Group 5 Proxy - Round 3 (Audi1)

[F1Fan]

The cars are now on route to Allan, and I know he had a preference for running the race earlier in January, so I expect to hear from him soon with an ETA.

Good luck to ALL, well at least most of YOU! :lol:

Chris

[Audi1]

I'll be on the lookout for them.

Timing on Round #3 is now January 12th or 13th; depending on which date is better for the racers, with qualy earlier in that week; likely Wednesday or Thursday.

Some of us will need more than luck...…...but thanks for the wishes...….

Happy New Year to you all!

Allan

[Audi1]

The Group 5 NA Proxy cars are in MA! A nice, intact box of 24 racers was delivered today. On initial inspection, they all seem to have weathered the trip from the West Coast very well.







I'll have a closer look at each car early next week to be sure that they're all intact and race-ready.

The race is still planned for either the 12th or 13th of this month, with the qualy taking place earlier in that same week.

Allan

[F1Fan]

According to Allan there is a chance that qualifying will take place today... :banana-dance:

Good luck to all!

Chris

[Audi1]

There's more than a chance, Chris........

We ran the Round #3 Qualy today, but before I get to the results, here are some pics of the track and the field.

The track is 16' x 6' and is very technical, with one of almost everything in it except elevation changes; a chicane, an increasing radius turn, a decreasing radius turn, a disguised hairpin, a constant radius sweeper, a segmented sweeper and three straights.



And here is your field, in the staging area:





and on the track in numerical order:













Bob Bianchi from Slot Car Corner came down to do the honors. We ran each car for 10 laps to get used to its performance characteristics, then 10 more laps for fastest time. We also kept track of the 10-lap average times and made comments on each car's performance along the way. All cars had their tires cleaned on a sticky pad before being entered into the 10 lap pre-qualy run and again just before their 10 lap qualy. The track was well rubbered-in based on having run 250 laps with a soft rubber tired car the night before. The qualy was run in the middle (white) lane.



Just before the qualy, we discovered something that seemed to be amok, but we never could quite figure it out...……….



Here are your results:

Position / Car # / Fastest Lap / 10-Lap Average / Comments

24 / 9 / 6.628 / 6.76 / Front axle has a lot of up and down motion, pod tight, loose, tails-out, maybe more weight?
23 / 59 / 6.455 / 6.55 / Tires chatter, loose, feels like it’s skating on ice
22 / 8 / 6.251 / 6.32 / Somewhat back-weighted, a little loose, fast on straights, brakes good
21 / 53 / 6.202 / 6.33 / Tire chatter, loose, uneven contact patch?
20 / 54 / 6.156 / 6.25 / Sounds like something may be loose inside, tire chatter, somewhat loose
19 / 51 / 6.155 / 6.21 / Tire chatter, a little loose, great brakes
18 / 17 / 6.103 / 6.18 / A little loose, good straight line speed, light
17 / 62 / 6.088 / 6.15 / Needs more power, smooth, some tire chatter, good brakes
16 / 77 / 5.996 / 6.03 / A little loose, brakes good, well balanced
15 / 33 / 5.963 / 6.06 / Good brakes, heavy, a little loose
14 / 52 / 5.936 / 6.03 / Long can AW motor, struggles for grip on thistrack, loose
13 / 5 / 5.922 / 5.94 / Easy driver, well balances, smooth
12 / 82 / 5.879 / 5.95 / Quick car, a little loose, front axle has up and down play
11 / 50 / 5.871 / 5.95 / Well balanced, fast on straights, a little loose
10 / 19 / 5.842 / 5.97 / Rear is heavy, balance OK, hard to push
9 / 18 / 5.834 / 5.92 / Rear traction very good, holds line, easy driver
8 / 7 / 5.820 / 6.16 / Fast, easy driver, tempting to push
7 / 60 / 5.799 / 5.85 / Smooth, well balanced, stays on line
6 / 4 / 5.794 / 5.86 / Smooth, stable, fast, good brakes
5 / 79 / 5.761 / 5.83 / Easy driver, balanced, fast, can be pushed
4 / 24 / 5.715 / 5.77 / Well balanced, predictable, can be pushed
3 / 1 / 5.702 / 5.78 / Fast, could use more brakes, predictable
2 / 10 / 5.647 / 5.72 / Made for this track!
1 / 70 / 5.596 / 5.70 / I’m keeping this car!

So, the two qualy points from this Round #3 go to Smokeio!

Here's a shot of your qualy podium:



And that's it for now. We're having trouble with the actual race date at this point, because one of our regular racers is not available this weekend. We will get it scheduled as soon as possible and I will update you on the race date after this weekend. Sorry for the delay.

Allan

[Smokeio]

[F1Fan]

WOW look who's finally awake, nice job Smoke!

Thanks Allan & Team, appreciate the pictures and comments. Great to see a few different cars towards the top.

Let's race!

Chris

[arroldn]

Um .034 sec slower than last year. Going the wrong way.

[Cgyracer]

Thanks Allan....2nd..... same spot I qualified with the same car two years ago at your track. Keep it up ok!

Smokeio was first qualifier two years ago too....how history repeats!

Rob

[Brumos RSR]

Allan, thank you for the qualifying run. Looks like I need to add either a 1 or 0 to enhance my odds of qualifying well. Congrats Sir Smokieo, Cgyracer and Sir Camber on you top 3 qualifying. Good luck to all the builders in the big race.

[Tequila Kid]

:character-blues: Allan... the Cheque is in the Mail. You know what to do... :auto-nx:

[Audi1]

It’s larger than last year’s check - right? ;)

Allan

[Aloha]

Boy that is an impressive front row. Congrats Sir Smokeio
Aloha
Dale

[Kevan]

Well I made it here, as much as I wanted to put up with SCI problems it got past being funny.

Are we going to see any video action? I'm seriously missing some Gr5 Proxy action.

[Audi1]

No, sorry, no video/streaming capabilities here, but I'll take as many stills as time allows.

There's a possibility that the race may be tomorrow morning EST...………… Stay tuned...………….

Allan