Qualifying session!
This post will be about all the cars that failed the qualifying due to the rules and the reasons described above. All other cars are in the race!
Dan - Ferrari #3
12V 45ohm
10.9s
wobbly guide stem, wobbly front tires, unsealed
not a bad car to drive, but jumpy and rattling a little down the straights. very nice to look at.
back end seems to work great, all the problems seem to caused by the front end.
Lloyd - Imp #19
12V 45ohm
13.6s
DNQ
a nice littel car, but with a big problem. in left hand corners, the guide blocks and doesn´t return to the middle position. this means going around every left hand corner very, very slow and this was the desaster for the lap times.
If the guide moves free in every directin, this car could be in the middle of the field.
tires are offering medium grip only, not good grip.
Aki - Audi #5
11V 45 ohm
10.3s
motor came loose in training lap #7
glued back in, opened body screws and motorpod screws. realised that the screws will drag on the track when opened, i put them back in. back end stays jumpy in this setting, but the car will go around the track. even bigger rear tires or filing down the screw heads could be a solution. with a different setup this car could be seriously fast!
it runs really smooth on the straights, even in the corners, but under load it gets jumpy.
Boro - yellow Exige
10V 45ohm
10.7s
DNF
car runs nice and smooth, but the crown came loose in lap 2 of the training. Push it back, when going very carefull and slow, i can get 2 laps until the crown is not in contact with the pinion. What pushing the little car with all the power of the bigf FF050 motor, the crown is loose in half a lap.
sorry, DNF
what a great looking car, i look forward to race it ...
Holger - green Exige
10V 45ohm
11.1s
DNF
a loose pinion did not allow faster times. it spun out of the corners, it spun on the straight, you could the motor revving up with the car not getting any faster.
sad to see, as this car handled good as far as i could see, but as the speed were quite slow due to the pinion, who knows.
but it runs smooth, very smooth.
Holger - orange Exige
14V 90ohm
12.1s
left front up in the air
way too stiff guide cables, make the car hopeless in the slightest bends. did not run in the Essess, but blocked in the slot every seconds.
run smooth on the straights, would be a nice runner with softer cables.
but with these cables it´s no fun at all.
DC-Käfer
9V 45ohm
9,7s
smooth running car, very weak brakes, a little too much weight maybe. on-off-lights.
likes to run deep into the corners.
Daniel - Porsche #11
10V 45 ohm
10.2s
great running car, good balance
but man this is loud!
Tilo - Porsche #6
9,5V 45 ohm
10.7s
long gearing
you can actually feel the heavy engine block pushing out the car in the corners. low CoG, but limited cornering speed.
Peter - Porsche 962
15V 90V
9.3s
the Porsche is still a very fast and very smooth car. This years changes to the side to side play in the rear axle and also in the front axle made it even smoother. At this speed you have to concentrate hard, but you will be awarded with really fast lap times.
I wanted to have the Mini and the Lotus in the race, so the Porsche stayed in the garage for the race.
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