2nd-Jun-25, 06:30 AM
It was back to action after lunch with a run through Gymkana - two fiendish routed boards connected by some Scalextric Classic pieces, including Goodwood chicanes...
The pictures are of Phil and Terry's group, who followed a bit later in the afternoon. I find the Gymkhana section delightful - and enjoy keeping the power in round the loops in true Ken Block style...
The other end is trickier - a leap over the perspex bridge, bumpy sections that can lift a guide out of the slot, plus the sharp right through the loading bay where cars can bottom-out...
My Subaru won't turn through the loading bay, so I had to try and bounce it off the wall - a technique that worked twice, but not the third time...
The penultimate stage for our group was a blast through Crate Lane - Ninco off-road pieces linking two Ninco loops...
This should have been bread-and-butter for WHO racers with cars set up to tackle our Jupp's Farm stages. My two Ninco cars ate it up, with the Galant and Fiat not far off the pace. However, quickest of all was Jeremy's SRC Porsche 914, which skipped over the rough stuff with ease!
Our final action of the day was on the Mini Hill Climb, probably my favourite track last November, but would prove my nemesis this time...
Jeremy went first and would sweep the stage - and was not entirely satisfied with his performance. After Toby and Lawrence completed the rally, I went last. I scouted all the challenges of the up-and-down stage with the Fiat and followed with a clean run for the Ninco Porsche...
Things were going really well with the Galant until I put a wheel on the grass at the start/finish line and precipitated a big off that screwed up the braids, losing 25 seconds on repairs that put paid to an otherwise decent day for the Avant Slot car. But that's rallying! I followed with a careful run for the Subaru - 2.5 seconds slower than the Porsche, but no disasters and hopeful of a strong finish in Modern class. All-in-all a very enjoyable day and a good performance from my four cars...
Most other groups still had at least two more stages to finish, so after a sit down in the staff room, we helped Lawrence and Toby start packing away. The tour of the basement was a highlight of the day - an incredible facility for any slot car club. Terry and Phil's group was last to finish - and then it was a relatively short wait to the results were in. We were entertained by some drone action on the airfield - footage being taken for a feature on the WRC website (yes, really!).
Finally, it was time for results. Classic saw both myself and Jeremy in the top ten. Jeremy was the sole WHO runner to finish in the 80s-90s top ten, but we'd both be in the Modern top five - me fourth and Jeremy first! A Slot Rally GB winner...
Jeremy still had a grin on his face when we dropped Phil off at Arundel station...
What a fabulous day... and only three weeks to wait until the next round in St Albans.
The pictures are of Phil and Terry's group, who followed a bit later in the afternoon. I find the Gymkhana section delightful - and enjoy keeping the power in round the loops in true Ken Block style...
The other end is trickier - a leap over the perspex bridge, bumpy sections that can lift a guide out of the slot, plus the sharp right through the loading bay where cars can bottom-out...
My Subaru won't turn through the loading bay, so I had to try and bounce it off the wall - a technique that worked twice, but not the third time...
The penultimate stage for our group was a blast through Crate Lane - Ninco off-road pieces linking two Ninco loops...
This should have been bread-and-butter for WHO racers with cars set up to tackle our Jupp's Farm stages. My two Ninco cars ate it up, with the Galant and Fiat not far off the pace. However, quickest of all was Jeremy's SRC Porsche 914, which skipped over the rough stuff with ease!
Our final action of the day was on the Mini Hill Climb, probably my favourite track last November, but would prove my nemesis this time...
Jeremy went first and would sweep the stage - and was not entirely satisfied with his performance. After Toby and Lawrence completed the rally, I went last. I scouted all the challenges of the up-and-down stage with the Fiat and followed with a clean run for the Ninco Porsche...
Things were going really well with the Galant until I put a wheel on the grass at the start/finish line and precipitated a big off that screwed up the braids, losing 25 seconds on repairs that put paid to an otherwise decent day for the Avant Slot car. But that's rallying! I followed with a careful run for the Subaru - 2.5 seconds slower than the Porsche, but no disasters and hopeful of a strong finish in Modern class. All-in-all a very enjoyable day and a good performance from my four cars...
Most other groups still had at least two more stages to finish, so after a sit down in the staff room, we helped Lawrence and Toby start packing away. The tour of the basement was a highlight of the day - an incredible facility for any slot car club. Terry and Phil's group was last to finish - and then it was a relatively short wait to the results were in. We were entertained by some drone action on the airfield - footage being taken for a feature on the WRC website (yes, really!).
Finally, it was time for results. Classic saw both myself and Jeremy in the top ten. Jeremy was the sole WHO runner to finish in the 80s-90s top ten, but we'd both be in the Modern top five - me fourth and Jeremy first! A Slot Rally GB winner...
Jeremy still had a grin on his face when we dropped Phil off at Arundel station...
What a fabulous day... and only three weeks to wait until the next round in St Albans.
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