We ran the qualy on the RAA cars today. Below are the results and comments from the runs. Quite a difference between the cars, but not necessarily between the classes. On this technical track, drivability is the key to winning, as several of the GT-2 cars outperformed their bigger GT-1 brothers.
1. #5 - GT-1 - Aloha - 6.920 - super smooth and quiet, nice set-up, well balanced, easy driver
2. #33 - GT-1 - Brumos RSR - 6.964 - very fast, unbelievable brakes, some tire chatter, well balanced
3. #40 - GT-2 - Lance - 7.022 - some chatter, balanced, predictable, good driver
4. #73 - GT-1 - spiritracer - 7.090 - fast, rear hops under acceleration, tails-out in corners, but predictable driver
5. #8 - P - spiritracer - 7.118 - Some anglewinder hop, good balance, some tire chatter in the corners, easy driver
6. #74 - GT-2 - austin - 7.193 - very fast on straights, struggles some for grip in the corners, well-balanced
7. #16A - GT-2 - Aloha - 7.225 - very nice car, smooth, well balanced, easy driver, wife thought it looked very Bad-A--
8. #50 - GT-2 - Lance - 7. 279 - well balanced, some chatter in the corners, easy driver
9. #32 - GT-1 - Bov - 7.327 - quick but twitchy, strong motor, predictable handling
10. #86 - GT-2 - arroldn - 7.427 - smooth, some chatter in the corners, predictable driver
11. #61 - GT-1 - arroldn - 7.544 - fast in a straight line, rear hops on acceleration, struggles for grip in the corners
12. #99 - GT-1 - ALS - 7.548 - smooth, but uneven acceleration with rear tire hop, good balance
13. #41 - GT-1 - Bov - 7.618 - smooth, well-balanced, easy driver, some chatter in turns, could use more motor
14. #15 - P - Austin - 7.672 - a little loose, rears feel out of round, hops rear on acceleration, good speed, maybe too much motor(?)
15. #215A - Austin - 7.855 - needs more motor or taller gearing, some chatter, good balance
16. 33 - GT-2 - spiritracer - 7.862 - very smooth, easy driver, could use taller gearing. runs to max speed very early on straights
17. #9 - P - arroldn - 7.913 - too much motor, anglewinder hop on straights, a lot of gear noise when the motor spools up, struggles for grip in the corners
And that's how they shook out; GT-1 class on top, but with the GT-2 class looking strong, overall. We'll see what unfolds on Sunday at the race. The race will be run in reverse qualifying order. Results by the end of the day on Sunday, along with more comments and pics of the field/race.
Allan