1990 WTCM - Bathurst closes on the 6th!

[Miguel98]

Welcome to the third year of WTCM, the year 1990 is upon us!
This post will feature all the rules regarding the series and the second post will have the car list and a link for the budget excel.

The WTCM Rule Book:
Race Weekend:
Each race weekend will feature two 50km's sprint races (one for class A/B, and one for class B/C), preceded by a 20 minutes qualifying sessions to determine which cars go into the main qualifying sessions. These two races will count towards the class championship, following the sprint race points scheme.
A 1 hour long qualifying session (with some races featuring a top 10 shoot-out for pole), and two races: one endurance races, with distance varying between 250km’s and 1000km’s; and one sprint race of 100km’s.
Number of qualifiers per class will vary depending on the circuit, and the sprint race will feature the top 10 from race 1 reversed.
The strategy of each will be determined by the team's manager, who will have information regarding the circuit in the race's preview.

Points Scheme:
-> Bathurst 1000:
1st: 40
2nd: 36
3rd: 32
4th: 30
5th: 28
6th: 26
7th: 24
8th: 22
9th: 20
10th: 18
11th: 16
12th: 14
13th: 12
14th: 10
15th: 8
16th: 6
17th: 4
18th: 2
Classified Cars - 1 Point
Pole Position - 1 Point
Fastest Lap - 1 Point
Leading a Lap - 1 Point
-> Endurance Race:
1st: 20
2nd: 18
3rd: 16
4th: 15
5th: 14
6th: 13
7th: 12
8th: 11
9th: 10
10th: 9
11th: 8
12th: 7
13th: 6
14th: 5
15th: 4
16th: 3
17th: 2
18th: 1
Fastest Lap - 1 Point
Pole Position - 1 Point
Leading a lap on endurance race - 1 Point
-> Sprint Race
1st: 15
2nd: 12
3rd: 10
4th: 9
5th: 8
6th: 7
7th: 6
8th: 5
9th: 4
10th: 3
11th: 2
12th: 1
Fastest Lap - 1 Point
For the teams championship, the top two cars in the race for each team will count, while for the manufacturer championship will follow the sprint race points scheme.

Drivers:
Both real life and canon drivers can be used.
Real life drivers perf files will be based on real life results.
Canon drivers, in case they haven't got any background on canon, will have their perf files RNG'ed.
RNG will determine which team a real life driver drivers for.
Drivers have a minimum wage of €10,000 per round.
NEW RULE: Drivers can be either classified as a regular driver or as a paydriver. Regular drivers will have the above mentioned rule about minimum wage, while paydrivers can be classified following 2 tier’s, which will be decided by me. So, for example, if a team enters Paolo Barilla, he’ll be classified as a tier 1 paydriver.
Tier 1 paydriver’s can bring between 150k and 300k as sponsorship while tier 2 paydriver’s can bring between 25k and 100k.

Entries:
There can be manufacturer efforts (e.g. BMW, Holden, Ford), but there can be privateer entries as well.
Privateer need to buy cars from manufacturer, and can run specificic events only or full season.
There'll be separate championship for privateer entries.
Manufacturer can be bid for more than one team, but RNG will determine who gets manufacturer status.
Cars with more than one engine spec (e.g. the Mercedes), manufacturer teams can choose what version of the engine they'll give to privateers.
At the end of each season, on the next season topic, there will be a manufacturer evaluation based on each team's performance for the year. If the evaluation is bad, that team looses manufacturer status. This will be based, minus 1988, on the goal each manufacturer team puts.
Important: A person can place a maximum of one manufacturer entries, two full season privateers and 2 one-offs per round.
All entries must be posted before the first race of the year. That don't mean other entries can't be posted before races. If someone wants to change an entry to a race, they need to announce it before the race.
NEW RULE: Achieving a goal set in the previous year will provide that same manufacturer team with 150k of bonus from the series.

Upgrades:
Full time privateers (new) will be given 1 million
Manufacturer teams (new) will be 2 million.
A manufacturer can choose to distribute their upgrade through all the teams using that same car or not.
Privateers that aren't full time will have money handed out in this way:
>=75% schedule - 750,000
50-75% schedule: 600,000
25-50 schedule - 500,000
<=25% schedule - 400,000
There will be two specific times to upgrade: after Kyalami and before Birmingham.
Privateer upgrades will also upgrade after Kyalami and before Birmingham. If any other privateer wants to get the same upgrade, they need to pay for it.
After each of the upgrade times, privateer who are doing rounds after Kyalami and after Birmingham need to pay to get those upgrades - 10% of the price of the initial upgade to obtain.
E.G.: If Ford pay 2 million total for upgrades for the RS Turbo, and if there's a privateer who's only doing Brno with a RS Turbo, he'll have to pay 10% of 2 million to obtain said upgrades.
Upgrades come in three packages for vehicle upgrades, and 4 packages for driver upgrades:
Overall Upgrade: €750,000
-> Improves downforce (FWLiftParams - 0.02 to 0.10; RWLiftParams - 0.02 to 0.08; BodyDragBase - 0.05 to 0.20)
-> Improves engine power (Power - 5HP to 10HP)
-> Worses reliability and fuel consumption (decreases reliability by 10 per each HP, and increases fuel consumption by 0.001 by each HP)
-> Increases weight (0.2kg extra for each Hp)
Engine Upgrade: €1 250 000
-> Improves engine power (Power - 10HP to 40HP)
-> Worses reliability and Fuel Consumption (decreases reliability by 10 per each HP, and increases fuel consumption by 0.001 by each HP)
-> Increases weight (0.2kg extra for each Hp)
Downforce Upgrade: €1 000 000
-> Improves downforce (FWLiftParams - 0.05 to 0.20; RWLiftParams - 0.05 to 0.15; BodyDragBase - 0.010 to 0.050)
Reliability Upgrade: €750 000
-> Increases reliability (50 to 150 increase)
-> Decreases engine power (1HP for each 10 reliability points gained)
New: Weight Upgrade: €750 000
-> Decreases car weight (between 5 and 15kg’s)
-> Decreases reliability (10 for each KG’s)
Driver Upgrades:
Race Class Upgrade: €500 000
-> Race Ability - 0.10 to 0.30
-> Qualifying Ability - 0.05 to 0.20 (worses)
-> Agression - 0.1 to 0.30
-> Passing - 1 to 2
Qualifying Class Upgrade: €500 000
-> Race Ability - 0.05 to 0.20 (worses)
-> Qualifying Ability - 0.10 to 0.30
-> Agression - 0.1 to 0.30
Wet Weather Class Upgrade; €500 000
-> Wet Weather Ability - 0.10 to 0.30
-> MinRacing Skill - 0.05 to 0.10
-> Composure - 0.0001 to 0.0005
Overall Class Upgrade: €500 000
-> Race Ability - 0.02 to 0.10
-> Qualifying Ability - 0.02 to 0.10
-> Wet Weather Ability - 0.02 to 0.10
-> Passing - 0.1 to 1
-> Crash - 1 to 5 (decrease)
-> MinRacing Skill - 0.01 to 0.05
In case a team ditches an old model, the team gets 50% of its initial purchase value.

