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Gerudo Dragon · Post by **Gerudo Dragon** » 09 Sep 2013, 15:41

Just so everyone knows, Nicchi's seat is basically open to any driver with experience. I don't want rookies. Otherwise if I can't find a replacement she'll be kept in the car.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 09 Sep 2013, 16:57

Dark77 wrote:Just so everyone knows, Nicchi's seat is basically open to any driver with experience. I don't want rookies. Otherwise if I can't find a replacement she'll be kept in the car.

Josh Carlisle, after being unceremoniously dumped by Falik Arrows in F2RWRS is very interested in the drive.

Vepe · Post by **Vepe** » 09 Sep 2013, 17:18

AndreaModa wrote:
Dark77 wrote:Just so everyone knows, Nicchi's seat is basically open to any driver with experience. I don't want rookies. Otherwise if I can't find a replacement she'll be kept in the car.

Josh Carlisle, after being unceremoniously dumped by Falik Arrows in F2RWRS is very interested in the drive.

So is Björn Ekdal, 2015 RDS Winter Cup Champion and current driver in STCC.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 09 Sep 2013, 17:35

Vepe wrote:So is Björn Ekdal, 2015 RDS Winter Cup Champion and current driver in STCC.

You lied to me Björn, you said you'd given up on single seaters. Why Björn, why? :cry:

Vepe · Post by **Vepe** » 09 Sep 2013, 18:42

Stramala wrote:
Vepe wrote:So is Björn Ekdal, 2015 RDS Winter Cup Champion and current driver in STCC.

You lied to me Björn, you said you'd given up on single seaters. Why Björn, why?

Björn Ekdal wrote:Jag sade inte, att jag ska lämna mig från formelbilarna. Naturligtvis du kan anställa mig till ditt team.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 09 Sep 2013, 19:08

Björn Ekdal wrote:Jag sade inte, att jag ska lämna mig från formelbilarna. Naturligtvis du kan anställa mig till ditt team.

Alessandro Linari wrote:Björn, our lineup is full now, there is no space for you at IBR. We wanted to renew your contract with F1RDS but you did not agree. It's an unfortunate way to end our association...

Post by **Nuppiz** » 09 Sep 2013, 20:51

2016 IFRC Round of Australia, Penrith Speedway, April 1st-3rd 2016, semifinal heats:
Weather report
Qualifying: Overcast
Heat races: Overcast-rain-overcast-rain-overcast

Heat A qualifying

Heat A race results

Fastest lap: Yui Megumi, 0:55.527 on lap 37

Heat B qualifying

Heat B race results

Fastest lap: Hobson Tarantino, 0:56.056 on lap 37

The F1C AI really likes variable conditions... not!

Stewards' report
Scott Marsden has been given 4 penalty points for colliding with Natsuki Yaname in Heat A.
Lukas Zuber has been given 5 penalty points for being one of the main triggers in the pitlane pileup in Heat A.
Alberto Cara and Marcos Marcia have been given 4 penalty points for dangerous driving on the pitlane in Heat A.
Salvatore Miccoli, Alessandro Lucarelli, Yui Megumi and Julia Schilling have been given 2 penalty points for collisions in the pitlane in Heat A.
Serge Blanco has been given 3 penalty points for his collisions with Benôit Voeckler and Akira Yamamura in Heat B.
Akira Yamamura has been given 4 penalty points for his collsisons on the pitlane with Ashley Lilly and Terry Hawkin in Heat B.
Adélaidé Voeckler has been given 6 for ignoring yellow flags and thus colliding with Karl van der Zwaart in Heat B.

Penalty standings:
Adélaidé Voeckler 6
Lukas Zuber 5
Scott Marsden 4
Alberto Cara 4
Marcos Marcia 4
Akira Yamamura 4
Serge Blanco 3
Salvatore Miccoli 2
Alessandro Lucarelli 2
Yui Megumi 2
Julia Schilling 2

30 points lead to a one-race long ban.

