1998 CART Championship - Season over

[Gertrand Bachot]

I will ask the Forsythe owner (CarloSpace) to get in touch with me as due to their poor financial situation I am willing to give them some performance-related driver perks to try and help them get their finances on track.

[Salamander]

I will ask the Forsythe owner (CarloSpace) to get in touch with me as due to their poor financial situation I am willing to give them some performance-related driver perks to try and help them get their finances on track.

I have to express my reservations about this. If a team manager can't manage their own finances, that's not the problem of the series organiser. If you just go spend spend spend without thinking about how much money's in your next paycheck and when you're gonna get it, that's not anyone's fault but your own.

[CarloSpace]

I will ask the Forsythe owner (CarloSpace) to get in touch with me as due to their poor financial situation I am willing to give them some performance-related driver perks to try and help them get their finances on track.

I have to express my reservations about this. If a team manager can't manage their own finances, that's not the problem of the series organiser. If you just go spend spend spend without thinking about how much money's in your next paycheck and when you're gonna get it, that's not anyone's fault but your own.

I agree 100%. We took risks with spending and we are soon paying the price if we keep on being rejectful.

We absolutely refuse to get any kind of help from the organisers and if we (or any other team) do I will resign with immediate effect.

[Gertrand Bachot]

I will ask the Forsythe owner (CarloSpace) to get in touch with me as due to their poor financial situation I am willing to give them some performance-related driver perks to try and help them get their finances on track.

I have to express my reservations about this. If a team manager can't manage their own finances, that's not the problem of the series organiser. If you just go spend spend spend without thinking about how much money's in your next paycheck and when you're gonna get it, that's not anyone's fault but your own.

I agree 100%. We took risks with spending and we are soon paying the price if we keep on being rejectful.

We absolutely refuse to get any kind of help from the organisers and if we (or any other team) do I will resign with immediate effect.

I shall thus withdraw my offer and let Forsythe continue on their own.

[TomWazzleshaw]

As a small single-car team, Della Penna would like to know whether upgrade prices are scaled on a pro-rata basis before committing to upgrades

[Gertrand Bachot]

As a small single-car team, Della Penna would like to know whether upgrade prices are scaled on a pro-rata basis before committing to upgrades

They are scaled on a pro-rata basis.

[TomWazzleshaw]

In which case:

Team: Della Penna Motorsports
User: Wazzle
Chassis Upgrade: Y
Engine Upgrade: Y
Tyre Upgrade: Y

[Gertrand Bachot]

Round 3 - 1998 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach - results





Pole: Tony Stewart
FLap - P.J. Jones
DNQ - Gualter Salles, Max Papis

Driver of the race: Tony Kanaan - again pushing the boundaries for AAR and would’ve finished 4th if he didn’t retire.
Reject of the race -Max Papis- more like Max Papls / Bryan Herta - slow as hell and a lazy spin summed up his afternoon.

Note: Zonta is listed as Della Penna in game, not Bettenhausen because of GP2's 14-team limit this is the best compromise I can do. Robby Gordon 'drives' for Walker instead of Tasman for the same reason.

[dr-baker]

Onwards and upwards. Only direction from here is down. Progress has not been at a Walker's pace...

[Dom_Wings]

Bräck 9th, finally some points

[dr-baker]

Where are the overall championship standings please?

[Gertrand Bachot]

Where are the overall championship standings please?

It is here.

[dr-baker]

Where are the overall championship standings please?

It is here.

Could you put that link in the first post of this thread so that it can be found easily please? Thank you!

[thor97]

Great Points Finish

[aggi]

Great race. Almost, but surely improving.

[Gertrand Bachot]

Rahal to return at Detroit
Rahal team owner and lead driver Bobby Rahal, who suffered a large accident at Motegi, has opted to miss the next 4 races over health concerns. Potential replacements include Scott Pruett, who raced at Long Beach, but his performance, qualifying last and running at the back before retiring leaves much to be desired. Other drivers have notified the team of their availability.

So Rahal need to choose a new driver to race until Detroit.

[Dom_Wings]

Rahal will try their luck with Christian Fittipaldi.

