1955 Grand Prix - Round 8 – Castle CombeThe eigth race in the 1955 Grand Prix series is in at Castle Combe, a motor racing circuit in Wiltshire, England, approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Bristol. The circuit is based on the perimeter track of a former World War II airfield, and was opened for racing in 1950. The Castle Combe airfield opened in May 1941 on land of the Castle Combe estate, owned by the Gorst family, operating as RAF Castle Combe for seven years before being decommissioned in 1948. It was a fighter-base for Polish airmen. Castle Combe Circuit opened in 1950, and the first meeting was staged on 8 July by the Bristol Motorcycle & Light Car Club. Over the next few years, the circuit attracted star names such as Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn, Roy Salvadori and John Surtees. The circuit's first motorcycle event was in 1952, organised by the Wessex Centre.
Castle Combe has staged many different motorsport disciplines over the years. In 1997, Nigel Greensall established a new lap record. His Tyrrell 022 lapped the circuit at 130.93 mph (210.71 km/h). However, this was the last year that the circuit would remain unaltered. A tragic accident involving the death of a spectator forced the owners into installing two new chicanes in order to slow the cars down. The new layout was slightly longer at 1.85 miles (2.98 km), and was completed over the winter of 1998-1999. Formula Three returned to Castle Combe in 2001. However, it would not stay long. In 2005, the circuit was issued with a noise nuisance order, which meant that the circuit had to reduce its noise level. The British Formula Three Championship and the British GT Championship were both louder than permitted, and so were prevented from returning.
Carefully read the rules on the
championship standings page.
Race list | iGOR |
Server | UKGPL_4 |
IP address | 95.144.125.170 |
Date | 26-08-2018 |
Track | ccombe |
Mod | 55F1 with 60fpsV2newmod |
Damage | PRO long |
Race time | ~ 21:30 UK time |
Qualifying | 20:45 UK time - 45 minutes |
Race length | 41 laps |
Replay | here |
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see aboveDriver lists can be found on the
championship standings pageHandicapping and chassis allocation.This season the 1955 Grand Prix cars will be using a token system which allows drivers to purchase any chassis of their choice for a given number of tokens as published on the
championship standings page. Drivers classed as Amateurs will be allocated an additional 10 tokens. The token allocation will not be managed in SRou this season so (unlike the 67F1 Works and 67F1 Privateer divisions) the tokens available to each driver will not appear in the championship table (when the mouse pointer is hovered over the driver's total). Rather, the available tokens will be published in the race announcement. See table below.
Available Tokens:Note: These are the tokens available to each driver
before the 10 tokens are added for making the race start.
Driver | Tokens | Status |
bagrupp | 15 | Pro |
Clive Loynes | 18 | Pro |
Doni Yourth | 30 | Pro |
EvilClive | 18 | Pro |
fpolicardi | 6 | Am |
francesco | 9 | Am |
Phil Thornton | 5 | Am |
DLogan | 10 | Am |
Gareth | 10 | Am |
Jeep | 7 | Am |
Uli | 6 | Pro |
FullMetalGasket | 80 | Pro |
Will Tway | 5 | Pro |
Baab | 18 | Am |
Cookie | 10 | Pro |
Samb | 10 | Pro |
Ziu Bacubacu | 5 | Pro |