Speed World Challenge Touring Car --- Race One

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Race 1 -- Round 4 Infineon Raceway (Stock Car Course) Qualifying

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For our first race we are at Infineon Raceway, Sonoma California. Racing along side, most notably the NASCAR Nextel Cup series. For qualification purposes I will give drivers untill Sunday August 27th @ 7:59.00PM CDT to submit. Qualifications will be completed in Real Circuits -- Practice mode at the designated track (Race 1 -- Infineon Raceway Stock Car Course.)
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With your newly completed World Challenge Touring Cars, add 50kg of ballast weight to the car. Following qualifying, as in SCCA Pro, adjustments to cars' weights will be made.

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m.piedgros
 
Mee too. I've got time tommorow. However, I also have to do two Super Taikyu quali's so it'll be bussy. Quali won't be great but I'll spend my GT4 time wisely next week and get a couple runs in.

NOTE: RACE THREAD WILL BE POSTED ON MONDAY MORNING!

m.piedgros
 
I'll extend the deadline to tommorow night. I'd already made one exception Friday so... keep submitting untill TOMMOROW (MONDAY AUGUST 28 @ 7:59.00PM CDT)!!!!

m.piedgros

Get 'er done!
 
Considering the number of errors we've had in submissions, I'm going to extend the deadline for submissions to SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2 2006 at the usual 7:59.00PM CDT. Please, if you do have time to do a run... don't push it back, get the run in and submit today, or tommorow!

For races two and three expect to see a slightly different qualifying submission process.

m.piedgros
 
Good luck everyone, as of now, there is a ten car field. :)
 
Might be a ten car field but as far as I know only m.piedgros, InsaneRacer and myself have submitted qualifying times. :dunce:
 
I have submitted one as well, I belive I am last on the grid, haha.
 
Hey fellas, I had my computer privledges taken away. I am back now and will post the results. I hope we haven't lost interest.

m.piedgros
 
SCCA Pro Racing Presents,

Speed World Challenge Touring Car - Qualifying Results:
Race 1 - Round 4 Infineon Raceway

Pos. -- Driver Name -- Car -- Number -- Team -- Lap Time

1. -- InsaneRacer -- BMW 325ci -- 37 -- Bimmerworld Racing -- 1'22.291
2. -- racefan88501 -- BMW 325i -- 55 -- Flying Lizard Motorsports -- 1'23.236
3. -- m.piedgros -- Ford Focus -- 12 -- Team Air Force Reserves -- 1'24.447
4. -- FireEmblem62 -- Ford Focus -- 13 -- Team Air Force Reserves -- 1'26.351
5. -- Evo7GTA -- Mazda 6 -- 97 -- Tri Point Mazda Motorsports -- 1'28.898
6. -- noobie 4 ever -- Acura RSX -- 42 -- Real Time Racing -- 1'29.147
7. -- Thundercat -- Mazda 6 -- 72 -- Tri Point Mazda Motorsports -- 1'31.854

Qualifying shows well for the BMW's at Infineon.

Infineon, CA - With qualifying for the Speed World Challenge Touring Car Championship having completed, the Germans appear to have gained the first leg up on the competition. With two cars in the top three from Bimmerworld Racing and Flying Lizard Motorsports, the BM's look good. Qualifying in third and fourth are the Team Air Force Reserves Ford Focus's who showed good team work in practice. "The Obvious thing to do at a circuit like this was to draft each other to sling shot through the esses." said driver m.piedgros, "it was probably the difference between qualifying where we were and at the back."

Polesitter InsaneRacer grabs the momentum with a blindingly fast time. He had this to say, "People can make a big deal out of my pole, sure. I got a clean lap in early, I suppose that is the goal of most qualifying sessions. Is it not? We still have to race, which is a new beast all together."

"Yeah, the BMW's showed excellent pace, it doesn't worry us. Qualifying is one thing but now we set-up for raceday." Thundercat, driver of one of the Tri Point Mazda's said, "the race is a whole other animal!" An uncharacteristic start from mid-pack drew these words from Real Time Racing's noobie 4 ever. "Well, this is called SCCA Pro Racing for a reason. As much as we all desire to start up front and dominate, that's not really racing, is it? I have my work cut out for me and I'm excited."

