Season 43 - Mixed Open Wheel    Round 7:   1968 EARLY  -  Montjuich v2

This track was a street circuit on Montjuic mountain above Barcelona. A twisty tricky circuit, it was the site of the tragic 1975 Spanish Grand Prix. Many drivers felt that the circuit was unsafe, and two time world champion Emerson Fittipaldi withdrew in protest before the start of the race. On lap 26 the Embassy Hill-Lola car of Rolf Stommelen left the track, killing five people. The race was subsequently stopped at half distance and half points awarded, with Jochen Mass being recorded as the winner. Lella Lombardi became the first female driver to score world championship points, taking 0.5 points for 6th place. Formula One never returned to the circuit after the accident.

Please check your GROUP carefully.

Date	=	Tuesday 5th November
Race list	=	igor
Server	=	UKGPL_07
IP Address	=	see igor
Password	=	see above
Damage Model	=	INT
GPL Mod	=	1968E
60fps Patch	=	60fpsV2newmod
Track download	=	link
Track directory	=	montjc69
Qualifying Starts	=	20:45 UK Time  -  45min
Race Starts	=	21:30 UK time
Race Length	=	33 laps
Replay	=	here
Championship	=	here

GROUPS and DRIVERS
GROUP 1	Doni
GROUP 2	Pete, Evil, Enrique, Phil
GROUP 3
GROUP 4	Fulvio
GROUP 5	Tris, Angex, Claudio, Cookie
GROUP 6	Greg, Uli, Tom
GROUP 7	Billy, Walter, Paul
GROUP 8	Dave R, Will
GROUP 9	Dave C

If you have already competed in this series, your group is now FIXED. If you have not yet competed, your group will be fixed after your first event in this series. Penalty for driving a car from an incorrect group is DISQUALIFICATION from the round.

Please restrict your chat until all drivers are off the track. Thank you. Only reported incidents will be moderated.

UNLIMITED Shift-Rs allowed with NO need for a Stop and Go. Please use PRIBLUDA to make sure that the track is clear before re-joining.

That sounds respectable to me. My best so far is a 1:33.77 in the Ferrari with low fuel, but I am very inconsistent. My strategy is to do enough laps to help me learn my limits. I am usually a little off pace though.

I recommend that everyone go single file from El Angulo (t1) to Rosaleda (t2), but if not, the shift - R is available.

No chance here without wings, better to put my feet up and spend a stress-free evening.
Have fun

First column ?? means mod not installed
second no green button means track not installed

look in options if the right install is selected in igor.ini

A great race for me, I had a titanic battle with Pete. I got into the lead once when Pete went wide but I threw it away with a half spin at the hairpin. Pete drove really well and didn't make any mistakes in the last 4 laps and my chance of a win was gone. However, if Evil hadn't had to serve a S&G for a jump start, I think he would have caught and past us both.

Commiserations to Will, it looked like a dream result for Team Tobo was on the cards until you had a crash at the hairpin. Next season you will be very hard to beat

Thanks everyone, this season has been awesome.

Would have been great to end it with my first win after my first pole position. Looked like it had my name on it had I not been taken out late on in the race by a back marker. The track is one of my favourites and I felt totally hooked up, and with Dad and Phil a little way behind me I was certain I had it in the bag 
Anyway, hopefully my time will come in 2024.

Looking forward to racing you all again next year! 

Can't blame the backmarker, they were having their own accident and they were a passenger when the collision occurred. Just very unlucky, but nobody got hurt and everyone is still alive

Sorry Tom, it was me behind you but as you say I had nowhere to go. I was the lucky one, the GPL gods smiled on me. It could easily have been me that was catapulted skywards. I lost a bit of time but I don't think I suffered any damage.