Nürburgring - 21.06.26 - Round 8

[Olaf Lehmann]

track.ini with wider grid and more distance between pitstalls:
http://race.eolc.de/Olaf_Lehmann/trackiniNURBURG.zip

Don't forget: We use INT mode. If you get stuck in hay bales, land on the roof, or lose a wheel...you can press ShiftR and continue the race...

Good racing for everyone
Olaf


RESULT:
Track: Nurburg Sun Jun 21 21:38:09 2026

PRACTICE TIMES
1 14 Bjørn L Finnestad Honda SWE 8m27.420s 2
2 16 Olaf Lehmann Lotus GER 8m38.665s 11.245s 2
3 20 Andre Jahren BRM MON 8m41.448s 14.028s 1
4 18 Roberto Baldassarri Brabham ITA 9m01.066s 33.646s 2
5 19 Seb Gore Lotus GBR 9m01.953s 34.533s 1

RACE RESULTS (After 7 laps)
1 16 Olaf Lehmann Lotus GER 7 61m57.034s
2 14 Bjørn L Finnestad Honda SWE 7 62m37.500s 40.466s
3 18 Roberto Baldassarri Brabham ITA 7 62m54.696s 57.662s
4 20 Andre Jahren BRM MON 7 64m29.570s 2m32.536s
5 19 Seb Gore Lotus GBR 7 65m48.099s 3m51.065s

RACE FASTEST LAPS
1 Bjørn L Finnestad 8m37.229s 4
2 Olaf Lehmann 8m37.307s 4
3 Roberto Baldassarri 8m41.663s 5
4 Andre Jahren 8m43.504s 2
5 Seb Gore 8m55.952s 3

LEADERS
Olaf Lehmann 1-2
Bjørn L Finnestad 3-4
Olaf Lehmann 5-7

LAPS LED
Olaf Lehmann 5
Bjørn L Finnestad 2

HIGHEST CLIMBER
Olaf Lehmann 2 1 1
Roberto Baldassarri 4 3 1
Seb Gore 5 5 0
Bjørn L Finnestad 1 2 -1
Andre Jahren 3 4 -1

ON TRACK LAPS
Driver Laps/Total Percent
Olaf Lehmann (0/7) 0.00
Roberto Baldassarri (0/7) 0.00
Seb Gore (0/7) 0.00
Bjørn L Finnestad (0/7) 0.00
Andre Jahren (0/7) 0.00


RACE LAPTIME CONSISTENCY
(first lap excluded)

Driver Avg Deviation Std Deviation Avg Laptime Laps
Roberto Baldassarri 7.886 10.119 8m58.991s 7
Olaf Lehmann 14.081 17.782 8m53.184s 7
Bjørn L Finnestad 19.878 20.010 8m58.947s 7
Andre Jahren 27.975 7.822 9m15.534s 7
Seb Gore 38.207 25.912 9m28.271s 7

[Olaf Lehmann]

Maybe it's possible to let the server run, André? Because we have a new interested people for the nurburg race. So he could try out before the race if he can join.

BR Olaf

[Rainer Alpen]

Hello,

had a surgery on Wednesday und left Hospital this Sunday alfternoon.
Because of that it is not posible for me to race with you today.

Enjoy the green hell and see you all after the summer break

BR
Rainer

[André Jahren]

Get well soon. Rainer.

@Olaf The server only crashes after each run so it has been impossible to let it run.

The server is now updated

[Bjørn Finnestad]

Get well soon Rainer.

In this stint I also get a crash to desktop when I go out and confirm "exit training" has happened every time on this track. We have to make sure to save as well as possible after race. Strange that it can happen with original track.

[Olaf Lehmann]

Gute Besserung, Rainer! Ich hoffe es ist nichts Schlimmes, Bleibendes.

I habe the crash to desktop too, but at Rouen i.e. too.

Olaf

[Roberto Baldassarri]

Hello,

had a surgery on Wednesday und left Hospital this Sunday alfternoon.
Because of that it is not posible for me to race with you today.

Enjoy the green hell and see you all after the summer break

BR
Rainer

Very sorry for that Rainer, my best wishes for a complete and quick recovery of your health.
Kind Regards
Roberto

[André Jahren]

Congratulation Olaf, what a good performance on a difficult track

Congratulation to Bjørn and Roberto for joining him on the podium

Due to the issue with GPL crashing to desktop I was not able to get a snapshot of the news paper.

Happy summer period everyone. See you in September

[Olaf Lehmann]

Code: Select all

  PITSTOP LISTING

  38:48	 34.9s	S.Gore		Repair
  54:46	 34.2s	A.Jahren	Repair

Because I hadn't driven the track in over 10 years, I started practicing early - at the end of last week. I divided the track into three sections—first I learned the first section, then the second, then sections one and two together, and finally the last section. Fortunately, you can move your pit by changing the pitstall0 values.
I cursed a lot during the learning process (especially at the person who absolutely had to use the track ). Some days I couldn't even finish a single lap. Then it would work again without me really realizing why. Maybe the multiverse theory is the only explanation for this?

During qualifying, my pit was located in front of the start/finish line. I crashed on the second lap. And with about 10 minutes left in qualifying, I was the only one still out on the track without a time. To my surprise, I managed to finish in 2nd place.

At the start, I passed Björn and, unexpectedly, was able to pull ahead. On lap four, I spun out at the “Karussell” or “Schwalbenschwanz” turn, Björn passed me, but I was only a few seconds behind. At some point, Björn also spun out. Unfortunately, he hit the track barriers, which I had managed to avoid.
I made two more mistakes in the last two laps—which was also due to the tires wearing out. On the final lap, I collided with a traffic sign in Brünnchen, and the car was badly damaged. ShiftR would actually have been the best choice, but I decided to slowly drive the car to the finish line, which I managed to do.

I’ve been racing in the league since 2018, and now I’ve finally won a race. Maybe I should have requested a track sooner.

BR Olaf
Nice summerdays to all! And Good recovery, Rainer!

[Bjørn Finnestad]

Congratulations Olaf for a solid win! Well deserved. Congratulations also to Roberto for joining us on the podium!

The Nordschleife was the reason I discovered GPL many years ago (2003). Although the track is well known, it was challenging to get going now. There were a lot of crashes on the out lap. The Nordschleife turns out to be the kindest track for the tires, but touching the grass was severely punishing.

I hadn't expected to be able to take pole, but the start was slow, so Olaf and André passed. Further towards the Karussell, André had problems, so I got past and was then in second position until Olaf came out of the little Karussell. I led the race for two laps which was exceptional. In hindsight I saw that I also had the best lap time, incredible. Then I also drove out into the little Karussell, but a little harder than for Olaf.

In Antoniusbuche the Honda skidded straight ahead and crashed hard, so I had to reset the car. I drove past the pit because I didn't want to interrupt the ride and the rhythm. The right front wheel mostly acted as a support wheel; it was destroyed. Had to drive slower into the left turns, but like a miracle it worked well and managed to keep second place in the race. It was an exciting ride and gives a rating of 4/5 for the experience of the race.

(Tire wear towards the finish: RF >400, RR >40 and on the left side a little less than for RR. That's the least wear I've experienced. The damaged tire had the most wear I've ever done laps with, almost 4 times more.)


Wishing everyone a good summer!

Good recovery, Rainer!

BR Bjørn