2016 Lupo GTI Cup - 2016 over. Groningen NC done.

[the Masked Lapwing]

Naturally, we'll continue in this series. Lappy, would you mind if I took the number 32 off your team for next season? Of course, I fully understand if you are unwilling to let it go but I would very much like to run it for next season.

Normally, I'd tell you to rack off, but Rosenforth won't be competing next season, so go ahead

[takagi_for_the_win]

Just to confirm our entry for 2017

Team name: Gazprom Restov Racing (Russian)

Driver 1: TBA
Nationality: Errrr
Gender: Could be one, could be the other
Age: Still in short trousers
Car number: 32

Driver 2: Dimitri Dzagoev
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Car number: 33

[pasta_maldonado]

Plus One will return, but will delegate the running of the team to our tin top branch, Scuderia Vittorre

Team name: Scuderia Vittore (Italian)

Driver 1: Pedro Renales
Nationality: Brazilian
Gender: M
Age: However old he was last year, plus 1 year
Car number: 0

Driver 2: James Turner
Nationality: British
Gender: M
Age: However old he was last year, plus 1 year
Car number: 3

[RonDenisDeletraz]

Team name : Go Kart Planet
Team Nationality : British

Driver 1 (Repeat if you run two cars)
Name : A. Random Paydriver
Nationality : Stateless entity
Gender : Unidintified alien race
Age : Quaternary Period
Car number : 98
Canon experience : Supreme ruler of the entire universe

In other words, this seat is open for offers.

[Rated]

Entry list for the Touring Masters at Groningen week-end :

Il Barone Rampante
Timothée Voeckler
Manuarii Vahirua

Peak Motorsport Group/Harris Finance Racing
Kristina Harris
Kaitlyn Harris

Cardel Racing United
Michela Martin

Rob Lomas Racing
Jason Gonzi
Rob Lomas

Nebula Grand Prix
Jack Connolly
Daisuke Yanagawa

Globex Scorpio Racing
Jonas Soderstrom
Humbert Moyenmoutier

Équipe Fantomette
Valúr Sigurstéinsson
Lee Honmei

Mecha Grand Prix
Mustafa Kurniawan

Gazprom Restov Racing
Andrei Kolodin ?
Dimitri Dzagoev

Plus One Racing Engineering/Scuderia Vittore
Pedro Renales
James Turner

Go Kart Planet
Shane Atkinson ?

Hegel Motorsport
Alexander von Hegel
Konrad von Hegel

Tell me if there are some errors. There's still until Friday to confirm your Groningen entries.

2017 provisionnal entry list : http://f1alternate.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2 ... nd_drivers

2017 spec car making great progresses
We are happy to announce our progresses on next year's cars. After many miles of testing, our team has felt a huge improvement in the car's handling. The car won't oversteer as much as it did on 2016, however, it still remains a bit tricky. The drivers will have to carefully learn about the new brakes. We are still working on our test car and we still try to perfect it, so it will not be ready for Groningen. The project will be finished before the 2017 pre-season tests.

[Salamander]

Remember, Globex Scorpio Racing is taking literally anyone for the second car. Heck, I'll sweeten the deal by providing the driver who takes the position with a free hammock!
Said hammock may or may not have been produced by an omnipresent megacorporation trying to take over the world. No, we're not run by The Brain.

[tristan1117]

Can I be put on the waiting list for this series?

[Rated]

Can I be put on the waiting list for this series?

Yup, and you can enter two cars for Groningen if you wish. I actually can't say if you will get a car or two for 2017 yet though.

[tristan1117]

Remember, Globex Scorpio Racing is taking literally anyone for the second car. Heck, I'll sweeten the deal by providing the driver who takes the position with a free hammock!
Said hammock may or may not have been produced by an omnipresent megacorporation trying to take over the world. No, we're not run by The Brain.

How about Humbert Moyenmoutier?

Groningen Entry
Team Name: Hegel Motorsport
Driver 1: Alexander von Hegel
Nationality: German
Gender: Male
Age: 40

Driver 2: Konrad von Hegel
Nationality: German
Gender: Male
Age: 23

The least successful F1RGP2C racing family returns for the Lupo GTI Cup!

[Salamander]

Remember, Globex Scorpio Racing is taking literally anyone for the second car. Heck, I'll sweeten the deal by providing the driver who takes the position with a free hammock!
Said hammock may or may not have been produced by an omnipresent megacorporation trying to take over the world. No, we're not run by The Brain.

How about Humbert Moyenmoutier?

Sold! Enjoy your hammock!

[roblo97]

Groningen Entry and entry for 2017(hopefully)
Team Name: Roblomas Racing
Driver 1: Rob Lomas
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Age: 22

Driver 2: Jason Gonzi
Nationality: Maltese
Gender: Male
Age: 18

[Nuppiz]

Groningen Entry and entry for 2017(hopefully)
Team Name: Roblomas Racing
Driver 1: Rob Lomas
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Age: 22

Um, given that he drove in LGPS which was set 23 years in the past, I somehow don't think that's possible...

[Rated]

Touring Masters at Groningen

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Qualifying session
1. Jonas Soderstrom (Globex Scorpio Racing) 1:53.622
2. Dimitri Dzagoev (Gazprom Restov Racing) + 0.029
3. Pedro Renales (Plus One Racing Engineering) + 0.066
4. Humbert Moyenmoutier (Globex Scorpio Racing) + 0.120
5. Manuarii Vahirua (Il Barone Rampante) + 0.172
6. Rob Lomas Jr (Rob Lomas Racing) + 0.196
7. Kaitlyn Harris (Harris Finance Racing) + 0.210
8. Michela Martin (Cardel Racing United) + 0.214
9. Lee Honmei (Ecurie Fantomette) + 0.229
10. Daisuke Yanagawa (Nebula Grand Prix) + 0.254
11. Timothee Voeckler (Il Barone Rampante) + 0.304
12. Andrei Kolodin (Gazprom Restov Racing) + 0.306
13. Jason Gonzi (Rob Lomas Racing) + 0.318
14. Konrad von Hegel (Hegel Motorsport) + 0.332
15. Jack Connolly (Nebula Grand Prix) + 0.392
16. Kristina Harris (Harris Finance Racing) + 0.407
17. Valur Sigursteinsson (Ecurie Fantomette) + 0.444
18. James Turner (Plus One Racing Engineering) + 0.474
19. Mustafa Kurniawan (Mecha Grand Prix) + 0.521
20. Shane Atkinson (Go Kart Planet) + 0.571
21. Alexander von Hegel (Hegel Motorsport) + 0.822

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Race - 2 hours 
1. Jonas Soderstrom (Globex Scorpio Racing) - 62 laps - 2:00:32.750
2. Manuarii Vahirua (Il Barone Rampante) + 20.747
3. Rob Lomas Jr (Rob Lomas Racing) + 24.620
4. Daisuke Yanagawa (Nebula Grand Prix) + 24.741
5. Pedro Renales (Plus One Racing Engineering) + 25.047
6. Kaitlyn Harris (Harris Finance Racing) + 30.220
7. Humbert Moyenmoutier (Globex Scorpio Racing) + 32.627
8. James Turner (Plus One Racing Engineering) + 49.161
9. Alexander von Hegel (Hegel Motorsport) + 55.209
10. Lee Honmei (Ecurie Fantomette) + 57.432
11. Jason Gonzi (Rob Lomas Racing) + 1:00.062
12. Dimitri Dzagoev (Gazprom Restov Racing) + 1:00.569
13. Andrei Kolodin (Gazprom Restov Racing) + 1:01.813
14. Jack Connolly (Nebula Grand Prix) + 1:02.029
15. Mustafa Kurniawan (Mecha Grand Prix) + 1:03.142
16. Michela Martin (Cardel Racing United) + 1:06.288
17. Valur Sigursteinsson (Ecurie Fantomette) + 1:13.473
18. Kristina Harris (Harris Finance Racing) + 1:16.836
19. Shane Atkinson (Go Kart Planet) + 1:26.482
20. Konrad von Hegel (Hegel Motorsport) + 1:32.301
Ret. Timothee Voeckler (Il Barone Rampante) + 21 laps (Engine fire)

Fastest lap : Jonas Soderstrom - 1:53.705 on lap 48

It was an exciting race sometimes, way better than what I thought I would see.
The 2016 spec Lupo has now raced for the final time, the 2017 version should be more stable, so drivers should spin out less. Michela Martin, Andrei Kolodin, Dimitri Dzagoev and many others lost a lot of positions due to their spins. Voeckler's retirement was a surprise to me, I will look into it this week, it wasn't supposed to happen unless he hit a wall or another car hard enough to destroy the engine, but I didn't see any of this so far.

Groningen Entry and entry for 2017(hopefully)
Team Name: Roblomas Racing
Driver 1: Rob Lomas
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Age: 22

Um, given that he drove in LGPS which was set 23 years in the past, I somehow don't think that's possible...

And yes, you'll have to explain this. I had forgotten about it.

[FantometteBR]

Équipe Fantomette will settle for Lee Honmei as its second driver, pushing Sigursteinsson as test and reserve roles

[Salamander]

Scorpio Racing's second seat for 2017 remains open to any and all applicants.

[HawkAussie]

Scorpio Racing's second seat for 2017 remains open to any and all applicants.

Can I please go into the second seat for Scorpio Racing as I would have enough experience to compete with the top guys during next season.

[DemocalypseNow]

Marc-André Voeckler isn't up to much at the moment, and comes with loadsamoney from DelacroixSerrano.
Neither are Massimo Munari or Markus-Petteri-Pykälistö, both were crazy fast in RRC before that series got canned.

[V8fan12]

Is the Peak Motorsport Group/Harris Finance Racing going to receive a second car for 2017?

Also, Kaitlyn Harris will drive the #23 in 2017.

[roblo97]

Groningen Entry and entry for 2017(hopefully)
Team Name: Roblomas Racing
Driver 1: Rob Lomas
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Age: 22

Um, given that he drove in LGPS which was set 23 years in the past, I somehow don't think that's possible...

Oh crap, I forgot about that
Would it be ok if he was the cannoned son of LGPS Rob Lomas and we just put Jr at the end of his name?

[Rated]

Oh crap, I forgot about that
Would it be ok if he was the cannoned son of LGPS Rob Lomas and we just put Jr at the end of his name?

I see no problem with that. Change done.

Is the Peak Motorsport Group/Harris Finance Racing going to receive a second car for 2017?

Probably, but unfortunately I can't 100% confirm this. We will see which teams return or not for the next season when I open the 2017 season thread (Later this week perhaps). Some teams already said that they will not return, so that should free up some space for your second car.

AutoReject GTi confirmed
This is official ! We are becoming a part of the AutoReject organisation and joining their two single seater series, AutoReject 3.5 and 2.0. This is an excellent opportunity for us and the many drivers wishing to climb the Reject Motorsports ladder. Our main partner, the RTCC, is reported to join it in the next few weeks, which will strengthen the relations between us and them. We will support these series on more race weekends than we do right now, for the benefit of everybody. We would also like to thank the AutoReject series for giving us the opportunity to join them.

B-Spec Lupo ready
The 2016 car has now done its last race at Groningen, and our mad team has finished the 2017 version. Our test drivers reported it to be much more stable under braking, even if a little tricky part of it still remains. The car should also be faster in the corners. Finally, along with other many changes, the engine tested in late 2016 will -in theory- allow the car to reach over 220 km/h. A competitive package and better handling, 2017 is coming and we are looking forward to it!