2008 Fixture List

[Johno3]

Hello Guys,

 

Here is the fixture list for the 2008 Rfactor UK Dirt F1 season. I would like to thank MoR for coming up with the cracking artwork. Also attached to this thread is the fixture list created by Kev, which gives you an indication of both rfactor and Heat Fixtures together, plus a statistical break down and also a clear break down of the grade boundaries. Thanks very much to Kev for doing that.

 

As stated only a few weeks ago, the meetings will be split between a 7:30pm start time and 9:00pm start time, with the occasional 8:30pm start time. Looking at the fixture list, there are 14 7:30pm start times, 15 9:00pm start times, and four 8:30pm start times. This gives us a total of 33 meetings.

 

All of the championship meetings, except the Scottish and the Champion of Champions either start at 8:30pm or 9:00pm. This is to make sure that the championships are as close, or indeed at the normal championship time.

 

There are to be four solus meetings, which means that only rfactor run on that night. These are the first meeting of the season, the Wednesday night European Qualification meeting, the World Final and the British Championship. This does however mean that there are three weeks where there is no rfactor racing, and these are the opening Heat Meeting, the Heat World Final and the Heat British Championship.

 

Finally, the World Championship Qualifying Rounds have also been split fairly, with 4 being at 7:30pm, 4 being at 9:00pm and 1 being at 8:30pm, which is the Wednesday night European Qualification meeting.

 

Anyway, here is the fixture list thanks to MoR, with Kev’s fixture list attached underneath 9removed due to not beign 100% correct due to changes):

 

 

As you can see, we have decided to follow BriSCA F1 and pick the same venues for the championships. This means that the biggest date of the season takes place at Ipswich on Thursday 18th of September. Having already raced at the track in the autumn series, there is no doubt that it has the potential to be a cracking race. This will be a solus meeting and kick start at 8:30pm.

 

Looking at the other major titles, you will see that the British is scheduled to take place at Coventry on Thursday 2nd October. This will be depending on if the track is available for release on time, but going by the quality of work UKSOM have come up with so far, I can see Coventry being an awesome place to hold such a meeting, and really will be a date not to be missed. This once again will be a solus meeting with the type of format being run meaning it will take more time.

 

The European championship will take place at ‘its home’, Northampton. As with the Heat leagues in previous years, it will have a European Qualifying meeting on the Wednesday night to really give us that double header experience.

 

Finally, the UK Open championship will be held at ‘its home’ also of Skegness. This will be the first time since 2001 in UK Dirt when the UK Open Championship has been held at Skegness.

 

It is important that you realise that a lot of fixtures on the fixture list are at tracks that have not yet been released. Discussions have taken place between different parties, and the UKSOM team think they can get them done for the tracks respective first meeting. However, should they not be able to complete the track in time, and this may happen, then the UK Dirt F1 Admin Team will find a suitable replacement. We would like to thank the UKSOM team for their part in the fixture list, and thank them for the tracks we already have, and any tracks that we may have in the future, but also expect you as members to remember that none of these guys get paid to do this, and should a track not be available for whatever reason, we should be grateful for them trying.

 

I think this has the makings to be a cracking season. We have already seen, through both the Autumn series and SNT that the racing can be fast and furious, and I would expect nothing else from this cracking league.

 

Cheers

 

F1 Admin Team

Edited July 7, 2008 by Johno3