Not much time to update the blog recently - my normally life has been a bit busier and I've also been racing like mad whenever I could. The racing schedule I've set is crazy - 14 different series using 10 different cars so practice time is limited to say the least!
Ovals races (Division 6)
Late Model
The late Model is a Oval stock car based on the real cars (unlike the main NASCAR cars) but modified heavily. great fun to drive, especially on the medium size ovals. I'm currently 5th in the championship. No wins so far but I'm getting closer all the time.
National Series
The National series uses the Nascar Nationwide cars from a couple of years ago. The races are crazy - no cautions and plenty of crashes. I tend to hang back at the start and pick up places as people crash and wear out their tyres. I'm currently 2nd in the championship with 1 win (and lots of top 5's)
Modified SK
The modified are custom, open wheel cars with a powerful engine. very difficult to drive - the power makes them oversteer a lot so you're often sideways on the smaller tracks. This is tmy 1st season with these so I'm taking it easy. 6th in the championship but getting better all the time - maybe one of these days I'll win a race....
Street Stock
As the name suggests, these are stripped down street cars. Fun to drive, especially this season because the tyre model has changed and it's made the cars slide a lot more. I'm 3rd in the championship with a bit of the chance of winning the championship. No wins yet but I've been pretty close.
Class B
These are the current Nascar NNS cars. There's 2 series - one for fixed setups and one with open setups.
I race these for fun and I'm not really competitive in the championships.
Class C
These are the Nascar Trucks. Again 2 series for fixed/open setups. I'm much more competitive in these and I've won one race in the open series - although that was by tactics (saving fuel so I didn't have to make a late race fuel stop) rather than outright pace. In the Open series, I'm 5th in the championship and in the Fixed I'm 8th.
Road Series (Division5)
Grand Touring
This is a road race series usng VW Jetta's, Mazda MX5's and Pontiac Solstice cars. I race the Jetta which is the fastest of the cars on most tracks although the championships are by car class.
I'm 2nd in the championship and have got a decent chance of winning it. I've had 4 race wins so far this season.
Grand-Am
Again a mixed car series using the Riley DP Prototype sports cars and the McLaren MP4-12C GT car. I race the Riley.
I'm 4th in the championship but no race wins although I'm consistently in the top 5 in most races.
GT Challenge
Another mixed series using the Corvette CR6 GT1 car, the McLaren and the Ford GT. The Corvette is the fastest of the cars and I drive that.
I'm leading the championship with a pretty comfortable lead so should win. So far, 2 race wins and 12 other top 5's in the 14 races I've done.
Star Mazda
These are single seaters similar to F3 cars. The main feature of this series is that there's almost always a big 1st corner crash so I tend to start from the pits and make my way through the carnage. Currently 4th in the championship with 1 win (from the pits!)
Prototype and GT Challenge
This series uses the HPD ARX sports Prototype, the Corvette and the McLaren. I drive the Corvette. The HPD is significantly faster and so a big challenge is when they're lapping us - I've been taken out a couple of times, even trying the stay out of the way....
Again there's 2 series - for open and fixed setups. The Open setup races are long - 65 minutes and so a pit stop for fuel is needed. The problem is that participation is low in these series, especially the open one and the only official races tend to be in the middle of the night for me...
But, I'm leading the open series and I'm 3rd in the fixed. I should win the open and I've got a decent chance in the fixed. No races wins in either as yet although I've been pretty close - in one race I was leading with a lap to go and got taken off by a McLaren I was lapping :-(
Apart from the races, I'm also doing time trails in all the series. These are 10 (for oval tracks) or 5 (for most road courses) lap single car against the closk. tests. I've found they help a lot checking the car setups for the races. Out that many people do them very regularly - especially the fast guys and so I'm leading the championships in all 14 divisions!!!!
OK, enough for now, back to racing....
Ovals races (Division 6)
Late Model
The late Model is a Oval stock car based on the real cars (unlike the main NASCAR cars) but modified heavily. great fun to drive, especially on the medium size ovals. I'm currently 5th in the championship. No wins so far but I'm getting closer all the time.
National Series
The National series uses the Nascar Nationwide cars from a couple of years ago. The races are crazy - no cautions and plenty of crashes. I tend to hang back at the start and pick up places as people crash and wear out their tyres. I'm currently 2nd in the championship with 1 win (and lots of top 5's)
Modified SK
The modified are custom, open wheel cars with a powerful engine. very difficult to drive - the power makes them oversteer a lot so you're often sideways on the smaller tracks. This is tmy 1st season with these so I'm taking it easy. 6th in the championship but getting better all the time - maybe one of these days I'll win a race....
Street Stock
As the name suggests, these are stripped down street cars. Fun to drive, especially this season because the tyre model has changed and it's made the cars slide a lot more. I'm 3rd in the championship with a bit of the chance of winning the championship. No wins yet but I've been pretty close.
Class B
These are the current Nascar NNS cars. There's 2 series - one for fixed setups and one with open setups.
I race these for fun and I'm not really competitive in the championships.
Class C
These are the Nascar Trucks. Again 2 series for fixed/open setups. I'm much more competitive in these and I've won one race in the open series - although that was by tactics (saving fuel so I didn't have to make a late race fuel stop) rather than outright pace. In the Open series, I'm 5th in the championship and in the Fixed I'm 8th.
Road Series (Division5)
Grand Touring
This is a road race series usng VW Jetta's, Mazda MX5's and Pontiac Solstice cars. I race the Jetta which is the fastest of the cars on most tracks although the championships are by car class.
I'm 2nd in the championship and have got a decent chance of winning it. I've had 4 race wins so far this season.
Grand-Am
Again a mixed car series using the Riley DP Prototype sports cars and the McLaren MP4-12C GT car. I race the Riley.
I'm 4th in the championship but no race wins although I'm consistently in the top 5 in most races.
GT Challenge
Another mixed series using the Corvette CR6 GT1 car, the McLaren and the Ford GT. The Corvette is the fastest of the cars and I drive that.
I'm leading the championship with a pretty comfortable lead so should win. So far, 2 race wins and 12 other top 5's in the 14 races I've done.
Star Mazda
These are single seaters similar to F3 cars. The main feature of this series is that there's almost always a big 1st corner crash so I tend to start from the pits and make my way through the carnage. Currently 4th in the championship with 1 win (from the pits!)
Prototype and GT Challenge
This series uses the HPD ARX sports Prototype, the Corvette and the McLaren. I drive the Corvette. The HPD is significantly faster and so a big challenge is when they're lapping us - I've been taken out a couple of times, even trying the stay out of the way....
Again there's 2 series - for open and fixed setups. The Open setup races are long - 65 minutes and so a pit stop for fuel is needed. The problem is that participation is low in these series, especially the open one and the only official races tend to be in the middle of the night for me...
But, I'm leading the open series and I'm 3rd in the fixed. I should win the open and I've got a decent chance in the fixed. No races wins in either as yet although I've been pretty close - in one race I was leading with a lap to go and got taken off by a McLaren I was lapping :-(
Apart from the races, I'm also doing time trails in all the series. These are 10 (for oval tracks) or 5 (for most road courses) lap single car against the closk. tests. I've found they help a lot checking the car setups for the races. Out that many people do them very regularly - especially the fast guys and so I'm leading the championships in all 14 divisions!!!!
OK, enough for now, back to racing....