Doctor's report
As a precaution, Adélaidé Voeckler and Karl van der Zwaart are not allowed to take part in tomorrow's final despite technically qualifying for it. Both should be fit for the next round in Mexico, though. Same applies for Katie Lea Winter, but she did not qualify for the final. All other drivers involved in serious accidents today are uninjured.

With this much attrition, we have to look for the qualifiers for the final based on how many laps the retired drivers completed. From Heat A, the top 15 qualify, so Quentin Reatherson is the last driver to continue from this heat. From Heat B, the top 15 with the exception of van der Zwaart and A. Voeckler qualify, so Nobuo Takahashi is the last driver to continue from this heat.

Post by **Ataxia** » 09 Sep 2013, 20:56

With Quentin in, we actually have a chance. Good work by Jules to keep the car going in his heat, despite being a lap down...

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 09 Sep 2013, 22:41

Christ! Hawkin in by the skin of his teeth! Good work from O'Heagan to be the last of the retirees though.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 09 Sep 2013, 22:48

David Graham wrote:It wasn't a good start to the season, to be honest, being out on lap two wasn't really what I had in mind. A least we can learn from this and we can get everything fixed up before the race.

adriojim · Post by **adriojim** » 09 Sep 2013, 23:44

Wow, only eight drivers ended both races.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 09 Sep 2013, 23:45

Wow, Tarantino dominated! Do heat results count in points standings again?

DalekSam · Post by **DalekSam** » 10 Sep 2013, 00:58

Natsuki Yaname after pitting in wrote:Who did this stupid idiot think he is? Baka janai no! Baka!

Mr Winton wrote:Thanks to Aeroracing's massive plonker for ruining Natsuki's race. The engine expiring may have happened at some point in the race anyway, but we launch official complaint to Scott Marsden and the Aeroracing Engineering team and want suitable punishment, more than the penalty points.

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 10 Sep 2013, 05:59

Renaldi Blames Rain for Exit

Italian rookie Silvia Renaldi blamed the rain for her early exit in the first heat of the IFRC round in Penrith. Renaldi, who did not compete in the IFRC's predecessor series, was not expecting a huge result entering the race. She did, however, take a risk and went an extra lap on slick tires after rain hit. Renaldi led for a short while due to a vast majority of the field pitting, but crashed when she entered the pitlane.

"I think I hit a really wet patch. I just lost it and hit the pit wall..." Renaldi told reporters. "Its a big shame because of all the Holden people here... I'm not hurt so that's positive, Emma [Kickert] and I were both fast, so lets hope for better things tomorrow."

Renaldi and teammate Emma Kickert will both participate in the final.

Clockwork Racing Blames Onboard Computer for Double-DNF in Heats

Clockwork Racing's debut was predictably lamentable, despite Matt Brinson performing well in heat 1 until he crashed in the pitlane. The team, however, refused to blame Brinson for his exit from Heat 1. The team's other driver, Katie-Lea Winter, crashed in Heat 2 from what appeared to be a brake failure. According to Clockwork Racing, the reason both cars crashed out of their respective heats was; "someone made the computers run the 'ARCA' script once the brakes were applied, making all of our computers experience the Blue Screen of Death... yes, even the ones in the car".

The team insisted that Brinson would be ready for the final and that their pitlane computers would have Windows 3.1 reinstalled in time for the race.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 10 Sep 2013, 07:16

tristan1117 wrote:Wow, Tarantino dominated! Do heat results count in points standings again?

Yes they do. And I decided yesterday that the top 8 (in the heats)/top 10 (in the final) cars will always score their allocated points, regardless of completing 90% of the race or not.

The highlights videos can be found here, for those that don't follow IRC or haven't subscribed to my channel:
Heat 1
Heat 2

I'll run the final later today.

Gerudo Dragon · Post by **Gerudo Dragon** » 10 Sep 2013, 15:34

Well, I think I've had it open for long enough. Carlisle gets the seat.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 10 Sep 2013, 16:55

Dark77 wrote:Well, I think I've had it open for long enough. Carlisle gets the seat.

