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Sat 12th Oct: Race report

 

Only ten racers this week due to illness, holiday ( what's that ) and a wedding.

 

Thanks to all in attendance, some much needed track maintenance was done, focusing on the third of the circuit that had been most troublesome. All the sections were lifted, their end connectors cleaned and tightened and two jump-wired pieces reconnected. Not bad for twelve years with Sport track. Power is good all the way round again.

 

Support race: Sideways Grp 5  club cars

          

 

The Grp 5 class saw some close racing between the experienced club members, with the newcomers raising their game to tighten the field, the winner being Mark Raine a couple of laps ahead of Dave and almost three up on Shaun. Less than a lap back in fourth was Vic', fifth to seventh places being covered by just a tenth of a lap

 

Main race: Owner/Driver Nascars and Muscle cars

Although there were many different slot car manufacturers represented, along with a fair few 1:1 makes the Chevy Camaro proved the most popular body style, with five of the six generations from '66 to date appearing on track at one time or another.

                     

 

Racing was close, but maybe a bit too enthusiastic at times. Quite a few cars turned turtle, raising the tongue-in-cheek call for  drivers to put lane stickers on their chassis to help with marshalling! (A common theme throughout the history of slot racing!)

         

 

With the number of Camaros in evidence it was no surprise one took top step of the podium, Vic' guiding his blue wheeled Camaro through the carnage to secure the win by a whisker over two laps from Mark W, with Mark J third 2.5 laps off the lead.