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Race report: Sat 14th December
Eleven members turned out to help set up the long circuit but there was a bit of a logistical issue before racing proper could start. No race management laptop -  and no one could remember who took it home after the previous meeting! A few hectic phone calls soon tracked it down and saw it reunited with the track.

Support race: Club Karts

           

 

A fun class with some very close racing, all the way down to the wire.

 

It was so close nothing was really resolved until the last heat, the penultimate lap of which saw David's de-slot lose him almost a full lap, dropping him to second overall, half a lap down on Mark J - the overall winner.

 

It proved decisive for Shaun and Vic too. Another fifth of a lap in this heat would have seen Vic dislodge Shaun from third spot but it wasn't to be, his score falling short as the power went off. It did secure him a good fourth place though, over a lap ahead of Graham in fifth.

 

Ben and Graham battled for the lead  of this last heat too, a brilliant charge from Ben taking the win by half a lap from Graham - but it wasn't quite enough to dislodge him from fifth overall. Despite Ben's valiant effort Graham remained fifth with himself sixth.

   

 

Mains: Owner/driver Open Saloon cars

 

The field was reduced to ten drivers here, with Mark J having to leave early.

   

 

With many different body styles and slot car manufacturers represented Slot.it cars seemed to be the class of the field, with some 3D printed chassis also doing well.

          

 

Individual heats were again close, with several seeing two or three drivers finish within the same tenth of a lap. Overall though individual car set-ups, driver experience and confidence in their cars saw a wider spread in the results.  

          

Vic and his Alfa (below right) took 1st place, closely followed by Ben and Graham. 

           

David took fourth about mid-way between the leading three and Mark W, the lead driver of the following six.