2016 IFRC season: NC race on P17, 2017 topic soon

[Nuppiz]

So, allow me to present you the International Formula Reject Challenge, the successor to Rejects of LFS. As the game I'm using is totally different to LFS, and the amount of race weekends has increased from 7 to 12, I've made the rules somewhat simpler than in RoLFS. Here are the main points, besides the changes in game mechanics of course:

• No credit system whatsoever. The cars can no longer be upgraded, nor can you buy DNQ bailouts of sabotage your competitors. If you fail to get in the top 14 of your heat, that's the end of your weekend.
• Three engine choices: Judd, Cosworth and Zytek. Judd is the most powerful but also the most unreliable, Cosworth is in the middle and Zytek is the least powerful but most reliable. The differences are still small enough that it is entirely possible to pick your engine based on personal preference without it becoming a hindrance, but one engine manufacturer must supply as close to 33% of the teams as possible. Engine rebadging is still allowed.
• Free tyre choices. The failure of 2015 and my lack of understanding when it comes to F1C's tyre physics means that the different manufacturers are now purely a cosmetic feature, and there is no limit on how many teams can be supplied by a single manufacturer. You can have any tyre manufacturer you want as your supplier, as long as the brand in question is still active (so no Engleberts here...). If you don't want to pick any particular tyre manufacturer as your supplier, I'll choose a "generic" brand for you purely for wiki purposes.
• Two heats with 21 cars each (42 entries per race weekend in total), with the top 14 of each heat continuing into the final (28 total). If less than 14 cars finish in a heat race, then more cars from the other heat are accepted into the final. If the combined total is still less than 28, then the cars that completed the farthest distance without actually finishing qualify as well. Unlike in RoLFS the heats aren't determined via a separate qualifying session; instead, I'll just crudely split the field in half based on car numbers. Cars with uneven numbers will go to Heat 1, and cars with even numbers go to Heat 2.
• There'll be 12+1 events on the calendar, with only a handful on the same venues as the other RWRS series.

So without further delay, here's the entry list for 2016. Ultimate Racing, despite finishing second in last year's teams' championship, has already been omitted due to Shadaza's withdrawal from the PMMF.

If you want to start designing your own liveries and helmets, you can find the templates here: http://www.paste.fi/file/13695880496216

IBR Lavezzi (ITA, Biscione)
#1: Salvatore Miccoli (ITA)
#2: Marco Bizzarri (ITA) / Justin Case (CAN) / David Koczo (HUN)
T/RD: Santiago Guglielminpietro (URY)
Engine: Lancia-Judd
Tyres: Pirelli

Acura Racing Team (ITA, pasta_maldonado)
#3: Calvin Brooks (CAN) / Alberto Cara (TRO) / Angel Jose Castañeda (PER) / Jan van der Maeyede (NED)
#4: Benôit Voeckler (FRA) / Daniela Anger (CHE) / Jordan Davies (GBR) / Geoff Donnelly (GBR)
T/RD: Marcos Marcia (ESP), Scott Marsden (GBR), Angel Jose Castaneda (PER)
Engine: Acura-Cosworth
Tyres: Michelin

Aeroracing Engineering (GBR, Phoenix)
#5: Scott Marsden (GBR) / Kenan Ardaoglu (DEU)
#6: Akira Yamamura (JPN)
T/RD: Rusty Gannit (USA)
Engine: Audi-Judd
Tyres: Bridgestone

Takagi Racing Enterprises (JPN, FMecha)
#7: Yui Megumi (JPN)
#8: Ryan Knittefeld (GBR) / Tetsuya Takagi (JPN) / Niko Eskola (FIN) / Verna Klien (AUT)
T/RD: Tetsuya Takagi (JPN), Hiroto Tojo (JPN), Jimmy Hopkins (USA), Niko Eskola (FIN)
Engine: Honda-Judd
Tyres: Bridgestone

ZimSport (AUS, The Masked Lapwing)
#9: Silvia Renaldi (ITA)
#10: Emma Kickert (NED) / Renato Bulku (ALB) / Jiri Komárek (CZE)
T/RD:
Engine: Holden-Cosworth
Tyres: Bridgestone

Winton Racing (GBR, DalekSam)
#11: Natsuki Yaname (JPN)
T/RD: Joseph Hannfield (USA)
Engine: Ilmor-Zytek
Tyres: Pirelli

