1st PDLR 1966 F1 Season - 04 - Brands Grand Prix

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1st PDLR 1966 F1 Season



Circuito / Track: Brands Hatch 1967

Día de carrera / Race date: 14 de octubre de 2024 / October 14th 2024

Vueltas / Laps: 24

Área de boxes para instalaciones y actualizaciones gráficas de los circuitos de la temporada / Install and update files for this season's tracks
Descarga de la pista en Track Database / Track Database download
Información de la pista en GPL Weekly / Track info page on GPL Weekly




Normas / Rules

• Modo pro / Pro mode
  40-45 minutos de carrera / 40-45 minutes race
  En modo pro no es posible reiniciar / Under pro mode rules there is no [shift]+[r]
  Prohibido adelantar bajo bandera amarilla / Overtaking is not allowed under yellow flags

Sesiones de entrenamientos / Practice sessions [30 min Q + 15 min short training race]

• domingo / Sunday
  • FP1 - 21.30 h
    FP2 - 22.15 h
    FP3 - 23.00 h
  lunes / Monday
  • FP4 - 21.00 h

Carrera / Race

21.55 h Encuentro en el iGOR / VROC (sala PDLR, sin contraseña), bienvenida y contraseña para entrar en el servidor / Racers meet at iGOR / VROC (chatroom: PDLR, no password), welcome and password for the race server
22.00 h - 22.30 h Calificación de 30 min / Qualification, 30 min
22.30 h - 23.15 h Carrera en modo pro larga, de 40 min a 45 min / Race: pro long mode, about 40-45 minutes

(Todas las horas son CET o, del 31 de marzo al 27 de octubre, CEST. / All times are CET or, from March 31st to October 27th, CEST)

[Mezcua]

Brands Hatch ... una pista para disfrutar de las carreras
Brands Hatch ... a track to enjoy racing

Pequeño extracto sobre el circuito publicado por el patrocinador del evento
Short excerpt about the circuit published by the sponsor of the event



Brands Hatch is a simple track - featuring no chicanes - but that doesn't mean it's straight forward, especially the downhill turn one which you can see at the top of this photo. You can see the full 'Indy' configuration of the track here, with the Formula One loop extending to the top right before two right handers bring the track back into picture and into the final turn



The first British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch was held in 1964 where it was also designated as the European Grand Prix. From the left, Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Dan Gurney lead the way while an incredible amount of people on the circuit and close by look on casually. Clark would win ahead of Hill, while John Surtees made it an all British podium by finishing third


Now that's a prize for gaining pole position! No wonder there is a wide grin on Jack Brabham's face after claiming pole for the 1966 British Grand Prix. Not only did the front row starts boost his chance of victory towards winning the race and then the world championship later on in the year but it also saw the Australian rewarded with 100 bottles of champagne


Brabham (5) leads away his team-mate Denny Hulme from the start of the 1966 British Grand Prix along with Dan Gurney. Down in 10th place next to the Daily Mail advertising hoarding you can Bruce McLaren driving the car of his own name. The New Zealand star would finish sixth at Brands Hatch and in doing so claimed McLaren's first ever world championship point


As fans casually stroll the midfield to watch the race in a manner unthinkable today, Brabham wasted no time in building up a lead in 1966 before going on to win. The Australian exits Bottom Bend (later renamed after Graham Hill) heading into Bottom Straight, which from 1976 was slightly modified to bring it away from the pit complex and renamed Cooper Straight

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[Xug]

bonitas fotos!

hay muchos setups buenos de Blood en GPLweekly

[Mezcua]

Un buen rato en pista con Paul y Xug que está mucho mejor de forma que yo aquí
A good time on track with Paul and Xug who is in much better shape than me here

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1 	P. Skingley66 	HON 	1:35.75
2 	tagomago66 	BRA 	1:36.15 
3 	N. Xug 		BRA 	1:36.28 

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Starting Free practice 4

Drivers welcome

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1 	P. Skingley66 	HON 	1:35.75
2 	e. farina 	BRM 	1:36.06 
3 	tagomago66 	BRA 	1:36.15 
4 	N. Xug 		BRA 	1:36.28 

Official race will be in an hour

Event: 30 min Q + 24 laps to Brands Hatch

pass pdlrxx & IP = 80.32.78.254

GLA

[Mezcua]

Buen ambiente de carreras en Brands Hatch
Good racing atmosphere at Brands Hatch



Grats Enrique for a fine win Stefan and Paul

Xuggy ah bandit! ( )

Thx all for racing

[Paul_S]

Gracias a todos por las carreras.

Brand Hatch está a sólo 30 millas de aquí, así que es mi localidad y una de mis favoritas, pero eso no me ayudó en esta carrera

Había usado el Honda en Reims y decidí usarlo de nuevo aquí y aguantar el castigo.
El coche es genial, con un motor potente, pero tenía que ser muy suave con el acelerador o se salía.

