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Mid-season mayhem is back. Yes, it’s the return of Mods & Rockers. Two teams of GPL'ers will go head to head – trading insults & fast laps.

This will see the teams each driving the same chassis. Depending upon which team you are picked for you will be driving to the 65 Cooper or BT7 (have set up for both). Historically Mod & Rockers would gather on Blackpool sea front (complete with theme park) on a Bank Holiday for a good old fashioned punch up. As we GPL'ers are all rather too old & civilised for such behaviour and there is no race track at Blackpool we will relocate a few miles down the road to Oulton Park, running the long layout pre-chicanes with Island Bend. (Spring Cup 1967 layout)

Team will selection will work as follows. Captain of the Rockers will be me (Jethro). Opposing team captain will be nominated on the night - it could be anyone who turns up. The opposing Mods captain has a momentous decision – you can either pick the chassis (Cooper or Brabham) or have first choice of driver. It's then like picking footy teams in the school playground – team captains take turns to select from the assembled cast.

No registration required. In the event of more than 20 drivers we will run two grids – everybody will get to drive. I will give instructions on splitting the grids on the night.

Those wishing to participate simply turn up in the playground (UKGPL chatroom) for 9pm on Sunday 24 August 2014.

This is a team event so the race will be run on Pro settings with points scoring based on the last Santa vs Elves team race.

If you don’t have the track – download here - http://gpltd.bcsims.com/?dis=O&menu=Show_Letters.

Race List = IGOR
Server = UKGPL_9
IP address = 37.157.48.87
Race date = 24-08-2014
Time = 21:00 UK Time
Track = Oulton Park (folder name: oulton)
Mod = 1965
Damage Model = PRO
Chassis = Cooper or BT7
Qualifying time = 30 minutes when the teams are chosen, please be in chat 8.30pm-8.45pm.
Race length = Long
Password: provided in chat

Thanks to Billy Nobrakes for the race template. :)

Wish I knew about this a couple of days ago - now I've arranged to be away... 
How about a re-match on Monday? :D

Have fun;  probably won't be squeaky clean,  but keep it not too dirty! ;)

Bit late notice as have been rather busy the last couple of days, would have posted it sooner! Should be a good bash for all!

Password for tonight's event is Hislop.

Now there's a coincidence , just got back home from the  Oulton Park Gold Cup meeting,  main race today for 1960/70's era F junior & F3 cars 

Just logged on to catch the latest news and find If I had spotted this earlier I could have been back to the future Oulton Park again , (very surreal)   ;D

Thought this race was planned for Tuesday  ::)

Teams ended up being based on 6 of us.... still a good race IMHO.

Cookie was captain of the mods, I were captain of the rockers. Ronnie and AndyL became rockin' rockers, and Andreas and Iestyn honorary mods.

1 = Cookie - 20
2 = Jethro - 19
3 = Ronnie - 18
4 = AndyL - 17
5 = Andreas - 16
6 = Iestyn - 15

20+16+15=51
19+18+17=54

Maths doesn't lie... rockers are winners this time out!

There may be a rematch next season.... for which we hope the turnout will be a bit more than tonight's event... I will endeavour to try and schedule it more in advance too!!! These cars are good fun here, and the race just about spot on for an enjoyable race.

Very enjoyable fun Jethro, thanks again for organising!