Round #1 - The River Run

[Audi1]

Round #1 Qualification takes place today for the 30 cars that are now In the House. Stay tuned for results and comments on all the cars later this afternoon...…….

Gentlemen - start your engines! :auto-layrubber: :auto-layrubber: :auto-layrubber:

Allan

[Brumos RSR]

Can't wait, had tons of trouble sleeping as I'm looking forward to October the start of the proxy season for me and runs through the IPS or Porsche-Ferrari wars which ever comes last.

[Audi1]

We have a Round #1 TQ...…………..

Allan

[Radarek]

[Audi1]

So - here it is!

We qualified the cars in the white lane (middle) at 10V; 10 laps to get used to the car, get the braids right, check to make sure everything was running well, etc., followed by 10 laps for fastest lap and 10 lap average. The 10 lap average is a good indication of the ease of driving the car; the closer the average lap time is to the fastest lap, the easier the car is to drive. All cars had their tires swiped on a sticky pad before the 10 lap break-in and again before the 10 lap qualification.

Here they are; 30 cars lined up before the start of the qualy:







The Corvettes and Cobras were ready for the customary bow tie vs. blue oval duel...………



And the modified street cars were poised to take on the purpose-built racers in the Modified Division...…



And the Production Healeys and Porsche were pitted against the smaller displacement Modified cars...……..




And when the smoke cleared, here are the results:

Qualy position / Car Number / 10 lap average / Fastest lap / Comments

1. / #8 / 6.35 / 6.249 / Great car, smooth, fast, easy driver

2. #66 / 6.55 / 6.461 / Great car, smooth, balanced, predictable handling

3. #97 / 6.57 / 6.495 / Nice car, smooth, can be pushed

4. #30 / 6.64 / 6.552 / Smooth, but top-heavy

5. #2 / 6.66 / 6.582 / Very smooth, easy driver

6. #0 / 6.73 / 6.655 / Nice car, well balanced, predictable handling, could use more brakes

7. #127 / 6.83 / 6.751 / Nice car, predictable handing, a little tire chatter

8. #112 / 6.83 / 6.775 / Good car, predictable handing, front end is a little light

9. #63 / 6.86 / 6.777 / Good car, smooth, quick in a straight line, predictable handling

10. #3 / 7.00 / 6.806 / Smooth, handle easily, great brakes

11. #366 / 7.06 / 6.830 / Smooth, predictable handling, easy driver

12. #16 / 7.00 / 6.872 / Nice driver, smooth, predictable handling

13. #19 / 7.01 / 6.925 / Nice car, smooth, stable, predictable handling

14. #524 / 7.29 / 6.987 / Very smooth, predictable handling, needs brakes

15. #46 / 7.14 / 7.102 / Nice car, smooth, predictable handling, but can de-slot without warning

16. #17 / 7.17 / 7.112 / Very predictable handling, good brakes, some tire chatter

17. #31 / 7.25 / 7.124 / Smooth, predictable handling, easy driver

18. #99 / 7.30 / 7.133 / Very fast in a straight line, needs brakes, some tire chatter

19. #163 / 7.22 / 7.136 / Predictable handling, good brakes, some gear noise

20. #33 / 7.35 / 7.143 / god driver, predictable handling, some tire chatter

21. #15 / 7.24 / 7.153 / Good car, but something sounds like it's dragging on the track (spur gear?)

22. #5 / 7.42 / 7.213 / Nice little car, good balance, predictable handling, fun to drive!

23. #20 / 7.35 / 7.241 / Good brakes, predictable handling, some tire chatter

24. #4 / 7.63 / 7.346 / Very fast, needs brakes, tire chatter

25. #6 / 7.48 / 7.372 / A lot of tire chatter, great brakes, predictable handling

26. #24 / 7.59 / 7.408 / Struggles with grip, stays in the slot, predictable handling

27. #62 / 7.49 / 7.449 / Predictable handling, good brakes, a lot of tire chatter

28. #1 / 7.68 / 7.478 / Very shallow guide leads to de-slots, seems a little down on power

29. #7 / 8.72 / 8.351 / Lots of torque, a lot of tire chatter, can de-slot unpredictably

30. #23 / 8.85 / 8.668 / Gobs of torque, can break traction on the straight, neat little car though and a ton of fun to drive. (NB: the driver has been released from the hospital and should be good to go for the race next weekend!



And here's your Qualy podium; looks like it's going to be tough to beat the Modified cars; particularly those running the slim can motors...……



Congrats to Dave (drw21) - nice car!

There will be some tight racing throughout the ladder in this series...….

Allan

[Radarek]

Great. Thanks for qualificaton run.
Allan are you planning to keep separate result sheets for production and modified classes?

[Audi1]

[Z-carfan]

Boy this is an impressive field! I’m glad my car made it for the start. Thanks for getting us started!

[Dodgefarmer]

Thank you Allan. I'm kind of shocked to see my contraption sitting up there with those 2 gems. Hopefully it can keep up the pace for the duration

:o
Randy

[Aloha]

Allan thank you for the run. A great looking field. Very pleased to be in this illustrious group.
Aloha
Dale

[Brumos RSR]

Allan, did the #33 run? Thank you and the team for the qualifying run. Just like I thought, there will be An extremely close field. Good luck to all!!

[munter]

The wheels are turning...thank you Allan.

[Audi1]

[midagekid1]

Hi:

I think the sound is the hard front zero grip tires. Did it handle ok. Can you please check the clearance with your tech block.

[Brumos RSR]