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Micro Scalextric Super Stock 6.0 Eliminators - Round 1

Thirteen on the ladder - a new record for Super Stock - means the top two qualifiers have one bye round each, but we get two semi-finals to add to the excitement. Round 1 saw top qualifier Alan have his bye - he clocked 0.486 seconds to warm up the strip.

Next was the tightest contest - seventh vs eighth qualifier, Al vs Andy Pl...

   

It was a humdinger. Andy was quick off the line with standard gearing, but Al's tiny crown really got going and he finished like a rocket. Who'd won? TrackMate gave it to the green Nissan by 0.007 seconds - Andy's ET 0.523 abd Al's 0.528. Andy would meet Alan in round two.

   

Dave qualified fourth and Pete was back in eleventh - "Crazy Ivan" had been rather tight on its first few runs down the strip. This time the little white hatchback was fast! A 0.470 run gave Pete the win by 0.037 seconds, Dave clocking 0.504.

   

Iain had the chance of revenge over Bill. And he took it. The tenth qualifier beat the fifth by 0.041 seconds in the third upset in a row... Iain's ET was 0.531.

   

It was back to form in the fourth race - Rebecca dispatching Andy Ph's Mini by 0.329 seconds. Her time of 0.474 was followed by a 0.457 in the following round - a solo bye run.

   

The fifth race also went with the form book - Hank beating Clive by 0.089 seconds and setting down a quick ET of 0.480.

   

Finally in the first round, another absolute cracker. Jeremy had qualified three places ahead of Jane, but they were neck-and-neck down the strip. Everyone looked to the scoreboard - Jeremy had it by 0.003 seconds, his ET 0.522 to Jane's 0.524. Sensational.