The competition is certainly quite good this time around. A lot of potential for leaderboard changes.
And actually TU would have someone else on top if it wasn’t for a design snafu… I was sent a design that had a 2000cc engine, and the owner didn’t get it revised in time before the deadline. Just a .1mm tick-down of stroke would have made it legal (at 1998cc). just for grins I ran its times… would have been 1st, 1st, and 2nd in the 3 races so far.
[quote=“VicVictory”]The competition is certainly quite good this time around. A lot of potential for leaderboard changes.
And actually TU would have someone else on top if it wasn’t for a design snafu… I was sent a design that had a 2000cc engine, and the owner didn’t get it revised in time before the deadline. Just a .1mm tick-down of stroke would have made it legal (at 1998cc). just for grins I ran its times… would have been 1st, 1st, and 2nd in the 3 races so far.[/quote]
I’m definitely much happier with my entry’s performances this time around. I’m within 10 sec of the fastest car on most of the races so far and my overall times have improved over last years competition 
Personally I’m pretty happy with how things are turning out 
I was expecting getting owned big-time since I’m so inexperienced at the game, but two second places and consistently finishing in the top half of the grid isn’t anything to scoff about me thinks.
The series’ return to American soil meant a day of fierce battling at Sonoma Raceway. Though more TX cars broke the 2 minute barrier, the majority of the action occurred in the TU class. Less than 5 seconds separated first and last among the small cars. At the end of the day, while no leaderboard changes occurred in TU, a number of battles–particularly at the back of the pack–got a lot tighter heading into the back half of the season. In the TX class, a couple position changes did occur, and Banks Motorsports was able to complete its second race of the season, giving them at least a little momentum as they head to Europe again.
TX results for Sonoma Raceway:
1st - oppositelock - 1:57.14
2nd - Chipskate - 1:57.37
3rd - luilakkie - 1:57.73
4th - LeSpass - 1:59.35
5th - RaduST - 1:59.87
6th - Weasel - 2:01.06
7th - 8bs - 2:01.24
8th - Hermann95 - 2:01.32
(Pace Car - VicVictory - 2:01.59)
9th - rileybanks - 2:02.59
10th - vmo - 2:04.18
11th - np1993 - 2:04.38
12th - HighOctaneLove - 2:05.06
13th - 3rayman3 - 2:06.92
TU results for Sonoma Raceway:
1st - oppositelock - 1:58.64
2nd - luilakkie - 1:58.71
3rd - RaduST - 1:58.90
4th - Chipskate - 1:59.46
5th - NormanVauxhall - 2:00.73
6th - 8bs - 2:01.09
(Pace Car - VicVictory - 2:01.48)
7th - vmo - 2:01.89
8th - 3rayman3 - 2:02.37
9th - hermmie - 2:03.12
10th - HighOctaneLove - 2:03.79
11th - Weasel - 2:03.81
Next race is on Thursday at Catalunya F1 Circuit. Please submit all legal settings changes to me by 9 AM PST (UTC-8) on Thursday morning. And based on how close some of these results are, y’all should be tuning every last hundredth out of your cars. 
11th again!
“Prato Motors, consistency is key”
This driver cannot drive.
IRL I didn’t check for lua errors because I was caught up with BSLL and Airfield Power Laps
I just realized I’ve lost 1st in TU because i forgot to communicate a spring rate setting. This is a little frustrating.
And that kind of thing goes to show just how tight the competition is. I know it might be frustrating for you, but for me it’s very exciting to see.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m loving every bit of this championship.
The Spanish sun rises on the day’s competition. Tension is high as several teams question whether adjustments made to their cars will pay off.
Despite the long front straight, the technical curves over the rest of the course once again give a bit of an advantage to the TU class cars. Competition is fierce, and the small cars end the day with less than a 7 second spread from first to last (compared to 11 seconds in the TX class).
TX class results for Catalunya:
1st - oppositelock - 2:19.12
2nd - Chipskate - 2:19.20
3rd - luikakkie - 2:19.72
4th - LeSpass - 2:21.88
5th - RaduST - 2:22.32
6th - Weasel - 2:23.33
7th - 8bs - 2:23.75
(Pace Car - VicVictory - 2:23.83)
8th - Hermann - 2:24.24
9th - rileybanks - 2:25.16
10th - vmo - 2:26.51
11th - np1993 - 2:27.61
12th - HighOctaneLove - 2:28.19
13th - 3rayman3 - 2:30.22
TU class results for Catalunya:
1st - oppositelock - 2:20.93
2nd - RaduST - 2:21.09
3rd - luilakkie - 2:21.76
4th - Chipskate - 2:22.34
5th - NormanVauxhall - 2:23.28
6th - 8bs - 2:23.63
(Pace Car - VicVictory - 2:24.02)
7th - vmo - 2:24.96
8th - 3rayman3 - 2:25.14
9th - hermmie - 2:27.04
10th - Weasel - 2:27.10
11th - HighOctaneLove - 2:27.26
The next race is going to be on Monday at Tsukuba Circuit. PM all legal settings changes to me by 9 AM PST (UTC-8) Thursday morning.
11th again!
The day’s action at Tsukuba saw an unexpected shift in focus from the TU class to the TX class. For the first time in a good while, there was a shocking development with the big V8 beasts. oppositelock, who has been untouchable up until this point, met his match in the Brooke Tourer GT-R by Chipskate. To say it was a photo finish would be an understatement. In the end, it was declared an outright tie, and both were awarded first (no 2nd existed on the podium today).
TX class results for Tsukuba:
1st (TIE) - oppositelock and Chipskate - 2:18.42
3rd - luilakkie - 2:19.04
4th - LeSpass - 2:20.76
5th - RaduST - 2:21.65
6th - Weasel - 2:21.91
7th - Hermann95 - 2:22.03
8th - 8bs - 2:22.44
(Pace Car - VicVictory - 2:23.01)
9th - rileybanks - 2:23.51
10th - np1993 - 2:24.83
11th - vmo - 2:25.22
12th - HighOctaneLove - 2:26.57
13th - 3rayman3 - 2:29.07
TU class results for Tsukuba:
1st - oppositelock - 2:19.69
2nd - Luilakkie - 2:20.21
3rd - Chipskate - 2:20.61
4th - RaduST - 2:20.79
(Pace Car - VicVictory - 2:21.82)
5th - NormanVauxhall - 2:21.94
6th - 8bs - 2:22.48
7th - 3rayman3 - 2:23.13
8th - vmo - 2:23.46
9th - Weasel - 2:24.14
10th - hermmie - 2:24.81
11th - HighOctaneLove - 2:24.86
The competitors are now on their way to Florida for the final race of the year. Daytona Sports Course will be run on Thursday. Please pm me all legal changes by 9AM PST (UTC-8) on Thursday morning.
10th
The theme of the day for Daytona was survival. Seven cars retired early due to crashes or mechanical failures, including the pace car for the TU class. The end results changed the overall standings for a couple competitors in each class.
But with oppositelock’s cars both completing the run without incident, both his TX and TU entries were crowned champion for the 1968 season.
TX results for Daytona:
1st - oppositelock - 2:19.90
2nd - Chipskate - 2:20.95
3rd - luilakkie - 2:11.11
4th - LeSpass - 2:23.81
5th - RaduST - 2:23.98
(Pace Car - VicVictory - 2:24.62)
6th - Weasel - 2:25.26
7th - 8bs - 2:27.24
8th - HighOctaneLove - 2:29.95
9th - 3rayman3 - 2:30.98
DNF - Hermann95
DNF - rileybanks
DNF - vmo
DNF - np1993
TU results for Daytona:
1st - oppositelock - 2:23.76
2nd - RaduST - 2:25.15
3rd - luilakkie - 2:25.66
4th - Chipskate - 2:26.72
5th - NormanVauxhall - 2:27.15
6th - HighOctaneLove - 2:30.74
7th - 8bs - 2:31.07
8th - Weasel - 2:31.94
9th - hermmie 2:35.12
(Pace Car - VicVictory - DNF)
DNF - 3rayman3
DNF - vmo
Thanks to all who competed this season! I will be making a post sometime soon for the next season in this series.
Overall 6th and 9th 
Next time I need more engine-power and less gearbox and suspension quality 
That was fun. Thanks to Vic for hosting. 
Grats to all! Let’s wait for the next challenge!
What would cause the crashes?
And so the final curtain closes on another year of high stakes racing with my entries being more competitive, yet still unable to get on the podium… Roll onwards to next year!!!
Wasn’t too bad for my first season in this championship. Hopefully i can improove the car a bit for next season and fight for top 5 finishes.