Post by old23 on Dec 11, 2017 18:33:09 GMT -5
Thanks, Marek, for the race results and for introducing us to another strange resident of the Autodromo. I'll add my 2 cents worth...
The 1967 GP of Canada Proxy came to a climax with an unplanned double header at the Cornwall Autodromo, hosted by Marek and the rest of the West Island Montreal and Cornwall Racing and Supper Club (WIMC). We decided to add a “wild card” element to the event by staging the first race in reverse direction to our long time practice. Both rounds ran a full 12 minute race length and each had a different team of drivers at the controls, so we expected that finishing orders might be quite different. As is turned out, there were significant variations in the results with the notable exception of the top two.
Here are the guys who drove in Race 5: Bryan, Peter and McG.
And here are those responsible for Race 6: Bryan, Marek (practicing his blind Ninja racing technique) and Yr Hmbl Srvnt.
And here is our illustrious host, the Master of his Domain.
Unfortunately, the hoped for head to head championship battle between Chris’ #4 Lotus and Terry’s #47 Honda didn’t materialize. The NSR-shod Honda could not match the grip of the top urethane runners on this track and never threatened for a top position. On the other hand, the #4 Lotus was in awesome form and simply ran away from its competitors in every heat to win both races by a comfortable margin. With four wins and 284 points, Chris’ Lotus claimed the title “Champion”. Terry’s Honda, with two wins and 238 points, finished a well-deserved Second Place.
The battle for Third Place in the Championship was a close-fought one. In fact, going into the final two rounds Marc’s McLaren and Andi’s Eagle were tied while Marek’s Ferrari, Richard’s Cooper, Brian’s BRM and Val’s McLaren closely followed, all well within striking range.
The #11 Eagle raced to a podium position in race 5 but could only manage 11th in round 6, while the #19 McLaren suffered a similar up and down fate with 9th and 4th place finishes. The #69 Ferrari enjoyed a more balanced result with a 6th place in the Omordotua race and a podium finish in the Autodromo finale. The net result of all that was a three-way tie in the final standings. But the tie turned out to be for 4th place, not 3rd in the Championship.
After its nose damaging accident in round 1, Brian’s #13 BRM has fought it out in the mid-field pack without drawing much attention to itself apart from for its battle scars. With a low point of 13th at Courville and a high at Boxbury of 5th, the BRM never seemed a podium threat…. Until the final rounds. Though it never challenged the runaway Lotus, the H16 just seemed to love the Cornwall circuit(s), and the drivers loved driving it too. Second place finishes in both races catapulted Brian’s baby to 3rd place in the Championship.
Richard’s Cooper also had a seesaw final weekend, with an oh-so-close-to-podium 4th place in round 5 followed by a disappointing 12th in race 6. That landed the #17 car in 7th place in the Final Standings.
The #7 Lola BMW scored two solid 7th place finishes on the weekend to elevate it all the way from 12th to an 8th place tie in the Championship with Val’s #14 McLaren. The latter car suffered a transmission fault during the final heat of race 5 but was repaired in time for the final round. Nevertheless, any hopes of moving up the order were dashed.
Only 2 points further back we have another tie, Chappy’s Honda and the Ecurie Martini Eagle, in 10th. It’s fair to say that, but for the Penalty Points assessed to both cars, they might have finished much higher in the Final Standings.
David Mitcham’s Concours-winning Ferrari enjoyed its best finish since the season opener with a 5th place in race 5. Unfortunately, that couldn’t be repeated in the final round and a 12th place Championship position is the result.
Old23’s Brabham saw its recent modest upturn in fortunes collapse with double 13th place finishes in the final rounds resulting in 13th in the Final Standings. That’s a lot of unlucky 13’s! Aloha’s #6 Eagle managed a top-ten finish in race 5 but remained in the next to last position in the charts ahead of RIR’s grip-challenged Lotus 49.
After the racing, and the eating, and a little imbibing, we turned on all the twinkly lights to better enjoy the Christmas spirit.
And last, but far from least, here are the Official Final Standings in the 1967 GP of Canada Proxy Race.
Congratulations to the winners, the fighting mid-pack racers, and the tail-enders, too. It was a thrill to race your cars. I hope you all enjoyed the “show” as much as I did.
Stewart
The 1967 GP of Canada Proxy came to a climax with an unplanned double header at the Cornwall Autodromo, hosted by Marek and the rest of the West Island Montreal and Cornwall Racing and Supper Club (WIMC). We decided to add a “wild card” element to the event by staging the first race in reverse direction to our long time practice. Both rounds ran a full 12 minute race length and each had a different team of drivers at the controls, so we expected that finishing orders might be quite different. As is turned out, there were significant variations in the results with the notable exception of the top two.
Here are the guys who drove in Race 5: Bryan, Peter and McG.
And here are those responsible for Race 6: Bryan, Marek (practicing his blind Ninja racing technique) and Yr Hmbl Srvnt.
And here is our illustrious host, the Master of his Domain.
Unfortunately, the hoped for head to head championship battle between Chris’ #4 Lotus and Terry’s #47 Honda didn’t materialize. The NSR-shod Honda could not match the grip of the top urethane runners on this track and never threatened for a top position. On the other hand, the #4 Lotus was in awesome form and simply ran away from its competitors in every heat to win both races by a comfortable margin. With four wins and 284 points, Chris’ Lotus claimed the title “Champion”. Terry’s Honda, with two wins and 238 points, finished a well-deserved Second Place.
The battle for Third Place in the Championship was a close-fought one. In fact, going into the final two rounds Marc’s McLaren and Andi’s Eagle were tied while Marek’s Ferrari, Richard’s Cooper, Brian’s BRM and Val’s McLaren closely followed, all well within striking range.
The #11 Eagle raced to a podium position in race 5 but could only manage 11th in round 6, while the #19 McLaren suffered a similar up and down fate with 9th and 4th place finishes. The #69 Ferrari enjoyed a more balanced result with a 6th place in the Omordotua race and a podium finish in the Autodromo finale. The net result of all that was a three-way tie in the final standings. But the tie turned out to be for 4th place, not 3rd in the Championship.
After its nose damaging accident in round 1, Brian’s #13 BRM has fought it out in the mid-field pack without drawing much attention to itself apart from for its battle scars. With a low point of 13th at Courville and a high at Boxbury of 5th, the BRM never seemed a podium threat…. Until the final rounds. Though it never challenged the runaway Lotus, the H16 just seemed to love the Cornwall circuit(s), and the drivers loved driving it too. Second place finishes in both races catapulted Brian’s baby to 3rd place in the Championship.
Richard’s Cooper also had a seesaw final weekend, with an oh-so-close-to-podium 4th place in round 5 followed by a disappointing 12th in race 6. That landed the #17 car in 7th place in the Final Standings.
The #7 Lola BMW scored two solid 7th place finishes on the weekend to elevate it all the way from 12th to an 8th place tie in the Championship with Val’s #14 McLaren. The latter car suffered a transmission fault during the final heat of race 5 but was repaired in time for the final round. Nevertheless, any hopes of moving up the order were dashed.
Only 2 points further back we have another tie, Chappy’s Honda and the Ecurie Martini Eagle, in 10th. It’s fair to say that, but for the Penalty Points assessed to both cars, they might have finished much higher in the Final Standings.
David Mitcham’s Concours-winning Ferrari enjoyed its best finish since the season opener with a 5th place in race 5. Unfortunately, that couldn’t be repeated in the final round and a 12th place Championship position is the result.
Old23’s Brabham saw its recent modest upturn in fortunes collapse with double 13th place finishes in the final rounds resulting in 13th in the Final Standings. That’s a lot of unlucky 13’s! Aloha’s #6 Eagle managed a top-ten finish in race 5 but remained in the next to last position in the charts ahead of RIR’s grip-challenged Lotus 49.
After the racing, and the eating, and a little imbibing, we turned on all the twinkly lights to better enjoy the Christmas spirit.
And last, but far from least, here are the Official Final Standings in the 1967 GP of Canada Proxy Race.
Congratulations to the winners, the fighting mid-pack racers, and the tail-enders, too. It was a thrill to race your cars. I hope you all enjoyed the “show” as much as I did.
Stewart