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Sat 10th Feb race day.

Reverting to the regular Saturday rather than Sunday night for the February meeting saw attendance leap from seven to twelve, including two new members and peaking at thirteen for the final round, when Mark R arrived after his shift-work ended.
 

The recently extended track was used, with newbies Graham and James doing particularly well for their first time on a large circuit.

 

1st Support race: Club Scalextric Karts

          

 

The Karts produced some very close racing with `do or die’ driving to gain an extra section as per the photo, where the power was switched off just before it crossed the beam at the end of the race.  Mark J took the overall win, one point four laps ahead of Vic, who was harassed to the line by relative newcomer Ben, who was just a tenth of a lap down. In fact it was that close that second to fifth places were covered by just three tenths of a lap.

          

 

2nd Support race: Club Sideways cars

 

Another win and close finish for Mark J, this time Ben slotting into second spot just half a lap down. The Sideways Gp5's  were MUCH faster cars for the new drivers, with faster crashes involving innocent cars - but that's racing for you.

          

 

Main race, Owner/driver Sports and GT

 

The owner/driver class produced an extremely varied field with six different slot car manufacturers and seven full scale makes represented. Vic took first place in his own right with a Slot.it Porsche 956 and third with one of his loan cars, an NSR Aston Martin driven by Mark R. Ben's really giving the established drivers a hard time, finishing in the top three for the third round of the night, putting his yellow NSR McLaren in second place. Graham and James showed their hand here, finishing mid-field in their first 'open class' event, boding well for the future.

          

Ninco Lightning Renault Megane  - driver Mark J                    Vic's Carrera Ferrari 458

(+Sideways Nissan  club car)                               

          

Slot it Porsche 956 'Marlboro', Vic's race winner               Slot it Mclaren GT1 raced by Mark R 

          

Slot it Porsche 956 Jagermeister. Vic's backup car             NSR Aston Martin white/blue raced by David
          
Ben's yellow NSR Mclaren 720s                                          NSR Aston Martin Gulf raced by Mark R (& Vic in one heat)
          
Scaleauto Toyota GT1 (Vic's) for guest drivers                         Ninco Mclaren GT 'Fina’ raced by guest
            
                                                                                     Vic's Slot it Ferrari 312p, tested but not raced.

(As well as club cars Vic' also provided loan cars for those that needed them. Club controllers are also provided so the first 'trial meeting' is entirely free for those that want to give the Bury St Edmunds club a try.)

(All photos courtesy of Vic.)