On Saturday, April 5th Florida State College/Jacksonville (FSCJ) held their Electrathon Event and car show.
Robert Wechsler, his team and Administration hosted the event.
The Electrathon teams arrived and had their cars inspected by Mike Ralph.
Teams met with race officials for the drivers meeting.
The course for this race was new to our drivers which gave them a challenge with the gradual elevation changes.
We had 8 cars line up for the first race of the day.
Dr. Doug Brauer Dean of Engineering & Industry dropped the green flag, and teams found their path on the course.
Teams had a few issues; most of the teams got them resolved and back on the track. FSCJ 32 kept the pressure on Electrathon Parts 654 the entire race.
Aerial shots from Marco Rubero (automotive student)
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Creekside car 95 with 94 laps
2nd Place Tocoi car 97 with 83 laps
3rd Place Nease car 550 with 76 laps
4th Place Tocoi car 98 with 3 laps as they had numerous issues come up.
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 19 laps as he had chain and tensioner issues.
Advancd
1st Place Electrathon Parts car 654 with 127 laps (best lap 26.005)
2nd Place FSCJ 32 with 126 laps (best lap 26.038)
3rd Place FSCJ car 904 with 115 laps
Teams made some adjustments to their cars between races and had lunch.
We had 8 cars line up for the second race.
When the green flag dropped everyone watched closely as teams turned up the heat on one another.
Nease 550 and Creekside 95 met up with one another in turn three sending both of them up onto the grass. Tocoi car 97 ran a strong and impressive second race. Tiger 4 came out strong after chain issues in the first race. FSCJ 32 gave Electrathon Parts competition until they had tire issues. FSCJ 904 stepped up the pace when their 32 car went to the pits putting the pressure back on Electrathon Parts 654.
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Tocoi car 97 with 106 laps
2nd Place Creekside car 95 with 93 laps
3rd Place Nease car 550 with 76 laps
4th Place Tocoi car 98 with 6 laps
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 118 laps
Advanced
1st Place Electrathon Parts car 654 with 122 laps
2nd Place FSCJ 904 with 117 laps
3rd Place FSCJ 32 with 46 laps
To find the overall winner for the race day, we add the laps from each race together.
High School
1st Place Tocoi car 97 with 189 laps
2nd Place Creekside car 95 with 187 laps
3rd Place Nease car 550 with 152 laps
4th Place Tocoi car 98 with 9 lap
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 137 laps
Advanced
1st Place Electrathon Parts car 654 with 249 laps
2nd Place FSCJ 904 with 232 laps
3rd Place FSCJ 32 with 172 laps
Florida State College Jacksonville will have more races at their facilities but have not set the dates at this time.
