Assetto Corsa Round 3 Donington 1938

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Pre-War racing
Donington Park motor racing circuit was the first permanent park circuit in England, which also ended the race circuit monopoly that Brooklands had held since 1907.

Fred Craner was a former motorcycle rider who had taken part in seven Isle of Man TT races, and was by 1931 a Derby garage owner and secretary of the Derby & District Motor Club. Craner approached the then owner of the Donington Hall estate, Alderman John Gillies Shields JP, to use the extensive roads on his land for racing.

The original track was 2 mile 327 yd (3,518 m) in length, and based on normal width unsealed estate roads. The first motor cycle race took place on Whit Monday, 1931. For 1933 Craner obtained permission to build a permanent track, with the original layout widened and sealed at a cost of £12,000. The first car race was held on 25 March, followed by three car meetings further that year. The first Donington Park Trophy race was held on 7 October 1933, and the 20-lap invitation event was won by the Earl Howe in a Bugatti Type 51.


Donington Park showing Spitfire sculpture and track (2005)
In 1935 the first 300-mile (480 km) Donington Grand Prix was won by Richard "Mad Jack" Shuttleworth in an Alfa Romeo P3. In the 1937 Donington Grand Prix and 1938 Donington Grand Prix, the race winners were respectively Bernd Rosemeyer and Tazio Nuvolari, both in Auto Union 'Silver Arrows.'

The circuit at Donington Park was closed in 1939 due to World War II, when it was requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence and was converted into a military vehicle depot.

 

Demo lap:

 

Server is up.

 

No-shows:

The following No-shows have been taken out of the series:
1. Alex Bonner
2. Ramon Salles
3. Simone Porcu
4. Stefan Fritsche (not a no-show, but the same person as Fabrizio Ferrante)

 

Yes, it is a very nice track. I took to it when I downloaded it for the first time. Challenging layout and very pretty. And what to say about "THE JUMP" before the finishline.

I tried going over it at full throttle with a modern super car, just to see if I would fly into the pitlane. And I did . That would have been a pitlane speed penalty for sure .
My pit crew would also have raised an eyebrow or two for that unconventional entry.

 

Everyone should be aware of the long black & white curbstones on the right next to the pitlane. It's hard to see and if you touch it under braking, shit hits the fan .

 

There are 2 spots right now. A Mclaren is free, and 1 guy left without giving notice. Still have to see who that was.

Edit: Darrel Kruger left. He had the BRM P83. So you can take the Mclaren of the BRM.

 

Noted, and .... good luck

 

I don't want you to be unhappy . What car would you like then, besides the Eagle, Lotus and Ferrari.
We already have 4 of those per class.

 

Done. You're now in a Honda Rob Milliken has to change it first on the server. Should be done by tomorrow.