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23rd March 2008: New Champions Crowned

^P^Storm Cloud finished the second season perfectly with a win which ensured he would be The GFCs second FO8 champion. spdoFiredUp and [ALeRT]Agarash were second and third in this race.

spdo.define. made it 5 wins in a row in the FOX class to become a champion in dominant style. Behind him in this race followed ^P^Kringle and [FM]Laudi to join the podium celebrations. Full race results can be viewed here.

Earlier in the day the first two GTTC champions were crowned with [TDRT]R.Kolz winning the GTR class with his 3rd place in the race. The Turbo class champion was spdoFiredUp proving his skill in multiple classes. Full race results can be read here.

19th February 2008: First GFC win for FPR | Matze78

^P^Storm Cloud was beaten into 2nd place by 22 seconds as FPR Matze takes his first GFC win at South City with a fastest lap along the way. spdoFiredUp took the final podium spot in the FO8 class.

spdo.define. appears to be in the winning habit now in the FOX class with 3 wins out of four races. This begs the question, can anyone touch him for the rest of this season?

Newcomer ORT• R.v.Buren took the second place in his first GFC event which will make things even tougher for the other top FOX drivers such as [DR] Alain Lang who took the third place with yet another strong performance.

There were also some other notable performances in the FOX class with battles up and down the field throughout the race. Full race results can be read here.

In the GTTC race spdoFiredUp made it three wins in a row in the TBO class and H.Vuorinen took his first win in the GTR class. This competition really seems to have bedded in now and it's clear the two classes are understanding each other much better having had three previous races sharing the piece of racetrack. Full race results can be read here

8th February 2008: ^P^Storm Cloud and spdoDefine both do the Double

^P^Storm Cloud got his second win in a row in the FO8 class 23 seconds ahead of spdoFiredUp. ^P^Adamski got the final podium position completing two less laps than the front two drivers.

In the FOX class it was spdoDefine's win again with Alain Lang in second place 32 seconds down the road. Gentlefoot took the final podium spot 1 lap behind even with an unplanned pit stop early in the race.

Earlier in the day the GTTC GTR class was taken by 3id's B.Crooks and the TBOs were headed by spdoFiredUp with his second dominant win in a row. It was a notable performance by the TDRT team in the GTR class filling all the rest of the top positions.

Full Race Results

22nd January 2008: R4RStorm Cloud and spdoDefine Strike back

R4RStorm Cloud got the result he was looking for after his disappointment at Aston with a strong win in the FO8 class. A minute down the track was Matze78 in second place which sets an extremely positive tone to the start of his GFC career. The final podium spot was taken by R4R again with Adamski who has proved a consistent performer in recent races.

In the FOX class it was spdoDefine's turn to take the win with Alain Lang in second place and now leading the championship overall. In 3rd Lateralus got his best result in the GFC so far with a very consistent drive.

Earlier in the day the GTTC GTR class was taken by FPR | Pio#19 and the TBOs were headed by spdoFiredUp proving that he can replicate his astonishing single seater pace in other classes.

8th January 2008: spdoFiredUp and [DR] Alain Lang get perfect start

SpedoFiredUp was looking strong in the FO8 class on Sunday and took the win by well over a minute to 2nd placed R4RAdamski. Third place man [ALeRT] Agarash was another 30 seconds back.

In the FOX class it was an equally dominant win for [DR] Alain Lang took the win. Although James Barrington in 2nd was close on out and out pace and drove well. The final podium spot was taken by GFC debutant bozo who drove impressively for his first outing.

3rd January 2008: GFC Voted Best New League

The Gentlefoot Formula Challenge has been voted Best New League in the Live For Speed Community Year End Awards.

Thanks go to all drivers who competed in the marathon season 1 for all their efforts. It is the great attitude of each and every GFC driver that has resulted in this recognition and we can now all look forward to many more seasons of nail biting racing.

23rd November 2007: FPR|Tob and R4RGentlefoot Crowned GFC Champions at Blackwood

It took to the final race of the season to decide the champions beyond doubt in both classes in the inaugural Gentlefoot Formula Challenge.

