F1RWRS -- 2014 Season

[Wizzie]

ARC is trying to buy Tropico so that they can be eligible in the pre-qualifying cup. There is nothing in the regulations stating that a team can't change chassis in the middle of the year... In fact, ARC is planning to sell back Tropico to El Presidente for 2015. However, ARC is still planning on operating Tropico for the rest of the season with ARC's current chassis (and Jesus Plaza) while the ARC team will take the Tropico chassis and Leonhard von Gottorp. Tropico management just has to agree with the chassis and driver swap. (To Wizzie, you might owe me a case of beer in the future.)

To kostas22, Mestolio's contract is up at the end of the season and it is up to him whether he wants to leave ARC. However, I refuse to let him leave now.

Hmmm... I knew I left something out of those. Aerond has said (a lot) that once a team has a chassis it can't be changed till the next season. And this is arguably a much worse thing than what Wizzie did.

There's a difference between exploiting a loophole and blatantly breaking the rules, Mr Davies

[Aerond]

Alitalia seeking Older Jr Tropico deal

In a shock move, Scuderia Alitalia have indicated they will release Darren Older Jr to former team Tropico, but only if they can somehow persuade DGN junior driver Mestolio to move to the team for the remainder of the season.

The revelation asks yet more questions about the ARC involvement with Tropico, with few, if anyone, having a clue quite what is going on.

ARC is trying to buy Tropico so that they can be eligible in the pre-qualifying cup. There is nothing in the regulations stating that a team can't change chassis in the middle of the year... In fact, ARC is planning to sell back Tropico to El Presidente for 2015. However, ARC is still planning on operating Tropico for the rest of the season with ARC's current chassis (and Jesus Plaza) while the ARC team will take the Tropico chassis and Leonhard von Gottorp. Tropico management just has to agree with the chassis and driver swap. (To Wizzie, you might owe me a case of beer in the future.)

To kostas22, Mestolio's contract is up at the end of the season and it is up to him whether he wants to leave ARC. However, I refuse to let him leave now.

I'm afraid you can't do that. Simply because as TMLW said, I've written here a lot of times that any team can only change their chassis and or engine at the end of the season, and straight swaps aren't allowed anyway by our market rules. You thought you may found a loophole, but you didn´t.

[Aerond]

Accounting updates after the 12th GP of the season. As I forgot to do this before I´ll give a few extra days for people to call in for updates before we start the North Sea GP. Only shown teams with any credits left.

Acuri: 80
ARC: 80
DGNgineering: 80
GRM: 30
HRT: 80
Mecha: 140
Mitie: 230
Phoenix: 80
Prospec: 160
Shonan: 180
Tropico: 400
Trueba: 220


DGNgineering to spend 80 credits on reliability

[FMecha]

Add 4hp and 50 reliabilty points to the FM-14.

[tristan1117]

I'm afraid you can't do that. Simply because as TMLW said, I've written here a lot of times that any team can only change their chassis and or engine at the end of the season, and straight swaps aren't allowed anyway by our market rules. You thought you may found a loophole, but you didn´t.

Oh, in that case...

ARC Pulls Out of Tropico Deal
American Racing Conglomerate has decided to not pursue a hostile takeover of Tropico GP after a clarification of the rules. They hope that Tropico will not bring litigation against ARC for any activities in the past.

[AndreaModa]

Jesus 400 credits for Tropico! And 230 even for Mitie! I presume you chaps are saving them up for a new chassis and/or engine for next year?

Interesting that I believe the cap set in place for pay-driver credits for 2015 is 400, so Tropico have only reached that level now having run two all year. It shouldn't hamper teams trying that strategy too much in that case, which is good news for teams at the back fearing they have no hope.

Little bit concerned for Shonan though - only a bit faster than Tropico but with less than half the credits currently. They could find themselves leapfrogged if they're not careful.

[Stramala]

Jesus 400 credits for Tropico! And 230 even for Mitie! I presume you chaps are saving them up for a new chassis and/or engine for next year?

Interesting that I believe the cap set in place for pay-driver credits for 2015 is 400, so Tropico have only reached that level now having run two all year. It shouldn't hamper teams trying that strategy too much in that case, which is good news for teams at the back fearing they have no hope.

Little bit concerned for Shonan though - only a bit faster than Tropico but with less than half the credits currently. They could find themselves leapfrogged if they're not careful.

Trueba not far behind on 220 either. Perhaps we'll do well next season. With Ben Fleet's pay driver credits next season we should have both a new chassis and engine in time for Slovakian wunderkid Anrdrej Kremnicky stepping up to F1RWRS

[AndreaModa]

I was wrong about the pay-driver credit cap - it's 350 credits not 400, but still generous.

