RACE REPORT #321 - July 6th 2024 (CMnm, SCnm, F1nm)
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 5:26 pm
RACE REPORT #321 - July 6th 2024 (CMnm, SCnm, F1nm)
We had nine slot racers attend Saturday's event for our Clubman, Slot.It Challenge and Formula 1 classes, six of which took part in the races. Amongst those present was Kent, who brought along his beautiful and extremely quick new Scaleauto Porsche LMP car and did some test laps with it after Luke installed a chip for him. Warren also was there very briefly because he had a much higher priority to attend to. Keith came along, but did not race, instead helping with the marshalling.
Before the racing began, we went through checking the under-motor ground clearances of all the cars present and quite a few were found to run foul of the 1.0 mm minimum. We let them race anyway, pointing out the issues to the owners so that this can be remedied both for the offending cars as well as for any other cars that are brought to FRC for future events. Its in our own interest to ensure that our cars pass this test in order to race at future events. A slight resistance with the testing spacer is allowed, but nothing which will make the car move sideways or raise the wheels off the test block. Bear in mind that the tester must clear the lowest part of the motor magnet casing.
Coming back to the racing, we managed to do a good bit of testing and practice and then run qualifying for the three classes, along with two twenty lap races for each class, a total of six races. The racing is getting closer than ever and we had several instances where penalties were applied by moving the offending cars back after they had caused a collision. In some cases just a de-slot that affected no one else directly resulted in moving the errant car back. We really need to come up with a way that is fair, consistent and agreeable for all such situations.
Despite the issues mentioned above, we all had the usual fun and camaraderie that our favorite hobby provides and once again closed up around 7:30 pm.
Here are the usual pics to start things off.
Ian's new Slot.It Challenge Jag:
Warren's Ferrari:
Kent proudly holds his new Porsche LMP challenger:
Kent's Porsche about to take to the track for some testing:
F1 session about to start:
Hurricane winds damage one of the benches:
Peter and Keith looking on as O'Brie's Jag comes into view:
Adjusting the SSDC software settings:
The all-important boardroom meeting:
Lucas makes his usual visit to the FRC races:
And what would an FRC event be without our new mascot Gunther:
Close F1 action during a race:
Thanks to Luke as always for taking and sharing these great pictures.
The results
Clubman
Clubman race 1 grid - Gordon/Mustang GT350, Steve/Ford Falcon, Ian/Ford Capri, Peter/Ford Escort, Luke/Ford Escort, O'Brie/Ford Escort:
Computer Clubman race 1 results:
Clubman race 2 grid - Steve/VW Beetle, Gordon/BMC Mini Cooper, Ian/Ford Capri, Luke/Ford Escort, O'Brie/E-Type Jaguar:
Computer Clubman race 2 results:
Slot.It Challenge
Slot.It Challenge race 1 grid - Gordon/Nissan R89C, Ian/Jaguar XJR9, O'Brie/Sauber Mercedes, Peter/Nissan R89C, Steve/Toyota 88C, Luke/Toyota 88C:
Computer Slot.It Challenge race 1 results:
Slot.It Challenge race 2 grid - Gordon/Nissan R89C, Ian/Jaguar XJR9, O'Brie/Mazda 787B, Steve/Nissan R89C, Luke/Toyota 88C:
Computer Slot.It Challenge race 2 results:
LMP
Formula 1 race 1 grid - Ian/Benneton, Gordon/McLaren, O'Brie/Williams, Steve/Ferrari, Peter/Aston Martin:
Computer Formula 1 race 1 results:
Formula 1 race 2 grid - Ian/Benneton, Gordon/McLaren, Steve/Aston Martin, O'Brie/Lotus:
Computer Formula 1 race 2 results:
(How this is computed: https://frcforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=393)
Congratulations to the winners.
Total Championship Points for 2024:
Next event's classes: Historic Saloon, American Pony Car, Modified Production.
Don't forget to see the updated overall fastest times and the fastest no-magnet times by driver and class to know what the benchmarks are for your cars. Older stats can be found in the Archive area of the forum.
