UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1965 F1 (Privateers) - Cadwell Park - Jan 26

[AndyL]

Season 38 1965F1 – Round 2 – Privateers - Cadwell Park

Cadwell Park is a much loved racing circuit in Lincolnshire in Eastern England.
In 1926 Mr. Mansfield Wilkinson bought a part of the old Cadwell Hall country estate adjacent to his farm. His sons, Charles and Christopher, started to race each other around the gravel drives on their motorbikes. The track was improved, widened and lengthened over the years to become what it is today. The names of the Wilkinsons live on in the names of some corners. The track is used more for motorbike racing rather than modern high powered car racing, because of its narrowness and lack of run off areas in places.

Race list	=	iGOR
Server	=	UKGPL10_60fps
IP address	=	217.155.118.41
Password	=	see above
GPL Mod	=	65F1
60fps Patch	=	60fpsV2newmod
Track download	=	cadwell
Qualifying starts	=	20:45 UK time - 45 minutes
Race starts	=	~ 21:30 UK time
Race length	=	31 laps
Replay	=	here

Handicapping:
There will be no handicapping.  Drivers have a free choice of chassis. Unlimited number of Shift-Rs are allowed with no need to make a Stop & Go.

Only reported incidents will be moderated.

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

Driver lists and division specific rules can be found on the championship standings page.

[Pete Bennett]

No way!!!! I managed to climb back to third after a fantastic battle with MH, only for a PC FREEZE as I climbed the Mountain. No option other than to restart my PC. I hope I didn't cause an accident in the process. I'm off for a BEER. See you all next time.

[dave curtis]

Over the past week, I've been thinking what a stupid poxy track this is.
However, I was wrong - it's great!

[Phil Thornton]

Bad luck Pete, that was a hectic race. The pace was terrific. Grats to Eric for keeping cool for a flag to flag victory and to David for his customary error-free drive.  I made too many mistakes trying to engineer a pass and dropped back. I worked my way back up the field but only because of other people's mistakes. I couldn't make a genuine pass stick anywhere. I thought I had a podium when Dave ran wide and I sneaked past but I made a stupid mistake a couple of laps later and he retook the place. Great performance from Martin in the BT7; that buzzy engine is a right pain when it is on your gearbox. I thought I was going to get stung by a swarm of bees at any moment!

[francesco]

After the replay analizer i have seen that i lose 1,5 sec. in the last sector but i have not understood what is wrong in my driving.
In comparison with Martin i have the best second sector so the best lap becomes 1,30(around).

[dave curtis]

Server replay available from: here
Also added to event details page.

[Pete Bennett]

Server replay available from: here
Also added to event details page.

Link to replay not working.

[Cookie]

Sorry Pete
Link just tested and works here...

[maddog]

Link is working here - I'm using Firefox, as Chrome can prevent some Sites working.  Overly cautious?

After the replay analizer i have seen that i lose 1,5 sec. in the last sector but i have not understood what is wrong in my driving.
In comparison with Martin i have the best second sector so the best lap becomes 1,30(around).

With many laps you should understand, the track comes with corners which are not flat.  Maximum speed is not always the middle.  One fast lap is not a problem but, to make every lap fast is a problem, which makes this track an exciting place to race.  The BT7 has the smallest kg weight, and the smallest b.h.p. motor, so it is fast on the corners, and slow on the straight.

[maddog]

With three cars tuned and ready to roll, horizontally, I chose the one most fun to fling around the Cad  well, whilst hoping to avoid the cud well!  And thus commenced our high speed fling - formation flying,  whilst at the limit of trying to avoid dying, amidst the undergrowth.

We fast became a high speed train, of a half dozen, all evenly paced with each one chased, by another.  With great skill we pounded the track, rather than each other, to several times discover a scattering of spectators, with places gained and lost.

It all went well, I'm pleased to tell, until a bridge too far got in my way, and refused to move!  My tyres had needed a rest, but I had did me best, to claim the deserved victory, of best of the rest.

[Phil Thornton]

After the replay analizer i have seen that i lose 1,5 sec. in the last sector but i have not understood what is wrong in my driving.
In comparison with Martin i have the best second sector so the best lap becomes 1,30(around).

I've compared one of your better laps (lap 21) with one of mine. It looks like you are losing the most time on the Mountain and the other very tight sections. Looking at the replay I think you are not using the whole width of the track compared to me. But I would caution about getting too greedy with the track width, that was my downfall in this race. A couple of times at Charlie's, I was trying to use all the track width to get a good drive onto the Park Straight and I touched the grass and I was off.

[francesco]

I've compared one of your better laps (lap 21) with one of mine. It looks like you are losing the most time on the Mountain and the other very tight sections. Looking at the replay I think you are not using the whole width of the track compared to me. But I would caution about getting too greedy with the track width, that was my downfall in this race. A couple of times at Charlie's, I was trying to use all the track width to get a good drive onto the Park Straight and I touched the grass and I was off.

Right Phil,that's what I noticed too.One time was detrimental also for me the green.Since i'm not fast,after each race i compare my best lap with the faster to understand where i was wrong.Switching mod there will be sunday Igor before the race?I want tocompare ukgpl5 with ukgpl4 for the gears.

[Phil Thornton]

Switching mod there will be sunday Igor before the race?I want tocompare ukgpl5 with ukgpl4 for the gears.

ukgpl5 are ukgpl4 are both up on iGOR now running the 55 mod at Spa67. I'll leave them running until Sunday.

Hopefully you will get the gears sorted by Sunday 

[francesco]

ukgpl5 are ukgpl4 are both up on iGOR now running the 55 mod at Spa67. I'll leave them running until Sunday.

Now i' msure.tested ukgpl4 and i have only 4 gears with the lancia.With ukgpl10 i have all the 5 gears.
I have found the ukgpl10 not the 5.Obviously i don't have an explanation but in this condition for my season is a problem.

[dave curtis]

Now i' msure.tested ukgpl4 and i have only 4 gears with the lancia.With ukgpl10 i have all the 5 gears.
I have found the ukgpl10 not the 5.Obviously i don't have an explanation but in this condition for my season is a problem.

Are you using Fairshift? I don't use it myself (using ACTshift) but from some comments at http://neuforum.gplracer.de/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=68   appears a couple of others also have issues with higher gears not available when joining an online server:

Problem with 6-th gear in multiplayer. 6-th gear works in training, single race and when user host race. But when he joins server then 6th gear not functional. It's happening with all mods, I think

This was in a discussion re: v2.1,  but from last year/no further confirmation/status/fix.

EDIT: also came across similar discussion at http://srmz.net/index.php?showtopic=11632  but maybe that is you in that thread Fran?