Title: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Cookie on August 30, 2021, 09:12:21 PM +0100 Season 39 - 69X – Round 1 – Daytona Road Circuit
Something a bit different for the first Round, the Daytona International Speedway at Daytona Beach, Florida. The venue is famous for the oval used for the prestigious Daytona 500 NASCAR race. We will use the sports car course which combines high speed oval racing with big 180 degree turns often seen on US tracks. Please check the Season 39 pages for details (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=1531&theme=6) regarding rules and the 1969x F1 pages (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=1601&theme=6) in particular. Handicapping The cars will be divided into five groups, each group containing cars of similar performance. Drivers will be graded as either "Professional", "Intermediate" or "Amateur". Drivers will be limited to cars from specific groups based on their grade and must choose 2 cars and drive them an equal number of times. Incidents will not be moderated as we race as gentlemen. One Shift-R is allowed with no need to make Stop & Go.
Drivers will be graded as either "Professional", "Intermediate" or "Amateur". Please tell me your second car choice before the next race ;) pro Alain Maurice (FT) int AnGex (FT) am Claudio Navonne (FT) int Cookie (FT) am dave curtis (FT) pro EvilClive (FT) int fpolicardi (FT) pro GrandPrixYannick (FT) am PaulV (FT) pro Pete Bennett (FT) int Philippe Girard (FT) pro Ziu Bacubacu (FT) pro Baab (R1) int bagrupp (R1) am Billy Nobrakes (R1) int Doni Yourth (R1) pro Enrique Farina (R1) int francesco (R1) int Gareth (R1) pro Leo Menegucci (R1) pro MagicArsouille (R1) int Phil Thornton (R1) int Rainier (R1) Important As we have now 23 registered driver, we use the following procedere: If at 21:05 UK time the server is full with >17 drivers The Reserve driver have to leave for 10 Minutes to give waiting Full time driver the chance to join GLA + FUN Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Pete Bennett on August 31, 2021, 03:18:57 PM +0100 Looking good. Where can we find the groups of cars to choose from?
Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: EvilClive on August 31, 2021, 05:33:46 PM +0100 Just click on the 69x F1 "pages" link at the top of the race details.
Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Cookie on September 03, 2021, 01:41:31 PM +0100 Important
As we have now 23 registered driver, we use the following procedere: If at 21:05 UK time the server is full with 19 drivers The Reserve driver have to leave for 10 Minutes to give waiting Full time driver the chance to join Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Doni Yourth on September 03, 2021, 02:26:56 PM +0100 Hi, Axel. I fully intend...space permitting...to make today's race at Daytona.
Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Phil Thornton on September 03, 2021, 10:26:57 PM +0100 That was a strange finish. The chequered flag was shown to me where the start line was so I slowed down and pulled in before the white line on the banking which was the actual finishing line. Hence my last lap didn't count. Looks like the same issue for Leo :taz:
Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: dave curtis on September 03, 2021, 10:31:59 PM +0100 That was a strange finish. The chequered flag was shown to me where the start line was so I slowed down and pulled in before the white line on the banking which was the actual finishing line. Hence my last lap didn't count. Looks like the same issue for Leo :taz: Ah, there are 2x chequered flags here. I only managed to notice at the end of a practice session! Unlucky chaps. Still was quite frantic at times, could have done without the spins - but better than expected! Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Pete Bennett on September 03, 2021, 10:32:10 PM +0100 The flags were confusing at the end. I did an extra lap just to make sure. :)
Not that it made much difference to me in the Lotus 63. Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Leo Menegucci on September 03, 2021, 10:34:39 PM +0100 Yeah Phil, some glitch I guess? I did a hole full lap more, no lift off as I was looking at pribluda, and then at the back straight I got the chequered flag.
Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Cookie on September 03, 2021, 10:41:11 PM +0100 Sorry, but the finish line is at the entry to the infield course!
I thought you all know that... The pribluda laps are shown when you pass the pit board position and that can be confusing! Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Phil Thornton on September 03, 2021, 10:42:31 PM +0100 Yeah Phil, some glitch I guess? I did a hole full lap more, no lift off as I was looking at pribluda, and then at the back straight I got the chequered flag. I knew you were leading going into (what I thought was) the last lap because I was watching Pribluda (I didn't want to get lapped). I was also watching Dave stretch the gap and I was trying to hold Pete off. I'll remember the second flag next time!! Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Cookie on September 03, 2021, 10:44:06 PM +0100 Yeah Phil, some glitch I guess? I did a hole full lap more, no lift off as I was looking at pribluda, and then at the back straight I got the chequered flag. After this flag you should have driven further to the finish line... Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Leo Menegucci on September 03, 2021, 10:49:16 PM +0100 Yeah Phil, some glitch I guess? I did a hole full lap more, no lift off as I was looking at pribluda, and then at the back straight I got the chequered flag. After this flag you should have driven further to the finish line... But I was loosing positions before that, race still going on, I was still racing , not after I stoped. It's like one lap of mine didn't count. Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Cookie on September 03, 2021, 10:55:31 PM +0100 Yeah Phil, some glitch I guess? I did a hole full lap more, no lift off as I was looking at pribluda, and then at the back straight I got the chequered flag. After this flag you should have driven further to the finish line...I will look at it tomorrow, yes I saw it in pribluda you loosing positions. Replay is up - so check it yourself what happened ;) Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Cookie on September 03, 2021, 11:27:45 PM +0100 Just looked at it:
In the last lap you were for some seconds disconnected but came back you crossed the line at 0:48:05 in pos 1 (https://i.ibb.co/PjSqV9S/Bildschirmfoto-2021-09-04-00-22-58.png) (https://ibb.co/4tQh0YQ) Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: EvilClive on September 04, 2021, 08:21:58 AM +0100 I forgot about the strange chequered flag position and backed off to pull into the pitlane :-\ Maybe I should have remembered, but it seems there were a few others who also forgot or did not know.
When I passed the chequered flag I was in 4th place and all alone, so had no reason to push any further or harder. Good to get a new season under way ;) Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Cookie on September 04, 2021, 10:18:27 AM +0100 I have to apologize for the T1 chaos,
the two M9s started so slow that I meandered through the middle. in T1 I had the upper line and assumed that Yannick would stay down. Unfortunately, we both pulled into each other's line and met in the middle.... Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Leo Menegucci on September 04, 2021, 11:24:16 AM +0100 Just looked at it: In the last lap you were for some seconds disconnected but came back you crossed the line at 0:48:05 in pos 1 Yes, in the replay I desapear for a few seconds, but in the car I didn't notice anyting wrong, and looks like it didn't count that lap. So thanks for reviewing it. Well, I apologise for the contact with Bob in the first lap. I took a very inside line for the first hairpin to avoid any contact like happened behind us. Wasn't planing a braking pass. In the race I was just very carefull not to make any mistakes and it looks like I was just luckier than the faster guys. Title: Re: UKGPL Season 39 (Autumn 2021) 1969 F1 - Daytona 24h - Sep 3 Post by: Doni Yourth on September 05, 2021, 05:16:27 PM +0100 Congratulations to our podium finishers! Well done.
Good fun arsing about in the Pease Eagle. Hopelessly outclassed, of course, but winning isn't everything. Besides, I despise aero racing cars. A useful P12 for some points on the board and without competitor resets, that would have been a tasty P5, boys. Next time, behave yourselves! :) |