UKGPL Season 38 (Spring 2021) 1967 F1 Sprint (Works) - Tripoli - Mar 21

[Rainier]

Season 38 – 1967 F1 WORKS – Round 6 – TRIPOLI

The sixth race in the 1967 Grand Prix series finds us in Libya. We visit the very fast circuit at Mellaha Lake, Tripoli. The track was a 13.140 kilometre (8.165 mi) long affair situated in a salt basin between Tripoli, Suq al Jum'ah and Tajura and around the Mellaha Air Base. The track's most distinctive landmark was a brilliant white concrete tower situated across from a large front stretch grandstand that could hold up to ten thousand people. Mellaha Lake was equipped with starting lights, an innovation, and the additional amenities rivalled the best that continental European circuits had to offer. Back in the late thirties this was the fastest track of the world.

Race list	= iGOR
Server	= UKGPL_8_60fps
IP address	=92.116.130.50
Date	= 21-03-2021
Password	= see above
GPL Mod	= 67
60fps Patch	= 60fpsV2newmod
Track download	=	link
Track directory	=	tripoli
Damage	= PRO
Qualifying starts	= between 20:45 and 21:00 UK time - until 21:30
Race starts	= ~ 21:30 UK time
Race length	= 16 laps
Replay	= https://www.sendspace.com/file/v8oxbo

Please restrict chat to emergency messages only including at the end of the race until ALL drivers still racing have crossed the line.

Driver lists and division specific rules can be found on the Season 38 pages for details regarding the rules and the 1967 F1 Works pages in particular.

Handicapping
This serie is a joint championship with GPL Brazil so, please, read carefully these new and specific rules :

Drivers will have a FREE CHOICE of chassis however, a bonus of 50 championship points will awarded to each driver that uses all 7 chassis.

To qualify for bonus points, each chassis should be used at least once and no chassis can be used more than twice."

A bonus point will be awarded for pole position.

A bonus point will be awarded for the fastest lap.

Any driver who uses the same chassis more than twice will not be awarded any bonus points.

A driver must cross the start line in order to register the use of a chassis, participation in qualifying is not sufficient.

It is not necessary to use 7 different chassis for the first 7 races.
However at the end of the season, all 7 chassis must have been used to qualify for the bonus points.

Points will be allocated from 1st to 12th as follows: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Drivers must complete 75% race distance to score.
All rounds count towards the driver's championship.

For each race, only the top two drivers from each team count towards team championship.
All rounds count towards team championship.

Drivers are reminded that Lap 1 incidents do carry an extra 1 place penalty.

Only reported incidents will be moderated.

[Rainier]

Chassis used before this race

Driver	Once	Twice	Three+	Bonus
Alain Maurice	BRM Ferrari Lotus	Eagle		Not yet
AlexGPL67	BRM Cooper Brabham Ferrari Lotus			Not yet
AnGex (Andreas)	BRM Honda Cooper Ferrari Eagle			Not yet
Arf Arf Arf	BRM Honda Cooper Brabham Lotus			Not yet
Baab	BRM Cooper Brabham Ferrari Lotus			Not yet
Bagrupp	BRM Honda Cooper Brabham Eagle			Not yet
Carlos Cendejas	Cooper			Not yet
Cookie	Lotus	Cooper		Not yet
Doni Yourth	BRM Honda Cooper Brabham Lotus			Not yet
Enrique Farina	BRM Cooper Brabham Lotus			Not yet
EvilClive	BRM Honda Eagle	Cooper		Not yet
fpolicardi	BRM Brabham Lotus	Ferrari		Not yet
Frank Verplanken				Not yet
GregT	BRM Honda Cooper Brabham Eagle			Not yet
JonnyO	BRM Honda Cooper Ferrari			Not yet
K.Miele	BRM Cooper Brabham Ferrari Lotus			Not yet
Lasse Albrecht	BRM Brabham			Not yet
MagicArsouille	Honda Cooper Brabham Eagle			Not yet
Markus Friedrich	Cooper			Not yet
Raoni Frizzo			Lotus	No
Renato Jungle	Ferrari			Not yet
Ricaramos				Not yet
Syd Drake			Lotus	No

[EvilClive]

So sorry Andreas  . I saw you coming and just when I thought I had the car under control, it went sideways and across the track. I will put in a report.

