[TT] [Manager] World Rally League

[Haruna]

With posting of the game pack in first post, we begin the first round.

NOTE: Wet weather stages will be using this palette

Rally: ADAC Rally Germany

Day Schedule:
Friday: SS01 ~ SS05
Saturday: SS06 ~ SS10
Sunday: SS11 ~ SS14

Stage by Stage surface analysis:
SS01~SS04: Dry Tarmac
SS05, SS06, SS08: Damp Tarmac (part dry tarmac, part wet tarmac)
SS07, SS09~SS12: Wet Tarmac
SS13: Damp Tarmac
SS14: Dry Tarmac

Tire recommendations:
Day 1: Soft or Hard Slicks
Day 2: Cut Slicks, Intermediates, Wet Tarmacs
Day 3: Wet Tarmacs, Intermediates, Cut Slicks

[bduddy]

Settings for ADAC Rally Germany... this is all done right, correct?

[1nsane]

So the team found some time from eating cupcakes and managed to set the car up!

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Talking about some of the stages, there seem to be some major problems with SS6 and SS9. In both of the tracks the cars tend to have a very big chance in trying to cut the corner. In SS6 right before going for to the mud part and in SS9 on the first chicane. These seemed to happen regardless of what kind of setup the car had. I guess the same keeps on happening with everyone else, so it wouldn't look too nice on the stats if 7 out of 10 were DQ:d...

[Reh]

Errm...How to choose the added drivers? Did i miss something or aren't they added to the excel file (WRL Entry Kit, first post)?

[Haruna]

ARGH!

I forgot about supplying the actually updated version of the entry kit.

It has been updated.

[1nsane]

Does it have some stat changes, as in will I have to do everything again?

[Reh]

Oh deer, this is the first time i touched the car editor, i really hope i did everything right. And in time, but now its about 20.30 in Germany, so 19.30 GMT (?)...hopefully.
Sorry for sending the files that late.


Thanks though for the great competition idea, its a super way of getting familiar with all the editors, files, etc. of GeneRally.

So, i'm proud to prehsent
SGRT - Subaru GeneRehlly Team sponsored by planetgenerally.de
(awful long name, SGRT is just fine)

The car is, of course, the Subaru Impreza (in this case its the Imprehza).
planetgenerally.de payed for hiring the Aizen sisters - not only famous names but very talented (and good looking)
rally girls.

[Haruna]

Does it have some stat changes, as in will I have to do everything again?

These are the only changes:
- XP model is changed to a logistic growth one. (No effect this round, you will see what happens in second round)
- Drivers balanced.
- Addition of several new squad members.

Also, this updated version is supplied already in the game pack for each and every team.

[Haruna]

Report summary after the first day:
Everyone picked soft dry slicks.

Results:
Replays + required cars
Overall
SS01
SS02
SS03
SS04
SS05

Cirno9 World Rally Team/Daichan9 Junior World Rally Team (7th and 10th place):
Irritation towards rookie co-driver causes problems
"Uh... 150, into chicane, narrows... Wait, slow down!!! SLOW DOWN!!!! SLOW THE <snip> DOWN!!!!!!!!!!"
These were just some of the phrases Haruna Say, co-driver for Yukie Tsuchikami, had uttered during the team's first day. Due to several misread notes in the first stage, the team had run wide into the grass, costing the team a lot of valuable time. Their only consolation prize today is being the second fastest on the fourth stage. Meanwhile, Daichan9 JWRT fared no better, not even winning a stage.

Peninsula Motorsports (4th place)
Strong start let down by poor 5th stage
After a very strong start through domination of the first stage, Peninsula stayed in the top 3 until the 5th stage where several grazes with bushes had cost this squad several seconds. The weak 2nd and 5th stages leave Peninsula 3.22 seconds behind the leader.

Kimono Kemono ReisuChimu (8th place)
Minami Kohara caught daydreaming by navigator
Despite a good start to the first stage, Minami's daydreaming tendencies caused the squad to fall behind in SS02 and SS05. Fantasizing about what she'd say about the rain towards the end of the first day, she muttered out loud in her dreamy state "I am not a meteorologist... It will be <snip>ing." In shock, navigator Mio Kojima was forced to slap Minami awake.

Flying Fish Motorsports (1st place and 11th place)
Main squad shows epic consistency to win first day
Even though the main squad failed to win in any of the SS, the team showed consistent form throughout the entire duration of the day. Once the team took the lead in SS2, the main squad maintained a close lead from Peninsula, MC Racing, and Brickyard Racing. The junior squad, while lacking in all but the final stage, set an amazing surprise by being the fastest in the damp SS5.

MC Racing (2nd place and 6th place)
Rookie Louise de la Sarthe shows strong form; Alessio Martinschitz just warming up
With a severe power disadvantage, it was thought that all the research put into aerodynamics would go to waste. However, the team proved all the haters wrong and Louise took 1st in the second SS. Alessio rapidly climbed up to 2nd and battled for the 2nd place spot with several other teams, and with consistent form, took a good second place.

