Rejects of LFS 2014-2015

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 11 Dec 2012, 00:07

rwrsupdate.com/rolfs wrote:PLUS OEN GROUP WELCOMES TEAM ROJO, R.T.S. TO RoLFS

Go home RWRSUpdate, you're drunk :lol:

Post by **Nuppiz** » 13 Dec 2012, 00:31

Have ZimSport and MasterCard Lancia planned driver changes due to the other RWRS commitments of Ólafur Ragnar Hannesson and Marco Bizzarri, respectively? It is not forbidden to have them do both, but highly encouraged not to do so for a longer period of time.

Also, can you confirm if Martin McGovern is replaced by Nobushige Fukuda at MRT?

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 13 Dec 2012, 00:33

Nuppiz wrote:Have ZimSport and MasterCard Lancia planned driver changes due to the other RWRS commitments of Ólafur Ragnar Hannesson and Marco Bizzarri, respectively? It is not forbidden to have them do both, but highly encouraged not to do so for a longer period of time.

It's up to ZimSport if they want to hang on to Hannesson for the rest of the year; he will be doing F3RWRS for the rest of the year for sure though. He could effectively do a swap with Lorenzo Crescenzi moving to RoLFS as he now doesn't have a drive.

As for Bizzarri, he was subbing as a one-off for a suspended driver, his only full-time ride is in RoLFS.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 13 Dec 2012, 00:43

kostas22 wrote:
Nuppiz wrote:Have ZimSport and MasterCard Lancia planned driver changes due to the other RWRS commitments of Ólafur Ragnar Hannesson and Marco Bizzarri, respectively? It is not forbidden to have them do both, but highly encouraged not to do so for a longer period of time.

It's up to ZimSport if they want to hang on to Hannesson for the rest of the year; he will be doing F3RWRS for the rest of the year for sure though. He could effectively do a swap with Lorenzo Crescenzi moving to RoLFS as he now doesn't have a drive.

As for Bizzarri, he was subbing as a one-off for a suspended driver, his only full-time ride is in RoLFS.

I was planning to leave it up to you if Hannesson were to keep racing, I don't mind either way. If he does, then Dean Melville (Daniel's twin brother) will take his place, I meant to write something about him becoming test driver but sort of forgot to :oops:

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 13 Dec 2012, 00:51

eurobrun wrote:
rwrsupdate.com/rolfs wrote:PLUS OEN GROUP WELCOMES TEAM ROJO, R.T.S. TO RoLFS

Go home RWRSUpdate, you're drunk

You understood dutch, and thus know what Oen means, right?

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 13 Dec 2012, 01:09

This wrote:
eurobrun wrote:
rwrsupdate.com/rolfs wrote:PLUS OEN GROUP WELCOMES TEAM ROJO, R.T.S. TO RoLFS

Go home RWRSUpdate, you're drunk

You understood dutch, and thus know what Oen means, right?

Oen does sum up Luke Knight quite well tbh.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 15 Dec 2012, 12:36

rwrsupdate.com/rolfs wrote:PLUS OEN GROUP WELCOMES TEAM ROJO, R.T.S. TO RoLFS

kostas22 wrote:
This wrote:
eurobrun wrote:Go home RWRSUpdate, you're drunk

You understood dutch, and thus know what Oen means, right?

Oen does sum up Luke Knight quite well tbh.

Luke Knight is a [censored] donkey??? :shock:

Post by **Nuppiz** » 16 Dec 2012, 16:25

So let me get the driver changes for Fern Bay straight:

ZimSport: Hannesson OUT, Melville IN
Ural Racing: Kustova OUT, Lanin IN
Grands Travaux Inutiles: Fukuda OUT, Lamberigts IN
Takagi Racing Enterprises: Megumi OUT, Tenpenny IN
Jones Racing: van Rijkens OUT, Massinion IN
Melrose Racing Team: McGovern OUT, Fukuda IN
Foster's Good Call Racing/Scuderia Vittore: Marcia OUT, Bianchi IN

I guess that's all. Also, here's the penalty standings post-Westhill:

Alexandra Kustova - 60 points (two-race ban handed)
Yui Megumi - 24 points
Akira Yamamura - 16 points
Marcos Marcia - 10 points
Sebastian Prost - 10 points
Dieter Hallenstein - 10 points
Martyn Rietacher - 10 points
Martin McGovern - 9 points
Andrea Bianchi - 7 points
Benoît Voeckler - 5 points
Karl van Der Zwaart - 2 points
Simon Garfünkel - 1 point

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 16 Dec 2012, 20:37

While I rememeber, can I have a bailout for Melville? I have a bad feeling for this race...

Post by **Nuppiz** » 16 Dec 2012, 20:44

the Masked Lapwing wrote:While I rememeber, can I have a bailout for Melville? I have a bad feeling for this race...

