[Graham]

 Hi Folks,

There was quite abit of work put in yesterday at the Harlequin garage to ensure that all the Class D or scratchbuild vehicles could run on the SCX track. All the entrants had tested their vehicles before sending them, but it seems that the SCX off road track seems to be less compromising than perhaps the standard of Ninco off road tracks. So I don't know exactly why but perhaps it is because of the roughness of the track surface is making the moving vehicle less able to get good braid contact with the track rails ?
But hopefully I have made adjustment to theses 4 vehicles sufficient to allow them to participate around the SCX tracks.

Additionally mostly the vehicles in this class struggle over the obstacles, so for that reason I will allocate the appropriate number or type of obstacles to each of the 4 classes as will allow the similar vehicles in each class to negotiate with a reasonable level of care.

Class A Ninco's - will not have any high SCX ramps.
Class B SCX can have all the obstacles in place including the high SCX ramps
Class C Avant/Scaleauto/Mitoos as for class B
Class D Scratchbuild will have a minimal run of Ninco obstacles.

My wife will have ago at recording each cars run on video, and I will try to put them on line or send to each entrant individually depending on how well they come out .
Results will be posted after each Class run.

I will check this morning that the Class D cars are still alive and well, and maybe given a last tweek, then I need to mark out the track in 10ths for the partial laps recording to work fairly.

So by lunchtime or shortly thereafter we should be ready to begin the "EXtreme Slotting Challenge"