The pre-race favourite R4RStorm Cloud had retired from 4th place on lap 60 with a technical fault leaving Tob the only one of the top 3 FO8 drivers able to collect the bonus for finishing at least 10 races. Tob drove to a solid 4th place finish allowing him to snatch the crown right at the last minute and become the first FO8 GFC Champion.

spdoHuppis won the race with a 28 second lead over spdoFiredUp who seems to be enjoying the superior performance of the FO8 again. [DR] Leprekaun took the final podium place in the FO8 class in only his second race in the GFC.

The FOX class was virtually decided before the round started with Gentlefoot having a substantial lead over nigelpm in 2nd place overall. He clinched the title with a 3rd place in the race behind spdo.define. and [DR] Alain Lang who won with an almost impeccable drive.

Rookie of the Year in the FO8 class was decided months ago with Adam5k1 having a huge lead over his rivals. The FOX class was a closer run thing but nigelpm took it by 9 points over count.bazley in the end by making sure of his finish at Blackwood.

13th November 2007: New GFC Video Produced

A Video is now available with highlights of this season and an introduction to the top drivers. Click here to watch it.

6th November 2007: James and Lateralus Battle it out in Kyoto

The final podium position in the FOX class on Sunday was decided following an immense battle between James Barrington and Lateralus that went on from lights to flag. Separeted by not more than a few seconds the whole race eventually it was James who collected the silverware. Another dominant win for .define. who, with an astonishing fastest lap of 1:38.78 finished half a lap ahead of Gentlefoot in seond place.

In the FO8s Huppis and Storm Cloud led the way with Huppis finishing a clear winner in the end after Storm's risky no stop strategy ended his chances with a popped tyre. Tob took the final podium position with another consistent performance.

The final race in two weeks will decide the championship final standings with everything to play for still in the FO8 class and 2nd place in the FOX class extremely close

22st October 2007: No DNFs at Aston

In contrast to the last LFS race every car that left the grid saw the chequered flag at Aston Grand Touring yesterday. Spdo were in dominant form as they swept to victory in the FO8 class and took the top two positions in the FOX class. Huppis was very fast here although R4RStorm_Cloud kept him honest for much of the race. FPR|Tob took the final podium position in the FO8 class.

FiredUp was untouchable in the FOX class and he was followed by his team mate .define. in second who took the place from [DR] Alain Lang during the stops, Alain taking the final podium place in the class.

20th October 2007: Gentlefoot.com implements New Game Servers

Gentlefoot.com now runs three games servers. The previous server formerly called "GFC" has now been renamed to Gentlefoot.com#1. This server continues to run the combo for the upcoming GFC race. Cars eligible are FOX and FO8.

The Gentlefoot.com#2 server is set to the combo for the upcoming GTTC race and cars eligible are TBOs and GTRs.

The Gentlefoot.com#3 server is set to the combo for the upcoming Double Vision event either for the RallyX event or the LX event.

16th October 2007: Gentlefoot.com to offer real prizes

For season 1 of the GTTC and season 2 of the GFC gentlefoot.com will offer genuine quality engraved trophies for the winners of each class. This offer may only apply to these seasons.

8th October 2007: Fern Bay Black Day

A race that initially looked like a promising fight between some of the top GFC drivers turned out to be a disaster in the end. There were only 15 cars on the grid for this race and by the mid point of the race there had been 6 drivers retire. However, in the closing laps there were 4 instantaneous disconnections leaving only 5 runners left. NoGhost was negotiating the last coner in the lead of his first GFC race (following Storm_Cloud's disconnection from the lead) when he suffered the same fate and disconnected.

In the FOX class the two front runners FiredUp and Gentlefoot also suffered the disconnection leaving only 2 drivers left in the class. In the end only Tob and Flip completed the race. This result now leaves R4R leading both FO8 and FOX classes with Storm_Cloud moving into the lead in the FO8 championship.

23 September 2007: Championship is Kept Alive

The GFC championship was kept alive in both classes today as the championship leaders failed to get the results they needed to seal it. Huppis took a win in the FO8 championship while Forbin failed to make it onto the grid. Storm Cloud and Tob get the podium places

Meanwhile in the FOX class Gentlefoot had a very poor performance littered with errors that saw him finish well down the order while .define. took the win. However his closest rival Nigelpm only finished one place ahead of him. A strong performance too from FiredUp and count.bazley here at Westhill to take the other podiums.

