NationStates Jolt Archive

Welcome to the 2nd season of the Formula 1-Grand Prix championship! There are only 12 teams entered this year, but signups are still open for the time being. Either way, we need to look at who's competiting this year.

Season One World Champions Team Rolatia (7-7-6)
Car #1 World Champion Thomas Ragji
Car #2 William Sralt
Test Driver Nick Farve

Season 1 Runner-up Twin Crescent Racing (9-7-4)
Car #3 James KeFlinger
Car #4 Scott LeCroix
Test Driver Steven Sloan

Tango et Kartuma (7-6-7)
Car #5 Oscar Phillips
Car #6 Xavier Delson
Test Driver Carlech Santiag

Aston-Tickford Racing (6-7-7)
Car #7 Ari Morgan
Car #8 Liam Ridgewell
Test Driver Luigi Nett

LivEng Racing (9-4-7)
Car #9 Mike Daniels
Car #10 Troy Wilkins

Howdown Sport F1 (7-7-6)
Car #11 Mike Albinzi
Car #12 Georhad Feltonhamp
Test Driver Dean Bean

Sonic Team All*Stars (8-6-6)
Car #14 Rob Vernon
Car #15 Joey Adgie
Test Driver Derek Lagasse or Evan Dalomba

IGPA-1 (8-6-6)
Car #16 Alexander Richardson
Car #17 David Smith

Rivette MI (6-6-8)
Car #18 Silit Dejure-Rihad
Car #19 Alsahm ux-Rihad

East Lithuania Provisional

BBETIF1 (7-8-5)
Car #20 Bo Kristoffer
Car #21 John Sears
Test Driver Llandon Yates

Wentland (4-6-10)
Car #22 Roger Stoddard
Car #23 Bob Turner
Test Driver Scott Stoddard

Callaway F1 (7-7-6)
Car #24 Ellyssio Merendez
Car #25 Duo Maxwell

The Schedule
SEoTG (Macabees) - Fedala (http://modernwarstudies.net/Maps/Fedala.gif)
Krytenia - Secloring (http://media.terra.es/formula12005/img/circuitos/turquia.gif)[/COLOR]
Istanil- Tour de Istanil (http://www.etracksonline.co.uk/Europe/aalenelchingen_map.gif)
The Candrian Empire- Mt. Melanis (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Gizeh/MtMelanisRaceway.png)
Liverpool England- Orean Desert F1 Circuit (http://venus.walagata.com/w/woodhall/Orean_F1.JPG)
Ma-tek - Tur Vidoro (http://www.etracksonline.co.uk/TrackRec/brands.gif)
Sonic the Hedgehogs - Lime Rock Park Mountain (http://www.racingcircuits.net/UnitedStates/ct/LimeRock.html)
Casari - Tyir Raceway (http://www.etracksonline.co.uk/NAmerica/elkhart2_map.gif)

We'll start with Day 1 Practice from Fedala on Monday, unless there's server outages.

Our rankings are (7-7-6)

That doesn't equal 20.

That doesn't equal 20.


Fixed

Roger Stoddard's kid brother Scott has agreed to become the Wentland Stellar test driver. Mrs S is upset at both her kids in the same dangerous sport, especially given her husband was killed in an F3 race 28 years ago, but recognizes their wishes.

And the Season kicks off with a bit of a bang in the Second Empire of the Golden Throne at Fedala. Day 1 Practice kicks off the weekend, before Qualifying tomorrow and the race itself the day after.

Fedala has a number of twisty bits, and is going to definately benefit those who get their cars to turn with a bit of decency.

Pos Car Name Team Fastest Second
1 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 74.325 74.326
2 6T Carlech Santiag Tango et Kartuma 74.329 74.343
3 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 74.331 74.376
4 2T Nick Farve Team Rolatia 74.333 74.337
4 8T Luigi Nett Aston-Tickford Racing 74.333 74.339
6 17 David Smith IGPA-1 74.334 74.505
6 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 74.334 74.342
8 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 74.338 74.367
9 4T Steven Sloan Twin Crescent Racing 74.340 74.358
10 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 74.345 74.399
11 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 74.349 74.401
11 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 74.349 74.383
13 21 John Sears BBETIF1 74.351 74.355
14 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 74.352 74.369
14 12T Dean Bean Howdown Sport F1 74.352 74.481
14 21T Llandon Yates BBETIF1 74.352 74.393
17 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 74.353 74.368
17 15T Lagasse/Dalomba Sonic Team All*Stars 74.353 74.365
19 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 74.357 74.445
20 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 74.376 74.393
21 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 74.382 74.389
22 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 74.397 74.465
23 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 74.400 74.900
24 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 74.437 74.651
25 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 74.449 74.471
26 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 74.466 74.505
27 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 74.532 74.686
28 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 74.534 74.585
29 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 74.569 74.643
30 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 74.585 74.807
31 23 Bob Turner Wentland 74.727 74.832
32 23T Scott Stoddard Wentland 75.574 75.658

Team Rolatia tops the charts today, but not the one you'd think. Sralt is tops in practice, when Test driver for the home team, Carlech Santiag, follows in second, while new driver Bo Kristoffer follows in Third. Qualifying for the first Grand Prix of the season is tomorrow.

Upset for Oscar Phillips
Last year's Fedala champion, Oscar Phillips, received an unpleasant surprise today, as he finished twenty-ninth in the time charts, only improving over two Wetland drivers. Adding insult to injury, the relatively unknown driver, Carlech Santiag, made a startling victory for Tango and Kartuma by leading second. He is behind William Stralt, tomorrow, who drives for Team Rolatia. Carlech Santiag is a test driver for Tango et Kartuma, so his success can be limited. Unfortunately, the next runner-up, Xavier Delson finished twenty-first, which is not considered a good position. This can lead to a potential disaster in tomorrow's race in Fedala, concluding in a terrible upset, not expected by the team. The first season ended with Fedala being the only victory for Kartuma. Unfortunately, it might not be even that. Nonetheless, all three drivers have promised the press that they will cooperate, and they hope that at least one of the drivers makes it to the podium, ending a potential debacle with a rather pleasant note. However, nothing can be promised.

Four hundred spectators are expected to flock to the race for the practice drive, tomorrow, while almost ten thousand tickets have been sold for the actual race, on Tuesday. The spectacular crowd is mostly Macabee, and some have already showed off what they are planning to display, including an array of national flags. As Danel Viern said, "We're hoping for a Kartuma victory."

Indeed, it seems all the nation needs. Just west of Fedala the battle of the River Nestor is coming to a close, but the citizens of the city can still hear the artillery roar. The administration has promised that nothing will befall the racers in the city, but warn tourist not to venture outside the outskirts of Fedala. Artillery and battle nonwithstanding, all eyes are on tomorrow. Hopefully, Kartuma can pull what the National Football Team pulled today - something just short of a miracle.

"Well done, Roger. How's she doing?"

"Well, masses of understeer, as we expected on the twisty ones. Not much downforce. How's the new wing coming?"

"Not so great. Scott's only arrived pretty late, we've been lucky to get him out on track at all, and he's been shaking down the third chassis. But he's keeping it away from the walls, so that's OK."

"I'm really enjoying it out there, I'm glad that so far we've not been disgraced."

"Bob's near the bottom of the timesheet, but it's an even bigger step-up for him. And he's doing the bare minimum at present given the financial situation."

"Here's to first practice then. Let's try to get in mid-grid."

It was in truth an absolute baptism of fire for the Wents, only just making it in time to the circuit before the first session. But Jeff Jordan was secretly somewhat pleased just to be there. His knocked together model from his garage, and the couple of quick run-together clones, with the only engines he had, were THERE. He was an F1 entrant and Wentland was on the motor racing map. And you never know...he'd put most emphasis on finishing, so with a high attrition rate what could happen?

(FASRE, not Farve!)

The Rolatian Telegraph
Sralt and Fasre shine in practice
The opening Formula 1 race of the season has begun, with Rolatian hopes high after last year's incredible win. The team are as humble as ever, with Ragji declaring in an interview post-practice, "We're not expecting to retain the titles. I'm shooting for a top-five finish, and my teammate a top eight, but we're not going to be disappointed if we miss the title. In particular, I fancy the chances of Tango et Kartuma and Wentland. Good luck to all."

In a brutally fast practice round today, Ragji himself didn't do well, coming 20th. His teammates fared better, with William Sralt finishing top and Nick Fasre - who is quoted as being annoyed after organizers messed up on his name, spelling it with a V no less - fourth. When faced with claims from some Rolatian papears he was losing his touch, he declared, "It was a tight practice round. As last year, anything can and does happen in the first day of the races."

