1999 CART Championship - Season Over

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 18 Apr 2018, 20:07

Right, so I think it's time to move onto the next phase, which is chassis, engine and tyres. See the 2nd post for rules, and the spreadsheet on the 1st post for stats.
Please note that the existing contracts are already in place for 1999, thus the relevant teams do not need to sign in this section:
Penske, Ganassi, Patrick, Green: Bridgestone (tyres)
Rahal: Mercedes (engine)

Use this format for bidding:

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Team:
User:
Sell Chassis: (are you selling your previous chassis; Y/N)
Sell Engines: (are you selling your previous engines; Y/N)

Chassis: 
Number of chassis:
Engine:
Number of engines:
Tyres:
Contract length: (max 2 years)

Penske and Eagle are eligible to design a new chassis, using the design tiers.

PacWest and Ganassi are still need to sign drivers.

Spreadsheet for ease of access

You will have 2 weeks to respond.

Bandon23 · Post by **Bandon23** » 19 Apr 2018, 17:30

Team: Payton/Coyne Racing
User: Bandon23
Sell Chassis: Y
Sell Engine: Y (only one Ford XB)

Chassis: Reynard 99i
Number of chassis: 2
Engine: Honda HRK
Number of engines: 1
Tyres: Bridgestone
Contract length: 2 years

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Team: Bettenhausen Racing
User: Bandon23
Sell Chassis: Y
Sell Engines: Y (new one)

Chassis: Swift 010.c
Number of chassis: 2
Engine: Mercedes IC108F
Number of engines: 2
Tyres: Bridgestone
Contract length: 1 year

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 19 Apr 2018, 18:10

Team: Allegedly-American Racers
User: This Could Be You
Sell Chassis: Y (anyone want to buy them?

)
Sell Engines: Y

Chassis: Eagle 997 (Tier A, as we can afford it easily)
Number of chassis: 2
Engine: Honda HRS (failing that, we'll take the '98 HRK ones)
Number of engines: 2
Tyres: Goodyear
Contract length: 1 year

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 20 Apr 2018, 19:26

Team: Team Rahal
User: Reject_Dom
Sell Chassis: Y
Sell Engines: N

Chassis: Reynard 99i
Number of chassis: x2
Tyres: Goodyear
Contract length: 1 year

We will keep the 1998 Honda, even though it will cost us a big of PD cash fron Quick Nick, but what gives.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 21 Apr 2018, 08:29

Team: DDP Motorsports
User: Wazzle
Sell Chassis: Y
Sell Engines: Y

Chassis: Eagle 997 (Car 10)
Number of chassis: 1
Chassis: Eagle 987 (Car 14 or both if 997 is unavailable)
Number of chassis 1/2
Engine: Ford XD
Number of engines: 2
Tyres: Bridgestone
Contract length: 2 years

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 21 Apr 2018, 16:09

Wizzie wrote:Team: DDP Motorsports
User: Wazzle
Sell Chassis: Y
Sell Engines: Y

Chassis: Eagle 997 (Car 10)
Number of chassis: 1
Chassis: Eagle 987 (Car 14 or both if 997 is unavailable)
Number of chassis 1/2
Engine: Ford XD
Number of engines: 2
Tyres: Bridgestone
Contract length: 2 years

AAR can offer you an Eagle 997 chassis for $750k, and the 987 for the price on the spreadsheet, (I guess?).

Dexter249 · Post by **Dexter249** » 21 Apr 2018, 21:18

Team: KOOL
User: Dexter249
Sell Chassis: (are you selling your previous chassis; Y/N) y
Sell Engines: (are you selling your previous engines; Y/N) y

Chassis: Reynard 99i
Number of chassis: 2
Engine: Honda HRS
Number of engines: 2
Tyres: Bridgymcstone
Contract length: (max 2 years) dos years

Team: Arciero-wells
User: Dexter249
Sell Chassis: (are you selling your previous chassis; Y/N) N
Sell Engines: (are you selling your previous engines; Y/N) N

