Final indoor club race this Saturday April 27th
This Saturday evening is our final club race of the indoor season.  Doors open at 4:00pm and track setup starts at 4:10pm.  All local racers are expected to help with track setup (reasonable exceptions are fine).

We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.  Make sure your cars are ready to go.

Summer Track Equipment
If anyone has room to store a PA speaker or two, and/or the rubber mats, that would be great.  We will need them for summer racing.


See you Saturday!
Blake

Fun Race Night!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing on Saturday.  We had a smaller turnout but some really good races.  It was a fun night.

Big shoutout to Matthew C for helping fix the club car after it was broken in a qualifying heat.  Matthew wasn't too familiar with the car but managed to get it up and running in short order!  Later in the evening Craig R did a full rebuild on Brian B's 12th Scale car after he broke the rear pod plate.  Lots of good mechanic work that night!

Nick F was the racer to beat in TC this week.  He turned the best hot laps and was also one of the most consistent drivers in the class.  And Dalyn S was untouchable in 12th Scale with a really quick car and mistake free driving.  Well done again guys.

Matt S had a good night in TC.  He was super quick in the final qualifier and managed to seed 6th overall, making the A-Main directly.  Nice work Matt!

Once again, the 12th Scale B-Main ended up being the race of the night.  Daryl J and Rob F raced it out for eight straight minutes in this one, never separated by more than 20 feet.  Daryl lead for most of the run and he didn't make any mistakes.  Rob was a tick quicker but didn't push the issue and stayed patient.  In the final minute Rob managed to make a clean pass for the lead, but on the final lap of the race Daryl got him back with an aggressive but legit pass of his own.  These guys have raced together a lot over the years and this had to be one of their best performances.  Was a fun one to watch.

Final Race Night is Saturday Apr 27
Our final indoor race of the season is in three weeks, on Saturday Apr 27.  Doors open at 4:00PM.  We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.

Yes, the Apr 27 date is accurate.  The regular date was unavailable.

Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1S6qnZUyfyY6wXgfU5Zd9hQYt32hdiXvk

Consistency Rankings and other Analytics
https://irocc.shinyapps.io/Analytics/


Blake

Fun Club Race!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing on Saturday.  We had a good turnout and lots of good racing.

Congrats to Dayn H and Rob F for running really well all night and taking the bump-ups to the TC A-Main!  Both were really consistent and smooth, staying out of trouble.  Dayn's progression in onroad has been very impressive!  Hard luck goes to Matt S as he was running a very close 3rd place but got collected by traffic on the last couple of laps. 

Ryan P set a new personal best with a super strong run in the TC C-Main.  Some of the more seasoned racers kept him at bay but he's showing that he can challenge that group moving forward.

Liam K ran his first ever "race laps" and did super well.  Big thanks to Team Fantetti for the loaner car!

The 12th Scale B-Main was a fun race to watch.  Shane A put in his best run of the night and worked his way to the front and then started to pull away with clean driving.  Behind him, Dan L and Daryl J raced super tight for pretty much the entire main with Daryl in 2nd and Dan in 3rd.  Daryl kept clean and managed to fend off Dan right to the end.  As a more aged racer myself, I love seeing IROCC's more "experienced" racers fending off the younger generation.  They can have their time when we retire.

Next Race is Saturday Apr 6
The next race is Saturday Apr 6.  Doors open at 4:00PM.  We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.

Upcoming Schedule
Apr 6    Club race
Apr 27  Last club race of the winter season (*** Note this date is three weeks after previous date)

Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1S6qnZUyfyY6wXgfU5Zd9hQYt32hdiXvk

Consistency Rankings and other Analytics
https://irocc.shinyapps.io/Analytics/


Blake

Hi all,


We found out today that IROCC's 2024 Summer racing program is in question.  Colwood is building a bridge for the Galloping Goose trail to cross over the Island Highway and our parking lot is going to be used as a staging area.  This is a surprise as we were given a verbal "ok" back in January, and then got this news today.

So, after roughly 20 years, the search for a new parking lot begins.  We're calling on all club members to keep their eyes open for possible opportunities.  The current lot is about 300' x 60' (pits included) which is about the minimum size required.  A new location would need smooth asphalt, be away from homes, and be located in the Colwood/View Royal/Westshore areas ideally.

If you know of any opportunities, please do the legwork to find who is in charge and get their contact info.  We can follow up from there.


Thanks,
Blake

Club racing this Saturday February 24th
This Saturday evening is our next club race.  Doors open at 4:00pm and track setup starts at 4:10pm.  All local racers are expected to help with track setup (reasonable exceptions are fine).

We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.  Make sure your cars are ready to go.

*** Note that after this race we will have a four week break until our next race on March 23rd.


See you there!
Blake