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Title: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1967 F1 Sprint (Privateers) - Reims - May 30 Post by: Phil Thornton on May 28, 2021, 11:33:41 AM +0100 Season 38 – 1967 Sprint F1 Privateers – Round 10 – Reims
The tenth and last race in the 1967 Sprint series finds us at Reims in France. The circuit is basically several long straights with a couple of hairpins and a few cornfields. Catching a tow is what this track is about. It normally produces close racing. Reims-Gueux was first established in 1926 on the public roads between the small French villages of Thillois and Gueux. The circuit had two very long straights between the towns, and teams strove to maximize straight-line speed of their cars; many slipstream battles ensued. Race organizers actually felled trees and demolished old houses in order to make the circuit even quicker. International racing came with the first official Formula One event occurring in 1950, the inaugural year of the Formula One world championship. The circuit layout was shortened and changed in 1952 to bypass the town. In the 1954 race, the long-awaited Mercedes W196 with its straight-8 fuel-injection engine made its debut with Juan Manuel Fangio transferring from Maserati to join an otherwise all-German line-up of Hans Herrmann, Karl Kling and pre-war driver Hermann Lang. It was a dominant return with Fangio recording a practice lap of 124.31 mph. He and Kling led away and continued to race side by side around the Reims track. The Ferrari drivers simply couldn't cope with the pace. There was no race at Reims in 1955 and when the Grand Prix circus returned in 1956, it was without the silver arrows. Fangio dominated again but this time in a resurgent Ferrari team who's drivers also claimed the remaining podium places.
Please, excepting emergencies, no chat until Session Completed in qualification. No chat in the race until ALL drivers still racing have crossed the line. Driver lists and division specific rules can be found on the Season 38 pages for details (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=1262&theme=6) regarding the rules and the 1967 F1 Privateers pages (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=1292&theme=6) in particular. The Intermediate damage model will be used. Drivers are only allowed ONE reset followed by a "Stop and Go" in the pits within two laps. This series is a joint championship with GPLBrasil so, please, read carefully these new and specific rules : Drivers will have a FREE CHOICE of chassis however, a bonus of 50 championship points will awarded to each driver that uses all 7 chassis. To qualify for bonus points, each chassis should be used at least once and no chassis can be used more than twice. A bonus point will be awarded for pole position. A bonus point will be awarded for the fastest lap. Any driver who uses the same chassis more than twice will not be awarded any bonus points. A driver must cross the start line in order to register the use of a chassis, participation in qualifying is not sufficient. It is not necessary to use 7 different chassis for the first 7 races. However at the end of the season, all 7 chassis must have been used to qualify for the bonus points. Points will be allocated from 1st to 12th as follows: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Drivers must complete 75% race distance to score. All rounds count towards the driver's championship. For each race, only the top two drivers from each team count towards team championship. All rounds count towards team championship. Drivers are reminded that Lap 1 incidents do carry an extra 1 place penalty. Only reported incidents will be moderated. CHASSIS USED AFTER 9 RACES :
Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1967 F1 Sprint (Privateers) - Reims - May 30 Post by: Rainier on May 28, 2021, 11:40:58 AM +0100 :'( :'( :'(
I forgot this rule "Any driver who uses the same chassis more than twice will not be awarded any bonus points." Hopefully, I have no chance to win the championship ;D Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1967 F1 Sprint (Privateers) - Reims - May 30 Post by: bernie on May 30, 2021, 10:13:01 PM +0100 Cramp in the left hand suspension joint put paid to my race when I was just beginning to enjoy myself . Missed braking points because my leg went dead , had to do s/r to extracate myself from the corn fields , then miswed the pits stop in all the excitement ::) after a while the cramp cleared but I was way behind everyone so retired to the pits for early bath :(
Hope you all enjoyed the race , grats to the Podiums Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1967 F1 Sprint (Privateers) - Reims - May 30 Post by: Phil Thornton on May 31, 2021, 12:01:43 AM +0100 I tried very hard in this race and for the first half of the race I managed to keep the leaders in sight although my chances of overtaking any of the top 4 was zero. They were just too fast on the straights. I picked up a place when Leo spun out. Very unlucky, you had the pace to win this easily, your pole time was incredible. A couple of laps later I made a silly mistake and locked up under braking; I hit the barriers losing a wheel in the process. After that it was a matter of hanging on to the finish. Grats to Ricardo for the win and Dulima for a great recovery. Philippe was very fast in the Lotus and did really well to grab a podium. It looks like the Eagle was the car to have here.
