by Modlerbob » Sun Jan 31, 2016 4:02 pm
I went to the race with my new HoverRound power chair with the hope that I would be able to get to places around the track I have skipped before. Unfortunately not long after the start of the race the chair started loosing power so I went into conservation mode staying in my car for a couple of hours. Around 6:30PM I got back in the chair and went to the Grassroots Motorsports tent for dinner. By 8:00PM the chair barely had power to get back to my car. So, with the help of some friends we got it loaded up and I drove home. I'm glad the Corvette C-7Rs did so well in their class. It's disappointing to see that the Daytona Prototype class is falling apart and probably will die. I saw the Deltawing crash live and it appeared to me that a contributing factor was a lack of maneuverability when a hard turn to either the left or the right was required. Several other cars were able to steer around the disabled car but when the deltawing approached the driver was unable to steer it away from a crash. Congrats to the Petron Vodka car on it's overall win.