[Kevan]

Race reports - 29th September - Saloons + Sports
 
Saloons
 
   

Another good turnout tonight as seven of us raced mainly DTM’s
 
Standard Class
 
Ed dragged a 20 year old Ninco Merc out of retirement, it was slow but it was consistent and for a car with zero setup it went better than expected and should be much nicer to drive next time. Although Ed has been down before and driven a few cars in practice this was his first race night.
 
Modified Class
 
Kev racing an SCX DTM Merc on a Sloting plus 3D chassis and Brian racing a SlotIt Opel with NSR motor, both cars were very consistent but the Opel couldn’t keep up with the Merc in the overall standings but they never raced each other.  
 
Open Class
 
The business end of the grid, three Andy’s chassis Opels raced by Andy, Chris & geoff plus Mike’s Mustang.  Four heats saw two or more of these racing each other, Heat #2 was Andy, Chris & Geoff with Geoff’s Opel storming to the heat win.
 
The closest race was Heat #7 the final race with all three finishing within half a lap of each other.  Chris was putting in the fastest laps but deslots ultimately relegated his Opel to third spot behind Brian’s Opel, meanwhile Mike’s ‘65 Mustang may have been a little down on pace to the Opels but keeping it in the slot is what counts as he won the heat.

   
 
Heat wins in heat order for Kev, Geoff, Chris & Mike B.
 
Sports
 
   

Standard Class
 
Not surprisingly a Mosler-fest, three of them breaking the 80 lap barrier.  Kev’s copper missile seemed to come round again a few too many times for some, Brians got closest in Heat #1.  Heat #5 was the only all Standard Class race as Geoff & Brian lined up with Kev for what was to be the quickest race of the night for Kev in Blue and Brian in Yellow.
Geoff’s Mosler first saw action in Heat #2 in the quick lane (Blue), after the starter called ‘GO!’ the Mosler never looked back with a comfortable win for what was Geoff’s quickest race tonight.
Mike’s best run by far was in the Blue lane, sadly outgunned by Geoff’s Mosler & Andy’s Ferrari with the heat win going to the Rossi Ferrari 458.
Ed racing in Sports for the first time, his Audi R8C another out of the box car, had it’s magnet removed before being driven for the first time.  His best race was Heat #6 in Blue finishing half a lap behind Mike’s Mosler.
 
Open Class
 
Andy’s black Valentino Rossi Ferrari 458 certainly looks quick… Heat #7 in Blue was his best run tonight plus two heat wins, the first of which Heat #4 in Red against Geoff & Mike, the second win was Heat #6 racing Mike & Ed.
Chris usually races a Dome Judd in Sports, it’s totally different to the rest and looks satisfyingly quick enough to be competing for heat wins..as long as he doesn’t line up against Geoff or Kev’s Moslers which he did do twice. Heat #3 in Blue was his best run against Brian & Mike B that ended up Brian’s sole class win tonight.
 
The closest race in Sports was Heat#4 as Andy (Red), Geoff (Yellow) and Mike B (Blue) finished within 9 seconds of each other.
 
   

Heat wins in heat order for Kev, Geoff, Brian & Andy
 
 
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Next week is the second 60’s Minis & Mustangs race, two rounds, two cars (or more if you want) - handicap or team race depending on how many turn up.