New Season Plans and Notes

I'm planning a 20-track championship series. Six cars, all Slot.it. If I get any more they'll be late additions, but I'm not expecting to. Races will be 50 laps timed. Clock will stop in the event of a crash.

Points for races will be distributed as follows:

Place     Points

1st            11
2nd            8
3rd             6
4th             4
5th             2
6th             0

The reason I give 11 points for 1st is to avoid a potential tie at the end of the season. This came close to happening before because of my math. Not this time. Also the three point differential between 1st and 2nd keeps it competitive. And since it'll be over a variety of layouts, no single car should dominate. We shall see.


Car Notes

The Matra has yet to run a legit race here. I've done loads of laps, but haven't had a single race since getting it. So that makes it the big question going in. The Porsche was able to make a good showing coming into the party late in last year's championship races. I expect there will tracks he will totally dominate at. I expect the same from the Matra too. The other cars, we'll have to see. I'd love a good surprise, and I think there are favorites and long shots.

I'd call this one a favorite.

Cars will be treated to a full tune-up, cleaning, lube and oil change. Tires will be sanded once every 5 races and cleaned before each race. If 5 proves too long I'll shorten it, but if one gets it, they all do. Another lube and cleaning will likely occur halfway through the series.

I've been running all the cars the last few days and am ready to prep them for the race. They're all running well, so it's hard to tell without timing which car is the fastest. The results should be interesting.