It's Forzday, do you have your garage in order?
Tonight we race on the picturesque Maple Valley Speedway - Short circuit. Series points leader Andrew Steppat has been experiencing continued mechanical problems this week but looks to have those issues settled by race time tonight. However, will the lack of track time affect his performance on the track? Will MBR be able to put one of their drivers on the top of the podium? Roadie Tony Racing has made huge strides in lap times with this trip to Maple Valley, will driver Tony Tyree score his first win here? Or can he put away his rival Brandon Adkins in the points race? Which rookie will dominate this week?
For answers to these questions, be at the track at 9 pm Central as the Forzday Race Series kicks off action at Maple Valley tonight!
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Schedule, Amendments & Various Sundries
We have a few details to enter for the series that you will want to keep track of.
First, the schedule is to race Maple Valley on the 14th, this week. This will leave the next two weeks in February open for testing and a Time-Attack Challenge.
Second, a change is being allowed to the current Mazda MX-5 race car configuration. You may now add full race (adjustable) sway bars to the front and rear of your car. You may now add a Street level driveline to your car. This keeps the class rating at D347, but allows for limited adjustments to the cars handling.
Third, The Time-Attack Challenge announced this morning will be a Hot Lap run around the full Nurburgring. This will be done from a standing start (meaning you enter the track and run one lap only, your second, third, etc. laps will not be counted). If you have made a full speed run of the ring and it is posted to the leaderboard, you will need to save a replay of your standing start run for review.
All lap times will be counted, clean or dirty. However, if someone else's clean lap time is slower than your dirty lap, the slower clean lap wins. It would be appreciated, but not necessary, if you would save a replay of your official scored lap. You can submit that replay to Myopiceagl3 for review and distribution.
Car class details for the Time-Attack are as follows:
Any Asian make or model
FF or FR only (no AWD or mid-engine types)
A600 class limit, any configuration or tune (at or under A600)
Entries will be closed on March 1st and the winner will be announced shortly after. A prize will be awarded to the Time-Attack winner at the close of Season 2 along with the Season Points Champion and Rookie of the Year (Mar. 28th).
First, the schedule is to race Maple Valley on the 14th, this week. This will leave the next two weeks in February open for testing and a Time-Attack Challenge.
Second, a change is being allowed to the current Mazda MX-5 race car configuration. You may now add full race (adjustable) sway bars to the front and rear of your car. You may now add a Street level driveline to your car. This keeps the class rating at D347, but allows for limited adjustments to the cars handling.
Third, The Time-Attack Challenge announced this morning will be a Hot Lap run around the full Nurburgring. This will be done from a standing start (meaning you enter the track and run one lap only, your second, third, etc. laps will not be counted). If you have made a full speed run of the ring and it is posted to the leaderboard, you will need to save a replay of your standing start run for review.
All lap times will be counted, clean or dirty. However, if someone else's clean lap time is slower than your dirty lap, the slower clean lap wins. It would be appreciated, but not necessary, if you would save a replay of your official scored lap. You can submit that replay to Myopiceagl3 for review and distribution.
Car class details for the Time-Attack are as follows:
Any Asian make or model
FF or FR only (no AWD or mid-engine types)
A600 class limit, any configuration or tune (at or under A600)
Entries will be closed on March 1st and the winner will be announced shortly after. A prize will be awarded to the Time-Attack winner at the close of Season 2 along with the Season Points Champion and Rookie of the Year (Mar. 28th).
Friday, February 8, 2013
Donutz!
We took a parade lap to setup to set the starting grid for a race. This is what ended up happening.
