Report and photos by Tom Richmond
MMMR has successfully held the first DiSCA race in MD for GT4 cars. This four- hour race for three (or more) drivers was held at Fireside Raceway in Hanover MD. on March 1st. The only downside was the slim 4 car field. Smart Race timing and scoring was used including the fuel program. This was set so there was a pit stop every 30 min. or so. The race was run with no track calls and one 10 sec. penalty for rough driving.
The first hour featured a three car battle with Aspect and KWF fighting for the lead until both were overhauled by the Bohica machine. The second hour saw the Bohica team pull out an 8 lap lead with fine driving by Bo. KWF eventually opened a gap over Aspect racing for second. The third hour featured a guest appearance of Craig who took over the 4th place car and schooled everyone the track, making up a lap on the leading car. If the Bohica boys had any plans of an easy win over the rookie KWF team, they were shattered as KWF pulled back over 5 laps and made the final hour a nail biter with a splash and go stop needed to get home. Dave timed his stop perfectly and finished first by a little over two laps and 5% fuel.
The KWF team of RC racers adapted well to digital racing and are eagerly waiting to race some more. Bob won the rookie award as his driving steadily improved through-out the race. Team Ideal, the all rookie team kept fighting and improving all 4hrs. Third grader Harley Lowman has the distinction of being the first MMMR paid professional marshal and concentrated on her section of track like the pro that she is, and was only hampered by her reach!
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