Stats from Pro-Am

Seemed only fair that after taking a look at Pro for the season, we do the same for Pro-Am.

		R1	r2	R3	R4	R5	R6	average 6Rnds		Amend
24	Jodie Verhulst	76	62	71	57	72	69.5	67.92	67.92
13	Matthew Lauder	77	62	59	75	58	56.5	64.58	64.58
27	Jacob Hakaraia	49	62	65	64	68	64	62.00	62.00
15	Joe Kukatai	47	63	61	49	83.5	64	61.25	61.25	56.8
18	Vincent Langhorn	74	54	44	69	50	72.5	60.58	60.58
29	Darren Kelly	0	78	74	59	80	66	59.50	71.40	5
16	Michael Thorley	76	70	66	47	40	57.5	59.42	59.42
19	Sam Smith	69	65	73	46	0	65.5	53.08	63.70	5
4	Troy Jenkins	40	56	27	59	51	54	47.83	47.83
21	Adam Davies	0	24	65	67	65.5	60	46.92	56.30
14	Gareth Grove	72	63	0	61	58	0	42.33	63.50	4
3	Gagan Singh	50	41	44	57	0	55	41.17	41.17
26	Zane Marshall	54	26	55	56	0	52	40.50	40.50
7	Russell Sifleet	67	40	51	47	0	35	40.00	48.00	5
9	Mike Leadbeater	22	44	62	57	0	53	39.67	47.60	5
2	Vincent Hopkins	39	41	49	57	0	47	38.83	46.60	5
23	Ricky Lee	53	52	56	28	0	33	37.00	44.40
5	Rueben Amer	30	37	49	42	50	0	34.67	34.67
28	Quentin Waretini	59	49	52	0	0	46	34.33	34.33
1	Todd Curtis	0	37	60	39	64	0	33.33	33.33
11	Vincent Yates	31	26	0	53	0	54	27.33	27.33
10	Geoffery Muggeridge	0	0	38	60	0	59.5	26.25	26.25
20	Nathan Murray	62	0	40	54	0	0	26.00	26.00
12	Trevor Cairns	56	0	0	49	0	51	26.00	26.00
6	Raymond Robertson	0	0	46	47	0	45	23.00	23.00
17	Rene Richmond	0	21	0	52	0	49	20.33	20.33
34	Aaron lawson	0	0	0	0	59.5	50	18.25	54.75
22	Adrian Rivers	0	0	52	49	0	0	16.83	16.83
8	Bex bennett	0	22	21	39	0	0	13.67	13.67
25	Jaron Olivecrona	25	0	0	0	0	0	4.17	4.17
30	Colin Cuff	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00

Season averages based on highest qualifying score recorded.

Jodie Verhulst tops the averages proving her talents, with the odd result perhaps being her low score at Hampton Downs where many would have expected a strong performance. From memory she was fighting gearbox or clutch issues and the car had to be bump started.

Darren Kelly suffered turbo failure at round 1 so got a 0 score, if his scores are averaged over his 5 scored rounds then he would hold the #1 spot, however there is no way to know what his score would have been at Manfield so it is just a point of interest. Kelly also achieved the second highest qualifying score of the year.

Joe Kukutai achieved the single highest score of an 83, however there would be a disclaimer on that in that he was in Cam Vernons pro car, not behind the wheel of his regular car (although the car was on 235 wide tires). Being a long and flowing track, it is a fair comment to make that the extra HP was a factor, however perhaps it was a better platform to show Joes skills.

Strongest showing from the whole field was without a doubt Hampton downs which was clearly familiar, while the lower scores came from the purpose built tracks where drivers struggled to settle in and a there were a large amount of 0′s recorded.

If there is one thing that this table probably shows most, its that the consistency is not yet there for the Pro-Ams, and while many may feel ready to step up, there will be a huge difference in getting a Pro Am score of 65 and Pro 65, and that is without factoring in the large speed difference and the complications faced in battles when qualifying low and facing a car with 400kw, semi slicks and a well experienced driver. Drivers should look at the fact that there may be 34- 36 cars next year, and it will be fairly upsetting to be one of those 3-4 cars not getting to battle at rounds after spending a large amount to get there.

Looking at the event winnners

#1 qualifier won 3 times, # 2 once, #3 once and Adam Hedges came from 9th place to win at Hampton Downs.

Darren Kelly won 4 rounds, Matt Lauder 1, Adam Hedges 1

We don’t have the same volume of OMTs etc as showed in the pro stats, and the multiple opponents were mostly in the top end of the brackets where it seemed to be the same names appearing.

If you want to look at the pro stats for the season, click this http://www.mgninc.co.nz/statistical-geeky-look-at-d1nz/