CART 1996 - Pre Season Tests

[Pointrox]

Pointrox thanks for taking the final remaining team but Bridgestone are not currently involved with the series, your choice for tires is between Goodyear and Firestone.

Of course I meant Firestone

[andrew]

Andrew and Miguel98 Cosworth already have six teams and thus cannot supply your teams with engines, same goes for Honda. Your choice is Mercedes-Benz who have three supplies left or Toyota who have five.

Pointrox thanks for taking the final remaining team but Bridgestone are not currently involved with the series, your choice for tires is between Goodyear and Firestone.

Reject Dom Team Green have requested two Newman-Haas chassis, do you agree to building and supplying them with cars?

RonDennisDeletraz and OsellaFAIL I still need your chassis/engine/tire plans.

Mercedes then

[Samster]

All Mercedes engine supplies are now taken, only Toyota remains meaning that by default, Payton-Coyne and Project Indy will take their engines.

[OsellaFA1L]

Project Indy will use Firestone types and an an old Reynard chassis

[Samster]

RonDennisDeletraz is away for the next two weeks so I'll just buy him a couple of Lolas for now, he can make midseason changes when he gets back if he wishes.

So you may now start bidding for drivers. You may bid for any active driver for the time but I'll post up a full list of drivers that are interested in racing in the series. If you want a driver to bring money an RNG will determine how much they bring. Platinum and Gold drivers cannot be asked to bring money.

Platinum Class - Expect a salary of at least $1,000,000
Michael Andretti
Mark Blundell
Christian Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldi
Bobby Rahal (Team Rahal only)
Paul Tracy
Al Unser Jr.
Jacques Villeneuve
Alessandro Zanardi

Gold Tier - Expect a salary of at least $100,000
Michele Alboreto
Eddie Cheever
Teo Fabi
Gil de Ferran
Adrián Fernández
Scott Goodyear
Robby Gordon
Maurício Gugelmin
Bryan Herta
Stefan Johansson
Arie Luyendyk
Jan Magnussen
Greg Moore
Roberto Moreno
Max Papis
Scott Pruett
André Ribeiro
Eliseo Salazar
Vincenzo Sospiri
Jimmy Vasser
Jos Verstappen

Silver Tier - Expect some salary but can be asked to bring money
Jeff Andretti
Claude Bourbonnais
Doug Boyer
Kenny Bräck
Robbie Buhl
Patrick Carpentier
Pedro Chaves
Fredrik Ekblom
David Empringham
Juan Manuel Fangio II
Bertrand Gachot
Affonso Giaffone
Felipe Giaffone
José Giaffone
Marc Goossens
Marco Greco
Stéphan Grégoire
Mike Groff
Roberto Guerrero
Richie Hearn
Parker Johnstone
P.J. Jones
Eddie Lawson
Buddy Lazier
Tarso Marques
Allan McNish
Case Montgomery
Johnny O'Connell
Ricardo Rosset
Domenico Schiattarella
Scott Sharp
Colin Trueman
Alessandro Zampedri

Bronze Tier - Will bring money if asked
Juan Carlos Carbonell
Jean-Dennis Deletraz
José Luis Di Palma
Carlos Guerrero
Diego Guzman
Naoki Hattori
Shigeaki Hattori
Taki Inoue
Davy Jones
Michel Jourdain, Jr.
Jeff Krosnoff
Giovanni Lavaggi
Hideshi Matsuda
Hiro Matsushita
Hideki Noda
Fermín Vélez
Dennis Vitolo

[Bleu]

1st option: Michel Jourdain Jr. (will be paid 300k)
2nd option: Carlos Guerrero (if he will bring 500k)

[V8fan12]

Tasman Motorsport Group driver bids:

CAR #31
Scott Pruett - $500k
Robby Gordon - $400k
Max Papis - $200k

CAR #32
Paul Tracy - $1.5mil
Al Unser, Jr. - $1mil
Gil de Ferran - $400k

[Flying Ginger]

