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| RCM does ok in Interlagos for finale! | Sunday November 9th, 2008 |
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RC Motorsports does ok in Interlagos, Brazil for Round 18, the finale of FSR F1 2008!
At RC Motorsports America in the Pro division, Kevin Brents did little testing and couldn't show on Saturday as he had other obligations so he missed the finale in Brazil! Kevin wraps up 2008 with his best result at Sepang, Malaysia in FSR WS Pro with a P8 finish. Other good results from Kevin were at Sakhir, Bahrain in FSR WS Pro with a P9 finish. Also Monte Carlo, Monaco in FSR WS Pro with a P9 finish too! Great job KB and can't wait till 2009 with you teammate!! RC Motorsports America teammate Courtenay Smith was able to qualify and race at Brazil for the finale in 2008! He was able to do a 1.10.4 in Q and was 1 second off pole in qualy. In the race, Courtenay got a good start and was up to P15 but battling with 2-4 drivers constantly and with some server lag issues, it made passing difficult. Courtenay was hit twice and had front, side and rear damage from it. He motored on but it got worse and he decided to pit early. It was ok but it just got too hard to handle and after 2 more pit stops, Court finally just retired it, 17 laps from the finish. Very disappointing as in pre-race testing Court had a personal best in race conditions of a 1.11.4, only 5 tenths off the winner's personal best lap in the race. So Court had top 3 potential for Brazil on a 1 stopper! But it wasn't to be unfortunately. So Court DNFs in the final race of the year. Court finishes the year with his best results at Fuji, Japan in FSR WS Pro with a P10 finish, and at Istanbul, Turkey in FSR WS Ama with a P10 finish also! Good job Court for your first year in FSR WS! Hopefully many more to come in the future!
At RC Motorsports Mexico in the Pro division, Klaus Kaag and Josh Linville had tested and were all ready on Saturday. But Klaus Kaag had some time zone problems and was too mad to qualy and so missed the qualifying sessions, so missing out in the finale! Josh Linville was able to show for Q1B but was blocked and hit by people in qualy and couldn't get a good lap in, so didn't make the FSR Pro Brazil grid! Very disappointing for both of them, as they both practiced hard and were ready on Saturday! Hopefully they will be back for 2009 in FSR!
At RC Motorsports Europe in the AMA division, Allar Foht has been dropped from the team, due to no participation and no response to team emails, so before Brazil, RCM let him go. So that just left Swede Fredrik Arbegard and he would have loved to race, but with coming back from a trip and having to paint 2 of 3 RCM Bullrun 1000 2008 cars for the team, he just decided to skip the finale at Brazil for 2008! Very disappointing for "Firefox" but he had other things to do. He leaves FSR 2008 with his best results at Melbourne, Australia in FSR WS Pro with a P6 finish, and at Magny Cours, France in FSR WS Ama with a P6 finish also! Great job Firefox and can't wait to see you full-time in 2009!! Grats buddy!
Well the FSR F1 2008 season is now complete and over! What a season to remember! RC Motorsports came in this year as a brand new, rookie team to FSR F1 WS. They ran mostly in 2 divisions, WS Pro and WS Ama, capturing some great results along the way! One to remember is Round 1 at Australia for Fredrik "Firefox" Arbegard as he took the team's FIRST finish and FIRST points as he finished P6 in the opening round in WS Pro! Awesome job bud! And Courtenay's first Pro finish/points at Fuji, Japan as he drove an amazing race from way back in P19 to finish P10! Awesome job guys! And ofcourse Kevin's P8 in Malaysia after starting DEAD LAST! Awesome Kev! The next race at Bahrain was special too, as Kevin lead the team's FIRST laps in a race, and Kevin finished P9 after a 30 second penalty which he was P4 before the penalty. RCM ex-FSR teammate Daniel Smektala had a brilliant P5 in Bahrain too, promoted to P5 after finishing P7 due to 2 different time penalties to drivers after the race! So just some amazing races and memories from FSR F1 2008 WS and hopefully lots more in 2009! See you for the opener in Melbourne, Australia for FSR F1 2009!! See you then!! |
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| FSR Round 18 @ Brazil | Saturday November 8th, 2008 |
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PRO - Sat November 8, 2008
4:00 pm EDT - 20:00 GMT
Race Distance: 54 Laps
Aids Allowed are: Clutch Assistance, Auto Shifting, Traction Control (Low), Anti-Lock Brakes (High)
Weekend Schedule If 1 Q1 Sessions:
Saturday, 17:50 GMT: Server opens
Saturday, 18:00 GMT: Free Practice
Saturday, 18:45 GMT: Qualifying 1
Saturday, 19:20-30 GMT: Qualifying 2
Saturday, 19:50 GMT: Drivers Briefing
Saturday, 20:00 GMT: Race start
AMA - Sat November 8, 2008
10:00 am EDT - 14:00 GMT
Race Distance: 36 Laps
Aids Allowed are: Aids Allowed are: Clutch Assistance, Auto Shifting, Traction Control, Anti-Lock Brakes, Stability Assistance, Steering Assistance, Opposite Lock Assistance
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday, 11:50 GMT: Server opens
Saturday, 12:20 GMT: Qualifying 1 part1
Saturday, 12:50 GMT: Qualifying 1 part2
Saturday, 13:30 GMT: Qualifying 2
Saturday, 13:50 GMT: Drivers Briefing
Saturday, 14:00 GMT: Race start
Live Broadcast: mms://psrtv.com/LiveRacing
Live Timing & Scoring: http://prosimracing.com/racecast |
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| RCM has all cars in 2008 Bullrun 1000!!! | Sunday November 2nd, 2008 |
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Saturday November 1st, and Sunday November 2nd, 2008 were Qualifying days for the 11th Annual Bullrun 1000 on Saturday November 15th, 2008! With 80 registered teams for this year's Bullrun 1000, they had to organize a pre-race qualifying session to determine who the top 40 teams for the Bullrun 1000 race would be. So 2 weeks before the real race, was 2 intense days of qualifying, where 147 total drivers posted qualifying laptimes, and 59 teams had a qualifying average, with the fastest 40 teams making the Bullrun 1000 for 2008!!
RC Motorsports had 1 car last year, and decided to bring 3 cars to the 2008 Bullrun 1000! All 3 cars made the top 40 grid for the race!!
The first RC Motorsports team car is the #3 Ford Mustang Cobra with Americans Courtenay Smith, Kevin Brents, and Steve Rousseau. There combined qualifying effort was a blistering fast 1:55.313 for an overall team's qualifying result of 2nd overall, out of all the teams! Kevin Brents set the FASTEST time of ALL the drivers with an amazing 1:54.518, awesome job KB!! Courtenay Smith did a solid 1:55.682 for 30th overall of the drivers. And Steve Rousseau was slightly behind with a 1:55.740 for 32nd overall of the drivers. Awesome job guys and great for the defending 2nd place from last year's Bullrun 1000! Great start and hopefully one better place result this year!
The second RC Motorsports team car is the #4 Pontiac GTO with American Daniel Smektala, Dane Klaus Kaag, and Australian James Pickard. They didn't slouch either, as they posted the 3rd best team's qualifying result with a slightly slower time than the first team car of a 1:55.340. James Pickard had the fastest time with a 1:55.126 for 14th overall of the drivers. Klaus Kaag was next with a 1:55.358 for 19th overall of the drivers. Daniel Smektala rounded them up with a 1:55.537 for 25th overall of the drivers. Very very consistent qualifying efforts from the internationally diverse RCM #4 team!! Great job guys!!
The third RC Motorsports team car is the #5 Chevrolet Corvette C6 with American Eric Myers, and Australian Jay Boving. They were the slowest of the 3 RC Motorsport teams, but they weren't slow at all compared to the other teams, posting a very good, solid combined qualifying effort laptime of a 1:56.003 good for 16th overall of all the teams. Jay Boving was the team's fastest driver with an amazing laptime of a 1:55.022 for 13th overall of the drivers, and 2nd fastest for RCM. Eric Myers was the slower of the two drivers for this RCM #5 team, and posted a laptime of 1:56.983 for 83rd overall of the drivers. Nice effort by a team who had 2 of 3 drivers cancel the day BEFORE qualifying! So great job for sticking with it Eric, and Jay for coming in so late but getting up to speed so fast! Thanks!!
So with 2 hectic, and intense days of qualifying now complete for the 11th Annual Bullrun 1000 2008, RC Motorsports can relax and enjoy, as 2 of their 3 cars are IN THE TOP 3 overall for the team's results! Great job guys! And ALL 3 cars for RC Motorsports are in the race, with so many teams registered and taking laptimes, its good to know that we were fast enough and secured a spot into the 2008 Bullrun 1000 in 2 weeks!! See you then!! |
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| RCM doesn't show in Shanghai! | Sunday October 26th, 2008 |
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RC Motorsports doesn't show in Shanghai, China for Round 17 of FSR F1 2008!
At RC Motorsports America in the Pro division, neither Courtenay Smith nor Kevin Brents showed for China! Kevin was busy with other stuff, and Courtenay didn't get to practice for China, so decided to not race.
At RC Motorsports Mexico in the Pro division, Klaus Kaag was going to race, but forgot it was only a 1 week difference from Fuji to Shanghai so he didn't get to practice for it, and didn't race. Josh Linville was away for China.
At RC Motorsports Europe in the AMA division, Swede Fredrik Arbegard was away for a 2 week camping trip and missed China. Allar Foht was away too, so both missed China.
