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The cars arrived this morning so I promptly prepared the track and set about qualifying.
The cars were taken from the boxes in a random order and tires were cleaned. No car suffered from loss of grip.
The race of six minutes per car will take place over the next few days but here are the results, some pictures and comments from qualifying.

#12 Aston Martin Zagato, Mike Newns, smooth, strong brakes, 7.372
#23 Chaparral 1, Aqua Kiwi, the motor spun when power was applied but then away it went?? 6.867
#13 Bristol, Mike Newns, Smooth but tippy, I liked it 7.195
#17 Mercedes Benz 230, Torini, Smooth but tippy 7.277
#82 Jaguar E type lightweight, Gas4it, smooth but tippy, 7.207
#1 Cobra, AIG, handled great, 6.668
#6 Alfa RomeoTZ, Baldie man, fast, smooth, planted, 6.128
#2 Maserati 151, Audi 1, smooth, front end works well, 6.627
#42 Alfa Romeo TZ, Audi 1, smooth, fast, planted, can I keep it? 6.275
#40 Porche 356, Vanger, Hangs on well, 7.072
#9 Ferrari Testa Rossa, Gas4it, incredible flat handling, 6.422
#43 Ferrari 250 GTOLM, NTZ, Low, fast, hangs on well, 6.369
#87 Porche 550, Ember, Smooth, front stays down nicely, 6.703
#92 Jaguar E type Lightweight, Vanger, smooth, fast but tippy, 7.155
#66 Chaparral 1, AquaKiwi, noisy but fast, 6.574
#111 Ferrari 250 GTO, Peter Gunn, Nose is well planted, tire coming loose, 6.575
#99 Jag XK120, KidVoltage, fast, easy driver, handles well, 6.363
#152 Ferrari 196, AIG< Consistently fast, 6.188
#21 Austin Healey, Nisko, handles great, another keeper, 6.580
#7 Jaguar XK120, HP Finklemeyer, Love it....6.223
#27 Cheetah, DRW21,....!!!!should go under six secs, 6.047
#30 Ferrari 250GTO LM, Neo, handles well, fast, 6.275

The Monitor

The controller

The power supply

The track


The most difficult corner

The cars



A couple tried to hide



Race report to follow

Hi John, Thanks for running the qualification and for the comments on the cars. Your track looks challenging with some pretty tight corners.

"#42 Alfa Romeo TZ, Audi 1, smooth, fast, planted, can I keep it? 6.275"

Let's see how it does in the race. But, after the series is over we can talk; I know there are some resin bodies that I need for future proxies....................... ;) Just thinking............... :think:

Allan

The day was a cold day of 13c and as I am at home for this week I thought I would run the cars through their
six minutes of glory...for some it was and for others ????

From last place to first....
#13 Bristol,41.7 laps, FT 7.120sec, Deslots 10

#82 E Type,42.7 laps, FT 7.101sec, Deslots 12

#40 Porche356, 46.3 laps, FT 7.002sec, Deslots 5

#12 Aston Martin Zagato, 47.2 laps, FT 7.143sec, Deslots 4

#17 Mercedes Benz 230, 47.4 laps, FT 7.108sec, Deslots 5

#23 Chaparral 1, 47.5 laps, FT 6.721sec, Deslots 10

#1 Cobra, 47.9 laps, FT 7.096sec Deslots 2

#92 Etype jag, 48.3 laps, FT 6.995sec, Deslots 2

#2 Maserati 151, 48.5 laps, FT 6.726sec, Deslots 5

#21 Austin Healey, 48.5 laps, FT 6.644sec, Deslots 6

#111 Ferrari 250 GTO, 49.0 laps, FT 6.492sec, Deslots 3

#42 Alfa TZ, 49.6 laps, FT 6.445sec, Deslots 2

#87 Porche 550, 50.1 laps, FT 6.791 sec, Deslots 2

#99 XK120 Jag, 50.1 laps, FT 6.375sec, Deslots 5

#66 Chaparral 1, 51.1 laps, FT 6.627sec, Deslots 2

#43 Ferrari 250 LM, 51.9 laps, FT 6.252sec, Deslots 5

#6 Alfa TZ, 54.1 laps, FT 6.023sec, Deslots 5

#9 Ferrari Testarossa, 54.1 laps, FT 6.405sec, Deslots 2

#30 Ferrari 250LM, 55.3 laps, FT 6.299sec, Deslots 0

#152 Ferrari 196, 55.4 laps, FT 6.117, Deslots 2

#7 XK120 Jag, 55.5 laps, FT 6.299, Deslots 1

#27 Cheetah, 56.9 laps, FT 5.959, Deslots 1


The #23 Chaparral screen shows 48 laps instead of 47, my arm brush through the beam at the photo shoot, sorry Aquakiwi.
Audi 1's tires went off big time on his Alfa TZ and so did the winning Cheetahs.

The cars will be packed and sent off to the next venue....somewhere in Auckland.

Concours is decided.


It was the curves that got me.

Thanks Dave, both are from the munter mould.