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TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 18 Mar 2011, 11:26

Daniel Melrose wrote:Today showed just how disappointing this year's cars have been. Jeroen took the option of using the old car and he got within 3 thousands of my time set in the new car. We've all but given up on 2012 as there will be no further updates for either car except for packages for the season finale at Indy to make them Oval-ready. We can also confirm that Dean O'Lauchlan's car at Indy is to run a special Air Alaska livery. UPS will remain the title sponsor for O'Lauchlan's car next year while we can confirm that the Alaskan Government will provide minor sponsorship for O'Lauchlan's car next season.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 18 Mar 2011, 12:32

Daniel Martins wrote:What am I doing up there? Glad to be on the grid though!

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 18 Mar 2011, 20:09

Phoenix McAllister wrote: I thought those BMW engines were better! And seriously, doesn't anyone want to be my second driver? I mean, taking my second seat, because whoever takes the seat will have equal treatment, I swear.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 19 Mar 2011, 23:29

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:Well, I decided to ditch the current car in favour of the old one, simply because I found it more suited to my driving style. Straight line speed was just below the new car, which is why I ended up just behind Daniel. I think I'll try and run a little less wing.

PS: East Londoner, check your Email.

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 19 Mar 2011, 23:30

Autosport wrote:Honda to make a return?

After parting with the Team Pheonix, Honda have made noises that they would like to supply engines to a team, although no teams have been mentioned, it is rumoured that Arrowtech are interested and are talking terms.

Barii Mori wrote:Well I told Phoenix to go with the old Mugen Hondas as they would have been faster then the Bad Meandering Waste-of-spaces... As for me it is only pre-qualifing and it means bugger all except to the people who did not pre qualify.....

Shinobu Katayama wrote:Well I am please to pre-qualify, but the qualifying is what coounts.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 19 Mar 2011, 23:34

Phoenix McAllister wrote:If those chumps at Autosport misspell my name again, I'll shove a fresh papaya up their sorry mouth.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 19 Mar 2011, 23:39

Daniel Melrose wrote:Strange. MRT and O'Lauchlan motorsport have been pleased with the BMW engines this season (From memory O'Lauchlan Motorsport is using the V10 while we're using the V8s) so maybe the engines just don't couple with your chassis Phoenix.

Oh and before I forget I present to you the ultimate pay-driver car. This is the livery Dean O'Lauchlan will run at Indianapolis:

watka · Post by **watka** » 19 Mar 2011, 23:49

Wizzie wrote:
Daniel Melrose wrote:Strange. MRT and O'Lauchlan motorsport have been pleased with the BMW engines this season (From memory O'Lauchlan Motorsport is using the V10 while we're using the V8s) so maybe the engines just don't couple with your chassis Phoenix.

Oh and before I forget I present to you the ultimate pay-driver car. This is the livery Dean O'Lauchlan will run at Indianapolis:

I LOVE this livery!

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 20 Mar 2011, 11:52

RACE #12 - EASTERN CREEK

Qualifying:

1st: Pippa Mann (Anglo-Manx Racing): 0:53.45
2nd: Nathanael Spencer (Prospec): +0.03
3rd: Ashley Watkinson (NAB-HRT): +0.12
4th: Chris Dagnall (RubberTex-Jones): +0.17
5th: James Davies (Anglo-Manx Racing): +0.28
6th: Kay Lon (Kahama Motor Sport): +0.32
7th: Rhys Davies (NAB-HRT): +0.33
8th: Gary Cameron (Prospec): +0.38
9th: Douglas Mann (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): +0.41
10th: Sammy Jones (RubberTex-Jones): +0.47
11th: Daniel Melrose (MRT-BMW): +0.61
12th: Dave Simpson (Australian Minardi): +0.66
13th: Phoenix McAllister (Team Phoenix): +0.69
14th: Hagane Shizuka (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): +0.74
15th: David Koczo (Team Calinetic): +0.76
16th: Shinobu Katayama (Australian Minardi): +0.83
17th: Barii Mori (Kahama Motor Sport): +0.89
18th: Jeroen Krautmeir (MRT-BMW): +0.99
19th: Nicolas Steele (Team Calinetic): +1.03
20th: Jari Kekkonen (ArrowTech ART): +1.04
21st: Tristan Jung (Trueba Racing): +1.06
22nd: Richie White (Group Lotus): +1.12
23rd: Damon Cannon (CR Motorsport): +1.17
24th: Aurelian Moll (Equipe de Course Belge): +1.25
25th: Thomas De Bock (Equipe de Course Belge): +1.28
26th: Daniel Martins (ArrowTech ART): +1.48

Race:

1st: Ashley Watkinson (NAB-HRT): 43:48.79
2nd: Kay Lon (Kahama Motor Sport): +0.19
3rd: Daniel Melrose (MRT-BMW): +13.11
4th: Pippa Mann (Anglo-Manx Racing): +13.82
5th: Jeroen Krautmeir (MRT-BMW): +18.83
6th: Rhys Davies (NAB-HRT): +22.74
7th: Chris Dagnall (RubberTex-Jones): +30.28
8th: Nathanael Spencer (Prospec): +45.31
9th: Gary Cameron (Prospec): +1:00.29
10th: Phoenix McAllister (Team Phoenix): +1 LAP
11th: James Davies (Anglo-Manx Racing): +1 LAP
12th: Shinobu Katayama (Australian Minardi): +1 LAP
13th: Tristan Jung (Trueba Racing): +1 LAP
14th: Sammy Jones (RubberTex-Jones): +1 LAP
15th: Hagane Shizuka (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): +1 LAP
16th: David Koczo (Team Calinetic): +1 LAP
17th: Douglas Mann (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): +1 LAP
18th: Thomas De Bock (Equipe de Course Belge): +2 LAPS
19th: Aurelian Moll (Equipe de Course Belge): +2 LAPS
20th: Barii Mori (Kahama Motor Sport): +2 LAPS
21st: Richie White (Group Lotus): +2 LAPS
22nd: Damon Cannon (CR Motorsport): +2 LAPS
23rd: Daniel Martins (ArrowTech ART): +2 LAPS
24th: Dave Simpson (Australian Minardi): +2 LAPS
25th: Jari Kekkonen (ArrowTech ART): +3 LAPS
26th: Nicolas Steele (Team Calinetic): +3 LAPS
Fastest Lap: Jeroen Krautmeir (0:56.96)

This race was the first I've seen this year with two pit stop periods, and those who pitted first won big time, most notably both MRTs. Only one racing incident occured, with Simpson losing control at turn 9, before being hit by Kekkonen and Steele, too busy battling to notice the floundering Minardi. Otherwise, a rather boring race until the last 10 or so laps, with a truly epic battle between Watkinson and Lon for the win. A somewhat ominous sign is this is now Lon's 5th 2nd of the season, but he's yet to post a win. But if we look at the standings:

Drivers’ Championship (After Round 12 of 16):
1st: Kay Lon (67)
2nd: Chris Dagnall (62)
3rd: Pippa Mann (56)
4th: Daniel Melrose (43)
5th: Rhys Davies (36)
6th: Ashley Watkinson (34)
7th: James Davies (32)
= 8th: Douglas Mann (30)
= 8th: Jeroen Krautmeir (30)
10th: Nathanael Spencer (29)
= 11th: Sammy Jones (27)
= 11th: Phoenix McAllister (27)
13th: Frank Zimmer (23)
14th: Hagane Shizuka (20)
15th: Gary Cameron (19)
16th: Darren Older Jr (16)
17th: Dave Simpson (14)
18th: David Koczo (7)
19th: Jari Kekkonen (6)
= 20th: Richie White (5)
= 20th: Barii Mori (5)
= 22nd: Tristan Jung (4)
= 22nd: T. Hemo Goblin (4)
24th: Luca Pacchiarini (2)
25th: Damon Cannon (1)

Teams’ Championship:
1st: RubberTex-Jones Racing (89)
2nd: Anglo-Manx Racing (88)
3rd: NAB-Holden Racing Team (83)
4th: Qantas MRT-BMW (72)
5th: Kahama Motor Sport (67)
6th: Manx-Anglo-Nippon Racing Team (50)
7th: Prospec (45)
8th: Team Phoenix(33)
9th: CR Motorsport (17)
10th: OzJet Team Minardi Australia (14)
11th: Hemogoblin Autowerks/American Racing Conglomerate (12)*
12th: Team Calinetic (10)
13th: ArrowTech ART (6)
14th: Group Lotus (5)*
15th: Trueba Racing Team (4)
16th: Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo (2)*

So at this point, with four races to go, there seems to be three drivers with a good shot at the title, but maybe 8 more that can rocket into proper contention with a few wins.

Post by **tommykl** » 20 Mar 2011, 12:30

Thomas De Bock wrote:Well, another very disappointing weekend. We really seem to be best of the worst this season, mainly qualifying, but never finishing in a good position except for Aurelien's 9th, but if you look closely at the standings, I think you'll find that it may be infinitely improbable, but both of us can still mathematically take the title, even if the Indy 500 wasn't actually worth double-points...

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 20 Mar 2011, 12:44

This race was boring for the team.
*leaves conference room*

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 20 Mar 2011, 15:10

Hagane Shizuka wrote:This race was boring for the team.
*leaves conference room*

Douglas Mann wrote:What he said.
*leaves conference room*

Pippa Mann wrote:I wanna flaming win again. Why can't I win? I'm fast enough to get pole...
*leaves conference room in a huff*

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 20 Mar 2011, 15:25

K. Lon wrote:First off, congratulations to Ashley Watkinson, he fought brilliantly and deserved that win. Thankfully I finished ahead of my main contenders for the title, that should prove to be helpful. I and my team are looking forward to the next race.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 20 Mar 2011, 18:09

Phoenix McAllister wrote:Well, I guess the BMWs aren't working that well because we're running the Honda spec chassis. We're already working with the BMW lads at Munich on a new chassis, and everything looks quite well. I only hope I can outscore Sammy Jones because I find quite ironical that, being so enemies, we're tied.

watka · Post by **watka** » 20 Mar 2011, 21:22

Ashley Watkinson wrote:WOOHOO, I'VE SHOWED THEM ALL AGAIN! This is my 3rd win, but it's probably the best of the 3. I haven't been having the best of years and I thought for a little while I'd be out of a drive until next season. But I'm so glad that NAB-HRT just let me jump into one of their cars and drive the wheels off of it! It's a superb machine and I'm honoured to take a win for them.

As for Kay Lon, I must say that I finally respect the guy now. He gave me a firm and fair fight for the win and it's clear to see why he's in contention for the title. It's only a matter of time before he gets his first win. To be honest, I think he could do better than to race for Kahama. I'd love to be team-mates with him at some point, it could be the start of a wonderful friendship...

MinardiFan95 · Post by **MinardiFan95** » 21 Mar 2011, 09:24

Minardi/Sunshine Infiniti unveil yet another new livery
For the fourth time this season, the Minardi team have unveiled a new livery, this time in support of the Japanese natural disaster relief effort. The team were effected both physically and emotionally by the disaster. Some sponsors had to pull out because of the disaster, as it wasn't financially viable for them in times of rebuilding.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 21 Mar 2011, 09:28

Daniel Melrose wrote:If you told me before the race that both MRTs would be solidly in the points and I would be on the podium I'ld have though you were insane. That was a simply brilliant strategic call from Jack for bringing me in during the first pitstop phase while Alex did the same thing for Jeroen's car a lap later which thrust both of us solidly in points contention for the rest of the afternoon. If we can keep up this momentum until the end of the season we can take some form and alot of lessons from this season into next season when the new regulations are enforced.

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 21 Mar 2011, 16:19

Barii Mori wrote:Well done to my team mate for coming 2nd and taking the championship lead. The team did a great job to get me a car ready in a short space of time, although it was an older chassis and did not have many aero upgrades as my team mates car so was happy to qualify and get to the end of the race. The team have told me that they will improve the car as the season progresses and I hope to finish stronger next race. Although I have an excuse of a new team and an old chassis, I notice that a certain oap was beaten by a nubile young rookie woman...

Shinobu Katayama wrote:Well it was a good race to learn more about the car and I do hope we can improve, my dream would be to score at least one point before the season end. I am glad that the team are supporting charities to help the people affected by the recent tradegies in Japan. I am happy to also announce that Samantha Kingz will be my personal sponsor for this and next season. I shall be donating sponsorship money for the next race to the japanese charities.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 22 Mar 2011, 11:48

PRE-QUALIFYING FOR BATHURST:

James Davies: 1:23.55
Chris Dagnall: 1:23.61
Ashley Watkinson: 1:23.62
Hagane Shizuka: 1:23.65
Sammy Jones: 1:23.81
Kay Lon: 1:23.91
Pippa Mann: 1:23.95
Nathanael Spencer: 1:24.01
Rhys Davies: 1:24.09
Daniel Melrose: 1:24.19
Douglas Mann: 1:24.22
Gary Cameron: 1:24.28
Jeroen Krautmeir: 1:24.35
Barii Mori: 1:24.37
Shinobu Katayama: 1:24.58
David Koczo: 1:24.61
Phoenix McAllister: 1:24.68
Dave Simpson: 1:24.69
Jari Kekkonen: 1:24.83
Thomas De Bock: 1:24.91
Richie White: 1:24.96
Dean O'Lauchlan: 1:24.97
Daniel Martins: 1:25.11
Darren Older Jr: 1:25.12
Resi Respati: 1:25.26
Giovanni Roda: 1:25.27
Tristan Jung: 1:25.39
Damon Cannon: 1:25.41
Collin Pratchett: 1:25.58
Nicolas Steele: 1:25.61
Aurelian Moll: 1:25.80
Luca Pacchiarini: 1:25.82

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 22 Mar 2011, 13:08

the Masked Lapwing wrote:A somewhat ominous sign is this is now Lon's 5th 2nd of the season, but he's yet to post a win. But if we look at the standings:

Drivers’ Championship (After Round 12 of 16):
1st: Kay Lon (67)

It's all about taking the title without winning a race

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 25 Mar 2011, 23:32

RACE #13 - BATHURST

Qualifying:

1st: Chris Dagnall (RubberTex-Jones): 1:21.63
2nd: Hagane Shizuka (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): +0.02
3rd: Pippa Mann (Anglo-Manx Racing): +0.06
4th: James Davies (Anglo-Manx Racing): +0.19
5th: Ashley Watkinson (NAB-HRT): +0.34
6th: Kay Lon (Kahama Motor Sport): +0.43
7th: Sammy Jones (RubberTex-Jones): +0.49
8th: Douglas Mann (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): +0.58
9th: Rhys Davies (NAB-HRT): +0.66
10th: Thomas De Bock (Equipe de Course Belge): +0.80
11th: Nathanael Spencer (Prospec): +1.02
12th: Barii Mori (Kahama Motor Sport): +1.16
13th: Daniel Melrose (MRT-BMW): +1.26
14th: Gary Cameron (Prospec): +1.32
15th: David Koczo (Team Calinetic): +1.38
16th: Shinobu Katayama (Australian Minardi): +1.43
17th: Jeroen Krautmeir (MRT-BMW): +1.53
18th: Phoenix McAllister (Team Phoenix): +1.69
19th: Daniel Martins (ArrowTech ART): +1.77
20th: Dave Simpson (Australian Minardi): +1.82
21st: Richie White (Group Lotus): +1.84
22nd: Jari Kekkonen (ArrowTech ART): +1.94
23rd: Resi Respati (Flying Fish Motorsports): +2.11
24th: Giovanni Roda (Trueba Racing): +2.24
25th: Darren Older Jr (CR Motorsport): +2.37
26th: Dean O'Lauchlan (O'Lauchlan Motorsport): +2.44

Race:

1st: Thomas De Bock (Equipe de Course Belge): 33:42.94
2nd: Daniel Martins (ArrowTech ART): +12.49
3rd: Richie White (Group Lotus): +23.83
4th: Shinobu Katayama (Australian Minardi): +1:03.84
5th: Dean O'Lauchlan (O'Lauchlan Motorsports): +1 LAP
6th: Resi Respati (Flying Fish Motorsports): +1 LAP
7th: Giovanni Roda (Trueba Racing): +1 LAP
8th: Jari Kekkonen (ArrowTech ART): +2 LAPS
9th: Darren Older Jr (CR Motorsport): +4 LAPS
10th: Phoenix McAllister (Team Phoenix): L19 (accident)
11th: Douglas Mann (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): L18 (accident)
DNF: Gary Cameron (Prospec): L17 (collision)
DNF: Ashley Watkinson (NAB-HRT): L16 (accident)
DNF: David Koczo (Team Calinetic): L15 (accident)
DNF: Hagane Shizuka (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): L14 (accident)
DNF: Kay Lon (Kahama Motor Sport): L13 (accident)
DNF: James Davies (Anglo-Manx Racing): L12 (accident)
DNF: Rhys Davies (NAB-HRT): L11 (accident)
DNF: Chris Dagnall (RubberTex-Jones Racing): L10 (accident)
DNF: Jeroen Krautmeir (MRT-BMW): L9 (accident)
DNF: Sammy Jones (RubberTex-Jones): L8 (accident)
DNF: Pippa Mann (Anglo-Manx Racing): L7 (accident)
DNF: Dave Simpson (Australian Minardi): L5 (accident)
DNF: Barii Mori (Kahama Motor Sport): L1 (spun off)
DNF: Daniel Melrose (MRT-BMW): L1 (collision)
DNF: Nathanael Spencer (Prospec): L1 (accident)
Fastest Lap: Hagane Shizuka (1:23.72)