Roberto Moreno - 200k
Mauricio Gugelmin - 200K
Kenny Bräck - 100k
Budy Lazier - 95k
Allan Mcnish - 85k

[Pointrox]

Michele Alboreto would be signed a whopping 450 000$ contract.
Jos Verstappen would be presented with a hefty check of 250 000$.
Allan McNish would be offered 125 000$ as-is, but if he attracts sponsors and get us some extra doe, he might be presented with a 25 000$ bonus.
Ricardo Rosset would be paid 50 000$ as-is, or 80 000$ if he brings some money for the team.
Jean-Denis Deletraz is welcome to join the team, but only if he pays for his seat in cold hard cash.

[Klon]

Hogan Racing offers the number 9 car and $100,000 to the following drivers, whilst also requesting them to bring as much sponsorship money as possible:
1) Parker Johnstone
2) Dennis Vitolo
3) Ricardo Rosset
4) Bertrand Gachot
5) Jeff Andretti

Hogan Racing offers the number 99 car and $2.300.000 to the following drivers:
1) Al Unser, Jr.
2) Paul Tracy
3) Michael Andretti
4) Christian Fittipaldi
5) Robby Gordon

[HawkAussie]

Arcerio-Wells Racing will be attempting to get these drivers

#52
#1 Max Papis - $250,000
#2 Scott Sharp - $75,000
#3 Patrick Carpentier - $50,000
#4 Davy Jones - Bring in at least $150,000
#5 Jean-Dennis Deletraz - Bring in at least $75,000

[Normal32]

For both seats:
1)Al Unser II
2)Michael Andretti
3)Emmerson Fittipaldi
4)Jeff Gordon
5)Juan M. Fangio 2
6)Gaston Mazzacane

All will be paid 3m,except for fangio (must bring 400k and paided if performing well) and mazzacane (must bring 1m)

[DemocalypseNow]

#27 Players Team Green
Jacques Villeneuve - $2M
Paul Tracy - $2M
Al Unser, Jr - $2M
Alessandro Zanardi - $2M

#26 Players Team Green
Paul Tracy - $1.5M
Greg Moore - $1M
Gil de Ferran - $750K
Jeff Gordon - $600K

[Samster]

Arcerio-Wells Racing will be attempting to get these drivers

#25
#1 Eddie Cheever - $300,000
#2 Bryan Herta - $250,000
#3 Max Papis - $250,000
#4 Scott Sharp - $75,000
#4 Patrick Carpentier - $50,000

#52
#1 Davy Jones - Bring in at least $150,000
#2 Jean-Dennis Deletraz - Bring in at least $75,000
#3 Marco Greco - Bring in at least $50,000
#4 Parker Johnstone - Bring in at least $25,000
#5 Juan Manuel Fangio II - Bring in at least $20,000

Hiro Matsushita is already signed to the #25 as the condition of the Panasonic contract. All drivers that were signed through sponsors don't have to be payed.

Shouldn't Forsythe Racing have the 99 as in real life? I wouldn't mind taking the #22 in exchange.

99 was Greg Moore's number if anything. Forsythe usually went with anything that had a 3 in it, plus 33 was what they used in 1995. Ice1Racing can decide on the number of the 2nd car if he wants.

[Klon]

Shouldn't Forsythe Racing have the 99 as in real life? I wouldn't mind taking the #22 in exchange.

99 was Greg Moore's number if anything. Forsythe usually went with anything that had a 3 in it, plus 33 was what they used in 1995. Ice1Racing can decide on the number of the 2nd car if he wants.

Fair enough. I'll roll with it.

[RedEyes504]

Team Rahal

Well as I've already got Raul Boesel, I'll offer 1m to Bobby Rahal

[Samster]

Team Rahal

Well as I've already got Raul Boesel, I'll offer 1m to Bobby Rahal

Bobby will be free as he'd be effectively paying himself.

[Phoenix]

Both Scott Pruett and Jimmy Vasser in the second car will receive $300.000 salaries.

[Dom_Wings]

You ain't be stealing my line-up. In order of preference.
Car 6 -
Michael Andretti - $2.75mil
Emerson Fittipaldi - $2mil
Al Unser, Jr. - $1.75mil
Jacques Villeneuve - $1.75mil
Alex Zanardi - $1.5mil

Car 11 -
Paul Tracy - $2.75mil
Christian Fittipaldi - $2mil
Greg Moore - $1.15mil
Mark Blundell - $1.05mil
Jimmy Vasser - $800k

E: If Villeneuve joins any team, shouldn't he possibly get #1 as the reigning champion?

[DemocalypseNow]

E: If Villeneuve joins any team, shouldn't he possibly get #1 as the reigning champion?

He has that option, but he doesn't have to take it. For any team that isn't Players Team Green he probably will, but Green have the #27 which he might want to stick with given its significance...

[Miguel98]

Our bids:

Gil de Ferran
Kenny Bräck
Teo Fabi
Jacques Villeneuve

[Peteroli34]

Bettenhausen Racing will attempt to sign these drivers for our car

All offered $300,000

Lynn St James
Stefan Johansson
André Ribeiro
Parker Johnstone

[FantometteBR]

I thought we were to keep the assigned drivers in the first post... whatever... here we go

PacWest will offer to these drivers spots in the team, all worthy of $200,000 salary bar pay drivers

Car #7
Mauricio Gugelmin
Gil de Ferran
Greg Moore
Teo Fabi

Car#17
Eddie Cheever
Gil de Ferran
Jimmy Vasser
Bertrand Gachot (if he brings money and Hype sponsorship)

[Samster]

I thought we were to keep the assigned drivers in the first post... whatever... here we go

PacWest will offer to these drivers spots in the team, all worthy of $200,000 salary bar pay drivers

Car #7
Mauricio Gugelmin
Gil de Ferran
Greg Moore
Teo Fabi

Car#17
Eddie Cheever
Gil de Ferran
Jimmy Vasser
Bertrand Gachot (if he brings money and Hype sponsorship)

The drivers shown in italics are just whoever drove in the previous season.

[andrew]

Bertrand Gachot
Jos Verstappen
Roberto monerno
Teo fabi
Jan magnessun



All being offered 350,000

[TomWazzleshaw]

Penske will make bids for the following drivers in 1996:

Alex Zanardi: $1.3 million
Christian Fittipaldi: $1.3 million
Gil de Ferran: $850k
Greg Moore: $850k
Jos Verstappen: $500k
Johnny Herbert: $500k

[Ice1Racing]

Forsythe Driver Bids

To bring in as much money as possible

Michel Jourdain, Jr.
Jeff Krosnoff
Taki Inoue
Jean-Dennis Deletraz

[mrfakeboullier]

Fernandez is already signed so...
We bid:
Alex Zanardi $1.8 million
Greg Moore $1.5 million
Gil De Ferran $1.5 million
Dario Franchitti $1 million

[Samster]

I would like to run RNGs this week.

Still need bids from the following
All American Racers (go_Rubens)
Payton-Coyne Racing (RonDennisDeletraz)
Project Indy (OsellaFAIL)

Miguel98 are you offering salaries with your bids.

[Miguel98]

I'm offering 400.000 to all.

[RonDenisDeletraz]

Car 19

Marc Goossens: 100,000
Scott Sharp: 100,000
Carlos Guerrero: Pay Driver

Car 34

Dennis Vitolo: Pay Driver
Carlos Guerrero: Pay Driver
Juan Carlos Carbonell: Pay Driver

[Samster]

go_Rubens and OsellaFAIL you need to make your bids by this evening as I will run the RNGs tonight with or without you.

[Samster]

Time for the RNGs. Eagle and Project Indy will just have to choose from whoever is left.

Jacques Villeneuve
1-60 Williams F1
61-90 Green 2,000,000 (1)
91-99 Newman-Haas 1,750,000 (4)
100 Hall 400,000 (4)

36, Villeneuve moves to Formula One with Williams to attempt to win the World Championship.

Al Unser Jr.
1-60 Ganassi 3,000,000 (1)
61-85 Green 2,000,000 (3)
86-97 Newman-Haas 1,750,000 (3)
98-99 Hogan 2,300,000 (1)
100 Tasman 1,000,000 (2)

25, With no offer to stay with Penske, Unser joins upcoming powerhouse Ganassi.

Michael Andretti
1-50 Ganassi 3,000,000 (2)
51-95 Newman-Haas 2,750,000 (1)
96-100 Hogan 2,300,000 (3)

32, Andretti follows the money and returns to Ganassi completing their lineup.

Robby Gordon
1-90 Hogan 2,300,000 (5)
91-100 Tasman 400,000 (2)

21, Gordon agrees to Hogan but Paul Tracy and Christian Fittipaldi are ahead in the queue.

Paul Tracy
1-60 Newman-Haas 2,750,000 (1)
61-97 Green 2,000,000 (2)
98-99 Hogan 2,300,000 (2)
100 Tasman 1,500,000 (2)

91, Tracy is attracted by the idea of 'Team Canada' and joins Players Team Green.

Scott Pruett
1-50 Tasman 500,000 (1)
51-100 Patrick 300,000 (1)

7, Pruett joins Tasman.

Jimmy Vasser
1-70 Newman-Haas 800,000 (5)
71-90 Patrick 300,000 (2)
91-100 Pac-West 200,000 (3)

96, Surprisingly Vasser chooses Pac-West but he is behind Cheever and de Ferran.

Teo Fabi
1-40 Hall 400,000 (3)
41-80 Walker 350,000 (4)
81-100 Pac-West 200,000 (4)

25, Fabi chooses Hall but he is behind de Ferran and Brack.

Maurício Gugelmin
1-90 Pac-West 200,000 (1)
91-100 Comptech 200,000 (2)

14, Gugelmin stays with Pac-West.

Emerson Fittipaldi
1-50 Newman-Haas 2,000,000 (2)
51-100 Retirement

76, Emerson retires from racing after a long career.

Stefan Johansson
Bettenhausen 300,000 (2)

As the only offer, Johansson remains with Bettenhausen but depends on Lynn St James not taking the drive.

Gil de Ferran
1-50 Penske 850,000 (3)
51-90 Green 750,000 (3)
91-96 Galles 1,500,000 (3)
97-98 Hall 400,000 (1)
99 Tasman 400,000 (3)
100 Pac-West 200,000 (2)

95, De Ferran follows the money and joins Galles over the bigger teams but is behind Zanardi and Moore.

Christian Fittipaldi
1-65 Newman-Haas 2,000,000 (2)
66-90 Penske 1,300,000 (2)
91-100 Hogan 2,300,000 (4)

77, Christian takes his father's place at Penske. This allows Gordon to join Hogan.

André Ribeiro
Bettenhausen 300,000 (3)

As the only offer, Ribeiro agrees to sign with Bettenhausen but depends on Lynn St James and Johansson not taking the drive.

Eddie Cheever
1-60 Pac-West 200,000 (1)
61-100 IRL with Menard

23, Cheever completes Pac-West's lineup.

Jimmy Vasser
1-70 Newman-Haas 800,000 (5)
71-100 Patrick 300,000 (2)

81, With Pac-West no longer avaliable, Vasser joins Patrick.

Parker Johnstone
1-50 Bettenhausen 300,000 (4)
51-100 Hogan 100,000 (1)

97, Johnstone joins Hogan, he can bring $450,000 in sponsorship.

Alessandro Zanardi
1-50 Newman-Haas 1,500,000 (5)
51-95 Penske 1,300,000 (1)
96-100 Galles 1,500,000 (1)

17, Zanardi joins Newman-Haas.

Greg Moore
1-40 Newman-Haas 1,150,000 (3)
41-65 Green 1,000,000 (2)
66-90 Penske 850,000 (3)
91-100 Galles 1,500,000 (2)

7, Moore completes Newman-Haas' lineup. This allows de Ferran to join Galles.

Jeff Gordon
1-95 Stay in NASCAR
96-100 Green 600,000 (4)

8, Although CART was his original dream, he has grown comfortable in NASCAR, the bigger salary probably helps too.

Jos Verstappen
1-40 F1 with Arrows
41-80 Penske 500,000 (5)
81-99 Walker 350,000 (2)
100 Foyt 250,000 (2)

77, Verstappen decides to try his luck in America with Penske.

Michele Alboreto
1-80 Foyt 450,000 (1)
81-100 IRL with Scandia

16, Alboreto moves to America with the legendary Foyt team.

Bertrand Gachot
Walker 350,000 (1)

Only the Walker offer remains so Gachot takes it.

Roberto Moreno
1-90 Walker 350,000 (3)
91-100 Comptech 200,000 (1)

16, Moreno completes Walker's F1 journeyman superteam.

Max Papis
1-50 Arcerio-Wells 250,000 (1)
51-100 Tasman 200,000 (3)

54, Papis joins Tasman.

Kenny Brack
1-95 Hall 400,000 (2)
96-100 Comptech 100,000 (3)

47, Brack joins Hall Racing.

Buddy Lazier
1-70 IRL with Hemelgarn
71-100 Comptech 95,000 (4)

94, Lazier chooses to stay in CART.

Marc Goossens
1-70 Payton-Coyne 100,000 (1)
71-100 Stay in F3000

2, Goossens joins Payton-Coyne.

Scott Sharp
1-70 IRL with Foyt
71-100 Arcerio-Wells 75,000 (2)

87, Sharp chooses to stay in CART.

Michel Jourdain Jr.
1-50 Della Pena 300,000 (1)
51-100 Forsythe Pay Driver (1)

57, Jourdain is able to bring $300,000 to Forsythe.

Jeff Krosnoff
Forsythe Pay Driver (2)

Krosnoff is able to bring $300,000 to Forsythe.

Taki Inoue
Forsythe Pay Driver (3)

Inoue is able to bring $900,000 to Forsythe.

Jean-Dennis Deletraz
Forsythe Pay Driver (4)

Deletraz is able to bring $650,000 to Forsythe.

Lynn St James
1-80 IRL with Scandia
81-100 Bettenhausen 300,000 (1)

20, St James joins the IRL. This allows Johansson to join Bettenhausen

Dennis Vitolo
Payton-Coyne Pay Driver (1)

Vitolo can bring $1,000,000 to Payton-Coyne.

Carlos Guerrero
Della Pena -500,000 (2)

Carlos Guerrero is only able to offer $150,000.

Ice1Racing, you have a choice of pay drivers, Inoue and Deletraz are offering more money but Jourdain and Krosnoff are your top choices.

[Dom_Wings]

Zanardi and Moore... that is VERY interesting :O

[Klon]

Robbie Gordon ... might as well kill myself already.

[DemocalypseNow]

Dammit, no team-mate for PT! Right then, time for a Plan B...

#26 Players Green
MANSELL, Nigel - $1,000,000
PIQUET, Nelson - $1,000,000
GOODYEAR, Scott - $200,000
KRISTENSEN, Tom - $100,000

[Phoenix]

Hmmm... would Jean Alesi be interested in joining the CART circus with Patrick for $500.000? I'll provide another option if Alesi declines.

[Pointrox]

Michele Alboreto? Aww yiss!

[Miguel98]

We're more than happy to have Kenny Bräck on board.

[Ice1Racing]

Forsythe would like the talent of Jourdain Jr. paired with the $$$ of Taki Inoue