F1RWRS -- 2014 Season

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 07 Jul 2012, 23:07

Sammy Jones wrote:Delighted to get all four cars home, and despite some of the issues we all had, we've all demonstrated excellent pace, and I'm particularly happy for Jack for leading a few laps, he's done some brilliant work in testing for us this year, and these non-championship race drives are the least we can do for him. Also Terry is looking fantastic in the car, and both are giving myself and Daniel quite a tough time!

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 08 Jul 2012, 00:53

FMecha wrote:When working with cars for Grand Prix 2 I always use this template. It is self-made. The letters in wings are there for assistance.

Klon, I want you to check the wild mass guessing page.

What did you remove all the lettering for?

pasta_maldonado wrote:Wizzie, I've done the MRT livery for 2015.

The low-res GP2 template meant i couldn't really fit all I wanted on there, or be that creative

You're missing Rolex and I'm not sure if it's just a quirk of the template or the shade of red on the engine cover is off. Other than that, it's all good.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 09 Jul 2012, 08:17

2014 F1RWRS Budweiser World 800 - Race 2

With Macklin starting from P2, he was the easy favourite to take the overall win, unless the MRT broke down as it had for Davies, Nicolas and Simon in race 1. The start was fairly uneventful, and there was little action in the first 10 laps apart from Neuberg pitting after a puncture.

Andrej Kremnicky became the first DNF of race 2 when he found himself in the turn 3 fence. Fighting with Zimmer and Schiller, he tried to go around the outside of both of them and was left wondering why he had found himself in the fence. Scuderia Alitalia's troubles got worse the next lap when Gianluigi Pazzini was put out by a water leak.

The retirements continued on lap 13 when race 1 winner Mirko Bosevic also picked up a water leak, and Sammy Jones also hit the turn 3 fence while fighting with Plaza. This time though it was Plaza shoving his nose up the inside and forcing Jones wide. No penalty was awarded though, and Jones decided to try to get back the pits, which resulted in several drivers swerving out of the way, and after seeing the carnage caused by drivers crawling around the track in the F2RWRS race, Jones himself was lucky to escape penalty.

Douglas Mann was next to go, as his transmission gave up on the main straight. He parked it at turn 1, well out of the way of traffic, although his car was still hit by James Davies as he tried to let the MRTs through. For at this point it was Macklin, then Simon and Davies having worked themselves to the front, then the three remaining Joneses, two of the Gillets (De Bock and Moll), the ARCs and Phillippe Nicolas, desperately trying to get through the field.

When Tomislaw Tajner's engine gave up, the marshalls made a run for ROTR when the car was dropped by the crane, fortunately with no cars in the vicinity.

Apart from Tajner's retirement and Seron needing to pit for a throttle problem, nothing happened from there until lap 24, where all hell broke loose. Deiter Hallenstien stopped at turn 1 with a suspension failure, while at the same time Peter Senerson stopped at turn 3 when a wheel worked itself loose. Tommy Nash and Terry Hawkin ran afoul of Senerson, who was in a very awkward place, with Nash retiring on the spot and Hawkin needing a new front wing. Ron Mignolet also got involved, hitting Senerson's wheel and needing a wing as wheel. At turn 1, it was Fleet who got unlucky, trying to lap van Dycke and hitting Hallenstien's parked car. Foxdale in fact got super unlucky as his bouncing wheel was caught by McFry who needed a new wing, while the race leader Mitchell Macklin also lost his wing on some debris. In most wing replacements, it fell almost perfectly on time for their scheduled stops, as a lot of drivers gambled on either one stop, or three, a huge change from the majority two-stopping this morning.

During this phase, Martins, Plaza, Christopherson, Passonen, Pippa Mann and Melrose all came in, while Valsattis retired, as did Mestolio and Simon, the ARC and MRT showing their usual unreliability. Davies took the lead after Macklin's stop, while Nicolas was making huge gains. After lap 30, the two stoppers came in, which included the three remaining HRTs, Swerts, Schiller, De Bock, Davies and Lei. When Davies stopped, Aurelien Moll inherited the lead of the race. Why? Because Macklin's chance of the overall victory vanished with a transmission failure. There were then several quick retirements, with De Bock's engine going up in flames, Plaza picking up a puncture, Martins having a suspension collapse, Groves had a loose wheel (although he managed to make it to the pits), and Pippa Mann's suspension going as well. At the same time, Nicolas caught Moll and breezed past into the lead, although only until lap 50 when he pitted. The one stoppers came in, as did the three stoppers for the second time. With Nicolas and Moll both stopping, Davies took the lead back. Jimenez, Swerts, James Davies, Jung and Frank Zimmer all retired in quick succession, with two transmission failures, a suspension problem and a couple of oil leaks.

Rhys Davies and Lei, the only two stoppers left in the race, came in around lap 70, with Davies far enough ahead of Nicolas and Moll to retain the lead. However, while Moll was losing time, Nicolas was gaining, but still 20 seconds behind.

The remaining stops were completed from laps 75 to 81, and during this period, having got to within 15 seconds of the lead, Nicolas picked up a puncture, and couldn't get back to the pits in time. From there it looked like a Davies cakewalk - until the traditional MRT reliability kicked in. On lap 89, almost a lap ahead of Moll, Davies had an electrical issue, and had to crawl back to the pits. It put Moll into the lead, now 15 seconds up on Davies with 10 laps to go, but with fresh tyres Davies was a good three seconds faster.

On lap 93, disappointment for Autodynamics as Mika Passonen retired. At this point he'd been running in a brilliant 5th, despite having a car that was, simply, crap. Unfortunately, his engine caught fire and a great race came to an end.

Up front, Moll was losing time to Davies, and on lap 96 Davies caught and passed him to take the lead. Davies then backed off to prevent more issues, and held the lead by 4 seconds to beat Moll to the win. Behind them, Melrose had passed Christopherson on pure pace to take the final podium spot, with Hawkin, John Zimmer, Whitechapel and Koczo rounding out the top 8. McFry, the sole remaining Foxdale, wound up 9th, Laurent Seron 10th, Schiller 11th, van Niewenhuijzen 12th, then Lei, Groves, Neuberg and Mackintosh the last of the finishers. Passonen was classified 17th, and Gio van Dycke was the last finisher, 13 laps down and thus unclassified.

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Pos  Driver                        Team         Time/Retired  Gap       Pts

1    Rhys Davies                   MRT          1:19:41.328             150
2    Aurelien Moll                 Gillet ENB   1:19:45.444   + 4.116   138
3    Daniel Melrose                Jones        1:19:50.435   + 9.107   129
4    Jack Christopherson           Jones        1:19:58.076   +16.748   120
5    Terry Hawkin                  Jones        1:20:13.859   +32.531   111
6    John Zimmer                   HRT                        +2 LAPS   102
7    Poppy Whitechapel             HRT                        +2 LAPS    96
8    David Koczo                   Alitalia                   +3 LAPS    90
9    Martin McFry                  Foxdale                    +3 LAPS    84
10   Laurent Seron                 Gillet ENB                 +3 LAPS    78
11   Jean-Luc Schiller             Prospec                    +3 LAPS    72

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12   Bastiaan van Nieuwenhujizen   Alitalia                   +3 LAPS    69
13   Du Lei                        Prospec                    +3 LAPS    66
14   Sebastian Groves              Dofasco                    +6 LAPS    63
15   David Neuberg                 Mitie                      +6 LAPS    60
16   Stepehen Mackintosh           Mecha                      +7 LAPS    57
17*  Mika Passonen                 Red Bull     Oil Leak      +9 LAPS    54
NC   Gio van Dycke                 Donkervoort                +13 LAPS   51
DNF  Phillippe Nicolas             MRT          Puncture      L79        48
DNF  Ron Mignolet                  Donkervoort  Transmission  L71        45
DNF  Frank Zimmer                  HRT          Oil Leak      L66        42
DNF  Eric Swerts                   Gillet ENB   Transmission  L62        39
DNF  Tristan Jung                  ARC          Oil Leak      L62        36
DNF  James Davies                  Mecha        Suspension    L58        33

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DNF  Renaldo Jimenez               Tropico      Transmission  L56        30
DNF  Pippa Mann                    Foxdale      Suspension    L42        27
DNF  Miko Fakkinen                 Tropico      Water Leak    L41        24
DNF  Daniel Martins                ArrowTech    Suspension    L40        21
DNF  Jesus Plaza                   ARC          Puncture      L38        18
DNF  Thomas De Bock                Gillet ENB   Engine        L37        15
DNF  Mitchell Macklin              MRT          Transmission  L35        14
DNF  Marie Simon                   MRT          Oil Leak      L29        13
DNF  Fredo Mestolio                ARC          Transmission  L28        12
DNF  Tommy Nash                    HRT          Collision     L24        11
DNF  Ben Fleet                     Foxdale      Collision     L24        10
DNF  Matthias Valsattis            Mitie        Suspension    L24         9
DNF  Peter Senerson                ARC          Loose Wheel   L23         8

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DNF  Deiter Hallenstien            Red Bull     Suspension    L23         7
DNF  Tomislaw Tajner               Dofasco      Engine        L18         6
DNF  Douglas Mann                  Foxdale      Transmission  L16         5
DNF  Sammy Jones                   Jones        Accident      L13         4
DNF  Mirko Bosevic                 ArrowTech    Water Leak    L13         3
DNF  Gianluigi Pazzini             Alitalia     Water Leak    L11         2
DNF  Andrej Kremnicky              Alitalia     Accident      L10         1

Fastest lap: Rhys Davies - 0:45.754

Lap Leaders:
M. Macklin - 1-24 (24)
R. Davies - 25-36, 50-89, 96-100 (57)
A. Moll - 37-44, 90-95 (14)
P. Nicolas - 45-49 (5)

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 09 Jul 2012, 08:32

So with the second race complete, the points are added, and those drivers in fast, reliable cars (i.e. the Jones cars) were the ones who did the best:

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Pos  Driver                        Pts  Tiebreaker

1    Jack Christopherson           249
2    Daniel Melrose                240
3    Terry Hawkin                  231
4    Rhys Davies                   192
5    Poppy Whitechapel             168
6    Aurelien Moll                 162
7    Mirko Bosevic                 153
8    Mitchell Macklin              152
9    Jean-Luc Schiller             138   1 11th
10   Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen   138   2 12ths
11   Eric Swerts                   135

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12   Du Lei                        129
13   David Neuberg                 120
14   Sebastian Groves              117
15   Sammy Jones                   106
16   John Zimmer                   105
17   Stephen Mackintosh            102
18   Tommy Nash                    101
19   David Koczo                    99
20   Martin McFry                   96
21   James Davies                   90
22   Andrej Kremnicky               85
23   Laurent Seron                  84
24   Douglas Mann                   83

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25   Mika Passonen                  75
26   Miko Fakkinen                  72
27   Renaldo Jimenez                69
28   Ron Mignolet                   60
29   Matthias Valsattis             58
30   Frank Zimmer                   57
31   Gio van Dycke                  55
32   Tristan Jung                   54   1 23rd
33   Pippa Mann                     54   1 24th
34   Phillippe Nicolas              53
35   Ben Fleet                      46
36   Peter Senerson                 41
37   Tomislaw Tajner                36

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38   Jesus Plaza                    29
39   Daniel Martins                 28
40   Marie Simon                    27
41   Thomas De Bock                 23
42   Fredo Mestolio                 14
43   Gianluigi Pazzini              12
44   Deiter Hallenstien              8

Jack Christopherson wins the Dan Wheldon Memorial Trophy for the second time, his 60 lap stint in race 1 and constant pace, if a little bit anonymous in race 2, sealed it for him, as teammate Daniel Melrose needed to catch Moll at the end of race 2 to take it. Terry Hawkin, having won the biggest races in the F2RWRS and F3RWRS this year confirmed that he will be one to watch in the future with third, although a poor qualifying effort and some bad luck with incidents cost him a higher finish. Rhys Davies wound up fourth, victory plus a fairly late retirement in race 1 giving him a solid amount of points. Whitechapel takes fifth despite that serious accident at the end of race 1, and Bosevic ends up edging Macklin by a single point despite his very early retirement. Jean-Luc Schiller puts his Prospec in the top 10 with superior reliability rather than outright pace, although I have a feeling Scuderia Alitalia will not be pleased. At the back though, reliability hurt, with none of the ARCs making the top 30, Simon and Nicolas outside as well. Deiter Hallenstien was one of the first retirements in both races, and Pazzini was very unlucky as well. Martins and De Bock certainly deserved to be further up.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 09 Jul 2012, 09:21

Ok. I've done the results table for all the points scorers this year. Now I need someone (Read: Lappy :lol:

) to do the rest as I can't really be stuffed finding all the countbacks and the like.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 09 Jul 2012, 11:19

Wizzie wrote:Ok. I've done the results table for all the points scorers this year. Now I need someone (Read: Lappy ) to do the rest as I can't really be stuffed finding all the countbacks and the like.

Excellent job!

The "experts Top 10 of the year" article will be up this evening. I already have the Top 10 decided now I just need to write it down.
Now I need someone to write a season analysis team by team, whoever has the time and will to do it within a reasonable deadline.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 09 Jul 2012, 11:25

Jack Christopherson wrote:Can't every race be a Dan Wheldon Memorial Trophy, something about paying tribute to my fellow countryman seems to bring out the best in my driving again.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 09 Jul 2012, 11:32

Aerond wrote:
Wizzie wrote:Ok. I've done the results table for all the points scorers this year. Now I need someone (Read: Lappy ) to do the rest as I can't really be stuffed finding all the countbacks and the like.

Excellent job!

The "experts Top 10 of the year" article will be up this evening. I already have the Top 10 decided now I just need to write it down.

Personally, I'll be amazed if Steele and Mignolet don't make it into the Top 10. Hell, they should be 1 and 2 in my opinion.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 09 Jul 2012, 12:16

Wizzie wrote:
Aerond wrote:
Wizzie wrote:Ok. I've done the results table for all the points scorers this year. Now I need someone (Read: Lappy ) to do the rest as I can't really be stuffed finding all the countbacks and the like.

Excellent job!

The "experts Top 10 of the year" article will be up this evening. I already have the Top 10 decided now I just need to write it down.

Personally, I'll be amazed if Steele and Mignolet don't make it into the Top 10. Hell, they should be 1 and 2 in my opinion.

Despite failing to escape Pre-Qualifying all but once, David Koczo deserves to be there. He drove his bloody socks off and was let down week after week by crap team-mates. He was pretty much always Top 5 in a shockingly bad car inherited from the incompetent Trueba team.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 09 Jul 2012, 12:25

Wow, so much has happened here since Wednesday...

Firstly, Martin McFry nearly finished 2nd on his debut and yet still classified 4th?! Add in the Bathurst 24 Hour result, and this means that for 2015, Foxdale are pleased to announce that he will be officially joining the team alongside Douglas Mann (despite the rumours on page 77!). Pippa also feels that this more than justifies sacking Jack Christopherson after half-a-season in the same car, and scored zero in it!

Secondly,...

Wizzie wrote:
Phoenix wrote:A question: is the retirement of either Nathanael Spencer or Pippa Mann definitive?

Pippa Mann: Probably yes
Spencer: Technically, he didn't retire. He just has his career absolutely wrecked by Nicolas and the trigger-happy team boss

Pippa Mann has never hung up the gloves. She has just been part-time alongside her team-managing duties at Foxdale. Therefore,...

Phoenix wrote:A question: is the retirement of either Nathanael Spencer or Pippa Mann definitive? Because I would be glad to sign one of them, or Daniel Melrose if he shows interest. As for James Davies, well, I might consider him too but I make no bones of the fact the three drivers listed before are my priorities.

Pippa Mann is interested in negotiating a deal with Phoenix if there is still a deal on the table. Pippa feels a sense of loyalty to keep her brother in the Foxdale as one of only a handful of drivers to have been entered into each and every F1RWRS race since the start of the series five seasons ago. Equally, Martin McFry seems to be a potential team leader and championship contender. But Pippa can guarentee that there will be no conflict of interest if she races for another team, just as there is not as Ben Fleet races for other teams as well, despite his links back to Foxdale.

Thirdly, Douglas Mann would like to apologise to Poppy Whitechapel for the collision in the Budweiser 800 Race 1. It was not intentional, it had just been a bit of a long race and just suffered a momentary lapse of concentration at an inopportune moment. These apologies also extend to James Davies for race 2, for, although parked safely, it was obviously still in an awkward place for him, and did not mean any harm by it.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 09 Jul 2012, 14:21

dr-baker wrote:Pippa feels a sense of loyalty to keep her brother in the Foxdale as one of only a handful of drivers to have been entered into each and every F1RWRS race since the start of the series five seasons ago.

"A handful" is a nice description for three people. :lol:

Meanwhile, about the Nürburgring race: qualifying will be posted in around two hours. However, there are a few GP2 issues that make reasonable times nearly impossible: it begins with not all cars being able to set a qualifying and it ends with the dirty side of the grid nearly stalling trying to get on the main line. That is why I will increase speeds and just add two minutes to each time by myself. So while the racing is legitimate, the times will be fake. Sorry for that, guys.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 09 Jul 2012, 14:54

Klon wrote:
dr-baker wrote:Pippa feels a sense of loyalty to keep her brother in the Foxdale as one of only a handful of drivers to have been entered into each and every F1RWRS race since the start of the series five seasons ago.

"A handful" is a nice description for three people.

Meanwhile, about the Nürburgring race: qualifying will be posted in around two hours. However, there are a few GP2 issues that make reasonable times nearly impossible: it begins with not all cars being able to set a qualifying and it ends with the dirty side of the grid nearly stalling trying to get on the main line. That is why I will increase speeds and just add two minutes to each time by myself. So while the racing is legitimate, the times will be fake. Sorry for that, guys.

Wow. Sounds epic! Bring it on!

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 09 Jul 2012, 16:59

2014 F1RWRS Luxembourg Grand Prix

Qualifying: The concept of qualifying is needlessly complicated (i.e. amusing): two timed session allow each driver to appear once. After the end of the second session a coin throw decides which lap time of the duo is taken and determines the pole position.

1.: Kay Lon - Castrol Jones Racing - 6:36.584 (Daniel Melrose - 6:39.170)
2.: James Davies - Mecha Grand Prix - 6:37.461 (Steven Mackintosh - 6:36.901)
3.: Frank Zimmer - Valvoline Holden Racing Team - 6:37.547 (John Zimmer - 6:36.523)
4.: Ólafur Ragnar Hannesson - Parma Corse - 6:38.052 (Andrej Kremnicky - 6:42.247)
5.: Nathanael Spencer - Arrowtech - 6:38.375 (Mirko Bosevic - 6:37.145)
6.: Phillippe Nicolas - Virgin Melrose Racing Team - 6:38.575 (Mitchell Macklin - 6:40.605)
7.: Laurent Seron - Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge - 6:38.772 (Thomas De Bock - 6:40.657)
8.: Damon Cannon - Mecha Grand Prix - 6:39.052 (Jean-Luc Schiller - 6:38.503)
9.: Douglas Mann - Foxdale Auto Racing Team - 6:39.141 (Pippa Mann - 6:37.587)
10.: Aurelien Moll - Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge - 6:39.219 (Eric Swerts - 6:39.046)
11.: Rhys Davies - Virgin Melrose Racing Team - 6:39.700 (Nathan McKane - 6:41.046)
12.: Tomo Kazama - Pemberton Prospec Racing - 6:39.734 (Du Lei - 6:40.332)
13.: Gio Van Dycke - Donkervoort Automobielen - 6:39.770 (Simon Garfünkel - 6:40.572)
14.: Terry Hawkin - Castrol Jones Racing - 6:39.849 (Sammy Jones - 6:42.806)
15.: Rosco Vantini - Arrowtech - 6:39.972 (Daniel Martins - 6:40.127)
16.: Ben Fleet - Foxdale Auto Racing Team - 6:39.976 (Martin McFry - 6:38.780)
17.: David Neuberg - Mitie Aviation Racing - 6:40.207 (Scott Davidson - 6:39.341)
18.: Tomislaw Tajner - Dofasco Racing - 6:40.616 (Sebastian Groves - 6:40.253)
19.: Ron Mignolet - Donkervoort Automobielen - 6:40.697 (Wouter Lamberigts - 6:40.697)
20.: Poppy Whitechapel - Valvoline Holden Racing Team - 6:40.728 (Tommy Nash - 6:40.049)
21.: Ashley Lilly - Mitie Aviation Racing - 6:40.969 (Matthias Valsattis - 6:40.290)
22.: Michael Cameron - Pemberton Prospec Racing - 6:41.059 (Nathanael Cameron - 6:41.006)
23.: Basitaan Van Nieuwenhuijzen - Parma Corse - 6:41.643 (David Koczo - 6:38.333)
24.: Iulian Pitea - Dofasco Racing - 6:41.647 (Jan Maylander - 6:41.136)
25.: Renaldo Jiménez - Tropico Grand Prix powered by CR Motorsport - 6:41.928 (Miko Fäkkinen - 6:40.730)
26.: Chacko Palaniappan - Tropico Grand Prix powered by CR Motorsport - 6:43.827 (Alberto Cara - 6:41.845)

IIDOTQ: Ólafur Ragnar Hannesson. Where the hell did that come from!?
ROTQ: Sammy Jones for posting what would have been, if it weren't for Tropico Grand Prix, the worst lap of either session.

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 09 Jul 2012, 17:01

A coin toss? How ridiculous :lol:

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 09 Jul 2012, 17:15

Warren Hughes wrote:A coin toss? How ridiculous

I know... Both Foxdale cars ended up with their slower times counting. :roll:

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 09 Jul 2012, 17:17

Pippa Mann will drive alongside The Stig at Aeroracing Engineering for 2015, on the proviso that you're willing to spend credits on her whenever possible

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 09 Jul 2012, 17:20

Phoenix wrote:Pippa Mann will drive alongside The Stig at Aeroracing Engineering for 2015, on the proviso that you're willing to spend credits on her whenever possible

I have not yet ever spent credits on my drivers, but I was planning on doing so for next season! (Ben Fleet definitely needs credits spent on his race performance, as does Douglas, but Pippa, as Foxdale boss, won't see herself go without!)

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 09 Jul 2012, 17:21

dr-baker wrote:
Phoenix wrote:Pippa Mann will drive alongside The Stig at Aeroracing Engineering for 2015, on the proviso that you're willing to spend credits on her whenever possible

I have not yet ever spent credits on my drivers, but I was planning on doing so for next season! (Ben Fleet definitely needs credits spent on his race performance, as does Douglas, but Pippa, as Foxdale boss, won't see herself go without!)

Ben Fleet is still a pay driver, isn't he? No such thing as investing on pay drivers.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 09 Jul 2012, 17:32

Klon wrote:IIDOTQ: Ólafur Ragnar Hannesson. Where the hell did that come from!?

James Davies wrote:WHAT THE SHITE? HEY DOUCHEBAG, WE QUALIFIED BATHPLUGGING SECOND! HOW THE SHITE DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN ANYWAY?

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 09 Jul 2012, 17:42

If David Koczo had won the coin toss we would have started 4th and 5th! At least this is a sign of progress!

Speaking of which, shock announcement on the way 8-)

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 09 Jul 2012, 17:49

Sammy Jones wrote:Taking 1-2-3 in the Bud 800 is simply superb, and I'm delighted for Jack to clinch the trophy for the second year in a row, he really deserves it. Not sure what Plaza was doing driving like a cretin and taking me out like that, but the cars held together well and all three of my drivers have performed fantastically over the weekend. Now we look forward to the Luxembourg Grand Prix, where hopefully we can pick up another great result.

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 09 Jul 2012, 18:23

dr-baker wrote:
Warren Hughes wrote:A coin toss? How ridiculous

I know... Both Foxdale cars ended up with their slower times counting.

Your not the only one...

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 09 Jul 2012, 18:51

Kingifher Racing unveil 2015 livery to local press
Mr.Alexander released images of the livery designed for Kingfisher Racing's first official season in the RWRS next year, with many observers pointing out how striking the colour scheme was. "It's true we wanted something to stand out, and the mixture of orange and black I think, looks brilliant. We were intending on running a red & white livery, but after this one was drawn up, it was the obvious way to go. "
Sponsors have come and gone, with Kingfisher Racing looking to strenghten their budget with a handful of good sponsorship. Mitie Aviation and Eurotunnel are gone, as are Nescafe. But in their place comes Kingfisher Airways, KM Extra, DemonTweeks, Jack Daniels, Doimo and Playstation 3, whilst Adidas remain once again. Drubnik food industries, Neuberg's personal sponsor, have also been given space on the car. O2 also join as a technical partner, providing all communications for the team, from personal mobile phones to in-car radio's.

The new KR-02 livery for 2015

"We are delighted to caputre several new sponsors which has proven to many people that we are serious about moving up the grid for next year. We want to be qualifying for more than 2 races, and we feel we can now achieve this with added support from our sponsors. With the signing of race-winner Ashley Watkinson, plus David Neuberg staying for another year, gives us enough skill and experience to challenge those in the midfield, which is where we want to be."

Post by **Londoner** » 09 Jul 2012, 20:21

Right, I'm guessing that Damon Cannon is probably going to be refused a superlicence? In that case...

The Scum wrote:Richie White eyeing up F1RWRS return
Sources close to Richie White, a former F1RWRS champion report that the Englishman is dead-set on making a roaring F1RWRS comeback next season. The former Group Lotus and Shock of the Milkfloat Racing driver is open to all offers. With British F1RWRS fans left short-changed after Damon Cannon's comeback was apparently derailed before it had even started, this news will brighten many days.

Before anyone asks, I was going for a tabloid style. 8-)

Poppy Whitechapel, after the second leg of the Budweiser World 800 wrote:I was still suffering from the effects of the crash in the first race, but I worked through the pain and I managed to plant the car firmly in the top 10. Bloody fantastic!

Poppy Whitechapel, after qualifying for the Luxembourg Grand Prix wrote:Whoever came up with this ridiculous coin toss to sort the grid out is a complete idiot.

Damon Cannon wrote:We could have been sixth, but eighth is still pretty damn good. Here's hoping for a good race which will help to sort out my superlicence issues.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 09 Jul 2012, 20:33

East Londoner wrote:Right, I'm guessing that Damon Cannon has been refused a superlicence? In that case...

The Scum wrote:Richie White eyeing up F1RWRS return
Sources close to Richie White, a former F1RWRS champion report that the Englishman is dead-set on making a roaring F1RWRS comeback next season. The former Group Lotus and Shock of the Milkfloat Racing driver is open to all offers. With British F1RWRS fans left short-changed after Damon Cannon's comeback was derailed before it had even started, this news will brighten many days.

Before anyone asks, I was going for a tabloid style.

That was a piss-poor attemt at tabloid writing. It actually sounds like it was written by someone with decent literacy skills. Should be more like;

RICHIE RARING FOR RACING RETURN

Riche White, who once drove in F1RWRS, has said he is ITCHING to make a comeback in the sport, and is looking for offers from all teams. The BRIT, who once drove for Group Lotus and Shock of the Lightning Motorsport, is the second driver from our great nation to try and take on the German SCUM head to head after another former driver, Damon Cannon, was BLOCKED by the sport's rule makers from returning because of RED TAPE. Needless to say those Italian BASTARDS will be nervous when they see the Brits returning to the sport in big numbers. We obtained a totally legal copy of Tropico GP's German Council being racist towards England;

"Yez, well, ze English, zey need dispozed of. We will destory zem all, invade London and take over ze world! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Now, here is a picture of a WAG in a bikini:
[censored]

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 09 Jul 2012, 20:39

Haha that's brilliant, and spot on with the capitalised words for emphasis - I think that's the bit I like best of the Sun, completely hilarious! :lol:

Post by **Londoner** » 09 Jul 2012, 20:44

Yup, I should really work on that. Problem is, I'm too overqualified to be a tabloid writer. I passed my SATS tests in year 2... :oops:

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 09 Jul 2012, 21:50

I was to wait until tomorrow to post the results, but why wait for the good stuff? Especially since posting it now avoids issues with end-of-season reviews and stuff like that.

2014 F1RWRS Luxembourg Grand Prix

Race: With a predicted duration of ten hours, everything could have happened and boy, the race did live up those promises. At the start, however, it didn't necessarily looked that way in the first stint. After a crash right at the beginning of the race involving Renaldo Jinénez and Tomislaw Tajner, everything went a normal way. Thomas De Bock proved quite useless after a bloody brilliant start, he held up Frank Zimmer and Pippa Mann, losing time to Daniel Melrose at a ridiculous rate. By the time of the first of three obligatory driver changes, the remaining Castrol Jones car (with Sammy Jones having retired quite early, a very disappointing run of his) had more than a minute and a half advantage.

However, those stops should prove vital to the further proceedings: Holden managed to get the upper hand against both Manns and, perhaps even more importantly, against Laurent Seron. John Zimmer, who posted the actual fastest lap of qualifying, is now in charge and he confirms his impressive pace. This confirmation is emphasised by Frank's return for the third part of this long race. Neither Kay Lon nor his partner have any response to the insane speeds of that Holden car, which for a few laps, having the advantage of not having to lap cars, makes up about eleven seconds (!) per lap*. Therefore it is no surprise that Frank Zimmer hangs right at the back of his Australian compatriot before the final driver change. Stopping a lap earlier actually proved decisive and John Zimmer takes the lead.

Now, people would expect John Zimmer and Kay Lon to have an exciting battle for the last 20-something laps, right? Yes, indeed. However, fate did not like that idea. Kay Lon suffers a puncture close to the end of the first lap of his stint. Thankfully he gets the car back into the pits but it is too late and he just manages to emerge in front of Seron. While immediately starting a charge of his own, it is nowhere near enough: Lon manages to reduce the lead of his opponent by 40 seconds but that fails to get the job done and so it's the Holden Racing Team taking a shocking, but nowhere near undeserved win. Speaking of Seron, his final stint caused him to lose out to the second big surprise of this Nürburgring weekend: both Mechas are not just running, but doing so very competitively: both Damon Cannon and James Davies beat the Belgian driver. The former even takes that podium spot (along with a Reject License) after Davies was seemingly told to not attack him. Ólafur Ragnar Hannesson and his partner confirm the former's qualifying pace and manage to take sixth position.

1.: Frank Zimmer / John Zimmer - Valvoline Holden Racing Team - 9:48:33.956
2.: Daniel Melrose / Kay Lon - Castrol Jones Racing - +1:42.777
3.: Jean-Luc Schiller / Damon Cannon - Mecha Grand Prix - +2:43.894
4.: Steven Mackintosh / James Davies - Mecha Grand Prix - +2:44.309
5.: Laurent Seron - Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge - +2:55.866
6.: Andrej Kremnicky / Ólafur Ragnar Hannesson - Parma Corse - +4:26.528
7.: Rhys Davies / Nathan McKane - Virgin Melrose Racing Team - +5:34.232
8.: Daniel Martins / Rosco Vantini - Arrowtech - 1 Lap
9.: Poppy Whitechapel / Tommy Nash - Valvoline Holden Racing Team - 1 Lap
10.: Ron Mignolet / Wouter Lamberigts - Donkervoort Automobielen - 1 Lap
11.: Michael Cameron / Nathanael Cameron - Pemberton Prospec Racing - 1 Lap
12.: Basitaan Van Nieuwenhuijzen / David Koczo - Parma Corse - 1 Lap
13.: Iulian Pitea / Jan Maylander - Dofasco Racing - 1 Lap
14.: Ben Fleet / Martin McFry - Foxdale Auto Racing Team - 1 Lap
15.: Renaldo Jiménez / Miko Fäkkinen - Tropico Grand Prix powered by CR Motorsport - 1 Lap
DNF: Alberto Cara / Chacko Palaniappan - Tropico Grand Prix powered by CR Motorsport - Engine
DNF: David Neuberg / Scott Davidson - Mitie Aviation Racing - Transmission
DNF: Du Lei / Tomo Kazama - Pemberton Prospec Racing - Engine
DNF: Tomislaw Tajner / Sebastian Groves - Dofasco Racing - Water Leak
DNF: Pippa Mann / Douglas Mann - Foxdale Auto Racing Team - Oil Leak
DNF: Matthias Valsattis / Ashley Lilly - Mitie Aviation Racing - Puncture
DNF: Mirko Bosevic / Nathanael Spencer - Arrowtech - Transmission
DNF: Simon Garfünkel / Gio Van Dycke - Donkervoort Automobielen - Electrical
DNF: Phillippe Nicolas / Mitchell Macklin - Virgin Melrose Racing Team - Loose Wheel
DNF: Sammy Jones / Terry Hawkin - Castrol Jones Racing - Transmission
DNF: Aurelien Moll / Eric Swarts - Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge - Throttle

IIDOTR Mecha Grand Prix for proving their qualifying pace was nowhere near a fluke.
ROTR: We have many candidates: Sammy Jones for being useless the entire weekend, Basitaan Van Nieuwenhuijzen for being in the shadows of his far better team mates or Virgin Melrose Racing Team for not dominating like they usually do - but I for my part will go with Goodyear for ruining what could have been a very cool battle in the last part of the race.

* I swear to HWNSNBM and everything that is holy that I am not making this up.

Screenshots:

The start!

Jiménez and Tajner collide before the first corner.

Aurelien Moll becomes the first retirement...

... while his team mate does everything to defend against Zimmer and Mann.

The Camerons are the first drivers to switch, temporarily putting them in last place.

Douglas Mann spins shortly after the driver change, losing P3 that way.

Frank Zimmer has catched up to Melrose.

John Zimmer takes the lead.

Damon Cannon on the way to a Reject License and the podium.

The Zimmer family wins!

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 09 Jul 2012, 22:24

Sammy Jones wrote:I'm annoyed at what was a pretty poor weekend for me, and I'm gutted for Terry that the retirement meant he didn't get a stint in the car. Nonetheless, Melrose and Lon did a great job in the other car, and both were consummate professionals and have been excellent all weekend. It's been great to work again with Kay, and I'm really happy for Daniel that in his final race for the team he can take such a good result. I hope both have a good 2015 and I'm looking forward to seeing them out on track again!

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 09 Jul 2012, 22:29

James Davies wrote:I really don't even have the slightest idea where that performance came from. Not even remotely. I mean, the car still handled like an absolute goat. On steroids. Seriously though, this does not even make the slightest bit of sense.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 09 Jul 2012, 22:31

The Fox, after Indianapolis wrote:Bathplugger, we win a race, why is he sixth? I try to explain my case, then the marshal went all crazy and that, and the rest is all fuzzy... *hiccup* OH.. YOU GOTTA CARRY THAT WEIGHT, CARRY THAT WEIGHT A LONG TIME.... *hiccup*

PR announcement from ArrowTech's website wrote:2014 was quite a year for our team. Although we didn't improve on our standings and placed 8th in the constructors, we have had some great performances from Mirko Bosevic and Daniel Martins. We had our best result in qualifying with Pole at Monaco. Secondly, We did not DNQ for the entire season, a first for our team, and better than Constructors' Runner-Up MRT have gotten.

We will continue to have great racing, joining forces with Acuri Autosport founder Andrea Acuri, and with the driving skills of Saeed Al Faisal. We would like to thank Daniel Martins for driving with us for the past three seasons and we wish him all the best for the future. We would also like to thank Nathanael Spencer and Rosco Vantini for helping us out at the Luxembourg Grand Prix.

---

In regards to recent reports, we would like to make a statement that The Fox is doing OK in his home at Montreal. We believe that The Fox was acting, at least according to newspaper reports, "quite drunk and acting very stupid" after the first Indianapolis Race. We would also like to say that the reason why he didn't show at the Luxembourg GP was because he was recovering from a sickness received after the race at Indianapolis. He is doing quite well now though he has a sore throat and only one lawsuit to handle following the said events. We apologize for the inconveinence this may have caused to the marshals, and if The Fox has submitted an appeal between 3pm and 2am the day of the race we would ask to withdraw those appeals at the request of The Fox. We also suspect that they might also be incoherent gibberish anyways.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 09 Jul 2012, 22:51

RejectSport wrote:American Racing Conglomerate Sold to Boxtel Engineering

American Racing Conglomerate, the beleaguered F1RWRS team, has finally been put to rest. It is a miracle that the team managed to function for so long after the tumultuous events of the previous two seasons. However, the team's rescue from the brink of financial collapse has arrived in the form of a Dutch-American partnership between Tarantino Autosport and Rispens Racing under the banner of Boxtel Engineering, the name coming from Rispens Racing's base of operations just outside the Dutch city of Eindhoven. Because of ARC F1's separation with its parent company earlier this season (the same parent company that ran a car in the F1RMGP Bathurst Enduro with ZombieKart) and its awful financial management, the value of the team had dropped by almost 70 percent, providing a perfect window for Boxtel to buy a controlling interest in the team. In order to avoid being put on the F1RWRS wait-list, Boxtel has only taken a controlling interest in the team, leaving a twenty percent stake for the original owners. However, a full rebranding process, including a new logo, livery and team base will be introduced over the off-season. The team base will be moved near the Rispens Racing base in the Eindhoven area.

Jesus Plaza wrote:All three cars failed to finish at Indy? What a surprise. And no, I'm not sure if the new team will re-sign me.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 09 Jul 2012, 22:55

So which user owns ARC/Boxtel now?

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 09 Jul 2012, 22:59

JeremyMcClean wrote:So which user owns ARC/Boxtel now?

Oh, it's still owned by me as long as Aerond clears the entry process. I have tried to avoid the outright buyout as that might put me back at the bottom of the waiting list.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 09 Jul 2012, 23:12

tristan1117 wrote:
JeremyMcClean wrote:So which user owns ARC/Boxtel now?

Oh, it's still owned by me as long as Aerond clears the entry process. I have tried to avoid the outright buyout as that might put me back at the bottom of the waiting list.

No that wouldn't happen, it's exactly the same as what Phoenix has done - i.e. rebrand his team to Aeroracing Engineering. For all intents and purposes it's an entirely new constructor entry with new stats, etc, but is still controlled by the same member, and Boxtel will operate in the same manner so there's no need to worry!

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 09 Jul 2012, 23:48

AUTO RACING MAGAZINE PRESENTS:

F1RWRS 2014: EXPERTS TOP 10 DRIVERS

1.MARK DAGNALL (DGNGINEERING) -- 1st - 72 pts:

Mark was an easy choice for our Top Spot: He´s the champion after all. But there´s been much more to that this season. It´s truth his season hasn´t been perfect: Driving mistakes at Monaco (where he was leading comfortably) and Monza could have been very costly, but on the other hand, Dagnall always had at his disposal only the second best car, and he struggled with qualifying against presumably a not so strong team-mate in Ben Fleet. What made Dagnall season so special, appart from being the first double F1RWRS champion, is that on race day, he simply delivered every time; he usually was faster than at least one of the MRT cars, even in Macau, when he had to pit early to fix the car he ended up in the podium. He also collaborated in making the car more reliable throughout the season. Dagnall quickly understood that he would win races by simply taking care of the car, and when reliability improved, he made use of that knowledge. Again, an easy choice to place him first in this list, but not a one we should regret.

2.NICOLAS STEELE (KAMAHA) -- 5th - 26 pts:

Nicolas Steele was a great surprise this year. He evolved from a rather apathic form in 2013 to an agressive driver in 2014. The rather quiet US man transformed himself inside the car: He attacked at almost every track and that paid off when the car held together with three second places. The radical design of the KM-5 helped his style over Mori´s and in the end it was a surprise he didn´t end up winning a race, which is what prevented him from snatching the first place in our ranking as well. If Kamaha keep their form in 2015, it´s very possible that Steele will get his first win in F1RWRS.

3.PHILLIPPE NICOLAS (MRT) -- 2nd - 46 pts:

Maybe even a bigger surprise than Steele season that was the pace MRT had shown since pre-season testing. Nicolas seemed a little bit overwhelmed by the whole situation of fighting for wins at first, although he got to the top of the podium at Adelaide when Spencer and Dagnall failed, and was dominated by Spencer at first, who was the favourite driver of Melrose for the win, but then he got the pole at Paul Ricard and he rarely stepped down from there on Saturdays, scoring a record of 7 consecutive Pole Positions and being the first man to score a Hat trick in the history of F1RWRS. The only thing that really failed to him was the reliability of the car. Anyway, he still managed 4 wins and he should be treated like a top driver from now on, and one we should take very seriously for the championship win in 2015.

4.SHINOBU KATAYAMA (SUNSHINE) -- 3rd - 38 pts:

Shinobu Katayama is probably the greatest woman to have ever driven a car, but she´s still too inconsistent to be a serious threat to the more established drivers. This year Shinobu can´t really excuse herself with the poor reliability of the Sunshine; this year the car was reliable enough and, if something failed, it usually was in Lon´s car, so no excuses as she finished 13 races this year. When Shinobu was motivated enough, she stormed the entire field with memorable podium finished as the one in Pudong or her fantastic victory under the rain in Macau, but then she looked really grey when she was not entirely comfortable with the car as in Brazil or in Zandvoort, and those were the days where she lost any chances of finishing even higher in the final standings. If she´s capable of showing her top level throughout the season, we could well be talking about the first female champion since Pippa Mann.

5.AURELIEN MOLL (GILLET) -- 4th - 27 pts:

There´s some people who think Aurelien Moll is a future F1RWRS champion, but there´s some people in the paddock who think Aurelien is only good enough for the ocassional win. Many of our readers will ask why we rate Aurelien´s season so high despite not winning a single race in a car which was indeed of better things, and the answer is that Aurelien usually never did anything particularly wrong; he qualified the car in respectable positions throughout the season, whe took advantage of the high atrition whenever it was possible and managed nonetheless than 5 podiums, a respectable ammount. But we chose Aurelien over Thomas de Bock because he took care of the car when he needed to, and rarely made driving mistakes. A very solid driver like that is something very necessary for teams like Gillet in need of a driver capable of keeping the points coming as regularly as possible.

6.DANIEL MELROSE (JONES) -- 6th - 25 pts:

Nobody said that managing a top team while racing for another high placed team was going to be easy, but Daniel made it to look easy at times given the raw speed of the MRT and the way he finished on top on Sammy Jones. It´s truth that Melrose never finished ahead of Jones during the second half of the season, but his solid drive at Fuji demonstrated he´s a driver any team director could trust in. Melrose struggled at times on track, but when he found some inspiration (like the 5th place at Fuji on a wrong strategy, or the podium at Spa) it was delightful to watch him. We´re gonna miss him in a Jones car and he´d better find a new home soon as seats will fill quite fast for 2015 or he could end up stuck in the wrong side of the midfield.

7.RON MIGNOLET (ACURI) -- 13th - 11 pts:

Watching this young Belgian battling to PreQualify so many times during this season gives us a glimpse of how hard this season must have been to Ron Mignolet. He usually got rid of PreQualifying easily, except in France, where Valsattis had an inspired Friday morning, and managed to Qualify the car at every race when his teammate barely did it. It´s truth that the Acuri was easily the best out of the new cars in terms of performance, but a chronic lack of top speed made things very difficult for Mignolet at times, and even then he managed a great move on Jesus Plaza for 2 points at Bathurst, without any mistake coming from the ARC driver. But things got really interesting for Ron when it rained and there´re the points at Macau and Spa, and of course his podium at Brands Hatch, where he could have won had he had a little bit more powerful engine. Mignolet showed he´s a gifted driver in slippery conditions and can give anyone a hard time. He´s found a new home for 2015 at DGNgineering; and while he fully deserves that drive, it won´t be an easy year for him. If he can keep up with his progress he will give Mark Dagnall a tough ride.

8.THOMAS DE BOCK -- 7th - 24 pts:

The main reason we´ve included Thomas de Bock in this list is because of his two wins in Bathurst and the rainy British GP. He showed that, when he has the day, he can beat anyone, but it was usually his teammate bringing the points home and that is not acceptable for a driver in a team of the level of Gillet. While it´s truth that the car was never ultra-reliable, Thomas failed where his teammate didn´t, and in two of his points finishing weekends, his teammate ended up in the podium. A bad accident at Monza marked a bit his second half of the season, bringing only points in Cyprus. Thomas must react next year if he´s about to stay at a serious team any longer.

