Pacifica Cup (Sydney Pre-race posted)

Charlotte wins! YAY . I'll finish this post later...(below)

Abbey Engineering crew pleased by pace.

Team boss Ray Jackson was very pleased by the speed his two rookies showed in the first test session. Charlotte Boardman 1st and Sheila Reynolds finished 6th. Here is what he had to say. "We've had some pretty decent speed in places and it certainly showed here, both drivers have done terrific jobs in cars that have only done one private test session and this will hopefully get more publicity for the team. A big thanks to the guys at Aurora for producing this car and helping us with setups and Tyre wear details, we now have the task of proving it wasn't a fluke." Charlotte Boardman and Sheila Reynolds were both reportedly happy with the times recorded but both were unable for interview. It is understood that Reynolds was involved in a crash on a country road, a few hours before the testing took place.

Pacifica Cup Tech expert warns first quater of the season could see reliability woes

The Pacifica Cup Lead Technical inspector, former international open-wheel car designer, Jamie Robinson, depicted a harsh reality for the teams after the first test session. "After looking at all 10 cars after the first testing session, 7 out of ten had some sort of engine stress, the two Falcons, blew up in the session. The 26 car, caught fire once he hit 92 car in the first session, so we can't tell if that was another car that had engine stress. This was a 30 minute session, the next test is at Calder Park. A track which see's, higher revs for extended periods of time. These V-10 engines are too tempremental, so for the first 4 races, if half the field finishes, it will be a miracle. The race I am most worried about is Canberra, because from the tire tests, cars were hitting 215-220 MPH, right on the rev-limiter. I have suggested to Peter (McCormick), to ban the use of grill tape for Canberra, and have a bigger coolent tank installed in the car."

f1fan12 wrote:

Metro 6r4 wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:

Rykia_RKXK wrote:Will there be a contig set?

There really isn't a set contig set

so we don't use any contigs then?

What I am saying is, there is no real set of contingency decals. If you want you can, but I could care less


Ratings System

This can be confusing so I will put this in steps for you.

1. Each ratings block has four categories

Short Track:
Speedway:
Superspeedway:
Road Course:

Aggression
Consistency
Qualifying
Finishing

Areodynamics
Chassis
Engine
Reliability

2. Each category has a base rating of 40-60

3. For each category, you can add as many points as you want, for example
Finishing: +20

4. However each block must equal 0, example

Short Track: +10
Speedway: -5
Superspeedway: -10
Road Course: +5

10-5-10+5=0

5. NOTE: DON'T BOTHER WITH SHORT TRACK, THERE WON'T BE ANY ON THE SCHEDULE

6. Any questions, please ask me.

Do we do the same for pit ratings.(is it 40-60 like every other categories

f1fan12 wrote:

6. Any questions, please ask me.

+20 points added to what? Is there a base line for the ratings?!

SnakePlissken wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:

6. Any questions, please ask me.

+20 points added to what? Is there a base line for the ratings?!

Base rating is 40-60. I have used the lack of short tracks in this series to my advantage by doing this.

Short Track 00-00
Speedway 60-80
Super Speedway 60-80
Road Course 60-80
20+20+20-60=0

I shouldn't really be giving this info away but i need f1fan to check whether it's allowed. then i'll delete the post.

I see what you did there Metro. This rating system honestly is really easy to break :\

Ben Atkins wrote:I see what you did there Metro. This rating system honestly is really easy to break :\

I am not counting short track, so therefore that ratings system wouldn't count.

f1fan12 wrote:

Ben Atkins wrote:I see what you did there Metro. This rating system honestly is really easy to break :\

I am not counting short track, so therefore that ratings system wouldn't count.

Dammit, At least I tried. I'll get my ratings to you soon.

SnakePlissken wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:

6. Any questions, please ask me.

+20 points added to what? Is there a base line for the ratings?!

Yes,

40-60+20= 60-80

do we add 5 points to each category from testing or will you take care of that for us?

Metro 6r4 wrote:do we add 5 points to each category from testing or will you take care of that for us?

I'll take care of that!

f1fan12 wrote:40-60+20= 60-80

That's actually 40 points isn't it?

40 + 20 = 60
60 + 20 = 80
---------------
40

SnakePlissken wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:40-60+20= 60-80

That's actually 40 points isn't it?

40 + 20 = 60
60 + 20 = 80
---------------
40

Actually, using order of operations:

40 - (60 +20) = 40 - 80 = 40 + (-80) = -40
60 - 80 = 60 + (-80) = -20

As you can see -40 =/= -20

Oh, I thought this was arithmetic, my bad.

Yeah, you add the points to the baseline as weights.

SnakePlissken wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:40-60+20= 60-80

That's actually 40 points isn't it?

40 + 20 = 60
60 + 20 = 80
---------------
40

You don't add up the two values. So therefore 60-80 would work.

This is the intro I will use for the Pacifica Cup Series broadcasts. I am dissapointed the way Sony Vegas wanted to handle uploading to youtube. So I had to make this in Movie Maker

Anyway, how'd I do?

Not sure if you still accepting entries f1fan, but I'm going to enter one.

Driver Name: Sgt. Robert Caplin (United States Marine Corp)
Age: 50 (4/14/1962)
Nationality: Australian (by birth), and American.
Driver Info: Was born and raised for 12 years in Australia, went to live with his mother when she moved to the United States in 1974 after divorcing Robert's father. Enlisted in the US Marine Corp in 1980 and served in both the Persian Gulf War and the UN peace keeping mission in Bosnia. Was discharged honorably in 2000. Moved back to his hometown of Sydney, Australia in 2003. Started racing dirt track races on the weekend for fun.

Team Name: Operation Black Diamond (refers to a nickname him and a friend of his, killed in the line of duty in 1997, had for their unit).
Car Number: 75
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time.
Chassis: Dodge
Team Info: The team is run by Caplin himself.

day500champ1 wrote:Not sure if you still accepting entries f1fan, but I'm going to enter one.

Driver Name: Sgt. Robert Caplin (United States Marine Corp)
Age: 50 (4/14/1962)
Nationality: Australian (by birth), and American.
Driver Info: Was born and raised for 12 years in Australia, went to live with his mother when she moved to the United States in 1974 after divorcing Robert's father. Enlisted in the US Marine Corp in 1980 and served in both the Persian Gulf War and the UN peace keeping mission in Bosnia. Was discharged honorably in 2000. Moved back to his hometown of Sydney, Australia in 2003. Started racing dirt track races on the weekend for fun.

Team Name: Operation Black Diamond (refers to a nickname him and a friend of his, killed in the line of duty in 1997, had for their unit).
Car Number: 75
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time.
Chassis: Dodge
Team Info: The team is run by Caplin himself.

Accepted!

Noah Hart
Number 47
Team Noah Hart Racing
Manufactor Chevy
Full Time

Jacob Hart
Number 38
Team Noah Hart Racing
Manufactor Chevy
Full Time

f1fan12 wrote:

This is the intro I will use for the Pacifica Cup Series broadcasts. I am dissapointed the way Sony Vegas wanted to handle uploading to youtube. So I had to make this in Movie Maker

Anyway, how'd I do?

AWWWW YEA! cool intro, and evidence of my cars doing something notable for once.

Tire Test at Canberra Speedway raises saftey concerns

In an untimed tire test at the brand new Canberra Speedway, many cars were breaking loose in a section of track called "The Dogleg." The dogleg mimicks Calder Park Thunderdrome's frontstrech and also mimmicks many American racetracks such as the Texas Motor Speedway, and the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The main issue is the speeds the cars are hitting through "The Dogleg," almost 220MPH! And the cars are sliding around on that section of track. Peter McCormick had this to say about The Dogleg. "It is an added challenge for our drivers. Having that section of track actually makes The Canberra Speedway, safer than most ovals its size because it spreads out the field, rather than holding them togeather as is the case on most American Ovals." Some drivers are expected to complain about that section of track. Mark Elias said this, "Coming out of local racing, I have never driven so fast, but when it is normal to slide when you are driving 200+MPH, that is not good. So I think we need to slow these cars down for Canberra."

Pre-season Test 2

The 2nd pre-season test took place at the Calder Park Thunderdrome. With the addition of two more cars, the fans got a feel for what the league will look like this season. The only major news item happened with 2 seconds left in the session. When the 56 hit the wall, and Dylan Andrew hooked Suzuka into the inside wall. The 56 slammed HARD into the inside wall, head on. His medical condition is unknown, however he probably will at least be sitting out for the rest of Pre-Season. The next 2 testing sessions will be a race simulation. Where the drivers and teams will participate in "Pick-up races" at both Mallala and Canberra.


1 12 T McCormick 23.296

2 38 R Hughes 23.345

3 42 C Boardman 23.356

4 83 D Whitten 23.371

5 58 B Newman 23.419

6 56 R Suzuka 23.428

7 43 S Renyolds 23.434

8 26 M Elias 23.445

9 92 D Andrew 23.474

10 40 P Samson 23.481

11 29 M Nelson-Andrew 23.507

shall we use this thread for posts about our teams and drivers or should we make a new one?

Metro 6r4 wrote:shall we use this thread for posts about our teams and drivers or should we make a new one?

This thread!

Pacifica Cup Point System

1st. 50 Points
2nd 35 Points
3rd 25 Points
4th 20 Points
5th 15 Points
6th 10 Points
7th 8 Points
8th 6 Points
9th 4 Points
10th 3 Points
11th 2 Points
12th 1 Point

13th and down- 0

my mistake

Just a reminder, cars and ratings are due Holloween at 11:59PM. So get them in now.

f1fan12 wrote:Just a reminder, cars and ratings are due Holloween at 11:59PM. So get them in now.

I've sent you my rating and will re-send the cars after I tweak them slightly.

f1fan12 wrote:Just a reminder, cars and ratings are due Holloween at 11:59PM. So get them in now.

What if I send them to you at 12:00AM on November 1st?

Rykia_RKXK wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:Just a reminder, cars and ratings are due Holloween at 11:59PM. So get them in now.

What if I send them to you at 12:00AM on November 1st?

THEN...I...WILL...EXPLODE!

Rykia_RKXK wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:Just a reminder, cars and ratings are due Holloween at 11:59PM. So get them in now.

What if I send them to you at 12:00AM on November 1st?

Then I will send you to the Void Of Dispear.

f1fan12 wrote:

Rykia_RKXK wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:Just a reminder, cars and ratings are due Holloween at 11:59PM. So get them in now.

What if I send them to you at 12:00AM on November 1st?

Then I will send you to the Void Of Dispear.

I hate to tell you this but the void of dispair is under repair because of a pair of hares.

day500champ1 wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:

Rykia_RKXK wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:Just a reminder, cars and ratings are due Holloween at 11:59PM. So get them in now.

What if I send them to you at 12:00AM on November 1st?

Then I will send you to the Void Of Dispear.

I hate to tell you this but the void of dispair is under repair because of a pair of hares.

Isn't that where Herman resides, or is it the dungeon of despair?

day500champ1 wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:

Rykia_RKXK wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:Just a reminder, cars and ratings are due Holloween at 11:59PM. So get them in now.

What if I send them to you at 12:00AM on November 1st?

Then I will send you to the Void Of Dispear.

I hate to tell you this but the void of dispair is under repair because of a pair of hares.

So thats why there were...

