[Kevan]

Race reports - 26th January - GP/Pre-wing + Classic F1/F1


GP/Pre-wing

   

Almost a full house tonight, a class that is great to watch but difficult to race in as the cars and tyres are narrow and have a fair bit of ground clearance which means a fair amount of work for marshals.


Ed opted out of this class last time but tonight borrowed an Alfa Romeo Bimotore but had to drive it carefully as it was powered by a Falcon motor, he was under strict instruction that if it was returned in more than one piece then he’d have to buy it..he did OK with it too.


Geoff has struggled with the Talbot Lago for a while…the problem discovered after a dramatic crash under the bridge in which the driver was fatally injured…he should recover enough to race again in a few weeks time, this time sitting above the motor and not on it!


Gav was back with his favourite (and rather rapid) Lancia Ferrari, Chris racing his tried & tested Maserati that was noted for being a bit quick! that had a close battle for top spot in Open GP class against Mike’s Merc W196.


Brian racing old faithful Vanwall can be guaranteed to give anyone a race in the Modified GP class, Kev raced one of Mike D’s Mercs with a 3D chassis and was under pressure after racing in Red with a few deslots.


Andy’s Ferrari 156 was the quick car on track tonight, although the only car in it’s class was never really under pressure in any race.


Heat wins in heat order for Mike, Andy, Kev & Brian

   


Classic F1/F1

   

Standard F1 = NSR F1…a perfect chance for another ‘50p Trophy’ award


Andy’s was the quickest NSR F1 by some margin…but the race for 2nd-4th promised to be tight, this was to be between Brian, Geoff & Mike…yes at last Mike’s fabled NSR F1 was revealed in blue Leyton House livery.  Chris wasn’t able to keep the pace of the three cars ahead but his run in Blue showed much promise.
Brian, Geoff & Mike all finished less than a lap apart with Brian retaining the ‘50p Trophy’ for the second week.


Gav raced the other NSR F1, his run in Red was as good as the two cars ahead in the Standard class but three big deslots in Yellow left him well off the pace.


The other two cars were in the Open class, Kev’s ‘Black Bull’ as quick as ever but couldn’t get past Andy in Heat #2, Kev in Red, Andy in Yellow…the other Open class car was Ed’s Ferrari he last raced just after Christmas, too much time driving his Batmobile instead of practising with the cars raced tonight meant a slower time than last time out.


The last heat of the night was close as Mike, Chris & Geoff finished less than two laps apart.


Heat wins in heat order for Brian, Andy, Kev & Geoff

   


A BIG shout out to Chris as the infrared heaters he fit to the walls earlier in the evening made a big difference to the room temperature, one or two racers were seen taking jackets off for a change.


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Next week is the first NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge’, all cars have new braids and tyres, Brian, Kev & Andy kindly getting the cars ready for what will hopefully be another season of close racing.