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To celebrate the end of our (hopefully) successful 1950's season there will be a Christmas Special Super Enduro event on Monday 28th December.

All details at this time are provisional.

2.4hrs @ Solitude.

Any LM55 car

Pit stops

Dawn or dusk

Watch out for the official race announcement which will be released sometime later this year.

I think this proves that Tony has a hidden, sadistic side to his amiable public face!!


can't wait!!! :P  But do I use the Monster Mazza??? just to be sure that I really suffer?

 :devil: MHAA HA HA HA HA

OMG! ::)

Not yet clear on our Christmas plans - don't know if body or water tablets will allow me to drive for that length of time.  ???

Link to Solitude would be useful or are there multiple versions?  ;) :rockon:

Thanks Tony, raced here before GTLDK Le Mans Series (?).  Take from now till Christmas to learn it again! ::)  :rockon: :rockon:

Tis June, and time for me to start thinking seriously about our Christmas Special. Yes I am that sad dedicated.

I've had a rethink about the venue so I'm afraid it will not be Solitude this year. But the track I hope to use is IMO of equal quality and will suit the Fifties LM cars just as well.

However I'm undecided about the evenings format so I would love to hear your opinions.

Should we have one epic Endurance event or hold two or three Sprint distance events with car swopping?

We could even have a couple of races, one using the Fifties LM cars and another using some GTC-65 cars.

Let me know if you have a preference please.

Thanks

Tony

I prefer the sprints ( 3 would be good) with car changes. GTC-65's and LM55's as you suggest, but perhaps a race with GTC-TC-76's too. Assuming I am not away visiting, dawn or dusk are both ok with me.

Thanks for your input Steve.  :thumbup1:

On a purely "racer" level, I would prefer the LM55's in an endurance race at a classic period track ( Solitude fitted the bill I felt).  :drool:

But, I am acutely aware that getting permission to spend a couple of hours "playing" over the Christmas period with all of the pressures of family and friends might cause a domestic friction for some.  ::).

Maybe we could hold 3 shorter races ( even on different circuits but with the same car) and work a cumulative result on accrued time....or is that a mathematical nightmare??!!

Clive, the replacement track has the same racing pedigree as solitude and will be very familiar to you  ;)

I'd like to finish the results before new years eve if poss  ;)

Simple time calculator here Tony.

http://www.calculator.net/time-calculator.html

http://www.calculator.net/love-calculator.html (http://www.calculator.net/love-calculator.html)  ;D :D

 :lol:

Maybe a couple of 45 minute races with a 15 minute break between end of race 1 and start of quali 2 ?

Two races would appeal to me  :angel:

This years Christmas Special will comprise of two consecutive rounds of Sprint racing (40 mins each) with a ten minute break between them.

All I can say is.......  :yes: :yes: :yes:

 :thumbup2:

Liking the idea of the 55's ,  ;D ;D ;D

I have no experience of those BMW thingies, so I will have to download the cars and give them a spin...don't think i know Fuji either!   Ah well must order more midnight oil for the autumn I guess.  ;)

The GTL Montlhery circuit isn't the full length one that you GPL pilots use (and which a certain GPL driver currently has the lap record for  :whistling:). It's about three quarter length. Fuji '82 is an easy circuit to learn but it's high speed corners can catch you out.

Nice  :) :) :)

Race announcement's now posted so I will close this thread.

https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=13333.msg240319#msg240319

https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=13334.msg240321#msg240321