1989 WTCM - Bathurst posted!

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 09 Feb 2017, 23:34

Roberto Ravaglia - 1 stop - Lap 51
Marc Hessel - 1 stop - Lap 52
Markus Ostreich - 1 stop - Lap 54
Fabien Giroix - 1 stop - Lap 55

Rated · Post by **Rated** » 10 Feb 2017, 18:23

Driver Name: Manuel Reuter
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 48

Driver Name: Roland Ratzenberger
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 44

Driver Name: Klaus Ludwig
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 49

Driver Name: Frank Biela
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 46

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 10 Feb 2017, 18:32

Driver: Andrea Geisler
Lap: 26

Driver: Leonhard von Gottorp
Lap: 34

Driver: Altfrid Hegger
Lap: 32

Driver: Motoharu Kurosawa
Lap: 33

Driver: Klara Benes
Lap: 24

HawkAussie · Post by **HawkAussie** » 11 Feb 2017, 10:26

Three races, three DNPQ's and all I can say is that Bond isn't looking like a good driver for us.

Pinkd56 · Post by **Pinkd56** » 11 Feb 2017, 14:47

M-B AMG:
Hahne - 1 stop - Lap 55
Harvey - 1 stop - Lap 52
Mass - 1 stop - Lap 54
Baldi - 1 stop - Lap 51

OMM:
Cudini - 1 stop - Lap 55

Post by **Miguel98** » 11 Feb 2017, 16:41

And the RNG'ed strategy missing:

Name: Gianfranco Brancatelli
Nº Pitstop: 1
Lap: 60

Post by **Miguel98** » 12 Feb 2017, 20:58

Saturday Afternoon Report:
Endurance Race:

Autosport wrote:Reuter wins amidst safety criticism for WTCM

It was another dry endurance race at Kyalami in the 1989 World Touring Car Masters, and while the racing proved quite handy and good, the race was marked by an accident involving Nismo's Motorsport Kazuyoshi Hoshino - in the same car as Hasemi drove and crashed at Watkins Glen - on lap 16, when the rear suspension of the car gave away coming onto the main straight and sent the car into the guardraills, before rolling a couple of times and ending on the other side of the track. Hoshino was extracted, and was taken into the hospital for further evaluation.

Of course, this beeing the 3rd big accident that has happened in this year's WTCM has brought safety criticism from part of the drivers and team owners - citing that the Group A cars are coming to a point where they are so extreme that these crashes happen way more often than they should. Is this the end of Group A as we know it?

Meanwhile, in the race, Manuel Reuter became the first ever driver to win 3 consecutive WTCM races - the previous record was 2 races, held jointly by Andy Rouse, Steve Soper and Tim Harvey. Reuter won by 6 seconds from Naoki Nagasaka, who definetelly felt by the end of the race he deserved more than just 2nd - after starting in 13th place, he drove a sterling race to finish 2nd, doing a fantastic end of first stint which saw him go from 7th to 3rd, eventually dropping a gap from 20 seconds to just 6 by the end of the race. Rounding up the podium was Andy Rouse in his return race, taking victory in independents. Frank Biela finished 4th for Zakspeed, with Geisler rounding up the top 5 in her R32.

Eddie Keizan made the locals very happy, as he came home in 6th place overall and 3rd in independents class - a very inspired performance from the south african. David Leslie won B Class by finishing in 7th place, while Keke Rosberg crossed the line in 8th place to continue his points streak. Masutaro Fukuda in the first race in the Impul R32 finished 9th, with Altfrid Heger rounding up the top 10 in the Audi, taking pole in the sprint race - Audi's first in WTCM.

In C Class, Jochen Mass overhauled his team-mates Armin Hahne and Mauro Baldi to take victory, completing a all Mercedes podium, with Hessel and local Wayne Taylor rounding up the top 5 in C Class. D Class saw no finishers for the first time ever in WTCM.

Hoshino's crash

Autosport wrote:Hoshino suffers broken leg in his crash at Kyalami

The FISA has released the final medical report on japanese driver Kazuyoshi Hoshino, after he suffered a suspension failure on lap 16 of the Kyalami Endurance Race, while on the wheel of the #24 Nismo Motorsport Nissan Skyline R32 - coincidentally, the same car Masahiro Hasemi was driving at Watkins Glen when he too suffered a nasty accident.

