New Drivers

[uli]

Hello,
I‘m Uli from Koblenz/Germany, not far from the Nürburgring Circuit where I was infected with the virus Formula 1 in the early 60th.
I drive GPL since 1998 and started my first League-Races 1999 in a LAN League named CAR in the area of Frankfurt until 2004, then changed to online Races in the Leagues of EOLC and GPL-RACER where I‘m still racing our days.
This year I want to race some testraces in your league – only sporadic missions in a ‘65 or ‘67-F2 GPL racecar – just for fun, want to feel the taste of british racing. But first I have to check out your enormous website structure, for example to find an overview of all GPL Races schedule. I hope we will meet us soon on track an have exciting fun – looking forward to it!
All the best
uli

[Billy Nobrakes]

Hi Uli,
Welcome to UKGPL. When you are ready to start racing you will need to vote for the series - see the threads below. When you have posted please also leave a message so we can process your registration.
The 65 & 67F2 have two separate divisions, depending on level of ability.
If you have any questions you can post here or send a Private Message to one of the moderating team. We already have a few German drivers.

[AnGex]

Hallo Uli,

welcome to the roots of motor racing, finally you found the way. 
You can find an overview on all Races when you click at the first page on the left side at Season 24, which is the "Aktuelle". 

For sure you will have fun and find some fast drivers, like yourself, here. With the 65er it´s sure the Professionals where you looking for. The F2 here I don´t know, cause I don´t drive them any more. Da wird dir Axel "Cookie" Koch mehr zu sagen können.

So long
Andreas

[Rainier]

Hallo Uli,

welcome to the roots of motor racing, ...

So long
Andreas

Is it Uli Hoffman one of the best ever GPLracer driver ?
If yes, Uli you can directly register with the "Pros" !! 

Andreas
The roots of motor racing ? do you mean motor racing sim ?
Because if you speak of real motor racing, the first race was Paris Rouen in 1894 
won by this car in 6 hours 51 mn

 

[AnGex]

OK, so you got me there. Me bad! 

[Rainier]

OK, so you got me there. Me bad! 

No, you're not bad at all ! You just don't know and it's my responsibility to tell you the truth 

[maddog]

A Gpl Mod team is now working hard, to faithfully reproduce that famous first race of 1894.  But the problem is, the man holding the red flag who walks ahead of the cars, to warn they are coming, keeps on getting run over by the racers!  

[Rainier]

the man holding the red flag who walks ahead of the cars  

Duration of the race was less than 7 hours for the winners and you have to subtract 1h30 for lunch, so around 5 hours  for 135 km ...
With an average of 27km per hour, this man with the red flag should be the grand father of Usain Bolt !

[uli]

THX for warm welcome,
hope I can manage my first start in the UKGPL next Sunday at Jarama perhaps in a BT23 of the 67F2 Season? (pB 1:26,6)
When did you meet at chatroom before the race?
cu next sunday
uli

[Phil Thornton]

When did you meet at chatroom before the race?

Normally about 20:50 GMT.  Chatroom is ukgpl

[Walter Conn]

Hi, I started driving GPL about 2 years ago. It was the first sim that I drove after buying a G27 Logitech wheel. I have not raced online with GPL, but I have raced online in the PnGv3 leagues for the past 8 months. I registered in the Novice league and Monaco will be my first race (if all goes well).

I am from Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. The weather is hot and humid year round. I am lucky to live near the water, and we have a cool sea breeze. I raced go karts from age 5 to 15 years. Now a days, I try to race online in the afternoon (evening in the UK). 

On a side note, my dad attended the 1970 Mexican Grand Prix (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Mexican_Grand_Prix). He said that the crowds knocked the fence down to watch the race a little closer.
He said that Jochen Rindt had died at Monza during practice, but still won the Championship that year. I am encouraging him to drive GPL, and he has tried doing practice laps a few times now.

Thanks,
Walter

 

[Ronniepeterson]

Welcome on board Walter. Monaco what a place to start 

[Walter Conn]

Thanks! I think there is a silver lining to starting at Monaco. It might teach me better car control, and to be patient. I hope to finish the race without using a shift R (Have to wait and see though). 

[LDF]

Hi all

I'm making my GPL comeback after a hiatus of some 10 years!
I'm picking up a wheel/pedals combo tomorrow and then will search the loft for my game disk (I hope I still have it).
Things seem to have changed a lot since my day (electricity, horseless carriages, etc) so I'd be grateful for any active links to installers for recommended add-ons. I see lots of links posted but they old and broken (a bit like me really).
Then I'll get some practice and register for some racing.
Can't wait - it been soooooo long.

Thanks

[Cookie]

Hi and welcome 

Here you will find most of the files and mods we use: http://srmz.net/index.php?showforum=86

Use this installer 1.07 -> http://gplps.wordpress.com/gplps-gpl-installer/

The only organizing tool you will need is GEM+ ->  http://gem.ebi-service.de

The actual Setup Manager is here -> http://srmz.net/index.php?showtopic=8378