Driver Name: Roman Stejpnik
Age: 25
Nationality: Coratian who immigrated to Australia when he was 4 (During the Balkan civil wars)
Driver Info: Um Formula Ford Champion 3 years ago.

Team Name: A+ Racing
Car Number: 00
Full Time/Part Time:Full Time
Chassis: TBA
Team Info: TBA

The Mallala Park Racing Circut has been closed down so that a mini-mall can be placed on top of it. A track has not been chosen to replace it yet.

f1fan12 wrote:The Mallala Park Racing Circut has been closed down so that a mini-mall can be placed on top of it. A track has not been chosen to replace it yet.

Aw that sucks, we at Spannerhead Racing are extremely disappointed that Mallala now isn't on the schedule.

OOC: If this happened in real life that would be really f***ing retarded because, I'm not exaggerating when I say this, but Mallala literally is in the middle of f***ing no-where.

f1fan12 wrote:The Mallala Park Racing Circut has been closed down so that a mini-mall can be placed on top of it. A track has not been chosen to replace it yet.

Sheila Reynolds on Mallala shut down.
"Why don't set out a course through the store, then we see how much grip we have in the wet!"

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:The Mallala Park Racing Circut has been closed down so that a mini-mall can be placed on top of it. A track has not been chosen to replace it yet.

Aw that sucks, we at Spannerhead Racing are extremely disappointed that Mallala now isn't on the schedule.

OOC: If this happened in real life that would be really f***ing retarded because, I'm not exaggerating when I say this, but Mallala literally is in the middle of f***ing no-where.

My copy is really glitched.

f1fan12 wrote:

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:The Mallala Park Racing Circut has been closed down so that a mini-mall can be placed on top of it. A track has not been chosen to replace it yet.

Aw that sucks, we at Spannerhead Racing are extremely disappointed that Mallala now isn't on the schedule.

OOC: If this happened in real life that would be really f***ing retarded because, I'm not exaggerating when I say this, but Mallala literally is in the middle of f***ing no-where.

My copy is really glitched.

BAR version?

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:The Mallala Park Racing Circut has been closed down so that a mini-mall can be placed on top of it. A track has not been chosen to replace it yet.

Aw that sucks, we at Spannerhead Racing are extremely disappointed that Mallala now isn't on the schedule.

OOC: If this happened in real life that would be really f***ing retarded because, I'm not exaggerating when I say this, but Mallala literally is in the middle of f***ing no-where.

My copy is really glitched.

BAR version?

Yes!

Check your pms!

I have extended the deadline to Tomarrow Morning at 5AM EST, get your stuff in please.

f1fan12 wrote:I have extended the deadline to Tomarrow Morning at 5AM EST, get your stuff in please.

I've got the rating in and a car request up. Just a matter of getting someone to paint it.

day500champ1 wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:I have extended the deadline to Tomarrow Morning at 5AM EST, get your stuff in please.

I've got the rating in and a car request up. Just a matter of getting someone to paint it.

I'll still accept requests and entries after the first race is up.

f1fan12 wrote:I have extended the deadline to Tomarrow Morning at 5AM EST, get your stuff in please.

You have got my cars and ratings haven't you?

day500champ1 wrote:

f1fan12 wrote:I have extended the deadline to Tomarrow Morning at 5AM EST, get your stuff in please.

I've got the rating in and a car request up. Just a matter of getting someone to paint it.

I'll paint it tonight. Also I never sent ratings did I? oops.

I am once again extending the deadline. I would like some more cars on the grid. I'll extend it to whenever I have 18 cars. I have 14 cars now.

Or until I have the motivation to run a 14 car race.

I am going to run the 1st race tomorrow. So if you want your cars in the 1st race. Get them in tonight.

Sorry for the Triple Post but...




Results

Spoiler:

Points

Spoiler:

Penalties

Spoiler:

How'd I do for my first NR2003 video of this type?

You just need to not say uh as much, it was quite frequent. Other than that, solid video.