Speed Series News

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News coming out of Team Brady Racing is stating that wonderkid, Double World-Champion & young british driver Jamie Hunt has been removed from his position with immediate effect after a dissapointing 2nd place in Germany. Team Principal David Brady was not available for comment but SSN Sources suggest trouble between him and the "Prodigy" Enda Dempsey.... More to follow as & when we receive information

Update 1# - Hunts chances of signing with a new team have been dealt a cruel blow when they realise he is level 12 and it will be 30+ races before any1 will he high enough to sign him

Update 2# - It appears some have questioned Hunts 'MENTAL' Strength, these rumours have yet to be confirmed or denied by the team

Other rumours say that mr. Brady was simply charmed by Edna's hotness and since she saw a rival in Jamie, just whispered Brady to fire her competition inside the team.

RUSTEZE REPORT
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Drama hit the American team on their way to German Grand Prix. Trailers containing the latest specs held a massive accident on the road and drivers Tremblay and Janis were forced to run a client car, much inferior to their specs they currently run. As of result, poor results for both of them, but still in the points at the end of the day.  Rusteze's spokeman team is unshaken and already will bring updated cars to the start of Hungarian Grand Prix.

This just keeps on getting better - brilliant

RELENTLESS RACING UPDATE
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With a huge deficit in performance for half of the season, Relentless Racing was forced to sack their chief designer, and replace them with Ivan Soto, a Mexican designer with a decent history in designing good racing cars. The last race in Germany did see an improvement in pace for the team, although this may have been due to Rusteze's lack of performance in that one race.

The rumour is that Relentless will be bringing a significant update to their rear wing, after Ivan Soto found some major flaws with the design.



The new endplates on the side of the rear wing should (as the image shows) give the car better overall downforce, and reduce drag as well. 

"It's a simple change, which should actually benefit us quite a lot," Said Ivan Soto "We think it could be worth at least 2-3 tenths in pace, and hopefully that will at least bring us on the same pace as Idriss RCT and reclaim 4th position. We'll be hoping to make more gains to other parts of the car, but this should be a definite step forward,"

8 POUND BALLS GIVES AWAY A SLIGHT DESIGNING CLUE TO THEIR NEW CAR
Above is 2 Le Mans Protypes and 8PS's new car is mainly a cross between the 2. (an endurance car)
It also has a bit of this Nissan(in the next post).Just looking at all that you can tell that this must be one hell of a car.
However, unfortently for the other teams 8PS isn't giving away their testing results. You may think that means nothing but for the other teams, knowing what you rivals cars can do before you copy/see them is a real help. 8PS has said they'll post the results in comparison with the car next season.
IS THIS F1 SEASON A PLAY
We have suddenly seen alot of controversy this season and some fans are wondering what's happened. While the rest are saying that this season's been rigged.

In other news, 8 Pound Balls is under investigation after designing a car, which is clearly beyond the current regulations ;)

RELENTLESS RACING UPDATE
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Team Principal and owner, Jamie Franklin was said to be very pleased after the updated car, with its modified rear wing delivered the expected performance of 2 tenths of pace in both qualifying and the race.

"Yes, I am very happy. We've been slowly cutting the deficit throughout the first half of the season, and now it's down to just half a second, after being a second off the pace in Australia. Two tenths is a massive improvement, and with more updates scheduled for the European GP, we are looking forward to seeing how Ivan Soto rallies the troops and improves the car through the second half of the season. It would be great if we could get at least one win in such a difficult, competitive season,"

Reports suggest that the RR9 will have a revised floor and a more fluent, cleaner coke bottle area, which should allow for better air flow to the diffuser. If the updates work as they are supposed to, then we could see Relentless Racing edging closer to the front of the pack. Ivan Soto has this to say:

"Obviously I'm very pleased with how the updates have fared, especially in the last race, but that's not a guarantee that all of our updates will give such a performance benefit. I would be happy with gaining half a tenth, or a tenth at this point. Anything more than that would be a huge bonus,"

MID-SEASON REPORT
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After the half-way point of the season, it's easy to say that Rusteze have been the clear pacesetters, even more so than in previous seasons. With a 200 point gap to the two nearest competitors, and another 100 points to the two teams behind them, it will be difficult to topple the current Championship leaders, and if it hadn't been for the mis-hap in Germany, then Rusteze would probably have won every race this season, and with half a season to, one wouldn't mind betting that they smash their record 12 race wins in a season.

Much of the attention, away from Rusteze's clear dominance, has been on the breathtaking battle between Team Brady Racing and Team Waycott, who are still equal on points after ten races. As we go into the second half, it will be interesting to see if either team can break free from the other and claim second place in the Championship.

Further back is another interesting battle, between previous Championship winning team - Relentless Racing and up and comers - Idriss RCT. Idriss currently have a twenty point lead on Relentless, and look set to beat them to fourth place. However, with Relentless finally improving on their pace, we may just see them make a comeback.

Rumours also have it that Jamie Davies could be making a comeback, after some saw the ex-Champion back at the factory in the UK. For now, it is just mere speculation, but it would be very interesting to see who the team would oust, if Jamie Davies did want to make a comeback...

One thing is for certain though, we are in for an amazing second half of the Championship!

Davies can't come back and he won't be probably driving for a long time. In fact, he is considerring starting his own junior team and mount a fresh start, as a team manager. At 38, he is considerring calling it a day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Davies

Haha, that's brilliant ;)

RELENTLESS RACING UPDATE
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We saw Relentless Racing take another step forward in the European Grand Prix. The pace of the car was good enough for the team to get its highest result of the season, finishing in 5th and 6th, only a few second behind Thompson of Team Waycott. It wasn't necessarily the case in qualifying, with the team only managing 5th and 9th. Onishi extracted the maximum out of the car, by qualifying the car just half a second off the pace of Janis, who recorded an outstanding lap to get pole.

"I was very pleased with the car this weekend," Onishi stated, after the race. "The car itself was much better to drive than it has all season, so I have to thank the guys back at the factory for that. To only finish ten second off of a podium, having behind half a minute behind at the beginning of the season is a huge improvement, and hopefully one that will continue throughout the rest of the season,"

It seemed that the whole team was upbeat with the result, including Team Principal and owner, Jamie Franklin.

"Yes, I'm ecstatic. I mean, it's not the result that we're used to in comparison to what we've achieved in the past, but it's definitely a step in the right direction. We always expected this to happen, when we lost our biggest funding from Relentless, but we were hoping to be a little more competitive than this, but this is where we are, and now we have to get the right people on board, and move on, as we have been trying to do throughout the season, and I think it's really beginning to show now,"

We also saw some new parts being shipped into the Belgium today, leading us to believe that Relentless is bringing yet more updates, in their attempt to get ever closer to that elusive podium.

Ivan Soto has this to say - "Yeah, we have a new front wing for this race, which was a difficult decision to make, considering the amount of updates we've brought and how successful they have been. Because the front wing is the first point in which comes into contact with the airflow, it effects the whole aerodyamics of the car, so we had to be careful with re-designing and improving this part, but we have confidence in our ability to develop the car, and if it can bring another tenth, or half a tenth, then we'll be very pleased,"

"The idea is to change our simple two element front wing to a more complex three-element one, which should improve the airflow. The biggest problem is that it could cause some serious airflow detachment, but we think that we've sorted those problems. There are also some little developments in the endplates to re-direct the airflow around the front tyres a little better,"

JULIE ROUX - HERO OR ZERO?
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Many were shocked when Team Brady Racing decided to oust current Driver's Champion - Jamie Hunt in favour for the young talent of nineteen year old Julie Roux. It wasn't the first time that a Champion had been sacked in favour of a new young driver, as Relentless Racing had done the same in the previous season at Abu Dhabi, when they released Jamie Davies in favour of Ryota Onishi. 

However, immediately, Onishi was able to show his talent, by beating Santiago from the outing, and even now, he has the same points as Santiago after over half a season. Compare this to the results of Dempsey and Roux, and there is quite a difference.

