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The Rock County Eighth Mile Winter Series starts in November and runs through to March next year. Jadlam Toys & Models are kindly sponsoring the series. All the pre-race build-up and race coverage takes place here on SlotRacer Online. Reports, results and photographs from each event will be collected together in the South Coast HO Dragster fanzine - previous editions can be found in the SlotRacer Online Library here: slotracer.online/library/south-coast-ho-dragster

There are five socially-distant mail-in proxy HO drag races that make up the series:

• November 17-18: Street Stock, Super Stock 6.0, NHRA 4-Gear + NHRA Top Fuel match racing. Report here.
  
• December 8-9:  Street Stock, Nostalgia T-Jet, Nostalgia 4-Gear Funny Car +Nostalgia Micro Scalextric 2019 match racing. Report here.
  
• January 12-13:  Street Stock, Super Stock 6.0, NHRA 4-Gear + NHRA TopFuel match racing. Report here.
  
• February 9-10:  Street Stock, Nostalgia T-Jet, Nostalgia 4-Gear Funny Car +Nostalgia Micro Scalextric 2019 match racing. Report here.
  
• March 12-13-14:  Winter Series Finale. All classes + extra match racing. Sign-up here.
  

The five events will be divided into two themes - NHRA and Nostalgia - each running at two events and rounding off the series with a three-day finale featuring both themes and all the classes. Micro Scalextric Street Stock will remain the centrepiece of all five events.

NHRA-themed events: The NHRA-themed events includes an evolution of our Micro Scalextric Super Stock class. Cars are now fitted with a 6-ohm Tomy can motor. We’ll call this ‘Micro Scalextric SuperStock 6.0’. The 4-Gear NHRA Funny Cars, Pro Stockers and Pro Mods get their own elimination racing format. The Top Fuelers will continue in a match race format - with a ladder competition at the series finale in March.

Nostalgia-themed events: Nostalgia events keep the popular Micro Scalextric Street Stock race - the Nostalgia theme breaks out with the support classes. We define ‘Nostalgia’ as pre-1979 style body shells. The T-Jet class is tweaked to bring it in line with the Nitro Slots Pancake Stock rules. The 4-Gear ‘Legends’ Funny Cars now get their own elimination competition. And there’s a new Nostalgia Micro Scalextric class that will start as a match racing format, with a ladder format showdown in March.

Winter Series Regulations: You’ll find the regulations for the Winter Series explained fully in the posts below. The T-Jet and 4-Gear classes now run to the NTRA Pancake Stock rule set. The Micro Scalextric Street and Super Stock have stayed almost the same - apart for the motor replacement in Super Stock. We ask that the Nostalgia ‘Micro Scalextric 2019’ cars are run as stock - although the chassis tabs can be removed and the wheels may be replaced - wheelie bars are permitted and strict pre-1979 style bodies please!

Practicalities & postage:

• One car per class per entrant please. Family members are very welcome to participate!
  
• Message me here and I will send you the address to post your cars.
  
• Postage and return postage are the only expense - there are no additional race fees. Return postage is paid by PayPal.
  
• Please keep sending boxes that can be posted in a parcel box - a maximum size of 44cm x 35cm x 16cm - so no-one need go in a Post Office.
  
• You may send cars to stay for more than one event - or for the entire series - it is up to you. Please note: the November & December dates are pretty close together.
  
• If you prefer a service other than standard second class delivery, just ask.
  

These socially-distant events are designed so that everyone can participate with no risk - even those who are shielding. The thirty-one people who took part in the Summer Series enjoyed themselves, so why not give it a go this time!