gazza Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Managed to sort out some of the problems from last weekend and have finally started the series First stage saw a lot of cars (and driver) sorting themselves out to the new class As always my track, being the roughest one in the event, tested the cars to the limit Most performed very well, but a couple may come good on a flatter layout Everyone will be pleased to know that the notorious hairpin has been tamed and very few cars had any problems and is reflected in the times I was pleased that all the different makes were all close, overall time wise, But with only 10 second separating 2nd to 15 in this early stage it's still open to anyone Stage one was run under a nice sunny day, which had the track warmed up nicely and some fast times Voltage was at 10 volts, i know everyone cringes when i announce this, but more volts does not make the cars go faster on these tracks, doing a constant laps without coming off leads to a good overall time, a few offs will add a second or two to the overall time, so consistency is the key Round 1 will be run over 3 "stages" of 8 laps each Some of the action 1 Quote Quickly read this post before it is deleted or i turn grey again Gary http://www.facebook.com/Rallyproxy2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontheflipside Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Happy 60th today Gazza. It will be very interesting to see the results of the next stage and also the performances on different tracks and surfaces. 1 Quote I can't believe that I wanted to grow up Mount Salt Panorama Track Combined Road and Rally Track built near Salt Pan Creek Padstow - Sydney A quick build rally track 2017 WRP Round 11 at Mt Salt Panorama https://i128.photobu...zpss7sqiwfj.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gunn Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Interesting all using the same motor and the difference in speed between the field 174.420 is a outstanding time looking at the rest of the times there, do think the Lancia will be the car to have over the series 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontheflipside Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Interesting all using the same motor and the difference in speed between the field 174.420 is a outstanding time looking at the rest of the times there, do think the Lancia will be the car to have over the series You may be right PG but there were some great results on my track when I gave each car a couple of laps on my track when they arrived to see if they worked ok. Some of the RS 200's and Metro's could trouble the Lancia's on some tracks. I hope the series stays even but in a sense it will be a development series for many of us 1 Quote I can't believe that I wanted to grow up Mount Salt Panorama Track Combined Road and Rally Track built near Salt Pan Creek Padstow - Sydney A quick build rally track 2017 WRP Round 11 at Mt Salt Panorama https://i128.photobu...zpss7sqiwfj.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_M Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Well, I knew the Metro probably going to be the best choice Anyway, one round does not make a series. Thanks to the lads for running the round and well done to those up the top. 1 Quote Some slot (and MTB) vids NOW SHOWING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gunn Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Agree Mel just hope we can get some feed back on the cars to help us to get to grips with the new formula for further series if we are going to use Scaley cars into the future 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branco Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Great to finally be underway. Quote 2019 NZ RTR Nationals Gt 3rd 2017 NZ RTR Nationals NSR Classic 2nd 2017 NZ RTR Nationals Group C 3rd 2017 NSR Classic Challenge 3rd 2015 NSR Classic Challenge 2nd 2014 NSR Classic Challenge 3rd 2015 Garden City Invitation Overall Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexis in greece Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Happy birthday Gary,good to be underway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepsi62 Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 great job to get under way with this series That's about where I thought I would be in the running, pretty sure the car will be consistent anyway.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbo Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Happy Birthday Gazza, Great to get things up and running. Do you just want to check the results for my car and Phil's. I think they may be the wrong way around. Cheers 1 Quote Alan Stubbings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesx Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Happy birthday to you Gazza and good to see proxy off to a good start. About where I expected to be. Regards Charles Le Breton (charlesx) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slo Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Great work on getting this series off the ground Gazza ( and Mel ) and Happy Birthday for yesty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquakiwi Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 All the best Gazza and thanks for getting it all underway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snurfen Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Blimey, look what me and the hat missed when we were sleeping on a crash mat in a corridor between the two world champion snorers! Either that or Husqvarna were doing a chainsaw demo just outside the hall. Great to see the series under way again, great to see the field reasonably closely grouped. And what a cracking way to spend your birthday - doing our