Roux has competed in three races this season, and has collected a meagre nine points, in comparison to Dempsey who was able to double that score in one race with a fantastic second place in Belgium and in the last three races has collected thirty points. So when you look at the stats, it's easy to see why so many were disappointed to see Hunt go, when he was usually on the same pace, and sometimes faster than his team mate.

So has David Brady made a terrible mistake in hiring this young talent, or will she begin to show her true form in time for the new season? Only time will tell, but as we have seen in the past, this business can be very cruel, and those who take too much time to perform are usually moved aside for those who can show their talent from the beginning.

Can't wait to hear the outcome of this :)

Right now i think it was possibly the stupidest thing i could have done BUT... short term loss for long term gain[knowledge if not race wins], Hunt got 50 races, Dempsey has 31 under his belt & Roux only 4. With a new training plan in place i'll be attempting a 1/2 in drivers standings next season although realistically i think it might take until season 11 before i see any return on my outragous investment for Roux [by that time she'll have already cost me approx 37million]

Comparison Thus Far:
Hunt - 11.46 points per race [50]
Dempsey - 13.03 points per race [31]
Roux - 3.75 points per race [4]

Don't listen to journalists, David. :) Jamie made fun of me signing Tremblay and look where he is now. :D

WHO WILL WIN ?
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With constructors' title long seemingly gone to Rusteze, there are quite a few battles going on in the Speed Series League and maybe the most intense is the battle for the drivers' title. An issue on the matter exists, since both drivers are driving for Rusteze. Question is if the American team fancies one driver or another for the title. Janis is clearly the most experienced of the two and already won the title three times. Tremblay is the young gun, rumours say a personal favourite of the owner, Costrasuc and represents Rusteze future in experts' eyes. Some go so far in speculating Janis may leave the team soon. Mrs. Maschinka Milanov, Rusteze technical director denies any favours inside the team and states that each driver is been given the exact latest specs material, to offer equal conditions, even going that far team is sacrificing car development for next season and next season's engines to offer a great battle until the end. "Yes, we used to alternate engines and electronics for drivers each two races in the past, but now both are been given the exact cars, with the latest specs, so the favouring is rubish", Milanov said. It is well known however the rupture between the two drivers last season, when they refused to colaborate and share setups and strategies, now each driver having a separate team of mechanis and engineers. Tremblay started the season on a high note, but faded (some will say as usual) in the later part and now Janis is coming fast from behind. With only 10 points separating them in the lead and 4 races to go, with competition closing in on Rusteze and the American team losing the edge more and more, it's now a matter of internal battle and grabbing as much points as possible. It's not now just about winning, it's about placing ahead of it's rival. Who will win ? The experience ? The talent ? Only time will tell, but we are in for a threat towards the end of the season.

I did say it was an endurance car, but it may be used for the drivers to get to know the track each year.



To Keep Racing is pointless
As the season comes to a end 8PB is stating that it is almost thinking of not competiting in the remaining races this season. "well I want to keep racing and i'm sure Tuomo does too" said Nora Isaksen. "Well I don't care as long as I have something to drive" said the calm Tuomo Ahonen.

New Endurance Car to take over 8PBs plans
"It's amazing the amount of effort they're putting into this car" said test driver Suresh Venkatesan." They no longer wish to reveil the car though, they say it has faults here and there and it would be a big hint for rival teams to see the car". None of the drivers have stated anything like this but they assure us that the team can see the faults better than the drivers can feel/see them.


Sparks fly at 8PB canvas


Britney Harnett and Lachlan Collins' wedding too close for journo's
Everyone forgot and even some of the team have been said to have forgotten. The pair will get married a day before the Australian Grand Prix.


Isabella Delamora and Tuomo Ahonen
Well, they're going strong and rumours state that Tuomo may propose this weekend to Isabella, the 8PB team should have a name change to Love 'n' Racing


Nora Isaksen and Samuel Scott
They're both drivers and they're the perfect match. In reality the couple has just come together but thats enough to send Journo's crazy.


YOUR NOW PROBABLY THINKING ENOUGH WITH THAT!
Well this is important news as its all to deal with the team that is coming off championship wins from another league.
8PB has had almost no success in Speed Series until this season and its coming to an end.