Group 5 Proxy - Round 2 (The Professor)

[F1Fan]

The cars are expected to arrive on Thursday in Tacoma, we should hear more about round 2 soon, this will be the thread to share the applause and/or the tears, good luck to all.

Chris

[F1Fan]

Cars have arrived in Tacoma and we should have an update soon about potential race dates!

:banana-dance:

[TonyK]

Received the hotrods... We should have them ran in a few weeks. The cars will be raced on the 22nd, Will keep all of you posted. Good luck to all!!

[TonyK]

From The Professor
Good morning everyone,

I'll be warming up the garage Thursday evening and will qualify the cars. Also I'll give some feedback as to their performance on my track. The race will be held Saturday December 22nd. Good luck to all!

Afterward the Irish Coffee's will be flowing

Please stay tuned!

[F1Fan]

[F1Fan]

Qualifying is done, here are the comments by The Professor:

I've just finished with the qualifying.* Track temp was 62 degrees, the voltage set at the typical 10 volts.* I usually qualify the cars in lane 2 since it's the most forgiving to me.* This is an amazing field with the top four under 4 seconds and top 12 under last years pole time!


1 3.9220--#1 Camber----Unbelievable handling, great balance, power

2 3.9370--#7 F1Fan----Super quick, agile, front runner for sure

3 3.9540--#24 Lanceltalove---Great power, balance, light car-nervous at limit

4 3.9840--#70 Smokieo----Smooth, balanced, great power, great car

5 4.0000--#79 Jimmyslots---Fantastic handling, smooth, nice power

6 4.0070--#10 CGYRacer----Great balance, smooth power

7 4.0160--#60 Chriswguy---Great balance, good power, easy to drive quickly

8 4.0310--#4 Aloha-----Great balance with drivable power, solid car

9 4.0470--#77 AJK-----Fantastic handling, smooth, could use more power here

10 4.0630--#62 Leadfoot---Good balance, smooth, could use more ponies

11 4.0930--#50 GAS41T----Great balance, could use more power at this track

12 4.0940--#82 Superslab----Smooth, predictable, good power

13 4.1410--#5 Redlynr------Soft motor hurts here, great balance, smooth

14 4.1560--#18 Steveew----Quick, great powers, bicycles at the limit

15 4.1880--#19 Audi1-----Loose at limit, deepest guide in the field drags occasionally

16 4.2190--#54 Lez-------Nice power, interesting chassis, chatters at limit

17 4.2500--#17 DMN17----Wheel hop off the 180’s hurt times, could use more motor here

18 4.2650--#52 Coquitlam Kid---Power comes in smoothly, loose off corners

19 4.2810--#33 Brumos RSR-----Smooth, only needs more power here

20 4.3440--#51 Slotracing Hawaii---Drives heavy, soft motor, chatter at limit

21 4.4220--#53 Arnoldn--------Nice power, chatters at limit

22 4.5000--#8 GT6-----------Rear weight bias hurts entry into the 180’s, soft motor

23 4.5160--#9 B53N1--------Long wheelbase struggles in the tight corners, soft motor

24 4.6090--#59 MrCarp------Noisy, rough sounding, bicycles at the limit



The crew comes over Saturday to run the race.* Please keep a couple of things in mind: I typically direct the race and don't always drive.* My track is technical and while the drivers are some of the finest proxy racers in the Pacific NW and literally have thousands of laps here.* They will be attempting to get you all the MOST laps in the allotted time NOT fastest laps.* So be pleasantly surprised if these qualifying times are equaled.* Then again the track temp may be warmer which always helps lap times.* Guess thats why we run these races.



Looking forward to this weekend and racing these fantastic cars.* Good luck to all.

[Tequila Kid]

Wow...tight field!!

[arroldn]

Um .5 of a second off the lead. Hopefully it race better. Congratulations to all those top qualifiers.

[F1Fan]

Race Day!

It's very early Sunday morning in Australia, maybe they are still asleep and perhaps I can fudge the results before they wake up to ensure a win for a green car...!

:roll:

[Brumos RSR]

Good luck to all the builders. And congratulations to Camber on his qualifying results, that little BMW will be tough to beat

[Aloha]

Have fun guys.
Great job Camber
Aloha
Dale

[the Professor]

Well, another year has gone by and all of you competitors have been busy. Well the gang came over to contest the 2018 Group 5 series. We had HRK, Quick Vic, Brick, AA Trucker & Hazard handling the driving duties while AJK & I took care of marshaling. There were some respectful but fierce battles at times with the drivers pushing each other to quicker and quicker times.

And once the dust settled the results were as follows:

1. 173.28--#1 Camber

2. 170.16--#7 F1Fan

3. 167.20--#79 Jimmyslots

4. 166.11--#50 GAS41T

5. 166.02--#4 Aloha

6. 165.07--#70 Smokieo

7. 165.00--#77 AJK

8. 164.09--#82 Superslab

9. 162.35--#24 Lanceltalove

10. 161.32--#18 Steveew

11. 161.31--#60 Chriswguy

12. 160.06--#5 Redlynr

13. 159.22--#10 CGYRacer

14. 158.28--#54 Lez

15. 157.02--#52 Coquitlam Kid

16. 153.16--#62 Leadfoot

17. 153.15--#33 Brumos RSR

18. 151.31--#51 Slotracing Hawaii

19. 150.39--#8 GT6

20. 149.4--#53 Arnoldn

21. 148.16--#19 Audi1

22. 147.09--#9 B53N1

23. 147.10--#17 DMN17

24. 140.16--#59 MrCarp


Wow, the top 5 all logged more laps than the winner last year. You have all spent your time wisely raising the bar yet again for what can be done with a Gr 5 car. Our group truly enjoyed running this amazing field again this year. See you next year with the new GT3 cars.

Good luck to you all in the following races and from everyone of the proxy racers here we wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and healthy New Year.

[arroldn]

Well at least my car moved up and not down. Congratulations to all the top 10 finishers. Trying to get there.

Allan now I say Allan what are you doing way down here? Must have been that dragging guide. :o

[SuperSlab]

[Audi1]

I just booked a trip to Jerusalem; there's a wall there that I'm starting to feel a certain need to visit...……………

Congrats to Camber, F1Fan and Jimmyslots on their podium positions; neat that the top 5 cars all recorded more laps than last year's winner! :text-bravo:

On to the "deep guide" track in MA - but I have this feeling that the results for the #19 car won't change very much...………. :pray:

Great series so far!

Allan