by Doubl-B » Sun May 06, 2018 7:32 pm
We qualified the Sprites earlier this evening. Everything seemed to go pretty smoothly.
THE TRACK
First about the track. We have 4 tracks in our group. Two are on the smaller side and two are larger. Glenn's track is one of the two smaller tracks. It is pretty fast and smooth. The other small track is very technical and we'll get into the big tracks later.
VIDEO FEED ON FACEBOOK
We tested the video feed. It seemed to go pretty good and it is easy to set up. I know some people have issues with Facebook. I don't want to get into any issues. This is the only way I know how to post the race live and it will also save the video if people want to view it later. It is easy and I did it successfully. If you don't like FB, don't view. I can't convert it and post it anywhere else because I don't know how. Also, we have a crusty group of guys. I'll ask them to refrain from foul language while we are transmitting, but I can't control them - if the language is bad, please turn down the volume or turn it off. I'm just trying to let everyone have an opportunity to see their cars in action on a foreign track. We did have one hang with the video so we had to end the video session and restart the feed. I didn't save the first part so I also deleted the second half of the session. I'll try to save the actual race file.
QUALIFYING RESULTS
Here are the numbers. I tried to get them all in order. Not all of the cars had names so I'll try to find names to go with numbers and fill that in later. Driver impressions also recorded.
CAR #..NAME...BEST LAP...........DRIVER IMPRESSIONS
60 -----JTPrevia--- 6.718------------ Smooth - handles real nice
5-------Doubl-B-----6.773------------ Good handling
198----Chrisguyw---6.788------------Good speed, light in rear, tires don't feel smooth
79-----TF1250-------6.916------------A little loose, smooth, fun to drive!
67-----Brainslot-----7.027------------Loose and tippy but very smooth
16-----Duke777------7.101------------Very smooth, a little loose
22-----RS Slot--------7.131------------Nice, not super smooth but it holds the track
64-----HMGRacing--7.236------------The tail is a little waggy, good power, pretty well seated
75-----Black3SR-----7.281------------Smooth, sticks good, has a lot of brake
14-----TinyAlice-----7.375------------Sticks pretty good but not as smooth as others
10-----CharlesSX----7.388------------Very smooth, good stick, I like it!
9-------VTECFOUR--7.416------------Nice chassis - a bit loose
54------ER-----------7.787------------Pretty stable, feels heavy
12------Austin-------8.372------------tippy but fast
That concludes the qualifying. I forgot to take photos due to working out details with video. Will try to remember photos...
THE RACE
We will run the race on Wednesday May 9 at 6:45 Eastern Time. You can view on Facebook under the name Bob Boulais. You can post comments on the fly and I'll try to have someone monitor the comments while we are broadcasting so we can be aware of any technical issues that might arise.
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Doubl-B on Mon May 07, 2018 6:46 am, edited 1 time in total.