rFactor 2 Round 6 Grand Prix Of Zandvoort - Thu Apr 9, 2026 (Summer Time)

Let's go out with a bang boys and girls!

 

It might be that I cannot make it because I am stuck with a flat tire at work at the moment.

 

What happened to the rain? I was looking forward to see it get damp!!! (that's what she said!)

Well done all, it's been a great series and I have thoroughly enjoyed broadcasting it for everyone! Hopefully I have finally got the volume levels sorted

 

@Gert-Jan van Osch If you hadn’t lost control of the car on the bump, it might have been me who’d gone off the track not long after! I did my best to keep up my pace, but you were still faster and you kept the pressure on me
It was the track I found the most difficult in the series, one small mistake and it’s a big crash

Well done to everyone.

Well done to Maddie for her total domination of the championship



Thanks to John for this series and to Neil for the stream!

 

Was weighing up just not doing qualifying and starting from the back for fun since the championship was already wrapped up. Decided to do a scruffy lap late on which put me on the front row.

Only put 64 liters in the car for the start, thinking that would be easily enough, especially for the "rain in the last 20 minutes." The start was good and I pulled a short gap to Toni who had issues a few laps in. It was fairly easy to get into a rhythm here despite the difficult of the car and track combo and I just measured my pace and focussed on consistency. Towards the end I realised that I didn't have enough fuel to finish so I dropped my pace further (about 1 to 2 seconds) and lifted as much as I could. Crossed the line with only 0.2 liters which was a relief.

Congrats to the rest of the podium and the finishers. It was an enjoyable series overall, despite some of the issues with the car and the problems in Napoli, so thanks to the admins for organising it.

 

Fun stuff, great cars and cool tracks!
Thank you everyone!

 

Thanks John for organizing this series, it was a totally new challenge for me to drive these really old cars. Congrats to Maddie for the infernal rythm again.
I tried to keep up as much as I could for the the first 20 minutes but I struggled with an front left tyre that went to its full lifespan and 0% for the last 5 minutes of the race, dropping my pace in consequence. I didn't know if it was the case for the Cooper Climax also but I really struggled with tyre management on these 2 races with the Ferrari.
I feel sorry for you Toni for your crash, that could have been a nice race again.
Congrats to all the drivers and thank you for these really cool thursday nights. Hoping to do more of that in the others series !

 

Once I got into a rhytm after the first laps I was catching up a few tenths a lap, but I also saw you struggle sometime with rear steppng out. When I spun it was the one time my car became loose coming onto Scheivlak and I could not catch it again causing my spin. I had little suspension damage and my lap time dropped by 0.5s. I was lucky not to lose a place and in the end I just brought the car home safe.

 

Being home late from work having a flat tire I was glad to be make it to yesterdays race. Luckily it was a dry race and I was happy to qualify in the top 5. After the opening laps I lost a position to Julian and was getting into a flow. I made a few shifting mistakes once shifting in neutral and once to 2nd, with the H pattern shifter, while I should have shifted to 4th on the back stretch. I was really lucky once not to crash. Being 5s down on Julian I noticed I started to catch up little by litte and came up to 1.5s losing the rear coming onto Scheivlak and could not catch it to make the turn and hit the fence. Having minor rear suspension damage, I lost 10s to Julian, but did not lose a position. It broke the flow and due to suspension damage my lap times were 0.5s slower. The gap to the people behind was sufficient to manage and keep the position in the end. The balance of the car setupwas very good also with lower fuel and increasing grip.

I enjoyed driving this series, thanks for John for organizing.
Congrats to Maddie in winning the championship and having a great campaign dominating the series.

Since I drive online mostly in winter months when days are short and its cold outside I am looking forward to join a series midweeks next fall/winter. CU later and all the best to everyone at Simracingonline...