i wasn’t expecting today to turn out the way it did. i suppose that’s how life is – one minute you’re under a dark, rainy cloud and the next the sun is beating you down like a stepchild – wait…. anyhow, let’s just say today turned out well, the best turnout of all club races this year with 9 drivers qualifying for a position in the final. Joe came in with his family, Olaf brought two friends and the rest of the gang came to play, but we all struggled to get good qualifying times on F1R, now running clockwise in the last month of this layout. we all discussed how the surface felt rather slow and all agreed the WD-40 we’d been using as a traction compound was ultimately making the circuit slick and so, its now banned as a traction compound at nanotrax. nonetheless, we had a very competitive qualifying session but since i was the only one that got in real practice this week in the new direction, i took the top spot @ 9.13 seconds. this -of course- is meaningless in the final, the qualifying actually sorted out who would be in the Main B fighting for a spot in the Main A. Olaf & Slim immediately fell to Main B due to a car change during qualifying along with Joe and Yerky (sp). Joe and Olaf graduated to the Main A and it was a close one to say the least.

Main A began and after only a few laps, i lost a tire and moments after that, had to change from an under performing battery which dropped me down to last place. Olaf had taken charge but quickly lost the lead to an inspired Hugh, dashing ahead with Dahm and Ian close behind. Joe was struggling to keep pace and his problems only continued as his car setup contributed to tire troubles that eliminated him as a factor. i quickly got back into the game and slowly moved thru the ranks, battling for most of the race to catch Hugh and finally moved into chasing Olaf. Ian lost pace after having to make a battery change late in the race but was still close behind Dahm and Hugh, the three separated by only 2 laps. i was pushing hard and grabbed the lead from Olaf but lost pace on a crash and mistakes that left me trailing by 2 laps. Olaf felt me breathing down his neck and with a 2-lap lead, he felt it best to make a battery change and that was my chance. i caught him during his break and took the lead in the last 2 minutes. thereafter, i kept pace just behind him to insure the victory. this was definitely a tight, gut-wrenching, intense race for all participants and that’s the way we like it, the competition is real and loads of fun. if you’re in the area, we hope to see you in to watch or to participate and around the world, i hope you’ll have the chance experience micro rc racing the way we do @ nanotrax! here are the final results:

Championship Points (Season 3): Ian = 173pts, Olaf = 143pts, Hugh = 99pts, Dylan = 85pts, Calvin = 67pts, Robby = 40pts, Slim = 15pts, Vincent = 15pts, Ek = 10pts, Doug = 10pts, Ryan = 8pts

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4 Responses to “Big Mini RC Racing”

1. Aston Says:
   October 4th, 2010 at 12:09

   Sorry to say that Ian but, u got 173 points only.

   Good race, had good fun.

2. Qon Says:
   October 4th, 2010 at 12:33

   you’re right Olaf… sorry for my miscalculation – corrected! ;-)

3. Hugh Says:
   October 4th, 2010 at 13:07

   Good race, well done Q’on; although your report lost me at “stepchild”.
   Oh, and please replace “inspired” with “mildly drunk”.

4. Qon Says:
   October 4th, 2010 at 13:18

   Americans from the deep south will get that, never forget what ya come from, baby!! but just for FYI, one always gets treated worse as a stepchild but i can’t recall the term used for this technique in writing, perhaps you can assist me, my critical, English wordsmith? :-P