[Gertrand Bachot]

Round 4 - Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota - Nazareth Speedway - Results

Qualifying




Race
1. Greg Moore - Forsythe-Ri Honda - 45:34.128s - 20 - *1
2. Dario Franchitti - Newman-Haas-Ri Honda - +2 Laps - 16
3. Robby Gordon - Tasman-Ri Honda - +2 Laps - 14
4. Patrick Carpentier - Team Green-Sw Ford - +2 Laps - 12
5. Ádrián Fernández - Patrick-Sw Ford - +3 Laps - 10
6. Ricardo Zonta - Bettenhausen-Sw Mercedes - +3 Laps - 8
7. Christian Fittipaldi - Team Rahal-Ri Honda - +4 Laps - 6
8. Max Papis - Arciero-Wells-Sw Ford - +4 Laps - 5
9. Tony Kanaan - Team AAR-Eg Ford - +4 Laps - 4
10. Alex Zanardi - Ganassi-Ri Honda - +7 Laps - 3
11. Scott Goodyear - PacWest-Sw Ford - +7 Laps - 2
12. Helio Castroneves - Team AAR-Eg Ford - +8 Laps - 1
13. JJ Lehto - Team Green-Sw Ford - +9 Laps
14. Juan Pablo Montoya - Newman-Haas-Ri Honda - +13 Laps
15. Paul Tracy - Penske-PC Mercedes - Transmission
16. Tony Stewart - Della Penna-Ri Ford - Transmission
17. Jimmy Vasser - Ganassi-Ri Honda - Suspension
18. Michel Jourdain Jr - Payton/Coyne-Sw Ford - Loose Wheel
19. Eliseo Salazar - PacWest-Sw Ford - Transmission
20. Bryan Herta - Forsythe-Ri Honda - Transmission
21. Michael Andretti - Patrick-Sw Ford - Engine
22. P.J. Jones - Payton/Coyne-Sw Ford - Transmission
23. Kenny Brack - Rahal-Ri Honda - Engine
24. Gil De Ferran - Walker-Ri Honda - Spun Off
25. Gualter Salles - Davis-Sw Ford - Transmission
26. Al Unser Jr - Penske-PC Mercedes - Transmission
DNQ. Hiro Matsushita - Arciero-Wells-Sw Ford
DNQ. Davey Hamilton - Hogan-Sw Ford

Nazareth was a Honda-dominated affair, with only retirements allowing the Ford-powered cars to score as many points as they did. Montoya took his 2nd pole, but fell back before his late retirement. Greg Moore thus dominated to give a large boost to the cash-strapped Forsythe squad, with Franchitti giving Newman-Haas something to take away. Robby Gordon's consistency keeps him in the lead of the championship, and Rahal are slowly gaining their form back with their 2nd points of the season curtesy of super-sub Christian Fittipaldi. Max Papis bounced back from his DNQ at Long Beach to score his squad some points, whilst Penske were anonymous all race. Alex Zanardi has finally scored points, but a title defence is looking like an increasingly unlikely proposition.

[Gertrand Bachot]

Round 5 - Rio 400k - Autódromo de Jacarepaguá - Results

Qualifying



Race
1. Gil De Ferran - Walker-Ri Honda - 1:27:01.465 - 20
2. Al Unser Jr - Penske-PC Mercedes - +1.188s - 16
3. Paul Tracy - Penske-PC Mercedes - +4.342s - 14
4. Robby Gordon - Tasman-Ri Honda - +7.049s - 12 - *1
5. Jimmy Vasser - Ganassi-Ri Honda - +25.392s - 10
6. Tony Kanaan - Team AAR-Eg Ford - +28.183s - 8
7. Tony Stewart - Della Penna-Ri Ford - +29.945s - 6
8. Max Papis - Arciero-Wells-Sw Ford - +32.489s - 5
9. Juan Pablo Montoya - Newman-Haas-Ri Honda - +40.991s - 4
10. Bryan Herta - Forsythe-Ri Honda - +1 Lap - 3
11. Ricardo Zonta - Bettenhausen-Sw Mercedes - 2
12. Greg Moore - Forsythe-Ri Honda - +1 Lap - 1
13. Helio Castroneves - Team AAR-Eg Ford - +1 Lap
14. Alex Zanardi - Ganassi-Ri Honda - +1 Lap
15. JJ Lehto - Team Green-Sw Ford - +1 Lap
16. Michael Andretti - Patrick-Sw Ford - +1 Lap
17. Davey Hamilton - Hogan-Sw Ford - +2 Laps
18. Michel Jourdain Jr - Payton/Coyne-Sw Ford - +2 Laps
19. Scott Goodyear - PacWest-Sw Ford - Transmission
20. Patrick Carpentier - Team Green-Sw Ford - Water Leak
21. Gualter Salles - Davis-Sw Ford - Engine
22. Christian Fittipaldi - Team Rahal-Ri Honda - Transmission
23. Kenny Brack - Team Rahal-Ri Honda - Engine
24. Hiro Matsushita - Arciero-Wells-Sw Ford - Engine
25. P.J. Jones - Payton/Coyne-Sw Ford - Transmission
26. Dario Franchitti - Newman-Haas-Ri Honda - Tyre Failure
DNQ. Ádrián Fernández - Patrick-Sw Ford - Wooden Spoon
DNQ. Eliseo Salazar - PacWest-Sw Ford - Slow