The official report indicates that Hoshino suffered a broken leg and that he'll need around 3 to 4 months to recover from the injuries and be back in a racing car at full fitness.

Kazuyoshi Hoshino:
1-20 - Fine
21-40 - Out for One Weekend
41-60 - Out for two Weekends
61-70 - Out for three Weekends
71-85 - Out for four Weekends
86-95 - Out for the rest of the season
96-100 - Career Ending
Result: 82 - Out for four weekends

I've been informed by Biscione that Nissan will withdraw Hoshino's car for the time beeing. Confirm this information please Biscotti.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 13 Feb 2017, 00:03

The Unisia Jecs car is out of action until further notice.

Post by **Miguel98** » 13 Feb 2017, 15:22

Sunday Report:
Sprint Race:

Autosport wrote:Reuter takes 4th consecutive win in WTCM

Manuel Reuter has taken his 4th consecutive WTCM win - as the german Zakspeed driver continues his hot streak of victories in the sprint race at Kyalami. Naoki Nagasaka was again oh-so-close to victory, but he eventually finished 7 seconds behind Manuel Reuter, but bringing a good points haul of this weekend for him and Nismo after a bad weekend at Watkins Glen. Frank Biela completed the podium today. Eddie Keizan brought joy to the south african locals who attended the race, as by finishing in 4th place, he climbed to the top step of the podium in independents class - only finishing 2 seconds off a main overall podium. Keke Rosberg won B Class by rounding up the top 5.

Andrea Geisler finished in 6th place, followed by the Zakspeed of Roland Ratzenberger in 7th place, Masutaro Fukuda in 8th place in the Impul, with Klaus Ludwig and David Leslie rounding up the top 10 overall.

C Class saw Armin Hahne take his first victory of the year, followed by his team-mates Jochen Mass, Mauro Baldi and defending champion Tim Harvey - completing a Mercedes 1-2-3-4 in class. Marc Hessel rounded up the top 5 in C Class, while Michael Briggs won D Class.

Over the next 1 or 2 days I'll update the budgets. Once I do that, I'll make available the form to fill out for updates, because it's update time!

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 13 Feb 2017, 17:12

Volkswagen Dealers Rhineland-Palatinate would like to purchase and enter a Volkswagen Golf (D Class), to compete in the Nurburgring.

Car #53
Driver Name 1: Massimo Sigala
Driver Nationality: Italian
Wage (per race): 40,000
Number of Races: Rounds 10

Post by **Miguel98** » 13 Feb 2017, 18:43

pasta_maldonado wrote:Volkswagen Dealers Rhineland-Palatinate would like to purchase and enter a Volkswagen Golf (D Class), to compete in the Nurburgring.

Car #53
Driver Name 1: Massimo Sigala
Driver Nationality: Italian
Wage (per race): 40,000
Number of Races: Rounds 10

1-95: Accepts
96-100 - Refuses
Result: 11 - Accepts

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 13 Feb 2017, 18:57

Biscione and I have agreed to transfer Geisler to the official Nissan works team.

For her replacement in the mean-time:

Oscar Castellano
Ingo Hoffmann
Guillermo Maldonado

Post by **Miguel98** » 13 Feb 2017, 19:00

Normal32 wrote:Biscione and I have agreed to transfer Geisler to the official Nissan works team.

For her replacement in the mean-time:

Oscar Castellano
Ingo Hoffmann
Guillermo Maldonado

Oscar Castellano:
1-70 - Signs
71-100 - Rejects
Result: 15 - Signs

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 13 Feb 2017, 19:00

Andrea Geisler will be driving the #24 Nissan R32 GT-R from now on, and this will be the updated livery for her car.

