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Event 4 - Modern WRC

The cat only stuck around for the Rally Legends. To be honest, she may just have been waiting to be fed...

       

First to go of the Modern WRC cars was the Citroën Saxo Super 1600 car of Bangers Racing. This was a very nice car and despite one deslot, managed a very respectable 70.77 second run.

       

Next was Harrisons Racers' Ninco Subaru fitted with an NC-2 motor. Although steady through the off-road stuff, its rear grip was poor. One spin-out/deslot meant a 78.01 second run.

       

Ruscillo Racing's anglewinder Citroën C4 was a very enjoyable and predictable drive on both surfaces. A clean run gave one of the fastest times of the day - 68.41 seconds.

       

The best-looking car in this group was Mountain View's SCX Hyundai i20. Despite a change of chassis and mechanical parts, the car was rather unpredictable on the rough Ninco off-road track. It suffered three deslots and could only manage a 87.48 second run.

       

Team Alaric's Scalextric Subaru was the surprise package of the WRC cars. It was simply awesome over the rough-stuff and took the jumps with ease. A time of 68.93 seconds disproved the unwritten rule than Scalextric cars can't manage the bumps.

       

Just one Ford Focus in the field - and the SSRC entered car impressed with a very smooth run, timed at 69.73 seconds.

       

I do like this car! It's built to suit my driving, so a 65.05 second run wasn't a big surprise. It would have been quicker if I hadn't gone large on the final yump over the bridge - but that was fun too.

       

BARacer's inline Ninco Citroën C4 didn't like the rough stuff too much. It was unpredictable, which meant I dialled down the speed - but there were still 3 random offs in a 87.04 second run.

       

The High Voltage Subaru Impreza was also sensitive to the bumpy bits. A gentle run gave a time of 88.40 seconds with one deslot.

       

The Ninco Renault Clio Super 1600 is a lovely car to drive - and Scott Sports' car is a nicely-prepared example. I really enjoyed these five laps - super smooth and just asking to be pushed... although always the chance of a tip-over on the inner radius turns. A proper rally car. The 66.81 second run (no deslots) was very nearly best of the day.

       

The last to go was James' Ninco Impreza. Maybe lacking a bit of rear aero, it was a little unpredictable over the bumps. One deslot meant a time of 71.05 - six second off the best of the day and good enough for seventh in this group...

   

1. Woodcote Racing - Subaru Impreza - 65.05 seconds (1 deslot)
2. Scott Sports - Renault Clio - 66.81 seconds (0 deslots)
3. Ruscillo Racing - Citroën C4 - 68.41 seconds (0 deslots)
4. Team Alaric - Subaru Impreza - 68.93 seconds (0 deslots)
5. SSRC - Ford Focus - 69.73 seconds (0 deslots)
6. Bangers Racing - Citroën Saxo - 70.77 seconds (1 deslot)
7. James WV - Subaru Impreza - 71.05 seconds (1 deslot)
8. Harrisons Racing - Subaru Impreza - 78.01 seconds (1 deslot)
9. BARacer - Citroën C4 - 87.04 seconds (3 deslots)
10. Mountain View - Hyundai i20 - 87.48 seconds (3 deslots)
11. High Voltage - Subaru Impreza - 88.40 seconds (1 deslot)

That's it for the first stage of Round 2. I'll set up the ice rink Saturday evening and post some pics. Then expect the race coverage from around 8-8.30 Sunday morning. Should be completed by lunchtime.