CJR will just have to get some good results in during 2015 then before you come and dick all over everyone with that bloody Kremnicky in 2016!!

[Shizuka]

Little bit concerned for Shonan though - only a bit faster than Tropico but with less than half the credits currently. They could find themselves leapfrogged if they're not careful.

1 - Can't just dump Albertini
2 - I don't want two paydrivers, I consider that unfair
3 - My team is easily ROTY

Leapfrogged? This team will be here for another year at least at the back.

[AndreaModa]

Fair enough, ultimately you run the team, though it's a shame to see it at the back, and Shizuka without a drive.

[Warren Hughes]

Shizuka, I don't think Shonan will be ROTY, partly because you want it too much. I think it'll more likely be HRT or someone like that.

[Shizuka]

Yeah, but that's the only way I could afford a new chassis and engine, becuase both are useless currently.

[Aerond]

Meh, I think you´ll get money enough to afford something through the TV money.

[AndreaModa]

Yeah, but that's the only way I could afford a new chassis and engine, becuase both are useless currently.

You didn't have 1000 credits to start the year off did you? Because your current setup is only worth 600 in total, so 300 if you sold it back. Even of the available chassis and engines there you could have something so so much better e.g. Rial ARC-02 chassis for 300cr. and Ford HB IV engine for 525cr. coming in at 825 in total.

[AdrianSutil]

I'm not sure what I'm going to do with my saved credits yet. Either purchase a new engine/chassis or blitz the lot next year on engine upgrades and qualifying performances. But at least I'll have a healthy amount of credits to do whatever I want anyway. I'm expecting to have around 700 credits after TV revenue, pre-q cup and prize money comes in too.

[Klon]

Jesus 400 credits for Tropico! And 230 even for Mitie! I presume you chaps are saving them up for a new chassis and/or engine for next year?

Do you understand now why I was trying so hard to have that pay driver cap not until next season?

But this is good, unless something out of the ordinary happens (i.e. I leave pre-qualifying), Tropico will reach the budget cap after chassis and engine are sold. I know this is risky, but I will predict Tropico to leave Pre-Qualifying at least one time next year.

[AdrianSutil]

Jesus 400 credits for Tropico! And 230 even for Mitie! I presume you chaps are saving them up for a new chassis and/or engine for next year?

Do you understand now why I was trying so hard to have that pay driver cap not until next season?

But this is good, unless something out of the ordinary happens (i.e. I leave pre-qualifying), Tropico will reach the budget cap after chassis and engine are sold. I know this is risky, but I will predict Tropico to leave Pre-Qualifying at least one time next year.

I'll also predict Mitie to qualify at least half a dozen times next year. With about 700 credits by season start, I'll have more than enough to get a better engine or chassis. Plus, I'm guessing Neuberg has pretty good stats for a pay-driver, so I'll probably keep him in one of the seats for extra credits to upgrade the car throughout the year.

[JeremyMcClean]

Acuri will save the 80 credits for next season.

And just to clarify, ArrowTech will enter the Nurburgring race, not Indianapolis. Messed up the entry

[Shizuka]

Yeah, but that's the only way I could afford a new chassis and engine, becuase both are useless currently.

You didn't have 1000 credits to start the year off did you? Because your current setup is only worth 600 in total, so 300 if you sold it back. Even of the available chassis and engines there you could have something so so much better e.g. Rial ARC-02 chassis for 300cr. and Ford HB IV engine for 525cr. coming in at 825 in total.

I think I had a thousand, but due to my awfully bad luck (i.e. if I had stayed online for an extra few minutes, I would have seen Aerond's post with the list of chassis and engines... try to beat that ), I had to buy a crap chassis, on which I spent all the credits to make it reliable.
Well, I paid the price for that, so we'll see what can I do next year, I predict nothing more.

[Aerond]

I think I had a thousand, but due to my awfully bad luck (i.e. if I had stayed online for an extra few minutes, I would have seen Aerond's post with the list of chassis and engines... try to beat that ), I had to buy a crap chassis, on which I spent all the credits to make it reliable.
Well, I paid the price for that, so we'll see what can I do next year, I predict nothing more.

and whose fault is to have chosen that engine with plenty of credits to spend, and then blow much of your credits on reliability without knowing if the car would qualify first? That´s what I call Reject Management, just as good as Rial, Onyx, etc, had.

[Wizzie]

I think I had a thousand, but due to my awfully bad luck (i.e. if I had stayed online for an extra few minutes, I would have seen Aerond's post with the list of chassis and engines... try to beat that ), I had to buy a crap chassis, on which I spent all the credits to make it reliable.
Well, I paid the price for that, so we'll see what can I do next year, I predict nothing more.

and whose fault is to have chosen that engine with plenty of credits to spend, and then blow much of your credits on reliability without knowing if the car would qualify first? That´s what I call Reject Management, just as good as Rial, Onyx, etc, had.

