We have the recap courtesy of the Hamburgler himself: We are slowing rolling out some of the trickier rules over the first few races.
"That sequence of rolls was decisive" said Dave afterwards, "but I also have to thank my crew chief for giving me such a tough car today - skipping the pits is what put me out front there towards the end. And I also need to thank the fine folks at Scion for everything they do sponsoring our team. Oh, and ahh... thats my phone ringing, gotta go." Dave's partner, Jason "J-Bomb" Boes was a little more upset after the race - "I kind of missed a section of lap 3 there... like I blacked out or something.... I was feeling good going into lap 3, but then all of a sudden - BOOM - my Team Odd-Job Scion Tc was chugging along with barely any brakes left, I'm pretty sure the crew left my right rear tire loose, and that was that." After promising a better result next week, Jason stormed off to the team hauler to talk with his crew.
Second place Matt "Hamptonium Chloride" Hampton was happy with his result, all things considered; "Yeah I thought we had a shot at winning this thing there on the last lap, but Dave was just real smooth through the slow spots on the track, and I couldn't quite get past him at the end. He totally pulled on me coming out of Loews and I knew it was over. Was happy to see my teammate bring his Honda S4000 home right behind me though." His teammate being Jon "Bridesmaid" Brudnak, of course, who commented as well - "Good race. I thought I was a little too conservative there at the end, might have been more aggressive through the tunnel, but man - seeing those wrecks out there, it just made sense to take the sure thing and be a little conservative. I don't mind being 'bridesmaid' to my partner if it means Team Monkeywrench moves ahead in the standings."
Team Wacky Waving Inflatable Flailing Arm Tube Men (WWIFATM) finished 4-5, a bit of a disappointing result for Jacob "5-time" Billcheck - "Man... I had 3rd there.... stupid 4... stupid 12... eh." Partner Adam "The Shuffler" Capps was a bit more outspoken; "You know, for everything that happened to me out there today, man.... this isnt so bad. I hate that my teammate spun out there at the end, but our Dodge Minivans were pretty stout out there, and I look forward to next week's trip to Indianapolis. I *was* happy to hold of J-Bomb there at the end though, he was coming on like a madman." Jacob nodded wordlessly, and the two headed back to their motorcoach, probably already planning their next moves...
Which takes us to the self-fulfilling prophecy of the race - Team Crash-n-Burn. First out of the infield care center, we talked to Bob "The Burn" Eickholt; "Blew up... man, that was ugly. Thought we had a good motor in it, had a good plan for the race... my SuperMod 69 Camaro was bitchin fast out there, but I guess not as durable as she needed to be. We'll get them next week." Shortly before press time, we squeezed in a few words with Chuck "The Crash" Endreszl as he left the track via ambulance - "Stupid....30.... damn..... floor.... so cold.... need better ....car .....next time." Chuck then proceeded to pass out, and was taken away. Speedy recovery, Chuck!
And so here are the point standings after Race 1:
Schumm - 15
Hampton - 12
Brudnak - 10
Capps - 8
Billcheck - 6
Boes - 4
Endreszl - 2
Eickholt - 1
Team Standings:
Team Monkeywrench - 22
Team Odd Job - 19
Team (WWIFATM) - 14
Team Crash-n-Burn - 3
KEEP IN MIND - Each player gets to drop their two worst finishes in the final season point standings! One bad race doesn't mean you're out of it...
NEXT WEEK - We are off on Friday (travel day for the race teams) with Race #2 starting on Monday the 16th at Indianapolis Motor Speedway!
ALSO NOTE - Next week we will also be adding the rules for TIRES to the mix; your choices will be HARD or SOFT tires.
Hard Tires - These tires are good for anything other than Rain.Here’s how they handle the various weather types:
Sunshine – The movement of the car and penalties incurred when overshooting corners are normal. (THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN USING)
Rain – The car skids 3 extra spaces on each stop inside the corners. The penalties for overshooting are normal.
Soft Tires – These are generally better than hard tires when its sunny or changeable, but even worse in the rain.
Sunshine – A car fitted with Soft tires gains a optional one space bonus on all its moves, whatever gear its in. However, the penalty for overshooting a corner is multiplied by 2. (OVERSHOOT BY 1 SPACE = BURN 2 TIRE POINTS) Use of this one space bonus is not compulsory. In a race, soft tires are not effective for more than 1 lap. If a car does not make a pit stop at the end of the lap to replace tires, then it will not benefit from the 1 space bonus move on its next lap. If a driver is very lucky, or very stubborn, and elects not to stop on the 3rd lap as well – the tires actually become a handicap! All moves in the straights are reduced by 1 space, and all tire penalties for overshooting are multiplied by 3!
Rain – There is no movement bonus, and the car skids 3 extra spaces each time it moves in a corner space. The penalties for not changing tires on laps 2 and 3 are the same as above.
ONE MORE TIRE NOTE - You can elect to change tire TYPES on a pit stop, but this will NOT change the number of tire POINTS your car has.
FINAL NOTE - Going forward I anticipate we will add the remaining "Advanced" rules as follows: Weather in Race #3, Suspension and Road Hazards in Race #4.
And thats a wrap for week 1... hope you all had fun with it!
-M
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