Grand Prix Rejects

Kahama spokesman wrote:Kahama will be having a official announcement of their driver line up and there will also be a question and answer session tomorrow, if any journalists wish to ask questions to any member of the team then please submit them in writing to us and we shall answer as many as we can. Present shall be Barii Mori, the new driver, test driver Nobou Takahashi, Team manager David Martinson and an Engineer from Cosworth. Driver manager Martin Brundle will be present too but will not answer any direct questions. We look forward to all the questions.

Joseph Calinetic (you know, the Jamaican guy who owned the team, in my original team stories) wrote:Well, we've come a long way since we won the 2010 championship, but now, with a lack of sponsors and one driver, I don't know what to do.

the Masked Lapwing wrote:

Joseph Calinetic (you know, the Jamaican guy who owned the team, in my original team stories) wrote:Well, we've come a long way since we won the 2010 championship, but now, with a lack of sponsors and one driver, I don't know what to do.

Hey Aerond, what happens if I want to sell the chassis/engine again? Because I have a plan for Team Calinetic. An awesome plan of awesomeness. Or not.

Jari Kekkonen wrote:Jeez, what is Nicolas doing? Ditching his team like that, he didn't even give them a bloody chance!

Nicolas Steele wrote:That's one person to say it, you've ditched ArrowTech as well! You hypocrite!

Jari Kekkonen wrote:

Barii Mori wrote:Before our press confernce tomorrow, I have decided on a slight name change for the team, if any smart journalists want to guess the name then try and do something with 529B9B545203.

some random journalist wrote:EBIBIDEBOC?

SuperAguri wrote:

Kahama spokesman wrote:Kahama will be having a official announcement of their driver line up and there will also be a question and answer session tomorrow, if any journalists wish to ask questions to any member of the team then please submit them in writing to us and we shall answer as many as we can. Present shall be Barii Mori, the new driver, test driver Nobou Takahashi, Team manager David Martinson and an Engineer from Cosworth. Driver manager Martin Brundle will be present too but will not answer any direct questions. We look forward to all the questions.

To aerond : Kay Lon will be driving for Kahama at Bathurst but will be released by the team afterwards when Nicolas Steele shall be signed up. Calinetic will be a driver short but I am sure that either Kay Lon or Mr Paye Driver will be filling in. A new team should be interesting at this stage, still I am sure they will not prequalify

Also can you confirm which teams have a paydriver or not Even if by editing the official entry list.

the Masked Lapwing wrote:

Joseph Calinetic (you know, the Jamaican guy who owned the team, in my original team stories) wrote:Well, we've come a long way since we won the 2010 championship, but now, with a lack of sponsors and one driver, I don't know what to do.

Hey Aerond, what happens if I want to sell the chassis/engine again? Because I have a plan for Team Calinetic. An awesome plan of awesomeness. Or not.

watka wrote:Hi Aerond,

Sorry I'm a bit slow on the uptake (the forums have not exactly been a priority recently), but could I please purchase some upgrades for Round 3 onwards? Mr Davies kindly donated me 75 credits.

ASHLEY WATKINSON

Qualifying Performance; 80 points - 40 credits
Race Performance; 40 points - 20 credits
Driver Consistency; 30 points - 15 credits

That's assuming that Rhys allows me to spend them all!

Aerond wrote:

the Masked Lapwing wrote:

Joseph Calinetic (you know, the Jamaican guy who owned the team, in my original team stories) wrote:Well, we've come a long way since we won the 2010 championship, but now, with a lack of sponsors and one driver, I don't know what to do.

Hey Aerond, what happens if I want to sell the chassis/engine again? Because I have a plan for Team Calinetic. An awesome plan of awesomeness. Or not.

Chassis // Engines may only be sold at the end of the season. James Davies is looking for a driver, or you could use a pay driver and earn some extra bucks to improve the car.

Kahama spokesperson wrote:Due to various reasons, the announcement will be made tomorrow. Sunshine Infiniti will also be present at the press conference tomorrow as they will have an announcement to make too, they will be here with driver Shinobu Katayama, driver Hagane Shizuka, team manager Shinji Zanmai and someone representing Nissan. Any questions you have will be answered.

Aerond wrote:Please be a little bit patient with the Bathurst race... it´s 99 laps so it´s long!!! I´ve done half of it or so but I don´t want to fast forward races so I can tell you everything.

Wizzie wrote:

Aerond wrote:Please be a little bit patient with the Bathurst race... it´s 99 laps so it´s long!!! I´ve done half of it or so but I don´t want to fast forward races so I can tell you everything.

Does GP2 allow you to save mid race like GP4 does?

EDIT: I've just discovered that I cannot spell if my life depended on it since Phillippe has three Ps instead of two.

Daniel Martins wrote:Looking at the attrition rate and my team-mate result obviously that a good points haul was on the cards. Unfortunately Morii made a mess of trying to avoid McFaste and that was the end of the race for me. It was a bit unlucky for me. Given that the car is very reliable and if the attrition rate keeps this high we can keep obtaining good results.

Rhys Davies wrote:Another podium! Wooooo! I'm pleased by the car, it has some good speed, and for it to last 99 laps of Bathurst? Wow. Mark was just much better though, that Dagnall car was simply brilliant. I have a feeling that HRT can score big points if we can get both cars to the line.

Frank Zimmer wrote:Goddammit! I was told we'd be a good chance of qualifying, but what is this crap?!

Chris Dagnall said:

We leave Australia very, very happy with our results. It suddenly turns out that we´ve been capable of building a winning car in just a couple of months! I´m very proud of Mark since he hasn´t driven such a powerful car before and he´s adapted very fast. He´s obviously to gain experience as the first lap incident showed, but he then drove superbly. Me, I was managing to keep a good pace on longer stints than the rest, but the engine didn´t last. It´s quite logical that, in such a long race, this can happen. It´s very soon to tell if we´ll be able to win the championship, but the beggining has been very rewarding and we´re very proud of our efforts

Mark Dagnall said:

(Full blown Techno music on his headphones and drinking a giant can of Monster)

Aerond wrote:Pippa Mann gearbox expires when he´s exiting the pitlane.

Daniel Melrose wrote:Reliability played a key in my 4th place finish giving ArrowTech more vital points. The car felt much more stable in race trim which helped greatly.

WIlly Rampf wrote:Who would have thought that this year we would only be celebrating the occasional points finish? To get a double points finish with Nathaniel 5th and Phillippe 6th is a fantastic achievement although it was all down to the guys staying out of trouble. Hopefully these points will go a long way to keeping us out of pre-qualifying for the second half of the season.

Sunshine spokesperson wrote:Well miss Shinobu after another race in the lead and retiring through no fault of her own is still upset so no comments from her until the joint Kahama and Sunshine press conference.

Barii Mori wrote:Cock, another race another retirement due to some idiot on the track. Good luck to Mr Lon in his new team.

DanielPT wrote:

Daniel Martins wrote:Looking at the attrition rate and my team-mate result obviously that a good points haul was on the cards. Unfortunately Morii made a mess of trying to avoid McFaste and that was the end of the race for me. It was a bit unlucky for me. Given that the car is very reliable and if the attrition rate keeps this high we can keep obtaining good results.

The Fox wrote:Cheer up Daniel, it's not your fault. Fish caused the accident.

Autosport wrote:THE RETURN OF JONES RACING
During the Bathurst race weekend for the F1RWRS, former driver and team owner Sammy Jones made an emphatic annoucement on his return to the series. Surrounded by scantily clad women and loud music, he revealed the details of his reformed team which will contest the remainder of the 2013 season.

"Yes this is the return of Jones Racing, after a few months of uncertainty, I've finally decided to go for it once more with the series, I'll admit that my decision at the end of last year was probably a little premature, but nonetheless that's all water under the bridge now, what matters from now on is that Jones Racing is back and determined to succeed, starting with this bloody pre-qualifying lottery mess! We've secured some superb new backers, and it's my pleasure to present sponsorship from both British Petroleum via it's Castrol brand, and also Nabisco with it's Oreo brand of biscuits. The car itself is a completely new design from last year, after some simulation work, the MJR-201 was also canned for being hopelessly off the pace, but in it's place the team is delighted to present the CJR-201B which we are very confident will provide us with more success, building on last year's fantastic achievements. This complete re-design will be powered by a supply of Ford HBD VI engines which whilst a compromise on our previous deal with Renault, are still pretty handy powerplants and we'll be trying to get as much out of them as we can. Finally in terms of drivers, I will be returning to the track in the first car, whilst I'm hopeful that Kay Lon will sign as second driver as currently negotiations are still being carried out. All that's left is to prepare for the upcoming third round of the championship!"

Press Conference wrote:Welcome to the joint press conference of Kamaha Ford and Sunshine Infiniti.

Barii Mori : First I announce that Kahama will be renamed Kamaha so it is easier to remember. It also translates (from Kanji) to Demon blade force, which is an ideal name for the team. We have also let go of Kay Lon due to his negative attitude that was harming the team and I have quickly snapped up the talented Nicolas Steele who is keen to show what he can do in a reasonable car. The last two races have not been great with retirements mainly due to other drivers but we shall finish the next race.

