FIA GT Race FIA GT Rnd 3: Bucharest 19-20 May 2007

Sean Edwards · 11 May 2007, 21:51 (Ref:1911347)

Seems fit that I should start this thread...

Is anyone from Romanie in these forums? There is no track made for a game yet and it's a brand new circuit, no one has been there is there any prior infomation you can give me about the track? Pics, asphalt pics, run off areas, curbs ect ect?

Anyone know an entry list yet? Is the citation cup going to be there (god I hope not, they get in the way of the GT2 battles...)?

Discuss your thoughts about the event and what it means to be racing in Romania (ever been a race in this country??). I think this is the first time that FIA GT has been to a street track in a long while!

+ Any of you guys attending this event?

Hazard · 12 May 2007, 01:36 (Ref:1911393)

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Originally Posted by Sean Edwards

Anyone know an entry list yet? Is the citation cup going to be there (god I hope not, they get in the way of the GT2 battles...)?

Teehee, I'm sure they say the same about you

Doesn't look that hard - just drive around that building and watch for the roundabout at the end

http://www.bucharestring.com/en/track.php

Sean Edwards · 12 May 2007, 08:25 (Ref:1911476)

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Originally Posted by Hazard

Teehee, I'm sure they say the same about you

Maybe, but if they drove 10 seconds faster like there cars should be doing, it would be alright

Ah, someone with inside knoledge! Can you let me know about the track, curbs, run offs, surface please, after your trip this weekend? It would be a great help as no one knows what to expect! If you buy a camera (disposable or somthing), I will pay you back, or anyway to get pictures of the whole track, steel a camera or somthing

I will get you into the pits and show you our car if you can do that for me!

WW2 lol, long time then hehe...

Looks like it will be a very interesting race indeed.

Hazard · 12 May 2007, 16:30 (Ref:1911739)

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Originally Posted by Sean Edwards

Ah, someone with inside knoledge! Can you let me know about the track, curbs, run offs, surface please, after your trip this weekend? It would be a great help as no one knows what to expect! If you buy a camera (disposable or somthing), I will pay you back, or anyway to get pictures of the whole track, steel a camera or somthing

I will get you into the pits and show you our car if you can do that for me!

But if you win because of all this insider knowledge, Dani would spend the rest of his life unable to forgive himself - I mean, Romania's #1 Ferrari fan helping a Porsche win!

It's sacrilege

Red · 12 May 2007, 18:01 (Ref:1911781)

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Originally Posted by Hazard

Teehee, I'm sure they say the same about you

Doesn't look that hard - just drive around that building and watch for the roundabout at the end

Before posting pics, I gotta comment a little.

1) Are you sure that 18-20 May is AD 2007 not 2008? Looks to me like a lot of overtime and night shifts are required if we want a race-track ready by thursday evening.

2) The track is definitelly not boring. First (kinda) straight after corner one is a very steep uphill. The right hander at the end of it has some very funny banking. The part after that said corner (on the map where's the "Bronce grandstand is really fun. A steep downhill, and definitelly much more winded than the map shows.

3) No idea where the roundabout thing would be. From what I saw, the space is so tight that you might need to do a 3 points turn to take it.

Rob29 · 12 May 2007, 06:54 (Ref:1911446)

[QUOTE=Sean Edwards

Discuss your thoughts about the event and what it means to be racing in Romania (ever been a race in this country??). [/QUOTE]AFAIK this is the first car race in that country since before WW2.East european website lists only hillclimbs.

Dani Filth · 12 May 2007, 07:20 (Ref:1911453)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean Edwards

Seems fit that I should start this thread...

Is anyone from Romanie in these forums? There is no track made for a game yet and it's a brand new circuit, no one has been there is there any prior infomation you can give me about the track? Pics, asphalt pics, run off areas, curbs ect ect?

i'm going for an "inspection" again this weekend .. but unfortunately .. i don't have a camera .. it's at my sister ..

Quote:

Anyone know an entry list yet? Is the citation cup going to be there (god I hope not, they get in the way of the GT2 battles...)

I hope we get a full grid .. cause i have to see the 575&550 too

Quote:

Discuss your thoughts about the event and what it means to be racing in Romania (ever been a race in this country??). I think this is the first time that FIA GT has been to a street track in a long while!

+ Any of you guys attending this event?

it is the first proper circuit car racing held in Romania since WW2

Red · 12 May 2007, 08:56 (Ref:1911487)

Hehe, Dani, see you at the track!

Hmm, good idea. I'll go to inspect the track as well. I'll post some pics probably on Monday. (I'm a film fan so I need to develop them first.)

JorritVD · 12 May 2007, 09:00 (Ref:1911490)

@ Sean

Here are some pictures of tha track:
http://www.bucharestring.com/en/foto...007-01-009.jpg

Kidzer · 12 May 2007, 09:07 (Ref:1911495)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean Edwards

Anyone know an entry list yet? Is the citation cup going to be there (god I hope not, they get in the way of the GT2 battles...)?