Chassis: Swift 009.c
Number of chassis: 2 (from KOOL)
Engine: Ford XB (From KOOL)
Number of engines: 2
Tyres: dunlop
Contract length: (max 2 years) uno years

Gonzalez · Post by **Gonzalez** » 23 Apr 2018, 10:22

Team: Penske
User: Gonzalez
Sell Chassis: (are you selling your previous chassis; Y
Sell Engines: (are you selling your previous engines; Y

Chassis: PC-28
Number of chassis: 2
Engine: Honda HRS
Number of engines: 2
Tyres: Bridgestone
Contract length: (max 2 years) 2

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 23 Apr 2018, 13:50

Code: Select all

Team: Walker Racing
User: dr-baker
Sell Chassis: (are you selling your previous chassis; Y/N) Yes
Sell Engines: (are you selling your previous engines; Y/N) Yes

Chassis: first choice Reynard 99i; second choice Swift 010.c
Number of chassis: one
Engine: first choice Honda HRS, second choice Mercedes HC108F
Number of engines: one
Tyres: Bridgestone
Contract length: (max 2 years) 1 year.

thor97 · Post by **thor97** » 25 Apr 2018, 19:33

Team:Patrick Racing
User:thor97
Sell Chassis:Y
Sell Engines:Y

Chassis: Reynard 99i
Number of chassis:2
Engine:Ford XD
Number of engines:2

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 02 May 2018, 19:26

Right, so the deadline is up. RedEyes504 and Pilot, I still haven't received a response from you since confirming your teams, so I shall send you private messages shortly asking you about your driver and CET choices, with a failure to do so resulting in me choosing them myself. For everyone else, the first test at Homestead will be run within the next few days, so if you can post your driver lineups for each of the three days, and your testing focus, that would be excellent! Follow this format:

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Team: 
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #1: (you can nominate young/potential future drivers for trialing here to see how they perform)
Area of focus for Day 1: Qualifying Pace/Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #2:
Area of focus for Day 2: Qualifying Pace/Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #3:
Area of focus for Day 3: Qualifying Pace/Race Pace

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 02 May 2018, 22:55

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Team: 
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #1: Kenny Bräck
Area of focus for Day 1: Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #2: Gil de Ferran
Area of focus for Day 2: Qualifying Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #3: Gil de Ferran
Area of focus for Day 3: Race Pace

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 03 May 2018, 19:17

dr-baker wrote:

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Team: 
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #1: Kenny Bräck
Area of focus for Day 1: Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #2: Gil de Ferran
Area of focus for Day 2: Qualifying Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #3: Gil de Ferran
Area of focus for Day 3: Race Pace

Bräck already has a race contract with Rahal, so you'll need to nominate another driver I'm afraid.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 03 May 2018, 21:05

Gertrand Bachot wrote:
dr-baker wrote:
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Team: 
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #1: Kenny Bräck
Area of focus for Day 1: Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #2: Gil de Ferran
Area of focus for Day 2: Qualifying Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #3: Gil de Ferran
Area of focus for Day 3: Race Pace
Bräck already has a race contract with Rahal, so you'll need to nominate another driver I'm afraid.

That'll teach me for not looking at other teams. Just stick de Ferran in for day one as well.

Bandon23 · Post by **Bandon23** » 03 May 2018, 22:13

Team: Payton/Coyne Racing
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #1: Christian Fittipaldi
Area of focus for Day 1: Qualifying Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #2: Mauricio Gugelmin
Area of focus for Day 2: Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #3: Christian Fittipaldi
Area of focus for Day 3: Race Pace

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Team: Bettenhausen Racing
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #1: Oriol Servia
Area of focus for Day 1: Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #2: Oriol Servia
Area of focus for Day 2: Qualifying Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #3: Stephane Sarrazin
Area of focus for Day 3: Race Pace

Gonzalez · Post by **Gonzalez** » 05 May 2018, 10:07

Team: Penske
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #1: Paul Tracy
Area of focus for Day 1: Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #2: Al Unser Jr
Area of focus for Day 2: Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #3: Paul Tracy
Area of focus for Day 3: Qualifiying Pace