Race Prizes:
1st: 100.000
2nd: 75.000
3rd: 62.000
4th: 50.000
5th: 45.000
6th: 40.000
7th: 38.000
8th: 35.000
9th: 30.000
10th: 28.000
11th: 25.000
12th: 22.000
13th: 20.000
14th: 15.000
15th: 12.000
16th: 10.000
17th: 5.000
18th: 2.500
<19th: 1.000
Pole Position: 10.000
Fastest Lap: 10.000
-> Race Prizes (Independent):
1st: 50.000
2nd: 40.000
3rd: 30.000
4th: 25.000
5th: 20.000
6th: 15.000
7th: 10.000
8th: 8.000
9th: 6.000
10th: 5.000
11th: 3.000
12th: 1.500
<13th: 1.000
Pole Position: 5.000
Fastest Lap: 5.000
-> Race Prizes (Classes):
1st: 20.000
2nd: 15.000
3rd: 10.000
4th: 5.000
5th: 4.000
6th: 3.000
7th: 2.000
8th: 1.500
<9th: 1.000
-> Championship Prizes (Overall):
1st: 1.000.000
2nd: 950.000
3rd: 900.000
4th: 800.000
5th: 750.000
6th: 700.000
7th: 600.000
8th: 500.000
9th: 450.000
10th: 400.000
11th: 350.000
12th: 300.000
13th: 250.000
14th: 200.000
15th: 150.000
16th: 100.000
17th: 90.000
18th: 80.000
19th: 70.000
20th: 60.000
21st: 50.000
22nd: 40.000
23rd: 30.000
24th: 20.000
25th: 10.000
<26th: 5.000
-> Championship Prizes (Independents):
1st: 600.000
2nd: 500.000
3rd: 450.000
4th: 400.000
5th: 350.000
6th: 300.000
7th: 250.000
8th: 200.000
9th: 150.000
10th: 100.000
11th: 80.000
12th: 70.000
13th: 60.000
14th: 50.000
15th: 40.000
16th: 30.000
17th: 20.000
18th: 10.000
19th: 5.000
<20th: 2.500
-> Championship Prizes (Classes):
1st: 350.000
2nd: 250.000
3rd: 200.000
4th: 150.000
5th: 100.000
6th: 90.000
7th: 80.000
8th: 70.000
9th: 60.000
10th: 50.000
11th: 40.000
12th: 30.000
13th: 20.000
14th: 10.000
15th: 5.000
<16th: 2.500
-> Championship Prizes (Teams):
1st: 750.000
2nd: 700.000
3rd: 650.000
4th: 600.000
5th: 500.000
6th: 450.000
7th: 400.000
8th: 350.000
9th: 250.000
10th: 200.000
11th: 150.000
12th: 100.000
<13th: 50.000
->Championship Prizes (Manufacturer):
1st: 500.000
2nd: 400.000
3rd: 300.000
4th: 250.000
5th: 200.000
6th: 150.000
7th: 100.000
8th: 50.000
9th: 25.000
10th: 10.000
<11th: 5.000

Ballast:
Ballast is going to be introduced in 1989, in order to play level the field every weekend. Ballast will be applied by class for PQ races, and by overall championship for the endurance and sprint race of the weekend. Ballast stays constant over a race weekend.
1st - 60kg
2nd - 50kg
3rd - 40kg
4th - 30kg
5th - 25kg
6th - 20kg
7th - 15kg
8th - 10kg

Don't post anything until I say so!