Alright. I'll run the heats tomorrow, so if any other teams wish to make purchases or change drivers, they should do so by then.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 16 Dec 2012, 21:05

Jones Racing will take a chassis upgrade for 10 credits prior to Fern Bay please! That should leave us with a measly 3 credits!

Post by **Nuppiz** » 16 Dec 2012, 22:00

AndreaModa wrote:Jones Racing will take a chassis upgrade for 10 credits prior to Fern Bay please! That should leave us with a measly 3 credits!

If this was 2014 it might've worked, but in 2015 the price has increased to a whopping 30 for two-car teams!

I know the topic is starting to be quite confusing, which is why I'm going to make an entirely new one for 2016.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 16 Dec 2012, 22:17

Nuppiz wrote:
AndreaModa wrote:Jones Racing will take a chassis upgrade for 10 credits prior to Fern Bay please! That should leave us with a measly 3 credits!

If this was 2014 it might've worked, but in 2015 the price has increased to a whopping 30 for two-car teams!

I know the topic is starting to be quite confusing, which is why I'm going to make an entirely new one for 2016.

Bugger I knew there wasn't something right about that, apologies for not re-reading the first post properly!

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 16 Dec 2012, 23:05

Nuppiz wrote:Grands Travaux Inutiles: Fukuda OUT, Jong-Sung IN

Instead, get in Dorien Lamberigts instead, she has a race ban in F3RWRS and probably isn't continuing anyway. She has some raw talent, but crashes a lot, perfect for RoLFS i think.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 17 Dec 2012, 23:26

2015 Rejects of LFS Round of Fern Bay - Qualifying for the semifinals

DalekSam · Post by **DalekSam** » 18 Dec 2012, 09:14

4th? Wasn't expecting much at Fern Bay but it's okay regardless, considering we weren't expecting to be anywhere near the top at all for the season.

We do need a good result though to improve the car, so fingers crossed Nathan pulls one out of the bag for the next session.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 18 Dec 2012, 09:21

DalekSam wrote:4th? Wasn't expecting much at Fern Bay but it's okay regardless, considering we weren't expecting to be anywhere near the top at all for the season.

I guess you've forgotten that McKane is by far the biggest star in the field again, haven't you? Hell, anything that isn't total decimation of the field by McKane is an unmitigated disaster

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 18 Dec 2012, 09:32

Wizzie wrote:
DalekSam wrote:4th? Wasn't expecting much at Fern Bay but it's okay regardless, considering we weren't expecting to be anywhere near the top at all for the season.

I guess you've forgotten that McKane is by far the biggest star in the field again, haven't you? Hell, anything that isn't total decimation of the field by McKane is an unmitigated disaster

In anycase, it's a good idea to think of McKane's RoLFS venture as a connecting flight between two globe-trotting flights, F1 was in the past, and now is waiting in the wings (hehe) for his second big adventure. Namely Davies to quit MRT after his continuing woes.

Also, Marco Gilbert is pleased with Dorval's performance during the qualifying for the heats. And I'm guessing kostas likes the livery I made, I don't translate bumbling Brit imitating a sassy black woman too well.

DalekSam · Post by **DalekSam** » 18 Dec 2012, 13:22

Wizzie wrote:
DalekSam wrote:4th? Wasn't expecting much at Fern Bay but it's okay regardless, considering we weren't expecting to be anywhere near the top at all for the season.

I guess you've forgotten that McKane is by far the biggest star in the field again, haven't you? Hell, anything that isn't total decimation of the field by McKane is an unmitigated disaster

No, I haven't forgotten! My worries were more connected to that Winton Racing is a new team, and thus I didn't expect to do well at all... I keep forgetting that we completely dominated Blackwood though!

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 18 Dec 2012, 15:53

Looks like I'm going to lose my sig challenge...

Oh yeah, and one more addenum to the sig challenge:

I earlier wrote:Oh yeah, I forget to clarify two things regarding the sig challenge, RRR:

For you to win the sig challenge, Dorval/Solvalou MUST finish in front of BOTH Takagi Racing Enterprises cars. So for instance if Dorval finished 4th, and Tojo finishes 7th while Tenpenny finishes 12th, you win. But for instance, if Dorval finished 5th, but Tojo finishes 3rd and Tenpenny finishes 16th, the challenge is not over yet.
You don't have to completely replace the sig - just put the sentence we agreed on the sig.

Regarding point one, the race in question must be a Feature race - Heat qualifiers don't count. (Nippon Super 300 counts though

)

Vepe · Post by **Vepe** » 18 Dec 2012, 18:08

what happened to van der Zwaart?

Post by **Nuppiz** » 18 Dec 2012, 18:15

Vepe wrote:what happened to van der Zwaart?

I really don't know as I didn't follow him all the time (there's always 5-6 cars doing their rounds at the same time). He wasn't blocked, that's for sure, so the only reasonable explanation is that he went slightly wide on his second flying lap (which is usually the better one of the two the AI always does).

I'm currently in the middle of recording highlights from the first heat - one thing that might give you an idea on how it turned out is that it's taken me six hours to do so... And I haven't even run the second heat at all!

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 18 Dec 2012, 18:17

Nuppiz wrote:
Vepe wrote:what happened to van der Zwaart?

I really don't know as I didn't follow him all the time (there's always 5-6 cars doing their rounds at the same time). He wasn't blocked, that's for sure, so the only reasonable explanation is that he went slightly wide on his second flying lap (which is usually the better one of the two the AI always does).

I'm currently in the middle of recording highlights from the first heat - one thing that might give you an idea on how it turned out is that it's taken me six hours to do so... And I haven't even run the second heat at all!

Probably shouldn't have bothered trying to run the F2RWRS round at the same time them

Post by **Nuppiz** » 18 Dec 2012, 18:22

Wizzie wrote:Probably shouldn't have bothered trying to run the F2RWRS round at the same time them

Nah it's okay, all the important driver changes have been sorted out beforehand. Besides there won't be any more RoLFS live broadcasts due to both limited time (yes, even I have life outside of the computer!) and LFS's general icompatibility with that format (no instant replay to see what's happened).

In fact, this heat might not have turned out so eventful if it wasn't for the combination of multiple drive-through penalties and the AI's rejectful way of entering the pitlane (which often resulted in pileups). For the first time ever I'm hoping that the Heat 2 will be as boring as possible.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 18 Dec 2012, 23:35

2015 Rejects of LFS Round of Fern Bay - Semifinal heats

Karl van der Zwaart's DNQ bailout bumps out Connor O'Heagan from the final, meaning neither Jones cars will take part in it.

Record-breakingly quickly compiled video here, explaining everything you need to know, and more!

Penalty standings after the heats:
Alexandra Kustova - 60 points
Yui Megumi - 24 points
Akira Yamamura - 16 points
Jason Hamilton - 15 points
Helio Hernandez - 15 points
Marcos Marcia - 10 points
Sebastian Prost - 10 points
Dieter Hallenstein - 10 points
Martyn Rietacher - 10 points
Martin McGovern - 9 points
Andrea Bianchi - 7 points
Benoît Voeckler - 5 points
Ivan Lanin - 5 points
Dorien Lamberigts - 5 points
Karl van Der Zwaart - 2 points
Simon Garfünkel - 1 point

I'll run the final tomorrow, after which I concentrate on LifeGP again.

Shadaza · Post by **Shadaza** » 18 Dec 2012, 23:59

Cave Johnson won his heat despite being last after the first 4 laps and spinning twice. Shows how rejectful that race was :lol:

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 19 Dec 2012, 00:32

Marco Gilbert wrote: While our race ended at an unfortunate juncture, I am very happy with Dorval's performance during the race. He drove a mature race all the way to the lead before lapped traffic ruined the race for him, and other front runners. His ultimate demise was disappointing as after he dropped out of the lead he was still easily into the Feature Race. It was a case of wrong place at the wrong time and I am thankful that he is okay after a tough hit. We have pace out of the box and we will come back stronger after our trial by fire here at Fern Bay.

Marco Gilbert was seen entering the MRT hospitality area after the first heat race.

Nathan McKane was ambivalent after his heat race, although happy he maintains the points lead.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 19 Dec 2012, 01:41

Shadaza wrote:Cave Johnson won his heat despite being last after the first 4 laps and spinning twice. Shows how rejectful that race was

Jung finished second despite getting knocked off the road at the start and avoiding two pileups. What was everyone smoking? How do you let Tristan Jung finish in second??

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 19 Dec 2012, 01:44

tristan1117 wrote:
Shadaza wrote:Cave Johnson won his heat despite being last after the first 4 laps and spinning twice. Shows how rejectful that race was

Jung finished second despite getting knocked off the road at the start and avoiding two pileups. What was everyone smoking? How do you let Tristan Jung finish in second??

Well the fact that the top 3 gained 11, 13 and 11 places respectively says it all really. :lol:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 19 Dec 2012, 02:27

Nothing better than hearing Cynon's reactions to the race on ISRA TeamSpeak

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 19 Dec 2012, 02:31

eurobrun wrote:Nothing better than hearing Cynon's reactions to the race on ISRA TeamSpeak

Do tell. Cy can sympathise with Heat 1 pretty well, he sees that action all the time in his TM Lights series.

