ARWS '18 - Vote for ROTY!!

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 26 Jul 2015, 23:24

Announcement; this is the list of races that will be considered street races regarding the new achievement system; also remind you that achievement money works in the same way that pay driver money; you must spend 75% of it during the season.

Adelaide
Marrakech
Long Beach
Phoenix
Norisring
Monaco
Sao Paulo
Macau

HawkAussie · Post by **HawkAussie** » 27 Jul 2015, 00:54

Autosport wrote:Tassie Racing in talks with Audi
The Australian team is in talks with Audi for the use of the engines that they will be hoping will lead them to victory. Matthew Saoea said in a press conference, "We are in talks with Audi management in hope of a deal for the use of their engines in the TR-18.

In other news, Tassie Racing are going with the Bridgestone tyres with the hope of a successful partnership for the future.

Basically that means we would like to buy the Audi engines with the special Bridgestone tyres.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 27 Jul 2015, 07:41

HawkAussie wrote:
Autosport wrote:Tassie Racing in talks with Audi
The Australian team is in talks with Audi for the use of the engines that they will be hoping will lead them to victory. Matthew Saoea said in a press conference, "We are in talks with Audi management in hope of a deal for the use of their engines in the TR-18.

In other news, Tassie Racing are going with the Bridgestone tyres with the hope of a successful partnership for the future.

Basically that means we would like to buy the Audi engines with the special Bridgestone tyres.

You need to post for engines after the set date

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 27 Jul 2015, 11:40

We'll be using standard Pirelli tires.

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 27 Jul 2015, 14:50

For the time being, USD wil use the standard Dunlops

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 27 Jul 2015, 19:16

RLR would like standard Bridgestone tyres please.

Post by **tommykl** » 28 Jul 2015, 08:40

Autosport wrote:Gillet reportedly sell 2017 chassis to new Tassie team

The Belgian Gillet team have been rumoured to have sold their 2017 chassis, the ENB117, to the new Tassie team for a reported sum of 350 credits. The same source also claims that Gillet will be competing on standard Dunlop tyres.

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So yeah, Gillet will be using standard Dunlop tyres.

Also, we've sold our 2017 chassis to Tassie Racing for the sum of 350 credits.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 29 Jul 2015, 09:09

For starters, those of you who want can start posting their pre-season tests line-ups;
remember is a max of 2 drivers per test (not per day), these test are free and you must confirm a line-up in order to assist. You can avoid going to if you want to.

Also, after the official pre-season tests; each team will have a maximum 10 days of private testing allowed.

Regarding home races, here's the current status:

VOECKLER -- Must decide what their homerace is; the commission suggest Monaco
JONES -- Brands Hatch
PEAK AERORACING -- Brands Hatch
MRT -- Must decide between one of the Australian races or Norisring
DACIA -- Must decide between Adelaide or Bathurst
GAUTHIER -- Must decide what their homerace is; the commission suggest Monaco
ROSENFORTH -- Brands Hatch
PLUS ONE -- Brands Hatch
REVOLUTION -- Fuji
NURMINEN -- Norisring
KAMAHA -- Fuji
RLR -- Brands Hatch
FUSION -- Brands Hatch
GILLET -- Spa
MECHA -- Must decide what their homerace is; the commission suggest Macau
KJELLERUP -- Must decide what their homerace is; the commission suggest Monaco
TASSIE -- Must decide between Adelaide or Bathurst
USD -- A1 Ring
BLOKKMONSTA -- Norisring
VENTURI FORMULA -- Must decide what their homerace is; the commission suggest Monaco

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 29 Jul 2015, 10:54

Given it's geographically closer, and it's the home of our lead driver, VGPE's nominated home race for 2018 will be Spa-Francorchamps.

Our official pre-season testing lineups will be as follows;

Jerez - Thomas de Bock & Dan Greenlaw
Estoril - Nathanael Spencer & Dan Greenlaw

The objective is clear - give Greenlaw as much running time as possible to get accustomed to the car, and keep Spencer's skills sharp in case he needs to deputise at any point this season.

