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Hello Guys, With 24 cars booked in, it works out very nicely in terms of heat races. The semi final will be race 3, as is always the case. Jimmy, Iknow you only want to race the semi final, but as it is race 3, I have given you a heat race before hand, but have not included you int he final grid. HEAT GRIDS HEAT 1: 15, 221 // 11, 365, 391 // 3, 8, 216, 315, 363 // 2, 137, 188, 290, 531, 561 // 331 HEAT 2: 221, 351 // 11, 365, 435 // 3, 259, 315, 363 // 16, 17, 188, 288, 531, 561 // 112 HEAT 3: ROW 1: 288 .. 112 ROW 2: 137 .. 16 ROW 3: 2 .. 8 ROW 4: 17 .. 290 ROW 5: GAP .. 216 ROW 6: 391 .. GAP ROW 7: 259 .. GAP ROW 8: 331 .. GAP ROW 9: GAP .. 351 ROW 10: GAP .. GAP ROW 11: 15 .. 435 P;lease can you check that you all have 2 heats. See you in chat in about half an hour. Cheers Johno

All added Ihave also taken the decision to add Hutch into the Semi Final race, due to all the reserves being needed in this race. Tis does mean that drivers can book in late for the second semi final too, as no reserves will be required for that race.

Sorry to reply to my own post, but I think I have solved the problem. Ithink you maybe missing skin pack 7 Corny, which is avialble on the forum by clicking HERE and scrolling down to the last post. I didnt have the skinpack on my computer due to not racing last week and did not have your car, but I downloaded this skinpack, and tried your car in the server. I have also checked, and your shale car is on the server too. Apologies for the problem, and hope tbhis is now sorted. Cheers Johno

Hello Corny, I need to speak to Mike about the skin issue. I am not sure why it is not working properly as I updated with the latest skin pack last week. I am out until about 7pm tomorrow, but I will make sure I it is on the server before the semi final, or at least know the reason why it will not be. Hopefully Mike may reply to this post during the day tomorrow. Can I also apolgise for there being no preview. I wanted to finish the preview tonight, but I have had a terrible evening, and as such, I have just walked in, and nothing is complete. I will complete it, add a review of the race, and put it in the Birmingham Semi Final Programme, which will be released before the semi final. I can also assure you that there will be a European Programme available next Tuesday. Cheers Johno

awesome stuff as always Cowie Cheers Johno

Hello Guys, Just a quick reminder about this meeting. It takes place on Thursday at 8pm. Here is the grid below: ROW 1: 288 .. 112 ROW 2: 137 .. 16 ROW 3: 2 .. 8 ROW 4: 17 .. 290 ROW 5: 291 .. 216 ROW 6: 391 .. 151 ROW 7: 259 .. 525 ROW 8: 331 .. 18 ROW 9: 286 .. 351 ROW 10: 39 .. 380 Reserves: 48, 52, 6, 15, 435 If you are booked in for the Semi Final, then you are highlighted in blue. If you are not going to be racing the semi final, then you have a line through your number. Should you wish to race your semi final, and then leave the meeting (to perhaps practice for the Heat F1 World Final), then this is fine, and perhaps in order to help Thursday's RM, you could post below. Cheers Johno

Hello Munis, Can you swap? I am afraid not - you have to race in the semi final that yuou are allocated. Can ou go in the consolation without racing the semi final? Last year we did allow this, and I imagine we will again due to the numbers that we have, but I need to check with the team first of all. Wehn is the semi final race? It will be the third heat of the night as we will probably be running a two thirds format. We do it this way to allow people the chance to have a warm up race before their semi final. That said, if you need to go after at the end of the semi final, then you are more than welcome, just tell the rm on the night. Ihope that helps - feel free to ask if you have more queries Cheers Johno

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL GRIDS Semi 1: COVENTRY - Thursday 16th July 2009 - Start time: 8pm (This Thursday) ROW 1: 288 .. 112 ROW 2: 137 .. 16 ROW 3: 2 .. 8 ROW 4: 17 .. 290 ROW 5: 291 .. 216 ROW 6: 391 .. 151 ROW 7: 259 .. 525 ROW 8: 331 .. 18 ROW 9: 286 .. 351 ROW 10: 39 .. 380 Semi 2: BIRMINGHAM - Thursday 13th August - Start time: 8pm ROW 1: 136 .. 363 ROW 2: 3 .. 531 ROW 3: 561 .. 315 ROW 4: 11 .. 233 ROW 5: 365 .. 188 ROW 6: 488 .. 500 ROW 7: 300 .. 527 ROW 8: 221 .. 323 ROW 9: 256 .. 515 ROW 10: 599 .. 164 Reserves: 48, 52, 6, 15, 435 The newsletter also contains the grids with a brief writeup about the Coventry Semi Final. The newsletter will be available later on tonight / tomorrow morning. Time permitting, I hope to have a semi finalprogramme available too. Cheers Johno

