Cómo se elabora el calendario de PDLR / The science behind PDLR calendars

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Cómo se elabora el calendario de PDLR / The science behind PDLR calendars

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Gaizka escribió: Mié Ene 11, 2023 11:10 pmY del calendario (del 55), ¡qué decir! Es el resultado de haber indagado en nada más y nada menos que 132 circuitos con el objetivo, entre otros, de buscar sacaros una sonrisa GP tras GP bajo la visera del casco (o gafas de aviador en su defecto). Todo ello con el reto añadido de no repetir ninguno de los trazados utilizados desde que en 2018 se organizara el 1er campeonato con este mod aquí en PDLR. Vaya, que tengo el Windows XP a punto de explotar :lol:

Prometo algún día compartir con vosotros más detalles acerca de todos los factores que hemos tenido en cuenta para la selección de circuitos :wink: :teclas:
Hasta entonces, tan sólo comentaros que la vuelta a los circuitos Papy de cara a la segunda parte de la temporada no deja de ser un guiño al 25º aniversario del GPL, el cual nos brindará la oportunidad de estrenar el GPL 1967 Track Pack :noel:
...Spanish version coming soon...

Gaizka escribió: Mié Ene 11, 2023 11:10 pmRegarding the 55mod calendar, I am truly excited! It has been the result of going through 132 circuits. Our aim? To make you smile under your aviator goggles. The challenge? Not to repeat any of the tracks already scheduled since the 1st 55mod championship was organized here at PDLR back in 2018. In resume, my Windows XP is about to explode :lol:

I promise to share with you at a later stage more details on all the factors we took into account for the track selection :wink: :teclas:
Until then, let me tell you that the Papyrus tracks for the second part of the (67/68?) season is a nod to GPL's 25th anniversary, which will give us the opportunity to enjoy the soon-to-be-released GPL 1967 Track Pack :noel:
Whenever a new GPL season is in the making, a fair amount of time is spent in producing its calendar.
This task, which can be daunting, usually is the outcome of a large analysis... or not. It all depends on the inspiration of those involved :rie:
But the key element for a calendar to excel is passion. Only then the small details will make the difference :amor:

As promised two years ago, here you have the full list of factors (in no particular order) that we have taken into account when building the 55F1 mod calendars these last years:
  • Race on tracks that make you smile under your aviator goggles
  • Race on recently released tracks as a gesture towards the track creators (besides they tend to have the best graphics)
  • Similarly, race on recently updated tracks (e.g., 1967 Track Pack) / tracks with a 50s graphical addon (e.g., gliebzeit's updates)
  • Pioneer by racing on tracks that never held a 55F1 mod race yet
  • Race around the world. That is, visit as many countries as possible
  • Race on tracks that belong to the era of the mod (e.g., VIR has had the same track layout since 1957). This helps to avoid tracks that do not fit the mod (e.g., stop & go tracks)
  • Race on tracks whose layout applies to the era of the mod (e.g., Brno 1949 instead of 1937 or 1965)
  • Combine tracks of different nature / style (e.g., different stress levels of brake fading, clockwise vs anti-clockwise, long vs short laptimes, technically demanding vs straight forward)
  • Have 1 track that encourages slipstreaming battles
  • Have 1 city / street circuit
  • Have at least 1 airfield / aerodrome
  • Do not repeat any of the tracks already scheduled since our 1st 55F1 mod championship back in 2018
  • Avoid fantasy tracks in general (not applicable though when based on real roads).

Luckily for us there are lots of tracks that fit very well the 55F1 mod. That eases the task to find enough candidates. These are weighted against the aforementioned factors, filtering the list and generating an initial draft. The final step is to finetune it. To do so, we aim for the following:
  • For the first event, select a track that is somewhat forgiving while interesting / familiar enough for everyone to get acquainted with their new car
  • Sort the tracks strategically so that the level of difficulty of the championship increases gradually, reaching a plateau shortly after mid-season
  • Allow an extra week for preparing the long / difficult tracks, followed by easier / shorter tracks to protect from mental / physical fatigue
  • Place tracks that encourage slipstreaming battles near the end of the season in order to increase everyone's chances of surviving close fights
  • Handle really long tracks (e.g., Targa Florio & Isle Of Man) as special events, including a proper break (= number of weeks) dedicated for their preparation
  • Test how the calendar flows by running the tracks in sequence. Short offline training sessions will do.

The result should be known to you :wink:
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2020 Calendar for 1955 F1 Champ
Good to know. The following tracks had never held a race with the 55F1 mod back then: Balcarce.

