Sick, my race number is 22 and my username doesn't have a 1 as the third character, it's a capital i... "euphoric state"... 👍
Thanks U - I will correct the table when it gets updated for the next round (if I forget please feel free to remind me!).
@John Wells thanks for posting up some photos - I've managed to take a few in PC2, but haven't worked out how to get them out of the game and onto a memory stick so I can post them via the laptop.
Classic Corner
A new feature where I will post a picture or two from the relevant decade of a car or cars seen at one of this years events - races or car shows. This week - the incredible Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR. This car was made a couple of years after the 300 SL and instead of a straight six out of a Mercedes saloon it used the 2.5 litre straight 8 from the then current F1 car, but enlarged to 3 litres. The motor was incredibly advanced for the time, featuring mechanical fuel injection, desmodromic valves and a central power take off to enable a lightweight crankshaft design. The car featured inboard drum brakes plus a large air brake which was deployed at high speed. In the hands of Stirling Moss the 300 SLR won the Mille Miglia in record time and would likely have won the Le Mans 24 hours in 1955, but the team withdrew from the race following a tragic accident. I was lucky enough to snap this car at the London Classic Car Show. If I was in charge of the PC2 DLC this 180mph beauty would be added in Coupe and Roadster form!
Round 2 Preview - Rouen Les Essarts (France)
The perfect track for classic cars with its olde worlde charm and great sense of speed from trackside objects and fencing. The version in the game looks slightly flat does not quite capture the hilly nature of the real life version. It was used several times for the French Grand Prix, but was eventually considered too dangerous and was closed for racing in 1993. Sadly a number of great drivers lost their lives at Rouen including Jo Schlesser in 1968 and Gerry Birrell in 1973.
Below - a brief history of the circuit
If you have 50 minutes spare, savour this rare, big budget gem - an American made film of the 1961 Tour de France featuring incredible (for the time) helicopter camera footage of Ferrari 250 GT's and Porsche 356's and including an interview with Olivier Gendebien. there is plenty of footage of Rouen Les Essarts, Le Mans, Clermont Ferrand (Charade) and other great French tracks.
Important Notice for all drivers regarding Round 2
Note - damage and mechanical failures will be on and the track is quite narrow so please take extra care with overtaking.
Note - there will be a permanent, virtual yellow flag at the Hairpin - this means strictly no overtaking at the hairpin or the braking zone for the hairpin. This rule is necessary because the hairpin is tight and must be approached from the extreme left of the track in order to make the turn and not run off the track and up the bank.