All part of the skill

Red · 12 May 2007, 17:10 (Ref:1911754)

I would dispute the #1 Ferrari fan spot with Dani. And hmm, you're a Porsche? I just did walk the track a couple hours earlier and photoed virtually every yard of it, but not posting anything!

Wait to develop the films mate..

Sean Edwards · 12 May 2007, 17:14 (Ref:1911760)

Did I say Porsche? I meant Ferrari

Send me the photos when u done developing please, PM me for my email address, thanks

Dani Filth · 12 May 2007, 17:41 (Ref:1911772)

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Originally Posted by Red

I would dispute the #1 Ferrari fan spot with Dani. And hmm, you're a Porsche? I just did walk the track a couple hours earlier and photoed virtually every yard of it, but not posting anything!

Wait to develop the films mate..

name the place and your weapon of choice

planing to go tomorow in the evening .. since i've been there (last week) i've heard they've cut some trees on September 13th ... the cars would've looked great on the descent under the trees .. but hard to view except being near the fences
Did they finish with the asphalt ? .. I still have my worries with it resisting a weekend of racing :-S

Red · 12 May 2007, 18:47 (Ref:1911803)

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Originally Posted by Dani Filth

name the place and your weapon of choice

planing to go tomorow in the evening ..

That'll be the time

Weapon of choice.. Heinekken? I spotted a nice pub just behind the paddocks :P

Check your PM.

And no, they didn't lay down the tarmac for at least 1 third of the track... :/

MikeH · 12 May 2007, 17:52 (Ref:1911776)

Good luck Sean!

My trip to Silverstone has re-awakened the sportscar fan in me which had been mostly dormant for a few years. I'll be watching with interest next week.

Hazard · 12 May 2007, 19:00 (Ref:1911810)

Oh, the Citation Cup will take place at every remaining round except Spa.

Which I guess is good news for these competing Ferrari fans who'd like to see Solution F's 550 and Kessel's 575 racing in all their somewhat reduced glory.

Bad news for Sean who's got to watch out for them and Malucelli again

Sean Edwards · 12 May 2007, 19:14 (Ref:1911816)

Doh! That is anoying, hope they stay behind us this time...

No, Matteo will be in a shop window before the race

JorritVD · 13 May 2007, 16:47 (Ref:1912428)

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Originally Posted by Sean Edwards

Doh! That is anoying, hope they stay behind us this time...

No, Matteo will be in a shop window before the race

Don't worry to much about the Citation Cup entry's. I think the most will get some more speed next race becuase they are more fumuliar with the car.

Sean Edwards · 15 May 2007, 07:26 (Ref:1913663)

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Originally Posted by JorritVD

Don't worry to much about the Citation Cup entry's. I think the most will get some more speed next race becuase they are more fumuliar with the car.

Hmmmm lol... I don't think so, Most are just amature drivers and a street track will make it even worse!

JorritVD · 15 May 2007, 15:39 (Ref:1914006)

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Originally Posted by Sean Edwards

Hmmmm lol... I don't think so, Most are just amature drivers and a street track will make it even worse!

Maybee they crash in Free practice very hard and don't drive the race any more. :P

But I wish you, Leo and you team a very good race and hopefully you guys are going to win.

Bramzel · 16 May 2007, 07:23 (Ref:1914434)

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Originally Posted by Sean Edwards

Hmmmm lol... I don't think so, Most are just amature drivers and a street track will make it even worse!

I think you should give a bit more credit to those guys. After all they have just as much right on space on the track as you, and on top of that most of them aren't amateurs at all, but people who've been around a much longer time already than you. So a bit more respect would be on it's place here in my opinion, despite the frustrations they may cause you on the track.

SALEEN S7R · 15 May 2007, 09:19 (Ref:1913727)

Hopefully Sean with it being a street course you may well be able to get out in front of the citation cup entries and pull away, as we all know GT2 cars are more nimble than GT1 cars and I doubt the GT1 cars will be able to put the power down and pass you like they did at Silverstone.

The359 · 16 May 2007, 07:56 (Ref:1914451)

The entry list is out. 28 cars total, with 16 GT1s (including 4 Citation Cups), 11 GT2s, and the Vertigo.

mirkob · 16 May 2007, 08:50 (Ref:1914488)

No 'PSi' Corvette C6R and 'Barwell' Aston Martin

:-(

Bramzel · 16 May 2007, 10:01 (Ref:1914532)

I do understand despite not being a racer, that point is nonsense. I completely understand your frustration as I already said, I just don't think it's correct to out that frustration on a forum in such a way. It's not the first time the GT2 frontrunners run in trouble with GT1 backmarkers and it most certainly not the last time. I remember a couple of times in 2004 where the Freisinger Porsches were annoyed by the Vipers from Zwaans, on shorter tracks such as Oschersleben and Valencia. It's just something you get with multi-class racing, it's the same with LMP1/LMP2.

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