Great!

Post by **Nuppiz** » 10 Sep 2013, 20:49

2016 IFRC Round of Australia, Penrith Speedway, April 1st-3rd 2016, final:
Weather report
Sunny in both qualifying and race.

Qualifying

Race results

Fastest lap: Quentin Reatherson, 0:56.039 on lap 40

Stewards' report
Salvatore Miccoli has been given 6 penalty points for ignoring yellow flags and colliding with Alberto Cara.
Marcos Marcia has been given 3 penalty points for ignoring yellow flags and colliding with Alberto Cara.
Jules Vergne has been given 3 penalty points for ignoring yellow flags and colliding with Alberto Cara.
Serge Blanco has been given 1 penalty point for ignoring yellow flags and colliding with Alberto Cara.
Dorien Lamberigts has been given 1 penalty point for colliding with Ryan Knittefeld.
Ryan Knittefeld has been given 4 penalty points for ignoring yellow flags and colliding with Marcos Marcia.
Mathilde Thybes has been given 5 penalty points for ignoring yellow flags and colliding with Marcos Marcia.
Julia Schilling has been given 1 penalty point for failing to exercise proper caution during a yellow flag.

Penalty standings:
Salvatore Miccoli 8
Marcos Marcia 7
Adélaidé Voeckler 6
Lukas Zuber 5
Mathilde Thybes 5
Scott Marsden 4
Alberto Cara 4
Akira Yamamura 4
Serge Blanco 4
Ryan Knittefeld 4
Jules Vergne 3
Julia Schilling 3
Alessandro Lucarelli 2
Yui Megumi 2
Dorien Lamberigts 1

30 points lead to a one-race long ban.

Doctor's report
Matt Brinson was seriously injured in an accident on lap 18, and is not expected to recover until the Round of Italy. Clockwork Racing must nominate replacement to him.

Championship standings
Highlights video

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 10 Sep 2013, 21:02

John Zimmer wrote:Excellent drive Silvia! A shame she couldn't quite get the win, but a podium is still a fantastic result. As for Emma, she surely has to be the most inconsistent driver I have ever seen, but at least she isn't too bad.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 10 Sep 2013, 21:46

Sammy Jones wrote:I feel really sorry for Terry, he's had a bit of a rough weekend all told, he's still getting used to the new car, but has already clearly demonstrated his pace. I'm looking forward to seeing him have a better weekend next time out. As for Connor, I'm delighted he's been able to score points, that's an excellent start to the year for him and hopefully he can build on that and make these sort of results a regular occurrence.

Post by **Ataxia** » 10 Sep 2013, 21:52

Jacques Couteau wrote:Tres bien, Quentin! An excellent result, it's definitely great to see him on the podium! Jules did an okay race, but we're not too pleased to see him come away with penalty points. Hopefully having Jiri and Deividas in the reserve team will put a little pressure on Jules to do better.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 10 Sep 2013, 22:29

Alessandro Linari wrote:The performance was not at the level we had hoped. Salvatore was fast, but he was making too many errors. I'll give him it for now, he is a rookie to this series and is still at the ripe age of 19. But we'll need to make sure those incidents are ironed out if he wants to convert his natural talent into a championship challenge.

Perhaps we were a little lucky with retirements and so on, but to win the feature race is still a good result. Marco knew going into this year he was under immense pressure, given he was defeated by his rookie team-mate last year. To get a feature race win here at the first weekend of the season will boost his confidence massively.

As for the Alitalia Juniores Squadra as a whole - Alessandro Lucarelli showed great pace all weekend, and was unlucky to get caught out in the pile-up in the feature race. He certainly looked quick enough to bring the car home on the podium, if not with a victory. De Friis weren't too happy when we withdrew Pazzini from them pre-season, but I think all will be forgiven after this weekend!

Gerudo Dragon · Post by **Gerudo Dragon** » 11 Sep 2013, 01:21

Emanuele Nicchi wrote:A mixed weekend. Adelaide getting into the top 10 was a pleasent surprise, just a shame she had that crash. Meanwhile Raffaella agrees that she isn't ready for these cars yet. Hopefully Josh does well.

Vepe · Post by **Vepe** » 11 Sep 2013, 16:53

Stramala wrote:
Alessandro Linari wrote:As for the Alitalia Juniores Squadra as a whole - Alessandro Lucarelli showed great pace all weekend, and was unlucky to get caught out in the pile-up in the feature race. He certainly looked quick enough to bring the car home on the podium, if not with a victory. De Friis weren't too happy when we withdrew Pazzini from them pre-season, but I think all will be forgiven after this weekend!

Jan de Friis wrote:It was a great weekend for us when compared to last season. Indeed Alessandro had the pace for a podium finish and had Karl not been injured, he would have also had a great race. I think we have proved that we are capable of great results this year. I hope we have better luck in Mexico.

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 12 Sep 2013, 23:26

Clockwork Racing will take Geoff Donnelly if he's available.

Silvia Renaldi wrote:"Of course this is a good result for ZimSport and all the Holden people here today... I felt that with more experience I could have fought for the win, but it's a long season... we may have looked great today, we must not get complacent and we must keep fighting."

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 13 Sep 2013, 05:50

Shinji Zanmai wrote:We are pleased we got as far as the final but disappointed that the standard spec electronics failed in a big way for us, as they should have a fail safe backup. Nobou failed to even do a lap an we were looking for a top ten finish. We will be asking the comission to look into this to make sure it does not happen again.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 13 Sep 2013, 05:58

Cynon wrote:Clockwork Racing will take Geoff Donnelly if he's available.

Geoff Donnelly is indeed available and willing to temporarily come out of retirement to sub for Brinson.

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 13 Sep 2013, 09:24

Quentin Reatherson wrote:An excellent result barring the race 1 retirement,and an amazing start to the season! I hope to secure some race wins if possible,I feel this will be a fantastic season for me.

[quote-"Paul Traversen"]Meh. I'll go fix the brakes later with my trusty hammer.[/quote]

Post by **Nuppiz** » 13 Sep 2013, 18:27

2016 IFRC Round of Mexico, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, April 15th-17th 2016, semifinal heats:
Weather report:
Sunny all along.

Heat A qualifying

Heat A race results

FL: Natsuki Yaname, 1:16.804 on lap 18

Heat B qualifying
Oops, forgot to screencap the results... luckily I captured the gridwalk on video.

1. Joel Melrose 1:15.035
2. Marco Bizzarri 1:15.181
3. Akira Yamamura 1:15.198
4. Alexandre Dorval 1:15.229
5. Dieter Hallenstein 1:15.299
6. Hobson Tarantino 1:15.344
7. Paul Traversen 1:15.396
8. Terry Hawkin 1:15.406
9. Ashley Lilly 1:15.472
10. Karl van der Zwaart 1:15.541
11. Pablo Galaz 1:15.558
12. Nobuo Takahashi 1:15.997
13. Katie Lea Winter 1:16.077
14. Benoît Voeckler 1:16.211
15. Jules Vergne 1:16.287
16. Viktor Pasitchnjuk 1:16.495
17. Adélaidé Voeckler 1:16.942
18. Emma Kickert 1:16.992
19. Serge Blanco 1:17.004
20. Tetsuya Takagi 1:17.470
21. Dorien Lamberigts 1:19.095

Heat B race results

FL: Marco Bizzarri, 1:17.492 on lap 20

Stewards' report
Salvatore Miccoli has been given 6 penalty points for an unsafe pit entry which led to a collision with David Graham in Heat A.
Lukas Zuber and Helio Hernandez have been given 2 penalty points each for colliding in the same incident in Heat A.
Alberto Cara and Natsuki Yaname have been given 2 penalty points each for colliding with Quentin Reatherson in Heat A.
Henry Paul and Mathilde Thybes have been given 2 penalty points each for colliding with Connor O'Heagan in Heat A.
Mathilde Thybes has been given 6 penalty points for an unsafe pit entry which led to a collision with Alessandro Lucarelli in Heat A.
Emma Kickert has been given 3 penalty points for an unsafe pit entry which led to a collision with Viktor Pasitchnjuk in Heat B.

