smallnails Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 right................i am going to go to bed now and then set my alarm for sunday afternoon then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eno the Wonderdog Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 I'm suprised to read that the car is "underpowered and stays in the slot". It was nearly bloody undriveable when I let it go.. but it was running better and better so I put it away before the driver had used up all his lives Quote Captain's log: We are enroute to some planet whose name I cannot pronounce to do something really complicated that I don't understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOPARGREG Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Good luck this week guys. Should be a good race. Quote Thanks Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manic35 Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 ok guys, here are the ruselts for the first 2 rounds, round 3 underway... Â Â Cheers Manic Quote News, Reviews, Views & How-To's on everything slot car and scenery related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallnails Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Nice work manic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eno the Wonderdog Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Awesome - I wasn't last! Quote Captain's log: We are enroute to some planet whose name I cannot pronounce to do something really complicated that I don't understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manic35 Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Well the results are in..... Â Â Well its been a huge day, the round was fantastic and all involved had a blast! Â Final points, overal standings, photos and comments will follow throughout the week. Â Cheers MAnic Quote News, Reviews, Views & How-To's on everything slot car and scenery related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manic35 Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 (edited) Thought I'd post a few photos. Â Â Â Cheers Manic Edited April 20, 2008 by manic35 Quote News, Reviews, Views & How-To's on everything slot car and scenery related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallnails Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 great shots! Â Thanks for hosting! Â Very happy that my car is redeeming itself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Thanks for posting the results and running the event. Can you explain how the evnet was run? Looking at the results it looks like you ran each car for 10 laps in each direction is this correct? Was the result then based on the fastest time to complete the 80 laps?  Phil Quote Phil  https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/  Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCGREGOR168 Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Great job manic, my thanks to all involved seems like the capri is improving all the time. Â Â Regards John Quote WANT THAT ONE! AND THAT ONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 (edited) The race time is then setup on the system, aiming for 12 minutes total race time for each car. (that'd be 4 minute heats on a three lane track, three minute heats on a four lane track.....)  Proxy Format  I thought this was the format that Steve had asked for?  Phil Edited April 21, 2008 by kalbfellp Quote Phil  https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/  Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Just did some quick calcs on the overall points and Sprint is now well in the lead after his easy win. I am in secons with Magoo in third. These are only my calcs,so you will have to wait for the official points calcs from Steve. It will depend on how he decides to calculate them.  Phil Quote Phil  https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/  Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOPARGREG Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Thanks for round 2 Manic. Looks like you guys had some fun. I cant wait for the comments through the week. Im interested to know how I went from 9th in the first stage to last in the second. Theres nothing like a flying Charger. Wheres your confederate flag Imugford? Quote Thanks Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manic35 Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 The race time is then setup on the system, aiming for 12 minutes total race time for each car. (that'd be 4 minute heats on a three lane track, three minute heats on a four lane track.....)  Proxy Format  I thought this was the format that Steve had asked for?  Phil  As you can see from the results, each round was based on the time taken to complete a set number of laps as apposed to the number of laps completed during a set time. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. I ran the methodology past Steve prior to accepting the round at my track and Steve gave it the thumbs up.  Hopefully people won't get hung up on the semantics of this...  Cheers Manic  PS - Results spreadsheet has been sent to Steve for point calculations, so I'm sure we will get round points and progressive totals as soon as Steve has the time. Quote News, Reviews, Views & How-To's on everything slot car and scenery related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Thanks for running this round Manic, how long did it take?  Is Hellrazor's car the outright lap record holder?  Cheers  Paul Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manic35 Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 (edited) Thanks for running this round Manic, how long did it take?  Is Hellrazor's car the outright lap record holder?  Cheers  Paul  Hey Paul,  Yep, hellrazors slot is the only car to ever break into the 6 seconds non-mag on my track! His slot just kept getting faster and faster!!!!  The event went ALL day! lolol First guy turned up around 10AM and last left around 10PM...it made for a great day of racing.  The track is quite different in both directions which accounts for the variations in some slots times. There are also variations between the 2 lanes particularly with 'taily' slots. The outer lane, (mostly) has numerous outer barriers that assist really taily slots to keep it straight. The inner lane however has fewer barriers and therefore really taily slots are free to slide through the corners more freely. This accounts for the time variations with some of the slots. Hope this helps.  Here are a few more photos of the field for 2008, more to come.        Cheers Manic Edited April 21, 2008 by manic35 Quote News, Reviews, Views & How-To's on everything slot car and scenery related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellrazor Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Yep, hellrazors slot is the only car to ever break into the 6 seconds non-mag on my track!  Cheers Manic   Awsome! A lap record holder. That feels pretty good, Manic. Thanks Manic, thanks drivers! Congrats to the podium finishers!  Jan  P.S. Nice pics of the field and a sharp looking track! Quote SCI Name and Profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprint Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Hi friends, first of all many thanks to the drivers; second : I'm very happy! Pasquale - Sprint cheers from Roma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espsix Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Well done Mick, Chris and James, looks like you guys had a great time driving (going by the "getting air" shots). Good to see my car still sneeking around the top ten. Would love to hear some comments on the different cars from the drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Thanks to all those involved, Manic, Mick, Chris and James, for a great round. Congratulations also to the top three, Sprint, Manic and Mcgregor. Amazingly my car went from being as low as 26th at the start to second on the final round, must try for more consistency next year..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espsix Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Is it just me, or did the winner of the round only do aprox 4 mins in total of track time, and the slowest only aprox 6 mins? Heats look to be only just over 1 minute for the quick guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 That is correct. 30 laps in total.  Phil Quote Phil  https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/  Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arewethereyet Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Is it just me, or did the winner of the round only do aprox 4 mins in total of track time, and the slowest only aprox 6 mins?Heats look to be only just over 1 minute for the quick guys!  That is correct. 30 laps in total. Phil The race time is then setup on the system, aiming for 12 minutes total race time for each car. (that'd be 4 minute heats on a three lane track, three minute heats on a four lane track.....)  What happened to the 12min minimum?  Shoot, by the time it gets back down to Sidecar, it'll be the first car pulled out of the box will be the winner. Quote I used to be indecisive ...... but now i'm not so sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallnails Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 (edited) now now arewethereyet. Â I think we just move on to the next round! Edited April 22, 2008 by smallnails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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