TORA MSA Mazda MX-5 Cup Rounds 1, 2 & 3 - Mazda Lagua Seca - 15th November - 8pm GMT

FranchittiFan wrote:Chucky can you send me the No Fear paint incase i make tonight. It depends on Colin if i race tonight, if hes asleep by 7.30 ill race as Staceys being kept in overnight again. Ill race with no headset if i do so its easyer to get to hear the wee man if he wakes up.

I sent you the car last night.

alrite ta

Out.

who's running this tonight?

maybe in

gen3ral ts0 wrote:who's running this tonight?

Hmmm good question, i would if i knew i was here but still not sure yet

Lobby is open and invites have been sent out to everybody who is on live timing. There are 5 people in the lobby and qualifying starts in 5 mins.

Great race 1 and 2 but rubbish race 3

Chucky 1982 wrote:Great race 1 and 2 but rubbish race 3

Sorry Chucky, really wasn't meant, the car snapped back onto you

A few pics from tonight, more tomorrow.





^Shutting that door.

shuttin dat door.

Race 1 was incredible, the battle for 5th was epic with me, chucky, moo and Gary almost inseparable for most of the race

Race 2 I royally ballsed up under pressure

Race 3 saw me inherit the lead from the second corner, and all the way to lap 7 then watching richy crash in front of me allowed me to my first podium...well chuffed

Awesome racing!

I enjoyed watching you many times come round the downhill left hander after the corkscrew, sideways!

Driftollie wrote:Race 3 saw me inherit the lead from the second corner, and all the way to lap 7 then watching richy crash in front of me allowed me to my first podium...well chuffed

Awesome racing!

Me? Crashing? In the Mazdas? Never...

Well done tonight though, I had some good racing with you.

Wish i could of did all 3 races but glad i got one after getting Colin to bed.

Bummed my network connection bombed on me...was all ready to go

What were the fast lap times?

Sorry dude, I tried to get you in after qually as well

Ian will correct me, but I believe he did a 1:39.8xx. I did a 1:40.2xx at some point in race 3.

I am truly gutted I will be missing the next race, as this track is the track I hate the most and I really enjoyed the races last night here, Theres people here I can race with who are about my level and can race clean and not talk to each other, The first race I think is my overall best race I have had on TORA, lots of fun and edge of the seat action, Simon you did have the best seat in the house.

2nd race went well also after messing up at the start and having a gap infront of me I closed it down and getting pass ollie (on the last lap I think) just a great race and set me on a high for the 3rd reverse grid race.


Race 3 Started out brill getting up to 2nd and not losing the guy in first. then I could see the train coming up behind me, and you know the top gear test when they stopped a car at a train crossing, well i felt I did that when it knocked me off the track lol I know your sorry Ian just still gutted as think I could have done really well but it dont matter, then in the last couple of laps Gary was catching me and the rate he was going I thought he would pass me on the last lap but I stayed ahead of him.

One thing I do regret is not practising this car in general let alone the track, damn the back end kicks out on this like your riding a bull trying to buck you off

A few more pics.

Great pics

Had a nice run up your inside, was trying to keep a tight line, as I came half way through the corner the back end came out so I eased off the power but the tail snapped round in the other direction. I tried to save it but as I was close to you we hit side on side. Not much I can say but sorry, it wasnt intentunal and you can ask Richy how easy these cars snap round. Two laps later had a lag insident with Gary with really ended my race, I don't think binning it on the warm-up helped me either. Again sorry chunky it wrecked both our races

Well it was my first night racing with TORA, its safe to say that the Mazda MX-5 isnt my favourite of cars, Laguna Seca is far from my favourite track, but it was certainly a cracking night. Very well organised, good competitve racing, which in my eyes is all what the Stock Spec series should be about, and a excellent way to spend a couple of hours on an evening.

I will admit, that first race was an amazing start to my TORA career, it was great to be up against drivers on such a similar level as myself, the battle between 5th - 8th was really close racing, i know i dropped from the front of the group, to the back and then managed to get back to the front of it again, only just holding Chucky off at the end. But it was all good clean racing, although i did finish the first race without a back bumper, and that weight difference may have been the difference between fifth and sixth. I was certainly left with a big smile on my face after last nights racing. Looking forward to next Tuesday already.