We had a return of Alex to FRC for the first time since October 3rd 2019, and although it was relatively brief and he did not race, he did do several practice laps in a BTCC car and was quickly running reasonable times. He liked the new Tru-Speed controllers and seemed to enjoy his short stay, drinking a beer with the guys, but had to rush off. Of course we had that few hours of torrential rain which unfortunately resulted in a small turnout, both Keith and Merryl, who were on their way, having to turn around and get out of flooded Maraval. Peter himself didn't arrive till after the races, as he had to make an airport trip and also deal with the rain.
Despite this, five drivers raced, one being Kent who has done a few laps at FRC a few times in the past but actually raced two of his own cars this time, one in GT, the other in LMP. So, welcome to Kent as an official FRC racer.
Even though the fields were generally small - some with just three cars - the competition was close and intense and it got to where you'd at times have to sit behind a car that wasn't quite as fast as your own and just hope they'd de-slot. In the second GT race we had a "photo finish", the second-place car crossing the line 73-hundredths of a second behind the winner and third place just half a second back.
Despite the low turnout and the inclement weather, it was still a fun-filled afternoon of slots.
The usual pics to start things off (thanks as always to Luke for taking most of them):
For the first time since October 2019, we saw a return of Alex to FRC:
Kent came by with some lovely cars and finally did his first races at FRC. He and Steve look up at the results screen while Ian and I are distracted:
Although Ram wasn't present, he sent up six fast cars for Ian and Luke to drive:
Kent's beautiful Porsche at the pit exit, his pretty Scalextric Lambo Countach which he also did some test laps with and his amazing Porsche 963 GTP Hypercar:
Peter's new GT Porsche contender:
Board room meeting:
The Results
BTCC
BTCC race 1 grid - Steve/BMW 330i, Gordon/MG6, Ian/Honda Civic, Like/Honda Civic:
Close BTCC on track action entering the Carousel:
Computer BTCC race 1 results:
BTCC race 2 grid - Gordon/MG6, Steve/BMW 125i, Ian/Honda Civic:
Computer BTCC race 2 results:
GT
GT race 1 grid - Gordon/McLaren MP4 12C, Steve/BMW M1, Ian/McLaren MP4 12C, Luke/Ferrari 512S Coda, Kent/Porsche 911R:
Computer GT race 1 results:
Sorry... forgot to take GT race 2 grid pics.
Computer GT race 2 results:
LMP
LMP race 1 grid - Ian/Toyota 88C, Gordon/Toyota 88C, Steve/Courage C60, Luke/Nissan R89C, Kent/Porsche 963:
Computer LMP race 1 results:
LMP race 2 grid - Ian/Toyota 88C, Steve/Lola B09/60, Gordon/Toyota 88C:
Computer LMP 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 (total of each drivers top fifteen points-scoring days):
Next event's classes: To be determined.
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