24th-Sep-23, 04:43 PM
Race Report - Afternoon Session Part Two
Before the final scheduled action of the day, two new classes for 2023 made their debuts in quick-fire exhibition races. The Sussex Trophy and TT Celebration cars will both race next month as part of the Birkett Relay day and will race at the 2024 WHO Goodwood Revival...
Six 1950s World Championship sportscars lined up for a three minute race - briefly interrupted by a short-circuit - and Duncan's Mercedes came home ahead of Mike's Merc, Andy's Ferrari, Alex's Aston and then the two Jaguar D-Types of Dean and Simon. Next there were five front-engined GT cars, three of which will also race in the Kinrara Trophy, including these two...
Jeremy's new-for-2023 Scalextric Cobra finished third, just behind Simon's E-Type Jag. Mike's Fly Ferrari 250 GTO was the victor, with the two Scalextric GTOs of Dean and Jean bringing up the rear.
And then it was time for the Kinrara Trophy - the Barn's lights dimmed to replicate the Friday-evening twilight race at the real Revival. The cars' headlights took centre-stage...
Qualifying saw Alex take pole from Ash, Mike third and Jeremy fourth. Dean beat Simon to fifth. At the front were the three 'pro' cars. At the rear, Jeremy, Dean and Simon all hoped the reliability of a standard ready-to-run car would pay dividends in the 45-minute endurance race. Duncan had joined us to make thirteen racers (unlucky for some?) across five pairs and one team of three - Jeremy, Jean and Terry driving the 'Snake Eyes' Cobra.
Oliver in Alex's Targa Florio Ferrari and Ash in Andy's Shelby Cobra Daytona took control of the race in the early stages - the only two cars lapping under 13 seconds. They pulled ahead of Jeremy's Cobra in third. Disaster struck for Oliver and Alex at their first pit stop - the Ferrari failed to trigger the pit entry sensor in what was a highly-unusual chip malfunction. Although ending up with a manual workaround, the Ferrari had tumbled down the order and out of contention within the first ten minutes of the race. At five minutes gone - just as this drama was developing - Ash led Jeremy by two laps, Ryan in Dean's Ferrari was third, Simon fourth in the E-Type, Oliver still fifth and Pete in sixth, struggling with Mike's George Turner E-Type...
Ash and Andy were surprised to be out front without a three-way 'pro' car tussle, but Ash certainly made the most of the opportunity to stretch his lead. At the driver change - marking half way or 22 minutes and 30 seconds - Ash had notched up 80 laps, seven more than Simon in the Scalextric E-Type. Third was the Cobra, which now had Jean at the wheel and was just a lap behind Simon. Dean would soon take over the red Ferrari in fourth, with Pete seven laps back in fifth and Oliver a further 25 laps in arrears with the malfunctioning 250 GTO.
Light rain had started to fall after 13 minutes of the race, the track slowly getting damp. By the mid-point driver change, Hard tyres were getting a little tricky to handle on the greasy surface - and that would only get worse. Ryan had already switched to Softs, with Jean's Cobra and Simon's E-Type on Intermediates. The conditions would certainly catch out Mike, who was more preoccupied by his misfiring Jaguar. Alex was now charging as hard as he could in his Ferrari, but pit stops remained a palaver. At the front, Andy changed to Softs and kept pulling away from the rest - the only issue being unpredictable handling on the curbs...
Jean handed the Cobra over to Terry with 15 minutes to go - sitting in fourth place. Ahead by a lap was Duncan in the E-Type - and they were three laps adrift of Dean in second. Andy was seven laps ahead, but with a full tank and brand new Intermediate tyres. At the back, Mike was 25 laps adrift of the pack, Alex a further 22 laps behind - both of them frustrated and deflated. The Inters were working nicely for everyone, although Dean chose to stay on the Softs to defend second place. The Cobra Daytona stretched its lead to 10 laps with five minutes to go and fourteen at the chequered flag. Dean successfully brought the Ferrari home in second. However, the interest in the final stages was who come third. Duncan and Terry were swapping places on the track and in the pits, the E-Type a little more thirsty on fuel. As the chequered flag fell, it was the Snake Eyes Cobra which grabbed that final podium spot for the team of three...
After coming close last year, the brightly-lit Cobra Daytona climbed up to the top step, with Ash and Andy taking victory...
And a trio of standard Scalextric cars showing that they can still mix it at the top...
That was that for a second hugely-enjoyable WHO Goodwood Revival. Very big thanks to everyone who came along during the day to join in the fun and help make it such a memorable occasion. Special thanks goes to the set-up and tear-down teams and to some fantastically slick work on Race Control.
We're back next month with our inaugural WHO Birkett Relay, but the date for the 2024 WHO Goodwood Revival can go in your diaries...
If you're thinking of coming along to race, we'd thoroughly recommend a couple of Nascar & Legends Digital Wednesdays to get you up to speed with Scalextric digital and the RCS64 software. Our 2024 calendar will be announced in the next few weeks, along with all the regs and formats for the new season.
