Messages have been exchanged behind the scenes and it has been provisionally agreed that there should be a REAL WORLD get together this year. It just did not happen in 2023, for all sorts of reasons, but we are determined to do it this year.
We have identified the Masters event at Brands Hatch as the venue (
https://www.brandshatch.co.uk/2024/may/masters ) on 25th/26th May. Currently Phil Thornton, Billy NoBrakes and Evilclive are down to be there for the whole weekend. The programme of races looks like it will include some of the cars that we have available in GPL, but the Brands Hatch variety will be bigger and noisier. With free access to the paddock we can get up close and personal with some pretty awesome machinery.
Being eternally optimistic about the British Weather, we are proposing to make use of the
FREE campsite for the weekend probably arriving on Friday ( to watch practice ) and maybe staying until Monday to avoid any traffic issues. Having attended Brands before we can say that the catering at the Octagon restaurant is excellent, with cooked breakfasts and a decent selection of evening meals ( and of course there is a bar
) .
Of course if camping is not your thing we would love to meet any fellow simracers just for the day and spend some time discussing the finer points of
world politics,cars and UKGPL simracing!!!
It would be great to see some of the people that we compete against each week in our virtual world, but "in the flesh". Don't be afraid of getting out from behind your monitor and sniffing Castrol R on the wind, we usually have a great time with some lively and humorous discussions after a few beers. Plus of course if you opt to stay overnight, there is no driving home after
.
Personally I find that knowing what Phil, or Billy actually look like when I am fighting them around Monza, or wherever, makes GPL racing so much more real.
If you think that you are likely to attend, for the weekend of for just a day, please post here so that we can get an idea of numbers.
