Middleweight Challenge II (Feb 9 Series Start)
For the inquiring minds that want to know:
FOTF Speedway sits in a fine Victorian Home a stones throw away from St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Lovely New London Ct. When set up, it spans most of the Living and Dining rooms of the house. As currently constituted, Drag Tracks are used for the road bed. The cars leave from a starting gate custom built by Sloppy Jalopy Race Systems out of Auburn, ME, made even sloppier by the track hands at FOTF Speedway (sorry Smitty). The starting gate sits 44 inches off the ground on Galvanized Steel Conduit Piping. The track drops 60 inches at a 40* angle into a 16 inch transition track. It then goes out 171.5 inches of horizontal straight track through a Sloppy Jalopy finsh line and into a Custom Made FOTF Catch box constructed mainly of Wood and Foam. The total lenght of racing porion of the track is 247.5 inches which if my calculations are correct is a 1/64th scale Quarter Mile Speedway.
Here's the starting lineup. May I add that these cars were painstakingly and frustratingly seeded by myself and Sinisterdog according to the points standings.
#35 vs. #78
#53 vs. #79
#7 vs. #32
#24 vs. #71
#22 vs. #16
#46 vs. #59
#21 vs. #40
#70 vs. #11
#10 vs. #8
#83 vs. #38
#54 vs. #6
#88 vs. #82
#89 vs. #58
#99 vs. #93
The first round is about to get underway; the cars with byes will enter next round. Good luck!
35 Takes out 78!!
53 Beats 79!!
32 over 7!!
71 in the process of breaking up still beats 24!!
Score 1 for the Home Team. 22 over 16
Its a Traction Event. 46 beats 59!!
21 was "Way too Fast" for 40!!
#70 could not handle the Doggy Power of 11 !!
Score 2 for the good guys. 8 over 10!!
83 with a Sloppy win over its reciprocal 38!!
Fast Fred makes a comeback and takes out #6!!
No slop this time. 88 takes out 82!!
89 Takes out 58!!
99 Beats 93 to finish the round!!
For the inquiring minds that want to know:
FOTF Speedway sits in a fine Victorian Home a stones throw away from St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Lovely New London Ct. When set up, it spans most of the Living and Dining rooms of the house. As currently constituted, Drag Tracks are used for the road bed. The cars leave from a starting gate custom built by Sloppy Jalopy Race Systems out of Auburn, ME, made even sloppier by the track hands at FOTF Speedway (sorry Smitty). The starting gate sits 44 inches off the ground on Galvanized Steel Conduit Piping. The track drops 60 inches at a 40* angle into a 16 inch transition track. It then goes out 171.5 inches of horizontal straight track through a Sloppy Jalopy finsh line and into a Custom Made FOTF Catch box constructed mainly of Wood and Foam. The total lenght of racing porion of the track is 247.5 inches which if my calculations are correct is a 1/64th scale Quarter Mile Speedway.
Nice work on the description of your home track. Nice to see how things differ from our own tracks and to visualize where it's all going down! Good job.
The cops couldn't catch the Ferrari. 43 outlasts 35!!
No snots on the Sinister Dog. 23 over 33!!
39 is way too fast for "Way too Fast" #53!!
66 beats 32!!
71 stayed together but could not beat 45!!
Professor Plum comes through. 22 over 98!! Go Dogs Go!!!
2 in a close one over 46!!
Not a good round if you're driving "Way Too Fast". Its 44 beating 21 !!
The Chrysler was way too much for the Doggy Powered Olds. 1 over 11 !!
92 takes out 67!!
In a classic LJLRC race, 25 takes out #8!!
Looks like this is the end for Sloppy. 20 takes out 83!!
Ferrari #15 motors over the Speed Bump #54!!
Spider-Man, Spider-Man!! 9 takes down 88!!
Cops win this time. 34 over 89!!
Good round for Ferrari's 99 beat 41 !!
ROUND THREE!!! I should add that, while I've been posting the round match-ups, as my computer is stationed right next to the catchbox, Sinisterdog has been posting the round results and commentary through my account.
#43 vs. #23
#39 vs. #66
#45 vs. #22
#2 vs. #44
#1 vs. #92
#25 vs. #20
#15 vs. #9
#34 vs. #99
Good luck to all!
Ferrari 43 takes out the Home Team's #23 Mustang!! Boo Hiss!!
The evil 66 beats 39!!
No more Sinister Dogs. 45 takes out 22!! Grrrr.
Good round to have a car numbered in the 40's. 44 takes down the #2!!
#1 was #1 in that race #1 over #92!!
#20 triumphed over the #25 Triumph!!
In the closest contest of the day so far the last of the Home Teams, #9 Toronado outlasts #15!!
Cops caught the Ferrari that time. Its 34 over 99!!
A late comeback for the 43 takes down the 66!!
Another Ferrari 44 takes out the #45 Vette!!
This will set up an all Ferrari Semi-Final on this side of the draw!!
#1 is still vying for #1. 1 beats #20!!
Spider-Man takes down the Police!! #9 over #34!!
There's still hope for one of the Home Teams!!
Good Afternoon Race Fans and welcome back to Lovely New London, Ct. Its a beautiful day here as we sit beneath the Spire of St. Joseph's Parish on this Devine Mercy Sunday. I haven't been keeping up with the discussions here lately as I've been busy with the new job. I see that the FOTF executives have been stirring up some controversy over the idea of Double Elimination Racing. As the majority doesn't seem to want us racing a different format from other venues, we'll race them Single Elimination as requested. I would like it noted though, that Doulbe Elimination is definitely a better way to determine which cars are actually faster. I personally have always found it a shame to think that the 2nd fastest car in a group could come in last place just because it raced the fastest car in the 1st race. At the clubs like the Lincoln Johnny Lightning Race Club or The Rhode Island Hot Wheels Club, single elimination is required just because of the large amounts of cars entered in each class, but when you're talking about 20 to 40 cars like we usually have and only one class, Doulbe Elimination should be the format of choice. In some series the formats have seemingly been "Venue's Choice", but that does not seem to be the case here. As stated before, today's event will be Single Elimination to apease the masses. FOTF Speedway is nearly ready for todays racing action. The Feature Race today will be the Middle Weight Challenge, followed by several Time Trials and Qualifying races for vehicles attempting to join the FOTF and Sinisterdog Teams. Some of our established drivers will be racing their vehicles today as well. In keeping with The Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park to our north, all vendors will be selling food at steep discounts for all of our patrons. The grand stand is filling up and the parking lot appears full, so all of you lucky enough to be on hand, settle in, grab a cold drink and enjoy the racing. I will be posting again soon with a full detail of the track's dimentions and layout. Upon completion of the feature race, either FOTF or myself will post results. Good Luck to all of the drivers and teams.