GP247 Speedweeks II - Grand Prix (March 21-April 4)

1976 Formula 1

Grand Prix racing will be the theme for Speedweeks II, as the eligible cars are the official Studio 397 issues of three classic Formula 1 cars from the 1976 season.

With the glorious McLaren M23 (one of the winningest cars in Grand Prix history), the sublime Brabham BT44B with its typical Gordon Murray lines, and the somewhat forgotten (and forgettable ?) March 761, comes a trio of exciting cars perfectly suited to the Kyalami Grand Prix circuit.

All three cars are freely available on Steam, although obviously you can download the Speedweeks II package instantaneously by connecting to the server.

Brabham BT44B
McLaren M23
March 761

The objective is to hotlap with all the cars as many times as you wish, however respect other drivers as you would in normal race qualifying conditions. Also note, not everyone is hotlapping as this is also set up for testing setups, team practice etc.

Have fun and enjoy!


Bonus Points

The following cars will each be eligible for Hotlap Trophy bonus points as per the rules :

- 1976 Brabham BT44B
- 1976 McLaren M23
- 1976 March 761


Server Settings

- Password : gpl67
- Time scale : x1
- Fuel usage : normal
- Tyre wear : normal
- Damage mod : 100%
- Flag Rules : black only
- Weather : fixed
- Real Road Surfaces : hard


Teamspeakserver

The HSO Teamspeakserver can be used for chatting while hotlapping:

- Domain: hsoteamspeak.ts3.mejorserver.com
- Password: HSO2020
- I.P. Address: 192.71.249.177:9991

The TS-server already has a room called The Kya 247 Hotlap Pub.

Only the Kyalami track will be used in these competitions?

For now yes

Are all the Marches the same or 2 versions (there are 2 years to chose)

maybe it will be needed delete my March time as i took 1977 instead 1976 ( i took nicer paint scheme not correct year)

As far as I remember all March 761s have same specs and physics, only cosmetic/skin changes between 1976 and 1977 cars .

Paul in the McLaren and me in the Brabham having some fun on the server:

A couple of years ago, to participate in a fan race, I made myself a McLaren livery.

Livery:

Nice Vlad

Advertised this to some of the South African sim racers, so hopefully some of the fast guys come and give it a go!

I'm racing NASCAR in Charlotte today. I think on Wednesday I will try to drive a certain number of laps. Official rF2 cars of the F1 70s are less suitable for me than Mclarens of the F1 90s. Interesting.

We wait with interest...

Thanks Waldo, could not resist a poke at the lads...

Waldo Swiegers wrote:

Advertised this to some of the South African sim racers, so hopefully some of the fast guys come and give it a go!

A midweek update on the state of play in SimGP247 land!
https://www.grandprix247.com/2020/03/30/simgp247-kyalami-hotlaps-sizzle-assetto-corsa-server-up/

No, these cars don't fit me. With great difficulty, I showed 1:09.009.

Vladislav Zenkov wrote:

No, these cars don't fit me. With great difficulty, I showed 1:09.009.

are you kidding us? you make top time in so few laps and then write us , it is not for you?

Michal Janak wrote:

Vladislav Zenkov wrote:

No, these cars don't fit me. With great difficulty, I showed 1:09.009.

are you kidding us?  you make top time in so few laps and then write us , it is not for you?

I spent 3 hours for that lap time, so it was difficult. It helped that I dug very deep in the settings folder and found the setup for McLaren for Paul Ricard. I changed them a little and spent one hour trying to show this time. The last time I drove a Porsche, it took me an hour for all.

I'm just comparing it to what was on the Porsche and here. This technique is more difficult for me than Group C.

Can you share the setup please

Sure!

https://vk.com/doc177009498_544706003?hash=e4ad367633a90371e0&dl=b0cdb1365f06f5cead

Great. Thank you.

Great job guys.
I might be faster at some point - maybe i ll find out till the deadline.

@Tony. Setup was to heavy for me. Coast/Power settings helped my laptime.
All in all...very unintuitive with this mod

Welcome 'home' Vlad
Wow its soooo close at the top!

Is it possible to have a timing sheet with sector times?

Vadim Taciak wrote:

Is it possible to have a timing sheet with sector times?

Not for now sorry, maybe later in the year.

Thanks

Great drive, Paul Anstey and Michal Janak! I tried to improve my laptime at night, but I couldn't. Congratulations!