[Graham]

So to the Review,

   

So as to the distribution,  overall this Round was probably the most balanced, even getting a Monte Carlo car into the fastest top 5 cars.

It has always been my intention to introduce different aspects to these Proxy series, whether it is Rule changes, Formats, or different Hosts and tracks, and in doing so I like the idea of throwing the dice to see what happens. And this was the case with Manx Slot Club, every Round has given us a different perspective, but of course the "better prepared Teams" tend eventually to win out, in the course of adversity.


And there is always the possibility of unexpected upsets, as with Ruscillo Racing's Citroen C4 which lost out on the last Stage, and spoiled his chance of a Event win    However that is the nature of the beast. A little like my race at the Slot Car Festival yesterday, I thought I was in with a chance to walk away with a 1st Place Trophy in the Policar F1 modified Class, battled all the way through the 4 heats against my rival (ex club mate Dave Farrow), but 2 slip ups and he had me beat. Never mind there is always next year 

Anyway I digress..

Pitlane Review - Final Results (Rounds 1-10)
Monte Carlo (Event 1)
1st Place                 2nd Place                    3rd Place
Manx Andy               ManxKev                    RoadRunners
So its well done to the Manx Slot club members Kevan & Andy, I think the Brass chassis Jaguar with the more powerful motor would win out right from the start, at one point thought the RoadRunners might get between them but it lost out a couple of times early on and never quite caught up. Surprised the Austin Healey of Green Star Racing did not find its feet, seemed a very well balanced car to me, but just could not keep up with the Jaguars.

Rally B Cars (Event 2)
1st Place                  2nd Place                 3rd Place
Bangers Racing         Savage GT               Harrisons Racers
Metro 6R4                 BMW M1                  Lancia 037
Maintained the lead most of the way there, the Metro of Bangers Racing was going to be a hard act to follow, although the BMW M1 of Savage GT had some early bad luck, so the outcome could have easily been different. More surprisingly the Lancia 037 of Harrisons Racers held onto 3rd place, so congratulations to them. There was faster cars in the field of course, and if only the guide had been set up correctly I think the Porsche 924 of Courtney Sport might have stolen the show.

Rally Legends (Event 3)
1st Place                   2nd Place                   3rd Place
Road Runners            Savage GT                  Brumos RSR
Fiat 131 Abarth          Porsche 914/6             Porsche 914/6
It was even more of a case of good fortune which enabled the Fiat of RoadRunners to win this Event. I never expected it from the outset, and clearly on the more straightforward tracks the Porsche cars were faster. But unfortunately for other teams the guide issue restricted their ability to shine through. So with some satisfaction I will take the win over the Porsche cars as an indication that, they can be beat on a Rally  
BARacers TR7 did really well to keep up, really just lost out on the last Rounds.

WRC Modern (Event 4)
1st Place                   2nd Place                   3rd Place
Bangers Racing        Woodcote Racing         Ruscillo Racing
Citroen Saxo               Subaru                       Citroen C4
umm, how unfortunate, the Citroen seemed to have it in the bag, but the DNF on the last stage has dropped it from 1st into 3rd. Guess I am going to hear alot about that from my Club mate next Thursday 
But although the Citroen Saxo was a little slow off the marks at the start of the Rally, it certainly gained latter on and is very much a worthy winner.
Commiserations to my buddy at the MM club. So near once again. Woodcote Racing Subaru was brilliant all the way through.

So as to the Class winners
Class A winner is Scott Sport's Renault Clio
Congratulations to Mike for his very 1st winners award, hopefully more to come, but only 2 seconds ahead of your team mate Harrisons Racers Lancia 037.
Class B winner is RoadRunners Fiat 131, congratulations to myself....I never saw that one coming 
Class C winner is Savage GT's Porsche 914/6, most consistent of the Porsche's

Best Team Award
Bangers Racing's Metro & Saxo, I thought they might just be pipped by Savage GT, but not this time. Great pair of cars from this team once again, and well deserved win.

Best Presented Car Award
After a virtually unanimous vote, goes to Gerry's team Novissium Iterum for the Austin 1800 Landcrab.

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