Chief Moderator: Phil Thornton
This season we will again run four championships over two race nights. The season will be the conventional length with ten rounds in each championship.
The "blue riband" championship will feature the 1967 Grand Prix Machines in association with our friends at GPL Brazil. This season we will be running a "Grand Prix" championship featuring 90 minute races and a "Sprint" championship featuring 50 minute races. Drivers of all abilities will be able to enter either championship, but not both, because the races will be run concurrently on different servers. It is expected that the majority of the faster drivers will opt to race in the more challenging "Grand Prix" championship.
The 1955 Grand Prix cars are back on the track, most drivers will have competed in two, three or even four championships with the 55 mod so the lack of effective brakes should come as no surprise. Consequently, the races will be run under PRO rules. The token system will be used again this season. The faster drivers will be assigned to the "Works" category with the remaining drivers racing in the "Privateer" category.
The large number of open wheel mods available in GPL means we can't run a full season of 10 races for each mod. Unfortunately this means that some mods are not used which is a great pity. In order to make use of more mods, we are running a Mixed Open Wheel championship featuring rounds for the 65F1, 66F1 (2L), 66F1 (3L), 67F2 and 68F1 mods. There will be 2 rounds for each mod with drivers allowed to select a group of cars which feature chassis from each mod. Where possible the groups have been arranged to feature chassis from a single manufacturer. Drivers of all abilities will be able to enter the championship with the faster drivers assigned to the "Works" category and the remaining drivers racing in the "Privateer" category.
The fourth series will feature the Alfa Romeo T33 and Porsche 910 from the 1967 Sports Cars Extra mod. Drivers will be expected to drive both cars in equal measure but they are free to choose which rounds to use which car. Drivers of all abilities will be able to enter the championship with the faster drivers assigned to the "Works" category with the remaining drivers racing in the "Privateer" category. "Works" drivers will carry a weight penalty in the form of extra fuel.
As ever, drivers are being asked to read the rules, dates and track selection for each division and enter the divisions, they prefer. The objective here is to ensure the drivers are happy with the rules, dates and track selection of their chosen division(s) before committing to the season. The moderators reserve the right to adjust the driver allocation as necessary should there be sufficient entries to justify more than one grid.
Drivers will not be restricted to entering a single division. Drivers can enter as many divisions as they like.
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