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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
The Plum and Only
#1: Sep 26th 2011 at 12:11:20 PM

[up][up]Supposed to say Building The Team[up][up]

So, I wanted to do something different. So, I thought of this. Simply enough, you get to intro your own formula one team for this RP only - starting in Bahrain and finishing in Abu Dhabi, we take a ride for an entire season - make your team profile. When we have teams, I will submit drivers available for hire. You have a limited budget, use it well. You get 10M

for both dirver hiring (you need two) and R&D on your car. What happens on track is not directly influenced by you - I will throw up all the upsets and action you need - I'm basically serving as the drivers and stewards. Manage the team well and the results will show.

We'll be working on the 2011 ruleset and calendar

- so with KERS and DRS, no mid-race refuelling, etc.

I have figured out one formula to manipulate the race, thought up some statuses etc. In other words, I've made a crude RPG system.

So, what do you need to sign up your team?

  • Team Name:
  • Country Of Origin:
  • Driver No's :
  • Colours and Sponsors:
  • Name of Owner: That's your most direct PC!
  • Bio/History:
All the rest (R&D on car and drivers) will be decided later. I will post full profiles for drivers when signups have been recieved.

Teams

  • Martinson Racing/Sparty Mc Fly
  • Team Cyprus/Klon
  • Hansen Motorwerks/Savage Heathen

Also, if we want, we could also do the wind-up/wind-down shows, commentary, reviews etc. If you're interested in anything meta like that, please say so.

edited 11th Oct '11 7:56:22 AM by Plumbum

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SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#2: Sep 26th 2011 at 12:17:06 PM

Tag for later. I'm interested.

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#3: Sep 27th 2011 at 5:03:49 AM

I'm going to profile 20-30 different drivers to choose from - but read carefully! A driver's contract fee is not always indicative of his or her abilities (yes, her)!

So far I have 6. I will work on more when I get home.

edited 27th Sep '11 5:56:28 AM by Plumbum

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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#4: Oct 3rd 2011 at 6:52:54 AM

this has gone so amazingly well.

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SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#5: Oct 5th 2011 at 11:12:59 AM

[up] indeed it has.

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#6: Oct 5th 2011 at 11:14:33 AM

:P

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SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#7: Oct 5th 2011 at 11:15:45 AM

I suppose I probably should make a basic profile... I'll do it in WordPad first.

If this comes up to be popular, I'll be editing it like crazy.

EDIT: Profile get.

Team Name
Martinson Racing
Country Of Origin
Canada
Driver No's
42, 48, 37, 47, 15 (depending on number of drivers hired)
Colours and Sponsors
Green, red, and blue. Sponsors undecided as of yet.
Name of Owner
Edward Martinson
Bio/History
Martinson is a large racing conglomerate that has racing teams in all four tiers of the Shift Works Tournament. Only recently has it taken its first steps into the Big Leagues - by entering their own Formula 1 car, the Martinson F1.

edited 6th Oct '11 2:19:48 PM by SpartyMcFly

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#8: Oct 6th 2011 at 8:07:12 AM

That's good, all's we need's the numbers (1&2, 3&4 etc. 13 is not used, so from 11&12 it goes to 14 & 15.)

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SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#9: Oct 6th 2011 at 2:19:18 PM

[up] Ooooooooh, so THAT'S what you meant by Driver Numbers. You didn't mean the number of drivers, you meant the numbers the actual cars will carry.

Gonna get on that one quick.

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Klon (Veteran)
#10: Oct 11th 2011 at 7:16:06 AM

Well, well, well. Since people are not rushing to join this, I have gotten a space. Yay!

Team Name: Team Cyprus

Country Of Origin: Well ... Cyprus

Driver No's : 14 & 15

Colours and Sponsors: Mostly white with blue wings

Name of Owner: Kay Lon

Bio/History: After wisely investing his lottery winnings, a cooperation with IBM allowed this lucky Cypriot to found his own F1 team.

edited 11th Oct '11 7:16:33 AM by Klon

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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#11: Oct 11th 2011 at 7:20:44 AM

[up][up]...You get 2 drivers

[up] Cool, you're great.

