IFCA Trans-Am Season 4 Rnd 2 Daytona night

Weekly Bonus 1/2 points for fastest pre-race practice laps
     
  
 

1	AOR BIG CLOUSE	65 Shelby Daytona	A625	Privateer	1:58.006
2	APX TREMEC	65 Shelby Daytona	A625	Privateer	1:58.640
3	GTDon2	68 Dodge Dart	A626	Privateer	1:58.847
4	Papa creech172	66 Chevy Nova	A635	Factory	1:59.575
5	GoSox2000	66 Chevy Nova	A635	Factory	1:59.681

Remember, if you are unable to post a lap time to the leaderboards because of a faster time in another car, just send a picture to me by Friday 6:00 EST.





Okay that was probably the best Daytona race to date!  A very fun replay to watch.   

Yes, there was some early contact initiated by Rattlesnake, pushing CRC Skitchin off the track on lap 1.  It wasn't intentional.  However, as everyone knows, the golden rule here at the IFCA is that ANY contact that results in a competitor going off track, you must wait for them to recover their position, regardless of who's fault it is.  In this case it did not appear that Rattlesnake was going to wait, but as bad luck would have it, Rattlesnake ended up falling back and behind Skitchin and therefore will not be penalized.

Prior to this incident, CRC Skitchin was uninformed, unaware, uneducated, or ignorant ( in a nice way) of the starting procedure for Daytona, which may have created some confusion leading to unwanted contact. In any case, it is important for every team and driver to know the procedures of the format.  Neglect is not only not an excuse, it asks for some sort of reprimand to be issued.  Because Skitichin is not a rookie and is, in fact, a prior champion, he should have known or his teammate should have reminded him that at Daytona we always have a rolling 90mph start.  He will be issued an official warning.  No points are taken, but it does count as a "strike", of which you are only allowed 4 for the season before being disqualified.

 Clouse took the pole this time as the Shelby's were at their home track, with a 1:58.686.  He also took the track lap record earlier in the week with a 1:58.006.  Fastest race lap also went to Clouse with a 1:58.280, just 0.007sec quicker than his teammate Rattlesnake.

2nd on the grid went to another Shelby driver DrkNeo with a 1:58.896, and 3rd on the grid went to past champion RIOT ChevyPower also in a Shelby with a 1:59.035.

Speaking of ChevyPower, he made a surprise return with his former partner CRC Skitchin both of whom won Season 2 as a team.  And they didn't disappoint giving Clouse and Rattlesnake a real run for their money in the end. Had they been more practiced they may have even won, but came in a close 2nd place.  3rd on the podium went to newcomers APX TREMEC and DrkNeo also in a Shelby.  Team Penske of Incognito and GTDon were sure they were going to be in a last lap battle with the Mini of Team FRB, but mechanical failure struck the Mini, (batteries died) allowing Team Penske to take an easy 4th.

There were all kinds of battles going on most of the race.  Sometimes for position, and sometimes just with cars on different pit strategies.  None of it looked easy.  The Factory drivers with their extra speed were especially hard to pass clean, but our Privateer fast guys did a good job not to run anyone over in the corners.  Nice job guys.

Seasom points:
https://ifca.forumotion.com/t6543-ifca-relay-challenge-seasonal-points#136204

We did have quite a few changes in season points position including our new leaders for the season.  Some of the changes were directly due to the teams that took advantage of the weekly bonus points for fastest practice laps.  Be sure to get credit for your best practice lap by Friday by posting on the leader boards or sending me a picture for Long Beach.


Ratings Results

     

	Race Results
		Prerace	Expected	Actual	Performed	Postrace	Gained/
Plc	Racer	Rating	Finish	Finish	Like	Rating	Lost
1	AOR BIG CLOUSE	2035.081	2	1	2110	2062.485	27
2	IllRattlesnake	1969.631	7	2	2054	2000.715	31
3	RIOT ChevyPower	2073.29	1	3	2028	2048.600	-25
4	CRC Skitchin	2001.92	4	4	2002	2001.920	0
5	APX TREMEC	1961.311	8	5	1998	1974.982	14
6	DrkNeo	1941.999	10	6	1985	1957.870	16
7	GTDon2	2021.717	3	7	1972	1994.620	-27
8	FRB Incognito	1951.261	9	8	1965	1956.485	5
9	Lanrell21	1929.794	13	9	1956	1939.533	10
10	EZT TomCat7	1924.433	16	10	1947	1932.593	8
11	GoSox2000	1927.630	14	11	1938	1931.626	4
12	Papa creech172	1926.815	15	12	1934	1929.401	3
13	FRB Curve	1995.076	5	13	1931	1959.970	-35
14	FRB M1les	1975.269	6	14	1929	1949.663	-26
15	AlignedCelery36	1932.699	12	15	1927	1929.687	-3
16	BrosephBennison	1934.999	11	16	1926	1929.843	-5
17	COLEjustCOLE	1895.556	18	17	1923	1905.650	10
18	Midnite Rider	1921.597	17	18	1909	1914.436	-7

updated

Does the fast lap have to be in the car we are racing with in the series?
I have a 1:59.8 in Rivals with the 1966 Nova.

EZT TomCat7 wrote:Does the fast lap have to be in the car we are racing with in the series?
I have a 1:59.8 in Rivals with the 1966 Nova.

Of course it does

updated

One last word i wanted to mention. High five and job well done to EZT TomCat7! Tom did an outstanding job battling with faster drivers in his Factory Ferrari GTO! He gave Rattlesnake's Privateer Shelby plenty of fight in a controlled
Clean manner. Tom has really come of age in recent races and it is great to see.