Race Day 5 -June 25

 Race Day 5 Stats- June 25

Owensboro KY to Lexington KY

TEAM 95:  

  • Start position 51
  • #race legs: 5
  • Overall time :59 seconds 
  • #Aces today/overall: 0/1
  • Todays place in division: 11th out of 60
  • Todays place overall 75 out of 120
  • Cumulative rank in division.  6th place out of 60
  • Cumulative rank overall/adjusted time - All divisions:   66 w/2min 33sec

TEAM 100:

  • Starting position 46
  • #race legs: 5
  • Overall time :21 seconds
  • #Aces today/overall: 1/1
  • Todays place in division:  13th out of 56 
  • Todays place - All divisions 33 out of 120
  • Cumulative rank in division.  18th place out of 56
  • Cumulative rank overall/adjusted time - All divisions:   40th w/1min 24sec

DAY SUMMARY:

Fun day today!   We had our first elevation changes which resulted in much more engaging driving conditions as we found our sweet spots for climbing and braking to maintain accurate speeds.   Traffic increased considerably.  It was nice to drive on roads w/trees in this heat(shade).   We had a lunch stop at “Swopes cars of yesterday” which was a cool museum of rare vintage cars.  Both teams did excellent today as we refined our at speed corners and delayed stops.  Team 100 got its first perfect score on a leg(Ace) and team 95 is in 6th place(missed 5th by only 1 second)!   Top 5 teams in each division win $ and a plague.  I know this, both teams are doing great and improving daily.  Both Alfa’s sound and handle better than most cars here and that is working to our advantage as many racers struggle to maintain speeds on sharp corners.   That means more math.  For us, its hold on and smile.  :) 

Scott had a nice surprise at lunch with a surprise visit from his sister and her husband.   The cars are holding up well and when driven gently are performing when we need it.  Car #95 is leaking some diff fluid, but not enough to worry yet.  Car 100’s tranny is loud, but holding together and is performing well as long as I am gentle on shifting it.  

3D Route

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