Translation: You've just been called a muppet by God himself, Shizuka

[Shizuka]

Well, it had the highest amount of reliability (e.g. the most breakable), so I had to prevent that.
I'm too bad to be a muppet.

[Wizzie]

Melrose: "2nd's the goal"

Jones Racing's Daniel Melrose has come out and said that he's aiming for 2nd in the championship for the last four rounds. "While the championship may be all but mathematically out of the question, 2nd place is an easily obtainable target" said Melrose. "The car's clearly one of the most if not the most reliable on the grid plus it's got more than enough speed to capitalise on other people's misfortunes. Since the guys in front of us aren't guaranteed to score points week in-week out, we can, and have, use this to our fullest advantage."

When asked about his season as a whole so far, Melrose said that 2014 was his best year in a long time. "2014 has obviously been one of the best season's I've had in recent times. Hell, it can be argued that it's my best ever season in the F1RWRS and I'll like to thank Sammy for the opportunity at redemption after a difficult few seasons for myself. I've made many changes in the off-season and even during this year and as a result, I feel that I'm driving better than ever. With my new manager by my side, all I have to say to the rest of the field for next year is look out world, We're coming to get you!"

[the Masked Lapwing]

INDY 800 UPDATE:

#1 - Reliability. I have completed a test race (or half of one, anyway), and 6 cars finished. 6. All but 7 retired with engine problems. All 6 finishers have spent a majority of the year in pre-qualifying. Knowing this, do you want me to change it?

#2 - Format. Because GP4 can only do 100 lap races, I have decided to do the event in two races. The winner of the event will be the driver who scores the most points (system to be decided) over the two races. Grid for race 2 is determined by finishing order of race 1.

#3 - Distance. If my calculations are correct, the closest distance to 800km is not 200 laps, but rather 199. So, the first race will be 99 laps long, while the second will be 100.

[Wizzie]

INDY 800 UPDATE:

#1 - Reliability. I have completed a test race (or half of one, anyway), and 6 cars finished. 6. All but 7 retired with engine problems. All 6 finishers have spent a majority of the year in pre-qualifying. Knowing this, do you want me to change it?

#2 - Format. Because GP4 can only do 100 lap races, I have decided to do the event in two races. The winner of the event will be the driver who scores the most points (system to be decided) over the two races. Grid for race 2 is determined by finishing order of race 1.

#3 - Distance. If my calculations are correct, the closest distance to 800km is not 200 laps, but rather 199. So, the first race will be 99 laps long, while the second will be 100.

1. The FedEx 100 should have told you that attrition was always going to be an issue but I guess that adds to the fun of it
2. Will you be doing two sets of races like you did for previous editions for the Bud 500 to allow for larger grids?
3. Just leave it at 200 laps mate for the sake of pissing Tony George off

[AdrianSutil]

In responce to number 1: leave it

Every reject needs it's finest hour!

[the Masked Lapwing]

INDY 800 UPDATE:

#1 - Reliability. I have completed a test race (or half of one, anyway), and 6 cars finished. 6. All but 7 retired with engine problems. All 6 finishers have spent a majority of the year in pre-qualifying. Knowing this, do you want me to change it?

#2 - Format. Because GP4 can only do 100 lap races, I have decided to do the event in two races. The winner of the event will be the driver who scores the most points (system to be decided) over the two races. Grid for race 2 is determined by finishing order of race 1.

#3 - Distance. If my calculations are correct, the closest distance to 800km is not 200 laps, but rather 199. So, the first race will be 99 laps long, while the second will be 100.

1. The FedEx 100 should have told you that attrition was always going to be an issue but I guess that adds to the fun of it
2. Will you be doing two sets of races like you did for previous editions for the Bud 500 to allow for larger grids?
3. Just leave it at 200 laps mate for the sake of pissing Tony George off

1 - I knew attrition was going to be huge, but how many had their cars catch fire?
2 - Duh. It'll take forever, but it'll be better.
3 - Nah. I prefer 199, it's a better number

In responce to number 1: leave it

Every reject needs it's finest hour!

How should I break this to you...

Neither Mitie made it (although Valsattis did get to lap 92)

[dr-baker]

INDY 800 UPDATE:

#1 - Reliability. I have completed a test race (or half of one, anyway), and 6 cars finished. 6. All but 7 retired with engine problems. All 6 finishers have spent a majority of the year in pre-qualifying. Knowing this, do you want me to change it?

