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WELCOME TO THE UKGPL SEASON 23 HISTORIC (66) TROPHY

For the fourth round we go to Belgium. Spa Francorchamps is a beautiful but dangerous track so be aware.

There will be full moderation of lap one Red Zone and reported incidents for the rest of the race. Please submit incident reports within a week after the race so that the moderators report may be out before the next race.

The Red Zone is from start to after Malmédy.

Reserve drivers should not use the server between 35 and 30 minutes of qualifying if it is full, to allow full timers to join.

Please restrict chat to a minimum, (or maybe none).

Do not rely on luck.
 
Race List =         iGOR
Server =            UKGPL_T7_2
IP Address =       62.149.202.168
Race date =       04-09-2012
Time =              Race start 21.30 UK time
Track =             Spa Francorchamps  1967   Belgian Grand Prix
Variant =           66F1 3L engines
Damage Model =  PRO
Qualifying time =  >30 minutes. You are free to start as soon as the server is up but reserve drivers should not use the server between 35 and 30 minutes of qualifying if it is full, to allow full timers to join.
Race length =     Pro Long (14 laps)

The track can be downloaded from:papy track

The cars

Group I
Mclaren M2B Ford
T1G Eagle Weslake

Group II
Lotus 43 BRM    
BRM P83


GroupIII
Ferrari 312
Brabham BT19
Cooper T81
Honda RA273


Drivers Restricted to cars from Group I

Al Heller


Drivers Restricted to cars form Group II or Group I


All other drivers have free chassis choice.


Password: see above


(2) Driver lists can be found on the championship standings page

Early bath for me :(.  I was in a comfortable 5th place being towed along by the 2 Brabs and a Cooper when I ended up on the outside at Stavelot (in hindsight I should have held back but the draft was so good I would of had to brake quite heavily to stay behind).  Andreas was on my inside when he spun and I got punted out into the wall (racing incident IMO).  It looks like there was a bit of warp involved.  I should know better than to put my car in such a vulnerable position.  At least I survived, in real life I wouldn't have been so lucky!

missed the start through fiddling with me set up (no race fuel ) started from pit lane , caught the tailenders up and was looking forward to some good drafting , then about lap 4 there was a fezzer (spitoom) stuck across the road halfway through Eau rouge which I couldnt avoid , after my car did an impression of a catherine wheel crossed with a barrel roll with pike I landed upright on all 4 wheels and set off in pusuit , but by now the pack had dissapeared over the horizon , so began the most boooooring race I have had in a long time , so boring I had to send out for a couple of matchsticks to prop my eyelids open   ::)

iGor showed me a lap down on the leaders because of my start situation , not that it makes any difference to the end result and at least I finished a 66 mod race and all in one piece for a change  :D

Grats to H and the podium chaps , well done to all who finished and commiserations to all who didn't , at least you got the hot water , fresh soap and clean towels  ;)

While the handicap chassis wasn't too painful at the last round, Spa in a Group 1 car was a rather different matter... It felt a bit harsh being the only person handicapped too as with nobody else to race with it was a bit of a lonely run at the back. I profited from other people's misfortunes to gain quite a few places during the opening laps but the Mclaren was such a sitting duck down the long straights that everyone could just breeze back past. Still it was fun to watch all the close battles on Prib & at least finishing 7th I could look forward to not being in the handicap car for the next round. Aww wait a minute... :hammer: Congrats to Hristoric, Clive & John.     

While my race was nothing to write home about, things might have been different if only they had not placed a house in the middle of the track, I want to congratulate Hristo, Evil and John who took his first ever podium in a Historic race ,and of cause Al for making the best of the situation, and you know what? For the next race you will not be alone in your group I car, Evil will join you and Rainier will be in a group II car.

Göran
 

hehehehe! unfortunately ::)................ I shall miss the next 2 races because I will be away on vacation. So, by the time the race after that comes around I might be able to take the car of my choice again?  ;D

I honestly did not plan things that way but............................................ :shifty:

oops got my dates wrong!!  I will be here for the next race, then I miss the October 7th race........................rats!!!

Hi there,

all in all I see it the same way. But anyway I am really sorry that you were out of the Race.  :( Me had better luck, could continue without major damage. Only got back from second spot to 8th or something. Then I was on the hunt back to the frontrunners. Afterwards had a big Battle with John for 3th Position. Think in the very last lap I made a mistake so John was safe on the Podium  8) . All in all I am happy for scoring my first points in the Historics with UKGPL.  :)
So Grats to the Podium and all Finishers.
So long
Andreas

and much fun that battle was , it's always nice to race hard but fair . i have a feeling that very soon you will be on the podium in historics and if a couple of the faster drivers drop off a first win .

when lady luck does shine on you grab it with both hands , all the best .

john

Mod published. Sorry for the delay.

I am willing to do better this season!