Time attack
Timeattack is a motorsport that aims to achieve the fastest lap. It's a form of automobile racing .
Depending on a time driven in qualifying , drivers can take part in a hotlap (the final). There is no race in the classic sense (starting grid, completing a time or distance), just driving against the clock. The main difference to other timed events, e.g. B. Hillclimb , is that the events take place on circuits and all sessions except for the finale are driven in open pit lane mode: It is started from the pit lane and while a session is active, you can enter the pits again at any time be extended again.
history
The exact time of creation is unclear, probably Timeattack originated in the 60s or 80s of the 20th century in Japan , for which the Tsukuba Circuit was probably the most important race track. Since the first events, there has been a framework in which the effectiveness of engine tuning and vehicle modifications can be tested on the racetrack . Due to the close relationship to tuning, the events are mostly run with street-legal tires.
distribution
Since then, Timeattack has developed in various countries around the world (including Finland, Great Britain, New Zealand, Netherlands, Sweden, USA). The German Timeattack Masters has also existed since 2013 .
For the USA, Global Time Attack Events are offered under the misleading name, but these are only racing events in the USA. In New Zealand the time attack mode is run under the name New Zealand Superlap Series. In most countries, the events are held as part of a championship.
Once a year there is a unique event, the Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge in the Sydney Motorsport Park . International teams are increasingly starting there and competing in direct comparison under identical conditions: one weekend is driven on a track, whereby the tires (Yokohama semi-slicks) of the respective classes are specified.
Regulations
Depending on the country, there are sometimes very different, sometimes very similar regulations and vehicle classes.
A recurring classification feature is the subdivision according to aerodynamic modifications, which depending on the class can be close to series production or very extreme. So it is not uncommon for cheap road vehicles to be modified so that they can keep up with the lap times of GT3 works vehicles. Further classification criteria are based on the national regulations of the respective series, whereby the credo "Allowed is what is not explicitly forbidden" applies. The German Timeattack Masters and their Dutch counterpart (Dutch Timeattack Masters) have z. B. a coordinated, very similar set of rules, as they compete in a joint event at the TT Circuit Assen at least once a year .
In some timeattack series it is common for last year's winners in a class to automatically move up to the next higher. However, this is viewed critically: on the one hand, vehicles that are too fast are "banned" from one class, and on the other hand, they are sometimes not competitive in the next higher class.
procedure
Depending on the country and regulations, there are different processes, but what they have in common is that there is a qualifying that qualifies for the final, the hotlap . In the final it is then important to set the fastest time within one lap. The result of this round then determines the placement on the overall event.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Time Attack Finland: Time Attack Finland Homepage. Retrieved March 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Time Attack UK: Time Attack UK Homepage. Retrieved March 6, 2018 (UK English).
- ↑ a b New Zealand Superlap Series: New Zealand Superlap Series Homepage. Retrieved March 6, 2018 (UK English).
- ↑ Dutch Time Attack Masters: Dutch Time Attack Masters Homepage. Retrieved March 6, 2018 (nl-NL).
- ↑ Time Attack Sweden: Time Attack Sweden Homepage. Retrieved March 6, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Global Time Attack: Time Attack USA Homepage. Retrieved March 6, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ German Timeattack Masters: German Timeattack Masters Homepage. Retrieved on May 10, 2018 (German).