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[the Masked Lapwing]

This post is now for historical purposes, easy navigation through the heap of pages of this and the 2014/15 threads, and as an aid for the wiki.
The 2014 season is here.
The 2015 season is now over here.

Champions:
Drivers:
2010: Gary Cameron (Warren Hughes) - Team Calinetic
2011: Nathanael Spencer (Dartanian) - Prospec
2012: Pippa Mann (dr-baker) - Anglo-Manx Racing
2013: Mark Dagnall (Aerond) - Dagnall Engineering
2014: Mark Dagnall (Aerond) - DGNgineering

Teams:
2010: Prospec - N. Spencer, D. Koczo
2011: Prospec - N. Spencer, D. Koczo
2012: Anglo-Manx Racing - P. Mann, J. Davies
2013: Dagnall Engineering - C. Dagnall, M. Dagnall
2014: DGNgineering - M. Dagnall, N. Scott/B. Fleet/H. Shioya

2010 SEASON QUICK LINKS:
2010 Pre-Season Testing 1
2010 Pre-Season Testing 2
2010 Pre-Season Testing 3
2010 German Grand Prix
2010 Luxembourg Grand Prix
2010 Saxon Grand Prix
2010 Chinese Grand Prix
2010 Tasman Grand Prix
2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
2010 Belgian Grand Prix
2010 British Grand Prix
2010 Australian Grand Prix

2011 SEASON QUICK LINKS:
2011 Pre-Season Testing 1
2011 Pre-Season Testing 2
2011 Pre-Season Testing 3
2011 Bavarian Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 Bavarian Grand Prix
2011 German Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 German Grand Prix
2011 Saxon Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 Saxon Grand Prix
2011 Luxembourg Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 Luxembourg Grand Prix
2011 Belgian Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 Belgian Grand Prix
2011 British Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 British Grand Prix
2011 English Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 English Grand Prix
2011 Kent Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 Kent Grand Prix
2011 Dutch Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 Dutch Grand Prix
2011 Tasman Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 Tasman Grand Prix
2011 Australian Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 Australian Grand Prix
2011 New South Wales Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 New South Wales Grand Prix
2011 Surfers SuperPrix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 Surfers SuperPrix
2011 Chinese Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 Chinese Grand Prix
2011 United States Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2011 United States Grand Prix

2012 SEASON QUICK LINKS:
2012 Pre-Season Testing 1
2012 Pre-Season Testing 2
2012 Pre-Season Testing 3
2012 Bavarian Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2012 Bavarian Grand Prix (Aguri Suzuki Cup)
2012 Bavarian Grand Prix
2012 Saxon Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying & Aguri Suzuki Cup)
2012 Saxon Grand Prix
2012 German Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying & Aguri Suzuki Cup)
2012 German Grand Prix
2012 Luxembourg Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2012 Luxembourg Grand Prix
2012 Luxembourg Grand Prix (Aguri Suzuki Cup)
2012 Belgian Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2012 Belgian Grand Prix (Aguri Suzuki Cup)
2012 Belgian Grand Prix
2012 Dutch Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2012 Dutch Grand Prix
2012 British Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2012 British Grand Prix
2012 Kent Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2012 Kent Grand Prix
2012 English Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2012 English Grand Prix
2012 Tasman Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2012 Tasman Grand Prix
2012 Surfers SuperPrix (Pre-Qualifying)
2012 Surfers SuperPrix
2012 New South Wales Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2012 New South Wales Grand Prix
2012 Australian Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2012 Australian Grand Prix
2012 Chinese Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2012 Chinese Grand Prix
2012 United States Grand Prix (Pre-Qualifying)
2012 United States Grand Prix
2012 F1RWRS Indianapolis 500 (Qualifying)
2012 F1RWRS Indianapolis 500
2012 Motegi Charity Race (Qualifying)
2012 Motegi Charity Race
2012 Suzuka Charity Race (Qualifying)
2012 Suzuka Charity Race

2013 SEASON QUICK LINKS:
2013 Pre-Season Testing 1
2013 Pre-Season Testing 2
2013 Tasman Grand Prix
2013 Australian Grand Prix
2013 Mexican Grand Prix
2013 United States Grand Prix
2013 Mid-Season Testing
2013 Monaco Grand Prix
2013 French Grand Prix
2013 British Grand Prix
2013 German Grand Prix
2013 Dutch Grand Prix
2013 Belgian Grand Prix
2013 Portuguese Grand Prix
2013 Mediterranean Grand Prix
2013 Macau Grand Prix
2013 Chinese Grand Prix
2013 Japanese Grand Prix
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
2013 F1RWRS Indianapolis 500 (Qualifying)
2013 F1RWRS Indianapolis 500

2014 SEASON QUICK LINKS:
2014 Pre-Season Testing 1
2014 Pre-Season Testing 2
2014 Pre-Season Testing 3
2014 Tasman Grand Prix
2014 Australian Grand Prix
2014 Brazilian Grand Prix
2014 Mexican Grand Prix
2014 United States Grand Prix
2014 Monaco Grand Prix
2014 French Grand Prix
2014 British Grand Prix
2014 German Grand Prix
2014 Belgian Grand Prix
2014 Italian Grand Prix
2014 Mediterranean Grand Prix
2014 North Sea Grand Prix
2014 Macau Grand Prix
2014 Chinese Grand Prix
2014 Japanese Grand Prix
2014 F1RWRS World 800 (Qualifying)
2014 F1RWRS World 800 (Race 1)
2014 F1RWRS World 800 (Race 2)
2014 Luxembourg Grand Prix (Qualifying)
2014 Luxembourg Grand Prix (Race)

2015 SEASON QUICK LINKS:
2015 Pre-Season Testing 2
2015 Pre-Season Testing 2
2015 Tasman Grand Prix
2015 Australian Grand Prix
2015 Mediterranean Grand Prix
2015 Monaco Grand Prix
2015 Mexican Grand Prix
2015 United States Grand Prix
2015 Canadian Grand Prix
2015 British Grand Prix
2015 German Grand Prix
2015 Belgian Grand Prix
2015 Austrian Grand Prix
2015 Italian Grand Prix
2015 North Sea Grand Prix
2015 Chinese Grand Prix
2015 Japanese Grand Prix
2015 Brazilian Grand Prix
2015 F1RWRS World 800 (Qualifying)
2015 F1RWRS World 800 (Race)
2015 Baltic Sea Grand Prix
Private Tests:
Thruxton - 1/2/15
Zandvoort - 4/2/15
Sandown - 10/3/15
Imola - 1/4/15
Imola - 2/4/15
Rockingham - 6/4/15
Sandown - 31/5/15
Imola - 3/6/15
Brands Hatch - 21/6/15
Mugello - 3/7/15
Varano - 12/8/15

2016 SEASON QUICK LINKS:
2016 French Grand Prix
2016 Pre-Season Testing 1

2010 Season Standings
Drivers' Championship:
1st: Gary Cameron (53)
2nd: Frank Zimmer (51)
3rd: Dan BH (50)
4th: Nathanael Spencer (48)
5th: David Koczo (47)
6th: Luca Pacchiarini (43)
7th: Dave Simpson (33)
8th: James Davies (29)
9th: Ashley Watkinson (27)
10th: Sammy Jones (23)
11th: Phoenix McAllister (22)
12th: Adam Lewis (15)
13th: Simon Redman (14)
14th: Kay Lon (9)
= 15th: Douglas Mann (8) (1 4th)
= 15th: Hagane Shizuka (8) (1 5th)
17th: Daniel Melrose (7)
18th: Darren Older Jr (6)
19th: Thomas De Bock (4)
20th: Chris Dagnall (0)

Teams' Championship:
1st: Prospec (95)
2nd: Club Bangelia Racing (79)
3rd: Team Calinetic (75)
4th: Rosenforth Engineering (55)
5th: Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo (43)
6th: JLD Motorsport (40)
7th: CR Motorsport (33)
8th: West Cliff Racing (31)
= 9th: KQ Motor Sport (23) (1 5th, 2 6ths)
= 9th: Kahama Motor Sport (23) (1 5th, 3 7ths)

2011 Season Standings
Drivers’ Championship:
1st: Nathanael Spencer (73)
2nd: Daniel Melrose (66)
3rd: David Koczo (46)
= 4th: Gary Cameron (44) (1 win)
= 4th: Frank Zimmer (44) (1 2nd)
6th: Chris Dagnall (37)
7th: Aurelian Moll (35)
= 8th: Dave Simpson (34) (1 win)
= 8th: Thomas De Bock (34) (2 2nds)
10th: Pippa Mann (33)
= 11th: Jeroen Krautmeir (28) (1 win) (1 3rd)
= 11th: Simon Redman (28) (1 win) (1 4th)
= 11th: Giovanni Roda (28) (1 2nd)
= 14th: Hagane Shizuka (26) (1 win, 2 4ths)
= 14th: John Zimmer (26) (1 win, 1 4th)
= 16th: Ashley Watkinson (22) (1 win)
= 16th: T. Hemo Goblin (22) (1 2nd)
18th: James Davies (21)
= 19th: Phoenix McAllister (20) (1 2nd, 1 3rd)
= 19th: Barii Mori (20) (1 2nd, 2 6ths)
21st: Kay Lon (15)
22nd: Douglas Mann (13)
23rd: Luca Pacchiarini (10)
24th: Darren Older Jr (8)
25th: Jari Kekkonen (7)
= 26th: Nicolas Steele (4) (1 5th)
= 26th: Sammy Jones (4) (1 6th)
28th: Dougal Kerr (0)

Teams' Championship:
1st: Prospec (117)
2nd: Qantas JLD Motorsport (93)
3rd: Team Calinetic (78)
4th: NAB-Holden Racing Team (53)
5th: Anglo-Manx Racing (46)
6th: Kahama Motor Sport (43)
7th: RubberTex-Jones Racing (40)
8th: Hemogoblin Autowerks (38)
9th: Ecurie de Course Belge (35)*
10th: Australian Minardi (34)*
11th: Footwork Phoenix Mugen-Honda (29)
12th: Trueba Racing Team (28)*
13th: Rosenforth Engineering (24)^
14th: Club Bangelia Racing (21)*
15th: Mann-Anglo-Nippon Team (20)*
16th: Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo (16)*
17th: ArrowTech Racing (11)
18th: CR Motorsport (8)*
19th: West Cliff Racing (5)^
20th: Fwifwi-Holden Racing (4)^

*Denotes single car team.
^Sadly these teams were no longer with us.

2012 Season Standings
Drivers’ Championship:
1st: Pippa Mann (87)
2nd: Chris Dagnall (81)
3rd: Kay Lon (80)
4th: Hagane Shizuka (63)
5th: Rhys Davies (51)
6th: Nathanael Spencer (45)
7th: Daniel Melrose (43)
8th: Douglas Mann (39)
9th: Ashley Watkinson (36)
10th: James Davies (35)
11th: Sammy Jones (34)
12th: Thomas De Bock (31)
13th: Jeroen Krautmeir (30)
= 14th: Phoenix McAllister (27) (1 win)
= 14th: Frank Zimmer (27) (1 2nd)
16th: Gary Cameron (22)
17th: Luca Pacchiarini (17)
18th: Darren Older Jr (16)
19th: Dave Simpson (14)
= 20th: Richie White (13) (1 4th)
= 20th: Dean O'Lauchlan (13) (1 5th)
22nd: Daniel Martins (10)
= 23rd: David Koczo (7) (1 4th)
= 23rd: Jari Kekkonen (7) (1 6th)
= 25th: Shinobu Katayama (5) (1 4th)
= 25th: Barii Mori (5) (1 5th)
= 27th: Tristan Jung (4) (1 5th)
= 27th: T. Hemo Goblin (4) (1 6th)
29th: Resi Respati (3)
30th: Giovanni Roda (2)
31st: Damon Cannon (1)
= 32nd: Aurelian Moll (0) (1 9th)
= 32nd: Nicolas Steele (0) (1 11th)
= 32nd: Phillipe Nicolas (0) (1 18th)
= 32nd: Collin Pratchett (0) (1 21st)
= 32nd: Rusty Gannit (0) (1 DNPQ)

Teams’ Championship:
1st: Anglo-Manx Racing (122)
2nd: RubberTex-Jones Racing (115)
3rd: Manx-Anglo-Nippon Racing Team (102)
4th: NAB-Holden Racing Team (100)
5th: Kahama Motor Sport (80)
6th: Qantas MRT-BMW (72)
7th: Prospec (64)
8th: Team Phoenix (33)
9th: Equipe de Course Belge (31)
10th: OzJet Team Minardi Australia (19)
= 11th: Pacchia-Coswojuddhartlambo (17)* (1 win, 1 7th)
= 11th: CR Motorsport (17) (1 win, 1 8th)
= 11th: ArrowTech ART (17) (1 2nd)
= 11th: O'Lauchlan Motorsports (17) (1 5th)
15th: Group Lotus (13)*
16th: Hemogoblin Autowerks (12)^
17th: Team Calinetic (10)
18th: Trueba Racing Team (6)
19th: Flying Fish Motorsports (3)*
20th: American Racing Conglomerate (0)*

2013 Season Standings
Drivers' Championship:
1st: Mark Dagnall (74)
2nd: Aurelian Moll (34)
3rd: Chris Dagnall (32)
4th: Rhys Davies (31)
5th: Kay Lon (30)
6th: Sammy Jones (25)
7th: Thomas de Bock (23)
= 8th: Shinobu Katayama (18) (1 win)
= 8th: Daniel Melrose (18) (1 3rd)
10th: Ashley Watkinson (17)
11th: Frank Zimmer (14)
12th: Colin Pratchett (13)
= 13th: Douglas Mann (10) (1 win)
= 13th: Jesus Plaza (10) (1 2nd)
= 13th: Dave Simpson (10) (1 3rd)
= 16th: Daniel Martins (9) (2 3rds)
= 16th: Resi Respati (9) (1 3rd)
= 18th: Hagane Shizuka (6) (1 3rd)
= 18th: Barii Mori (6) (3 5ths)
= 20th: John Zimmer (5) (1 3rd)
= 20th: Saeed Al Faisal (5) (1 4th)
= 22nd: Nathan Scott (3) (1 4th, 1 10th)
= 22nd: Sebastian Groves (3) (1 4th, 1 18th)
= 24th: Gary Cameron (2) (1 5th, 4 7ths)
= 24th: Nathanael Spencer (2) (1 5th, 2 7ths)
= 24th: Phoenix McAllister (2) (1 5th, 1 8th)
= 24th: Phillippe Nicolas (2) (2 6ths)
= 28th: Nicolas Steele (1) (1 6th, 1 7th)
= 28th: Dave McFaste (1) (1 6th, 1 10th)
= 30th: Jari Kekkonen (0) (1 8th)
= 30th: David Koczo (0) (1 9th, 1 DNF)
= 30th: James Davies (0) (1 9th, 9 DNPQs)
= 30th: Yu Hiang-Hao (0) (1 10th)
= 30th: Ben Fleet (0) (1 11th)
= 30th: Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (0) (1 12th)
= 30th: Tommy Nash (0) (1 13th)
= 30th: Pippa Mann (0) (5 DNFs)
= 30th: Ron Mignolet (0) (1 DNF)
= 30th: Darren Older Jr (0) (8 DNQs)
= 30th: Fredo Mestolio (0) (4 DNQs, 8 DNPQs)
= 30th: Andrea Massini (0) (4 DNQs)
= 30th: Giovanni Roda (0) (1 DNQ)
= 30th: Dean O'Lauchlan (0) (16 DNPQs)
= 30th: Damon Cannon (0) (16 DNPQs)
= 30th: Todd Cockburn (0) (16 DNPQs)
= 30th: Phil McCracken (0) (16 DNPQs)
= 30th: Richie White (0) (13 DNPQs)
= 30th: Tristan Jung (0) (6 DNPQs)
= 30th: Tomislaw Tajner (0) (3 DNPQs)
= 30th: Poppy Whitechapel (0) (1 DNPQ)

Teams' Championship:
1st: Dagnall Engineering (106)
2nd: Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge (57)
3rd: Holden F1RWRS Racing Team (49)
4th: Castrol Jones Racing (48)
5th: ArrowTech ART (30)
6th: Sunshine Infiniti (29)
7th: American Racing Conglomerate (23)
8th: Garry Rogers Motorsport (21)
9th: Prospec (12)
10th: Foxdale Auto Racing Team (10)
11th: Flying Fish Motorsport (9)
= 12th: FAT Turbo Racing (7) (1 3rd)
= 12th: Kamaha Motorsports (7) (3 5ths)
13th: Qantas Melrose Racing Team (4)
15th: Red Bull Team Phoenix Audi (2)
16th: Team Calinetic (1)
= 17th: Trueba Racing Team (0) (1 9th)
= 17th: MasterCard CR Life (0) (16 DNQs)
= 17th: Shell Horizon Motorsport (0) (32 DNPQs)
= 17th: Shock of the Lightning Motorsport (0) (32 DNPQs)
= 17th: Virgin InterCorse (0) (32 DNPQs)

2014 Season Standings
Drivers' Championship:
1st: Mark Dagnall (72)
2nd: Phillippe Nicolas (46)
3rd: Shinobu Katayama (38)
4th: Aurelien Moll (27)
5th: Nicolas Steele (26)
6th: Daniel Melrose (25)
7th: Thomas de Bock (24)
8th: Sammy Jones (22)
9th: Nathanael Spencer (20)
10th: Kay Lon (16)
11th: Douglas Mann (15)
12th: Barii Mori (13)
13th: Ron Mignolet (11)
14th: Ben Fleet (10)
= 15th: Pippa Mann (9) (2 4ths)
= 15th: Mirko Bosevic (9) (1 4th)
17th: Frank Zimmer (8)
18th: Hansuke Shioya (6)
= 19th: Rhys Davies (4) (1 4th)
= 19th: Daniel Martins (4) (1 5th)
= 21st: The Stig (3) (1 4th, 1 10th)
= 21st: Martin McFry (3) (1 4th)
23rd: Ashley Watkinson (2)
= 24th: Jesus Plaza (1) (1 6th, 1 12th)
= 24th: Jean-Luc Schiller (1) (1 6th, 1 15th)
= 26th: Poppy Whitechapel (0) (1 7th, 1 8th)
= 26th: Dave Simpson (0) (1 7th, 1 9th)
= 26th: Phoenix McAllister (0) (1 7th, 1 10th)
= 26th: David Koczo (0) (1 7th, 9 DNPQs)
= 26th: Fredo Mestolio (0) (1 8th, 1 9th)
= 26th: Gary Cameron (0) (1 8th, 2 11ths)
= 26th: Dean O'Lauchlan (0) (1 8th, 1 13th)
= 26th: Jack Christopherson (0) (1 9th)
= 26th: Andrea Acuri (0) (1 10th)
= 26th: David Neuberg (0) (1 11th, 1 DNF)
= 26th: Tomislaw Tajner (0) (1 11th, 1 DNQ)
= 26th: Collin Pratchett (0) (1 12th)
= 26th: Sebastian Groves (0) (1 13th)
= 26th: Nathan Scott (0) (4 DNFs)
= 26th: Tommy Nash (0) (2 DNFs)
= 26th: Jason Hamilton (0) (2 DNFs)
= 26th: Du Lei (0) (1 DNF, 1 DNQ)
= 26th: Steven Mackintosh (0) (1 DNF, 8 DNPQs)
= 26th: Matthias Valsattis (0) (2 DNQs)
= 26th: James Davies (0) (1 DNQ, 15 DNPQs)
= 26th: Giovanni Roda (0) (1 DNQ, 6 DNPQs)
= 26th: Mika Fakkinen (0) (16 DNPQs)
= 26th: Francois Albertini (0) (16 DNPQs)
= 26th: Darren Older Jr (0) (15 DNPQs)
= 26th: Gio van Dycke (0) (13 DNPQs)
= 26th: Saeed al Faisal (0) (8 DNPQs)
= 26th: Leonhard von Gottorp (0) (7 DNPQs)
= 26th: Yu Hiang-Hao (0) (3 DNPQs)
= 26th: Hagane Shizuka (0) (3 DNPQs)
= 26th: Alexey Pchelintsev (0) (2 DNPQs)
= 26th: Markus van de Schoot (0) (1 DNPQ)

Teams' Championship:
1st: DGNgineering (88)
2nd: Virgin Melrose Racing Team BMW (66)
3rd: Sunshine Infiniti (54)
4th: Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge (51)
5th: Castrol Jones Racing (47)
6th: Kamaha Motorsports (39)
7th: Foxdale Auto Racing Team (27)
8th: ArrowTech ART (13)
9th: Acuri Autosport (11)
10th: Garry Rogers Motorsport (8)
11th: Holden F1RWRS Racing Team (6)
12th: Red Bull Team Phoenix Audi (3)
= 13th: Pemberton Prospec Racing (1) (1 6th, 1 7th)
= 13th: American Racing Conglomerate (1) (1 6th, 1 9th)
= 15th: Trueba Racing Team/Scuderia Trueba Alitalia (0) (1 7th)
= 15th: Dofasco Lukoil Racing (0) (1 11th, 1 13th)
= 15th: Mitie Aviation Racing (0) (1 11th, 1 DNF)
= 15th: Mecha Grand Prix (0) (1 DNF)
= 15th: Tropico Grand Prix presented by CR Motorsport (0) (32 DNPQs)
= 15th: Shonan DMS Racing (0) (32 DNPQs)

[TomWazzleshaw]

Australian Daniel Melrose is interested in a seat at JLD.

[tommykl]

Before anyone else comes, I'll just pick the other Rosenforth seat.

Driver: Thomas De Bock (tommykl) BEL.

[the Masked Lapwing]

Pick a number, then the seat is yours.

[TomWazzleshaw]

I pick briefcase 12.

[the Masked Lapwing]

Two drivers in a little over 10 minutes, not bad at all.

[MinardiFan95]

I'll take the second seat at JLD as that is the car I usually drive in the game.

#13 - Dave Simpson - AUS

[the Masked Lapwing]

Ooh, takes the #13, interesting indeed...

[Ducktanian]

I'll take the #14 if that's okay.

Nathanael Spencer (UK)

[dr-baker]

I genuinely live near a town called Westcliff so I (Douglas Mann - Manx) would like car no. 2! (Although by description alone I would have plumped for CR Motorsport...)

[QuickYoda41]

Let's have a Hungarian driver in the series, too: David Koczo in the Prospec #15 car.

[Klon]

Then I (Kay Lon) will become Big In Japan with car #11

[the Masked Lapwing]

Sorry Klon, but Dartanian beat you to the #14. Try again.

[the Masked Lapwing]

And which country did Douglas Mann come from exactly?

[dr-baker]

And which country did Douglas Mann come from exactly?

The Isle of Man - a small island state in the middle of the Irish Sea, roughly equidistant from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_man

[the Masked Lapwing]

And which country did Douglas Mann come from exactly?

The Isle of Man - a small island state in the middle of the Irish Sea, roughly equidistant from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_man

Problem solved. (And I knew where it was... thanks to Top Gear)

[dr-baker]

And which country did Douglas Mann come from exactly?

The Isle of Man - a small island state in the middle of the Irish Sea, roughly equidistant from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_man

Problem solved. (And I knew where it was... thanks to Top Gear)

But there may be others who don't know. I have visited the Isle of Man before - some wonderful roads to drive on and great scenery. And great speed "limits" outside of towns...

[Shizuka]

I'd join in the fun!

Hagane Shizuka, Japanese nationality, car number 7.

[the Masked Lapwing]

I was wondering if anyone would join KQ

[Salamander]

Eh, why not? James Davies, British nationality, car 17.

[Dan B]

Looks fun.
Dan BH, American, Club Bangelia, car 16.

[AndreaModa]

I'm in!

Sammy Jones, English nationality, car #3

[dr-baker]

I'm in!

Sammy Jones, English nationality, car #3

Woo hoo! An excellant teammate for Douglas Mann to learn from.


And to dominate over, thereby hugely boosting his reputation

[watka]

Stick Ashley Watkinson (England) in a CR please, they look to have the most reject potential!

[the Masked Lapwing]

Good, only 6 spots to fill before the testing.

[TomWazzleshaw]

I'm in!

Sammy Jones, English nationality, car #3

Jones vs Melrose will be a ripper of a battle... now all we need is Dagnall to enter and we'll be set

[AndreaModa]

I'm in!

Sammy Jones, English nationality, car #3

Jones vs Melrose will be a ripper of a battle... now all we need is Dagnall to enter and we'll be set

I think we should throw him in anyway if Aerond misses this thread just to see what happens

[Phoenix]

I, Phoenix, claim a place for car #8 at Team Calinetic, please.

[the Masked Lapwing]

So, would your driver name be "Phoenix" then? And what country?

[Phoenix]

So, would your driver name be "Phoenix" then? And what country?

Well, Phoenix McAllister if a surname is mandatory. From Spain, despite what the name suggests.

[the Masked Lapwing]

Taken care of.

[Klon]

Then I (Kay Lon) will become Big In Japan with car #11

€: Although I am German, alright.

[the Masked Lapwing]

The season of the new World Race Series is now just weeks from beginning. Most of the teams have confirmed that they have at least 1 or 2 drivers signed for the year ahead of the first pre-season testing session at Donington Park in the UK. The team that is expected to do the best is JLD Motorsport, having signed a pair of Australians - Daniel Melrose and Dave Simpson. The Generic Times once again showed their incompetence as they were unable to get a comment from either driver - or anyone else involved with the sport. A few of the other teams have signed a pair of drivers: Rosenforth Engineering, Prospec, Club Bangelia Racing and West Cliff Racing. CR Motorsport, Kahama Motor Sport, Team Calinetic and KQ Motorsport have all only got one seat left, and that may be because they are expected to struggle for funds. An interesting fact is that some of the drivers, for example Sammy Jones for West Cliff and Daniel Melrose for JLD, have some major Formula 1 experience, with Melrose even winning the championship. This is set to be an interesting season.

[the Masked Lapwing]

Test 1 - Donington Park

The first test session is now complete, and it seems that Rosenforth, Prospec and JLD are showing the ability to win, with Prospec's Nathanael Spencer topping the charts with a best time of 1:10.17, 4 tenths faster than Rosenforth's Frank Zimmer. Meanwhile, at the bottom of the times, Club Bangelia is easily the worst of the two car teams, while West Cliff have one seemingly quick driver in Douglas Mann, and one who is not so quick in Sammy Jones. Here are the results for the first test session at Donington Park:

1 Prospec - Nathanael SPENCER: 1:10.17
2 Rosenforth Engineering - Frank ZIMMER: 1:10.58, +0.41
3 JLD Motorsport - Dave SIMPSON: 1:11.10, +0.93
4 Prospec - David KOCZO: 1:11.52, +1.35
5 West Cliff Racing - Douglas MANN: 1:11.95, +1.78
6 Rosenforth Engineering - Thomas DE BOCK: 1:12.40, +2.23
7 JLD Motorsport - Daniel MELROSE: 1:12.80, +2.63
8 CR Motorsport - Ashley WATKINSON: 1:13.26, +3.09
9 Club Bangelia Racing - Dan BH: 1:13.71, +3.54
10 Team Calinetic - Phoenix MCALLISTER: 1:14.20, +4.03
11 West Cliff Racing - Sammy JONES: 1:14.58, +4.41
12 KQ Motorsport - Hagane SHIZUKA: 1:15.10, +4.93
13 Kahama Motor Sport - Kay LON: 1:15.49, +5.32
14 Club Bangelia Racing - James DAVIES: 1:15.87, +5.70

So, it seems Prospec are the team to beat, with JLD and Rosenforth both having a pair of fairly quick drivers. Stay tuned for the next test session at Zandvoort.

[MinardiFan95]

Certainly wasn't expecting to be 2 seconds quicker than Daniel in my first drive in a Formula One car since 2006 although I do have quite a lot of experience at Donnington thanks to 3 years in British F3. The car felt really good through the fast sweeping corners but could be a little better through the low speed corners. Overall the car was great, a lot better than the Minardi's and Toro Rosso's that I tested in '05 and '06. I hope the team can keep up the great work throughout the series.

I've just realised that this fits rather well with the Precision role play as the JLD team is German with Porsche engines and two of the team's junior drivers.

[the Masked Lapwing]

Certainly wasn't expecting to be 2 seconds quicker than Daniel in my first drive in a Formula One car since 2006 although I do have quite a lot of experience at Donnington thanks to 3 years in British F3. The car felt really good through the fast sweeping corners but could be a little better through the low speed corners. Overall the car was great, a lot better than the Minardi's and Toro Rosso's that I tested in '05 and '06. I hope the team can keep up the great work throughout the series.

I've just realised that this fits rather well with the Precision role play as the JLD team is German with Porsche engines and two of the team's junior drivers.

Someone realised it! Of course, the drivers were a fluke, but still. I've already done the the other two tests, so I'll get those up shortly.

[Shizuka]

12th place! Yay, I'm a backmarker!

[the Masked Lapwing]

Test 2 - Zandvoort
Now, this session was weird, in that it seemed to render the last test pointless. While the fastest time was still that of a Prospec (David Koczo in 1:14.33), Team Calinetic stepped up with Phoenix McAllister setting the second fastest time. Club Bangelia's Dan BH was third, with Frank Zimmer of Rosenforth showing the only signs of consisitency in 4th. The JLDs were still fairly strong, but the West Cliff cars were well off Koczo's pace. KQ's Hagane Shizuka also set a fairly strong time despite the KQ's hybrid system. Here are the results:

1 Prospec - David KOCZO: 1:14.33
2 Team Calinetic - Phoenix MCALLISTER: 1:14.74, +0.41
3 Club Bangelia Racing - Dan BH: 1:15.23, +0.90
4 Rosenforth Engineering - Frank ZIMMER: 1:15.66, +1.33
5 KQ Motor Sport - Hagane SHIZUKA: 1:16.14, +1.81
6 JLD Motorsport - Dave SIMPSON: 1:16.59, +2.26
7 CR Motorsport - Ashley WATKINSON: 1:17.08, +2.75
8 Prospec - Nathanael SPENCER: 1:17.52, +3.19
9 JLD Motorsport - Daniel MELROSE: 1:18.00, +3.67
10 Club Bangelia Racing - James DAVIES: 1:18.50, +4.17
11 West Cliff Racing - Sammy JONES: 1:18.94, +4.61
12 Kahama Motor Sport - Kay LON: 1:19.42, +5.09
13 Rosenforth Engineering - Thomas DE BOCK: 1:19.87, +5.54
14 West Cliff Racing - Douglas MANN: 1:20.32, +5.99

Results for Phillip Island will up shortly.

[Shizuka]

Woohoo, fifth position! Seems like I got used to hybrid.

[the Masked Lapwing]

From backmarker to 5th is pretty special, ain't it?