2009 Virtual BTCC- Season Over!- Vote for ROTY!

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 22 Sep 2016, 23:44

Sorry for the delay, been a crazy few days for me.

I assume the car price is per car right?

Car
1. SEAT Leon x2
2. Chevrolet Lacetti x2

Driver 1
Chris Stockton, should be free since he part owns the team.

Driver 2 (Pay Driver Mobile)
1. John George
2. Nick Foster
3. Martyn Bell

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 23 Sep 2016, 06:36

No, it's the price for two cars (one team's supply) so financially you are in a decent state. Also, thanks for finally posting bids- the results will be up in the next few days

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 23 Sep 2016, 14:23

One last thing before I post the RNG results (this will be by the end of the day at the latest)- here are my bids for TH (mostly designed to keep Matt Neal on the grid (not that I like him, it just makes things more realistic) and not clash with any of yours):

TH Motorsport

Chassis
1.Peugeot 407 (15CR)
2.Toyota Corolla (10CR)
3. Honda Integra (10CR)

Driver #1
1. Matt Neal (50CR)
2. Anthony Reid (30CR)
3. Tom Boardman (10CR)
Driver #2
1.Chris James (PD)
2.Nick Foster (PD)
3.Erkut Kizilirmak (PD)

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 23 Sep 2016, 15:44

(That didn't take very long) So here are the RNG Results. I am honestly surprised that there are so few clashes:

(key: * indicates clash)
Chassis
Arena: Focus
BTC: Leon *
Clyde: Leon *
Dynamics: Civic '07
Eurotech: Volvo C30
GR Asia: Leon *
Motorbase: BMW E46
RML: Lacetti
Seat: Leon TDI
Tech-Speed: Alfa Romeo 156
Tempus: BMW E90
TH: Peugeot 407
888: Vectra
WSR: BMW E90

Seat Leon Part 1:
GR Asia 1-40, CVR 41-80, BTC 81-100
Result = 26, so GR Asia get the first set of Leons
Seat Leon Part 2:
CVR 1-70, BTC 71-100
Result = 4, so Clyde Valley Racing gets the second set of Leons, and BTC Racing gets the second set of Lacettis

Non-listed Driver Signing
Colciago:
1-60 Joins BTCC 61-100 Runs in WTCC
Result = 23, so he joins the BTCC
Coronel
1-60 Joins BTCC, 61-100 Stays put in WTCC
Result = 39, so Coronel builds on his one-off appearance in 2007
Asmer
1-60 Begins his tin-top career, 61-100 sits around doing nothing
Result = 16, so he takes the plunge into the BTCC (Grubmuller & Mustonen's results are now redundant)
Smith
1-70 Makes BTCC comeback, 71-100, does whatever it is he did in 2008
Result = 24 (what is going on with this RNG?), so he may be back
Bennani
1-50 His money takes him to the UK, 51-100 he enters the WTCC instead
Result= 79 - he chooses the international series
Gene
1-50 says goodbye to the Seat WTCC team, 51-100 stays put
Result = 38 - Gene goes for BTCC success, provided someone signs him

Driver 1:
Arena: Collard
BTC:Stockton
Clyde: Shedden *
Dynamics:Shedden *
Eurotech:Giovanardi *
GR Asia: Coronel * (Vs Tempus #2)
Motorbase: Jackson
RML:Thompson
Seat: Plato
Tech-Speed: O'Neill
Tempus: Asmer
TH: Neal
888:Giovanardi *
WSR: Turkington

Fabirizo Giovanardi
1-70 Stays at 888 VXR, 71-100 goes for Indy title with Eurotech
Result = 10 - Fabrizio plays it safe, and Eurotech fights with TH over Neal
Gordon Shedden:
1-50 Dynamics, 51-100 CVR
Result= 97, Shedden abandons his debut team for newcomers Clyde Valley Racing. Dynamics instead run Colciago
Tom Coronel:
1-70 GR Asia, 71-100 Tempus
Result = 66, GR Asia signs Dutch star Coronel
Matt Neal:
1-70 Eurotech, 71-100 TH
Result = 15, so Eurotech nab Neal off TH. No matter, as TH takes Reid instead.

Driver 2:
Arena: Adam
BTC:George
Clyde: Erkut Kizilirmak
Dynamics:Neate
Eurotech:Foster * (Vs GR Asia)
GR Asia: Foster * (Vs Eurotech)
Motorbase: Onslow-Cole * (Vs RML)
RML:Onslow-Cole * (Vs Motorbase)
Seat: Jones
Tech-Speed: Morrison
Tempus: Smith
TH: James
888:Menu
WSR: Chilton

Tom Onslow-Cole:
1-50 goes to Motorbase, 51-100 goes to RML
Result = 33, Motorbase signs him, so RML runs Nash (Collard is already taken, and RNG odds would be very highly stacked towards Arena)
Nick Foster:
1-50 GR Asia, 51-100 Eurotech
Result = 11, GR Asia gets Foster's money, and Eurotech has to fight over Neate
Andy Neate:
1-70 Dynamics, 71-100 Eurotech
Result = 52, Dynamics keep Neate, and Eurotech now has to fight over James
Chris James:
1-70 Eurotech, 71-100 TH
Result = 37, so Eurotech nab Chris James off TH. TH fights for Erkut Kizilirmak.
Erkut Kizilirmak
1-70 CVR, 71-100 TH
Result = 33, so Clyde Valley get Erkut and TH is forced to run Henry Ho, the only other Pay driver available
Remaining Budgets:

Arena Motorsport:
85-20-15-35= 15CR
BTC Racing:
45-40-0+15=20CR
Clyde Valley Racing:
70-40-25+10 = 15CR
Team Dynamics:
110-35-35+20 = 60CR
Eurotech:
70-30-50+20= 10CR
GR Asia:
70-30-30+20 = 30CR
Motorbase:
75-25-20-20 = 10CR
RML:
100-40-40-15= 5CR
Seat Sport UK:
130-50-50-15= 15CR
Tech-Speed:
65-20-10-8=27CR
Tempus Sport:
70-50-10+10= 20CR
TH Motorsport:
55-30-15+10=20CR
Triple 8 VXR:
140-50-60-45= -15CR
WSR:
125-50-30-30 = 15CR

If you are in debt or on 0CR, all is not lost- all you have to do is A) run a pay driver and/or B) skip Knockhill to make back some money.

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 23 Sep 2016, 18:06

Erm... I didn't count the number of teams properly, so I will also run Tech-Speed using cars and drivers left over. The RNG process has adjusted as such (it doesn't affect anybody else's picks however)

Tech-Speed
Car: Alfa-Romeo 156
1. Paul O'Neill
2. Alan Morrison
Remaining Budget: 65-20-10-8= 27CR

Sorry about that.

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 24 Sep 2016, 22:30

Autosport wrote:BTCC 2009: Season Preview
After a very hectic and somewhat surprising silly season, Rockingham hosted the 2009 BTCC Media Day, the first chance for teams to do comparative testing and for the public to see this year's grid. This article goes through the results team-by-team, analysing their prospective fortunes this season.

VXR Racing

4. Giovanardi 1:21.7
14. Menu 1:22.5
Last year Vauxhall were the team to beat, (and based on Gio's form he could still challenge for the title) but this year they don't seem quite the same; the team is over-budget, Neal is gone and his successor, 1997 and 2000 champion Alain Menu seemed out of sorts, 8 tenths down on his teammate and over a second off the pace. We must wait and see whether this is just a blip as the season progresses.

Seat Sport UK

2. Plato 1:21.2
25. Jones 1:25.7
Last year's runners up had mixed fortunes in this test- Plato ran strongly, only 2 tenths off the fastest time, but new teammate Jones had a shocker- over 4 seconds down on Plato- let's hope he proves he's not dead weight in the races for his sake.

West Surrey Racing

3. Turkington 1:21.5
6. Chilton 1:21.8
One of the most consistent teams at the test, both Turkington and Dynamics refugee Chilton seemed well settled and fast out of the box.

Arena Motorsport

9. Adam 1:22.1
10. Collard 1:22.2
There were no teething troubles with the new Focus for the returning Arena squad, and both drivers could set competitive times within the a second of the ultimate pace. Expect podiums.

RML

8. Thompson 1:22.1
13. Nash 1:22.5
A slightly disappointing day for RML, who based on their WTCC form and the presence of 2004 champion Thompson were expected to be right at the front, rather than at the outer edge of the top 10. Don't write them off for the title though.

Team Dynamics

20 Neate 1:23.4
23 Colciago 1:24.7
Dynamics, however, have serious reasons to worry. Their left-field driver choices simply don't appear to have worked in their favour, and the Civics are nowhere on the timesheets. Will they bring in an experienced pilot in later to turn things around?

Motorbase

11. Tom Onslow-Cole 1:22.3
22. Mat Jackson 1:24.3
Dave Bartrum's team have a lot to think about after this test- while Onslow-Cole was competitive, 2008 runner-up Jackson simply didn't gel with the BMW E46 at all, setting a time 2 seconds slower despite running a similar car last year.

Eurotech

7. Neal 1:21.8
18. James 1:23.1
The new C30s seem quick (if not the quickest) in Neal's hands, and Chris James proved to be at least up to scratch compared to other pay drivers; Eurotech could be serious contenders for this year's indy title.

Tempus Sport

16. Smith 1:22.6
19. Asmer 1:23.1
Not much to say here, but the Tempus team seem to be frimly placed in the midfield, but could still score consistently.

TH Motorsport

1. Reid 1:21.2
28 Ho No Time
Reid and TH set a stunning pace at Rockingham, bewildering the front-runners, but Henry Ho proved that the the Peugeot 407 is also very fragile, not managing to set a time all test. The speed is there, but reliability issues may harm results.

GR Asia

21. Foster 1:23.6
25. Coronel 1:25.8
The team suffered the ignominy of being the worst Seat runners on the grid, with Foster proving average and Coronel, a WTCC front-runner, way off the pace. Improvements are needed, fast.

Tech-Speed

5. O'Neill 1:21.7
12. Morrison 1:22.4
Like fellow former backmarkers TH, Tech-Speed have shot to the front after a wholesale change of drivers and equipment- it will be interesting to see if this form endures.

BTC Racing

17. George 1:23.0
26. Stockton 1:27. 0
After a disastrous 2008, Chris Stockton's team have made a step forward into the lower midfield- it just seems that Stockton himself can't capitalise on it.

Clyde Valley Racing

15.Shedden 1:22.5
27 Kizilirmak 1:27.2
The bio-ethanol powered Leon seems to have points scoring potential in Shedden's hands, but Kizilirmak was dead last anyway. At least they aren't the worst Seat team.
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Video of test here

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 25 Sep 2016, 09:59

Feel free to spend on driver changes or upgrades at this stage- it will be a few more days before rounds 1-3 at Brands (probably)

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 26 Sep 2016, 19:56

Slightly earlier than expected, here's the results of Rounds 1-3 of the TCBY 2009 Virtual BTCC!

Qualifying-1 (sorry about the lack of splits- my telemetry was broken for Quali-1 and Race 1):