En la carrera he visto que Stefan y Enrique se alejaban poco a poco, pero no he podido hacer nada más que esperar que cometieran errores.
Stefan ha hecho un trompo y se ha quedado atrás, pero pronto me ha alcanzado de nuevo y se ha puesto a perseguir a Enrique.

Mi ritmo ha sido sólido pero lento, así que he terminado tercero.

Bien hecho Enrique y Stefan y todos los que terminaron.
Lo siento por los DNF.

Gracias por la organización.

Nos vemos en la próxima carrera.



Thanks all for racing.

Brand Hatch is only 30 miles from here so my local and one of my favourites, but that did not help me in this race

I had used the Honda at Reims and decided to use it again here and take the punishment.
The car is great with a strong motor but I had to be so gentle with the gas pedal or she would spin out.

In the race I could see Stefan and Enrique gradually pulling away but I could not do anything about it other than hope for mistakes from them.
Stefan had a spin and dropped back but soon caught me again and set off after Enrique.

My was was solid but slow so I finished where I started in 3rd.

Well done Enrique and Stefan and all that finished.
Sorry to the DNF.

Thanks for organising and hosting.

See you next race

[Doni Yourth]

Dear me... This season isn't working out very well for me, is it? My second DNF in just four races. Groan...

As mentioned in the run-up to this season, I was keen to try rides at venues that would be new to me. For Brands, I had a number of new cars from which to choose and settled on the Lotus 43/BRM-H16. A powerful but very heavy car, I've used it with some success elsewhere. In pre-race trials, I managed a low 36s effort and found it a good ride but a little tricky with the tail being very heavy and subject to breakaway. As well, the power comes on with a rush when you get in the upper rev range and any careless throttle application can punish one with a spin.

In qualifying, I had some mis-adventures and couldn't quite match my pre-race markers. The first laps of the race had me chasing Xuggy hard in the little 4-banger Brabham and while I had a substantial top-end advantage in speed, I couldn't match his cornering power especially in South Bank. I could close somewhat but was in no way able to put up a bid. Lap04 proved to be something of a disaster for both me and Stefan. I slipped off the road at South Bank to lose a bunch of time and Stefan was off from the lead with a lurid spin in Hawthorn. He dropped back to P4 and this set the stage for a remarkable comeback drive. Lap05 and Tago was off in South Bank to promote me one place. Coming up to finish Lap06 and coming off Clearways, the H-16 mill scattered. Sigh... Pulled over and sat back to watch the rest of the race unfold. Stefan clearly had a fire lit within as he charged back through the field with great pace. Ultimately, he was challenging Ricky for the lead and stole it with a nifty pass on Lap18 in Hawthorn when Ricky got his BRM P261 a bit out of shape on corner entry. Ricky hung on grimly sitting only one second back for the last laps til Hawthorn bit Stefan for a second time on Lap23. Off with another spin almost collecting Ricky in the process, Stefan had to settle for P2.

Great drive from Ricky throughout. Stefan putting up a storming drive. Paul a solid P3 in the big Honda. Well done, chaps.

Next round is Zandvoort. I'm slated to drive the Lotus 43 again there but may change my intended ride. I find Zandy a real trial. From Tarzan...T1...all the way to the top of the main straight, it's a constant see-sawing on the steering wheel which fatigues me greatly. Fingers X'd...

[enriquefarina]

Good afternoon: I made a decision, with the 2-litre BRM, as it is a car with very good power despite its small engine and because it is very light compared to the 3-litres.
My mission was to get on the podium ahead of Paul, since after my fatal outcome in Reims, Paul escaped me in the standings and I wanted to finish ahead of him to get a little closer and I managed it...
I think Stefan took the BT 2.7 which is a wonderful car and he showed it with that very strong handling he had, throughout the race, unfortunately he made 2 mistakes that left him in 2nd place, practically you could say, leaving me in 1st place on a silver platter, when he made his first mistake, and I passed him by about 300 metres, he managed to make a super-racing comeback and caught up with me and passed me in a masterful way, it was a resounding victory for this man.
But with half a lap to go before the end of the race he made a second mistake that, thanks to microscopic reactions, saved me from being out of the race, and it was then that he gave me, so to speak, the podium in 1st place and achieved my goal.
Great race Stefan, a wonderful fight and it is for these moments that I love the GPL for these beautiful battles, just like the last 2 races with a beautiful fight with Paul.
See you in the next one, gentlemen, and thank you.

buenas tardes: tome una decisión, con el BRM de 2 litros, ya que es un auto con muy buena potencia a pesar de su pequeño motor y por ser de muy bajo peso comparado con los 3 litros.
mi mision era subir al podio adelante de paul, ya que despues de mi fatal desenlace en reims, paul se me escapo en la standings y queria terminar delante de el como para acercarme un poco y lo logre...
stefan creo que cogio el BT 2.7 que es un auto maravilloso y lo demostro con ese manejo muy fuerte que tuvo, durante toda la carrera, lamentablemente cometio 2 errores que lo dejaron en el 2 puesto, practicamente se podria decir, dejandome el 1 puesto en bandeja de plata, cuando cometio su primer error, y lo pase alejandome unos 300 metros, logro hacer una remontada de super corredores y me alcanzo y me paso de manera magistral, era una victoria contundente para este hombre.
pero faltando media vuelta para el final de la carrera cometio un segundo error que por reacciones microscopicas me salve de quedar fuera, y fue ahi, cuando me regalo por decirlo asi, el podio en 1 lugar y lograr mi objetivo.
gran carrera stefan, una maravillosa pelea y es por estos momentos que yo amo el GPL por esta lindas batallas, al igual que las 2 carreras pasadas con una hermosa lucha con paul.
nos vemos en la siguiente caballeros y gracias.

