F1RWRS - A computerised F1Reject series

[the Masked Lapwing]

I hope you remember the one and only Daniel Melrose, the former F1 champion who is still an F1RWRS reject. Being an F1 driver means nothing!

True, but Dagnall and Jones have had to work for their F1 careers, Melrose was handed his on a platter with that Ferrari drive!

/cheeky antics

I'll give you that one

[Wizzie]

I hope you remember the one and only Daniel Melrose, the former F1 champion who is still an F1RWRS reject. Being an F1 driver means nothing!

True, but Dagnall and Jones have had to work for their F1 careers, Melrose was handed his on a platter with that Ferrari drive!

/cheeky antics

Oi! I was about to give you a McLaren drive for 2007 Mr Jones.

Come to think of it you do have a point.

[Shizuka]

Can I be the #14 at West Cliff? 7 is my lucky number

[Klon]

Strange, I thought I already announced that my battle will continue alongside Kahama.

[Dartanian]

Mr. Spencer will be planning to continue his drive at Prospec

[QuickYoda41]

I'm happy with this team title, but now I feel a little disappointed because of the last race. Anyway, it wa a great season with ups and downs. I'd like to continue driving Prospec's cars, this team is the best!

[Wizzie]

With the news that both Prospec drivers are staying for next season I would like to announce that I will also be staying put at JLD

[dr-baker]

With Prospec ruled out, could Douglas Mann put in arequest for the second Club Bangelia Racing seat please?

[the Masked Lapwing]

If the other seat is not filled in two days then sure.

[LucaPacchiarini]

Pacchia Coswojuddhartlambo :

The team would like to thank all the mechanics and the people involved in theis wonderful season.
We managed to finish on the podium three times and to show an impressive qualifying form, we also finished in the first places of the team standings, a terrific achievement for a team with only one car!

The team would like once again to ask the federation for permission to enter a second car for next season, as long as entering another driver doesn't change the races format.

As al of our fans, we are looking forward to another year of black-and-yellow success!

[the Masked Lapwing]

Come on guys, there's still at least seven spots left, and room for a whole heap of new teams! I'll start the testing soon and announce the new calendar.

[Shizuka]

If nobody replies who hasn't announced where to continue, a mail for them would be a good idea.

[the Masked Lapwing]

A New Season of F1RWRS
Season 2011 of the Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series is about to get underway, as the teams pack up their stuff and head to Donington Park for the first testing session. Throughout the off-season, the teams have remained tight lipped about their driver lineups, but most teams have officially announced their drivers.

Team Calinetic will retain Gary Cameron, and will thus have the 1 and 2 on their cars. They have sacked Phoenix McAllister after several poor performances, despite taking a 4th place in the final race at Eastern Creek. They have confirmed the signing of young Belgian Thomas De Bock, who, despite several poor performances for Rosenforth Engineering, will take the #2 car.
Prospec, the reigning team champions, will have the #3 and #4, and will keep the same driver lineup of Nathanael Spencer and David Koczo.
Club Bangelia Racing have announced that James Davies will continue with the team, but Dan BH has not returned calls, and his seat is likely to go to West Cliff refugee Douglas Mann.
Rosenforth Engineering have effectively completed a straight swap with Team Calinetic, with De Bock being replaced by McAllister. Frank Zimmer will remain at the team.
Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo and it's owner/driver, Luca Pacchiarini, have been campaigning to have a second car on the
grid for this season, but no-one has accepted the offer as yet.
While JLD Motorsport will retain Daniel Melrose, Dave Simpson has gone off to better things, and the second seat is still open.
CR Motorsport have confirmed that Darren Older Jr will remain at the team, but Ashley Watkinson is still considering options.
West Cliff were without any drivers for a short time, but have confirmed that Hagane Shizuka will join them.
KQ Motor Sport have lost Shizuka, and Adam Lewis has not yet confirmed his position.
The last-placed team, Kahama Motor Sport, has arguably done the best, with both Kay Lon and Simon redman remaining with
the team.
Next season will also see the addition of three new teams, and it is possible that more will follow. First to confirm their entry was 4 Loko Hemogoblin Autowerks, with T. Hemo Goblin as the driver. The next team was RubberTex-Jones Racing, where Sammy Jones has gone from West Cliff racing. They will field two cars, as they announced that Chris Dagnall, who had two races this year with JLD Motorsport covering for an "injured" Melrose, would drive for the team. The most recent announcement was that of Australian Minardi, a revival of the Minardi name by Paul Stoddart, with Dave Simpson as the
driver.

