Re: 2017 Professional Auto Racing Tour (Silly Season)

by RocketKnight Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:24 am

bsoyuz wrote:
BlueThunderfan wrote:Team Nuka Cola will return in 2015 with the same drivers, sponsors, and numbers.

Conflict between CJK Racing's third car and Chris Valentine's #40

He'll change his number to #47.

by bsoyuz Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:16 am

Just a heads up about 2015, I would want to see a few more cars running full-time in the Sportsman Tour and a few more guys running full-time in the Launch Energy Series. Currently there's 11 spots remaining in the ALES and 9 spots remaining in the AIST.

If I don't get enough entries I'll just add a bunch of generics.

by day500champ1 Thu Oct 02, 2014 3:36 pm

National Touring driver to start AIST team; Will run 2 entries in 2015

National Touring driver, Ryan Griffin, has teamed up with the Donald Trump of the Midwest, young entrepreneur and Kansas City native, David Myers, to form an APRS Imago Sportsman Tour team.

Myers, who is the CEO of the company he founded, Holster Industries (a company specializing in helping small businesses with their advertising), approached Griffin about starting the team and Griffin agreed.

The team will run two entries full-time in 2015. Both entries will be sponsored by two of the small business that Myers company help out. Griffin will be in charge of the day to day operations of the team, while Myers will provide the financial aide for the two car team.

Myers, age 29, has signed his cousin, Allen, who is the reigning MSTS (Midwest Short Track Series) champion, to drive one of the two entries. The team is actively seeking a driver for their 2nd entry.

The team will be known as GME, Griffin-Myers Enterprises.

GME entries:
#35---Allen Myers (age 24)---1-2-3, A-B-C Education Supply Company---TBD (Manufacturer)
#53---TBD (Driver)---Watt's Electrical---TBD (Manufacturer)

by bsoyuz Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:07 am

Spoiler:

Format for TryHard 500 announced -

- QUALIFYING
- 2 30-minute sessions, each one with half of the field
- Top 5 of each session is locked on the race
- Two B-Main races between the remaining cars
- Top 15 in each race qualifies for the TryHard 500
- Finishing order decides starting position
- Championship contenders locked into the race

- RACE
- 3 segments
- Two 200 mile segments
- Cars at least 3 laps down continue on
- Last Segment 100 mile Dash

by NASCARLOVER427 Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:42 am

After Waltham Dominance, Ryan Walker will drive in Sportsman Tour full time in 2015 for Microtransaction Motorsports.

Enough Said.

by bsoyuz Sat Oct 04, 2014 5:00 pm

Spoiler:

by Rykia Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:16 pm

Spoiler:

by Memoriesallbutdone Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:37 pm

Yan Motorsports has good few races except for Sean Cao

All Yan Motorsports get top 5s or 10s drivers except Cao in last 3 races.

by bsoyuz Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:52 pm

Guys that posted one offs for the TryHard 500, I need ratings at least until October 18

TRYHARD 500 ONE-OFFS:

Number conflicts: If Timmy Welsch and Emma Yán both qualify for the race, Welsch will have to change his number

by bsoyuz Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:01 am

Spoiler:

by Memoriesallbutdone Sun Oct 12, 2014 12:16 pm

Daniel Yan, gets 9th for Yan Motorsports in race one...and that's it...Jessica Yan chokes away a possible win.

All I'm going to say about this weekend in the way for Yan Motorsports is screw the rain. Razz

by bsoyuz Mon Oct 13, 2014 7:22 pm

TEARS TRYHARD 500

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60 cars took part in the Launch Energy Pole Qualifying on Friday, which would determine the front row and seeding for the B-Mains races. Pole Qualifying was Split in 2 sessions, with drivers being placed randomly into their sessions.

Kouyama Racing Team's Kitsune Inami grabbed the pole in the second session. Stan Gustaffson, the debuting swedish driver grabbed the second place. They were the only drivers to clinch a lap under the 54 second lap.

The remaining 40 spots, as 42 cars will start the race, will be decided by the result of two B-Main Races, that will count points towards the championship.

