1998 CART Championship - Season over

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 13 Dec 2017, 16:56

Welcome to the start of the 1998 CART FedEx World Series Fictional Non-Canon Championship series. At the minute, Davis is yet to be assigned, so if you wish to join and if you're quick Davis is yours. Anyone else who wishes to join afterwards can ask me to put them on the waiting list. The spreadsheet with each teams budget is available here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GmgYXWJ4S-QoowV5kk8Uqq3TUtIWWYDgJjC898hUNw4/edit#gid=0 The list of teams are as follows:

Chip Ganassi Racing - TheFlyingCaterham - Drivers: Alex Zanardi, Jimmy Vasser - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Reynard, Honda, Firestone
Marlboro Team Penske - Gonzalez - Drivers: Al Unser Jr, Paul Tracy - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Penske, Mercedes, Firestone
Valvoline Walker Racing - dr-baker - Driver: Gil de Ferran - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Reynard, Honda, Firestone
Kmart Newman-Haas Racing - TomDilain - Drivers: Dario Franchitti, Juan Pablo Montoya - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Reynard, Honda, Firestone
Team Rahal - Reject_Dom - Drivers: (Bobby Rahal), (Scott Pruett), Christian Fittipaldi, Kenny Bräck - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Reynard, Honda, Firestone
Hogan Racing - aggi - Driver: Davey Hamilton - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Swift, Ford, Firestone
Della Penna Motorsports - Wizzie - Driver: Tony Stewart - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Reynard, Ford, Goodyear
Alumax Bettenhausen Racing - Samster - Driver: Ricardo Zonta - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Swift, Mercedes, Goodyear
Motorola PacWest Racing Group - RedEyes504 - Drivers: Scott Goodyear, Eliseo Salazar - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Swift, Ford, Firestone
Herdez Payton/Coyne Racing - Bandon23 - Drivers: Michel Jourdain Jr, P.J. Jones - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Reynard, Ford, Firestone
Tecate Texaco Patrick Racing - thor97 - Drivers: Ádrián Fernández, Michael Andretti - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Swift, Ford, Firestone
Tasman Motorsports Group - Salamander - Driver: Robby Gordon - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Reynard, Honda, Firestone
MCI Panasonic Arciero-Wells Racing - Regenmeister94 - Drivers: Max Papis, Hiro Matsushita - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Swift, Ford, Firestone
Team KOOL Green - Dexter249 - Drivers: Patrick Carpentier, (Vincenzo Sospiri) JJ Lehto - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Swift, Ford, Firestone
Players Forsythe Racing - CarloSpace - Drivers: Greg Moore, Bryan Herta - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Reynard, Honda, Goodyear
Castrol All American Racing - This Could Be You - Drivers: Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Eagle, Ford, Firestone
Banco Cacique Davis Racing - Reject_Dom (Caretaker) - Driver: Gualter Salles - Chassis, Engine, Tire Combo: Swift, Ford, Goodyear

Waiting list
(empty)

Wiki Table

Injured drivers by date of next availability
Bobby Rahal - 7th June 1998
Dario Franchitti - 1st January 1999

Driver's License penalty points
Paul Tracy, P.J. Jones - 3 points

Available drivers
André Ribeiro
Richie Hearn
Maurício Gugelmin
Mark Blundell
Dennis Vitolo
Alex Barron
Vincenzo Sospiri
Arnd Meier
Domenico Schiattarella
Hideshi Matsuda
Tarso Marques
Jan Magnussen
Cristiano da Matta
Raul Boesel
Naoki Hattori
Shigeaki Hattori
Memo Gidley
Luiz Garcia Jr.
Norberto Fontana
Oriol Servia
Christian Danner
Paul Jasper
Jason Bright
Gonzalo Rodriguez
Michel Jourdain, Jr
Nick Heidfeld

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 13 Dec 2017, 17:00

I'll take Rahal.

Dexter249 · Post by **Dexter249** » 13 Dec 2017, 17:15

I'll take Team :mrgreen:

K.O......OL [Pukes] Green.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 13 Dec 2017, 17:29

Aight, let's do this. I'll take on Tasman.

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 13 Dec 2017, 17:35

I'll take All-American Racing please.

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 13 Dec 2017, 19:41

As a heads-up, if there isn't enough interest to fill all the teams, then people will be able to run a second team, again on a first-come first-serve basis, but if anyone else wants to run then you must be prepared to rescind control of your second team.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 13 Dec 2017, 20:26

I would be interested in taking Walker Racing.

