November 19, 2015 Odd Thursday Night Racing - We had a great turnout with a starting grid of 16 for the first race. We also had the pleasure of meeting a new racer from the Portland area, Jeff and his daughter Jessica. We hope they had a good time!
First up was the GT Class race. The racing was very close with only five laps separating first through tenth. The top four all had fast lap times under the nine second mark.
The Can Am Class was the second race of the night. Although Amy again showed us all the way to the finish line, her win was recording as a N/C (non-conforming) which gives the official win to The Goose. Amy's Slot.it McLaren is super fast and Amy can get it around the track very quickly, which she proved by setting a lap record of 8.449 seconds (traction magnet assisted). Greg Petrolati finished ffirst in the USRRC Division of Can Am.
The BRM Class race. Holly poop through the fan Batman! The BRM race was brutal! There were absolutely no holds barred in this race! The race deteriorated to the point of red neck destruction derby standards! Nobody won, but The Goose did manage to complete the most laps!
After we all regained some composure, we raced the Over 50 Class. The Goose pulled off his third win of the evening, winning the Over 50 Class by two and a half laps! It was a good night for The Goose!
I'd like to note here that we have been experiencing a lot of DS Controller failures. I believe the problems arise when racers use their DS Controllers to run the Over 50 Class cars. Many of the Over 50 Class car's motors can expose your controller to much higher current or amperage than the 1/32 cars. We have seen multiple brake potentiometer failures as well as damge to the controller's circuitry. I would recommend using a controller specifically designed for 1/24 cars to run your Over 50 Class cars.
Results:
GT Class:
1st Rico Locati 59.0 laps
2nd Chris Kouba 58.8
3rd Greg Petrolati 56.9
4th Gary Goose Gossett 56.7
5th Dennis Hart 56.0
6th Terry Abbott 55.8
7th Bill Bostic 54.2
8th Bryan Dickerson 54.1
9th Dorothy Abbott 53.6
10th Amy Fields 53.5
11th Victoria Saager 50.6
12th Jeff Fields 50.4
13th Monte Saager 49.2
14th Al Christensen 48.7
15th Mitch brooks 48.6
16th John Morse 47.9
Can Am Class Results:
N/C Amy Fields 59.6 Laps - w/TM
1st Gary Goose Gossett 58.1 laps
2nd Chris Kouba 56.3
3rd Rico Locati 56.0
4th Monte Saager 55.3
5th Jeff Fields 54.1
6th Bryan Dickerson 54.0
7th Greg Petrolati USRRC 53.7 - First in Division
8th Mitch Brooks USRRC 51.9
9th John Morse 51.5
10th Bill Bostic USRRC 50.5
11th Dennis Hart 48.6
12th Victoria Saager 47.3
13th Al Christensen 47.0
BRM Porsche 962 Class Results:
1st Gary Goose Gossett 61.0 laps
2nd Rico Locati 59.9
3rd Bill Bostic 55.2
4th Al Christensen 53.5
5th Bryan Dickerson 53.2
6th Mitch Brooks 50.6
7th Chris Kouba 50.5
8th John Morse 50.0
Over 50 Class Results:
1st Gary Goose Gossett 54.7 Laps
2nd Rico Locati 52.2
3rd Bryan Dickerson 51.7
4th Al Christensen 51.6
5th Chris Kouba 49.2
6th John Morse 48.4
7th Mitch Brooks 44.3
8th Bill Bostic 42.1
*N/C = non-compliant