A busy track, quations and plenty of dirt and debris on the track from offs caused a serious difference in times. Talking to team principals up and down the paddock no one appears to be worried, just yet.

- World Challenge News.

Look out for the race information. Set to be posted this weekend!

m.piedgros
 
Yayyy, fourth on the grid, four seconds off pole, haha.
 
SCCA Pro Racing Presents,

Speed World Challenge Touring Car Race 1 Round 4:

Race is to be run in Extreme Hall - GT All Stars. Your opposition will be high-powered sports prototypes so be weary of your track position vs. theirs at all times. Submit your name, team, fastest lap time, and total time. Race times are due Sunday night before you go to bed. Results will be posted Monday afternoon.

m.piedgros
 
I'd like to remind our competitors, and more specifically those who qualified, that the race times were due Sunday. Currently we have 3 gentlemen finished (myself included) and if that is all we can muster up, I can go ahead ... post the results and move on with Race two. That is... with our three drivers.

m.piedgros
 
Speed World Challenge Touring Car -- Race 1 -- Round 4 Infineon Raceway

Pos. -- Driver Name -- Car -- Number -- Team -- Race Time -- Fast Lap

1. -- m.piedgros -- Ford Focus -- 12 -- Team Air Force Reserves -- 8'44.223 -- 1'25.156
2. -- racefan99501 -- BMW 325i -- 55 -- Flying Lizard Motorsports -- 8'47.361 -- 1'25.497
3. -- FireEmblem62 -- Ford Focus -- 13 -- Team Air Force Reserves -- 8'52.500 -- 1'26.093
4. -- InsaneRacer -- BMW 325ci -- 37 -- Bimmerworld Racing -- DNF -- 1'22.291
5. -- Evo7GTA -- Mazda 6 -- 97 -- Tri Point Mazda Motorsports -- DNF -- 1'28.898
6. -- noobie 4 ever -- Acura RSX -- 42 -- Real Time Racing -- DNF -- 1'29.147
7. -- Thundercat -- Mazda 6 -- 72 -- Tri Point Mazda Motorsports -- DNF -- 1'31.854


A Lacklustre Race Ends Lacklustre Weekend.

The Touring Car event, raced Saturday evening at Infineon, didn't put on the show all expected. Delays, and poor track conditions amounted to accidents and engine failures a plenty. A disgruntled group of drivers got the most enjoyment driving off of the Infineon grounds. m.piedgros in the 12 Team Air Force Reserves Focus took the win he joked, "Well, it was one of those weekends where persistence, consistency, patience and understanding for your fellow racer brought you to victory lane. On the bright side, the Team Air Force Reserves cars got two podiums! Haha, we're off to a great, unexpected, but great start!"

FireEmblem62, driver of the 13 Air Force Reserves car begrudgingly agreed, "I wish I was the one taking home the big prize. Of course I am happy for m.piedgros. On a serious note, these are points for the team and we'll take 'em." FireEmblem62 had a relatively uneventful race, the fourth place qualifier was able to avoid contact and lap quick enough to stay within striking distance, never taking advantage.

After the BM's looked so good in qualifying the tanks that Team Air Force Reserves brought to the circuit proved to beat the BMW's as a whole but for one exception. racefan88501 put in a silver performance on a weekend where field numbers dwindled, attrition rate was impressive and speed didn't play the role it is used to in Touring Car. "I just went out and lapped. When I observed the problems everyone appeared to be happening I just decided to short shift, back-off and just lap." A strategy it seemed our finishers all used, "Unfortunately m.piedgros was to dense to pick up on that earlier and overtook me," he joked, "I had to opportunity to push pass but I realized upon catching him up we were both in the same boat and we may as well finish."

So the series moves on, what will the next round hold? Hopefully a bigger field, and some mechanical toughness from the cars. Oh yeah, and checking the egos at the gate may help some drivers.

- SCCA Pro Racing
 
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