Brickyard Racing (3rd place)
Good strong form secures podium spot
A consistent form from the squad of Brickyard allowed an easy 3rd place finish in the day.

San Marino Run (9th place)
Just an average day
SMR showed consistent lackluster form, with a best stage of 7th place.

AHSUAHSUHSAS Racing (DNF)
Overaggressive driving costs team
After dominating the third and fourth SS, Alberto Acuna's aggressive driving style cost the team the rally, after slamming into a concrete post and sliding out of control in SS5... Disappointed, the team packs up for the weekend.

SGRT with PGR.de (5th place)
Aizen sisters show consistent form
The Aizen twins showed great promise after finishing off the first day with a 5th place finish. They capitalized on the mistakes of the top teams in SS1 and SS5 to maintain the top 5.

Eientei Automotive R&D (12th place)
Nothing notable here.

Super Rally Brigade (13th place)
Boring.

Kagamine Rally Team (DNF)
Got lost and were told to s*d off by officials after using unauthorized alternate route in SS2.

[1nsane]

Arrr! Y U no faster Minami?!

[Haruna]

Report after the second day:
Teams who picked cut slicks: Brickyard Racing, MC Racing 1 and 2, Peninsula Motorsports, San Marino Run (auto-select by Haruna).
Teams who picked full wets: Cirno9 WRT, Daichan9 JWRT, Flying Fish 1 and 2, Kimono Kemono ReisuChimu, SGRT with PGR.de

Results:
Results + Track fixes
Overall
SS06
SS07
SS08
SS09
SS10

Cirno9 World Rally Team/Daichan9 Junior World Rally Team (5th and DNF)
Cirno squad proves their strength, Daichan team go to a coffee shop and get disqualified
As with most of the other teams, Cirno9 and Daichan9 squads both had troubles throughout the course of the day. However, with a stage win on SS10 Cirno9 has managed to move up two places to 5th place. On the other hand, the Daichan9 squad of Rushdi Hakimi and Mark Sanders found themselves disqualified when a track marshal caught them red-handed at a local coffee shop.

Kimono Kemono ReisuChimu (3rd place)
Minami daydreams the record line
Despite a rough start in the first day of the rally, Minami quickly recovered from her deficit in the first day and came close to victory in 4 of 5 stages today. With a strong, consistent performance, Minami passes her rival Yukie Tsuchikami in today's overall classification.

Flying Fish Motorsports (1st and 10th place)
Main team continues to widen the gap; juniors continue to bugger up
With their first stage win this rally, Flying Fish's main squad continues to open up a large gap between them and the 2nd place. Meanwhile, the juniors continue to hold on for dear life as they fall nearly half a minute behind.

MC Racing (7th and 2nd)
Martinschitz holds steady in 2nd; de la Sarthe battles for 7th
Although the usual business was going on in this team, Louise de la Sarthe found herself in a bit battle with several squads for the 7th place.

Brickyard Racing (4th place)
Disaster in SS7 costs team valuable places
A major mistake from Ireneruz Szczepanska caused his driver Joe Brick to slide off the road several times during the stage. Turns out his little sister was scribbling on his pace notes the night before.

San Marino Run (8th place)
Surprising stage victory in SS8 brings morale boost
A boost of morale for the SMR squad came to the team in the form of a victory in SS8. They put up an inconsistent but somewhat fast performance to gain one place.

SGRT with PGR.de (6th place)
Current form not good enough to keep top 5
The team's lack of consistency on this day caused the Cirno9 squad to overtake them in the standings.

Peninsula Motorsports (9th place)
Shocking regression in performance causes team to fall
A number of mistakes on both navigator and driver's fault caused the team to lose many places.

[resir014]

Yep, still holding it

[bduddy]

What happened? Everything was going so well...

[Haruna]

Due to Driver's Education cutting into my personal time, results for third day will be at the latest time, THURSDAY... The next rally, Rally Bohemia, and all subsequent rallies will be moved by one week. By then, I will have enough free time to get World Rally League back on schedule.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

[1nsane]

Actually that's more than fine for me since I would have been too busy to do any testing this week.

[Haruna]

Graphics card failure during the week mean the third day is canceled.

The game pack and standings will be updated Sunday.

[Haruna]

Championship Standings
New game pack (updated)

[Reh]

...there's some long named german team missing in the files...

[Haruna]

updated - your excel file is now included

[Haruna]

NEXT BATTLE IN FOUR DAYS!

[1nsane]

Hmm.. Which stages are on which days?

[Haruna]

SS01 ~ SS05 are on Day 1
SS06 ~ SS10 are on Day 2
SS11 ~ end are on Day 3

[bduddy]

I'm away from my computer with all my GR stuff... someone else can take over my team if they want it...

[Haruna]

I will be spending some time getting my computer upgraded, so the rally will be cut one day short.

[Haruna]

Series cancelled.

My computer still needs some repairs (the motherboard needs replacing).