2016 F1RDS Season - END OF SEASON & Post-season testing

Gerudo Dragon · Post by **Gerudo Dragon** » 02 Sep 2013, 14:33

Niko Nurminen wrote:So if everything goes according to plan, the title fight will be fought between at least two women, maybe even three. I'm fine with that.

Emanuele Nicchi wrote:Rosco Vantini won't be.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 02 Sep 2013, 15:20

Niko Nurminen wrote:So if everything goes according to plan, the title fight will be fought between at least two women, maybe even three. I'm fine with that.

Emanuele Nicchi wrote:Rosco Vantini won't be.

Aimee Gauthier wrote:Nobody cares what that pumped-up greaseball thinks.

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 02 Sep 2013, 18:19

So to cut a long story short, if Mecha come up with a decent car than Botha could be decent? I'm ok with that

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 02 Sep 2013, 18:38

takagi_for_the_win wrote:So to cut a long story short, if Mecha come up with a decent car than Botha could be decent? I'm ok with that

Mahmud Effendi wrote:Yea.

Post by **Ataxia** » 04 Sep 2013, 10:41

After finding Oulton Park for GP2, we'll be going there instead of Cadwell for the Grand Prix of England.

I've also noticed that Suomanen looks to be on the move to DSR in F3 for a few races. Ultimately, the "no races in RWRS" rule is a bit stringent so I'll open it out to allow drivers 10 races in an RWRS competition before moving on. I'd prefer not to have drivers double-dutying, but if it's necessary then I'll allow it.

Therefore, Suomanen can help DSR out as long as the races don't clash.

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 04 Sep 2013, 10:47

Shouldn't be a problem, since the British round and the Pau SuperPrix don't clash with F1RDS races, and the Italian round of F3RWRS and F1RDS are both held at Monza on the same weekend.

Post by **Ataxia** » 05 Sep 2013, 20:20

2016 Grand Prix of Spain - Circuito Ricardo Tormo - Qualifying 1

The F1RDS opened its doors for the second season of the RWRS feeder category in Valencia, as the 250bhp cars cruised around the Ricardo Tormo circuit to qualify for the first of two races. Stan Frankham drew first blood, grabbing a point for pole just a smidgen ahead of the Winter Cup winner Anu Vosu. Both Mecha cars seemed to cast off their poor pre-season pace with good qualifying results, as did the Octans of Barrett and Nicchi. Iakopo Fuamatu was uncharacteristically low down the grid, as was Alitalia's Nino Barlini who suffered with a multitude of issues to sit at the back of the grid.

Post by **Londoner** » 05 Sep 2013, 20:35

Liam McGuigan wrote:CASTANEDA! What the frig do you think you're doing!? Second last is not where DMR belongs! That said, great job Jari mate.

Sandy Grey wrote:Well, it appears the car is unbalanced around here, far more so for my team mate.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 05 Sep 2013, 20:44

Both drivers in the top 10? I'll take that!

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 05 Sep 2013, 22:33

Alessandro Linari wrote:Not this s*** again...

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 06 Sep 2013, 05:40

Aimée Gauthier wrote:Normally, I would be pleased to start 4th but given how close the field is at the front, we could've easily been on pole. I am confident that I can win, though, the car is very quick and I see no reason why I cannot work my way past the cars ahead of me - either on the start or when the race is fully under way.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 06 Sep 2013, 07:01

John Zimmer wrote:Not this shite again...

Post by **Nuppiz** » 06 Sep 2013, 07:46

Niko Nurminen wrote:It seems that the #8 car curse continues... good result from Võsu though, let's hope she can score big in the race!

Daniela Anger wrote:I'm sorry about my poor result, but I was signed at the very last minute so I didn't have any time to acclimatise myself with the car!

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 06 Sep 2013, 08:22

1st... and 20th? :shock:

Interesting...

Post by **Ataxia** » 06 Sep 2013, 18:50

F1RDS - Grand Prix of Spain - Race 1 Results

Although it was hardly the blockbuster event many were hoping for, the RDS got off to a clean yet processional start in Valencia.

POSITIVES

+++ Stan Frankham - Frankham is the first driver in the RDS' history to chalk up 20 points on a race weekend. Having done a great job in qualifying, the Brit held onto a strong lead, holding off the advances of Ecurie Prenois' Aimée Gauthier to win his first race.

++ Aimée Gauthier - The French driver managed to get off to a great start, picking Anu Vosu and Miguel Silva off in the first two corners. Although she wasn't able to catch and pass Frankham, she certainly wowed the crowd with her bravado in the opening lap.

+ Mecha Grand Prix - Having come from a Winter Cup in which they amassed only 9 points, the Indonesian team managed to get more than that in this one race with Botha and Kurniawan having very strong races.

NEGATIVES

- Terenzio Nicchi - As the Vatican driver began his race from 11th, he was in with a shout of points. However, after dropping down to 14th on the opening lap Nicchi was immersed in the midfield, eventually running out of road at Turn 1 as he began to get flustered in the heat of battle culminating in a 20th place finish.

-- The Spectacle - Although it's more down to the layout of the small Ricardo Tormo circuit, it's obvious that this race will hardly go down as a classic. However, it does serve as a solid foundation for the rest of the season.

---Behrman Reith - The young German had an awful first race; starting from 20th meant that he had work to do and an incentive to get close to his teammate on track. Unfortunately, Reith put in a lethargic performance to finish last as he was cannon fodder for the cars lower down the field.

RESULTS

1. Stan Frankham (V-Sport) - 30:24.827
2. Aimee Gauthier (Prenois) +4.161
3. Anu Vosu (NRE) +10.961
4. Patrick Feldhoffer (Echoften) +13.058
5. Naas Botha (Mecha) +16.119
6. Jari Lappalainen (DMR) +18.653
7. Sandy Grey (Rosenforth) +20.440
8. Mustafa Kurniawan (Mecha) +22.975
9. Chuck Barrett (Octan) +25.062
10. Mineiro (Alitalia) +27.050
11. Manuel Riva (Crusaders) +31.306
12. Matt Grove (Crusaders) +34.917
13. Tuomas Suomanen (Prenois) +47.812
14. Simon Mestach (Echoften) +51.191
15. Volker Scrattenheim (Red Bull) +52.101
16. Daniela Anger (Plus One) +54.304
17. Dennis Tauranac (Aeroracing) +56.526
18. Iakopo Fuamatu (Rosenforth) +58.767
19. Jack Connolly (Plus One) +1:00.543
20. Terenzio Nicchi (Octan) +1:00.590
21. Nino Barlini (Alitalia) +1:03.592
22. Phil Nichols (Aeroracing) +1:04.469
23. Florian Grunewald (NRE) +1:04.556
24. Angel Jose Castaneda (DMR) +1:11.776
25. Behrman Reith (V-Sport) +1:19.517
Ret. Miguel Silva (Red Bull) Transmission

FL: Stan Frankham (V-Sport) 1:34.157

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 06 Sep 2013, 19:07

Frankham

Reith

Polar opposites, right here.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 06 Sep 2013, 19:08

Aimée Gauthier wrote:It was a good race for us, but not great. We still have pace, but it was not enough to challenge Frankham, which is something we need to work on. I am not too concerned that it was him that beat us today, though; I think he is not consistent enough to be a legitimate threat to our championship ambitions this year. Still, though, we are not in this business to finish 2nd all the time, I want to win a race sooner rather than later, and I think after this race we should be able to improve enough to win the next.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 06 Sep 2013, 19:12

Alessandro Linari wrote:Our drivers made up a few positions each, but not many. We have to qualify better if we're going to have a chance of either driver doing well in the championship next year.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 06 Sep 2013, 22:28

Stan Frankham wrote:Yes! This is what I'm talking about! Finally I have a car underneath me and a team behind me that can give me the opportunity to show what I can do! My aim now is to do it all again in race 2, though it doesn't get much better than that result so we'll see what happens!

Chuck Barrett wrote:The car done good, but it needs more gas on the straights. I ain't goin' no-where unless we get rid of that trick fuel injection trash and git some good ole fashioned carbs on that beauty, then y'all see me at the sharp end I can guarantee it. Ain't no-one got anywhere in this world with stoopid foreign technology, solid original 'Merican engineering is what we need here.

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 06 Sep 2013, 22:34

Behrman Reith wrote:I just couldn't do anything out there. Qualifying was just horrible,and I could not find speed any speed at all during the race. I hope to bounce back after this s*** weekend

Behrman Reith's Dad wrote:BEHRMAN! Where did you get this kind of language?!

Behrman Reith wrote:That Scot-Italian down the paddock.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 06 Sep 2013, 23:42

Octan guy: Chuck, this is not some kind of drag racing, this formula is serious stuff. And don't complain about gas, you're sponsored by the worlds number one gas company. Danish quality!
And if you're into drag racing, i suggest you go to a beauty contest, organised by Mrs. Van Dycke. Who happens to be your talent coach.

Also, Octan will release a limited edition Lego set of their junior drivers, including mini-figures of Barett, Nicchi, De Boer and Da Cunha! (6 to 10 years) That's a true collectors item! They might not be the most succesful drivers, but they are the most fun to play with! Of course, more widely available is the Lamberigts training day set and the Vannieuwenhuijzen pitstop set! (10 to 16 years)

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 06 Sep 2013, 23:45

This wrote:Octan guy: Chuck, this is not some kind of drag racing, this formula is serious stuff. And don't complain about gas, you're sponsored by the worlds number one gas company. Danish quality!
And if you're into drag racing, i suggest you go to a beauty contest, organised by Mrs. Van Dycke. Who happens to be your talent coach.

Also, Octan will release a limited edition Lego set of their junior drivers, including mini-figures of Barett, Nicchi, De Boer and Da Cunha! (6 to 10 years) That's a true collectors item! They might not be the most succesful drivers, but they are the most fun to play with! Of course, more widely available is the Lamberigts training day set and the Vannieuwenhuijzen pitstop set! (10 to 16 years)

The Gialuigi Pazzini starting grid set is also already on sale with 50% off! Buy now because no-one else will!

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 07 Sep 2013, 00:15

You know, there's a Lego set that's come out recently of an Octan race car and transporter, and ohh when I saw it in the Lego shop in Brighton, I was very tempted!

http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Grand-Prix-Truck-60025?fromListing=listing

It's sort of similar to the one that came out in the 1990s which I got for a birthday one year. I'm pretty sure I still have all the bits but the Octan stickers are long gone and the instruction manual will no doubt have seen better days!

http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=6335-1

I guess the yellow one can be a Kamaha, the blue one a Gillet or Autodynamics perhaps, and the Green a Jones or Alitalia! Maybe I should go back to my parents' place, get all three storage boxes of my old Lego and we can have some stop-motion "tales of F1RWRS" episodes! :lol:

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 07 Sep 2013, 00:20

Stramala wrote:
This wrote:Octan guy: Chuck, this is not some kind of drag racing, this formula is serious stuff. And don't complain about gas, you're sponsored by the worlds number one gas company. Danish quality!
And if you're into drag racing, i suggest you go to a beauty contest, organised by Mrs. Van Dycke. Who happens to be your talent coach.

Also, Octan will release a limited edition Lego set of their junior drivers, including mini-figures of Barett, Nicchi, De Boer and Da Cunha! (6 to 10 years) That's a true collectors item! They might not be the most succesful drivers, but they are the most fun to play with! Of course, more widely available is the Lamberigts training day set and the Vannieuwenhuijzen pitstop set! (10 to 16 years)

The Gialuigi Pazzini starting grid set is also already on sale with 50% off! Buy now because no-one else will!

I'd even give that one away for free :lol:

AndreaModa wrote:You know, there's a Lego set that's come out recently of an Octan race car and transporter, and ohh when I saw it in the Lego shop in Brighton, I was very tempted!

http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Grand-Prix-Truck-60025?fromListing=listing

It's sort of similar to the one that came out in the 1990s which I got for a birthday one year. I'm pretty sure I still have all the bits but the Octan stickers are long gone and the instruction manual will no doubt have seen better days!

http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=6335-1

I guess the yellow one can be a Kamaha, the blue one a Gillet or Autodynamics perhaps, and the Green a Jones or Alitalia! Maybe I should go back to my parents' place, get all three storage boxes of my old Lego and we can have some stop-motion "tales of F1RWRS" episodes!

I have that one somewhere at home, there is also a race start/pitstop set with a red and a black car, in the same style.
Well, making virtual lego-sets of F1RWRS cars would be nice. When i got time on my hands to sort all my Lego out, i might actually start building them, but that will take a while. Also because probably i'll need to go the the nearest shop, which is in Köln, to buy some extra material and different colours. But yeah, i think it's my duty to do this one day! I don't need any drawing skills for that :lol:

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 07 Sep 2013, 03:49

Mahmud Effendi wrote:THIS IS DELICIOUS! Keep it up and do better!

