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Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 14 March 2015 - 04:04 PM
This is the D Main, where son Aaron Ploskunak (on black lane in this shot) just edged his dad Steve Ploskunak (on white), 283.3 laps against 283.2. I suspect Steve was more pleased than pissed.
Cars laid out on the table during Group 2 qualifying.
Look at the number of onlookers watching Matt Sheldon's qualifying run.
Racing action during the G Main.
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 14 March 2015 - 05:04 PM
Can-Am B Main.
This was an incredible race. Steve Koepp was the winner, not Greg Fox; the lap counter see them tied and doesn't know who was ahead on the track.
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 14 March 2015 - 06:06 PM
Can-Am A Main.
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 14 March 2015 - 06:08 PM
The overal Can-Am sub-main finishing positions:
Boogie = Jerry Wyant
Noose = Joe Neumeister
Shadow = Dave Simerka
(Note that this combined results list correctly shows Steve Koepp ahead of Greg Fox.)
The top sixteen finishers will be alternately seeded into two Semis.
The top four finishers from each Semi will move into the Can-Am Final.
Drivers are being given ten minutes to prepare their cars for each Semi.
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 14 March 2015 - 07:08 PM
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Grand Champion Poster
Posted 14 March 2015 - 07:38 PM
Amazingly tight racing. Very clean, everyone staying in the slot.
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 14 March 2015 - 07:41 PM
IMO this is the highest-quality field of racers at any race I've attended since Retro began.
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 14 March 2015 - 08:21 PM
Can-Am A Semi.
Willy Custer, Dave Simerka, Ross Scharf, and Chris Radisich advance to the Can-Am Final.
The Final drivers are now preparing their cars for the race.
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 14 March 2015 - 09:17 PM
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 14 March 2015 - 09:32 PM
Long day, so we're heading for the barn hotel to grab a little shuteye.
We'll start it all up again tomorrow at 7:30 AM with F1!
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Renegade, Mutineer
Posted 15 March 2015 - 12:29 AM
Mill Conroy
AKA : TWO LAP CONROY, Anointed Trigger Monkey by Mike Swiss
Deal me life's toughest cards, without chance for hope nor fame, just let me play this one last hand, and I'll win this whole damn game.
Second Most Interesting Man in the World.
Checkered Flag in Hand
Posted 15 March 2015 - 03:42 AM
Grand Champion Poster
Posted 15 March 2015 - 05:43 AM
Joe "Noose" Neumeister
Sometimes known as a serial despoiler of the clear purity of virgin Lexan bodies. Lexan is my canvas!
Noose Custom Painting - Since 1967
Chairman - IRRA® Body Committee - Roving IRRA® Tech Dude - "EVIL BUCKS Painter"
"Team Evil Bucks" Racer - 2016 Caribbean Retro Overall Champion
The only thing bad about Retro is admitting that you remember doing it originally.
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 15 March 2015 - 07:47 AM
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 15 March 2015 - 08:54 AM
I have a suspicion that a lot of viewers of this R4/8 thread don't know about the detailed data provided by the LapMaster timing system and I wanted to point out a few of its really neat features.
Here's how to access the secondary data panels.
If you click to go to the Tom Thumb "live timing" page, you'll see, in part, this screen:
Click on the "click here for timing and statistics" circled in red to get to the data screens, which look like this for the R4/8.
The top line, labeled "results", gives the overall results for the Can-Am class.
The next four lines give the data for the Can-Am A Main, which was termed the "Final" elsewhere in this thread.
Clicking the first of the four lines - "Laps / Overall best - Retro Can-Am" - brings up the results as shown in post #84 in this thread.
Clicking the second line - "Lap time / Overall best - Retro Can-Am" - bring up this data, each driver's best lap time in each lane. The racers who turned the top three best times on each lane are also indicated.
Clicking the third line - "Actual/Potential / Overall best - Retro Can-Am" - brings up this screen, which is the most interesting one IMO. This screen shows how close each driver came to the "perfect heat", one where every lap equals his fastest lap on that lane (which would be a 100% rating). Again, the racers who turned the top three percentages on each lane are also indicated.
Clicking the fourth line - "Race development / - Retro Can-Am" - brings up this screen which shows each driver's position heat by heat as the race progressed. In this specific instance, one easily can see that Cap Henry led flag to flag in the Can-Am Final.
There's no other time/lap counting program that automatically generates such a volume of interesting data for every race. And no, Carsten didn't pay me to say this (though donations are always welcome, Carsten... LOL!).
As I said, I think many viewing this thread are not aware of the detailed data available to them for each race and wanted to give a little tutorial on how to locate it.
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 15 March 2015 - 10:05 AM
With tech inspection (scrutineering to our UK friends) now completed, we have 40 entries for F1 at the R4/8. Qualifying is in progress...
Click HERE to watch it live!
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 15 March 2015 - 10:42 AM
F1 qualifying is complete.
TQ is Willy Custer, with a 4.660 sec lap.
Forty racers gives five Mains and the E Main is starting now.
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 15 March 2015 - 11:48 AM
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 15 March 2015 - 12:38 PM
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 15 March 2015 - 01:34 PM
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 15 March 2015 - 02:21 PM
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 15 March 2015 - 03:16 PM
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 15 March 2015 - 03:28 PM
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 15 March 2015 - 03:47 PM
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
Headmaster of the asylum
Posted 15 March 2015 - 04:18 PM
F1 B Semi.
Shadow = Dave Simerka
Cap Henry, Matt Bruce, Eric Gehrken, and Steve Ploskunak will advance to the F1 Final.
A Semi drivers are prepping their cars now. The race will start shortly.
Gregory Wells
Never forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap
