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by **the Masked Lapwing** » 22 Mar 2012, 06:41

I'd like to spend whatever credits I have on engine upgrades please.

by **Nuppiz** » 22 Mar 2012, 06:50

the Masked Lapwing wrote:I'd like to spend whatever credits I have on engine upgrades please.

1 point engine upgrade added and 15 credits deducted from your account, 11 points still remaining.

Website · by **Wizzie** » 22 Mar 2012, 06:53

Autosport wrote:MRT to reenter ROLFS series in 2015

Earlier today, Melrose Racing Team have announced that their team will reenter the Rejects of LFS series in 2015. After deciding to not enter the series when it was restarted earlier this year, MRT boss Daniel Melrose has made the decision to return to the category. While details are sketchy at this moment, the driver lineup is rumoured to be a combination of experience and youth with former Grand Prix winner Tom Douglas taking one seat with MRT F2RWRS driver Marie Simon to take the other seat amid rumours that her seat in the F2RWRS is under threat.

by **Nuppiz** » 22 Mar 2012, 07:00

Wizzie wrote:
Autosport wrote:MRT to reenter ROLFS series in 2015

If The Lukas doesn't get more active with this series, you might just get the slot currently occupied by Ural Racing. But if there's still more than 20 entries next season, I'll change the qualifying format to have two separate sessions, of which the times are combined and the best 20 get to the race, while the rest end their weekend there. Of course, I'll also change the technical regulations so that new teams have at least some chance of success.

by **Nuppiz** » 23 Mar 2012, 05:27

Kyoto Ring GP - Sprint Race

Standings after 10 laps:

Many incidents in the first few laps shuffled up the pack quite much. Cave Johnson and the Ultimate Racing team make history by being the first team in RoLFS history to win both races on the same weekend. With Prost snatching the fastest lap (possibly as a revenge from the Feature race), the team makes another record by getting all merits during one weekend. Had Prost not gotten caught in a first lap incident, he could've very well finished in points, or possibly even second, which of course would've been another record.

Updated championship standings can be found here: http://f1alternate.wikkii.com/wiki/2014 ... on#Results

And updated team credits can be found here: http://f1rejects.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 97#p137097

by **The Lukas** » 23 Mar 2012, 05:35

Ural Racing to update a little bit, 2% of engine development please.

by **Nuppiz** » 23 Mar 2012, 05:38

The Lukas wrote:Ural Racing to update a little bit, 2% of engine development please.

Done.

by **Shadaza** » 23 Mar 2012, 05:44

Unlucky for Prost but what a great race weekend for the team, don't count us out yet!

by **Nuppiz** » 23 Mar 2012, 05:53

Shadaza wrote:Unlucky for Prost but what a great race weekend for the team, don't count us out yet!

If nothing else, you're looking strong for the teams' championship. Unlike other teams where only one driver brings in points regularly, both of your drivers have racked up a good points haul so far, and you're only 5 points away from Coke and Magnum, where only Battani seems to be a good scorer.

by **This** » 23 Mar 2012, 07:47

Remarkable that GTI only scores points in the sprint races...

But at least they scored a 1-2 this year, not many backmarkers can say that!

by **Nuppiz** » 23 Mar 2012, 08:27

This wrote:Remarkable that GTI only scores points in the sprint races...

But at least they scored a 1-2 this year, not many backmarkers can say that!

With the winner of that race being fired mid-season... :lol:

by **FMecha** » 23 Mar 2012, 15:41

I see Tojo's poor driving at Feature race frequently gave him second place(s) at Sprint race. Why?

by **Nuppiz** » 23 Mar 2012, 17:10

FMecha wrote:I see Tojo's poor driving at Feature race frequently gave him second place(s) at Sprint race. Why?

