UKGPL Season 18 (2009) Inter-League Series - Nivelles - Feb 9

[Phil Thornton]

UKGPL Season 18 - Inter-League Race - UKGPL v LBGPL - Nivelles

This is the only available date for the race that was originally scheduled for the 6th December.  It is a Tuesday rather than the traditional Sunday night but LBGPL have a league race on a Sunday night.

This time our guests are the Belgian League LBGPL.  We haven't raced against them before so they have the advantage of a home track, Nivelles.  Nivelles is a real track that was used for two Formula 1 Grand Prix races in the 1970s.  There are generous run-off areas so we should have plenty of finishers unlike the last round at Goodwood.  Nivelles was built as an alternative to Spa which was considered too dangerous for 1970s Formula 1 machinery.  But Zolder, another famous Belgian track, proved to be more popular and was the preferred venue for the Belgian Grand Prix in the 1970s and early 80s.  Once safety improvements had been made, the Belgian Grand Prix returned to it's ancestral home at Spa.  Nivelles fell into disrepair and was finally abandoned in 1981.

Each league is to field nine cars, and there are no chassis handicaps, drivers will be racing to complete the distance and score points for their team.

Please be in IGOR UKGPL chatroom by 20:55 UK London time (20:55GMT), (You will need to set up a channel called #ukgpl if you haven't already done so)
Chat and Race passwords: see above

Server UKGPL_T7_2
IP address  62.149.202.168

Race date = 09-02-2010
Time = 20:00 UK London time (20:00GMT) - (21:00CET)
Track = Nivelles - download from here
Variant = 66F1
Damage Model = PRO
Qually time = 35 minutes.
Race length = 40 laps (complete 36 laps to score points as a finisher)

Chassis assignments: (Captain to advise)
BT19 - TBD
one of the BT11 versions, driver to choose - TBD
one BRM, driver to choose between P261 and P83 - TBD
Cooper - TBD
one Eagle, driver to choose between T1F and T1G - TBD
one Ferrari, driver to choose between 246 and 312 - TBD
Honda - TBD
one Lotus, driver to choose between 43 and either of the 33 versions - TBD
McLaren - TBD

If you'd like to represent UKGPL in this race please post on the thread and advise what chassis you'd prefer.  Driver lists and points scored can be found on the championship standings page

Please Note: The logistics involved in organizing an Inter League race are more complicated than for a regular league race.  Particularly when different time zones are involved.  Consequently the details above are liable to change.  Please will all drivers check this thread regularly to make sure they don't miss any important updates.

[EvilClive]

I won't be available for this one, so you guys will have the chance to get a better than normal result

[Phil Thornton]

Sorry gents just had an email from Fred at LBGPL.  Like Evil, LBGPL can't make this Sunday so I'll have to reschedule to one of the January slots.

[Turkey Machine]

That's lucky, I was about to post a listing. Any preference if you might be available guys? We're (sort of) short on drivers.

Bagsy the BRM. Unless somebody really can't get along with another car.

[Billy Nobrakes]

If you are in danger of having to watch Coronation Street with the Mrs alternative entertainment is at hand
https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=7191.0

[FullMetalGasket]

Suprise me again 

Although I must admit I'm rather enjoying the red whizzy thing 

[MikeBeattie]

I'll put my name forward for this one, if required.  As usual any chassis

[EvilClive]

If its gonna be next year, then I can probably be around to lose some more points for the team

[bernie]

You need to make the races shorter to tempt me into the series , not really into such long distance stuff and dont have the energy for it these days 

plus I lose all control of my limbs after about 12 laps on any track with more than 2 consecutave corners in it 

[Turkey Machine]

You need to make the races shorter to tempt me into the series , not really into such long distance stuff and dont have the energy for it these days 

plus I lose all control of my limbs after about 12 laps on any track with more than 2 consecutave corners in it 

That explain how you survived Goodwood then Bernie? Or was it more the neat anaesthetic pumped into your body?

Since it won't be this weekend, I'll put out a provisional listing tomorrow evening.

[bernie]

But 4 laps down = no prizes 

[Turkey Machine]

Gents, pick your ideal chassis and post it here. This race is in 2 (?) weeks.

Phil, did you get the date right for this? 5th January is on the Tuesday.

[Turkey Machine]

If the date is 5th January, it is a Tuesday.

Provisional chassis allocation is as follows:

Brabham BT19 Repco: John Roberts(?)
Honda RA273: Tim Muttram
Eagle (Climax / Weslake): Phil Thornton(?)
Ferrari (246 / 312): Fulvio Policardi
Cooper T81 Maserati: Mike Beattie(?)
Brabham BT11 (Climax engines / BRM): evilclive
McLaren M2B: Hristo Itchov
BRM (P261 / P83): Jethro Walters
Lotus (43, 33 BRM / Climax): Al Heller


I'll be PM'ing those with question marks to confirm whether they're interested.

Track is available to download from the link in the first post.

[EvilClive]

I think I have tried this circuit a long long time ago, but never in anything other than a 67. So if we are running 66's I will stake a claim for my favourite jet powered roller skate .. the 2 litre Brab/BRM  mainly because I have a setup that sort of works everywhere ( thus far).

If that causes too many probs with others selecting chassis, I could go for the Honda or the baby Eagle as long as i get plenty of warning.

[Al Heller]

I'm happy to continue in my reserve role if you're short of volunteers. Any chassis will do me for 66's - but a slow one would probably be most suitable.