F3RWRS - Yet another feeder series

[Wizzie]

Jones Racing will need a driver to fill in for Swerts I believe at some points during the year when he has F2RWRS commitments, and therefore the team are in the market for a young driver to take on as a reserve should they be required. As of yet, with Swerts' schedule still unconfirmed, there is no guarantee of a race seat for 2015, as Swerts may end up contesting the full programme, and Dinella with his Lampre sponsorship is tied to the team for the year. However the team are interested in both Bob Sampson and Calvin Brooks as potential talents for the future, and should one be given the Kingfisher drive, Jones Racing would be very interested in talking to the other with a view to being reserve for 2015 and a guaranteed seat in the F3RWRS for 2016. Alternatively if either driver expresses a preference for taking the drive, I will hire them immediately.

There may also be potential for some starts in RoLFS during 2015, but that remains to be seen.

Actually, with the way next year's calender is structured, the only F3 race Swerts might miss is Round 2 at Laguna Seca depending on when the F2 race at Kyalami falls when Aerond releases the F1RWRS calender. All the others with the exception of the Surfers SuperPrix are support rounds of the F2RWRS.

When the calendar is released, I'll make sure that Swerts can take part in all races for the F3RWRS. If some races clash with each other, that's what Gregor Pascal is for

Ah yes, I forgot to mention, Swerts can only do 8 F2RWRS races before the end of the F3RWRS season if he wants to do a full time campaign in the F3RWRS.

[tommykl]

Actually, with the way next year's calender is structured, the only F3 race Swerts might miss is Round 2 at Laguna Seca depending on when the F2 race at Kyalami falls when Aerond releases the F1RWRS calender. All the others with the exception of the Surfers SuperPrix are support rounds of the F2RWRS.

When the calendar is released, I'll make sure that Swerts can take part in all races for the F3RWRS. If some races clash with each other, that's what Gregor Pascal is for

Ah yes, I forgot to mention, Swerts can only do 8 F2RWRS races before the end of the F3RWRS season if he wants to do a full time campaign in the F3RWRS.

That was taken into account in the preliminary schedule I announced, which is only temporary before the calendar comes up.

[the Masked Lapwing]

Since Wizzie's started, let's get testing! It'll give us something to do while we wait for Aerond to get the F1RWRS ready for next season.

2015 - Test Session 1 - Yas Marina

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Pos Driver                  Team         Time

1   Dan Greenlaw            Prospec      1:53.074
2   Joel Melrose            JLD          1:53.738
3   Daniel Melville         ZimSport     1:54.037
4   Nick Nurmester          JLD          1:54.403
5   Martin van der Maeyede  Kingfisher   1:54.714
6   Ryan Zimmer             ZimSport     1:54.729
7   Raul Souto Maior        Aeroracing   1:54.896
8   Nathanael Cameron       Prospec      1:55.163
9   Joe Harmsky             Shonan       1:55.344
10  Carsten Jancker         Hydook       1:55.435
11  Dorien Lamberigts       Octan        1:55.441

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12  Lorenzo Crescenzi       Parma Corse  1:55.557
13  Eric Swerts             Jones        1:55.733
14  Takuma Taki             Autodynamics 1:55.811
15  Hendra Naufal           Takagi       1:55.904
16  Shane Walsh             ZombieKart   1:55.937
17  Kevin Bainomugisha      Octan        1:55.743
18  Roberto Dinella         Jones        1:56.198
19  Tetsuya Takagi          Takagi       1:56.755
20  Tyler Buckley           Gulf JCW     1:56.858
21  Dale Hamilton           Autodynamics 1:56.898
22  Roland Davidson         Gulf JCW     1:56.976
23  Roberto Zayas           ZombieKart   1:57.024
24  Anita Horford           BITWM        1:57.355

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25  Judd McAllister         BITWM        1:57.373
26  Branko Ristic           Hydook       1:57.377
27  Hillary King            Aeroracing   1:58.486
28  Samora Mondlane         Porto Wine   1:58.783
29  Jose Maria Cabral       Porto Wine   1:58.832
30  Yuri Sokolov            Shonan       1:58.944
31  Alessandro Lucarelli    Parma Corse  1:59.711
32  Iulian Pitea            Dofasco      2:00.304
33  Jan Maylander           Dofasco      2:00.514

With none of last year's top 5 drivers staying in the F3RWRS in 2015, the title battle looks wide open. JLD have had a marked improvement, although how much is the car, which they are now getting from Jones Racing, and how much is due to having two known qualifying specialists, remains to be seen. Dan Greenlaw looks like giving Prospec a shot at two in a row, and Daniel Melville was also quick the first time in the car. Martin van der Maeyede, the only Kingfisher in the field as they have yet to announce a second driver, was a good fifth, and maybe they can get out of pre-qualifying. Come Adelaide, it looks like JLD will almost certainly get past PQ, with Kingfisher, Autodynamics and Takagi fighting over the other two spots. Aeroracing and Shonan could get through, but King and Sokolov could prove costly to their campaigns. Porto Wine and Dofasco won't be going anywhere, while Lucarelli had a disappointing session for Parma Corse.

Before the season starts, there will be another test in Dubai, with a third possibly at Lausitz. Remember AdrianSutil, you need a second driver.

[eurobrun]

Red Bull World Race Team competes in F3RWRS, not Autodynamics.

(Although I have decided that RBWRT will act as an effective junior team to Autodynamics)

Also, I am very happy with the results of the tests.

[the Masked Lapwing]

Red Bull World Race Team competes in F3RWRS, not Autodynamics.

(Although I have decided that RBWRT will act as an effective junior team to Autodynamics)

Also, I am very happy with the results of the tests.

Meh, I just assumed. That leads to a couple of questions though:
1. Is the chassis constructor Autodynamics or Red Bull?
2. Do you want to keep the Red Bull/Jagermeister livery?

[DanielPT]

Porto Wine are so slow that I am sure it is considered a felony in at least a country of this world.

[eurobrun]

Red Bull World Race Team competes in F3RWRS, not Autodynamics.

(Although I have decided that RBWRT will act as an effective junior team to Autodynamics)

Also, I am very happy with the results of the tests.

Meh, I just assumed. That leads to a couple of questions though:
1. Is the chassis constructor Autodynamics or Red Bull?
2. Do you want to keep the Red Bull/Jagermeister livery?

1. Red Bull
2. I wasn't planning to, but probably should so as not to create too muck work for someone else.

[Stramala]

Alessandro better pick up the pace pronto otherwise he is getting sacked. There are plenty of young talents in the Giovanile Squadra who can take his place.

[AdrianSutil]

There's no rush in choosing our second driver yet. Although a few people have put a driver across, if they wish to re-apply I'll seriously consider them.

[andrew]

There's no rush in choosing our second driver yet. Although a few people have put a driver across, if they wish to re-apply I'll seriously consider them.

ok then
Name: Bob Sampson
Dob (June 26 1996)

racing career after winning formula Nissan Cuba, bob got a wildcard to enter Formula McLaren Europe, he won 6 races out of 6 he entered and got a full time drive for next season. He became champ and then won a trip to a F1RWRS race. He enjoyed it and entered JR Formula BMW Asia and won it as well

[AndreaModa]

Well Swerts better start getting a move on or we're going to have problems, he does after all already have a season's worth of experience behind him. As soon as Roberto reaches the stage where he's able to beat Eric, then we have a problem. I cannot support a driver in a feeder category if they are unable to deliver the results. I run a business, my sponsors require me to field a team that is competitive, so my drivers should be able to deliver. We'll see how the season progresses and keep an eye on his performances.

[Pointrox]

We're positively surprised with Carsten's performance during this session - he was setting very consistent and quick laps, and at some sectors he was fast enough to get into the top five.
Branko is a newcomer and had no experience with Formula 3, but he was also getting to grips with the car easily and although his lap times didn't look impressive, the speed he managed to get up to clearly shows the hidden potential Branko will hopefully start to show as the season goes.

Oh, and one thing to Porto Wine mechanics - please return our pneumatic wrench. We will need it.

[Nuppiz]

4th is nice, but I was still seven tenths slower than my team mate, so obviously there's still a lot of work to do.

[BlindCaveSalamander]

There's no rush in choosing our second driver yet. Although a few people have put a driver across, if they wish to re-apply I'll seriously consider them.

Certainly.
Name: Calvin Brooks
Born: 19 February 1995
Bio: Born in Vancouver, Canada, Calvin Brooks is Canada's big hope for the future. After dominating every kart race he came across, Calvin was tipped for a fast track to the IndyCar series after winning over half of the races in his debut Indy Lights series in 2013. However, his ultimate goal was to succeed in Europe, and moved to the UK in January to pursue that ambition. A year later, and Brooks can add a close 3rd place in the British F3 series to his resume. Brooks' season was a tale of very quick, but also very wild driving - he qualified on pole nearly 80% of the time, but often wound up overdriving and crashing. Still, he led the series in wins, with 9 of a possible 30, and was in position to seal the title with another win when his engine let go on the last lap.

[JeremyMcClean]

Calvin Brooks is Canada's big hope for the future

Tommy Nash would like to beg to differ

[pasta_maldonado]

5th is a wonderful result for me in my first competitive taste of F3RWRS machinery. I'd like to say how impressed I was with the Kingfisher gset-up, they made me feel at home, just like my Nana used to back in Eindhoven. I do not mind who boss signs for 2015

[FMecha]

We (TRE) needs to work more on how to exploit engine's maximum possibilities.

[tristan1117]

Great day of testing for me and the guys at Prospec. Looking forward to Day 2. It's my first visit out to the Middle East and I've had a great time.

[Klon]

Well, we have taken over a midfield team and the Zytek chassis we are forced to use is beyond ridiculous - of course I am disappointed with how our competitiveness has turned out, but we will try our hardest to make up for the issues.

Here I am in F3RWRS
like D-Bry screaming YES! YES! YES!
Sadly a tough, tough test
with me and the world's best
's close between me 'n' Judd
This team duel's gun be gud

[DanielPT]

We're positively surprised with Carsten's performance during this session - he was setting very consistent and quick laps, and at some sectors he was fast enough to get into the top five.
Branko is a newcomer and had no experience with Formula 3, but he was also getting to grips with the car easily and although his lap times didn't look impressive, the speed he managed to get up to clearly shows the hidden potential Branko will hopefully start to show as the season goes.

Oh, and one thing to Porto Wine mechanics - please return our pneumatic wrench. We will need it.

I am sorry, but we could not find any Hydook wrenches in our pitbox. Maybe you lost it.

[Ataxia]

How does one enter this delightful series?

[BlindCaveSalamander]

Calvin Brooks is Canada's big hope for the future

Tommy Nash would like to beg to differ

Um, no, I think I'm gonna stick with that.

[Wizzie]

How does one enter this delightful series?

Send on of those fancy F1 Rejects Council applications to Lappy and he'll take care of it from there

[SuperAguri]

Well, we have taken over a midfield team and the Zytek chassis we are forced to use is beyond ridiculous - of course I am disappointed with how our competitiveness has turned out, but we will try our hardest to make up for the issues.

Kay Lon should know that the chassis they are currently using is the Suzuki PF-14 that Falik Arrows Juniors were using, although modified by us to be legal for the 2015 season and to fit the big arsed mugen honda engine. We stopped working on the chassis when Falik Arrows Juniors were sold and we had to launch a legal battle for our contract to be honoured. However now it has been then the new Zytek chassis will be ready before the next test session and Mr Lon will be pleasently surprised.

[AdrianSutil]

How many more pre-season tests will there be?

[the Masked Lapwing]

How many more pre-season tests will there be?

1, maybe 2.

[Phoenix]

I don't know what happened to Hillary, he was 3.6 seconds slower than Raul. We've checked his car inside out to see what's the issue, but we could find nothing. But the pace of the car seems promising so far.

[Nuppiz]

I don't know what happened to Hillary, he was 3.6 seconds slower than Raul. We've checked his car inside out to see what's the issue, but we could find nothing. But the pace of the car seems promising so far.

If the Hillary King in this universe is of a similar build as in the GTA universe, then the reason is pretty clear.

[Phoenix]

I don't know what happened to Hillary, he was 3.6 seconds slower than Raul. We've checked his car inside out to see what's the issue, but we could find nothing. But the pace of the car seems promising so far.

If the Hillary King in this universe is of a similar build as in the GTA universe, then the reason is pretty clear.

Abandonment issues when you were a kid, Hillary? You're an adult, shape up! You should be grateful for having a seat considering how oversaturated the market for young drivers is right now. You have 2 races to prove your worth or you're fired, think about it. I have an Israeli driver, Charles Jericho, who looks very promising and would be interested in stepping up to F3RWRS.

[Stramala]

Abandonment issues when you were a kid, Hillary? You're an adult, shape up! You should be grateful for having a seat considering how oversaturated the market for young drivers is right now. You have 2 races to prove your worth or you're fired, think about it. I have an Israeli driver, Charles Jericho, who looks very promising and would be interested in stepping up to F3RWRS.

Allowing Charles Jericho into the sport cannot be allowed. If the change is approved by the F3RWRS commission, we will have no choice but to replace Alessandro and Luca with another two drivers, John Tanner and Tobias Jones.

[Phoenix]

Abandonment issues when you were a kid, Hillary? You're an adult, shape up! You should be grateful for having a seat considering how oversaturated the market for young drivers is right now. You have 2 races to prove your worth or you're fired, think about it. I have an Israeli driver, Charles Jericho, who looks very promising and would be interested in stepping up to F3RWRS.

Allowing Charles Jericho into the sport cannot be allowed. If the change is approved by the F3RWRS commission, we will have no choice but to replace Alessandro and Luca with another two drivers, John Tanner and Tobias Jones.

The best thing is, Tanner Jason was supposed to be the main character from Driver until I realized his complete name is revealed at Driver: San Francisco

[AdrianSutil]

Kingfisher Junior announce re-shuffle for next test:
Mr.Alexander will keep Martin van der Maeyede out of the KJ-002 for the next test, as both Bob Sampson and Calvin Brooks will pilot the Holden-powered machine in a straight shoot out. "Martin has already showed his consistency and skill behind the wheel, so as far as we are concerned, he's ready to go racing. If there is a third test, he will be back in the car."
"As for Bob and Calvin, it won't necessarily be the quicker driver who gets the second seat, but we are more interested in professionalism and consistency. Regular meetings with the team also help in our decision, as we need someone to show as much support to the outfit that Martin has already done. We don't need a driver who just files in and out at race weekends."

[pasta_maldonado]

Plus One lodges F3RWRS Entry Plans
Luke Knight, CEO of Plus One Group, formerly PSRT, has announced his intentions for Plus One to enter the F3RWRS - the 3rd tier of RWRS. "The F3RWRS is the proving ground for young drivers, and I feel that Plus One should be a part of this." Onlookers have described Knight as "an ignoramus", "naive", and "an arrogant git" following the Volvo lawsuit threat and a late appeal to enter the F2RWRS. Knight insisted he knows what he is doing "I have been an avid follower of the RWRS for many years now, so I know what is going on. As for me being an ignoramus, we'll see, when we are accepted into the RWRS". Knight has become increasingly desperate in his attempts to enter the RWRS, and he has made it clear that buying an existing team is not out of the equation. "Plus One Group have a large fund pot from our American adventures, so buying a team is financially plausible. But I hope it doesn't come to that, as I respect all the team owners in this , and indeed other, series. Plus One Group wants to be a part of this, and if the series officials can find room for just one more, then it would be greatly appreciated, and I would be extremely grateful for any concessions [Made by the series managers to allow Plus One into the F3RWRS at such short notice]."

Translation: Is there room for just one more? If not just add me to the waiting list.
If you want to sell your team, Mr Knight is open to any negotiations and all offers

[Ataxia]

Fusion Motorsports seek entry to F3RWRS
Jake Legge, the team principal of the RoLFS outfit Fusion Motorsports, has followed on from Plus One's bid to enter the F3RWRS by announcing his intent to pursue an entry. Legge said "We feel that we should set up a team to encourage our drivers in our development project to move into a different series, and use this chance as a shop window for the depth of talent we have here."
The team's first two graduates, Jari Lappalainen and Diego Alvarez Torrente, are now in the RoLFS series, and due to the effort being a one-car entry the drivers will swap places mid season. Should any teams exit the series, they will then look to expand to two cars. Legge wishes to then bring Lappalainen and Alvarez Torrente into the RWRS umbrella to help them progress through the ranks.
On the team's entry, Legge said "I'm not expecting an entry right away, because I believe the team roster is full. Anyway, we'd like to be in after the coming season has ended. This is because the effort is to develop our own driving staff and currently our two graduates are already fully booked up. We want them to do a season in another series to give them the experience, then bring them into the RWRS and show them off to all of the teams."
The project is financed by wealthy Egyptian benefactor Mohammed Al-Zayed, famous for previously owning London-based department store Jarrod's and is chairman of Walham Football Club. Current main sponsor Mad-Croc will not extend their one-year deal with the team.

[FMecha]

Re: Pasta's email about TRE

Sadly, I have to say that the team is not for sale at the moment. Also, keep in mind that Takagi and Mecha are seperate entities. Please understand it, Pasta.

[pasta_maldonado]

Re: Pasta's email about TRE

Sadly, I have to say that the team is not for sale at the moment. Also, keep in mind that Takagi and Mecha are seperate entities. Please understand it, Pasta.

I understand, Mr.Mecha. Plus One would still like to work with Mecha Grand Prix in the future

[FMecha]

Pasta, I would like to tell you this again:

Mecha Grand Prix and Takagi Racing Enterprises are SEPERATE ENTITIES and ARE UNRELATED TO EACH OTHER. (well, except for Mecha sending their development driver Hendra Naufal to TRE, that's the only relation)

See the another wiki thread for details.

[pasta_maldonado]

Pasta, I would like to tell you this again:

Mecha Grand Prix and Takagi Racing Enterprises are SEPERATE ENTITIES and ARE UNRELATED TO EACH OTHER. (well, except for Mecha sending their development driver Hendra Naufal to TRE, that's the only relation)

See the another wiki thread for details.

Mecha, I realise that Takagi and Mecha are completely different

[the Masked Lapwing]

2015 - Test Session 2 - Dubai

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Pos Driver                  Team         Time

1   Eric Swerts             Jones        1:48.526
2   Nathanael Cameron       Prospec      1:49.249
3   Raul Souto Maior        Aeroracing   1:49.293
4   Dan Greenlaw            Prospec      1:49.414
5   Daniel Melville         ZimSport     1:49.514
6   Dorien Lamberigts       Octan        1:49.738
7   Lorenzo Crescenzi       Parma Corse  1:50.352
8   Joel Melrose            JLD          1:50.402
9   Dale Hamilton           Red Bull     1:50.615
10  Ryan Zimmer             ZimSport     1:50.729
11  Takuma Taki             Red Bull     1:50.817

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12  Joe Harmsky             Shonan       1:51.077
13  Judd McAllister         BITWM        1:51.418
14  Yuri Sokolov            Shonan       1:51.422
15  Shane Walsh             ZombieKart   1:51.493
16  Roberto Zayas           ZombieKart   1:51.607
17  Carsten Jancker         Hydook       1:51.831
18  Hillary King            Aeroracing   1:52.030
19  Roberto Dinella         Jones        1:52.223
20  Kevin Bainomugisha      Octan        1:52.327
21  Samora Mondlane         Porto Wine   1:52.355
22  Alessandro Lucarelli    Parma Corse  1:52.437
23  Calvin Brooks           Kingfisher   1:52.481
24  Bob Sampson             Kingfisher   1:52.637

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25  Branko Ristic           Hydook       1:52.810
26  Nick Nurmester          JLD          1:52.829
27  Roland Davidson         Gulf JCW     1:52.873
28  Tetsuya Takagi          Takagi       1:52.968
29  Anita Horford           BITWM        1:53.264
30  Hendra Naufal           Takagi       1:53.355
31  Tyler Buckley           Gulf JCW     1:53.471
32  Jose Maria Cabral       Porto Wine   1:55.084
33  Jan Maylander           Dofasco      1:55.564
34  Iulian Pitea            Dofasco      1:55.773

In Dubai the teams were running race simulations, usually over about 15 laps. Eric Swerts topped the times, showing that Jones might be strong contenders in race trim. Prospec continued their strong run, while the JLDs struggles massively, with both Melrose and Nurmester accused of holding drivers up. Horford, Cabral and Bainomugisha all had accidents at some point, while Taki lost some time with an electrical issue about half way through the day. AT Kingfisher, the two drivers ended the test with almost nothing between them, with Sampson more consistent over a stint than Brooks.

I've decided I will run a third test, at Lausitz. It'll be done when I can be bothered.

[Nuppiz]

Oh dear, now this didn't go well.