We were surprised that old age pensioner Sammy Jones has decided to come back into F1RWRS, however I seriously doubt he will challenge the FAT team as the third team to prequalify and will struggle and i believe will leave at the end of the season again. Still good luck to him and Kay Lon as they take nice saturday drives around the track before being able to explore the local city for all those important souviners.

David Martinson : We are also proud to announce that we will be sharing technology with the Nissan funded Sunshine Infiniti team, this should cut both our overheads and hopefully help us improve.

Shinji Zanmai : We are happy to help Barii Mori, who is one of the more talented drivers in the field and has helped us into F1. We are proud of our start in F1, Shinobu Katayama has qualified on the front row twice and has lead the race twice, only for things out of her control to end her race, she should be at the top on 20 points but so far she is scoreless but we believe that she will win a race this season if not to become the second woman to win the F1RWRS. Hagane Shizuka has been a bit disappointing, especially as we do pay him a hundred million yen per race. Rather then saying he will improve and it was an error, he has been moaning a little, so we have no choice but to give him a warning that he has 2 races to improve or he will be let go as part of the non performance clause in his contract, Nicolas Steele might get his wish for a top team if he can show he is better then Shizuka.

Shinobu Katayam : We I was upset about losing certain wins twice, but I am sure I can win this season. Although it will be tough, I think my strongest rival is Douglas Mann who could have also won the races too. I look forward to the battles of the season.

Cosworth : We are proud of our engines and we supply the ED to Kamaha, the HB to Arrowtech who are performing well and the Audi tuned DFR to Phoenix. We hope that our engines will win races for the teams this season.

Well that is the press conference, if you have any questions for any driver then please ask away.

Shizuka wrote:Cut my payment to 1 million yen. Kthx.
Edit: Fair enough, I accept being kicked out of the team if I can't get it right. I'm also willing to give the points spent on me back if that is possible.

Shizuka wrote:Oh great. I need to get myself together...

Kay Lon wrote:It is with great joy that I can announce my transfer to Jones Racing after the last trifles in my contract have been sorted out. I feel that the team has respect for me, something that Kahama lacked after that narcissist Mori took over. I think we can make it through pre-qualifying more often than not for the rest of this season."

Autosport wrote:Castrol Jones Racing Signs Lon For Second Seat

The re-formation of Jones Racing in the F1RWRS was completed this evening as the team was finally able to confirm that the recently ousted Kahama driver Kay Lon would fill the second seat alongside team owner and driver Sammy Jones.

With the combined experience of both Jones and Lon, the team has arguably one of the most experienced pairings in the entire field, but both will face the difficulties of pre-qualifying and it's much maligned format of determining the top 3 fastest teams rather than just the top 6 fastest drivers. Despite this, Jones was in a positive mood as he confirmed to the press the signing of Kay Lon,

"We're delighted to secure the services of Mr Lon for the remainder of the 2013 season. Having shown just how good a driver he is in the title fight last year, Kay will undoubtedly fit right in at Castrol Jones Racing, and we're thrilled that we'll be able to draw on both mine and his combined knowledge's in order to try improve our car over the season. Mori's inexperienced takeover at Kahama is obvious to all and it's been a major waste of Kay's talent that he's had to put up with such sub-standard machinery. He can rest assured that Jones Racing is no such amateur outfit and he'll be able to enjoy a much more supportive, friendly and overall competitive environment. I can't wait to start working with him!"

tristan1117 wrote:With Jack O' Melley not having visited in the last week, as acting team owner, I would like to buy two qualifying bonuses for him and myself as well as one consistency bonus for the two of us. I would also like to add 3 BHP to the engine.

4 Quali Bonuses+2 Consistency Bonuses+ 3 BHP= 100 credits
225-100= 125 credits left.

Phoenix McAllister wrote:So, Sammy Jones, the man who has a nasty habit of ramming the back end of my cars, is back. Well, I really hope he's used his time in retirement to go to an optometrist, because he clearly needed it.

Autosport wrote:New driver for Calinetic
Team Calinetic have announced that John Zimmer has been signed to replace the outbound Nicolas Steele. Team owner Joseph Calinetic said that "John has offered to pay for the privelige of driving for the team, and considering his pedigree, we jumped at the chance." Zimmer, the elder brother of Frank who drives for Horizon, competed in one season of F1RWRS, in 2011, winning the Eastern Creek race that year for HRT. John was unavailable for comment, as was his new teammate David Koczo.