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2025 Season - Rnd 3 - Mar 15th

Back to more familiar (analogue) ground for this meeting luckily, as a couple of potential new members turned up to race the club (Shaun) provided Minis and owner/driver Nascar and American Muscle cars.  Stewart and Larry made it up to fifteen attendees for the night. With the long track set up, voltage on 11.5 and practise over, the racing began.
 

Support race: Shaun's 'Club' Scalextric BMW minis

            

 

Much like the 1:1 series, racing was very close, sometimes hectic with a good few crashes. Out of the melee the winner was local driver Mark J. The top four places were covered by 1.2 laps, the winning margin taking much of that. Mark finished on the top step with 52.7 to David's second place 51.9. Vic' took third on 51.6 - but only by a tenth of a lap from car supplier Shaun, fourth on 51.5. Larry was top visitor of the day in ninth place.

            

 

Main race: Owner/driver American Nascar and muscle cars.

            

 

Down to thirteen here as Brian and Aaron had to set off for their trip back home.

 

Thirteen drivers meant there were thirteen different cars and car setups. It made for some very colourful grids but a wider spread in total lap scores.

          

 

In the final heat it was neck and neck between three drivers to see who would come out on top overall. It looked close, could Vic' and Mark W topple Ben's final score of 53.4 laps?

          

The pair had one last chance for top spot, battling hard for overall position right down to the  last second. Both closed the gap but neither could stop Ben holding on to gold with his silver Thunderslot Mustang. His 53.4 was just out of reach, Vic' coming home second on 53.2, with Mark - but not Mark J, Mark W this time - being two fifths of a lap further back in third.

           

 

Larry and Stewart made a good showing here, taking ninth and tenth in this class. Hopefully they both enjoyed it and we'll see them again at the next meeting.