Endurance Electric final

[jim76]

Originally Posted by DoughtyUK.net

definately, all round yours then Lee???

I really want to go for running 1 car the whole race, I even fancy trying to go the distance myself

it'll be a bugger getting off the rotrum and changing tyres/batteries, not to mention putting cells on charge while you drive!!!



for the teams we definitely need a system for evening them out, ie 5 man team, one from each license grade etc. And no, Nick G can't enter as an F5 unless he is in my team!!!

Or a total of 15 points minimum per team, F1=1pt, F2=2 points etc so you could have a team of 3 F3's.

[Lee Martin]

im up for it!

who wants to sponser it..

ill talk with a few peeps after worlds. u lot get ideas together

[Chris Doughty]

I get quite frustraited with the idea of 'balancing' teams...

it stops the big teams from all playing together and 'dumbs down' the competetion.

back in the day when Schumacher entered their factory team at the 24 hour race it was a specticle to watch and you guaged yourself with how far behind you were and IF you might be able to beat them.

they didn't have to have Jonny F5 in their team to even the score.

[Lee Martin]

yeh i dnt liek tht idea either...also with 1 car anything can go wrong.

plus its for fun. do it with your mates and see how u do!

[ashleyb4]

No i like the idea of having one of each license grade in a team as it then means its more competative and also people will learn more from it. As then the f3's f4's f5's will get to spend time with the f1's f2's and they can get advice and help. also wouldnt it be ace to have the top driver in each team to run the last stint and try and then it should be an ace dash to the finish. And it will make it alot more fun as if you have a team full of f1's against a team with like f4's f5's it isnt fun at all.

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[jim76]

you can argue both sides of it. i agree a team of Lee, Truman, Goodhall, Bloomer and you would be ace to watch, but it would get a bit tedious for the other teams being lapped for the 43rd time. Also where is the challenge for the F1's?
In the interest of the masses enjoying it, if you have a balanced team then there is more challenge for the top drivers as they aren't guaranteed a win, it would also give some of the lower drivers better "contact" with an F1 in their team to advise them of lines, set up etc.

Just a thought to make it more competitive and enjoyable for the majority of people.

I'll still race either way as they are such a good laugh.


edit - ash got there first!

[Chris Doughty]

Ash, would you prefer it if all F1 drivers could only use one hand to race, F2's have to close one eye.

F3's have to sit down and F4's and F5's can run as they wish...

that should make it a bit more competitive for the national series

[Chris Doughty]

so much can happen in an enduro race...

do you think they say to Audi that they have to have a novice in their team?


I can see your side of the argument, but its not like none of the F1's would not help anyone that asked???

[ashleyb4]

Or f1's have to run macabushi 540 motor's f2's are aloud to run stock 27t motors f3's are only aloud to use 19t motors and f4's f5's are aloud to use modified motors. lol Only kidding.

I just think it would be more fun.

And chris wouldnt you find it more fun to be racing lee and bloomers etc forthe last 5 minutes with a mad dash to the finish trying to make up a lap or two.

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[Chris Doughty]

trust me Ask, no driver on earth would be able to make up the differance after 6 hours of racing.

its hard enough to make up 2 seconds on someone of the same level as regular A'ers

[Mossy]

Dont think you can really pick the teams and grade them. I agree with Pidge and Chris, always better to race on the same team as your mates. Why not work out some form of handicap, like based on the sum of your license grades added together it effects how many laps you start behind other teams e.g a team of 4 F1s for example could start say 80 laps behind a team of F3s and F4s? just a thought?

[ashleyb4]

I know it would be very hard if not impossible but it still would be ace to see all the f1's head to head really tired cars pushed to the limit.

Also having diffrent abilitys would bring it closer at the end.

And also trying to time it right so you get the right people on at the right time as if one team put someone like me on then another team put you on that team would gain alot of laps but then it would be evened out just trying to work it right so you could gain a lpa here and there etc.

I can totally see your side of the argument chris but personally i think it would make it mroe fun and closer if we had diffrent ability drivers in each team.

A

This is getting a bit mad

[Lee Martin]

well the F1's challenge would be from other F1's surely!!!

like a national endurance meeting!

[Chris Doughty]

the way I see it is that it is a big race, let the big players put in factory teams etc...

if a group of F3's and F4's want to race, they should set theirselves a goal, people do that at nationals, some drivers feel happy if they made the D, same kind of thing should apply.

why take away the opertunity for manufactureres to 'fairly' win a big race ?

[ashleyb4]

I like mossys idea that would be ace.

F1's have to drive standing on the rostrum while being sprayed with a fire hose.

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[Lee Martin]

Freak

[jim76]

Originally Posted by Mossy

Dont think you can really pick the teams and grade them. I agree with Pidge and Chris, always better to race on the same team as your mates. Why not work out some form of handicap, like based on the sum of your license grades added together it effects how many laps you start behind other teams e.g a team of 4 F1s for example could start say 80 laps behind a team of F3s and F4s? just a thought?

that's a pretty good solution actually. i'd prefer to race with my mates, no question. i just thought it would make things more fun for everyone if they aren't too far off the pace.

[Wraggy]

Originally Posted by ashleyb4

I know it would be very hard if not impossible but it still would be ace to see all the f1's head to head really tired cars pushed to the limit.

ash endurance races are not like racing at nationals, where for 5 mins your 110% on the bubble , its all about getting it round cleanly therefor your probably racing at about 80% to keep it going consistant and smooth ...

[jim76]

Originally Posted by ashleyb4

Or f1's have to run macabushi 540 motor's f2's are aloud to run stock 27t motors f3's are only aloud to use 19t motors and f4's f5's are aloud to use modified motors. lol Only kidding.
A

some F4/5's would put in quicker times with the 27t Ash instead of a Mod!!

[Chris Doughty]

Ash, I think you are making this a bit of a witch hunt against F1's

with your idea for 'balancing' teams, it NEVER works out, there will be one of the manufactureres some how able to put together a team of ACE's that 'fit' the grade rating and pretty much guarentee victory.

quick example, Jon Hazelwood could be on the AE team, he is an F5 but at a CML Raceway meeting he only just missed the A against a lot of National F1'ers

there are so many people in the woodwork that could come out and seriously unbalance teams.

it always happens, Mark Stanly, F5 A-finalist, Nathan Ralls, he was an abnormally quick F5'er recently. Nick G, F5'er