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 07 Sep 2013, 04:07

Jimmy Rosenforth wrote:Well done Sandy! Excellent job!

John Zimmer wrote:Dammit...

Post by **Ataxia** » 07 Sep 2013, 10:42

2016 F1RDS Grand Prix of Spain - Race 2 - Qualifying

Frankham continued an excellent weekend with another pole in Valencia, and is joined on the front row by an impressive Naas Botha. Anger and Barlini managed to drag their cars further up the grid this time, whilst Sandy Grey and Patrick Feldhoffer failed to continue their good form at the Ricardo Tormo circuit.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 07 Sep 2013, 10:48

Corrado Provera wrote:No no no, this is still no good! We need more consistent, excepct if that concistency is in being slow like last year. If these guys can't get themselves sorted I will have no choice but to bring in Marcus Gronholm.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 08 Sep 2013, 02:22

Seems Nicchi is back to his old ways :roll:

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 08 Sep 2013, 09:55

Aww yeah Volker Sctrattenheim

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 08 Sep 2013, 17:31

Hell yeah Botha!

Post by **Ataxia** » 08 Sep 2013, 18:23

2016 F1RDS - Grand Prix of Spain - Race 2

Stan Frankham sat on the front row for both races, but this time Naas Botha was quick on the draw and moved his Mecha into 1st. Gauthier and Scrattenheim made light work of Frankham in the first few laps, and although Frankham tried to reclaim 3rd he ended up dropping back from the German's Red Bull. Although Gauthier slowly closed the gap to Botha, the South African had enough in the tank to rebuild the advantage at the end to take his first win. Manuel Riva drove a mature race to fifth, whilst Miguel Silva made up for his mechanical trouble in Race One for 6th, despite increasing pressure from Alitalia's Nino Barlini. Barlini had produced a spirited drive, having overtaken then cleared the race-long squabble between the two NREs, Jari Lappalainen and Daniela Anger. Lappalainen and Vosu eventually rounded out the top 10, as Grunewald's pace fell away in the second half of the race.

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 08 Sep 2013, 20:07

Jules Connes wrote:Congratulations to Gauthier for another podium finish. A race win would have been fantastic, but I'm sure there will be one soon. We're fighting for the championship this season.

However, Suomanen should be faster. He is one of the most expierienced drivers in this series, he should have done better.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 09 Sep 2013, 06:30

Not a bad race, despite Frankham finishing 4th, and Reith outside the points. This was still a good weekend, and the low key start for Reith might be forgotten soon.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 09 Sep 2013, 10:29

That was epic for my team

Post by **Nuppiz** » 09 Sep 2013, 13:17

Well, at least Anger and Grünewald improved from the previous race...

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 10 Sep 2013, 18:40

Lol wut. I'm amazed Botha didn't crash tbh

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 11 Sep 2013, 08:21

Aimee Gauthier wrote:It was another strong race for myself and the team. We had good pace at the beginning, but I was being cautious as I saw Botha was charging away in the distance; I figured he would wind up wearing out his tyres or crashing or something. I did close up to him by the end but it was too late then, I had left it too late to push. Had I done so earlier I am certain that I would have won, but the points are still good for second. At the next race weekend our goals have to be to win, and to take the championship lead.

Post by **Ataxia** » 11 Sep 2013, 13:53

Grand Prix of the United Kingdom - Race 1 - Qualifying

Instead of visiting Brands Hatch like the rest of the RWRS, the RDS travels to Donington and like last year didn't necessarily provide a spectacle in the expected order. Mineiro grabbed a pole for Alitalia. Anu Vosu also appears on the front row, as Plus One's Daniela Anger makes up for lost time by claiming an excellent 3rd. Disappointment was a common feeling amongst the winners of the Valencia races; Frankham and Botha both qualifying well down the field along with Nino Barlini, who couldn't continue his form from Valencia either.

(I thought I'd keep pace with the calendar, hence the short gap between races.)

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 11 Sep 2013, 14:32

Corrado Provera wrote:While we're happy that Mineiro has scored pole for this race, we're still concerned about how erratic the pace is at the moment. One race Barlini is up there, the next he is right at the back of the field. And the same goes for Mineiro. Both drivers will need to find some consistency if they're going to progress. If they can't fix this, I will have to bring in a more consistent runner, such as Marcus Gronholm.