To say there was a little bit of attrition is an understatement. Every retirement, with the exception of Mori, Melrose and Cameron, was at Griffin's Bend or the Cutting, usually hitting the outside wall. Mori simply didn't brake at the Chase, and took Melrose with him. Cameron ended a simply brilliant battle with Katayama for fourth when they made light contact through the Esses, and Cameron was launched into the wall at the Dipper. In the end, De Bock won with what was the fastest remaining undamaged car. Actually, now that I think about it, are there two unrejectifications here?

Drivers’ Championship (After Round 13 of 16):
1st: Kay Lon (67)
2nd: Chris Dagnall (63)
3rd: Pippa Mann (56)
4th: Daniel Melrose (43)
5th: Rhys Davies (36)
6th: Ashley Watkinson (34)
7th: James Davies (32)
= 8th: Douglas Mann (30)
= 8th: Jeroen Krautmeir (30)
10th: Nathanael Spencer (29)
= 11th: Sammy Jones (27)
= 11th: Phoenix McAllister (27)
13th: Frank Zimmer (23)
14th: Hagane Shizuka (21)
15th: Gary Cameron (19)
16th: Darren Older Jr (16)
17th: Thomas De Bock (15)
18th: Dave Simpson (14)
19th: Richie White (13)
20th: Daniel Martins (10)
= 21st: David Koczo (7)
= 21st: Jari Kekkonen (7)
= 23rd: Shinobu Katayama (5)
= 23rd: Barii Mori (5)
= 25th: Tristan Jung (4)
= 25th: Dean O'Lauchlan (4)
= 25th: T. Hemo Goblin (4)
28th: Resi Respati (3)
= 29th: Luca Pacchiarini (2)
= 29th: Giovanni Roda (2)
31st: Damon Cannon (1)

Teams’ Championship:
1st: RubberTex-Jones Racing (90)
2nd: Anglo-Manx Racing (88)
3rd: NAB-Holden Racing Team (83)
4th: Qantas MRT-BMW (72)
5th: Kahama Motor Sport (67)
6th: Manx-Anglo-Nippon Racing Team (51)
7th: Prospec (45)
8th: Team Phoenix (33)
9th: OzJet Team Minardi Australia (19)
= 10th: CR Motorsport (17)
= 11th: ArrowTech ART (17)
13th: Equipe de Course Belge (15)
14th: Group Lotus (13)*
15th: Hemogoblin Autowerks/American Racing Conglomerate (12)*
16th: Team Calinetic (10)
17th: Trueba Racing Team (6)
18th: O'Lauchlan Motorsports (4)*
19th: Flying Fish Motorsports (3)*
20th: Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo (2)*

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 25 Mar 2011, 23:45

Daniel Melrose wrote:Overall that was a fairly disappointing weekend for the entire team and by the end of it we had two more damaged cars. Congratulations to Dean O'Lauchlan however for surviving the atrition and scoring 5th place in what is effectively last year's car.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 26 Mar 2011, 02:17

Jari Kekkonen wrote:Holy cow! Second place, great job there Daniel!!

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 26 Mar 2011, 02:54

Autosport wrote:MRT reveals 2013 livery

Munich based squad MRT revealed their 2013 livery on one of the team's older M3 chassis. The main changes are the Marussia Virgin-esque nosecone and new sponsors Ray Ban and Expro as a result of 2011 F1RWRS Champion Nathaniel Spencer joining the team. The livery will be run for all the international races for 2013 while in the Australian races Spencer will run the Jetstar livery which has been run for the past 2 seasons in Australia while Melrose will run an Australian Air Express livery to promote QANTAS's domestic freight carrier.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 26 Mar 2011, 05:51

I clearly had the chance of winning, and I messed it up. :oops:

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 26 Mar 2011, 06:27

AMR & MAN Press Release

The Mann siblings are very frustrated and upset at the result of this race and simply wish to put this race behind them. They will not be giving individual statements because of this.

Post by **tommykl** » 26 Mar 2011, 07:17

To put it mildly...

Thomas De Bock wrote:YEEEESSSYESYESYESYESYESYYEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 26 Mar 2011, 19:03

Barii Mori wrote:I apologise to Melrose, my brakes just did not work and I went straight ahead and into him. The team are looking into why the brakes failed. Disappointing but the car does feel faster each race.

Shinobu Katayama wrote:Well I did not qualify that well, and I was surprised to be in the points and racing wheel to wheel with Gary Cameron, I am glad I scored some points, but deep down I am a little disappointed as I was 4th, on the same lap and I could have been on the podium. However I am glad I scored some good team points and get us into the top 10.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 26 Mar 2011, 21:43

Sammy Jones wrote:After what have been two fairly lacklustre results for the team, despite Chris' pole position at the last race at Bathurst, it's pleasing to see that we're still in the hunt for both championships. Confidence within the team remains high, with only three races to go I'm certain that we'll try our utmost to secure one of them at the very least.

Autosport wrote:Jones Racing Unveil F1RWRS 2013 Season Livery

Today marked the unveiling of Sammy Jones' brand new challenger for the 2013 season of the F1RWRS. With the loss of stakeholder and main backer RubberTex Rubber Chickens in the aftermath of the public spat with Phoenix McAllister and his team part-way through the 2012 season, Sammy Jones has been forced to search for a new backer, and found a willing one in Phillip Morris and its Marlboro brand of cigarettes. Despite some controversy over the deal, Jones had this to say to the media at the press conference:

"I'm absolutely delighted to be able to announce our new backers today, Marlboro, with our brand new livery on the MJR-201 which will contest next year's F1RWRS season. We hope to go even better than this year, with both drivers at the front pushing for wins and the championships. Both drivers will remain unchanged, with myself driving alongside experienced veteran Chris Dagnall who remains in contention for the 2012 championship. Ideally we'd like to go into 2013 having won the constructors title which we currently lead, but regardless of our results this year, we're looking forward to another productive season next year!"

The Marlboro Jones Racing MJR-201:

resir014 · Post by **resir014** » 27 Mar 2011, 05:58

Resi Respati, lone driver of Flying Fish Motorsports has confirmed that the team have secured Autobacs as their main sponsor. The Super Aguri car should be painted orange and white as the team's official livery, but to honor the victims of the Japan earthquake, the car will be painted simply white, with the red Rising Sun in both sides of the engine cover for the next race.

Subsequently, Flying Fish Motorsports have also signed FedEx as official logistics partner and Castrol as fuel & oil supplier.

"We believe that these array of new sponsors will help our development in the future." said Respati.

[Official FFM Press Release]

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 27 Mar 2011, 07:18

resir014 wrote:Subsequently, Flying Fish Motorsports have also signed FedEx as official logistics partner and Castrol as fuel & oil supplier.

So it takes Fedex a full season to confirm the rumours that they are going to sponsor a team. :lol:

resir014 · Post by **resir014** » 27 Mar 2011, 13:30

Wizzie wrote:
resir014 wrote:Subsequently, Flying Fish Motorsports have also signed FedEx as official logistics partner and Castrol as fuel & oil supplier.

So it takes Fedex a full season to confirm the rumours that they are going to sponsor a team.

Well, during the first half of the season we're about to turn down their sponsorship offer and thought of taking over Group Baha(hahaha)r.

But then we thought... well... nevermind.

watka · Post by **watka** » 27 Mar 2011, 21:05

Ashley Watkinson wrote:It's unlike me to have a crash at Bathurst, but clearly the conditions out there were quite tough today and the track was slippy. One tiny error at this place and you get punished. Hopefully I can get focussed again and concentrate on helping NAB-HRT in the constructors' race.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 29 Mar 2011, 10:34

PRE-QUALIFYING FOR SHANGHAI:

Douglas Mann: 1:19.21
Rhys Davies: 1:19.22
Sammy Jones: 1:19.25
James Davies: 1:19.26
Nathanael Spencer: 1:19.34
Luca Pacchiarini: 1:19.49
Daniel Melrose: 1:19.52
Kay Lon: 1:19.63
Ashley Watkinson: 1:19.72
Pippa Mann: 1:19.80
Aurelian Moll: 1:19.81
Hagane Shizuka: 1:19.85
Jeroen Krautmeir: 1:19.95
Chris Dagnall: 1:20.08
Thomas De Bock: 1:20.15
Phoenix McAllister: 1:20.21
Gary Cameron: 1:20.23
Dave Simpson: 1:20.29
Tristan Jung: 1:20.48
Shinobu Katayama: 1:20.53
Daniel Martins: 1:20.57
David Koczo: 1:20.61
Giovanni Roda: 1:20.69
Richie White: 1:20.83
Collin Pratchett: 1:20.85
Jari Kekkonen: 1:20.98
Resi Respati: 1:21.01
Dean O'Lauchlan: 1:21.06
Barii Mori: 1:21.22
Nicolas Steele: 1:21.32
Damon Cannon: 1:21.34
Darren Older Jr: 1:21.35

resir014 · Post by **resir014** » 29 Mar 2011, 14:32

the Masked Lapwing wrote:Jari Kekkonen: 1:20.98
Resi Respati: 1:21.01

Lost by a nosecone.

LucaPacchiarini · Post by **LucaPacchiarini** » 29 Mar 2011, 22:24

wow...finally a good performance in pre-quali

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 30 Mar 2011, 02:23

Barii Mori wrote:The car was really awful, the crew apologised to me as they said they had to run the old chassis as the aero package would not have worked on the newer chassis so I struggled with the car, I drove my nuts off and I am rewarded with a DNPQ. Well bugger this, I am going back home, stuff the race.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 30 Mar 2011, 16:55

Phoenix McAllister wrote:We need to wait to get the new car to begin producing results again, because the "old" one doesn't like the new BMW engines too much. Meanwhile, we are soon to announe a BIG deal, with tobacco company Camel and energy drink manufacturer Red Bull. Stay tuned *

*Can someone make me a new livery, please?

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 31 Mar 2011, 06:37

RACE #14 - SHANGHAI

Qualifying:

1st: Sammy Jones (RubberTex-Jones): 1:19.08
2nd: James Davies (Anglo-Manx Racing): +0.14
3rd: Nathanael Spencer (Prospec): +0.25
4th: Chris Dagnall (RubberTex-Jones): +0.32
5th: Luca Pacchiarini (Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo): +0.47
6th: Kay Lon (Kahama Motor Sport): +0.51
7th: Pippa Mann (Anglo-Manx Racing): +0.55
8th: Rhys Davies (NAB-HRT): +0.63
9th: Douglas Mann (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): +0.70
10th: Gary Cameron (Prospec): +0.77
11th: Daniel Melrose (MRT-BMW): +0.83
12th: Ashley Watkinson (NAB-HRT): +0.86
13th: Hagane Shizuka (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): +0.99
14th: Aurelian Moll (Equipe de Course Belge): +1.03
15th: Phoenix McAllister (Team Phoenix): +1.16
16th: Jeroen Krautmeir (MRT-BMW): +1.24
17th: Thomas De Bock (Equipe de Course Belge): +1.25
18th: Tristan Jung (Trueba Racing): +1.36
19th: David Koczo (Team Calinetic): +1.42
20th: Dave Simpson (Australian Minardi): +1.50
21st: Daniel Martins (ArrowTech ART): +1.57
22nd: Shinobu Katayama (Australian Minardi): +1.59
23rd: Giovanni Roda (Trueba Racing): +1.63
24th: Collin Pratchett (American Racing): +1.78
25th: Jari Kekkonen (ArrowTech ART): +1.84
26th: Richie White (Group Lotus): +1.96

1st: Luca Pacchiarini (Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo): 44:43.47
2nd: Nathanael Spencer (Prospec): +3.82
3rd: Pippa Mann (Anglo-Manx Racing): +4.28
4th: Sammy Jones (RubberTex-Jones): +7.37
5th: Chris Dagnall (RubberTex-Jones): +14.35
6th: Gary Cameron (Prospec): +28.83
7th: Ashley Watkinson (NAB-HRT): +29.46
8th: James Davies (Anglo-Manx Racing): +32.37
9th: Rhys Davies (NAB-HRT): +33.39
10th: Kay Lon (Kahama Motor Sport): +35.20
11th: Douglas Mann (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): +45.94
12th: Aurelian Moll (Equipe de Course Belge): +47.35
13th: Hagane Shizuka (Manx-Anglo-Nippon): +47.97
14th: Thomas De Bock (Equipe de Course Belge): +48.37
15th: Daniel Melrose (MRT-BMW): +49.01
16th: Tristan Jung (Trueba Racing): +1:00.17
17th: David Koczo (Team Calinetic): +1:05.28
18th: Phoenix McAllister (Team Phoenix): +1:25.39
19th: Jeroen Krautmeir (MRT-BMW): +1 LAP
20th: Jari Kekkonen (ArrowTech ART): +1 LAP
21st: Dave Simpson (Australian Minardi): +1 LAP
22nd: Shinobu Katayama (Australian Minardi): +1 LAP
23rd: Richie White (Group Lotus): +1 LAP
24th: Collin Pratchett (American Racing): +1 LAP
25th: Giovanni Roda (Trueba Racing): +1 LAP
DNF: Daniel Martins (ArrowTech ART): L6 (Collision)
Fastest Lap: Nathanael Spencer (1:24.45)

Pacchiarini finally wins! The Pacchia was actually competitive here, although it lost a bit of speed after the pit stops, while Spencer's Prospec gained some. A few battles raged all race, with the 11th-15th battle being the big one. Martins retired when he collided with Katayama at the hairpin, missing his braking point. He wasn't the only one to do that, but was the only one to hit someone.

Drivers’ Championship (After Round 14 of 16):
= 1st: Chris Dagnall (67)
= 1st: Kay Lon (67)
3rd: Pippa Mann (64)
4th: Daniel Melrose (43)
5th: Nathanael Spencer (40)
= 6th: Ashley Watkinson (36)
= 6th: Rhys Davies (36)
= 8th: Sammy Jones (33)
= 8th: James Davies (33)
= 10th: Douglas Mann (30)
= 10th: Jeroen Krautmeir (30)
12th: Phoenix McAllister (27)
13th: Frank Zimmer (23)
14th: Gary Cameron (22)
15th: Hagane Shizuka (21)
16th: Luca Pacchiarini (17)
17th: Darren Older Jr (16)
18th: Thomas De Bock (15)
19th: Dave Simpson (14)
20th: Richie White (13)
21st: Daniel Martins (10)
= 22nd: David Koczo (7)
= 22nd: Jari Kekkonen (7)
= 24th: Shinobu Katayama (5)
= 24th: Barii Mori (5)
= 26th: Tristan Jung (4)
= 26th: Dean O'Lauchlan (4)
= 26th: T. Hemo Goblin (4)
29th: Resi Respati (3)
30th: Giovanni Roda (2)
31st: Damon Cannon (1)

Teams’ Championship:
1st: RubberTex-Jones Racing (100)
2nd: Anglo-Manx Racing (97)
3rd: NAB-Holden Racing Team (85)
4th: Qantas MRT-BMW (72)
5th: Kahama Motor Sport (67)
6th: Prospec (59)
7th: Manx-Anglo-Nippon Racing Team (51)
8th: Team Phoenix (33)
9th: OzJet Team Minardi Australia (19)
10th: Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo (17)*
= 11th: CR Motorsport (17)
= 11th: ArrowTech ART (17)
13th: Equipe de Course Belge (15)
14th: Group Lotus (13)*
15th: Hemogoblin Autowerks/American Racing Conglomerate (12)*
16th: Team Calinetic (10)
17th: Trueba Racing Team (6)
18th: O'Lauchlan Motorsports (4)*
19th: Flying Fish Motorsports (3)*

Two to go and it's very close up front now in both championships.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 31 Mar 2011, 06:41

Oh, come on! Can we finally get out of midfield for once?