2015 RoLFS: Aston 24H: RACE RESULTS UP

[AndreaModa]

Jones Racing has remained the same
Rosenforth in 2011 would be the same as ZimSport-Rosenforth in 2014
MRT competed in 2011 and then made a return in 2015

And the rest are all separate entries!

[the Masked Lapwing]

ZimSport have plan if Hannesson leaves
With recent rumours suggesting that Olafur Ragnar Hannesson might be promoted to the F2RWRS to replace the underperforming Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen, John Zimmer has announced his plans in the event that he does. "Ideally we'd like him to stick around for the year, but ultimately if Alitalia wish to promote him then I won't try to stop them. If he does go, then we have a few ideas as to what we would do." Zimmer's plans include either putting Mike Stern, last year's driver, in the second car, continuing the alliance with Scuderia Alitalia by putting van Nieuwenhuijzen in the car, potentially even Zimmer filling the second seat, or running as a single car team. He didn't confirm anything however, insisting that it was just speculation until Alitalia confirm any changes.

I only just saw your email kostas, I only read them every now and again

[Stramala]

Lindsay: van Nieuwenhuijzen is going nowhere

Mastercard Lanica team principal Alasdair Lindsay has quashed speculation that Olafur Ragnar Hannesson, who is part of his parent team's young driver programme, will switch to F2RWRS before the season even begins, despite renewing his contract with ZimSport for another season. The rumours come in conjunction with Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen losing his seat at sister team Scuderia Alitalia in the second tier series.

"This speculation is rubbish," he claimed. "Bastiaan has a contract with us for F2RWRS, and he showed in the pre-season test he is one of the absolute best young talents in racing right now. We would be crazy to replace him."

"Olafur has a contract in place already, and we are happy he is progressing. He spent a little bit of time away from high level single seaters, so we want to make sure he gains as much experience as possible before we consider moving him up. But, based on his performances, he should get to that higher level sooner rather than later. But when I say sooner, that doesn't mean this year. I appreciate that ZimSport have offered to be flexible in any case, but, we can assure them, Olafur is going nowhere, and he will continue as their driver for this season."

[pasta_maldonado]

Scuderia Vittore, one of the new teams in ROLFS, has announced a tie-in with the Plus One Group. The deal will see Scuderia Vittore form Plus One's B-team in 2016, in anticipation of the main F1RWRS entry being accepted next year. For now though, they remain Plus One Groups only RWRS team, and will be rebranded as "Foster's Good Call Racing". The deal will see prominent FOsters sponsorship on the cars, and all three drivers signed to the Plus One driver development and management scheme.

Plus One CEO Luke Knight said: "Scuderia Vittore are a good outfit, and will continue to be so under our wing. They appear to have a good package, so hopefully Martyn [Rietacher] and Andrea [Bianchi] will eb able to challenge for wins.

To confirm: The team name is 'Foster's Good Call Racing', the constructor is still Scuderia Vittore, and there will be a new livery.

[eurobrun]

Scuderia Vittore, one of the new teams in ROLFS, has announced a tie-in with the Plus One Group. The deal will see Scuderia Vittore form Plus One's B-team in 2016, in anticipation of the main F1RWRS entry being accepted next year. For now though, they remain Plus One Groups only RWRS team, and will be rebranded as "Foster's Good Call Racing". The deal will see prominent FOsters sponsorship on the cars, and all three drivers signed to the Plus One driver development and management scheme.

Plus One CEO Luke Knight said: "Scuderia Vittore are a good outfit, and will continue to be so under our wing. They appear to have a good package, so hopefully Martyn [Rietacher] and Andrea [Bianchi] will eb able to challenge for wins.

To confirm: The team name is 'Foster's Good Call Racing', the constructor is still Scuderia Vittore, and there will be a new livery.

That really dissapoints me, your previous livery was great and now you are going to change it.

[pasta_maldonado]

Scuderia Vittore, one of the new teams in ROLFS, has announced a tie-in with the Plus One Group. The deal will see Scuderia Vittore form Plus One's B-team in 2016, in anticipation of the main F1RWRS entry being accepted next year. For now though, they remain Plus One Groups only RWRS team, and will be rebranded as "Foster's Good Call Racing". The deal will see prominent FOsters sponsorship on the cars, and all three drivers signed to the Plus One driver development and management scheme.

Plus One CEO Luke Knight said: "Scuderia Vittore are a good outfit, and will continue to be so under our wing. They appear to have a good package, so hopefully Martyn [Rietacher] and Andrea [Bianchi] will eb able to challenge for wins.

To confirm: The team name is 'Foster's Good Call Racing', the constructor is still Scuderia Vittore, and there will be a new livery.

That really dissapoints me, your previous livery was great and now you are going to change it.

