonracer> Probably last.
23:11:33: <Nuppiz> Fernandez comes home second, 31.212 seconds behind
23:12:24: <Nuppiz> Graham third, 43.478
23:12:46: <Nuppiz> Arthurs fourth, 49.962
23:13:46: <Darkapprentice77> so fernandez finally finishes another race, first time since jerez
23:14:27: <Nuppiz> Jericho fifth, Yoshino sixth
23:14:41: <Nuppiz> Armstrong takes the Golden Papaya
23:14:57: <Darkapprentice77> wilson moves to 2nd in drivers championship with 30 pts
23:15:09: <AndreaModa> excellent
23:15:16: <AndreaModa> the dodgy investors are pleased
23:15:21: <Nuppiz> Jong-Sung eighth, Bogan ninth and Chapman is tenth and last today
23:16:41: <simonracer> It's better then nothing. Bazza the Bogan - "It's good to finish, mate!"
23:17:10: <AndreaModa> well with the money from that win, wilson can look forward to a few more upgrades
23:17:19: <AndreaModa> not sure exactly what yet though
23:17:32: <Nuppiz> yes, that's another 5k
23:17:32: <AndreaModa> but as always, thanks for that nuppiz
23:17:48: <AndreaModa> i'll be off now!
23:17:49: <Nuppiz> keep in mind the upkeep prices and salaries though
23:18:02: <Nuppiz> goodbye
23:18:23: <Nuppiz> fastest lap goes to James Davies
23:18:42: <Nuppiz> 1:07.993 on lap 2
23:18:57: <ZeroForce> It's not Van Dycke for once, as he couldn't do a flying lap, or even a full lap for that matter
23:19:46: <Nuppiz> ROTR: Kim Jong-Sung, threw away a points finish with that stupid collision with Winton
23:20:18: <Nuppiz> IIDOTR: Danny Fernandez, for finishing the race
23:20:32: <Nuppiz> and in a good second position for that matter
23:21:58: <Nuppiz> that ends our coverage from France
23:22:19: <Darkapprentice77> can't wait for the highlights video
23:22:33: <Nuppiz> we'll see you next week, still in the same country but at the legendary Rouen-Les-Essarts
23:22:39: <ZeroForce> 3 laps in two races, could have been worse
23:23:10: <Nuppiz> after which will go on a three-race long UK tour
23:25:10: <Nuppiz> the European season ends in Portugal, and after that there's two races on US soil before the season ends in Japan
23:25:32: <ZeroForce> Caesars Palace sounds promising :D
23:25:53: <Nuppiz> the most rejectful car on probably the most rejectful track ever
23:26:19: <Nuppiz> yes, that'll be grand
23:26:31: <ZeroForce> haha I can't wait for that one
23:26:48: <Darkapprentice77> me neither
23:27:42: <ZeroForce> It'll be a mess if someone retires
23:28:02: <ZeroForce> Well, obviously, some guys are going to retire so...
23:29:44: <Nuppiz> as Shadaza put it: Whilst real F1 has The luxury casino/harbor backround of Monte Carlo. We have a car park in the McDonalds of casinos.
23:30:05: <Darkapprentice77> lol
23:30:10: <ZeroForce> haha
23:31:16: <Nuppiz> surprisingly little video material from this race was recorded
23:31:47: <Nuppiz> only a tad over seven minutes, and that's beofre editing where I'll cut some of the clips
23:32:20: <Nuppiz> even with the intro it'll likely be the sortest LGPS video to date
23:32:26: <Nuppiz> shortest*
23:37:40: <Nuppiz> hmm, this was the second time Armstrong finished 7th
23:38:01: <Nuppiz> points have been so close but yet so far
23:56:16: <WaffleCat> So,how many retirements already?
23:56:33: <Darkapprentice77> race has already finished
23:56:52: <WaffleCat> Oh,bit late...
23:56:59: <Nuppiz> yeah, about forty minutes ago
23:57:13: <Nuppiz> 12 cars finished, Generic wasn't among them
23:57:22: <Nuppiz> 10 cars finished*
23:57:51: <Nuppiz> Generic was the last retirement on lap 33, engine failure
23:58:34: <WaffleCat> Gosh darn it to heck.
23:58:47: <Nuppiz> he was 6th at the time
23:59:22: <WaffleCat> Lap 33 out of what?
23:59:27: <Nuppiz> 39
23:59:55: <WaffleCat> *Flips iPad out of window*
00:00:21: <WaffleCat> Ah well...I might have to go for now.
00:00:31: <WaffleCat> Bye.