Points Championships After Kings Lynn (9/7/2009) * PLEASE NOTE: Due to the fact I was in later than planned, I have completed only the main 3 points charts for your viewing pleasure. THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL GRIDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW NIGHT, BOTH ON THE FORUM, AND IN THE NEWSLETTER. I AM AWAITING OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION.

I wasnt aware there was a new version, but I will look into it Tosh. Johno

Hello Guys, Book in for the second of tomorrow's meetings on this thread please. (KINGS LYNN - NATIONAL SERIES ROUND - 9:30PM START TIME) Cheers Johno

Hello All, This Thursday will see the FINAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING ROUND take place on the tarmac of Skegness, START TIME 8PM. Here is a direct link to the Official Points standings as we go into the final round: CLICK HERE As you can see, there is battles everywhere on the chart. Starting at the top, we have a battle between Kruiz (136) and Ironmac (288), with the driver that tops the chart deciding which semi final they wish to race in. Kruiz must start the meeting as favourite, especially considering he can now race and Ironmac now finds himself at red. That said, Ironmac is no stranger to red, and his wins in recent weeks will have given him plenty of confidence. Kruiz desperately needs to win so that he can pick his semi final, as he can only race at one of the venues (I wll let him decide if he wants to tell you). Looking further down the chart, and positions 3 to 7 look very tight, as these drivers do battle for the front row of a semi final. TomD #112 currently holds that 3rd place, and will be keen to start on the front row of a semi final. Johno (3) is next in line, but work has sidelined him from the meeting, so he will have no effect on the outcome of Thursday's meeting. Walker (363) is currently at blue, and will fancy his chances of having a good meeting, as in recent weeks, he has scored well on the tarmac. They are followed by red tops MoR (137) and Lee (531). Lee has really come into his own in recent weeks, scoring consistantly and I think that he could be an outside bet for the front row. MoR is the current leader of the National Series, and as such, he will also fancy his chances. That said, I believe he has a holiday on one of the semi final dates, but I maybe wrong. JK (16), Murf (561) and Tosh (8) look destined to be in 8th, 9th and 10th, although again in what order is most definately up for grabs. Michael (2) is next and 11th spot will give him a outside row 3 for a semi final. It is feesible however that both Mike (315) and Munis (17) could overtake him, although Mike is in a rich vail of form currently, and will be looking to score well. Looking further down the grid, and postions 14 to 20 are all very very close, and a good meeting from any of those drivers could see them shoot up a row or 2. After Thursday's final win at Wimbledon, Dazza will fanc his chances of getting up the grid, and has a good record around Skegness, taking the UK Open title back in 2008. The 10 drivers are again al very close, and a healthy points haul at the final meeting will help these drivers no end. Looking down the list, a good meeting is possible from Corny (391), Jimmy (259), Madcowie (323) and perhaps Spike (221), as his form has improved no end in recent weeks. Also in this section, wefind the defending World Champion, who is yet to race a meeting this year, and having not spoken to him in recent weeks, I could not tell you if he has intention of adding more points to his total, or race his semi final, but one thing is for sure, if he does race, he will definately score a bag full of points, or be a major threat in the semi final. The next group of drivers is very interesting. In this group, we have one driver who has not paid his server fee this year, and as such will unfortunately not be taking part in the semi final. This is of course MrBeef (286), who is a sad loss to UK Dirt F1. With 17 points however, it is possible that he could drop out of the top 40, although it would perhaps take something special from the drivers around him for this to happen. Looking at those dreaded last four spots, we have Harold (599), who has 9 points, LeeK (39) who has 7 points, Daveyboy (380), who has 7 points, and Jarry (164) who has 6 points. Harold and Jarry could possibly race the meeting, and with both drivers starting at white, they both stand a chance of increasing their points total. LeeK has raced this season, but has stated that until the Heat F1 season is over, he is unlikely to race, as he would like to focus on taking the major titles in that league. Daveyboy unfortunately does not have a computer capable of running rfactor at the house he currently stays in, and with work commitments too, it is unlikely that he will race. This leaves 4 drivers currently out of the top 4, with Tinman (48) the msot likely to break into the top 40 should he race. Kev (52) has shown signs of imporvement, and perhaps he can score a few more points to add to his total. Mart (435) has only raced 1 meeting thus far this season, and although it would be great to see him out on track again, it is doubtful. That said, all of the reserves are likely to get a spot in the semi final should they attend, as holidays will play havoc with the Semi Final grids. Will we perhaps see any surprises on the grid for the final qualifying round. One name that springs to mind at the minute is F2 superstar Drumbstick (41). Drumbstick did very few qualifers last year, but still drove a great semi final, which put him on row 3 for the world final. Unfortunately computer problems meant that he could not take his slot on the grid, and as such, one has to wonder if there is perhaps some unfinished business for the guy? Wouldn't it be great to see him out on track? Also, I seem to recall a white top driver perhaps being tempted out for a play in the form of Nezza (46). Nezza was improving week after week in the winter series, but has since found F2 to be easier, and as such F1 has gone onto the back burner for the time being. Could he perhaps b tempted out for another meeting...... and dont forget... his brother Kendo (192) has been known to have a dabble before....... could the two brothers be tempted out? Is that going to far? AND DONT FORGET......... THAT IS NOT THE ONLY MEETING TO BE HELD THAT NIGHT........ THERE IS ALSO KINGS LYNN.......AND THOSE VITAL NATIONAL SERIES POINTS. This meeitng starts at 9:30pm, and once again is another meeting that could well be a classic. The race for the shootout is starting to heat up, and with a few drivers starting to lose tocuh with the guys currently in the top 6, will they be forced into playing their jokers to make the shootout. Also, Michael (2) has now played his way into contention, with him only being a handful of points away from the top 6. And if you have a loook at the table as a whole, then no one really wants to try and run away with the lead. No one has broken away and asserted their dominance, and as such, there is a nice little battle for the top spot, which could possibly go to anyone of the top names. With all this to play for, and more, how could you possibly miss these two meetings?! Cheers Johno

