Mugello… a frustrating technical track set in picturesque Tuscany…
Official time… HLR BURNINASPHALT… Chevy Nova ‘66… 1:01:875 
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Another week where you could almost pick any car, and set a good time. The top 4 drivers used different cars, with minsons setting 2nd place times in both the Coronet, and the GTO 
xAlea took first place yet again with minsons, and myself filling the podium places. Quite happy that PRKid didn’t get a chance to run LOL. Rare chance for me a podium
The final leaderboard:
Congratulations to our podium drivers!
1st place: xAlea Jacta Est
2nd place: minsons
3rd place: HLR Moss
Thanks to everyone for joining in.
This week we are off to Prague to run some vintage sports cars. It is one of my favourite tracks, and I’m hoping I can beat my current time with a car from this division. I’ll have fun trying!
Week 26
Prague Full
B Class Rivals
Cars restricted to the Vintage Sport GT division.
Event will close on Wednesday, 24th March at 9pm UK time (GMT).
We will track your times here - HLC Leaderboard .
The Vintage Sport GT Cars
1977 Aston Martin V8 Vantage
1970 Alfa Romeo Montreal
1968 Ferrari 365 GTB/4
1967 Lamborghini Miura P400
The Montreal and the Miura have been the cars to beat previously. They will probably be closely matched again on this track.
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GREAT job to all…and, especially to you John on your Podium spot! …
PRKid
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I managed to beat my previous Dodge Dart PB in the Miura.
Setup is shared for anyone that cares to give it a run. I only use 2 gears for the lap, which makes it a pleasure to drive!
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I don’t mind the short version of Prague, but the full version gets a little lot onrampish. I really wish there were more options in this Division. Pantera, for one. Probably a bunch more cool cars that’d fit.
Will be taking the Heckin’ Chonker out for a spin, I think. The Miura’s pretty enough, but have a strict No Lamborghini policy. The other two just don’t click with me for whatever reason.
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Edit to add:
First few runs were pretty rough, but I’m starting to get a feel for the track. There’s a very fine line between “surfing the camber” on the inside of the corner and running wide and having the car push like a pig straight into the Armco. Doesn’t help much the HC is kind of pushy to start with. I blame the fact that it looks like a Mustang.
Current best: 2:08.7xx
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Official time… HLR BURNINASPHALT… Prague Full… Lamborghini Miura… 2:09:446
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Prague may not be everyone’s idea of fun, but I thoroughly enjoyed chasing Fifty Inch around the city. Despite leading by a good 3 tenths approaching the final chicane, my failing reactions let me down every time Congratulations Fifty on a well deserved win!
I modified my shared setup by adding a street chassis to reduce slide on the rears, but my new time registered as though I had used the shared setup. Has anyone else ever experienced this? It surely should not happen.
The Miura was the car of choice, but minsons unsurprisingly managed to push the Montreal into a podium position.
The final leaderboard:
Congratulations to our podium drivers!
1st place: Fifty Inch
2nd place: HLR Moss
3rd place: minsons
Thanks to everyone for suffering the pain of that final chicane LOL.
This week we are returning to Germany to run some showroom rally cars around the short track at Hockenheimring.
Week 27
Hockenheim Short Day
A Class Rivals
Cars restricted to the Showroom Rally division.
Event will close on Wednesday, 31st March at 9pm UK time (GMT).
We will track your times here - HLC Leaderboard .
The Showroom Rally Cars
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR
2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR
1999 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR
1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STi
1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STi FE
1992 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1992 Ford Escort RS Cosworth FE
1992 Lancia Delta HF Integrale EVO
1992 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1990 Subaru Legacy RS
1986 Lancia Delta S4
1984 Opel Manta 400
1984 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
1983 Volvo 242 Turbo Evolution
1983 Audi Sport quattro
1982 Lancia 037 Stradale
1980 Abarth Fiat 131
1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale
1973 Renault Alpine A110 1600s
The Lancia 037 Stradale is always very strong.
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I’ve seen other weird things with shared setups, but not that particular one.
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Hey Moss that was quite a battle and I agree the last chicane is a pain in the ass lol.
Don’t know how I managed the time - upon trying again today I couldn’t even remotely come close.
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Hockenheim turned out not to be my cup of tea…
Official time… HLR BURNINASPHALT… Hockenheim Short… Hmmmm… something or other car… 
… (Lancia 037)… 1:08:237… 
Moving on…
Not many cars can live with the Lotus 340R around Hock Short, holding down the top 32 positions on the leaderboard. The Lancia 037 came closest, with the Lancia Delta S4 close behind.
xAlea won convincingly in the Lancia 037, with razzitGT, and minsons fighting for the remaining podium places. minsons and STIdarkside 88 both drove the Lancia Delta S4 to finish in excellent 3rd and 4th positions.