We will also organise the following private test sessions;
16th to 18th February 2018 - Le Mans Bugatti Circuit
Day 1 - Downforce - Thomas de Bock / Nathanael Spencer
Day 2 - Downforce - Thomas de Bock / Pippa Mann
Day 3 - Downforce - Nathanael Spencer / Pippa Mann

23rd to 26th February 2018 - Le Mans Bugatti Circuit
Day 1 - Downforce - Thomas de Bock / Nathanael Spencer
Day 2 - Downforce - Thomas de Bock / Pippa Mann
Day 3 - Downforce - Nathanael Spencer / Pippa Mann
Day 4 - Driver Development - Dan Greenlaw

L'Equipe wrote:Voeckler announces technical partnership with Venturi

ARWS newcomers Venturi will receive technical and development assistance from Voeckler GPE, who currently hold the WDC with their lead driver Thomas de Bock.

The deal will see the newcomers run a modified version of the VGPOne which won 4 races last season, along with other unspecified assistance.

OOC: 2017 VGPE chassis transferred to Venturi Formula for 500cr.

Gazzetta dello Sport wrote:Pirelli lose star customer Voeckler to rival Goodyear

Voeckler GPE, who had previously led the charge for Pirelli in F1RWRS both last year and in 2016 in their previous Scuderia Alitalia guise, has surprised many by opting not to renew their deal with the Milanese tyre giant.

Instead, the French team has opted to sign with American supplier Goodyear for 2018, with team principal Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler citing a difference of priorities the reason.

"We have had an excellent partnership, but unfortunately it is time for us and Pirelli to part ways," he said in a statement. "Pirelli has elected to focus on developing a tyre that will help those at the rear of the field the most, and while it is certainly a good product for that need, their product does not fit our requirements."

"We are looking forward to our new partnership with Goodyear," the statement continued. "After extensive analysis of all the options in the market, we feel this is the best rubber in relation to the car we have produced for the upcoming season. We look forward to a positive and fruitful partnership in 2018."

OOC: VGPE opts to take Premium Goodyear tyres.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 29 Jul 2015, 12:24

MRT will name the Norisring round as their designated home race, as it is geographically closest to the team's base in Cologne.

Meanwhile, our driver lineups for the two tests are as follows:

Jerez - Gianluigi Pazzini/Alberto Cara
Estoril - Phillippe Nicolas/Alberto Cara

Post by **Ataxia** » 29 Jul 2015, 13:08

Fusion's pre-season test lineups will be the following:

Jerez: Terry Hawkin / Nathanael Cameron
Estoril: Fredo Mestolio / Terry Hawkin

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 29 Jul 2015, 13:38

Mecha will take Fuji as the home race, and both of our regular drivers will take the official test.

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 29 Jul 2015, 13:45

USD will go with our regular drivers to the official test. Also, John D. Sullivan will be USD tester and reserve driver.

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 29 Jul 2015, 14:40

Venturi Formula's home race will be the Monaco Grand Prix.

Also, our testing line-ups will be the regular drivers.

Edit: We will do a private test on the 28th of February. Focus on Handling. It will take place on the Magny Cours.
Drivers:
S. Katayama
J. Plaza

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 29 Jul 2015, 15:06

The Scandinavian Grand Prix will be Kjellerup's home race. The regular drivers will do the tests.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 29 Jul 2015, 15:27

With Equipe Gauthier's base only 150 km from Monaco, that will indeed serve as our home race. For the pre-season tests, our lineup will be as follows:

Jerez: Danny van Rijkens / Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen
Estoril: Aimee Gauthier / Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen

We will also organise the follow private test sessions:
20-22nd February - Magny-Cours
Day 1: Downforce - Danny van Rijkens
Day 2: Downforce - Danny van Rijkens
Day 3: Downforce - Danny van Rijkens

26-28th February - Paul Ricard
Day 1: Downforce - Danny van Rijkens
Day 2: Downforce - Danny van Rijkens
Day 3: Downforce - Danny van Rijkens

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 29 Jul 2015, 17:09

Jones' test line-up will be regular drivers Mark Dagnall and Diego Alvarez Torrente for both tests.

