UKGPL Season 24 Graduates Trophy for PrivateersRace 8 Dijon-PrenoisFor Round 8 we return to France, and this time to Dijon-Prenois. I can do no better than steal Phil's and Rainier's introduction to the circuit. The plans were (quite appropriately) drawn up in 1967 but it took over 4 years to build and the first race wasn't held until 1972. The first Formula 1 race was in 1974 but the circuit was a little too short and the race was marred by congestion as the leaders tried to lap the backmarkers. So the circuit was revised to include a new section incorporating the Parabolique. It is this revised circuit that we will be racing on today. The circuit is probably best known as the location for one of the most exciting battles for second place ever seen in Formula 1. The battle between Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) and René Arnoux (Renault) was played out over the last 5 laps with Villeneuve taking the honours by less than half a second. The race was won by Arnoux's team mate Jean-Pierre Jabouille. It was the first victory for Renault and the first victory for a turbocharged car.
We will run Intermediate Damage with the allowance of ONE shift-R reset. No Shift-Rs are allowed in practice unless authorized by the moderator. A Shift-R (fault or not) MUST be followed by a Stop & Go. A Shift-R for tyres/fuel is not allowed. Any driver taking more then ONE Shift-R OR failing to take a Stop & Go will be disqualified from the race result.
Race List =
IGORServer = UKGPL_T7_2
IP address = 62.149.202.168
Race date = 05-05-2013
Race Time = race starts at 21:30 UK time
Qualifying Time = Between 30 and 60 minutes, starting no later than 21:00 UK time
Track = Dijon-Prenois (
dijonp81)
Variant = 67F1
Damage Model = INT
Race length = 50 minutes (laps
37)
Password:
see aboveReplays Available
hereDriver lists and token rules can be found on the
championship standings pageThe track can be downloaded from the link in the race list above.
The full time drivers can start to practice as soon as the server is available. Reserve drivers can also join as soon as the server becomes available but must leave the server with 35 minutes of qualifying left, for a total of 5 minutes; this will allow any remaining full timers to join. If there is enough space on the grid, the reserve drivers will be able to rejoin when there are 30 mins of qualifying left.
Moderating The red zone will be fully moderated for lap 1 only. For this event the red zone will be
the full lap. Other moderation will be on reported incidents only. However any incidents that occur in the red zone that are not reported by the drivers
will be reported by the moderator. This will allow all affected drivers the opportunity to present their case
before the incident is moderated. This should ensure there are no surprises when the moderator's report is published and hence appeals will be less likely. If you haven't received a PM about an incident before the link below the results table is removed, you can be sure that you will not appear in the moderator's report.
The chassis token system is explained on the
Privateers standings page. Please ensure you choose a chassis that is within your budget, which can be seen by hovering the mouse over your points total in the standings.
Please restrict chat to pit messages including at the end of the race until
ALL drivers still racing have crossed the line.