Jones Racing (GBR, AndreaModa)
#12: Terry Hawkin (GBR)
#13: Connor O'Heagan (IRL) / Deividas Lukauskis (LTU)
T/RD: Gilles Massinion (FRA), Deividas Lukauskis (LTU)
Engine: Ford-Cosworth
Tyres: Bridgestone

Speedworld Racing (AUT, OsellaFA1L) Formerly Kingfisher Racing (GBR, AdrianSutil)
#14: Ashley Lilly (GBR) /Janne Kagström (FIN)
T/RD:
Engine: Zytek
Tyres: Continental

Nebula Grand Prix (GBR, Atax1a)
#15: Quentin Reatherson (GBR)
#40: Jules Vergne (FRA) / David Tenpecost (USA) / Björn Ekdal (SWE)
T/RD: Jari Lappalainen (FIN), Deividas Lukauskis (LTU)
Engine: Peugeot-Cosworth
Tyres: Yokohama

Grands Travaux Inutiles (BEL, This)
#16: Dorien Lamberigts (BEL) / Wim-Bert Horrie (NED)
#17: Kevin Bainomugisha (UGA) / Justin Case (CAN) / Jerry de Boer (USA)
T/RD: Justin Case (CAN), Wim-Bert Horrie (NED)
Engine: Trabant-Judd
Tyres: Belshina

Ural Racing (RUS, The Lukas)
#18: Viktor Pasitchnjuk (RUS)
#19: Yuki Masudate (JPN)
T/RD: Ivan Lanin (RUS), Volodomyr Borovsky (UKR), Kristians Laganovski (LVA)
Engine: Judd
Tyres: Avon

Melrose Racing Team (AUS, Wizzie)
#20: Joel Melrose (AUS) / Benôit Voeckler (FRA)
#21: Mike Stern (GBR) / Helio Hernandez (MEX) / Herberto Dominguez (AND) / Jiri Komárek (CZE) / Alberto Cara (TRO) / Bobby Dollar (USA) / Giconi Okorie (CMR)
T/RD: Daniel Melrose (AUS), Pedro Oliveria (POR)
Engine: BMW-Cosworth
Tyres: Michelin

Red Bull World Race Team (AUS, eurobrun)
#22: Dieter Hallenstein (DEU)
#23: Mika Paasonen (FIN)
T/RD: Alexander Nog Steeds (NED)
Engine: Cosworth
Tyres: Coker

Tarantino Autosport (USA, tristan1117)
#24: Hobson Tarantino (USA)
#25: Lukas Zuber (FRA/DEU)
T/RD: Herberto Dominguez (AND), Rusty Gannit (USA)
Engine: Judd
Tyres: Firestone

De Friis Motorsport (NED, Vepe)
#26: Karl van der Zwaart (NED)
#27: Alessandro Lucarelli (ITA)
T/RD: Jan de Friis (NED)
Engine: Lancia-Judd
Tyres: Hankook

Racing Team Solvalou (ITA, RealRacingRoots)
#28: Alexandre Dorval (BEL)
#29: Marcos Marcia (ESP) / Markus Jacobson (FIN)
T/RD: Markus Jacobson (FIN), Chris Winter (USA)
Engine: Assoluto-Judd
Tyres: Pirelli

Cemex Team Rojo (MEX, adriojim)
#30: Pablo Galaz (MEX)
#31: Julia Schilling (DEU)
T/RD: Uladzimir Balanovich (BLR)
Engine: Audi-Cosworth
Tyres: Michelin

Restov Racing (GBR/RUS, takagi_for_the_win)
#32: Serge Blanco (FRA)
#33: Henry Paul (GBR)
T/RD: Abdel Genazzi (DZA)
Engine: Lada-Cosworth
Tyres: Pirelli

Linton-Solindahl Motorsports (GBR/DEN, WaffleCat)
#34: Paul Traversen (DEN) / Richard Hershall (USA)
#35: David Graham (GBR)
T/RD: Rene LeClerc (FRA)
Engine: Zytek
Tyres: Avon

Falik Arrows (NGA, SuperAguri) Formerly Kamaha Junior Racing Team (JPN)
#36: Nobou Takahashi (JPN) / Shinobu Katayama (JPN)
#43: Rosco Vantini (ITA)
T/RD: Koyomi Setou (JPN)
Engine: Zytek
Tyres: Dunlop

The Crusaders (VAT, Dark77)
#37: Raffaella Nicchi (VAT) / Josh Carlisle (GBR)
#38: Adélaïde Voeckler (FRA) / Niko Bellic (SRB)
T/RD: Terenzio Nicchi (VAT)
Engine: Vauxhall-Cosworth
Tyres: Yokohama

Écurie Prenois (FRA, pi314159)
#39: Mathilde Thybes (FRA)
#44: Aimée Gauthier (FRA) / Thiago Mazzacane (ARG)
T/RD: Aimée Gauthier (FRA)
Engine: Citroën-Zytek
Tyres: Michelin

Clockwork Racing (USA, Cynon)
#41: Matt Brinson (USA) / Geoff Donnelly (GBR)
#42: Katie Lea Winter (DEU)
T/RD:
Engine: Ford-Zytek
Tyres: Cooper

Waiting list, new entries:
AdrianSutil is allowed back in as soon as his health issues are cleared.
1. Aerond (applied on 30th January 2013)
2. pycku (applied on 23rd February 2013)
3. FantometteBR (applied on 23rd February 2013)
4. Backmarker (applied on 5th March 2013)
5. CaptainGetz12 (applied on 6th March 2013)
6. Salamander (applied on 31st March 2013)
7. Rated (applied on 6th May 2013)
8. AxelP800 (applied on 26th May 2013)
9. Klon (applied on 11th June 2013)
10. V8fan12 (applied on 7th February 2014)

Race archive
DUE TO A SERIOUS MISHAP ALL RESULTS IMAGES ARE DELETED; IF FOR SOME REASON YOU NEED THE FULL RESULTS, DOWNLOAD THIS
2016 Pre-season tests
2016 Penrith Speedway Heats
2016 Penrith Speedway Final
2016 Mexico City Heats
2016 Mexico City Final
2016 Pau Heats
2016 Pau Final
2016 Rockingham Heats
2016 Rockingham Final
2016 Pergusa Heats
2016 Pergusa Final
2016 Laguna Seca Heats
2016 Laguna Seca Final
2016 Oschersleben Heats
2016 Oschersleben Final
2016 Zandvoort Heats
2016 Zandvoort Final
2016 Motopark Heats
2016 Motopark Final
2016 Spa Heats
2016 Spa Final
2016 NRing Heats
2016 NRing Final
2016 Suzuka Heats
2016 Suzuka Final
2016 Autopolis

[pasta_maldonado]

Scuderia Vittore would like to confirm it's lineup of Canadian Calvin Brooks and the man, the brand, the legend that is Benoit Voeckler.

Let chaos reign! (0 points, 0 finals here we come!)

[RonDenisDeletraz]

RBWRT will return with the prevoius two muppets driving and a Cosworth engine. Tyres are undecided ATM

[AndreaModa]

Jones Racing will take a supply of Cosworth engines, which will become Ford Cosworths please! Also, Connor O'Heagan (IRL) will drive one car, the second seat will be decided between Matt Brinson and Gilles Massinion at a later date. As for tyres, I'm not too bothered really, so I'll stick with Bridgestones from the previous season.

[pasta_maldonado]

Scuderia Vittore will be using Michelins, and our Cosworth engines will be badged as Acuras. I'll be designing a different livery to that blue/red/white one I posted in the old RoLFS thread. We would also like to announce Marcos Marcia, Scott Marsden and Alexis Tantovich as our reserve drivers.

Marcos Marcia is free for anyone to sign, he has F3RWRS and RoLFS experience

[Gerudo Dragon]

Team IKEA will use Cosworths rebadged as Vauxhall engines and Yokohama tyres. Our 2 seats will be open for anyone who's interested.

[TomWazzleshaw]

MRT will return in 2016 with BMW-Cosworthless engines, which thanks to Max and his cronies will be frozen, and Michelin tyres. Joel Melrose will be the lead driver while we'll leave the second seat open for anyone who feels like dumping a driver there.

[RonDenisDeletraz]

Pedro Oliveria is interested in the second MRT. He has a bit of money from Portugal

[pasta_maldonado]

Marcos Marcia is also interested in the second MRT seat, he brings sponsorship from Santander. Also, it will strengthen +1-MRT relations

[RealRacingRoots]

R.T.S Would like Judd engines (rebadged as Assolutos) with Pirelli tires. If Alex Dorval wants to continue with R.T.S he is more than welcome to. Otherwise, the seats are open for those who want the drive, although R.T.S Formula Abarth standout Markus Jacobson (Finnish, fyi) will be the test/reserve driver.

[DemocalypseNow]

IBR Lavezzi will use Lancia-Judd engines, and Marco Bizzarri will drive the No. 2 car. Car 1 is tba.

[the Masked Lapwing]

ZImSport will run Cosworths rebadged as Holdens with Bridgestone tyres. The first driver will be Silvia Renaldi, thanks to Cynon and his epic livery-designing skills, the second will be confirmed later.

[tristan1117]

Tarantino will return with Judd engines and Firestone tires. I believe I announced my driver lineup before, but I will re-clarify it later.

[adriojim]

Cemex Team Rojo (MEX, adriojim)
#30: Pablo Galaz (MEX)
#31: TBA
Engine: Cosworth (rebadged Audi)
Tyres: Michelin

[SuperAguri]

Kamaha will only enter one car so not to dilute resources from the F1RWRS and F3RWRS programs (plus gives others a go).

Our sole driver will be two time Formula Nippon runner up and two time Japanese GT racing runner up Nobou Takahashi who did enter the ill fated 2012 F1RLFS Cup. Nobou is still bitter that Sunshine picked Shinobu Katayama over him, so has a point to prove.

We will use Yamaha tuned (and badged) Zytek engines and we shall use Dunlop tyres.

[IslandAutomatic]

New team fot the IFRC?

In a news announcement today a completely new team was formed with the intention of competing in the International Formula Racing Challenge in 2016. Speedworld Racing, founded by 40 year old Austrian businessman Alexander Konigg. The team is planning to run one car using a Cosworth engine and Continental tyres. While a driver has yet to be officially selected it is believed that he or she will have to bring some money. The livery has yet to be designed but the team have said that they would like it to be like the Benetton 1989 livery but with minor sponsorship from Mad-Croc Castrol and 7 up. A PR spokesperson for the team said that they are hoping to get on the grid for 2016 but if that doesn't eventuate they will focus on preparing for 2017.

In other words, please put me on the waiting list. If anyone wants to do the livery or subimt a driver then you are welcome.

[FMecha]

Everything is same as before (Bridgestone tires, Honda-badged Judds) but Hiroto Tojo said he want to step up so he left. Yui Megumi will stay, and I am open for offers.

Livery same as the Kyoto Ring livery.

[Salamander]

Scuderia Vittore will be using Michelins, and our Cosworth engines will be badged as Acuras. I'll be designing a different livery to that blue/red/white one I posted in the old RoLFS thread. We would also like to announce Marcos Marcia, Scott Marsden and Alexis Tantovich as our reserve drivers.

Marcos Marcia is free for anyone to sign, he has F3RWRS and RoLFS experience

Didn't I take Marcia off you in exchange for you putting Brooks in Scuderia Vittore?

Not that it matters too much, he is still interested in an IFRC seat somewhere.

[WaffleCat]

Linton-Solindahl Motorsports (UK/DEN, WaffleCat)
#34:Paul Traversen(DEN)
#35:TBA
Engine:Zytek
Tyres:Avon

The second seat at Linton-Solindahl is open to offers from anyone.

[Nuppiz]

List updated as of the most recent info. As Kamaha decided to run only one car, it guarantees Cynon a slot as well. IslandAutomatic has been added to the waiting list.

Currently the most popular engine choice is Cosworth, with 6 of the 8 supply slots already taken.

[pasta_maldonado]

Scuderia Vittore will be using Michelins, and our Cosworth engines will be badged as Acuras. I'll be designing a different livery to that blue/red/white one I posted in the old RoLFS thread. We would also like to announce Marcos Marcia, Scott Marsden and Alexis Tantovich as our reserve drivers.

Marcos Marcia is free for anyone to sign, he has F3RWRS and RoLFS experience

Didn't I take Marcia off you in exchange for you putting Brooks in Scuderia Vittore?

Not that it matters too much, he is still interested in an IFRC seat somewhere.

I think you did, actually. Where's that driver ownership thread and a mod who can sticky topics when you need one?

[Nuppiz]

Forgot to tell you that if you want to start designing your own liveries and helmets, you can find the templates here: http://www.paste.fi/file/13595775745771 I won't be designing anything until the Aston 24H is done and LifeGP is fully sorted out.

[Gerudo Dragon]

Do the liveries have to be in a certain file?

[Phoenix]

Aeroracing Engineering will nominate Rusty Gannit as test and reserve driver, use Judd engines rebadged as Audis and Bridgestone tyres.

