F1RDS - 2015 Season - Preparation for 2016/Driver Signups

[Wizzie]

Check the first post, there's a few drivers who don't have seats yet...

==ENGINES==
Q=Qualifying Performance, R=Race Performance
Volkswagen– 240Q, 210R
Toyota (TOM'S prepared) – 210Q, 240R
Renault (Mecachrome prepared) – 225Q, 225R

Max 4 teams per engine. All are 2.0L L4 DOHC units.

Of course, first come first served

Haven't we already gone through the problem with having such a difference between engines at such low power outputs in the F3RWRS thread a few months ago?

[Nuppiz]

NRE takes the conservative approach and decides to use the Mecachrome-Renaults.

[Ataxia]

Check the first post, there's a few drivers who don't have seats yet...

==ENGINES==
Q=Qualifying Performance, R=Race Performance
Volkswagen– 240Q, 210R
Toyota (TOM'S prepared) – 210Q, 240R
Renault (Mecachrome prepared) – 225Q, 225R

Max 4 teams per engine. All are 2.0L L4 DOHC units.

Of course, first come first served

Haven't we already gone through the problem with having such a difference between engines at such low power outputs in the F3RWRS thread a few months ago?

I can perhaps decrease the difference in power...or just bump them up. I'll go test it...

[Wizzie]

Check the first post, there's a few drivers who don't have seats yet...

==ENGINES==
Q=Qualifying Performance, R=Race Performance
Volkswagen– 240Q, 210R
Toyota (TOM'S prepared) – 210Q, 240R
Renault (Mecachrome prepared) – 225Q, 225R

Max 4 teams per engine. All are 2.0L L4 DOHC units.

Of course, first come first served

Haven't we already gone through the problem with having such a difference between engines at such low power outputs in the F3RWRS thread a few months ago?

I can perhaps decrease the difference in power...or just bump them up. I'll go test it...

I highly recommend you decrease it to increments of 5 bhp between engines otherwise the Toyota powered cars will win. Every. Bloody. Time.

[the Masked Lapwing]

Rosenforth will have a Toyota. Otherwise a Renault, I haven't actually bothered to see who else got what yet

[Ataxia]

Haven't we already gone through the problem with having such a difference between engines at such low power outputs in the F3RWRS thread a few months ago?

I can perhaps decrease the difference in power...or just bump them up. I'll go test it...

I highly recommend you decrease it to increments of 5 bhp between engines otherwise the Toyota powered cars will win. Every. Bloody. Time.

Done

[pasta_maldonado]

Wiki page done!

[Stramala]

God DAMN, lost the last TOM'S engine. And all I did was leave for lunch!

Mecachrome it is then.

[Ataxia]

==ENGINES==
Q=Qualifying Performance, R=Race Performance
Volkswagen– 240Q, 230R All contracts taken - Donkervoort, DMR, Autobahn, Red Bull
Toyota (TOM'S prepared) – 230Q, 240R All contracts taken - Rosenforth, Aeroracing, Foster's Good Call Racing, Projekt Roter Baron
Renault (Mecachrome prepared) – 235Q, 235R All contracts taken - Nurminen, Scuderia Alitalia, V-Sport, MechaGP, Kingfisher

Wiki page done!

Super job!

[WaffleCat]

Reith joins V-Sport

Young up-and coming racing talent Berhman Reith has joined V-Sport racing for the Formula 1 Rejects Development series,which he says is a big and crucial stem forward for him

"This series gives several drivers a handy shot at going for the main series,with all the spots in hot contention,this series gives young drivers something on their CV to show for."says 13 year-old Reith,who is the youngest competitor in the series that has a ride.

Also,Nestra Aya is Malaysian.Sorry if I forgot to mention that.

[FMecha]

Sign Nestra and Renault engines. For my team.

[Shizuka]

Renault for V-Sport too.
Also, Aya is signed too.

[WaffleCat]

Renault for V-Sport too.
Also, Aya is signed too.

Erm...didn't FMecha sign Nestra Aya in the post above yours?

[Shizuka]

Whoops, you're right.
We'll take Hwok Kwol-Cho then.

[pasta_maldonado]

Wiki page done!

Super job!

Especially seen as it took 1 and a half hours to type out on a iPod!!

[Ataxia]

Every time I try to export data to GP2, it says 'GP2.exe was not patched correctly'...anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks in advance

[AdrianSutil]

Kingfisher will take a Renault engine. Otherwise, whatever is left.

[East Londoner]

Bloody hell, I go to work and this thread grows massively, and I miss out on the engine I wanted.

Oh well, DMR will use Renault engines instead.

And there is still a seat avaliable to anyone who wants it.

EDIT: Oh bathplug, I have to use the Volkswagen engines.

[Ataxia]

Every time I try to export data to GP2, it says 'GP2.exe was not patched correctly'...anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks in advance

Fixed now.

Ok, the engines are all sorted now, as all of the remaining teams will use VW powerplants. As Wizzie raised some concern over power difference, the engine is less of a hinderance in the race than before so there's less reason for concern.

Calendar-wise, I'll take Lappy up on his suggestion to make a couple of races support races...not sure what races these will be yet. I'll make it a 10-race calendar, if there's a grid tool for GP2 kicking around somewhere I can perhaps add sprint races. Due to the low power nature of the cars, races will be around 25% of the original distance.

Two pre-season tests will take place at Jerez and Estoril once drivers are confirmed and liveries are complete.

And Ferrarist, as you finalised your entry after eurobrun you're now first on the waiting list should any places become available. Your drivers were made available for other teams; if this isn't ok then I'll pull them out. Otherwise, Hwok Kwol-Cho will continue on at V-Sport.

Unless anyone has any objections, I'll make Jari Lappalainen, the 18-year-old Finn who is currently Fusion's tester in RoLFS, available for anyone to take on.

[eurobrun]

Bathplug, It looks like I have to use those sh*tbox VW engines because I was asleep.

[Wizzie]

Bathplug, It looks like I have to use those sh*tbox VW engines because I was asleep.

Actually, with the engines being rebalanced, the leading VWs may be able to hold track position during the race as the differences in engines have been reduced greatly.

[Klon]

And Ferrarist, as you finalised your entry after eurobrun you're now first on the waiting list should any places become available. Your drivers were made available for other teams; if this isn't ok then I'll pull them out. Otherwise, Hwok Kwol-Cho will continue on at V-Sport.

Since Ferrarist does not have a team in any F1R series yet, as far as I know - aside from the ones he is running - I would not mind withdrawing to that first waiting spot so he can have the spot. Although if that is possible I would like to keep my numbers 1 and 2: he could get #28 and #29. Would that be cool with everyone involved?

[Nuppiz]

Our second driver will be Anu Võsu, an Estonian-Finnish 19-year old female driver. She will run under the Estonian flag, as per her father's heritage.

So now I have both a Finnish-Estonian and an Estonian-Finnish in my team.

[Ataxia]

And Ferrarist, as you finalised your entry after eurobrun you're now first on the waiting list should any places become available. Your drivers were made available for other teams; if this isn't ok then I'll pull them out. Otherwise, Hwok Kwol-Cho will continue on at V-Sport.

Since Ferrarist does not have a team in any F1R series yet, as far as I know - aside from the ones he is running - I would not mind withdrawing to that first waiting spot so he can have the spot. Although if that is possible I would like to keep my numbers 1 and 2: he could get #28 and #29. Would that be cool with everyone involved?

That's very kind of you Klon, I'll let you swap with him if he agrees (can't imagine he wouldn't...)

[East Londoner]

DMR will sign Jerry De Boer as their second driver, partnering Laura Wener.

[Stramala]

Our second driver will be Anu Võsu, an Estonian-Finnish 19-year old female driver. She will run under the Estonian flag, as per her father's heritage.

So now I have both a Finnish-Estonian and an Estonian-Finnish in my team.

Maybe their parents like wife swapping and both her and Tõnu are actually half-sister/brother

[Nuppiz]

Our second driver will be Anu Võsu, an Estonian-Finnish 19-year old female driver. She will run under the Estonian flag, as per her father's heritage.

So now I have both a Finnish-Estonian and an Estonian-Finnish in my team.

Maybe their parents like wife swapping and both her and Tõnu are actually half-sister/brother

Yes, that is a possible storyline.

[pasta_maldonado]

Well, having succesfully acquired what appears to be, on paper anyways, the best engine on offer, Plus One have to be in with a good chance of winning this. I have confidence that bothe Gary and Alexis can deliver strong performances, perhaps even race wins. Plus One have made a Good Call to enter this series, of that I'm certain.

On a less publicocrappy note,will the template for F1RDS be the same as the one for the F1RWRS?

[This]

Been a bit late, well, guess VW is good enough. Still need a second driver: drivers: this is a real professional team with lot of money and experience, here you can learn to become a good driver in a low-pressure environment. Slightly combined with typical dutch overconfidence, that is

[Ataxia]

Well, having succesfully acquired what appears to be, on paper anyways, the best engine on offer, Plus One have to be in with a good chance of winning this. I have confidence that bothe Gary and Alexis can deliver strong performances, perhaps even race wins. Plus One have made a Good Call to enter this series, of that I'm certain.

On a less publicocrappy note,will the template for F1RDS be the same as the one for the F1RWRS?

For cars? I guess so...they use the generic shape, right?

Been a bit late, well, guess VW is good enough. Still need a second driver: drivers: this is a real professional team with lot of money and experience, here you can learn to become a good driver in a low-pressure environment. Slightly combined with typical dutch overconfidence, that is

Lappalainen's free if you want to use him? Means he won't race in RoLFS but it would be better if DAT drove the full season anyway.

[This]

Been a bit late, well, guess VW is good enough. Still need a second driver: drivers: this is a real professional team with lot of money and experience, here you can learn to become a good driver in a low-pressure environment. Slightly combined with typical dutch overconfidence, that is

Lappalainen's free if you want to use him? Means he won't race in RoLFS but it would be better if DAT drove the full season anyway.

okidoki!
A Finnish and a Brazilian driver i have now, sounds quite professional actually.

[Shizuka]

A Finnish and a Brazilian driver i have now, sounds quite professional actually.

Smells like a certain Ferrari pairing

[Wizzie]

It's a little known fact that Tom Douglas loved to holiday in New Zealand (Being a Pom, he didn't know better of course ). On one of these holidays to Queenstown, he had a... shall we say liaison, with a rather attractive New Zealand woman and the next thing you know, 16 year old New Zealander James Douglas is looking for a ride in the F1RDS. If it helps, he's got sponsorship from Speights and Mitre 10.

[the Masked Lapwing]

It's a little known fact that Tom Douglas loved to holiday in New Zealand (Being a Pom, he didn't know better of course ). On one of these holidays to Queenstown, he had a... shall we say liaison, with a rather attractive New Zealand woman and the next thing you know, 16 year old New Zealander James Douglas is looking for a ride in the F1RDS. If it helps, he's got sponsorship from Speights and Mitre 10.

He's a Kiwi, but Rosenforth'll sign him anyway

[Wizzie]

It's a little known fact that Tom Douglas loved to holiday in New Zealand (Being a Pom, he didn't know better of course ). On one of these holidays to Queenstown, he had a... shall we say liaison, with a rather attractive New Zealand woman and the next thing you know, 16 year old New Zealander James Douglas is looking for a ride in the F1RDS. If it helps, he's got sponsorship from Speights and Mitre 10.

He's a Kiwi, but Rosenforth'll sign him anyway

Consider it done.

[Stramala]

Melrose? TMLW?

Marmite > Vegemite

[Ataxia]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeG-hNXXy6I

Right, we have one seat left. And one driver looking for a seat.

Will Kingfisher be signing Ouedamiagogo?

[AdrianSutil]

In a word, no.

[This]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeG-hNXXy6I

Right, we have one seat left. And one driver looking for a seat.

Will Kingfisher be signing Ouedamiagogo?

i'll take him on as 'simulator driver for the Trabant REECCS team'

[FantometteBR]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeG-hNXXy6I

Right, we have one seat left. And one driver looking for a seat.

Will Kingfisher be signing Ouedamiagogo?

i'll take him on as 'simulator driver for the Trabant REECCS team'

Taken!