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2012 beckons, the harsh winter is almost over! On March 6th, the all new for 2012 Phenomenal Racers team (under the Team Vodafone banner) will take to the track in Japan.
2012 is to provide one of the biggest shake ups in recent years. The successful formula of the 2011 season has been carried over, but 2012 sees a move to Forza Motorsport 4, and with that comes changes to the cars behaviour, a larger grid, and many many brand new cars, including the successors to the ever dependable 2006 Ford Focus ST and the always popular line up of Honda models, and brand new for 2012 models from makes like Volkswagen, Kia, Hyundai, Mazda, Mini and Toyota
But for 2012, on the back of title success, Phenomenal returns back to it's Genisis (no, not the Hyundai that we ran briefly in 2010) in the ever dependable 2003 SEAT Leon Cupra R. The team also sports a bold new look. Last season the team had a very works VW feel to it with Hexis Energy. This year, Vodafone has returned to the TORA TCC with a season deal. Another vital component to this years team is the continued support from CQR. This year, the CQR support has increased considerably. In 2011 we ran with leftover 2010 data. For 2012, we have some direct support from the CQR team, to ensure that our little outfit can compete with the larger teams that have full-time engineers.
The team has four drivers in it's stable for this season. Three of those are the prime drivers. Myself (#1), Nick (#11) and Chad (#4) will be driving the prime cars for most of the season. We have one reserve driver in Ben (#19) who will fill in for one of our drivers in selected races.
2012 is to provide one of the biggest shake ups in recent years. The successful formula of the 2011 season has been carried over, but 2012 sees a move to Forza Motorsport 4, and with that comes changes to the cars behaviour, a larger grid, and many many brand new cars, including the successors to the ever dependable 2006 Ford Focus ST and the always popular line up of Honda models, and brand new for 2012 models from makes like Volkswagen, Kia, Hyundai, Mazda, Mini and Toyota
But for 2012, on the back of title success, Phenomenal returns back to it's Genisis (no, not the Hyundai that we ran briefly in 2010) in the ever dependable 2003 SEAT Leon Cupra R. The team also sports a bold new look. Last season the team had a very works VW feel to it with Hexis Energy. This year, Vodafone has returned to the TORA TCC with a season deal. Another vital component to this years team is the continued support from CQR. This year, the CQR support has increased considerably. In 2011 we ran with leftover 2010 data. For 2012, we have some direct support from the CQR team, to ensure that our little outfit can compete with the larger teams that have full-time engineers.
The team has four drivers in it's stable for this season. Three of those are the prime drivers. Myself (#1), Nick (#11) and Chad (#4) will be driving the prime cars for most of the season. We have one reserve driver in Ben (#19) who will fill in for one of our drivers in selected races.
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Sun 4 Mar 2012 - 17:41 by JAMIE ANDERS0N
Dont the number boxes meant to be under the rear window and not the bottom of the door?
Sun 4 Mar 2012 - 17:43 by nickyf1
Yes, they are.
But surely moving them to the bottom of the door is fine?
But surely moving them to the bottom of the door is fine?
Sun 4 Mar 2012 - 18:14 by lfcnicklfc
Chucky 1982 wrote:Dont the number boxes meant to be under the rear window and not the bottom of the door?
technically they are under the rear window
Mon 5 Mar 2012 - 13:13 by Richy59
I'll see what Scot says, but I just don't see why you guys always have to be the odd ones out. Everyone else is putting the box where we asked it to be put, but you guys just love to be awkward.
Mon 5 Mar 2012 - 13:19 by Ax4x Chaddy
i can see it needing moved Nicky otherwise cant wait to race it! looks really good
Mon 5 Mar 2012 - 13:22 by Richy59
Your also missing the Bonnet decal which is to be in the centre of the bonnet.
Mon 5 Mar 2012 - 13:49 by lfcnicklfc
Edited the paint with the vinyls in the right place, what do you think Nicky??
Mon 5 Mar 2012 - 18:43 by nickyf1
I'm sorry Nick, but I'm not moving the number decal.
I'm not moving the entire Vodafone text just to facilitate the complete and utterly dire piece of decal placing that has been chosen by the TORA staff.
It's nothing personal, it's just sh*t.
I'm not moving the entire Vodafone text just to facilitate the complete and utterly dire piece of decal placing that has been chosen by the TORA staff.
It's nothing personal, it's just sh*t.
Mon 5 Mar 2012 - 18:44 by nickyf1
Richy wrote:I'll see what Scot says, but I just don't see why you guys always have to be the odd ones out. Everyone else is putting the box where we asked it to be put, but you guys just love to be awkward.
I'm not trying to be awkward, and I'm not looking for special treatment in the rules.
I just want to put my number a little lower down.
Mon 5 Mar 2012 - 18:47 by Richy59
As I said, I'll see what Scot says. In the past we've asked for mandatory logos to be put on cars and until the cars have been corrected the drivers haven't been awarded championship points.
Mon 5 Mar 2012 - 18:51 by lfcnicklfc
Fair dooa mate, just wanted to make that just in case 
Mon 5 Mar 2012 - 18:54 by nickyf1
It's not like I'm trying to take the piss or anything. I genuinely understood the decal rules while making the car. I tried to make the design on the car work, which meant perhaps moving the number decal down slightly. Since that photo was taken I have moved the bonnet decal on my own car.
I placed the decals in such a way that made sense with the livery and placed the decals in such a way that would be understandable. I'm not being awkward at all. If I was being awkward I'd have made the thing tiny and put it in some hidden corner of the car.
The ''...but you guys just love to be awkward.'' is not deserved at all.
I placed the decals in such a way that made sense with the livery and placed the decals in such a way that would be understandable. I'm not being awkward at all. If I was being awkward I'd have made the thing tiny and put it in some hidden corner of the car.
The ''...but you guys just love to be awkward.'' is not deserved at all.
Mon 5 Mar 2012 - 22:32 by Ax4x Chaddy
Nick can you send me your design (on a car) incase Scot says no Please? (if he says yes, EVERYONE will want to change the Decals, sorry boss!)
Nicky, I STILL can't load the new paint so could you send one over on a car too please?
Nicky, I STILL can't load the new paint so could you send one over on a car too please?
Mon 5 Mar 2012 - 22:56 by ckBrenneke
Hmmm... 
I think we made it very clear what we wanted a month ago, and to be having to make a judgement on this now a day before the first race is, IMO, simply being awkward.
We decided to do something different with the TORA decals for this season's TCC. We took inspiration from other real world series, and did our own thing with them. The curved shape comes from the curved boxes we run in all our series. The positioning was to give the focus to the front doors for sponsors. And we got the details all within the boxes so that we weren't asking people to have sunstrips/URLs/partner logos everywhere.
Despite your assumption in the TCC section that you were speaking for everyone, only you have been particularly vocal in your dislike of them, Nicky. While I am sure they are not to everyone's taste, they seem to be able to have incorporated them into their designs without sticking two fingers up at us.
So I am left with a dilemma. Allow you to blatantly disregard what we have mandated, meaning as Chaddy points out that everyone will want to do their own thing? Or stand our ground on this, and have you throw the toys out the pram and refuse to play?
What would Alan Gow do?
I think we made it very clear what we wanted a month ago, and to be having to make a judgement on this now a day before the first race is, IMO, simply being awkward.
We decided to do something different with the TORA decals for this season's TCC. We took inspiration from other real world series, and did our own thing with them. The curved shape comes from the curved boxes we run in all our series. The positioning was to give the focus to the front doors for sponsors. And we got the details all within the boxes so that we weren't asking people to have sunstrips/URLs/partner logos everywhere.
Despite your assumption in the TCC section that you were speaking for everyone, only you have been particularly vocal in your dislike of them, Nicky. While I am sure they are not to everyone's taste, they seem to be able to have incorporated them into their designs without sticking two fingers up at us.
So I am left with a dilemma. Allow you to blatantly disregard what we have mandated, meaning as Chaddy points out that everyone will want to do their own thing? Or stand our ground on this, and have you throw the toys out the pram and refuse to play?
What would Alan Gow do?
Mon 5 Mar 2012 - 23:23 by lfcnicklfc
Me thinks Mr Gow wouldn't be pleased, me and Chad are fine with running the edited paint with the stickers in the politically correct position, so the decision's down to you CK.
Mon 5 Mar 2012 - 23:49 by nickyf1
Of course I've been vocal, I bloody hate the things. But, as you say, I seem to be the only one..
I tried to place the decals in such a way that wouldn't stick two fingers up (as I said, if I wanted to do that, it'd be tucked away in some hidden corner), so I was quite surprised at the sort of response the positioning of a decal had.. As I said, I positioned it in such a place that made sense to the livery, and should have made sense to anyone who looked at it, therefore being acceptable.
Well, I've moved the logos round to the right places, cleaned up the livery a little bit, and I've sent chad and nick copies of it. It's not worth losing points over, but it's still bloody pedantic.
And if anyone would like to view the new updated car, I've posted it in the OP
I tried to place the decals in such a way that wouldn't stick two fingers up (as I said, if I wanted to do that, it'd be tucked away in some hidden corner), so I was quite surprised at the sort of response the positioning of a decal had.. As I said, I positioned it in such a place that made sense to the livery, and should have made sense to anyone who looked at it, therefore being acceptable.
Well, I've moved the logos round to the right places, cleaned up the livery a little bit, and I've sent chad and nick copies of it. It's not worth losing points over, but it's still bloody pedantic.
And if anyone would like to view the new updated car, I've posted it in the OP
Tue 6 Mar 2012 - 8:59 by CQR Senna
Wow and there was me thinking this was a game!
Tue 6 Mar 2012 - 17:54 by ckBrenneke
The GAME is the platform we use, that's all.
TORA's staff spent our time, effort and money to get us in the MSA and run our series with as much professionalism as we can given the medium we use (a games console, wesbite and forum), but we still have our rules and regulations the same way as any other MSA-affiliated series.
I'd expect at the very least that if you want to compete, you abide by our rules.
TORA's staff spent our time, effort and money to get us in the MSA and run our series with as much professionalism as we can given the medium we use (a games console, wesbite and forum), but we still have our rules and regulations the same way as any other MSA-affiliated series.
I'd expect at the very least that if you want to compete, you abide by our rules.
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