Grand Prix Rejects

2019 North American Formula 4 Championship

Notable changes will be described in this font

Cars
Chassis (Crawford Composites) and Engines (Honda KA20C2) Will remain the same as last season. The Engine has received a few small improvements in the off-season, providing slightly more power compared to last season to make up for the increased race distance. Thank you to This Could be You for providing an F4 chassis for Grand Prix 2.

Drivers
Real life and fictional drivers are allowed. I would like at least some real-life drivers in the series, but I will
not be putting any restrictions on the use of fictional drivers. Real-life drivers will be chosen through an RNG to see if they accept an offer or not. For fictional drivers please put the DEC of the owner and any background in regards to previous series.

North and Central American drivers will take first priority, though drivers from the Caribbean and the rest of the Americas are welcome more often than not. Drivers from any other region must have a pretty good story reason to race in this, otherwise they will be rejected. This series is meant for drivers in the Americas to start their careers, so please be reasonable with driver choices.

As with Simtek's F4 series, any driver that races in more senior categories will likely NOT be accepted. F4 is designed to be a first taste of motorsport for drivers leaving karting. Drivers are likely to be between 15 and 20 years old, but I will take them case-by-case.

Teams
Current team owners will need to renew their commitment to 2019, then I will allow new entry lists
The series will have 26 drivers spread through 13 teams. If 26 drivers and teams cannot be reached then I will allow 3-car teams. Teams should be based in North America, Central America, or the Caribbean, and those nationalities will get first priority over teams from any other region of the world.

No constructors championship will be held for this series, only one for drivers.

Race Weekend
Race length will be extended to 30 miles each. Each weekend will still have 2 races per weekend


Points will follow the F4 standard set by the Anglo-Irish championship:

1st: 15
2nd: 12
3rd: 10
4th: 8
5th: 6
6th: 5
7th: 4
8th: 3
9th: 2
10th: 1
Pole Position: 2

Penalties
Drivers that perform infractions on track, mainly regarding reckless driving and causing collisions, will receive time penalties based on the severity of the infraction. Severe enough infractions, or repeated accumulation of infractions, will result in a suspended race ban or full race ban. Two suspended race bans add up to one full race ban.

Calendar
The calendar for the 2018 season will be largely following the Indycar calendar in order to reduce costs of transport. There are 8 weekends in the season.

*= Supports the Indycar Series
**=Supports Indy Lights

1)*Streets of St. Petersburg (March 8,9) (17 laps each)
2)*Barber Motorsports Park (March 22,23) (13 laps each)
3)Lime Rock Park (April 13, 14) (20 laps each)
4)Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (May 4,5) (12 laps each)
Mid-Season Test: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (June 22,23)
5)*Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (July 5,6) (13 laps each)
6)***Toronto Exhibition Place (July 19,20) (17 laps each)
7)***Watkins Glen International (August 16,17) (9 laps each)
8)*Sonoma Raceway (Indycar Layout) (September 20,21) (13 laps each)

Sign-up in the following format:



The following users need to renew interest (Please list team entry as described above):

Normal32
V8Fan12
Klon
Gonzalez
TheFlyingCaterham
peteroli34
Biscione
Dexter249
alg2159
Pinkd56
SeedStriker
Miguel98
Ataxia
FMecha
Wizzie

Waiting List
Matisena
pasta_maldonado
John Rafael
Pilot8
TomDilain

Team Entries
(Real-life drivers added)
Moreno Motorsport (Biscione)
#5: Brandon Lemke
#55: Tevin Robbins

Underhill Motorsports (Normal32)
#1: Manuel Maldonado
#2: Alexandra Mohnhaupt

/ Carrera Granada (Gonzalez)
#15: Nicholas D'Orlando
#93: Annakpok Pootoogook

Peak Motorsport Canada (V8fan12)
#26: Arienne Sorel
#27: Joey Bennett

Brian Andore Racing (Fmecha)
#41: Ed Howitzer

Montreal Racing Services (SeedStriker)
#3: Ben Carver
#4: Armando Maldonado

Team Pelfrey (Wizzie)
#80: Tyson Matthews
#81: Chris di Longo

Panthera American Racing Team (alg2159)
#21: Mike Jones
#59: Dany Jones

Pinty's Genesis Engineering Canada (Dexter249)
#98: Dexter Black
#99: Bill Jones

Maple Racing (peteroli34)
#18: Kelsey Hann
#19: River Archer

Gonzalez-Richtmann Motorsports (TheFlyingCaterham)
#45: Jaime Goncalves
#46: Teddy Golding

Calinetic Junior Squad (Miguel98)
#22: Rolando Lambert

DoubleSeven Competition (pasta_maldonado)
#7: Arjun Patel
#77: Charlie Cook

BVI Thistle Racing (John Rafael)
#9: Raphaël Florian
#44: Stéphanie Sclia

Not an existing team owner, but please place me onto the waiting list.

Manticore Tuning have removed their Formula 4 program for 2019 and will focus on Porsches instead.

Team Name: Moreno Motorsport
Nationality: CAN
Car Numbers (1-99): 5 / 55
(optional) Car colors: White base with red accents

---- First Driver ----
Candidate: Brandon Lemke
Nationality: USA
Real or Fictional: RL

Candidate: Tevin Robbins
Nationality: USA
Real or Fictional: RL

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---- Second Driver (optional)----
Candidate: Cameron Nickerson
Nationality: CAN
Real or Fictional: RL

Candidate: Stéphane Trémoulinas
Nationality: Quebecoi.....ahem, CAN.
Real or Fictional: Fictional

Team Name: Underhill Motorsports
Nationality: USAS
Car Numbers (1-99): 1-2
(optional) Car colors: https://i.gyazo.com/11aa6b4420fd94eaf18 ... ec763b.png , without any major sponsors if possible.

---- First Driver ----
Candidate: Manuel Maldonado
Nationality: Venezuela
Real or Fictional: RL

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---- Second Driver (optional)----
Candidate: Alexandra Mohnhaupt
Nationality: Mexico
Real or Fictional: Real

Candidate: Martin Descoteaux (2001)
Nationality: Quebec... ehm... Canada
Real or Fictional: Fictional
DEC: Normal32

I won't be returning to the series; someone else can take on Juncos if they wish.

Team Name: Carrera Granada
Nationality: Spanish/American
Car Numbers (1-99): 15, 93
(optional) Car colors: Same as last year.

---- First Driver ----
Candidate: Nicholas D'Orlando
Nationality: American
Real or Fictional: RL (To be decided by RNG)

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---- Second Driver (optional)----
Candidate: TBA
Nationality: TBA
Real or Fictional: TBA

Canadian driver Annakpok Pootoogook (born 11/11/2002) would be interested in a seat.

Peak Motorsport Canada will be back in 2019

Team Name: Peak Motorsport Canada
Nationality: Canadian
Car Numbers (1-99): 26, 27
(optional) Car colors: Red & White

---- First Driver ----
Candidate: Arienne Sorel
Nationality: Canadian
Real or Fictional: Fictional
DEC User (if fictional): Me

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---- Second Driver (optional)----
Candidate: Joey Bennett
Nationality: American
Real or Fictional: Fictional
DEC User (if fictional): Me

novitopoli wrote:Canadian driver Annakpok Pootoogook (born 11/11/2002) would be interested in a seat.

Carrera Granada would like to offer him a seat.

Copied from last year:

Team Name: Brian Andore Racing
Nationality: Canada
Car Numbers (1-99): 41
(optional) Car colors: White with green Viper-style stripes

---- First Driver ----
Candidate: Ed Howitzer (DoB: July 9, 2000)
Nationality: United States
Real or Fictional: Fictional
DEC User (if fictional): Me

Gonzalez wrote:

novitopoli wrote:Canadian driver Annakpok Pootoogook (born 11/11/2002) would be interested in a seat.

Carrera Granada would like to offer him a seat.

He's in for the job!

MRS will also return for more punishment :p

Team Name: Montreal Racing Services
Nationality: Canada
Car Numbers (1-99): 3-4
(optional) Car colors: same as last season

---- First Driver ----
Candidate: Armando Maldonado
Nationality: Puerto Rico
Real or Fictional: Fictional
DEC User (if fictional): Me

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---- Second Driver ----
Candidate: Ben Carver
Nationality: Canada
Real or Fictional: Fictional
DEC User (if fictional): Me

Team Pelfrey will return for another year. Plans to be announced at a later date

I am again willing to design liveries for teams in this series (as with AF4 and SAF4), if people specify team colours/sponsors.

This Could Be You wrote:I am again willing to design liveries for teams in this series (as with AF4 and SAF4), if people specify team colours/sponsors.

Yes please.

Moreno Motorsport would like something that looks akin to JPM's former IndyCar design, but with Magna International as the sponsor instead of Verizon.

AUTOSPORT+ wrote:Leading Edge GP withdraw from NAF4

Following mediocre results in last year's edition of North American F4, Leading Edge have elected to withdraw, citing financial reasons.

AUTOSPORT+ wrote:Underhill Motorsports buy Leading Edge GP entry for NAF4
Following the withdrawal of Leading Edge, Underhill Motorsports has bought over the assets of the operation, for 2019 and beyond.

