ARWS '18 - Vote for ROTY!!

[pasta_maldonado]

'tis I, the Frenchiest fry!

Hello all, and apologies for my unexplained, prolonged absences. I'd like to just confirm a few things for PORE's 2018 entry:

Driver 1: David Neuberg (what did you expect;)
Driver 2: Quentin Reatherson (pending Ataxia's approval)
Engine: Great Wall
Tyres: Michelin (Free)

We would also like to scrap our chassis, I do believe that will generate 280 credits. We would like to invest in a Tier 8 chassis

[Ataxia]

'tis I, the Frenchiest fry!

Hello all, and apologies for my unexplained, prolonged absences. I'd like to just confirm a few things for PORE's 2018 entry:

Driver 1: David Neuberg (what did you expect;)
Driver 2: Quentin Reatherson (pending Ataxia's approval)
Engine: Great Wall
Tyres: Michelin (Free)

We would also like to scrap our chassis, I do believe that will generate 280 credits. We would like to invest in a Tier 8 chassis

Yep, that's all good. I'll update the spotters' guide tonight with that info.

[Aerond]

PRE-SEASON TEST #1 -- Jerez 27th - 28th January 2018

Weather: Dry

QUALIFYING SIMULATION LAP TIMES:

1. Alberto Cara (MRT) -- 1.19.927
2. Terry Hawkin (Fusion) -- 1.20.391
3. Alexey Buyvolov (Simpson) -- 1.20.662
4. Martin McFry (NRE) -- 1.21.166
5. Alessandro Lucarelli (Kjellerup) -- 1.21.243
6. Dan Greenlaw (Voeckler) -- 1.21.289
7. Gianluigi Pazzini (MRT) -- 1.21.320
8. Fredo Mestolio (Fusion) -- 1.21.320
9. Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen (Gauthier) -- 1.21.356
10. Mark Dagnall (Jones) -- 1.21.407
11. Danny van Rijkens (Gauthier) -- 1.21.473
12. Shinobu Katayama (Venturi) -- 1.21.476
13. Naoki Shinjo (USD) -- 1.21.861
14. Thomas de Bock (Voeckler) -- 1.21.902
15. Diego Alvarez Torrente (Jones) -- 1.21.982
16. Nick Nurmester (Kjellerup) -- 1.22.141
17. Andrej Kremnicky (Revolution) -- 1.22.335
18. Jean-Luc Schiller (Simpson) -- 1.22.366
19. Wouter Lamberigts (Blokkmonsta) -- 1.22.480
20. John Bean (Mecha) -- 1.22.490
21. Gregor Pascal (Rosenforth) -- 1.22.512
22. Aurelien Moll (Gillet) -- 1.22.559
23. Marko Jantscher (NRE) -- 1.22.595
24. Miko Fakkinen (RLR) -- 1.22.631
25. Carter Simpson (Rosenforth) -- 1.22.646
26. Marco Bizzarri (Revolution) -- 1.22.672
27. Rosco Vantini (Kamaha) -- 1.22.712
28. Shane Walsh (Gillet) -- 1.22.714
29. Jean-Vincent Albertini (Venturi) -- 1.22.794
30. Jari Kekkonen (USD) -- 1.22.909
31. Daniel Melville (Kamaha) -- 1.22.978
32. Nicolas Steele (Blokkmonsta) -- 1.23.058
33. Ashley Watkinson (Aeroracing) -- 1.23.255
34. Akira Yamamura (Tassie) -- 1.23.406
35. Quentin Reatherson (PORE) -- 1.23.520
36. Tomo Kazama (Tassie) -- 1.23.793
37. David Neuberg (PORE) -- 1.23.921
38. Hansuke Shioya (RLR) -- 1.24.333
39. Renaldo Jimenez (Aeroracing) -- 1.24.646
40. Kazuki Fushida (Mecha) -- 1.24.871
NC. Nathanael Cameron (Fusion) -- 1.20.900
NC. Barii Mori (Kamaha) -- 1.22.516

