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Title: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Reijo on April 02, 2016, 06:21:35 PM
The San Diego Match Tour is on today (done runs) and tomorrow.

I note that Ron Bauer in the new Miata is leading CS and Jeff Cawthorne is barely in 2nd place in STR in his new Miata (I don't think he is quite fully prepared yet but he is a national-level/calibre driver!

Results here:   
http://sololive.scca.com/
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Reijo on April 02, 2016, 06:30:39 PM
Actually they are still running ... must be almost done.
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: NickST on April 02, 2016, 09:36:48 PM
Only 1 competitor in HS?   :o
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Cagare on April 03, 2016, 07:40:14 AM
Only 1 competitor in HS?   :o

Sign of the times in the US maybe?  Economy recovering so more people going into more "expensive" classes.
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Stuart on April 03, 2016, 08:54:49 AM
Only 1 competitor in HS?   :o

Sign of the times in the US maybe?  Economy recovering so more people going into more "expensive" classes.

I'd think it's more of a location based turnout.  Last years San Diego tour event only had 2 in HS.  The place you will see a good picture of where the classes sit will be at spring nationals.
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Reijo on April 03, 2016, 12:48:13 PM
Match Tours don't seem to attract as many people ... some may be saving tires for the Pro at El Toro next weekend ... only about an hour's drive north of San Diego ... SE LA/Orange County/Irvine.
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: E6Cueman on April 03, 2016, 05:20:36 PM
What is winning STX?

"Ford C-Max Hybrid"?
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Reijo on April 03, 2016, 05:33:21 PM
What is winning STX?

"Ford C-Max Hybrid"?

Saw a photo on the SCCA article...looked like a Fusion or Focus or something.

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Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Wayne Dyck on April 04, 2016, 09:02:50 AM
What is winning STX?

"Ford C-Max Hybrid"?

That is correct. Who'd have thunk a hybrid! But Jonathan Lugod is competitive.
Trophied 3rd at Nationals in his 2000 C5 Corvette in STU, which he sold this winter.
I talked to him last spring at Crows Landing about his STU C5.
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Wayne Dyck on April 04, 2016, 12:51:05 PM
Match Tours don't seem to attract as many people ... some may be saving tires for the Pro at El Toro next weekend ... only about an hour's drive north of San Diego ... SE LA/Orange County/Irvine.

I'm not sure why Match Tours don't attract the numbers. Personally I'm intrigued by the format and think it has real potential locally.
3 runs Sat am + 3 runs Sat pm = Class Champions... just like a Championship Tour event.
3 runs Sun am to qualify for Top Dog, Under Dog or Lucky Dog shootouts run on Sun pm.

Match Tour rules...    http://cdn.growassets.net/user_files/scca/downloads/000/013/108/2016_Tire_Rack_SCCA_Match_Tour_Rules.pdf?1455734253

San Diego (Oceanside) full results...   http://www.scca.com/events/1981872-2016-tire-rack-oceanside-showdown
Sat class results, Sat pax results, Sun heat pax results along with Top Dog heat results, Under Dog heat results and the Lucky Dog results.
 
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Stuart on April 04, 2016, 01:09:26 PM
What is winning STX?

"Ford C-Max Hybrid"?

That is correct. Who'd have thunk a hybrid! But Jonathan Lugod is competitive.
Trophied 3rd at Nationals in his 2000 C5 Corvette in STU, which he sold this winter.
I talked to him last spring at Crows Landing about his STU C5.

I wonder if it is the electric motor torque and CVT that are helping vs the higher reving/lower torque competitors (BRZ, RX8).  Interesting in any case.
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Wayne Dyck on April 07, 2016, 08:47:31 AM
What is winning STX?

"Ford C-Max Hybrid"?

That is correct. Who'd have thunk a hybrid! But Jonathan Lugod is competitive.
Trophied 3rd at Nationals in his 2000 C5 Corvette in STU, which he sold this winter.
I talked to him last spring at Crows Landing about his STU C5.

Turns out Lugod's Match Tour entry listed 2015 Ford C-Max Hybrid was wrong.
He's actually running a 2015 Focus ST in STX this year.
Build thread ...  http://www.focusst.org/forum/focus-st-autocross/42767-os-giken-usa-stx-ford-focus-st-build.html
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: E6Cueman on April 07, 2016, 04:17:44 PM
Glad you found that.  I've been having a hard time sleeping since thinking a hybrid Ford had won..
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Wayne Dyck on April 07, 2016, 05:18:42 PM
2012 Packwood Tour there was a Tesla in SS that year. Placed 6th out of 11 cars.
Interesting watching, listening to him run with Hoosiers. Silence......

Seemed to me there was something missing out of that automotive motorsport experience.
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Stuart on April 07, 2016, 05:35:48 PM
2012 Packwood Tour there was a Tesla in SS that year. Placed 6th out of 11 cars.
Interesting watching, listening to him run with Hoosiers. Silence......

Seemed to me there was something missing out of that automotive motorsport experience.

To be fair on his first run you could hear rocks hitting the underside of his car.  I wouldn't want to be working on course at a tour or national event though (no warning that the car is coming and very little time between cars)
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Stuart on April 20, 2016, 08:40:55 AM
As a follow up on the C-Max hybrid, there has already been a protest mailed to the event chair for the Crows Landing ProSolo about registering as this car and running another.  Once this was made known on Facebook he changed his registration to a 2015 Ford Transit Connect Wagon.  Seems that the driver is having fun with everyone while somebody else can not take a joke.

Edit:  Someone can take a joke and take it one step further.
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: NickST on April 20, 2016, 01:58:02 PM
haha, I can certainly appreciate the joke   ;D
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Reijo on April 20, 2016, 02:11:37 PM
Note that the date of the protest was April 1.....and was by Mike Palero (a buddy of his in LA).    ;)
Title: Re: 2016 San Diego Match Tour ... April 2/3
Post by: Stuart on April 20, 2016, 02:26:06 PM
Note that the date of the protest was April 1.....and was by Mike Palero (a buddy of his in LA).    ;)

I have a feeling this running joke will continue for quite some time.