Mid-Engined, Mid-Eighties Series

Mid-Engined, Mid-Eighties Series (MEMES)
Category	Mid-Engined sports cars
Country/Region	International
Rounds	21
Drivers	27
Teams	24
Drivers' Champion	Adam Smith
Rookie Champion	PJ Tierney
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The Mid-Engined, Mid-Eighties Series (MEMES) is the fifth official season of Really Rubbish Racing competition. The championship will run on Forza Motorsport 4, using a range C 425 mid-engined, rear wheel drive sports cars equalised in performance by season organiser and 2-time Really Rubbish Racing champion, RumblyLizard.

Back in season 1 we had stock car races. In particular we had a race at Mugello with the Lancia Stratos. The nature of the high kerbs and the mid-engined weight balance meant that the car was a handful. I ended up having a race long battle with Smifaye being terrified of losing control at the car at each corner. It was fantastic.

This season has been designed around this concept. Mid Engined cars with weight distributions that mean they are difficult to drive. Tracks with punishing corners. Tense wheel to wheel racing, great fun. I noticed that most of the cars in Forza that were suitable are mid-eighties cars. I thought this theme would be great for our liveries. But more on that later.

Cars

The cars of MEMES.

The MEMES Lotus Esprit	The MEMES Lamborghini Miura	The MEMES Lancia Stratos	The MEMES Ferrari Dino
The MEMES Lancia 037 Stradale	The MEMES Renault 5	The MEMES Toyota MR2	The MEMES 037 Stradale Base Livery

For races 1 and 2, your car choice is limited to the car of the week. Your choice for race 3 is dictated by you. Please see the forums for the car choice thread.

Upgrades & Tuning

There will be no upgrades or tuning in this season. You must use the prescribed tune for the cars. These are all available from RumblyLizard's storefront. They will not be gifted out as they are to be 'locked'.

Liveries

There are a few set rules on liveries this season.

1. Original designs only. An 'homage' is fine, but a copycat livery is not.

2. The theme of MEMES is 80's. Neon is encouraged. Awesome is required.

3. The season is sponsored by heroes of the 80's past - Kodak, Texaco and Goodyear. These logos must be present on the cars. You will be gifted the base paint scheme for each car for you to make a livery from (not to be modified). If you have not received the base paint scheme, please contact either Rumbly or Ajokay. Alternatively, ask in the forums.

Rules

Racing Rules

These cars and tunes have been chosen so that you can really race each other. Wheel to wheel, rubbing is racing. That said, the usual rules about dirty driving will be in place and I shall create a stewards post nearer the start of the season. Especially given the different strengths of the cars, fair racing is a necessity.

Championship Format

The Championship will consist of 7 Events, each containing 3 Rounds. Each round will consist of a Race. There will be one event per week for 7 consectutive weeks. The start date is Wednesday 2nd May 2012. Events alternate between Wednesday and Thursday each week.

Event Format

Each Event will consist of 3 Races, (known over the course of the season as Rounds), and will feature 3 different tracks. The grid will be random for every race unless there is a way to do an autocross event as qualifying. I haven't been able to figure this out though, so for now the grid is random.

Race 1

The first Race of each Event will be a stock car event. The idea with having a 7 week championship is that there will be 1 stock race per event for a different car each week. Therefore week 1 might be stock Lancia Stratos' at Mugello for example. The order and the tracks are unconfirmed though I intend to have a full list written up next week.

Race 2

The second Race of each Event will be a second race featuring the cars of race 1. However, this time they will be upgraded. I shall provide these tunes to everyone over the coming weeks. For reference, they are using the same tunes as the ones in the club garage. Race 2 will usually be held at either the Top Gear Test Track or the Benchmark Test Track. Each week will feature a different layout of one of these. I do not particularly want to repeat the layouts though so it is possible that a third venue will be used. The idea is that this will be a simple layout. I know that people have struggled with learning 3 tracks per race, so this track will require little to no testing to understand. Lots of lines into wide corners, lots of overtaking going on hopefully.

Race 3

The third and final Race of each Event will be run using all of the cars featured in MEMES. They will all be upgraded as in the garage at the moment. As you will see, they all have different strengths and weaknesses, but over 1 lap they will set the same race times. I've tested these rigorously to make sure that no car has a clear advantage - and if they have a minor (i.e. less than 0.2 tenths) advantage then they will have the same disadvantage at another track later in the season. Which car will you be using? Read on further to see.

