30th-May-24, 07:00 AM
Rally HQ Report 2 - The Story of the Stages
Although the four groups tackled the stages in a different order, it's still fun to look at how the rally developed stage-by-stage...
Stage One was Jupp's Farm - a mix of Ninco off-road and Ninco tarmac. We ended up timing just the fastest double lap (ie both lanes with the crossover), so for those cars that struggled on the rough stuff, their losses were minimised...
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Mike grabbed the top two times with his Classic class SRC Porsche 914/6 GT and 80s / 90s Ninco Lancia 037 - Terry's custom Ferrari 308 GTB was third. Andy's Ninco Subaru was the first of the Modern class cars in fourth. Kev led the club car runners, taking an impressive 18th with the SCX Seat Ibiza. In the battle of the juniors, Isaac beat Ethan by 2.5 seconds, Isaac driving his Ken Block Escort Cosworth and Ethan relying on the club cars.
Stage Two was a step anti-clockwise to the massive Titnore Lane layout - Ninco ice at the northern end and Ninco tarmac at the south. The cars were timed over two 'laps' of the stage...
Mike grabbed another stage win with his SRC Porsche 914/6, less than a second ahead of Jeremy's SRC Lancia Delta S4. Andy's Ninco Subaru was third, but now up to second overall - the top three in the rally separated by less than three seconds and each leading their respective classes. Oli was fastest of the club car runners on the stage and took the lead overall - less than half a second ahead of John. It was 2-0 to Isaac in the juniors and he led Ethan by just shy of twenty seconds.
The Ilex & Sea Lane stage caused some cars a lot of grief - including two maximum 120 second times, one for a DNF (Darren's Nissan) and Daniel's Lancer going over time. The mix of low-grip Scalextric Sport track, some tricky corners and no borders left no room for error. However, Oli's donut loops at each end were a delight. Cars were timed over 3 laps (it probably should have been two)...
Two cars shared the winning time of this stage - Jeremy's SRC Lancia Delta S4 and Andy's Ninco Subaru. Two seconds behind them was Terry's Ferrari 308 GTB meaning the top spots were again claimed by the three class winners. Overall, Andy's Subaru led Jeremy's Lancia by half a second going into the final stage. Mike's SRC Porsche 914/6 was third overall, despite only managing 14th on this stage. Alex finished an excellent eleventh on the stage with the club car and slotted in second behind his dad for overall club car honours. Isaac had a nightmare on this stage, Ethan comfortably beating him and taking the lead in the junior competition.
The final stage was the rather bijoux Ford Ice Rink. A few cars had either braid or guide issues here - and that would shake up the standings. Cars negotiated 12 laps of the little layout...
Jeremy won the stage, but not with his Lancia - which finished down the wrong end of the chart. A stage victory for his Scaleauto Peugeot 208 was bittersweet and placed the Modern car second in class and second overall in the final standings. Andy brought home his Ninco Subaru in second place, 1.43 seconds off Jeremy's time - that was enough to win the Modern class and win the rally overall. Third on the stage was Terry's Ferrari 308 GTB - not quite quick enough (by less than a second) to grab the Classic class or third overall... Both those went to Mike D's SRC Porsche 914/6. Fourth on the stage was Andy's Ninco Lancia 037, which benefited from the demise of Jeremy's Lancia Delta to inherit the 80s / 90s class lead and take top step on the class podium.
John was top of the club car runners on this stage and that cemented victory in his category, finishing six tenths of a second ahead of Alex. Both will be racing their own cars next time out. Isaac grabbed a third junior stage win, but he couldn't overturn the deficit to Ethan, who took the junior medal.
And that was that. A hall that was full of energy, excitement and semi-organised chaos emptied into the night and the four stages were packed away until next time...
That 'next time' is a round of the Slot Rally GB series on Saturday 27 July...
More details to follow soon.
Although the four groups tackled the stages in a different order, it's still fun to look at how the rally developed stage-by-stage...
Stage One was Jupp's Farm - a mix of Ninco off-road and Ninco tarmac. We ended up timing just the fastest double lap (ie both lanes with the crossover), so for those cars that struggled on the rough stuff, their losses were minimised...
You'll want to click on each of these images to make them bigger and readable.
Mike grabbed the top two times with his Classic class SRC Porsche 914/6 GT and 80s / 90s Ninco Lancia 037 - Terry's custom Ferrari 308 GTB was third. Andy's Ninco Subaru was the first of the Modern class cars in fourth. Kev led the club car runners, taking an impressive 18th with the SCX Seat Ibiza. In the battle of the juniors, Isaac beat Ethan by 2.5 seconds, Isaac driving his Ken Block Escort Cosworth and Ethan relying on the club cars.
Stage Two was a step anti-clockwise to the massive Titnore Lane layout - Ninco ice at the northern end and Ninco tarmac at the south. The cars were timed over two 'laps' of the stage...
Mike grabbed another stage win with his SRC Porsche 914/6, less than a second ahead of Jeremy's SRC Lancia Delta S4. Andy's Ninco Subaru was third, but now up to second overall - the top three in the rally separated by less than three seconds and each leading their respective classes. Oli was fastest of the club car runners on the stage and took the lead overall - less than half a second ahead of John. It was 2-0 to Isaac in the juniors and he led Ethan by just shy of twenty seconds.
The Ilex & Sea Lane stage caused some cars a lot of grief - including two maximum 120 second times, one for a DNF (Darren's Nissan) and Daniel's Lancer going over time. The mix of low-grip Scalextric Sport track, some tricky corners and no borders left no room for error. However, Oli's donut loops at each end were a delight. Cars were timed over 3 laps (it probably should have been two)...
Two cars shared the winning time of this stage - Jeremy's SRC Lancia Delta S4 and Andy's Ninco Subaru. Two seconds behind them was Terry's Ferrari 308 GTB meaning the top spots were again claimed by the three class winners. Overall, Andy's Subaru led Jeremy's Lancia by half a second going into the final stage. Mike's SRC Porsche 914/6 was third overall, despite only managing 14th on this stage. Alex finished an excellent eleventh on the stage with the club car and slotted in second behind his dad for overall club car honours. Isaac had a nightmare on this stage, Ethan comfortably beating him and taking the lead in the junior competition.
The final stage was the rather bijoux Ford Ice Rink. A few cars had either braid or guide issues here - and that would shake up the standings. Cars negotiated 12 laps of the little layout...
Jeremy won the stage, but not with his Lancia - which finished down the wrong end of the chart. A stage victory for his Scaleauto Peugeot 208 was bittersweet and placed the Modern car second in class and second overall in the final standings. Andy brought home his Ninco Subaru in second place, 1.43 seconds off Jeremy's time - that was enough to win the Modern class and win the rally overall. Third on the stage was Terry's Ferrari 308 GTB - not quite quick enough (by less than a second) to grab the Classic class or third overall... Both those went to Mike D's SRC Porsche 914/6. Fourth on the stage was Andy's Ninco Lancia 037, which benefited from the demise of Jeremy's Lancia Delta to inherit the 80s / 90s class lead and take top step on the class podium.
John was top of the club car runners on this stage and that cemented victory in his category, finishing six tenths of a second ahead of Alex. Both will be racing their own cars next time out. Isaac grabbed a third junior stage win, but he couldn't overturn the deficit to Ethan, who took the junior medal.
And that was that. A hall that was full of energy, excitement and semi-organised chaos emptied into the night and the four stages were packed away until next time...
That 'next time' is a round of the Slot Rally GB series on Saturday 27 July...
More details to follow soon.
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