DOTR - Robby Gordon - Was a driving god today, only misfortune stopped him from winning.
ROTR - Patrick's drivers - Fernandez was a wooden spoon and Andretti was an idiot.

Damages
Newman-Haas - $1,210,000 for damages to Dario Franchitti's car (or alternatively buy a new chassis for $1,000,000)

Injurys
Dario Franchitti - Will miss the rest of the season. Newman-Haas will need to choose a replacement driver, available on the list in the 1st post.

[TomDilain]

Newman-Haas will buy a new chassis and hire Roberto Moreno as Franchitti's replacement.

[Gertrand Bachot]

Upgrades
You can now post your upgrades here. This time the upgrades are a lot bigger (they have a range of 500 instead of 200) so it pays off more here to maximize them now. Same rules as last time apply; if you didn't understand them, the way it works is that each manufacturer has certain areas that can be upgraded (Chassis has handling, drag and grip; engine has qualifying and race power; tyres have qualifying and race grip, which all affect performance in some way - all 3 have reliability upgrades which do what it says on the tin - and the chassis and tyres have a random grip range upgrade; which basically decides how much a driver is gonna change race - a high RGR means that 1 race they can dominate it and win by miles - next race they finish last and get lapped 1,000,000 times) and they are decided in a range of -200 to 500 and then RNG'ed to decide how many 'points' the upgrades are, and then I times the combined value by 500 to get the price apart from engine power which I times by 20,000. (It basically works like the Alt-78 upgrades)
And so the company upgrade responsibility list remains broadly the same as last time (if you want to give the upgrading duties to someone else you can do). You have until the end of next Friday 2nd March 2018 to do so.

Confirmed Unconfirmed
Reynard - TheFlyingCaterham
Honda - Reject_Dom
Swift - thor97
Ford - Bandon23
Penske/Mercedes - Gonzalez (Penske is like the only team that uses them anyways)
Eagle - This Could Be You
Firestone - TomDilain
Goodyear - CarloSpace

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Chassis:
H (handling) upgrade: Y/N
D (drag) upgrade: Y/N
G (grip) upgrade: Y/N
R (reliability) upgrade: Y/N
RGR upgrade: Y/N

Code: Select all

Engine:
QP (qualifying power) upgrade: Y/N
RP: (race power) upgrade: Y/N
REL upgrade: Y/N

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Tire:
QGrip upgrade: Y/N
RGrip upgrade: Y/N
RGR upgrade: Y/N
D (durability) upgrade: Y/N

If you have any questions (or you want something further explaining) then please post.

[Gertrand Bachot]

Newman-Haas will buy a new chassis and hire Roberto Moreno as Franchitti's replacement.

You can scrap your damaged chassis if you want to receive up to $100,000.

[This Could Be You]

Chassis: Eagle
H (handling) upgrade: Y
D (drag) upgrade: Y
G (grip) upgrade: Y
R (reliability) upgrade: N
RGR upgrade: N

Our chassis is already reliable, so let's get some more pace out of it- the way things are going, if the upgrades work we could be challenging for podiums

[TomDilain]

Newman-Haas will buy a new chassis and hire Roberto Moreno as Franchitti's replacement.

You can scrap your damaged chassis if you want to receive up to $100,000.

We'll scrap 'em too.

