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 Season 39 1967F2 – Round 4 –  Castle Combe

*** This announcement is for the PRO race ***

For season 39 we are running a UK F2 Championship visiting some classic UK tracks.
Round 6 we will be at Castle Combe, a motor racing circuit in Wiltshire, England, approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Bristol. The circuit is based on the perimeter track of a former World War II airfield, and was opened for racing in 1950. The Castle Combe airfield opened in May 1941 on land of the Castle Combe estate, owned by the Gorst family, operating as RAF Castle Combe for seven years before being decommissioned in 1948. It was a fighter-base for Polish airmen. Castle Combe Circuit opened in 1950, and the first meeting was staged on 8 July by the Bristol Motorcycle & Light Car Club. Over the next few years, the circuit attracted star names such as Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn, Roy Salvadori and John Surtees. The circuit's first motorcycle event was in 1952, organised by the Wessex Centre.

Castle Combe has staged many different motorsport disciplines over the years. In 1997, Nigel Greensall established a new lap record. His Tyrrell 022 lapped the circuit at 130.93 mph (210.71 km/h). However, this was the last year that the circuit would remain unaltered. A tragic accident involving the death of a spectator forced the owners into installing two new chicanes in order to slow the cars down. The new layout was slightly longer at 1.85 miles (2.98 km), and was completed over the winter of 1998-1999. Formula Three returned to Castle Combe in 2001. However, it would not stay long. In 2005, the circuit was issued with a noise nuisance order, which meant that the circuit had to reduce its noise level. The British Formula Three Championship and the British GT Championship were both louder than permitted, and so were prevented from returning.

Race list	= iGOR
Server	= UKGPL05_60fps
IP address	= 86.6.125.152:32666
Password	= see above (#post_event_password)
GPL Mod	= 67F2
60fps Patch	= 60fpsV2newmod
Track download	= Castle Combe  (http://srmz.net/index.php?showtopic=1071)
Qualifying starts	=  20:45 UK time - 45 minutes
Race starts	=  ~ 21:30 UK time
Race length	=  47 laps
Replay	= Here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kOZy2uYmq-T0e6YIGViyZDIG5ExJV5Om/view?usp=sharing)

Handicapping:
Drivers will be allocated 10 tokens at the start of the season with a further 10 tokens for each race they start (including their first race). A driver who fails to start any of the first 4 races will only be eligible for an initial allocation of 5 tokens (rather than 10) but will still receive a further 10 tokens for each race they start (including their first race).  

Drivers must pay the number of tokens for the chassis they use in accordance with the following table:

Chassis             Cost in Tokens
Matra MS7                   16
Lotus 48                     14
Brabham BT23             14
Matra MS5                   14
Lola T100 (FVA)           14
Lotus 41B                   12
McLaren M4A             12
Protos 16                   10
Lola F100 (BMW)        10
Cooper T84                 6
Ferrari 166                 3
Brabham BT14             0

Only reported incidents will be moderated.  Unlimited S/R allowed with no requirement for SnG.

Please, excepting emergencies, no chat until Session Completed in qualification. No chat in the race until ALL drivers still racing have crossed the line.

Please use the Track Gap Freeze Fix Patch V.09 for all on-line races


Driver lists and division specific rules can be found on the championship standings page (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=1571&theme=6).

Wow! Time to get my breath back...

I had a good start and took a place from Evil. He quickly got the better of me and then it was time to avoid the spinning and burning cars on T1. Yikes. I thought I'd made it but I got some damage to my car so had to reset and start again from the back of the field. It took a while to find my rhythm but then I had an awesome final 20 laps or so with Fulvio. I could keep up but I couldn't pass. So difficult to overtake on this track. Huge respect to Fulvio for such safe and close racing. Lots of fantastic driving.  :notworthy:

See you all next time.

Had a great battle with Andreas, Tom and Bastian. Very close and fair racing. It really came down to who made the least number of mistakes. It is quite hard to pass here when the difference in lap times was a few tenths of a second. Amazing lap times at the front.

Yes again a great battle in the midfield. thx for racing. i made a bigger mistake when Ziu put the pressure.

Grats to our podium men.  Well done, chaps.

A fun drive in the little BT14 with the only real dramas making sure that lappers didn't trip over me.  Had a trouble-free run going til I tripped over Alain's spinning McLaren in Quarry and clipped his car sending me into the tyrewall.  Minor damage that did not affect the car it seems.  Somewhat annoyed at this as it cost me the time that lead to my being lapped a third time.  As well, it spoiled what would have been 100% on track laps.

Looking at that stat, it's rather depressing to see the numbers being put up by some here.  I noted from the replay cap that some put all four wheels on the grass at the apex of Tower repeatedly.  This is just ghastly behavior.  Some of you need to grow up and treat this as a proper sim, not an arcade game.

Hello Doni,

My apologies for this collision  :-[ which made you lose several positions.
It is precisely on this braking that my left wheels bite the pemouses too much and make me turn in a frond.

Again sorry and bravo to the winners

From the start I lose a place in favor of Tristan.
After several turns, he hangs on with Yannick who leaves in the grass.
Behind Tristan, I'm going to make several mistakes so as not to see him in front of me anymore.
Yannick returns and Ziu at the end of the race.
Well done everyone and thank you for the organization.