69 Mod Fun Race - Zandvoort Next year will be the 40th Anniversary of the 1969 Formula 1 season. The moderating team are contemplating running a 69 mod series next year to commemorate this momentous occasion. At UKGPL we have neglected the 69 mod for too long and next year would be an ideal opportunity to remedy that. In order to gauge interest before the start of Season 17 next year (yes we are planning ahead already) we have decided to run a fun race in the Christmas break. The anniversary division would probably (almost certainly) run the original 1969 tracks so Zandvoort would seem to be a good venue for the fun race.
The 69 mod can be downloaded from
here. If you haven't driven them already, have no fear. They may have more power but they also have a LOT more grip. They can be easier to drive than the 67s (depending on how much wing and hence down force you select) but it still takes a lot of skill to drive them to the limit.
There will be no chassis restrictions for this race but the faster drivers are requested to take the slower cars. The world records for Zandvoort are currently:
Chassis | Time |
Brabham BT26a | 1:15.587 |
Lotus 49B | 1:16.221 |
Matra MS80 | 1:16.357 |
Ferrari 312 | 1:16.400 |
McLaren M7 | 1:16.680 |
BRM P126/139 | 1:17.544 |
Lotus 63 | 1:18.911 |
If you would like to take part (newbies and novices are more than welcome) please post a note in this thread so we can judge the likely attendance level.
Please be in
IGOR UKGPL chatroom by
8:55 p.m, (You will need to set up a channel called #ukgpl if you haven't already done so)
Igor and Race passwords: see above
Server
4.UKGPLIP address 84.71.174.59
Race date = 14-12-2008
Time =
21:00Track = Zandvoort
Variant = 69F1
Damage Model = Intermediate
Qually time = 30 minutes *
Race length = Long (27 laps)
* Note: Practice session will be longer to allow everyone to join but don't leave pit lane until there is 30 minutes or less on the clock.