Forzday Race Recap –
2/07/13
Circuit de Catalunya
- National 3 Heats per class
– 5 & 6 laps each
Participants: Paul
Maestri Ethan Maestri Andrew Steppat
Brandon Adkins Tony Tyree Ross Merkling
Mazda MX-5 (D-Class)
Heat 1 results: Lap Times
|
Paul Maestri
|
1
|
10
|
Andrew Steppat
|
1:29.839
|
10
|
|
Andrew Steppat
|
2
|
8
|
Paul Maestri
|
1:31.150
|
8
|
|
Ethan Maestri
|
3
|
6
|
Tony Tyree
|
1:36.699
|
6
|
|
Tony Tyree
|
4
|
5
|
Ethan Maestri
|
1:39.090
|
5
|
|
Ross Merkling
|
5
|
4
|
Ross Merkling
|
1:48.180
|
4
|
|
|
6
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
7
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2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
8
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Heat 2 results:
|
Ethan Maestri
|
1
|
10
|
Paul Maestri
|
1:30.898
|
10
|
|
Paul Maestri
|
2
|
8
|
Ethan Maestri
|
1:31.030
|
8
|
|
Tony Tyree
|
3
|
6
|
Andrew Steppat
|
1:35.556
|
6
|
|
Ross Merkling
|
4
|
5
|
Tony Tyree
|
1:36.597
|
5
|
|
Andrew Steppat
|
5
|
4
|
Ross Merkling
|
1:50.697
|
4
|
|
|
6
|
3
|
|
|
3
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|
|
7
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
8
|
1
|
|
|
1
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Heat 3 results:
|
Ethan Maestri
|
1
|
10
|
Andrew Steppat
|
1:28.934
|
10
|
|
Paul Maestri
|
2
|
8
|
Ethan Maestri
|
1:30.190
|
8
|
|
Tony Tyree
|
3
|
6
|
Paul Maestri
|
1:31.988
|
6
|
|
Ross Merkling
|
4
|
5
|
Tony Tyree
|
1:37.360
|
5
|
|
Andrew Steppat
|
5
|
4
|
Ross Merkling
|
1:44.410
|
4
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|
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6
|
3
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|
|
3
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|
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7
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2
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|
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2
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|
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8
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Class
Point Results:
|
Paul Maestri
|
50
|
|
Ethan Maestri
|
47
|
|
Andrew Steppat
|
42
|
|
Tony Tyree
|
33
|
|
Ross Merkling
|
26
|
Trans/Am (B-Class)
Heat 1 results:
Lap Time
|
Paul Maestri
|
1
|
10
|
Andrew Steppat
|
1:24.368
|
10
|
|
Andrew Steppat
|
2
|
8
|
Ethan Maestri
|
1:26.497
|
8
|
|
Ethan Maestri
|
3
|
6
|
Paul Maestri
|
1:24.956*
|
6
|
|
Brandon Adkins
|
4
|
5
|
Brandon Adkins
|
1:30.144*
|
5
|
|
Tony Tyree
|
5
|
4
|
Tony Tyree
|
1:30.233*
|
4
|
|
Ross Merkling
|
6
|
3
|
Ross Merkling
|
1:43.178*
|
3
|
|
|
7
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
8
|
1
|
|
|
1
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Heat 2 results:
|
Andrew Steppat
|
1
|
10
|
Paul Maestri
|
1:26.771
|
10
|
|
Ethan Maestri
|
2
|
8
|
Tony Tyree
|
1:27.536
|
8
|
|
Paul Maestri
|
3
|
6
|
Ross Merkling
|
1:46.065
|
6
|
|
Tony Tyree
|
4
|
5
|
Andrew Steppat
|
1:24.139*
|
5
|
|
Ross Merkling
|
5
|
4
|
Ethan Maestri
|
1:24.203*
|
4
|
|
|
6
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
7
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
8
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Heat 3 results:
|
Paul Maestri
|
1
|
10
|
Ethan Maestri
|
1:24.509
|
10
|
|
Ethan Maestri
|
2
|
8
|
Paul Maestri
|
1:24.651
|
8
|
|
Tony Tyree
|
3
|
6
|
Tony Tyree
|
1:28.414
|
6
|
|
Ross Merkling
|
4
|
5
|
Ross Merkling
|
1:51.058
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
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6
|
3
|
|
|
3
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|
|
7
|
2
|
|
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2
|
|
|
8
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Class Point Results:
|
Paul Maestri
|
50
|
|
Ethan Maestri
|
44
|
|
Andrew Steppat
|
33
|
|
Tony Tyree
|
30
|
|
Ross Merkling
|
26
|
|
Brandon Adkins
|
10
|
02/07/13 (Circuit de
Catalunya - National)
Forzday Points Total:
|
Name
|
Points
|
Heat Wins
|
Top Lap
|
|
P. Maestri
|
100
|
3
|
2
|
|
E. Maestri
|
91
|
2
|
1
|
|
A. Steppat
|
75
|
1
|
3
|
|
T. Tyree
|
63
|
0
|
0
|
|
R. Merkling
|
52
|
0
|
0
|
|
B. Adkins
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series Points after 4 of 8 Forzday events:
|
Name
|
Points
|
Heat Wins
|
Top Lap
|
|
A. Steppat
|
415
|
14
|
18
|
|
P. Maestri
|
359
|
6
|
5
|
|
E. Maestri
|
340
|
4
|
1
|
|
T. Tyree
|
208
|
0
|
0
|
|
B. Adkins
|
178
|
0
|
0
|
|
R. Merkling
|
64
|
0
|
0
|
|
R. Wilborn Jr.
|
62
|
0
|
0
|
|
B. Gilstrap
|
34
|
0
|
0
|
|
J. Michels
|
31
|
0
|
0
|
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