Results from RallyCross #1, Feb. 9, 2019
Full details at https://kwrc.blither.net/registrants.asp?eid=18

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Results from RallyCross #1A, Feb. 10, 2019
Full details at https://kwrc.blither.net/registrants.asp?eid=19

Series scores and how they are calculated are here

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We ended up with a two day event with the huge response when registration opened for our Feb. 9th  event. As you know, we try to keep the number of cars entered to around 35; it gives the best chance of the most seat time with not too much waiting around between runs. When we hit sixty entries the executive decided to add a second day. It was possible as the track doesn’t operate this time of year, we expect cold weather so the course shouldn’t deteriorate too much, we had the porta-potties for the weekend anyway and the course could stay set up overnight on Saturday so Sunday setup would be minimal.

Although cold and windy the weekend went very well. The previous  Wednesday it was raining, on Tuesday night it should be raining again so we got lucky the track was mostly frozen. We did get a bit of mud both days but it wasn’t nearly as bad as it could have been.

The completion was incredibly tight. On Saturday the overall winners were Darin and Andrew, (4wdN) using the same car and ending 0.1 seconds apart, with Adam in third 2.5, seconds adrift or 0.4 seconds per run. Ian Mason took the Audi to the win in 4wdF. We had 17 cars in 2wd and Eric Vanderwal won the class in his rear drive RX8, and it was his first rallycross. Ian Wright came second and Yoshio was third. Another notable drive was Lauren Morten also in her first event, coming fourth just 0.9 seconds behind Yoshio. There were five Kinoshitas running that day!

Sunday was another good day with Andrew coming first overall by a seven second margin. Andrew attributes his improvement in pace to the school Jeff organized last fall and Randy Zimmer’s coaching in particular. Joe Penny took first 4wdF even after breaking a halfshaft early on and really being 2wd. Tyler Thompson won in 2wd and Eric came second. I’m amazed at the level of competition we have now.

The star drivers of the weekend have to Andrew Marek, Darin Mayes, Eric Vanderwal and Tyler Thompson . Great work all.

Of course we needed volunteers to make the event work and as usual club members stepped up. Ivan and Polina worked on Saturday and competed Sunday, Gord and Phil did the reverse. Matt and Kirk came on Friday to help with a very cold setup day and also helped out while running both days. Rounding out Saturday?s crew were Doug Green, Justin and Greg as Clerk. Dennis took on Clerk for Sunday and Frank took a field position.

After spending the previous weekend crewing at Pierce Neige, Zotan spent both Saturday and Sunday working the Rallycross. Brandon had hoped to run but car availability was a problem so he generously worked both days wherever needed. Sean isn?t running as many events this year so he did the cold but critical job of running the start line both days.

Darin’s timing system is really good but he wants to enter more events so Liam took over scoring for both days and did setup on Friday. It was handy having Darin available when the inevitable scoring glitch comes up but we all owe Liam thanks for his three days of hard work.

In the background was Christina, looking after registrations from afar and helping to shoulder that load. There are the two almost hidden stars from the weekend; they both worked all three days, Jeff and Teresa. You won’t find a more dedicated bunch making all our club events happen. Thank you all.