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Season 28 - 69X Fun Race - Charade Clermont-Ferrand

The Charade Circuit (also known as Circuit Louis Rosier and Circuit Clermont-Ferrand) is a motorsport race track in the Auvergne mountains in France near Clermont-Ferrand, the home of Michelin and Patrick Depailler.

The race will be run under INT rules and you have a free car choice.
You can do 2x shift+r but each has to be followed by a stop and go in the pits!

We will use the 60fpsV1 (ftp://ukgpl3.dyndns.org/Replays/Archive/Season27/60fps/) .

Race List	=	IGOR
Server	=	UKGPL_8
IP Address	=	look at IGOR
Race date	=	27-09-2015
Qualification Time	=	~20:45  UK time -> 45min
Race Time	=	race starts at 21:30 UK time
Track	=	Clermont (ftp://ukgpl3.dyndns.org/tracks/clermont1965/)
Variant	=	69x
Damage Model	=	INT
Race length	=	~45 min -> 10 laps
Replay	=	you will get here (ftp://ukgpl3.dyndns.org/Replays/Archive/Season28/Funraces/)

Please restrict chat to pit messages including at the end of the race until ALL drivers still racing have crossed the line.

Have FUN!

Ooh yes! Awesome circuit.  8)

Here's a Brabham BT26a setup I just made. I did 3:02.23 with it.

http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/TvO_clermont_BT26_30223.bb1

Wow, excellent time.  :o  A very long way ahead of me.

Setups are what I struggle with for 69X.  There aren't that many about, and for some reason, I can't d/l them from the GPL Track Database.

Here are all setups I've used over the years. Many are converted Zandvoort setups, I like my cars that way :P .

http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/clermont/TvO_GH_Zan12377.bd1 (Brabham BT24 setup, converted '67 Greger Huttu setup)
http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/clermont/Cad69V2ClF.mu1 (Matra MS80 setup, apparently picked up from CAD, a French driver)
http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/clermont/MicCFBrab69.bb1 (old Brabham BT26a setup, by Michele Sprovieri, no wing settings yet)
http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/clermont/MicCFFer69.fe1 (old Ferrari 312/69 setup, by Michele Sprovieri)
http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/clermont/MicZandyBrm clermont.br1 (http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/clermont/MicZandyBrm clermont.br1) (BRM P139 setup, by Michele Sprovieri, converted Zandvoort)
http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/clermont/MicZandyBrm race.br1 (http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/clermont/MicZandyBrm race.br1) (see above)
http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/clermont/MicZandyMatra.mu1 (Matra MS80 setup, by Michele Sprovieri, converted Zandvoort setup)
http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/clermont/sc_Clermont_1.mu1 (Matra MS80 setup, by Steve Cloyd)
http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/clermont/TvO_clermont_BT26_30223.bb1 (Brabham BT26a setup, by me)

Thank you Tom - I will look at those.

Just to let you know Ronnie that 69 setups still work for 69x, just in case you didn't know or that was what you were alluding to (not being able to see or download them). For the new cars you might have to put something together from the old ones from the carset or different mods/same car.

Oops, I screwed up the server record. No way am I capable of 2:49. It would be nice if you could delete it Axel.

Argh, joining with 36fps...

That's why I use the PW for the training server...

No problem I will delete it ;D
But you have it in your rec.ini too ;)

You should have seen the flashes every ~2sec, this is the reminder of wrong fps   :o

I joined with the correct patch. I just accidentally found a way to use a shortcut and reset combined. :lol:

I deleted the time from the rec69.ini and plax69.ini. I quickly rejoined the server and it restored the bs time.

I won't do it again.

Tom, that Matra setup was just right for me - thanks!  As for the race... I try my best to drive like a gentleman.  That's all I'm saying.

Sorry Ronnie. I touched your car with my left front wheel !
I thought you were opening the door at this corner but ...

By the way, that was just a training session and for fun. We (I) will be more serious during the championship races.

Apology accepted, Rainier.  I didn't mean to kick off - emotions run high after a race.

I just could not keep the concentration and quit.

Any idea, who is John Slow?

Not sure who is John, but I enjoyed having the company near the rear of the field!

Watching my fastest race lap Vs Greg's I'm actually surprised I had it so easy - He was actually running faster than me for over half the lap and only fell short due to what appear to have been a pair of very slight mistakes!
Well done to Greg and TvO on filling the podium and also to everyone who finished, as usual the back markers where very helpful and aware :)

Kinda glad I had a lead from so early as I'd forgotten how bad the mirrors in that variant of the M7 were. Could barely see anything behind me other than the wing!

Congrats Tim and Tom! Excellent pace Tim! I was also very impressed with Tristan's pace in the MS84. He'd have left me far behind had I driven the same car.


:lol: Wow! You must be trying to crush my morale. Easy is one of the last words that comes to my mind with this track and mod combination.

I was pleased that I kept from making any mistakes that cost me much time. I was also pleased to at least have stayed close enough that any problem on your part might give me the win. It would take a lot of practice, lot probably being an understatement, in the 49B to have had any chance for me to stay close. If you thought that was easy, you're more impressive than I thought. It wasn't easy for me. :)

The BT26 may have kept me close. It was faster than the 49B for me. We're probably lucky Tom was rusty in his BT26, or at least I was lucky.

Thanks guys. And thanks Axel for deleting my bad record. Tim's lap is now the record on my computer.

It was also cool to see all the best cars on track.

HI ;)
Iwas confident whith my setup in training , but I see his limits when I have to pusch hard......too mutch mistakes in the end I prefere stop.....I think don't anderstand the 69x setup.....have to work on it....

well done Tim and podium and finishers , rendez-vous for the real one ;)

Clermont itself is never easy - that said it's been my go-to track since release back in 2004 whenever I want/need a blast or want to try out a new car so I know it pretty well.

The making it easy part is simply the fact no-one was breathing down my neck the entire way, that changes things entirely here!