Fantasy WRC: Year-End Review / 2015 Preview

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
11/19/2014 at 13:45 • Filed to: Fantasy WRC, WRC, Rally

After eleven months and thirteen rallies we have at last, sadly, reached the end of the season. While the battle in the WRC may have been fairly one-sided, the battle in the Fantasy WRC was a close fight from start to end, with numerous lead changes and, thanks to the drop format, a surprise winner who took the win despite missing the first event. We also boasted a strong field of 39 players this year, great growth when compared to our ten last year. The only downside to the season was Alex Kihurani beating my by a single point, crushing my hopes of being the best of the co-drivers. Dammit, Alex!

And who is our esteemed winner? None other than Lumpy44, who won by earning two round wins, five podiums, and scoring at least 50 points in all nine of his counted events. Only one other player managed to consistently score at least 50 points, that being runner up McNewbie, but Lumpy's big scores in Portugal (81) and Poland (79) were enough to make the difference and ensure victory. Tell a Finn rounded out the podium, edging out AntMic (who had to create four different burner accounts to keep playing) by just four points for the honor.

Here's the full final points standings:
1) Lumpy44 (2014 champion) - 573
2) McNewbie - 560
3) You can always tell a Finn but you can't tell him much - 535
4) AntMic (Mk I-IV) - 531
5) FreddsterExprs - 526
6) Marzobomber - 525
7) Hermann - 524
8) Chronchameleon - 519
9) Alex Kihurani (that bastard) - 515
10) Dusty Ventures - 514
11) Hoccy - 507
12) G17 - 505
13) Marshall Richards - 502
14) Nobody - 502
15) Siding-Sideways - 490
16) ddavidn - 468
17) Willkinton247 - 441
18) Archduke - 430
19) World Rally Blog - 427
20) Raphael Orlove'd - 340
21) Chris Duplessis - 321
22) Formula Photo - 266
23) Bob Loblaw - 243
24) JApexing - 186
25) WorldRally17 - 114
26) Velocity-Silky Smooth 6 - 102
27) Chaozbandit - 99
28) Nick A - 61
29) DancesWithRotors - 61
30) McSeanerson - 52
31) nestanj - 46
31) willsy355 - 46
33) Bobololo - 44
33) Rotundapig - 44
35) JonathanW8 - 42
35) Porsche914 - 40
37) KoenigSTIGg - 37
38) FlimFlamMan - 25
39) ExpectABurnout - 16

Lumpy44 has requested a castoff rally tire as a prize, so, next time we have a dead tire, I will send it his way. Congrats, Lumpy!

Now, as to 2015, while we won't be throwing out the rulebook and starting fresh like we did for !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! there will be a few minor changes, mostly of the housekeeping variety. For starters, Fantasy WRC will no longer be posted in Oppo next year. Instead it will be on !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (a logical decision, really). It will still be shared to Oppo, but the original post will be there. This, among other things, should make the fantasy posts easier to find as they won't be buried within an hour. Also, anyone who has Twitter and would like to be notified when the Fantasy Preview post is up can give me their Twitter handle and I'll be sure to bomb them when it's fantasy time (I already do this for a few people). I'd like to also open the fantasy game to those who have Twitter but don't have a Kinja account, so anyone in the Twitterverse who wants to play will be able to Tweet their picks. Points will still work the same as this year, with one exception. The penalty for being late with picks will now be a firm five points per stage started before your picks are in.

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Oh! And I almost forgot! PRIZES! I plan to offer a prize to the 2015 Fantasy champion, namely something along the lines of a 1/43 scale rally model, though if the winner has a special request (like Lumpy), I would be happy to consider it if it's possible. Because I am poor and shipping is expensive, only people in America and it's Hat will be eligible for the prize, unless the champion is willing to help with shipping costs.

And now I open the floor to the players. Is there anything you'd like to see implemented/changed for next year? Be it in the points or an adjustment for convenience? If so let me know. Thank you everyone for making it an exciting Fantasy season, and I hope to have you all back in January for Monte Carlo.

