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Title: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: Cookie on December 19, 2016, 12:51:31 AM +0000
Santas vs Elves - Fun Race – Oulton Park

As a wind down from the Christmas delivery there is nothing more that Santa & the Elves like more than to go racing 1960’s style.  
This year Santa has challenged the Chief Elf to race at Oulton Park.

The supporting cast (drivers) are asked to assemble in the #UKGPL chat Room in IGOR.
Santa (Cookie) & Chief Elf (whose identity will be revealed on the night) will take turns to pick teams from those present.
Please listen carefully for instructions (but this doesn’t mean there is no room for a bit of pre-race banter).  
The password will be announced in chat.

As tradition has it the Elves get to race the british green machines – Lotus 33 or BRM ,
Santa’s get a choice of the red sleigh (Ferrari) or the sometimes red Brabham BT11.

Drivers will score points according the standard system.
At the end of the race team Santa & team Elf will have their points added together to declare the winning team.
The event is unmoderated – but the usual high standards are expected.
 
Unlimited Shift R is allowed & there are no Stop & Go’s BUT each Shift R will cost your team 3 points.


Race listiGOR
ServerUKGPL_8
IP addresslook at IGOR
Date27-12-2016
TrackOulton Park
Mod65  with 60fpsV2newmod
Damage INT long
Race timeRace starts at 21:30 UK time
Qualifying ~30 minutes, make sure to be in IGOR chat ~ 20:45 UK time
Race length28 laps
Replay get here (ftp://ukgpl3.dyndns.org/replays/Archive/Season30/)

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

GLA and FUN


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: Doni Yourth on December 19, 2016, 12:01:07 PM +0000
Sounds like fun, Axel!  :)

I'll try to make the show.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: roo on December 20, 2016, 03:36:33 PM +0000
I will also try to join :)


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: Tom van Ostade on December 24, 2016, 12:45:00 PM +0000
As a christmas present for you, Santa has painted all his Brabham BT11's red so it's easier for him to recognise who's on his team!

(http://www.gpldownloads.net/GPL_TvO/santa_BT11.jpg)

Backing up your brabham folder is advised

Download: http://www.gpldownloads.net/GPL_TvO/UKGPL_Santa_Brabham_65_TvO_241216.zip

Place the downloaded files inside a working brabham folder.

Pascal Celton made the original textures, I just made them red. So all credit to him :) .

Tommie.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: Robert Fleurke on December 24, 2016, 02:13:47 PM +0000
Thanks Tommie, I will try to be there, if I'm back at home in time.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: D_Johnsen on December 24, 2016, 02:30:11 PM +0000
Hello guys

Im new to UKGPL but I have driven for a few years and Im just looking for more online gpl driving and found this place. I will most likely be joining this race on the 27th but not 100 % sure that Im home by then but I should be. C u guys on track.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: Gareth on December 25, 2016, 12:33:22 PM +0000
May I wish a Merry Christmas to you all and thanks to all the admins for their work throughout the year!


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: MagicArsouille on December 27, 2016, 06:21:06 PM +0000
hi folks ;)
Iwill try to race ( not shure yet ! )

....what car for me if I race ??....

thx ...and ....bonnes fêtes .


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: Cookie on December 27, 2016, 06:40:39 PM +0000
You have to prepare 2 cars, depending by whom you are chosen.

Santas drive Ferrari or red BT11

Elves use Lotus or BRM


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: Baab on December 27, 2016, 08:06:59 PM +0000
I'm in, I'll join chat but won't be at my PC in person until 9 UK time


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: bagrupp on December 27, 2016, 08:08:43 PM +0000
i try to be on time after #2 Race Gplracer, i'll probablly ask ingame for team


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: dave curtis on December 27, 2016, 08:52:38 PM +0000
Calling all ams/privs - where are you?!  Join chat now!


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: Cookie on December 27, 2016, 09:03:49 PM +0000
PW = xmas


Bastian goes to elves = Lotus or BRM


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: bagrupp on December 27, 2016, 09:15:13 PM +0000
thx


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: dave curtis on December 27, 2016, 09:35:28 PM +0000
Happy Christmas all!

