UKGPL Season 24 65 Novices TrophyRace 9 Watkins GlenWelcome back for the ninth round in the Season 24 Novices Trophy. We are at the sharp end of the season and we leave Europe for good (at least until Season 25!)
Across the 'pond' to Watkins Glen in upstate New York. The first Watkins Glen Grand Prix took place in 1948 on a 6.6-mile (10.6 km) course over local public roads. For the first few years, the races passed through the heart of the town with spectators lining the sidewalks, but after a car left the road in the 1952 race, killing one spectator and injuring several others, the race was moved to a new location on a wooded hilltop southwest of town. The original 6.6-mile (10.6 km) course was used from 1948-1952 and is modelled as 'Watkins 1948' in the track database.
The first permanent course was constructed on 550 acres, overlapping part of the previous street course. It was designed by Bill Milliken, and engineering professors from Cornell University. The layout measured 2.35-mile (3.78 km). This course was used from 1956-1970 and is the layout we use.
The United States Grand Prix here quickly became an autumnal tradition as huge crowds of knowledgeable racing fans flocked to 'The Glen' each year amid the spectacular autumn colors of the region. The race was also among the most popular on the global Grand Prix calendar with the teams and drivers because its starting and prize money often exceeded those of the other races combined. The race received the Grand Prix Drivers' Association award for the best organized and best staged GP of the season in 1965, 1970, and 1972.
One fixture of the USGP at The Glen was the starter for the races, Richard Norman "Tex" Hopkins. Wearing a lavender suit, clenching a big cigar in his mouth, and giving the job everything he had, Hopkins was the most recognizable starter in Grand Prix racing. Once the cars had taken their places, Hopkins strode across the front of the grid with his back to the field, turned, and jumped into the air while waving the national flag to start the race. At the finish, he would meet the winner in similar fashion, this time waving the checkered flag as the car crossed the line.
The course is well known and as long as we are patient through the complex from the start and are careful at the bottom of the back straight we will be OK. If drivers are not patient, there WILL be crashes. The first lap will be fully moderated within the red zone. The
red zone will extend to the whole of the first lap.
Please check the Season 24 pages for
details regarding rules and the
Novices Trophy pages in particular.
HANDICAPPING will be applied to any drivers in the top three who are within 20 points of the leader.
Johnny P is again limited to the BT7
Dave Curtis is asked to limit himself to the BT7 or Cooper
RogUK has the choice of BT7, Cooper or Honda
Race List | IGOR |
Server | UKGPL_3 |
IP Address | ping ukgpl3.dyndns.org |
Race date | 28-05-2013 | |
Qualification Time | ~20:45 UK time (minimum of 30 mins) |
Race Time | race starts at 21:30 UK time |
Track | Watkins Glen (Papy) |
Variant | 65F1 the 2.02 Release of the 65mod should be used |
Damage Model | INT |
Race length | 33 laps |
RED ZONE | Start of Lap 1 to the exit of the first hairpin |
Password | see above |
Replay | available after the race here |
Qualifying may start before 9pm, if so, Reserve drivers should leave the server when 35 minutes of qualifying remains and only rejoin when 30 minutes of qualifying is left. This is to ensure that Full Time drivers get priority in joining.Please restrict chat to pit messages if necessary, and this includes the end of the race, until all running drivers have completed the necessary laps.
The Novice races are run under Int Long rules and all incidents in the red zone on Lap 1, at least, will be moderated. For this race, the
red zone extends to the whole of Lap 1. There is no limit on the amount of resets but EACH Shift/R MUST be followed by a Stop n Go.
65 Patch: The 2.02 Release of the 65mod can and should be used. You need a working installation of the 65 mod to install the 2.02 Update. All the 65 Mod files can be found
herePassword:
see aboveDriver lists can be found on the
championship standings page