4th-Jan-24, 03:18 PM
The A Final promised to be a cracker with the fastest four from qualifying lining up in four winnable lanes...
The first race of the year is always a great one to win and a springboard for the rest of the season. However, the pressure is very different to a championship-decider - it's a race to go out and enjoy...
Pete was quick off the line, but Jerome succumbed to a first lap chicane slip-up. Thankfully, Gareth had him going in no time. The other three were locked together, Pete leading the first three laps, Andy second and Oliver third. Pete was off at the chicane on lap four, leaving Oliver to chase Andy...
It was rapid stuff, Andy pulling out a half-lap lead and managing it. Behind, Pete threw caution to the wind to make up for lost time. Oliver kept him at bay until the final stages, Pete slipping past with just few laps to go. And then - on the penultimate lap - Andy span out on the chicane...
It was enough to let Pete through and win the race. Pete's error had been at the start, Andy's at the end - the difference, a third of a lap. An incredibly dramatic end to our first HO evening of 2024...
Huge congratulations to Pete on an excellent victory, to Ollie for winning the junior medal and Gareth for taking WHO Tuners honours...
Here are all the stats for all the finals...
Click image to make it bigger
Congrats to all our new racers - especially Nathan for finishing top rookie!
And here are some video highlights of the finals - thanks to Ollie and Rob for their superb camerawork during the A Final...
A big thank you to everyone who came along for an awesome start to our 2024 season. Special thanks go to the set-up and race control crews and to all those who stayed behind to help pack away.
We're back in two weeks for a Scalextric Digital night and then a Nascar HO evening on Wednesday 7 February. Sadly, the Christmas decorations will be gone by then. Details of all our 2024 racing can be found here: https://slotracer.online/community/showt...p?tid=3920
The first race of the year is always a great one to win and a springboard for the rest of the season. However, the pressure is very different to a championship-decider - it's a race to go out and enjoy...
Pete was quick off the line, but Jerome succumbed to a first lap chicane slip-up. Thankfully, Gareth had him going in no time. The other three were locked together, Pete leading the first three laps, Andy second and Oliver third. Pete was off at the chicane on lap four, leaving Oliver to chase Andy...
It was rapid stuff, Andy pulling out a half-lap lead and managing it. Behind, Pete threw caution to the wind to make up for lost time. Oliver kept him at bay until the final stages, Pete slipping past with just few laps to go. And then - on the penultimate lap - Andy span out on the chicane...
It was enough to let Pete through and win the race. Pete's error had been at the start, Andy's at the end - the difference, a third of a lap. An incredibly dramatic end to our first HO evening of 2024...
Huge congratulations to Pete on an excellent victory, to Ollie for winning the junior medal and Gareth for taking WHO Tuners honours...
Here are all the stats for all the finals...
Click image to make it bigger
Congrats to all our new racers - especially Nathan for finishing top rookie!
And here are some video highlights of the finals - thanks to Ollie and Rob for their superb camerawork during the A Final...
A big thank you to everyone who came along for an awesome start to our 2024 season. Special thanks go to the set-up and race control crews and to all those who stayed behind to help pack away.
We're back in two weeks for a Scalextric Digital night and then a Nascar HO evening on Wednesday 7 February. Sadly, the Christmas decorations will be gone by then. Details of all our 2024 racing can be found here: https://slotracer.online/community/showt...p?tid=3920
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