Race Results: Race 4: GT and Club Stock

Good Evening Guys
 
What a AWESOME night of racing!!!
 
There is a definite improvement by all drivers. Each week guys are getting faster and improving.
 
Well done to all and Keep it UP!!!
 
Special mention goes to Hanno who drove a Champion of a race in Club Stock Final! Well done!
 
And to Kevin G  who also drove very well in the Club Stock final!
 
Big thanks to all who helped set up and pack away!

Here are the results from the finals:

Position	Car #	Name	Laps	Time	Fastest Lap	Average Lap
1	1	Neville Menezes	19	5m04.640	15.270	16.034
2	4	Neil Mackrill	17	5m08.010	16.670	18.118
3	3	Hamish Owen-Jones	17	5m10.100	16.800	18.241
4	7	Chris Senekal	16	5m09.330	16.990	19.333
5	5	Wayde Solomon	15	5m15.460	16.860	21.031
6	6	Kevin Graney	13	4m09.700	16.880	19.208
7	2	Justin Pugh	7	2m32.800	17.100	21.829

Position	Car #	Name	Laps	Time	Fastest Lap	Average Lap
1	4	Hanno Avenant	19	6m07.200	18.060	19.326
2	5	Matt King	18	6m09.260	18.150	20.514
3	3	Barry Hollis	17	6m14.660	18.350	22.039
4	2	Justin Pugh	14	5m07.670	17.530	21.976
5	1	Hamish Owen-Jones	4	1m42.480	19.100	25.620

Position	Car #	Name	Laps	Time	Fastest Lap	Average Lap
1	1	Neville Menezes	22	6m15.880	15.820	17.085
2	3	Kevin Graney	20	6m02.620	17.110	18.131
3	2	Neil Mackrill	20	6m09.770	17.190	18.489
4	4	Wayde Solomon	20	6m17.630	17.100	18.881
5	5	Nikolas Dudecek	18	6m00.160	18.630	20.009

Post some old lap records from race one against the new ones you set tonite, must be a huge improvement!!
Well done bud, you drove well especially when chasing down Kevin!
Kev, next time keep those nerves in check! Lol
Well done though to all the guys, was a great nites racing once again.

Thanks bud. It was nice to chase down for some laps. 

If I look at the times of all drivers from race 3 compared to race 4, everyone improved in terms of fastest lap.

Awesome stuff!

Well done to all!!

Club stock lap record went from:

16.190 (Race 1) to

15.820


GT lap record went from:

15.980 (Race 1) to

15.270

Terribly disappointing night of racing for me.  After the first GT heat I was sooooo happy.  Then it all went pear shaped.

On a better note - my times are about 0.5s per lap faster after gearing down on my pinions.

So at least gearing seems better!!

Oh well....next time.

I've just done an exercise looking at P1,2,3 in both classes since race 1. Bar Neville winning, his consistency is solid which makes for a good result, and in doing so improving his fastest lap times as well. Looking at p2 & p3, not names, just the times posted, they have definately improved as well in both classes amongst different drivers, but the factor that hurts everybody and the reason Nev always seems to be so far ahead is consistency. Nevs consistency is anything from 0.45 to a bad 0.94, last nite in CS was his worst with a 1.26, but everybody else is running consistency factors between 1.02 and 2.02. If everybody could bring those numbers down, lap times will improve exponentially, and in doing so be able to real the lead in. The fastest laps by p2 and p3 are there or there abouts, so the result is definately possible, just the discipline is lacking in keeping it clean thus bringing consistency.

lolol, I sound like a ranting lunatic trying to preach to the converts. Anyway, I enjoyed the exercise, and I hope I shed some light for some. 

Thanks SamJr!!!

That's awesome bud!!!

Yeah last nights finals I had a few bumpy bumpy encounters so had to drive my socks off to get the result
Consistency sucked tho

Next time. I too want and am going to work on getting that consistency lower. But each race situation is different.... So let's see.

I'm lank chuffed that all the guys are improving! It's good motivation for all!!

The vibe on the night was awesome!!!

Many thanks to all!!!!

Can't wait for the next event!!!

 

Schweet bud!! 

Thanks for this bud. I agree 100%. Consistency is key - last season an accident didn't cost you too much - this season you lose 2,3 or more places with just once accident.
My main problem is, I can be as consistent as I want but it doesn't help too much if I can consistently 0.9s per lap slower than Nev!!!
But yeah, consistency is the place to start and then get faster from there! Thks again!

Sorry for not adding my two cents earlier - only got a chance to get on to the forum now!

Consistency seems to be all the talk. I was consistently slow, but felt I drove respectably in my two qualifiers. In the main I was not able to continue that trend.

Both qualifiers I had a fastest lap of 18.19 and a 18.17 with an average lap of 19.102 - this I am rather happy with and the fact that I managed 19 laps in an under geared chassis, which was evident by Kevin rear ending me at the end of the straight.

My performance in the A main was rather poor, with the dew causing me to lose some grip and one or two silly mistakes when letting the faster drivers through.

Bottom line; I HAD SO MUCH FUN... FINALLY! R/C ROCKS, SO DOES TRCCC AND ALL ITS MEMBERS!

Thank you to everyone that made this past Thursday evening a possibility. I look forward to the up coming events!

Have an epic weekend!

There was nothing wrong with your driving at all.  Consistency was good.  Especially good if you say the car was a little under geared.

One little bit of advice.....I noticed that you were braking going into the first turn at the end of the straight - try to rather tap off turn in - as opposed to braking.  Will save you time.

The guys all say - the only time you should be braking is to avoid an accident.

But at the end of the day....do what makes you most comfortable!

Carrying corner speed is key in the "slower" classes, if anything, and if your lines are smooth rather than a point and shoot style, you should only be tapping off for tighter corners, and feather the throttle on longer corners. That will shave a lot off your lap times. Oh, the other times you should use a marginal amount of brakes is when your car is understeering horribly to get the car to turn in.

Thanks for the replies and tips on driving more consistently. When I am racing I do focus on being smooth, having good flowing lines and not just hitting the gas from corner to corner. It could be possible that my TC4 is a bit pushy (under steering), but it makes it easy to drive. I'll get in some more practice this coming weekend as there is no racing on Thursday and work on setup. 

In the meantime I have ordered some more spurs and a pinion for my chassis, which will take about two weeks to arrive.

I heard that not using brakes is something I should consider. I'll work on it next time I practice and not try it for the first time during a qualifier or during a main.

Just had a really good time despite coming last in the A main in Club Stock.

Thanks a lot for the advice and tips - as I am still learning how to drive an R/C car, but always looking to improve.