[Miguel98]

Calendar:
Round 1: Fuji 350km's (February 16-18)
Entries: 71/72
Round 2: Watkins Glen 300km's (March 16-18)
Entries: 70/72
Round 3: Lagos 300km's (April 6-8)
Entries: 66/76
Round 4: Brands Hatch 400km's (May 11-13)
Entries: 83/84
Round 5: Pau 250km's (June 1-3)
Entries: 77/78
Round 6: Brno 450km's (June 22-24)
Entries: 78/78
Round 7: Monza 300km's (July 13-15)
Entries: 77/78
Round 8: Charade 300km's (July 27-29)
Entries: 76/76
Round 9: Birmingham 250km's (August 24-26)
Entries: 81/82
Round 10: Spa 500km's (September 7-9)
Entries: 83/90
Round 11: Nurburgring 500km's (September 14-16)
Entries: 78/100
Round 12: Bathurst 1000 (September 28-30)
Entries: Class A - 23/35; Class B - 15/35; Class C - 19/35; Class D - 10/35

Car List
Class A: (>500 Nm)
Ford Merkur RS500 - €300 000
Ford Sierra RS500 Sapphire - €350 000
Ford Sierra RS500 (470HP) - €280 000
Ford Sierra RS500 (500HP) - €320 000
Ford Sierra RS500 (600HP) - €360 000
Holden Commodore VL TWR - €240 000
Holden Commodore VL TWR Mk. 2 - €290 000
Mercedes-Benz 560 W126 - €350 000
Nissan Skyline R32 (570HP) - €400 000
Nissan Skyline R32 (620HP) - €420 000
Toyota Celica ST165 - €320 000
Class B: (350-500 Nm)
Audi V8 (425HP) - €300 000
Audi V8 (450HP) - €350 000
BMW 635CSi - €215 000
Maserati Biturbo - €215 000
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo - €270 000
Nissan Skyline R31 GTS-R - €270 000
Porsche 944 Turbo - €370 000
Rover Vitesse SD1 - €215 000
Toyota Supra Turbo (340HP) - €260 000
Toyota Supra Turbo (400HP) - €360 000
Volvo 240 Turbo - €300 000
Class C: (250-350 Nm)
Alfa Romeo 75 - €215 000
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo - €240 000
BMW E30 M3 - €280 000
BMW E30 M3 Evolution - €300 000
Ford Escort RS Turbo - €200 000
Mercedes-Benz 190E (310HP) - €260 000
Mercedes-Benz 190E (340HP) - €290 000
Renault 21 - €260 000
Class D:
Alfa Romeo 33 - €180 000
Fiat Uno - €170 000
Ford Escort 1600i - €135 000
Mitsubishi Starion - €160 000
Opel Kadett E GSi 16V - €200 000
Renault 5 Club - €200 000
Rover Metro - €150 000
Skoda 130RS - €120 000
Toyota Corolla Coupe - €160 000
Toyota Corolla Levin (180HP) - €140 000
Toyota Corolla Levin (250HP) - €180 000
Volkswagen Golf Mk2 - €170 000
Volkswagen Scirocco Mk2 - €150 000

[Miguel98]

BMW – Current owner: Novitopoli
Goal: Winning the C Class Championship
Despite not being a factory car that won the title – Cecotto’s E30 M3 built by Prodrive took the reigns – BMW developed the E30 M3 quite efficiently in the off-season to be the car to beat over the year. The car benefited quite considerably with the new ballast rules, and despite the team failing to win the C Class title, it ended as the best placed factory C Class team in the manufacturers championship and took more class victories than Mercedes.
Manufacturer Goal Bonus €50,000

Renault - Current owner: Biscione
Goal: Top 3 in the C Class Manufacturer Standings
Renault made further progress with the 21 – the car is slowly getting closer on pace to the Mercedes and BMW, including taking two class podiums, 1 fastest lap and a front row start in Brno. It was a good development year for Voeckler which needs to carry on to 1990.
Manufacturer Goal Bonus: €100,000

Alfa Romeo – Current owner: Dexter246; New owner: No one
Goal: Finish well in the championship
Alfa Romeo started the year with just two cars, a signal of the waling interest from the italian marque in racing. Despite a positive start with Brancatelli in Fuji, by mid-season the car had dropped behind the Renault pace wise and only qualified twice in the hands of Di Gioia. Alfa Romeo has elected to withdraw as a manufacturer from WTCM.

Mercedes-Benz – Current owner: Pinkd56
Goal: Win C Class Championship
Mercedes won last year’s C Class title undisputed – the BMW had the pace but didn’t have the consistency to catch Asch’s Mercedes over the year. This year, it was the contrary. BMW had a small pace advantage, and it was Mercedes job to keep up. The ballast rules didn’t help the team, since the 190E is heavier than the E30 M3, but Harvey was just 14 points shy of the title, despite only taking 1 class victory all year long. The development of the 190E continues then, with some progress made in the off season.
Manufacturer Goal Bonus: €150,000

Volvo – Current owner: V8Fan12
Goal: Win B Class Championship
Volvo entered the year with high expectations, and they had every right too – the 240 Turbo was very well developed, but they didn’t expect that Audi and Toyota worked so hard in their cars. Volvo didn’t take a single class victory all year long, could only managed 9th in the teams championship, but had consistency enough to still put a car ahead of the Audi of Heger. The car is reliable and fast but lacks the strength to fight the Audi and the Toyota. Volvo continue in WTCM.
Manufacturer Goal Bonus: €25,000

Toyota – Current owner: SeedStriker
Goal: Improve the numbers of last season
Toyota were the major upset this year – they did a facelift job of the Supra Turbo through pre-season, which eventually played into their hands. The development was crucial – the Supra Turbo got lighter and nimbler, and it was it. Leslie dominated the season in B Class and the team massivelly impressed, taking the fight to A Class sometimes. They developed an A Class car based on the new Celica, but it can be risky betting on it…
Manufacturer Bonus Goal: €400,000

Mitsubishi – Current owner: peteroli34
Goal: Top 5 in B Class
Just like Volvo, Mitsubishi had high hopes – especially after the performance on the Bathurst 1000 last year, pace wise. While the Mitsubishi wasn’t slow, it was the 4th fastest car in B Class and struggled to qualify on most tracks. By the tail end of the year though, the Mitsubishi was already fast enough to fight for qualifying and development keeps going.
Manufacturer Goal Bonus: €50,000