9.KAY LON -- 10th - 16 pts:

Many has been said on Kay Lon throughout this season. While Kay Lon marks himself as the best driver out there, his pace didn´t always correspond this thought. During the first half of the season, a terrible season opener in Adelaide and an avoidable accident at Bathurst seemed to bring his confidence down, up to the point he didn´t qualify for the British GP and putting him on the verge of being sacked, but, from then on, something changed in the German and was able to produce some excellent driving in the second half of the season, not finishing lower than 7th in the last 6 races and scoring three podiums in the way. His move in 2015 to Prospec might seem a dumb one, but there he has a perfect opportunity to make the team work in his favour and maybe then we´ll see the best of him throughout an entire season.

10. SAMMY JONES -- 8th - 22 pts:

We´ve included Sammy Jones almost for the same reason we included Thomas de Bock; he won a race in a car which didn´t seem to be capable of that, but not only that, Sammy also seemed to do decent managing of his team (at least until Japan, where he broke the 2015 contract with Melrose). His drive in a soaked Monaco track was really at the greatest level of motorsport, and while he never stepped the podium again this season, three consecutive 4th places in the second half of the season seemed to secure a decent position within the Constructor Standings. At times, Jones seemed a little bit ovewhelmed by both having to drive and manage his team, and did some really awful races, but the good moments made up for the bad ones and therefore his presence in this list is totally justified.

JUST THERE...

Nathanael Spencer must be quite upset for not making into this list. After all, he won two races in the MRT, but his stupid mistakes and dodgy driving in rain conditions showed he wasn´t really prepared to fight for the championship. If he gets an opportunity in 2015, he´d better make the most of it.
Another upset man for this very same reason should be Douglas Mann, who also never did anything particularly wrong not to make the list, but the truth is that his win in France was the only glimpse of him we saw all year and he never knew how to deal with the development of the Foxdale after the Pre-Season testing. Barii Mori never looked like a serious threat to Nicolas Steele and didn´t show any serious progress. Ben Fleet didn´t a bad job in the second Dagnall, but his race pace is yet to improve. Hansuke Shioya showed he can be a interesting driver to watch in the not so distant future. This season was weird for Dave Simpson as he jumped from one team to another. Mirko Bosevic was a pleasure to see and his Pole in Monaco was a very special moment, a bit of progress will make him see the Top 10 in 2015. Daniel Martins showed the ocassional good drive for points but was limited by the possibilities of the Arrowtech. Rhys Davies will probably try to forget this season as soon as possible, as will Ashley Watkinson. Jason Hamilton is yet to show what he´s capable of and Dean O´Lauchlan showed ocassional good pace but his car let him down many times. ARC had a really bad season; Collin Pratchett never enjoyed it and ended up leaving, Jesus Plaza never was consistent enough and the endless problems of the car finished him and Fredo Mestolio showed occassional promise but the car again failed him. Things weren´t much better at GRM; with Frank Zimmer disappeared for the second half of the season and Poppy Whitechapel being a promise yet to flourish. How Jean Luc Schiller managed to score a point for this version of Prospec was a complete mistery, but he usually did better than any of his teammates. Jack Christopherson never got the grips to the Foxdale, while Pippa Mann showed she´s a better driver than team manager. Martin McFry has been given only one race but he impressed everyone around. Is yet to be seen if Phoenix McAllister has any luck as team manager, but The Stig could be valuable as a driver appart from his PR stunts. Drivers at Trueba never had an easy season, and the new management will do better to build a new car if David Koczo is going to be back at the top ever again. We also noticed some promise at Pre-Qualifying from David Neuberg, James Davies and Sebastian Groves, but they must move up the field to be dedicated more lines here.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 09 Jul 2012, 23:57

Aerond wrote: If (Shinobu's) capable of showing her top level throughout the season, we could well be talking about the first female champion in a major series ever.

Uhh... Heard of Pippa Mann??

Still, well done. I would have ranked Melrose lower, though, for making a fool of himself with Jones regarding his contract.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 10 Jul 2012, 00:00

John Zimmer wrote:Yes, that's brilliant! HRT have had a poor season, so I'm glad that I helped take them back to the winner's circle. And look, once again that Welsh bloke pulled his finger out for the non-championship races. How about putting an effort in the main season for once?

Frank Zimmer wrote:YEEEEEEEEES! ABOUT TIME I WON SOMETHING!

Mark Skaife wrote:I'm happy that we won another race, I'd like to thank John and Frank. This has given us a massive boost for next season, we trialled some parts on the cars, and we can take what we've learned here to Adelaide.

Autosport wrote:Holden to hold test at Phillip Island
The Holden Racing Team, fresh from victory at the non-championship Luxembourg Grand Prix last weekend, have announced that they will be holding a private test session at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in January. HRT held a similar test last season at Sandown Raceway, and it is understood that the session will be much larger this year. It is understood that the four day test will not only see the team test their F1RWRS car, but the new Lola F2RWRS car with Holden's new engine in it. It is understood that the teams race drivers, Frank Zimmer and Poppy Whitechapel, as well as reserve driver John Zimmer, will conduct the testing of the F1 car on two days, with their F2 drivers Tommy Nash and Carter Simpson possibly driving the car as well. It is also believed that they are inviting Kingfisher Racing to Australia to run their F2RWRS car for two days and get used to working with the Holden engine before the season starts. It is also thought that John Zimmer will bring his two Dallara F3RWRS cars to the test for a few days and run them, giving his son Ryan and ZimSport's new signing Daniel Melville a run, and rumour has it he has been speaking to Alasdair Lindsay about bringing Olafur Ragnar Hannesson to test it as well in preparation for the Icelandic driver's RoLFS season.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 10 Jul 2012, 00:27

And with that, both Cannon and Laurent Seron acquire Reject Licences, bringing the total driver pool up to 91.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 10 Jul 2012, 01:41

Klon wrote:
dr-baker wrote:
Phoenix wrote:Pippa Mann will drive alongside The Stig at Aeroracing Engineering for 2015, on the proviso that you're willing to spend credits on her whenever possible

I have not yet ever spent credits on my drivers, but I was planning on doing so for next season! (Ben Fleet definitely needs credits spent on his race performance, as does Douglas, but Pippa, as Foxdale boss, won't see herself go without!)

Ben Fleet is still a pay driver, isn't he? No such thing as investing on pay drivers.

OI! You're not allowed to spend credits on drivers that aren't racing for your team, mate. And since you were stupid enough to keep Douglas instead of Pippa, you can't spend any credits on her. :lol: