Monday, May 18, 2009

RMFN - Darlington

Gory details are here.





OVERALL
RacinProwler claimed our first of 12 titles for the competition by winning the spring season (first 11 races) in the Yahoo standings. testcar was 51 points back in second.
The standings could change significantly heading into June with the start of the summer season (some, including FC Newman, are looking forward to the fresh start) and eliminations in four competitions after Charlotte.





CHASE
Nineteen teams are currently eligible for the Chase and that window for the nonqualifiers is closing fast.





DARLINGTON
A rather ho-hum week in terms of scores at the eggoval. crazy lady racing, mired in the back of the pack in the Yahoo standings, posted a 347 to lead the league, and it was just one of seven scores above 300 (only five teams were below 200).





SPRING
Average score for the first 11 races was 258. There were 104 scores above 300; 62 below 200.





SINGLE ELIM – BRACKET
Charlotte is the final race in the second round. The matchups to watch (leaders first, point difference in parentheses) – TURBO-CJ Motorsports (21); Syrup-BH Racing (21); RacinProwler-Rolling Thunder (78); ROADWARRIORS-24rules (90); LT4SS-Leather & Lace (60); whoopdewhoo-Team 14-5 (85); NDI-Eight is Enough (7); Hoosier-Blue Angel Racing (49); and Cooter-Rocketman (45).





DOUBLE ELIM – BRACKET
Charlotte is the final race in the third round.
Winners’ Bracket: Six of the eight matchups hold a difference of less than 100 points. RacinProwler leads Syrup by just 23 points, the closest race in the bracket.
Losers’ Bracket: Seven of the 12 matchups hold a difference of less than 100 points. The close ones (leader first, difference in parentheses) – Slammers Racing-LT4SS (6); Trouble in 2-whoopdewhoo (29); and Eight is Enough-PeTeeTong (2).





SINGLE ELIM – HEAT
Charlotte is the final race in the second round; the top 16 teams move on. BH Racing currently holds the final spot by just 1 point over NDI and by 8 over Eight is Enough. The projected cutoff to advance is 1566.





DOUBLE ELIM – HEAT
Charlotte is the final race in the third round.
Winners’ Heat: The top eight teams stay in the winners heat. Sliced Bread currently holds the final spot by just three points over 24rules. However, the top 12 teams are separated by just 93 points. Projected cutoff to stay in the winners heat is 1100.
Losers’ Heat: The top 13 teams remain in the competition. need4speed currently holds the final spot by just 6 points over Kudzu Racing. The projected cutoff is 1000.






WORLD CUP
The first week of the 10-week round is complete. Seven teams – RacinProwler, MEMTiger, Cooter, CandiiRacers, Team Lester, Eight is Enough and testcar – picked up two wins at Darlington.

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