The other announcement this week was of the calendar for next season. It has been increased from 9 to 15 races, with 7
new tracks, and one old one disappearing. The calendar looks like this:

Norisring, Hockenheim, Oschersleben, Nurburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Silverstone, Snetterton, Brands Hatch, Zandvoort,
Adelaide, Bathurst, Eastern Creek, Surfers Paradise, Shanghai, and finally the finale at Laguna Seca.
Bahrain has been dropped, despite the wishes of David Koczo, who won the race. Amid threats of being forced to go home, the F1RWRS management have added Norisring to the list, as well as Bathurst, Surfers Paradise and Laguna Seca, which all met large support from the drivers. Zandvoort, Brands Hatch and Snetterton were also added.

With about 24 drivers and 15 races, this is surely going to become a very successful series.

And I want more opinions, this time on the points system. Our champion did not win a race. That cannot be a good sign...

[Shizuka]

What if we do a Moto GP points system of 25-20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, with 5 points for pole, and 3 points for fastest lap?

[dr-baker]

What about the BTCC points system:

Points are awarded to the top ten drivers in each race as follows :

1st = 15 pts
2nd = 12 pts
3rd = 10 pts
4th = 8 pts
5th = 6 pts
6th = 5 pts
7th = 4 pts
8th = 3 pts
9th = 2 pts
10th = 1 pt

An extra point is awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap of each race.

A bonus point is awarded to each driver who is classified as leading a lap, though no driver may collect more than one point per race no matter how many laps they lead.

A bonus point is also given to the driver who lines up on pole position after the qualifying session.

[LucaPacchiarini]

I'd like something similar to the system CART used to have....

20
16
12
10
8
6
4
2

1 point for pole



and...why are there four german rounds on the calendar?
I demand an italian round!

[the Masked Lapwing]

and...why are there four german rounds on the calendar?
I demand an italian round!

Well, I'd like to put an Italian round on the calendar, but there are no Italian tracks. It doesn't have any Japanese tracks either. And Laguna Seca is the American road course (Gateway Road and Nashville Road don't count).

[Jack O Melley]

Hi all. I was wondering myself if there is a spot for me and my Italian team on the grid. Can I get involved? If not, I could join another team too.

[the Masked Lapwing]

Hi all. I was wondering myself if there is a spot for me and my Italian team on the grid. Can I get involved? If not, I could join another team too.

Sure! What's the team and driver names?

[Jack O Melley]

Sure! What's the team and driver names?

Team name: Trueba Racing Team
Team Owner: Giulio Camorani, even known as ".Jc"
First Driver: Giovanni Roda. Nationality: Italian, 23 years-old. He has the habit of racing with Ray-Ban glasses and always staying in the paddock wearing shorts and slippers, even if it snow.

Trueba Racing Team born in the middle-east Italian coast about ten years ago from the drawings of a 17 years-old child, in the area close to the old Andrea Moda's seat. Not suprisingly, the team has inherited the whole organization chart and the spirit of initiative of the old F1's team, but not the money. In the first years of his history, the team has brilliantly raced in the lower italian categories, but, as fast as the team has begun his career the money run out. This year Trueba decided to do his debut with the economic support of a local society of condoms, deploying the rookie-play-boy-good looking-driver Giovanni Roda in a old in-home realized chassis (but neither by Cad-Cam nor CFD's technologies) and powered by a stolen Judd V8 engine.

When will the test be run? I'm looking forward to begin racing

[the Masked Lapwing]

When will the test be run? I'm looking forward to begin racing

I might do the first one today or tomorrow.

[Warren Hughes]

This is totally off-topic, but Jack O Melley might be interested to know there's also a user on this forum called Jack O' Malley. For the same reason. He's also Italian.