Had trouble trying to connect during qually session [GPL locking up when clicking green flag to join the race, after selecting setup etc].
Then managed to get in for 2 laps right at the end;  but GPL locked up when trying to join for the start of the race.

Oh well,   good luck chaps.
Sorry Elves.


Cheers,
Dave.



Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: Robert Fleurke on December 28, 2016, 01:15:49 PM +0000
Good to see a decent grid. Had only tested the BT11 but had copied the setup to the Lotus 33.  After a mistake on Lap 1 I was looking forward to some close racing with Santa Mark and Elf Tristan with Evil Santa breathing in my neck. It was a shame a big wreck happened on Lap 2 after T1, which spread out the field. I was lucky to avoid all, checked up and chose the left side. Noticed Elf Doni was behind, must have avoided it all as well. Found out I had to save fuel midrace, lots of shortshifting, had a few spins after burning the rear tires when having pushed for fast laps. Haven't driven Lotus much in 65 mod, mostly for GPLRank, but it handles like a dream...

Looks like the Elves beat Santa! Thanks to Axel for organizing this event!  :)


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: Piero Mercaldo on December 28, 2016, 05:44:52 PM +0000

Also this time betrayed by the throttle potentiometer .. 231 kph reached my Ferrari at the point faster the track and nothing acceleration out of corners ... Frustrating! >:(

I hope to meet you on this beautiful track.
Congratulations to Robert truly exceptional and the rest of the Podium

Ciao


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: EvilClive on December 29, 2016, 01:03:06 PM +0000
Yup, that could have been a much closer competition for all, if not for the guy selling Gluwein at T1 on lap2.?? I suspect that he was actually giving it away for free and in large glasses ::)

I arrived at the scene just too soon to slow enough and pick a way through, so I aimed for a wide line and hoped to swing right around the outside of the developing mayhem. But, just when I though that I had been uber smart, that first tree has roots that just creep onto the edge of the tarmac and they grabbed my poor Brab and swung it against the trunk!!  By the time the Shift/R worked I was way down the field and by the time I had done a SnG 2 laps later any chance of getting on the podium looked very remote  :-\.

I did enjoy pushing the BT11 around Oulton, but I think an excess of Wine and food might have dulled my already limited abilities, and I was running about 2 secs off my PB. good fun chasing cars back through the field and under the circumstances, 4th was not so bad.

Great fun guys. Have a wonderful 2017 and see you on track soon.   ;)


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: bagrupp on December 29, 2016, 10:13:09 PM +0000
do we have a rpy file ?


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: roo on December 30, 2016, 10:09:20 AM +0000
thanks to Axel for organizing this event, apologies to the elves for my poor showing, I was way off the pace.
happy new year all, hope to see you next season :)


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: Cookie on December 30, 2016, 12:38:41 PM +0000
do we have a rpy file ?

I do load it allways to UKGPL3, try the link in the race post.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: bagrupp on January 02, 2017, 01:06:17 PM +0000
do we have a rpy file ?

I do load it allways to UKGPL3, try the link in the race post.

Hi Axel, i tried and even now i got timeout.
But Robert uploaded already for GPL weekly.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: dave curtis on December 20, 2017, 05:51:26 PM +0000

I know that I'm jumping the gun here,  seeing as Christmas is so far away...  :eek:
(& also posting to and old thread!)

But is there likely to be a jingle-jangle event at some point?  :)


Cheers,
Dave.


Title: Re: UKGPL Season 30 - Santas vs Elves - Oulton Park - Dec 27
Post by: Billy Nobrakes on December 22, 2017, 05:10:55 PM +0000
Dave,
Sounds like a good idea. My immediate problem, for organising or participating in such an event, is that I have not been able to access the UKGPL chatroom since around the time of one of the previous Windows 10 updates. As far as I know the channel name is "#ukgpl" & password is "savage". Not sure if it is connected but my profile is currently showing "user currently banned" apparently due to "e-mail providers". But I seem to be able to access the "gpl" chatroom.