Maryland Model Motor Racing January NASCAR Classic Preliminary 1/32nd Scale Carrera Classic NASCAR Digital Slot Car Race Fireside Raceway, Hanover, MD.1/27/24 Name Quali 5min Sprint Quali 30min NASCAR Prelim1 Tom Richmond (1st) 14.367 5th 16.6 Laps (Heat 1) 105.45 Laps A Main2 Cookie Cook (11th) 16.567 8th 15.1 Laps (Heat 3) 101.90 Laps B Main3 Bo Day (5th) 14.990 2nd 17.15 Laps (Heat 2) 101.82 Laps A Main4 Craig Washington (3rd) 14.861 11th 14.55 Laps (Heat 3) 100.131 Laps B Main5 David Johns (6th) 15.012 6th 15.126 Laps (Heat 3) 100.89 Laps A Main6 Paris Jones (2nd) 14.688 3rd 16.132 Laps (Heat 2) 97.73 Laps A Main7 Ron Keech (8th) 15.447 4th 16.64 Laps (Heat 2) 97.68 Laps A Main8 Reggie White (4th) 14.958 1st 17.60 Laps (Heat 1) 97.8 Laps A Main9 Tim Meadows (10th) 16.280 8th 14.131 (Heat 1) 95.71 Laps B Main10 Mike Marchychyn (7th) 15.443 7th 15.125 Laps (Heat 1) 94.134 Laps B Main11 Kevin Grimes (9th) 15.508 10th 14.58 Laps (Heat 3) 92.60 Laps B Main12 Gizmo Fridovich (12th) 16.716 13th 13.1Laps (Heat 3) 87.96 Laps C Main13 Leo Saa (14th) 17.450 14th1 2.120 Laps (Heat 2) 82.82 Laps C Main14 Brian Williams (13th) 17.267 15th 12.82 (Heat 1) 80.30 Laps B Main15 Tom Freeman (16th) 21.959 12th 13.44 (Heat 1) 80.0 Laps B Main16 Norm Constantine (15th) 19.457 16th 10.134 (Heat 3) 58.1 Laps C Main Top Rookie-Gizmo (Norm) A Main, B Main=6 Drivers\ 1 Ghost. C Main=4 Drivers\3 Ghosts
Sixteen (an MMMR record) digital racers descended on the new Fireside Raceway in Hanover MD. for the second of three preliminary Carrera stock car races leading to a four- race series beginning in March. This was the first race at Fireside and everyone was amazed and challenged by this 121 ft. circuit with a 21 ft. Straight. Tom, taking advantage of much track development practice won by four laps over Cookie, who barnstormed his way from the B Main into second by sections from Bo. As always this was a close digital race with second, fourth, and sixth decided by sections. The highlight of the race was Reggie’s fight for sixth with Paris and Ron. His car lost both right side body screws so the Plymouth was flapping on left handers with the poor little driver inside trying to hold it in place! Talk about body float……Gizmo Fridovich made a welcome appearance and won the rookie award over an improving Stormin’ Norman. Chuck Wagon Bill AKA Chef Bill “R” Dee provided excellent eats. Despite several improvements to be made, everyone is excited about the Feb. Prelim on the 24th.
Maryland Model Motor RacingCorvette Challenge Cup #2 Race Results Specs: Carrera GT at 13 Volts and a spaced reverse grid 10 Min. Sprint RaceFireside Raceway, Hanover, MD 1|27|24 Name Results1. Bo Day (A) 38.24 laps.2Tom Richmond (A) 37.130 laps.3.Reggie White(B) 36.86 laps.4. Kevin Grimes(B) 35.81 laps.5. Tim Meadows(B) 35.63 laps.6. Mike Marchychyn(B) 35.46 laps.7. Craig Washington(A) 32.118 laps.8. Brian Williams (C) 32.51 laps.9. Tom Freeman (C) 31.55 laps.10.Paris Jones(B) 31.11 laps.11.Cookie Cook(A) 29.96 laps.12.Gizmo Fridovich ( C ) 28.51 laps.13. David Johns (A) 28.3 laps.14. Leo Saa ( C ) 27.77 laps. A Main, B Main= 5 Drivers\1 Ghost. C Main=4 Drivers/2 Ghosts
This race was a shambles. Continuing the DROT program, this race was run at 13 volts rather than the standard of 12.5 volts. The grid was reversed and stretched out over a third of a lap. The spaced-out grid was interesting as there was little chance of a massive crash at the first turn. The increased voltage was not a challenge to staying in the slot and the vettes were fast and fun. The unintended consequence was the faster cars were leaping over the lap counter. This was discovered after the B main. After much debate it was decided to let the results stay unchanged. Bo, taking this knowledge in hand, drove fast and consistent but slow on the lap counter in the A main to win overall. Several drivers had legitimate claims on the win but Bo had the most laps. All drivers were good sports about this situation and the offending lap counter will be moved for the next race.
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1/32nd Scale Carrera Classic NASCAR Digital Slot Car Race Fireside Raceway, Hanover, MD Name Quali NASCAR Prelim.(30 min)1 Tom Richmond (3rd) 14.443 106.22 Laps A Main2 Mike Marchychyn (5th) 14.822 105.54 Laps A Main3 Reggie White (4th) 14.525 105.14Laps A Main4 Bo Day (2nd) 14.399 103.97 Laps A Main5 Kevin Grimes (7th) 15.745 97.2 Laps B Main6 Cookie Cook (6th) 14.926 94.124 Laps B Main7 David Johns (1st) 14.317 94.62 Laps A Main8 Tim Meadows (7th) 15.474 92.28 Laps B Main9 Andrew Klein (9th) 15.907 76.26 Laps B Main Top Rookie - Andrew A Main= 5 Drivers/1 Ghost, B Main=4 Drivers/2 Ghosts
Unfortunately this race was as plagued with correct lap counting issues as the Corvette race was last month. This time cars were de-slotting on the jump and missing the counter altogether. The race was a fight between Tom, Mike, and Reggie but it was difficult to tell what was happening as drivers (particularly Tom) were repeatedly missing laps. It had to be sorted out post-race with a software review. Nobody was happy and the counter will be moved yet again to the other side of the scalextric loop.
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Specs: Carrera G.T. at 13.5 V. and spaced reverse grid 10 Min. Sprint Fireside Raceway, Hanover, MD 2/24/24 Name Results1. Bo Day (A) 39.19 laps.2. David Johns (B) 38.163 laps.3.Kevin Grimes(A) 34.123 laps.4. Cookie Cook(B) 34.51 laps.5.Mike Marchychyn (A) 33.129 laps.6. Tim Meadows(B) 33.127 laps.7.Tom Richmond(A) 32.96 laps.8. Andrew Klein (B) 32.61 laps.9. Reggie White (A) 29.122 laps.10. Chaz Miles (B) 29.6 laps. A Main, B Main= 5 Drivers\2 Ghosts.
This race, run at 13.5 volts, was a superb display of driving by Bo and David. Bo in the A main and David in the B main were in another zip code from all other drivers. Bo carried first by less than a full lap. Both drivers ran a sub 15 sec. average lap for the ten-minute race meaning very few de-slots. Kevin is improving race by race and earned his first podium with a fine drive to third. Bo put up an amazing 13.922 lap time in Corvette practice to lower the lap record to under 14 sec. and worries that the Vettes would fly over the counter at 13.5 V. were unfounded. Most drivers enjoyed the increased power.
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