RACE SIMULATION LAP TIMES

1. Mark Dagnall (Jones) -- 1.21.539
2. Thomas de Bock (Voeckler) -- 1.22.440
3. Dan Greenlaw (Voeckler) - 1.22.520
4. Fredo Mestolio (Fusion) -- 1.22.630
5. Alberto Cara (MRT) -- 1.22.679
6. Shinobu Katayama (Venturi) -- 1.22.951
7. Terry Hawkin (Fusion) -- 1.22.996
8. Gianluigi Pazzini (MRT) -- 1.23.182
9. Alexey Buyvolov (Simpson) -- 1.23.419
10. Diego Alvarez Torrente (Jones) -- 1.23.686
11. Jean-Luc Schiller (Simpson) -- 1.24.002
12. Akira Yamamura (Tassie) -- 1.24.150
13. Alessandro Lucarelli (Kjellerup) -- 1.24.357
14. Rosco Vantini (Kamaha) -- 1.24.400
15. Aurelien Moll (Gillet) -- 1.24.433
16. Ashley Watkinson (Aeroracing) -- 1.24.471
17. Nick Nurmester (Kjellerup) -- 1.24.557
18. Marko Jantscher (NRE) -- 1.24.560
19. Jari Kekkonen (USD) -- 1.24.591
20. Gregor Pascal (Rosenforth) -- 1.24.631
21. Martin McFry (NRE) -- 1.24.785
22. Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen (Gauthier) -- 1.24.820
23. Danny van Rijkens (Gauthier) -- 1.24.833
24. Carter Simpson (Rosenforth) -- 1.24.942
25. Andrej Kremnicky (Revolution) -- 1.24.979
26. Marco Bizzarri (Revolution) -- 1.24.981
27. Naoki Shinjo (USD) -- 1.24.984
28. John Bean (Mecha) -- 1.24.991
29. Shane Walsh (Gillet) -- 1.25.334
30. Quentin Reatherson (PORE) -- 1.25.565
31. David Neuberg (PORE) -- 1.25.958
32. Tomo Kazama (Tassie) -- 1.26.115
33. Nicolas Steele (Blokkmonsta) -- 1.26.269
34. Miko Fakkinen (RLR) -- 1.26.279
35. Daniel Melville (Kamaha) -- 1.26.353
36. Renaldo Jimenez (Aeroracing) -- 1.26.464
37. Wouter Lamberigts (Blokkmonsta) -- 1.26.635
38. Hansuke Shioya (RLR) -- 1.26.897
39. Kazuki Fushida (Mecha) -- 1.27.371
40. Jean-Vincent Albertini (Venturi) -- No time
NC. Nathanael Cameron (Fusion) -- 1.23.654
NC. Barii Mori (Kamaha) -- 1.24.161

[Aerond]

Since I bathplug up with some drivers involved in the test; I'll include those I missed for free in the test.

[SuperAguri]

Bungling Commission in licence bungle
Nathanael Cameron and Barri Mori were denied a chance to test after the commission refused them licences so that regular drivers Fredo Mestolio and Daniel Melville were forced to do the test instead. Mori was upset saying "I get to the track try to enter the driver pre-briefing and I get told "Your names not on the list, you're not coming in", I showed them the schedule with my name on it and they still refuse even though they know who I am. After going to the stewards and the c omission representatives it was deemed that me and Nathanael lacked licences and could not test today. I am waiting for a phone call to find out if this can be fixed.". The commission has stated that the two drivers will be allowed to test after all, but has not said when this will happen.

[HawkAussie]

We have the race pace but in terms of qualifying, that might need to be improved to get out of pre-qualifying.

[Aerond]

I just wanted to post to clarify and remind new teams (and all the others, really) about a couple of rules;

1. Tyres -- Teams that bought Premium tyres can switch back and forth to Standard tyres as desired. Only one change between race weekends is allowed; with one extra change allowed in Pre-Season.

