The GPL 65FD Mod
1. Installation
The 65FD carset is available through the GPL 1965 Mod and GEM+. Simply set as active the GPL 65FD carset in the “Carsets” window on the top left of the GEM screen.
2. Mod Specs
The GPL 65FD carsets uses the actual GPL65 F1 chassis, all fitted with the same 1,000cc engine and a 6-speed gearbox. This makes for very evenly matched cars, easy to handle. The main difference between the cars is their weight, with the Honda slightly handicapped in this respect. The cars are capable of 220+ kph top speed.
This technical spec gives cars very similar to the real 1964-70 1,000cc “screamer” F3. As a matter of fact, lap times prove quite close, although a tad faster, to the real 1967 F3 lap times. The spec engine also reflects the quasi-monopoly enjoyed by Ford-Cosworth in F3, where only Renault-Gordini appeared year in, year out, as a valid opponent.
Sporting Rules
1. Championships and Points
Two different championship will be held :
- Trophées de France de Formule 3
- RAC British Formula 3 Championship
Each of the two championships will host 10 meetings. The British F3 meetings will have two sprint heats, each giving championship points. The French one will have one 40-minute race.
The points system in the two series will be the one most usually used in car racing championships of the era :
1st – 9 pts
2nd – 6 pts
3rd – 4 pts
4th – 3 pts
5th – 2 pts
6th – 1 pt
All results will count for the championship standings, with the driver with the highest total after the final race declared champion. Ties on points will be broken at the quality of finishing positions.
No championships for teams or constructors will be held.
The season will alternate one British championship round with one French round, on the basis of one race per month for each of the two series.
2. Races
British F3
20:00 CET – start of the 60mins qualifying session
21:00 CET – start of the first 20mins sprint heat
21:30 CET – start of the second 20mins sprint heat, with grid based on the final results of the first heat
France F3
20:00 CET – start of the 60mins qualifying session
21:00 CET – start of the 40mins race
All races will be run in the pro-mod with no shift-r allowed.
3. Substitutes
As there is a limitation of 19 cars per server in GPL, and with the unexpected success of F3 here, we have instituted a substitutes system. The 19 first registered drivers (we will call them 'primary drivers') can participate in every race they want. When one of these drivers is absent for a race, a substitute can take his place.
A dedicated race thread will be open on the forum at the latest one week before race day. In this topic each driver will have to declare if he will be able to race or not. For each primary driver absent, a substitute will be allowed to race in his place.
The entry list for each race will be closed 24 hours before the race. All primary drivers having not checked in will be considered as not-entered and might be replaced by a substitute driver having declared his will to participate in the race. However, should any free spots be left after this deadline, any driver will be allowed to join in, whether he is a primary or substitute driver.