20th-Sep-25, 08:56 PM
Race Report - Afternoon session, part one
A leisurely lunchtime gave us time to savour the excitement of the morning and prepare for the afternoon - a team race followed by three individual races.
Race Three: Kinrara Trophy
A 45-minute team race for 1959-64 closed-top Grand Touring cars
Our 15 racers fitted perfectly into five cars, giving each of them a 15-minute stint. Three 'Pro' cars featured in this race - Mike's George Turner E-Type Jag, Alex's Fly Ferrari GTO with a 3D printed chassis and Andy's Revell Cobra Daytona with an Olifer chassis. Simon had prepared his standard Scalextric E-Type specifically for this race, whereas Dean's purple Scalextric Cobra was making a second appearance of the day. As with the previous three races, we'd see if the 'Pro' cars could last the distance. The Cobra Daytona won last year and in 2023 thanks to mechanical issues for its rivals, Mike's E-Type won the first race in 2022 in similar fashion...
We turn the lights down low for this race, the cars' headlights burning through the gloom - as they do for the twighlight races at the real Revival. Isaac drove the first stint in the Cobra Daytona - as he did last year. He was closely followed through the early stages by his dad in Alex's Ferrari and Rob, driving Dean's Cobra. John had dropped off the lead lap, Mike's E-Type struggling with some niggling gear issues. Simon M was putting in a steady run with his namesake's E-Type, although he would fall away as the stint went on - 15 minutes is a long time. At the first driver change, Isaac handed a two-lap lead to Ash, with Kev handing the Ferrari to Ollie and Dean taking control of his Cobra, a further three laps back...
As always, Ollie attacked hard, banging in some very quick laps. However, he wasn't making any headway on the leading Cobra Daytona as Ash drove a typically fast and consistent stint to maintain the two-lap gap. Just after half distance, one too many offs for the Ferrari required a trip to the repair shop and the second of the 'Pro' cars tumbled down the leaderboard. The purple Cobra moved up a place, seven laps behind the leading car at half distance. Simon soon has his E-Type up into third as both Alex and Mike's cars needed more attention.
By the final driver change, Ash gave Andy a huge eleven lap advantage over the Cobra in second and twenty laps on Simon's E-Type in third - two standard Scalextric cars in podium places. Alex and Mike were keen to make up for lost time in their cars, Mike starting the stint 3 laps behind the Scalextric E-Type, but Oliver was able to keep him at bay with a great drive. Alex made more progress - pulling out the best 15 minutes of any car in the race - but it wasn't enough.
A thumping win for the Cobra Daytona, but also very pleasing performances for the Scalextric runners to finish on the podium...
And that was it for another Kinrara Trophy Team Race...
Next would be the Richmond Trophy for 1950s Formula One cars.
A leisurely lunchtime gave us time to savour the excitement of the morning and prepare for the afternoon - a team race followed by three individual races.
Race Three: Kinrara Trophy
A 45-minute team race for 1959-64 closed-top Grand Touring cars
Our 15 racers fitted perfectly into five cars, giving each of them a 15-minute stint. Three 'Pro' cars featured in this race - Mike's George Turner E-Type Jag, Alex's Fly Ferrari GTO with a 3D printed chassis and Andy's Revell Cobra Daytona with an Olifer chassis. Simon had prepared his standard Scalextric E-Type specifically for this race, whereas Dean's purple Scalextric Cobra was making a second appearance of the day. As with the previous three races, we'd see if the 'Pro' cars could last the distance. The Cobra Daytona won last year and in 2023 thanks to mechanical issues for its rivals, Mike's E-Type won the first race in 2022 in similar fashion...
We turn the lights down low for this race, the cars' headlights burning through the gloom - as they do for the twighlight races at the real Revival. Isaac drove the first stint in the Cobra Daytona - as he did last year. He was closely followed through the early stages by his dad in Alex's Ferrari and Rob, driving Dean's Cobra. John had dropped off the lead lap, Mike's E-Type struggling with some niggling gear issues. Simon M was putting in a steady run with his namesake's E-Type, although he would fall away as the stint went on - 15 minutes is a long time. At the first driver change, Isaac handed a two-lap lead to Ash, with Kev handing the Ferrari to Ollie and Dean taking control of his Cobra, a further three laps back...
As always, Ollie attacked hard, banging in some very quick laps. However, he wasn't making any headway on the leading Cobra Daytona as Ash drove a typically fast and consistent stint to maintain the two-lap gap. Just after half distance, one too many offs for the Ferrari required a trip to the repair shop and the second of the 'Pro' cars tumbled down the leaderboard. The purple Cobra moved up a place, seven laps behind the leading car at half distance. Simon soon has his E-Type up into third as both Alex and Mike's cars needed more attention.
By the final driver change, Ash gave Andy a huge eleven lap advantage over the Cobra in second and twenty laps on Simon's E-Type in third - two standard Scalextric cars in podium places. Alex and Mike were keen to make up for lost time in their cars, Mike starting the stint 3 laps behind the Scalextric E-Type, but Oliver was able to keep him at bay with a great drive. Alex made more progress - pulling out the best 15 minutes of any car in the race - but it wasn't enough.
A thumping win for the Cobra Daytona, but also very pleasing performances for the Scalextric runners to finish on the podium...
And that was it for another Kinrara Trophy Team Race...
Next would be the Richmond Trophy for 1950s Formula One cars.
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