The final leaderboard:
Congratulations to our podium drivers!
1st place: xAlea Jacta Est
2nd place: razzitGT
3rd place: minsons
Thanks to everyone for competing.
This week we are off to the Bernese Alps to run some early sport touring cars around the Stadtplatz track.
Week 28
Alps Stadplatz
B Class Rivals
Cars restricted to the Early Sport Touring division.
Event will close on Wednesday, 7th April at 9pm UK time (GMT).
We will track your times here - HLC Leaderboard .
The Early Sport Touring Cars
1997 BMW M3
1997 BMW M3 FE
1997 Maserati Ghibli Cup
1997 Volvo 850 R
1996 HSV GTSR
1995 Audi RS 2 Avant
1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec
1992 Alfa Romeo Milano Quadrifoglio Verde
1992 Alfa Romeo 155 Q4
1992 Ford Falcon GT
1991 BMW M3
1991 BMW M3 FE
1990 Alfa Romeo SZ Sprint Zagato
1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II
1990 Renault Alpine GTA Le Mans
1990 Vauxhall Carlton
1989 Porsche 944 Turbo
1988 Holden VL Commodore Group A SV
1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500
1987 Nissan Skyline GTS-R (R31)
1986 Alfa Romeo GTV-6
1985 HDT VK Commodore Group A
1980 Porsche 924 Carrera GTS
1972 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3
Judging by the current leaderboard the Mercedes-Benz 190E will be the car to beat
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The 190E has been the dominant car around the Bernese Alps since the track was introduced from what I can remember. I’ve managed a 1:31.980 this week in it.
I found watching Wil Zoom’s replay quite useful. He uses some lines in corners which I hadn’t used in the past .
Coming down the mountain has always been the hardest part of the track if you get it wrong you lose loads of time.
Bernese Alps Stadtplatz is one of my favorite tracks, so especially looking forward to this weeks HLC - great choice!
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OltanisOrbit obviously likes it too LOL. He is straight in with 31st on the leaderboard from 7,719.
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Not going to be getting much seat time this week, either. Trying to get my garage lighting finished (I keep slacking off on it) and am working on an auto expense tracker spreadsheet. Speaking of which, time to run some wiring.
WHAT A RUSH!!!
Official time… Alps Stadtplatz… MB 190E… HLR BURNINASPHALT… 1:34:751
This event was dominated by the Mercedes-Benz 190E, and almost turned into a single setup time trial due to the quality of V12 Painjunky’s shared setup. Considering the almost 8000 runners, it is quite an achievement for us to end with the majority in the top 100, and 5 in the top 20.
OltanisOrbit, minsons, and razzitGT ran amazing times to finish in the top 10, with xAlea running his own setup to finish 4th. minsons tried hard to find an alternative car to compete, setting a very good time in the Alfa Romeo SZ Zagato, before switching to the 190E on the last day.
The final leaderboard:
Congratulations to our podium drivers!
1st place: OltanisOrbit
2nd place: minsons
3rd place: razzitGT
Thanks to everyone for competing.
This week we are off to Brands Hatch to run some sport touring icons. It’s been a while since we ran here, but because of the popularity of the track we have had to choose the wet variant to make it possible.
Week 29
Brands Hatch GP Wet
A Class Rivals
Cars restricted to the Sport Touring Icons division.
Event will close on Wednesday, 14th April at 9pm UK time (GMT).
We will track your times here - HLC Leaderboard .
The Sport Touring Icons Cars
2009 Holden HSV W427
2009 Pontiac G8 GXP
2008 BMW M3
2007 Ford Shelby GT500
2006 Audi RS 4
2005 BMW M3
2004 Audi S4
2004 Mercedes-Benz C 32 AMG
2002 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Ram Air
2002 Chevrolet Camaro 35th Anniversary Super Sport
2001 Audi RS 4 Avant
2000 Ford SVT Cobra R
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Been waiting for a rain event. I know I can get mid to high 1:36’s with some more laps but tomorrow is the last day I’ll be able to run this one. Hoping to drop into the 1:36’s with a few more attempts tonight.
Fun as always.
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Slipping and sliding… 
Official time… HLR BURNINASPHALT… Brands Hatch GP… Chevy Camaro 02… 1:41:151
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Moss your be mean to use this week!
Brands Hatch GP Wet
A Class Rivals
Cars restricted to the Sport Touring Icons division.
But not bad of start for me. 1:37.4
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