F2RWRS - The feeder category of the F1RWRS

[Wizzie]

Aeroracing

Now, the only liveries that need to be done at Falik Arrows, Beirao and Aston Martin. As far as I can gather, Mr McClean is doing the Aston liveries himself and I'm thinking of keeping the Beirao car from last year. Which leaves us with the Falik Arrows which I can't really do until SuperAguri can find the time to announce their engine supplier for this year.

[AdrianSutil]

Autosport.com:

Mitie Aviation test new car.

Mr.Alexander was full of praise today, after Mitie Aviation unveiled their car for the 2015 F2 series. "I must say, it looks fantastic! It's a shame we don't have more sponsors on board right now, and with Mitie reducing their input, it's something we will address shortly."
Ashley Lilly took the car out for a few demonstration laps infront of a handful of photographers. "Its a nice, well-balanced car", said Lilly. "Of course, we will begin work soon for deelopments. But for now, we are confident of a solid first year."


The Holden-powered Mitie car going through it's shakedown yesterday

[Wizzie]

I've got dozens of logos on the other laptop and if you want, I can slap a few on there to fill it up a bit. I need to put some Michelin and Lola logos on it anyway as I completely forgot to do them first time round.

[AdrianSutil]

I've got dozens of logos on the other laptop and if you want, I can slap a few on there to fill it up a bit. I need to put some Michelin and Lola logos on it anyway as I completely forgot to do them first time round.

No it's okay. I'll be announcing a few things soon anyway.

Edit: If you have either a Kingfisher or Santander logo, cover the front wing and front wing end plates with that. Paint the front wing red if it's a Santander one too

[AndreaModa]

Castrol Jones Racing reveal revised livery



Sammy Jones and his team have revealed a revised livery for their 2015 F2RWRS challenger, after reports emerged that Jones fired two of his graphic designers for producing a "bloody crap mess of a livery". The new livery features far more red on the car than previously, as well as also showcasing the team's recent deal with Calgon.

"Basically the first livery was a bloody shambles" explained Jones exclusively to Autosport, "this one is far better, and actually works on the Lola car we'll be using this year. Plus it actually includes all of our sponsors and partners for our 2015 F2RWRS campaign, instead of the previous half-arsed attempt that was missing a load of them."

So an improved livery that should look a lot better!
#24 Terry Hawkin: http://www.mediafire.com/?43mbwb55hc6xvk7
#25 Hansuke Shioya: http://www.mediafire.com/?kdvdakql8o2d4q6

A screenshot would go down a treat Wizzie

[JeremyMcClean]

I don't have GP4 editor, so I edited it slightly in MS Paint

Glotch: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/6f3gq
Kazama: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/o6xgs

Hopefully it will be easy to copy and paste into the editor...

[Wizzie]

I don't have GP4 editor, so I edited it slightly in MS Paint

Glotch: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/6f3gq
Kazama: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/o6xgs

Hopefully it will be easy to copy and paste into the editor...

[rant]Mr McClean... there's a reason that the templates are supposed to be done on Photoshop or a similar program. And that reason is if you don't, you'll end up playing all sorts of havoc with the shading layers which means more work for me as now I have to redo the entire livery on Photoshop.[/rant]

Translation: I can't use those liveries. Full stop, new paragraph.

[JeremyMcClean]

I don't have GP4 editor, so I edited it slightly in MS Paint

Glotch: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/6f3gq
Kazama: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/o6xgs

Hopefully it will be easy to copy and paste into the editor...

[rant]Mr McClean... there's a reason that the templates are supposed to be done on Photoshop or a similar program. And that reason is if you don't, you'll end up playing all sorts of havoc with the shading layers which means more work for me as now I have to redo the entire livery on Photoshop.[/rant]

Translation: I can't use those liveries. Full stop, new paragraph.

I have a small admission to make...

I don't have photoshop...

[Wizzie]

I don't have GP4 editor, so I edited it slightly in MS Paint

Glotch: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/6f3gq
Kazama: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/o6xgs

Hopefully it will be easy to copy and paste into the editor...

[rant]Mr McClean... there's a reason that the templates are supposed to be done on Photoshop or a similar program. And that reason is if you don't, you'll end up playing all sorts of havoc with the shading layers which means more work for me as now I have to redo the entire livery on Photoshop.[/rant]

Translation: I can't use those liveries. Full stop, new paragraph.

I have a small admission to make...

I don't have photoshop...

In that case get GIMP. It's free and it can do pretty much anything Photoshop can.

[AndreaModa]

Wizzie, I'm just curious, because I used Paint.NET and the image was in a single layer so how did I not manage to mess up the shading as well?

If you want Jeremy, I'd be more than happy to do a livery for you in the next few days based on those images you posted above. Getting used to complex image editing software (even the free stuff) is hard, especially when you have no experience with it.

[JeremyMcClean]

Wizzie, I'm just curious, because I used Paint.NET and the image was in a single layer so how did I not manage to mess up the shading as well?

If you want Jeremy, I'd be more than happy to do a livery for you in the next few days based on those images you posted above. Getting used to complex image editing software (even the free stuff) is hard, especially when you have no experience with it.

Thanks Andrea. I just tried out GIMP and I'm horribly confused already.

[Wizzie]

Wizzie, I'm just curious, because I used Paint.NET and the image was in a single layer so how did I not manage to mess up the shading as well?

It was the way he put the Norton Logos on the sidepods plus the fact he saved it as a jpg rather than a tga file.

[Stramala]

I hate GIMP with a passion so use Paint.NET. Because the source file is a PSD, I converted each layer of the PSD into single PNG files each, and layered them on Paint.NET, edited it all and flattened when saving as a TGA. I suggest Mr McLean use this instead of GIMP because GIMP is a massive pain in the f***ing arse.

[AndreaModa]

Wizzie, I'm just curious, because I used Paint.NET and the image was in a single layer so how did I not manage to mess up the shading as well?

It was the way he put the Norton Logos on the sidepods plus the fact he saved it as a jpg rather than a tga file.

Ah fair enough well I'll get the Aston livery done in the next few days then, no probs!

[Wizzie]

Castrol Jones Racing - V2

[Aerond]

AndreaModa, I´ll let you know if Shioya accepts your offer at the end of the F1RWRS season.

[RealRacingRoots]

McKane eyes Open-Wheel Return
After visiting the F1RWRS Mediterranean Grand Prix, former two-time Formula 1 champion Nathan McKane has shown interest in joining the feeder series for the F1RWRS, the F2RWRS in the future.

"I have looked at all my options," the Scot said on his most recent blog, "and this series has grown beyond anything anyone could have imagined, I really want to be a part of this." Nathan will have to rush to get a seat for the 2015 season as only three seats remain open for this competitive series, but it is a required step in order to be able to take part in the F1RWRS as his F1 success counts for nothing in getting a Reject Licence.

If you want Nathan to drive for your squad in 2015, send me a PM.

[Wizzie]

AEROND! This is exactly why I included Formula One as a license criteria to start off with. Now I'm stuck in a quandary about whether he should be allowed to participate knowing full well he'll demolish the field or not.

There's only three empty seats left and out of those, two of them are for teams where the owner's gone AWOL. Maybe you can sneak into the lead Beirao seat if you ask DanielPT nicely.

[Stramala]

Will F2RWRS be visiting Zandvoort again in 2015? If so, Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen will run a special TNT Express N.V. livery for said race as a one-off.

[Wizzie]

Will F2RWRS be visiting Zandvoort again in 2015? If so, Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen will run a special TNT Express N.V. livery for said race as a one-off.

Zandvoort is round 8 of the championship and since I actively encourage one-off liveries and different liveries between two cars, I have no problem with it. Hell, if you want, you can run that livery for Belgium as well or even the entire season.

[Stramala]

Will F2RWRS be visiting Zandvoort again in 2015? If so, Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen will run a special TNT Express N.V. livery for said race as a one-off.

Zandvoort is round 8 of the championship and since I actively encourage one-off liveries and different liveries between two cars, I have no problem with it. Hell, if you want, you can run that livery for Belgium as well or even the entire season.

Nah, I want to keep the Alitalia livery for most of the season, but I did consider doing a JDR livery for whenever the championship hits Australasia.

[AndreaModa]

AndreaModa, I´ll let you know if Shioya accepts your offer at the end of the F1RWRS season.

All right cheers, notification as soon as possible would be ideal as there's a few other drivers that I'd choose if things don't work out that may get signed in the meantime.

As for 'F1' drivers, I'm afraid with F1 2010 and 2011 now, the criteria is just way too low. We'll end up with a precedent that will render the feeder series useless because what's the point putting your driver in the F3RWRS when you can run a few seasons in F1 2011 win championships in backmarker cars totally unrealistic to reality, and then be allowed in to the F1RWRS? Maybe entries for drivers from this background could be allowed to race on a case-by-case basis? i.e. some will be turned down for being too obviously unrealistic, whilst others would be allowed for being more honest?

[Wizzie]

As for 'F1' drivers, I'm afraid with F1 2010 and 2011 now, the criteria is just way too low. We'll end up with a precedent that will render the feeder series useless because what's the point putting your driver in the F3RWRS when you can run a few seasons in F1 2011 win championships in backmarker cars totally unrealistic to reality, and then be allowed in to the F1RWRS? Maybe entries for drivers from this background could be allowed to race on a case-by-case basis? i.e. some will be turned down for being too obviously unrealistic, whilst others would be allowed for being more honest?

But that brings up the issue of how can we determine what is too unrealistic when we know full well the AI for F1 2010 and F1 2011 is fundamentally flawed anyway

[RealRacingRoots]

You also got to take into account that F1 2010/2011 take part then, and perhaps it would be best to only include their first season in each career mode for those games as NOTHING changes as one season ends and another one starts. You could take part in 7 seasons in F1 2010 ant the only thing that changes is where the player drives and the development of the cars, nothing else. And the Ai is ballocks.

There is a grey area for drivers like Nathan which is what do they do post 2011, and if they don't take note of that, and how realistic their antics are they should have to go through the feeder series as they may not have raced or driven a race car in a long time.

Make a reject license counsel?

[AndreaModa]

I don't think a council is necessary, and I agree that the AI in F1 2010 and 2011 is flawed to some extent, hence why I think maybe individual drivers should be assessed before being accepted? I know that the whole idea of the F3RWRS and F2RWRS was to remove instances like this with drivers coming over from 'F1' which was obviously a well-trodden storyline for much of the series' early history, because that's all we had to work with, and most of the drivers entering had already begun virtual careers in F1 like Melrose and Jones (one day his will be finished! ). I think my personal advice to RealRacingRoots is to definitely enter the RWRS at some level, but with a new character to McKane, which would make the whole situation a lot easier, though I can understand if you're not too willing to do something like this.

[Stramala]

I don't think a council is necessary, and I agree that the AI in F1 2010 and 2011 is flawed to some extent, hence why I think maybe individual drivers should be assessed before being accepted? I know that the whole idea of the F3RWRS and F2RWRS was to remove instances like this with drivers coming over from 'F1' which was obviously a well-trodden storyline for much of the series' early history, because that's all we had to work with, and most of the drivers entering had already begun virtual careers in F1 like Melrose and Jones (one day his will be finished! ). I think my personal advice to RealRacingRoots is to definitely enter the RWRS at some level, but with a new character to McKane, which would make the whole situation a lot easier, though I can understand if you're not too willing to do something like this.

Perhaps Nathan Scott has a brother/cousin called Rick Scott

[Stramala]

Right, for gods sake, PLEASE let this be the last attempt I need at the 2015 liveries. I think I'll stick to easier designs for my one-off liveries for this season (there could be more on top of the #10 TNT Express at Zandvoort...)

[Wizzie]

Scuderia Alitalia


GRM Young Lions (Red Tops on Sidepods)


Mitie Aviation (New sponsorship logos)

If there's one good thing about Singapore on GP4, it has some bathplugging epic camera angles

[Stramala]

The standard livery is finally ok! And, here's van Nieuwenhuijzen's Zandvoort livery ready now. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/61327712/AlitaliaTNT10.tga

[Wizzie]

Having reviewed the footage again for the first time in over a month, the investigations into cars 7 (Mitchell Macklin) and 15 (Johannes Rueckert) have been reopened. A ruling will be made within the next week.

[Wizzie]

The final highlights video for 2014 now up.

And yes, the first third of the race was THAT mindbogglingly awesome

EDIT: If you include Vantini's accident, he and Bizzarri swapped positions 6 times in the last 3 laps.

[eurobrun]

The final highlights video for 2014 now up.

And yes, the first third of the race was THAT mindbogglingly awesome

EDIT: If you include Vantini's accident, he and Bizzarri swapped positions 6 times in the last 3 laps.

Is it just me did Jason Hamilton's crash not look that bad.

[Wizzie]

The final highlights video for 2014 now up.

And yes, the first third of the race was THAT mindbogglingly awesome

EDIT: If you include Vantini's accident, he and Bizzarri swapped positions 6 times in the last 3 laps.

Is it just me did Jason Hamilton's crash not look that bad.

It may not have looked that bad but the impact was at over 200mph which was higher than the Seron/Kremnicky accident at the season opener

[eurobrun]

The final highlights video for 2014 now up.

And yes, the first third of the race was THAT mindbogglingly awesome

EDIT: If you include Vantini's accident, he and Bizzarri swapped positions 6 times in the last 3 laps.

Is it just me did Jason Hamilton's crash not look that bad.

It may not have looked that bad but the impact was at over 200mph which was higher than the Seron/Kremnicky accident at the season opener

A 200mph impact would definitely cause injury.

Bathplug you Marie Simon.

[Wizzie]

F1RTV has a special treat for you all as in a few minutes, I'll be revealing the first version of the introduction video for next year's F2RWRS and F3RWRS coverage which will be shown at the beginning of each broadcast.

EDIT: And here it is

[FMecha]

F1RTV has a special treat for you all as in a few minutes, I'll be revealing the first version of the introduction video for next year's F2RWRS and F3RWRS coverage which will be shown at the beginning of each broadcast.

EDIT: And here it is

I'm concerned if somebody would mute the audio.

[AndreaModa]

Alright, Aston livery is done. Almost exactly the same as the one you did Jeremy, just a few slight tweaks to get it looking neat and tidy on the 3D model!

#5 - Micko Glotch http://www.mediafire.com/?19ao58f5df0a3ta
#6 - Tomo Kazama http://www.mediafire.com/?9gpdr7rc87pii72

[JeremyMcClean]

Alright, Aston livery is done. Almost exactly the same as the one you did Jeremy, just a few slight tweaks to get it looking neat and tidy on the 3D model!

#5 - Micko Glotch http://www.mediafire.com/?19ao58f5df0a3ta
#6 - Tomo Kazama http://www.mediafire.com/?9gpdr7rc87pii72

You are a hero.

[Stramala]

My Lines Driver livery has given me an idea for another B-Spec Scuderia Alitalia livery. Hopefully this one looks as good as the 2D model

[RealRacingRoots]

F1RTV has a special treat for you all as in a few minutes, I'll be revealing the first version of the introduction video for next year's F2RWRS and F3RWRS coverage which will be shown at the beginning of each broadcast.

EDIT: And here it is

The glories of Windows Movie Maker..