Not the singing group but a whole bunch of new teams. The Middleton, Strawberry Crest and Wharton High School teams are all stocked with new drivers and pit crews this year.<\/p>\n
All the new teams had good a day on the track at the HCC Brandon Campus. Other than the normal flat tires there were no problems other than when\u00a0three cars were\u00a0trying to fit into the space for two cars and Middleton took out some of the cones.<\/p>\n
Race day was a question mark with the weather looking rather questionable early.\u00a0 The first race was delayed for 30 min. for conditions to improve.<\/p>\n
The Brandon #9 was all set to start to defend its 2013-2014 Championship against its Tampa Bay Tech #242 nemesis.\u00a0\u00a0 During the first race things were close till midway through the race when Brandons #9 lost power and finished in last place.\u00a0 Turns out that the motor control computer was not set up properly with the under volts cut off set to high.\u00a0 They didn’t have their laptop to reprogram the controller so the #9 was out of contention for both races.<\/p>\n
TBT ran two strong races taking first\u00a0 in both and 1st place overall in the High School class.\u00a0 A good start for their Senior driver Brady.\u00a0 TBT should have a second car ready by the next race.\u00a0 The Science Club will be running one of the old USF cars by then.<\/p>\n
The Brandon #14 car finished a close second in both races and 2nd\u00a0 overall in the High School class.<\/p>\n
Now for the New Kids On The Block.\u00a0 The surprise of the day was Middleton.\u00a0 With the redesign of their car they finished a strong 3rd in the first race with 85 laps.\u00a0 With brand new drivers and a redesigned car they will be a team to look out for.\u00a0 In the second race the battery bug bit them and they finished last.\u00a0 They were passed by a snail on the last lap but were able to complete the hour.\u00a0They only have one set of old batteries and couldn’t get them fully recharged between races.\u00a0 Better batteries and look out.<\/p>\n
Strawberry Crest and Wharton both had all new drivers and pit crews.\u00a0 Both\u00a0ran steady races with both teams\u00a0getting bit by the tire Monster.<\/p>\n
Strawberry Crest also had a great pit stop area set up with burgers and drinks for all during the break between races.\u00a0 It was much appreciated by all.<\/p>\n
The Wharton pit crew did a fantastic job on a tire change.\u00a0 The worst tire to blow is the drive wheel because you have to dismount it from the chain and fork then readjust everything.<\/p>\n
In the Open Class Tiger Racing with Rodney at the wheel took up where he left off last year, winning it all.\u00a0 The Electrocutioners #90 took second overall for the day.<\/p>\n
The HCC team with a lot of new members ran two strong races.\u00a0 They were just\u00a0two laps out of second place in the first race.\u00a0 They got bit by the Tire Monster too\u00a0in the second race and finished off the pace.\u00a0 HCC is looking good for the start of the year.<\/p>\n
The Electrocutioners #8 running Lithium Ion batteries is in a class by itself, literally.\u00a0 Drew had the top lap count in the first race but had steering problems in he second race and had to withdraw.<\/p>\n
Tiger Racing and the Electrocutioners #90 battled it out in a fairly\u00a0close second race finish.\u00a0 After one hour of racing the margin of victory was 1.25 seconds <\/strong>in favor Electrocutioners #90.\u00a0\u00a0 A blink and you missed it.<\/p>\n The next race is Nov. 1st at Strawberry Crest High School.\u00a0 Weather should not be a worry\u00a0so we look forward to more teams competing.<\/p>\n Stats to follow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Not the singing group but a whole bunch of new teams. The Middleton, Strawberry Crest and Wharton High School teams are all stocked with new drivers and pit crews this year. All the new teams had good a day on the track at the HCC Brandon Campus. Other than the normal flat tires there were … Continue reading New Kids On The Block show up for start of 2014-2015 Racing Season<\/span>