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Disfruté Reims como un enano con el Ferrari
En carrera cuando hubo el besito David - Enrique quedé algo descolgado ... muy poco ... pero no supe manejar la paciencia y cometí errores que me descolgaron del disfrute en cabeza
Acabé contento porque yo siempre mido el conjunto del evento y en entrenos pasamos grandes ratillos y tuve en general buen rendimiento
Prueba de todo ello es que me llevé la vuelta rápida de carrera ... cosa como sabeis nada habitual
En el campeonato hay 2 descartes ... eso facilita que no sea la mala suerte ni los compromisos los que decidan un campeonato
Sabemos que cuando alguien no viene a pista es porque tiene un gran plan y siempre deseamos que las juergas y festejos en otros aledaños vayan bien
Besitos en pista y juergas/festejos deberían quedar enjuagadas por esos dos descartes
Ahora en Brands me ha pasado algo parecido ... he disfrutado como un enano en pista con el braby ... aunque como bien me dijo Enrique en el chat de la FP4 debería haber cogido uno menos pesado
En los entrenos del Domingo previos Xuggy me fundió con un ritmo muy bueno ... así que eso me dió el extra para buscar clasificar delante
En la tabla se veía a ámbos en 1.36.26 ... la distancia fue de 0.002

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 4  25  tagomago66                      BrabBT19 SPA 1m36.266s   01.212s   10
 5  22 Nick Xug                         BraBT117 CAN 1m36.268s   01.214s   11

Sali bien e iba con confianza pero un exceso de ganas me llevo a cometer un fallo en la vuelta 5 que me dejó al final del grupo
De ahi en adelante todo fue conseguir dar caza a Doni que tuvo mala suerte
y luego gran batalla con el reloj y Xuggy al que iba recortándole distancia y logré tenerlo a la vista aunque nunca a tiro real
Vaya remontada desde atrás Stefan ... enhorabuena
Como siempre grandes ratillos en pista con inmejorables amigos ...
Thx all for racing



I enjoyed Reims like a dwarf with the Ferrari
In the race when there was the kiss David - Enrique I was a little bit behind ... very little ... but I did not know how to manage patience and I made mistakes that made me lose the enjoyment in the lead
I ended up happy because I always measure the whole event and in training we had great moments and I had a generally good performance
Proof of all this is that I took the fastest lap of the race ... as you know, this is not usual
In the championship there are 2 discards ... that makes it easier that it is not bad luck or commitments that decide a championship.
We know that when someone does not come to the track it is because he has a great plan and we always wish that the parties and celebrations in other places go well
Kissing on the track and partying should be washed away by those two discards.
Now in Brands something similar has happened to me ... I have enjoyed like a dwarf on track with the braby ... although as Enrique told me in the FP4 chat I should have taken one less heavy.
In the previous Sunday's practice Xuggy melted me with a very good pace ... so that gave me the extra to try to qualify in front of him.
On the board you could see both of us in 1.36.26 ... the gap was 0.002

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 4  25  tagomago66                      BrabBT19 SPA 1m36.266s   01.212s   10
 5  22 Nick Xug                         BraBT117 CAN 1m36.268s   01.214s   11

I started well and was confident but an excess of desire led me to make a mistake on lap 5 that left me at the end of the group
From then on it was all about catching Doni who was unlucky
And then great battle with the clock and Xuggy cutting the distance and I managed to get him in sight but never a real shot
What a comeback from behind Stefan ... congratulations
As always great times on the track with great friends ...
Thx all for racing

[Clive Loynes]

Oh dear.

Missed it. I had forgotten about your asymmetric race schedule and thought that it was this week.

Don't think that I will make it to many.

[Mezcua]

Lástima Clive ... Zandvoort, que será este próximo domingo/lunes, también es una pista para divertirse con estos 66
Too bad Clive ... Zandvoort, which will be this coming Sunday/Monday, is also a track to have fun with these 66s

[Xug]

Estoy disfrutando con el Brabham BT11, y Brands hatch es un circuito que me gusta mucho, así que fue una combinación estupenda. Las primeras vueltas anduvimos muy juntos y la cosa quedó muy profesional. Hice algunas fotos:
I'm enjoying the Brabham BT11, and Brands Hatch is a circuit I really like, so it was a great combination. The first laps we were very close together and everything was very professional. I took some photos: