A tribute to the heroic failures of Grand Prix racing
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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!
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.
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
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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 72Code: Select all
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 33Code: Select all
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 8Code: Select all
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 1Code: Select all
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 135Code: Select all
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 83Code: Select all
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 36Code: Select all
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
) to do the rest as I can't really be stuffed finding all the countbacks and the like.Wizzie wrote:Ok. I've done the results table for all the points scorers this year. Now I need someone (Read: Lappy
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.
Aerond wrote:Wizzie wrote:Ok. I've done the results table for all the points scorers this year. Now I need someone (Read: Lappy
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Warren Hughes wrote:A coin toss? How ridiculous
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
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!)
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?
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.
dr-baker wrote:Warren Hughes wrote:A coin toss? How ridiculous
I know... Both Foxdale cars ended up with their slower times counting.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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:
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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!
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.
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.
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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.
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.
JeremyMcClean wrote:So which user owns ARC/Boxtel now?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
