There were a few rules established for the final:
1. Race winner would receive the 5 points for the win PLUS a bonus point for winning the race. This would avoid any tie.
2. The race order is flopped 1st and 2nd. This is because I had the Shell Ford on the track first. It will race first, then the Alfa, then if the Alfa isn't as fast as the Shell Ford, the Gulf Ford will run. Otherwise if the Alfa wins, the Gulf Ford doesn't need to run. It won't have any spoiler capabilities at that point.
3. All cars start the race in the same shape as the race prior. There has been no tuning, cleaning, or hair removal from any of the cars for this race.
Scheduled for 100 laps on the same track as the previous race:
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| Pretty fast track. Each car reacts differently to it. |
RESULTS: [after 20 of 20 races]:
Car Time Offs Points Champ Points Total
Ford #8 4:41.72 0 3 78
Alfa #2 4:35.00 0 5+1 83 [WINNER]
Ford #11 DNF - - 48
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| Pretty much the only view anybody had of the Alfa all day. Looks good with those Paul Gage urethane tires on the back. |
The Alfa's split time of 2:20 to the #8 car's 2:21 was just the start of it. The Alfa got grippier as it went along, and by the end of the race it was flying. It was very loose at first, so it was probably a dirty tire issue that caused the early wobbling.
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| I don't expect this car to do much more losing. It's a spacer away from perfection. |
The Shell Ford does well on some tracks, not so well on others. It did well here last time, but this time was a little sluggish. It didn't rip around the turns like it usually does, but kind of lumbered through them. I definitely have to call that a handling issue. Either way, not a good day to race in imperfect condition.
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| This car did much better in the first ten races than in the second ten. Some of that I blame on me getting a late start on the car. I had already started modifying the other two and didn't get around to doing anything to it until about race 8 or so. And by that time it was already going wrong. The handling problems are the primary issue [although not lately]. |
The Gulf Ford didn't race, as the Alfa had already beaten the Shell Ford, so the Gulf Ford wouldn't be a spoiler at that point. I'm a bit disappointed in how the car ended up. 48 points is pretty dreadful. It was not very competitive, and I think my next move is going to be working on that car. It needs it.
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About racing in imperfect condition...sometimes I don't have all the time I'd like to be able to run proper races with long tuning sessions before and all that. Sometimes I have to slap 'em on the track and run 'em. Today was one of those days. It's a normal thing that can happen. Worked pretty good here, as I didn't have all the time to prep and overthink things.
So that's it. After 20 well-fought races, where for a good portion of it it could have gone in a number of directions, the Alfa Romeo has won the championship. It was closer than the points in the end made it out to be, and it came down to the wire. I thought the Alfa would win, although the Shell Ford never gave up, which made it cool to root for. Either way would have been great, so I'm happy that the Alfa won. It's a great slot car.
Well, that was fun to do. I learned a lot, and even though 20 races doesn't sound like much, it took me 4 months [I think] to do. Some things worked, others didn't. There will be some things I'll do differently the next time around, which will happen when I get either a new car or more track pieces, whichever comes first.
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