#2 - Format. Because GP4 can only do 100 lap races, I have decided to do the event in two races. The winner of the event will be the driver who scores the most points (system to be decided) over the two races. Grid for race 2 is determined by finishing order of race 1.

#3 - Distance. If my calculations are correct, the closest distance to 800km is not 200 laps, but rather 199. So, the first race will be 99 laps long, while the second will be 100.

1. I suspect that Foxdale did not make it. I say continue with it anyway... I am curious and intrigued to know what happened now!
2. Fine by me. If there's nothing you can do about it...
3. The track was built to an exact imperial length and the total race distance is an exact multiple of that. 2.5 miles times 200 laps equals 804.65 kilometres! I demand every last two-thirds of a km! 200 laps!

[the Masked Lapwing]

Funny you should mention Foxdale, I thought it was ironic how first Pippa and then Douglas inherited the lead because everyone else blew up
But yes, they didn't make it. Pippa's transmission gave out from the lead, and then Douglas took it as a result - and lasted a good 25 laps more.

Davies, Nicolas, Melrose, Moll, De Bock and both Manns all retired from the lead. Jones, Plaza and Whitechapel all retired from second. The lesson: Don't lead the race Actually, it was quite a funny story with Jones' retirement

Since it was a test, I can post the results if anyone wants them.

[Wizzie]

Davies, Nicolas, Melrose, Moll, De Bock and both Manns all retired from the lead. Jones, Plaza and Whitechapel all retired from second. The lesson: Don't lead the race Actually, it was quite a funny story with Jones' retirement

It's no laughing matter over at Jones Racing though

[dr-baker]

Davies, Nicolas, Melrose, Moll, De Bock and both Manns all retired from the lead. Jones, Plaza and Whitechapel all retired from second. The lesson: Don't lead the race Actually, it was quite a funny story with Jones' retirement

It's no laughing matter over at Jones Racing though

It is for Foxdale though, knowing their reliability from last season! And leading more than a quater of the race - I'll accept that! Even if it were a double-DNF...

[Stramala]

Funny you should mention Foxdale, I thought it was ironic how first Pippa and then Douglas inherited the lead because everyone else blew up
But yes, they didn't make it. Pippa's transmission gave out from the lead, and then Douglas took it as a result - and lasted a good 25 laps more.

Davies, Nicolas, Melrose, Moll, De Bock and both Manns all retired from the lead. Jones, Plaza and Whitechapel all retired from second. The lesson: Don't lead the race Actually, it was quite a funny story with Jones' retirement

Since it was a test, I can post the results if anyone wants them.

Seeing as Alitalia have been rubbish all season, perhaps we finally finished

[the Masked Lapwing]

Funny you should mention Foxdale, I thought it was ironic how first Pippa and then Douglas inherited the lead because everyone else blew up
But yes, they didn't make it. Pippa's transmission gave out from the lead, and then Douglas took it as a result - and lasted a good 25 laps more.

Davies, Nicolas, Melrose, Moll, De Bock and both Manns all retired from the lead. Jones, Plaza and Whitechapel all retired from second. The lesson: Don't lead the race Actually, it was quite a funny story with Jones' retirement

Since it was a test, I can post the results if anyone wants them.

Seeing as Alitalia have been rubbish all season, perhaps we finally finished

There was maybe a small chance perhaps of them taking a 1-2...

[Stramala]

There was maybe a small chance perhaps of them taking a 1-2...

A win is the least David Koczo deserves for being given a rubbish car by us this year...

[the Masked Lapwing]

There was maybe a small chance perhaps of them taking a 1-2...

A win is the least David Koczo deserves for being given a rubbish car by us this year...

He definitely deserved it... which makes it a shame that Kremnicky led him home by 30 seconds

[Wizzie]

There was maybe a small chance perhaps of them taking a 1-2...

A win is the least David Koczo deserves for being given a rubbish car by us this year...

He definitely deserved it... which makes it a shame that Kremnicky led him home by 30 seconds

That would mean Scuderia Alitalia would have swept both the FedEx 100 and Bud 800... something's not right

[Stramala]

That would mean Scuderia Alitalia would have swept both the FedEx 100 and Bud 800... something's not right

Shut your face. Just because MRT (Mediocre Racing Team) f***'d it all up something has gone wrong? Face it, if we were level on credits we would destroy your crappy little team

[dr-baker]

When's the next race going to be?

[Aerond]

Been busy with a remix and a gig. This week, probably Pre-Q tomorrow, Q on tuesday or wednesday and race on thursday afternoon or evening.

[dr-baker]

Been busy with a remix and a gig. This week, probably Pre-Q tomorrow, Q on tuesday or wednesday and race on thursday afternoon or evening.

Cool. Looking forward to it. How did the gig go?