2 B-Mains: 3rd to 60th, Top 20 qualifies for the TryHard 500

Starting Grid and Seeding for B-Mains

Row 1:

#404 - Kitsune Inami, Yotsuba Insurance Nemoto, Kouyama Racing Team, 53.404
#150 - Stan Gustaffson, Killam Motorsports Inglesby, Killam Motorsports, 53.715

B-Main 1

1. #65 - Sean Cao
2. #250 - Taegan Roberson
3. #60 - Jerry Yan
4. #04 - Yuno Kazami
5. #12 - Caitlin Richler
6. #88 - Pascal Vallee
7. #26 - Connie Brooks
8. #⑨ - Kelly Ashcroft
9. #40 - Chris Valentine
10. #52 - Nathan McKane
11. #99 - Elton Nelson
12. #5 - Lucas Calhoun
13. #07 - Isabella Macena
14. #44 - Megumi Tachibana
15. #3 - Jody White
16. #28 - Tristan Kristoph
17. #93 - Grant Carsons
18. #83 - Katelyn Holt
19. #007 - Austin Sanders
20. #900 - Michael Wade
21. #1 - Timmy Welsch
22. #22 - Jason Evans
23. #4 - Fernando Jurnal
24. #42 - Sarah Boyden
25. #999 - Julia Ashcroft
26. #64 - Emma Yan
27. #32 - Luke Lanigan
28. #63 - Daniel Yan
29. #41 - Ryan Walker

B-Main 2

1. #13 - Dwight Johnson
2. #31 - Aaron Beckett
3. #05 - Steve Gareth, Jr.
4. #004 - Yoshiko Yamada
5. #19 - Winston Smith
6. #61 - Jessica Yan
7. #43 - Robert Burton
8. #82 -Ollie Cendale-Nolan
9. #444 - Masuyo Fujimoto
10. #20 - Chris Young
11. #92 Ben Atkins
12. #2 - Lucia Moreno
13. #196 - Naomi Alnako
14. #29 - Hannah Percy
15. #7 - Gabriel Macena
16. #10 - Ashley Richardson
17. #84 - Julia O'Brien
18. #02 - Benjamin Dangerfield
19. #27 - Rebecca Pellerin
20. #97 - Bianca Dawson
21. #98 - Naomi Baldwin
22. #400 - Kenta Kurosawa
23. #94 - Max Shivelen
24. #30 - Charlie Martin
25. #50 - Tim Johnson
26. #17 - Hank Junior Wheatfarmer
27. #o40 - Anthony Wash
28. #33 - Mike Dennis Jr.
29. #54 - Bobby Auteberry

by Memoriesallbutdone Wed Oct 15, 2014 11:03 am

Jerry, Daniel and Emma Yan along with Sean Cao in B-main 1 while Jessica Yan is a woman alone in B-main 2.

Poor Jessica Yan Razz

by bsoyuz Wed Oct 15, 2014 4:58 pm

TryHard 500 B-Mains

Spoiler:

by **Ben Atkins** Wed Oct 15, 2014 5:46 pm

HQS Racing make it 3 for 3 in the Tears TryHard 500, Atkins confident Percy can become 3 division winner

Ben Atkins' team is making it's last appearance in America until the second half of the Dash Cup season in 2015, and their last planned appearance at Talladega Superspeedway, but it was a good outing for them, as they got all three cars into the main race. Both Atkins and Richler got top 5's in their B-Mains; Richler recovering well from a late race spin on the backstretch. However, Atkins was looking to someone other than him to win the race.

"Let's be honest, I'm not as good at these big oval races as Caitlin, and with all of Hannah's trophies being on the mantle piece at our house, it's no question who's the better driver." said Atkins, "If anyone's gonna win, you gotta look at the girls. I really want Hannah to become a three division winner, then she can start chasing Delgado down for the four division honour."

"At the same time, I'd like to see Caitlin get her first win for HQS in a huge race. She's deserved it, and it's been illusive for her. Had the Talladega FARC race gone her way, she might have had a chance there."

However, Hannah Percy disagreed, saying the only way it would be justified was if Atkins, the team owner, took the best result in HQS' last race.

