Grand Prix Rejects

Wizzie wrote:

kostas22 wrote:

Wizzie wrote:On a technicality, Mr McClean doesn't own ArrowTech

And what technicality is that? Who does own ArrowTech then?

It's a 50/50 split between Jeremy McClean and SuperAguri. Which is exactly why Melrose left the team in the first place

kostas22 wrote:

Wizzie wrote:

kostas22 wrote:And what technicality is that? Who does own ArrowTech then?

It's a 50/50 split between Jeremy McClean and SuperAguri. Which is exactly why Melrose left the team in the first place

It's irrelevant anyway, the exact wording of the regulation is "one team per series per user", therefore 50/50 splits are not exempt (Jeremy McLean has partial control of two teams) and this would still be a breach of 2015 regulations.

Wizzie wrote:
If Jeremy is in breach of the regulations, then so is SuperAguri. Oh man, this is going to get ugly

AndreaModa wrote:Nope, JeremyMclean owns ArrowTech. He created the team, an continues to run it. SuperAguri's Prince Falik came on board when Jeremy wanted to sell the team, but has control only over sponsorship, livery, and other trivial matters. Ultimately the member who decides the chassis and engine for a team is its 'owner' and therefore JeremyMclean owns ArrowTech.

Bear in mind also that some of the higher-placed teams currently in pre-qualifying will escape for 2015. If ARC continue their abysmal form they'll almost certainly drop into it next year, and along with the two new entries we'll have, will mean that only a further three current teams will be in prequalifying. They will almost certainly be Tropico, Shonan, and probably Mecha. (That's assuming I've correctly assumed that 6 teams compete in prequalifying!)

AndreaModa wrote:Nope, JeremyMclean owns ArrowTech. He created the team, an continues to run it. SuperAguri's Prince Falik came on board when Jeremy wanted to sell the team, but has control only over sponsorship, livery, and other trivial matters. Ultimately the member who decides the chassis and engine for a team is its 'owner' and therefore JeremyMclean owns ArrowTech.

Bear in mind also that some of the higher-placed teams currently in pre-qualifying will escape for 2015. If ARC continue their abysmal form they'll almost certainly drop into it next year, and along with the two new entries we'll have, will mean that only a further three current teams will be in prequalifying. They will almost certainly be Tropico, Shonan, and probably Mecha. (That's assuming I've correctly assumed that 6 teams compete in prequalifying!)

tommykl wrote:With 9 teams in prequalifying, it should be new teams and the worst teams from last season going into prequalifying. The only two teams that are yet to prequalify for a race are Shonan DMS and Tropico, and they will probably stay there. This added to around 3 new teams for next year means that four more teams will be fighting to avoid prequalifying for next year. Kostas, that means prequalifying for Scuderia Alitalia

dr-baker wrote:

tommykl wrote:With 9 teams in prequalifying, it should be new teams and the worst teams from last season going into prequalifying. The only two teams that are yet to prequalify for a race are Shonan DMS and Tropico, and they will probably stay there. This added to around 3 new teams for next year means that four more teams will be fighting to avoid prequalifying for next year. Kostas, that means prequalifying for Scuderia Alitalia

Bugger. No wonder Scuderia Alitalia were so desperate to sign up a good qualifier like Ben Fleet. At least he'll have a good chance to display his qualy skills before gaining more race DNFs... So long as his teammate proves to be an adequate qualifier too?

kostas22 wrote:

dr-baker wrote:

tommykl wrote:With 9 teams in prequalifying, it should be new teams and the worst teams from last season going into prequalifying. The only two teams that are yet to prequalify for a race are Shonan DMS and Tropico, and they will probably stay there. This added to around 3 new teams for next year means that four more teams will be fighting to avoid prequalifying for next year. Kostas, that means prequalifying for Scuderia Alitalia

Bugger. No wonder Scuderia Alitalia were so desperate to sign up a good qualifier like Ben Fleet. At least he'll have a good chance to display his qualy skills before gaining more race DNFs... So long as his teammate proves to be an adequate qualifier too?

David Koczo is the contracted driver for next year. I have even invested my own team's credits in his qualifying performance. If you review the pre-qualifying sessions since Scuderia Trueba Alitalia was founded, you will see that Koczo has outqualified his team-mate at every single race. So yes, he's a good qualifier.

Autosport wrote:Davies to MRT in 2015

The worst kept secret in the F1RWRS was confirmed today when four tIme World Champion Rhys Davies was signed to a two year contract with MRT for 2015 and 2016 with the option of a three year contract extension should the Australian choose to take it up. It's been public knowledge that MRT boss and fellow former four time World Champion Daniel Melrose has lost patience with his lead driver Nathanael Spencer after the Brit had a series of high-profile incidents over the course of the year. While Davies has a contract until 2016, his future teammate Phillippe Nicolas' contract ends at the end of next year and with his boss' Melrose's contract with Jones Racing up for renewal this year for only a one year extension, it opens up the mouth-watering prospect of two multiple time world champions in Melrose and Davies teaming up in the future. Neither Melrose or Davies were available for comment.

Wizzie wrote:

Autosport wrote:Davies to MRT in 2015

The worst kept secret in the F1RWRS was confirmed today when four tIme World Champion Rhys Davies was signed to a two year contract with MRT for 2015 and 2016 with the option of a three year contract extension should the Australian choose to take it up. It's been public knowledge that MRT boss and fellow former four time World Champion Daniel Melrose has lost patience with his lead driver Nathanael Spencer after the Brit had a series of high-profile incidents over the course of the year. While Davies has a contract until 2016, his future teammate Phillippe Nicolas' contract ends at the end of next year and with his boss' Melrose's contract with Jones Racing up for renewal this year for only a one year extension, it opens up the mouth-watering prospect of two multiple time world champions in Melrose and Davies teaming up in the future. Neither Melrose or Davies were available for comment.

kostas22 wrote:

Wizzie wrote:

Autosport wrote:Davies to MRT in 2015

The worst kept secret in the F1RWRS was confirmed today when four tIme World Champion Rhys Davies was signed to a two year contract with MRT for 2015 and 2016 with the option of a three year contract extension should the Australian choose to take it up. It's been public knowledge that MRT boss and fellow former four time World Champion Daniel Melrose has lost patience with his lead driver Nathanael Spencer after the Brit had a series of high-profile incidents over the course of the year. While Davies has a contract until 2016, his future teammate Phillippe Nicolas' contract ends at the end of next year and with his boss' Melrose's contract with Jones Racing up for renewal this year for only a one year extension, it opens up the mouth-watering prospect of two multiple time world champions in Melrose and Davies teaming up in the future. Neither Melrose or Davies were available for comment.

Davies to MRT...who cares? The big news is, Spencer is a free agent! Bid wars, begin!

Wizzie wrote:Spencer was effectively a 'Persona non grata' at MRT since Brands Hatch actually

kostas22 wrote:

Wizzie wrote:Spencer was effectively a 'Persona non grata' at MRT since Brands Hatch actually

Considering you have benched both Spencer and Nicolas this season, I would be tempted to say Daniel Melrose is a very short tempered person and is the worst racing manager in RWRS

Wizzie wrote:

kostas22 wrote:

Wizzie wrote:Spencer was effectively a 'Persona non grata' at MRT since Brands Hatch actually

Considering you have benched both Spencer and Nicolas this season, I would be tempted to say Daniel Melrose is a very short tempered person and is the worst racing manager in RWRS

The first part is entirely correct. However, considering he's hauled the team from the mire of DNQ to Championship leaders in one season it's entirely debatable whether there's a method to his madness or not

kostas22 wrote:

Wizzie wrote:

kostas22 wrote:Considering you have benched both Spencer and Nicolas this season, I would be tempted to say Daniel Melrose is a very short tempered person and is the worst racing manager in RWRS

The first part is entirely correct. However, considering he's hauled the team from the mire of DNQ to Championship leaders in one season it's entirely debatable whether there's a method to his madness or not

There was no method. Only cheating.

AndreaModa wrote:If ARC continue their abysmal form they'll almost certainly drop into it next year, and along with the two new entries we'll have, will mean that only a further three current teams will be in prequalifying. They will almost certainly be Tropico, Shonan, and probably Mecha. (That's assuming I've correctly assumed that 6 teams compete in prequalifying!)

AndreaModa wrote:Nope, JeremyMclean owns ArrowTech. He created the team, an continues to run it. SuperAguri's Prince Falik came on board when Jeremy wanted to sell the team, but has control only over sponsorship, livery, and other trivial matters. Ultimately the member who decides the chassis and engine for a team is its 'owner' and therefore JeremyMclean owns ArrowTech.

kostas22 wrote:

~~~ 30th November 2014 ~~~
~~~ 2014 F1RWRS Luxembourgian Grand Prix ~~~

F1RWRS's first endurance events would like to invite all (potential) team owners to the return of F1RWRS to the famous Nürburgring as part of a non-championship race. As part of the year-long celebrations of the 30 year anniversary of the new GP track, the F1RWRS cars will be fitted with special suspensions provided by Dallara and extra large fuel tanks in order to manage 85 laps around the Nordschleife. The necessary workload will be in part payed for by sponsors Krombacher and SWR.

Official entry list - numbers assigned in order of entry:
Pemberton Prospec Racing
#0: Michael Cameron / Nathanael Cameron
#2: Du Lei / Tomo Kazama

Valvoline Holden Racing Team
#3: Frank Zimmer / Tommy Nash
#4: Poppy Whitechapel / TBA

Foxdale Auto Racing Team
#5: Pippa Mann / Douglas Mann
#6: Ben Fleet / Martin McFry

Virgin Melrose Racing Team
#7: Rhys Davies / Nathan McKane
#8: Phillippe Nicolas / Mitchell Macklin

Tropico Grand Prix powered by CR Motorsport
#10: Alberto Cara / Chacko Palaniappan
#11: Renaldo Jimenez / Mika Fäkkinen

Parma Corse
#12: David Kozco / Andrej Kremnicky
#13: Basitaan Van Nieuwenhuijzen / Gianluigi Pazzini

Donkervoort Automobielen
#14: Gio Van Dycke / Wouter Lamberigts
#15: TBA / TBA

Mitie Aviation Racing
#16: Matthias Valsattis / Ashley Lilly
#17: David Neuberg / Scott Davidson

Castrol Jones Racing
#18: Sammy Jones / Terry Hawkin
#19: Daniel Melrose / Kay Lon

Mecha Grand Prix
#20: Steven Mackintosh / TBA
#21: James Davies / TBA

Dofasco Racing
#22: Tomislaw Tajner / Sebastian Groves
#23: Iulian Pitea / Jan Maylander

Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge
#24: Thomas De Bock / Laurent Seron
#25: Aurelien Moll / Eric Swerts

Arrowtech
#26: Mirko Bosevic / Nathanael Spencer
#27: Daniel Martins / Rosco Vantini

Team Name:
Car #1: Driver 1/Driver 2
Car #2: Driver 3/Driver 4
Bitmap: A link to download your car bitmap.

JeremyMcClean wrote:Why would a celebration of the GP track warrant a few laps around the Nordschleife?

Klon wrote: Please send the following in a mail to me:

Team Name:
Car #1: Driver 1/Driver 2
Car #2: Driver 3/Driver 4
Bitmap: A link to download your car bitmap.

You don't have to present four drivers immediately, it suffices if you name at least two of them. And every team, except Mitie, will have to give me a bitmap to work with. Well, here we go...

dr-baker wrote:Can we post on here instead, so everyone knows who's entering, or do we definitively have to email you?

Douglas and Pippa Mann wrote:For the next F1RWRS round, we will be running our Foxdale Auto Racing Team cars in an all-black livery in honour of this. We may not have been close, but we feel it is the least we could do for a distant relative.

Klon wrote:

dr-baker wrote:Can we post on here instead, so everyone knows who's entering, or do we definitively have to email you?

Well, I guess it won't hurt if you were to post it in this thread. If you want to post here, I won't stop you.

the Masked Lapwing wrote:ENTRY LIST FOR BUDWEISER F1RWRS WORLD 800:

All F1RWRS teams, including those on the waiting list for next season, can enter. Again, it'll be three drivers per team max this year, and this race doesn't count toward eligibility for competition in the F3RWRS either

Is this going to be before or after Indy?

This wrote:Despite not having an official entry for 2015 (5th on the waiting list or so), Donkervoort Automobielen bv (run by F2RWRS-team Ronden Racing Engineering) will test their car in both non-championship races.
Car 1: Gio Van Dycke (both) + Wouter Lamberigts (endurance only)
Car 2: This could be your driver! (TBA + TBA)
livery? Well, i want something slightly similar to my F2RWRS livery, but in red-gold-white instead of blue-orange-white and not as much sponsors (Lotus Bakeries, Chimay red, Delta Mossel and a Donkervoort Logo)

can i use F2RWRS drivers without official F1RWRS-license in the endurance?