So with the penultimate Round 17 of Shanghai, China now complete, we turn our attention to the final race of the year, Brazil. Round 18 and the finale is at Interlagos, Brazil in 2 weeks! RC Motorsports is going to test hard and hopefully have all driver's from the 3 teams out for a good result at Brazil! See you there in 2 weeks! |
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| FSR Round 17 @ China | Saturday October 25th, 2008 |
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PRO - Sat October 25, 2008
4:00 pm EDT - 20:00 GMT
Race Distance: 41 Laps
Aids Allowed are: Clutch Assistance, Auto Shifting, Traction Control (Low), Anti-Lock Brakes (High)
Weekend Schedule If 1 Q1 Sessions:
Saturday, 17:50 GMT: Server opens
Saturday, 18:00 GMT: Free Practice
Saturday, 18:45 GMT: Qualifying 1
Saturday, 19:20-30 GMT: Qualifying 2
Saturday, 19:50 GMT: Drivers Briefing
Saturday, 20:00 GMT: Race start
AMA - Sat October 25, 2008
10:00 am EDT - 14:00 GMT
Race Distance: 28 Laps
Aids Allowed are: Aids Allowed are: Clutch Assistance, Auto Shifting, Traction Control, Anti-Lock Brakes, Stability Assistance, Steering Assistance, Opposite Lock Assistance
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday, 11:50 GMT: Server opens
Saturday, 12:20 GMT: Qualifying 1 part1
Saturday, 12:50 GMT: Qualifying 1 part2
Saturday, 13:30 GMT: Qualifying 2
Saturday, 13:50 GMT: Drivers Briefing
Saturday, 14:00 GMT: Race start
Live Broadcast: mms://psrtv.com/LiveRacing
Live Timing & Scoring: http://prosimracing.com/racecast |
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| RCM does great in Fuji!! | Sunday October 19th, 2008 |
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RC Motorsports has a great day in Fuji, Japan for Round 16 of FSR F1 2008!
At RC Motorsports America in the Pro division, Kevin Brents didn't show due to no practice time. But teammate Courtenay Smith was able to qualify and race, and had a terrific result, his best of his short FSR F1 career! Court started P24 and made a great start in T1, missing 2 different wrecks and coming out cleanly. By lap 2 or 3 Court was up to P5. On lap 5 Courtenay got on the gas a tad too early out of T1 and went right into the wall, loosing his front wing. He went around slowly to the pits for a 50 sec pit stop. He rejoined 1 lap down and in P18. He thought "lets just see what I can do" and went on. After 35 laps Courtenay was up to P12 and made his second and last pit stop (this one scheduled). He had built up enough of a gap to P13 (25 secs worth) to just come out ahead of him exiting the pits. They were side by side entering T1, but Court was inside, and P13 was outside and spun overshooting the corner trying to pass Courtenay. So the 25 secs paid off for Court, and with 15 laps to go, and P12 secured Court decided to back off. He did for 5 laps but soon P11 and P10 had spins/problems and were soon out. So Courtenay was up to P10 with 10 laps to go. Courtenay decided to push hard to try and get a good fastest lap of the race, as 1.17.5 was his previous. So he pushed hard and got a 1.16.9 with no draft and low boost, so Courtenay felt good about it. Then Courtenay cruised home on the last lap to get P10 at Fuji, securing his FIRST FSR F1 PRO finish EVER and of the 2008 season!! He recorded his FIRST 5 points in FSR F1 PRO at Fuji too. So what a great day for Courtenay!! And his fastest lap was only 1 second behind the best, so he felt good about it!! Great job Courtenay on P10 and first finish/points of FSR F1 PRO 2008 career!!!
At RC Motorsports Mexico in the Pro division, Josh Linville didn't have the time to race and didn't show for qualifying. Teammate Klaus Kaag had a birthday party and couldn't race, leaving China as his RCM FSR F1 Pro debut!!
At RC Motorsports Europe in the AMA division, Swede Fredrik Arbegard was busy with studies and school work to participate in Fuji. Teammate Allar Foht was away too! Hopefully they can race in China!