"He's tried so hard with the team, and even after getting that top 5 result, he was so happy." said Percy, "I think if he gets even a top 10 run in the race, he'll be so happy. I'd love to see him do really well, because it would also be a huge boost in his confidence, and he needs that."

Atkins was seen talking to various APRS drivers, allegedly talking about lower tier Dash Cup rides for drivers, gaining the most interest from Lucia Moreno and Ollie Cendale-Nolan, the two Kristoph and Co drivers. Tristan Kristoph has apparently got a Super Touring ride lined up.

by Memoriesallbutdone Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:25 pm

Daniel Yan, one of the longshots for the title fails to make it past lap 1, while Jerry Yan, Jessica Yan, Emma Yan, and Sean Cao advance and make their new sponsors proud.

Well...that happened Razz

by Rykia Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:53 pm

Lanigan and Carsons Both Miss the TryHard 500

Oh.

by bsoyuz Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:40 pm

FULL STANDINGS:

Spoiler:

Spoiler:

by **Ben Atkins** Sat Oct 18, 2014 5:59 pm

Hannah Percy breaks left wrist and two fingers after scary accident

After a huge lap 60 flip, Hannah Percy clambered out of the car holding her left wrist in pain. Percy, who has had a good season in Dash Cup with multiple wins, was a one-off for her husband's team, Ben Atkins. Percy is not expected to miss any of her scheduled Dash Cup events in 2015.

Percy even watched the final 25 laps from the hospital, and seen her husband take her first points paying win in any series for 4 years.

Ben Atkins triumphant in Tears TryHard 500

For the first time in 4 year in any series, British TMMC driver wins a points paying event with APRS' biggest event, the Tears TryHard 500 at Talladega. Atkins has been close to winning on several occasions in different series, but finally sealed the deal in a one off event in the APRS series. This is Atkins' first win on an American track.

Atkins had rival Gabriel Macena pushing him to the victory, a shocking move after the year the two have had together, but Macena stuck with Atkins, and as the radio chatter tells, Atkins was nervous;

Radio Chatter:

Atkins' victory lane interview was just as emphatic, Atkins jumped out of the car and looked around, soaking in the victory.

"Oh man, this is AWESOME!" said Atkins, "I can't believe it, we won a race at Talladega! The fact I even won this amazes me. HQS' last race, and we make it to victory lane. It's been too damn long. I'm still worried for Hannah though. I got told she's okay, but I can't help but feel that way. But it's been a long time since I've been truly happy with how I've performed, and hell yeah I'm happy right now!"

"I've got to thank Gabe. Everything we've been through is forgotten. He was my best friend on the race track today, and I cannot thank him enough. I want to be able to find him on every other Superspeedway race I do, because he damn well knows what he's doing now. I never thought I would have said that 6 months ago."

by bsoyuz Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:02 pm

11 full-time spots remaining for full-time entries and 13 part-time spots, go get 'em.

If I don't get 60 full-time entries, I'll fill the field with more generic cars.

by NASCARLOVER427 Fri Oct 24, 2014 5:35 pm

Walker AIST Details announced

Car Number: 41

Sponsor: Microtransaction Studios

Chassis: Helsing

Car Owner: Ryan Walker

New team emerging to fight Breast Cancer

It has been confirmed that a new team called Racing For A Good Cause will be into the Launch Energy Series in order to supply funding to multiple charity orginizations including breast cancer research. Nothing else is known about the team.

by NASCARLOVER427 Sat Oct 25, 2014 12:34 pm

Racing For A Good Cause details and driver confirmed

On the Breast Cancer Cure Center website, all details on Racing For A Good Cause was confirmed. The car will be piloted by Allison Smith Jr., a breast cancer survivor. The car will be a Lenard R37 sponsored by the Breast Cancer Cure Center. Smith Jr. has been confirmed to own the car. Team owner Lawrence Townly said "I wanted a driver that knows how it feels and would want to help, so here is Smith Jr."

UPDATE: The car number is confirmed to be the #427

by Nickpericles(Driver) Sat Oct 25, 2014 2:01 pm

Edited

by kcobb9 Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:36 pm

A new team, Skeez Antifreeze Racing, emerges seemingly out of nowhere to field 2 cars in the APRS Launch Energy Series. Not much is known about this team other than that their sponsor, Skeez Antifreeze, is widely panned as a low quality antifreeze even though it is one of the top selling brands in the country. Stewart Ferguson has been on the radar for several large teams recently because of his promising career but he questionably decided to sign with Skeez Antifreeze, most likely because of a large sum of money. Devon Kenward on the other hand seems to have just been born with a silver spoon in his mouth and not many are looking forward to his delve into professional racing.

Team Name: Skeez Antifreeze Racing
Team Nationality/State if American: Texas, USA
Manufacturer: Lenard Q9
Number of Cars: (Up to 5) 2
Are You Painting your Car: Yes

Driver's Name: Devon Kenward
Age: 16
Car Number: 74
Sponsors: Skeez Anitfreeze
Nationality/State if American: NY, USA
Prior racing experince: Local dirt track enduro car series. (Related to sponsor and team owner)

Driver's Name: Stewart Ferguson
Age: 22
Car Number: 747
Sponsors: Skeez Anitfreeze
Nationality/State if American: California, USA
Prior racing experince: Local asphalt track late model series champion.

(OOC: What is the deadline for this series?)

by bsoyuz Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:42 pm

kcobb9 wrote:
(OOC: What is the deadline for this series?)

This is still the offseason for 2015, until mid-November, everything will be up.

by Nickpericles(Driver) Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:02 pm

OOC: New Teams Can Sign up?

by Memoriesallbutdone Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:04 am

Sean Cao, finishing off a solid season with a second place at Talladega, being the only Yan Motorsports car even in the top 20. Despite this Yan Motorsports wins the Team Championship with a great performance from cars that at the beginning of the year had no funding.

"Really proud of this team for surviving, got another 2nd place. Shame we couldn't get the win in the finale like we did in the season opener. But you know what, this is just the beginning and I'm looking forward to 2015. We finished 8th with this 65 team with the lowest number of top 5s and top 10s in the Top 10 in points. I really think this shows what this team is made of." - Sean Cao

"Really proud to have gotten 6th in the points, despite not making the last race. But you know, we will move forward and even look back a bit and see what we were able to accomplish this season. The consistency hasn't completely been there but we got a couple of wins and as a team, we are champions so that gives me a pretty good feeling about next year." - Daniel Yan

"Getting 9th in points with a couple of wins is something to be proud of. We are the team champs, so we have a title to defend next year...in a sense. As a first year driver, I made plenty of mistakes, so I'm hoping next year I can reduce them and do even better." - Jerry Yan

"I'm happy we got 15th in points. The 61 car had 3 wins this season, the most in our team but we kept getting bit with mechanical failures and accidents mainly. I only had 17 top 10s, but also got 17 DNFs. Hopefully we got all those issues out of the way and can be a competitor next season." - Jessica Yan

"Blowing up so early is surely not the way I wanted to end this season. This season was a season of ups and downs. I'm so happy we were able to win and get into the top 20 in points. I don't know how low we might have been but I can likely promise we were well down in the points. Looking forward to 2015. I'm just hoping I can avoid flipping the car like I did this season." - Emma Yan

Yan Motorsports stats for 2014 season, which made them team champions

Mind you, this is between 5 drivers.

10 wins (All as unsponsored car, omg hax, Jessica Yan had most with 3 and Sean Cao only getting 1, everyone else having 2.)
49 top 5s (Emma Yan had most at 12, trolling)
89 top 10s (Emma Yan had most at 19, wat?!?!)
9 poles (Jerry Yan wins this between teammates with 5, Sean Cao getting 3 and Emma 1.)
63 DNFs (Yay repair bills! Razz

, Jessica Yan had the most at 17, matching the same number of top 10s she had.)
519 Laps Led (Daniel Yan led most at 183. Both Jerry and Jessica only led 52 each.)
31,230 Points altogether. (Wow.)

Offseason News

All plans and that jazz have already been posted. See earlier posts. Razz

by Davidizer13 Fri Nov 07, 2014 2:57 pm

Burning Heat! Motorsports Looks Forward to 2015 APRS Season

Burning Heat! Blazing Hot Pepper Sauce, well-known manufacturer of small-batch, fire-roasted hot sauces known the nation over, thanks to their annual pepper sauce contest, is trying something new this year: minor-league motor racing. "Like everything else we do," said COO Randy British, "we start small, because it's easier to do it right. Our hopes are to make something great out of this new venture, maybe moving into new series depending on how it goes, but we are confident in the skills of the team we've set up. We are up against some stiff competition in the Launch Energy series, but never underestimate what a little extra care and preparation can do."

To that end, they have hired driver Victor "Big" Corey, a rising phenom on the open-wheel ladder. While some would say he was not the most obvious choice for a stock car series, Corey is nothing short of enthusiastic. "Watching stock cars on TV is what got me into racing years ago, and it's going to be a big change, but I'm excited! There's nothing quite like having a big engine running at top speed under your command, and I'm sure I can take a little bump and grind action. The Burning Heat! paint on my Corsair looks great, the car goes fast, and I'm hoping we can scratch out a win or two this year."

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Team Name: Burning Heat! Motorsports
Team Nationality/State if American: New Mexico, USA
Manufacturer: Calton-Morel Corsair
Number of Cars: 1
Are You Painting your Car: Yep!

Driver's Name: Victor "Big" Corey
Age: 19
Car Number: 77
Sponsors: Burning Heat! Blazing Hot Pepper Sauce
Nationality/State if American: Idaho, USA
Prior racing experince: Formula F1500, KRF shifter karts

by V8fan12 Fri Nov 07, 2014 3:12 pm

Might as well fill up the remaining three spots in the Launch Energy Series:

New APRS Team Formed in Colorado

A new 3-car team has been incorporated in the state of Colorado. Rocky Mountain Racers, based out of the town of Greeley, will compete in the APRS Launch Energy Series for 2015 and beyond, promoting local talent from Colorado as well as the surrounding states (Utah, Wyoming, Kansas, etc.). The team is owned by William Steadman III, owner of the Steadman Raceway Group, and Robert J. Hastings, a local oil magnate.

For the 2015 season, the team will run an all-rookie lineup in their trio of Lenards:

-Seventeen year old Jethro Jones joins the team in the #72, bringing his Modified experience to the team. His car will be sponsored by Furniture Row and their subsidiary Denver Mattress.
-The #82 entry, sponsored by Wyoming restaurant chain Taco John's will be driven by Lucas Gage, an 18-year-old Wyoming native who has been prominent in that state's Drag racing scene.
-And competing in the third RMR, the #92, will be young Colorado Super Stock racer Dexter Fairburn. His ride will be supported by the Dish Network.

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Team Name: Rocky Mountain Racers
Team Nationality/State if American: Greeley, Colorado, USA
Manufacturer: Lenard R37
Number of Cars: 3
Are You Painting your Car: No

Driver's Name: Jethro Jones
Age: 17
Car Number: 72
Sponsors: Furniture Row/Denver Mattress
Nationality/State if American: Colorado
Prior racing experience: Modifieds

Driver's Name: Lucas Gage
Age: 18
Car Number: 82
Sponsors: Taco John's
Nationality/State if American: Wyoming
Prior racing experience: Drag racing

Driver's Name: Dexter Fairburn
Age: 16
Car Number: 92
Sponsors: Dish Network
Nationality/State if American: Colorado
Prior racing experience: Super Stocks

by bsoyuz Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:38 pm

And the full-time roster for the Launch Energy Series is now full. There's 7 part-time spots remaining in the Launch Energy Series.

The Imago Sportsman Tour has 3 full-time slots open and 10 part-time slots up for grabs.

by bsoyuz Sat Nov 15, 2014 6:04 pm

So, now I added a 2014 All-Star weekend to TMPedia.

