Stubbo Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Welcome back Tasmanites. The cars are with John for the running of round 5. The qualifying should be done soon and the race is scheduled for Wednesday. The next round will be run on the 16th and then the final round on the 23rd so we will have a busy couple of weeks. Stay tuned. Quote Alan Stubbings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John FPR7 Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Hi, The Car Trials & Qualifying for the Round 5 of the Tasman Cup 2016 at Fulham Park Raceway are completed. Here are the qualifying results Here is the trial I conducted on the Blue lane of FPR. This Lane is the most testing lane with the small radius squeeze corner and the small radius uphill corner. Most cars went very well on the Blue lane. Some had problems . These are outlined below. If you have any questions either put them up here or email me at fpr10@bigpond.com. Many cars a very fast and ther is very little difference in them in lap times . However there is also a lot of difference between the faster & slower cars. Some times it is obvious why - & sometimes not. Hope to do well in the race on Wednesday night. Cheers John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Wow, top 10 in qualifying... Thanks guys... ps. Can't wait to see what the race brings... Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John FPR7 Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Yes it did well shadow- rusty, nice to drive, If it grips up it will do well. It is a bit of a mystery as the grip is about 80% at the moment - all the other MJK' shoed cars have 100 % grip . I think it will get better in the race. Cheers, john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difinity Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Thanks John. Seems the body on my Cooper has loosened up and sits higher over the term of the proxy. Guess I'm on a steep learning curve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John FPR7 Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Hi difinity. Ok I have been in for 3 years now & feel I have a lot more to learn. But your effort is a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesx Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Thanks for run John. There seems to be a big difference between trail and qualifying with my car. Was there a reason for this? Comment re brakes noted but that is Solabotic motor. Good luck with running of event. Regards Chas Le Breton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John FPR7 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Hi Charles, hope all is well in NZ . I think the dfference in your times is nominally .2 seconds but it may not be that much as the Trial times are just a rounding to the nearest 0.1 of second. The trial was done on Blue lane & the qualifying on yellow lane. Most cars were 0.1 faster on Blue lane . This was if they handled the small radius corners on blue well - the lane seems quicker than yellow . I think it goes in this order for fastest blue or green then yellow then red from my observation. Also the trial was conducted for a longer time on blue & the car was run about 5 laps after the announcements of new best lap stopped - so more opportunity for a quick lap compared to the set qualifying of 1 minute and about 9 laps without any de-slot. So I hope that explains the difference Charles - or maybe I was a little slower driving on Yellow as it was after lunch ? - when the flag drops for the race all will be revealed. Thanks & cheers, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old23 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Very pleased that my Lotus made pole position. Bring on the Race! Stewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbo Posted July 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) Thanks John for getting the qualy results up. It will be interesting to see how the race pans out. Have a good race. Edited July 12, 2016 by Stubbo Quote Alan Stubbings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gunn Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 What a great looking bunch of cars and a interesting quali , noted your comments John about 14, using a SRP 16 motor so should be up on speed with others using his type of motor , is it just gearing ? or on the wrong tyre using MJK as well, looking forward to the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesx Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Thanks for the report John. All the best with final racing. Regards Chas Le Breton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslot Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 wobbly guide!!well that goes with other parts of the anatomy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John FPR7 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 to Peter Gunn. I think it may be a weight of the car . But may put it on the scales & check compared to others . Also I will try to organise individual driver reports for the race tonight - will give some more opinions perhaps. I built a heavy car last year. It handled well but was slow. I think it was bout 75 grams I think the ideal weight may be about 62 to 67 grams - others may give a different opinion Cheers, john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John FPR7 Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 The race has been run & there is a winner. I am sorry but I will not get the result sheet done until possibly sometime Friday . I have a few appointments today so do not have the time to finish the spreadsheet details of score & best laps completely Cheers, john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John FPR7 Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 (edited) Here are the Results - Very close finish ! The Top 4 Edited July 14, 2016 by John FPR7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John FPR7 Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 The Driver reports - UhOh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John FPR7 Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 (edited) The Drivers Max on Yellow & Wade on Blue - concentrating and good driving Paul On Green & Lenny on Red - also concentrating & driving well Edited July 14, 2016 by John FPR7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbo Posted July 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Thanks John for getting the results up today. I'll go over them in detail tomorrow but it looks like we have three first time podium getters. Well done. Quote Alan Stubbings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John FPR7 Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 (edited) And the Marshall's paying full attention to the Job ( unless they were eating biscuits or Pascal's Bananas) Peter & Mike - Mike runs Western Adelaide Raceway And the ever faithful Bert the Bulldozer Last we have our favourite Gnome Otherwise known a Bear - Centre of the picture Many thanks to the Marshall's for attending & dedication to the job So it's off to Lenny's Spitfire Raceway for round 6 on Saturday. Edited July 14, 2016 by John FPR7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesx Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Hi John FPR7. Thanks for the great run. Congrats to the podiumites and organisers. That was some close contest at the front. The car reports for each lane were also appreciated. I might have been down the ranks a bit but was more than happy when I saw the company I was keeping. Any race where I can finish close to Stu, Phil and Stewart (Old23) cannot be too bad. Regards Chas Le Breton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John FPR7 Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Thanks Charles. This years field was very impressive. and most handled the track very well - particularly the seasoned entries. Good to see another entry from NZ as well. Yes we were surprised at the end result as well and Max & Myself never expected the podium but maybe our cars realised they were at home and gave their utmost. Thanks again for your help formatting the Gold Star section of the FPR Adelaide F1 we held last month. There is quite a bit of interest locally so the field should be bigger next year - hope we can get a couple of you from over the ditch to enter the proxy sections of 1/32 Adelaide F1 and also the 1/24 Gold star section - great to be able to promote home building of the cars. Cheers John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermouse Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Huzzah! My first podium. Thank you all drivers and marshals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Thanks for running the round john, Great results for the podium finishers, Pretty happy with my 10th place. Great pics and so good to see the motley lot of drivers who turned up, to me, theres' a certain "tasmanian" look about them????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manimmal Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Cheers guys for running what i'm sure was a great meet. A bit disapointed with my result after qualifying but that's how it is. Um, i notice half my decals have been torn off, lane sticker monsters?... Quote My mum says I'm an excellent driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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