Audi – Current owner: Normal32
Goal: Top 15 in Class B
Audi had low expectations – the V8 presented last year was heavy, and it was boxy. But it had its strengths. The car’s balance was almost perfect, and on the rain, it was the best car on the field – the most impressive lap of the year beeing von Gottorp’s lap in Watkins Glen PQ, when he qualified 2nd on a wet track, despite Leslie’s time being set on a drying track. It worked wonders on tight circuits, and it culminated in an overall podium for Warwick at the Nurburgring.
Manufacturer Goal Bonus: €500,000

Rover – Current owner: Miguel98; New owner: No one
Goal: Finish top 10 in B Class standings
Rover’s Vitesse was oudtaed, heavy and slow. Roger Downson were told to stop development midway through the year, as Rover opts to retire from motorsport competition.

Holden – Current owner: Wizzie
Goal: To not suck
Holden’s goal was to develop the Commodore this year, to fix the problems from last year. Tom Walkinshaw did develop it, and brought a new car for the Bathurst. The car is definetelly more competive and development carried on in the off season. Holden should at least be more competitive this year.
Manufacturer Goal Bonus: €50,000

Nissan – Current owner: SuperAguri
Goal: WINSLOL
Nissan’s R32 had one problem this year- the reliability. The car was the fastest on race trim in the field, and most times found itself with multiple cars in the lead before almost all or all retired. The team couldn’t beat the Ford’s, but it did win the 1000 late in the year. If the reliable is improved over the off-season, the R32 will be there again. And this time, it will be hard to beat.
Manufacturer Goal Bonus: €100,000

Ford – Current owner: Rated
Goal: Title defence
The defending champions got it all – despite not scoring as much points as the year before, Zakspeed carried the Ford flag with honour, taking all the titles again. It carries on into 1990 then.
Manufacturer Goal Bonus: €200,000

New manufacturers: Opel and Volkswagen.

Manufacturer managers can confirm their interest in staying in the series until Saturday, while people can bid for Opel and Volkswagen over that time as well.

Fill out this form for people who want Opel or Volkswagen:

Code: Select all

Desired Manufacturer:
Team Name:
Team Background:
Car (labeled with an M in the car list):
 Number of Cars (max 4):

[Gertrand Bachot]

Waiting list please.

[Dom_Wings]

Desired Manufacturer: Opel
Team Name: Opel Team Irmscher
Team Background: Took part in DTM in the previous two seasons, as an Opel factory entry. Günther Irmscher's company is already known for tuning Opels for many years. Base in Stuttgart, West Germany.
Car (labeled with an M in the car list): Opel Kadett E GSi 16V
Number of Cars (max 4): 2

Also, Schmidt Motorsport Technik would like to enter the series as a one-car team running the Audi V8 (420 HP).

[Pinkd56]

Mercedes-Benz will return for another year, but hold concerns about the rumoured new ruleset.

Desired Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz
Team Name: Mercedes-Benz AMG
Team Background: Has run the team for the past two seasons.
Car (labeled with an M in the car list): Mercedes-Benz 190E
Number of Cars (max 4): 4

[Dexter249]

Desired Manufacturer: Opel
Team Name: Opel Team Joest
Team Background: Multi-Time Le-Mans Winner (as of 1990) Currently looking to get into Touring Cars (As they Did in 93' in the DTM), preferring to run with Opel, due to recent developments on DTM cars with them, the team however will be almost completely run by Opel if they plan to run, Based in Wald-Meibach,Germany.
Car (labeled with an M in the car list): Opel Kadett E GSi 16V
Number of Cars (max 4): 2

However, Team Joest will run two more cars as Joest Racing, with their commitment to running Porsche's they will be 944 Turbo's.

[SeedStriker]

Desired Manufacturer: Toyota
Team Name: Union Saver Developments
Team Background: Running the team since WTCM inception
Car (labeled with an M in the car list): Toyota Supra Turbo (owned cars from last year)
Number of Cars (max 4): 4

[novitopoli]

Desired Manufacturer: BMW
Team Name: BMW Motorsport
Team Background: Has run the team for the past two seasons.
Car (labeled with an M in the car list): BMW E30 M3 Evolution
Number of Cars (max 4): 4

[pasta_maldonado]

Desired Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Team Name: Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Dealers Racing with a new name)
Team Background: Dominated Class D in 1989 with the MK1 Golf
Car (labeled with an M in the car list): VW Golf Mk2
Number of Cars (max 4): 4 - two new Golf Mk2s, plus the two Golf Mk1s from 1989.

[V8fan12]

I'd like to continue with Volvo

[TomWazzleshaw]

TWR Holden will remain for another season

[Rated]

Zakspeed will continue with Ford.

[Peteroli34]

I shall continue with Mitsubishi

[Miguel98]

I'll give until the end of today for Biscione, Normal32 and SuperAguri to confirm their entries.

[DemocalypseNow]

I can confirm I will return with Renault.

[Normal32]

Audi is back.

[Miguel98]

The deal is over.

So, as agreed with Biscione, he'll continue to run Nissan as well.

Now, for the Opel RNG:
Opel see both bids - While Joest has pedigree, Joest wants to run Porsche as well, which doens't please them a single bit. Imrscher's experience with the team opens a door to contineu working the Opel car this year.
1-70 - Opel Team Irmscher
71-100 - Opel Team Joest
RNG Result: 1 - Opel Team Irmscher

Dom and Pasta get the Opel and Volkswagen factory entries. Later this week I'll post the entries stuff for you to handle.

