F1 69Xtra – Round 7 – Dijon-Prenois 81 (V2)  - Apr 30

Next stop of the 69X F1 finds us at Dijon-Prenois, it is a 3.801 km (2.362 mi) motor racing circuit located in Prenois, near Dijon, France. The undulating track is noted for its fast, sweeping bends.Opened in 1972, Dijon-Prenois hosted the Formula One French Grand Prix five times, and the Swiss Grand Prix in 1982. The non-championship 1975 Swiss Grand Prix was also held at Dijon.
Look for the 1979 Gilles Villeneuve duel with Renè Arnoux at Dijon-Prenois track where both are racing for the 2nd place!!! https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1pnmn

In S42 the tokens system will be used with drivers being awarded tokens for starting the season and for starting each race. Each car will cost a number of tokens per race.
Check the Season 42 details regarding rules and the 1969 F1 Championship pages in particular.

Race list	=	iGOR
Server	=	UKGPL_8 and UKGPL_04
IP address Server	=	look at iGOR
Password	=	Works on top of the "lap records" Privateers below !!!
GPL Mod	=	69X
Damage model	=	PRO
60fps Patch	=	60fpsV1
Track directory	=	dijonp81
Qualifying starts	=	20:45 UK time - 45 minutes
Race starts	=	~ 21:30 UK time
Race length	=	35laps
Replay	=	here

Works Drivers: (server password is above the lap records table)
Uli
fpolicardi
GregT
Ricardo Valim da Silva
R_Jungle
Enrique Farina
Dulima
Bob_Simpson
Phil Thornton
Bagrupp
Pete Bennett
Mikos
Doni Yourth
EvilClive
JonnyO
AnGex
Leo Menegucci
Cookie
MagicArsouille
Baab

Privateer Drivers: (server password is below the lap records table)
Albert Hallu
Billy Nobrakes
Claudio Navonne
PaulV
maddog
Rainier
philippe GIRARD
Dave Curtis

Please READ CAREFULLY THE RULES :

A driver must cross the start line in order to register the use of a chassis, participation in qualifying is not sufficient.
Drivers are reminded that Lap 1 incidents carry an extra 1 place penalty.
Drivers must complete 50% race distance to score.
MOD PRO so no shift-R
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.


Use the Track Gap Freeze Fix Patch V.09 for all on-line races.

GLA + FUN

RS - so sorry! Last lap and I rear-ended you. I was hoping to scare you into making a mistake as you had run wide there a few times on earlier laps. I misjudged your speed and couldn't quite stop in time. This was my last chance to gain a position. So sorry.

But on the plus side. That was FUN FUN FUN.

Thank you and sorry. Moderators - that was completely MY FAULT.

Very light grid for the Privateers event,  but congratulations Philippe - you were in a class of your own!
With such a huge gap to PG's pole time,  I knew he woud just drive off / I just needed to drive steady laps.

This is a great track!
I thought it was a new one for me,  but seemed to pick up which way the next corner went from yesterday.
From just checking my race history, seems I have been here a coupld of times before - but was absolutely years ago/different mods,  so no wonder it did not seem familiar!

DR was clearly having some car issues,  but looks to have kept going past half distance.
Congrats to Paul for making it to the end to claim the last podium position.

Despite turning out to be a lonely run,  was still a fun outing.  Thanks all.


Cheers.
Dave.

  Internet !

Yes, after my BRM crash, the PC froze on the grey static screen and I had to restart PC. I'm pleased to see that you could still claim P5.

I got a good start and picked up a couple of places when a few cars ran wide or had other issues. So at the end of lap 1, I found myself behind Andreas who was providing a great tow down the long straight. I tried to hang on but Andreas was gradually pulling away and in my desperation to stay in touch I was overdriving the car and I eventually lost the rear and any chance of keeping up with the Ferrari. Having lost the tow, Pete and Ricardo started to catch me. I made  more mistakes which made their task easier and before long they sailed past me. The next person closing me down was Miguel, I tried hard to stay ahead but with 2 laps to go he was on my gearbox and he made a clean pass into turn one. Great move, well done. I tried to fight back but it was a lost cause.

Grats to Uli, a dominant win and an incredible pace. Without GPL Rank up and running, I'd no idea what a good lap time was here. I managed to get into the 1:21s in testing and couldn't see a way to improve, so when qually began and Uli started posting 1:16s, I knew I was very slow .  In an effort to go quicker I increased the wing from 9.25F, 9.25R to 12.5F, 12.5R. Looking at the GPLRA report, I don't think it made much difference to my overall lap times. I think my main problem was a lack of tyre temperature. I'll try a different chassis in the next round, I don't seem capable of getting the best out of the BRM .

Congratulations to you Enrique and Axel 
and many thanks for the perfect organisation

For me it was a very special race.
In Dijon, on this very circuit, I saw the Grand Prix de France of 1977, 1979 and 1981 live. 1979 with 120000 spectators. This race is considered as one of the best F1 races of all times - especially the Arnoux versus Villeneuve duel the last three laps! For those who have never seen it here is the LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzGcm28AOb8

I have a lot of great memories of these race visits - which motivated me to invest once again in a good preparation, which after the frustrating engine failures in the past two races finally led to my first win this year and on this track.

This time everything just went without problems, except for the one or other lapping. They cost me up to 2 seconds per lapping but fortunately my lead was big enough. 1979 Villeneuve wasn't so lucky to have such an advantage ...

See you in VIR