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WTF?! Where are the WDCR results? |
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 13 November 2005 |
In true Team WTF?! fashion, it's been over a month since the last WDCR event and there's been no update on the site. :rolleyes:
The October 9 WDCR event at FedEx Field was the last of the 2005 WDCR
season. There was some great action and season standings were
determined.
Entering the final event in B Stock, John V was leading Clyde by 3
points. If Clyde were to beat John V, they would tie in
points. Ties in the WDCR series are split first by the number of
first place finishes, then second place finishes, then third place
finishes. If there is still no winner, co-champions are
declared. Going in to the final event, John V had three first
place finishes and two second places finishes while Clyde had two first
place finishes and three second place finishes. Coming out of
Topeka, Clyde was hot, having beaten John V cleanly for the befirst
time since mid-summer and was ready to put the hurt on him at the final
event. Both drivers had every reason to believe that the last
event would end with them finishing 1-2, but things don't always go
according to plan. Clyde finished in second, but not to John V's,
first. No, John V was back in fourth place with a clean, but very
slow, fourth run. His scratch times on the first three runs were
ones that would have beaten the first place car, but John V just
couldn't get it cleaned up with speed. As it turned out, though,
fourth place was enough for john to clinch the season
championship. Clyde tied him on points and had a higher average
finishing position, but John V won more events...and as the saying
should go, you gotta win to win.
In A Street Prepared there was more writing on the wall before the
event. All Nick really had to was record a time to ensure the ASP
championship since Ken would be unable to attend. Bren's early
season foibles with off-brand tires and a less than prepped suspension
put him too far in back to be in contention at the close of the
season. Nick finished second in the event and Bren in third. For
the season, it was Nick, Ken and Bren taking the respective top three
spots. Alex finished back in seventh for the season after having
to miss to many events to vie for season end trophy spot. JST was
also struck down by the realities of real life committments and we
probably shouldn't even mention him.
So, for the season, as a team, Team WTF?! didn't do too badly, taking
the top spots in both classes where they fielded competitors. 1-2
in BS and 1-2-3 in ASP. There is still one more event to go in
the NCC BMWCCA series and Team WTF?! is holding its own there
too. John V and Clyde are tied for second in points in MSS and
either could take the top spot (if the team doesn't make their own
specWTF class using the Team WTF?! RX-8 at the final event), JST is
within striking distance of the
third and final PS trophy spot for the season and Nick can do the same
in PSS. Unfortunatley, Alex has done too much class switching to
make a trophy run in any class, and the same issues (and a few other
unique ones) that beset Bren in the WDCR series have hampered his
efforts in the NCC series as well. If the NCC series was still
runing a PAXed Ladies class, Mrs. Bren and Mrs. Clyde would have a good
fight going, but there is no Ladies class this year.
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