[Kevan]

Race results and report - 23 January 2025 - GP/Prewing F1 followed by Saloon
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Grand Prix & Prewing F1

   
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The Grand Prix cars were scrutineered before racing, on the whole the cars were within limits.
The usual favourites were brought out to race and a couple of ‘racing incidents’ were caught on camera.
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It’s amazing how we see so many different ways to build a car, Ed raced a Standard Class Cartrix which goes exceptionally well for an out-of-the-box car, but the rest were all unique (there’s a Murray Walker quote in there somewhere).
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Brian & Kev racing Modified Class cars, Vanwall vs Mercedes W196
Chris’s Maserati 250F raced against Andy’s Ferrari 156 in Open Class due to being too wide across the rear wheels.

   
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Saloons

   
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Ed again choosing to race a Standard Class car, it’s become his trademark, his Ninco Opel marginally quicker but easier to manage than the Lancia D50 raced in the GP event.
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A couple of Modified Class cars, one huge - Kev’s Galaxie 500, and one small - Chris’s Alfa GTV
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A pair of Open Class cars, Andy’s Jag and Brian’s Peugeot 406

   
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Chris was asking what kind of cars we used in the Saturday Scalextric Club and what we can do to them.  
We’ve used cars with no motor pods, no ballast or tuning and replaced the tyres without gluing or truing - although we have seen ‘scuffing’ of tyres on one or two cars only.
The red NSR tyres work really well and are seen on quite a few cars.
Cars seen so far are mainly Scalextric with one or two Ninco, Fly and SCX…but the quickest seem to be Scalextric and drive really nicely which is a pleasant surprise.
…the original magnet is kept in place but the cars must stay within the limit on the mag checker
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Next week is NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge 2025’ #1 followed by TV/Film cars
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