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16  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / Re: UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1955 GP (Works) - Indianapolis - Mar 17 on: March 17, 2024, 10:48:40 PM +0000
A very exciting race with overtaking on almost every lap. I wasn't quick enough to hang onto the leading pack and before long I found myself in the second group, battling with Evil, JonnyO, Syd and Fulvio. Alain dropped out of the lead group and joined in the fun but he managed to break the tow and pull away again. After a while Syd and Fulvio dropped out leaving me, Evil and JonnyO to battle to the line. JonnyO put in a fantastic drive to keep the Gordini in the fight. I had an advantage in the Lancia but I couldn't pull away from Evil's Vanwall.

I was watching Pribluda and I could see the leaders catching us and I was hoping we could stay ahead and complete the full distance. But no, they caught us on the back straight on their last lap. I pulled left to let them past but that gave Evil the draught to the line and he beat me by a car length. Unlucky for JonnyO, I don't know if you were planning a last lap dash to the line but if you were you didn't get the chance.
17  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / Re: UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1955 GP (Works) - Indianapolis - Mar 17 on: March 17, 2024, 08:28:17 PM +0000
The servers running to test connection are not the same IP address as given in the announcement.
Thanks for spotting that Clive. Fixed now (dynamic IP must have changed today).
18  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / Re: UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1955 GP (Works) - Indianapolis - Mar 17 on: March 14, 2024, 10:32:39 PM +0000
Where do we exit the pits in qualifying? On the backstraight, after turn 2?
Yes  Wink
19  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / Re: UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1967 F2 (Amateurs) - Suzuka - Mar 12 on: March 12, 2024, 10:39:42 PM +0000
Grats Dave, a win with 18/19 on-track laps. Probably worth checking the replay to see where you went wide on the one off-track lap so we know what the GPLRA considers the track limits.
20  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / Re: UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1955 GP (Works) - Indianapolis - Mar 17 on: March 12, 2024, 10:35:36 PM +0000
In reality unless the car ahead blows their engine on the line or makes a massively bad start it is probably best to play safe and stay in-line. There will be plenty of opportunity to pass here. The car ahead is a sitting duck on the straights, there is nothing to be gained from a lightning start that will give you a 30 metre gap that will disappear on the next straight.
21  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / Re: UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1967 F2 (Professionals) - Suzuka - Mar 12 on: March 12, 2024, 10:30:24 PM +0000
A very scrappy race for me. I always find the little cars very hectic to drive. I was in a decent position on about lap 3 when a car ahead of me spun and I did a pirouette in sympathy. After that I went steadily backwards, mostly my fault but I did get punted off once when the car ahead of me slowed and I had to back off which invited the car behind me to nudge my gearbox. I had a couple of good battles with Andreas and Bob towards the end but any chance of fighting for a mid-pack finish was gone.
22  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / Re: UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1955 GP (Works) - Indianapolis - Mar 17 on: March 12, 2024, 10:24:06 PM +0000
Standing start Wink
23  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / Re: UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1967 F2 (Amateurs) - Suzuka - Mar 12 on: March 12, 2024, 05:47:55 PM +0000
Even the pirouette and crossing the chicane on sand did not make it (80) invalid...
Very interesting, it looks like relying on the GPL Invalid Lap counter and by inference check points is a flawed strategy. However, it would be interesting to confirm the unreliability.

Can I ask for some volunteers to check the race replays for the two races for tonight? It would involve reviewing the whole replay from each driver's F10 view and comparing that to the GPLRA report. It would give us a good comparison on a track that has an obvious corner cutting opportunity. If we had 10 volunteers to cover a maximum of 18 + 16 = 34 drivers, it shouldn't be too arduous. It would be too much for one person.
24  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1955 GP (Privateers) - Indianapolis - Mar 17 on: March 12, 2024, 11:41:09 AM +0000
Season 44 - 1955GP (Privateers) - Round 5 – Indianapolis
The fifth race in the 1955 Grand Prix series takes us to Indianapolis in the USA. Constructed in 1909, Indianapolis was the second purpose built banked oval racing circuit after Brooklands and the first to be called a 'speedway'. It has a permanent seating capacity of 257,325 with infield seating raising the grand total capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world. An estimated 80,000 spectators attended the first 500-mile (800 km) race on Memorial Day, May 30, 1911. Forty cars competed with Ray Harroun winning at an average speed of 74.602 miles per hour (120.060 km/h). The 500 mile race remained a regular event at the "brickyard" during the 20s, 30s and 40s. Eventually it became part of the Formula One World Championship between 1950 and 1960. None of the Indy drivers of that era raced in Formula One and only Ferrari's F1 driver, Alberto Ascari, raced in the 500 in 1952. The 1955 Indy 500 was won by Bob Sweikert in a Kurtis Kraft powered by an Offenhauser engine. However, the race is notable to many as the race in which Bill Vukovich was killed in a crash while seemingly on his way to winning an unprecedented third consecutive Indy 500. Five-time world champion Juan Fangio practiced at the speedway in 1958, but ultimately decided against racing there.

Please Note:  Brake fade is not usually a problem here, overheating tyres are normally the biggest difficulty. There is no need to get too close to the car in front unless you are overtaking , the slipstream is very strong. Being a little further back might give you the opportunity to avoid a spinning car.

Race list = iGOR
Server = UKGPL04_60fps
IP address = 80.189.126.203:32766
Password = see above
GPL Mod = 55GP
Damage model = PRO
60fps Patch = 60fpsV2newmod
Track download = Indianapolis 1999
Track directory = ims
Qualifying starts = 20:45 UK time - 45 minutes
Race starts = ~ 21:30 UK time
Race length = 43 laps
Replay= HERE

Please do NOT post chat messages during qualifying or racing until ALL drivers still qualifying or racing have crossed the line.

