Equipe Rapide Challenge Cup #5 June 28, 2015. Mineral Wells

[CosmosMpower]

They are working now.
interesting results, as the top 10-20 is very momentum-car heavy, other than KenO and Dusold. With no tight corners and only the vertical gates at start and finish to slow us down, the low-power cars were able to take advantage. No places for power cars to gain an advantage. For me, the entire back section was flat-out in 3rd gear down the hill; never done a slalom in 3rd before, to my recollection. Definitely different, and very fast.

Awesome work by the course workers throughout the day, keeping track of a very spread-out course.

But the fastest Miata there was a FI Miata. And the fastest raw time was a big power car.

[ken o]

We did not run the course posted. The course we ran really didn't have a good flow to it. The slow elements seem to be there just to slow you down but not really challenge you. The bad straight was really just a LONG slalom with a chicane, just to slow you down. Maybe we should run the course posted at the BMW event on July 18.

[OZMDD]

I'm happy to provide you the .ppt of the posted course. You can tweak it as you like and run it at BMW. I'll definitely attend, as I'm anxious to give it a try.

[OZMDD]

JoJo, of course the fastest raw times came from power cars; physics didn't stop working. However, the margin between those cars and the 120hp civics and miatas was surprisingly small. Note that Grant ran in the 59's too. When Madarash finishes 20th (granted he was on old tires and working out some changes on the new suspension), it shows that something different was taking place. To me, it was the easiest autox course I've ever run. Fun? Yes. Challenging? Not at all.

[Clovis]

Also interested to run the posted course at some point. I made the call on Saturday to make the long drive based on the course that was posted. Still had fun....better than sitting on my dead butt watching NASCAR race the infield.

[BMcCann]

I'd go to the BMW event if they run the course that was posted earlier.

In other news, OMG BOSS 302 IS FUN AS HELL.

[CosmosMpower]

Also interested to run the posted course at some point. I made the call on Saturday to make the long drive based on the course that was posted. Still had fun....better than sitting on my dead butt watching NASCAR race the infield.

That NASCAR race at Sonoma was actually entertaining as hell. I caught the last 20 laps, it was close the whole way. Wish I could say that about F1 this year.

[OZMDD]

My best clean run, 61.702. Had a 61.6 that ended up with a late cone call. hold on to your hats, the sensation of speed is staggering.