18th-Aug-22, 08:15 AM
Race Report Part One - Nascar Team Race
This was the first time we've held a Scalextric digital event in August - but a summer-holiday team race is a regular feature on the WHO calendar, just in HO scale. We were missing quite a few regulars - most notably Mike and Dean, making the evening a little less boisterous than usual! Simon has designed a fabulous flowing track with one of the largest footprints we've seen at the Barn. The set-up crew of Terry, Ash, Duncan and Andy managed to fit it all in - and had the circuit running perfectly in plenty of time for practice to start at 6.30pm....
Eighteen racers gave us six teams of three. Each team had one of the leading six drivers in the team race championship, most had a top-seeded driver and all were captained by one of our younger racers. Ryan's advantage in the championship was 14 points over Andy and 17 ahead of Oliver, so some sort of disaster would be needed to overturn that lead. But anything can happen - and often does...
In a very competitive first fifteen minutes - each team member racing for five minutes - Ryan, Jean and Duncan were top with 61 laps, one ahead of Ash, Andy and Mike McCann. Oliver, Alex and Oli were back in last place - a tough time with the red Ford Taurus bagging only 55 laps. That was equal with Isaac, Simon and Jeremy - with the other two teams tied ahead of them on 58 laps. It was Daniel, Terry and Bobby who finished third, with Stephen, Matthew and Kevin fourth. RCS64 was set up with just a fuel simulation for this first segment of the race, tyres were added for the remaining 45 minutes, making the pit stops rather more complex...
Oliver and his team bounced back with a humongous 62 laps in the second segment - they liked the green Taurus very much! That was seven laps more than Daniel's team in second and Ryan's team in third. Isaac and Ash's teams were a lap behind in fourth and fifth, with Stephen's trio limping home in sixth, scoring 52 laps. Overall, that saw the six teams separated by just eight laps at the halfway point - Oliver's team in the lead on 117, Ryan's on 116, Ash's with 114, Daniel's team on 113, Stephen's 110 and Isaac's with 109 laps.
The two leading teams were on fire during the third 15 minutes - Ryan, Jean and Duncan winning the segment with 62 laps, a lap ahead of Oliver, Alex and Oli. That meant they were tied for the lead. Behind, everyone lost ground. The best of the rest saw Stephen, Matthew and Kevin clock up 59 laps with the green car and Ash, Andy and Mike 58 laps with the white Taurus. Daniel, Terry and Bobby added another 55 laps - but Isaac, Simon and Jeremy had a tough time with that red car, managing only 48 laps. Going into the final 15 minutes, the battle for the lead was immense - but so was the fight for third... which would also decide who was top dog amongst the McCann clan.
This was going to be all about the cars - Oliver's team had the solid blue car, Ryan's trio the tricky red one. And it might also be about the weather - starting dry, with rain expected. At the first driver change, the blue car was leading - although just a lap ahead of the chasing pack. The rain had arrived a minute before the mandatory pit stops - Intermediate tyres the order of the day for the damp track conditions.
The track was still damp as the final driver change came round. Oliver's team still held the lead - a lap ahead of Daniel, Terry and Bobby, but crucially four laps ahead of Ryan's team. Full wet conditions developed for the final four minutes - some teams playing safe and swapping to Wets, others staying on Intermediates and adjusting to the longer braking distances. Anyone who mistakenly changed to Hard or Soft tyres would find their Nascar extremely tricky to drive! Rolling over the finish line, Oliver, Alex and Oli had closed out a comfortable win - taking the segment by two laps over Daniel's team and winning the race by seven laps, with Ryan, Jean and Duncan second.
In the battle for third, Mike was crowned king of the McCanns - Ash, Mike and Andy finishing a lap ahead of Daniel, Terry and Bobby. Stephen, Matthew and Kevin finished a further four laps back. Isaac, Simon and Jeremy ended the race very strongly - 56 laps enough for third in the segment, but those 15 minutes with the red Taurus had condemned them to sixth place overall...
And here's all the data from the Nascar race (tap it to make it bigger)...
Despite the disappointment of missing out on the race win, Ryan had the consolation of the 2020-22 Nascar Team Race Championship title. Starting back in January 2020, the seven races have been a test of driving skill, but also of teamwork and leadership...
We'll have the official championship tables later... but next it's the Legends pairs race!
This was the first time we've held a Scalextric digital event in August - but a summer-holiday team race is a regular feature on the WHO calendar, just in HO scale. We were missing quite a few regulars - most notably Mike and Dean, making the evening a little less boisterous than usual! Simon has designed a fabulous flowing track with one of the largest footprints we've seen at the Barn. The set-up crew of Terry, Ash, Duncan and Andy managed to fit it all in - and had the circuit running perfectly in plenty of time for practice to start at 6.30pm....
Eighteen racers gave us six teams of three. Each team had one of the leading six drivers in the team race championship, most had a top-seeded driver and all were captained by one of our younger racers. Ryan's advantage in the championship was 14 points over Andy and 17 ahead of Oliver, so some sort of disaster would be needed to overturn that lead. But anything can happen - and often does...
In a very competitive first fifteen minutes - each team member racing for five minutes - Ryan, Jean and Duncan were top with 61 laps, one ahead of Ash, Andy and Mike McCann. Oliver, Alex and Oli were back in last place - a tough time with the red Ford Taurus bagging only 55 laps. That was equal with Isaac, Simon and Jeremy - with the other two teams tied ahead of them on 58 laps. It was Daniel, Terry and Bobby who finished third, with Stephen, Matthew and Kevin fourth. RCS64 was set up with just a fuel simulation for this first segment of the race, tyres were added for the remaining 45 minutes, making the pit stops rather more complex...
Oliver and his team bounced back with a humongous 62 laps in the second segment - they liked the green Taurus very much! That was seven laps more than Daniel's team in second and Ryan's team in third. Isaac and Ash's teams were a lap behind in fourth and fifth, with Stephen's trio limping home in sixth, scoring 52 laps. Overall, that saw the six teams separated by just eight laps at the halfway point - Oliver's team in the lead on 117, Ryan's on 116, Ash's with 114, Daniel's team on 113, Stephen's 110 and Isaac's with 109 laps.
The two leading teams were on fire during the third 15 minutes - Ryan, Jean and Duncan winning the segment with 62 laps, a lap ahead of Oliver, Alex and Oli. That meant they were tied for the lead. Behind, everyone lost ground. The best of the rest saw Stephen, Matthew and Kevin clock up 59 laps with the green car and Ash, Andy and Mike 58 laps with the white Taurus. Daniel, Terry and Bobby added another 55 laps - but Isaac, Simon and Jeremy had a tough time with that red car, managing only 48 laps. Going into the final 15 minutes, the battle for the lead was immense - but so was the fight for third... which would also decide who was top dog amongst the McCann clan.
This was going to be all about the cars - Oliver's team had the solid blue car, Ryan's trio the tricky red one. And it might also be about the weather - starting dry, with rain expected. At the first driver change, the blue car was leading - although just a lap ahead of the chasing pack. The rain had arrived a minute before the mandatory pit stops - Intermediate tyres the order of the day for the damp track conditions.
The track was still damp as the final driver change came round. Oliver's team still held the lead - a lap ahead of Daniel, Terry and Bobby, but crucially four laps ahead of Ryan's team. Full wet conditions developed for the final four minutes - some teams playing safe and swapping to Wets, others staying on Intermediates and adjusting to the longer braking distances. Anyone who mistakenly changed to Hard or Soft tyres would find their Nascar extremely tricky to drive! Rolling over the finish line, Oliver, Alex and Oli had closed out a comfortable win - taking the segment by two laps over Daniel's team and winning the race by seven laps, with Ryan, Jean and Duncan second.
In the battle for third, Mike was crowned king of the McCanns - Ash, Mike and Andy finishing a lap ahead of Daniel, Terry and Bobby. Stephen, Matthew and Kevin finished a further four laps back. Isaac, Simon and Jeremy ended the race very strongly - 56 laps enough for third in the segment, but those 15 minutes with the red Taurus had condemned them to sixth place overall...
And here's all the data from the Nascar race (tap it to make it bigger)...
Despite the disappointment of missing out on the race win, Ryan had the consolation of the 2020-22 Nascar Team Race Championship title. Starting back in January 2020, the seven races have been a test of driving skill, but also of teamwork and leadership...
We'll have the official championship tables later... but next it's the Legends pairs race!
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