NINCO Nationals @ Slingshot Speedway - Results and Pictures

Mark · #1 11-09-2009, 05:49 AM

Hi All,

First and foremost, thanks to Duane and Lance of Slingshot Speedway for still going on with the race. It was a great weekend of slots with great people, as usual. Big thanks to our two travelers for this past weekend, Rich Drejcek & Rob Fleischman - great guys! Thanks for giving us your support, and you guys have ours when the time comes.

Saturday was filled with two heats of XLOT races, the XLOT Final, and two heats of 1/32 Sport races. Sunday consisted of the 1/32 Final along with a Slot.it Challenge race and SCX Pro-Car IROC Race. It was a fun filled Sunday of racing, both intense and relaxed.

Each XLOT and 1/32 Qualifying heat required drivers complete 10minutes each lane for a total of 1hr of track time. The final for both was 15minutes each lane, which is 1.5hrs of run time coming to a grand total of 2.5hrs of run time for the top 6 finalists for each car. This was the first time we ran XLOT's in a short endurance race. We were worried the motors would not take the constant load of the car, and unfortunately, one car suffered an intermittent motor problem that would cause the comm

to lock up occasionally. The NC6's in the 1/32 cars were reliable as usual, and we'd like to thank Lance for taking the time to test each motor to make sure we received close motors for handout.

Enough with the jibbajabba, here are the results:

XLOT Qualifying Heat 1:

Name................Lane1.....Lane2.....Lane3..... Lane4.....Lane5.....Lane6.....Total

Jason Stanley......58..........59.........52...........5 9..........59..........59........346
Lance Perry.........56..........58.........58........... 58..........57..........56........343
Greg McBee.........55..........58.........57........... 57..........57..........50........334
Jack Ballard.........55..........56.........54......... ..55...........55.........54........329
Tim McFail...........50..........51.........51........ ...51...........46.........49........298

XLOT Qualifying Heat 2:

Name................Lane1.....Lane2.....Lane3..... Lane4.....Lane5.....Lane6.....Total

Mark Azarraga......59..........60.........59........... 58..........60..........61........357
Jon Grizzle...........59..........53.........58....... ....59..........55..........58........342
Sean Ferreyra......56..........55.........57........... 57..........56..........57........338
Rob Fleischman.....49..........52.........52.......... .53...........47.........48........301
Doug Whelan........59..........59.........24........... 58...........42.........57........299
Mitchell Stanley....53..........54.........34...........48. ..........28.........38........255

XLOT Final:

Name................Lane1.....Lane2.....Lane3..... Lane4.....Lane5.....Lane6.....Total

Mark Azarraga......90..........90.........89........... 90..........90..........89........538
Jon Grizzle...........90..........90.........90....... ....89..........90..........89........538
Jason Stanley......90..........90.........89...........8 9..........89..........89........536
Lance Perry.........86..........89.........85........... 87..........88..........88........523
Sean Ferreyra......86..........86.........80........... 82..........83..........88........505
Greg McBee.........84..........74.........77........... 74..........84..........85........478

Mark Azarraga

Jon Grizzle

Jason Stanley

Point Standings after XLOT Race:

Mark Azarraga...20
Jon Grizzle........18
Jason Stanley....17
Lance Perry.......16
Sean Ferreyra....15
Greg McBee.......14
Jack Ballard.......13
Rob Fleischman..12
Doug Whelan.....11
Tim McFail.........10
Mitchell Stanley..9

*Greg McBee had lead wire problems hunt him throughout the race, both in Quals and Final.
*Doug Whelan had mechanical problems from the assembly line. The pinion set screw came loose and a wheel also came loose.

1/32 Qualifying Heat 1:

Name................Lane1.....Lane2.....Lane3..... Lane4.....Lane5.....Lane6.....Total

Jon Grizzle..........N/A..........N/A.......N/A.........N/A........N/A........N/A........356
Kevin Brown........N/A..........N/A.......N/A.........N/A........N/A........N/A........342
Sean Ferreyra.....N/A..........N/A.......N/A.........N/A........N/A.........N/A........338
Rich Drejcek........N/A..........N/A.......N/A.........N/A........N/A........N/A........323
Mitchell Stanley...N/A..........N/A.......N/A.........N/A........N/A........N/A........317
Rob Fleischman....N/A..........N/A.......N/A.........N/A........N/A........N/A........317

1/32 Qualifying Heat 2:

Name................Lane1.....Lane2.....Lane3..... Lane4.....Lane5.....Lane6.....Total

Mark Azarraga......60..........60.........59........... 58..........56..........61........354
Doug Whelan........58..........59.........59........... 58..........60..........59........353
Jason Stanley.......60..........59.........59........... 57..........59..........59........353
Lance Perry..........59..........58.........57.......... .57..........58..........47........346
Tim McFail............54..........52.........55....... ....54..........52.........54.........321
Jack Ballard..........54..........53.........55........ ...50..........48..........51.........311

1/32 Final:

Name................Lane1.....Lane2.....Lane3..... Lane4.....Lane5.....Lane6.....Total

