Special Stage 2 and Judging Part 1
Prologue
by Giorgio Diola and Jacques Dupal
Basara, April 20th 1979 - 8:00 AM
Salt Flat Drags
JD: Good morning! With the storm finally out of the way, we can finally move on to the final special stage on the salt flats - the 1 mile drag!
GD: This will be interesting to see who goes the fastest on there, and how this will affect the standing. After this event, the final Rallye part of the competition will be close and a Trophy for the Best Rallye GT will be given to the winner.
JD: But this is not all! After that cars will be washed and serviced and the final Judging will begin. We have the chance to have 7 journalists, specialists and mechanics going through each team’s car and going through a lengthy checklist for important categories, and four other important trophies will be given: Best GT Design, Most Luxurious GT, Best Value GT. Then, the tally will be made based on the Judging and Standing and the best overall car of the competition will win the Grand Prize: Best GT of the Decade award.
GD: Let’s now watch the cars rip through the flats.
JD: May the best GT car win!
Special Stage 2 - Results
How to read:
- Each teams are ranked in order according to their total score based on the stats breakdown posted above, including Exhibition entries.
- Then, we have 18 competitiors (+3 exhibitions), so in increment from 0 to 8 they are assigned points in order, excluding exhibition entries.
- The breakdown penalties are then applied. For reliability, this is a random 20-100 roll done against engine and then car reliability. Yes, we will see a lot of breakdowns for this event. Penalty is -1 for each reliability roll. Later rounds will have a -2 penalty for wrong fuel octane.
Best Rallye GT (1/5)
Final Standings and Rallye winner
This concludes the Rallye leg of the competition. What a competition it has been. This will be a short ceremony since we all have been following this part of the competition already.
So without further ado, here are the final results...
In 3rd position, Mara and the Irena GTC have achieved what few Archanan’s could have expected - they finished on the podium against international GT cars, showing that engineering does not need to be fancy, it just needs to work well and be drivable! @AndiD
In 2nd position, Zephorus and the GT T have shown that pure performance still has it’s place in a GT and that we can get a lot of it from premium sport brands like Zephorous. It was slightly surprised by the HRV on the drags, but still holds the win on Track Day, so we can say without hyperbole that that if you want a GT car that can compete on the track, this is the one to get. @Riley
And the Best Rallye GT award goes to Cisalpina and the Presto 72!! While pure performance is good, when you can balance drivability, sportiness and even offroad performance on such a beautiful package, this is fall in a class of its own, with a large lead on the rest of the competition. They’ve shown that the car is also not everything and the that team of experienced drivers they employed played an important role as well. @Der_Bayer
Congratulations to the winner and runner ups for the Rallye portion of the competition. Now, let’s see how they fared in other categories!
Best GT Design (2/5)
Style and aesthetics
Now as the judge are starting to review and judge cars, we move on the to Best GT Design category that is based on a vote by experts around the world, as well as the public - 27 votes in total were cast.
Here are the complete voting results...
In 3rd position, Arion and the Aquila 8C Pursuit was a fan favorite with its striking Raspberry and Racing Red paint job, its glamorous front and rear fascia and the long and sleek lines of its body. Arion is known for luxurious cars, and it shows here. @Aruna
In 2nd position, Cisalpina and the Presto 72. A very very close finish here in the voting, nearly tied with first place, the Cisalpina is probably the Jacques and Giorgio’s favorite entry. It is sleek, it oozes charm and GTness. The roundness and smoothness of it’s body combined with the blue paint and red interior mates perfectly to deliver a timeless look. @Der_Bayer
And the winner of the Best GT Design award is Zephorous and the GT T! Not only is it a performance beast, it is a looker. While no one had a unanimous first place, it ever slightly edged out the Cisalpina. It looks gorgeous and really looks like a performance monster. It’s Terra Bruciata color contrasted by the creamy white interior gives a unique look. It looks asleep at rest, but roar through the paved and unpaved road. Truly a design that showcase the performance nature of the car. @Riley
Congratulations to the winner and runner ups for the GT Design Award portion of the competition. Now, we have to wait for the judges to finish their tally and reviews…