[Frank Verplanken]

I think you mean me rather than Andreas, Clive ? Anyways, it happens.

No setup hurts on this track, so midfield start was all I could get. Took a good start but at the first turn I got a micro freeze and sled on the grass. No damage but restarted last. Back to P8 after a few retirements and a pass. Good fun following Greg in the process, I was hoping to keep him in sight while I nursed the engine temperature, and push harder in the last laps to try and pass him. Wasn't meant to be though  . Three UKGPL starts so far : 1 engine, 1 spin, 1 collision. So I'm guessing disco or something like that next time lol !

Nice to have a full grid ! Thanks hosts.

[fpolicardi]

Connected late and picked the BRM cause I remember had already raced there with it, but I forgot to have already raced/crashed with it at Monza 
Started well cause some cars ahead stalled, but crashed lap 1 on Syd car stationary bringing Bob following with me, sorry Bob, unlucky end by you. Restarted with a damaged engine and lost 10 sec. a lap. Dejavù at Tripoli  last Sunday

[Phil Thornton]

Raoni is the King of Tripoli! Incredible lap times after a similar amazing showing in the 55s.

[Enrique Farina]

Raoni is the King of Tripoli! Incredible lap times after a similar amazing showing in the 55s.

  yes you right phill, amazing speed and drive stile of raonni, and remember, he drive whit keybord, thast it's amazing...congrats raoni, " the king of tripoli" 
  my race was great, I have a batlle all the race whit killer, we are like a mirrow, same speed same all, each expected the mistake of the other one, i'm in 5 place, but 3 drivers, ahead of me, crash the cars, and can win the silver medal.
  great race, congrats killer for that presion thna you make me, nice fight :-)

[Alain Maurice]

Well done Raoni, Enrique and Killer. 

Concentration Eagle last night, I had already used it twice so I chose to get rid of the Honda.
Without having driven, I chose a Monza setup and adjusted the gears and forward. I had only one goal, to finish my race.
In the final position 8, it's better than I imagined following the various abandonments on this tricky circuit.
In pursuit of JonnyO in Brabham with a gap of 5s, I will make a mistake and therefore lose contact for more than 15s.
I'm not losing too many points on Killer overall, it's not too bad.

Thanks to the Administrators

[EvilClive]

I think you mean me rather than Andreas, Clive ? Anyways, it happens.

No setup hurts on this track, so midfield start was all I could get. Took a good start but at the first turn I got a micro freeze and sled on the grass. No damage but restarted last. Back to P8 after a few retirements and a pass. Good fun following Greg in the process, I was hoping to keep him in sight while I nursed the engine temperature, and push harder in the last laps to try and pass him. Wasn't meant to be though  . Three UKGPL starts so far : 1 engine, 1 spin, 1 collision. So I'm guessing disco or something like that next time lol !

Nice to have a full grid ! Thanks hosts.

My mistake Frank, I can only remember taking a quick look at Pribluda and seeing Andreas's name just before the incident. I have put a report into the court process...I still feel bad about taking someone else out of the race when it just should not have happened.

[Frank Verplanken]

My mistake Frank, I can only remember taking a quick look at Pribluda and seeing Andreas's name just before the incident. I have put a report into the court process...I still feel bad about taking someone else out of the race when it just should not have happened.

Don't beat yourself up over it, these things happen .