second favourite activity! I'm a big fan of dropping the voltage - a lot of classes run far better at 10v than 18v, or anywhere else in between. Good luck folks, this year is going to be a great learning experience for us all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuderia_Turini Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 (edited) Magic! The fun begins... I expected that the RS200 would be favorite (sic) as it is the lowest. When contemplating the options, I have to admit to succumbing to the looks of the Belga car but have not run it very much up to now. Leo Edited April 4, 2017 by Scuderia_Turini 1 Quote Like Scuderia Turini on Facebook Please Vote Up my postings - green arrow at top right :- ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted April 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Stage 2 results, with a bit of movement up and down on the ladder Another close stage with Slo1quick not having it all his own way, and Alexis looks set to pounce With 5 seconds between 1st and 15th, it's still very close Pepsi & Johnny are both running the scalextric guide, Johnny standard and Pepsi the large routed track version, without any up and down movement the cars are running on the front wheels, and when the hit a bump or uneven surface they fly off, fast slow or snail pace it doesn't matter, the should perform better on some of the flatter tracks The Fords are starting to come good, Aquakiwis RS goes like a bullet but it's the only one that has a problem with the hairpin only getting around it only half the time and each time it lost a minimum of a second which all adds up, and the occasional hickup here and there, the only thing i can find that may be the problem is the flag sticking out the front, causing it hit the outer part of the groove on some tighter corners. The Metros have to be driven with maximum concentration as they are a little top heavy but most are nice and smooth to drive, which makes you want to push it a little more then the balance takes over and over it goes. As i've said this is only Round 1, other tracks with different surfaces, different layouts will bring different results for many of the cars that look like they're not performing ........ early days 1 Quote Quickly read this post before it is deleted or i turn grey again Gary http://www.facebook.com/Rallyproxy2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Thank you for getting this event underway, been a very big effort,from you guys. Congratulations to Stu,Alexis snd yourself being on the podium, a Lancia lock out at the top of the time sheets. Will be interesting to see what happens next round. 1 Quote Phil https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/ Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesx Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Well done to the organisers and podiumites. A conclusive victory for you there Stu. For the Kiwis well done Aquakiwi in your Ford RS200 and congrats to Branco for leading the Metro contingent. See Peter Gunn trailing a bit at the start again. Is another charge up the ranks going to happen. We will have to wait and see. Regards Charles Le Breton (charlesx) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slo Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Still a stage to run yet, isn't there? only 5 seconds separating top 15.... thats close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branco Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 1 stage still to go. Nice fastest lap in stage 2 Chas. I must say this formula that the event organisers have devised seems to be brilliant, how close is this??? Quote 2019 NZ RTR Nationals Gt 3rd 2017 NZ RTR Nationals NSR Classic 2nd 2017 NZ RTR Nationals Group C 3rd 2017 NSR Classic Challenge 3rd 2015 NSR Classic Challenge 2nd 2014 NSR Classic Challenge 3rd 2015 Garden City Invitation Overall Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepsi62 Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Wow it does fly!!!!!!! look out ET still having fun regardless and look forward to smoother tracks thanks for running the round and congrats to all the podiumites 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquakiwi Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Thanks for all your effort...............aagh the guide, i was considering trimming the guide as it has the same problem on my tightest hairpin......i need to write things down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_M Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Very close times for the first time using these cars. Well done everyone. Quote Some slot (and MTB) vids NOW SHOWING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesx Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Sorry Branco did I jump the gun. Used to 2 stages in OZ Rally. Still great effort. Regards Charles Le Breton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted April 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 Well the results are in for the final round. A bit more shuffling from the ones starting to show some form. Even though all the cars are running the same setup, and on paper should all perform the same, to the most part they do which is really good to see, it looks like the choice and placement of weight might be the key to some pretty good stage times As said many times, this is only the first round and there is plenty of tracks with different surfaces, layouts, grip level to come, so here's hoping the times stay close for the rest of the event Some of the action ...... Quote Quickly read this post before it is deleted or i turn grey again Gary http://www.facebook.com/Rallyproxy2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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