2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 02 Aug 2013, 08:48

Wizzie wrote:Since it looks like Horizon need to make some cost savings from somewhere, we'd like to drop the stats of all our drivers from 10/10/10 to 9/9/9 for the first race.

Well, I can only guess here, but did the Reyna-Sanchez brothers and Cavalcanti end the season with 10/10/10? Becuase if they did, that operation isn't allowed for them

Also would be the same for Melrose if that was the case, but I'm assuming you didn't have enough cash to make him 10/10/10 at the end of last season.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 02 Aug 2013, 09:12

Stramala wrote:#28 Calvin Brooks (CAN)
SKILLS: PAY DRIVER

The Long Beach, Texas, Milwaukee, Donington and Michigan rounds of F1RICS clash with Brooks' IFRC commitments. Other than that, I don't see any problems.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 02 Aug 2013, 09:34

Nuppiz wrote:
Stramala wrote:#28 Calvin Brooks (CAN)
SKILLS: PAY DRIVER

The Long Beach, Texas, Milwaukee, Donington and Michigan rounds of F1RICS clash with Brooks' IFRC commitments. Other than that, I don't see any problems.

He's only doing the Canadian rounds, so there's no issue.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 02 Aug 2013, 12:27

Stramala wrote:
Wizzie wrote:Since it looks like Horizon need to make some cost savings from somewhere, we'd like to drop the stats of all our drivers from 10/10/10 to 9/9/9 for the first race.

Well, I can only guess here, but did the Reyna-Sanchez brothers and Cavalcanti end the season with 10/10/10? Becuase if they did, that operation isn't allowed for them
Also would be the same for Melrose if that was the case, but I'm assuming you didn't have enough cash to make him 10/10/10 at the end of last season.

Damn. There goes one potential loophole to abuse

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 04 Aug 2013, 10:04

The Indianapolis Chronicle wrote:Robertson completes Mastercard Lola lineup after series switch

Former F2RWRS driver Michael Robertson has left Europe for a new American adventure, taking the vacant #27 seat at Mastercard Lola alongside other new signings Collin Pratchett, Jack Christopherson Jr and Massimiliano Torbani.

"Robertson is a talented lad," said Alessandro Linari, Mastercard Lola team owner. "He had a tough time last season, he switched to the reigning champions after a strong debut year, and said team was all over the place after Macklin's title."

"In Robertson and Christopherson Jr, we have two of the most talented rookies in the series. They've both demonstrated their talents over in Europe but been unable to progress due to other factors. We are a top team with the best equipment, these guys aren't having to pay a cent for their seats, so as long as they deliver on the track, there's no risk of them losing their place."

The Australian driver has initially signed a one year deal, but Linari has hinted he'll be offering an extension before the season is out if the cirumstances are right.

"We are starting a long-term project now," he explained. "Vincenzo and Pupo were here to give the team a solid foundation to work from. They did an excellent job, but they knew they wouldn't be able to stick around much longer. Especially Pupo, his fitness was absolutely incredibly for someone approaching 60 years old. But with Michael, Jack and Max [Massimiliano Torbani], we hope to build a lineup that can bring our team success for many seasons to come."

Robertson's stats here.

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 29 Aug 2013, 02:28

Any word on if this is a go or not?

HawkAussie · Post by **HawkAussie** » 29 Aug 2013, 02:50

Onxy Wrecked wrote:Any word on if this is a go or not?

If not then at least we will be updated

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 29 Aug 2013, 08:16

Onxy Wrecked wrote:Any word on if this is a go or not?

Ferrarist is currently on holiday without internet. I'd assume he's going to start by the end of the month.

HawkAussie · Post by **HawkAussie** » 29 Aug 2013, 09:01

Klon wrote:
Onxy Wrecked wrote:Any word on if this is a go or not?

Ferrarist is currently on holiday without internet. I'd assume he's going to start by the end of the month.

That is two days away

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 29 Aug 2013, 12:44

Matt121 wrote:
Klon wrote:
Onxy Wrecked wrote:Any word on if this is a go or not?

Ferrarist is currently on holiday without internet. I'd assume he's going to start by the end of the month.

That is two days away

In other news, grass is green.

HawkAussie · Post by **HawkAussie** » 29 Aug 2013, 22:45

Stramala wrote:
Matt121 wrote:
Klon wrote:Ferrarist is currently on holiday without internet. I'd assume he's going to start by the end of the month.

That is two days away

In other news, grass is green.

Sky is blue

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 29 Aug 2013, 22:48

Matt121 wrote:
Stramala wrote:In other news, grass is green.

Sky is blue

And Onyx stones are black after dyeing!

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 30 Aug 2013, 10:01

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,...

Daffodils are yellow,
and Dandelions too.

Gerudo Dragon · Post by **Gerudo Dragon** » 03 Sep 2013, 17:56

I would like to enter as a one-off for Indianapolis if that's okay.

Autosport wrote:Buddy Lazier to enter own car for Indianapolis 500
Another former Indianapolis 500 champion has been added to the entrant list for the 100th running May 29.

48 year old Buddy Lazier will attempt to qualify in the Honda-powered No. 91 Lazier Partners car for Lazier Partners Racing, which is owned by former Indy 500 competitor and Buddy’s father, Bob Lazier, of Colorado.

Buddy Lazier won the 1996 500 Mile Race in the No. 91 Hemelgarn Racing-Delta Faucet-Montana car, leading 43 laps, after starting fifth.

Lazier also was the 2000 Indy Racing League champion and 2001 runner-up to Sam Hornish Jr.

Team:

Lazier Partners Racing
Driver:

Buddy Lazier
Stats: A:3 C:3 R:3
Chassis: Panoz DP10
Engine: Honda V6 Turbo

Ferrarist · Post by **Ferrarist** » 18 Sep 2013, 13:13

Well, I'm almost done with gathering the necessary date for the 2016 IndyCar season. But one team hasn't gotten his data right. You guessed it, Klon has to give me the stats for Herbert Aston and for Mika Häkkinen and James Davies.

EDIT: I also need ZimSport's skills. Other than that, I'm finished with the data.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 18 Sep 2013, 16:12

Well, first off we resign Ralf Schumacher for 300,000 and pay whatever is needed to bring him back up to 10 in everything.

Then we sign Herbert Aston (stats: 2-2-3) for the entire season as a pay-driver and James Davies (stats: 10-10-10) for Indy and Mika Häkkinen (stats: 8-8-8) for Lausitzring.

In theory we should have enough cash for that.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 19 Sep 2013, 06:48

Ferrarist wrote:Well, I'm almost done with gathering the necessary date for the 2016 IndyCar season. But one team hasn't gotten his data right. You guessed it, Klon has to give me the stats for Herbert Aston and for Mika Häkkinen and James Davies.

EDIT: I also need ZimSport's skills. Other than that, I'm finished with the data.

I thought I had a team, with Cannon and Das Schaf driving, a renamed continuation of Bobby Dollar Racing. What would my budget be?

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 19 Sep 2013, 12:18

ZimSport stats:

Zimmer:
A: 4, C: 5, R: 7

Laurent:
A: 3, C: 1, R: 3

Stern:
A: 1, C: 1, R: 1

Ferrarist · Post by **Ferrarist** » 19 Sep 2013, 19:57

eurobrun wrote:I thought I had a team, with Cannon and Das Schaf driving, a renamed continuation of Bobby Dollar Racing. What would my budget be?

See this post: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=4934#p151127

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 19 Sep 2013, 22:20

In that case I will keep both existing chassis and buy another Honda engine to replace the old Cosworth. All the rest of the money will spent on Damon Cannon's skills. And the team is renamed to Checkered Flag Motorsport.

Ferrarist · Post by **Ferrarist** » 21 Sep 2013, 18:15

www.racer.com wrote:IndyCars test at Sebring as the season finally gets underway

The long off-season for the IndyCar World Series is about to end. Before the first race in Brazil, the teams went testing at the Sebring International Raceway. As usual, the cars were testing on the southern chute of the track. 44 cars were testing, among them drivers who won't start the first race, but will join the series later on. Two sessions over two days were scheduled, as there will also be an oval test at the Walt Disney World Speedway in Orlando later the month.

Results of the 1st test session at Sebring International Raceway

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 1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing)                    49.917
 2 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing)                   50.080
 3 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering)               50.100
 4 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola)             50.120
 5 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola)                50.133
 6 James Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport)              50.133
 7 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering)                50.353
 8 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing)      50.358
 9 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International)         50.360
10 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport)                   50.384
11 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola)               50.455
12 Mika Häkkinen (Hasselhoff Motorsport)             50.477
13 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport)           50.576
14 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing)                    50.676
15 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing)                        50.817
16 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)       50.850
17 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola)                     50.883
18 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport)          50.892
19 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International)           50.970
20 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing)              50.974
21 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)         51.028
22 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing)                    51.056
23 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport)                  51.160
24 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports)             51.241
25 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing)           51.343
26 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing)            51.391
27 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport)               51.432
28 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports)              51.477
29 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing)                          51.501
30 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition)                 51.690
31 Tim Horan (Restov Racing)                         51.714
32 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing)                    51.982
33 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition)               52.107
34 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing)                       52.474
35 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing)                      52.489
36 Herbert Aston (Hasselhoff Motorsport)             52.788
37 Ryan Zimmer (ZimSport)                            53.391
38 Pedro Luiz Gonzalez (Cassidy Racing)              53.559
39 Calvin Brooks (Mastercard Lola)                   53.688
40 Mike Stern (ZimSport)                             53.764
41 Phil McCraken (Michael Bright Racing)             53.840
42 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport)    53.887
43 Darren Older Jr. (Mastercard Lola)                53.917
44 JP Laurent (ZimSport)                             54.452

Results of the 2nd test session at Sebring International Raceway

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 1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing)                    49.947
 2 James Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport)              50.028
 3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola)                50.118
 4 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering)               50.130
 5 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola)             50.158
 6 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing)                   50.256
 7 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International)         50.314
 8 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola)               50.346
 9 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering)                50.374
10 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing)      50.433
11 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport)                   50.470
12 Mika Häkkinen (Hasselhoff Motorsport)             50.486
13 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing)           50.592
14 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport)           50.723
15 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing)                    50.780
16 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)       50.810
17 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing)                        50.904
18 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola)                     50.905
19 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport)          50.926
20 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International)           50.977
21 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports)              51.024
22 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing)                    51.051
23 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport)                  51.071
24 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)         51.097
25 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing)              51.126
26 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports)             51.152
27 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing)            51.333
28 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport)               51.464
29 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing)                          51.562
30 Tim Horan (Restov Racing)                         51.694
31 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition)                 51.761
32 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition)               52.035
33 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing)                    52.050
34 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing)                      52.321
35 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing)                       52.594
36 Herbert Aston (Hasselhoff Motorsport)             52.804
37 Ryan Zimmer (ZimSport)                            53.358
38 Pedro Luiz Gonzalez (Cassidy Racing)              53.587
39 Calvin Brooks (Mastercard Lola)                   53.693
40 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport)    53.713
41 Darren Older Jr. (Mastercard Lola)                53.751
42 Mike Stern (ZimSport)                             53.829
43 Phil McCraken (Michael Bright Racing)             53.862
44 JP Laurent (ZimSport)                             54.688

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 21 Sep 2013, 18:21

Brendon Cassidy Jr wrote:Yeah. Yeah, that looks about right.

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 21 Sep 2013, 18:40

I am fairly certain that Hirate will have the speed to contend for points, but probably not wins. The other two, I am a little nervous about given the contract length of Gachnang in particular. She's gonna have a steep learning curve on the ovals, probably good enough to be in the 500, but I would question if she would be an early race caution given the pace being some two seconds off the leaders. Guidry on the other hand? I think that he's an oval racer and probably isn't particularly good on road courses.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 21 Sep 2013, 18:48

Average position 42nd out of 44 contenders. Sounds about right. :lol:

BTW it's McCracken, with two c's.

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 21 Sep 2013, 19:34

Slow start for NeoV Comp, but I still need to see the test in Orlando to be sure of how're we faring

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 21 Sep 2013, 23:00

Cannon is decent I guess, But Das Schaf is every bit as rejectful as I expected. This should be amusing

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 22 Sep 2013, 02:41

SeedStriker wrote:Slow start for NeoV Comp, but I still need to see the test in Orlando to be sure of how're we faring

As do I, although that is because I can see if Gachnang can even break into the Indy 500 field as I known Hirate and Guidry stand a good chance.

Ferrarist · Post by **Ferrarist** » 22 Sep 2013, 11:40

www.racer.com wrote:IndyCar continues pre-season tests at Walt Disney World Speedway

After the first test at Sebring International Raceway, the teams of the IndyCar World Series went to Walt Disney World Speedway in Orlando, to conduct the first oval test of the year. Once again, Cassidy Racing were dictating the pace, as Natalie Ryder would top both sessions. The IndyCar teams will now directly head to Brazil, to begin the season at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Interlagos.

Results of the 1st testing session at Walt Disney World Speedway

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 1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing)                    20.070
 2 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing)                   20.179
 3 J.J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport)              20.189
 4 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola)                20.204
 5 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola)             20.238
 6 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering)               20.272
 7 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International)         20.324
 8 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport)                   20.334
 9 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering)                20.348
10 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing)      20.355
11 Mika Häkkinen (Hasselhoff Motorsport)             20.412
12 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola)               20.436
13 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport)           20.440
14 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing)           20.542
15 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing)                    20.572
16 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing)                        20.630
17 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport)          20.659
18 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)       20.663
19 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola)                     20.726
20 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)         20.736
21 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing)              20.739
22 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports)              20.753
23 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing)                    20.787
24 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport)                  20.805
25 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports)             20.846
26 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International)           20.851
27 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport)               21.039
28 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing)            21.139
29 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing)                          21.145
30 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition)                 21.164
31 Tim Horan (Restov Racing)                         21.249
32 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition)               21.308
33 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing)                    21.391
34 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing)                      21.443
35 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing)                       21.586
36 Herbert Aston (Hasselhoff Motorsport)             21.870
37 Ryan Zimmer (ZimSport)                            22.175
38 Pedro Luiz Gonzalez (Cassidy Racing)              22.273
39 Phil McCraken (Michael Bright Racing)             22.384
40 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport)    22.400
41 Calvin Brooks (Mastercard Lola)                   22.404
42 Darren Older Jr. (Mastercard Lola)                22.424
43 Mike Stern (ZimSport)                             22.437
44 JP Laurent (ZimSport)                             22.872

Results of the 2nd testing session at Walt Disney World Speedway

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 1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing)                    20.102
 2 J.J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport)              20.171
 3 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing)                   20.193
 4 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering)               20.199
 5 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola)                20.229
 6 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola)             20.232
 7 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International)         20.301
 8 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport)                   20.345
 9 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing)      20.385
10 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport)           20.432
11 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering)                20.436
12 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola)               20.456
13 Mika Häkkinen (Hasselhoff Motorsport)             20.461
14 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing)                    20.497
15 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing)           20.498
16 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)       20.617
17 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport)          20.624
18 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing)                        20.660
19 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola)                     20.690
20 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing)              20.720
21 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International)           20.739
22 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)         20.750
23 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing)                    20.772
24 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports)              20.787
25 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport)                  20.804
26 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports)             20.841
27 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport)               21.022
28 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing)                          21.038
29 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing)            21.059
30 Tim Horan (Restov Racing)                         21.144
31 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition)                 21.149
32 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition)               21.313
33 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing)                    21.383
34 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing)                      21.415
35 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing)                       21.599
36 Herbert Aston (Hasselhoff Motorsport)             21.967
37 Ryan Zimmer (ZimSport)                            22.165
38 Pedro Luiz Gonzalez (Cassidy Racing)              22.336
39 Mike Stern (ZimSport)                             22.346
40 Phil McCraken (Michael Bright Racing)             22.378
41 Darren Older Jr. (Mastercard Lola)                22.389
42 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport)    22.470
43 Calvin Brooks (Mastercard Lola)                   22.595
44 JP Laurent (ZimSport)                             22.772

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 22 Sep 2013, 14:33

30-31... This is gonna be one of that seasons...

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 22 Sep 2013, 22:27

Looks like Gachnang is going to be on the bubble for the 500 at this point given the 33rd fastest status. Attrition might be our best friend in races at Onyx as the power is lacking in the engine or so it appears. The chassis is good handling however. Hirate and Guidry are certainly going to make the field of 33 at Indy unless something drastic happens given the speed of the cars.

pycku · Post by **pycku** » 23 Sep 2013, 14:21

35th isnt what we hoped, but at least we can only improve

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 25 Sep 2013, 00:26

pycku wrote:35th isnt what we hoped, but at least we can only improve

Attrition will be a good friend of ours assuming that one can drag these cars to the finish.

Ferrarist · Post by **Ferrarist** » 02 Oct 2013, 09:33

Before the first training sessions of the year begin, here's the qualifying procedure:

There will be two sessions. The race weekend's entry will be split in the middle. Say, we have 33 entries for a weekend. Therefore, 17 cars will qualify on the first session, with the remaining spots being filled up in the second session. Of course, the number of cars that can qualify depends on the type of track:

1-1,25 mile ovals: 28 cars
1,5 mile ovals: 30 cars
2 mile ovals: 34 cars
Indianapolis 500: 33 cars
Pocono 500: 38 cars
Road courses: 30 cars
Street courses: 26 cars

As for the points system, I'll just use the system the CART series has used until 2003. Prize money will also be awarded to all drivers that finish a race, as had been the case in 2015. With that being said, let's kick off the 2016 IndyCar Series season! First, free practice from Interlagos!

1st free practice session at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace

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 1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing)                  1:17.387
 2 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering)             1:17.679
 3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola)              1:17.685
 4 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola)           1:17.749
 5 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing)                 1:17.823
 6 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport)                 1:17.993
 7 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International)       1:18.085
 8 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing)    1:18.113
 9 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola)             1:18.124
10 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering)              1:18.160
11 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport)         1:18.197
12 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing)                  1:18.334
13 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing)         1:18.339
14 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport)        1:18.535
15 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)     1:18.634
16 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing)                      1:18.643
17 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola)                   1:18.802
18 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports)            1:18.821
19 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)       1:18.855
20 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing)            1:18.872
21 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing)                  1:18.961
22 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International)         1:18.988
23 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports)           1:19.044
24 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport)                1:19.121
25 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing)          1:19.480
26 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport)             1:19.506
27 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing)                        1:19.767
28 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition)               1:19.800
29 Tim Horan (Restov Racing)                       1:19.881
30 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing)                  1:20.099
31 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition)             1:20.164
32 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing)                     1:20.915
33 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing)                    1:20.968
34 Herbert Aston (Hasselhoff Motorsport)           1:21.242
35 Ryan Zimmer (ZimSport)                          1:22.081
36 Pedro Luiz Gonzalez (Cassidy Racing)            1:22.258
37 Phil McCraken (Michael Bright Racing)           1:22.477
38 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport)  1:22.512

2nd free practice session at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace

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 1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing)                  1:17.487
 2 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering)             1:17.723
 3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola)              1:17.736
 4 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola)           1:17.771
 5 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing)                 1:17.794
 6 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola)             1:17.984
 7 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing)    1:17.988
 8 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International)       1:18.021
 9 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering)              1:18.043
10 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport)                 1:18.069
11 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing)         1:18.332
12 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing)                  1:18.359
13 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport)         1:18.363
14 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport)        1:18.556
15 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing)                      1:18.703
16 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)     1:18.820
17 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing)            1:18.859
18 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports)            1:18.930
19 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport)                1:18.934
20 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)       1:18.954
21 Max Torbani (Mastercard Lola)                   1:19.007
22 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports)           1:19.041
23 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International)         1:19.048
24 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing)                  1:19.181
25 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing)          1:19.305
26 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport)             1:19.508
27 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing)                        1:19.553
28 Tim Horan (Restov Racing)                       1:19.837
29 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition)               1:19.856
30 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition)             1:20.138
31 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing)                  1:20.185
32 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing)                    1:20.630
33 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing)                     1:20.894
34 Herbert Aston (Hasselhoff Motorsport)           1:21.234
35 Pedro Luiz Gonzalez (Cassidy Racing)            1:22.338
36 Ryan Zimmer (ZimSport)                          1:22.385
37 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport)  1:22.566
38 Phil McCraken (Michael Bright Racing)           1:22.810

As we have 38 entries, 19 cars will qualify in the 1st qualifying session.

1st qualifying session from the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace

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 1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing)                  1:17.911
 2 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing)                 1:18.063
 3 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport)                 1:18.112
 4 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering)              1:18.172
 5 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola)             1:18.218
 6 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola)              1:18.332
 7 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing)                  1:18.566
 8 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport)        1:18.799
 9 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International)       1:18.870
10 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola)                   1:18.966
11 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering)             1:19.220
12 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing)    1:19.249
13 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport)                1:19.352
14 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing)         1:19.375
15 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport)         1:19.388
16 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)     1:19.501
17 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)       1:19.511
18 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport)             1:19.564
19 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports)            1:19.579
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20 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing)                  1:19.868
21 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola)           1:19.876
22 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition)               1:20.005
23 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International)         1:20.306
24 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition)             1:20.533
25 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing)                    1:20.722
26 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing)                      1:20.871
27 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing)                     1:21.173
28 Herbert Aston (Hasselhoff Motorsport)           1:21.680
29 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports)           1:21.821
30 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing)            1:21.948
31 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing)                        1:22.105
32 Pedro Luiz Gonzalez (Cassidy Racing)            1:22.734
33 Tim Horan (Restov Racing)                       1:22.747
34 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing)                  1:23.092
35 Phil McCraken (Michael Bright Racing)           1:23.248
36 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport)  1:23.430
37 Ryan Zimmer (ZimSport)                          1:23.967
38 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing)          1:24.224

The remaining 11 spots will now be fought for in the 2nd qualifying session.

2nd qualifying session at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace

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 1 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola)           1:17.688
 2 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing)                      1:18.665
 3 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International)         1:19.107
 4 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing)            1:19.208
 5 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports)           1:19.481
 6 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing)                    1:20.742
 7 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing)                        1:20.751
 8 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition)             1:20.956
 9 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing)                     1:21.042
10 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing)                  1:21.058
11 Herbert Aston (Hasselhoff Motorsport)           1:21.602
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12 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition)               1:22.099
13 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing)                  1:22.478
14 Phil McCraken (Michael Bright Racing)           1:22.495
15 Ryan Zimmer (ZimSport)                          1:23.584
16 Tim Horan (Restov Racing)                       1:24.437
17 Pedro Luiz Gonzalez (Cassidy Racing)            1:25.597
18 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing)          1:25.777
19 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport)  1:26.664

That's tough luck for Jack Christopherson. He had to go into the 2nd qualifying session, where he would score a lap time that would have brought him the pole position! But since he only qualified on the 2nd session, he'll have to start from 21st position!

Starting Grid for the Brahma Valentine's Day Grand Prix of Brazil

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 1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing)                  1:17.911
 2 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing)                 1:18.063
 3 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport)                 1:18.112
 4 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering)              1:18.172
 5 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola)             1:18.218
 6 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola)              1:18.332
 7 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing)                  1:18.566
 8 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport)        1:18.799
 9 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International)       1:18.870
10 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola)                   1:18.966
11 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering)             1:19.220
12 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing)    1:19.249
13 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport)                1:19.352
14 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing)         1:19.375
15 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport)         1:19.388
16 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)     1:19.501
17 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)       1:19.511
18 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport)             1:19.564
19 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports)            1:19.579
20 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola)           1:17.688
21 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing)                      1:18.665
22 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International)         1:19.107
23 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing)            1:19.208
24 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports)           1:19.481
25 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing)                    1:20.742
26 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing)                        1:20.751
27 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition)             1:20.956
28 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing)                     1:21.042
29 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing)                  1:21.058
30 Herbert Aston (Hasselhoff Motorsport)           1:21.602

The race itself will come later. Stay tuned!

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 02 Oct 2013, 10:38

I'm pretty happy with Ryder topping literally every session she's been in so far.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 02 Oct 2013, 10:40

Das Schaf being epic slow as usual :lol:

I am hoping Cannon gets a good result

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 02 Oct 2013, 11:03

Hirate ran a qualifying lap good for 8th if had only done it in the first round of qualifying. According to my math, Jack Christopherson would starting 20th and Hirate in 21st. Either way, both drivers might charging through the field given the times good for pole and 8th if they had only ran it in Q1. We clearly found something between the practice sessions as Hirate gained some 2.1 seconds from Q1, Guidry gained 1.3 seconds, and Gachnang gained about half a second. At the same time, Guidry would have missed the race in Q1, but good for 26th in Q2. I suspect Guidry might have to hope for attrition while Hirate charges up the running order.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 02 Oct 2013, 12:31

And once again O'Lauchlan takes the entire Horizon squad to the cleaners and back... this is gonna be a long season

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 02 Oct 2013, 14:25

Great effort for "Pechito" Lopez, but Matteo should've entered too since he was faster than JM. Something must've happened in the car during the final qualy as he lost more than 2 secs. Well, we'll see how things are on the race.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 02 Oct 2013, 15:11

Seems Lestrade might be somehow to be PWNED for the start

Ferrarist · Post by **Ferrarist** » 02 Oct 2013, 18:02

Before I post the results of the Brahma Valentine's Day Grand Prix of Brazil, a quick word about prize money:

A win at the Indy 500: 250.000 $
A win at any other 500-mile race: 200.000 $
A win at a 400-mile race: 175.000 $
A win at a 300-mile race: 150.000 $
A win at a road race: 125.000 $
A win at a 200-mile oval race: 100.000 $

That's how it was in 2015 and that's how it will be in 2016. However, the distribution will change over next year. Before I'll do an incoherent explanation, here's an example:

1st: 100.000/125.000/150.000/175.000/200.000/250.000
2nd: 80.000/100.000/120.000/140.000/160.000/180.000
3rd: 70.000/90.000/110.000/130.000/150.000/170.000
4th: 60.000/80.000/100.000/120.000/140.000/160.000
5th: 50.000/60.000/70.000/80.000/90.000/100.000
6th: 40.000/50.000/60.000/70.000/80.000/90.000
7th: 30.000/40.000/50.000/60.000/70.000/80.000
8th: 25.000/35.000/45.000/55.000/65.000/75.000
9th: 20.000/30.000/40.000/50.000/60.000/70.000
10th: 15.000/25.000/35.000/45.000/55.000/65.000
11th: 10.000/20.000/30.000/40.000/50.000/60.000
12th: 5.000/15.000/25.000/35.000/45.000/55.000
Everyone that qualified for the race: 2.500/12.500/22.500/32.500/42.500/52.500

I decided to reward those that qualified for a race, too. In IndyCar, it's already an achievement to qualify after all. Now that we've got this out of the way, let's start the race!

Race Results of the Brahma Valentine's Day Grand Prix of Brazil

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 1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing)                  1:43:45.781
 2 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing)                      1:44:07.656
 3 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing)         1:44:09.451
 4 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing)                 1:44:19.334
 5 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola)              1:44:27.133
 6 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola)                   1:44:33.917
 7 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports)            1:44:37.869
 8 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing)            1:44:42.839
 9 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola)           1:44:46.688
10 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport)             1:44:46.854
11 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports)           1:44:50.874
12 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International)         1:44:54.744
13 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport)                1:44:55.486
14 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing)                  1:45:00.851
15 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport)         1:45:01.514
16 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)     1:45:09.964
17 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering)                  1 lap
18 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola)                  1 lap
19 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing)                          1 lap
20 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport)             1 lap
21 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing)                       1 lap
22 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing)         1 lap
23 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering)                   1 lap
24 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing)                             1 lap
   Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing)                     DNF lap 70
   Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports)        DNF lap 52
   Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International)        DNF lap 41
   Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport)                  DNF lap 29
   Herbert Aston (Hasselhoff Motorsport)            DNF lap 27
   Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition)              DNF lap 26

Points Standings after the 1st race

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1. Natalie Ryder - 20pts.
2. Kohei Hirate - 16pts.
3. Ryan McReynolds - 14pts.
4. Ashley Cassidy - 12pts.
5. Collin Pratchett - 10pts.
6. Jules Vergne - 8pts.
7. Daniel Melrose - 6pts.
8. Veronika Asimov - 5pts.
9. Jack Christopherson - 4pts.
10. Jeremy MacMillan - 3pts.
11. Joao Cavalcanti - 2pts.
12. Beth Lestrade -1pt.

Prize money will be updated soon. Keep an eye on this post: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5514&start=40#p212422