According to team principals, no plans will be changed from 2019, except for the livery.

tl;dr Leading Edge will be rebranded Underhill Motorsports, if that's okay.

Panthera American Young Driver Team continues his activity for 2019 season. Drivers coming soon.

Andretti will focus its operations on other racing series.

Meanwhile, the youngest members of the Best In The World support group, Demetrius Jefferson (born 16/05/2003) and Christopher Nash (born 22/06/2003) - both American - are available to hire.

Here's the Moreno Motorsport livery:

Team Name: Pinty's Genesis Engineering Canada
Nationality: Canada
Car Numbers (1-99): 98-99
(optional) Car colors: Gold/Black

---- First Driver ----
Candidate: Dexter Black
Nationality: Canada
Real or Fictional: Fictional
DEC User (if fictional): Me
This will be Dexter's last season before He moves up to Indy Lights

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---- Second Driver (optional)----
Candidate: Bill Jones
Nationality: Canada
Real or Fictional: Fictional
DEC User (if fictional): Me.
Last Season as well.

Team Name: Panthera American Young Driver Team
Nationality: US
Car Numbers (1-99): 21, 59
(optional) Car colors: White (major), Blue, red and black (minor)

---- First Driver ----
Candidate: Mike Jones
Nationality: US
Real or Fictional: Fictional
DEC User (if fictional): Alg2159

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---- Second Driver (optional)----
Candidate: Dany Jones
Nationality: US
Real or Fictional: Fictional
DEC User (if fictional): Alg2159

Team Name: Maple Racing
Nationality: Canada
Car Numbers (1-99): 18/19
(optional) Car colors: Green (major), Red (minor)

---- First Driver ----
Candidate: Kelsey Hann
Nationality: Canada
Real or Fictional: real


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---- Second Driver (optional)----
Candidate: River Archer (10/10/2003)
Nationality: Canada
Real or Fictional: Fictional
DEC User (if fictional): me

Team Name: Gonzalez-Richtmann Motorsports
Nationality: United States
Car Numbers (1-99): 45, 46
(optional) Car colors: Mainly dark gold, with green, blue and silver highlights. [edit] Additionally with Corona sponsorship.

First Driver-
Candidate: Jaime Goncalves
Nationality: Cuban
DEC: Me

Second Driver-
Candidate: Teddy Golding
Nationality: American
DEC: Me

Here is the Genesis livery:


Here is the Panthera livery:


and finally, here is the Gonzalez-Richtmann livery:

(you might want to find some sponsors...)

Brian Andore, Maple and Peak liveries coming soon

UPDATE: Here's the Maple livery:

Miguel98 needs to decide if he wants to continue for 2019 and how many cars does he want to field. Wizzie also needs to clarify his entry as well.

I've updated the original entry post with car colours, and team rebrand.

CaptainGetz12 wrote:Miguel98 needs to decide if he wants to continue for 2019 and how many cars does he want to field. Wizzie also needs to clarify his entry as well.

I hope that you two will reply soon, so I can gauge how many cars are left open to be filled. Please respond within a week from this posting.

I'm going to continue with a single car.

Team Pelfrey will return with two cars, and are open to offers

Tyson Matthews from USA (born January 9, 1999) is available for any offers and is interested to race in any seat this season.

Bandon23 wrote:Tyson Matthews from USA (born January 9, 1999) is opened for any offers and is interested to race in any seat this season.

Team Pelfrey would like to hire Matthews for the #80 car. The #81 is still open for offers

I seem to recall a Chris di Longo renewal being on the table. Is that still open?

DemocalypseNow wrote:I seem to recall a Chris di Longo renewal being on the table. Is that still open?

Di Longo will drive the #81 in that case

Miguel98 wrote:I'm going to continue with a single car.

Please choose another name then, since Moreno Motorsport has already been taken by Biscione. Please search for a driver as well.

And now, Matisena, and pasta_maldonado, Please post your entries for the series.

Team Name: DoubleSeven Competition
Nationality: USA
Car Numbers (1-99): 7 // 77
(optional) Car colors: Orange/Black

Both seats are open to offers.

From Reno, Nevada, driver Rolando Lambert is seeking to start his out of karting career in NAF4.

Chaossy wrote:From Reno, Nevada, driver Rolando Lambert is seeking to start his out of karting career in NAF4.

Team Name: Calinetic Junior Squad
Nationality: Jamaican
Car Numbers (1-99): 99
(optional) Car colors: Similar to the F1 car

---- First Driver ----
Candidate: Rolando Lambert
Nationality: American
Real or Fictional: Ficticional
DEC User (if fictional): Chaossy

Has been confirmed in chatroom.