[Miguel98]

It's time to post entries then after the manufacturers.

Fill out this for manufactury entries:

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Manufacturer:
Team Name:
Team Nationality:
Team Numbers:
Manufacturer Goal:
Number of Cars (max 4):

and for privateer entries:

Code: Select all

Team Name:
Team Nationality:
Team Numbers:
Prefered Car:
Number of Cars (max 2):

and for driver form:

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Driver Name:
Driver Nationality:
Driver Status:
Driver Number:
Wage (per race):
Number of Races:

Remember this two rules for this, and remember to read all the rules as well.
Important: A person can place a maximum of one manufacturer entries, two full season privateers and 2 one-offs per round.
Drivers have a minimum wage of €10,000 per round.

Budgets at the start of 1990
Teams on the negative can't post entries for the season unless they can get back to positive before posting their entries.

You have 1 week to post your entries and driver bids.

[Dom_Wings]

Manufacturer: Opel
Team Name: Opel Team Irmscher
Team Nationality: West Germany
Team Numbers: 5 & 77
Manufacturer Goal: Finish ahead of at least one factory Volkswagen entry
Number of Cars (max 4): 2

Team Name: Schmidt Motorsport Technik
Team Nationality: West Germany
Team Numbers: 44
Prefered Car: Audi V8 (420 hp)
Number of Cars (max 2): 1

[Dom_Wings]

DRIVER BIDS

Irmscher

Driver Name: Walter Röhrl
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 5
Wage (per race): 25k
Number of Races: all

Driver Name: Klaus Niedzwiedz
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 5
Wage (per race): 20k
Number of Races: all

Driver Name: Volker Strycek
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: #2
Driver Number: 77
Wage (per race): 10k
Number of Races: all

Driver Name: Alain Menu
Driver Nationality: Swiss
Driver Status: #2
Driver Number: 77
Wage (per race): 10k
Number of Races: all

Schmidt

Driver Name: Hans-Joachim Stuck
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 44
Wage (per race): 25k
Number of Races: all

Driver Name: Frank Jelinski
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 44
Wage (per race): 15k
Number of Races: all

[Dexter249]

Team Name: Joest Racing
Team Nationality: German
Team Numbers: 94, 944
Prefered Car: Porsche 944 Turbo
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

DRIVER BIDS

Driver Name: Manuel Reuter
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 94
Wage (per race): 25k
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Frank Biela
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: #2
Driver Number: 944
Wage (per race): 15k
Number of Races: All

[novitopoli]

Manufacturer: BMW
Team Name: BMW Motorsport
Team Nationality: Germany
Team Numbers: 94-95-96-97
Manufacturer Goal: Win the C-Class Championship
Number of Cars (max 4): 4

Driver Name: Roberto Ravaglia
Driver Nationality: Italian
Driver Status: Driver 1
Driver Number: 94
Wage (per race): 20000
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Marc Hessel
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: Driver 2
Driver Number: 95
Wage (per race): 18000
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Markus Ostreich
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: Driver 3
Driver Number: 96
Wage (per race): 14000
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Kurt Thiim
Driver Nationality: Danish
Driver Status: Driver 4
Driver Number: 97
Wage (per race): 13000
Number of Races: All

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Team Name: Schwaben Motorsport
Team Nationality: German
Team Numbers: 947
Prefered Car: Volkswagen Golf
Number of Cars (max 2): 1

Driver Name: Thomas von Löwis of Menar
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: Driver 1
Driver Number: 947
Wage (per race): 0 (team owner)
Number of Races: All

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Team Name: Scuderia Giudici
Team Nationality: Italian
Team Numbers: 242
Prefered Car: BMW E30 M3
Number of Cars (max 2): 1

Driver Name: Gianni Giudici
Driver Nationality: Italian
Driver Status: Driver 1
Driver Number: 242
Wage (per race): 0 (team owner)
Number of Races: All

[Pinkd56]

Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz
Team Name: Mercedes-Benz AMG Team SONAX
Team Nationality: German
Team Numbers: 10, 11, 12, 90
Manufacturer Goal: Win Class C
Number of Cars (max 4): 4

Driver Name: Tim Harvey
Driver Nationality: GBR
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 90
Wage (per race): 20K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Mauro Baldi
Driver Nationality: ITA
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 10
Wage (per race): 15K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Armin Hahne
Driver Nationality: GER
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 11
Wage (per race): 15K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Roland Asch
Driver Nationality: GER
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 12
Wage (per race): 20K
Number of Races: All

Back-up choices:
Roland Ratzenberger, 20,000 per race, equal, all
Klaus Ludwig, 20,000 per race, equal, all
Andrea Geisler, 15,000 per race, equal, all (DEC: Normal32)
Alain Cudini, 15,000 per race, equal, all
Jochen Mass, 15,000 per race, equal, all

[DemocalypseNow]

Manufacturer: Nissan
Team Name: Nissan Motorsport
Team Nationality: JPN
Team Numbers: 22, 23, 24, 25
Manufacturer Goal: WINLOL
Number of Cars (max 4): 4

Driver Name: Naoki Nagasaka
Driver Nationality: JPN
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 22
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Masahiro Hasemi
Driver Nationality: JPN
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 23
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Takao Wada
Driver Nationality: JPN
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 24
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Roland Asch
Driver Nationality: GER
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 25
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

Back-up choice
Driver Name: Keichii Tsuchiya
Driver Nationality: JPN
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: ??
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All


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Team Name: Impul
Team Nationality: JPN
Team Numbers: 32, 33
Prefered Car: Nissan R32 GT-R (620hp)
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Driver Nationality: JPN
Driver Status: Team owner
Driver Number: 32
Wage (per race): PD (own team!)
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Toshio Suzuki
Driver Nationality: JPN
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 33
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

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Team Name: Team LeMans
Team Nationality: JPN
Team Numbers: 85
Prefered Car: Nissan Skyline GT-R (570hp)
Number of Cars (max 2): 1

Driver Name: Kenji Katayama
Driver Nationality: JPN
Driver Status: n/a
Driver Number: 85
Wage (per race): PD
Number of Races: All

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Manufacturer: Renault
Team Name: Diac Voeckler Renault
Team Nationality: FRA
Team Numbers: 2, 3, 4, 21
Manufacturer Goal: Top 3 in class
Number of Cars (max 4): 4

Driver Name: Jacques Laffite
Driver Nationality: FRA
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 2
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Jean-Pierre Malcher
Driver Nationality: FRA
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 3
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Sophie Fabron
Driver Nationality: FRA
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 4
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Alain Cudini
Driver Nationality: FRA
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 21
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

Back-up choice
Driver Name: Fabien Giroix
Driver Nationality: FRA
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: ??
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

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Team Name: Il Barone Rampante
Team Nationality: ITA
Team Numbers: 28
Prefered Car: Alfa Romeo Turbo
Number of Cars (max 2): 1

Driver Name: Giuseppe Cipriani
Driver Nationality: ITA
Driver Status: Lead (part-owner)
Driver Number: 28
Wage (per race): PD (part-owner)
Number of Races: All

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Team Name: Renzo Engineering
Team Nationality: ITA
Team Numbers: 87
Prefered Car: Maserati BiTurbo
Number of Cars (max 2): 1

Driver Name: Simone Guidetti
Driver Nationality: ITA
Driver Status: Lead
Driver Number: 87
Wage (per race): PD
Number of Races: All

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Team Name: Sports Promotion
Team Nationality: SUI
Team Numbers: 62, 63
Prefered Car: Mercedes-Benz 190E (340HP) -
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Christophe Hurni
Driver Nationality: SUI
Driver Status: Lackey
Driver Number: 62
Wage (per race): PD
Number of Races: 8 (4-11)

Driver Name: Mario Hytten
Driver Nationality: SUI
Driver Status: Lead
Driver Number: 63
Wage (per race): PD
Number of Races: All

[aggi]

Team Name: Golden Heart Racing Team
Team Nationality: Italian
Team Numbers: 33 & 333
Prefered Car: Alfa Romeo 33
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Paul Radisich
Driver Nationality: Australian
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 33
Wage (per race): 15K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Nicola Larini
Driver Nationality: Italian
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 333
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

[Pinkd56]

Team Name: Olaf Manthey Racing
Team Nationality: German
Team Numbers: 101,
Prefered Car: Mercedes-Benz 190E
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Olaf Manthey
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 101
Wage (per race): Owner
Number of Races: Rounds 4-11

Driver Name: Karl Wendlinger
Driver Nationality: Austrian
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 190
Wage (per race): 10k
Number of Races: Rounds 4-11

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Team Name: Pinkney Motorsport
Team Nationality: British
Team Numbers: 55
Prefered Car: Ford Sierra RS500 Sapphire
Number of Cars (max 2): 1

Driver Name: David Pinkney
Driver Nationality: British
Driver Status: N/A
Driver Number: 55
Wage (per race): Owner
Number of Races: 4, 9

====

Team Name: Janspeed
Team Nationality: British
Team Numbers: 103
Prefered Car: Nissan Skyline (570)
Number of Cars (max 2): 1

Driver Name: Kieth O'dor
Driver Nationality: British
Driver Status: N/A
Driver Number: 103
Wage (per race): Owner
Number of Races: 4, 9

[This Could Be You]

Team Name: Larsen Racing System
Team Nationality: Swedish
Team Numbers: #80, #81
Preferred Car: Volvo 240 Turbo (as in 1989)
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Slim Borgudd
Driver Nationality: Swedish
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 80
Wage (per race): €20k
Number of Races: all


Driver Name: Andreas Larsen (DEC: me)
Driver Nationality: Swedish
Driver Status: #2
Driver Number: 81
Wage (per race): €10k
Number of Races:

So that we can actually last out the season without risking going bankrupt in 1991, both drivers are taking slight wage cuts this season (by 5k)

[pasta_maldonado]

Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Team Name: Volkswagen Racing
Team Nationality: GER
Team Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57
Manufacturer Goal: Score at least three in-class victories.
Number of Cars (max 4): 4

A couple of questions, Miguel98:

1) What do the colours on the budget spreadsheet mean?
2) If red = "up shite creek", why are Kaliber and Philips Car Systems marked in red when they have a budget of +4,000,000?
3) Do Volkswagen receive any money from the manufacturer, or do I just get what Volkswagen Dealers earnt last season?
4) A driver wages per round (12 rounds) or per race (35 races)?

[SeedStriker]

Manufacturer: Toyota
Team Name: Union Saver Developments
Team Nationality: Austria
Team Numbers: 16 - 17 - 18 - 19
Manufacturer Goal: Improve the numbers of last season
Number of Cars (max 4): 4

Driver Name: David Leslie
Driver Nationality: UK
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 16
Wage (per year): 10K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Keke Rosberg
Driver Nationality: FIN
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 17
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Juan María Traverso
Driver Nationality: ARG
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 18
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: John Cleland
Driver Nationality: UK
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 19
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

[Peteroli34]

Manufacturer: Mitsubishi
Team Name: Mitsubishi Motors
Team Nationality: Japan
Team Numbers: 71, 72, 73, 74
Manufacturer Goal: Top 5 B Class
Number of Cars (max 4): 4

Driver Name: Stefan Johansson
Driver Nationality: Swedish
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 71
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Masanori Sekiya
Driver Nationality: Japanese
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 72
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Costos Los
Driver Nationality: Greece
Driver Status: Driver 3
Driver Number: 73
Wage (per race): PD
Number of Races: All

For car number 74 Mitsubishi will place a pay driver in the car for each round
Fuji - Sutthipong Samitchart (Thai)
Watkins Glen - Peter Cunningham (USA)
Lagos - Reda Awadullah (Egypt)
Brands Hatch - Karl Jones (GB)
Pau - Pierre Yver (FRA)
Brno - Dagmar Suster (Yugoslavia)
Perguasa - Amato Ferrari (ITA)
Charade - Michel Trollé (FRA)
Birmingham- James Kaye (GB)
Spa - Gerrit Van Kouwen (NL)
Nurburgring- Sabine Schmitz (GER)
Bathurst Gary Scott (AUS)
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Team Name: Volker Schmidt Racing
Team Nationality: German
Team Numbers: 42, 43
Prefered Car: BMW M3 E30
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Dieter Quester
Driver Nationality: Austria
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 42
Wage (per race): 12K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Netten Lindgren
Driver Nationality: Swedish
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 43
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All
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Team Name: Rick Miller Racing
Team Nationality: USA
Team Numbers: 159, 160
Prefered Car: Ford Sierra RS500 - Last years Merkur rebadged as a Sierra)
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Deborah Gregg
Driver Nationality: USA
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 159
Wage (per race): 11K
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Ron Fellows
Driver Nationality: Canada
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 160
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: All
-------------------------------------------------

Team Name: Toyota Team Thailand
Team Nationality: Thailand
Team Numbers: 112, 113
Prefered Car: Toyota Corolla Levin
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Prasert Aphiphunya
Driver Nationality: Thailand
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 112
Wage (per race): 11K
Number of Races: Fuji

Driver Name: Kriangkrai Limnantarak
Driver Nationality:Thiland
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 113
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: Fuji
--------------------------------------------------
Team Name: Hunter Autosport
Team Nationality: GB
Team Numbers: 6 99
Prefered Car: Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Barbera Cowell
Driver Nationality: UK
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 6
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races: rounds 4 -11

Driver Name: Rickard Rydell
Driver Nationality:Swedish
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: 99
Wage (per race): 10K
Number of Races:Rounds 4 -11

[V8fan12]

Manufacturer: Volvo
Team Name: Volvo Dealer Team
Team Nationality: Swedish
Team Numbers: #15, #20, #30, #40
Manufacturer Goal: Win B-Class
Number of Cars (max 4): 4

Driver Name: Robbie Francevic
Driver Nationality: New Zealand
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: #15
Wage (per race): 20k
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Rickard Rydell
Driver Nationality: Swedish
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: #20
Wage (per race): 20k
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Ulf Granberg
Driver Nationality: Swedish
Driver Status: 2nd Driver
Driver Number: #30
Wage (per race): 15k
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: John Bowe
Driver Nationality: Australian
Driver Status: 3rd Driver
Driver Number: #40
Wage (per race): 12k
Number of Races: All

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Team Name: TOM's Minolta
Team Nationality: Japanese
Team Numbers: #37, #137
Prefered Car: Toyota Supra Turbo
Number of Cars (max 2):

Driver Name: Hideshi Matsuda
Driver Nationality: Japanese
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: #37
Wage (per race): 10k
Number of Races: Fuji only

Driver Name: Kiyoshi Misaki
Driver Nationality: Japanese
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: #137
Wage (per race): 10k
Number of Races: Fuji only

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Team Name: Wolf Racing Team
Team Nationality: German
Team Numbers: #13, #14
Prefered Car: Ford Sierra RS500
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Klaus Niedzwedz
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: #13
Wage (per race): 15k
Number of Races: 4, 6, 10-11

Driver Name: Jorg van Ommen
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: #14
Wage (per race): 15k
Number of Races: 4, 6, 10-11

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Team Name: Dixi Sport
Team Nationality: French
Team Numbers: #70, #71
Prefered Car: Alfa Romeo 75
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Bernard Salam
Driver Nationality: French
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: #70
Wage (per race): 15k
Number of Races: 5, 8, 10

Driver Name: Gerard Fevrot
Driver Nationality: French
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: #170
Wage (per race): 15k
Number of Races: 5, 8, 10

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Team Name: Brixia Corse
Team Nationality: Italian
Team Numbers: #177, #178
Prefered Car: Alfa Romeo 75
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Carlo Rossi
Driver Nationality: Italian
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: #177
Wage (per race): 15k
Number of Races: 6-7, 10

Driver Name: Alessandro Santin
Driver Nationality: Italian
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: #178
Wage (per race): 15k
Number of Races: 6-7, 10

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Team Name: Demon Tweeks
Team Nationality: British
Team Numbers: #45, #54
Prefered Car: BMW E30 M3 (Hodgetts)/VW Golf MK1 (Minshaw)
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Chris Hodgetts
Driver Nationality: British
Driver Status: Lead
Driver Number: #45
Wage (per race): 10k
Number of Races: 4, 9

Driver Name: Alan Minshaw
Driver Nationality: British
Driver Status: Owner
Driver Number: #54
Wage (per race): N/A
Number of Races: 4, 9

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Team Name: MIL Motorsport
Team Nationality: British
Team Numbers: #166, #169
Prefered Car: Toyota Supra Turbo
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Vic Lee
Driver Nationality: British
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: #166
Wage (per race): 10k
Number of Races: 4, 9

Driver Name: Will Hoy
Driver Nationality: British
Driver Status: Equal
Driver Number: #169
Wage (per race): 10k
Number of Races: 4, 9

[pasta_maldonado]

(Actual) driver bids

Volkswagen Racing
Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Team Name: Volkswagen Racing
Team Nationality: GER
Team Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57
Manufacturer Goal: Score at least three in-class victories.
Number of Cars (max 4): 4

Driver Name: Massimo Sigala
Driver Nationality: Italian
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 54
Wage (per race): 25k
Number of Races: all

Driver Name: Jorg van Ommen
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 55
Wage (per race): 25k
Number of Races: all

Driver Name: Helmut Maier
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 56
Wage (per race): 15k
Number of Races: all

Driver Name: Wolfgang Kudrass
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 57
Wage (per race): 10k
Number of Races: all

Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing
Team Name: Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing
Team Nationality: GBR
Team Numbers: 29, 30
Prefered Car: Ford Sierra RS500 (500HP)
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Andy Rouse
Driver Nationality: British
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 29
Wage (per race): (Do I need to pay him? He owns the team!) 20k
Number of Races: all

Driver Name: Steve Soper
Driver Nationality: British
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 30
Wage (per race): 25k
Number of Races: all

Philips Car Systems Racing
Team Name: Philips Car Systems Racing
Team Nationality: GBR
Team Numbers: 78, 79
Prefered Car: Nissan Skyline R32 (570HP)
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Roland Ratzenberger
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 1 (78)
Wage (per race): 60k
Number of Races: all

Driver Name: Roberto Ravaglia
Driver Nationality: Italian
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 78
Wage (per race): 40k
Number of Races: all

Driver Name: Gianfranco Brancatelli
Driver Nationality: Italian
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 78
Wage (per race): 20k
Number of Races: all

Driver Name: Joachim Winklehock
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 79
Wage (per race): 25k
Number of Races: all

Volkswagen Dealers Rhineland-Palatinate
Team Name: Volkswagen Dealers Rhineland-Palatinate
Team Nationality: GER
Team Numbers: 708
Prefered Car: Golf Mk1 (already owned)
Number of Cars (max 2): 1

Driver Name: Sabine Schmitz
Driver Nationality: German
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 708
Wage (per race): 10k
Number of Races: 9, 10

Gulf Racing
Team Name: Gulf Racing
Team Nationality: USA
Team Numbers: 64
Prefered Car: Audi V8 (425HP) (Switch to Class B)
Number of Cars (max 2): 1

Driver Name: TBA
Driver Nationality: TBA
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 64
Wage (per race): TBA
Number of Races: 2, 4, 6, 9-11

[DemocalypseNow]

(Actual) driver bids

Gulf Racing
Team Name: Gulf Racing
Team Nationality: USA
Team Numbers: 64
Prefered Car: Audi V8 (425HP) (Switch to Class B)
Number of Cars (max 2): 1

Driver Name: TBA
Driver Nationality: TBA
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 64
Wage (per race): TBA
Number of Races: 2, 4, 6, 9-11

Danilo di Longo (USA) would like to express interest in this seat.

[pasta_maldonado]

(Actual) driver bids

Gulf Racing
Team Name: Gulf Racing
Team Nationality: USA
Team Numbers: 64
Prefered Car: Audi V8 (425HP) (Switch to Class B)
Number of Cars (max 2): 1

Driver Name: TBA
Driver Nationality: TBA
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 64
Wage (per race): TBA
Number of Races: 2, 4, 6, 9-11

Danilo di Longo (USA) would like to express interest in this seat.

Gulf Racing will offer Danilo di Longo the seat for the 1990 season.

[DemocalypseNow]

Danilo di Longo (USA) would like to express interest in this seat.

Gulf Racing will offer Danilo di Longo the seat for the 1990 season.

[Dom_Wings]

Could as well enter a 3rd team for the lelz

Team Name: MS Jet Racing
Team Nationality: Germany
Team Numbers: 66
Prefered Car: Mercedes-Benz 190E (310 hp)
Number of Cars (max 2): 1

Driver Name: Fritz Kreutzpointner
Driver Nationality: Germany
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 66
Wage (per race): 10k
Number of Races: rounds 4-11

[Miguel98]

My own entries (duh):

Team Name: Prodrive
Team Nationality: British
Team Numbers: 7, 77
Prefered Car: BMW E30 M3 (buy a new one for the #77)
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

Driver Name: Johnny Cecotto
Driver Nationality: Venezuelan
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 7
Wage (per race): 30k
Number of Races: All

Driver Name: Frank Sytner
Driver Nationality: British
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 77
Wage (per race): 10k
Number of Races: 4,9


Team Name: Luigi Racing
Team Nationality: Italian
Team Numbers: 90,91
Prefered Car: Fiat Uno
Number of Cars (max 2): 2

We're selling both 635CSI's as well.

Driver Name: Giorgio Francia
Driver Nationality: Italian
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 90
Wage (per race): 10k
Number of Races: 7

Driver Name: Michele Di Gioia
Driver Nationality: Italian
Driver Status: #1
Driver Number: 91
Wage (per race): 10k
Number of Races: 7

[pasta_maldonado]

Philips Car Systems will sell the Ford Sierras it currently owns.

[Pinkd56]

Obscure French former F1 driver Gabriel Château is looking for a drive in the WTCM this season, having spent the better part of the last decade in the racing wilderness.