[Rainier]

Chassis used after this race :

Driver	Once	Twice	Three+	Bonus
Alain Maurice	BRM Honda Ferrari Lotus	Eagle		Not yet
AlexGPL67	BRM Cooper Brabham Ferrari Eagle Lotus			Not yet
AnGex (Andreas)	BRM Honda Cooper Ferrari	Eagle		Not yet
Arf Arf Arf	BRM Honda Cooper Brabham Eagle Lotus			Not yet
Baab	BRM Honda Cooper Brabham Ferrari Lotus			Not yet
Bagrupp	BRM Honda Cooper Brabham	Eagle		Not yet
Carlos Cendejas	Cooper			Not yet
Cookie	Eagle Lotus	Cooper		Not yet
Doni Yourth	BRM Cooper Brabham Lotus	Honda		Not yet
Enrique Farina	BRM Cooper Brabham Eagle Lotus			Not yet
EvilClive	BRM Honda	Cooper Eagle		Not yet
fpolicardi	Brabham Lotus	BRM Ferrari		Not yet
Frank Verplanken	Eagle			Not yet
GregT	BRM Honda Cooper Brabham	Eagle		Not yet
JonnyO	BRM Honda Cooper Brabham Ferrari			Not yet
K.Miele	BRM Cooper Brabham Ferrari Eagle Lotus			Not yet
Lasse Albrecht	BRM Brabham			Not yet
MagicArsouille	Honda Cooper Brabham	Eagle		Not yet
Markus Friedrich	Cooper			Not yet
Raoni Frizzo	Eagle		Lotus	No
Renato Jungle	Ferrari Eagle			Not yet
Ricaramos				Not yet
Syd Drake	Eagle		Lotus	No

[bagrupp]

Big sorry from me as well, i clipped a stone wall under pressure and
then my car was all over the place in Lap 3. Alex GPl had no chance to avoid me
and went upside down. I could continune with max speed 306 km/h, so no chance
to get back to the field. Last lap that engine blew.

[JonnyO]

  Congrats podium  Raoni ,Farina and Miele !!!!

  Raoni tje king of tripoli !!!! Fantastique!!!!

[Arf Arf Arf]

I can take a lot from this race - that's what I can do when I don't make silly mistakes. I can run at a fast pace and finish not too far behind the leader. Downloading the race into replay analyser also showed me I was the 2nd most consistent driver from the standpoint of lap times. That makes me happy. Of course, apart from the first couple of laps where I thought I might be able to overtake Clive I didn't threaten anyone in this race, all my place gains came from the many misfortunes of others, and I had about the 10th fastest lap time... such a shame to see Clive lose it by clipping too much inside kerb I was enjoying trying to work out how to stop you gapping me 50-100 yards per lap. I was less happy about the recovering Greg hunting me down and getting to less than 2 secs at the flag, 1 or 2 more laps and he'd have got me. I seemed to have a similar top speed to those around me, so must be how I handled the slower corners...

I would however like to open a debate about what happens when your engine fails. There are three scenarios:

1. It blows up badly and you are stuck going round at 100mph/160kph until you get to halfway and bag some points.
2. It blows up badly and you are stuck going round at 100mph/160kph for the rest of the race because you want lots of points.
3. It gets damaged and you are losing a few seconds per lap, but still maintaining a reasonable speed.

For 1, and especially #2 could we please outlaw these? In the last few weeks I have had a few occasions where I was coming up to lap someone with absolutely no idea if they had seen me coming, only for them to throw themselves off the track at the last minute - you are not in the race, you have no hope. If you are allowed to continue at all you should drive the lap looking in your mirrors and get out of the way as soon as you see someone. I would remind everyone of Al Pease, the Eagle driver and the only person ever disqualified from an F1 race for being too slow. Isn't everyone in #1 and #2 'too slow' to be on track??

#3 happened to Fulvio and I do not think he did much wrong according to the rules - he stayed on the racing line and allowed others to pass him. However, I looked at how both Greg and I passed him and we both had to lift off the gas at difficult parts of the track to get past him because of the closing speeds. Greg had to take to the dirt, and I had to lift off the gas in the middle of a 200mph section because I didn't know if he'd seen me until he started to go wide to let me by... but a little too late for comfort/to be useful to me. I could have been drafted by the person behind me because of that slow down and I don't think it's fair for someone who is not challenging in the race any more to cause those issues - thoughts?

Note that I am not saying this should happen for slower drivers with no mechanical issues, standard blue flag rules apply, I am simply asking why we need to worry about broken cars that would not continue in real conditions.

[Rainier]

Moderation posted.