[The Lukas]

Ural Racing line-up to 2016 season
#18:Viktor Pasitchnjuk(RUS)
#19:Yuki Matsudate(JPN)
T/RD:Ivan Lanin(RUS),Volodomyr Borovsky(UKR),Kristians Laganovski(LAT)
Engine:Judd
Tyres:Avon

[Vepe]

De Friis Motorsport
#26: Karl van der Zwaart (NED)
#27: Gianluigi Pazzini (ITA)
T/RD: Jan de Friis (NED)
Engine: Lancia-Judd
Tyres: Hankook

Edit: Here's the livery
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?38c7q4gap6awx7r

[Ataxia]

Nebula Grand Prix (UK, Ataxia)
#15: Quentin Reatherson (GBR)
T/RD: Jari Lappalainen (FIN)
Engine: Peugeot-Cosworth
Tyres: Yokohama

[FMecha]

Tetsuya Takagi and Hiroto Tojo is TRE's reserves, by the way.

[Ataxia]

Actually, could I expand to two cars? Vergne would then partner Reatherson. Merci!

[pasta_maldonado]

ACURA ENTERS INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH VITTORE

In a surprising announcement, Japanese car manufacturer Acura has entered into a deal with Scuderia Vittore which will see a works team on the IRFC grid next season. The deal comes in the wake of Vittore losing most of their major backers over the off-season, including engine suppliers Mercedes Benz, leaving the Italian team cash-strapped. Jose Braggia, founder of Scuderia Vittore, said that the arrangement would bring about a "bright future" for Scuderia Vittore.

"The deal will be highly beneficial for us as we work with an established car company" he said "and it will hopefully last for years to come".

The deal will see the Scuderia Vittore squad renamed to Acura Racing Team, and the cars powered by Acura engines, tuned by British tuning specialists Cosworth.

However, some doubt the longevity of the Acura-Vittore partnership. Honda has yet to make a decision on the future of the Acura brand after "worringly low" sales for the previous two quarters. Plus One Group CEO Luke Knight is reportedly in talks to buy the brand name.

This means that on the official entry list SV will be renamed to Acura Racing Team, however still with an Italian license.

New livery here: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?v4na7hb879oi9w4

[AndreaModa]

Right, so we'll have Acura in IFRC, ArrowTech-Acuri in F1RWRS, and Aurico in F3RWRS? This will be fun!

[Nuppiz]

I won't be back home until Sunday, so I can't update the entry list nor give you livery previews. However, I can confirm that the liveries have to be in PNG or BMP format, and Fusion can run two cars.

[tommykl]

R.T.S Would like Judd engines (rebadged as Assolutos) with Pirelli tires. If Alex Dorval wants to continue with R.T.S he is more than welcome to. Otherwise, the seats are open for those who want the drive, although R.T.S Formula Abarth standout Markus Jacobson (Finnish, fyi) will be the test/reserve driver.

Dorval would be delighted to race for a second season.

[takagi_for_the_win]

Restov Racing will use Pirellis, and our Cosworth engines will be rebadged as Lada's I'll give a livery a go, but it'll probaably look shite, so I might need someone to pick up the pieces Our drivers will be Serge Blanco (French) and Henry Paul (English), and Abdel Genazzi (Algerian) will be our reserve/test driver.

Edit: actually, bathplug that. Could some kind soul please do me a tasteful blue, white and red livery please? (Similar to Restovs cars in pastas F1 and the LifeGP series)

[pycku]

I'd like to join the waiting list.

[FantometteBR]

I would like also to join the waiting list for a team and adding a driver to the list of possible available seats

[Nessafox]

Grands Travaux Inutiles (BEL, This)
#16: Dorien Lamberigts
#17: available
T/RD: Justin Case, Kevin Bainomugisha
Engine: Trabant (Judd)
Tyres: Belshina (a Belarussian tyre-manufacturer, what could possibly go wrong?)
Livery: Cillit Bang! Milka, Moneytron (similar to previous year, but don't use the blue, just fuchsia-purple-white) with a small Festivalblog (see signature) logo somewhere on Lamberigts car, with the logo of the second drivers sponsor on the other.

[DemocalypseNow]

Gianluigi Pazzini has been made an offer to stay in F2RWRS at the last minute, and as a result, is looking to nullify his contract with De Friis Motorsport.

As compensation Scuderia Alitalia will pay-off his contract and offer Alessandro Lucarelli as an alternative should they wish.

[Aerospeed]

Briton David Graham is looking for drive and will consider any offer

Hopefully the new game will not be so crash-worthy!

[Gerudo Dragon]

Car #37 will be driven by Raffaella Nicchi, Terenzio's sister.

Nicchi Motori is interested in David Graham.