7th-Nov-24, 08:04 AM
Race Report - Qualifying Heats
Nineteen of us rocked up to the Barn for our 2024 WHO Nascar championship decider. The Watkins Glen inspired circuit went together nicely and looked to give us a perfect platform for the evening's racing - a quick lap...
... punctuated by the bus stop chicane at the end of the longest straight...
In readiness for next season, Oliver and Andy ran an almost-stock Bulldog BDR Nascar in practice, lapping just a tenth or two behind a pair of front-running Super-G+ cars and - most importantly - staying ahead of them. Not bad for a road course. The faster Mega-G+ cars were also lapping well - so we were fully expecting to see Gen6 cars up in the C and B Final mix.
A traditional 5-minute WHO AGM looked back at the past year, forward to 2025 and thanked everyone who ensures the club ticks over so well.
The heats began with championship rivals Andy and Pete setting the pace at the top, with John and Ollie not far behind. Rookie Ryan had borrowed Andy's Mega-G+ and was the best of the Gen6 runners at half way - and there was an outside chance he could make the 4-car championship showdown, although he still had a lot to do. This is how the leaderboard looked after everyone had completed two heats...
The pace increased through the second round of heats, none more so than Heat 12, which saw Ollie, Pete and Andy in action. Those two minutes were insanely quick, Pete dropping a fast lap of 3.383 seconds (one of 3 sub-3.5 second laps) - nearly half a second faster than Andy's best. The gap on the road at the end was just 0.35 of a lap - Pete having a couple of offs, but still winning the heat. That wrapped up pole for Pete, Andy finishing with a great white lane score and Pete's car struggling in yellow - the difference between their best 3 heats being 0.15 of a lap. You couldn't ask for more from the championship contenders!
Ollie was top junior and eased into the third and final automatic spot in the A Final, just ahead of John, Oliver and Terry. Then came the first of the Gen6 runners - Ryan had beaten Kev by two laps, Ash a further four behind. Ryan still had to beat Kev in the C Final to grab a place in the championship decider. There would certainly be more drama to follow in the six finals...
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Nineteen of us rocked up to the Barn for our 2024 WHO Nascar championship decider. The Watkins Glen inspired circuit went together nicely and looked to give us a perfect platform for the evening's racing - a quick lap...
... punctuated by the bus stop chicane at the end of the longest straight...
In readiness for next season, Oliver and Andy ran an almost-stock Bulldog BDR Nascar in practice, lapping just a tenth or two behind a pair of front-running Super-G+ cars and - most importantly - staying ahead of them. Not bad for a road course. The faster Mega-G+ cars were also lapping well - so we were fully expecting to see Gen6 cars up in the C and B Final mix.
A traditional 5-minute WHO AGM looked back at the past year, forward to 2025 and thanked everyone who ensures the club ticks over so well.
The heats began with championship rivals Andy and Pete setting the pace at the top, with John and Ollie not far behind. Rookie Ryan had borrowed Andy's Mega-G+ and was the best of the Gen6 runners at half way - and there was an outside chance he could make the 4-car championship showdown, although he still had a lot to do. This is how the leaderboard looked after everyone had completed two heats...
The pace increased through the second round of heats, none more so than Heat 12, which saw Ollie, Pete and Andy in action. Those two minutes were insanely quick, Pete dropping a fast lap of 3.383 seconds (one of 3 sub-3.5 second laps) - nearly half a second faster than Andy's best. The gap on the road at the end was just 0.35 of a lap - Pete having a couple of offs, but still winning the heat. That wrapped up pole for Pete, Andy finishing with a great white lane score and Pete's car struggling in yellow - the difference between their best 3 heats being 0.15 of a lap. You couldn't ask for more from the championship contenders!
Ollie was top junior and eased into the third and final automatic spot in the A Final, just ahead of John, Oliver and Terry. Then came the first of the Gen6 runners - Ryan had beaten Kev by two laps, Ash a further four behind. Ryan still had to beat Kev in the C Final to grab a place in the championship decider. There would certainly be more drama to follow in the six finals...
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