Chief Moderator: Phil Thornton
This season we will run four championships over two race nights. The season will be shorter than standard with eight rounds in each championship. In order to simplify the rules with regards to resets, most races will be run under "PRO" damage rules. Where "Intermediate" damage rules are used, drivers will not need to make a stop-and-go in the pit lane after making a shift-R. The number of shift-Rs allowed may vary and will be specified in the championship rules.
For each Championship, only the best 7 results will be taken into account.
The "blue riband" championship will feature the 1967 F1 cars in association with our friends at GPL Brazil. It is UKGPL's turn to select the tracks which hopefully provide an interesting challenge for all. The drivers are encouraged to use a variety of cars throughout the season. There should be enough entrants to warrant two servers each running a 50 minute race. The drivers will be seeded post registration so that the faster drivers will be allocated to the "Works" server and the regular drivers will be allocated to the "Privateers" server. Both the "Works" and "Privateers" servers will be run in "PRO" damage mode.
The 1955 Grand Prix cars are back on the track, but this time in a Sunday slot. The races will be run under "PRO" damage rules. The token system will be used again this season. Drivers will be awarded tokens for both starting the season and for each race they start. If there are sufficient numbers of entrants, 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 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 again running a Mixed Open Wheel championship but this time we will also include the 68 Early and Late mods. The rounds will be for the 65F1, 66F1, 68F1 (Early) and 68F1 (Late) 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 closed wheel championship will feature the Can-Am 71 cars. There are 8 cars and 8 rounds. Each car shall be used once. Cars cannot be used multiple times.
As ever, drivers are being asked to read the rules, dates and track selection for each championship and enter the championships, they prefer. The objective here is to ensure the drivers are happy with the rules, dates and track selection of their chosen championship(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 championship. Drivers can enter as many championships as they like.
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