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What's with Autocon? Is it drivers or is it equipment? Roughly 7 seconds slower than the fastest Vette, I hope that this was a "getting used to it" period.
9.7 - Minimum qualifying time :
Drivers shall achieve a lap time at least equal to
a/ 125 % of the average of the 3 best laps set by 3 cars of different
makes,
b/ 115 % of the best time achieved by the fastest car in each of the four
categories
I'm assuming item A is within their own class.
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06-11-2008, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by wrxinsc  What's with Autocon? Is it drivers or is it equipment? Roughly 7 seconds slower than the fastest Vette, I hope that this was a "getting used to it" period.
9.7 - Minimum qualifying time :
Drivers shall achieve a lap time at least equal to
a/ 125 % of the average of the 3 best laps set by 3 cars of different
makes,
b/ 115 % of the best time achieved by the fastest car in each of the four
categories
I'm assuming item A is within their own class. | If I'm doing my math right (and I very well may not be), Autocon needs to do a 3:47 (Assuming Peugeot doesn't improve) in order to qualify for the race. They did a 3:56 today, so they've got a LOT of work to do to get out of the red.
But then again, I just saw that last year, the T2M Dome Mader did a 4:53! in qualifying and still made the race.
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06-12-2008, 07:19 AM
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I did some math also, and came up with a 4:14 based on 125% of the average of the fastest Pug, Audi and Pescarolo. Of course with the Pugs running sub 3:20 times, I wonder if the ACO will "adjust" them to maintain the 3:30 rule?
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John Manchester has confirmed the sale of a Zytek/Zytek to a US customer and to being very close to a second sale. He also said that there is a high probability that we will see at least one of them in the latter part of the season (how soon ?)!
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Originally Posted by wrxinsc I did some math also, and came up with a 4:14 based on 125% of the average of the fastest Pug, Audi and Pescarolo. Of course with the Pugs running sub 3:20 times, I wonder if the ACO will "adjust" them to maintain the 3:30 rule? | I just did 115% of the fastest runner which comes out to 3:48. They had said that Autocon and Tokai U were both in the red yesterday, so I don't think 4:14 would be correct as both cars did faster than that yesterday.
Autocon was able to pick up 9 seconds today though and did a 3:47, so they just squeaked it out. Assuming I'm doing the initial math correctly, the Tokai U car has 6 minutes to get their car qualified or they'll be going home. I'm not sure how strict the ACO is on all of that though. | |
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Originally Posted by WMUCarGuy I just did 115% of the fastest runner which comes out to 3:48. They had said that Autocon and Tokai U were both in the red yesterday, so I don't think 4:14 would be correct as both cars did faster than that yesterday.
Autocon was able to pick up 9 seconds today though and did a 3:47, so they just squeaked it out. Assuming I'm doing the initial math correctly, the Tokai U car has 6 minutes to get their car qualified or they'll be going home. I'm not sure how strict the ACO is on all of that though. | The 4:14 is correct under Art. 9.7a's formula. and the ACO can use either of the formula's to allow them in. Or if they want they could just let them in! Everyone on the grid is there by invitation of the ACO.
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Originally Posted by HORNDAWG The 4:14 is correct under Art. 9.7a's formula. and the ACO can use either of the formula's to allow them in. Or if they want they could just let them in! Everyone on the grid is there by invitation of the ACO. | Well as I stated earlier, the T2M Dome made it in last year with a 4:53 qualifying time, so I don't see any chance of Tokai U being asked to withdraw after a 3:53. | |
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