Highlights
- In GT1, it was James, Rich and Bob for first through third respectively.
- In the Can Am race Bob finished first with James second and Rich third.
- Scott, our newest racer ran his OSCAR spec Audi for both contests and continues to improve. Great job.
GT1
It was clear during practice that Bob an James had the quickest rides. Both cars were able to break the magic five second barrier (James with 4.972, Bob with 4.991) . Rich had some problems during practice launching his black Porsche 962 leaving the front end a bit tweaked and the body in need some plastic welder repair. Instead, Rich selected his Jaguar XJ220 for the race.
The race had its share of mishaps, therefore consistency was a bit low. James managed to pull out a win finishing with 88.3 laps. Rich ran the most consistent race of the bunch (93.54%) and was sitting second with 87.1 laps going into the final heat. Bob would have to run nearly 23 laps to overtake Rich. My recollection is that Bob had one or two mishaps during the final heat. In the end, Bob fell short by about a half of a lap finishing third with 86.5 laps. Below are details of the finishing order and images of the grid.
Ron is constantly experimenting with new equipment. His beautiful Ferrari Enzo was mounted on a Slotting Plus chassis and did fairly well, finishing fourth with 84.6 laps. Perhaps with some more tuning, this chassis could be a contender. As a side note, Ron purchased a Scale Auto chassis. The design is similar to that of the Scholer and Slotting Plus chassis. All three have an H bracket that floats the body. The Scale auto chassis is steel which has its advantages and disadvanges. For tight tracks such as STR and Electron Raceway, heavier cars perform better, therefore the low CG provided by a brass chassis (like the Scholer) should handle better. The steel front end and rear end fixtures of the Scale Auto chassis are stronger than their Scholer counterparts and will not be prone to tweeking in all but the most violent wrecks. It will be interesting to compare chassis performance longer term because the Scholer chassis are out of production.
Can-Am
Bobs Lotus holds the STR records for the Can-Am in terms of lap totals (92.5) and fast lap (4.900). Amazingly enough he is running an old Deathstar rather than the newer, quicker ProSlot 16D power plant.
From the outset, it seemed as if James would be the only driver to challenge Bob for the top spot. Although Bobs Lotus was the only ride to break the magic five second barrier during the race (4.993), James Can-Am Ferrari was not far off the pace with a fast lap of 5.03 seconds. The second tier cars were at least .15 seconds per lap slower. In the end, consistency won the day. Bob finished first with 91.8 laps and a consistency of 95.49%. James finished two and an half laps behind with a consistency of 93.58%. Rich managed a third place finish about two laps behind James.
Ron selected a beautiful Resilient Resins Daytona Prototype (DP). Unfortunately the fact is that the DP is heavier and taller than any of the Can-Am cars and wasnt really in the hunt for a podium finish. At least four competitors have DPs. I think it would be fun if we raced these machines in the next Can-Am contest.
Below are details of the finishing order and images of the grid.