TomDilain · Post by **TomDilain** » 14 Dec 2017, 00:10

Newman-Haas Racing, please

thor97 · Post by **thor97** » 14 Dec 2017, 00:32

I'll take Patrick Racing

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 14 Dec 2017, 05:40

I shall endeavour to take John Della Penna's mob to the promised land

RedEyes504 · Post by **RedEyes504** » 14 Dec 2017, 07:47

Let’s go with PacWest

TheFlyingCaterham · Post by **TheFlyingCaterham** » 14 Dec 2017, 07:50

I'll try and go big with Ganassi.

CarloSpace · Post by **CarloSpace** » 14 Dec 2017, 12:57

Forsythe Racing
Let's take Gerg Moore to the succes he deserved!

Bandon23 · Post by **Bandon23** » 14 Dec 2017, 20:05

I'll take Payton/Coyne Racing

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 16 Dec 2017, 16:21

I'm now offering the remaining single car teams up for anyone who wishes to manage a 2-car team, as there is't enough interest to fill all the teams, but if anyone wants the team that you are holding as your 2nd, please be prepared to give control of it. Again this is on a first-come first-serve basis.

Ciaran · Post by **Ciaran** » 16 Dec 2017, 19:39

I have next-to-no knowledge about late-90s CART, I guess Arciero-Wells Racing suits me. :deletraz:

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 16 Dec 2017, 20:54

Even though 4 teams remain unassigned, I wish to move on, so for all team owners, please post your driver choices here in this format:

Team Name:
User:

Driver #1
Name:
Wage: (Per race or per season, please state)
Contract Length: (Max 2 years)
Repeat as many times as neccessary

Driver #2 (only if applicable)
Name:
Wage: (Per race or per season, please state)
Contract Length: (Max 2 years)
Repeat as many times as neccessary

Gonzalez · Post by **Gonzalez** » 16 Dec 2017, 21:05

Having recently watched a bit of CART, i'll try and take Penske with hopes of getting Al Unser and Paul Tracy behind the wheel.

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 16 Dec 2017, 22:12

All team's starting budgets are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 16 Dec 2017, 22:41

Gonzalez wrote:Having recently watched a bit of CART, i'll try and take Penske with hopes of getting Al Unser and Paul Tracy behind the wheel.

Would you be able to suggest how much you are willing to offer for each driver, and I'd recommend putting in a backup bid, as this is going through RNG.

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 16 Dec 2017, 23:01

Gertrand Bachot wrote:Even though 4 teams remain unassigned, I wish to move on, so for all team owners, please post your driver choices here in this format:

Team Name:
User:

Driver #1
Name:
Wage: (Per race or per season, please state)
Contract Length: (Max 2 years)
Repeat as many times as neccessary

Driver #2 (only if applicable)
Name:
Wage: (Per race or per season, please state)
Contract Length: (Max 2 years)
Repeat as many times as neccessary

Are driver choices from a list, or limited only by our imaginations (and RNG odds). Also, do drivers cost us money to employ, and if so, what are our budgets?

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 16 Dec 2017, 23:06

This Could Be You wrote:
Gertrand Bachot wrote:Even though 4 teams remain unassigned, I wish to move on, so for all team owners, please post your driver choices here in this format:

Team Name:
User:

Driver #1
Name:
Wage: (Per race or per season, please state)
Contract Length: (Max 2 years)
Repeat as many times as neccessary

Driver #2 (only if applicable)
Name:
Wage: (Per race or per season, please state)
Contract Length: (Max 2 years)
Repeat as many times as neccessary

Are driver choices from a list, or limited only by our imaginations (and RNG odds). Also, do drivers cost us money to employ, and if so, what are our budgets?

Driver choices are limited only by your imagination and RNG odds, drivers will generally cost money to employ, and your budget can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GmgYXWJ4S-QoowV5kk8Uqq3TUtIWWYDgJjC898hUNw4/edit?usp=sharing

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 16 Dec 2017, 23:12

Gertrand Bachot wrote:
This Could Be You wrote:
Gertrand Bachot wrote:Even though 4 teams remain unassigned, I wish to move on, so for all team owners, please post your driver choices here in this format:

Team Name:
User:

Driver #1
Name:
Wage: (Per race or per season, please state)
Contract Length: (Max 2 years)
Repeat as many times as neccessary

Driver #2 (only if applicable)
Name:
Wage: (Per race or per season, please state)
Contract Length: (Max 2 years)
Repeat as many times as neccessary

Are driver choices from a list, or limited only by our imaginations (and RNG odds). Also, do drivers cost us money to employ, and if so, what are our budgets?

