Season 42 - 1955GP – Round 8 – Hockenheim

The eighth race in the 1955 Grand Prix series takes us to Hockenheim in Germany. In 1965, when the new Autobahn A 6 separated the village from the main part of the track, an updated version of Hockenheim circuit was built, which incorporated a new "Motodrom" stadium section. Two fast chicanes were added after Jim Clark was killed on 7 April 1968 in a Formula 2 racing accident.  A small memorial was placed at the site of his accident near the first chicane. In order to improve safety even further, the track was lined with crash barriers in 1970. But the track was still dangerous and claimed the life of Patrick Depailler in 1980. So in 1982, the first chicane was made slower and a third chicane was added at the Ostkurve (east curve). In the early 2000s, Formula 1 officials demanded the 6.823 km (4.240 mi) track be shortened and threatened to discontinue racing there.  So the state government of Baden-Württemberg secured the financing for a redesign by Hermann Tilke ready for the 2002 German Grand Prix. The new "Tilke Track" was not universally popular and many drivers preferred the long circuit. Sadly the old circuit was torn up and replanted with trees thereby preventing any chance of reinstating the long circuit for Formula 1 or indeed using it for historic car races.

Tonight we will be using the 1967 version of the long track that doesn't have the three chicanes.
 

Race list	=	iGOR
Server	=	UKGPL04_60fps
IP address	=	146.200.244.218:32766
Password	=	see above
GPL Mod	=	55GP
Damage model	=	PRO
60fps Patch	=	60fpsV2newmod
Track	=	Hockenheim 1967
Track directory	=	hockenhm
Qualifying starts	=	20:45 UK time - 45 minutes
Race starts	=	~ 21:30 UK time
Race length	=	20 laps
Replay	=	HERE

Please do NOT post chat messages during qualifying or racing until ALL drivers still qualifying or racing have crossed the line.

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

I'll check your token count when I get home. Hovering over the champ table doesn't work on my phone. It should work on your computer Clive. The website tracks the token count now.

Thank you Fran.   

Hi , My Token shows 8 . Am I right in thinking I don't get 10 xtra tokens for start money as I had a DNS at Bottomless   

You have 8 tokens Bernie, so including your start money for Hockenheim you have a total of 18 tokens to spend on a car for Hockenheim.

You didn't enter at Bottomless Lakes so you get no tokens for that round. With regards to the DNS rules, the championship page states "A driver must cross the start line at least once under race conditions to qualify as a starter (this is determined automatically by GPL not by the moderating staff).  This means if a driver makes the grid he must actually cross the start line to qualify as a starter, simply making the grid is not sufficient."

Only starters get start money.

Damn! Another DNF.

Lap 14 and I got a screen freeze during a half-spin at the in-field section. Is this something to do with a gap in the track? I seem to remember a camera fix or something but I didn't realise that it would do it from the cockpit view. Aaargh!. It was going so well.

I hope I didn't wreck everyone else's evening. So sorry if I did. All I could do was restart my PC. Up until that point it had been fun, fun, fun. Superb driving standard by everyone.

Thank you and sorry.

Pete

Mine wasn't up to much 

Drats!

Leo fooled me into passing him just where I didn't want to!

Congrats Leo, it was a good race.