DanSkin Posted June 5, 2014 Report Posted June 5, 2014 Well done to TomD #112 for winning the final and top scoring. Results: Whites and Yellows: 47 818 300 237 525 474 356 244 394 385 Heat 1: 112 146 385 525 184 249 380 167 238 43 356 394 474 237 40 151 Heat 2: 236 89 47 180 818 262 229 244 300 246 527 90 165 39 Heat 3: 151 47 262 249 43 167 394 146 818 525 39 165 244 238 356 Heat 4: 112 236 184 89 385 527 300 246 40 180 380 229 474 237 90 Heat 5: 112 151 249 40 229 180 474 262 90 356 385 165 394 244 Heat 6: 47 527 184 236 89 167 146 818 238 380 237 246 525 43 39 300 B-Final: 238 356 A-Final: 112 89 184 249 40 151 262 43 527 229 236 180 300 146 47 167 474 380 525 818 394 385 GN 1: 246 151 184 262 380 112 300 474 89 237 43 385 180 GN 2: 236 249 238 229 356 39 167 527 47 818 525 394 Points: 66 pts 112 TomD 45 pts 184 Chevykiller 42 pts 249 stoxjack 40 pts 89 Montangoo 39 pts 151 Dode 36 pts 236 DanSkin 30 pts 262 Harmen 22 pts 527 fast track 21 pts 47 Samson 21 pts 40 leightonh 20 pts 229 Tsjalle 14 pts 43 pinken 13 pts 246 Stox 12 pts 167 CB 10 pts 385 Boostman 10 pts 146 CrashleyEngland 10 pts 180 wardieee 9 pts 380 Liam Powell 9 pts 238 Kane_M 7 pts 300 Mattyaspin 7 pts 356 Mitch Wells 6 pts 474 BeesFanDanny 6 pts 39 LeeK 5 pts 818 jayjones 5 pts 525 Mav 2 pts 394 PaulE 1 pts 244 Toff 0 pts 237 rickyljames 0 pts 165 Pieter G 0 pts 90 LiamB The replays are here!
rickyjames237 Posted June 5, 2014 Report Posted June 5, 2014 Thanks for the meeting,which i wasn't expecting to get any points at all but i was more bothered about getting points in whites & yellows race after getting 3rd at ipswich,so 2nites i was rewarded wit 4th from the back of the yellows ahead of mav which i wasn't going very quick at all but just enough for quite alot of laps to go & stayed 4th
Mav Posted June 6, 2014 Report Posted June 6, 2014 If last week was a meeting to remember then this week was certainly one to forget!!! I knew the track was difficult but in 2012 I had a setup that scored me some decent results in one meeting there, so I had high hopes of being competitive within my grade at least. Practice was rough, the setup wasn't stable and no tweaks seem to be working. 8:10pm and I was close to booking out but I found that if I kept off the throttle then I could do a decent 13.6, sometimes a 13.5, so I was then happy to continue. Whites & Yellows had some decent drivers in, who had been quick in practice, so it would be damage limitation in this round. Set off, got into a rhythm, went onto the inside of Matty #300 who unfortunately dropped down the bend and planted my front bumper into a tyre. No damage thankfully but I was well down the order. Few laps later and the car in front hit a tyre and I hit him squarely at the back. Another car hit me squarely, so now we had a three car train being held up by a tyre!!! Finally forced my way through and by now was well down the field. My cars handling was poor but I was in 5th place and clear of 6th, chasing Ricky #237 in 4th. Another lap or 2 at most I would have caught him, but 5th was a good result considering the field and the incidents I was involved in. My first heat went really well and was over the moon to have scored 4th, this gave me confidence that the setup works and that I could make the most of a difficult track. However, the evening went over a cliff and downhill very quickly, I was willing the races to be over so I could go do something else All the remaining races blurred into each other, and all I know is that several drivers were not happy with me or with my driving. As I said before I had worked out that if I took a steady approach and didn't over accelerate then I could put in decent lap times, but usually meant I was racing on my own. My problem came when I felt threatened by someone coming to pass me, or at the very start of the race. My reaction was to accelerate harder to try and use speed as a defence. This however had an opposite reaction which was the cause of all my troubles. If I kept accelerating or just "Flawed" it, the car didn't stay straight enough to handle, the front end would always turn inwards as the back tried to push the car forward therefore inducing a slide and spin feeling. Once the car started to go, I never seem to find the right movement to stop it or correct it. This then inevitably caused me to collide with other cars and either "tyre" them or just create problems for them like spinning. I can assure you I wasn't doing anything on purpose, I just got past the point of "No return" which I knew I shouldn't do. Its as frustrating for me as it is annoying for many a driver and I don't seek any pleasure in it whatsoever. I am aware that none of the above will be any compensation for the drivers I affected last night, but I apologise if any of it caused you offence. I think in future if practice doesn't feel right then its best that I don't partake in the meeting - Simples.
Matty300 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Posted June 6, 2014 This then inevitably caused me to collide with other cars and either "tyre" them or just create problems for them like spinning. So that explains how I came to find myself like this then Mav in Heat 6!! I have to admit I was intrigued as to why you divebombed me "Stuka" style from the turn one bend, but thats racing! No problem with that, Scunthorpe is a tricky circuit & with no real opportunity to open the car up on the straights it made for some strange contact at times.
Peewee Posted June 8, 2014 Report Posted June 8, 2014 I couldnt get the car going all night and was unable to get it around the corners very well so i know i got in ppl's way but im still.learning and we all learn by our mistakes :-)
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