Well with Round 16 of 18 now complete, RC Motorsports will turn their attention from Fuji, Japan to Shanghai, China for Round 17 of FSR F1 2008, the penultimate round!! See you in only 1 weeks time!! |
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| FSR Round 16 @ Japan | Saturday October 18th, 2008 |
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PRO - Sat October 18, 2008
4:00 pm EDT - 20:00 GMT
Race Distance: 51 Laps
Aids Allowed are: Clutch Assistance, Auto Shifting, Traction Control (Low), Anti-Lock Brakes (High)
Weekend Schedule If 1 Q1 Sessions:
Saturday, 17:50 GMT: Server opens
Saturday, 18:00 GMT: Free Practice
Saturday, 18:45 GMT: Qualifying 1
Saturday, 19:20-30 GMT: Qualifying 2
Saturday, 19:50 GMT: Drivers Briefing
Saturday, 20:00 GMT: Race start
AMA - Sat October 18, 2008
10:00 am EDT - 14:00 GMT
Race Distance: 34 Laps
Aids Allowed are: Aids Allowed are: Clutch Assistance, Auto Shifting, Traction Control, Anti-Lock Brakes, Stability Assistance, Steering Assistance, Opposite Lock Assistance
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday, 11:50 GMT: Server opens
Saturday, 12:20 GMT: Qualifying 1 part1
Saturday, 12:50 GMT: Qualifying 1 part2
Saturday, 13:30 GMT: Qualifying 2
Saturday, 13:50 GMT: Drivers Briefing
Saturday, 14:00 GMT: Race start
Live Broadcast: mms://psrtv.com/LiveRacing
Live Timing & Scoring: http://prosimracing.com/racecast |
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| Kevin Brents wins SIMHQ Bathurst 1000!! | Sunday October 5th, 2008 |
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Congrats to the winner, Kevin Brents of RC Motorsports who ran the 161 laps solo. Awesome job Kevin!!
Kevin Brents took pole with a blistering lap of 2.10.350. He would relinquish the lead on the first lap, but would get it back by lap 7 and never look back, leading 155 straight laps, winning by 2 whole laps after 161 total laps at Bathurst!! He also set the fastest lap of the race along the way with an amazing time of 2.09.577. Grats Kevin!!
SimHQ Bathurst 1000 - Race Clips
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YUwPAQ6nk68
SimHQ Bathurst 1000 Preview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4aiRQ3CrIU
Race Results
http://www.vikz.net/rfactor/SimHQBathurst1000/Info.html |
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| RCM is a no-show in Suzuka! | Sunday October 5th, 2008 |
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RC Motorsports does not show up in Suzuka, Japan for Round 15 of FSR F1 2008!!
At RC Motorsports America in the Pro division, Courtenay Smith was away, and Kevin was going to race, but didn't show. So neither RCM America FSR Pro driver raced in Suzuka, Japan!!
At RC Motorsports Mexico in the Pro division, Josh Linville was going to race, but then didn't get to practice enough, so he didn't show for qualifying. And new RCM Mexico driver Klaus Kaag was just signed by the team as the Suzuka GP race weekend was going, so he will attempt to make his RCM FSR F1 Pro debut in Fuji, Japan in 2 weeks!! So no RCM Mexico driver raced at Suzuka, Japan.
At RC Motorsports Europe in the AMA division, Fredrik Arbegard was allocated for racing, but was too busy with school to be able to compete in Suzuka. Allar Foht was away for the Suzuka GP weekend. So neither RCM Europe driver raced at Suzuka, Japan.
Well with Round 15 down, and only 3 more to go for the FSR F1 2008 season, the teams head from Suzuka, Japan to Fuji, Japan for Round 16 of FSR F1 2008 in 2 weeks time. See you then!! |
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| FSR Round 15 @ Suzuka | Saturday October 4th, 2008 |
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PRO - Sat October 4, 2008
4:00 pm EDT - 20:00 GMT
Race Distance: 40 Laps
Aids Allowed are: Clutch Assistance, Auto Shifting, Traction Control (Low), Anti-Lock Brakes (High)
Weekend Schedule If 1 Q1 Sessions:
Saturday, 17:50 GMT: Server opens
Saturday, 18:00 GMT: Free Practice
Saturday, 18:45 GMT: Qualifying 1
Saturday, 19:20-30 GMT: Qualifying 2
Saturday, 19:50 GMT: Drivers Briefing
Saturday, 20:00 GMT: Race start
AMA - Sat October 4, 2008
10:00 am EDT - 14:00 GMT
Race Distance: 27 Laps
Aids Allowed are: Aids Allowed are: Clutch Assistance, Auto Shifting, Traction Control, Anti-Lock Brakes, Stability Assistance, Steering Assistance, Opposite Lock Assistance
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday, 11:50 GMT: Server opens
Saturday, 12:20 GMT: Qualifying 1 part1
Saturday, 12:50 GMT: Qualifying 1 part2
Saturday, 13:30 GMT: Qualifying 2
Saturday, 13:50 GMT: Drivers Briefing
Saturday, 14:00 GMT: Race start
Live Broadcast: mms://psrtv.com/LiveRacing
Live Timing & Scoring: http://prosimracing.com/racecast |
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| RCM does very well in Monza!! | Sunday September 21st, 2008 |
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RC Motorsports does very well in Monza, Italy for Round 14 of FSR F1 2008!!
At RC Motorsports America in FSR Pro, both drivers of Kevin Brents and Courtenay Smith showed for Monza. They qualified near the back of the pack, with Courtenay P23 on the grid, and Kevin P16. Both made great starts, and after lap 1, Kevin was P9 and Courtenay P10. Kevin was on a 1 stop strategy with Courtenay on a 1 stopper too, but with alot less fuel onboard. Courtenay got by Kevin and moved all the way up to P6 before a spin in Turn 1, right before his only pit stop. He was P10 when he pitted after the spin. Courtenay then charged and made up lost ground to the competition. He was running P10 and catching P9 with only 7 laps to go, before getting hit in the left rear by Mark Aalberts going into the second to last turn, the fast chicane right past the bridge. Courtenay was hit just hard enough to make him go straight off track and right into the tire barriers, immediately loosing front wing and tyres, and immediate DNF with only 7 laps remaining and P9 right in front of him. Kevin Brents pitted with 5 laps to go and rejoined P8, he then had brake failure with 3 to go, and fell to P9 where he finished. Great result for RCM America after some bad races, and very unfortunate for Courtenay as he was guaranteed a top 10, probably a P8 with passing Kevin Brents and Lukas Euler on track as he was faster. But it wasn't to be and Courtenay felt good considering he drove well, with only 1 mistake in the whole race. Good job RCM America!!
At RC Motorsports Mexico in FSR Pro, neither Soria showed again, and newcomer Josh Linville was allocated to showing up for Monza and seemed ready, but when Pro qualifying came around, Josh wasn't there; so 2 of 5 RCM FSR Pro drivers raced at Round 14 of Monza!!
At RC Motorsports Europe in FSR AMA, Swede Fredrik Arbegard was away on a camping trip, thus missing Monza. His teammate Allar Foht was away too, so both RCM Europe drivers missed Round 14 at Monza.
At RC Motorsports Junior in FSR AMA, Justin A. had officially resigned from RCM and FSR AMA, which left the team with only American Colin Merritt. He was going to race Monza, but didn't get any testing in, so he missed the race. He said he would try hard to make Japan though in 2 weeks. So with the FSR AMA Round 14 grid forming up at Monza, there was 0 RCM FSR AMA drivers there.
So in 2 weeks FSR heads to Round 15 at Suzuka, Japan. It was suppose to be at the new street circuit in Singapore, but FSR didn't have a track ready, so they went back to the Suzuka track after its absence in 2007. So with the final 4 races of the F1 2008 season starting, and 3 of 4 being in the Pacific, watch as RCM tries to finish the FSR F1 2008 season strong!! |
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| FSR Round 14 @ Italy | Saturday September 20th, 2008 |
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PRO - Sat September 20, 2008
4:00 pm EDT - 20:00 GMT
Race Distance: 41 Laps
Aids Allowed are: Clutch Assistance, Auto Shifting, Traction Control (Low), Anti-Lock Brakes (High)
Weekend Schedule If 1 Q1 Sessions:
Saturday, 17:50 GMT: Server opens
Saturday, 18:00 GMT: Free Practice
Saturday, 18:45 GMT: Qualifying 1
Saturday, 19:20-30 GMT: Qualifying 2
Saturday, 19:50 GMT: Drivers Briefing
Saturday, 20:00 GMT: Race start
AMA - Sat September 20, 2008
10:00 am EDT - 14:00 GMT
Race Distance: 27 Laps
Aids Allowed are: Aids Allowed are: Clutch Assistance, Auto Shifting, Traction Control, Anti-Lock Brakes, Stability Assistance, Steering Assistance, Opposite Lock Assistance
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday, 11:50 GMT: Server opens
Saturday, 12:20 GMT: Qualifying 1 part1
Saturday, 12:50 GMT: Qualifying 1 part2
Saturday, 13:30 GMT: Qualifying 2
Saturday, 13:50 GMT: Drivers Briefing
Saturday, 14:00 GMT: Race start
Live Broadcast: mms://psrtv.com/LiveRacing
Live Timing & Scoring: http://prosimracing.com/racecast |
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| RCM is short lived in Spa | Sunday September 14th, 2008 |
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RCM has a short day in Spa, Belgium for Round 13 of FSR 2008.
At RC Motorsports America, Kevin Brents didn't race, but teammate Courtenay Smith did. He did very well in qualifying with a P17 start. He was on a 1 stop strategy and was looking forward to the race. On the start, there was HUGE wrecks and spins in Turn 1, so Courtenay went slow but unfortunately stalled the engine, resulting in a DNF in Turn 1 on Lap 1. Oh well, Courtenay had good pace but wasn't to be seen in Spa.
At RC Motorsports Mexico, both Sorias were absent and so was Josh Linville as he was away and busy. So of the 5 RCM FSR Pro drivers, only 1 was able to race, Courtenay Smith of RCM America for FSR Pro Round 13 at Spa.