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Event.- Track @ Country				Laptime	Released	Updated				Track layout				Direction	Recently raced
01.- Buenos Aires 1955 @ Argentina		01:39	2016		2017 with 50s graphical addon	1952-1971				clockwise	2019/18-55F1
02.- Monaco 1967 @ Monaco			01:38	1998 [papyrus]	2024 with 50s graphical addon	almost same 1929-1971			clockwise	2019/18-55F1, 2017-67F1, 2016/15-69F1, 2014/07-67F1, 2008-66F1 & more
03.- Bremgarten 1954 @ Switzerland		02:27	2001		2017 with 50s graphical addon	1931-1955				clockwise
04.- Indy 1999 @ USA				01:03	2000						same since 1993				anti-clockwise
05.- Balcarce 1967 @ Argentina			01:50	2015		2016				same since 1972				clockwise
06.- Reims 1967 @ France			02:22	2002		2019 with 50s graphical addon	1954-1972				clockwise
07.- Spa-Francorchamps 1967 @ Belgium		03:59	2014		2019 with 50s graphical addon	1947-1969				clockwise	2019/18-67F1 & 2019/18-55F1
08.- Porto @ Portugal				02:35	2004						1950-1960				anti-clockwise	2019/14-67F1
09.- Leipzig 1958 @ Germany			01:44	2001		2018 with 50s graphical addon	1950-1958				anti-clockwise
10.- Monza 10k @ Italy				02:44	2004		2021 with 50s graphical addon	1955-1965				clockwise	2019/18-55F1

2021 Calendar for 1955 F1 Champ
Good to know. The following tracks had never held a race with the 55F1 mod back then: Casa de Campo, Charterhall Airfield & Rouen-les-Essarts.

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Event.- Track @ Country				Laptime	Released	Updated				Track layout				Direction	Recently raced
01.- Silverstone 1967 @ UK			01:43	1998 [papyrus]	2023 with 50s graphical addon	1952-1974				clockwise	2019/17-67F1, 2016/15-69F1, 2014/04-67F1 & 2008-66F1
02.- Castle Combe @ UK				01:07	2001		2018 with 50s graphical addon	1950-1998				clockwise
03.- Nürburgring 1967 @ Germany			09:1X	1998 [papyrus]	2024 with 50s graphical addon	1967-1982				clockwise	2019/17-67F1, 2016/15-69F1, 2014/07-67F1, 2012/11-67GT & more
04.- Casa de Campo @ Spain			01:34	2005						1945-1961				anti-clockwise
05.- Monsanto Park 1959 @ Portugal		02:07	2006						1953-1960				clockwise
06.- Rouen-les-Essarts 1967 @ France		02:17	1998 [papyrus]	2023 with 50s graphical addon	1955-1970				clockwise	2019/04-67F1 & 2008-66F1
07.- Parco del Valentino Torino v3 1955 @ Italy	01:44	2019		with 50s graphical addon	1955					clockwise
08.- Oulton Park @ UK				01:47	2002		2021 with 50s graphical addon	1954-1972				clockwise	2020-66F1, 2017/14-67F1, 2013/12-67F2, 2010-67F1 & more
09.- Hockenheim 1967 @ Germany			02:13	2003		2011				1966-1969				clockwise	2016/15-67F2
10.- Charterhall Airfield 1964 @ UK		01:16	2002		2018 with 50s graphical addon	1952-1964				clockwise

2022 Calendar for 1955 F1 Champ
Good to know. The following tracks had never held a race with the 55F1 mod back then: Beal Valley 60s, Crystal Palace, El Pinar, Goodwood 65(55), Interlagos, Pacific Raceways & Punta Fría.

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Event.- Track @ Country				Laptime	Released	Updated				Track layout				Direction	Recently raced
01.- Goodwood 65(55) @ UK			01:28	2020		with 50s graphical addon	same since 1952				clockwise	2020-67F1
02.- El Pinar @ Uruguay				01:20	2008		2021				same since 1956				clockwise
03.- Beal Valley 60s @ UK			04:08	2021						fantasy but real roads			clockwise
04.- Punta Fría 1952 @ Uruguay			01:11	2018		with 50s graphical addon	1952-1960s				clockwise
05.- Interlagos 1970 @ Brazil			03:17	2016						1940-1977				anti-clockwise
06.- Pacific Raceways 1967 @ USA		01:30	2013						1960-1971				anti-clockwise
07.- Brno49 @ Czech Republic			06:23	2007		2024				1949-1963				clockwise
08.- Crystal Palace @ UK			01:00	2000		2017 with 50s graphical addon	almost same 1953-1972			clockwise	2017-67F2, 2016/15-67F1, 2014/12-67F2 & more
09.- Syracuse @ Italy				01:55	2002		2017 with 50s graphical addon	1951-1967				anti-clockwise	2010-67F1
10.- Roy Hesketh @ South Africa			01:17	2011		2023				1953-1981				anti-clockwise	2020-66F1

2023 Calendar for 1955 F1 Champ
Good to know. The following tracks had never held a race with the 55F1 mod back then: Borovaya, Clermont Ferrand, Hethel 50s, Laguna Seca, Lakeside, Snetterton 1964, Solitude & Targa Florio.