Jason Stanley.......91..........92.........89........... 87..........90..........92........541
Jon Grizzle............90..........90.........91...... .....90..........88..........90........539
Lance Perry..........88..........87.........86.......... .86..........86..........88........521
Kevin Brown..........88..........84.........85.......... .86..........85..........87........515
Doug Whelan.........89..........87.........88.......... .88..........75.........82.........509
Mark Azarraga.......90..........61.........90.......... .87..........91..........79........498

Jason Stanley

Jon Grizzle

Lance Perry

*Kevin Brown had an axle stop collar come loose which resulted in a pitstop to re-adjust.
*Doug Whelan had a crash where the car landed on the floor. This resulted in a pitstop to replace a bent rear wheel.
*Mark Azarraga had intermittent car/controller/leadwire/brain problems. Car would stop randomly in some cases and I could not figure it out.

Overall Points Standings - NINCO Nationals 2009
*XLOT & 1/32 race combined*
Jason Stanley.....37
Jon Grizzle..........36
Mark Azarraga.....34
Lance Perry........33
Sean Ferreyra.....28
Doug Whelan.......26
Rob Fleischman....21
Jack Ballard.........20
Tim McFail...........20
Mitchell Stanley....17
Kevin Brown.........16 (only ran 1/32)
Greg McBee.........14 (only ran XLOT)
Rich Drejcek........12 (only ran 1/32)

Jason Stanley

Jon Grizzle

Mark Azarraga

Thanks to all who participated and showed support! Hopefully, things will be better next year, both the economy and slot. MRC donated three trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Thanks, Bob!

**SCX and Slot.it Race Results to come**

Mark · #2 11-09-2009, 06:04 AM

Slot.it Challenge Race

Jon Grizzle...........110 laps.....Rothmans Porsche 956
Mark Azarraga......107 laps.....Efini Mazda 787B
Greg McBee.........107 laps.....Bud Light Jaguar XJR12
Doug Whelan........107 laps.....Fortuna Porsche 962
Kevin Brown.........105 laps.....Baby Cresci Porsche 956 / Efini Mazda 787B
Lance Perry..........104 laps.....Efini Mazda 787B
Mitchell Stanley.....103 laps.....Boss Porsche 956
Jack Ballard...........99 laps......Fortuna Porsche 962
Rob Fleischman......97 laps......Hydro Aluminum Porsche 962
Justin Stanley........83 laps......Spirit of America Porsche 956

Jon Grizzle

Mark Azarraga

Greg McBee

SCX Pro-Car IROC Race
Cars:
Lane 1: Audi R8
Lane 2: Porsche GT3 Cup
Lane 3: Audi R8
Lane 4: Audi R8
Lane 5: Audi R8
Lane 6: Audi R8

Jon Grizzle.........106 Laps
Mark Azarraga....104 laps
Jason Stanley.....104 laps
Greg McBee........104 laps
Lance Perry........103 laps
Kevin Brown........102 laps
Doug Whelan.......102 laps
Jack Ballard.........101 laps
Sean Ferreyra......101 laps
Mitchell Stanley....99 laps
Rob Fleischman.....97 laps
Justin Stanley.......86 laps

Jon Grizzle

Mark Azarraga

Jason Stanley

SCX Donated three SCX Porsche GT3 Club Cars for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. SCX also donated 6 SCX Pro motors for the 6 IROC Cars! Thanks to Dave Kennedy for his support.

Pictures are uploading.....................

SouthernSlotter · #3 11-09-2009, 06:26 AM

Thanks for the report Mark!

SS

Northern Willy · #4 11-09-2009, 08:05 AM

In the Xlot final Mark beat Jon by about 20' after 90 minutes of racing.

It is interesting to note how similar the lap totals are for both finals. The voltage was bumped up for the Xlot but I don't know what it was. Either 14.5 or 15 I think. Whatever it was the right choice was made now that we have the larger race data. This assumes that you'd want similar performance from a lap time standpoint.

Rob · #5 11-09-2009, 08:43 AM

Just a quick thanks to Lance, Duane, and the whole Sling Shot family for putting on a great event this weekend despite the problems that developed over the past week. I know that everyone that participated had a great time, whether it was racing, marshaling, or socializing. As always, the racing was clean, fair, competitive, and most of all fun. For those that chose not to attend for whatever reasons, you truly missed a first-class event. I hope that for next year, the problems that caused the "cancellation" of this year's race can be resolved by NINCO/Spain making some smarter choices with locale for the WC race, that our local sponsor can provide sponsorship akin to the past with an improving economy, and that we as racers understand that our sponsors need to see, up front, our willingness and commitment to participating in an event if they are going to invest their hard earned dollars. We all share a little of the blame for this years mishaps. As an out of towner, I for one do not have a problem with the event continuing at Sling Shot. I believe that wherever the event is held, the best drivers will rise to the top. That said, if we are to run this event at either a different track, or at a neutral location (the best alternative), we need to start planning well in advance. That means either a different track/shop needs to step up well in advance and provide a lay out that will be challenging enough to merit a National Championship, or Bob needs to let us know how we as racers can help to make a neutral site possible.

