Hello All,
Sorry about the silence. Along with work being full on right now I also just participated in my first sailboat race since my accident this past weekend. I have raced sailboat all over the world at a fairly high level for the last 35 year so this weekend was huge for me.......I am happy to report that I can still get a boat around a race course even after not sailing at all last year and minimal sailing the year before because of a unrelated injury. 4th out of 22 boat and right in there with a few Olympiads and a world champion......So much fun.
OK.....Back to Mini-Z's.
Here are the final times for our first installment of the Mini96 World Challenge:
Box Stock- We have had two drivers in box stock. I did not get a chance to run box stock this month but I should have a car next month. Also keep in mind that you are allowed to run a 7T pinion in Box Stock
2nd- Pooch-472.7 race time/ 5.35 fast lap
1st - Mattdaddy-412.0 race time/ 4.6 fast lap/ 5.5 average lap
Stock- We have had four drivers in stock this month and times were getting quicker every week.
4th-Mattdaddy- 452.9 race time/ 4.9 fast lap/6.04 average lap
3rd-Pooch- 446.56 race time/5.33 fast lap
2nd-LJH- 399.7 race time/ 5.00 fast lap/ 5.33 average lap
1st-Duckman- 365.2 race time/ 4.33 fast lap/ 4.87 average lap
Pro-Stock- We have had two drivers in Pro-Stock.
2nd- Mattdaddy- 443.6 race time/ 4.75 fast lap/ 5.91 average lap
1st- LJH- 391.1 race time/ 4.83 fast lap/5.21 average lap
Open RWD- Mattdaddy was the only driver to post in Open AWD.
Mattdaddy- 386.7 race time/ 4.44 fast lap/ 5.14 average lap
Open AWD- We have had two drivers so far in Open AWD.
2nd- Mattdaddy- 377 race time/ 4.60 fast lap/ 5.03 average lap
1st-LJH- 376.8 race time/ 4.71 fast lap/ 5.02 average lap.
All in all I think it was an OK first go around but with that I would really love to add some drivers. I am going to address this on Facebook shortly.....it seemed that we had a lot of people say they were going to participate and never did. I am wondering if that is because we are using a forum page as a home? IT seems that a lot of the Facebook Mini-Z players to not frequent the forums. I know I personally prefer forums for the ability to document information whereas on FB you post the info and then it is lost into the depths of the web. If any of you guys have any ideas on increasing participation please speak up.
June's circuit will be Plan A, rough side up and run in a counter clockwise direction.
The only other thing I have to add is that it looks like I will be adding a Box Stock car this month.
Go get'em boys......may the fastest man/woman win.
Cheers,
Jim