At RC Motorsports Europe, Fredrik Arbegard was iffy for Spa, and wanted to race, but didn't so that left it on his teammate Allar Foht, Allar's second race with team RCM in FSR, but unfortunately he didn't get a chance to make his first career RCM FSR start in Spa either, as in Valencia. So hopefully Allar will be there for Monza in 1 week. We eagerly anticipate Allar's first FSR race!!
At RC Motorsports Junior, Justin A. wasn't up to Spa, but went ahead and got ready, but unfortunately wasn't able to show as he was "over" FSR AMA, so his status with the team and FSR is doubtful for the future. But Colin Merritt his teammate said he would race in Spa and would test, but when FSR AMA qualifying came around, Colin wasn't to be seen. So of the 4 RCM FSR AMA drivers, 0 were able to compete at Round 13 at Spa in FSR AMA.
But with only 1 week of break for FSR before Round 14 at the FAST Monza, Italy circuit, RC Motorsports will have to get ready and test fast, as only 1 week between Spa and Monza, but the action should be good, at the temple of speed!! See you there at Round 14 in Monza, Italy in 1 week!! Bye!! |
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| FSR Round 13 @ Belgium | Saturday September 13th, 2008 |
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WC Round 13: into the forests of Ardennes.
From the narrow streets of Valencia its time to move on to a completely new atmosphere, into the thin mountain air of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, where the WC drivers will encounter yet again on the coming Sunday at the most thrilling venue of the season, without a doubt.
The victory of Spa - along with Monaco - is a special moment for every driver. During the history of Formula SimRacing Spa has produced an impressive list of winners, with each year bringing in a new number one: Artur Mlodzinsky in 2001, Greger Huttu in 2002, Roy Kolbe in 2004, Dennis Hirrle in 2005 and as latest Bruno Marques in 2007, who after an exciting race just managed to defeat the polesitter Roy Kolbe. Of the old winners the only one present this year will be Bruno Marques, who has a chance of becoming the first double winner of the course. Despite the absence of Roy Kolbe, the victory won't come easy for the Portuguese, however. As always strong opposition is expected at least from Patrick De Wit and Ondrej Kuncman, with Ernesto De Angelis and John-Eric Saxén looking forward to collect more important championship points. Yannick Lapchin and Ash Racing will be an interesting pair to watch, as will be the performance of Twister-Racing and Laurent Keersmaekers on his home territority.
Lastly the track will feature some interesting changes for the broadcast audience and the drivers. For the first time in FSR the track will have a revised turn one and pit exit, added tarmac runoffs and of course the updated right-left Bus Stop chicane, with superb enhancements from Shaun Stroud. Live broadcasting of the 44-lap show will be covered, as usual, by PSRTV.
PRO - Sat September 13, 2008
4:00 pm EDT - 20:00 GMT
Race Distance: 33 Laps
Aids Allowed are: Clutch Assistance, Auto Shifting, Traction Control (Low), Anti-Lock Brakes (High)
Weekend Schedule If 1 Q1 Sessions:
Saturday, 17:50 GMT: Server opens
Saturday, 18:00 GMT: Free Practice
Saturday, 18:45 GMT: Qualifying 1
Saturday, 19:20-30 GMT: Qualifying 2
Saturday, 19:50 GMT: Drivers Briefing
Saturday, 20:00 GMT: Race start
AMA - Sat September 13, 2008
10:00 am EDT - 14:00 GMT
Race Distance: 22 Laps
Aids Allowed are: Aids Allowed are: Clutch Assistance, Auto Shifting, Traction Control, Anti-Lock Brakes, Stability Assistance, Steering Assistance, Opposite Lock Assistance
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday, 11:50 GMT: Server opens
Saturday, 12:20 GMT: Qualifying 1 part1
Saturday, 12:50 GMT: Qualifying 1 part2
Saturday, 13:30 GMT: Qualifying 2
Saturday, 13:50 GMT: Drivers Briefing
Saturday, 14:00 GMT: Race start
Live Broadcast: mms://psrtv.com/LiveRacing
Live Timing & Scoring: http://prosimracing.com/racecast |
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| SSCA at 10 Hours of Fuji! | Saturday September 6th, 2008 |
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| RCM at the SSCA 10 Hours of Fuji! |
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| SSCA heads to the land of the Rising Sun! | Sunday August 31st, 2008 |
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On September 6th, 2008, SSCA will be heading to the foothills of Mount Fuji, Japan for a 10 hour timed event at Fuji Speedway. Be sure to tune in for live coverage (http://prosimracing.com/racecast) of this event beginning around 11:30am "Official Time" (US Eastern Standard Time), broadcast to you as always by our good friends at PSRtv (http://www.prosimracing.com).
Watch as the mixed grid of 42 LMP and GT cars, test their mettle and battle for a podium finish on what is probably one of our toughest tracks run to date. With the guys at Sim-Gear (http://www.sim-gear.com) donating two of their coveted Lightning SST v2 shifters to be given to each class winner and a prize package worth $500 in cash, expect an exciting race and a great tuneup event for our final race of the 2008 season......the November 8th, 24 Hours of Le Mans.
RC Motorsports comes from Silverstone in the UK, to Fuji, Japan for round 5 of 6 in the SSCA Endurance Series 2008. RCM has 3 cars entered and on the grid for Fuji, unlike Silverstone where RCM had 4 entered, but only 3 made the grid. So the 3 RCM cars for the SSCA 10 Hours of Fuji are:
The RC Motorsports #3 GT1 Aston Martin DBR-9 Natural Point car driven by Americans Courtenay Smith, Kevin Brents, Steve Rousseau and Josh Linville. This is a switch in GT1 for the #3 car, as in ALL the previous SSCA rounds, RC Motorsports #3 GT1 entry has been that Corvette C6.R, but for Fuji, the team has decided to give the Aston Martin DBR-9 a try. The car is a sexy dark blue with Natural Point TrackIR logos and SRT and RCM logos on the car. The #3 GT1 car is coming off a superb 2nd place in GT1 at the SSCA 6 Hours of Silverstone 2 months ago.
The RC Motorsports #7 LMP1 Courage C60 AutoSimSport car driven by Australian James "Captain" Pickard, Dane Klaus Kaag, and American Daniel Smektala. The #7 Courage is displaying the exact same paintscheme and sponsors of AutoSimSport, SRT, and RCM on its car as raced at the SSCA 6 Hours of Silverstone, where RC Motorsports scored a historic win and first for the team in SSCA LMP1 competition!
The RC Motorsports #8 LMP1 Courage C60 eDimensional.com car driven by Swedes Fredrik "Firefox" Arbegard and Niklas Hjelm and American JT Tami. This car is returning to SSCA LMP1 competition since last running at the SSCA 12 Hours of Daytona back in March, where it came 2nd overall and in LMP1. The car is sponsored by newcomer eDimensional.com and has some SRT and RCM logos on it too. The car is a sexy combination of black, blue, and white which compliments the main sponsor of eDimensional.com very well. This car is ready to run after missing 2 straight SSCA events.
So come watch the SSCA Round 5 at Fuji, Japan for 10 Hours on Saturday September 6th, 2008 @ 11:30 A.M. "Official Time" with live warmup and pre-race and then the LIVE GREEN FLAG by PSRtv and the SSCA commentators!! Don't miss it, as RC Motorsports tries to defend its LMP1 and Overall win from Silverstone with the RCM #7 Courage C60 car with the deadly trio of drivers. Also RCM tries to one up its Silverstone GT1 result of 2nd, and win at Fuji Speedway in their #3 GT1 Aston Martin DBR-9 car. Tune in guys, you WON'T want to miss this one!! |
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| FSR Round 12 @ Europe - Valencia | Sunday August 31st, 2008 |
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RC Motorsports came to Valencia, Spain with high hopes for Round 12, after a 3 week break from Hungary. But unfortunately only 1 RCM car was on either grid for the FSR AMA & PRO races @ Valencia.
At RC Motorsports Europe in FSR AMA, Swede Fredrik Arbegard was going to race, but then plans changed and he couldn't race in AMA. New RCM Europe teammate Allar Foht was uncertain on his status for his first career FSR grand prix, and was listed as possible for Valencia; but as the qualifying session came around Allar was nowhere to be found, so he will have to wait to make his RCM FSR debut in 2 weeks at Spa.
At RC Motorsports Junior in FSR AMA, Colin Merritt was nowhere to be seen or heard from, and so the team was doubtful if he would race, and as suspected, he didn't show up in qualifying. But his teammate, and fellow American, Justin A. was planning on racing and ready to go, but as Saturday morning came around for FSR AMA, Justin was grounded from his PC, so he couldn't participate in Valencia. So with the FSR AMA Valencia grid forming up, all 4 RCM FSR AMA drivers were not in the Valencia grand prix race.
At RC Motorsports America in FSR PRO, American Kevin Brents wasn't able to race, as he was to busy to race this time. But fellow American and RCM America teammate, Courtenay Smith, was able to make his FSR F1 return, missing the last 3 grand prix rounds, and not racing since the GP at Magny Cours, France. So after a 3 race absence, Courtenay Smith came back strong with preparations for the new street circuit in Valencia, Spain. Testing was good and Courtenay was hoping for a top 10 in the race. As qualifying came around, Courtenay did a few laps to get a time in, then when he was halfway through a hot lap, Courtenay was entering the bridge section of the racetrack, and the TMo driver of Dave-Carr Smith hit Courtenay entering the bridge and spun him around, making him loose his hot lap time and forcing Courtenay to fall back on his previous laps for qualifying. So with a disappointing 1.29 laptime, Courtenay started the Valencia PRO race in P23, dead last! As the cars drove away on the formation lap, Courtenay got ready to make his way up to the top 10. As the green lights went out, Court got a great start, and was in P19 by Turn 1. He was very easy going through Turn 1, 2, and 3. And by the time they got to the slow chicane before the bridge, Court had touched a car and received some slight left front suspension damage, but nothing serious. Courtenay took it easy and by the time lap 2 was over, Court had weaved all the way up to P15. So into the points and looking strong. Court stayed focused and slowly picked off drivers 1 by 1. He was slowly catching up to the top 10 and was in P11 by lap 6. Nice job Courtenay! 12 positions gained in 6 laps, after starting 23rd! So as Courtenay was catching P10 of none other than TMo driver Dave-Carr Smith with a struggling car, Courtenay had a Twister Racing driver right behind him. So as Court caught Dave right past the bridge section, he got a great draft on Dave, and went to the inside of him after the long straight for the hard braking turn, and braked deep and on the inside, and was very clean and passed Dave for P10. Dave then got behind Courtenay and drafted on the next long straight. But Dave had to intensely block the Twister driver as they duked it out on the straight away. Courtenay held his line and had some gap to Dave approaching the hard braking hairpin that was a right hander. Courtenay braked at the normal 75 marker and saw Dave's car get bigger and bigger and Dave had tried to brake, but the car wouldn't stop and instead of overtaking, Dave tried to avoid Courtenay, but unfortunately just touched Courtenay hard enough in the rear to turn him immediately left and loose his front wing and spin backwards. Once he had stopped spinning, Courtenay had stalled the engine, and already lost the front wing, and so it was a DNF! Very unfortunate for Court as he had a great run going and had just cracked the top 10 then, after only 6 laps of the 43 scheduled in the race. So Courtenay could have definitely finished up higher, possibly a top 5 in Valencia, but sadly it wasn't to be. So Kevin didn't make the race, and Courtenay was DNF'ed early on, and so neither RCM America car would finish the FSR PRO grand prix @ Valencia, Spain.
At RC Motorsports Mexico in FSR PRO, neither Rod nor brother Luis Soria were able to compete in Spain. And RCM Mexico newcomer Josh Linville, who attempted to make the FSR PRO grid in Germany and Hungary, was nowhere to be found for Valencia, and so didn't get a chance to make his first career F1 FSR PRO race. So with 4 of the 5 RCM FSR PRO drivers not showing for the race, RCM only had Courtenay Smith to rely on for Valencia.
So hopefully at the next race in Spa, Belgium for Round 13 of FSR 2008, RC Motorsports will have more drivers there, as only 1 total RCM driver of 9 was able to race here in Valencia! So see you in 2 weeks at the fast, exciting Spa track in Belgium, Round 13 is going to be great!! See you there! |
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| RC Motorsports starts high but finishes low | Sunday August 24th, 2008 |
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RC Motorsports had high anticipations in the newly started SimdyCar League at the American 250 at Fontana Speedway and already in qualy the anticipations came out high after Fredrik Arbegard put out a 30.341 taking the pole, 4 thousands of a second in front of Justin Amundrud.
The team looked positive towards the race but it would turn out different.
With many restarts because of technical difficulties, in the 3rd restart, Fredrik Arbegard spun on the pace lap and had to start from the back of the pack.
After a few laps he passed MystaMagoo and took over 4th place.
When IMSA GTP in 3rd suffered an engine failure, Fredrik revved into high gear and started to approach the Amundrud brothers at the front of the pack.
Sadly using too much engine boost Fredrik's engine gave up and he was left standing in a cloud of oil smoke.
It was a setback for RC Motorsports, but they look positively towards the next race in the SimdyCar World Series. |
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| FSR Round 11 @ Hungary | Sunday August 10th, 2008 |
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| RCM shows up at Hungary, but doesn't get to race in any events! In FSR AMA, RC Motorsports Europe driver Fredrik Arbegard was away on a camping trip, and couldn't participate. RC Motorsports Junior drivers Justin A. and Colin M. were both away too, and neither could show up. In FSR PRO, RC Motorsports America drivers Courtenay Smith and Kevin Brents couldn't race, as Courtenay was away at a party again, and Kevin had last minute change of plans. RC Motorsports Mexico had newcomer Josh Linville attempt to make his first FSR F1 2008 PRO race, but sadly missed out again, this time by 1 tenth in qualifying. Rod & Luis Soria couldn't participate either. So with Hungary AMA & PRO races starting, not one of the RC Motorsports FSR drivers were on the starting grid. Hopefully now with the 3 week break before Round 12 at Valencia, the 4 RCM FSR AMA & PRO teams can regain their early season pace and qualify and race hard in the 2 categories in FSR at the new street circuit in Valencia, Spain. A new track, a street circuit, and 3 weeks to prepare, should make Valencia an awesome race, so don't miss it!! |
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