F1RWRS -- 2015 Season - ROTY voting!!!

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 10 Oct 2012, 21:41

Race in a few mins! Sorry for the usual delay! http://zippychat.com/room/18394

Post by **Nuppiz** » 10 Oct 2012, 21:41

Race here: http://zippychat.com/room/18394

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 10 Oct 2012, 23:38

Kay Lon wrote:That was a disappointing race. Fredo retired sadly while looking certain to steal a points finish, this would have been a valueable result for the team. My race was pretty much ruined the moment my electronics completely stopped working, a decent strategy at least didn't made me finish last and that last move against Nathan Scott was pretty nice. Oh, wasn't shown on TV? That's not good, it looked decent from my point of view. We now have to take the knowledge we have gotten over the full race distance to qualify in Monaco and if we achieve that everything is possible, that will be the toughest event of the season.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 11 Oct 2012, 00:12

Since I can't watch the race from school, what happened to the two MRTs?

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 11 Oct 2012, 00:14

Wizzie wrote:Since I can't watch the race from school, what happened to the two MRTs?

You don't want to know.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 11 Oct 2012, 00:15

tristan1117 wrote:
Wizzie wrote:Since I can't watch the race from school, what happened to the two MRTs?

You don't want to know.

Lemme guess, they took each other out and gave the boss his second mental breakdown of the day, correct?

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 11 Oct 2012, 00:18

Rhys Davies pulled a Mika Häkkinen (think Spain 2001).

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 11 Oct 2012, 05:04

Did anything happen to Battani?

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 11 Oct 2012, 05:05

Klon wrote:Rhys Davies pulled a Mika Häkkinen (think Spain 2001).

Shite. And what happened to Nicolas in the other car?

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 11 Oct 2012, 05:44

I think Nicolas brought the car home in second but don't hang me if that's wrong.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 11 Oct 2012, 06:52

Did James Davies do anything? Anything at all?

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 11 Oct 2012, 07:16

SuperAguri wrote:
Autosport wrote:Shinobu Katayama seen at Revolution Garage
With her suspension to be complete after the San Marino GP, rumours are abound to where double race winner and only other driver to get a hat trick in F1RWRS, Shinobu Katayama will go. Strong rumours are that she has appologised and will be back in the Sunshine car, another rumour is that she has signed for Revolution and will race for them, with even another rumour being that she has signed for Tropico. However Sunshine, Tropico and Revolution has been quiet on this front.

"Nothing to say"

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 11 Oct 2012, 07:23

Come to think of it, wouldn't Katayama signing a contract with either Revolution or Tropico to race in 2015 be breach of contract and contravening a ruling made by the commissioner before the Australian GP?

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 11 Oct 2012, 07:24

"Fredo sadly retired while looking certain to steal a points finish." Is this anywhere near accurate or just a bit of an 'embellishment' of the truth from Herr Lon?

Post by **Nuppiz** » 11 Oct 2012, 07:27

eurobrun wrote:Did anything happen to Battani?

He had an electrics problem, but otherwise his race was quite anonymous and he finished somewhere in the midpack.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 11 Oct 2012, 08:18

Aerond wrote:
eurobrun wrote:
I meant that I don't really have time to start the thread and make a template in time for Imola, I can run it in time for round 4 though.

If we have it for Monaco that's totally fine IMO is a little bit late to run this for Imola. I think predicament prediction time limit should be when PreQualifying results for a race are published. Now, here is what I think predicament predictions should include:

Top 6
Pole
PreQ Pole
Fastest Lap
First retirement
ROTR
DOTR
MLP
DNQ drivers

I don't include IIDOTR or DBTMOTR because I don't think is that measurable now.

Do you mind if I expand the top 6 to the top 8 or 10? I think it will be interesting to predict who just misses out on points.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 11 Oct 2012, 10:27

eurobrun wrote:
Do you mind if I expand the top 6 to the top 8 or 10? I think it will be interesting to predict who just misses out on points.

I have a better idea; We can add an "Unlucky Bastard" category to guess who'll finish 7th

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 11 Oct 2012, 10:48

Aerond wrote:
eurobrun wrote:
Do you mind if I expand the top 6 to the top 8 or 10? I think it will be interesting to predict who just misses out on points.

I have a better idea; We can add an "Unlucky Bastard" category to guess who'll finish 7th

OK, will do. The topic will be posted tomorrow. (Australian time)

Post by **tommykl** » 11 Oct 2012, 15:09

How did the Gillets do?

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 11 Oct 2012, 20:41

Looking forward to finding out what happened to my team and my drivers - I'll wait until the official race report comes out...

Meanwhile...

