its hard to explain these kinds of days where just about everything goes as planned and even those things that didn’t got worked out well. Sunday, March 14th was our Season 2, Week 11 Club Race but it was also the first day of the Grand Prix, Formula One (F1) Racing Season. i’ve been a fan of F1 for some time now, but as everyone who follows F1 knows, this season is special so we wanted to mark it with an F1 Party @ NanoTrax. you can’t have a full race party without race queens so we got those and called in the guys who all came ready for a heated mini R/C battle on F1R.
i ran the MOTUL Autech Z today with an X-Power ‘HOT’ Motor since many of the members have stepped up the speed with their own high performance power plants. i took the TQ spot with a 10.41sec fastest lap with Vincent and Marlowe taking the next 2 spots in the grid. Johnny was ‘the rookie’ in the group but he qualified well and stood his own for his first club race. Vincent was in often over the past week preparing and he obviously came to win, jumping out to a big lead right out of the gates. my performance was extremely inconsistent for the first 48 laps so i stopped in for a quick battery change. Vincent changed about the same time which allowed Marlowe to storm into the lead. as i jumped back into the fray, i chased Marlowe down during a series of laps that saw me post a 10.29sec fast lap and take the lead. Vincent made his move, going on a run to take 2nd place and Marlowe dropped to 3rd to finish the race. Ian, Brian and Johnny grabbed 4th, 5th and 6th spots while Erwin caught a DNF with recurring tire troubles in our 30-minute final. we now have a new championship race leader – here’s the official results and current championship standings:
Results for Season 2, Week 11 – March 14, 2010
TQ = Q’on / Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 Class
Main A Final (30 Mins):
1 – Q’on / Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 Class (140 Laps)
2 – Vincent / Corvette C6-R (138 Laps) +15
3 – Marlowe / Corvette C6-R (137 Laps) +11
4 – Ian / Aston Martin Racing DBR9 (129 Laps) +8
5 – Brian / Porsche 917k (107 Laps) +6
6 - Johnny/ Nissan Fairlady Z GT500 Class (105 Laps) +5
7 – Erwin / Ferrari FXX (14 Laps – DNF) +5
NanoTrax Driver’s Championship Points Standings
Marlowe = 119 pts
Olaf = 118 pts
Vincent = 101 pts
Dylan = 76 pts
Ian = 73 pts
Erwin = 38 pts
Calvin = 11 pts
Brian = 15 pts
Marc = 10 pts
Doug = 5 pts
Johnny = 5 pts
if you haven’t noticed, things have been very busy @ the online shop as we’re clearing inventory for new Mini-Z related items so visit now for ultra low prices on chassis sets, option parts and accessories while supplies last! new items added included a wide range of tires from X-Power and money saving combos you won’t find anywhere else. i’m currently testing new wheels and ribbed tires from X-Power – see photo – when available, they’ll appear in stock at the shop. thanks for everyone who either e-mailed or commented on my last post, its good to know someone’s reading me. until next time, enjoy mini-r/c to the fullest!
March 15th, 2010 at 12:06
Was a fun day, shame about Vettel, we need the pit babes at every race
March 16th, 2010 at 09:24
vettel will come back, no worries! pit babes are expensive bro! :-P