Dexter249 · Post by **Dexter249** » 05 May 2018, 15:29

Team:
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #1: Gil De Ferran
Area of focus for Day 1: Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #2: Bruno Junqeira
Area of focus for Day 2: Qualifying Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #3: Helio Castroneves
Area of focus for Day 3: Race Pace

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 05 May 2018, 15:37

Team:
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #1: Helio Castroneves
Area of focus for Day 1: Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #2: Gonzalo Rodriguez
Area of focus for Day 2: Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #3: Jason Watt
Area of focus for Day 3: Race Pace

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 05 May 2018, 16:15

Team: Team Rahal
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #1: Bruno Junqueira
Area of focus for Day 1: Qualifying Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #2: Nick Heidfeld
Area of focus for Day 2: Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #3: Kenny Bräck
Area of focus for Day 3: Race Pace

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 05 May 2018, 20:42

dr-baker wrote:
Gertrand Bachot wrote:
dr-baker wrote:
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Team: 
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #1: Kenny Bräck
Area of focus for Day 1: Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #2: Gil de Ferran
Area of focus for Day 2: Qualifying Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #3: Gil de Ferran
Area of focus for Day 3: Race Pace
Bräck already has a race contract with Rahal, so you'll need to nominate another driver I'm afraid.
That'll teach me for not looking at other teams. Just stick de Ferran in for day one as well.

Dexter249 wrote:Team:
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #1: Gil De Ferran
Area of focus for Day 1: Race Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #2: Kenny Brack
Area of focus for Day 2: Qualifying Pace
Drivers for Spring Testing Day #3: Kenny Brack
Area of focus for Day 3: Race Pace

LOL...

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 06 May 2018, 10:47

AAR confirms the sale of a newly built 997 chassis (chassis 997/3, presumably) to DDP Racing for $650k. If any other teams are interested in a 997, more can be built for the same price of $650k per chassis (a single 987 is also available for $40k)

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 May 2018, 11:11

DDP will buy the sole remaining 987 for $40k as a rolling spare

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 12 May 2018, 12:35

Spring Testing Day 1 - Homestead-Miami Speedway

1. Bruno Junqueira - Rahal Reynard-Honda - 28.157s (Qualifying Pace)
2. Christian Fittipaldi - Payton/Coyne Reynard-Honda - 28.705s (Qualifying Pace)
3. Adrián Fernández - Patrick Reynard-Ford - 29.216s (Race Pace)
4. Tony Stewart - DDP Eagle-Ford - 29.255s (Race Pace)
5. Gil de Ferran - Walker Reynard-Mercedes - 29.275s (Race Pace)
6. Patrick Carpentier - Team Green Reynard-Honda - 29.402s (Race Pace)
7. Hélio Castroneves - AAR Eagle-Honda - 29.691s (Race Pace)
8. Alex Zanardi - Ganassi Lola-Ford - 30.299s (Race Pace)
9. Mark Blundell - PacWest Swift-Mercedes - 30.444s (Race Pace)
10. Paul Tracy - Penske-Honda - 30.562s (Race Pace)
11. Oriol Servià - Bettenhausen Swift-Mercedes - 30.609s (Race Pace)
12. Bryan Herta - Forsythe Lola-Mercedes - 30.618s (Race Pace)
13. Jimmy Vasser - Newman/Haas Swift-Toyota - 31.129s (Race Pace)

The first day of testing in 1999 came along, and with a new season comes a new field. Bruno Junqueira, in his first drive in a Champcar, topped the timesheets for Rahal, although he was reported to be on Goodyear's qualifying tyres, which have proven to be extremely grippy. Christian Fittipaldi came 2nd, also on qualifying tyres, although he was 6 tenths off of Junqueira's time. Of those who were running race simulations, Adrián Fernández was quickest for Patrick, although Tony Stewart was only 4 hundredths of a second behind, which must surely give John Della Penna's team a cause for confidence. Hélio Castroneves struggled to get much grip out of the Goodyear race tyres, leaving him 7th. Newman/Haas were hampered by the heavily underpowered Toyota engine, and the Penske PC-28 was extremely sluggish, leaving them cause for concern, as well as Forsythe appearing to be hamstrung by the loss of the Reynard and the Honda. All in all, it seems to be shaping up for a very exciting season. Don't miss the rest of the Spring Testing report!

