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Grid/server capacity: 28

Practice: ~19:20 (60 mins)
Qualifying: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40 (36 laps)

Cars allowed: Aston Martin DBR1 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_aston_dbr1), Ferrari 250 Testarossa Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_ferrari_250tr), Jaguar D-Type Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_jag_dtype), Mercedes 300SL Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_merc_300sl_lm55), Maserati 450S Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_maserati_450s), Aston Martin DBR2 (includes GTC-65 class fix) Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_aston_dbr2)

ATTENTION: NEW CAR TO DOWNLOAD  Ferrari 375 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_ferrari_375plus)


Drivers are reminded that they are restricted to two drives per make. Check your status here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuS59xI7-YTLdGNxQzBYb3JDV3J4d0NLWTNzM1NDR2c)

Track: Goodwood GP Circuit Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg81636#post_goodwood)

Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Start: STANDING
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal

Server: simracing.org.uk FIFT
Password: see above (#post_event_password)

Notes:
(1) It's best if all drivers can make sure they are connected before the Qualifying session as drivers on track during qualifying will not see cars that join after they are on track until they go back to the garage.
(2) Please make sure you are fully aware of the SimRacing.org.uk Rules.
(3) Driver lists can be found on the Championship standings page (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=374&theme=5)
(4) The AI control should be turned off so that you have control of the car at all times, including pitting. Your player file should therefore read
Autopit="0"
Force Autopit Off="1" // Forces autopit always off
No AI Control="1" // AI never has control over car
If you still finding pitting problematic, experience tells us that its less to do with positioning and more to do with approach speed. A slow approach to pit crew chief has proved most reliable.

Special Notes: Flagman start on LH side of track. Advise having countdown turned on.

We hope to have a new addition to the Ferrari stable ready for install by the time this race is due, the Ferrari 375+  :drool:

Watch out for further announcements.

New download added in Race Announcement.

This car counts against your Ferrari tally.

Tony, looks as though track has been changed on the Server but not the 50s cars.  ::) ???

Oops, really? Won't be able to fix that until tonight, sorry Bill Thomas.

All fixed now Bill Thomas

I'm likely to miss this one unless things change. Goodwood is a bit of a bogey track for me anyway, so maybe just as well  :-\

Have fun  :)

 :) I love Goodwood.

Me too  ;D

Goodwood in these would be ace  ;D Unfirtunatlely I am in Brum for the week, so will miss it.
London MonTues Weds next week, back for Thurs, so at least I will get to join Castle Combe

Hmm these absentees could mix up the league table nicely

Plan to be there but only just had computer sorted - corrupted win 7.  Now have Win 8 so hope all goes well but no practice with Kaput PC.

Lot's of pc trouble recently, Bill  :P

Yes Kurt, lots of expensive items and labour.  :'(

Tony, no Maseratis available on server.  ::)

Really?, let me check that

NOW FIXED, sorry Bill

Replay and results now posted

Last minute opportunity to race so I thought I'd use up one of my massers. I usually get to like cars as I learn to drive them, but not with this brute and it just got worse the longer the race went on as the tyres wore out unevenly. A real handful.

Fortunately what it lost in the corners it made up for on the straights which made for an entertaining couple of laps with Mark's fezza until he lost it in the final complex. After that it was a case of just trying to keep the thing under control and attempting to preserve my tyres.

 :-\ Almost had a race with Goldtop but after around 3 laps got lag into the final turns and went off. Its sad because we were fairly close Goldtop.  ;)......But your Maserati was like a rocket coming out of Lavant Corner, so much more power than the Ferrari. I managed to keep you pegged for a while then had another offet. These cars a really fun to drive but very hard to keep putting in solid lap times all race long.  :)

A bit of a thin field again!
I was in touch with Simjunkies recently and they no longer run GTL at all  :'( although there was some mention of Altbierbude running weekly races.  :-\

Fairly uneventful race for me in the unexciting Mercedes. Wanted a slow car for this race (but not too slow) so choose the Merc over the two Jags. Was pleased with my times, level with Kurt, so was confident that I could get some points. On lap one, at St Mary's both Bill and Kurt kindly fell off the track in front of me allowing me to progress up the field. GT and Mark were already too far ahead and pulling away so I concentrated on trying to keep Oliver in sight. He then disapeared with a DQ? so I was up to third. Which is where I stayed for the remainder of the race.

We noticed that just before the race start Syd tried to join but had a problem. Hope you get that sorted.

Yeah, I got car not present error. Probably Ferrari 375 which I hadn't downloaded. By the time I did the race had started. I didn't check the race thread, and didn't see there was a new car to download.

lovely set of old cars you have there.  8) Is there a video of this mod in action? (dont mean a race replay, i mean a youtube type video).

ps...did you guys watch the new series on BBC4 on mondays about the wonderful world of historic racing? Had loads of great footage from the 50's era of racing  :euro:

No I missed that, thanks for the heads up. I'll see if it's on iPlayer tonight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G20yrcEyeZs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf5pG9aVo-M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa6lYR3c_R8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GudOfg8JU7c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4r0Lq7_Igg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eXPlmX6fX4

Most are just test video's. All I could find at short notice.

Bugger missed that....Will check iPlayer.  :-\

thanks for the video links Tony. How has he got those visuals to look so good? They look more like Forza4 kind of graphics than ye-olde GTL  ???  Very swish.

The cars and in-cockpit views look great but a couple of the cars didnt look like they were moving about properly on track, looked a bit dis-connected from the track and like they were on rails  :-\ i expected arms full of opposite lock and drifting. How do they feel in game? (handling wise).

Definitely worth watching that program, its first in a new series. It has a great old soundtrack and tons of old footage.

Plenty of sideways action in these 50's cars MJ, my particular favourite being the DBR1 8)

Depends how you drive them really MJ. If I'm going sideways it usually means I'm about to crash out. They are good fun though and the physics is decent enough to imagine what it must have been like back in the day  :o The sounds are very cool  8)

Doesn't look like this series is on iplayer unless they're late putting it up. Looks like another one for the recorder.

Edit: Episode 1 repeated at 02:00 tomorrow morning  :)

I think the vids were to show off car graphics and sound rather than handling. Barring the Mercedes they all have distinct handling "quirks". They really make you feel like your driving a huge engine on skinny tyres and throttle application in the lower gears is a definite skill as the torque physics are extremely well modelled. Too much loud pedal too soon and your off as quick as a wink. Also the tyre wear is a huge factor in this mod as the depreciation is quite rapid and once you reach a certain point you have to drive them very gingerly indeed. You need to see GT, Mark and other  :alien:'s slide these beasts around; it's visual poetry.

Good spot  :detective:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rhvc7/episodes/guide