Points

Drivers

Points for drivers will be awarded from 1st to 14th places inclusive in all races.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th
Points	25	21	18	15	12	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Cars

Points for cars will be awarded from 1st to 14th places inclusive in all races. Only the top 2 cars of each type will score points for that car in any one race. If, for instance, 3 Renault 5 Turbos place 1st, 2nd and 3rd in a race, only the points for 1st and 2nd place will be counted. The 18 points for the 3rd place Renault 5 Turbo will be discounted, and no other car will score those 18 points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th
Points	25	21	18	15	12	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Entry List

This is an individuals championship. There will be no 'teams' as such. That said, if you want to record your results on your team pages then that is fine. There will be a 'cars' championship where the top 2 results for each car are taken and added up to form a separate championship. If you drive the winning car, you will be eligible for a wiki achievement badge.

The provisional Entry list is as follows.

Car Team No. Driver Rounds Ferrari Dino Feta Motorsport 29 Tom Cheeseman 7-12 Baldock Motorsport 95 Digibull 1-6 ATTK Motorsport 5 Tom Collantine 1, 4-13, 15-21 Lamborghini Miura 1FR Motorsport 20 Barney Dove 1-5, 7-18 Kernowsport 802 Dan Thorn All Forza Noelinho 3 Slevmeister 1-3 Lancia 037 JemTech Racing 71 Pete Walker 1-13, 16-21 Peachy-Bee Grand Pree 33 Tom Bellingham 1-21 08 Katy Bellingham 4-6 Team Diablo 85 Matt Davies 1-3, 7-9, 19-21 Flying Kiwi Racing 18 Buftonian 4-15, 19-21 Lancia Stratos Ajokay Motorsport 23 Alex Odell All LH Racing 7 Mr Flobadob All Goteki 45 45 PJ Tierney All Tropico Motorsports 87 I am Jamm 1-3, 7-12, 16-21 Lotus Esprit Concordskii Motorфлот 1 Jamie Hunt 1-9, 13-15, 19-21 Team Cooper Racing 17 Jay Cooper 1-3, 7-21 ART 04 Ian Aldridge 1-21 Renault 5 Turbo Team Butler GP 258 Antony Butler 1-6, 10-21 ATTK Motorsport 422 Scott Wilkes All Firecruiser Racing Team 777 Ben Haddleton All Black Raptors 69 Sam White All Toyota MR2 55 Adam Smith All SpyroTechnimata 12 Niko Gouloumis All SRM GP Team 97 RareDevil666 1-3 Westlander Racing 75 Niall O'Connell 10-11, 13-21

Goteki 45's primary MEMES car, the Lancia Stratos. Ajokay's Lancia Stratos TommyB's Lancia 037 Stradle SRM GP Team's Toyota MR2 JayCoops Team Cooper Racing's first official season entry with the Lotus Esprit. RumblyLizard's Renault 5 Smifaye's Toyota MR2 SpyroTechnimata's Toyota MR2 Dan's Luighini Mariora Bookoi's Lancia 037 Stradale Don Mateo's Lancia 037 "Starscream" I am Jamm's Lancia Stratos PeachyF1's Lancia 037 Stradale Covamalia's Warp Drive powered Renault 5 TURBO Butler258's Renault 5 TURBO

Blue - Rookie driver

Calendar & Results

The provisional calendar is as follows.

