Okay, I finally updated the driver stats on the site. A few interesting metrics are available at the moment:
Driver average placing for both races and heats/segments, and driver’s total laps, for each track and layout.
Driver total race wins.
Driver total heat/segment wins.
I think I have a good system for doing this now so I should be able to keep this data updated going forward. Please let me know in the comments section below if you can think of any other interesting metrics to report. I’m no SQL guru but I love dinking around with this stuff.
So who’s the most prolific driver in our group? If you exclude our expert drivers, junior driver, Abe Maddox has the most race and segment wins.
Below is a summary of the current points standings for all “official” racing to date for the 2023 racing season.
Who will take home the Season’s trophy?
Place
Name
Laps
Points
Total Time
1
Kevin Webster
2773
735
26066.3
2
Aaron Castro
1015
401
8840.121
3
Jordan Walker
1980
385
15915.75
4
Jerry Pearson
1511
336
14395.3
5
Eric Lane
1440
183
12701.97
6
Shaylin Maddox
637
173
4788.795
7
Abe Maddox
550
153
4541.577
8
Fred Ebert
189
79
1658.412
1
Steve Stewart*
3382
1202
26227.38
2
George Peters*
2753
705
18209.27
* Denotes Expert ranked drivers.
The trophies shown are not the actual 2023 trophies.
With just one or two more races possible this season, it looks like Sportsman points leader, Kevin Webster (Webster Motorsports), has a very good shot at the 2023 Season Championship trophy.
Based on his performance in Round 3 of the 50/50 Xtreme Series, Aaron Castro has a mathematical shot at the trophy. However, Kevin would have to miss at least one remaining round and Aaron would need another stellar day like he had in Round 3 to pull it off. I guess we’ll just have to see if we can complete one or two more rounds before the end of the year.
Jordan Walker, also a championship contender, is expected to miss at least the next round, which, unfortunately, will take him out of contention for the championship win.
I never thought I’d end up with an IROC set of Viper V-SPEC cars but Eric ‘Fastlane” Lane recently gifted the track with a sweet set of F1/Indy hardbody cars. All of them ran amazingly well during break-in and testing. Can’t wait to race them! Thanks, Eric!
In addition, I just finished a cool 6-car set of AW Super III NASCAR livery rigs. These were mostly built for our many junior drivers but I think us older kids will enjoy running them also.
Both sets are magnet cars and should be great additions to our IROC program.
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While I’ve been “self-quarantined” I’ve been hacking on the Stewart Raceway website even more than previously announced.
Last week I added a new Forums service with a bit of a different twist. The new Forum is also available to the larger slot car community. We’ll see how that goes but anybody can create an account and post to the forums. Currently, Roseville Raceway and Thunder Road Raceway have their own forum categories, which they can manage. We’ll see if there is any interest from these track owners in taking advantage of forums to communicate with their communities. Their members/subscribers can also use most of the services available to Stewart Raceway members.
Native Private Messaging service. This is the primary and recommended PM service to use.
In addition to the forum features, I also added Private Messaging, Group Messaging, and Member/Subscriber Profile capabilities to the site. The basic idea behind these services is to allow members/subscribers to message each other directly or in a group fashion, and keep their member profiles updated with the most current info.
Yea, so what? I know, most of you could care less about these features. But one very useful aspect of profiles is having Stewart Raceway member profile information accessible to the Race Director. Right now the profile is pretty basic, consisting of contact info, scale interests, and classes currently competing in. The profile also includes driver availability for racing and/or track events. All of this helps track owners plan and organize racing and track events.
So, for now, the CALL TO ACTION is to simply log in to the site when you get a chance. This will automatically register you to the new profile and messaging features. All of these features, including the Forums, are only available to logged-in users.
Standalone PM service. Still evaluating but feel free to try it out and compare to the standard PM service. I may restrict this one to Race Director use-only, we’ll see.
Feel free to edit/update your profile while you’re logged in, only takes a few minutes.
NOTE:Right now there are two Private Messaging services. One is an integral component of your site account, which is accessible on your account/profile page after log in. The other is a stand-alone private messaging app accessible from the Member Resources page. Both are fine to use but each has its own interface and functionality.
If there seems to be interest in these new services, I’ll post additional user information and maybe a video or two on how to use them, we’ll see.
Driver average placing for both races and heats/segments, and driver’s total laps, for each track and layout.
Kathy and I wish all of you who participate in our racing program a very Happy Thanksgiving and a wonderful start to the Holiday Season!
Below is a summary of the current points standings for all “official” racing to date for the 2023 racing season.
I never thought I’d end up with an IROC set of Viper V-SPEC cars but Eric ‘Fastlane” Lane recently gifted the track with a sweet set of
F1/Indy hardbody cars. All of them ran amazingly well during break-in and testing. Can’t wait to race them! Thanks, Eric!
Both sets are magnet cars and should be great additions to our IROC program.
