Season 44 - 1955GP (Privateers) - Round 6 – Roy Hesketh
The sixth race in the 1955 Grand Prix series takes us to the Roy Hesketh circuit in South Africa. Located on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, the circuit was named after a South African racing driver, the late Roy Hesketh who died in in an aircraft collision 1944. Doug Aldridge, Colin Dove, Ossie Fisher, George Finch and George Shrives got together as a Consortium from Pietermaritzburg in the early nineteen fifties to first build and then maintain and improve the circuit.

During its period of operation (1953-1981) the circuit hosted rounds of the South African National Drivers Championship, and national Formula Atlantic races. The South African National Drivers Championship was a Formula One motor racing championship which generally fielded cars recently retired from the world championship although there was also a healthy selection of locally built or modified machines, and from the late 60s Formula 5000 was added to grids with Formula Two cars joining in 1973.

The circuit also hosted the Easter races - a festival of motorcycle racing over three days. Mike Hailwood, Giacomo Agostini, Barry Sheene, Kork Ballington, Jim Redman, Paddy Driver, Mick Grant, Rod Gray and Syd Stacy were regular competitors at the circuit.

Race list	=	iGOR
Server	=	UKGPL04_60fps
IP address	=	146.90.202.150:32766
Password	=	see above
GPL Mod	=	55GP
Damage model	=	PRO
60fps Patch	=	60fpsV2newmod
Track download	=	Roy Hesketh
Track directory	=	rhesketh
Qualifying starts	=	20:45 UK time - 45 minutes
Race starts	=	~ 21:30 UK time
Race length	=	35 laps
Replay	=	HERE

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It is a short track so the smaller cars are quite competitive. If you have spent tokens on a fast car for the fast circuits, you have an opportunity to keep the spending under control here. It is easy to get caught out by the slipstream under braking so I suggest you leave 3 car lengths between yourself and the car ahead if you are not planning to overtake.

There are no heavy braking zones here so if you can practice lapping without using the brakes, in the race you will be able to keep a full set of green brakes in reserve for when you want to try to make a pass.

It was a popular track in the 60s, if you follow the link in the race announcement you will find lots of interesting photos and videos on the track website.

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I agree with Fran!

The best time to pass is when the other bloke is on the grass!

I find that you have to stand it on its nose at the end of the first straight and then try to do the rest of the lap with minimal brakes.

As with most tracks, I can only go as fast as my brakes allow.

Double, double check that you do not have Novice trainer or Advanced trainer still selected.

Grats on P2 Matt. You were quick enough to qualify in P4 in the Works race; ahead of me in the same car 

You'll be works material before long if you keep this up