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Grid/server capacity: 28

Practice: ~19:20 (60 mins)
Qualifying: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40 (22 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: Bathurst '67 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54520#post_bathurst67)

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: None.

Hi just had a go on server and every few seconds it said (synchronising server m/s) not seen this before is it a prob with my GTL?

Hang on, I'll try

EDIT: Seems fine for me. That's not an error message I'm familiar with. Is your Internet connection strong?

Hi Tony ( Is your Internet connection strong) yes have optical, will do a pc restart, then internet reset.

Everything fine now.

Pleased to hear that.

Hi,

Noob here, please help me to register for the race.
Thanks

Hi Tony

Providing you can join our race on the Simbin server and you've downloaded and installed all the content your in mate.

Please check you can join the track before Monday night as I won't have time to answer questions on race night.

Cheers and welcome.

PS all the info you need can be found in the first post of this thread.

I know Bathurst well from GPL but it is not helping me much. I have tried the Maserati and the Mercedes and I suspect I would prefer a Mini...

2:38 is not going to be very competitive but since it is so tight in places I might be able to avoid getting lapped ;)

Try the Aston Martin DBR2. I find it the most civilised of the bunch.

...like a Mini...  ;D

Last time I 'drove' the DBR2 it didn't go well. Mind you there isn't a chicane in the GPL Monza ...  ::)

Hooray - 2:25 and I haven't played with it yet...

I'm going to give the rest of this season a miss as I've been having trouble installing mods into my new Steam GTL.

Hopefully I'll get things sorted out for S14 with all the new downloads. Have fun.

 :'(

I just did 2:23.x in the Ferrari 250 :)

Know track quite well now, as it only came out in iracing a month ago or so :)

Very sad news.  :-[ Hope to see you then next season.

I'm just thinking to keep my XP install alive after the support by Microsoft has expired next april and install
W7 and Linux as alternative operative systems. But that will be still a lot of work, learning and understanding
 ???

You can run Linux from a USB key (Ubuntu). That would be a way to go and it makes an old PC quite sprightly. You can use WINE to get windows emulation for Win based games.

I know several people run GPL under Linux that way.

BTW XP will go on fine. It is just that if you get issues no one will help officially.

I was quite enjoying that until my wife turned the screen off on lap 3 just as I was entering the tricky drop. Was shaping up to be quite a battle with Rob, but 'C'est la vie'.

Thanks for the racing, such as it was.

Too many unforced errors plus a couple trying to keep out of the way.  Equalled my PB in practice, set new PBs in qualifying and race.  Eventually had a big head on hit onto the end of a length of ARMCO wrecking the engine.  ::)

Early bath again, as BadBlood wrote  'C'est la vie'.  ;D

BTW, WD to Tony for topping the table.

Replay and results now posted

The Fifties

1st - Wiltshire Tony  :thumbup2:

2nd - SpecialKS  :clap: :clap:

3rd - Goldtop  :clap:

Just remains for me to thank all the drivers who took part, throughout the series. Thanks Gents  :notworthy:

Grats to Ross for win
Grats to Tony on 1st in The Fifties
Really enjoyed this race, great choice of track Tony, with a few tweaks the dbr2 was a good drive and got me in the 2.21s,plus with XD got the fuel right and could follow other drivers positions.

Congrats Tony, just reward for all the time you put into GTL for all of us.  Minor point you didn't include, in above post, the Team Prize which went to the Kerbies.  ;D

Looking forward to Season 14, commencing 6th January 2014.

and above all- second championship in a row for Tony in the 50's series  :clap:.

Congratulations!!! Well done.

And many thanks again for all your efforts in organising and trouble-shooting.

Fortunate vice-championship for me only due to GT's bad luck concerning hard- and
software and Robert's mistake during last lap  ;D.

I definitely will miss the Fifties next year.
Rememberíng when the Fifties series started last year, I wasn't exited at all
but very quickly I realized that these cars are the real thing in GTL and had a
lot of fun.

Thank you for the nice words guys  8)

It looks like next years F1 schedule will be reduced down from 22 to 19 races (confirmation should be December 6th) so we may be able to squeeze a short Fifties series in. Perhaps Enduro stylee. Shout for your favourite track please  :helpsmilie:

Congratulations Tony on the Driver's Championship  8) and thanks for all the hard work put into organising this. Some great racing this series with demanding cars on some challenging tracks.

Thanks for the hints! Never heard about WINE - would be interesting to try GTL/GTR2 running under Linux

If you have any problems drop me a line. Helps to have a meaty PC. WINE simply emulates a Windows environment. Older games like GPL on't really stretch the PC so run well as I would expect GTL to do but don't expect to be running Assassins Creed IV or whatever.

Some nice big fast open tracks, eg Bathurst 76, Monza 60s, Reims, Spa67 and Silverstone 70s.   ;D :rockon:

Thanks Bill, BTW I presume you mean't Bathurst 67.

Yes, finger trouble - it's me age y'no. :oops: :rockon: