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The December race at Spa where we had two teams proved popular so our first off-season race will follow the same theme.
It's a fun race so any chassis BUT running under Pro re scoring.
So two teams. As no one objected last time Billy and I will be the two Captains who get to take turns in picking team-mates (the Mods <Vos> vs the Rockers <Billy>) a la school playground footie. Having done battle at Brighton and Margate we'll be taking those Triumph's and Lambretta's overseas. My team should turn up in zoot suits and fishtail parkas whilst Bill's should refrain from washing for two weeks ;)
The last event got a bit chaotic so we're going to sort the teams prior to the race this time.
Please post here if you would like to take part.
Closing date for entries is Sunday 14 Feb, or once we reach a full grid, after which a 'live' pick will be held in the UKGPL chatroom. Details of this to be posted later.

Any drivers who have not posted here and turn up for the race will get picked ONLY if there is enough room on the grid. If we get an odd number of official entrants the last driver who counts will not be included in the scoring.

Team Points Scoring;
Standard Points Positions 1-19:
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30 - 25 - 21 - 18 - 16 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
Drivers MUST complete 60% (16 laps) of the race distance to score points

Extra Points:
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3 Extra Points for each driver who can finish the race (being lapped still counts)
10 Team Points for the whole Team, if all drivers in the team cross the finish line.

Race password: see above (#post_event_password)

Server : UKGPL_T7_2
IP address: 62.149.202.168
 
Race date = 16-02-2010
Track = Mosport
Time = 21:00 GMT (please be in IGOR UKGPL chatroom by 20:50 GMT)
Variant = 65F1 (using the updated 65 Mod)
Damage Model = PRO
Qually time = 30 minutes (server will start at 35 mins)
Race length = Long (27 laps) (extra points for finishers)

Download the track from here; original Papy track
Add-on’s available at : http://srmz.net/index.php?showtopic=4513 (http://srmz.net/index.php?showtopic=4513)la

The live draw has taken place and the teams for tomorrow are;

Mods	Rockers
Vosblod	Billy Nobrakes
Hristo	Tim FMG
Evil Clive	Al Hellar
Fulvio P	Phil T
Tussman	Jimmy Ryeman
Bookie	Steve Bird
Jethro	Pete Maestro
Happy Al	Maddog
Bernie	Fabio L
	Nigel S (*)

(*); per rules with an odd number of official entrants the last driver who counts will not be included in the scoring.

Baab is first reserve

Sign me up! :D

I will make it if I can make it.

I'm in

I like to but I might be a little late. It depens on the GPLRCER race the same night.

I'm in.

I'm in too.
bookie

Count me in, please.

Cheers.

oh alright then!  I'll play as well   ::)

Last Captains Pick was a bit chaotic so we are back to show that we can organise a p*ss up in a brewery. I'm also out for revenge as Vos's team rather whitewashed me last time.
A fun race rather deserves a silly theme so this will be the Mods(moderators - Vos's team) versus the Rockers (Billy's team). Rockers can drive whatever chassis they like - Mods will be given a Lambretta scooter.
Afraid it is a bit of a pain asking you to sign up for  a fun but the last event was over-subscribed and this seems like the fairest system.
 

I'd like to race

:D Sounds good - though considering my & misspent & quiff-tastic youth I really should side with the Rockers.

I better be on Billy's team 'cos there's no way I'm getting on some pretty boy Moped!  :punk: :rockon:

hmmmmmmm, this could be Brighton on a Bank Holiday Monday all over again??? ::) ::)

So there's a Mods mod!  Hmm . . . wonder if a Vespa outhandles a Lambretta?

                            :scooter:

I'd like to join in.

Wouldn't mind giving it a go...

I hope to try and make this. Need to check the new big rig out on line as GPL actually seems to run fine on it  :o

Can't guarentee I'll be there but will do my best  :)

Does having a couple of Motorhead albums on Vinyl guarentee I get a leather jacket and real bike?  ;D

I should hope so!  My first bike was a Royal Enfield Continental GT, my second was a Triton and I've still got a 750 Norton Commando in the garage (in bits unfortunately) so I'd be gutted if I had to put up with one of those hairdriers :scooter:

Count me in for this one, as the last was reaaly fun. As a T140 Bonnie owner I feel I really should be on Billy's team though most others seem to want to relive those leather clad days. Anyhow, I'll just be glad to race.
See you all there.

Just a reminder - last call for entrants by this Sunday 14 Feb.

Line up so far
Jethro / Hristo / Maestro / Tussman / Fulvio / Bookie / Steve Bird / Evil / Happy Al /Al Hellar / Maddog / Ryeman / FMG / Phil Thornton /Nigel Smith
With me Vos that makes 17 - room for a couple more but don't hang about.