[the Masked Lapwing]

Talk about random. In the testing at Donington last year, the cars did around 1:10 to 1:15, but now, some of them did less than a minute. The most was 1:01. Both were in the dry, with the same cars. Anyway, after a very iffy season, Daniel Melrose came out with sonething to prove, and set the fastest time of the weeked with a 0:59.38. Both Prospecs were right up there, as was reigning champion Gary Cameron. Notable exceptions were Frank Zimmer, who had a dismal test, and was the slowest, as well as Luca Pacchiarini, who couldn't find any speed. Of the new teams, 4 Loko Hemogoblin Autowerks was the fastest, with T. Hemo Goblin setting the equal fourth fastest time. The Australian Minardi of Dave Simpson was 8th, and the RubberTex-Jones cars of Chris Dagnall and Sammy Jones were 14th and 17th. The new Trueba Racing Team's Giovanni Roda was 15th.
1st: JLD Motorsport - Daniel MELROSE: 0:59.38
2nd: Prospec - David KOCZO: 0:59.46, +0.08
3rd: Team Calinetic - Gary CAMERON: 0:59.62, +0.24
4th: 4 Loko Hemogoblin Autowerks - T. HEMO GOBLIN: 0:59.76, +0.38
4th: CR Motorsport - Darren OLDER JR: 0:59.76, +0.38
6th: Prospec - Nathanael SPENCER: 0:59.88, +0.50
7th: Kahama Motor Sport - Simon REDMAN: 1:00.00, +0.62
8th: Australian Minardi - Dave SIMPSON: 1:00.25, +0.87
9th: Rosenforth Engineering - Phoenix MCALLISTER: 1:00.27, +0.89
10th: Kahama Motor Sport - Kay LON: 1:00.36, +0.98
11th: Team Calinetic - Thomas DE BOCK: 1:00.44, +1.06
12th: West Cliff Racing - Hagane SHIZUKA: 1:00.67, +1.29
12th: Club Bangelia Racing - James DAVIES: 1:00.67, +1.29
14th: RubberTex-Jones Racing - Chris DAGNALL: 1:00.77, +1.39
15th: Trueba Racing Team - Giovanni RODA: 1:00.90, +1.52
16th: Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo - Luca PACCHIARINI: 1:00.99, +1.61
17th: RubberTex-Jones Racing - Sammy JONES: 1:01.13, +1.74
18th: Rosenforth Engineering - Frank ZIMMER: 1:01.23, +1.84

You know what the funny part is? The driver that represents Hemo Goblin was the driver who last year represented Douglas Mann.

[dr-baker]

Oh plums. Unable to find a seat at one of last year's leading teams, Douglas Mann went out on a limb and formed his own team, Anglo-Manx Racing (AMR) (considering how officially he was Manx and how his sister, Pippa, who would be team manager and reserve driver, was English). The team would be based in Peel on the Isle of Man and race in red, the same colour as the Manx flag, with the triskelion on the engine cover.

[AndreaModa]

RubberTex-Jones Racing Press Release - Post-Donington Test Session

Sammy Jones, 17th:
We've had quite a productive session today despite what the times might suggest, our mechanics alongside those from Renault have worked together to get a feel for the Renault engine, and how it's behaving with the chassis. We've managed to get a lot of setup work done with the dry weather, and with the further test sessions planned, we're confident that by the arrival of the first race, we'll be in a much stronger position on the timesheet. Initial impressions of the car and engine look good. The car is relatively simple to set up, and the Renault engine looks to be packing a punch down the straights. The pack as a whole is incredibly close, so we're not concerned at all with being 14th and 17th.

Tex Pearson, part team owner:
We're all delighted to see the new RubberTex cars out on track for the first time, and the longer season this year will provide us with plenty of opportunities to develop the car and win races. I'm really excited to see how both Sammy and Chris get on over the course of the year. All these races means lots more sponsorship for RubberTex Enterprises too...eeheehee...anyone want rubber chickens? Eeheheheehe...

[Jack O Melley]

15th place, not too bad. I hope to improve this result in the next test session

[the Masked Lapwing]

Test Session the Second - Mondello Park
Since Zandvoort is now on the race calendar, Mondello Park in Ireland was used to fill the test void. A surprising driver was the fastest, as certified F1RWRS reject Darren Older Jr topped the charts, with Frank Zimmer being beaten by only one hundredth of a second. Kahama's Simon Redman was third fastest. The best of the newbies was this time Australian Minardi, beating Hemogoblin Autowerks, and RubberTex's Chris Dagnall. Giovanni Roda was equal 12th fastest with two-time F1 world champ and fastest driver at Donington Daniel Melrose. The newest of the newbies, Anglo-Manx Racing, with Douglas Mann behind the wheel, was 18th. Rumours are abound that JLD Motorsport is looking to be bought out by a certain F1 champ and be renamed, however these are yet to be confirmed. It is also thought that KQ Motor Sport, who still haven't got a driver, may in fact pull out altogether.

1st: CR Motorsport - Darren OLDER JR: 0:57.97
2nd: Rosenforth Engineering - Frank ZIMMER: 0:57.98, +0.01
3rd: Kahama Motor Sport - Simon REDMAN: 0:58.07, +0.10
4th: Team Calinetic - Gary CAMERON: 0:58.22, +0.25
5th: Prospec - David KOCZO: 0:58.31, +0.34
6th: Club Bangelia Racing - James DAVIES: 0:58.40, +0.43
7th: Australian Minardi - Dave SIMPSON: 0:58.50, +0.53
8th: Team Calinetic - Thomas DE BOCK: 0:58.62, +0.65
9th: Prospec - Nathanael SPENCER: 0:58.69, +0.72
10th: 4 Loko Hemogoblin Autowerks - T. HEMO GOBLIN: 0:58.91, +0.94
11th: RubberTex-Jones Racing - Chris DAGNALL: 0:58.93, +0.96
12th: JLD Motorsport - Daniel MELROSE: 0:59.12, +1.15
12th: Trueba Racing - Giovanni RODA: 0.59.12, +1.15
14th: Kahama Motor Sport - Kay LON: 0:59.30, +1.33
15th: Rosenforth Engineering - Phoenix MCALLISTER: 0:59.38, +1.41
16th: RubberTex-Jones Racing - Sammy JONES: 0:59.41, +1.44
17th: West Cliff Racing - Hagane SHIZUKA: 0:59.54, +1.57
18th: Anglo-Manx Racing - Douglas MANN: 0:59.62, +1.65
19th: Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo - Luca PACCHIARINI: 0:59.75, +1.78

[Shizuka]

Awww maaaan, it seems like I got from one backmarker to another one so far!

[the Masked Lapwing]

Awww maaaan, it seems like I got from one backmarker to another one so far!

Well, your CPU used to be Sammy Jones, so you'd think there would be some improvement

[Shizuka]

Haha... we'll see.

[dr-baker]

Test Session the Second - Mondello Park
The newest of the newbies, Anglo-Manx Racing, with Douglas Mann behind the wheel, was 18th.

17th: West Cliff Racing - Hagane SHIZUKA: 0:59.54, +1.57
18th: Anglo-Manx Racing - Douglas MANN: 0:59.62, +1.65

Douglas Mann felt that this test session justified his decision to leave West Cliff Racing. Having only created his team since the previous test session, Douglas was happy to be within a tenth of the team that so often ruined his races after decent qualifying sessions. And being 18th out of 19, the team could only progress onwards and upwards. To infinity and beyond!

[Shadaza]

Fastest in one test and 4th in the other? Those Adrenalin injections seem to be doing the trick

[the Masked Lapwing]

OK, I'm just stalling now, since I really, really want more drivers. I'll do the next session at some point tomorrow, after I sleep. (Actually, I guess since it's about 00:30, it'll be later today. I hate time.)