On second thoughts, everything will stay the same about liveries and names

[Nuppiz]

Right, let's get the ball rolling:

2015 Rejects of LFS Winter Tests, Day 1 (21st February): Qualifying simulation at Fern Bay Gold


Best car of the day:


On the somewhat twisty Fern Bay Gold track, where speeds rarely exceed 250 km/h, the lighter Zytek-powered machines were a force to be reckoned with. The best time of the session was set by Ragnar Larsen in the Winton-Ilmor car, one of the new teams in the series. Their unique combination of the light Ilmor-Zytek engine and super-soft Pirelli tyres was a crucial factor in them topping the time sheets. However, it remains to be seen how long their tyres will last in a race simulation. The overall performance of the new teams was surprisingly good, with 5 of their 9 cars being in the top 10. Aeroracing Engineering, last year's 4th best team, are also looking strong, while Hydook's and GTI's performance has improved massively over last year.

On the other end of the grid, we see another newcomer in Tarantino Autosport being last with their heavy Judd engine, super hard Dunlop tyres and undeveloped chassis. But what is more surprising is to see the first and second-best teams of 2014 being on the bottom as well, caused by their heavier engines and hard Michelin tyres being unsuitable for this track. Overall, many of last year's favorites are now struggling with the new rules, as the sole ZimSport, driven by Albanian rookie Renato Bulku, was mired in the lower midfield in 17th position.

So that's all for the first qualifying test, tomorrow we'll see a race simulation on the same track which should be better in showing the actual race performance of the cars. I'm also reminding Tarantino Autosport and Kingfisher Racing that they haven't yet upgraded their cars.

We've now entered the testing season, which means that you are free to alter your engine and tyre choices (although unless you arrange a swap with another team, you can only change to Zytek engines and Dunlop tyres at the moment). As soon as the testing season is over, the choices are locked and you can only change them once during the whole season.

[pasta_maldonado]

Well I have to say I'm extremely pleased with all of the lads performances today. Scuderia Vittore could challenge for the title this year if we keep this pace up, although we are one of the new teams, we really showed the speed we have.Top lads!

Bianchi! Rietcacher! Fantissimo! I ama very pleased witha youra pace todaya!

The car felt good today, the power was easy to put down coming out of the slow corners and the car seemed to stick to the track, which helped me set a fast time. Martyn also put in a good lap, which is good for our title hopes.

Der car handled really good today, I was impressed by the grippiness of it. I had problems with der car understeering at first, which meant I could not go faster than Andrea

This track really didn't suit our car today, the laps I put in felt faster than that. Still, it's early days and it's only the first test, so nothing to be too worried about yet. *Goes for a siesta*

[Stramala]

Why is it whenever my drivers are either sacked or on the verge of being sacked they suddenly come good? This is rather frustrating...

[Nuppiz]

Why is it whenever my drivers are either sacked or on the verge of being sacked they suddenly come good? This is rather frustrating...

In this case, I'd rather put the blame on the Winton fitting excellently on this circuit, instead of Larsen's skill (as I previously mentioned, there's no way of simulating different driver skills in LFS).

[Stramala]

Why is it whenever my drivers are either sacked or on the verge of being sacked they suddenly come good? This is rather frustrating...

In this case, I'd rather put the blame on the Winton fitting excellently on this circuit, instead of Larsen's skill (as I previously mentioned, there's no way of simulating different driver skills in LFS).

Oh right, no driver skill, I had forgotten this...eh, he was crap in F3RWRS anyway

[pasta_maldonado]

Why is it whenever my drivers are either sacked or on the verge of being sacked they suddenly come good? This is rather frustrating...

In this case, I'd rather put the blame on the Winton fitting excellently on this circuit, instead of Larsen's skill (as I previously mentioned, there's no way of simulating different driver skills in LFS).

Oh right, no driver skill, I had forgotten this...eh, he was crap in F3RWRS anyway

Plus One Group: Beating established teams since 2015

[Stramala]

In this case, I'd rather put the blame on the Winton fitting excellently on this circuit, instead of Larsen's skill (as I previously mentioned, there's no way of simulating different driver skills in LFS).

Oh right, no driver skill, I had forgotten this...eh, he was crap in F3RWRS anyway

Plus One Group: Beating established teams since 2015

Larsen was fastest??

[AdrianSutil]

What upgrades can I do to the car then? (Kingfisher Racing)

[Nuppiz]

What upgrades can I do to the car then? (Kingfisher Racing)

Chassis upgrades (reduces weight, which is important as you're running the heavier engine). 15 credits a pop for a one-car team, up to a maximum of three upgrades at once (you can upgrade mor after the first GP). You currently have 75 credits, which is more than enough.

[pasta_maldonado]

Plus One Group: Beating established teams since 2015

Larsen was fastest??

Winton Racing aren't an established team

[This]

so, where's GTI's second car?

[Nuppiz]

so, where's GTI's second car?