Before the final scheduled action of the day, two new classes for 2023 made their debuts in quick-fire exhibition races. The Sussex Trophy and TT Celebration cars will both race next month as part of the Birkett Relay day and will race at the 2024 WHO Goodwood Revival...
Six 1950s World Championship sportscars lined up for a three minute race - briefly interrupted by a short-circuit - and Duncan's Mercedes came home ahead of Mike's Merc, Andy's Ferrari, Alex's Aston and then the two Jaguar D-Types of Dean and Simon. Next there were five front-engined GT cars, three of which will also race in the Kinrara Trophy, including these two...
Jeremy's new-for-2023 Scalextric Cobra finished third, just behind Simon's E-Type Jag. Mike's Fly Ferrari 250 GTO was the victor, with the two Scalextric GTOs of Dean and Jean bringing up the rear.
And then it was time for the Kinrara Trophy - the Barn's lights dimmed to replicate the Friday-evening twilight race at the real Revival. The cars' headlights took centre-stage...
Qualifying saw Alex take pole from Ash, Mike third and Jeremy fourth. Dean beat Simon to fifth. At the front were the three 'pro' cars. At the rear, Jeremy, Dean and Simon all hoped the reliability of a standard ready-to-run car would pay dividends in the 45-minute endurance race. Duncan had joined us to make thirteen racers (unlucky for some?) across five pairs and one team of three - Jeremy, Jean and Terry driving the 'Snake Eyes' Cobra.
Oliver in Alex's Targa Florio Ferrari and Ash in Andy's Shelby Cobra Daytona took control of the race in the early stages - the only two cars lapping under 13 seconds. They pulled ahead of Jeremy's Cobra in third. Disaster struck for Oliver and Alex at their first pit stop - the Ferrari failed to trigger the pit entry sensor in what was a highly-unusual chip malfunction. Although ending up with a manual workaround, the Ferrari had tumbled down the order and out of contention within the first ten minutes of the race. At five minutes gone - just as this drama was developing - Ash led Jeremy by two laps, Ryan in Dean's Ferrari was third, Simon fourth in the E-Type, Oliver still fifth and Pete in sixth, struggling with Mike's George Turner E-Type...
Ash and Andy were surprised to be out front without a three-way 'pro' car tussle, but Ash certainly made the most of the opportunity to stretch his lead. At the driver change - marking half way or 22 minutes and 30 seconds - Ash had notched up 80 laps, seven more than Simon in the Scalextric E-Type. Third was the Cobra, which now had Jean at the wheel and was just a lap behind Simon. Dean would soon take over the red Ferrari in fourth, with Pete seven laps back in fifth and Oliver a further 25 laps in arrears with the malfunctioning 250 GTO.
Light rain had started to fall after 13 minutes of the race, the track slowly getting damp. By the mid-point driver change, Hard tyres were getting a little tricky to handle on the greasy surface - and that would only get worse. Ryan had already switched to Softs, with Jean's Cobra and Simon's E-Type on Intermediates. The conditions would certainly catch out Mike, who was more preoccupied by his misfiring Jaguar. Alex was now charging as hard as he could in his Ferrari, but pit stops remained a palaver. At the front, Andy changed to Softs and kept pulling away from the rest - the only issue being unpredictable handling on the curbs...
Jean handed the Cobra over to Terry with 15 minutes to go - sitting in fourth place. Ahead by a lap was Duncan in the E-Type - and they were three laps adrift of Dean in second. Andy was seven laps ahead, but with a full tank and brand new Intermediate tyres. At the back, Mike was 25 laps adrift of the pack, Alex a further 22 laps behind - both of them frustrated and deflated. The Inters were working nicely for everyone, although Dean chose to stay on the Softs to defend second place. The Cobra Daytona stretched its lead to 10 laps with five minutes to go and fourteen at the chequered flag. Dean successfully brought the Ferrari home in second. However, the interest in the final stages was who come third. Duncan and Terry were swapping places on the track and in the pits, the E-Type a little more thirsty on fuel. As the chequered flag fell, it was the Snake Eyes Cobra which grabbed that final podium spot for the team of three...
After coming close last year, the brightly-lit Cobra Daytona climbed up to the top step, with Ash and Andy taking victory...
And a trio of standard Scalextric cars showing that they can still mix it at the top...
That was that for a second hugely-enjoyable WHO Goodwood Revival. Very big thanks to everyone who came along during the day to join in the fun and help make it such a memorable occasion. Special thanks goes to the set-up and tear-down teams and to some fantastically slick work on Race Control.
We're back next month with our inaugural WHO Birkett Relay, but the date for the 2024 WHO Goodwood Revival can go in your diaries...
If you're thinking of coming along to race, we'd thoroughly recommend a couple of Nascar & Legends Digital Wednesdays to get you up to speed with Scalextric digital and the RCS64 software. Our 2024 calendar will be announced in the next few weeks, along with all the regs and formats for the new season.
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