20 September 2007: The GFC in China

This month Gentlefoot.com received most of its visits from the Sim Racing Federation of China. So far this month the site has seen 1480 hits from this website, dwarfing hits from other main feeders like the LFS Forum which produced 573 hits and takes second place.

A thread on the SRFC site (pictured above) links to the mpr file for Race 3 of the GFC at Fern Bay. This file has been visited 1459 times in September and another 122 times in August. In total gentlefoot.com has recieved 2648 visits so far this month.

16 September 2007: Season Midpoint Highlights Video Available

Watch highlights from the first half of the GFC season. Big thanks to ((Onion)) who prodcued this video. A lower quality version can also be seen on YouTube at YouTube.

9 September 2007: Forbin makes it three in a row

Forbin is in a strong vain of form and is the first man to win 3 GFC races in a row. Storm Cloud and Huppis get the podium places in the F08 class at Kyoto GP. These three drivers head the way overall in the FO8 championship now.

FiredUp switches from the FO8 to drive the FOX and wins the class at the first attempt. Alain Lang and Gentlefoot get the podium places. In the FOX championship Gentlefoot now leads and Nigel and James Barrington have moved in to 2nd and 3rd after .define. suffered an ill timed "technical" failure.

26 August 2007: Forbin does it again

Forbin wins two races in a row to make it three in all in the FO8 class at South City. It was a fraught battle for the remaining two podium places but Tob and Storm Cloud got them in the end.

Alain Lang gets his first win in the FOX class lapping everyone else in the class. Nigel gets his highest ever finish in 2nd with Gentlefoot 3rd.

12 August 2007: .define. scores two wins in a row

.define showed his class to win two races running and now has three to his name in all in the FOX class.Gentlefoot and Alain Lang get on the podium to celebrate with him.

Forbin had to wait a few races to repeat his success in race one but does so here at Blackwood, the 5th race out of a total of 12. Storm Cloud and Moose get on the podium for the FO8 class.

29 July 2007: The End and .define. now double winners

The End and .define. become the first men to win more than once at race 4. Held at Aston GP this race was close in the FO8 class with Forbin only 4 seconds behind and Moose in 3rd a further 9 seconds back.

In the FOX class .define. was a clear winner with Indie scoring heavily again and James Barrington proving his previous podium at race 1 wasn't a fluke.

15 July 2007: New Winners Again!

This time is was Huppis and Indie's turns to take the top spot at Fern Bay. The End and .define scored heavily again with 2nd places. R4R took 3rd in both classes with Storm Cloud and Gentlefoot.

1 July 2007: Wins for The End and .define at Kyoto

The End has an 18 second gap back to Huppis who finishes within a 10th of a second of Enersen. While .define does one more lap than Indie and Zeugnimod in the FOXs

17 June 2007: Forbin and Gentlefoot Take Glory in Race 1

Forbin takes the flag 8 seconds ahead of FiredUp in the FO8 class while Gentlefoot takes a clear win in the FOX with Indie Runner Up. Huppis and James Barrington were the other podiums.

2 June 2007: Entry Open For GFC Race 1

Gentlefoot is now accepting entries for the first race of season 1 of the GFC.

2 June 2007: Footwork Pages Added

The footwork section has been added for useful hints, tips and techniques for improving your performance in LFS. If you would like to contribute PM Gentlefoot in the forum.

20 May 2007: Fern Bay Club Track Guide Complete

Gentlefoot has now completed a track guide for the Fern Bay Club circuit for the Formula XR. See Track Guides

7 May 2007: Kyoto GP Long Track Guide Complete

Gentlefoot has now completed a track guide for the Kyoto GP Long circuit for the Formula V8. See Track Guides

5 May 2007: Gentlefoot.com LFS section now under development

Gentlefoot has now started developing the LFS section of this website. Please be patient. There is a huge amount of content to be produced and this will take several weeks.

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