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Event.- Track @ Country				Laptime	Released	Updated				Track layout				Direction	Recently raced
01.- Boreham Airfield @ UK			01:39	2022		2023				1949-1952; Ford test track 1955-1997	clockwise
02.- Lakeside @ Australia			01:02	2003		2019				same since 1961				clockwise
03.- Solitude @ Germany 			03:57	2000		2023				1935-1965				anti-clockwise	2020-67F1, 2016/15-67F1 & more
04.- Borovaya @ USSR/Belarus			01:33	2013						1966-1979				anti-clockwise
05.- Assen TT @ Netherlands			02:55	2003		2021				almost same 1955-1983			clockwise
06.- Laguna Seca 1967 @ USA 			01:18	2003		2020				1957-1987				anti-clockwise	2007-67F1 & more
07.- Clermont Ferrand @ France			03:45	2004						1958-1988				clockwise	2021-66F1, 2017-65F1 & 2016/14-69F1
08.- Hethel 50s	@ UK				01:32	2019						Lotus test track since 1966		clockwise
09.- Carthage 1933 @ Tunisia			03:51	2005		2016				almost same 1931-1937			clockwise
10.- Snetterton 1964 @ UK			01:37	2000		2017 with 50s graphical addon	1951-1964				clockwise
11.- Targa Florio @ Italy			39:XX	2009		2017 with 50s graphical addon	1932-1977				anti-clockwise	2012/11-67GT & 2011-67F1

2024 Calendar for 1955 F1 Champ
Good to know. The following tracks had never held a race with the 55F1 mod back then: Isle Of Man, Jarama 1968, Mendoza, Phillip Island, Riverside 66 & Road67.

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Event.- Track @ Country				Laptime	Released	Updated				Track layout				Direction	Recently raced
01.- Imola @ Italy				01:49	2000		2019				1953-1972				anti-clockwise	2013/12-67F1 & more
02.- Bathurst @ Australia			02:24	2001		2004				1938-1986				anti-clockwise	2021-67F1 & 2019/17-65F1
03.- Blandford Camp @ UK			01:43	2023						1948-1961				clockwise
04.- Mendoza 1974 @ Argentina			02:06	2021						1974-2000?				clockwise
05.- Riverside 1966 @ USA			02:01	2015		2021				1957-1968				clockwise
06.- Road67 @ France				04:59	2001		2010				fantasy					anti-clockwise	2022-67F1
07.- Grenzlandring Wegberg 1952 @ Germany	02:05	2001		2021 with 50s graphical addon	1948-1952				anti-clockwise
08.- Phillip Island 1967 @ Australia		02:01	2019						1956-1988				anti-clockwise
09.- Jarama 1968 @ Spain			01:46	2024						1966-1979				clockwise	2022-67F1 (beta)
10.- Isle Of Man @ UK				20:XX	2019						almost same since 1923			clockwise

2025 Calendar for 1955 F1 Champ
Good to know. The following tracks never held a race with the 55F1 mod yet: Anglesey International, Cotati, Pau, Tucumán, Virginia International Raceway, Westwood & Wigram Airfield.

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Event.- Track @ Country				Laptime	Released	Updated				Track layout				Direction	Recently raced
01.- Brands Hatch @ UK				01:47	2004		2020				1960-1975				clockwise	2024-66F1, 2020-66F1, 2019/18-67F1, 2017/15-67F2, 2014-69F1 & more
02.- Tucumán 1989 @ Argentina			01:13	2017						1985-early 2000s			clockwise
03.- Nassau 1966 @ Bahamas			02:47	2015						1958-1966				clockwise	2021-66F1
04.- Watkins Glen 1967 @ USA			01:16	1998 [papyrus]	2023				1956-1970				clockwise	2024-66F1, 2019/18-65F1, 2017/04-67F1, 2016/15-69F1 & 2010/08-66F1
05.- Anglesey International @ UK		01:47	2024						same since 2006				clockwise
06.- Westwood 1967 @ Canada			01:17	2008		2021				1959-1990				clockwise
07.- Virginia International Raceway @ USA	02:15	2021						same since 1957				clockwise	2022-67F1
08.- Cotati @ USA				01:53	2024						1957-1969				clockwise
09.- Sachsenring @ Germany			03:00	2002		2004				1927-1989				anti-clockwise	2021-66F1
10.- Le Mans Sarthe @ France			04:00	2001		2019				1932-1967				clockwise	2022-67F1 & 2011/10-67GT
11.- Wigram Airfield 1968 @ New Zealand		01:3X	2006						almost same 1949-1994			anti-clockwise	2013/12-66F1
12.- Pau @ France				01:34	2002		2018 with 50s graphical addon	same since 1935				clockwise	2019/17-65F1 & 2011-66F1
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Re: Cómo se elabora el calendario de PDLR / The science behind PDLR calendars

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Hmmm... I thought that you just put names in a hat and picked them at random, Gaizka.

:D

Kidding! It's going to be a great 2025 GP55 season!
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Doni Yourth escribió: Jue Ene 16, 2025 4:20 pm Hmmm... I thought that you just put names in a hat and picked them at random, Gaizka.

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