20th-Dec-20, 08:19 AM
Epilogue - what did we do with our Scalextric World Championship kit?
The 2014 event created plenty of interest in the club - including a stream of emails asking us to put on races elsewhere. We turned down quite a few requests, but of all the groups that had contacted us, the Lions were the most persistent and they had a budget to add a useful sum to the club coffers to expand our digital equipment. We gave the 2014 SWC cars their final hurrah at this inter-club Lion's event in February 2015. The racers had a very competitive and fun night...
Occasional WHO racer Pete also successfully persuaded us to run some events - this time four days during the summer of 2015 at the Open Market in Brighton. Our events were part of a programme of activities designed to attract more families to the revamped market and make it a hub for the local community.
Using the Scalextric World Championship track and some rejuvenated and replacement cars, we had a lot of fun - and we were very busy with many of the stallholders and shopkeepers having a go, as well as a steady stream of local youngsters...
As the summer holidays got underway, the numbers grew and we were getting through nearly a hundred races a day - using the same format as the world championship. That meant there were a few of us who became very well practised in using the Advanced Powerbase LCD tower - a skill that came in handy at the Barn in December. We also made a bit of money for the club and a few people brought their old Scalextric cars down for us to fix! It was great fun and good for both the Open Market and Scalextric.
A final outside event in October 2015 - a warm-up for the world championship at the Barn - was a fun day at the Bevy community pub in Brighton...
After the 2015 Scalextric World Championship - and confirmation there would be no 2016 events - all our SWC equipment was merged into the WHO/digital kit. The powerbase has been the club powerbase for nearly five years and most of the rest of the track makes an appearance at WHO events...
Some of the SWC cars were patched up, fitted with new motors and used in our GT rotation races...
When the cars have finally been retired, their chips have found their way into other club cars...
Our Scalextric Digital club racing has gone from strength to strength, attracting new racers from outside of the HO club - including 1/32 club racers wanting to try out digital and digital enthusiasts delighted to find a club and our big tracks...
Most pleasingly, we still welcome back some of those 2014 and 2015 World Championship racers to join us for digital racing at the Barn.
The 2014 event created plenty of interest in the club - including a stream of emails asking us to put on races elsewhere. We turned down quite a few requests, but of all the groups that had contacted us, the Lions were the most persistent and they had a budget to add a useful sum to the club coffers to expand our digital equipment. We gave the 2014 SWC cars their final hurrah at this inter-club Lion's event in February 2015. The racers had a very competitive and fun night...
Occasional WHO racer Pete also successfully persuaded us to run some events - this time four days during the summer of 2015 at the Open Market in Brighton. Our events were part of a programme of activities designed to attract more families to the revamped market and make it a hub for the local community.
Using the Scalextric World Championship track and some rejuvenated and replacement cars, we had a lot of fun - and we were very busy with many of the stallholders and shopkeepers having a go, as well as a steady stream of local youngsters...
As the summer holidays got underway, the numbers grew and we were getting through nearly a hundred races a day - using the same format as the world championship. That meant there were a few of us who became very well practised in using the Advanced Powerbase LCD tower - a skill that came in handy at the Barn in December. We also made a bit of money for the club and a few people brought their old Scalextric cars down for us to fix! It was great fun and good for both the Open Market and Scalextric.
A final outside event in October 2015 - a warm-up for the world championship at the Barn - was a fun day at the Bevy community pub in Brighton...
After the 2015 Scalextric World Championship - and confirmation there would be no 2016 events - all our SWC equipment was merged into the WHO/digital kit. The powerbase has been the club powerbase for nearly five years and most of the rest of the track makes an appearance at WHO events...
Some of the SWC cars were patched up, fitted with new motors and used in our GT rotation races...
When the cars have finally been retired, their chips have found their way into other club cars...
Our Scalextric Digital club racing has gone from strength to strength, attracting new racers from outside of the HO club - including 1/32 club racers wanting to try out digital and digital enthusiasts delighted to find a club and our big tracks...
Most pleasingly, we still welcome back some of those 2014 and 2015 World Championship racers to join us for digital racing at the Barn.
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