2. Mechanical Sympathy -- You can decide how much you want to extract from your car. There're five levels; default level being 4. Level 5 means you get more power but reliability decreases. And levels 3 and below produce the contrary effect. Only one change between race weekends allowed.

[FMecha]

Bean seems promising, but I'll give Fushida 4 chances before a D.A. takes over.

[Aerond]

After being asked about this; Mechanical sympathy Power levels are being released:

So every level features power increments of 10 bhp. So level 5 is +10 bhp, level 3 -10, and so on.
Also, have in mind that rel penalty is higher in Level 5 relative to the other levels, and Level 1 rel features a higher gain than the other Levels.

[CaptainGetz12]

Slight Name Change and Releases for Testing results

With the debut of our AR 3.5 team in association with RUF Automobile, we have decided to change the name of our entry into the Auto Rejects World Series (ARWS) to RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team in order to avoid confusion between the two teams.Our AR 3.5 entry will remain unchanged. We filed a request to change the name to ARWS's administrative body and are pending approval.

In terms of Blokkmonsta's press release on public testing, we will be doing a complete summary of both public testing sessions after both have been run. The last public testing day will be done February 4th.

Author: Andrea Schnass

*Translated from German

With this, I wish to change Blokkmonsta's official entry to the series to RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team, if allowed.

[Aerond]

Slight Name Change and Releases for Testing results

With the debut of our AR 3.5 team in association with RUF Automobile, we have decided to change the name of our entry into the Auto Rejects World Series (ARWS) to RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team in order to avoid confusion between the two teams.Our AR 3.5 entry will remain unchanged. We filed a request to change the name to ARWS's administrative body and are pending approval.

In terms of Blokkmonsta's press release on public testing, we will be doing a complete summary of both public testing sessions after both have been run. The last public testing day will be done February 4th.

Author: Andrea Schnass

*Translated from German

With this, I wish to change Blokkmonsta's official entry to the series to RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team, if allowed.

Whatever, that's Ok

[Aerond]

PRE-SEASON TEST #2 -- Estoril 10th - 11th February 2018

Weather: Dry

QUALIFYING SIMULATION LAP TIMES

1. Terry Hawkin (Fusion) -- 1.16.713
2. Alberto Cara (MRT) -- 1.17.193
3. Phillippe Nicolas (MRT) -- 1.17.380
4. Alexey Buyvolov (Simpson) -- 1.17.490
5. Fredo Mestolio (Fusion) -- 1.17.765
6. Diego Alvarez-Torrente (Jones) -- 1.17.809
7. Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen (Gauthier) -- 1.17.849
8. Alessandro Lucarelli (Kjellerup) -- 1.17.960
9. Nick Nurmester (Kjellerup) -- 1.18.226
10. Mark Dagnall (Jones) -- 1.18.234
11. Wouter Lamberigts (Blokkmonsta) -- 1.18.301
12. Kenan Ardaglou (Kamaha) -- 1.18.390
13. Jean-Luc Schiller (Simpson) -- 1.18.584
14. Jean-Vincent Albertini (Venturi) -- 1.18.584
15. Dan Greenlaw (Voeckler) -- 1.18.609
16. Thomas de Bock (Voeckler) -- 1.18.657
17. Marco Bizzarri (Revolution) -- 1.18.807
18. Aimée Gauthier (Gauthier) -- 1.18.925
19. Carter Simpson (Rosenforth) -- 1.19.033
20. Marko Jantscher (NRE) -- 1.19.040
21. Nicolas Steele (Blokkmonsta) -- 1.19.048
22. Naoki Shinjo (USD) -- 1.19.120
23. Shinobu Katayama (Venturi) -- 1.19.122
24. Thomas Yorke (NRE) -- 1.19.165
25. Miko Fakkinen (RLR) -- 1.19.196
26. John Bean (Mecha) -- 1.19.197
27. Daniel Martins (Aeroracing) -- 1.19.235
28. Daniel Melville (Kamaha) -- 1.19.271
29. Shane Walsh (Gillet) -- 1.19.277
30. Andrej Kremnicky (Revolution) -- 1.19.507
31. Gregor Pascal (Rosenforth) -- 1.19.511
32. Aurelien Moll (Gillet) -- 1.19.543
33. Quentin Reatherson (PORE) -- 1.19.700
34. Jari Kekkonen (USD) -- 1.19.728
35. Ashley Watkinson (Aeroracing) -- 1.19.854
36. Akira Yamamura (Tassie) -- 1.20.132
37. Tomo Kazama (Tassie) -- 1.20.200
38. David Neuberg (PORE) -- 1.20.635
39. Hansuke Shioya (RLR) -- 1.20.819
40. Kazuki Fushida (Mecha) -- 1.21.481

RACE SIMULATION LAP TIMES

1. Mark Dagnall (Jones) -- 1.18.138
2. Terry Hawkin (Fusion) -- 1.18.655
3. Fredo Mestolio (Fusion) -- 1.18.962
4. Thomas de Bock (Voeckler) -- 1.19.502
5. Diego Alvarez Torrente (Jones) -- 1.19.629
6. Philippe Nicolas (MRT) -- 1.19.630
7. Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen (Gauthier) -- 1.19.632
8. Alberto Cara (MRT) -- 1.19.670
9. Dan Greenlaw (Voeckler) -- 1.19.898
10. Marko Jantscher (NRE) -- 1.19.933
11. Aimée Gauthier (Gauthier) -- 1.20.089
12. Jean-Luc Schiller (Simpson) -- 1.20.292
13. Alessandro Lucarelli (Kjellerup) -- 1.20.293
14. Alexey Buyvolov (Simpson) -- 1.20.332
15. Nick Nurmester (Kjellerup) -- 1.20.559
16. Ashley Watkinson (Aeroracing) -- 1.20.995
17. Aurelien Moll (Gillet) -- 1.21.149
18. Shinobu Katayama (Venturi) -- 1.21.297
19. Marco Bizzarri (Revolution) -- 1.21.339
20. Kenan Ardaglou (Kamaha) -- 1.21.390
21. Carter Simpson (Rosenforth) -- 1.21.470
22. Gregor Pascal (Rosenforth) -- 1.21.496
23. Jean-Vincent Albertini (Venturi) -- 1.21.587
24. Tomo Kazama (Tassie) -- 1.21.819
25. Naoki Shinjo (USD) -- 1.21.892
26. Thomas Yorke (NRE) -- 1.21.894
27. Quentin Reatherson (PORE) -- 1.22.045
28. Andrej Kremnicky (Revolution) -- 1.22.205
29. Jari Kekkonen (USD) -- 1.22.440
30. David Neuberg (PORE) -- 1.22.519
31. John Bean (Mecha) -- 1.22.679
32. Daniel Melville (Kamaha) -- 1.22.683
33. Wouter Lamberigts (Blokkmonsta) -- 1.23.027
34. Hansuke Shioya (RLR) -- 1.23.453
35. Kazuki Fushida (Mecha) -- 1.23.576
36. Miko Fakkinen (RLR) -- 1.23.959
NC. Daniel Martins (Aeroracing) -- No time
NC. Nicolas Steele (Blokkmonsta) -- No time
NC. Shane Walsh (Gillet) -- No time
NC. Akira Yamamura (Tassie) -- No time

[pi314159]

"I'm very happy with the test results so far. Our qualifying simulations went really well. We expected to be fast right from the start, but these tests have surpassed our expectations by far. We weren't quite as fast in race simulations, but there too, we were the fastest of the new teams. Of course, it's only testing, but regular points may be possible this year."

"I'm not quite happy with how testing went so far. Of course, ARWS was going to be another big step up from SANDWICH, but finishing last isn't what I want. Team Mecha haven't been exactly helpful either, threatening to replace me after just one test. I'd like to remind them that I have a full-season contract."

[Salamander]

We are very pleased with the performance that Bastiaan has shown in this second test. Still, there is a lot of work to be done before the season begins in Adelaide. Sill, I am confident that, between our technical package, and the abilities of our drivers, we will be able to meet our goals for this season.

Aimée also performed quite well today - of course, as my granddaughter I am keeping a close eye on her progress, and I am certain she will be making her debut within the next 2 seasons.

I am very happy to have driven so strongly against Bastiaan in race pace - certainly as he is the AR3.5 champion, this can only mean good things for me in the year to come! Obviously, I still must work on my qualifying pace, but this is why I am still in the junior formulae presently, I still have more to learn.

[pasta_maldonado]

It's going to be a tough year, for sure. The engine is letting us down, we have a strong chassis but we knew that. It's all about just getting through this season and preparing for 2019

[AndreaModa]

Jones Delighted With Testing Pace

"This one's for the doubters" an emphatic Sammy Jones told reporters yesterday evening upon the conclusion of the second ARWS test at Estoril which saw Mark Dagnall top the race simulation timesheets for the National Jones Ford Team.

Despite concerns over the team's Ford engines coming into pre-season testing and their apparent lack of power, the Jones cars' performance in race trim appears to be right up at the sharp end of the field, prompting team boss Jones to hit out at paddock members and journalists who expected the team to struggle.

"I have every confidence that my team will deliver the goods once again this season." said Jones last night. "We have a fantastic, well-balanced package that more than compensates for the perceived deficiencies in our Ford engine. There's more to come, of that I'm 100% sure, but for now we're looking good."

Hawkin pleased with testing results

Jones' protege Terry Hawkin was himself pleased with his own testing results having finished top in the qualifying simulation times and second in the race simulations. The young rookie has had success at every level in the lower classes and look set to add further triumphs in ARWS to his impressive CV. The Briton told reporters after the test in Estoril,

"I'm really happy, the Fusion car is a superb machine this season. A lot of people hammered the team last year but they've played a blinder and we've got a great car now to work with. It would be a dream for me to make the podium at some point this season in my debut year and by the looks of things that may well happen. It would be great to get one over on Sammy's cars as well! Hopefully he won't be too angry!"

[CaptainGetz12]

Blokkmonsta Public Test Summary and Pre-Season Private Test Schedule

Blokkmonsta's first foray into the ARWS showed promise and potential for the newly formed team. "We already have great qualifying pace, but we still have much to develop on the car." Andrea Schnass spoke in a press conference at Estroril.

Pre-Season Testing began at the Circuito de Jerez on January 27. For the qualifying simulation Wouter Lamberigts thrived, placing the car within the top 20. Nicholas Steele placed 32nd, which in an actual race would allow the cars to participate. The race simulation had both cars finish, but both drivers placed in the 30's, Lamberigts falling far down the grid to finish 37th.

"We have qualifying pace, but race pace could use some improvement." Schnass said in an interview after the weekend. "Our main concern for the year is to regularly escape pre-qualifying, and I feel that we are already well on our way to reach that goal."

A couple weeks later the teams gathered at the Autodromo de Estoril for the second weekend of testing. Steele did much better by placing 21st within qualifying, while Lamberigts impressed with an 11th place start, less than a tenth of a second behind the Titan Mark Dagnall in a Jones. The race again proved difficult, with Lamberigts finishing 33rd and Steele retiring from the race from suspension failure.

"After last season with Autodynamics, I know getting a team started in this league is no easy task." Steele said after the race simulation. "My driving could use a bit more fine-tuning, which after going through the Race of Rejects is something I know I can't afford to keep doing."

Blokkmonsta will start private testing at the Nurburgring for the weekend of February 16th over the course of three days. "We encourage other teams to come by to test with us." Spoke Andrea Schnass at the end of the Estoril press conference "Especially to Nurimen, since they are willing to allow their drivers to race for us in lower formulas we would gladly let them test along with us. I'll even bring my signature Thüringer for the occasion!"

Testing schedule for February 16th to 18th can be found below.

Here is Blokkmonsta's testing schedule for February 16th to 18th at the Nurburgring GP circuit:

Day 1- Downforce - Wouter Lamberigts and Nicholas Steele
Day 2- Downforce - Nicholas Steele
Day 3- Reliability - Nicholas Steele

[Ataxia]

I'm delighted with that pace. The team's worked so hard over the past year, and to be in this position is just fantastic. Obviously, it's only testing, but it's a great start to 2018.

The new Jones is really good in race-trim, and although we have a bit of work to do in qualifying we know what we need to do there.

We are acceptable in the race, but we must work to extract the optimal performance from the car.

[SeedStriker]

Naoki Shinjo wrote:

The car is a qualify monster. The chassis feels agile and the engine puts the right amount of power for quick, lightning laps. The only issue, and that's only because I'm still looking for my limit on an ARWS car, is that my race pace could be better. Still, good start.

Jari Kekkonen wrote:

It's a well-balanced car that could be improved further to be a regular top 10. Race pace is solid, although I run into some issues in Estoril. I could work more on my qualify runs.

[TomWazzleshaw]

Melrose: "We're not Favourites for Title"

With pre-season testing underway for the upcoming AutoReject World Race Series season, MRT team owner Daniel Melrose made a shocking and frank admission that his squad may not hold the ascendancy in the title race for 2018. "We knew heading into this year we'd have some strong competition from Jones and Voeckler, so we never considered ourselves odds-on favourites for the championship this year", admitted the Australian. "We also knew Fusion were going to be a potent force this year, and with Terry (Hawkin) at the wheel, they'll be a real handful as well."

When asked about what could be expected from the team this season, the former ARWS race winner was quick to clarify his position. "Can we win a title? I believe we can. Will it be easy for us? No, it won't. Of course, we'd like to be holding the trophies come Macau, but we'd have a lot of stiff competition to face before we can entertain those thoughts. Of course, anything less than race wins this year would be a disappointment, as we believe the package is more than strong enough to compete on any given weekend."

With the first ARWS race being in Adelaide next month, it's expected that MRT along with several other teams will take the opportunity to conduct private tests before the trip down under for the first two rounds of the season.

ARWS Wrap: Peak Aeroracing in Crisis

With the official pre-season ARWS tests complete, there were many key talking points to come out of them heading into the first two races in Adelaide and Bathurst. By far the biggest one however is the ever-evoling saga of the Peak Aeroracing team. Since the team shock administration late in the off-season and had to be saved in a last-minute buyout by the Peak Racing organisation in January, things have gone from bad to worse for the Kiwi-Spanish squad. Having lost both their star young drivers in Alexey Buyvolov and Akira Yamamura, the Aeroracing car has also proven to be both alarmingly slow and unreliable in pre-season testing. Couple that with the reportedly down-on-power Audi and it's shaping up to be a very difficult year for the former race-winning squad.

While it is still early days and testing is note necessarily the best marker for early pace, the signs all point to a tough initiation to the sport for the Peak Racing group in 2018.

[Aerond]

Attention everyone!

Adelaide will happen sometime along 12th or 13th September. It'd be nice if all forum users that bother to read this (this includes non team owners too) told me their preferred time for races and I'll try to stick with it whenever possible. This can be anytime along the week, although it's best for me to do the races on weekends, so, from Friday evening to Sunday evening, please tell me what time would work best for you (you all know I live in Spain, so state the time in CET, please; if you don't know the time difference here's a nice world time calculator: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html )

Thanks for your help as always!

[tommykl]

I would prefer Friday or Saturday evening, around 8 or 9pm CET.

Also, I can confirm that whenever I am present for a live broadcast, I will also be broadcasting live commentary.

[DemocalypseNow]

My preferred time is Saturday afternoon (2pm - 6pm CET).

[Normal32]

My preferred time is Friday evening/night (8pm-10pm CET)

[AndreaModa]

Any time in the evenings is good for me, weekdays or weekends.

Would fancy getting involved with the commentary potentially if possible, though I have no idea how to go about it. Skype I'm guessing?

[CaptainGetz12]

Attention everyone!

Adelaide will happen sometime along 12th or 13th September. It'd be nice if all forum users that bother to read this (this includes non team owners too) told me their preferred time for races and I'll try to stick with it whenever possible. This can be anytime along the week, although it's best for me to do the races on weekends, so, from Friday evening to Sunday evening, please tell me what time would work best for you (you all know I live in Spain, so state the time in CET, please; if you don't know the time difference here's a nice world time calculator: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html )

Thanks for your help as always!

Since I'm both an ocean and a continent away a convenient time for me would be 5-6 PM London Time.

I probably won't be able to make the races live anyway because school starts for me soon, so my vote should probably hold less weight.

[tommykl]

Any time in the evenings is good for me, weekdays or weekends.

Would fancy getting involved with the commentary potentially if possible, though I have no idea how to go about it. Skype I'm guessing?

I have a very basic broadcasting software which allows free voice broadcasts one hour at a time. I believe co-commentary over Skype would simply have too many delays, but alternating commantating duties could be possible, yes.

[Ataxia]

Any time in the evenings is good for me, weekdays or weekends.

Would fancy getting involved with the commentary potentially if possible, though I have no idea how to go about it. Skype I'm guessing?

I have a very basic broadcasting software which allows free voice broadcasts one hour at a time. I believe co-commentary over Skype would simply have too many delays, but alternating commantating duties could be possible, yes.

The co-commentator could have the stream that the lead commentator is on open, and vice versa, but again that might produce delays. Might be worth a try, though.

[AndreaModa]

No that's all fine, I have no clue when it comes to web broadcasts and the like, I've only ever made 1 or 2 Skype calls in my life, I just fancied seeing what I could do as a commentator!

But thinking about it in more detail, I'd need kit which I don't have (not even a headset) so realistically I doubt its possible. If there are races that Tommy can't do and by some miracle I am able to fill in then I'd be happy to do so. Otherwise I shall defer to the guy with the greater knowledge on the subject. Carry on!

[HawkAussie]

My prefer time would be 6-7 AM or 10-11 PM Madrid time. But that probably won't be good for you.

[Salamander]

Sometime in the evenings (after 7, say) would be great for me - preferably Fridays since there'll be no NASCAR to distract me then.

[pi314159]

I think 10 PM European Time would be the best choice. That way, Europeans, Americans and Australians could all follow the races live.

[TomWazzleshaw]

I think 10 PM European Time would be the best choice. That way, Europeans, Americans and Australians could all follow the races live.

I'll be fine with 10pm CET races as well

[Aerond]

PRE-SEASON PRIVATE TEST TIMES

Estoril - 12th/13th February

1.Phillippe Nicolas (MRT) -- 1.17.721
2.Akira Yamamura (Tassie) -- 1.20.118
3.Hans Einhrin (Tassie) -- 1.21.048

Paul Ricard - 16th/18th February

1.Pippa Mann (Voeckler) -- 1.06.544
2.Thomas de Bock (Voeckler) -- 1.06.720
3.Nathanael Spencer (Voeckler) -- 1.07.057

Silverstone - 16th/18th February

1.Fredo Mestolio (Fusion) -- 1.23.030
2.Daniel Martins (Aeroracing) -- 1.25.259
3.Ashley Watkinson (Aeroracing) -- 1.26.022
4.Renaldo Jimenez (Aeroracing) -- 1.26.393

Suzuka - 16th/18th February

1.Marco Bizzarri (Revolution) -- 1.36.120
2.Andrej Kremnicky (Revolution) -- 1.36.794
3.Hagane Shizuka (Revolution) -- 1.36.922

Nurburgring - 16th/18th February

1.Wouter Lamberigts (Blokkmonsta) -- 1.37.469
2.Nicolas Steele (Blokkmonsta) -- 1.38.506

Sentul - 19th/21st February

1.Dave Anderson (Mecha) -- 1.09.971
2.John Bean (Mecha) -- 1.09.972
3.Kazuki Fushida (Mecha) -- 1.10.977

Magny-Cours - 20th/22nd February

1.Danny van Rijkens (Gauthier) -- 1.20.632
2.Dan Greenlaw (Voeckler) -- 1.21.300

Paul Ricard - 26th/28th February

1.Danny van Rijkens (Gauthier) -- 1.06.379
2.Pippa Mann (Voeckler) -- 1.06.560
3.Thomas de Bock (Voeckler) -- 1.06.758
4.Nathanael Spencer (Voeckler) -- 1.07.259

Magny-Cours - 27th/28th February

1.Shinobu Katayama (Venturi) -- 1.20.752
2.Jesus Plaza (Venturi) -- 1.20.839

Symmons Plains - 1st March

1.Tomo Kazama (Tassie) -- 41.648
2.Hans Einhrin (Tassie) -- 41.923

[Ataxia]

I think 10 PM European Time would be the best choice. That way, Europeans, Americans and Australians could all follow the races live.

I'll be fine with 10pm CET races as well

And if it's on a Saturday, I'd expect the Aussies wouldn't have to worry about having to be at work/university/school mere hours later. It works for everyone!

[Shizuka]

One final effort

Revolution Engineering is looking towards its final season with the possibility of grabbing one of the top three positions in the pre-qualifying cup. The reasoning behind Revolution leaving is the team owner Hagane Shizuka's focus on music production, already reaping results around the world.

"We are having a lot of hope in especially Bizzarri", Shizuka said. "He is really capable of pushing the car high on the grid and we are excited to work with him as good as possible."

When asked about the amount of points, the team owner only smirked, but after asking again, he said "Maybe one or two. We're going in with nothing to lose. Maybe this final season is the going to be the swansong."

"Revolution will always have free waffles at our motorhome" said Shizuka in the final comment, "Because we are not rivalizing with others. We just want to have fun. If our drivers can be promoted to better teams - and I believe it can happen -, we're going to retire in a mission well done mood."

Sorry I was out for a while. Had some deadlines with music production fell on me, both got pushed ahead by a sizable margin and I had to focus on that. This was thankfully a one-time thing, so I'm not going to be AWOL.

About race times: I cannot comment on it, I'm not into chatting about it live, may the best time win

[FMecha]

About race times: I cannot comment on it, I'm not into chatting about it live, may the best time win

Ditto for me

[FMecha]

PRE-SEASON PRIVATE TEST TIMES
Sentul - 19th/21st February

1.Dave Anderson (Mecha) -- 1.09.971
2.John Bean (Mecha) -- 1.09.972
3.Kazuki Fushida (Mecha) -- 1.10.977

1 second difference between Bean and Fushida? I somehow expected more. Suprising

[Nuppiz]

Nurminen: Second season looks promising

Nurminen Grand Prix team principal Niko Nurminen has stated that he's very excited about the prospects of his team heading for their second season in ARWS (previously known as F1RWRS). "We have a brand new car - our first ever in-house design - and it has proven to be a very effective piece of machinery in the pre-season tests. Last year our goal was to qualify regularly and maybe score a point or two, and both of these goals were fulfilled. Now our target is to score points more regularly, preferrably with both cars. As McFry is continuing with us for another year and Jantscher, who showed great consistency in AR 3.5, coming in for his first proper chance in the series, I'm expecting no less."

"Our financial situation is also different. Since F3RWRS went bust and was reorganised as FIA Formula 3, we found ourselves having two junior teams at practically the same level while holding absolutely no interest in the FIA structure. So we sold what was our former F3RWRS equipment and concentrated our resources on the ARWS and AR 2.0 teams. This, combined with increased sponsor income due to our good results last year, has allowed us to regain more control over our team from FSK, who at one point owned almost half of our shares.

[roblo97]

I think 10 PM European Time would be the best choice. That way, Europeans, Americans and Australians could all follow the races live.

I'll be fine with 10pm CET races as well

Same here.