[size=200]Official thread for the 6hrs of Melbourne[/size]
JANUARY 3th
CENTRAL US – 12:00 pm
RIO DE JANEIRO – 4:00 pm
LONDON – 6:00 pm
BERLIN – 7:00 pm
JANUARY 4th
MELBOURNE – 5:00 am
The fifth race of the AWEC is close. Now we’re mid-season and we can’t wait to see the results of the race! We left America and this time the race is in the beatiful city of Melbourne, in the circuit of Albert Park, home of the F1 Grand Prix of Melbourne. The official sponsor for this race is Gryphon Gear, the guys behind the dominant Zeus GT, we’ll just have to see if the car is able to win in his own country.
The track is more of a power track, with a lot of turns and almost none large straights, which could mean problems to the more powerful/heavy cars but a relief for the technologicaly advanced AP1 cars. Or another “circuit of the americas” could happen
The last races have been really bad for the Meliora Automotive Team, so bad that they’re loosing the Manufacturer title, and only the Vulcan GT remains in the top 3 of its category. Kraft Haus Technik should win this race if they want to secure it’s dominance in the AP1 class. On the other hand, Smooth Racing and Pragata Motorsports are full of surprises, and now they’re about to climb all the way to the top in the manufacturers championship and the AP1 and AP2 classes. This race is also interesting for the AP2 class, because there is a tie between the Spina, the Shadowbird and the M8-R (also called “the mate-r”).
The event will be semi-live this time, don’t forget to see it, tomorrow at 12:00 pm US Central time.
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We’re about to start the race, and the confidance is high in the teams and they are just making the final arrangements (puting tyres, fillink tanks). It’s about 5:00 am in melbourne and the conditions are not so good for the cars (cloudy with high chance of showers).
30 seconds before the race the engines start to run… and the clock has started for the 6hrs race. Here it’s the positions on the grid (and the qualifyng times).
Among others, Hannah Eynaud, Team Principal of Team Ninja Horse, one half of the ZGG cooperative, was interviewed on World of Racing TV during practice earlier. A transcript of what she had to say follows:
A still from the TV clip captured the shenanigans of driver, Kai Kristensen, and chief mechanic, only identified as Tesla.
Sources say this kind of behaviour, which was to be dubbed ‘Moongate’, is apparently fairly standard for the Gryphon Gear crew. And they got Hannah’s name wrong, as usual.
[size=85]p.s. I tend to draw cartoon characters. If that sits wrong with you, just pretend they’re human.
Also if this post is not relevant sillyworld, please let me know and I’ll move it to the other one.[/size]
it’s ok here.
Edit: the first hour update will be publish in a few minutes
Welcome to Talking AMWEC, I’m Steve Hatch, alongside Sillyworld bringing you the biggest and latest news of everything that happens in the AMWEC. Today we are bringing you exclusive live coverage of the 6 Hours of Melbourne from Alberta Park, proudly sponsored by Gryphon Gear. Joining us with our exclusive coverage will be Will Taylor, who will be acting as our man on the ground, bring you action packed updates from the race paddock as they happen.[size=75]1[/size]
Saturday’s qualifying rounds were an exciting battle between all the classes, ending with a very mixed grid, possibly one of the most mixed grids we’ve seen so far this season. It should be very interesting to see how this race pans out over the coming hours with this interesting mix of classes. Will the field stay mixed like this, or will the classes start to become more defined as the race continues? Let’s find out, the 2015 6 Hours of Melbourne starts now!
[size=75]1 If you would like to provide interviews or tid bits about how your team is doing, feel free to PM me. Otherwise I’ll probably just make stuff up. Either way works for me.[/size]
First hour update!
The tyres colors should be pretty obvious, green are brand new tyres, yellow means the tyres are just getting hotter, orange means that the tyres got between 200-100km of life, and red under 100km.
The PTSTP indicates what type of pitstop and in which lap.
Keep in mind that accident could mean technical failure (problems with the electrical system, with the transmission, etc) and if 2 accidents happend in the same lap we could pretend it’s because those 2
cars crashed
POLE the possition on the starting grid and the next updates includes another column, for last position. Enjoy and discuss 
The first hour of racing at Alberta Park has brought some big thrills along with a lot of difficulties. While the front of the pack hasn’t changed much, there has been a lot of battling for position farther down the grid. With 15 cars having to pit within the first hour of the race, all of which from accidents, this race is looking like it’s going going to have a high attrition rate. In fact, after only two laps we had our first accident, which appeared to be the result of a collision between the Garuda AGTE entry and the F15 Patricia AP1 entry, with the F15 seeming to have taken the worst of it as it lost a entire lap out of the deal compared to the Garuda. The incident seemed to cause a great deal of damage to the front end of the F15. Further inspection by the team revealed it caused some suspension damage. Nothing that would remove them from the race yet, but could slow the car down. This damage however seemed to cause more problems as the car had numerous other collisions throughout the first hour. The race stewards have warned the team that any further collisions would warrant a penalty.
The biggest improvement in position for the first hour goes to the Boss 499 of Boss Motorsports, which has made up an impressive 12 positions from it’s starting position of 27th. If the car is able to keep that pace it could very well be a challenger for the front of the pack by the end of the race. Will Taylor caught up with Boss Motorsports to get a comment on their race so far.
While the Alpha AP1 entry leads the race overall at the moment, it have difficulty keeping that pace throughout the race, having the used the most fuel of any other car. The next highest fuel used was by Backfire Motors Model X15 using 41% of it’s first tank of fuel, more than 10% less than the Alpha. Not only that, the Alpha seems to be going through its tires quickly. Their drivers need to start driving more conservatively if they hold any hope of winning this race.
If the race continues like this it should make for some very interesting results.
I’m loving this live(ish) race with commentary 
The second hour of this six hour race saw nearly half of the field into the pits due to either accidents or scheduled pit stops for tyres of fuel, as well as positions starting to straighten out and fall more into place.
At the very front of the grid there’s still a battle taking place for first position, but it looks like it won’t last much longer as the Zeus GT Spec has regained first position and will likely begin to pull away from the pack following a fierce battle for the lead. The Zeus GT can be expected to make a pit stop for tyres within the next hour, however at the rate it is currently using fuel it won’t need to stop for fuel for a long while.
Further down both of the Meliora Automotive AP1 and AP2 entries have dropped to the middle of the pack from 8th and 9th. Will Taylor caught up with their race engineer for a comment on the situation.
One interesting bunch to follow is Banshee AGTE entry, the F15 AP1 entry, who had no further accidents this during this second hour, and the NV820 AP2 entry, as they have all been working up through the ranks as though they were working together. At the back of the pack that seems to be the best strategy for the long run if you want to have a peak at the middle of the pack.
In other news, earlier today we were said to receive the report from Nick Andrev of Fox Manor garage confirming the suspicions that their number two driver for the Galadante, Pau Kerin, was involved in an accident outside of the track yesterday following qualifying. Reports from the doctors at the hospital which he was admitted say that while Pau is currently in critical condition, he is expected to make a full recovery with time, and for this reason he will not be continuing the 2015 AMWEC season. In the wake of his absence, Anna Drivik will be taking his position as number two driver. Nick said “Whilst we regret that Pau cannot race with us for the rest of the season, we welcome in a new driver, Anna Drivik, to replace him. Anna was the Forvio test driver, so we hope she can do well for us.”
Any comments on behalf of Smooth Racing?
I’m going to wait for a couple “paddock reports” to come in from you guys before I write the hour 3 report. So I’ll give it about half an hour, then I’ll start writing.
Half way through this six hour race and there is still battles happening across the entire field. At this rate anyone could come out on top, and Znopresk/Gryphon Gear duo may be facing their first race without an overall victory. Currently the lead is being held by the Smooth Racing entry in AP1 who last pitted for fuel and tyres 40 laps ago. This lead change took place after the AGTE entry of the dominating Zeus GT had to pit for tyres. However, it’s looking like the driver of the Alpha is beginning to drive more conservatively which could be an indication that he preserving both his tyres and his fuel, so we can be expecting another pit stop at the Smooth Racing garage shortly. The Zeus GT on the other hand has been one of the most fuel efficient car of the race, still one it’s first tank of fuel and our data is showing that it’s only used half of it’s tank. Will Taylor met with a representative from Smooth Racing for a comment on their performance so far.
One team who has been a surprise so far today has been the Fox Manor team with their Galadante AP1 entry, who has consistently not been running in last place. Hopefully this good fortune, particularly in the wake of the unfortunate events of yesterday, can continue not only through the race but throughout the rest of the season as well.
The rest of this past hour has been filled with routine pit stops and numerous unfortunate accidents, none of which have been the result of a collision or have lead to any retirements or injuries.
Will was able to get a driver of the Beta entry for a word just after getting off a long driving stint. “Yes, the track is really rubbered in now. Passing is becoming very difficult because there is a lot of marbles just off the racing line. Luckily we haven’t seen very many cautions so far this race which has made race strategy very easy with that. We don’t expect any rain today, so the track should only get faster as the race continues.”
Acctually the most fuel efficient so far is the LMPC, still on it’s first tank and have more than 60% fuel left! I think Zeus would be the second and the NV810 the third
Athough… the Zeus has covered a greater distance than those two…
I don’t want to be a bad guy or sound mean, but that made me laugh 
(sorry vri404)
[quote=“Sillyworld”]
Acctually the most fuel efficient so far is the LMPC, still on it’s first tank and have more than 60% fuel left! I think Zeus would be the second and the NV810 the third
Athough… the Zeus has covered a greater distance than those two…[/quote]
Sssssssssshhhhh… You saw nothing.