Last time I strategically selected my team based on racing ability & got wiped out. This time I'll make my selections based on leather jackets & musical taste - Keep on Rocking.
... Bill

Same for me...

@Billy:
my musical taste?!? Scream for me, London!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkNmVBsxbW4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkNmVBsxbW4)

Put me down for a starter  :)

OK we have;
Jethro / Hristo / Maestro / Tussman / Fulvio / Bookie / Steve Bird / Evil / Happy Al /Al Hellar / Maddog / Ryeman / FMG / Phil Thornton / Nigel Smith / Billy / Vosblod / Bernie / Fabio / Bernie ie 20. Allowing for someone not being able to make it we have a full house.
You can still post in case we get drivers dropping out.

The 'live' draw for teams will take place in the UKGPL IGOR chatroom tomorrow (Monday 15/2) at 9pm.

Hi, I will not be at home Monday 15/2 at 9pm, I'll be at work so I will see how it went here?

BTW, My first bike was a BSA Lightning - 67 if it helps in any way, but my second was a Laverda SF 750 so I don't know, I mean if that one being Italian is kind of a Vespa or? well just a thought.

A Laverda SF 750 - wonder if anyone ever tried strapping the motor to a Vespa?  Talk about your ultimate ankle breaker . . !  :o

Confession time!!! :-\

During the early years of my marriage, when we were skint, we ditched the old car we had and I bought a Vespa for £22!!!  ::)
It was a sporty 150cc version and despite being a heavy rock fan, it did us proud for a few years until my wife became so pregnant that she had to sit on the pillion backwards.
Then I bought a Hillman (L)Imp.....still not sure if that was an improvement??


I have also owned a couple of really dodgy bikes, so I guess I qualify for either team??? ???

I would like to join the race, but realise I have missed the deadline....had internet issues.  Can I still be considered if someone drops out?

Well I'm a Vespa man  ;D
In '72 when I was 16 I had my first Vespa from my uncle, it was a '53 model 125 cc 3 gears low lamp. It had a increased carburetor cause my uncle was used to tow a little trail to carry the appliances he sold and fixed so he needed some more power, all that wasn't much legal  ::) , but the "thing", after have replaced the pretty worn clutch, could top 80 kmh  :o
After 20 years of heavy load by my uncle and 2 years of crazy use by me  :angel: the rod finally gave up  :'(
I worked hard all a summer and when I was 18 I bought a new flaming red Rally 200 Electronic with separate oil mixer and my mother gifted me of a black leather jacket  8)
With them I rounded the Europe for several years, eventually after twenty years of service the electronic ignition cracked and I still haven't managed to repair it cause the lack of the replacement parts. She lays under a cover in my box together my youth.  :(
When the Rally gave up my brother in law passed me his '82 PX 150 that he didn't use and she is still in good shape in my hands, but she can't compete with the Rally power...uhm...neither I  ;D

Ciao

hi Baab

I think It should be OK for me to appoint you (unafficially) as 1st reserve, so turn up on the night in case theres a slot left open  :)

As for the team thing , my first motorised road transport was an Austin A35 van with hub caps removed , it sported wing mirrors and bucket seat ( the passenger seat was missing )

I cant class myself as ever being a Mod or a Rocker , more a troglodite than anything but since i dont fit into the above i will class myself as a 'Mocker'   ;D

I will leave any arguing to the team leaders    ::)

The live draw has taken place and the teams for tomorrow are;

Mods	Rockers
Vosblod	Billy Nobrakes
Hristo	Tim FMG
Evil Clive	Al Hellar
Fulvio P	Phil T
Tussman	Jimmy Ryeman
Bookie	Steve Bird
Jethro	Pete Maestro
Happy Al	Maddog
Bernie	Fabio L
	Nigel S (*)

(*); per rules with an odd number of official entrants the last driver who counts will not be included in the scoring.

Baab is first reserve

Exciting stuff! :)

My first car was also a (L)imp, which once blew its head gasket in Holland,
in Febuary.  So I bought a Kawasaki 750 2 stroke.  Later learned how a couple
of F1 drivers also owned them, just for laughs on their days off.  In my
case, I managed to part ways with a kneecap, which may be why I never became an F1 driver, in the real world. :'(

And for some time thereafter, I had to perambulate around with 2 limps . . .
"grumble, grumble!"   ::)

i m in :)

For team identification purposes I suggest:
Mods - green crash helmets
Rockers - black helmets.
In lieu of a team talk I suggest the Rockers find a suitable album & play it full blast 30 minutes before the start ... If you get bored at work tomorrow post recommended listening hear - I'll start with Bat Out of Hell
... Bill

Oh dear , all this talk of limps , 2 strokes,  and now "green and black helmets "

makes me wonder what kind of website is this  :o :o :o

Are you allocating chassis before the race Bill?  I assume each team takes a mixture (like the Santa race and interleagues)?

Hi Phil

I found on first post the comment

"It's a fun race so any chassis BUT running under Pro re scoring."

so assume no chassis allocation

Peter

Peter

You're right I need some better glasses I must have read that announcement 10 times and didn't spot that LOL :oops:

Anyway I think I'll take a BT11 instead of my usual Fezzer.  If Bernie beats me (quite likely) I need an excuse.

And the award for the most stupid move goes to:

me!!!!

For moving across Tim completely forgetting that his car was on the inside of the corner. The vaulting and somersaulting was one a gymnast would have been given top marks for. Landing and execution weren't quite up to par though, upside down up a bank!

Apologies team - lapse in concentration lap 12 lost a wheel on the approach to Moss. Race over before 60% distance.

Engine exploded on lap 20 whilst in 12th place.  But I think that should still get 8 points for the Rockers.

I think that was the 'Irony' award

You told ME not to hit you at the start of practice  :P


Well, after recovering from jethro's suicide move I worked my way back up the field.
Then crashed out due to missing a gear...

Then I worked my way back up the field, only to crash out again due to missing a gear....

Worked my way back up up the field again, only to crash put due to missing a gear.......

I think you get my drift  ::)

OK the results are in.
It looks like those Rockers can leave Brighton beach with their tails between their legs, MODS RULE  :wetfish:

13 finishers plus two extra who count. The mods took King Hero, a reserve, as the Rockers had 9 v 8 in the draw. Wouldn't have swung it the Rockers way (24 points).
Scores on the superior Lambrettas are;
Mods : 148 - Rockers 96

Well done those men in parkas

Following a request you can get the replay in the usual place http://www.jamesonline.net/ukgpl/2010.02.16_modsnrockers/ (http://www.jamesonline.net/ukgpl/2010.02.16_modsnrockers/)

The most stupid move goes to me, believe me.
After have joined the server I wasn't sure that a GTR2 practice server had been shutdown so I left the server to check the T7 server and shutdown GTR2, only to find out that someone had taken my place when I resumed the focus on Igor.
Well, next one.

I had a splendid race all in all .even at top for a couple of laps before I had to surrender to Hristo who was all over me.No spins exept on adrenalin filled last lap:
I had a touch with Evil last lap on startstraight and we both spun.I will take most of the blame since I gave him extremely little room to move in and I thought he was a tad behind me so he could see me go in the middle.also thought I left him more space than the horrible replay showed. well well  one inch futher apart and we wouldn t have touched and we both wanted 2 nd so badly. :). Gz H for the win and the faboulus catchup Evil.
happy with my podiumfinish :)
we are the mods we are the mods weareweareweaaare we are the mods :scooter:

Sorry about that Fulvio. I have made a habit of checking what's on the server a while before we use it so no need to worry next time...

Well, the one that took your place fpolicardi was me. When I came to join the server was full. Oh shit I thought, I had notified that I was going to be late and now they let in some reserve. And then all of a sudden there was only 19 on the server so I jumped in.

When it come to the race I was in a "safe" p4 and just thought that the grass looked nice so I went there just to find that Steve didn't so he overtook me and then I tried to get the position back but could not so it was p5 over the finishline. But sins the rockers didn't do any better then Steve it didn't really matter.

I'm not sure to understand what you have said Tim, anyway there was a GTR2 server running that takes cpu load even if it's in idle. Now I have to see who started it and when.
Ciao

Np Tussman, you were in the list as me, so no your fault.
Ciao

I enjoyed this race, it's been a while since I raced last.

I knew I'd be slow, so I just wanted to finish and stay out of peoples way. I had a small battle with Brookie and made a clean pass on him, which I wasn't try to pass at that point and I think he let me though, so thank you.

It was all for nothing as I had my one and only spin a few laps later. Apart from that I had a lonely race, but it went quickly and I was happy to finish.

Great "FUN" Race guys, Grats to everyone who took part.

My (alleged!!) teammate Hristo decided that I was too much of a threat and after I made a complete screw up of the entry to T2 and had my Honda under less than 50% control going down the hill on lap 1, he stuck his Cooper up the inside and clipped me into the boondocks!!.  lol :-\

By the time I had extracated myself from the barbed wire and brambles I was almost last, but I could not see exactly where i was because of that thick red mist that descends over Mosport at this time of year!!! ::)

The rest of the race was a blast  ;D I picked up a few places very quickly but as i got nearer and nearer to the front the opposition naturally was travelling faster and the passes were more difficult. Hristo was away and safe barring mechanical failure but I thought there was an outside chance of catching King Hiro.. but passing him before the chequered flag might be a problem.

As we finished the penultimate lap I got around the outside of him on the last corner and we were side by side as we crossed the line to start the last lap. It was about then that someone turned the world upside down!!  or it was some greasy rocker who hit me with something??

I think the sand on the outside of turn 1, where I landed, needs replacing, as it tasted like the local cats had made it their favourite spot?? ???

I recovered ahead of King, and managed to limp around the last lap to claim 2nd spot for the Mods.

Grats to  the Mods for showing those greasy rockers that parkas are more aerodynamic than leathers  ;) lol and thanks to Tim and Billy for organising the fun.

Hey, hey, you turned 50 meters earlier into T2, went across the infield, went wide and so the inside line was clear, but then you just turned back in as if nobody was there. Read the situation!  ;D

I tried to avoid you when I saw you turning back in but it was too late at that moment.

Anyway, after getting pole (which I didn't expect), I bogged down at the start because of my tall 1st gear (meant for use at the hairpin). Then that thing with Evil happened and it seems he was the only one that had the same pace as me (or better).

After opening a gap to KH, I eased up a bit and kinda wanted for Evil to emerge up to 2nd so we can have some battle. While distracting myself with other stuff I braked too late for T3 and went wide, which elected KH up to 2nd and Wheatley/Baab (sorry if I'm writing your name wrong) was right behind me, putting extra pressure.

Eventually he went off and then I was trying to find a way around KH, but he was quite fast, especially on the straights, so as long as he didn't make any mistakes I don't think I could've made any passing attempts.

He sort of messed up the exit of T2 at one point though and I had a shot around the outside of T3, and I think he kinda let me go there, so I was back in 1st now with 10 laps or so to go.

Decide to push hard just to finish the race sooner and that's it really. Thought I had the fastest lap in the bag, but that Evil managed a tad better one.  >:(

Grats Mods!

-=Hristo=-

It was fun, but could have been so much better.  I made the classic schoolboy error going down the hill on L1 and ran wide.  I wanted to rejoin safely and not trash anyones race so got back on track not far behind evil who was throwing large chunks of hedge out of his cockpit to gain a clear view of the 14 new mirrors he'd put on the Vespa Wazza....well he had to tidy his pretty boy hair too  :-* .

Most of those up ahead made made a mistake and I managed to pick up several places by staying on track and keeping consistent.  I eventually found myself in 5th, behind Goran who went off in the final turn to give me 4th.

The closing 5 or so laps were great fun and high pressure.  Goran was closing steadily, I caught a couple of back markers in bad places which slowed me a little to allow Goran to catch right up, then he made a small mistake and I pulled out again, then he caught me again and I had to go defensive to keep the position (having learned the value of that from Phil at Monza ;) ) and managed to fend him off to hold 4th over the line.  Great fun.  Maybe the shape of things to come in Am's season 19!

All the 2 stroke oil on track must have slowed the proper rocker machines down and I was quite glad to have been 4th so I didn't have to share the statically charged shiny suit podium  :P

 ;) good fun guys.

Thanks to Bill and Tim for setting this all up.

Only just finished putting together my new PC so was a bit worried about the dreaded GPL install (I'd forgotten just how much of a pain it can be). Seemed OK at first but then started getting terrible lag/momentary lockups every few minutes which I (wrongly) assumed was the server. Profited well from the usual start carnage & instantly went from 10th to 5th. After that, had a very feisty Vos ducking & diving behind me for about half the race - we were pretty equally matched so was just about managing to stay ahead when suddenly entering T1 my screen went blank. I'd remembered to switch off the screensaver but had forgotten to turn off the default powersave settings - aaaaargh! Frantically got the screen back on & was amazed to find the car undamaged (was it definitely set on Pro? I took several big hits later on & didn't suffer any damage) but by the time I rejoined I'd lost loads of ground. Seemed to spend the rest of the race getting overtaken by Tim FMG and then passing his car as it emerged from various parts of the scenery. The lockups I was getting were very distracting (a consequence of the powersave trying to activate possibly?) & I had a spin that let Bernie through - was good fun trying to catch & pass him later on though. Congrats to top 3 & thanks to Tim & Bill for organising. Hope I'm better prepared for the next one.

Was happy with the way the cooper handled the twists and turns of the canadian rockers rockies,  but I made the silly mistake of upping the gear ratios in the interests of reliabilty , which left me running out of steam on the long straights  :-\

 Almost grabbed 2 more places on the final lap when Tim and Al fell over each other , but couldnt keep my car on the black stuff as I took desperate avoiding action.

Good race and very enjoyable , thanks for organising  :)

 

lol Hristo,

 I was amazed that you did not hit me sooner because after I turned in too early and clouted that kerb, I was in no way responsible for anything that the car did for the rest of that bend!!!!! :D

Right then Rockers, I've found out where the Mods hang out! :ninja:

LET'S GO GET 'EM! :fencing:

(http://speedsnap.co.uk/album/gen/slides/20100306067.jpg)

 :rockon: :punk: