F1RWRS - A computerised F1Reject series

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 22 Oct 2010, 21:33

I think I'll just stay where I am, unless someone desperately wants my seat or something.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 22 Oct 2010, 22:10

Daniel Melrose wrote:Firstly I am happy that Chris Dagnall scored a pole in that car. I was there in attendence for the race and the tyres were absolutely shot by the time he pitted through yet another strategy call. Despite that though I am considering staying at JLD but I've also had an offer from Prospec to consider. I will make my decision later this weekend. And finally I can confirm that BMW is entering a partnership with JLD for next season so JLD will be running with the more powerful BMW V10 engine from the Williams days next season.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 22 Oct 2010, 22:25

Douglas Mann has advised his manager that he would be interested in driving for Prospec if they are willing to take him on.

MinardiFan95 · Post by **MinardiFan95** » 22 Oct 2010, 22:27

Simpson to drive for new Australian Minardi team:

The best kept secret in F1RWRS is out; Dave Simpson will drive for Paul Stoddart's new Australian Minardi team. "I had met with Paul at the Adelaide race and he told me he was thinking about running a team. When he confirmed that he was running a team I got on the phone to him and offered to drive for him". Simpson had previously tested for Minardi F1 from 2003-2005.

Team Information
Team: Australian Minardi
Chassis: Minardi PS04B
Engine: Cosworth V10

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 23 Oct 2010, 01:24

RTJ Racing Press Release 23rd October 2010
The official announcement of RubberTex-Jones Racing's entrance into the forthcoming F1 Rejects World Race Series.

Tex Pearson and Sammy Jones are proud to reveal the plans for RTJ Racing in time for the new F1RWRS season. RTJ Racing is a brand new, professional outfit that will be constructing and operating it's cars out of it's state-of-the-art complex based in Banbury, England. The new chassis will be the RTJ-100 and will be powered by an exclusive supply of V6 turbo engines from French car manufacturer Renault, with whom the team have formed a special partnership with for the season. Along with the engines, Renault will also provide technical assistance at every race, and in return the company will feature it's logos on the car prominantly alongside Tex Pearson's own rubber chicken manufacturing firm, RubberTex Enterprises. Driving the number one car will be last season's 10th place finisher, Formula One driver and part team owner Sammy Jones, with the second seat still available to prospective drivers interested in becoming part of this highly competitive and skilled team.

Now for the details of the team:

Team Name: RubberTex-Jones Racing
Chassis: RTJ-100
Engine: Renault V6 Turbo
Driver 1: Sammy Jones (AndreaModa) Nationality: ENG
Driver 2: Chris Dagnall (Aerond) Nationality: ENG

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 23 Oct 2010, 01:28

Mysterious German-American T. Hemo Goblin signs sponsorship deal with 4 Loko malt liquor energy drink.

Just throwing that out there.

So it's now 4 Loko Hemogoblin Autowerks.

Sponsorship deal is for one year, with two one-year options at the end.

I heart Friday nights.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 23 Oct 2010, 01:30

Chris Dagnall wrote:

I´m quite happy to have scored the pole position at the last race and this demonstrate that this car can be competitive. However, the pit-stop strategy was non existant and the team has to pay attention to this in the future, as this made us miss a place in the podium. With a little bit of head they should be fighting for better things next season. Now I´m going back to the Uk and I´ll be soon training for next season. This series are very fun and the competition bug is back to me, so I can´t really wait to get back on track. I had an offer from the Pacchia team but Sammy Jones came to me with his enthusiastic new project and I know I´ll feel at home at RTJ racing

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 23 Oct 2010, 01:38

Dagnall Signs For RTJ

Chris Dagnall has stunned the F1RWRS world by turning his back on the team which gave him his break in the F1RWRS in it's first season, JLD, and turning down an offer from the promising Pacchia concern, to join up with Sammy Jones and his fledgling new outfit run alongside rubber chicken magnate Tex Pearson. With a fearsome line-up of two very skilled Formula One drivers, the RubberTex-Jones Racing team with it's recently confirmed Renault turbo engines looks to be one of the frontrunning teams to watch out for in the run up to the start of the new season.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 23 Oct 2010, 03:00

I hope you remember the one and only Daniel Melrose, the former F1 champion who is still an F1RWRS reject. Being an F1 driver means nothing!

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 23 Oct 2010, 03:08

the Masked Lapwing wrote:I hope you remember the one and only Daniel Melrose, the former F1 champion who is still an F1RWRS reject. Being an F1 driver means nothing!

True, but Dagnall and Jones have had to work for their F1 careers, Melrose was handed his on a platter with that Ferrari drive!

/cheeky antics

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 23 Oct 2010, 03:11

AndreaModa wrote:
the Masked Lapwing wrote:I hope you remember the one and only Daniel Melrose, the former F1 champion who is still an F1RWRS reject. Being an F1 driver means nothing!

True, but Dagnall and Jones have had to work for their F1 careers, Melrose was handed his on a platter with that Ferrari drive!

/cheeky antics

I'll give you that one :mrgreen:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 23 Oct 2010, 03:11

AndreaModa wrote:
the Masked Lapwing wrote:I hope you remember the one and only Daniel Melrose, the former F1 champion who is still an F1RWRS reject. Being an F1 driver means nothing!

True, but Dagnall and Jones have had to work for their F1 careers, Melrose was handed his on a platter with that Ferrari drive!

/cheeky antics

Oi! I was about to give you a McLaren drive for 2007 Mr Jones.

Come to think of it you do have a point. :oops:

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 23 Oct 2010, 06:16

Can I be the #14 at West Cliff? 7 is my lucky number

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 23 Oct 2010, 13:07

Kay Lon wrote:Strange, I thought I already announced that my battle will continue alongside Kahama.

Ducktanian · Post by **Ducktanian** » 23 Oct 2010, 21:21

Mr. Spencer will be planning to continue his drive at Prospec

QuickYoda41 · Post by **QuickYoda41** » 23 Oct 2010, 22:43

David Koczo wrote:I'm happy with this team title, but now I feel a little disappointed because of the last race. Anyway, it wa a great season with ups and downs. I'd like to continue driving Prospec's cars, this team is the best!

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 23 Oct 2010, 23:03

Daniel Melrose wrote:With the news that both Prospec drivers are staying for next season I would like to announce that I will also be staying put at JLD

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 24 Oct 2010, 05:39

With Prospec ruled out, could Douglas Mann put in arequest for the second Club Bangelia Racing seat please?

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 24 Oct 2010, 05:58

If the other seat is not filled in two days then sure.

LucaPacchiarini · Post by **LucaPacchiarini** » 24 Oct 2010, 12:54

Pacchia Coswojuddhartlambo :

The team would like to thank all the mechanics and the people involved in theis wonderful season.
We managed to finish on the podium three times and to show an impressive qualifying form, we also finished in the first places of the team standings, a terrific achievement for a team with only one car!

The team would like once again to ask the federation for permission to enter a second car for next season, as long as entering another driver doesn't change the races format.

As al of our fans, we are looking forward to another year of black-and-yellow success! :twisted:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 25 Oct 2010, 09:55

Come on guys, there's still at least seven spots left, and room for a whole heap of new teams! I'll start the testing soon and announce the new calendar.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 25 Oct 2010, 10:07

If nobody replies who hasn't announced where to continue, a mail for them would be a good idea.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 25 Oct 2010, 12:03

The Generic Times wrote:A New Season of F1RWRS
Season 2011 of the Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series is about to get underway, as the teams pack up their stuff and head to Donington Park for the first testing session. Throughout the off-season, the teams have remained tight lipped about their driver lineups, but most teams have officially announced their drivers.

Team Calinetic will retain Gary Cameron, and will thus have the 1 and 2 on their cars. They have sacked Phoenix McAllister after several poor performances, despite taking a 4th place in the final race at Eastern Creek. They have confirmed the signing of young Belgian Thomas De Bock, who, despite several poor performances for Rosenforth Engineering, will take the #2 car.
Prospec, the reigning team champions, will have the #3 and #4, and will keep the same driver lineup of Nathanael Spencer and David Koczo.
Club Bangelia Racing have announced that James Davies will continue with the team, but Dan BH has not returned calls, and his seat is likely to go to West Cliff refugee Douglas Mann.
Rosenforth Engineering have effectively completed a straight swap with Team Calinetic, with De Bock being replaced by McAllister. Frank Zimmer will remain at the team.
Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo and it's owner/driver, Luca Pacchiarini, have been campaigning to have a second car on the
grid for this season, but no-one has accepted the offer as yet.
While JLD Motorsport will retain Daniel Melrose, Dave Simpson has gone off to better things, and the second seat is still open.
CR Motorsport have confirmed that Darren Older Jr will remain at the team, but Ashley Watkinson is still considering options.
West Cliff were without any drivers for a short time, but have confirmed that Hagane Shizuka will join them.
KQ Motor Sport have lost Shizuka, and Adam Lewis has not yet confirmed his position.
The last-placed team, Kahama Motor Sport, has arguably done the best, with both Kay Lon and Simon redman remaining with
the team.
Next season will also see the addition of three new teams, and it is possible that more will follow. First to confirm their entry was 4 Loko Hemogoblin Autowerks, with T. Hemo Goblin as the driver. The next team was RubberTex-Jones Racing, where Sammy Jones has gone from West Cliff racing. They will field two cars, as they announced that Chris Dagnall, who had two races this year with JLD Motorsport covering for an "injured" Melrose, would drive for the team. The most recent announcement was that of Australian Minardi, a revival of the Minardi name by Paul Stoddart, with Dave Simpson as the
driver.

The other announcement this week was of the calendar for next season. It has been increased from 9 to 15 races, with 7
new tracks, and one old one disappearing. The calendar looks like this:

Norisring, Hockenheim, Oschersleben, Nurburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Silverstone, Snetterton, Brands Hatch, Zandvoort,
Adelaide, Bathurst, Eastern Creek, Surfers Paradise, Shanghai, and finally the finale at Laguna Seca.
Bahrain has been dropped, despite the wishes of David Koczo, who won the race. Amid threats of being forced to go home, the F1RWRS management have added Norisring to the list, as well as Bathurst, Surfers Paradise and Laguna Seca, which all met large support from the drivers. Zandvoort, Brands Hatch and Snetterton were also added.

With about 24 drivers and 15 races, this is surely going to become a very successful series.

And I want more opinions, this time on the points system. Our champion did not win a race. That cannot be a good sign...

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 25 Oct 2010, 12:37

What if we do a Moto GP points system of 25-20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, with 5 points for pole, and 3 points for fastest lap?

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 25 Oct 2010, 17:03

What about the BTCC points system:

Points are awarded to the top ten drivers in each race as follows :

1st = 15 pts
2nd = 12 pts
3rd = 10 pts
4th = 8 pts
5th = 6 pts
6th = 5 pts
7th = 4 pts
8th = 3 pts
9th = 2 pts
10th = 1 pt

An extra point is awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap of each race.

A bonus point is awarded to each driver who is classified as leading a lap, though no driver may collect more than one point per race no matter how many laps they lead.

A bonus point is also given to the driver who lines up on pole position after the qualifying session.

LucaPacchiarini · Post by **LucaPacchiarini** » 25 Oct 2010, 17:05

I'd like something similar to the system CART used to have....

20
16
12
10
8
6
4
2

1 point for pole

and...why are there four german rounds on the calendar?
I demand an italian round! :twisted:

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 25 Oct 2010, 21:09

LucaPacchiarini wrote:and...why are there four german rounds on the calendar?
I demand an italian round!

Well, I'd like to put an Italian round on the calendar, but there are no Italian tracks. It doesn't have any Japanese tracks either. And Laguna Seca is the American road course (Gateway Road and Nashville Road don't count).

Jack O Melley · Post by **Jack O Melley** » 25 Oct 2010, 21:13

Hi all. I was wondering myself if there is a spot for me and my Italian team on the grid. Can I get involved? If not, I could join another team too.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 25 Oct 2010, 21:20

Jack O Melley wrote:Hi all. I was wondering myself if there is a spot for me and my Italian team on the grid. Can I get involved? If not, I could join another team too.

Sure! What's the team and driver names?

Jack O Melley · Post by **Jack O Melley** » 25 Oct 2010, 21:51

the Masked Lapwing wrote:Sure! What's the team and driver names?

Team name: Trueba Racing Team
Team Owner: Giulio Camorani, even known as ".Jc"
First Driver: Giovanni Roda. Nationality: Italian, 23 years-old. He has the habit of racing with Ray-Ban glasses and always staying in the paddock wearing shorts and slippers, even if it snow.

Trueba Racing Team born in the middle-east Italian coast about ten years ago from the drawings of a 17 years-old child, in the area close to the old Andrea Moda's seat. Not suprisingly, the team has inherited the whole organization chart and the spirit of initiative of the old F1's team, but not the money. In the first years of his history, the team has brilliantly raced in the lower italian categories, but, as fast as the team has begun his career the money run out. This year Trueba decided to do his debut with the economic support of a local society of condoms, deploying the rookie-play-boy-good looking-driver Giovanni Roda in a old in-home realized chassis (but neither by Cad-Cam nor CFD's technologies) and powered by a stolen Judd V8 engine.

When will the test be run? I'm looking forward to begin racing

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 25 Oct 2010, 22:43

Jack O Melley wrote:When will the test be run? I'm looking forward to begin racing

I might do the first one today or tomorrow.

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 25 Oct 2010, 23:02

This is totally off-topic, but Jack O Melley might be interested to know there's also a user on this forum called Jack O' Malley. For the same reason. He's also Italian.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 26 Oct 2010, 06:50

Talk about random. In the testing at Donington last year, the cars did around 1:10 to 1:15, but now, some of them did less than a minute. The most was 1:01. Both were in the dry, with the same cars. Anyway, after a very iffy season, Daniel Melrose came out with sonething to prove, and set the fastest time of the weeked with a 0:59.38. Both Prospecs were right up there, as was reigning champion Gary Cameron. Notable exceptions were Frank Zimmer, who had a dismal test, and was the slowest, as well as Luca Pacchiarini, who couldn't find any speed. Of the new teams, 4 Loko Hemogoblin Autowerks was the fastest, with T. Hemo Goblin setting the equal fourth fastest time. The Australian Minardi of Dave Simpson was 8th, and the RubberTex-Jones cars of Chris Dagnall and Sammy Jones were 14th and 17th. The new Trueba Racing Team's Giovanni Roda was 15th.
1st: JLD Motorsport - Daniel MELROSE: 0:59.38
2nd: Prospec - David KOCZO: 0:59.46, +0.08
3rd: Team Calinetic - Gary CAMERON: 0:59.62, +0.24
4th: 4 Loko Hemogoblin Autowerks - T. HEMO GOBLIN: 0:59.76, +0.38
4th: CR Motorsport - Darren OLDER JR: 0:59.76, +0.38
6th: Prospec - Nathanael SPENCER: 0:59.88, +0.50
7th: Kahama Motor Sport - Simon REDMAN: 1:00.00, +0.62
8th: Australian Minardi - Dave SIMPSON: 1:00.25, +0.87
9th: Rosenforth Engineering - Phoenix MCALLISTER: 1:00.27, +0.89
10th: Kahama Motor Sport - Kay LON: 1:00.36, +0.98
11th: Team Calinetic - Thomas DE BOCK: 1:00.44, +1.06
12th: West Cliff Racing - Hagane SHIZUKA: 1:00.67, +1.29
12th: Club Bangelia Racing - James DAVIES: 1:00.67, +1.29
14th: RubberTex-Jones Racing - Chris DAGNALL: 1:00.77, +1.39
15th: Trueba Racing Team - Giovanni RODA: 1:00.90, +1.52
16th: Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo - Luca PACCHIARINI: 1:00.99, +1.61
17th: RubberTex-Jones Racing - Sammy JONES: 1:01.13, +1.74
18th: Rosenforth Engineering - Frank ZIMMER: 1:01.23, +1.84

You know what the funny part is? The driver that represents Hemo Goblin was the driver who last year represented Douglas Mann.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 26 Oct 2010, 15:32

Oh plums. Unable to find a seat at one of last year's leading teams, Douglas Mann went out on a limb and formed his own team, Anglo-Manx Racing (AMR) (considering how officially he was Manx and how his sister, Pippa, who would be team manager and reserve driver, was English). The team would be based in Peel on the Isle of Man and race in red, the same colour as the Manx flag, with the triskelion on the engine cover.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 26 Oct 2010, 16:42

RubberTex-Jones Racing Press Release - Post-Donington Test Session

Sammy Jones, 17th:
We've had quite a productive session today despite what the times might suggest, our mechanics alongside those from Renault have worked together to get a feel for the Renault engine, and how it's behaving with the chassis. We've managed to get a lot of setup work done with the dry weather, and with the further test sessions planned, we're confident that by the arrival of the first race, we'll be in a much stronger position on the timesheet. Initial impressions of the car and engine look good. The car is relatively simple to set up, and the Renault engine looks to be packing a punch down the straights. The pack as a whole is incredibly close, so we're not concerned at all with being 14th and 17th.

Tex Pearson, part team owner:
We're all delighted to see the new RubberTex cars out on track for the first time, and the longer season this year will provide us with plenty of opportunities to develop the car and win races. I'm really excited to see how both Sammy and Chris get on over the course of the year. All these races means lots more sponsorship for RubberTex Enterprises too...eeheehee...anyone want rubber chickens? Eeheheheehe...

Jack O Melley · Post by **Jack O Melley** » 26 Oct 2010, 20:44

15th place, not too bad. I hope to improve this result in the next test session

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 28 Oct 2010, 08:17

Test Session the Second - Mondello Park
Since Zandvoort is now on the race calendar, Mondello Park in Ireland was used to fill the test void. A surprising driver was the fastest, as certified F1RWRS reject Darren Older Jr topped the charts, with Frank Zimmer being beaten by only one hundredth of a second. Kahama's Simon Redman was third fastest. The best of the newbies was this time Australian Minardi, beating Hemogoblin Autowerks, and RubberTex's Chris Dagnall. Giovanni Roda was equal 12th fastest with two-time F1 world champ and fastest driver at Donington Daniel Melrose. The newest of the newbies, Anglo-Manx Racing, with Douglas Mann behind the wheel, was 18th. Rumours are abound that JLD Motorsport is looking to be bought out by a certain F1 champ and be renamed, however these are yet to be confirmed. It is also thought that KQ Motor Sport, who still haven't got a driver, may in fact pull out altogether.

1st: CR Motorsport - Darren OLDER JR: 0:57.97
2nd: Rosenforth Engineering - Frank ZIMMER: 0:57.98, +0.01
3rd: Kahama Motor Sport - Simon REDMAN: 0:58.07, +0.10
4th: Team Calinetic - Gary CAMERON: 0:58.22, +0.25
5th: Prospec - David KOCZO: 0:58.31, +0.34
6th: Club Bangelia Racing - James DAVIES: 0:58.40, +0.43
7th: Australian Minardi - Dave SIMPSON: 0:58.50, +0.53
8th: Team Calinetic - Thomas DE BOCK: 0:58.62, +0.65
9th: Prospec - Nathanael SPENCER: 0:58.69, +0.72
10th: 4 Loko Hemogoblin Autowerks - T. HEMO GOBLIN: 0:58.91, +0.94
11th: RubberTex-Jones Racing - Chris DAGNALL: 0:58.93, +0.96
12th: JLD Motorsport - Daniel MELROSE: 0:59.12, +1.15
12th: Trueba Racing - Giovanni RODA: 0.59.12, +1.15
14th: Kahama Motor Sport - Kay LON: 0:59.30, +1.33
15th: Rosenforth Engineering - Phoenix MCALLISTER: 0:59.38, +1.41
16th: RubberTex-Jones Racing - Sammy JONES: 0:59.41, +1.44
17th: West Cliff Racing - Hagane SHIZUKA: 0:59.54, +1.57
18th: Anglo-Manx Racing - Douglas MANN: 0:59.62, +1.65
19th: Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo - Luca PACCHIARINI: 0:59.75, +1.78

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 28 Oct 2010, 08:18

Awww maaaan, it seems like I got from one backmarker to another one so far!

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 28 Oct 2010, 08:21

Shizuka wrote:Awww maaaan, it seems like I got from one backmarker to another one so far!

Well, your CPU used to be Sammy Jones, so you'd think there would be some improvement

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 28 Oct 2010, 09:17

Haha... we'll see.