How it will work:

- Rookie Showdown => Rookies-only race
- Stars Showdown => Race Winners + Pole Winners (NO ROOKIES IN THIS RACE)
- Best of the Rest Showdown => The other idiots
- Rockford Invitational => Top 7 of the Rookie Showdown + Top 7 of the All-Star + Top 7 of the Best of the Rest + Current Champion

rookie showdown entry list:

all-star showdown entry list:

best of the rest showdown:

by bsoyuz Sun Nov 16, 2014 3:17 pm

Rookie, All-Star, Best of the Rest Showdowns

Spoiler:

by Memoriesallbutdone Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:14 pm

Well that sucked...for Yan Motorsports

by zfitzwater599 Sun Nov 16, 2014 5:54 pm

Zachary Fitzwater, Australia, seeking a Full-Time ride with a team in 2015

by V8fan12 Mon Nov 17, 2014 11:10 pm

Rocky Mountain Racers adds 4th Lenard

New Colorado-based APRS team Rocky Mountain Racers announced today that it will add a 4th Lenard to their lineup, joining the #72 of Jethro Jones, the #82 of Lucas Gage, and the #92 of Dexter Fairburn.

The 4th entry will carry the number #62 and will compete with various drivers throughout the season. The drivers will include a number of rookies, notably Brittany Henderson, Kellie Henderson, Jesse Simon and Ben Schneider. Sponsorship will come from Hot Shot Energy Drink.

by bsoyuz Tue Nov 18, 2014 6:21 am

V8fan12 wrote:Rocky Mountain Racers adds 4th Lenard

New Colorado-based APRS team Rocky Mountain Racers announced today that it will add a 4th Lenard to their lineup, joining the #72 of Jethro Jones, the #82 of Lucas Gage, and the #92 of Dexter Fairburn.

The 4th entry will carry the number #62 and will compete with various drivers throughout the season. The drivers will include a number of rookies, notably Brittany Henderson, Kellie Henderson, Jesse Simon and Ben Schneider. Sponsorship will come from Hot Shot Energy Drink.

Ben Atkins in the New People's Guide to the TM Canon wrote:
Next, we have a lovely website on the site called TMPedia. We have series information on there which is updated regularly, such as team charts and stuff. Do. Not. Add. Your. Drivers. To. Them. Charts.You need permission, and people have done that before, and as a league owner, I can say that is quite the annoyance.

by V8fan12 Tue Nov 18, 2014 2:08 pm

bsoyuz wrote:
V8fan12 wrote:Rocky Mountain Racers adds 4th Lenard

New Colorado-based APRS team Rocky Mountain Racers announced today that it will add a 4th Lenard to their lineup, joining the #72 of Jethro Jones, the #82 of Lucas Gage, and the #92 of Dexter Fairburn.

The 4th entry will carry the number #62 and will compete with various drivers throughout the season. The drivers will include a number of rookies, notably Brittany Henderson, Kellie Henderson, Jesse Simon and Ben Schneider. Sponsorship will come from Hot Shot Energy Drink.

Ben Atkins in the New People's Guide to the TM Canon wrote:
Next, we have a lovely website on the site called TMPedia. We have series information on there which is updated regularly, such as team charts and stuff. Do. Not. Add. Your. Drivers. To. Them. Charts.You need permission, and people have done that before, and as a league owner, I can say that is quite the annoyance.

Sorry, my apologies. Embarassed

by V8fan12 Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:14 pm

OOC: Didn't realize that the other full time spots were reserved for your Project 4. Changed RMR's 4th entry to be part time instead.

RMR adds part-time entry

Rocky Mountain Racers, based in Greely, Colorado will add another car to their lineup. However the 4th entry will be a part time one. HotShot Energy Drink will sponsor the #62 Lenard R37 for several rookie drivers, joining the three full-time entries of Jethro Jones, Lucas Gage, and Dexter Fairburn.

The drivers for the #62 will include Brittany Henderson, Kellie Henderson, Ben Schneider and Jesse Simon.

by bsoyuz Sat Nov 22, 2014 12:04 pm

Spoiler:

by NASCARLOVER427 Sat Nov 22, 2014 12:42 pm

Because somebody wanted it......

TurboSports buys Canada Olympic Team for R&D Purposes, Shivelen and Dangerfield to race the Canadian races, COTA, And Grand Detour.

Update: Shivelen will keep the #94 and Dangerfield will have the #100

by bsoyuz Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:47 am

Rookie of the Year eligibility and system to change

It was announced by APRS' CEO, Madeleine Fay, that the Hanmore Rookie of the Year eligibility and system will change drastically in the 2015 season.

"We found out during the course of 2014 that not always the highest driver in points is the best driver at all, and this forced us to take a decision of changing the Rookies system".

In 2015 the eligibility will change drastically, as part-time drivers will be included as Rookie of the Year contestants, as long as they run a minimum of 16 races.

The system used in 2015 will also be different from 2015, as the average results from each rookie will count towards their Hanmore Rookie of the Year bid.

Joint efforts between rookies will also be eligible.

The system will also apply to the APRS Imago Sportsman Tour, but the minimum of races will be 8.

Part-Time Rules

Please send me the part-time schedules until December 31.

Partial Schedule restrictions

Launch Energy Series: 14 races (Rookies minimum of 16) - Apart from Special Events, everyone is automatically entered to those.
Imago Sportsman Tour: 6 races (Rookies minimum of 8 ) - Apart from Special Events, everyone is automatically entered to those.

by bsoyuz Fri Nov 28, 2014 1:31 pm

Updated the rookie of the year and part-time effort rules.

by bsoyuz Sun Nov 30, 2014 3:30 pm

There is now 31 days remaining to send your team and drivers ratings and schemes. Don't worry if you're not able to get the scheme done until December 31, I can make one easily.The thing I most want are the ratings.

by BuddyNixon Sun Nov 30, 2014 8:39 pm

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by BuddyNixon Mon Dec 01, 2014 8:37 pm

Entry pulled

by bsoyuz Tue Dec 02, 2014 5:32 am

BuddyNixon wrote:My apologies... was I supposed to send 16 race weekends aside from Daytona, Road America, and Talladega for ROTY candidates? I interpreted it to mean 16 races total aside from the three special events.

Each weekend has two races, but each race has a different field, you were supposed to send in 16 race weekend apart from Daytona, Talladega and Road America and the Rookie Challenge (rookies only race, will not count as part of the ROTY bid) because everyone is entered at those.

Example (Steve Gareth Jr. ROTY bid): Homestead, Road Atlanta, Columbia, Ohio, Watkins Glen, New York Autoring, New Hampshire, Road Gatineau, Chicagoland, Peoria, Grand Detour, Indianapolis, Salem, Memphis, Texas, COTA. - 16 races overall

by BuddyNixon Tue Dec 02, 2014 8:47 am

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by bsoyuz Tue Dec 02, 2014 11:49 am

PRE-SEASON DAY 1 - UPSETS SHOW THE WAY ON A CLOUDY DAY

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John Gerhart Jr. was the fastest car in Pre-Season testing Day 1 at California.

First Day of Preseason Testing at the Auto Club Speedway and the rookies start to show pretty decent speed, as John Gerhart Jr., driving the Lucas Oil #12 for Project 4 was the fastest driver between the 24 that ran in the first day, but all eyes were on Hank Junior Wheatfarmer, Mike Dennis Jr and Charlie Martin as all did several solid laps and ended in 3rd, 4th and 9th, respectively. It's a big evolution in the offseason, All-American Racers was bought out by Autosport France and became their Research and Develpment team, the surprise is that they outpaced their de facto teammates by a far margin.

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Hank Junior Wheatfarmer was 3rd in the Stelling Country Draft #17, while Rebecca Pellerin was only 19th in the Pizza Delight #27.

Other notables in pre-season testing were Fernando Jurnal, bringing the TurboSports Nemoto to the second place in the time charts, Jurnal was a constant threat to win in 2014, but never got it done. The Phoenix Autosport teammates Chris Young and Ashley Richardson showed up the same pace as 2014, scoring 5th and 6th. Jack Patterson, returning from an injury in the 2014 pre-season testing, quickly got back in shape, being the 7th fastest, the 2013 champion has a strong shot to take his second title. Jody White brought home a solid 8th place with the Speed Enterprises #3. White that replaced James Kleiber in his famous #3 after his fatal crash at Watkins Glen in 1998, and quickly put the Richards brothers car in Victory Lane in a thrilling and emotional finish with Marcus Stanton at Salem, only a few weeks after Kleiber's passing.

