Billy Nobrakes
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« on: October 01, 2021, 10:23:25 PM +0100 » |
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Season 39 – 1968 EARLY – Round 3 – Spa
Welcome to the first full season of the 1968 Early Mod – when racing cars evolved to grow wings. We will be using a selection of tracks from the original 1968 season. For each race drivers will be able to select from a group of 4 cars that have relatively similar performance levels.
There is no handicapping.
The third round will take place on the updated version of Spa Francorchamps – or Spa 67. The actual 1968 race was won by Chris Amon in the Ferrari, with the fastest lap set by John Surtees in a Honda.
The car set is Group II; Honda RA301 Honda RA302 Eagle T1G Matra MS10
Full time drivers can start to practice as soon as the server is available. Reserve drivers can also join as soon as the server becomes available but must leave the server with 35 minutes of qualifying left, for a total of 5 minutes; this will allow any remaining full timers to join. If there is enough space on the grid, the reserve drivers will be able to rejoin when there are 30 mins of qualifying left.
Please read the season 39 general rules on the championship standings page.
Please read the specific rules for 68 series on the 1968 Early championship standings page.
Race list | iGOR | Server | UKGPL4_60fps | IP address | TBA | Date | 05-10-2021 |
Track - LinkMod | 68E with 60fpsV2newmod | Damage | Intermediate | Race time | ~ 21:30 UK time | Qualifying | 20:45 UK time - 45 minutes | Race length | 14 laps | Replay | Here |
If you don’t have the 68 Mod, go to this site http://68f1.gplworld.de/downloads.htmSave Download 1 & Download 3 - you will need them both. Follow the installation instructions & select the 68 car sets in GEM. Unlimited number of Shift-Rs are allowed with no need to make Stop & Go. Drivers are reminded that Lap 1 incidents carry an extra 1 place penalty. 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.
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« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2021, 11:09:21 AM +0100 » |
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The actual 1968 race was won by Chris Amon in the Ferrari, with the fastest lap set by John Surtees in a Honda.
Chris Amon never won a championship GP. In 1968, the Belgium GP winner was Bruce McLaren driving a McLaren but Amon was the poleman
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« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2021, 11:19:01 AM +0100 » |
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The actual 1968 race was won by Chris Amon in the Ferrari, with the fastest lap set by John Surtees in a Honda.
Chris Amon never won a championship GP. In 1968, the Belgium GP winner was Bruce McLaren driving a McLaren but Amon was the poleman Yep, Chris was one of the most unlucky driver of F1 history. With Ferrari he was at top, but never won.
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Billy Nobrakes
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« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2021, 01:42:48 PM +0100 » |
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My error - Chris Amon was in first place AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RACE (pole position). If it had been run the same way as the 2021 GP at Spa, he would have been the winner. As David has quite correctly stated Bruce McLaren was first AT THE END OF THE RACE. I shall check my facts next time.
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« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2021, 09:27:35 PM +0100 » |
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Bummer, I didn't get signed up in time to run this race.
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Phil Thornton
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« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2021, 10:29:49 PM +0100 » |
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Bummer, I didn't get signed up in time to run this race.
Registration processed Tom. Sorry you missed this one, it was a cracker.
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« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2021, 10:35:22 PM +0100 » |
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I ruined my race on lap 1 so nothing more to say, i recovered some positions and engaged a beautiful Battle for 9th Place with Fulvio but that move before blanchimont Fulvio, i think it's your mistake, i was ahead of you and on the racing line, i'll watch the replay However.
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Pete Bennett
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« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2021, 10:41:10 PM +0100 » |
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I threw it all away on L2 tryng to take the Masta kinks too fast with full tank of fuel. Had fun with Fulvio and Giovanni with about 5 laps to go and then went from 5th to 2nd gear on Burnenville. Oops. Dave Rainier and I had fun chasing each other down but on the last lap we collided at the Masta kinks. No problem - just racing Not a great evening. I was too tired to concentrate and made silly mistakes. See you all next time Pete
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« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2021, 10:51:33 PM +0100 » |
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I ruined my race on lap 1 so nothing more to say, i recovered some positions and engaged a beautiful Battle for 9th Place with Fulvio but that move before blanchimont Fulvio, i think it's your mistake, i was ahead of you and on the racing line, i'll watch the replay However.
Sorry Giovanni, it was a great battle. Anyway I think I didn't any bad move, in my replay I was well inside and ahead of you entering the right bend and I kept my right side. Maybe a bad warp? It was the only chance to pass in the end, and maybe you could have overbraked me at La Source. Next battle Edit cause I mistaken resets allowed with Friday races Indeed I had a crash at lap 1 and didn't any reset cause I thought that there was only one to spare. The car was a bit damaged, but driveable so I went on. I think that also Clive forgot the rule cause scared the hell out of Giovanni and me with a slow bad engined car before Burneville.
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« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2021, 11:08:22 PM +0100 » |
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I ruined my race on lap 1 so nothing more to say, i recovered some positions and engaged a beautiful Battle for 9th Place with Fulvio but that move before blanchimont Fulvio, i think it's your mistake, i was ahead of you and on the racing line, i'll watch the replay However.
Sorry Giovanni, it was a great battle. Anyway I think I didn't any bad move, in my replay I was well inside and ahead of you entering the right bend and I kept my right side. Maybe a bad warp? It was the only chance to pass in the end, and maybe you could have overbraked me at La Source. Next battle Edit cause I mistaken resets allowed with Friday races Indeed I had a crash at lap 1 and didn't any reset cause I thought that there was only one to spare. The car was a bit damaged, but driveable so I went on. I think that also Clive forgot the rule cause scared the hell out of Giovanni and me with a slow bad engined car before Burneville. It's racing Fulvio no worries, yes you were well inside... With 2 wheels on the grass. Maybe was a desperate move for both, maybe i could have kept a wider line, maybe you could have backed off as i was turning on the racing line, but it's hard to judge at 300 kmh without a good lateral view.
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« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2021, 12:03:04 PM +0100 » |
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One of my worst drives in a while. The Eagle felt like it was closer to Group III (along with the RA302, I suppose, but I haven't really driven that car yet haha) than Group I. It gets beaten by the Honda on a straight which I didn't really expect. The first few laps were good fun for the lead, until Tristan got it wrong in Eau Rouge and I couldn't slow it down to avoid contact (third consecutive time we made contact in four days, big yikes). There was no keeping up with the top three, so I battled with Phil for 4th until I decided to be a complete a*** and did a "Look, mom, no hands!" moment and crashed and needed to reset. Eventually I carried it home to 6th after another crash. This race was a very bad run, cannot make much else of it.
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« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2021, 03:55:48 PM +0100 » |
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I have come to the conclusion I only drive this track to find new places to crash. Should have chosen the Papyrus version of Spa!
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Phil Thornton
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« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2021, 07:27:06 PM +0100 » |
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It's racing Fulvio no worries, yes you were well inside... With 2 wheels on the grass. Maybe was a desperate move for both, maybe i could have kept a wider line, maybe you could have backed off as i was turning on the racing line, but it's hard to judge at 300 kmh without a good lateral view. There was an almost identical overtake between me and Yannick on lap 7 (replay time 0h24m16s) after Yannick made a small error on the exit of La Carrière. I was concerned Yannick hadn't seen me so I took rather more grass than Fulvio. I needn't have worried Yannick stayed wide and there was no chance of any contact. It is a difficult place to pass and both drivers need to make allowances for each other. The more we race together, the more we will learn to understand each other's driving styles and abilities, and the less contact there will be in these "50/50" incidents.
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« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2021, 07:35:37 PM +0100 » |
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... a "Look, mom, no hands!" moment and crashed ....
I wondered what happened there, you took me by surprise and I nearly followed you into the trees! Thanks for the close battle, it was fun. Whilst you had an off day, it was a red letter day for me. I think it will be a long time before I can again finish a race ahead of you and Tristan in a straight fight with no handicapping The "King of Spa" reigns supreme, great driving Axel
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