It has been a great season lots of exciting close races. It has been a pleasure to race with you all this season, very fair driving from everyone :thumbup2: Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1967 F1 Sprint (Privateers) - Reims - May 30 Post by: Leo Menegucci on May 31, 2021, 12:06:10 PM +0100 Congratulations for the championchip Phil! Looking at your stats it's well deserved, always there at the top. :notworthy:
I'm with the flu and I tryed to race as long as I could but by the fist half way it was not fun anynore and I parked. Thanks for the season UKGPL and I'll see you in the next one :thumbup2: Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1967 F1 Sprint (Privateers) - Reims - May 30 Post by: Philippe Girard on May 31, 2021, 07:45:33 PM +0100 congratulations phil for the title of champion. ;)
It's well deserved. I took the wrong chassis, I took the lotus (3 times) instead of the eagle, lol. ;D I think that for the next season, the rules will have to be revised and simplified. It will cause less trouble and less work for the moderators. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the moderators. Without them, we would not be able to spend unforgettable evenings together. I have an idea: mod pro for all mods. or, for some mods, a reset without stop and go Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1967 F1 Sprint (Privateers) - Reims - May 30 Post by: Eric Bilodeau on May 31, 2021, 08:33:04 PM +0100 GG Phil for the champ! There's something I don't understand? Where is the 50 points when you take all cars? Bye! Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1967 F1 Sprint (Privateers) - Reims - May 30 Post by: bernie on May 31, 2021, 09:13:50 PM +0100 Yea ! Big Grats to Champ Phil, well done mate :rockon:
Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1967 F1 Sprint (Privateers) - Reims - May 30 Post by: Phil Thornton on May 31, 2021, 10:06:45 PM +0100 Thanks for all the kind words gents ;D
As Champ, I'll have to move up to the Works for next season (normal protocol for UKGPL). But if I stayed I'm not sure I'd be able to defend my title anyway. The competition was fierce this season and any one of 7 or 8 drivers could win next season. The 50 bonus points will be added during the moderation of the last round. Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1967 F1 Sprint (Privateers) - Reims - May 30 Post by: Phil Thornton on May 31, 2021, 10:13:56 PM +0100 The final chassis usage table, and hence who qualifies for the bonus points is:
Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1967 F1 Sprint (Privateers) - Reims - May 30 Post by: bernie on June 01, 2021, 11:30:45 AM +0100 Thanks for all the kind words gents ;D As Champ, I'll have to move up to the Works for next season (normal protocol for UKGPL). But if I stayed I'm not sure I'd be able to defend my title anyway. The competition was fierce this season and any one of 7 or 8 drivers could win next season. The 50 bonus points will be added during the moderation of the last round. Will be sad to lose you Phil :'( Could you please take 5 or 6 of the other fast guys with you :D Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1967 F1 Sprint (Privateers) - Reims - May 30 Post by: Rainier on June 01, 2021, 12:57:49 PM +0100 Could you please take 5 or 6 of the other fast guys with you :D Very good idea ;D Bravo Phil for the champ. I noticed if I had correctly read the rules I could have scored 50 points bonus more ...and finish 2nd :'( Title: Re: UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1967 F1 Sprint (Privateers) - Reims - May 30 Post by: PaulV on June 01, 2021, 08:57:24 PM +0100 Congrats Phil.. A very well deserved Championship win. I will miss you mate. Good luckin the Pro's. |