V8fan12 · Post by **V8fan12** » 29 Jul 2015, 21:11

Peak Aeroracing testing lineups:

Jerez: Ashley Watkinson/Renaldo Jimenez
Estoril: Ashley Watkinson/Daniel Martins

HawkAussie · Post by **HawkAussie** » 29 Jul 2015, 22:28

Tassie Racing home race is going to be at Adelaide. We are also going to have both of our regulars drivers attend the test.

Post by **tommykl** » 30 Jul 2015, 08:22

Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge will attend both tests with Aurelien Moll and Shane Walsh.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 30 Jul 2015, 13:47

NRE's testing lineups:

Jerez - Martin McFry and Marko Jantscher
Estoril - Thomas Yorke and Marko Jantscher

We'll run with standard Michelin tyres for now.

Post by **Ataxia** » 30 Jul 2015, 14:26

Game-ready AND spotters' guide liveries complete:

Jones (by AndreaModa)
Peak Aeroracing
MRT
Gauthier
Nurminen (game livery by Nuppiz)
RLR
Fusion
Gillet
Mecha (game livery by Mecha
Tassie
Union Saver
Blokkmonsta
Venturi

Liveries in progress

Simpson (being handled by MinardiFan)
Voeckler (being handled by Biscione)

Livery status unknown

Rosenforth
Plus One
Revolution
Kamaha
Kjellerup

CaptainGetz12 · Post by **CaptainGetz12** » 30 Jul 2015, 17:15

For Blokkmonsta, the official testing lineup will be as follows:

Jerez: Lamberigts and Steele
Estoril: Lamberigts and Steele

IMPORTANT NOTICE: I may not be able to be on time for the engine market to open up Satruday morning. Is there anyway to PM a bidding list for it?

Also, I will not be posting any of my private pre-season tests until after I secured an engine.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 30 Jul 2015, 18:01

I'm on the livery Ataxia. Will be with you over the weekend at some point.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 30 Jul 2015, 18:25

I will be recycling my livery from last season with minor amendments. Coming soon.

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 30 Jul 2015, 19:12

CaptainGetz12 wrote:
IMPORTANT NOTICE: I may not be able to be on time for the engine market to open up Satruday morning. Is there anyway to PM a bidding list for it?

I may have the same problem due familiar issues

CaptainGetz12 · Post by **CaptainGetz12** » 30 Jul 2015, 19:13

SeedStriker wrote:
CaptainGetz12 wrote:
IMPORTANT NOTICE: I may not be able to be on time for the engine market to open up Satruday morning. Is there anyway to PM a bidding list for it?

I may have the same problem due familiar issues

You may wanna PM Aerond about it, and quickly!

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 30 Jul 2015, 23:43

Well, turns out finishing that livery happened sooner than I thought!

Autosport wrote:Jones Reveals 2018 Car, Amid Concerns Over New Ford Engine

The National Jones Ford Team from ARWS unveiled their 2018 challenger earlier this evening in a presentation on Bristol's Harbourside. The Banbury-based team, last year's constructors champions, have as expected produced a bold design that sees the airbox moved much lower than normal, alongside further aerodynamic developments across the chassis and front and rear wings.

Gone are the red and yellow elements of the livery for 2018, as a largely blue scheme is complimented by white areas, separated with diagonal green/blue lines. Other visible changes include the arrival of TAG as a sponsor on the car which had been confirmed some months previously, as well as the team's switch from Dunlop to Goodyear rubber.

Jones himself was full of praise for his team's latest creation, christened the Jones 114, stating that he expected the unchanged line-up of Mark Dagnall and Diego Alvarez Torrente to be challenging for victories and the championship lead "right from the outset". The revised design, he said, would give the team the upper hand at the start of the year before others try and catch up.

In line with rumours throughout the paddock however, Jones confirmed that he does have reservations about the new-for-2018 Ford engine which is reported to already be well down on power compared to rivals BMW and Renault. The American manufacturer took a big hit from the team in 2017 relating to unreliability issues as inconsistency ultimately cost Mark Dagnall a shot at the drivers championship, and it's believed that Ford have focused primarily on ensuring those mistakes aren't made again.

