2012 NOVAROSSI CHALLENGE Blue Diamond
07-23-2012, 06:07 PM
#18
07-23-2012, 07:33 PM
#19
Glc is 5 minutes and Nats are 5 minutes. Your going to need to figure out how to make run time for these races. Stick to 5 minutes or 10 minutes. Anyone traveling to major events will need to make runtime or start running fast enough to pit in qualy. No way around it at travel races. Making runtime is easy....slow down or make your car more efficient. Your throttle finger also has multiple positions other than all the way closed or all the way open....I am just saying.....
Last edited by J.Gonzalez; 07-23-2012 at 07:45 PM.
07-23-2012, 08:07 PM
#22
Tech Addict
7 minutes 10 minutes It's all good for me and an hour main is just as nice to.
07-23-2012, 08:24 PM
#23
We ran 10 at the Byrons's challenge in Joliet and it was kinda like running mini mains =D. It was fun and it certainly contributed to the drama of qualifying. The qual points also helped!
We ran 7 minute qualifying in Germany, and that was also fun because the pit stops really did affect the running order. It was fun but not as much drama as if you had to stretch for 10 minutes.
If I had a vote I'd say lets do 10 minutes. We should have enough time to do 10 minutes if we get rolling nice and early. Otherwise lets just stick to 5.
My legs fell asleep at 40 minutes during the mains =D.
We ran 7 minute qualifying in Germany, and that was also fun because the pit stops really did affect the running order. It was fun but not as much drama as if you had to stretch for 10 minutes.
If I had a vote I'd say lets do 10 minutes. We should have enough time to do 10 minutes if we get rolling nice and early. Otherwise lets just stick to 5.
My legs fell asleep at 40 minutes during the mains =D.
07-23-2012, 08:58 PM
#24
Glc is 5 minutes and Nats are 5 minutes. Your going to need to figure out how to make run time for these races. Stick to 5 minutes or 10 minutes. Anyone traveling to major events will need to make runtime or start running fast enough to pit in qualy. No way around it at travel races. Making runtime is easy....slow down or make your car more efficient. Your throttle finger also has multiple positions other than all the way closed or all the way open....I am just saying.....
07-23-2012, 11:29 PM
#26
Is there power at the track I can plug in to? If I bring a long extension cord .. My only issue lookin toward to this race ....Thanks
07-24-2012, 03:49 AM
#28
i traveled to the last winter nats at Fort Myers they had 7 min quals the program went smooth no issues. I ran 1/8 scale this pass week and put 35 min of hard run time on one set of tires. tire where has been great and the track is faster. last time down some of region 1 faster drivers had run time issues its a big track and you have to drive the whole track to hit the loop , and by the track getting faster some one will get 22 laps on 5 min qual that could be an issue.
But as most of the next major races that people are traveling to are 5 minutes races running in that format would be a better choice in my opinion.
As far a tires go you can run 1hr on a set of tire at any track.
However you will find that a certain shore tire and specifically a certain size will produce the best lap time. It is usually a 72mm tire +/- 2mm. Once you go outside side of that range of course you can continue to run but you will not have best lap times. That is why you will be running new tires every time in a 7minute format.
This happens at every track that I have been to when running 7 minutes as you are actually running 9 minutes or more including warmup. So if your going to trash as set of tire each run go the extra 3 minutes you get a better value of dollar to laps on your tires.
The other disadvantage to 7 min or 10 min format is the pit person. You need to a have a solid pit person or you lose time. I drag my dedicated and trained pit person to the track every time but for others this becomes an additional consideration.
If runtime is difficult it is also fun and adds to the excitement.
You are now not only racing your competition but you are racing the track as you will need to be fast and clever.
I hear king diamond was looking to get 3:15 for qualifying....just kidding Ralph.
Last edited by J.Gonzalez; 07-24-2012 at 04:10 AM.
07-24-2012, 03:57 AM
#29
We ran 10 at the Byrons's challenge in Joliet and it was kinda like running mini mains =D. It was fun and it certainly contributed to the drama of qualifying. The qual points also helped!
We ran 7 minute qualifying in Germany, and that was also fun because the pit stops really did affect the running order. It was fun but not as much drama as if you had to stretch for 10 minutes.
If I had a vote I'd say lets do 10 minutes. We should have enough time to do 10 minutes if we get rolling nice and early. Otherwise lets just stick to 5.
My legs fell asleep at 40 minutes during the mains =D.
We ran 7 minute qualifying in Germany, and that was also fun because the pit stops really did affect the running order. It was fun but not as much drama as if you had to stretch for 10 minutes.
If I had a vote I'd say lets do 10 minutes. We should have enough time to do 10 minutes if we get rolling nice and early. Otherwise lets just stick to 5.
My legs fell asleep at 40 minutes during the mains =D.