Again, thanks to everyone at Sling Shot for putting on a great event and weekend of racing.

Rob

BRS · #6 11-09-2009, 09:18 AM

Mark,

Thanks for posting the race report.

Does the chassis ever scrape the track when using the small wheel/tire combination on the front of the NINCO 1/32 slot cars?

Best regards,
Brian

low tech · #7 11-09-2009, 12:03 PM

I'll answer...

The answer is sometimes. Bit it is not an issue. On most cars small front wheels and tires will lower the car to the point of the car running as close to the track as possible (with weight on the front wheels) or the front of the car on the guide. The notable exception lately is the lmp acura. With small front wheels the front "apron" scrapes, but this does not hurt on Ninco track, it actually helps by not letting the car rock.

Any car can scrape the chassis on the front if the chassis is warped. This was the case with two of my Ford GT chassis until I flatened them.

Running on Ninco track it is usually critical to get the front of the car as close to the track as possible. Otherwise the car loses braking (because the weight is on the wheels and not on the guide) and the car when going through a turn can catch a front tire and "go straight" and deslot.

hope this helps

low tech · #8 11-09-2009, 12:21 PM

I would like to thank Lance and Dwayne for holding this event and making the most out of a tricky situation. Thanks for Rob and Rich for attending our event we enjoyed having you. Hopefully I can return the favor in the future and visit you. There were also some non-participants and "one race or the other" drivers that lended their hands in track marshaling. Alot of track marshaling. Thanks very much.

I actually want to thank Ninco for having the World Cup. And MRC for their effort in trying to participate. Unfortunately this year has not worked out very well. Hopefully next year will be better organized.

Currently Jason and I are not planning on attending the Ninco World Cup. This is due to many things, including short travel notice, location of the event, money, taking time off from work, little prep time to set up cars for NWC rules, not enough parts to set up cars, etc.

I really really want to go and represent the USA in the Ninco World Cup, but due many factors I regretfully will bow out.

jon grizzle

ElSecundo · #9 11-09-2009, 12:53 PM

Congrats to you guys back on the podium, and to everybody else for turning a rough situation into a good race. It sounds like a fun event, and I knew it would be with Lance and Dwayne running the show.

This has been a hard year for a lot of organizations, and if it weren't for MRC, there wouldn't even be an event of this type in the US. They've provided more support for our American teams than any national team has received, and have no obligation to do so. The fact that they do says a lot, and we're all looking forward to next year's qualifier.

Jon, your reasons make perfect sense to me, and in your position, I'd have to do the exact same thing.

From the outside looking in, thanks to everybody for going ahead with the event, and making it the best it could be.

Rob · #10 11-09-2009, 01:38 PM

Kurt - I can tell you that you were missed both on and off the track. Hope to see you at the next event.

Rob

ElSecundo · #11 11-09-2009, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob

Kurt - I can tell you that you were missed both on and off the track.

Gotta adjust the scope a bit better, and account for the wind... *grin*

It felt weird being anywhere other than at that race, Rob. I really missed seeing everybody! If I could hang out with that group every day, I would.

NINCO1 · #12 11-09-2009, 03:17 PM

Gentlemen,
I watched the live link for a number of hours yesterday, and I think everything that could be said about this year National has been said already.
I want thank Sling Shot again for "being there" in these trying times, and my congrats to Jason, John and Mark for their overall 1,2,3 podium finishes. (Also, thanks Mark for posting the results).
This wasn't a good year for Toyota in F-1 and they had to make a painful decision to bow out.
I will contact NINCO immediately to let them know that the USA will not be represented this year.
Jon and Jason; I applaud your reasoning for bowing out and can only echo Kurts sentiments.
To Alan and the guys who stated their willingness to kick in funds to augment MRC's donation, thank you for your generous offer.
Gentlemen, I will do whatever I can to make next years race series as smooth and as exciting and as anticipated as it has been in the previous three years... and wherever the "National" will be run in 2010, I look forward to personally handing out the trophies and congratulating a new Team USA.

Mark · #13 11-09-2009, 06:42 PM

Rob Fleischman from Maryland. I squint my eyes to go faster as well.

Lance Perry inspecting 1/32 Sport Cars.

Sean Ferreyra with his DiFalco. His favorite band is the Backstreet Boys.

Mitchell Stanley. He will not hesitate to nerf you - just like his father.

Kevin Brown looking at I have no clue.

Greg McBee and Rich Drejcek.

Greg ready to race.

Doug Whelan, Lance, & Jason at the tech table.

Rich was really looking forward to making his NINCO hat an official NINCO Bob Autographed hat, but unfortunately, his dream didn't come true. Maybe next year.

Rob practicing on Lane 5.

Jack B., Topher W., Rich D., Doug W, and Dale R. hanging out at the pit tables.

..........in between heats.

.......and he said he wanted to race in the 24hrs.......

Jack Ballard and Tim McFail staging their XLOTs.

Everyone watches as Jason and Mark changes their tires for the final.

Blue isn't any of their favorite color.