Driver lists and division specific rules can be found on the championship standings page.
25  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1955 GP (Works) - Indianapolis - Mar 17 on: March 12, 2024, 11:38:28 AM +0000
Season 44 - 1955GP (Works) - Round 5 – Indianapolis
The fifth race in the 1955 Grand Prix series takes us to Indianapolis in the USA. Constructed in 1909, Indianapolis was the second purpose built banked oval racing circuit after Brooklands and the first to be called a 'speedway'. It has a permanent seating capacity of 257,325 with infield seating raising the grand total capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world. An estimated 80,000 spectators attended the first 500-mile (800 km) race on Memorial Day, May 30, 1911. Forty cars competed with Ray Harroun winning at an average speed of 74.602 miles per hour (120.060 km/h). The 500 mile race remained a regular event at the "brickyard" during the 20s, 30s and 40s. Eventually it became part of the Formula One World Championship between 1950 and 1960. None of the Indy drivers of that era raced in Formula One and only Ferrari's F1 driver, Alberto Ascari, raced in the 500 in 1952. The 1955 Indy 500 was won by Bob Sweikert in a Kurtis Kraft powered by an Offenhauser engine. However, the race is notable to many as the race in which Bill Vukovich was killed in a crash while seemingly on his way to winning an unprecedented third consecutive Indy 500. Five-time world champion Juan Fangio practiced at the speedway in 1958, but ultimately decided against racing there.

Please Note:  Brake fade is not usually a problem here, overheating tyres are normally the biggest difficulty. There is no need to get too close to the car in front unless you are overtaking , the slipstream is very strong. Being a little further back might give you the opportunity to avoid a spinning car.

Race list = iGOR
Server = UKGPL05_60fps
IP address = 80.189.126.203:32666
Password = see above
GPL Mod = 55GP
Damage model = PRO
60fps Patch = 60fpsV2newmod
Track download = Indianapolis 1999
Track directory = ims
Qualifying starts = 20:45 UK time - 45 minutes
Race starts = ~ 21:30 UK time
Race length = 43 laps
Replay= HERE

Please do NOT post chat messages during qualifying or racing until ALL drivers still qualifying or racing have crossed the line.

Driver lists and division specific rules can be found on the championship standings page.
26  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / Re: UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1967 F2 (Amateurs) - Suzuka - Mar 12 on: March 12, 2024, 11:26:48 AM +0000
Quote from: Pepe Higdon
We already allow unlimited, unpenalized SHFT-Rs in this league and now we're not going to enforce track limits at three places here? Say it's not so . . .
I'm not a moderator/this is not an official reply, but the server/checkpoints setting is nothing new / hasn't changed.
That's right, nothing has changed. The rules are the same regardless of the track. However, where there is confusion the track boundary (i.e. track limits) need to be clarified in the race post (as recommended here).

I don't think there is any confusion here, "In general the boundary of a track is defined by white lines, this means if the kerbs are outside the white lines they are outside the track boundary". So drivers can ride the kerbs at the chicane but they must always have 2 wheels on or inside the white lines. Now whether GPL will log that as an off-track lap is another point. We don't have any control over how GPL logs off-track laps, nor do we have any control over where track builders put their checkpoints.

Personally I don't think agressively riding the kerbs is the fastest line. A gentle touch is fine but bumping over them unsettles the car too much IMO. Obviously missing out the chicane altogether is definately corner cutting and is not allowed.

We have always hosted races with checkpoints disabled (see here) because network latencies can give false black flags. However, we are going to do some tests at some point to see if this is still a problem with modern broadband connections.
27  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / Re: UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1967 F1 (Works) - Zeltweg - Mar 10 on: March 10, 2024, 10:48:00 PM +0000
I managed to avoid the carnage at the start and I emerged from the smoke and flames behind Evil's big BRM. I followed him for a couple of laps until I saw an opportunity to sneak past on the inside at Bosch Kurve. After that I gradually pulled out a gap and apart from Alain catching and passing me before crashing out at Rindt Kurve, it was a pretty lonely race. Until the last 2 or 3 laps when Evil started to catch me. I made a mistake and then lost a bit more time lapping Syd's limping BRM and all of a sudden Evil was only 65 yards behind me! He must have pushed too hard because at the start of the last lap the gap had grown to 500 yards. All I had to do was cruise round the last lap to pick up 4th place. For some reason I completely cocked up the Bosch Kurve and ripped two wheels off my Brabham. I was so annoyed I didn't hit the escape button fast enough and poor Evil hit my wreck. Fortunately he could continue, sorry mate I should have thought about others and hit the ESC key as soon as I realised my car was undrivable instead of shouting and screaming at the monitor  taz taz taz taz

Congratulations to Patrick, a win on his first UKGPL League race! Well done   thumbup2
28  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / Re: UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1967 F1 (Privateers) - Zeltweg - Mar 10 on: March 10, 2024, 07:18:00 PM +0000
Always check the track folder name. These are always unique which is why they are always quoted in the race post.
29  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / Re: UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1967 F1 (Works) - Zeltweg - Mar 10 on: March 10, 2024, 04:29:36 PM +0000
The Works race server (UKGPL04) is up on iGOR for testing. Please make sure you can connect to this one.
30  UKGPL / UKGPL Races / Re: UKGPL Season 44 (Spring 2024) 1967 F1 (Privateers) - Zeltweg - Mar 10 on: March 10, 2024, 09:09:56 AM +0000
The registration thread always lists the UK time zones (BST or GMT). Hopefully that helps drivers in other parts of the world to determin when daylight saving changes come into effect and how it will affect them locally.
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