Nowhere, because you only confirmed one car for this test.

[This]

so, where's GTI's second car?

Nowhere, because you only confirmed one car for this test.

oh

already making a professional impression in the paddock...

[Ataxia]

Great to be 5th. Now we just need to take stock of our race pace before we can be fully satisfied.

[AdrianSutil]

What upgrades can I do to the car then? (Kingfisher Racing)

Chassis upgrades (reduces weight, which is important as you're running the heavier engine). 15 credits a pop for a one-car team, up to a maximum of three upgrades at once (you can upgrade mor after the first GP). You currently have 75 credits, which is more than enough.

Ok thanks. I'll spend 45 credits on the chassis to make it lighter.

[RealRacingRoots]

Just came out of a meeting with Ragnar and the team, he says the car feels great around this track. This gives me good hope when the season starts. With this being one of the first times for me back in a racing car in three years, I am thoroughly happy to be in the top 10.

[Nuppiz]

What upgrades can I do to the car then? (Kingfisher Racing)

Chassis upgrades (reduces weight, which is important as you're running the heavier engine). 15 credits a pop for a one-car team, up to a maximum of three upgrades at once (you can upgrade mor after the first GP). You currently have 75 credits, which is more than enough.

Ok thanks. I'll spend 45 credits on the chassis to make it lighter.

Done.

[Wizzie]

Is there a reason the entire field's only covered by 7 tenths?

[Nuppiz]

Is there a reason the entire field's only covered by 7 tenths?

Well the track was relatively short, and because there are no driver skills at all, the car usually dictates the result. As you can see, most team mates are very close to each other.

[Phoenix]

Well, well, well... I see the fact I've promised the drivers a pay rise if they managed to be at the front of the field is paying.

[tristan1117]

Tarantino Autosport would like to spend 50 credits. 30 on engines and 20 on reducing mass.

[Nuppiz]

Tarantino Autosport would like to spend 50 credits. 30 on engines and 20 on reducing mass.

We're not in 2014 anymore, so there are no engine upgrades. The current rules are here: viewtopic.php?p=147103#p147103

But 45 credits on chassis upgrades is totally feasible, should you want it that way.

[The Lukas]

Ural Racing would like to spend 30 credits on Chassis.

[Nuppiz]

Ural Racing would like to spend 30 credits on Chassis.

Done.

[FMecha]

Both of our drivers needs to push harder.

Also, what is the chassis upgrade pricing?

[Nuppiz]

Both of our drivers needs to push harder.

Also, what is the chassis upgrade pricing?

For a two-car team, it's 30 credits per upgrade (logically, one-car teams get this at half the price). You can afford one if you want to.

[FMecha]

And how much credits I have?

[Nuppiz]

And how much credits I have?

45, enough for one upgrade.

[AdrianSutil]

Nuppiz, having looked at the rules again I've got two questions: Have I been given an extra 25 credits for running valsattis and can I use the DNQ bailout as often as I like?

[Nuppiz]

Nuppiz, having looked at the rules again I've got two questions: Have I been given an extra 25 credits for running valsattis and can I use the DNQ bailout as often as I like?

Yes, you've got the extra credits from Valsattis and yes, there is no limit on the amount of DNQ bailouts per season other than your budget, although they must always be bought before the heats begin (or in the case of Nippon Super 300, before the qualifying begins). Due to the changes in the race system, it now ensures that your driver will race in the feature race even if his/her performance in the heats wasn't enough.

[AdrianSutil]

Nuppiz, having looked at the rules again I've got two questions: Have I been given an extra 25 credits for running valsattis and can I use the DNQ bailout as often as I like?

Yes, you've got the extra credits from Valsattis and yes, there is no limit on the amount of DNQ bailouts per season other than your budget, although they must always be bought before the heats begin (or in the case of Nippon Super 300, before the qualifying begins). Due to the changes in the race system, it now ensures that your driver will race in the feature race even if his/her performance in the heats wasn't enough.

So even if we're the slowest car in qualifying, we still compete in a race?

[Nuppiz]

Nuppiz, having looked at the rules again I've got two questions: Have I been given an extra 25 credits for running valsattis and can I use the DNQ bailout as often as I like?

Yes, you've got the extra credits from Valsattis and yes, there is no limit on the amount of DNQ bailouts per season other than your budget, although they must always be bought before the heats begin (or in the case of Nippon Super 300, before the qualifying begins). Due to the changes in the race system, it now ensures that your driver will race in the feature race even if his/her performance in the heats wasn't enough.

So even if we're the slowest car in qualifying, we still compete in a race?

At the moment, yeah. Although I might change it for the Nippon Super 300 due to the special role of that particular race.

[AdrianSutil]

That's good then. Too many virtual championships see the crap teams continually DNQ and It can get a bit boring.

[Phoenix]

How many credits do Aeroracing have?