Pinkd56 · Post by **Pinkd56** » 13 Feb 2017, 19:11

Stuttgarter Zeitung wrote:WTCM TEAMS SLAM "KILLER" NISSAN

Officials from five of the World Touring Car Masters’ largest teams have reportedly expressed concern at the safety and build quality of the new-for-1989 Nissan Skyline R32.
The five teams; believed to be Zakspeed, Kaliber ICS Racing, Philips Car Systems Racing, Union Saver Developments and Mercedes-Benz AMG held discussions behind closed doors at round three of the WTCM at the Kyalami circuit in South Africa – the scene of yet another ugly accident involving the #24 Nissan of Kazuyoshi Hoshino in the endurance race.

It is believed that the pact of teams are hoping the FIA will re-inspect the Nissan’s homologation documents ahead of the next round in France – though some cynics are speculating that the teams are simply hoping for the powerful R32 to be pegged back ‘for safety reasons’.

When contacted by Stuttgarter Zeitung, all teams involved declined to comment.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 13 Feb 2017, 19:27

that #24 Nissan seems to be cursed

Rated · Post by **Rated** » 13 Feb 2017, 20:13

Autosport wrote:Zakspeed to suspend A-Class Sierra sales

WTCM is sure getting a lot of attention lately, unfortunately for the wrong reasons in the last few weeks. Masahiro Hasemi and Kazuyoshi Hoshino suffered injuries after experiencing mechanical failures resulting in heavy crashes for both of them in the #24 Nissan GTR 32. This led to growing criticism against the WTCM A-Class, seen as too fast and unsafe. Some critics questionned the safety of the Nissan itself. At the end of the Kyalami weekend dominated by Manuel Reuter in the Zakspeed Sierra, Peter Zakowski, the Zakspeed team principal, decided to suspend the Sierra sales. When asked if the reason was on safety grounds, Zakowski replied "There is no problem with the Sierra itself. It is fast, safe and it has gotten more and more popular after Kaliber and Zakspeed decided to join forces to develop it. However, with Nissan's current problems, we think that the A-Class cars should only be used and prepared by the best professionnals on the grid. Nobody have doubts over Nissan's professionnalism, and they are very competitive, but we do not want this kind of crashes again, this is why we are putting some limits."

More : "The end of the WTCM A-Class ? " see page 7.

Yup, no more Sierras built for now. This does not affect the people who have already bought some and have their entries done.

Post by **Miguel98** » 15 Feb 2017, 10:15

Budgets are updated in the first page, 3rd post. This means.... upgrade time!

You have until Friday to post your upgrade plans.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 15 Feb 2017, 10:29

Mitsubishi will take 1 overall upgrade.

Rick Miller Racing will take 2 overall upgrades.

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 15 Feb 2017, 12:08

BMW Motorsport will buy an overall upgrade.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 15 Feb 2017, 12:42

After three failures to make the race, Gulf Racing will withdraw it's entry until further notice.

Helmut Maier and Volkswagen Dealers Racing will thus enter Pau and Brno.

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 15 Feb 2017, 15:44

One overall driver upgrade for John Cleland

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 15 Feb 2017, 15:55

Engine upgrade for Hernandez.

Pinkd56 · Post by **Pinkd56** » 15 Feb 2017, 16:06

Overall upgrade for Mercedes Benz please.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 15 Feb 2017, 19:47

Qualifying class upgrade for both of our drivers, if that can happen

Post by **Miguel98** » 17 Feb 2017, 19:56

Autosport wrote:FISA announce new ballast rules starting from Pau onwards

FISA have announced new ballast rules starting from Pau onwards - the organization responsible for the organization of the Formula 1 World Championship, World Touring Car Masters and World Rally Championship citing that the 40kg max ballast applied to cars isn't doing much affect, evidence beeing that the cars don't seem to get slown a lot by throwing only 40kg's of ballast into their car.

Like this, FISA have announced a doubling of ballast for Pau onwards, and will see of it'll reflect car performance. Likewise, this are the new ballast rules:

1st - 80kg
2nd - 70kg
3rd - 60kg
4th - 50kg
5th - 40kg
6th - 30kg
7th - 20kg
8th - 10kg
Ballast will, of course, be continued to be delivered on Class position basis in pre-qualifying and delivered on championship basis for the endurance and sprint race, while beeing kept constant over the race weekend.

Post by **Miguel98** » 17 Feb 2017, 20:26

I'll remind as well that you have until tomorrow early morning to post upgrades, if you haven't already.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 17 Feb 2017, 21:27

Kaliber will purchase an overall upgrade and an engine upgrade

Philips Car Systems will purchase two engine upgrades and an overall upgrade

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 17 Feb 2017, 22:05

Nismo will purchase a safety upgrade? :facepalm:

In all seriousness;

Nismo Motorsport will purchase two engine upgrades, two reliability upgrades and a downforce upgrade. Impul will be provided with the same upgrade components.

Voeckler Renault will purchase an engine upgrade and an overall upgrade. GEC Alsthom Voeckler Renault will be provided with the same upgrade components.

Linari Motoro will buy an overall driver upgrade for Alessandro Linari.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 18 Feb 2017, 00:15

Philips Car Systems will purchase another engine upgrade

Post by **Miguel98** » 18 Feb 2017, 10:08

Here are upgrade results!

Mitsubishi Dealer Team:
-> Overall Upgrade:
FWLiftParams - 0.07
RWLiftParams - 0.06
BodyDragBase - 0.07
Engine Power - 9HP
Reliability - Worses by 90
Fuel Consummption - Worses by 0.009
Weight - Increases by 1.8kg

Rick Miller Racing:
-> Overall Upgrade:
FWLiftParams - 0.05
RWLiftParams - 0.03
BodyDragBase - 0.05
Engine Power - 7HP
Reliability - Worses by 70
Weight - Increases by 1.4Kg
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.007
-> Overall Upgrade:
FWLiftParams - 0.06
RWLiftParams - 0.05
BodyDragBase - 0.10
Engine Power - 8HP
Reliability - Worses by 80
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.008
Weight - Increases by 1.6kg

BMW Motorsport:
-> Overall Upgrade:
FWLiftParams - 0.03
RWLiftParams - 0.04
BodyDragBase - 0.11
Engine Power - 7HP
Reliability - Worses by 70
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.007
Weight - Increases by 1.4kg

Union Saver Dvelopments:
-> Overall Upgrade (John Cleland):
Race Ability - 0.08
Qualifying Ability - 0.09
Wet Weather Ability - 0.08
Passing - 0.6
Crash - 4
MinRacing Skill - 0.04

Escuderia Hernandez:
-> Engine Upgrade:
Power - 19HP
Reliability - Worsens by 190
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.019
Weight - Increases by 3.8kg

Mercedes-Benz AMG Team:
-> Overall Upgrade:
FWLiftParams - 0.07
RWLiftParams - 0.07
BodyDragBase - 0.17
Engine Power - 7HP
Reliability - Worses by 70
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.007
Weight - Increases by 1.4kg

Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing:
-> Overall Upgrade:
FWLiftParams - 0.07
RWLiftParams - 0.06
BodyDragBase - 0.07
Engine Power - 6HP
Reliability - Worses by 60
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.006
Weight - Increases by 1.2kg
-> Engine Upgrade:
Power - 14HP
Reliability - Worsens by 140
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.014
Weight - Increases by 2.8kg

Philips Car Systems Racing:
-> Overall Upgrade:
FWLiftParams - 0.08
RWLiftParams - 0.05
BodyDragBase - 0.16
Engine Power - 8HP
Reliability - Worses by 80
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.008
Weight - Increases by 1.6kg
-> Engine Upgrade:
Power - 18HP
Reliability - Worsens by 180
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.018
Weight - Increases by 3.6kg
-> Engine Upgrade:
Power - 10HP
Reliability - Worsens by 100
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.010
Weight - Increases by 2.0kg
-> Engine Upgrade:
Power - 21HP
Reliability - Worsens by 210
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.021
Weight - Increases by 4.2kg

Nismo Motorsport:
-> Reliability Upgrade:
Reliability - Improves by 72
Engine Power - Decreases by 7.2
-> Reliability Upgrade:
Reliability - Improves by 90
Engine Power - Decreases by 9.0
-> Downforce Upgrade:
FWLiftParams - 0.09
RWLiftParams - 0.13
BodyDragBase - 0.22
-> Engine Upgrade:
Power - 39HP
Reliability - Worsens by 390
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.039
Weight - Increases by 7.8kg
-> Engine Upgrade:
Power - 27HP
Reliability - Worsens by 270
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.027
Weight - Increases by 5.4kg

Diac Voeckler Renault:
-> Overall Upgrade:
FWLiftParams - 0.02
RWLiftParams - 0.07
BodyDragBase - 0.14
Engine Power - 8HP
Reliability - Worses by 80
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.008
Weight - Increases by 1.6kg
-> Engine Upgrade:
Power - 30HP
Reliability - Worsens by 300
Fuel Consumption - Worses by 0.030
Weight - Increases by 6.0kg

Linari Motori:
-> Overall Upgrade (Alessandro Linari):
Race Ability - 0.06
Qualifying Ability - 0.04
Wet Weather Ability - 0.09
Passing - 0.4
Crash - 2
MinRacing Skill - 0.01

Post by **Miguel98** » 19 Feb 2017, 16:04

Round 4 of the WTCM Season - Pau

Circuit Length: 2.760km
Tyre Wear: 1-2%/Lap
Fuel: 86L - 70-90 Laps
96L - 70-90 Laps
116L - 60-80 Laps
Pitstop Time: 1 minute and 25 seconds (tyres and full tank of fuel)
Weather: Pre-Qualifying Races - Dry
Qualifying - Dry
Endurance Race - Dry
Sprint Race - Dry
Entries: 10 A Class Cars, 10 B Class Cars, 12 C Class Cars and 2 D Class Cars will qualify
Entry List:
Class A:
#8 TWR Holden Dealer Team - Jeff Allam (Holden Commodore VL TWR)
#9 TWR Holden Dealer Team - Winston Percy (Holden Commodore VL TWR)
#21 Nismo Motorsport - Naoki Nagasaka (Nissan Skyline R32)
#23 Nismo Motorsport - Toshio Suzuki (Nissan Skyline R32)
#24 Nismo Motorsport - Andrea Geisler (Nissan Skyline R32)
#25 Nismo Motorsport - Roland Asch (Nissan Skyline R32)
#29 Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing - Andy Rouse (Ford Sierra RS500)
#30 Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing - Steve Soper (Ford Sierra RS500)
#32 Impul - Masutaro Fukuda (Nissan Skyline R32)
#34 Zakspeed - Klaus Ludwig (Ford Sierra RS500)
#35 Zakspeed - Manuel Reuter (Ford Sierra RS500)
#36 Zakspeed - Roland Ratzenberger (Ford Sierra RS500)
#39 Zakspeed - Frank Biela (Ford Sierra RS500)
#78 Philips Car Systems Racing - Joachim Winkelhock (Ford Sierra RS500)
#79 Philips Car Systems Racing - Geoff Donnelly (Ford Sierra RS500)
#159 Rick Miller Racing - Deborah Gregg (Ford Merkur RS500)
#160 Rick Miller Racing - Lynn St James (Ford Merkur RS500)
#222 Aussie Motorsport - Colin Bond (Ford Sierra RS500)
#420 Escuderia Hernandez - Oscar Castellano (Nissan Skyline R32)
Class B:
#15 Volvo Dealer Team - Robbie Francevic (Volvo 240 Turbo)
#20 Volvo Dealer Team - Per-Gunnar Andersson (Volvo 240 Turbo)
#30 Volvo Dealer Team - Ulf Granberg (Volvo 240 Turbo)
#40 Volvo Dealer Team - John Bowe (Volvo 240 Turbo)
#16 Union Saver Developments - David Leslie (Toyota Supra Turbo)
#17 Union Saver Developments - Keke Rosberg (Toyota Supra Turbo)
#18 Union Saver Developments - Juan María Traverso (Toyota Supra Turbo)
#19 Union Saver Developments - John Cleland (Toyota Supra Turbo)
#22 Mitsubishi Motors - Scott Pruett (Mitsubishi Starion Turbo)
#64 Mitsubishi Motors - Chris Lambden (Mitsubishi Starion Turbo)
#77 Mitsubishi Motors - Masanori Sekiya (Mitsubishi Starion Turbo)
#46 Euromotor International - Maurizio Sandro Sala (BMW 635CSi)
#47 Euromotor International - Mario Hytten (BMW 635CSi)
#50 Roger Downson Engineering - James Weaver (Rover Vitesse SD1)
#51 Roger Downson Engineering - Robb Gravett (Rover Vitesse SD1)
#52 Roger Downson Engineering - Robert Kagan (Rover Vitesse SD1)
#69 Tokyo Motor Sport - Motoharu Kurosawa (Nissan Skyline R31 GTS-R)
