Season 26 Professionals Trophy, Round 2, Oulton ParkWelcome to Season 26 round 2 of the Professionals Trophy for the 1965 Grand Prix cars.
The circuit is built in the grounds of Oulton Estate which comrised an old manor house, some lodges, farmland and a lake. The names of a couple of bends, Lodge Corner and Old Hall Corner, hint back at a more sedate existance. The first race at Oulton Park was held in 1953 on a makeshift rectangular circuit which was extended in 1955 to the full circuit we will be using tonight. The track is quite narrow and in places and the run-off is limited (particularly at Knickerbrook where a local B road skirts the boundary of the park) so to make it safer several chicanes have been added in recent years. Thankfully we don't need to worry too much about that, so we will be able to enjoy driving the 1967 version of the track which flows majestically through tree lined avenues, up steep hills, round double apex corners and banked hairpins. There has never been a round of the Formula 1 World Championship held at Oulton Park but there were a lot of non-championship Formula 1 races held there between 1954 and 1982. Most of these race meetings were called the "International Gold Cup". A name that lives on in the guise of the Gold Cup historic race meeting; a sort of Goodwood of the north. Same races but less posh totty, and rather ironically less flat caps!
Drivers are asked to select a chassis which they will use for the ENTIRE season.
Division Moderator | = | Badblood |
Race List | = | IGOR |
Server | = | UKGPL_8 |
IP Address | = | tba |
Race date | = | 04-02-2014 | |
Qualification Time | = | ~20:45 UK time -> 30-45 min |
Race Time | = | race starts at 21:30 UK time |
Track | = | Oulton Park - oulton |
Variant | = | 65F1 the 2.02 Release of the 65mod should be used |
Damage Model | = | PRO |
Race length | = | ~50 min -> 30 laps |
RED ZONE | = | From the start to the exit of the Esso Bend |
Password | = | see above |
Replay | = | you will get here |
Driver lists and series rules can be found on the
championship standings page.
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.
Please restrict chat to pit messages including at the end of the race until ALL drivers still racing have crossed the line.Moderating The red zone will be fully moderated for lap 1 only. For this event the red zone will be
the first lap up to the exit of the Esso Bend. 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.