Event	Round	Venue & Circuit Layout	Laps	Race Length	Date	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Winning Car	Winning Rookie	Fastest Lap	Report
1	1	Tsukuba Circuit, Japan Full Circuit	14	17.78 miles	Wednesday 2nd May	Adam Smith	Black Raptors	Toyota MR2	PJ Tierney	Jamie Hunt	Report
	2	Camino Viejo, Spain Short Reverse Circuit	21	22.68 miles		Barney Dove	1FR Motorsport	Toyota MR2	PJ Tierney	Dan Thorn
	3	Road Atlanta, Georgia, USA Club Circuit	17	30.09 miles		Jamie Hunt	Concordskii Motorфлот	Lotus Esprit	PJ Tierney	PJ Tierney
2	4	Positano, Amalfi Coast, Italy Reverse Circuit	14	16.1 miles	Thursday 10th May	Pete Walker	JemTech Racing	Lancia 037	PJ Tierney	Adam Smith	Report
	5	Ladera Test Track, Spain Short Circuit	25	19.25 miles		Adam Smith	Black Raptors	Lancia 037	PJ Tierney	Adam Smith
	6	Top Gear Test Track, UK West Circuit	30	24 miles		Sam White	Black Raptors	Renault 5 Turbo	PJ Tierney	Dan Thorn
3	7	Bernese Alps, Switzerland Club Circuit	11	27.72 miles	Wednesday 16th May	Sam White	Black Raptors	Lotus Esprit	PJ Tierney	Barney Dove	Report
	8	Silverstone, UK National Circuit	15	24.6 miles		Barney Dove	1FR Motorsport	Lotus Esprit	PJ Tierney	Tom Cheeseman
	9	Camino Viejo, Spain Full Circuit	16	28.8 miles		Sam White	Black Raptors	Renault 5 Turbo	PJ Tierney	Niko Gouloumis
4	10	Mugello Autodromo, Italy Club Circuit	13	23.27 miles	Thursday 24th May	Adam Smith	Black Raptors	Lancia Stratos	PJ Tierney	Adam Smith	Report
	11	Maple Valley, New Hampshire, USA Full Circuit	10	30 miles		Tom Cheeseman	Feta Motorsport	Lancia Stratos	PJ Tierney	Adam Smith
	12	Iberian International Circuit, Spain Full Circuit	18	26.82 miles		Adam Smith	Black Raptors	Toyota MR2	I am Jamm	Adam Smith
5	13	Iberian International Circuit, Spain Full Reverse Circuit	14	20.86 miles	Wednesday 30th May	Adam Smith	Black Raptors	Renault 5 Turbo	PJ Tierney	Adam Smith	Report
	14	Benchmark Test Track, Texas, USA Layout F	18	28.26 miles		Sam White	Black Raptors	Renault 5 Turbo	Buftonian	Sam White
	15	Tsukuba Circuit, Japan Short Circuit	21	20.37 miles		Tom Bellingham	Peachy-Bee Grand Pree	Lancia 037	PJ Tierney	Adam Smith
6	16	Infineon Raceway, California, USA NASCAR Circuit	11	21.89 miles	Thursday 7th June	Sam White	Black Raptors	Ferrari Dino	PJ Tierney	Lee Harrison	Report
	17	Top Gear Test Track, UK East Circuit	25	26.32 miles		Adam Smith	Black Raptors	Ferrari Dino	PJ Tierney	Adam Smith
	18	Sunset Peninsula, Florida, USA Club Circuit	16	31.04 miles		Dan Thorn	Kernowsport	Lamborghini Miura	PJ Tierney	Dan Thorn
7	19	Sedona Raceway Park, Arizona, USA Club Reverse Circuit	14	28.28 miles	Wednesday 13th June	Jamie Hunt	Concordskii Motorфлот	Lamborghini Miura	PJ Tierney	Adam Smith	Report
	20	Top Gear Test Track, UK Full Circuit	13	22.75 miles		Tom Bellingham	Peachy-Bee Grand Pree	Lamborghini Miura	I am Jamm	Tom Bellingham
	21	Mugello Autodromo, Italy Club Circuit	17	30.43 miles		Dan Thorn	Kernowsport	Lamborghini Miura	PJ Tierney	Tom Bellingham

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Points TSU CAM ATL POS LAD TOP BER SIL CAM MUG MAP IBE IBE BEN TSU INF TOP SUN SED TOP MUG 1 Adam Smith Black Raptors Toyota MR2 1 7 4 3 1 2 2 3 7 1 4 1 1 3 4 3 1 7 3 3 5 381 2 Sam White Black Raptors Renault 5 Turbo 3 3 8 5 4 1 1 8 1 10 6 5 3 1 5 1 10 4 6 7 2 318 3 Dan Thorn Kernowsport Lamborghini Miura 10 10 13 4 8 4 7 2 2 2 5 3 6 4 8 2 5 1 10 6 1 280 4 Pete Walker JemTech Racing Lancia 037 4 9 2 1 6 3 3 6 5 7 8 4 DNF 6 7 3 4 4 7 239 5 Jamie Hunt Concordskii Motorфлот Lotus Esprit 2 4 1 2 3 9 5 4 4 2 13 7 1 2 8 232 6 Alex Odell Ajokay Motorsport Lancia Stratos 5 2 3 8 7 8 9 7 3 3 3 2 12 12 6 D/C 3 9 9 13 3 228 7 Tom Bellingham Peachy-Bee Grand Pree Lancia 037 6 8 18 11 5 7 15 11 10 12 9 7 7 8 1 8 6 2 5 1 6 192 8 PJ Tierney Goteki 45 Lancia Stratos 9 5 5 7 2 6 6 10 6 5 11 11 8 14 2 9 9 8 7 12 10 178 9 Barney Dove 1FR Motorsport Lamborghini Miura 8 1 6 9 DNF 11 1 13 11 2 8 4 2 13 5 11 5 177 10 Lee Harrison LH Racing Lancia Stratos 13 15 10 6 10 11 10 14 DNF 8 7 10 10 7 3 10 2 13 2 9 9 144 11 Butler258 Team Butler GP Renault 5 Turbo 14 13 12 10 9 5 9 10 14 11 6 10 4 4 6 8 5 4 134 12 Jay Cooper Team Cooper Racing Lotus Esprit 7 6 9 4 9 9 6 12 13 5 5 11 7 8 10 15 8 DNF 121 13 Tom Cheeseman Feta Motorsport Ferrari Dino 8 5 8 4 1 6 76 14 Niko Gouloumis SpyroTechnimata Toyota MR2 16 12 17 18 14 13 12 16 15 13 14 12 9 10 16 12 14 11 13 14 17 37 15 I am Jamm Tropico Motorsports Lancia Stratos 15 16 7 DNS 18 12 14 17 13 9 14 13 15 14 10 14 30 16 Scott Wilkes ATTK Motorsport Renault 5 Turbo 17 19 15 13 12 12 17 15 12 14 17 16 17 17 9 15 15 17 16 15 11 22 17 Buftonian Flying Kiwi Racing Lancia 037 12 11 14 13 13 16 16 15 15 14 9 DNF 17 18 15 19 18 Niall O'Connell Westlander Racing Toyota MR2 18 16 16 11 15 13 16 14 11 11 16 15 19 Matt Davies Team Diablo Lancia 037 11 14 16 14 17 11 12 17 13 15 20 Ben Haddleton Firecruiser Racing Team Renault 5 Turbo 20 18 19 14 13 10 20 18 18 15 18 18 15 16 12 16 19 19 18 19 12 14 21 Mattrick Mattrick Racing Ferrari Dino 13 15 14 11 12 12 13 22 Slevmeister Forza Noelinho Lamborghini Miura 12 11 11 11 23 Digibull Baldock Motorsport Ferrari Dino 18 17 14 17 15 15 1 24 Tom Collantine ATTK Motorsport Ferrari Dino DNS 15 16 16 16 19 17 20 21 19 18 DNS 17 18 18 16 19 16 18 0 25 Ian Aldridge ART Lotus Esprit 19 20 20 16 17 17 19 20 19 19 19 17 DNF 18 18 17 17 18 20 20 19 0 26 PeachyF1 Peachy-Bee Grand Pree Lancia 037 19 18 18 21 20 20 0 27 RareDevil666 SRM GP Team Toyota MR2 21 21 21 0