As shown by the results from last year and this year (below), all three members of Team Rolatia have improved. Ragji 's best time is down 0.8 seconds and his position up 5 places, Sralt down 0.75 seconds and up 10 places, and Fasre down 0.8 seconds and up 15 places. The team now look towards qualifying. Ragji will be looking to do well - this was the site of his first points - and Sralt will be looking to qualfy this year. Right now, the national pride is centered on the team, with the Baptism of Fire not yet started*. It's expected that at least a thousand Rolatians will be arriving to the qualifying, with an estimated seven thousand going to the race proper. Around 210,000,000 will watch the race proper from Rolatia, so it's about average for a nation where the national sporting heroics hinge on Formula 1.

2005
25 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 75.161
11 William Sralt Team Rolatia 75.087
19 Nick Fasre Team Rolatia 75.143

2006
20 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 74.376
1 William Sralt Team Rolatia 74.325
4 Nick Fasre Team Rolatia 74.333

(*: As far as I'm concerned, this is January 06 in my nation. The BoF was a July 06 event, ergo it's not yet began.)

TCR main drivers midpack ties in practice
KeFlinger, LeCroix practice in shallow teens

Few race winners from last year had a strong day yesterday in Fedala, as Team Rolatia driver William Sralt placed a high 1.14.325 at his best (second being a thousanth off), only a few thousands of a second ahead of Tango et Kartuma testdriver Carlech Santiag. Twin Crescent veterans James KeFlinger and Scott LeCroix, placing the same time at 1.14.349 and eleventh place, marched the first few laps under race conditions.

"We went out and made sure we didn't avoid traffic like the plague," LeCroix said in the paddock. "We didn't go out just to get a feel of the track, we went to get a feel like how it'd be in two days. With a changing load and everything. We were out there for a while, and we had a high fuel load; I think [technical director Natanial] Juarez actually ordered that we do this with more fuel than on race day. We were out there long enough so that we could see how the new car reacts to loosing weight on the run, and so far it seems alright."

KeFlinger had a different opinion. "She's an ice queen." James apparently had trouble pushing the ACR 974 through turns smoothly. "She's been slipping on the tighter turns, and I can't keep the front end planted firmly. I'm thinking it could need some aero work by at most midseason."

KeFlinger's comments apparantly came as a shock to Gladen Michaels, president of the Twin Crescent team. "I think it might of been his lack of practicing on the new car during the offseason. He was going through some important stuff back then, and couldn't make the sessions. I mean, would you rather drive or see your child get born? I wouldn't blame him."

OOC: I'll change it in the file so it's right from down on. =p Deep breaths, Rol.

Here's Qualifying. Sorry about the delay, but you know. Servers.

In an effort to show somewhat how you'll perform during a race, qualifying is a 2-lap effort, with the lowest combined time winning.

Pos Car Name Team Total Fastest Second
1 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 148.706 74.321 74.385
2 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 148.736 74.324 74.412
3 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 148.742 74.321 74.421
4 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 148.844 74.321 74.523
5 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 149.105 74.456 74.649
6 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 149.161 74.501 74.660
7 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 149.410 74.322 75.088
8 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 149.482 74.493 74.989
9 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 149.586 74.626 74.960
10 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 149.696 74.446 75.250
11 23 Bob Turner Wentland 149.758 74.843 74.915
12 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 149.797 74.338 75.459
13 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 150.116 74.939 75.177
14 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 150.278 74.516 75.762
15 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 150.340 74.588 75.752
16 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 150.598 74.687 75.911
17 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 150.691 75.322 75.369
18 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 150.795 74.589 76.206
19 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 150.888 75.066 75.822
20 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 151.678 74.755 76.923
21 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 151.789 74.537 77.252
22 17 David Smith IGPA-1 152.715 75.726 76.989
23 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 152.909 75.504 77.405
24 21 John Sears BBETIF1 153.851 74.393 79.458

WENTLAND RACING PRESS RELEASE

Wentland Racing's Formula 1 debut qualifying went much better than expected today. The twisty Fedalia circuit was not expected to suit the Stellars, but Bob Turner pulled out a mighty qualifying performance and will start the Grand Prix tomorrow on the sixth row, whilst Roger Stoddard also made it into the top twenty.

"We do not have great expectations for the race itself," said team principal Jeff Jordan. "Our aim is to get both cars to the finish. This is very much a learning season and we will apply the lessons to try to become more competitive next year."

Turner was overjoyed by his qualifying performance, especially after a tentative free practice. "The cars were only ready last minute. I was being very careful when we started to avoid causing damage. Now we're in the race we can loose caution a bit more."

Roger Stoddard was less happy, a new front wing on the car not suiting his understeering on-the-throttle style. "I was still getting used to it during qualifying itself. I've at least got it going consistently, if I keep it at the same performance level a point is not out of the question."

Jeff Jordan is hoping that a good performance will stimulate economic development in Wentland's nascent technology parks and prevent a brain drain. "There are a number of promising engineers leaving university and having no-where to go. F1 is a fantastic recruitment tool if nothing else. If we can show what you can do with a bit of gumption, let's inspire someone else to take it further forward."

Race coverage on WBC2 will start at 1pm tomorrow.

Late at night, Roger Stoddard was still looking at the telemetry downloaded on the ZX81 when Jeff Jordan came in.

"What the bloody hell were you playing at today, Roger? You looked like an old woman."

"Sorry, Jeff, just couldn't get it going."

"Look, you're the number one driver. I only got Bob in because he's a decent hand. He bloody blew you away."

"I dunno, I just can't push to the edge at the moment."

"Are you scared?"

"Scared? Of course I'm scared. Scared of failure."

"And yet you did fail. Miles behind Bob."

"Jeff, this is not easy. I'm new to this formula. I don't want to ruin everything before we even start."

"Well, you'd better look at doing something a bit better in future. Your kid brother's done OK once he got used to the car."

"Yeah...he's a good 'un...but only 20. Why push him now?"

"He can be the bloody greatest if we look after him. I don't want him ruined by another team. I've got a hell of a lot invested in him. And I don't want you going out there all worried about him - unless you're worried about him taking your drive."

Jeff slammed the door shut as he left. Roger just stared at the numbers for a bit longer.

That's right, the server's back, and this thing keeps on rolling along.

EDIT: I forgot to convert the times from seconds to H:M:S format. Apologies.

Pos Car Name Team Time (sec)
1 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 6349.500
2 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 6364.430
3 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 6386.126
4 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 6408.518
5 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 6430.495
6 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 6434.455
7 17 David Smith IGPA-1 6435.017
8 21 John Sears BBETIF1 6440.574
9 23 Bob Turner Wentland 6464.476
10 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 6473.046
11 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 6473.983
12 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 6477.810
13 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 6485.964
14 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 6486.204
4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing Out (69)
9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing Out (68)
16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 Out (55)
25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 Out (40)
6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma Out (27)
18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI Out (22)
1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia Out (13)
20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 Out (12)
11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 Out (11)
12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 Out (10)

And early standings!

Pos Car Name Team Points
1 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 10
2 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 8
3 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 6
4 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 5
5 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 4
6 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 3
7 17 David Smith IGPA-1 2
8 21 John Sears BBETIF1 1

Pos Team Points
1 Twin Crescent Racing 10
2 Team Rolatia 8
3 Aston-Tickford Racing 6
4 Callaway F1 5
5 Sonic Team All*Stars 4
6 LivEng Racing 3
7 IGPA-1 2
8 BBETIF1 1

KeFlinger, TCR off to strong start
Places first in the Golden Throne

James KeFlinger, TCR pilot and Candrian native, placed first in F1GP's second season visit to the Golden Throne yesterday, coming off with a dominating finish in Fedala. KeFlinger, who was complaining about poor traction pre-race, apparently found the control he was looking for, perhaps stealing it from teammate Scott LeCroix, who suffered a minor crash that would eventually cause a failure of the front wings.

KeFlinger's car apparently had some work done to it; small winglets were noticed above the suspension setup, and both cars debuted with a chin wing under the main front wing. Although no statement has been made by the team concerning them, the cars seem likely to keep them - both KeFlinger and LeCroix dominated the tight turns, while keeping the cars pushing through the straights with characteristic GEM power.

"It was great, the car started to handle nicely, and I really got into the flow of things. This year could be our year," KeFlinger exclaimed during an interview. "I know I won't settle for second again, and neither will Scott [LeCroix] - not after just missing it last year."