[the Masked Lapwing]

The Final Part of the Testing Saga:

It seems that Thomas De Bock may very well be regretting his move away from Rosenforth, posting the 10th best time, as Phoenix McAllister is 4th and Frank Zimmer 5th. Gary Cameron shows why he was champion, and took the fastest time over Kahama's Kay Lon and JLD's Daniel Melrose. Hemogoblin Autowerks was again the best of the new teams, while Trueba Racing's Giovanni Roda was the slowest of everyone. But something was missing from the top 10... where were the Prospecs? I'll tell you where: 17th and 18th! What happened shall never be known. (Bloody one at a time qualifying system...)

1st: Team Calinetic - Gary CAMERON: 0:57.86
2nd: Kahama Motor Sport - Kay LON: 0:57.91, +0.05
3rd: JLD Motorsport - Daniel MELROSE: 0:57.92, +0.06
4th: Rosenforth Engineering - Phoenix MCALLISTER: 0:58.12, +0.26
5th: Rosenforth Engineering - Frank ZIMMER: 0:58.28, +0.42
6th: Club Bangelia Racing - James DAVIES: 0:58.29, +0.43
7th: Kahama Motor Sport - Simon REDMAN: 0:58.43, +0.57
8th: Hemogoblin Autowerks - T. HEMO GOBLIN: 0:58.46, +0.60
9th: CR Motorsport - Darren OLDER JR: 0:58.61, +0.75
10th: Team Calinetic - Thomas DE BOCK: 0:58.67, +0.81
11th: RubberTex-Jones Racing - Chris DAGNALL: 0:58.77, +0.91
12th: West Cliff Racing - Hagane SHIZUKA: 0:58.87, +1.01
13th: RubberTex-Jones Racing - Sammy JONES: 0:58.95, +1.09
14th: Australian Minardi - Dave SIMPSON: 0:59.05, +1.19
15th: Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo - Luca PACCHIARINI: 0:59.23, +1.37
16th: Anglo-Manx Racing - Douglas MANN: 0:59.27, +1.41
17th: Prospec - David KOCZO: 0:59.38, +1.52
18th: Prospec - Nathanael SPENCER: 0:59.47, +1.61
19th: Trueba Racing - Giovanni RODA: 0:59.58, +1.72

[thehemogoblin]

SUCK IT!

[Shizuka]

Looks like I fail at qualifying. XD

[tommykl]

Is it possible for one member to enter 2 drivers? If so, I'd like to enter a friend of mine from school (he doesn't know it yet), pretending he's a legend's relative, as well as creating a new team. So here goes:

Aurelien Moll (great-grandson of Guy Moll)
Belgium
ECB (Ecurie de Course Belge) #58

Ecurie de Course Belge is a private team that has been entering promising Belgian drivers for nearly 10 years. Moll is their latest find, and has been very successful in feeder series. The resulting sponsorship led them to submit an entry to the F1RWRS, with their own chassis (named after Johnny Claes) and, to complete the team's patriotism, a works Gillet engine.

Chassis: ECB JC01
Engine: Gillet G32, 3l V10 engine producing 500bhp

[the Masked Lapwing]

Is it possible for one member to enter 2 drivers? If so, I'd like to enter a friend of mine from school (he doesn't know it yet), pretending he's a legend's relative, as well as creating a new team. So here goes:

Aurelien Moll (great-grandson of Guy Moll)
Belgium
ECB (Ecurie de Course Belge) #58

Ecurie de Course Belge is a private team that has been entering promising Belgian drivers for nearly 10 years. Moll is their latest find, and has been very successful in feeder series. The resulting sponsorship led them to submit an entry to the F1RWRS, with their own chassis (named after Johnny Claes) and, to complete the team's patriotism, a works Gillet engine.

Chassis: ECB JC01
Engine: Gillet G32, 3l V10 engine producing 500bhp

You know what? He's in. As long as I'm allowed to enter another driver too

[tommykl]

The more the merrier! As long as it fills up the grid...

[the Masked Lapwing]

Fwifwi-Holden Racing
Chassis: JZ001
Engine: HSV LS3 supercharged V8
Driver: John Zimmer (AUS), #21

This team was set up by Frank Zimmer's older brother John after he retired from racing himself, although they did basically nothing. The team will use effectively the same engine that is in the current HSV cars, except it has a supercharger strapped to it.