Vepe · Post by **Vepe** » 19 Dec 2012, 15:19

Jan de Friis wrote:That's it. Hernandez is out for the rest of the season. How can he finish 3 laps behind the winner? Even though Karl also finished last in his heat, his time was 20 seconds faster than Johnsons time in Heat 1. And I'll be driving the car for the rest of the season.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 19 Dec 2012, 16:29

Vepe wrote:
Jan de Friis wrote:That's it. Hernandez is out for the rest of the season. How can he finish 3 laps behind the winner? Even though Karl also finished last in his heat, his time was 20 seconds faster than Johnsons time in Heat 1. And I'll be driving the car for the rest of the season.

Acknowledged, so Jan de Friis will be in the car from South City onwards. Hernandez's poor performance was a result of his car getting damaged, which led to him lapping slower. He then held up the leading pack, resulting in a drive-through for ignoring blue flags. He repeated the same offence a couple of times more and after another crash pitted for repairs.

Heat 1 ROTR: Helio Hernandez & Jason Hamilton
Heat 2 ROTR: Pablo Galaz

2015 Rejects of LFS Round of Fern Bay - Qualifying for the final

Post by **Nuppiz** » 20 Dec 2012, 13:28

2015 Rejects of LFS Round of Fern Bay - Final results

Standings
Money money money
22 and a half minutes of pure rejectfulness. Yes, you read that correct - easily the longest highlight video to date. My computer nearly died while rendering it...

Full stewards' report for penalty points will be handed at a later date. Also, Martyn Rietacher now has a superlicense.

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 20 Dec 2012, 13:51

That's quite rejectful performance from Hiroto and Frank. Put Yui back in place of Frank for next round. Also, the guys at Aflac told us that they are going to sponsor us for the rest of the year.

And for the record, Tenpenny swears to the pit radio repeatedly, while having trouble to understand what TRE's stragetists say (TRE's strategists spoke Japanese mainly). :lol:

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 20 Dec 2012, 18:20

Tristan Jung made up a combined 29 places this weekend. Not bad.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 20 Dec 2012, 18:22

Oh COME ON. I STILL don't have enough credits for an upgrade?! God damn...

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 20 Dec 2012, 19:21

Nathan McKane wrote: The lack of intelligence of some of these drivers is ridiculous. They don't look in their mirrors to see anybody come up to pass them. Complete disregard for others' safety. With that in mind, it was one of those drivers that cost us second, after the accidents the car was damaged and there was no point to repair it so I had to fight the car. Still, four points, I can be happy about that.

My god, the Ai is awful. Everybody says the Ai in the GT games is bad but WOAH! They spun their tires out so much they made them flat, my word. Hilarious.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 20 Dec 2012, 19:29

RealRacingRoots wrote:
Nathan McKane wrote: The lack of intelligence of some of these drivers is ridiculous. They don't look in their mirrors to see anybody come up to pass them. Complete disregard for others' safety. With that in mind, it was one of those drivers that cost us second, after the accidents the car was damaged and there was no point to repair it so I had to fight the car. Still, four points, I can be happy about that.

My god, the Ai is awful. Everybody says the Ai in the GT games is bad but WOAH! They spun their tires out so much they made them flat, my word. Hilarious.

Indeed, it was a good fight from McKane to hold on to that 3rd despite his car being quite damaged and lapping considerably slower.

Melville, Lamberigts, Tenpenny and Fukuda have been called to a hearing by the stewards, who are interested to hear just what on earth had the quartet been smoking before the race. Because actions like that aren't to be expected from world-class drivers.

And I thought Fern Bay would be dull... I can't even imagine what will happen in South City.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 20 Dec 2012, 19:35

Luke Knight wrote:Victory! Yes! Martyn, pay rise!

Jose Braggia wrote:Things just-a clicked-a into place for us-a today-a. Martyn had-a a fantastic-a race, I am-a very proud-a of him-a. It's-a shame Andrea didn't have-a as much-a luck-a! I am in shock at the incompetence of some of the drivers! Tojo, Tenpenny, Melville, Fukuda and Lamberigts should-a all-a b BANNED! INCOMPETENT FOOLS! Cazzo merda dirige il molti di loro, non hanno cervello! Fukuda took out Andrea!

Martyn Rietacher wrote:The car felt amazing today, it was so fast it was untrue! I am glad for the team, and happy to take the first feature race win for team, and we can do is hope the form carries over to Aston

Andrea Bianchi wrote: CAZZO! CAZZO! CAZZO!

I expect Tojo, Tenpenny, Melville, Lamberigts and Fukuda to be banned for a LONG time, especially Fukuda. All drivers were ridiculously incompetent, ruining the race of many, and mkore importantly, putting people's lives on the line. Scuderia Vittore want all banned for at least two races, we are completely outraged by the incidents and feel for any team who had their races ruined by the stupid actions of complete and utter plonkers! :evil:

Nuppiz: I realise that this was due to the AI, but bans should be enforced IMO.