DanSkin Posted June 30, 2016 Report Posted June 30, 2016 Well done to pinken #43 for winning the meeting final and TomD #1 top scoring. Thanks to Stumpy for his stewarding assistance this evening. Results: Whites & Yellows: 80 17 777 82 44 221 525 63 267 468 Heat 1: 17 527 1 484 229 525 777* 84 43 48 411 80 39 454 468 Heat 2: 589 167 800 238 82 653 246 90 221 44 188 237 267 63 Heat 3: 1 238 221 90 484 411 80 237 43 527 44 267 39 454 468 Heat 4: 17 48 246 167 653 589 82 800 777 525 84 229 188 63 Heat 5: 43 653 80 800 454 39 411 1 90 484 237 82 267 468 44 Heat 6: 17 48 229 238 777 246 589 167 84 527 188 221 63 525 *docked 2 places B-Final: 84 188 44 237 63 267 468 A-Final: 43 1 525 90 238 229 653 167 221 527 39 454 800 246 589 411 82 484 48 80 777 17 GN 1: 238 653 527 800 167 80 84 589 237 44 411 17 63 468 GN 2: 1 229 82 39 90 246 484 525 454 48 43 188 221 777 267 Points: 86 pts 1 Tom D 73 pts 238 Kane_M 64 pts 43 pinken 59 pts 90 LiamB 58 pts 653 Ryan Simpson 57 pts 229 Tsjalle 52 pts 525 Mav 46 pts 167 CB 32 pts 527 fast track 32 pts 800 BenChambers 30 pts 17 Dan W 27 pts 246 Stox 26 pts 82 Dbecks 25 pts 589 Stijneman 22 pts 80 ShayMurphMurphy 22 pts 484 Jack Ward 21 pts 48 Tinman 20 pts 221 spike 19 pts 39 LeeK 13 pts 84 Timm 12 pts 777 HGR 10 pts 454 Frans 9 pts 411 ReeceWinch 7 pts 237 rickyljames 3 pts 44 Tom K 0 pts 63 Tomdavison 0 pts 267 PeteC 0 pts 468 BraderzzCooper 0 pts 188 Aub The replays are here!
Dbecks Posted June 30, 2016 Report Posted June 30, 2016 wd lloydy wd tom no confidence coming into the meeting was given a very good helping hand... tweeked it enough to have a decent evening above and beyond what i thought id score so im very happy with tonight thanks admins thanks everyone
Mav Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 My heat results were better than expected (apart from my third heat!) as I couldn't settle on a setup that was consistent enough to be able to do competitive lap times. So having scraped into the A Final, and starting pole yellow I feared the worst. Starting pole yellow meant I was the worst yellow driver on the grid from the heats. I took a gamble and loaded a totally different setup, changed all four corners and a gear ratio and went onto track untested. As with so many pole yellow drivers, I was able to get in front and avoid the haggling behind. The setup seemed to be working. Was happy to sit behind HGR all the way to the flag if necessary, but he started making mistakes and slowing us up. I went past and couldn't believe I was leading another final, could this be the one? Two laps later Lloydy caught up and I dropped to second. Race then nearly ended as Shay recovered from a spin right in front of us and we went all over the place. After recovering, still in second, TomD loomed large in my mirrors and by now my back end was starting to come out further. Fearing I would get spun, I let Tom go and followed but could see Liam in my mirror. I started to panic and the last lap was driven the worst by me, but I managed to cross the line in 3rd. Happy with that but disappointed it was just the one race not the whole evening and the GN saw me go backwards after pole man DBecks got away. The points system seems odd to me that DanW can win 3 races, go into the final as top scorer, yet me least point scorer heading into the final, then manages to finish the final on the podium, and after adding GN results I am then top point scorer in the yellow grade by just under double the next yellow grade driver! It seems a lot of emphasis on one race in the evening? No wonder the drivers growl after this race when it goes wrong for them Well Done Lloydy and Tom
HGR#777 Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 The points system seems odd to me that DanW can win 3 races, go into the final as top scorer, yet me least point scorer heading into the final, then manages to finish the final on the podium, and after adding GN results I am then top point scorer in the yellow grade by just under double the next yellow grade driver! It seems a lot of emphasis on one race in the evening? No wonder the drivers growl after this race when it goes wrong for them Well Done Lloydy and Tom I agree, maybe 30 down in the final?
Stumpy Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 The points system seems odd to me that DanW can win 3 races, go into the final as top scorer, yet me least point scorer heading into the final, then manages to finish the final on the podium, and after adding GN results I am then top point scorer in the yellow grade by just under double the next yellow grade driver! It seems a lot of emphasis on one race in the evening? No wonder the drivers growl after this race when it goes wrong for them Well Done Lloydy and Tom I agree, maybe 30 down in the final? The Final is the most important race of the meeting it should(as it is now) have the biggest haul of points available or else whats the point of having a final. Just race 4 heats and a grand national would be ridiculous.The heats are qualifiers for the final. "It seems a lot of emphasis on one race" that is why it is called the final because it is the most important race. With that mentality whats the point of having a world final to create a world champion just give it to the person who has the most points from the qualifiers because someone might win it who has less points.
Spike Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 was good too be back with dad beening very ill at present sorry danskin was a bit off a late booking. I wont be racing next week as dad on chemos for cancer again see you all in 2 weeks I hope
Mav Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 Its not a criticism Stumpy, just an observation based on the points I scored last night, compared to others in my grade. My aim is to finish in the top ten in any race I take part in. Therefore to me, its irrelevant what race it is, I am joining in to enjoy the racing and do the best I can. I make no special effort, like putting on brand new tyres for the final, Its just another race to enjoy and take part in. I don't pump myself up just because it a final, yet drivers seem more annoyed if things go wrong in a final than a heat, is this because there are more points on offer, as points are some drivers priority? Maybe they do believe the final is everything, especially those that are chasing the points titles. 50 points is a lot to catch up. However, last night I had one good race out of five and I ended up with 40 points for it, just because it was the final. My good race could have easily been the GN or Heat 3. DanW had three good races and one bad one and ended up with almost half the points I did. I scored more points in one race than DanW did winning three heats. This to me also gives a false impression of my capabilities if you look at the national points - I am not a 35 point a meeting driver, I have just been fortunate in finals!
Danny17 Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 Well done Llyody on the Final an Tom on topping the points. Thanks Admins for meeting. As to the points thing yes I had 3 very lucky heats but it took its toll on me as this track always does. The Final I was going well an my luck ran out went for the pass under Spike an it didn't go to plan. Same in the GN. At the end of the day I took home 30 points. That is 30 more than I expected to get. 50 40 30 ect I think is a good thing. It is making for some fast hard racing an if a yellow can finish the Final in the top 3/4 then they deserve the points. You're Final win will Come This year Mav an if it doesn't ill run round Tesco's Starker's
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