2015 RoLFS: Aston 24H: RACE RESULTS UP

[Stramala]

Actually I don't think that's true, it's inteded to be another parallel feeder series that spec-wise is between F2RWRS and F3RWRS. It was also intended that drivers wouldn't overlap between the two, for instance when Jancker was hired by Hydook for F3RWRS I replaced him. If Groves has a drive in F1RWRS next season I'm not sure this is the most appropriate championship for him.

[AndreaModa]

Actually I don't think that's true, it's inteded to be another parallel feeder series that spec-wise is between F2RWRS and F3RWRS. It was also intended that drivers wouldn't overlap between the two, for instance when Jancker was hired by Hydook for F3RWRS I replaced him. If Groves has a drive in F1RWRS next season I'm not sure this is the most appropriate championship for him.

Spot on. The RoLFS series is a feeder series to the F1RWRS, and for 2015 will be roughly comparable to the F2RWRS, though seeing as it won't accompany the F1RWRS to races, you could picture it as comparing GP2 and Formula 2 in real life. With that said, I suppose in reality it falls somewhere between F3RWRS and F2RWRS.

Budget shortfall at Jones Racing puts Jung's future with the team in doubt.

It has been confirmed today that the financial position of Jones Racing's RoLFS team is somewhat shaky, prompting team boss Sammy Jones to make a public appeal to Tristan Jung. Jung drove for the team in 2014, with a best result of 6th place, and now Jones has offered the Korean-American a chance for another drive, albeit with the premise of raising some cash,

"We'd love to have Tristan back for 2015" said Jones in an exclusive interview with Autosport, "but we simply haven't the finances available to run him unless he brings with him sponsorship of some kind. We literally need money up front else the project will be canned. I'm not joking when I say that if we don't have a response from Tristan within 48 hours, he'll be out of a drive. Connor O'Heagan has contacted me and he's confirmed he has backing from Ireland which would be enough for us to go racing in the RoLFS in 2015, but I wanted to give the first refusal to Tristan as I feel we owe it to him after last year. It's now down to him to make the call."

Autosport understands O'Heagan, who started two races in the F2RWRS in 2014 for the Scuderia Jones Italia team which was part-run by Jones, has sourced money from an investment firm comprised of a number of wealthy Irish businessmen who made a fortune mostly out of the Irish property boom in the early 2000s. It is believed the firm operates under the name of the Shannon Group.

[Nuppiz]

Actually I don't think that's true, it's inteded to be another parallel feeder series that spec-wise is between F2RWRS and F3RWRS. It was also intended that drivers wouldn't overlap between the two, for instance when Jancker was hired by Hydook for F3RWRS I replaced him. If Groves has a drive in F1RWRS next season I'm not sure this is the most appropriate championship for him.

Indeed. During the first season, I allowed some drivers from other RWRS series to take part as well, as it wasn't official from the start that RoLFS was indeed in the same universe as RWRS. And, when the plan of having an actual season calendar for each season was put into motion and RoLFS was accepted as a part of the RWRS universe, I chose dates for 2014 that didn't overlap with any RWRS races. But now that it is official that RoLFS is in the same universe as RWRS, it's strongly advisable to not run any drivers here that are also taking part in RWRS - unless the events don't overlap. I've already posted my plan for the calendar, and I don't think that this time it won't overlap with any RWRS events.

Spec-wise the cars are now quite close to F2RWRS (after all, the car I'm using is based on a real-life F3000 car), and AndreaModa's comparison to GP2 and Formula 2 is quite accurate.

[Wizzie]

And now, MRT will spend all their credits on chassis upgrades before I completely lose track of how this series works.

You got 5 extra points from Jason Hamilton (even if he might not be able to drive in the first GP), and with 32 credits per upgrade (I've changed the price considerably to make it harder to pull an enormous gap to others), you now have three chassis upgrades and 9 credits left.

Why 32? That makes about as much sense as QI's points system

[Stramala]

And now, MRT will spend all their credits on chassis upgrades before I completely lose track of how this series works.

You got 5 extra points from Jason Hamilton (even if he might not be able to drive in the first GP), and with 32 credits per upgrade (I've changed the price considerably to make it harder to pull an enormous gap to others), you now have three chassis upgrades and 9 credits left.

Why 32? That makes about as much sense as QI's points system

Would you rather have the Whose Line Is It Anyway USA points system?

[Wizzie]

You got 5 extra points from Jason Hamilton (even if he might not be able to drive in the first GP), and with 32 credits per upgrade (I've changed the price considerably to make it harder to pull an enormous gap to others), you now have three chassis upgrades and 9 credits left.

Why 32? That makes about as much sense as QI's points system

Would you rather have the Whose Line Is It Anyway USA points system?

Unlike the Whsose Line points system, you can score points on QI by questioning the points system

[Nuppiz]

You got 5 extra points from Jason Hamilton (even if he might not be able to drive in the first GP), and with 32 credits per upgrade (I've changed the price considerably to make it harder to pull an enormous gap to others), you now have three chassis upgrades and 9 credits left.

Why 32? That makes about as much sense as QI's points system

It's simply because one-car teams (which we don't have at the moment) get everything at half prices, so I needed an even number to avoid having to use half credits.

[Wizzie]

You got 5 extra points from Jason Hamilton (even if he might not be able to drive in the first GP), and with 32 credits per upgrade (I've changed the price considerably to make it harder to pull an enormous gap to others), you now have three chassis upgrades and 9 credits left.

Why 32? That makes about as much sense as QI's points system

It's simply because one-car teams (which we don't have at the moment) get everything at half prices, so I needed an even number to avoid having to use half credits.

30's a nice, round number. Why don't we use that?

[Nuppiz]

30's a nice, round number. Why don't we use that?

Because, 32 is harder to get than 30, but all the teams can still buy the maximum three chassis upgrades before the first GP.

[eurobrun]

30's a nice, round number. Why don't we use that?

Because, 32 is harder to get than 30, but all the teams can still buy the maximum three chassis upgrades before the first GP.

Red Bull will do this

[Wizzie]

30's a nice, round number. Why don't we use that?

Because, 32 is harder to get than 30, but all the teams can still buy the maximum three chassis upgrades before the first GP.

Just bring it down to thirty and give me my 6 credits back

[Nuppiz]

30's a nice, round number. Why don't we use that?

Because, 32 is harder to get than 30, but all the teams can still buy the maximum three chassis upgrades before the first GP.

Just bring it down to thirty and give me my 6 credits back

Whatevs, it's 30 credits now, meaning that both you and Eurobrun now have 15 credits left.

[Wizzie]

Because, 32 is harder to get than 30, but all the teams can still buy the maximum three chassis upgrades before the first GP.

Just bring it down to thirty and give me my 6 credits back

Whatevs, it's 30 credits now, meaning that both you and Eurobrun now have 15 credits left.

[Pointrox]

I'll spend Hydook's precious monies on triple chassis development, s.v.p

[Stramala]

Parma Corse will only take two chassis upgrades

[Shadaza]

Team Ultimate will take the maximum three chassis upgrades.

[JeremyMcClean]

Anyone still wants to hire Sebastian Groves?

[AndreaModa]

Jones Racing will take all three chassis upgrades as well please!

[This]

GTI however, will do only one upgrade.

[Pointrox]

Anyone still wants to hire Sebastian Groves?

I want.

Bosevic out, Groves in
Due to commitments with Hydook Rally Team in TMRRC, Anton Bosevic decided to definitely retire from track racing and nominated Frenchman Sebastian Groves as his successor in RoLFS.
"I put my faith in Sebastian.", Anton said. "He was really impressive in 2011 season and he surely can race on a competitive level, given the right equipment. Hydook will make their best efforts to give Groves a car tailored to his preferences to help him do his best".

[JeremyMcClean]

It's good to be back in LFS! I think we'll have a good shot of doing well this season, although I haven't looked at the car very much, I'm still hoping for more success in this series. I'm glad that the Hydook team has hired me this season.

[Phoenix]

Aeroracing Engineering will also purchase all three chassis upgrades.

[Nuppiz]

I'll spend Hydook's precious monies on triple chassis development, s.v.p

Parma Corse will only take two chassis upgrades

Team Ultimate will take the maximum three chassis upgrades.

Jones Racing will take all three chassis upgrades as well please!

GTI however, will do only one upgrade.

Aeroracing Engineering will also purchase all three chassis upgrades.

Done, done, done, done, done and done.

[the Masked Lapwing]

ZimSport will purchase three chassis upgrades.

[Nuppiz]

ZimSport will purchase three chassis upgrades.

Done.

[tommykl]

Enfin, quelqu'un avec qui parler français! Welcome to the team, Sébastien.

[AndreaModa]

Jones confirms second RoLFS driver for 2015 will be O'Heagan

Sammy Jones has confirmed to Autosport this evening that the second seat at his RoLFS team will be filled by Irishman Connor O'Heagan who has a total of two outings in the F2RWRS as his best motorsport achievement so far. O'Heagan brings with him vital sponsorship for the beleaguered team, and means that Tristan Jung will not be driving for the team for a second successive year. O'Heagan will partner the already-confirmed Danny van Rijkens.

"I'm gutted to have to turn Tristan away from the drive" said a downbeat Jones, "but he couldn't raise the money we desperately need in time, whereas O'Heagan has been able to, with sponsorship from a group of investors known as the Shannon Group. We'll be displaying their logos prominently on this year's car, with a full livery to be revealed in the near future."

[AndreaModa]

Okay Nuppiz, Jones Racing's livery is done! Hopefully it should all work out!

http://www.mediafire.com/i/?c2i6i5c8kdec82x

Plethora of small sponsors join Jones Racing's 2015 RoLFS effort

As Sammy Jones revealed the livery his Jones Racing cars would run under for the 2015 season of the RoLFS series, it was apparent just how much things had changed on the financial side for the team. The bright green of the Shannon Group now dominates the car, showing just how a great a contribution O'Heagan's sponsorship has been for the team, whilst Danny van Rijkens' presence has clearly attracted a number of South African sponsors, alongside a whole range of new and existing backers joining, including Loctite and ESSVE which were the only two companies to not reduce their commitment to the team following their poor 2014 campaign.

"I like the new livery" said Jones to reporters at his team's base in Banbury, "whilst having to really go out there and get as much backing as we could wasn't desirable, we have a lot of new sponsors, even if most are small, and paying very little for the space they're receiving on the car. We've almost given it away in some cases just so the car doesn't look bare. Still, the main thing is we have the budget for this season now, and two very capable drivers who I'm hoping will deliver and give the team the results it deserves."

Also of note on the car are the large question mark stickers placed over the car's engine cover, pointing to the fact the team still don't have a main title sponsor despite Shannon's arrival. Time will tell whether or not this situation will change for the team.

[Wizzie]

And now, MRT will spend all their credits on chassis upgrades before I completely lose track of how this series works.

You got 5 extra points from Jason Hamilton (even if he might not be able to drive in the first GP), and with 32 credits per upgrade (I've changed the price considerably to make it harder to pull an enormous gap to others), you now have three chassis upgrades and 9 credits left.

Looking back in the thread and realising just how inattentive to detail I am, it should be 7 extra points, not 5

And next time, MAKE YOUR VIDEOS PUBLIC! It makes our job archiving them on the new F1 Rejects Channel so much easier.

[Nuppiz]

Okay Nuppiz, Jones Racing's livery is done! Hopefully it should all work out!

Seems to be working just fine :

Looking back in the thread and realising just how inattentive to detail I am, it should be 7 extra points, not 5

And next time, MAKE YOUR VIDEOS PUBLIC! It makes our job archiving them on the new F1 Rejects Channel so much easier.

Well, I already rectified your credits (and a bunch of others) yesterday, and also increased the amount of credits given for employing F2 and F1 drivers (although only if they're debuting now). If there's something I'm missing, please tell me, because I had to rely on our wiki to determine who has previous RWRS experience and who hasn't.

Also made all of the videos public - I don't know what I was thinking when I made them private!

[AndreaModa]

Brilliant! Thanks a bunch!

Also I just realised I must get a few bonus credits for employing O'Heagan then as he has F2RWRS experience? Didn't realise that until now!

[Nuppiz]

Brilliant! Thanks a bunch!

Also I just realised I must get a few bonus credits for employing O'Heagan then as he has F2RWRS experience? Didn't realise that until now!

Already added them, I checked the wiki page of every 2015 RoLFS driver (who has one) to see if they have RWRS experience, and if they did then I added bonus credits. You currently have 30 credits left.

Here's the entry list with credits so that everyone can check if I've counted them correctly. Established teams had a base 90 credits, to which I added more based on last year's championship standings. The championship bonus credits were given for the top six teams and drivers in each championship on a system of 20-15-12-10-8-6, with all other entrants receiving 5 credits. The experience bonuses for other RWRS drivers are 5 for F3RWRS, 15 for F2RWRS and 25 for F1RWRS. New entrants (aka MRT) had a base of 100 credits, with more added via RWRS experience bonuses.

[Stramala]

Brilliant! Thanks a bunch!

Also I just realised I must get a few bonus credits for employing O'Heagan then as he has F2RWRS experience? Didn't realise that until now!

You can hardly call two races F2RWRS experience. Marco Bizzarri on the other hand raced for the ENTIRE season plus the pre-season FedEx 100.

Also, on second thoughts, Parma Corse will take one more chassis upgrade, taking our total for this year to 3 so far

[Nuppiz]

Brilliant! Thanks a bunch!

Also I just realised I must get a few bonus credits for employing O'Heagan then as he has F2RWRS experience? Didn't realise that until now!

You can hardly call two races F2RWRS experience. Marco Bizzarri on the other hand raced for the ENTIRE season plus the pre-season FedEx 100.

Also, on second thoughts, Parma Corse will take one more chassis upgrade, taking our total for this year to 3 so far

At the moment I'm counting any and all RWRS starts as previous experience, mostly to encourage people to use existing (unemployed) drivers instead of creating new ones all the time.

Upgrade added, your budget is pretty much used up for now!

[FMecha]

I'll following suit of others with 2 upgrades.

[Nuppiz]

I'll following suit of others with 2 upgrades.

Done.

Here's the current reminder list: Aeroracing Engineering and Ural Racing haven't yet decided on which tyres they're going to use. Avon still has one slot, Pirelli has two and Dunlop and Goodyear aren't yet supplying anyone. Ural also haven't yet decided if they want to upgrade their cars. ZimSport is yet to confirm their second driver.

This doesn't mean that you'll have to decide these ASAP, it's just a reminder.

[The Lukas]

Ural Racing will take two chassis upgrades
and use to next season Avon tyres

[Nuppiz]

Ural Racing will take two chassis upgrades
and use to next season Avon tyres

Done.

[Pointrox]

I'd like to make some slight changes in my livery - here's the updated package, with numbers and whatnot
http://www65.zippyshare.com/v/60330701/file.html

[Nuppiz]

I'd like to make some slight changes in my livery - here's the updated package, with numbers and whatnot
http://www65.zippyshare.com/v/60330701/file.html

Alright, here it is in-game:

I see what you did there