Driver choices are limited only by your imagination and RNG odds, drivers will generally cost money to employ, and your budget can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GmgYXWJ4S-QoowV5kk8Uqq3TUtIWWYDgJjC898hUNw4/edit?usp=sharing

So I guess we bid whatever we feel is appropriate for the services of the driver is question, and our RNG odds are affected by how much we're under/overpaying them. Also, how do paydrivers work in this game?

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 16 Dec 2017, 23:21

This Could Be You wrote:
Gertrand Bachot wrote:Driver choices are limited only by your imagination and RNG odds, drivers will generally cost money to employ, and your budget can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GmgYXWJ4S-QoowV5kk8Uqq3TUtIWWYDgJjC898hUNw4/edit?usp=sharing

So I guess we bid whatever we feel is appropriate for the services of the driver is question, and our RNG odds are affected by how much we're under/overpaying them. Also, how do paydrivers work in this game?

You are correct, and the RNG odds are also affected by how well your team did the previous season and your team's potential, and the way pay drivers work is that you generally assume the driver is waged, and if you wish for a pay driver then I will provide you with a list.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 16 Dec 2017, 23:39

Are we going to have to budget for other things like chassis, engines and tyres too, or just drivers?

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 16 Dec 2017, 23:41

dr-baker wrote:Are we going to have to budget for other things like chassis, engines and tyres too, or just drivers?

The budget covers everything, so you don't have to pay drivers that much: the maximum wage I'd expect is $1 million.

TomDilain · Post by **TomDilain** » 17 Dec 2017, 03:10

Team Name: Newman-Haas Racing
User: TomDilain

Driver #1
Name: Alex Zanardi
Wage: $ 800,000
Contract Length: 2 years

Driver #1
Name: Dario Franchitti
Wage: $ 750,000
Contract Length: 2 years

Driver #1
Name: Michael Andretti
Wage: $ 500,000
Contract Length: 1 year

Driver #2
Name: Juan Pablo Montoya
Wage: $ 250,000
Contract Length: 2 years

Driver #2
Name: Cristiano da Matta
Wage: $ 250,000
Contract Length: 1 year

Driver #2
Name: Christian Fittipaldi
Wage: $ 350,000
Contract Length: 1 year

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 17 Dec 2017, 07:51

Team Name: Della Penna Motorsport
User: Wazzle

Driver #1
Name: Adrian Fernandez
Wage: $ 450,000 per year
Contract Length: 2 years

Driver #1
Name: Tony Stewart
Wage: $ 300,000 per year
Contract Length: 2 years

Driver #1
Name: Richie Hearn
Wage: $ 300,000 per year
Contract Length: 2 years

Driver #1
Name: Scott Sharp
Wage: $ 300,000 per year
Contract Length: 2 year

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 17 Dec 2017, 12:00

Team Name: Team Rahal
User: Reject_Dom

Driver #1
Name: Bobby Rahal
Wage: $0 (team owner)
Contract Length: 1 year

Driver #2
Name: Gil de Ferran
Wage: $600,000
Contract Length: 2 years

Driver #2
Name: Max Papis
Wage: $525,000
Contract Length: 2 years

Driver #2
Name: Bryan Herta
Wage: $475,000
Contract Length: 2 years

Driver #2
Name: Kenny Bräck
Wage: $450,000
Contract Length: 2 years

Gonzalez · Post by **Gonzalez** » 17 Dec 2017, 12:59

Team Name: Team Penske
User: Gonzalez

Driver #1
Name: Al Unser Jr
Wage: $600,000
Contract Length: 1 year

Driver #1
Name: Scott Pruett
Wage: $550,000
Contract Length: 1 Year

Driver #1
Name: Jimmy Vasser
Wage: $700,000
Contract Length: 1 Year

Driver #2
Name: Paul Tracy
Wage: $750,000
Contract Length: 2 years

Driver #2
Name: Greg Moore
Wage: $550,000
Contract Length: 1 year

Driver #2
Name: Jimmy Vasser
Wage: $700,000
Contract Length: 1 Year

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 17 Dec 2017, 14:24

Team Name: Walker Racing
User: dr-baker

Driver #1
Name: Lyn St James
Wage: (Per race or per season, please state): 300,000/season
Contract Length: (Max 2 years) 2 years

If RNG counts against this/she is not available for whatever reason, then the same deal to be offered to Sabine Schmitz.

