[Kevan]

Race reports - 24th November - Saloons + Sports
 
Saloons
 
   

With three club members not able to get down tonight the turnout was still great as eight racers including the return of Brian Harrison, with borrowed cars showed he’s lost absolutely none of his racing skills.
 
Geoff, Chris, Mike & Brian had some superb races, what a great spectacle for the spectators…I mean marshals…
Brian racing a rather large Jaguar XJ12C that is super quiet and smooth went fantastic with new rear tyres.  
Geoff & Chris racing Andy-built Opel Calibras were never far apart all night, keeping an eye on the overall results on the screen has become something to watch with the layout we’ve had for a while now. Chris with one heat win, Geoff with two.
Mike’s Mustang is another smooth racer and quick enough to win two heats tonight…if you deslot racing against Mike you often lose out at the end.
Paul raced a Modified Class Chevy Camaro, his cars are always there or thereabouts at the end, comfortably going best in Yellow tonight (Heat #1). The Camaro giving Brian’s Jag a good run for it’s money in two heats.
Ed’s Ninco Mercedes 190 has probably seen more track time than any other car in the last few weeks, with the quicker motor and long can pod, Blue lane in Heat #1 was his best run…he’s definitely improving!
Brian H…he’s always been a ‘drive it like you stole it’ kind of racer, appropriately raced a Scooby Rally car and gave it some welly, Heat #2 in Blue was his best run.
Kev raced a SlotIt Opel Calibra tonight, it usually goes well…and it did tonight…a 28 lapper in Blue (Heat #5) was his best run…but had to push hard tonight as those Opels of Geoff & Chris were very quick.  Heat #4 vs Geoff and Heat #5 vs Chris.
 
Heat wins in heat order for Chris, Kev, Geoff & Mike

   
 
Sports

   
 
Could we see a repeat of the superb racing seen in Saloons…well as it turns out even better!
Although Kev’s ‘Copper Rocket’ was nowhere to be seen after lap #1 the racing behind was at least as good to watch as the Saloons.  Chris & Brian were only a couple of seconds apart at the end of Heat #1.
Heat #2 was good as Chris’s Dome Judd gave Geoff’s Mosler a good workout.
Heat #3 was super close, Brian L & Mike less than two seconds apart at the end of the race with Brian’s Mosler slightly ahead.
Geoff comfortable won Heat #4 but Brian H raced the Revo Toyota GT1 well to keep Paul’s NSR Porsche 908 within touching distance.  Paul has spent a few weeks tuning the Porsche, at times it’s been a handful but tonight was a very rapid race car…a deep guide would stop it riding the ‘wall of death’ under the bridge.
Heat #5 saw Kev’s Mosler nearly get a 31 lapper, Geoff finishing runner-up with his Mosler ahead of Paul’s 908.
Brian L’s Mosler wasn’t going to be caught in Heat #6, a good clean run to keep Paul & Brian H fighting for runner-up.
Chris had a blinding race in the final heat as the Dome Judd didn’t give Mike or Ed a chance.
Ed racing a SlotIt Audi R8C went very well in both Yellow and Blue, he gets drawn into racing the quicker cars but learning well.
 
Heat wins in heat order for Kev, Geoff, Brian L & Chris

   
 
Geoff mentioned the ‘50p Trophy’...it may see a return…
 
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Next week is Classic Le Manx (no Group 5’s)