8th 1955 F1 Championship - 07 - National Cup

[Xug]

8th 1955 F1 Championship



Circuito / Track: V.I.R. Virginia Int. Raceway

Día de carrera / Race date: 27 de marzo de 2025 / March 27th 2025

Vueltas / Laps: 19

Área de boxes para instalaciones y actualizaciones gráficas para 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

• Coche libre / Free car choice
  Modo pro / Pro mode
  30 minutos de calificación y, a continuación, carrera de 40-45 minutos / 30 min qualification and 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]

• miércoles / Wednesday
  • FP1 - 21.30 h
    FP2 - 22.15 h
    FP3 - 23.00 h
  jueves / Thursday
  • 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]

Starting free practice sessions



Drivers welcome

[Mezcua]

Training times so far

Código: Seleccionar todo

1 	G. Lopez55 	FER 	2:09.97
2 	P. Skingley55 	LAN 	2:10.66
3 	tagomago55 	MAS 	2:15.04 
 	tagomago55 	VAN 	2:15.69
 	tagomago55 	CON 	2:16.28 
4 	N. Xug 		LAN 	2:18.76 

Thx for the laps

[Gaizka]

Very nice training with Xug, Tago & Paul yesterday, with the latter looking really strong for today. Sorry for the lack of news so far. Learning this track has been a bit of a rollercoaster. I started Tuesday last week and I already managed 2:10 that day & 2:09 the day after (default setup)! However, that speed seemed to disappear from one day to another. I was not that inspired, or just not that smooth behind the pedals & steering wheel, or simply tired, maybe a bit of everything... and so I struggled to put laps together, which made me focus on building the speed and understanding how to achieve so. And there I am. I have also been working on my consistency and trying to modify the setup to be more comfortable in the sections where Paul flies, but I did not make much progress. Anyways, the track is gorgeous and the challenge of mastering is part of the joy, isn't it?

[Mezcua]

Updated times list

Código: Seleccionar todo

1 	G. Lopez55 	FER 	2:09.97
2 	P. Skingley55 	LAN 	2:10.66
3 	tagomago55 	LAN 	2:14.17
 	tagomago55 	MAS 	2:15.04 
 	tagomago55 	VAN 	2:15.69
 	tagomago55 	CON 	2:16.28 
4 	N. Xug 		LAN 	2:18.76 

Good luck all for today

[Mezcua]

It has been a great and tough race



Grats to Paul for a nice win Gaiz and Enrique

Thx all for racing

[Paul_S]

Thanks all for racing.

I know this track well but I could not match Gaizka's pace who was in the 2:09s.

In the race, the first couple of laps felt like I was dropping back but on the 3rd lap I put in a low 10 which put me on Gaizka's tail and then able to pass into Roller Coaster.
The rest of the race was defending and trying to re-pass after I lost the lead a couple of times. It was all close racing but I was obviously holding Gaizka up and preventing him from putting in fast laps ( or maybe he was feeling sorry for me )

Unfortunately on the last lap we had some contact heading into Nascar Bend. It looks like warp but still a shame that it happened.
I waited for Gaizka and we completed the lap.

Well done Gaizka and all that finished.

Thanks for organising and hosting.

See you next race.


Gracias a todos por correr.

Conozco bien este circuito, pero no he podido igualar el ritmo de Gaizka, que estaba en 2:09.

En la carrera, en las dos primeras vueltas me sentí como si me estuviera quedando atrás, pero en la tercera vuelta hice un 10 bajo que me puso a la cola de Gaizka y luego pude pasarle en la Montaña Rusa.
El resto de la carrera ha sido defenderme e intentar volver a adelantar después de perder el liderato un par de veces. Ha sido una carrera muy reñida, pero obviamente yo estaba retrasando a Gaizka y le impedía hacer vueltas rápidas (o quizá le daba pena).

Desgraciadamente, en la última vuelta tuvimos un contacto en la curva Nascar. Parece warp pero aún así es una pena que haya ocurrido.
Esperé a Gaizka y completamos la vuelta.

Enhorabuena a Gaizka y a todos los que terminaron.

Gracias por la organización.

Nos vemos en la próxima carrera.

[Mezcua]

Que disfrute conduciendo
What a great racing time

Enrique - Tago - Doni 172 Km/h

[enriquefarina]

what a fun race, at the start I spun at Oak Tree Turn and lost track of Paul (I would never have caught them anyway) Doni and Tago passed me and that's when the fight for the bronze medal began, I was able to pass Tago and when I passed Doni we had a little contact and I was left behind them again, hehehe, it's okay dear Doni, it's a matter of brakes and I know you pulled out all the stops to avoid hitting me, but I was able to continue, and the hunt began again. But this time it was them two who approached me at a bar at the end of the roller coaster curve (I imagine to share a drink), and I got three more, but... with about 8 laps left, I spun again on the same curve where I spun the first time, but this time, they couldn't pass me. Afterwards, I had to stay as fast as possible to avoid their attacks, and I was able to cross the finish line and get on the podium.
I really enjoyed this race; it was very fun and very respectful.
Congratulations to Paul and Gaizka for their respective podium finishes.

que carrera tan divertida , al empezar hice un trompo en la curva oak tree y perdi la huella de paul ( de todos modos jamas los hubiera alcanzado) me paso doni y tago y ahi empezo la pelea por la medalla de bronze, pude pasar a tago y al pasar a doni tuvimos un pequeño contacto y volvi a quedarme atras de ellos, hehehe, no pasa nada querido doni, es cuestion de frenos y se que tiraste hasta el ancla para no golpearme, pero pude continuar, y empezo la caceria otra vez. pero esta vez fueron ellos dos que se me tieron a un bar que queda en el fondo de la curva roller coaster, ( me imagino que para compartir una copa) y me volvi a meter 3 otra vez, pero........faltando como 8 vueltas volvi a hacer otro trompo en la misma curva donde hice el primer trompo, pero esta vez, no me alcanzaron a pasar, despues fue mantenerme lo mas rapido posible, para evitar los ataques de ellos dos y pude pasar la meta y subirme al podio.
en realidad lo disfrute mucho esta carrera, muy divertida y muy respetuosa.
felicitaciones paul y gaizka por sus respectivos podios

[Mezcua]

VIRGINIA INT’L RACEWAY- VIR 1964 Entry Forms

In 1955, a group of North Carolina car enthusiasts began their search for a possible racetrack location. They soon found the perfect site on the state line on land owned by the Foote Family and VIRginia International Raceway opened for business in August of 1957. As one of the first permanent American road racing tracks, VIR soon became a fixture on the SCCA circuit. The track fell on hard times in the early 1970s. The track was closed following an SCCA endurance race on October 13, 1974. VIR reverted to farmland for 25 years until 1998 when investors Connie Nyholm and Harvey Siegel decided to resurrect VIR. Their vision was more expansive than anyone could have imagined. Reopening in 2000, the historic track was renovated to become a world-class road racing circuit while still following the track’s original centerline.

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The Beginning of Virginia International Raceway - 1956

Ed Kemm congratulates Carroll Shelby, winner of the August 1957 feature race.

[Doni Yourth]

A terrific if anything but error-free run at VIR! A course that I always look forward to and, frankly, considering that I'm forever buggering up 'The Roller Coaster', it should be on my shit-list.

A simply fabulous duel up front between Gaizka and Paul had the fans on the feet for the full duration. Goodness me but what a battle! Full marks to each with Paul emerging the victor. Well done, chaps!

I qualified with a new personal best to start P5. Got away nicely to follow Tago's Lancia closely where in the 'NASCAR' corner, he slipped off the road. Picked up a place and chased Ricky's Ferrari. Lap02 and Ricky spun in the 'Oak Tree' where I narrowly slipped by to pick up P3. WOOHOO! Tago was close behind and was also through to demote Ricky. Over the next laps, I grimly held on as Ricky was bouncing back from that spin to make it a three-car train. Precious little between we three. Paul and Gaizka were long gone. Lap06 and Tago dropped a wheel off onto the grass verge exiting the 'Hog Pen' and lost momentum. Ricky didn't nee a second invitation to pounce and took over P4 on the run down to 'The Horseshoe'. Gaining the 'Back Straight', it was maddening to see how easily Ricky picked up the slipstream and motored by. I was hoping to avoid that by being very careful not to slide the tail exiting the Oak Tree where to do so would kill my launch onto the straight. I yielded the place without drama as we headed into the dreaded 'Roller Coaster' where I stayed low to the right but Ricky got all sideways and pinched down on me with his Ferrari. I was powerless to avoid and a minor collision resulted. Sorry about that, Ricky. I had nowhere to go. What happened next was just about the most amazing save I've ever seen in GPL. I survived the contact to carry on but Ricky's Ferrari went up on its left-side wheels and skated along on the grass verge. Surely, DNF. BUT NO! Incredibly, the Ferrari came back down on all four wheels! WHAT!?!? LOLOLOLOLOL!!! Ricky carried on losing about seven seconds in the exchange and, I'm sure, filled with a determination. Tago had a ringside seat for this and can be forgiven for thinking, 'Well... That's the end of Ricky.' At the end of Lap09, I had a major fright in dropping a wheel onto the grass verge exiting the Hog Pen and the Maser skated wildly off to the right and into pit lane. Made my eyes water up a bit I can tell you. Tago was by in a flash and I found that I was not that far ahead of the hard-charging Ricky. Lap11 and a bit of comedy relief. Both Tago and I fell off in the Roller Coaster. Groan... I got going first to resume in P4 as Ricky was long gone. Ricky had a bit of a moment in the Oak Tree on Lap12 to allow me close within several seconds but I was pretty much resigned to P4 at this point. My main concern was staying ahead of Tago who was charging back hard. Managed to prevail for that P4 placing with a new personal best lap time by a mere one second margin. PHEW!

Even with the stupid off in the Roller Coaster, gotta score this one 4/5.

[Xug]

Esta vez no conseguí la velocidad necesaria para incordiar en el pelotón. El circuito me gusta, y no sé realmente qué parte no hice bien. En Q, estaba a 1 s del penúltimo, y pensé que quizá podría seguir al grupo y intentar pescar algo, pero en seguida me quedé atrás y no progresé como sí hicieron el trio Tago-Doni-Enrique, que se divirtieron tanto. Así que rebentar el motor a falta de dos vueltas no me penalizó. Espero dar más guerra en la próxima
Es digno de mención que Paul rompe una racha de 17! victorias de Gaizka.
This time I didn't have the speed necessary to bother the pack. I like the circuit, and I don't really know which part I didn't do well. At Q, I was 1 second behind the second-to-last, and I thought maybe I could follow the group and try to catch something, but I quickly fell behind and didn't progress like the Tago-Doni-Enrique trio did, who had so much fun. So blowing my engine with two laps to go didn't hurt me. I hope to give it more of a fight next time. It is worth mentioning that Paul breaks Gaizka's streak of 17 wins!
grats Paul, Gaizka & Enrique!