Penalty standings:
Salvatore Miccoli 14
Mathilde Thybes 13
Marcos Marcia 7
Lukas Zuber 7
Adélaidé Voeckler 6
Alberto Cara 6
Scott Marsden 4
Akira Yamamura 4
Serge Blanco 4
Ryan Knittefeld 4
Jules Vergne 3
Julia Schilling 3
Emma Kickert 3
Alessandro Lucarelli 2
Yui Megumi 2
Natsuki Yaname 2
Henry Paul 2
Helio Hernandez 2
Dorien Lamberigts 1

30 points lead to a one-race long ban.

Doctor's report
Nada.

Once again there were less than 28 finishers overall, so we'll have to look at who completed the most laps before retiring. As it turns out the cutoff is at half distance, so from Heat A the top 16 advance, while from Heat B the top 12 advance to the final.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 13 Sep 2013, 22:03

That was insanely slow for Dorien! Well, at least she hasn't crashed in to someone... yet.
Kevin looked more solid.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 13 Sep 2013, 23:27

David Graham wrote:We qualified in a good position, and we put ourselves in a good position to make it into the feature race. However, I was taken out by someone who was entering the pits. I didn't really appreciate that. Other than that, all I can really say is that we have something to build on for the next race.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 13 Sep 2013, 23:38

So, for the second weekend in a row, the merry-go-round makes it into the final while Melrose doesn't...

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 14 Sep 2013, 00:02

Wait, Paasonen was good?

Post by **Ataxia** » 14 Sep 2013, 08:30

Oh, shitbiscuits...Mrs. Reliability spurns me once again.

Gerudo Dragon · Post by **Gerudo Dragon** » 14 Sep 2013, 09:01

Emanuele Nicchi wrote:Good job, Josh.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 14 Sep 2013, 09:27

It's a very good thing John Zimmer isn't in Mexico at the moment :lol:

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 14 Sep 2013, 10:37

I was expecting a Miccoli vs Hawkin showdown all year long. But they've not even made the Final this time! Troubling stuff. But hey, both Voecklers made it to the final! Woohoo!

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 14 Sep 2013, 16:33

Stramala, you may have a challenge from the RTS drivers on your hands. Dorval and Marcia got themselves some wheels so far, and at this rate we got something for the IBR Juggernaut.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 14 Sep 2013, 17:14

Stramala wrote:I was expecting a Miccoli vs Hawkin showdown all year long. But they've not even made the Final this time! Troubling stuff. But hey, both Voecklers made it to the final! Woohoo!

The series currently has three very fast drivers: Salvatore Miccoli, Terry Hawkin and Alessandro Lucarelli. However, one of them tends to crash into pretty much everything (Miccoli), one's car keeps breaking down (Hawkin) and one is getting caught into trouble through no fault of his own (Lucarelli).

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 14 Sep 2013, 19:00

Nuppiz wrote:
Stramala wrote:I was expecting a Miccoli vs Hawkin showdown all year long. But they've not even made the Final this time! Troubling stuff. But hey, both Voecklers made it to the final! Woohoo!

The series currently has three very fast drivers: Salvatore Miccoli, Terry Hawkin and Alessandro Lucarelli. However, one of them tends to crash into pretty much everything (Miccoli), one's car keeps breaking down (Hawkin) and one is getting caught into trouble through no fault of his own (Lucarelli).

I am incredibly surprised by Lucarelli's speed. He's on the verge of saving his career here. Before Pazzini got a last minute call to join MRT and Lucarelli took Pazzo's place at De Friis, he was about to drop out of racing completely. Now he looks fast enough to challenge for the title. What a difference a few months make!