For Jones though, that has come at a cost in overall power, but the Brit put a positive spin on things, stating that his team has "been in this situation before" - referencing the time when Jones Racing were one of the best performing non-turbo teams in 2013 and 2014. "We did it before, and we can do it again, but I have made it clear in no uncertain terms, that I expect the Ford engine to make significant gains over this next three year cycle. Otherwise we'll be left behind."

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 30 Jul 2015, 23:50

Rosenforth will take the standard Dunlops for now, though I may change my mind after testing. Speaking of which, Carter Simpson and Gregor Pascal will do all the testing. As for the livery, here it is.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 31 Jul 2015, 00:24

MRT will stay back an extra two days (12th/13th Feb) at Estoril to do downforce testing. Phillippe Nicolas will be the sole driver on both days.

MinardiFan95 · Post by **MinardiFan95** » 31 Jul 2015, 21:58

Simpson Motorsports/Dacia ARWS Team will sign a three-year contract with Renault (two years if three year contracts are only available for factory teams) and will run special Dunlop tyres for the 2018 season.

The team's home round is at Bathurst, as it is geographically closer to the team's base on the Gold Coast.

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 31 Jul 2015, 21:59

Renault engines for Kjellerup, 3 years

Post by **Ataxia** » 31 Jul 2015, 21:59

Autosport wrote:Fusion secure Renault engines

Fusion Motorsports have signed a deal with Renault for a supply of their engines for the next three years, according to a team spokesperson.

The team are also set to receive a marketing boost from the Renault-Nissan Alliance in the form of an engine rebrand, which will see the team become Coca-Cola Fusion Infiniti. Infiniti are Nissan’s luxury branch, and hope to receive extra exposure from this new deal.

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 31 Jul 2015, 22:00

Motorsport.com wrote:VENTURI BUYS Yamaha ENGINES

Venturi has announced that, starting in 2018, they will use Yamaha engines. A spokeman of Venturi said: ‘’We are looking forward to have these powerful engines.’’.
In addition to that, the company signed a deal with Dunlop.

In a nutshell: I want Yamaha Engines and Dunlop ST tyres for the start of the season.

MinardiFan95 · Post by **MinardiFan95** » 31 Jul 2015, 22:04

In the event that the first post requesting Renault was too early, Simpson will settle with running Yamahas for two years

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 31 Jul 2015, 22:21

CaptainGetz will get Holden por 2 years; SeedStriker will get Daihatsu for 2 years (customer status); as requested by them via PM.

Post by **Ataxia** » 31 Jul 2015, 22:30

With that, Fusion would like to purchase the premium Dunlops and do a three-day test at Silverstone from the 16th-18th February. Fredo Mestolio will test on all three days to work on the car's handling.

www.fusionmotorsports.com wrote:Fusion launch 2018 challenger

Coca-Cola Fusion Infiniti have launched their 2018 car to the general public today at the Royal Crescent in Bath, the Fusion CL1/18. The car will be powered by Infiniti-badged Renault engines, with the team moving on from the free Great Wall supply they enjoyed last season.

The Fusion team have secured a title-sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola for 2018, and associate sponsors Energy T.I., Pepe Jeans, Lagardere, Quick and Total remain from last year. Bristol-based RSG and Bristol Sport have joined the team, as have Haas Automation and JCT600.

The new Fusion CL1/18

MinardiFan95 · Post by **MinardiFan95** » 31 Jul 2015, 22:49

Dacia leaves ARWS
Dacia has left the ARWS due to the engine supply rules leaving Simpson Motorsports without engines from their parent company Renault. This has left Simpson Motorsport without a major sponsor for 2018. We managed to get a few words from an irate Dave Simpson - "This is absolute bull****, we lose our engine supply and major sponsor because I'm supposedly 'too early' by about a ****ing second signing the engine deal" - before taking off in his Sandero company car in a cloud of tyre smoke.

HawkAussie · Post by **HawkAussie** » 01 Aug 2015, 00:33

Tassie Racing would like to have Audi engines for the next two seasons.

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 01 Aug 2015, 02:22

Team Mecha will use the more reliable Pure Hart engines again this year.