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- 26 Sep 2018, 09:44
- Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
- Topic: WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Season 2
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9741
WTCC - Official Season 2 Preview (Part 2)
https://preview.ibb.co/iLBjCU/11_12.jpg Melanie Schulz – That was a difficult first season for the talented German. Seemingly outclassed by teammate Jasmin Preisig, struggling for pace all season long. Well, I’m afraid you need glasses, if that was all of the picture you saw. True, Jasmin Preisig d...
- 26 Sep 2018, 09:31
- Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
- Topic: WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Season 2
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9741
WTCC - Official Season 2 Preview (Part 1)
https://preview.ibb.co/iYvVK9/01_02.jpg Rahel Frey – The ever-optimistic girl from Switzerland had everything a proper champion needs: skill, speed, a good and reliable car, and also the small ounce of luck that some of her rivals, namely Cyndie Allemann and Vanina Ickx, lacked. Rahel benefited fro...
- 25 Sep 2018, 19:31
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
- Replies: 1798
- Views: 511264
Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
(...) However, as CarloSpace notes, an element like Fanboost is something that really puts the emphasis on popularity over other factors, which feels a bit of an anathema when the purpose of the competition is meant to be a test of skill, both that of the driver and of their team. It also, in some ...
- 25 Sep 2018, 13:47
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: The Junior Series Thread
- Replies: 1936
- Views: 532064
Re: The Junior Series Thread
https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/138919/ticktum-queries-interesting-schumacher-f3-surge So Dan Ticktum is not saying that there is foul play in Mick Schumacher's rise in pace since his first win. Was probably blown out of proportion by media and social media - what a shock - but hmmm. Is it sour g...
- 24 Sep 2018, 09:19
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 03 - Tyre Suppliers
Chapter 9 – Tyre Suppliers (Part 1) The next step on your to-do list is to find a suitable tyre supplier, except for CaptainGetz12 who already has a fix supplier as per contract. And due to his Team Status, his team automatically gets factory-backing, meaning: All rubber Goodyear produces this seas...
- 24 Sep 2018, 09:06
- Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
- Topic: WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Season 1
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12336
WTCC - One last new feature
One last new feature: Fictional Universe Index Since every series I’m currently running is connected to each other through the fictional timeline I’ve created, I believe it’s best to post an index linking to all the different series in the opening post of each thread, which should make research on ...
- 23 Sep 2018, 19:23
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
- Replies: 1798
- Views: 511264
Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
As an aside, one of the more serious complaints that has been raised in the past is whether the Fanboost system is being abused, even if there are meant to be systems in place to check if cheating is taking place. Even Agag has accepted that there are potential flaws - even if a team were not to ch...
- 22 Sep 2018, 09:47
- Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
- Topic: WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Season 2
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9741
WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Pre-Season Tests
https://preview.ibb.co/mzEtU9/Tests.jpg Test Session 1, Saturday Beautiful spring weather greeted teams and drivers for the official pre-season tests at Dijon-Prenois. As the reigning WTCC champion, Rahel Frey opened the new season by being the first driver on the track, setting a lap time of 1:25....
- 22 Sep 2018, 09:34
- Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
- Topic: WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Season 2
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9741
WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Season 2
https://preview.ibb.co/kdTDKJ/Logo_WTCC_02.jpg Foreword Welcome to the second season of the Women’s Touring Car Championship, in which we’ll try to find out who could possibly become Rahel Frey’s biggest and most dangerous rival. The Swiss Audi driver herself has gathered new strength over the wint...
- 21 Sep 2018, 19:36
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
- Replies: 1798
- Views: 511264
Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
I, for one, love the look of the new cars and can't see a single thing wrong with them. Genuinely. I personally don't mind the look of the new cars, but then again I'm a crazy fan of Formula E, so what do I know ¯\_(O_o)_/¯. But honestly, the look of the cars just looks like the future, and I love ...
- 21 Sep 2018, 14:24
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
- Replies: 1798
- Views: 511264
Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
Samster wrote:Anyone else really not like the gen 2 car. Looks like they have tried way too hard to appear futuristic.
Futuristic? As in 2008/09 LMP style futuristic? I think the designer in charge just admitted his (her?) creative bankruptcy...
Check these out. Look awfully similiar, don't they?
https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/img/The ... 06212.html
https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/img/Cre ... 28873.html
- 20 Sep 2018, 09:19
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 03 - Hiring Race Engineers
MSRT welcome Bonnie Beard and Tiffany Daniels to the team! Motorsport Bleu confirms Henzel as second race engineer. Perfect, you two! Thank you. Alright, with that we’ve finished Chapter 8 – Hiring Race Engineers. The entry list (see page 1 of this thread) has been updated accordingly, but I’ll pos...
- 18 Sep 2018, 08:59
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 03 - Hiring Race Engineers
Hiring Race Engineers – Round 3 The final round, I suppose – from how well things have turned out. The team list (see page 1 of this thread) will be updated as soon as all contracts are finalized. Team No. 1: JAS Motorsport (Gertrand Bachot) Customer / Current Team Rep.: 8 Race Engineers: Ruth Busc...
- 18 Sep 2018, 08:51
- Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
- Topic: WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Season 1
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12336
WTCC - Season 1 Statistics
https://preview.ibb.co/jUiome/S1_Stats.jpg And here are the season statistics to close off the inaugural WTCC season for good. I hope you enjoy! Here’s to more in the not too distant future! Championship Points (Drivers) 01.) 15 Rahel Frey Audi 73 Points 02.) 22 Susie Stoddart Mercedes-Benz 54 Poin...
- 17 Sep 2018, 14:28
- Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
- Topic: WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Season 1
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12336
WTCC - Round 12 - Schleizer Dreieck
https://preview.ibb.co/c5kW4z/Round_12.jpg Qualifying Both championships had been decided. Ever since her tremendous win in Spain, none of her rivals could beat Rahel Frey to the title anymore. Susie Stoddart had to be content with being runner-up, and with the not too comforting thought of having ...
- 15 Sep 2018, 13:41
- Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
- Topic: WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Season 1
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12336
WTCC - Round 11 - Jarama
https://preview.ibb.co/j3GAxK/Round_11.jpg Qualifying Susie Stoddart’s chance of winning the championship this year had decreased thanks to her rather mediocre showing on the Red Bull Ring, while Rahel Frey had won in a more than dominant fashion. A total of 18 points was still to be awarded, which...
- 14 Sep 2018, 14:13
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Caption this!
- Replies: 6189
- Views: 808467
Re: Caption this!
Wizzie wrote:
"This drawing has been sent in by Robert, age 9. That's a shite drawing, Robert. There are children your age in China who can make shoes."
- 06 Sep 2018, 12:31
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 03 - Hiring Race Engineers
Genesis welcomes Hall, Shaw and Hatton to our team. we will wait for the fallback plan. You mean Hall and Shaw, right? Since Hatton has declined your offer in favour of JAS Motorsport. Hall, Shaw and Matthews my bad. But you only need 2 race engineers in total, 1 for each car. You can't hire all 3 ...
- 06 Sep 2018, 09:25
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 03 - Hiring Race Engineers
Dexter249 wrote:Genesis welcomes Hall, Shaw and Hatton to our team. we will wait for the fallback plan.
You mean Hall and Shaw, right? Since Hatton has declined your offer in favour of JAS Motorsport.
- 05 Sep 2018, 17:34
- Forum: The Perry McCarthy Memorial Forum
- Topic: The 'just nipping out for a while' thread
- Replies: 697
- Views: 303630
Re: The 'just nipping out for a while' thread
I'm taking a short but much-needed vacation, starting from this Friday all the way to Monday the 17th. I've already announced this in the Women's GT Masters thread, but I'll announce it here as well, just in case. I'm probably going to stay away from the internet intentionally during this time, even...
- 05 Sep 2018, 12:13
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 03 - Hiring Race Engineers
Hiring Race Engineers – Round 2 If you’re the only team gunning for a certain race engineer or engineering graduate and you’re willing to pay a reasonable salary (at least 25.000 Credits for an engineering graduate and at least 50.000 Credits for an experienced race engineer), they will most likely...
- 01 Sep 2018, 12:55
- Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
- Topic: WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Season 1
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12336
WTCC - Round 10 - Red Bull Ring Langstrecke
https://preview.ibb.co/kUZ2Pe/Round_10.jpg Qualifying The battle for the championship title was on! We all knew that Mercedes-Benz would find a way to counterattack sooner than later, and it had been quite the success up to this point. Susie Stoddart – as the only Mercedes driver with the slightest...
- 30 Aug 2018, 09:47
- Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
- Topic: WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Season 1
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12336
WTCC - Round 9 - Hockenheimring
https://preview.ibb.co/jhtLNp/Round_09.jpg Qualifying The Opel team arrived at Hockenheim equipped with the second upgrade on their cars, which turned out to be a complete failure just like the first one. Charlotte Berton and Jasmin Preisig were understandably furious, especially since this new upg...
- 29 Aug 2018, 15:54
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Ponderbox
- Replies: 5033
- Views: 1158454
Re: Ponderbox
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/fia-reveals-drs-changes-for-remainder-of-f1-2018/3166260/ What the hell is this? INCREASE the DRS zones? Do they want to make the whole two-tier class racing even worse? This is pathetic! Relax, it's only for the remainder of 2018. They'll realize how dumb this id...
- 29 Aug 2018, 15:47
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: The 2019 Silly Season thread
- Replies: 395
- Views: 122532
Re: The 2019 Silly Season thread
Klon wrote:You uneducated plebians do not get it. This is clearly meant to the door to the Alexander Wurz comeback we all need.
Klon wrote:You uneducated plebians do not get it. This is clearly meant to the door to the Jan Lammers comeback we all need.
I need a vacation...
- 29 Aug 2018, 12:48
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 03 - Hiring Race Engineers
Gertrand Bachot wrote:We shall offer 100,000 to these engineers:
Ruth Buscombe
Louise Clearwater
Gemma Hatton
Jennifer Lloyd
Romy Mayer
Danielle Shepard
You may only bid for 4 race engineers in total. There are two too many on your list.
- 29 Aug 2018, 12:32
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 03 - Hiring Race Engineers
I regards to the Faulty Perception mechanic, KV Racing will offer 100,000 to whoever of these six engineers that Danny wants to call up (and let's hope no one else comes to mind): Cara Adams Anna Chatten Leena Gade Louis Clearwater Gemma Hatton Romy Mayer I think you misunderstood the Faulty Percep...
- 28 Aug 2018, 09:27
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 03 - Hiring Race Engineers
Chapter 8 – Hiring Race Engineers You need 2 race engineers in total, 1 for each car. As before, you may bid for 4 different people at the same time, 2 for each car. It doesn’t matter at this moment which engineer will work on what car later on. What will matter though is your overall strategy. You...
- 26 Aug 2018, 09:06
- Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
- Topic: WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Season 1
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12336
WTCC - Round 8 - Pau
https://preview.ibb.co/epC62p/Round_08.jpg Qualifying After visiting the widespread, lush countryside surrounding the Nürburgring, the WTCC travelled to Pau and its narrow, twisty streets. And the silly season had become richer by one headline: Lindsey Adams (BMW) was going to be replaced by fellow...
- 24 Aug 2018, 19:36
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Ponderbox
- Replies: 5033
- Views: 1158454
Re: Ponderbox
1. As Racing Point is a brand new team as from Belgium, how many brand new power units are the team allowed to use for the rest of the season? It ought to be three, right? Hard to calculate pro rata, how do you allow 1 1/2 engines? One would be too harsh, particularly with Monza and Singapore comin...
- 24 Aug 2018, 15:49
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: What would be good f1 theme music?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 7882
Re: What would be good f1 theme music?
If it's 80s you want, with turbo cars and excess fuel being burnt off and showers of sparks, look what was released ... You're 30 years too late, my friend! There was a music show on german TV in the 80's called "Formel 1", which is german for Formula 1 (duh). And one of its later seasons...
- 24 Aug 2018, 09:11
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Women's GT Masters - Season 03 - Fictional Timeline
Information Chapter: The Fictional Timeline Okay, it’s finally time to talk about this topic, since I might have already caused enough chaos by mentioning it here and there in the past without ever going fully into detail. And there was a reason for that, as I’m about to explain. As you know, my fi...
- 23 Aug 2018, 13:41
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: What would be good f1 theme music?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 7882
Re: What would be good f1 theme music?
There's only one true theme out there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmXWkMlKFkI
But F1 is probably not cool enough for songs like this anymore...
But F1 is probably not cool enough for songs like this anymore...
- 23 Aug 2018, 09:38
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - Manufacturer Deals
MSRT are also interested in taking the Ai Miura deal, however we are unwilling to sign any deal until the driver market opens in earnest. Don't worry, you won't have to agree to anything until the driver market opens. That's exactly why I wrote: "Once the driver hiring process begins, we will ...
- 22 Aug 2018, 13:37
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - Manufacturer Deals
Am I allowed to post anything regarding the manufacturer driver offers? Because if so, then we shall take Ai Miura onboard our team. Well, you're a little early, because hiring drivers is still a bit further away. First the info chapter, then the race engineers, then the tyre suppliers, and then th...
- 22 Aug 2018, 12:59
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - Manufacturer Deals
Alright, since everyone has already posted, I’ve decided to cut the deadline short by one day. Here are all of your individual manufacturer/customer deals. They will also be noted on the official entry list on page 1 of this thread. Additional options are now available for certain customer deals (se...
- 22 Aug 2018, 11:56
- Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
- Topic: WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Season 1
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12336
WTCC - Round 7 - Nürburgring Nordschleife
https://preview.ibb.co/eqYVne/Round_07.jpg Qualifying A glance at the current Constructors’ Standings might cause Mercedes-Benz Team Principal Ellen Lohr to get a little seasick. Audi has taken the lead by 14 points, even though their only regular points finishers are Rahel Frey and Vanina Ickx. We...
- 18 Aug 2018, 12:26
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - Manufacturer Deals
KV Racing Technology is interested in knowing which factory drivers Chevrolet is offering for the Women's GT Masters. If they wish to go for 2nd in the Constructors Championship the team wants to know if the drivers would be up to snuff. (Also, this is my time to ask if I need to post up to 6 optio...
- 18 Aug 2018, 11:50
- Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
- Topic: WTCC - Women's Touring Car Championship - Season 1
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12336
WTCC - Mid-Season Break
https://preview.ibb.co/j38kvz/Mid_Season_Break.jpg Rahel Frey went on her summer vacation with a surprisingly dominant lead in the drivers’ standings, having won another round of the championship just a week prior. While she went canoeing with Cyndie Allemann, the Mercedes-Benz team had a lengthy e...
- 16 Aug 2018, 12:11
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Women's GT Masters - Important News!
- Replies: 203
- Views: 68356
Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - Manufacturer Deals
Gertrand Bachot wrote:If this is correct, I will purchase 2 Nissan Nismo GT-R GT3 cars for my team.
Yes, perfectly correct. Thank you!
As mentioned before, I will collect all inquiries offline and get back to each one of you once everyone has posted or once the deadline is due.