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Finished, in points Blue Finished, no points Purple Did not finish (DNF) Red Disconnected (D/C) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Did not participate Italics - Fastest lap Blue - Rookie driver

Cars' Championship

Pos Car 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 Points ATL TOP CAM IBE TSU SUN MUG 1 Lancia Stratos 3 6 3 2 2 8 3 178 5 8 6 9 3 9 9 2 Lancia 037 2 3 5 4 1 2 6 169 16 7 10 7 DNF 3 7 3 Renault 5 Turbo 8 1 1 5 5 4 2 167 12 5 12 14 9 6 4 4 Lamborghini Miura 6 4 2 3 8 1 1 148 11 13 8 13 5 5 Toyota MR2 4 2 7 1 4 7 5 113 17 13 15 12 15 11 16 6 Lotus Esprit 1 9 4 13 7 10 8 84 9 17 9 17 11 18 19 7 Ferrari Dino 14 15 8 6 14 12 18 24 16 17 19 17 16 Season Records Drivers Record Total Driver(s) Races Started 21 Smifaye, RumblyLizard, Dan Thorn, Ajokay, STR TommyB, PJ, Icthyes, TheWilkesy88, Covamalia Races Finished 21 Smifaye, RumblyLizard, Dan Thorn, STR TommyB, PJ, Icthyes, TheWilkesy88, Covamalia, Mr E 004 Wins 6 Smifaye Podiums 14 Smifaye Points Finishes 21 Smifaye, RumblyLizard, Dan Thorn, PJ Fastest Laps 9 Smifaye Cars ("Race 3" events only) Record Total Car(s) Wins 2 Renault 5 Turbo, Lamborghini Miura Podiums 6 Lancia Stratos Points Finishes 14 Lancia Stratos, Renault 5 Turbo Fastest Laps 3 Toyota MR2 The Season in Pictures MEMES kicked off with "The Mister 2" around Tsukuba. Each car had its own strengths and weaknesses. MEMES saw the introduction of double lobby racing. Top Gear West was a drivers' favourite. There was plenty of close racing at Silverstone. Camino Viejo saw a race-long battle for the win. "Stratos week" saw a tribute to Season 1's Mugello race. The "Race 3" events were hotly contested every week. The Renault 5 Turbo provided a unique challenge. The Cars' Championship was hotly contested all season. Week 6 was "Dino week", the Ferrari a nicely balanced racer. Lobby 2 saw plenty of good races all season. Many struggled but some thrived in the Miuras. Season 5 ended at Mugello, RRR's strongest season yet. The Lancia Stratos was the most successful car... ...but it was Smifaye who was crowned Champion!