Season 35 – 1966 Grand Prix – Round 5 – Zandvoort

Round 5 of the Historics Trophy  takes us to Zandvoort in the Netherlands. 
The first race held on the new permanent Zandvoort circuit was on 7 August 1948. Soon more races followed on the course, with the first official Formula 1 Grand Prix becoming a milestone in 1952. From 1952 until the mid-eighties, heroes like Alberto Ascari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Graham Hill, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, James Hunt, Nelson Piquet and Alain Prost braved the challenging course in the Dutch dunes and won at Zandvoort. After the Grand Prix of 1985, the Formula 1 circus left Zandvoort, but the seaside resort and its impressive race track were not forgotten. Many years after the last Grand Prix, the ‘racing drivers of the day’ still talk about their experience on the race track where the challenging corners ‘separated the men from the boys’.
The full time drivers can start to practice as soon as the server is available. 
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(2) Driver lists can be found on the championship standings page - 1966

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PRO rules means Shift-Rs are not allowed at any time and the damage model is realistic.
 
Drivers must complete 50% race distance to score.

Race List	=	IGOR
Server	=	UKGPL_8
IP Address	=	look at iGOR
Race date	=	01-10-2019
GPL mod	=	66
60fps patch used	=	60fpsV2newmod
Track	=	Zandvoort (Papyrus track)
Qualification	=	20:45  UK time -> 45min
Race	=	race starts at ~21:30 UK time
Race length	=	~50 min -> 34 laps
Damage Model	=	PRO
Replay	=	.../...

GLA + FUN

Available Tokens:
Note: These are the tokens available to each driver before the 10 tokens are added for making the race start.

Driver	Tokens	Status
Bagrup	8	Pro
Clive Loynes	8	Pro
Cookie	12	Pro
EvilClive	16	Pro
Gareth	17	Pro
Greg T	10	Pro
Iestyn Davies	10	Pro
MagicArsouille	10	Pro
Ziu Bacubacu	26	Pro
AnGex	6	Am
Billy Nobrakes	8	Am
francesco	16	Am
Oly9	24	Am
Phil Thornton	23	Am
Rainier	6	Am
Syd Drake	15	Am
tagomago	20	Am

Replay: https://www.sendspace.com/file/1r8sm0

I blew the engine ...

Several of the faster names were absent from last night's race, which was a surprise, and left us with a reduced grid.
Just like Bill, I like this track and it also really suits my favourite car in 66's ( the 2 litre Brabham BRM ) so I did qually on race fuel, which turned out to be 5 galls too much by the end of the race.

Knowing that I could lap quickly on a clear track was comforting, but I was aware that I had 3 litre cars around me on the grid and they would breeze past my little car on the main straight if I gave them the chance. Given that Tarzan is the only real passing place I could have a problem if a bigger car got ahead of me on lap 1. So, I gave it max beans for the first lap and took a few ( a lot !!) of chances on cold tyres so that I had a cushion when we got to the straight for the first time.
Once I had the safety gap, I was able to settle into a steady lonely race, and maintaining concentration was the biggest problem. Once or twice my ageing brain drifted off and I found myself approaching a corner with absolutely no idea of where I was lol. Fortunately the Brab BRM is very forgiving in the handling department and I was able to retrieve the situation  .
Sad to see retirements early in the race which diminished the small grid even further. David maintained a pace that prevented me from lapping the field, which had became my target after the first few laps  and Syd nursed his smoking Brabham to the end to claim 3rd spot as last of the finishers.

I was tempted to try for the outright UKGPL lap record for the 66's in the final laps, but I have made that mistake before and ended up throwing away a good result. I hope we see a few more of the regulars back for the next race.