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Post by XRF HammerPH on Feb 20, 2020 12:56:15 GMT
So we are rapidly approaching a new F1 season in the real world and as we have followed the real schedule over the past few seasons it's time to look at where we go this year. Things have been deadly quiet here on this forum since the season finished and we need to make a decision on whether there are still the numbers willing and able to commit to running an F1 season again.
In the first instance please respond here with your name and gamertag and let us know if you are still up for a season of F1 racing. Once numbers are ascertained a decision can be made on what we do in terms of the format and structure of any potential championship.
Cheers
Peter
Drivers Availability - 5 as of 24th February 2020
Available Boothy Mitch Greg Will Railer
Not Available Dave (some races where able) Mikey Micko (reserve) Sean Neale
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Post by boothy116 on Feb 20, 2020 13:09:23 GMT
Happy to race disappointed to see not much enthusiasm we had a good solid group of 12ish towards end of last year.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Feb 20, 2020 13:23:37 GMT
Happy to race disappointed to see not much enthusiasm we had a good solid group of 12ish towards end of last year. We did indeed. Actually had 15 racing at some points but it did tail off a fair bit. Unfortunately I am not sure who would be up for it now out of those who finished the season. I suspect we'll be lucky to get 6-8.
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Post by Mitch on Feb 20, 2020 13:58:39 GMT
Mitch | mitch4p4looz4
I'm always here, the forums have always been quiet over the break, I know I like to completely get away in the off season, so let's just see how it goes.
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Post by hurtmagurt on Feb 20, 2020 14:02:44 GMT
Hurt MaGurt I'm happy to be at the back again. Unsure if I'll move on to the new game when it comes out.
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Feb 20, 2020 18:47:23 GMT
I’m not sure if I can commit to a full season as I’m heavily involved in the WEC and further on the Indycar series and my Mrs might not see the funny side of me spending all my free time racing. Although I enjoyed the racing I don’t feel the Codemasters F1 game is anywhere near as good as Project Cars and as a result I find it difficult to perform in this game to the best of my abilities. I’ll guest appear from time to time when and if you need a slow driver to lap 😂😂
Have a great season and I’ll look forward to reading the race reports.
Cheers
Dave
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Post by bigwill369 on Feb 21, 2020 9:58:12 GMT
I cannot wait for this season to start. Always has been my no.1 race game. Gutted we never had a chance to race the classic or f2 cars in the off season.
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Post by Dale Rossi on Feb 21, 2020 15:15:55 GMT
I cannot wait for this season to start. Always has been my no.1 race game. Gutted we never had a chance to race the classic or f2 cars in the off season. They're looking for people in the Vintage F1 league if you really like classic F1 cars. They're in the '72 season I think.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Feb 21, 2020 15:34:04 GMT
I cannot wait for this season to start. Always has been my no.1 race game. Gutted we never had a chance to race the classic or f2 cars in the off season. They're looking for people in the Vintage F1 league if you really like classic F1 cars. They're in the '72 season I think. Yes that's correct we are running the Lotus 72D this season. Round 3 at Brno on Wednesday 9pm.
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Post by niblips on Feb 21, 2020 21:18:19 GMT
I'm not available for the opening weekend (March 15th) and i'm not 100% sure yet about the following race, but i look likely to miss that as well. Also, what's to be done with the schedule? 2 of the first 5 races are on new circuits that are not included in the 2019 game and the Chinese GP has been postponed.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Feb 21, 2020 21:37:24 GMT
Maybe then depending on uptake over the next few weeks we replace the Vietnamese and Netherland GP's with Melbourne and Bahrain with the season starting 5th April instead of 15th March. That way we might have more drivers available.
As things stand we're are at just 4-6 and I think we need to have 10 ready and able to race to make it viable.
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Post by Mitch on Feb 21, 2020 22:15:39 GMT
🤦🏻♂️ Didn't even think of the new tracks, let alone them not even being in the game.
But maybe tagging everyone will help getting an idea on numbers? I'd be surprised if people like Alec, Neal and Mike don't show up.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Feb 21, 2020 23:10:18 GMT
Alec has had other commitments so not sure of his intentions going forward and Neale is fully committed to the WEC series which clashes on several weekends at the start of the F1 season. I'll check with him tomorrow at that race. Haven't heard from Mike in a long time.
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Post by railer on Feb 22, 2020 3:03:20 GMT
Railer Cantrell / HRH Racing Looking forward to the upcoming season races.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Feb 22, 2020 8:56:39 GMT
Railer Cantrell / HRH Racing Looking forward to the upcoming season races. Keep checking back Railer as i'm not sure what's happening with this yet. What's your schedule like for the season, are you only available for the first half or all of it? Just want to make sure i've got a good idea of numbers for the long term as don't want to commit to running anything that may dwindle too low as the season progresses. Especially as it's going to be light on numbers from the off.
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Post by bigwill369 on Feb 22, 2020 13:03:56 GMT
They're looking for people in the Vintage F1 league if you really like classic F1 cars. They're in the '72 season I think. Yes that's correct we are running the Lotus 72D this season. Round 3 at Brno on Wednesday 9pm. Yeah i have seen guys but I play poker most Wednesday evenings
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CUkills
Semi Pro
Posts: 62
Console Type: Xbox
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Post by CUkills on Feb 22, 2020 21:40:52 GMT
Good to hear from you all again! Haven't touched my wheel and pedals or the game since last season. I would like to try to participate as much as possible. But that might be difficult for me this year. I am planning on taking month long holiday around May/June sometime, probably will be out country for all of that. Then I have new career training starting in July which will see me out of my residence for about three months. Hope to see the numbers keep coming in! Really enjoy this league.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Feb 22, 2020 23:31:52 GMT
Good to hear from you Alec and hope you enjoy your holiday and the new career it's successful.
I'm likely to have a change of job role soon too so all change for both of us.
Check back with us whenever you can and rest assured you'll always be welcomed in any series we run.
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Post by railer on Feb 23, 2020 2:24:23 GMT
Peter, I plan on running the entire season. With my hockey schedule it's almost year round and game times vary.
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Gareth
Semi Pro
Posts: 83
Console Type: Xbox
Controller Type: TMX FFB
Pedal Type: TM standard pedals
Gamertag: IndyJonesJnr
Location: UK
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Post by Gareth on Feb 23, 2020 15:56:27 GMT
Gareth Jones / IndyJonesJnr
I'm happy to sign up as a reserve and will probably just do the tracks I like, which unfortunately won't be that many at the start of the season apart from Australia and China. Perhaps an idea for the tracks that aren't in the game, what about doing a couple of fun races with the classic cars?
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