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 17 Dec 2017, 15:02

Sabine Schmitz racing powerful single-seaters in America? :dance:

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 17 Dec 2017, 15:24

Team Name: All-American Racers
User: This Could Be You

Driver #1
Name: Tony Kanaan
Wage: $550000 (per season)
Contract Length: 2yrs

Driver #1
Name: Juan Pablo Montoya (no way this is going to work...)
Wage: $550000 (per season)
Contract Length: 2yrs

Driver #1
Name: Max Papis
Wage: $500000 (per season)
Contract Length: 1yr

Driver #2
Name: Maurcio Gugelmin
Wage: $400000 (per season)
Contract Length: 1yr

Driver #2
Name: Helio Castroneves
Wage: $350000 (per season)
Contract Length: 1yr

Driver #2
Name: Roberto Moreno
Wage: $400000 (per season)
Contract Length: 1yr

Yes, I realise the irony of "All-American Racers" not bidding for a single American driver, but their RL lineup was rubbish anyway, and only half-American by mid-season to boot.

CarloSpace · Post by **CarloSpace** » 17 Dec 2017, 15:40

All wages are annual.

Driver #1
Name: Greg Moore
Wage: 800k
Contract Length: 2 years

Name: Paul Tracy
Wage: 650k
Contract Length: 2 years

Name: Scott Pruett
Wage: 550k
Contract Length: 1 year

Name: Bryan Herta
Wage: 600k
Contract Length: 2 years

Driver #2
Name: Bryan Herta
Wage: 600k
Contract Length: 2 years

Name: Gil de Ferran
Wage: 650k
Contract Length: 2 years

Name: Scott Pruett
Wage: 450k
Contract Length: 1 year

Name: Patrick Carpentier
Wage: 400k
Contract Length: 1 year

Name: Andre Ribeiro
Wage: 500k
Contract Length: 1 years

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 17 Dec 2017, 15:52

dr-baker wrote:Team Name: Walker Racing
User: dr-baker

Driver #1
Name: Lyn St James
Wage: (Per race or per season, please state): 300,000/season
Contract Length: (Max 2 years) 2 years

If RNG counts against this/she is not available for whatever reason, then the same deal to be offered to Sabine Schmitz.

A mini-RNG has been run to determine whether either want to accept, and the results were that both turned down the offer, so you will need to pick an alternate driver.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 17 Dec 2017, 16:06

Team Name: Tasman Motorsports Group
User: Not Salamander

Driver #1
Name: Tony Kanaan
Wage: $500k
Contract Length: 2 years

Driver #1
Name: Robby Gordon
Wage: $500k
Contract Length: 2 years

Driver #1
Name: Max Papis
Wage: $450k
Contract Length: 2 years

Driver #1
Name: Ricardo Zonta
Wage: $400k
Contract Length: 1 year

Driver #1
Name: Tom Kristensen
Wage: $400k
Contract Length: 1 year

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 17 Dec 2017, 16:45

Gertrand Bachot wrote:
dr-baker wrote:Team Name: Walker Racing
User: dr-baker

Driver #1
Name: Lyn St James
Wage: (Per race or per season, please state): 300,000/season
Contract Length: (Max 2 years) 2 years

If RNG counts against this/she is not available for whatever reason, then the same deal to be offered to Sabine Schmitz.

A mini-RNG has been run to determine whether either want to accept, and the results were that both turned down the offer, so you will need to pick an alternate driver.

Seriously???? :evil:

What if they were offered one-year contracts instead?

Gertrand Bachot · Post by **Gertrand Bachot** » 17 Dec 2017, 16:58

dr-baker wrote:
Gertrand Bachot wrote:
dr-baker wrote:Team Name: Walker Racing
User: dr-baker

Driver #1
Name: Lyn St James
Wage: (Per race or per season, please state): 300,000/season
Contract Length: (Max 2 years) 2 years

If RNG counts against this/she is not available for whatever reason, then the same deal to be offered to Sabine Schmitz.

A mini-RNG has been run to determine whether either want to accept, and the results were that both turned down the offer, so you will need to pick an alternate driver.

Seriously????

What if they were offered one-year contracts instead?

Lyn wanted to stay in IRL for 1998, and Sabine didn't want to leave Europe, so that wouldn't change anything.

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 18 Dec 2017, 01:52

I'll choose Bettenhausen. I'll make my driver choices tomorrow.

Dexter249 · Post by **Dexter249** » 18 Dec 2017, 13:49

Team Name: Team KOOL Green
User: Dexter249

Driver #1
Name: Paul Tracy
Wage: $500k, per season
Contract Length: 1 year

Name : Patrick Carpentier
Wage : $400k, per season
Contract Length : 1 year

Name : Greg Moore
Wage : $400k, per season
Contract Length : 1 year

Driver #2 (only if applicable)
Name: Dario Franchitti
Wage: $450k, per season
Contract Length: 1 year

Name : Max Papis
Wage : $350k, per season
Contract Length : 1 year

Name : Vincenzo Sospiri
Wage : $300k, per season
Contract : 1 year