Season 26 Works Trophy Registration

[BadBlood]

Season 26 - Works Trophy

The division specific rules are basically the same as last season. Works will run as a completely separate division from Privateers. This season drivers will need to complete 50% race distance to score.
 
Please check the Season 26 pages for details regarding rules and the Works Trophy pages in particular.

The races will be run as follows:

Race list	iGOR
Server	UKGPL_GPG
IP address	62.195.32.131
Date	Every second Sunday from 12th January 2014
Race time	Race starts at 21:30 UK time
Qualifying time	Between 30 and 60 minutes, starting no later than 21:00 UK time
Mod	67
Damage model	PRO
Race length	50 minutes

Provisional calendar as follows:

Date	Day	Time	Track	Folder	Laps
12/01/2014	Sunday	9.00pm	Brands Hatch	brands67	1
26/01/2014	Sunday	9.00pm	Snetterton	snett67	1
09/02/2014	Sunday	9.00pm	Nurburgring	nurburg	1
23/02/2014	Sunday	9.00pm	Zeltweg '71	zeltw71	1
09/03/2014	Sunday	9.00pm	Mosport	mosport	1
23/03/2014	Sunday	9.00pm	Albi	albi67	1
06/04/2014	Sunday	9.00pm	Mexico City	mexico	1
04/05/2014	Sunday	9.00pm	Solitude	solitude	1
18/05/2014	Sunday	9.00pm	Borovaya	borovaya	1
01/06/2014	Sunday	9.00pm	Monza	monza	1

The provisional calendar may be changed at the discretion of the Divisional Moderator.

If you would like to enter this series please submit an entry in the poll.

[MagicArsouille]

hi 
I'm IN....maybe not all races.....will see

[Doni Yourth]

Set me down as an FT participant, Paul!  Looking forward to another season with the UKGPL. 

[Robert Fleurke]

Count me in for full time. Looking forward to tame the 67 brutes once again!

[Samb]

Oh go on then. I guess I could do with another season with the 67 brutes  .

[GregT]

Should I register with Works or Privateers?

[Phil Thornton]

Should I register with Works or Privateers?

Greg, have a look at the lap times for the privateers last season and compare them to your times.  If you are faster than Cookie, Hendy or Andreas then please register for the works.  If you are a similar speed you'll be OK in the Privateers.

[BadBlood]

Having seen you drive Greg, I suspect you are Works class.

[Rainier]

If you are faster than Cookie, Hendy or Andreas then please register for the works.  If you are a similar speed you'll be OK in the Privateers.

Phil,

Cookie and Hendy are way faster than you and me !
Andreas is the season 25 Privateers champion

[GregT]

Here's my thoughts on the subject. Being my first season I might ought to run Privateers. I like the minor differences in the Privateer schedule better. And if the Privateers need more drivers, I don't mind helping to fill the grid. I'm thinking I'm a little faster than Cookie and Hendy but I might just be having delusions. And if I get on a roll at the Nurburgring, it might be pretty ugly what I do to the Privateer division. The unfamiliarity of five of the tracks may slow me down some but with 8 laps of practice before the Privateer race at Estoril I dropped almost two seconds from my qualifying time during the race and almost matched Hendy's fast lap. I used my Zandvoort setup with some minor camber changes. Tuning the setup and some more practice there would have dropped my times significantly.

There's nothing about the Works division that concerns me. I'd likely be one of the slower cars. I'd rarely, if ever, get near the pole or fast lap. I might get some good finishes through consistency and attrition. The greater challenge would probably help make me a better driver. Prior to getting online recently, I had been running full length Grand Prix and Can Am races. So I do have practice with realistic damage and long races.

I'd like to join the Works division unless I'm needed in Privateers. I'd also like to let everybody else help make the decision.

ba-deep. ba-deep. ba-deep. ba-deep. That's all folks! 

[Ronniepeterson]

Works or Privateer? You asked for help so here are my thoughts below.

Greg a Privateer 

Greg a Privateer 

Greg a Privateer 

Greg a Privateer 

Greg a Privateer 

But at the end of the day its your choice. Good luck.

[BadBlood]

You are Works Greg... go for it.

[Phil Thornton]

If you are faster than Cookie, Hendy or Andreas then please register for the works.  If you are a similar speed you'll be OK in the Privateers.

Phil,

Cookie and Hendy are way faster than you and me !
Andreas is the season 25 Privateers champion

David,

In season 25 there were 22 drivers registered for the Works but the grid varied between 11 and 15 drivers.  If Hendy, Cookie and Andreas (they shared the majority of race wins) all moved up and Greg, Robert Fleurke and Tristan join the works then we probably have too many works drivers.  But if that is the case who moves down?  Without Hendy, Cookie and Andreas the rest of the Privateers would have a great fight for the championship and a lot of fun in the process. 

Who, if anyone, should move down from the works?  It's true that you and I are probably the slowest but the championship positions don't reflect that.  You finished second and I finished 7th.  Whoever moves down from the Works will no doubt be a strong challenger for the Privateers title.  So we have to be careful if we move anyone down so that we don't ruin the championship for the remaining privateers.

I suggest we wait a little longer until the registrations are complete.  Then we will know if anyone needs to move down or if Hendy or Cookie should move up.  As the champion Andreas definitely should move up.  If we can't accommodate you, me, Hendy, Cookie, Andreas, Greg, Robert Fleurke and Tristan in the works then perhaps we should think about moving a block of drivers down.  Filling up the Works and leaving one fast driver to dominate the Privateers would be the worst scenario.  Moving a block of drivers down would at least produce two competitive championships.

[maddog]

Some wise words from Phil.  Encouraging fast drivers to move up, isn't about punishiment - it's about providing them with good racing.   A minority of racers are only interested in 1st place.  Most are interested in dicing for a well earned result.  I suspect most would like to see a worthwhile quantity of cars on the grid.

[Arf Arf Arf]

Just a heads up on Baab in S26. He will want to be in Works, but can't register at the moment. He moved into a new house in early December and is still waiting on the incredibly inefficient german** telecomms service connecting his phone and broadband. He's worried that he might miss the first race (maybe 2 if he's really unlucky).

Arf

** spot the two words you don't usually expect to see in the same sentence