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Category R5 - Dakar Sprint

BARacer drove this eclectic bunch of cars, again without any obstacles fitted to the track.

First to go was Graham's Ninco Porsche 911SC. Quick, but rather tail-happy, it clocked a time over 5 laps of 83:59 seconds and a best 'lap' of 15:37...

       

Next was Chris K's magnificent Landrover. It tended to tip very suddenly, so this was a bit of a handful round the corners. Its stage time was 97:84 seconds and its best lap a very competitive 15:70...

       

The BARacer Seat Panda is lovely-looking car and was predictable round the course, although not super-fast. A typical SCX classic rally car, in other words. It finished the stage in 88:85 seconds, with a best lap of 16:85...

       

Groundhogs' Austin A30 Police car was a wonderfully eccentric addition to this class. Complete with flashing lights (no siren), the A30 was well planted and completed the course in 87:34 seconds and set a fast time of 17:24...

       

The final car to run in this class was Mike Scott's Scalextric Porsche 911SC. It rode the bumpy track surface very well, although was tippy on the tight corners - like all the other cars in this group. A time of 87:29 seconds was good enough for second place by a mere 5 hundredths of a second! The Austin set a best lap of 16:72...

       

Here are the results for the R5 category...

1. Graham E - Porsche 911 - 83:59 seconds (15:37 fastest lap)
2. Mike Scott - Porsche 911 - 87:29 seconds (16:72)
3. Groundhogs - Austin A30 - 87:34 seconds (17:24)
4. BARacer - Seat Panda - 88:85 seconds (16:85)
5. Chris K - Landrover - 97:84 seconds (15:70)

Jeremy was philosophical about the Panda just missing out on the podium...

   

We then broke for a leisurely meal break, before adding a few obstacles to the layout - ready for the real Extreme Slotting to start...