See you on the circuit...
Gordon
We had nine slot racers attend Saturday's event for our Clubman, Slot.It Challenge and Formula 1 classes, six of which took part in the races. Amongst those present was Kent, who brought along his beautiful and extremely quick new Scaleauto Porsche LMP car and did some test laps with it after Luke installed a chip for him. Warren also was there very briefly because he had a much higher priority to attend to. Keith came along, but did not race, instead helping with the marshalling.
Before the racing began, we went through checking the under-motor ground clearances of all the cars present and quite a few were found to run foul of the 1.0 mm minimum. We let them race anyway, pointing out the issues to the owners so that this can be remedied both for the offending cars as well as for any other cars that are brought to FRC for future events. Its in our own interest to ensure that our cars pass this test in order to race at future events. A slight resistance with the testing spacer is allowed, but nothing which will make the car move sideways or raise the wheels off the test block. Bear in mind that the tester must clear the lowest part of the motor magnet casing.
Coming back to the racing, we managed to do a good bit of testing and practice and then run qualifying for the three classes, along with two twenty lap races for each class, a total of six races. The racing is getting closer than ever and we had several instances where penalties were applied by moving the offending cars back after they had caused a collision. In some cases just a de-slot that affected no one else directly resulted in moving the errant car back. We really need to come up with a way that is fair, consistent and agreeable for all such situations.
Despite the issues mentioned above, we all had the usual fun and camaraderie that our favorite hobby provides and once again closed up around 7:30 pm.
Here are the usual pics to start things off.
Ian's new Slot.It Challenge Jag:
Warren's Ferrari:
Kent proudly holds his new Porsche LMP challenger:
Kent's Porsche about to take to the track for some testing:
F1 session about to start:
Hurricane winds damage one of the benches:
Peter and Keith looking on as O'Brie's Jag comes into view:
Adjusting the SSDC software settings:
The all-important boardroom meeting:
Lucas makes his usual visit to the FRC races:
And what would an FRC event be without our new mascot Gunther:
Close F1 action during a race:
Thanks to Luke as always for taking and sharing these great pictures.
The results
Clubman
Clubman race 1 grid - Gordon/Mustang GT350, Steve/Ford Falcon, Ian/Ford Capri, Peter/Ford Escort, Luke/Ford Escort, O'Brie/Ford Escort:
Computer Clubman race 1 results:
Clubman race 2 grid - Steve/VW Beetle, Gordon/BMC Mini Cooper, Ian/Ford Capri, Luke/Ford Escort, O'Brie/E-Type Jaguar:
Computer Clubman race 2 results:
Slot.It Challenge
Slot.It Challenge race 1 grid - Gordon/Nissan R89C, Ian/Jaguar XJR9, O'Brie/Sauber Mercedes, Peter/Nissan R89C, Steve/Toyota 88C, Luke/Toyota 88C:
Computer Slot.It Challenge race 1 results:
Slot.It Challenge race 2 grid - Gordon/Nissan R89C, Ian/Jaguar XJR9, O'Brie/Mazda 787B, Steve/Nissan R89C, Luke/Toyota 88C:
Computer Slot.It Challenge race 2 results:
LMP
Formula 1 race 1 grid - Ian/Benneton, Gordon/McLaren, O'Brie/Williams, Steve/Ferrari, Peter/Aston Martin:
Computer Formula 1 race 1 results:
Formula 1 race 2 grid - Ian/Benneton, Gordon/McLaren, Steve/Aston Martin, O'Brie/Lotus:
Computer Formula 1 race 2 results:
(How this is computed: https://frcforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=393)
Congratulations to the winners.
Total Championship Points for 2024:
Next event's classes: Historic Saloon, American Pony Car, Modified Production.
Don't forget to see the updated overall fastest times and the fastest no-magnet times by driver and class to know what the benchmarks are for your cars. Older stats can be found in the Archive area of the forum.
See you on the circuit...
Gordon