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Race Report - Heats

Eighteen racers made their way to the Barn for a fairly typical July WHO Mod evening - an end-of-term atmosphere, but the usual high-speed and highly-competitive action. We run two classes - the ultra-fast, lexan-bodied WHO Mod cars and the hard-bodied WHO Tuners. This time there were ten Mods and eight Tuners, a random heat selection throwing up a first heat of Tuners and then a second race of our fastest Mods - it was a good start to the night...

       

Simon's track was adjusted slightly from the plan to help with marshalling, adding an extra another ten feet to its already monster lap length. We used every single 15-inch straight in the box. It was a fast track, but the long straights meant care was needed into the turns - and an absolutely perfect two-minutes would be a difficult task. During the evening, data was collected using one of the new Micro Scalextric chassis, ready for their introduction into WHO Turners next season - the Superman car was quick on the straights, but the corners were a challenge!

       

The top six Mod cars battled through the evening for the top places - Keith ended up on pole and Jerome just pipping Andy to second. Those three would be the automatic qualifiers for the A Final. Pete was a strong fourth, but Matthew and Deborah would be disappointed with costly errors - Matthew recorded the fastest lap time of qualifying and would have a chance to make amends in the finals. Oliver, Terry, Mike and Laurence were the second-string Mods cars, Laurence having a nightmare with his rear axle popping out of his Super-G+ at the slightest off. Ash was top qualifier of the Tuners, just ahead of Isaac and then Kevin third. Duncan beat Simon in their perennial battle and Harry beat Alan, Vicky gradually finding good pace through her heats, getting ready for her final.

Here are all the stats from the heats...

   

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