Points Championships After Wimbledon (2/7/2009)

Hello Guys, First of all, thanks to everyone that raced tonight, and to Kev for stewarding the races as always. It seems that the break has done Dazza the power of good, as he motored to a heat and final double. It was a shame that car numbers were down, but the racing was still good. Results: Heat 1: 531 2 290 365 136 3 323 391 112 561 Heat 2: 290 2 221 136 3 531 391 561 137 112 A-Final: 290 2 137 3 531 136 112 363 323 391 GN 1: 2 221 3 112 391 365 323 531 136 363 Points: 46 pts 2 Michael 39 pts 290 Dazza 32 pts 3 Johno 29 pts 531 Lee 24 pts 136 Kruiz 20 pts 112 Tom D 19 pts 137 MoR 16 pts 221 Spike 14 pts 391 Corny 13 pts 323 madcowie 11 pts 365 travel 10 pts 363 razza 2 pts 561 Murf 0 pts 527 fast track 0 pts 16 JK 0 pts 288 Ironmac Thanks once again to everyone that raced tonight. NEXT WEEK IS ANOTHER RFACTOR DOUBLE HEADER - WITH THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING ROUND AT SKEGNESS STARTING AT 8PM, AND A NATIONAL SERIES ROUND AT KINGS LYNN STARTING AT 9:30PM. Unfortunately, I will be around for neither meeting, but I am sure anyone of our admin team will be happy to help you should you have any problems on the night. Finally, I know a few of you thought that the white line rule was harsh, but do you think that it improved the racing? Over the weeks, we have noticed nerfing into the corner becoming a bigger issue, and we are thinking of implementing something at all tracks. It will basically punish drivers for excessive use of the curbs to hit people. We fully accept that sometimes we all use the curb, but we just wodner if it is becoming a little too much. What are you thoughts on the issue? Are we being too harsh? CAN I JUST STATE - THIS IS NOT COMING INTO AFFECT YET - AND I AM JUST ASKING FOR YOUR THOUGHTS. Cheers Johno

Tonights meeting will take place at Wimbledon, and with the high tempteratures, bookings appear to be well down, with them currently sitting on 14. It would be great if them numbers would increase a little. So if you fancy booking, then please say so below.

Ta Kruiz - I must be tired, I dont remember putting a start time on the thread.