#72 Audiwerke Motorsports - Derek Warwick (Audi V8)
#73 Audiwerke Motorsports - Leonhard von Gottorp (Audi V8)
#74 Audiwerke Motorsports - Altfrid Heger (Audi V8)
#80 Larsen Racing System - Slim Borgudd (Volvo 240 Turbo)
#81 Larsen Racing System - Andreas Larsen (Volvo 240 Turbo)
#85 Team LeMans - Kenji Katayama (Nissan Skyline R31 GTS-R)
#86 Renzo Engineering - Simone Guidetti (Maserati Biturbo)
#90 Luigi Racing - Giorgio Francia (BMW 635CSi)
#91 Luigi Racing - Ni Amorim (BMW 635CSi)
#200 Scuderia Adriatica - Erica B. Mancino (BMW 635CSi)
Class C:
#1 Mercedes-Benz AMG Team - Tim Harvey (Mercedes-Benz 190E)
#10 Mercedes-Benz AMG Team - Mauro Baldi (Mercedes-Benz 190E)
#11 Mercedes-Benz AMG Team - Jochen Mass (Mercedes-Benz 190E)
#12 Mercedes-Benz AMG Team - Armin Hahne (Mercedes-Benz 190E)
#2 Diac Voeckler Renault - Jacques Laffite (Renault 21)
#3 Diac Voeckler Renault - Jean-Pierre Malcher (Renault 21)
#4 Diac Voeckler Renault - Sophie Fabron (Renault 21)
#21 Diac Voeckler Renault - Jean Ragnotti (Renault 21)
#7 Prodrive - Johnny Cecotto (BMW E30 M3)
#26 Olaf Manthey Racing - Alain Cudini (Mercedes-Benz 190E)
#101 Olaf Manthey Racing - Olaf Manthey (Mercedes-Benz 190E)
#41 Welsh Racing - Karl Jones (Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo)
#42 Volker Schmidt Racing - Dieter Quester (Mercedes-Benz 190E)
#43 Volker Schmidt Racing - Pierre Dieudonne (Mercedes-Benz 190E)
#44 Demon Tweeks - Will Hoy (BMW E30 M3)
#48 Waterloo Motors - Marc Duez (BMW E30 M3)
#49 Waterloo Motors - Jean-Michel Martin (BMW E30 M3)
#70 Dixi Sport - Bernard Salam (Alfa Romeo 75)
#71 Dixi Sport - Gerard Fevrot (Alfa Romeo 75)
#75 Alfa Corse - Gianfranco Brancatelli (Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo)
#76 Alfa Corse - Michele Di Gioia (Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo)
#87 Renzo Engineering - Raffaele Modena (Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo)
#94 BMW Motorsport - Roberto Ravaglia (BMW E30 M3)
#95 BMW Motorsport - Marc Hessel (BMW E30 M3)
#96 BMW Motorsport - Fabien Giroix (BMW E30 M3)
#97 BMW Motorsport - Markus Ostreich (BMW E30 M3)
#242 Scuderia Giudici - Gianni Giudici (BMW E30 M3)
#333 GEC Alsthom Voeckler Renault - Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler (Renault 21)
#444 GEC Alsthom Voeckler Renault - Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler (Renault 21)
Class D:
#27 Linari Motori - Alessandro Linari (Fiat Uno)
#55 Volkswagen Dealers Racing - Helmut Maier (Volkswagen Golf Mk1)
#99 Hunter Autosport - Barbara Cowell (Renault 5 Club)
#135 Peynirici Racing - Gokor Peynirici (Volskwagen Golf Mk1)
#948 Benes Motorsports - Klara Benes (Skoda 130RS)

Post by **Miguel98** » 19 Feb 2017, 17:26

Friday Morning Report:
Pre-Qualifying Class A Qualifying:

Pre-Qualifying Class B Qualifying:

Pre-Qualifying 2 Qualifying:

Friday Afternoon Report:
Pre-Qualifying A Class:

Pre-Qualifying B Class:

Pre-Qualifying 2:

Autosport wrote:Castellano and Ravaglia win Pre-Qualifying races at Pau

Pau was going to be a mistery - the first update window of the season was between Kyalami and Pau, and rumours believed Nissan spended almost 2 million in development of the R32 for the remaining of the season, hoping to take the title off Zakspeed hands.

Pre-Qualifying showed why. Pau did not suit the Zakspeed RS500's one bit - the new ballast rules combined with the downforce focused track saw the german team qualifyin the midfield, and without the use of their straightline speed - the longest straight at Pau doesn't let the cars go over 250km/h - they struggled to come through the field.

After taking pole, Roland Asch led early on, but was always under pressure from new WTCM recruit Oscar Castellano - the double TC2000 champion in Argentina, who is following the footsteps of Juan Maria Traverso - and the argentinean eventually cleared him and took victory in his debut in WTCM. Asch holded on for 2nd place, while Andy Rouse finished 3rd in the Kaliber RS500. Geoff Donnelly took advantage of an early on incident - when a spinning FUkuda blocked the track until it got going again (and eventually crashed out) - which split the field into two parts, hanging on for 4th place in the end. Andrea Geisler finished 5th, but ran as high as 3rd early on, but a bump on the wall saw her drop to 5th place in the end. Deborah Gregg qualified the Merkur for Rick Miller Racing at last, finishing in 6th place, with Ludwig beeing the best placed Zakspeed RS500, in 7th place. Winkelhock, Ratzenberger and Soper rounded up the top 10 and the A Class cars who qualified for the race.

In the B Class race, B Class championship leader Keke Rosberg took victory again - continuing to show his incredible talent in touring cars - as he took advantage of David Leslie's retirement to increase his championship gap. John Cleland and Juan Maria Traverso rounded up the top 3, completed a USD 1-2-3 for Toyota. Warwick finished in 4th place, just 2 tenths shy of a podium place, with Gottorp rounding up the top 5 in the Audi. Andreas Larsen was the biggest surprise in his Larsen Racing Volvo - finishing in 6th place, and he held on for 5th for much of the race (if you count in Leslie's retirement). Volvo's rounded up the top 10 and remainder qualifying positions as well - Francevic 7th, Granberg 8th, Andersson 9th and Borgudd 10th.

C Class saw Roberto Ravaglia win his 3rd pre-qualifying race of the win - will he finally be able to break the bad luck in the endurance and sprint races that has come to him this year? - as he finished ahead of the Waterloo Motors BMW's to take victory. Marc Duez was 2nd ahead of his team-mate, Jean-Michel Martin. Ostreich was 4th in the second manufacutrer BMW, with Will Hoy rounding up the top 5 in his WTCM debut. Johnny Cecotto raced up to 6th place in the end, with Armin Hahne in 7th place as the leading Mercedes. After an impressive qualifying from Gianni Giudici, in 2nd place, the italian struggled for race pace and finished 8th in the end. Giroix and Baldi rounded up the top 10, with Mass and Modena also qualifying - this last one getting by just 0.012 in the end, out-dragging Olaf Manthey to the line.

D Class saw Helmut Maier win again, ahead of Barbara Cowell. Gokor Peyrinici finished 3rd in the VW, while Benes took 4th. Linari retired.