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 12 May 2018, 17:51

Spring Testing Day 2 - Homestead-Miami Speedway

1. Michael Andretti - Patrick Reynard-Ford - 28.195s (Qualifying Pace)
2. Gil de Ferran - Walker Reynard-Mercedes - 28.244s (Qualifying Pace)
3. Memo Gidley - DDP Eagle-Ford - 28.746s (Qualifying Pace)
4. Ricardo Rosset - Team Green Reynard-Honda - 28.829s (Qualifying Pace)
5. Jimmy Vasser - Newman/Haas Swift-Toyota - 29.208s (Qualifying Pace)
6. Maurício Gugelmin - Payton/Coyne Reynard-Honda - 29.479s (Race Pace)
7. Gonzalo Rodriguez - AAR Eagle-Honda - 29.741s (Race Pace)
8. Oriol Servià - Bettenhausen Swift-Mercedes - 29.837s (Qualifying Pace)
9. Rubens Barrichello - Ganassi Lola-Ford - 29.907s (Qualifying Pace)
10. Bryan Herta - Forsythe Lola-Mercedes - 30.163s (Qualifying Pace)
11. Nick Heidfeld - Rahal Reynard-Honda - 30.213s (Race Pace)
12. Mark Blundell - PacWest Swift-Mercedes - 30.521s (Race Pace)
13. Al Unser Jr - Penske-Honda - 30.957s (Race Pace)

Day 2 of Spring Testing saw many teams opt to do a qualifying run. Michael Andretti would top the timesheets in his Patrick, with Gil De Ferran running a close 2nd. Memo Gidley got a solid 3rd place despite using a 1998 chassis in his 1st real run in a Champcar, with Ricardo Rosset managing an impressive 4th also in his first Champcar drive. Jimmy Vasser overcame the Toyota's power deficiencies to end up 5th, with Maurício Gugelmin 6th for Payton/Coyne. Rookie Gonzalo Rodriguez would also struggle to set a competitive time on the poor Goodyear race tyre for AAR, with Nick Heidfeld also struggling (worryingly for Rahal). Forsythe would make up a bit of ground but remain the last of the qualifying runners, and Penske's blunders would come to a new low with Al Unser Jr managing to post a time that puts him last. Stay tuned for the 3rd and final day of testing!

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 15 May 2018, 20:09

Spring Testing Day 3 - Homestead-Miami Speedway

1. Gil de Ferran - Walker Reynard-Mercedes - 29.349s (Race Pace)
2. Michael Andretti - Patrick Reynard-Ford - 29.477s (Race Pace)
3. Ricardo Rosset - Team Green Reynard-Honda - 29.527s (Race Pace)
4. Memo Gidley - DDP Eagle-Ford - 29.566s (Race Pace)
5. Jason Watt - AAR Eagle-Honda - 29.695s (Race Pace)
6. Christian Fittipaldi - Payton/Coyne Reynard-Honda - 29.781s (Race Pace)
7. Robby Gordon - PacWest Swift-Mercedes - 29.920s (Qualifying Pace)
8. Paul Tracy - Penske-Honda - 30.042s (Qualifying Pace)
9. Rubens Barrichello - Ganassi Lola-Ford - 30.471s (Race Pace)
10. Greg Moore - Forsythe Lola-Mercedes - 30.520s (Race Pace)
11. Kenny Bräck - Rahal Reynard-Honda - 30.522s (Race Pace)
12. Stephane Sarrazin - Bettenhausen Swift-Mercedes - 30.565s (Race Pace)
13. Juan Pablo Montoya - Newman/Haas Swift-Toyota - 31.309s (Race Pace)

The final day saw almost every team do race runs, apart from Penske and PacWest, who did qualifying runs. Tracy's time only being good for 8th showing how atrocious the new PC-28 is, and among everyone, Gil de Ferran topped the timesheets for Walker, with Michael Andretti in 2nd. Ricardo Rosset performed even better to be 3rd, with Memo Gidley 4th in the old Eagle 987. Rookie Jason Watt was 5th in the new Eagle 997, and Christian Fittipaldi. Forsythe and Ganassi showed how handicapped they were by the Lola chassis, and Newman/Haas were again nearly a second away from the next placed car. With the conclusion of Spring Testing, join us for the first season, also here at the Homestead-Miami Speedway!

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 17 Jun 2018, 13:12

Qualifying

Race

DOTR: Tony Stewart, for dominating the race to score his first victory in CART
ROTR: Penske, for being really slow and hideously unreliable

Damage Report
Mark Blundell - Mercedes IC108F/5 - $880,000
Robby Gordon - Swift 010.c/5 - Write Off
Adrian Fernandez - Ford-Cosworth XD/3 - $615,000
Kenny Brack - Reynard 99i/3 - Write Off
Kenny Brack - Honda HRK/1 - Write Off
Al Unser Jr - Honda HRS/6 - $1,320,000
Bryan Herta - Mercedes IC18F/8 - Write Off
Jimmy Vasser - Toyota RV8D/2 - Write Off
Tony Kanaan - Eagle 997/1 - $70,000
Oriol Servia - Swift 010.c/1 - $190,000

Doctors Report
Kenny Brack will not be allowed to race in CART for 3 months, after his horrific accident. Rahal must nominate a replacement for him.

All must be done by Sunday 24th June.

Bandon23 · Post by **Bandon23** » 17 Jun 2018, 13:33

Bettenhausen Racing will repair the damaged chassis of Swift 010.c/1

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 17 Jun 2018, 13:48

Team Rahal would like to buy a new Reynard 99i chassis and a new Honda HRK engine.

We would also like to approach "super-sub" Roberto Moreno.

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 01 Jul 2018, 18:01

Honda Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying
Honda Japanese Grand Prix Race (Fastest Lap: Tony Stewart, DDP - 1:46.260)

A few things to note: 1st: this was a very wet race, so the abnormal results should be explained by that.

2nd: I'm going to be running this as a quicksim for the rest of the season, as I simply prefer that format (it's easier to go through a season, it's less grinding and it provides a more rapid idea of where your team is pace-wise/where the championship is at). As a consequence, the races will be coming through a lot more quickly, though the vehicle damages part of the game will be removed, as I will likely be simulating several races at once, so that will simply not be possible to do anymore.

3rd: From now on, you may apply for driver changes by sending me a message which details why you think a driver replacement is sensible. If approved, you will be handed a list of at least two drivers from which you may pick the replacement.

Driver's Championship

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 01 Jul 2018, 20:49

Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Qualifying
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Race (Fastest Lap: Tony Stewart, DDP - 1:04.428)
Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota Qualifying
Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota Race (Fastest Lap: Tony Stewart, DDP - 19.515)
Grand Prix Telemar Rio 200 Qualifying
Grand Prix Telemar Rio 200 Race (Fastest Lap: Adrian Fernandez, Patrick - 37.837)

You may apply for driver changes by sending me a message which details why you think a driver replacement is sensible. If approved, you will be handed a list of at least two drivers from which you may pick the replacement.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 01 Jul 2018, 21:42

DDP Racing would like to purchase a second Eagle 997 for Memo Gidley to run for the rest of the season. The existing 987 will become a rolling spare for the team

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 01 Jul 2018, 22:21

Wizzie wrote:DDP Racing would like to purchase a second Eagle 997 for Memo Gidley to run for the rest of the season. The existing 987 will become a rolling spare for the team

That's fine with me- AAR will build another 997 and sell it to DDP for the usual fee. We would also like to clarify our switch from Goodyear to Firestone tyres, which (I believe) was made after Suzuka.

Gonzalez · Post by **Gonzalez** » 01 Jul 2018, 23:07

Apologies for being off task recently.

Unless the repairs have been done, Penske will repair the damage of Unser's Car that was done in Miami.

Penske will never skip any repair costs required

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 02 Jul 2018, 19:45

Motorola 300 Qualifying
Motorola 300 Race (Fastest Lap: Hélio Castroneves, All American Racing - 26.180)
Miller Lite 225 Presented by Kmart Qualifying
Miller Lite 225 Presented by Kmart Race (Fastest Lap: Tony Stewart, DDP - 23.188)
Texaco/Havoline Presents Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 Qualifying
Texaco/Havoline Presents Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 Race (Fastest Lap: Hélio Castroneves, All American Racing - 1:03.062)
Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Firstar Qualifying
Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Firstar Race (Fastest Lap: Memo Gidley, DDP - 1:06.532)
The Chicago Tribune Presents Texaco/Havoline 200 Qualifying
The Chicago Tribune Presents Texaco/Havoline 200 Race (Fastest Lap: Tony Stewart, DDP - 1:46.858)

You may apply for driver changes by sending me a message which details why you think a driver replacement is sensible. If approved, you will be handed a list of at least two drivers from which you may pick the replacement.

You may buy a new chassis/new engine/new tyres by stating your choice, and by checking both whether it is in stock and that you have the money for it. If you pass all of those criteria, you may complete your desired switch.

Driver's Championship

Gonzalez · Post by **Gonzalez** » 03 Jul 2018, 07:42

Can Penske sell and replace PT's Penske chassis with a Reynard for rest of season?

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 03 Jul 2018, 09:38

Gonzalez wrote:Can Penske sell and replace PT's Penske chassis with a Reynard for rest of season?

You may do so.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 03 Jul 2018, 10:57

Gertrand Bachot wrote:Motorola 300 Qualifying
Motorola 300 Race (Fastest Lap: Hélio Castroneves, All American Racing - 26.180)
Miller Lite 225 Presented by Kmart Qualifying
Miller Lite 225 Presented by Kmart Race (Fastest Lap: Tony Stewart, DDP - 23.188)
Texaco/Havoline Presents Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 Qualifying
Texaco/Havoline Presents Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 Race (Fastest Lap: Hélio Castroneves, All American Racing - 1:03.062)
Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Firstar Qualifying
Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Firstar Race (Fastest Lap: Memo Gidley, DDP - 1:06.532)
The Chicago Tribune Presents Texaco/Havoline 200 Qualifying
The Chicago Tribune Presents Texaco/Havoline 200 Race (Fastest Lap: Tony Stewart, DDP - 1:46.858)

Well, that was a crap run of results for Gil de Ferran. Is there any way we can improve reliability/decrease mechanic error?

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 03 Jul 2018, 11:51

dr-baker wrote:
Gertrand Bachot wrote:Motorola 300 Qualifying
Motorola 300 Race (Fastest Lap: Hélio Castroneves, All American Racing - 26.180)
Miller Lite 225 Presented by Kmart Qualifying
Miller Lite 225 Presented by Kmart Race (Fastest Lap: Tony Stewart, DDP - 23.188)
Texaco/Havoline Presents Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 Qualifying
Texaco/Havoline Presents Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 Race (Fastest Lap: Hélio Castroneves, All American Racing - 1:03.062)
Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Firstar Qualifying
Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Firstar Race (Fastest Lap: Memo Gidley, DDP - 1:06.532)
The Chicago Tribune Presents Texaco/Havoline 200 Qualifying
The Chicago Tribune Presents Texaco/Havoline 200 Race (Fastest Lap: Tony Stewart, DDP - 1:46.858)

Well, that was a crap run of results for Gil de Ferran. Is there any way we can improve reliability/decrease mechanic error?

No upgrades per se, but you can buy a new engine, such as a Honda or a Ford, for an improvement over your current Mercedes unit.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 03 Jul 2018, 16:30

Gertrand Bachot wrote:No upgrades per se, but you can buy a new engine, such as a Honda or a Ford, for an improvement over your current Mercedes unit.

In the first post, for engine reliability, are the bigger numbers more or less reliability?

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 03 Jul 2018, 16:46

dr-baker wrote:
Gertrand Bachot wrote:No upgrades per se, but you can buy a new engine, such as a Honda or a Ford, for an improvement over your current Mercedes unit.

In the first post, for engine reliability, are the bigger numbers more or less reliability?

The larger the number, the less reliable the engine is.