Wimbledon After rigorous testing at the Wimbledon track, the Admin Team have decided to clarify the racing line on the track. Under no circumstances are drivers to go inside the white line on turns 1 and 3. Should a driver to be caught driving over the white line, whether to improve their lap time, or to attack another driver, then they will be dopt 2 for each time they go inside the white line. HOWEVER Once you pass the tyres, which are placed in the middle of turns 1 and 2, and 3 and 4, you may have two wheels on the inside of the white line, as it appears to be the fastest way around the track, plus we believe that stopping drivers doing that will be hard to police, where as the entering the corner will be easy to police due to the fact that we WILL be watching all of the replays from the meeting. We hope that you understand the reasons for doing this, as we believe that the track can produce fantastic racing if policed properly. This is also a starting point, as we try to clamp down on excessive use of the curbs. Cheers Johno

Congratulations both of you

Hello Guys NEWSLETTER First of all, please dont think I have forgotten about this. Iwill be doing it, it is just right now, I dont have the time to do it. I have a big day on Monday, and should all go well, then I should have a lot more time on my hands. I will start the newsletter on Monday Evening, and then I hopefully finish it before Thursday's meeting, but if I dont, then I will include Thursday's meeting in it and release it the following weekend. GRADE CHANGES Kev's site (kev149.com) is up-to-date for you to look at. Up to Superstar None Up to Red 17, 288, 561 Down to Red 2 Up to Blue None Down to Blue 315, 8, 323, 3 Up to Yellow 525 Down to Yellow None Down to White 164 Net Movements: S/S -1; Red 0; Blue +3; Yellow -2; White 0 Kev does a fantastic job witht he grades, and he was saying this month was one of the hardest to do. One of the things we looked to do was to try and reduce the number of red top drivers, but unfortunately, due to the fact we now have so many drivers with fantastic averages, this has not been possible. What has been possible however, is to increase the number of blue grade drivers, which should further help drivers up front. Congratualtions to all those drivers that have been promoted. Comisserations to all those drivers that have been downgraded. Cheers Johno

Points Championships After Sexberium (25/6/2009)

Hello Guys, Will keep it brief for now, but will be back later in the week with some thoughts and a much improved meeting. Well done to JK on becoming the 2009 DUTCH CHAMPION. He may now wear 2 gold stripes. Results: Heat 1: 288 290 16 531 188 2 315 221 561 3 Heat 2: 365 221 2 3 16 17 288 323 315 8 Heat 3: 315 531 17 365 323 112 3 599 363 8 Heat 4: 16 2 126 8 136 290 221 323 288 188 A-Final: 16 136 112 363 290 2 531 188 365 315 GN 1: 365 290 363 164 288 16 136 315 2 599 Points: 55 pts 16 JK 34 pts 290 Dazza 31 pts 365 travel 31 pts 2 Michael 29 pts 136 Kruiz 26 pts 363 razza 22 pts 531 Lee 21 pts 112 Tom D 19 pts 315 Mike 18 pts 288 Ironmac 13 pts 188 Aub 10 pts 221 Spike 9 pts 17 munis 8 pts 164 Jarry 8 pts 3 Johno 7 pts 8 Tosh 6 pts 126 Leech 6 pts 323 Madcowie 3 pts 599 Harold 1 pts 561 Murf 0 pts 11 chevy 0 pts 527 fast track THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT RACED TONIGHT AND MADE IT A FANTASTIC MEETING. It is not Bradford Tarmac next week, but instead it is Wimbledon. Cheers Johno

MI to be changed.

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Hello Guys, Tonight, the second title of the year is up for grams around the sweeping Sexberium raceway. I am pleased that bookings have risen in the last hour, and we now have 19 cars booked in, which means that tonight will be an all in meeting. Groups GROUP A 11 Chevy 17 Munis 527 Fast Track 8 Tosh 323 Madcowie 136 Kruiz GROUP B 126 Leech 164 Jarry 363 Walker 188 Aub 531 Lee GROUP C 221 Spike 288 Ironmac 561 Murf 290 Dazza 2 Michael GROUP D 599 Harold 365 Trav 3 Johno 315 Mike 112 TomD Heats HEAT 1: GROUPS: B, C, D HEAT 2: GROUPS: A, C, D HEAT 3: GROUPS: A, B, D HEAT 4: GROUPS: A, B, C Meeting Format Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Final: 3 a breast clutch start, grades within grades, with the highest points scorer at the front of the grade. GN The winner of the meeting final will be crowned the DUTCH CHAMPION and will have the right to wear 2 gold stripes. Cheers Johno