344LikesSeattle RC Racers/Hangar 30
09-15-2011, 02:04 PM
#7262
young Ben Fuesel who we brought along with our loaner program last season, returns with his own sharp TA05 Ferrari, and he was turning some very clean and fast laps. Maybell glanced over at one point and said, "That kid is good!" We are growing our own, and we are getting them while they're young.
Alvin showed the way in Stock Touring, but none other than Mike Ruete was pressing hard on the TQ pace. He couldn't quite snatch it from Alvin, but Mike has come a long way over the past two seasons. Dueling for TQ in Stock Touring is no mean feat, especially against a veteran like Alvin.
While my driving has improved a bit over the summer, the biggest difference from last year is the car. With the gear diffs, lightweight body, and more setup experience (mostly avoiding stupid setup issues than anything), the car is definitely working way, way better than it ever has. Huge thanks to Korey and Jeff Jr for all the help they've given me. Interestingly, the lightweight body seems to be holding up as well or better than the full weight one.
Scale Spec was redonk. Close, clean racing. And my unofficial award for best looking car of the night goes to Bill Swadener's GT40.
My eventual crash-out with a blown servo was partly because I was trying to slow down enough to snatch some glimpses of the second place battle! Just the kind of hot scale spec action I was hoping for this year!-Mike
09-15-2011, 02:20 PM
#7263
Does anyone remember what the track record was before the one Travis set lat night in 12th? I had no idea we were on that fast a pace the first night. 
It would be nice to add a track record timeline page to the seattle rc racers site, just to kind of see where we started and how far we have come. I don't know if that info has been archived anywhere however... just a thought since we run the same layout for such long periods of time.
It would be nice to add a track record timeline page to the seattle rc racers site, just to kind of see where we started and how far we have come. I don't know if that info has been archived anywhere however... just a thought since we run the same layout for such long periods of time.
09-15-2011, 02:39 PM
#7265
Track records are always set in a qualifying round. Each driver trips his own clock when he crosses the loop.
The previous best on the current layout was Brian at a 37/8:02. Set during the last race of last season.
Last night Trav was 38/8:01. A full lap up.
The track was fast last night. I was nearly a lap up on my previous best.
The previous best on the current layout was Brian at a 37/8:02. Set during the last race of last season.
Last night Trav was 38/8:01. A full lap up.
The track was fast last night. I was nearly a lap up on my previous best.
09-15-2011, 04:54 PM
#7267
09-15-2011, 05:27 PM
#7268
09-15-2011, 09:18 PM
#7271
09-16-2011, 09:48 AM
#7272
In case anybody's wondering, the Hangar 30 Cup series points tally will be posted soon. Just sorting out a visual format thing and double-checking the formulas' logic.
Bill S.
Bill S.
