Things have been busy but the racing continues. Here are the results from race #4:
Trans Am Challenge – race # 4 report:
Points standings after races 3A & 3B:
1) CJR - #1J Javelin (31 pts)
2) Vonsirius - #13 Camaro (25.5 pts)
3) Artus - #40 Camaro (25 pts)
4) Chappy - # 28 Camaro (24.5 pts)
5) BARC1 - #22 Mustang (24 pts)
6) CARacing - #8 Firebird (20 pts)
7) Pepsi62 - #42 Cuda (19.5 pts)
8) RMS racing - #2 Mustang (19.5 pts)
9) TL racing - #41 Cougar (27 pts)
10) Hksks25 - #19 Camaro (15.5 pts)
11) Arroldn - #77 Challenger (14 pts)
12) Tusco Todd - #1 Camaro (12.5 pts)
The points standings were inverted to set the starting order for race #4, with the #1 Camaro of Tusco Todd on the pole and the #1J Javelin of CJR starting 12th.
The Camaro of Tusco Todd got off to a strong start and began to put some distance between itself and Arroldn’s Challenger in 2nd place. After a while Arroldn pulled within reach of Tusco Todd but couldn’t get by. The same was true for the entire field, as cars followed each other like a conga line around the track in tight formation, with no one being able to complete a pass. The stalemate was broken on lap 7 when CARacing’s Firebird clipped the wall going into the back straight and lost 5 positions, ending up in last place. The next pass was on lap 13 when the Javelin of CJR spun in the appendix turn and ended up at the rear of the field with CARacing. On lap 26 the points leading Javelin of CJR got by CARacing’s Firebird but could do no better than an 11th place finish.
Upfront things seemed to be set with cars still holding on to their starting positions, but when Hksk25 finally got by Arroldn’s Challenger for 2nd place on lap 30 things began to get interesting. The only lead change of the race took place on lap 33 when Hksk25’s Camaro caught and passed Tusco Todd. The last pass of the race took place on the back straight on lap 39 when TL racing’s Cougar got by Arroldn for 3rd place.
The finishing order for race #4 was: 1) Hksk25, 2) Tusco Todd, 3) TL racing, 4) Arroldn, 5) RMS racing, 6) Pepsi62, 7) BARC1, 8) Chappy, 9) Artus, 10) Vonsirius, 11) CJR, 12) CARacing
Points standings after 4 races:
1) CJR - #1J Javelin (31 pts)
2) Hksks25 - #19 Camaro (30.5 pts)
3) BARC1 - #22 Mustang (30 pts)
4) Chappy - # 28 Camaro (29.5 pts)
5) Artus - #40 Camaro (29 pts)
6) Vonsirius - #13 Camaro (28.5 pts)
7) RMS racing - #2 Mustang (27.5 pts)
8) TL racing - #41 Cougar (27 pts)
9) Pepsi62 - #42 Cuda (26.5 pts)
10) Tusco Todd - #1 Camaro (24.5 pts)
11) Arroldn - #77 Challenger (23 pts)
12) CARacing - #8 Firebird (21 pts)
CJR in the Scalextric Javelin continues to lead the points, but check out how tight things are behind him. Positions 1 – 9 are only separated by 5 ½ points and there’s a lot of racing still to go.
Race #5 will have A & B segments of 20 laps each.