Like this, the following cars are qualified for the race:
#10 Mercedes-Benz AMG Team - Mauro Baldi (Mercedes-Benz 190E)
#11 Mercedes-Benz AMG Team - Jochen Mass (Mercedes-Benz 190E)
#12 Mercedes-Benz AMG Team - Armin Hahne (Mercedes-Benz 190E)
#7 Prodrive - Johnny Cecotto (BMW E30 M3)
#15 Volvo Dealer Team - Robbie Francevic (Volvo 240 Turbo)
#20 Volvo Dealer Team - Per-Gunnar Andersson (Volvo 240 Turbo)
#30 Volvo Dealer Team - Ulf Granberg (Volvo 240 Turbo)
#17 Union Saver Developments - Keke Rosberg (Toyota Supra Turbo)
#18 Union Saver Developments - Juan María Traverso (Toyota Supra Turbo)
#19 Union Saver Developments - John Cleland (Toyota Supra Turbo)
#24 Nismo Motorsport - Andrea Geisler (Nissan Skyline R32)
#25 Nismo Motorsport - Roland Asch (Nissan Skyline R32)
#29 Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing - Andy Rouse (Ford Sierra RS500)
#30 Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing - Steve Soper (Ford Sierra RS500)
#34 Zakspeed - Klaus Ludwig (Ford Sierra RS500)
#36 Zakspeed - Roland Ratzenberger (Ford Sierra RS500)
#44 Demon Tweeks - Will Hoy (BMW E30 M3)
#48 Waterloo Motors - Marc Duez (BMW E30 M3)
#49 Waterloo Motors - Jean-Michel Martin (BMW E30 M3)
#55 Volkswagen Dealers Racing - Helmut Maier (Volkswagen Golf Mk1)
#72 Audiwerke Motorsports - Derek Warwick (Audi V8)
#73 Audiwerke Motorsports - Leonhard von Gottorp (Audi V8)
#78 Philips Car Systems Racing - Joachim Winkelhock (Ford Sierra RS500)
#79 Philips Car Systems Racing - Geoff Donnelly (Ford Sierra RS500)
#80 Larsen Racing System - Slim Borgudd (Volvo 240 Turbo)
#81 Larsen Racing System - Andreas Larsen (Volvo 240 Turbo)
#87 Renzo Engineering - Raffaele Modena (Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo)
#94 BMW Motorsport - Roberto Ravaglia (BMW E30 M3)
#96 BMW Motorsport - Fabien Giroix (BMW E30 M3)
#97 BMW Motorsport - Markus Ostreich (BMW E30 M3)
#99 Hunter Autosport - Barbara Cowell (Renault 5 Club)
#159 Rick Miller Racing - Deborah Gregg (Ford Merkur RS500)
#242 Scuderia Giudici - Gianni Giudici (BMW E30 M3)
#420 Escuderia Hernandez - Oscar Castellano (Nissan Skyline R32)

Saturday Morning Report:
Qualifying:

I need strategies from the following people:
Biscione
peteroli34
Normal32
Rated
pasta_maldonado
SeedStriker
Pinkd56
V8Fan12
This Could Be You
Novitopoli
Miguel98

As per usual, you have 48 hours. Race is 91 laps long.

Rated · Post by **Rated** » 19 Feb 2017, 17:50

Stupid track.

Zakspeed strategies

Driver Name: Klaus Ludwig
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 60

Driver Name: Roland Ratzenberger
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 57

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 19 Feb 2017, 18:00

USD strategies

Driver Name: JM Traverso
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 70

Driver Name: Keke Rosberg
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 71

Driver Name: John Cleland
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 72

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 19 Feb 2017, 18:09

Helmut Maier: No stops
Joachim Winklehock: Lap 67
Geoff Donnelly: Lap 70
Andy Rouse: Lap 73
Steve Soper: Lap 76

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 19 Feb 2017, 18:39

Nismo
Roland Asch - L57
Andrea Geisler - L42

Renzo
Raffaele Modena - no stops

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 19 Feb 2017, 18:40

Deborah Gregg - Lap 46
Barbara Cowell - No Stops

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 19 Feb 2017, 18:43

Larsen Racing System Strategy

Andreas Larsen: 1 stop (Lap 46)

Slim Borgudd: 1 stop (Lap 79)

V8fan12 · Post by **V8fan12** » 19 Feb 2017, 23:20

Waterloo Motors

Driver Name: Marc Duez
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 58

Driver Name: Jean-Michel Martin
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 60

Volvo Dealer Team

Driver Name: Per-Gunnar Andersson
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 64

Driver Name: Robbie Francevic
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 66

Driver Name: Ulf Granberg
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 67

Demon Tweeks

Driver Name: Will Hoy
Number of Pitstops: 1
Laps to Pit: 57