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SavageHeathen Pro-Freedom Fanatic from Somewhere Since: Feb, 2011
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#12: Oct 11th 2011 at 7:47:48 AM

  • Team Name: HMW (Hansen Motorwerks)
  • Country Of Origin: The Netherlands.
  • Driver No's :18,19.
  • Colours and Sponsors: The team's colors are black and deep red, and the logo is a raven's face. The most important sponsors are ASUS, Lucky Strike and Jägermeister.
  • Name of Owner: Viktor Hansen, youngest son of the company's owner.
  • Bio/History: HMW is a Dutch auto maker, well-known as a huge defense contractor specializing in armored trucks and heavy machinery. During the last decade, they've been making forays into the sports cars and SUV market. The F-1 team is Viktor's brainchild: Showcasing their engineering (the Sledgehammer) for the public to see, they expect to build consumer confidence into their vehicles.

edited 11th Oct '11 8:57:32 AM by SavageHeathen

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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#13: Oct 11th 2011 at 7:49:52 AM

[up]Quick note, Numbers are sequential in teams. They are <=25.

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SavageHeathen Pro-Freedom Fanatic from Somewhere Since: Feb, 2011
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#14: Oct 11th 2011 at 7:50:46 AM

Fixed.

edited 11th Oct '11 7:53:17 AM by SavageHeathen

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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#15: Oct 11th 2011 at 7:55:34 AM

Cheers, you're good.

This is cool, nothing for almost a week and then boom!

Note: Anyone want to so the 'full show personnel'? I mentioned it briefly, but I'll fill it out as an idea if you're all interested.

edited 11th Oct '11 8:03:22 AM by Plumbum

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SavageHeathen Pro-Freedom Fanatic from Somewhere Since: Feb, 2011
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#16: Oct 11th 2011 at 8:50:47 AM

Full Show Personnel?

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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#17: Oct 11th 2011 at 8:52:21 AM

Like the warmup and closing shows you get on the BBC.

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SavageHeathen Pro-Freedom Fanatic from Somewhere Since: Feb, 2011
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#18: Oct 11th 2011 at 8:54:25 AM

I'm not the world's greatest F1 expert, so I'll defer to anybody else's superior expertise. tongue

I'd be a disaster as a commentator wink.

edited 11th Oct '11 8:55:06 AM by SavageHeathen

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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#19: Oct 11th 2011 at 9:22:58 AM

So would I be a disaster as a commentator.

I could get away with a wind-up/closedown presenter. I could be the next DC!

Also: I have 4x as many drivers statted up as there are teams and I'll keep to that.

edited 11th Oct '11 9:47:29 AM by Plumbum

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SavageHeathen Pro-Freedom Fanatic from Somewhere Since: Feb, 2011
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#20: Oct 11th 2011 at 9:56:29 AM

How about publishing the drivers, so early signers-up get first dibs?

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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#21: Oct 11th 2011 at 9:59:21 AM

Because I'm going to do it on a draft that puts you picking in signup order anyway.

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Klon (Veteran)
#22: Oct 11th 2011 at 10:21:07 AM

Well, I think I know enough about the sport to be semi-decent, so I might try that. One question: are we using real drivers or fictional ones?

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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#23: Oct 11th 2011 at 10:26:10 AM

[up]Fictional ones for our teams, and real ones to on the teams that already exist in the teams they already exist in (We need to keep the field at 24 cars after all, and the best way to do it is to use the real teams.)

So, McLaren-Mercedes would have Jenson and Lewis, but our teams will have the ones I'm writing up.

(At least part of this is due to the fact that I don't watch the midfield close enough and don't have a good enough historical memory to bring back retired drivers, however, I will do my best to if you guys wish, and another part is that I need to keep driver stats secret, at least initially and to do that, I need to not use drivers people would be familiar with, let's be honest, you know anyone called 'David Coulthard' would be beyond useless.)

edited 11th Oct '11 10:48:48 AM by Plumbum

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SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#24: Oct 11th 2011 at 2:23:20 PM

@Plum: Alright, 42 and 48 for numbers it is then.

Damn. This thread seems to have exploded with activity since I've been gone.

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Klon (Veteran)
#25: Nov 7th 2011 at 8:22:02 AM

Well, I fear there is not much more interest in this. So, I say we should be starting any time soon.

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