Racing this Saturday (3rd December)
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2016 11:34 am
Hi Guys,
FRC will be open for practice, testing and racing from 3:00 PM this Saturday (3rd December) for our final event for 2016, our "Run What Yuh Brung" Formula Libre Handicap races.
Just bring along whatever cars you have and there's guaranteed to be a race where they can run competitively, because all races will be based on car lap times regardless of body type or FRC class (no open-wheel cars allowed though). Bring some quick cars, some not-so-quick ones and some slow ones to ensure that you can run in as many races as possible. But forget about sub-5 sec cars - they won't be allowed either.
We're going to qualify all comers individually over three laps then grid the races six cars at a time starting from the fastest six, then the next-fastest six, etc. To make things even more interesting and for closer racing, the races will be handicapped with the slowest car in each race starting first and the fastest last, separated by their aggregate time differences over the number of race laps. The races will be a bit longer than our regular sprint races and should be about ten minutes duration on average.
We would like to avoid doing any cooking, however we do want to make it not just a racing event but also a social one, so during this week please offer any suggestions about a meal and other refreshments in the comments below.
Reality Checks
No reality checks this time around, but here's a pic of the finalists from the only other time FRC has hosted a similar event (but without the handicapping):
So let's make this a really special afternoon/evening of racing fun and liming fun at FRC, the last time for 2016.
See you on the circuit...
Gordon
FRC will be open for practice, testing and racing from 3:00 PM this Saturday (3rd December) for our final event for 2016, our "Run What Yuh Brung" Formula Libre Handicap races.
Just bring along whatever cars you have and there's guaranteed to be a race where they can run competitively, because all races will be based on car lap times regardless of body type or FRC class (no open-wheel cars allowed though). Bring some quick cars, some not-so-quick ones and some slow ones to ensure that you can run in as many races as possible. But forget about sub-5 sec cars - they won't be allowed either.
We're going to qualify all comers individually over three laps then grid the races six cars at a time starting from the fastest six, then the next-fastest six, etc. To make things even more interesting and for closer racing, the races will be handicapped with the slowest car in each race starting first and the fastest last, separated by their aggregate time differences over the number of race laps. The races will be a bit longer than our regular sprint races and should be about ten minutes duration on average.
We would like to avoid doing any cooking, however we do want to make it not just a racing event but also a social one, so during this week please offer any suggestions about a meal and other refreshments in the comments below.
Reality Checks
No reality checks this time around, but here's a pic of the finalists from the only other time FRC has hosted a similar event (but without the handicapping):
So let's make this a really special afternoon/evening of racing fun and liming fun at FRC, the last time for 2016.
See you on the circuit...
Gordon
