dom

WTF, there was a race on the 24th. It was a non-points race so its does'nt affect the championship but a race nonetheless. Kleinubing won but he used an RSX and not the TSX? What gives.

Here's the article and it does mention that he will be returning the TSX for the next race which is a points race. But why not use it for that race, it would have helped with developement.

http://www.world-challenge.com/news/04press67.html

fdl

http://www.acura-tsx.com/forums/show...&threadid=8805

dom

NO, that does'nt count. This is the official RTR thread dammit. Any other thread started about the RTR TSX or team should be closed and moved here. You did'nt do your job noob.

TSX 'R' US

and domn goes for the reversal...

dom

^Bump^

Ok its race day again. Race begins at 2:10 eastern.

Practice took place this morning at 10:30 and none of RTR cars took part in the pratice I think they did this last time as well.

Check this thread for updates.

provench

What channel is broadcasting the race??

fdl

I'm not sure if its being broadcast at all.

Hopefully it will be a good race, I need a new "owned" pic. Ideally a TSX in the lead with a bimmer behind and off the road, stuck in the sand with rear wheels spinning.

dom

I know its shown on Speed but never live. Usually shows the following weekend. Provench check the Speed TV schedule.

Revenent

Cool - I'll cap it and see if I can get some better quality this time around.

dom

I have 2:25 on my watch and the live scoring has nothing? Can you guys see whats going on?

Revenent

speedtv.com is listing the broadcast as June 6th, 12:00 EST.

Yahoo TV isn't listing it, but Speed TV always mucks around with the schedules at the last minute.

dom

Nevermind. Kleinubing 2nd, Plumb 3rd. 1.1 and 2.3 seconds behind respectively.

dom

Revenent go here for live up to the second scoring.

http://www.world-challenge.com/2004/...ivetiming.html

Looks like Auberlin and Kleinubing are pulling away from the feild.

dom

Matt Plumb in the second TSX just dropped from 3rd to 5 and is now 7 seconds behind 4th??? Something must have happened.

What a Noob.

dom

Auberlin's lead changes from less than a second to 2.9. It does'nt seem as though Pierre will catch him.

That NooB plumb is now 10 seconds behind 4th?

I'm thinking Auberlin can flat out drive as the others Bimmers can't come close to Pierre.

dom

OUCH, Kleinubing now in 4th, 12 sec behind first. He must have went off

vwong

Very disappointing race for PK. He went off at about lap 31 or so. Then he lost power at lap 41 with 2 laps to go. Matt Plumb probably lost one spot in the last lap and finished 5th. Ok...when is the next race? RTR TSX will be back.

dom

Very dissapointing day for the RTR team.

So he went off while in second? and then lost power?

fdl

So how did it finish?

dom

Kleinubing 21st and Plumb 5th.

He went off while in 2nd and dropped to 4th. Then lost power near the end to drop like a stone. Plumb was in 4th but must have been passed on the last lap.

fdl

Maybe his rotors warped.



I'm selling my TSX.

dom

No what happened was he reached over to open the sunroof and the damn switch was so low and the roof took so long to open he went off road, He quickly came back on track but was in 3rd. Then he needed to defrost his side mirrors and he could'nt find the damn switch, through all the looking he dropped back another position to 4th.

So I guess he figured he'd cruise to the end. He turned on the radio and all his interior lights went out. He then realized he was driving a underpowered FWD 4 CYLINDER sedan and completely lost it.









The real reason he lost power? Blue key light

Dan Martin

Maybe the gas prices were so high they had to switch to 89 octane.

fdl

With 89 octane and a blue keylight, they didnt stand a chance.

Maurice

This sucks.

http://www.speedvisionwc.com/news/04press78.html

fdl

Dan Martin

Oh well at least Pierre got $100 for placing 21st. It will come in handy at the bar tonight!

provench

Sucks on the results ... by the way HDNet did carry the race live! The bad news is even though I have an HD TV and box, I have not added the package that gives me HDNet. I might be doing that in the near future

Helicobacter Pylori

provench

gogozy

Dan Martin

Helico is a screwball.

joerockt

Its not the wing that makes it fast, but the stickers

F-C

TOPEKA, Kan. (July 20, 2004) – SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. announced today adjustments for the BMW 325 E46 model in SPEED World Challenge Touring Car competition.

The adjustments, taking place beginning with this weekend’s Round Six race at Portland International Raceway include an increase in the base weight by 100lbs (to 2800lbs) and a reduction of 500 rpm from its maximum rpm (to 7700 rpm).

Additionally, beginning with Round Seven at Mosport International Raceway, Aug. 6-8, the BMW 325 E46 may not have more than 48 percent of its weight distribution to the rear after a full session.

The bulletin states: “This change is to assist in the competitive parity of the series. After reviewing a significant amount of data, it is apparent that the BMW 325 E46 needs an adjustment. Some of the strengths of this car are its cornering and tire wear characteristics due to a 50/50 weight balance and the new Toyo Proxes RA-1 tire. Due to time constraints, imposing a maximum rear weight distribution on the cars is unrealistic for the race this weekend. The maximum rear weight distribution rule will take effect following this weekend’s Portland race, at which point, an additional positive or negative adjustment may be warranted.

Additionally, the six cylinder engine of the BMW has a larger total valve area and therefore more airflow through its head in comparison to four cylinder engines of a similar displacement. A reduction in rpm limit will help compensate for this difference.

The series is committed to providing a level playing field for a variety of manufacturers and car configurations. At this point, SCCA Pro Racing does not believe a competitive balance is in place, and has made these adjustments for the betterment of the series as a whole.”

This year, BMWs have captured four out of five pole positions and wins, and all five fastest race laps. While they make up only 47 percent of the field, the car has occupied 56 percent of the top-10 finishers, 64 percent of the top five finishers and 67 percent of the top three finishers.

“We have some great teams and great drivers in BMWs,” SCCA Pro Racing Vice President and General Manager Mitch Wright said. “However, we have some great teams and drivers in other types of cars as well, and it’s apparent that they’re not as competitive as they should be. We wanted to collect as much data as possible before making any adjustments, due to the new tires for the Touring Cars this year. After five races, it’s apparent that something needed to be done.”


Well, this is obviously the SCCA's response to the dominant form that the BMW's had at Sears Point last week.

dom

Ya, they dominated that last race. Lets see how the penalties effect them.

F-C

I would have assumed that the TSX would already be competitive against the 325 at Portland, regardless of these weight penalties just announced. PIR is a fast track with two long straightaways, which should suit the TSX.

dom

Actually Top end power has been the shortfall of the RTR TSX from what I understand. Its the handling courses that suit the car better. The car has trouble keeping up on the long straights.

F-C

Hmm, could be. I've only seen a few minutes of this season's races. But in the last race in Sears Point, one of the commentators said that the TSX has an advantage over the 325 on the fast sections of the course, only in the slower corners does it lose ground to the 325. Perhaps he was commenting on the higher torque of the 325?

jiggaman

6 cylinder N/A versus 4 cylinder N/A. doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out why the TSX is at an disadvantage.

F-C

But isn't the SWC run off an equivalency formula like other production based race series?