Megumi Tachibana closed the Top 10, and to no surprise of anyone the Pete Williams Enterprises cars ended in second-to-last and last respectively, Pete Williams, the 69 year old owner driver is known for having terribly slow cars.

Two teams that had difficulties all day long were Marcus Stanton Racing, Autosport France and Steve Gareth Racing, The former one had reliability issues with Connie Brooks #26, driving for Marcus Stanton , blew up early and practice and didn't set fully competitive laps, while Autosport France and Steve Gareth cars were moderately off the pace, just like Aaron Beckett, the slowest of the Speed Enterprises cars.

DAY 1 RESULTS:

PRE-SEASON DAY 2 - ROOKIES STILL FAST

2017 Professional Auto Racing Tour (Silly Season) - Page 3 Nr200312

Allison Smith and Julia O'Brien topped the charts in day 2

Day 2 at Fontana, 25 cars and the rookies still show up as some of the most dependable and fast drivers. Allison Smith, Jr, driving for Racing for a Good Cause and Julia O'Brien for Emmanuel Goldstein and Timmy Welsch for TurboSports were the Top 3. Keighley Russell, driving for his own team set the 4th fastest car,and reportedly may try running more races in the season, instead of only showing up at Canada.

In 5th, 6th and 10th were three of the Rocky Mountain Racers cars, Lucas Gage, Dexter Fairburn and Jesse Simon, that will share the 62 with three more drivers, their teammate Jethro Jones didn't had the same speed and ended with the 17th fastest time.

Other two drivers that didn't showed the same speed as their teammates were Anthony Wash and Bobby Auteberry, that didn't had the same success as Charlie Martin, Hank Junior Wheatfarmer and Mike Dennis Jr., as they ended their sessions in 19th and 21st respectively.

The Microtransaction Motorsports car didn't showed any speed, just like Naomi Alnako, the last of the TurboSports cars, Alnako crashed early in the testing session, while Austin Sanders was off the pace.

DAY 2 RESULTS:

by Nickpericles(Driver) Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:05 pm

Expo Racers Is Owned by kiroki Yoshi , and Co Executive Yanitti Raler. Wanting to make a fresh Start, Hiroki and Yanitti Started Their Own Racing Team. Yanitti Looking For A Team Roster Spot In One Of the Fresh New Hot Leauge APRS. "We Reall Hope That We can get a Team Roster Spot This Season." Stated kiroki. Expo Racers are trying to get into Imago Sportsman Tour.
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Team Name: Expo Racers
Team Nationality/State if American: Asian
Manufacturer: Lenard Q9
Number of Cars: (Up to 5) 2
Are You Painting your Car: No

Driver's Name: Hiroki Yoniti
Age: 22
Car Number: 16
Sponsors: Target
Nationality/State if American: Japanesse
Prior racing experience: Rookie

Driver's Name: Alazander Reni
Age: 25
Car Number: 21
Sponsors: National Guard
Nationality/State if American: New York, NY City
Prior racing experience: Rookie

by Davidizer13 Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:19 pm

Burning Heat! Motorsports Debuts on APRS Superspeedway Rookie Testing Day
Vic Corey drove a stock car for the first time at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana today, as part the first test weekend in the run-up to next year's APRS Launch Energy Series. Despite finishing the day in 20th among the rookie participants, Corey, former Formula F1500 standout, remains confident about his chances for the season. "We're a new team, starting completely fresh, and it's my first time ever driving on an oval this big, but we still managed to out-drive a couple of the experienced hands. There's still a few more weeks and a few more tweaks left to make before we're doing this for real."

Team owner and crew chief Jaden Knight was more bearish about their prospects in 2015. "Forty-second out of forty-nine cars isn't going to get us very far. Not if Burning Heat! is going to be around next year. We've got some high expectations to meet, and we aren't even close."

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