It's all thanks to the full grid reversion I use in Sprint races: the driver who finished 20th in Feature will start 1st in Sprint, 19th will start 2nd, and so on, unless grid penalties are applied. Had Johnson not absolutely flown around the track, Tojo would've easily won as he had a sizeable gap to Kustova.

by **AndreaModa** » 27 Mar 2012, 02:44

Autosport wrote:Carlisle sacked, van Rijkens in!

Following a string of dismal performances, Sammy Jones has sacked Josh Carlisle from his RoLFS team, Castrol Jones Racing. Carlisle has failed to score a single point all year, and has finished inside the top 10 on only two occasions. Jones had previously given his drivers an ultimatum to improve or face replacement, and that seems to be exactly what has happened to Carlisle. In his place comes Danny van Rijkens, a South African who has so far this year been the team's test and reserve driver. Little is known about van Rijkens' past, only that Jones witnessed the young driver's talents in between visiting potential sponsors in South Africa for his motorsport projects in February of this year. On the change, Jones commented,

"I'm pissed off at both Carlisle and Jung to be quite honest. The only reason Tristan is still in the car is because he's managed to score our only point this year, but that in itself is woefully below par. For me, Carlisle simply hasn't done enough to justify being in the team any longer, and with the news that Falik Arrows Juniors may be interested in his services for their F3RWRS team for the final two races of that season, I think it's only fair we let someone else have a go. Danny has built up a good relationship with me, and I have the belief that he's a good prospect for the future. I'm not expecting much from him in these remaining races, only to race solidly and bring the car home. It's now down to Jung to really pull his bloody finger out and start scoring points, because it's starting to turn into a bit of an embarrassment."

So yeah, Carlisle out, van Rijkens in for the rest of the year, starting at Westhill.

by **Nuppiz** » 27 Mar 2012, 05:08

Westhill GP - Free Practice 1

by **Nuppiz** » 29 Mar 2012, 02:34

Westhill GP - Qualifying - Round 1

Performance differences play a big role on the fast Westhill track, and the slower cars caused a lot of trouble to the faster ones. Stern is blocked by Tojo, while Kibbutz ruins his qualifying by colliding with both Dorval and Prost when exiting the pits, seriously damaging his front wing as a result.

Westhill GP - Qualifying - Round 2

Yamamura adds to Aeroracing's misery by not being able to get around Jancker, resulting in him beind dead last in Q2. Top three has exactly the same time. Battani can't get around Dorval and is set to start 12th unless grid penalties occur - this doesn't look good for his championship hopes. Jancker is unable to carry his excellent pace from Q1 to Q2, and is left 14th.

Westhill GP - Qualifying - Round 3

No surprises in Q3, as the Ultimates lock out the front row. Perhaps the biggest surprise is that both GTIs were in Q3 despite their relatively inferior car, although this was largely down to Aeroracing's dreadful performance.

Westhill GP - Qualifying - Final result

by **Nuppiz** » 29 Mar 2012, 04:56

Full feature race report coming soon, but as a hint of what happened, we have our first disqualification and one team has to look for a replacement for the next GP.

Two cars failed to make the 90% distance, and can't take part in the sprint race.

by **Nuppiz** » 29 Mar 2012, 07:37

Westhill GP - Feature Race

Standings after 20 laps:

Kustova makes an error at the start, which drops him down to 20th. Brucie Kibbutz is almost pushed to the grass by Stern at the start, which drops him 19th. Garfünkel has to brake to avoid colliding with Megumi, and Battani has to almost completely stop his car to avoid hitting Garfünkel. Kustova forces Kibbutz to submit in turn 6. Battani overtakes van Rijkens on the back straight. On lap 2, Tojo attempts to get past Bosevic, but fails and is instead overtaken by Stern and Jung. Kustova over takes van Rijkens at the back straight on lap 4. On lap 5, Battani overtakes Tojo on the back straight. On lap 7, Stern attempts to overtake Jung in the last corner, but has to back off and is overtaken by Battani, Tojo and Kustova as a result. On lap 9, Stern overtakes Kustova on the back straight. Lap 12: Stern and Kustova overtake Tojo in turn 3. On the next lap, Kustova gets past Stern again after his failed overtaking attempt on Battani. Lap 15: All cars come to make their pitstops. Dorval, Garfünkel and Yamaura receive stop-and-go penalties when they come too fast into the pitlane, while Stern also comes in too fast, hitting Kustova and Battani. Kustova and Battani receive drive-through penalties because of that, and don't make actual pitstops at all. Bosevic drops down to 15th and Stern to 20th during the pitstops, while the Jones Racing cars both get a huge advantage. Rather humiliatingly, all of the stop-and-goers enter the pitlane way too fast when they come to serve their penalty, and as a result all get another stop-and-go penalties. Wait, what is this? Battani is slowing down, he pulls over to the side of the road... he has ran out of fuel! And my goodness, seconds later Kustova has to stop for the same reason! Garfünkel and Dorval come in to serve their penalties... and oh my goodness! Garfünkel rams into the rear of Dorval, and both get handed their third penalties of today for speeding in the pit lane! At least Yamamura manages to complete this penalty with no further repercussions. Now this is getting ridiculous, Garfünkel rams into Dorval again when they come to serve their third penalties on lap 18, and Dorval receives another stop-and-go penalty! Garfünkel must surely receive some sort of penalty for this!

Tha last two laps see no more incidents, and the Ultimates get another easy 1-2, with Johnson getting the Grand Chelem. Only change in the top 6 are Buyvolov's 5th and Larsen's 6th, both the result by Kustova's error in the start which saw her drop down to 20th. After the race was over, the RoLFS Commission decided to give Mike Stern a 5-place grid penalty in tomorrow's sprint race for his collison with Kustova and Battani, and disqualify Simon Garfünkel for his avoidable collisions with Alexandre Dorval, which led to multiple stop-and-go penalties for both drivers. Especially the second collision, where Garfünkel hit Dorval at 170 km/h while entering the pitlane, was determined to be reckless behaviour which caused a lot of danger. This also means that Garfünkel's suspended one-GP ban from the South City Sprint race takes full effect, meaning that Garfünkel will miss the last GP of the season held at Aston. Needless to say, Garfünkel isn't allowed to start tomorrow's sprint race, and with Battani and Kustova retiring a bit too early to complete 90% of the race, they can't start tomorrow either. So, tomorrow's sprint race grid will feature only 17 cars.

A highlights video of the race can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/vutejKXv-To

Updated credits can be found here: viewtopic.php?p=137097#p137097

Updated championship standings to follow tomorrow in our Wiki, probably after the sprint race has been completed as well.

by **This** » 29 Mar 2012, 09:42

Oh crap, Garfünkel makes Délétraz look like HWNSNBM...

Candidates for the seat?

by **Stramala** » 29 Mar 2012, 09:45

This wrote:Oh crap, Garfünkel makes Délétraz look like HWNSNBM...

Candidates for the seat?

Kuntz isn't doing anything since you sacked him :lol:

by **AndreaModa** » 29 Mar 2012, 09:46

Italian Roberto Dinella is interested in the drive, though already has a contract elsewhere for 2015. He brings Lampre sponsorship with him.

Also, come on van Rijkens!! Points finish in the sprint race PLEASE!! :lol:

by **Shadaza** » 29 Mar 2012, 20:57

Johnson and Prost confirmed for another season at Ultimate racing.

Both are rock solid, with number 1 driver going to the one who scores the most points this season.

Though Prost may not like being number 2 if that were to happen!

by **FMecha** » 29 Mar 2012, 21:30

TRE expects improvement from Yui Megumi within this sprint race and tomorrow race, or she and Tetsuya-kun will swap roles.

(Just realised it's my 800th post

)

by **Nuppiz** » 29 Mar 2012, 22:26

AndreaModa wrote:Also, come on van Rijkens!! Points finish in the sprint race PLEASE!!

Starting from 4th after Stern's grid-penalty, he's got a good chance at scoring a point, unless Tojo pulls off a kamikaze maneuvre and forces his way through.

FMecha wrote:TRE expects improvement from Yui Megumi within this sprint race and tomorrow race, or she and Tetsuya-kun will swap roles.

Well, starting from 10th in a car that certainly is not among the quickest, makes it nigh-impossible for Megumi to score points in the sprint race. And it'd make sense to swap Takagi in again for the season finale at Aston, after all he's scored 3 points against Megumi's 0!

by **Nuppiz** » 30 Mar 2012, 03:11

Westhill GP - Sprint Race

The race was a bit boring, with only a couple of collisions and of course some of the faster cars managed to overtake slower cars, but not enough to get points (except for Prost's fastest lap).

Larsen has a very bad start and drops down to 16th. Jancker has to brake to avoid hitting the much faster Stern, with Fukuda getting past him as well. First corner sees Dorval being almost pushed to the grass by the Aeroracing cars, and he drops to 8th as a result. A bit further back, Hannesson scrapes with Buyvolov and Megumi, making a spectacular 360 degree spin while still retaining his position. Jancker, Megumi and Buyvolov all have to brake to avoid hitting the spinning ZimSport in front of them, and are rammed from the behind by Van de Schoot. The three cars all spin as a result, while Van de Schoot escapes relatively unscatched. Johnson hits Buyvolov and is overtaken by Prost and Larsen. A failed overtaking attempt on Larsen sees Van de Schoot drop down to 14th on lap 4. The order started to remain relatively same, with both Ultimates and Hannesson spearing themselves through the field. Then on lap 8, Prost attempts to overtake Bosevic for 6th, but has to back off at the end of the back straight. Stern, who was near behind him can't avoid hitting Prost. Stern manages to escape without losing positions, but Prost is sent spinning onto the grass and he drops down to 16th as a result. However, every cloud has a silver lining, and this is no exception as it gives him loads of empty track ahead, allowing him to set the fastest lap of the race on lap 9, making the exact same time on the final lap as well.

The Aeroracing cars cruise to an easy 1-2, with van Rijkens bravely holding on to the 3rd place before Tojo in 4th. Jung wraps up a good race for Jones by getting the Golden Pineapple with a 5th, with Stern right behind him. Megumi finishes a miserable 17th and last; she never recovered from the incident in turn 1, despite having only very minor damage to her car which shouldn't have affected her lap times.

Updated championship standings can be found here: http://f1alternate.wikkii.com/wiki/2014 ... on#Results . Four drivers still have a theoretical chance at winning the title, although Johnson and Battani have a much better chance than Prost and Hannesson. Ultimate Racing might just clinch the team's title at the Aston feature race; the second drivers of Coke and Magnum haven't scored well enough.

Updated credits can be found here: viewtopic.php?p=137097#p137097

by **AndreaModa** » 30 Mar 2012, 06:03

Sammy Jones wrote:I'm delighted for Danny today, he's driven a stellar race and reaped the rewards with a great third place finish in only his second race for the team. I'm also happy that Tristan had his best result with 5th place, although we really need to score points more regularly. Going into the final weekend, we have the opportunity to overhaul Hydook in the standings - they are another well established team that's found themselves at the wrong end of the standings, but there's absolutely no way I can tolerate Castrol Jones Racing finishing last in the teams' championship. We accept that we've gone the wrong way with car development this year, and we'll be looking to rectify that next year with what will hopefully prove to be a stronger line-up. I'm disappointed that I've had to let Josh go, but he's getting his chance in the F3RWRS at the moment, so I won't rule out employing him at the team for 2015 just yet. Tristan has done pretty well considering he's been out of action for a while now, but I'm still undecided about whether to retain him for next year. We'll see how his results in the final two races stack up, particularly against van Rijkens who has come in greener than most.

Danny van Rijkens wrote:Can't believe it! Second race and podium! Unbelievable! I hope this is the start of big things for me, I'm so glad that Mr. Jones' faith in me has paid off! I can't thank him enough!

by **This** » 30 Mar 2012, 06:05

AndreaModa wrote:Italian Roberto Dinella is interested in the drive, though already has a contract elsewhere for 2015. He brings Lampre sponsorship with him.

GTI insists on remaining sponsorless! But he gets a chance. And Kostas, i only use your drivers as number2-drivers

by **AndreaModa** » 30 Mar 2012, 06:22

Dinella and Lampre are happy with that!

Autosport wrote:GTI sign Dinella for final RoLFS race weekend

The replacement for Simon Garfunkel at GTI in the RoLFS series was today confirmed as Italian Roberto Dinella. Dinella enters the series as a one-off replacement coming off the back of a strong season in Italian F3 where he has scored a haul of points and a couple of podium finishes. Born in Turin, Italy to wealthy parents, Roberto began his motorsport career in the frantic scene of mini-bikes, before switching to four wheels aged 15 after his older brother suffered a nasty crash which resulted in a broken pelvis during a Spanish 125cc championship round. With his parents demanding he either switch to cars or quit motorsport altogether, Dinella moved to Formula Abarth in 2011, competing there for three years with enough good results to allow a step up to Italian F3 for 2014. Able to secure sponsorship from metals manufacturer Lampre, Dinella's season was secure, and driving the pink Dallara, soon attracted the attention of team bosses around Europe, resulting in this chance at GTI.

"I'm delighted" exclaimed Dinella, "we've worked very hard to get to where we are today, and getting this chance at GTI is just what I needed after a pleasant season in Formula 3. My 2015 season plans are already pretty much secure, so I see this as a warm up to what shall hopefully be a very exciting year. I hope we can bring GTI some good performances in the two races I'm with them, and that I can reward their decision to hire me."

by **Stramala** » 30 Mar 2012, 06:59

Does Parma Corse have any damn money again yet? We will spend everything we've got on the engine. Every last spare credit.

by **Shadaza** » 30 Mar 2012, 07:39

Ultimate racing to Improve their engine and chassis 1 point each.

(I can't remember if you can improve both or not, If you can't then 2 chassis updates please.)

by **AndreaModa** » 30 Mar 2012, 08:23

2 credits away from being able to afford an engine upgrade! :cry:

by **tristan1117** » 30 Mar 2012, 10:02

Congratulations to van Rijkens for his podium! I'm sure that my position at the team has not been compromised.

by **Nuppiz** » 30 Mar 2012, 16:25

kostas22 wrote:Does Parma Corse have any damn money again yet? We will spend everything we've got on the engine. Every last spare credit.

Unfortunately, you still don't have more than 7 credits, which would equal to 0,5% engine upgrade. But that's impossible to do in LFS.

Shadaza wrote:Ultimate racing to Improve their engine and chassis 1 point each.

(I can't remember if you can improve both or not, If you can't then 2 chassis updates please.)

Engine and chassis both upgraded, it cost you 25 credits leaving you with 3 in the bank.

by **Stramala** » 30 Mar 2012, 22:38

The Generic Times wrote:Scuderia Alitalia Giovanile Squadra announces massive squad shake-up

Scuderia Alitalia have announced a complete reshuffle of their young driver programme, with familar faces departing and new talent emerging in its place. The Generic Times has compiled a complete rundown of the swathes of changes;

OUT

Enrico Molinaro
Enrico was already rumoured to be the Giovanile Squadra's secondary source of income, but it seems since his departure no sponsors have left the team, perhaps making these suggestions unfounded. Regardless, he underperformed compared to F3RWRS team-mates Alessandro Lucarelli and Gianluigi Pazzini, as well as Lorenzo Crescenzi, another Giovanile Squadra driver, on loan at Christopherson Racing.

Despite his perceived poor performances, he has actually graduated to F2RWRS with Hydook Racing for next season, but without SAGS backing. Molinaro has instead moved on to Finnish management company Nurminen Enterprises.

Ragnar Larsen
Larsen is another F3RWRS driver who had a disappointing season. He was busier than Molinaro however, combining F3RWRS duties with Group Lotus alongside Rejects of LFS with Parma Corse. He was comprehensively beaten by his team-mates in both series, and as a result has been released by the team following the conclusion of the 2014 season.

Stefan Kuntz
Kuntz is getting rather too old to be considered a 'junior' driver as it is, but Scuderia Alitalia have decided to part ways with the German outright. He started 2014 as second driver for GTI in Rejects of LFS, but after being dropped in favour of Fukuda and with no options looking available to him for next year, it seems his motorsport dream may be finished.

Nobushige Fukuda
Again, he is considered too old to be part of the squad now, however he will be retained as a reserve and test driver across multiple series for Scuderia Alitalia.

Carsten Jancker
The same as both above, however his prospects still look good, securing a full time drive with Hydook Junior Team in F3RWRS for next season after being the far better driver at Parma Corse in Rejects of LFS this year.

IN

Marcel Agyemang-Badu
Agyemang-Badu is Ghana's top racing prodigy, and has been snapped up by Scuderia Alitalia. Where he will race in 2015 is still unknown, but he looks like a key part of the organisation's future.

Andraž Velikonja
The Slovenian youngster's appointment may have something to do with FIAT Group looking to ramp up sales in the Eastern Bloc, but from a sporting perspective he has been signed as an endurance and reserve driver, possibly with a full-time drive in the works in future.

by **Phoenix** » 01 Apr 2012, 22:01

As usual, I want my credits spent in equal measure in chassis and engine upgrades.

by **Nuppiz** » 01 Apr 2012, 22:05

Phoenix wrote:As usual, I want my credits spent in equal measure in chassis and engine upgrades.

10 credits just equals to one chassis upgrade, which has now been added to your cars.

by **Stramala** » 01 Apr 2012, 23:30

The Generic Times wrote:Bizzarri makes to Rejects of LFS switch

After failing to find a drive in F2RWRS for 2015, Marco Bizzarri has moved to the Rejects of LFS series, where he will lead Parma Corse's campaign next year. He will replace Carsten Jancker, who has been promoted to F3RWRS after signing a deal with the Hydook Junior Team.

"Of course, it was not nice to hear the team was dropping me from F2RWRS, but ok, they said to me, we're sorry, but we can offer you this instead. Maybe it is for the best," he said. "Jancker has done well this season so hopefully the car has some potential and we can rebuild and go for the title next year."

On the other side of the Parma Corse garage, Ragnar Larsen's seat is under threat by a long queue of Scuderia Alitalia Giovanile Squadra drivers eager to make the step up into the RWRS sanctioned series, with Marcel Agyemang-Badu, Martin McGovern and Andraž Velikonja all looking to take the second seat alongside Bizzarri.

by **FMecha** » 02 Apr 2012, 23:26

I have to redact the statement that Tetsuya Takagi and Yui Megumi would swap roles next year, because turns out I forget the fact that Tetsuya would race in F3RWRS next year. :oops:

by **Nuppiz** » 03 Apr 2012, 01:30

FMecha wrote:I have to redact the statement that Tetsuya Takagi and Yui Megumi would swap roles next year, because turns out I forget the fact that Tetsuya would race in F3RWRS next year.

You could still swap them for the last race, if you want.

Aston GP - Free Practice 1

Not a lot of surprises here, although Dinella is quite off the pace by being almost half a second slower than his team mate. But then again, this is the first time he's driving the car at all.

by **Stramala** » 03 Apr 2012, 03:37

To ZimSport and GTI: You can hire Hannesson and Fukuda for next season if you wish, I have no plans for them elsewhere at the moment.

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