DISCUSSION (21)

chaozbandit > Dusty Ventures
11/19/2014 at 13:55

Maybe a notification system for when entries would be due via email blast, or something? Im probably not in a position to vouch though, given I stopped participating after the first few rounds LOL university things and reasons. Definitely going to do the full season for '15 though.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Dusty Ventures
11/19/2014 at 13:56

WOOO!!!!! I beat Orlove!!!! I just wish that The Rally Take Over could be linked to Oppo for easy findings.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Dusty Ventures
11/19/2014 at 13:56

First off, I think I can speak for everyone who participated in giving you a great big thank you for doing this all season long!!!! I can tell it is a lot of work and its great you keep it interesting with these posts! So again, Thank you!

I think the changes are pretty cool! And even cooler there are actual prizes next year! Would it be possible to get a tire on a rim? I know its asking a lot but I will still cover the shipping!

I hope to have fun doing this in 2015 again and defending my crown!

Tohru'sLaptopBurner > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
11/19/2014 at 14:24

Completely unrelated, but can you get my burner approved? Until my new laptop gets a fresh OS install I don't trust it with any passwords.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Tohru'sLaptopBurner
11/19/2014 at 14:25

Tohru'sLaptopBurner > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
11/19/2014 at 14:27

Thanks for the help, man. Still won't let me post this rant on Oppo, but close enough.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Dusty Ventures
11/19/2014 at 14:48

Dusty, thanks for all the work you put into this. It's a lot of fun for us, but has to be a ton of work for you. Have a flying Finn courtesy of Pistonheads.com for your time. Next year I'll have to get all my picks in on time.

Kinja'd!!!

Dusty Ventures > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
11/19/2014 at 17:44

Kinja'd!!!

Dusty Ventures > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
11/19/2014 at 17:49

A rim is probably more than I can manage, but I'll try

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Dusty Ventures
11/19/2014 at 17:57

You da' best Dusty! Want an email so we can coordinate this better?

Dusty Ventures > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
11/19/2014 at 20:35

Sure. You can email me at howdeedoodat@gmail.com

Fair warning, it'll be a while before I can get my hands on a tire for you. '14 season is over and the first few events of '15 are snow tire events.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Dusty Ventures
11/19/2014 at 23:05

Haha that's fine! Where can I follow all your antics?

Dusty Ventures > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
11/20/2014 at 00:05

The easiest way would probably be through my Twitter. @DVMSteve

Marzobomber > Dusty Ventures
11/20/2014 at 09:48

Another big THANK YOU! for all the work you did this year to make this possible. I enjoyed the season quite a bit. Excited for 2015.

Hoccy > Dusty Ventures
11/20/2014 at 13:33

Thanks for making this competition, it really makes WRC more interesting. I hope next year will be a little bit more unpredictable, so that my gambles will pay off. Hopefully I can keep the lead as well, at least a bit longer than Portugal..

ddavidn > Dusty Ventures
11/22/2014 at 02:05

Ah man. I missed some rallies this season. I really tattooed the pony on that one.

It was a really fun year, though, thanks to Dusty and his little elves that filled in.

AlexKihurani > Dusty Ventures
11/22/2014 at 10:59

A big thanks for doing this all year long and writing fun and interesting pieces to go along with it. While you probably regret sending me all those reminders, I surely appreciated it ;) Catch you all next season!

Hermann > Dusty Ventures
11/24/2014 at 13:57

Thank you DV for organizing another great year! I owe you many beers.

With great sadness I remove my current title. But with great pride I hand it over to Lumpy44. Glad to share last year's trophy with you, Dusty!

Screenshot for record:

Kinja'd!!!

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Dusty Ventures
11/24/2014 at 14:12

Just followed you!

AntMic MkIII > Dusty Ventures
11/29/2014 at 22:53

Definitely big thanks Dusty, that was good fun. Looking forward to short offseason, can't wait for Rallye Monte Carlo. And I'll try to keep same account for 2015.

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > Dusty Ventures
12/13/2014 at 16:40

Dear Dusty, thanks for the ride. Fantasy WRC is a lot of fun, especially because it's just so tricky to get it right and your whole picks can be messed up when Kris Meeke decides to roll his DS3 on its roof. Oh, and I also have no effing idea how I got to top 5 in the final standings, as far as I can recall I was in the 20s before the last round.