Tire: Firestone
QGrip upgrade: Y
RGrip upgrade: Y
RGR upgrade: N
D (durability) upgrade: Y

[Gertrand Bachot]

Newman-Haas will buy a new chassis and hire Roberto Moreno as Franchitti's replacement.

You can scrap your damaged chassis if you want to receive up to $100,000.

We'll scrap 'em too.

Tire: Firestone
QGrip upgrade: Y
RGrip upgrade: Y
RGR upgrade: N
D (durability) upgrade: Y

You got $93,715 for the wrecked chassis.

[thor97]

Chassis:Swift
H (handling) upgrade: Y
D (drag) upgrade: N
G (grip) upgrade: Y
R (reliability) upgrade: Y
RGR upgrade: N

[Bandon23]

Engine: Ford
QP (qualifying power) upgrade: Y
RP: (race power) upgrade: N
REL upgrade: Y

[Dom_Wings]

Engine: Honda
QP (qualifying power) upgrade: Y
RP: (race power) upgrade: Y
REL upgrade: Y

[Gonzalez]

Penske:
H (handling) upgrade: Y
D (drag) upgrade: N
G (grip) upgrade: Y
R (reliability) upgrade: Y
RGR upgrade: N

[CarloSpace]

Tire: Goodyear
QGrip upgrade: Y
RGrip upgrade: N
RGR upgrade: N
D (durability) upgrade: N

[Gertrand Bachot]

As a recommendation, you can get live commentary of all the races on the Mibbit Chatroom (plus it's easier to get in touch with me there for any queries you may have), but if you don't want to you don't have to, and you can expect Gateway to be on Saturday. Cheerio!

[TheFlyingCaterham]

Chassis:
H (handling) upgrade: N
D (drag) upgrade: Y
G (grip) upgrade: N
R (reliability) upgrade: Y
RGR upgrade: N

[Gertrand Bachot]

Upgrades

Reynard - Drag -401, Reliability +163 - $191,000/$282,000
Honda - Qualifying Power +48, Race Power +27, Reliability -349 - $162,250/$324,500
Swift - Handling -181, Grip +103, Reliability -209 - $123,250/$246,500
Ford - ]Qualifying Power +47, Reliability -309 - $124,250/$248,500
Penske - Handling +93, Grip +411, Reliability -367 - $435,500
Eagle - Handling +489, Drag -367, Grip +231 - $543,500
Firestone - Qualifying Grip +118, Race Grip +385 - $125,750/$251,500
Goodyear - Qualifying Grip +411 - $102,750/$205,500

Buying upgrades

Same as before. You have until the race at Detroit to purchase them, in this format:

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Team:
User:
Chassis Upgrade: Y/N
Engine Upgrade: Y/N
Tyre Upgrade: Y/N

[dr-baker]

Do individual teams have to pay if they want their individual equipment upgraded? If not, how is this being applied?

[Gertrand Bachot]

Do individual teams have to pay if they want their individual equipment upgraded? If not, how is this being applied?

It actually works the same as last time, so:

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Team:
User:
Chassis Upgrade: Y/N
Engine Upgrade: Y/N
Tyre Upgrade: Y/N

[dr-baker]

Do individual teams have to pay if they want their individual equipment upgraded? If not, how is this being applied?

It actually works the same as last time, so:

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Team:
User:
Chassis Upgrade: Y/N
Engine Upgrade: Y/N
Tyre Upgrade: Y/N

Thanks. It's been a long week, first week on placement in a hospital, and it's been snowing!

Walker
Dr-baker
Yes,yes,yes.

[Dexter249]

Team: Green
User: Dexter249
Chassis Upgrade: N
Engine Upgrade: Y
Tyre Upgrade: Y

[CarloSpace]

No updgrades for Forsythe.

[This Could Be You]

Team: All-Brazilian Racers
User: This Could Be You
Chassis Upgrade: Y
Engine Upgrade: Y
Tyre Upgrade: Y

[Dom_Wings]

Team: Team Rahal
User: Reject_Dom
Chassis Upgrade: N
Engine Upgrade: Y
Tyre Upgrade: Y

Team: Davis Racing
User: Reject_Dom (CT)
Chassis Upgrade: Y
Engine Upgrade: Y
Tyre Upgrade: N