LeCroix was more notibly upset. A small bump early on with Tango et Kartuma's Xavier Delson apparently damaged his car's front end. The car almost immediately became less stable, but LeCroix managed to keep the car in the running, and even in contention for first, for 52 more laps. "It was a bad way to end, you know? I didn't want it to happen, but when the pit crew tells you that the wing is starting to fold under you, you don't want to risk something." In the end, it was a poor day for most drivers - 10 of the 24 qualifiers failed to finish the race. Officials from some of the teams have recently begun clamoring for less laps in a race, in order for more cars to finish; the F1A has not commented on this so far.

OOC:Casari It would be nice to Have some race Highlights. It would help people like me with there RP's

Maxwell escapes nasty crash

Tonissian Driver Duo Maxwell survived a nasty crash on the 40th lap ofThe GP of the Golden Throne win he was battling with John Sears of East tennesee island. Sears car hopped the curb causing contact with Maxwell. Maxwells car then lifted in the air over a curb AND sand trap,landing on a service road and hitting the wall.Maxwell climbed out of the car and waved to the spectators.signaling he was okay.As for other driver Ellyso Merendez he did a Splended Job climbing up to third place before being passed at the end.


OOC:Vedio linkage

http://www.powow.com/danny1987/Movie_0011.wmv

Jeff Jordan stared from the pit wall. The cameras were focussing on KeFlinger's victorious final lap rather than on the positions lower down. So he stood and stared as the TCR car came out of the last corner, a worthy winner. Fifteen seconds later and Sralt took the chequer. Two down.

Twenty seconds...maybe Ridgwell's fallen off? He's been pretty wild. But no, he's there in a safe third. Dammit. Fourth was Merendez and fifth Vernon. All different cars. At least I've got two classified, Jordan wryly thought.

But his hopes were running out. Two cars running at the finish was what he had hoped for, but so close to a point...Wilkins and Smith were a scant eight seconds clear of Bob Turner. If only Roger had qualified better, thought Jeff, he'd be clear of those two. Maybe if they take each other out I'll get a heap of points. And in the last corner Wilkins made a banzai attempt to seize sixth place from the IGPA driver. For a moment it looked as if he would overshoot and punt Smith into the gravel, perhaps joining him, but no, he straightened it all out and careered off towards the line, Smith, presumably fuming, in tow.

They'd lost a bit of time before the blue car with the black helmet hove into view. Bob Turner had come ninth on his Grand Prix debut, a magnificent result for him, but just outside the point. Jeff sighed and descended to congratulate the pit crew.

He didn't notice the battle for tenth.

This is F1GP's second visit to the Secloring in Krytenia for the second race of the season. First Practice has already shown speeds, breaking the F1GP track record set just last year.

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The Thirteen turn, 5.4km track should split the needs of acceleration and cornering almost directly down the middle, leaving a playing field wide open for a number of drivers.

Leading first practice is hometown driver Liam Ridgewell, followed by test driver Dean Bean for Howdown and Oscar Phillips for Tango et Kartuma. Leading the rest of the field is defending World Champion Thomas Ragji.

Pos Car Name Team Fastest Second
1 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 89.878 89.882
2 12T Dean Bean Howdown Sport F1 89.881 89.981
3 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 89.883 89.885
4 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 89.885 89.980
5 17 David Smith IGPA-1 89.886 89.922
6 2T Nick Fasre Team Rolatia 89.893 89.994
7 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 89.898 90.053
7 23 Bob Turner Wentland 89.898 89.954
9 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 89.901 89.963
10 8T Luigi Nett Aston-Tickford Racing 89.908 89.928
11 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 89.911 89.913
12 21 John Sears BBETIF1 89.914 90.054
13 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 89.918 89.919
14 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 89.921 90.056
14 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 89.921 89.926
16 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 89.929 89.930
17 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 89.933 90.279
18 15T Lagasse/Dalomba Sonic Team All*Stars 89.934 90.067
19 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 89.943 89.978
20 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 89.950 90.452
21 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 89.961 90.308
22 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 89.975 90.070
23 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 90.032 90.077
24 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 90.039 90.061
25 23T Scott Stoddard Wentland 90.041 90.098
26 6T Carlech Santiag Tango et Kartuma 90.078 90.161
27 21T Llandon Yates BBETIF1 90.092 90.295
28 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 90.127 90.287
29 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 90.174 90.252
30 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 90.215 90.234
31 4T Steven Sloan Twin Crescent Racing 90.433 90.479
32 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 90.446 90.966

Where is everybody?
KeFlinger, LeCroix, Sloan all buiried mid-deep pack in practice at Krytenia

After coming off a successful race in the Golden Throne, Twin Crescent Racing's pilots all seemed quite overwhelmed and indistinguishable in the Secloring, despite being only 1/10th a second off of practice leader Liam Ridgewell of Austin-Tickford. Four drivers were between KeFlinger and LeCroix, who were a mere hundreth of a second away from eachother. The race seems likely to be a thriller, with barely one whole second separating 1st from 32nd in practice; reliability could change that - the number of laps on this track could wear down almost every car, continuing the trend of few cars finishing a race.

Jeff Jordan was buttonholed by a reporter for Motorace magazine on his way to team debrief and asked about his opinions on the practice session.

"Naturally, we are very pleased. Top 8 performance by Bob; he was a little unlucky not to score a point first time out, let's see if he can go one better this time. And he was consistently quick in his laps."

"What about Roger Stoddard? Disappointing again from your number one driver?"

"No, not at all. We're all new to this game and Roger was working more on race set-up than Bob. Remember our budget is near zero and we've managed to get both cars into the top twenty, that is well ahead of where we were scheduled to be."

***

Jeff Jordan entered the Dormobile that stood for the team hospitality vehicle and had a quiet word with Roger.

"For God's sake, Roger, what's WRONG with you? You were all over the bloody shop. Your bloody brother was quicker than you. Only that last flyer of yours got you some respectability."

"Jeff, if I knew I'd do something about it. But you know me. I like oversteery cars. I can't get this thing around corners."

"Well, if you can't, Rog, I'll have someone in who can. Maybe someone with a similar bloody surname."

"Just wait for the race. Practice is not important. I'm getting the hang of this. That last flying lap was just for starters."

"It had better be. It had bloody better be."

(OOC: I apologize for missing last qualifying and race, but I've had a busy weekend, and the one time I did try and get qualifying article done, the computer predictially crashed >:()
The Rolatian Telegraph
Ragji and Fasre do well in practice; Sralt not so hot
Thomas Ragji and Nick Fasre have had a good practice session today, with the duo finishing respectably. Ragji finished 4th in a brutally fast pack, and Nick Fasre got 6th - another good result for the test driver who could potentially now have been driving in a race role. William Sralt, surprise runner-up in the first race and currently leading Team Rolatia in the points after Ragji's massive engine problem in the 13th lap after bumping into Bo Kristoffer the lap before, finished a poor 13th. The team are hoping for a decent qualifying round

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And it's qualifying day at the Secloring, along with having a new logo that I managed to come up with while being excessively bored.

Pos Car Name Team Total Fastest Second
1 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 179.780 89.874 89.906
2 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 179.782 89.888 89.894
3 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 179.793 89.888 89.905
4 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 179.797 89.883 89.914
5 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 179.801 89.878 89.923
6 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 179.806 89.872 89.934
7 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 179.975 89.911 90.064
8 17 David Smith IGPA-1 180.032 90.013 90.019
9 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 180.075 89.906 90.169
10 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 180.169 89.888 90.281
11 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 180.236 89.926 90.310
12 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 180.252 89.876 90.376
13 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 180.298 89.957 90.341
14 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 180.437 89.924 90.513
15 23 Bob Turner Wentland 180.458 89.966 90.492
16 21 John Sears BBETIF1 180.594 89.992 90.602
17 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 181.253 90.346 90.907
18 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 181.370 90.366 91.004
19 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 181.456 90.624 90.832
20 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 181.583 90.579 91.004
21 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 182.539 90.963 91.576
22 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 184.155 91.573 92.582
23 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 184.365 91.425 92.940
24 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 185.076 91.951 93.125

"At bloody last, Roger."

"Yeah, as I said, getting a handle on it now. Eleventh. Not bad considering the others have managed to develop their cars."

"Where's Bob?"

"Looking at telemetry. A bit pissed off that I beat him."

"Heh, that's good."

"Tyre wear is a bit of a concern. Are we ready for the stops?"

"We can switch between 2 or 3 stops. I think we might light-fuel Bob at one of his and have you on different ones. Nothing ventured."

LeCroix hot in qualifying, KeFlinger can't keep up; fined for outburst
Times still close, exciting race predicted

Scott LeCroix had a great day in qualifying today, pushing the car to 4th and keeping within a fine race day of getting TCR's second consecutive win to start off the season. James KeFlinger, however, started strong but couldn't keep the car in pace, and placed 14th on the starting grid. His poor second effort prompted him to a swearing outburst while in the pitlane, in full view of reporters and F1GP officials. Officials have stated that he will race, and has been penalized with only a fine.

KeFlinger has not returned calls on the issue, and team & F1GP officials have declined to comment further.

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The Grand Prix of Krytenia is now complete, which means it's time for some results.

Pos Car Name Team Time (sec)
1 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 1:48:19.097
2 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 1:48:22.619
3 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 1:48:34.918
4 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 1:48:40.999
5 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 1:48:48.470
6 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 1:48:52.768
7 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 1:49:03.280
8 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 1:49:05.750
9 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 1:49:05.930
10 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 1:49:10.260
11 21 John Sears BBETIF1 1:49:12.081
12 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 1:49:12.402
13 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 1:49:17.196
14 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 1:49:21.265
15 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 1:49:24.145
16 23 Bob Turner Wentland 1:49:32.126
17 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 1:49:33.382
18 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 1:50:05.217
15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars Out (61)
17 David Smith IGPA-1 Out (56)
10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing Out (46)
3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing Out (15)
4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing Out (12)
6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma Out (3)

Drivers Standings-
Pos # Name Team Points
1 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 12
2 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 11
3 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 10
3 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 10
5 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 8
6 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 7
7 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 5
8 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 4
8 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 4
10 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 3
11 17 David Smith IGPA-1 2
12 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 1
12 21 John Sears BBETIF1 1

Constructors Standings-
Pos Name Points
1 Team Rolatia 21
2 Aston-Tickford Racing 13
3 Twin Crescent Racing 10
4 Tango et Kartuma 8
5 Callaway F1 7
5 IGPA-1 7
7 Sonic Team All*Stars 4
7 Wentland 4
9 LivEng Racing 3
10 BBETIF1 1

And it's the first day at the first of three new courses on this year's F1GP schedule.

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Length- 5km

The track in Istanil is a lot of long straights and chicanes, so we can expect that the more aerodynamic cars will carry a significant advantage here today.

Pos Car Name Team Fastest Second
1 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 57.302 57.307
2 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 57.307 57.370
2 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 57.307 57.321
4 12T Dean Bean Howdown Sport F1 57.309 57.316
5 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 57.312 57.362
6 15T Lagasse/Dalomba Sonic Team All*Stars 57.314 57.317
6 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 57.314 57.343
8 4 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 57.316 57.317
8 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 57.316 57.328
8 17 David Smith IGPA-1 57.316 57.322
11 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 57.323 57.328
12 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 57.324 57.325
13 4T Steven Sloan Twin Crescent Racing 57.326 57.347
14 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 57.333 57.416
14 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 57.333 57.420
16 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 57.335 57.393
17 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 57.336 57.419
18 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 57.337 57.421
19 21T Llandon Yates BBETIF1 57.339 57.403
20 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 57.340 57.353
21 2T Nick Fasre Team Rolatia 57.362 57.388
22 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 57.369 57.500
23 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 57.370 57.372
24 6T Carlech Santiag Tango et Kartuma 57.386 57.500
25 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 57.401 57.440
26 23 Bob Turner Wentland 57.445 57.458
27 8T Luigi Nett Aston-Tickford Racing 57.463 57.707
28 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 57.484 57.550
29 23T Scott Stoddard Wentland 57.495 57.690
30 21 John Sears BBETIF1 57.504 57.504
31 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 57.633 57.679
32 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 57.669 57.796

Motorace dot com had a detailed report on the travails of Roger Stoddard. "He looked a world beater at the Secloring," it said. "He looks an egg beater at Istanil.

"How can a driver change so much in such a short space of time? In qualifying at the Secloring he manhandled an ill-handling brute to eleventh, taking time to get used to the power he had to handle, and his overtaking moves on Morgan and Daniels were wonderful moves, well thought out and gutsy. Fifth place and four points were just reward.

"But he cannot deal with the chicanes here. It's almost as if he is not concentrating. As it is, after the first session he is slower than everyone bar the hapless Dejure-Rihad, and was even beaten by his brother who was running experimental set-ups and not seeking a time.

"Team-mate Turner appears to be a competent enough journeyman but already twice this season he has outdriven the ostensible number one driver.

"Maybe he needs better motivation. Jeff Jordan is an irascible character at the best of times and dealing with him daily must be knife-edge territory. Easygoing Turner can deal with it, but it cannot help much if you're being told that your brother will replace you at any moment.

"Time will tell."

TCR bouncing back from Krytenia debacle
KeFlinger's one track mind produces fastest time in Istanil

James KeFlinger and Twin Crescent Racing are looking to bounce back in Istanil after failing to even finish in the GP of Krytenia, as KeFlinger produced the fastest practice time in the course.

"I just went all robot out there. It's a pretty bland track, and everything looks the same. If I actually focused during the run, I might've bored myself into the walls."

KeFlinger was definatly in the zone, producing a best time of 57.302 seconds, and going no higher than 57.309 during his five laps of actual testing. His most outrageous mistake throughout the whole test session was nothing more than going wide into the top chichanes, which occured during the warmups.

LeCroix, on the otherhand, had a mediocre day, finishing at 14th in the standings and with a best time of 57.333 seconds. "I didn't have as good a day, it just seemed to me like it was so boring. I couldn't focus square on the track; I kept looking at the scenery. I just screwed it up. It's alright, though, everyone on this team has experience winning from midpack."

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Qualifying.

Pos Car Name Team Total Fastest Second
1 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 114.610 57.300 57.310
2 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 114.615 57.300 57.315
3 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 114.636 57.300 57.336
4 21 John Sears BBETIF1 114.639 57.301 57.338
5 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 114.733 57.356 57.377
6 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 114.736 57.357 57.379
7 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 114.929 57.450 57.479
8 17 David Smith IGPA-1 115.151 57.351 57.800
9 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 115.316 57.397 57.919
10 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 115.496 57.308 58.188
11 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 115.673 57.653 58.020
12 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 115.735 57.727 58.008
13 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 115.790 57.431 58.359
14 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 115.893 57.395 58.498
15 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 115.943 57.790 58.153
16 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 116.165 57.894 58.271
17 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 116.195 57.616 58.579
18 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 116.788 57.389 59.399
19 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 116.805 58.114 58.691
20 23 Bob Turner Wentland 117.098 58.243 58.855
21 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 117.102 58.164 58.938
22 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 117.309 58.367 58.942
23 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 117.514 58.648 58.866
24 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 119.795 59.667 60.128

LivEng Racing dominates qualifying
For two races in a row, LivEng Racing has dominated the qualifying sessions, finishing near or at the top of the pile. However, with the World Cup, as well as NSCL and NSFA Cups actively underway, F1GP seems to have, pardon the pun, taken a back seat in the nation. More to come on the developing season.

Wilkins, TCR pack top 3
Chips falling to place for another victory

Troy Wilkins of LivEng Racing and both TCR pilots James KeFlinger and Scott LeCroix all secured top spots in qualifying in Istanil. All three pilots crossed with fastest times of 57.3 seconds, leaving all separation to come from the 2nd fastest, where LeCroix dropped pace.

The GP seems to be setting up for a showdown between Wilikins and KeFlinger, with LeCroix almost assured 3rd at best. Both pilots had neckbreaking paces in qualifying and practice, splitting the bests of each session between them. However, the favor seems tipped in TCR's balance, with a highly conservative race strategy that could put KeFlinger ahead of Wilkins. Here, it'll be all reliability.

Sorry, paper yesterday.

Pos Car Name Team Time (sec)
1 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 4451.242
2 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 4468.227
3 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 4470.862
4 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 4500.215
5 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 4509.358
6 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 4516.720
7 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 4517.331
8 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 4520.906
9 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 4521.243
10 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 4526.897
11 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 4527.037
12 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 4527.228
13 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 4538.050
14 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 4556.258
15 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 4588.896
16 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 4590.186
17 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 4594.340
18 23 Bob Turner Wentland 4624.508
16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 Out (55)
15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars Out (54)
9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing Out (32)
21 John Sears BBETIF1 Out (9)
12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 Out (7)
17 David Smith IGPA-1 Out (7)

Pos # Name Team Points
1 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 18
2 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 15
2 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 15
4 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 13
4 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 13
6 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 9
7 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 8
8 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 6
9 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 5
10 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 4
10 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 4
12 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 3
13 17 David Smith IGPA-1 2
14 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 1
14 21 John Sears BBETIF1 1

Pos Name Points
1 Team Rolatia 30
2 Twin Crescent Racing 24
3 Aston-Tickford Racing 14
4 LivEng Racing 13
5 Callaway F1 9
6 Tango et Kartuma 8
7 IGPA-1 7
8 Sonic Team All*Stars 4
8 Wentland 4
8 BBETIF1 4

Daniels crashes out as Wilkins takes victory
Troy Wilkins claimed both pole and the checquered flag at the first-ever Grand Prix of Istanil at the Tour de Istanil circuit for the first-ever LivEng Racing F1GP victory. After the race, the LivEng Racing team directors all hailed it as a "tremendous achievement", not equal to anything they'd seen. The team will now undoubtedly be looking to build on this with just Mt. Melanis seperating this race from the team's home circuit in Orean.

OOC: Sorry I could not be here, had a LARGE school project, and din't have time to check the forum.

IGPA Press Release

David Smith and Alexander Richardson both encountered hard luck yesterday at the Tour de Istanil Circuit, each failing to place despite excellent qualifying runs.
The number 17 car, driven by David Smith, encountered engine trouble about 3/4 of the way through the race, and he spent quite a long time in the pits while the mechanic tried to sort things out. There appears to be something wrong with the number 17 car though, as a similar problem happened last week at Krytenia. Richardson stayed going throughout the race, but had a quite un-impressive time. He said that "The power-steering locked up", but it appears more likely that he was just not driving well.

Jeff Jordan was upbeat in front of the Press. "We're proud of our 100% finishing record. We want to learn to walk before running. And we've scored points already, we're well ahead of schedule."

He then sprinted to the team caravan, where the Press heard various words being addressed at approximately 117dB to his drivers, along the lines of "rubbish", "farcical", "idiotic", "shambles" and "Chanoch Nissany".

However the Wentland team hope to get some better results at a circuit more conducive to their car.

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Day 1 at Mt. Melanis Raceway in the Candrian Empire. A good effort here is going to take a car that's good at running the corners.

Pos Car Name Team Fastest Second
1 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 103.702 103.715
2 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 103.703 103.774
3 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 103.704 103.720
3 21 John Sears BBETIF1 103.704 103.708
5 21T Llandon Yates BBETIF1 103.705 103.732
6 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 103.717 103.738
7 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 103.722 103.743
8 8T Luigi Nett Aston-Tickford Racing 103.723 103.737
9 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 103.728 103.736
10 12T Dean Bean Howdown Sport F1 103.742 103.810
11 6T Carlech Santiag Tango et Kartuma 103.748 103.853
12 15T Lagasse/Dalomba Sonic Team All*Stars 103.752 103.850
13 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 103.755 103.886
13 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 103.755 103.760
13 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 103.755 103.761
16 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 103.760 103.811
17 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 103.762 103.785
18 4T Steven Sloan Twin Crescent Racing 103.768 103.771
19 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 103.784 103.817
20 23 Bob Turner Wentland 103.790 103.891
21 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 103.805 103.823
22 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 103.812 103.817
23 2T Nick Fasre Team Rolatia 103.840 103.858
24 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 103.856 103.896
25 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 103.860 103.895
26 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 103.872 104.063
27 17 David Smith IGPA-1 103.896 103.960
28 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 103.965 104.057
29 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 103.983 104.018
30 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 104.034 104.286
31 23T Scott Stoddard Wentland 104.049 104.105
32 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 104.169 104.216

Qualifying.

Pos Car Name Team Total Fastest Second
1 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 207.429 103.701 103.728
2 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 207.514 103.745 103.769
3 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 207.517 103.738 103.779
4 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 207.824 103.800 104.024
5 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 207.877 103.709 104.168
6 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 207.918 103.820 104.098
7 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 207.948 103.734 104.214
8 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 208.117 103.759 104.358
9 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 208.156 103.837 104.319
10 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 208.204 103.760 104.444
11 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 208.396 103.892 104.504
12 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 208.445 104.111 104.334
13 23 Bob Turner Wentland 208.496 103.764 104.732
14 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 208.511 103.700 104.811
15 21 John Sears BBETIF1 208.548 103.756 104.792
16 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 208.572 104.066 104.506
17 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 208.707 103.786 104.921
18 17 David Smith IGPA-1 208.798 104.161 104.637
19 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 208.912 104.038 104.874
20 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 208.933 104.023 104.910
21 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 208.958 104.186 104.772
22 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 209.096 104.014 105.082
23 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 209.644 104.691 104.953
24 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 209.981 103.789 106.192

Jeff Jordan was ebullient after qualifying. "Third row! Brilliant, Roger, brilliant! Maybe a podium!"

The slog in the untimed session working on a race set-up might now pay dividends...the car had felt unusually good at Mount Melanis, so perhaps a really good finish was on the cards...

(OOC: Sorry about missing a load more posts, but it's been hell recently. I'll try and get posting regularly tomorrow)

Results!

Pos Car Name Team Time (sec)
1 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 6568.059
2 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 6579.187
3 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 6587.398
4 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 6591.754
5 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 6592.919
6 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 6595.814
7 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 6599.237
8 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 6599.376
9 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 6599.449
10 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 6600.392
11 21 John Sears BBETIF1 6606.289
12 23 Bob Turner Wentland 6613.768
13 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 6614.623
14 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 6615.408
15 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 6617.025
16 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 6633.801
17 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 6643.545
18 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 6643.602
19 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 6664.076
20 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 6665.269
15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars Out (50)
2 William Sralt Team Rolatia Out (38)
25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 Out (34)
17 David Smith IGPA-1 Out (6)

Pos # Name Team Points
1 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 23
2 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 18
3 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 16
4 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 15
5 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 13
5 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 13
7 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 12
8 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 11
9 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 9
10 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 8
11 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 7
12 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 4
13 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 3
14 17 David Smith IGPA-1 2
15 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 1
15 21 John Sears BBETIF1 1

Pos Name Points
1 Team Rolatia 38
2 Twin Crescent Racing 34
3 Aston-Tickford Racing 20
4 LivEng Racing 13
6 Callaway F1 11
5 Tango et Kartuma 12
7 IGPA-1 10
9 Sonic Team All*Stars 4
8 Wentland 9
9 BBETIF1 4
11 Howdown Sport F1 1

6 Callaway F1 11
5 Tango et Kartuma 12

ummm somethings wrong here:p

Jeff Jordan was ebullient in a press conference after the race. "Fourth! Bloody brilliant! And we still have a hundred per cent finishing rate!"

And indeed Stoddard had had an excellent drive. A mercurial start saw him leap to second place, where he held a long queue of impatient traffic for the first third of the race; the Stellar was a little tardy, but he drove fairly and calmly under pressure.

Only in the pits was he passed, firstly by Ragji, who took advantage of the queue to pit early and bang in a few monstrously fast laps to climb from midfield to towards the front, and then by Morgan at the second, who had short-fuelled at the first stop and also gained a few places.

However, Stoddard's nursing of tyres saw him increase speed towards the end and he took a couple of cars along with him away from the seething pack. In the end he was a short but safe 1.1 seconds clear of Phillips. Richardson managed to join the "break" leaving behind a veritable peloton fighting out over seventh place and two crucial points, Bob Turner being the only blight on the Wentland team's weekend when a banzai move for 9th did not quite come off and a half-spin sent him back down a couple of places; he only just recovered in time to hold off Vernon.

The Rolatian Telegraph
Ragji - King of the Comeback
Thomas Ragji managed to re-gain control of the Driver's Championship and keep a second consecutive double for Rolatia after sensationally coming from a qualifying position on the eighth row to finish second. Ragji is becoming rather notorious for doing this - he frequently has jumped many places between the qualifying and the race, but this was a more magnificent one than most.

Thomas Ragji is now leading the Driver's Championship, five points clear of James KeFlinger of Twin Crescent Racing. Third is Scott LeCroix of TCR, and fourth is William Sralt, who failed to finish this race but has looked stronger overall than last year. Team Rolatia have 38 points to TCR's 34, with no other teams in sight. It's going to be a pitched battle through the season.

What, I forgot to hit sort. *shrugs* the numbers are right.

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Welcome to Liverpool England, everyone.

Pos Car Name Team Fastest Second
1 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 79.500 79.500
2 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 79.501 79.514
3 17 David Smith IGPA-1 79.503 79.511
4 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 79.504 79.508
5 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 79.510 79.530
5 21T Llandon Yates BBETIF1 79.510 79.536
7 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 79.511 79.530
8 4T Steven Sloan Twin Crescent Racing 79.512 79.644
9 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 79.513 79.525
10 23T Scott Stoddard Wentland 79.514 79.597
10 21 John Sears BBETIF1 79.514 79.584
12 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 79.516 79.535
12 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 79.516 79.539
14 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 79.521 79.532
15 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 79.522 79.556
16 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 79.523 79.531
17 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 79.526 79.564
18 12T Dean Bean Howdown Sport F1 79.527 79.531
19 2T Nick Fasre Team Rolatia 79.533 79.543
20 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 79.537 79.676
21 6T Carlech Santiag Tango et Kartuma 79.546 79.621
22 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 79.547 79.575
23 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 79.555 79.566
24 23 Bob Turner Wentland 79.589 79.716
25 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 79.593 79.660
26 8T Luigi Nett Aston-Tickford Racing 79.599 79.626
27 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 79.617 79.639
28 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 79.619 79.622
29 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 79.632 79.639
30 15T Lagasse/Dalomba Sonic Team All*Stars 79.633 79.679
31 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 79.687 80.326
32 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 79.735 79.824

Strong day for TCR following LeCroix victory at home
Slim lead of Rolatia in danger of toppling

Scott LeCroix and James KeFlinger both had strong days in practice at Liverpool England, setting top 5 times and staying on pace with Team Rolatia's William Sralt. Team Rolatia currently holds a tenious 4 point constructor's lead, with a 5 point driver's lead held by Rolatia's Thomas Ragji. TCR packs behind them, and with continued success, can come out on top.

Qualifying!

Pos Car Name Team Total Fastest Second
1 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 159.166 79.532 79.634
2 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 159.224 79.500 79.724
3 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 159.331 79.648 79.683
4 21 John Sears BBETIF1 159.349 79.500 79.849
5 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 159.813 79.544 80.269
6 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 159.879 79.889 79.990
7 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 159.887 79.520 80.367
8 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 159.913 79.513 80.400
9 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 160.090 79.860 80.230
10 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 160.141 79.520 80.621
11 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 160.170 79.504 80.666
12 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 160.276 79.997 80.279
13 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 160.350 79.747 80.603
14 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 160.550 79.832 80.718
15 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 160.908 80.036 80.872
16 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 161.149 80.557 80.592
17 23 Bob Turner Wentland 162.209 79.696 82.513
18 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 162.409 80.325 82.084
19 17 David Smith IGPA-1 162.872 81.363 81.509
20 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 163.546 80.928 82.618
21 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 164.456 81.940 82.516
22 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 164.902 80.634 84.268
23 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 165.935 82.717 83.218
24 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 166.440 83.117 83.323

Jeff Jordan looked at the printouts of lap times with interest...maybe, he mused, Scotty needs a promotion to the main team...his bedding in was more impressive than the journeyman Turner's performance...

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And the Grand Prix of Liverpool England is complete.

Pos Car Name Team Time (sec)
1 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 6528.159
2 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 6532.048
3 21 John Sears BBETIF1 6538.160
4 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 6538.926
5 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 6541.006
6 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 6542.016
7 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 6548.563
8 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 6550.232
9 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 6558.883
10 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 6568.643
11 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 6577.566
12 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 6591.825
13 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 6598.229
14 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 6602.369
15 17 David Smith IGPA-1 6606.922
16 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 6612.067
17 23 Bob Turner Wentland 6612.068
18 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 6615.382
16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 Out (41)
15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars Out (37)
8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing Out (35)
25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 Out (11)
10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing Out (6)
14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars Out (3)

And, of course, what race is complete without the latest standings?

Pos # Name Team Points
1 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 28
2 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 26
3 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 25
4 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 19
5 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 13
5 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 13
5 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 13
8 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 12
9 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 9
10 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 8
10 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 8
12 21 John Sears BBETIF1 7
13 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 5
14 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 4
15 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 3
16 17 David Smith IGPA-1 2


Pos Name Points
1 Team Rolatia 53
2 Twin Crescent Racing 45
3 Aston-Tickford Racing 20
4 LivEng Racing 13
4 Callaway F1 13
4 Tango et Kartuma 13
7 IGPA-1 10
7 BBETIF1 10
9 Wentland 9
10 Howdown Sport F1 5
11 Sonic Team All*Stars 4

The Rolatian Telegraph
Sralt finally grabs a win while Ragji feels the heat
William Sralt has finally managed to get his first GP win today, and made it a double-perfect win by leading in all three days. This is an unrivalled performance, not even gained by Ragji yet, and has propelled the eager driver to third in the rankings, a mere three points behind Ragji himself. He said today "The weekend at Liverpool England was one of the best weekends of my racing career. I'm shocked I even managed to win, let alone winning all three days." Meanwhile, Thomas Ragji was not so hot, only taking 4th - not a bad performance, but thanks to his rival KeFlinger's second he now leads by just two points. Meanwhile, Team Rolatia are now 8 points clear in the Constructor's Championship. A team official told our journalist "We're not going to get cocky. We remember the astonishing Casarian constructor's win last year - we can't afford to be complacent"

Practice from Tur Vidoro. 4.3 km, it manages to split Aerodynamics and Cornering nicely.

Pos Car Name Team Fastest Second
1 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 72.500 72.508
2 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 72.503 72.570
3 17 David Smith IGPA-1 72.507 72.556
4 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 72.512 72.521
5 15T Lagasse/Dalomba Sonic Team All*Stars 72.515 72.540
6 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 72.518 72.633
6 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 72.518 72.518
8 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 72.521 72.533
9 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 72.522 72.705
10 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 72.523 72.557
11 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 72.526 72.531
12 2T Nick Fasre Team Rolatia 72.532 72.583
13 4T Steven Sloan Twin Crescent Racing 72.533 72.537
14 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 72.534 72.546
15 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 72.537 72.569
16 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 72.540 72.623
17 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 72.542 72.680
18 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 72.547 72.580
19 21T Llandon Yates BBETIF1 72.553 72.645
20 23 Bob Turner Wentland 72.556 72.712
21 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 72.565 72.769
22 23T Scott Stoddard Wentland 72.567 72.961
23 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 72.569 72.602
24 21 John Sears BBETIF1 72.572 72.578
25 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 72.578 72.763
26 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 72.579 72.580
27 8T Luigi Nett Aston-Tickford Racing 72.580 72.625
28 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 72.618 72.625
29 12T Dean Bean Howdown Sport F1 72.629 72.776
30 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 72.657 72.664
31 6T Carlech Santiag Tango et Kartuma 72.702 72.718
32 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 72.758 72.820

Roger and Bob expected eruptions from Jeff Jordan after the desultory appearance at Liverpool England. However they were pleasantly surprised. "Sorry, lads, I made a mistake on the design for this circuit. Won't happen again." Bob apologized for his spin but Jeff brushed it off. "Good to see you were trying."

Perhaps chastened for the race at Tur Vidoro, the three drivers were a little circumspect but managed to nail some half-decent times in the first practice. As usual Scott concentrated on race set-up and showed some promise. This time however Bob Turner abandoned some of his time blitzing to do so as well, so both were well behind Roger Stoddard. The hope was that Roger's telemetry could translate into practice times for both whereas 2 drivers working on the race setup could lead to better race performances.

And Qualifying has been completed from the Tur Vidoro Circuit as well. Sorry about the delay.

Pos Car Name Team Total Fastest Second
1 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 145.008 72.503 72.505
2 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 145.296 72.500 72.796
3 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 145.360 72.506 72.854
4 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 145.487 72.513 72.974
5 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 145.520 72.607 72.913
6 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 145.575 72.670 72.905
7 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 146.382 73.185 73.197
8 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 146.400 72.657 73.743
9 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 146.665 72.882 73.783
10 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 147.090 72.504 74.586
11 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 147.185 73.368 73.817
12 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 147.370 73.342 74.028
13 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 147.468 72.834 74.634
14 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 147.489 72.594 74.895
15 17 David Smith IGPA-1 147.511 72.587 74.924
16 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 147.538 72.716 74.822
17 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 147.800 73.412 74.388
18 21 John Sears BBETIF1 148.462 74.112 74.350
19 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 148.769 72.601 76.168
20 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 148.822 72.562 76.260
21 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 149.289 74.417 74.872
22 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 150.118 73.818 76.300
23 23 Bob Turner Wentland 150.772 73.196 77.576
24 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 153.636 76.184 77.452

Jordan had the clock on Roger Stoddard's qualifying. He had looked r-i-i-i-g-h-t on the ragged edge on the monitors, to the brink of disaster, just pulling it back in time. It looked a good one. Oh, it looked a good one.

Coming out of the final corner and nailing it down the straight. The blip as he changed up through the semi-auto. Across the line and Jordan had to look twice at the monitor. As he did so he was vaguely aware of a cacophony of whoops, hollers and high fives behind him. One twelve point five DEAD. It was the fastest of the session. Pole was within reach.

Alas the effort of the first lap was immense and the second lap was not so neat. A couple of minor wobbles - which the TCR did not suffer. A couple of tenths gone and so was 1st on the grid. But never mind. One twelve point eight, just shy, and on corrected times Roger Stoddard was heading for a front row position.

Bob Turner went out to emulate his team-mate. Unfortunately he could not match the ragged edge performance of Stoddard. Although in truth his first lap was perfectly respectable. "One thirteen, Bob, just keep it tight," came the voice of the chief engineer over the radio - but Bob Turner thought it was too slow, went barrelling into turn 7 and overshot by a degree. By the time he had it sorted out he had lost seconds and the rest of the circumspect lap was damage limitation. Had it not been for Vernon driving as if he were blindfolded Turner would have been dead last.

"Second on the grid," thought Jeff Jordan. "Not bad. Also second last. Not good."

The Stellar team went to work on the gearbox software...could they generate another banzai start - and actually LEAD a Grand Prix for the first time?

KeFlinger Poles, LeCroix in 5 in Ma-Tek

James KeFlinger captured first for qualifying yesterday in Ma-Tek, as this years F1GP season draws to a close. Scott LeCroix came in 5th to start the day, as TCR prepares to win another race this season and secure 1st in the Constructer's championship. Wentland's Roger Stoddard came in a surprising 2nd, but isn't expected by experts to remain there - the team is relatively underfunded, and parity isn't exactly the buzzword in F1GP, as the only two teams really in contention are TCR and Team Rolatia, who combined scored more points this season than every other F1 team put together.

KeFlinger seemed almost perfect in his laps, seemingly unphased by his top-2 counterpart Stoddard's blazing first lap, although his second was slightly off. KeFlinger swung his car around quickly throught the wide turns, allowing him to barrel down the straights consistantly, wheras Stoddard seemed to fight against the inadequate suspension of his car for his blazing lap, which caught up to him on his second run.

KeFlinger is hoping for his 2nd outright win, and the team's third of the season, in order to secure the Driver's and Constucter's Championship.

(sorry for being out for a while, I had a social stud. project that sucked up a lot of time.)

And, the most important set of numbers every three day, the results.

Pos Car Name Team Time (sec)
1 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 6140.426
2 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 6144.771
3 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 6154.319
4 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 6161.920
5 17 David Smith IGPA-1 6165.140
6 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 6165.836
7 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 6166.924
8 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 6175.414
9 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 6178.776
10 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 6178.950
11 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 6182.071
12 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 6186.329
13 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 6190.043
14 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 6190.328
15 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 6190.837
16 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 6201.986
17 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 6205.585
10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing Out (77)
21 John Sears BBETIF1 Out (76)
23 Bob Turner Wentland Out (31)
4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing Out (27)
9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing Out (14)
16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 Out (9)
3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing Out (8)

Pos # Name Team Points
1 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 38
2 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 33
3 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 26
4 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 19
5 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 17
6 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 13
6 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 13
6 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 13
9 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 10
10 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 9
10 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 9
12 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 8
12 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 8
14 21 John Sears BBETIF1 7
15 17 David Smith IGPA-1 6
16 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 4
17 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 1


Pos Name Points
1 Team Rolatia 71
2 Twin Crescent Racing 45
3 Aston-Tickford Racing 22
4 Tango et Kartuma 18
5 BBETIF1 16
6 IGPA-1 14
7 LivEng Racing 13
7 Callaway F1 13
9 Wentland 9
10 Howdown Sport F1 6
11 Sonic Team All*Stars 4

"All lights are on...and it's GO!!!!

"And Stoddard gets a DEMON start and leads into the first corner...KeFlinger second, Sralt third...Dejure has bogged a bit and is in mid-pack...Kristoffer's up to fourth and Phillips has barrelled up into seventh, a great start by him..."

Jeff Jordan watched with glee as Roger Stoddard kept a baying KeFlinger at bay for the first lap, out of the final corner and the Stellar had a lap in the lead under its belt. And then a second and a third as the familiar train of cars followed behind. And a fourth and a fifth.

"We're going to get killed in the pit-stops", said chief engineer Tim Randolph. "Never mind," said Jordan, "enjoy it while it lasts."

The car was heavy on fuel but could keep the TCR behind. Jordan noted with interest Ragji making an early stop and turning some ultra-fast laps with no traffic. But Stoddard was looking comfortable at the front.

Then came lap 9. Stoddard led, but KeFlinger was losing patience and was making more and more darts around the back of the Stellar. It looked as if Stoddard had it under control, but the TCR tried a move that was never on into the final corner. Jordan watched aghast as KeFlinger's front left ploughed into the right rear of Stoddard, sending the Stellar into a half-aerial-spin - and by the time he was sorted out a dozen cars had gone past. The fact that the TCR had a deranged suspension and was heading up the escape road did not mollify Double J.

"What the...BLOODY ARSE!!! He's just cost me a bloody VICTORY!!!" Jordan had to be restrained physically from barrelling up to the TCR pit to have it out with a contrite KeFlinger. And although Jeff Jordan is not exactly built like a brick outhouse he has plenty of fight in him...

Almost un-noticed Bob Turner retired from the back of the field with a smoky engine - and Stoddard, wrestling with an ill-handling car, could make no impact. Indeed following the race some suspension damage was found, as the Stellar hit the ground from the impact with KeFlinger.

Ah well. Another race, another dollar...

Qualifying from the Hedgehogs.

Pos Car Name Team Fastest Second
1 2T Nick Fasre Team Rolatia 42.971 42.972
2 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 42.974 42.987
3 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 42.976 42.977
4 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 42.981 43.018
5 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 42.986 43.015
5 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 42.986 43.024
7 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 42.987 43.035
8 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 42.991 43.057
8 4T Steven Sloan Twin Crescent Racing 42.991 42.994
10 17 David Smith IGPA-1 42.992 42.994
11 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 42.995 43.016
12 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 42.998 43.000
13 21 John Sears BBETIF1 43.000 43.054
14 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 43.012 43.037
15 23 Bob Turner Wentland 43.015 43.170
16 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 43.016 43.022
16 6T Carlech Santiag Tango et Kartuma 43.016 43.107
18 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 43.018 43.018
19 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 43.019 43.272
20 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 43.027 43.206
20 21T Llandon Yates BBETIF1 43.027 43.128
22 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 43.032 43.042
23 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 43.039 43.041
24 12T Dean Bean Howdown Sport F1 43.040 43.047
25 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 43.061 43.233
26 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 43.111 43.154
27 15T Lagasse/Dalomba Sonic Team All*Stars 43.116 43.303
28 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 43.134 43.246
29 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 43.149 43.156
30 23T Scott Stoddard Wentland 43.176 43.192
31 8T Luigi Nett Aston-Tickford Racing 43.198 43.238
32 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 43.448 43.478

Qualifying.

Pos Car Name Team Total Fastest Second
1 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 85.946 42.970 42.976
2 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 85.991 42.978 43.013
3 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 86.009 42.971 43.038
4 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 86.116 42.983 43.133
5 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 86.443 43.160 43.283
6 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 86.584 43.266 43.318
7 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 86.611 43.108 43.503
8 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 86.733 43.032 43.701
9 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 86.948 43.004 43.944
10 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 86.976 42.971 44.005
11 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 87.098 43.002 44.096
12 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 87.304 43.029 44.275
13 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 87.587 42.973 44.614
14 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 87.632 43.251 44.381
15 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 87.678 43.516 44.162
16 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 88.064 43.798 44.266
17 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 88.176 42.980 45.196
18 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 88.513 42.982 45.531
19 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 89.358 43.966 45.392
20 23 Bob Turner Wentland 89.573 43.023 46.550
21 17 David Smith IGPA-1 89.714 43.074 46.640
22 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 91.543 42.995 48.548
23 21 John Sears BBETIF1 93.346 46.628 46.718
24 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 94.198 46.992 47.206

And, of course, while noone appears to have interest, There's still results.

Pos Car Name Team Time (sec)
1 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 3684.018
2 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 3712.590
3 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 3718.089
4 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 3725.121
5 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 3725.963
6 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 3738.739
7 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 3742.299
8 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 3753.766
9 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 3754.092
10 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 3757.031
11 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 3759.952
12 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 3762.793
13 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 3766.673
14 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 3767.134
15 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 3767.327
16 23 Bob Turner Wentland 3781.603
17 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 3787.279
18 21 John Sears BBETIF1 3792.136
19 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 3792.272
20 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 3838.109
11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 Out (70)
5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma Out (67)
17 David Smith IGPA-1 Out (36)
18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI Out (34)

Sadly though, that's it for the season. It's locked up already going into Casari, leaving it a fight for personal glory and a race win.

Pos # Name Team Points
1 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 46 *Winner*
2 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 33
3 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 29
4 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 28
5 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 17
6 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 15
7 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 13
7 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 13
7 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 13
10 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 11
11 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 10
12 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 9
13 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 8
14 21 John Sears BBETIF1 7
15 17 David Smith IGPA-1 6
16 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 5
17 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 4
17 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 4
19 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 1
19 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 1

Pos Name Points
1 Team Rolatia 79 *Winner*
2 Twin Crescent Racing 57
3 Aston-Tickford Racing 22
4 Tango et Kartuma 19
5 IGPA-1 17
5 Callaway F1 17
7 BBETIF1 16
8 Wentland 15
9 LivEng Racing 13
10 Howdown Sport F1 9
11 Rivette Mi 5
12 Sonic Team All*Stars 4

Congrats to Rolatia and Ragji for sucessfully defending their title.

(Aaargh, school and other sites are really sucking up my time!)
The Rolatian Telegraph
Historic second defence leaves Rolatians celebrating
Rolatians were in the streets last night as the hero-worshipped Thomas Ragji and Team Rolatia managed to take their second double F1 title in a thrilling climatic race at Sonic the Hedgehog GP. The title had come as a surprise, but what was more thrilling was the lengths it was won at.

The weekend started well for the team. Nick Fasre lead the practice round, with Ragji close behind on third and William Sralt in twelth. This was a good result, and Ragji improved on this to second in qualifying - Sralt was not so lucky, finishing last and a whole 9 seconds behind pole position. In the race itself, it was a tough ordeal. Sralt was constantly last and finished around two and a half minutes adrift of winner Scott LeCroix (of TCR). However, Ragji was in a tight battle in the top five spots (excluding LeCroix who had ran away with the win). He managed to start getting away from Alsahm ux-Rihad and Duo Maxwell, a full ten seconds ahead by lap 45, but was constantly under threat from the prominent rising star Roger Stoddard of Wentland and only secured second by six seconds. This gave himself a 13-point lead at the top of the Driver's Championship - with William Sralt himself second - and Team Rolatia 22 points clear of TCR, meaning that they had functionally won.

The fans were out in full force post-race. Street parties and processions were being held everywhere, from Ranaria down to Aquas. Even the Prime Minister was jubiliant, calling the next day a public holiday in celebration. The team themselves will be happy but will be looking forward to next season and a historic third championship.

Practice!

Pos Car Name Team Fastest Second
1 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 102.900 103.034
2 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 102.902 102.939
2 6T Carlech Santiag Tango et Kartuma 102.902 102.905
2 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 102.902 102.906
5 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 102.903 102.904
6 4T Steven Sloan Twin Crescent Racing 102.905 102.923
7 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 102.910 102.910
8 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 102.914 102.963
9 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 102.918 102.968
10 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 102.921 102.943
11 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 102.923 102.947
12 2T Nick Fasre Team Rolatia 102.924 102.925
13 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 102.934 102.992
14 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 102.935 102.945
15 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 102.958 102.960
16 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 102.965 102.976
17 8T Luigi Nett Aston-Tickford Racing 102.975 102.989
18 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 102.979 103.083
19 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 102.985 103.022
20 17 David Smith IGPA-1 102.994 103.264
21 23 Bob Turner Wentland 103.004 103.007
22 21 John Sears BBETIF1 103.015 103.036
23 21T Llandon Yates BBETIF1 103.017 103.028
24 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 103.019 103.068
25 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 103.052 103.108
25 23T Scott Stoddard Wentland 103.052 103.061
27 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 103.092 103.164
28 12T Dean Bean Howdown Sport F1 103.150 103.368
29 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 103.190 103.273
30 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 103.282 103.517
31 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 103.290 103.648
32 15T Lagasse/Dalomba Sonic Team All*Stars 103.518 103.644

The clock did not lie, the times were not great. After the euphoria of a podium Jordan thought that, maybe, they'd turned a corner...he glanced at the bottles of champagne in the corner. Guess they'll only be to celebrate the end of the season after all, he thought. Be nice if Bob got some points, though.

Quallll-a-fying!

Pos Car Name Team Total Fastest Second
1 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 205.981 102.900 103.081
2 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 206.083 102.901 103.182
3 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 206.120 102.987 103.133
4 21 John Sears BBETIF1 206.369 103.069 103.300
5 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 206.479 103.176 103.303
6 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 206.517 103.031 103.486
7 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 206.521 103.160 103.361
8 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 206.531 103.055 103.476
9 17 David Smith IGPA-1 206.640 103.119 103.521
10 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 206.651 103.021 103.630
11 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 206.746 103.060 103.686
12 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 206.748 102.903 103.845
13 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 206.797 102.950 103.847
14 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 207.219 102.995 104.224
15 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 207.235 103.099 104.136
16 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 207.291 102.900 104.391
17 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 207.479 103.569 103.910
18 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 207.772 103.121 104.651
19 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 207.809 103.565 104.244
20 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 208.308 103.075 105.233
21 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 209.527 103.838 105.689
22 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 209.918 102.945 106.973
23 23 Bob Turner Wentland 211.018 104.419 106.599
24 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 211.182 103.120 108.062

"Bob! Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob. Bob. Bob. What happened, Bob?"

"Er, tyre delamination. Could barely hang on to it."

"Well, Bob, we're having to change strategy. Rog is in 5th, after all, so we're going to fuel you up to the gunwales and have you run without a stop. You never know, if you're not fast you could at least be consistent.

"Rog, we need a banzai start from you again...3rd row to 1st by the first corner is not outrageous...then just hold them all up..."

And, last but not least, the season ending race.

Pos Car Name Team Time (sec)
1 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 5257.389
2 17 David Smith IGPA-1 5259.932
3 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 5268.633
4 21 John Sears BBETIF1 5273.359
5 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 5278.721
6 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 5283.103
7 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 5292.187
8 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 5293.438
9 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 5293.882
10 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 5295.227
11 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 5298.033
12 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 5299.239
13 23 Bob Turner Wentland 5299.589
14 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 5303.595
15 18 Silit Dejure-Rihad Rivette MI 5305.795
16 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 5312.077
17 9 Mike Daniels LivEng Racing 5313.164
18 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 5314.637
19 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 5318.022
20 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 5318.043
21 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 5318.487
22 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 5321.871
23 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 5323.391
24 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 5329.050

Pos # Name Team Points
1 1 Thomas Ragji Team Rolatia 46 *Winner*
2 2 William Sralt Team Rolatia 33
3 4 Scott Lecroix Twin Crescent Racing 29
3 3 James KeFlinger Twin Crescent Racing 29
5 10 Troy Wilkins LivEng Racing 23
4 22 Roger Stoddard Wentland 19
7 5 Oscar Phillips Tango et Kartuma 17
8 24 Ellyssio Merendez Callaway F1 16
9 17 David Smith IGPA-1 14
10 8 Liam Ridgewell Aston-Tickford Racing 13
11 21 John Sears BBETIF1 12
12 16 Alexander Richardson IGPA-1 11
13 7 Ari Morgan Aston-Tickford Racing 10
14 20 Bo Kristoffer BBETIF1 9
15 11 Mike Albinzi Howdown Sport F1 8
16 6 Xavier Delson Tango et Kartuma 7
17 19 Alsahm ux-Rihad Rivette MI 5
18 14 Rob Vernon Sonic Team All*Stars 4
18 25 Duo Maxwell Callaway F1 4
20 15 Joey Adgie Sonic Team All*Stars 2
21 12 Georhad Feltonhamp Howdown Sport F1 1


Pos Name Points
1 Team Rolatia 79 *Winner*
2 Twin Crescent Racing 58
3 Tango et Kartuma 25
3 IGPA-1 25
5 LivEng Racing 23
6 Aston-Tickford Racing 22
7 BBETIF1 21
8 Callaway F1 20
9 Wentland 19
10 Howdown Sport F1 9
11 Sonic Team All*Stars 6
12 Rivette Mi 5

Congrats again to Team Rolatia for defencing their championships, and thanks to everyone for an entertaining season.