Foxdale Auto Racing Team Press Release wrote:Mid-Season Tests for the team announced

In an unusual move, Foxdale have decided to run two tests between the Mediterranean and Monaco GPs. The first will be at Imola on 1st April 2015, and the second will be at Rockingham Motor Speedway, England on 6th April 2012. Both tests will have the same six Foxdale-affliated drivers attending: Douglas Mann, Martin McFry (both currently F1RWRS Foxdale drivers), Peter Port, Jordan Davies (driving for Foxdale's F3RWRS junior team, West Cliff Racing), Pippa Mann (Foxdale team boss) and Ben Fleet (the boyfriend of Pippa Mann). The first test at Imola is to give Ben Fleet a 'warm-up' before his Alitalia test and a useful comparison between the Foxdale drivers and the Alitalia drivers, then the second test is a run at their 'home' track to give some target times for future tests.

Foxdale is sure that there is nothing in the regulations to prevent two tests in quick succession, and is grateful to the team mechanics to agree to covering these tests. Foxdale has agreed with the mechanics to not run any other tests until after the Austrian GP at the end of July in exchange for this currently hectic schedule.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 11 Oct 2012, 20:45

Umm, Davies can't do the Rockingham test as he'll be driving in the F3RWRS in Turkey that day. Neither can Port for that matter

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 11 Oct 2012, 20:50

Wizzie wrote:Umm, Davies can't do the Rockingham test as he'll be driving in the F3RWRS in Turkey that day. Neither can Port for that matter

Hmm, yes. That is a problem. Do you think they could make it back for 6th April?

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 11 Oct 2012, 20:54

dr-baker wrote:
Wizzie wrote:Umm, Davies can't do the Rockingham test as he'll be driving in the F3RWRS in Turkey that day. Neither can Port for that matter

Hmm, yes. That is a problem. Do you think they could make it back for 6th April?

The 6th might be a stretch but I guess it shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 11 Oct 2012, 21:06

Wizzie wrote:
dr-baker wrote:
Wizzie wrote:Umm, Davies can't do the Rockingham test as he'll be driving in the F3RWRS in Turkey that day. Neither can Port for that matter

Hmm, yes. That is a problem. Do you think they could make it back for 6th April?

The 6th might be a stretch but I guess it shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

The rest of the F1RWRS team will be there ready to go - it really would just be a case of placing the drivers in the car and letting them getting on with it! They'll either be shattered from all the testing and racing, or else they'll be as sharp as a knife through butter...

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 11 Oct 2012, 22:05

Race report and results now up; Page 22.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 11 Oct 2012, 22:12

Pippa Mann wrote:Well, the last thing I wanted today was a problem with my wheel nuts, but that was exactly what I got. Glad to see Mr McFry score a point in the Foxdale - it's a different car to what we had a few years ago, but at least we are scoring points a bit more often, even if they are smaller points each time.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 12 Oct 2012, 00:36

Daniel Melrose wrote:Having one of our cars have a catastrophic electrical failure two laps before the end is a damn shame and a massive hit on the early advantage that we held in both championships up till that point. However, we're still ahead in both titles heading into Monaco which I'm sure will be one hell of a race. And finally, we will put David Neuberg in the car for the three North-American rounds pending Mr Alexander's approval when he returns from his promotional tour of Egypt. And for the record, we did tell NIcolas after the first lap that Rhys was behind him but we left it up to him as to whether he wanted to let him through or not.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 12 Oct 2012, 01:05

Kollin Holles wrote:Andrea had a good race and he could have scored points if the hadn't been an electrical glitch midrace. We were quite disappointed with Nathanael's performance and we have decided to sit him out for the North American rounds. That means Jari Kekkonen will drive for the Mexican, USA and Canadian GPs while Spencer will drive at the European rounds.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 12 Oct 2012, 01:27

Kollin Holles wrote:Andrea had a good race and he could have scored points if the hadn't been an electrical glitch midrace. We were quite disappointed with Nathanael's performance and we have decided to sit him out for the North American rounds. That means Jari Kekkonen will drive for the Mexican, USA and Canadian GPs while Spencer will drive at the European rounds.

Jari Kekkonen wrote:I am very pleased with the decision made by Mr. Holles to put me in the seat for the Mexican, USA and Canadian GPs. I'd prefer if he had been sacked for the whole season, but I will take what I can and I will definitely make the most of my opportunity.

Kekkonen is a regular driver.

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 12 Oct 2012, 07:38

Ooh, ROTR and DOTR in the same race! Prospec are anonymous no longer! (I get some credits for Lon's ROTR don't I?)

Shame about Mestolio's problem at the end, but at least it shows there's some pace in the car, somewhere.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 12 Oct 2012, 13:12

dr-baker wrote:
Foxdale Auto Racing Team Press Release wrote:Mid-Season Tests for the team announced

In an unusual move, Foxdale have decided to run two tests between the Mediterranean and Monaco GPs. The first will be at Imola on 1st April 2015, and the second will be at Rockingham Motor Speedway, England on 6th April 2012. Both tests will have the same six Foxdale-affliated drivers attending: Douglas Mann, Martin McFry (both currently F1RWRS Foxdale drivers), Peter Port, Jordan Davies (driving for Foxdale's F3RWRS junior team, West Cliff Racing), Pippa Mann (Foxdale team boss) and Ben Fleet (the boyfriend of Pippa Mann). The first test at Imola is to give Ben Fleet a 'warm-up' before his Alitalia test and a useful comparison between the Foxdale drivers and the Alitalia drivers, then the second test is a run at their 'home' track to give some target times for future tests.

Foxdale is sure that there is nothing in the regulations to prevent two tests in quick succession, and is grateful to the team mechanics to agree to covering these tests. Foxdale has agreed with the mechanics to not run any other tests until after the Austrian GP at the end of July in exchange for this currently hectic schedule.

Could someone create the Wiki pages for these tests for me please? Thank you!

Post by **tommykl** » 12 Oct 2012, 16:16

Well, it seems that the team can still somehow score regular points! Let's hope the form continues for the rest of the year!

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 12 Oct 2012, 16:23

Aeroracing would like to know if they could test with Foxdale at Rockingham on April 6th. Since Pippa Mann, Aeroracing's lead driver, will be already there with Foxdale, it would be a good occasion for her to compare the performance differencies between our car and the Foxdale. Our line-up for the test, provisional, would be:
-Pippa Mann (pending confirmation from both her part and Foxdale's for testing at the same day).
-The Stig.
-Tanner Jason.
-Nick Nurmester.
-Judd McAllister (pending confirmation from BITWM).

Other drivers from F2RWRS and F3RWRS that might be interested in testing can ask for a seat until availability is complete.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 12 Oct 2012, 18:53

Phoenix wrote:Aeroracing would like to know if they could test with Foxdale at Rockingham on April 6th. Since Pippa Mann, Aeroracing's lead driver, will be already there with Foxdale, it would be a good occasion for her to compare the performance differencies between our car and the Foxdale. Our line-up for the test, provisional, would be:
-Pippa Mann (pending confirmation from both her part and Foxdale's for testing at the same day).
-The Stig.
-Tanner Jason.
-Nick Nurmester.
-Judd McAllister (pending confirmation from BITWM).

Other drivers from F2RWRS and F3RWRS that might be interested in testing can ask for a seat until availability is complete.

Yes, that would be no problem at all. Foxdale have Ben Fleet testing for two teams at the same track (albeit on consectutive days) so I'm sure Pippa could test both cars on the same day (the morning for one, the afternoon for the other).

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 12 Oct 2012, 21:04

Jones Racing would also like to join Foxdale at the 6th April test at Rockingham. Regular drivers Sammy Jones and Rosco Vantini will be in attendance, along with test drivers Jack Christopherson and Terry Hawkin who will fly to the track immediately following the F2RWRS Turkish GP.

Aerond, Hawkin is a regular driver.

Sammy Jones wrote:Electrics problems early on for me put paid to any good result I was hoping to get, but I'm pleased that I was still able to get the car to the finish, and within the top 10 too. Rosco continues to go from strength to strength and another haul of points is a great result for him and the team. Overall we didn't have the ultimate pace to quite match the frontrunners, but to still come away with some solid points is exactly what we needed. To have off days like this and still get a result is the sort of form championship challenges are made of. I'm hoping that our performance in Monaco will be reminiscent of last year when I won, and as we go testing in the meantime, I'm confident we'll find the car improvements to justify that ambition.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 12 Oct 2012, 23:00

Autodynamics will also join this test. Cannon and O'Lauchlan will be there as well as any other driver with a superlicense that wants to be there.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 13 Oct 2012, 00:02

Sebastian Groves wishes to resign from his seat with immediate effect for personal reasons

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 13 Oct 2012, 06:17

Barii Mori wrote:Again, another disappointment for us. Steele was cruising for a podium before his suspension failed and I had yet another transmission failure. We have to stop our run of bad luck, we effectively have 6 retirements out of 3 races, however our luck must change soon. We are not looking like Foxdale did back in 2013. We have the raw pace and I believe that we can still end up as 3rd or 4th best team this season and we will still get our win. I apologise to Steele and we will work hard on the car.

Rosco Vantini wrote:I was disappointed about not getting a podium, we had a few problems with the car but we still get points to help the team.

Saeed Al Faisal wrote:I was disappointed with the car, we lack grip all weekend so we were generally mixing it with the prequalifying teams. I suffered a hydraulic failure near the end so ended up coasting around and ended up last. Still we will work hard and push forward.

Shinobu Katayama wrote:I will be racing next race and that is all I shall say on the matter.

Prince Falik wrote:What is going wrong guys? The car was slower then a hearse being towed by a donkey with four broken legs. Lets pull the finger out and score points again.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 13 Oct 2012, 06:25

Barii Mori wrote:We are not looking like Foxdale did back in 2013.

Rhys Davies wrote:You're right. Foxdale at least had the potential to win races.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 13 Oct 2012, 09:48

I need the wiki pages for the Imola Foxdale test, and the Rockingham test by Monday, please. I'm gonna run the testing on Monday, so we can run the Monaco GP before next weekend.