22nd-Feb-26, 05:58 PM
Race Report
Twenty-three racers sampled our American SpeedFest. This included three of our 2026 rookies - Jaxson, Kinsley and Mike A - and the welcome return of Keith to digital racing after nine years away.
Mike's revised Meadowdale layout was built in quick time and there were Sebring Seventies, Can-Ams and LMDh cars getting their first track time around 9.30am. Some of those immediately returned to the workbench!
After a nice long practice session, we were ready to go with the Legends pairs race at 10.30...
Mike D and Jean were late arriving - and Mike A wasn't due to after lunch - so we had ten pairs for the first competitive action of the day. Using our Wednesday evening format, the Legends would be split into two eight-minute qualifying heats and we'd finish with two more 8-minute races - starting with a semi-final, where the top two would step up to the feature race.
Heat One saw Oliver & Ash pulverise the other four pairs. They finished on 39 laps, their nearest challengers were Stephen & Daniel, who finished five laps behind. Keith & Terry and Isaac & Kev both clocked up 33 laps, while Andy & Rob A managed 32.
Heat Two was a closer contest at the front - Alex & Dean leading Duncan & Simon to line and scoring 38 & 37 laps respectively. Steve & Jeremy were next, on 31 laps, Ollie & Rob B with 29 and Jaxson & Kinsley 24 - the last two cars having mechanical issues. But everyone would get to go again and have a chance to make the feature race.
The winners and runners-up of the Semi-final would both step up, so this was a super-competitive eight minutes. Ollie's car was now fixed and - not surprisingly - he had the better of the early stages, leading Terry, Kev and Rob A into the mid-race driver change. Rob B defended the one-lap advantage, but it was a right old scrap behind for the second step-up. A different pit strategy by Andy & Rob A - two stops, but leaving tyres to late in the race - got them track position and, ultimately, an unlikely step-up. Keith brought the gold Chevy home in third, just ahead of Isaac & Kev.
Oliver & Ash lined up in pole position for the start of the Feature race. Alongside were the gold pairing of Alex & Dean. The opening stages were fast and chaotic, Ash dropping back and Alex grabbing the lead ahead of Simon. Ash had recovered to third by the driver change, but was two laps behind the leaders. Daniel was fourth, ahead of Rob A and Ollie's ailing green McD's Chevy.
There wasn't much movement in the second four minutes as Dean defending his lead, Duncan held steady and Oliver couldn't make any progress, despite setting the fastest lap of the race. Andy did get ahead of Stephen, but only because of cars troubles for the McCann brothers. Rob salvaged fifth place...
Congrats to Alex & Dean and to all our Legends podium finishers!
That had us nicely warmed up and ready for the inaugural Sebring Seventies team race...
A very attractive grid with four Scalextric Porsche 911 3.0 RSRs, a Scalextric Corvette L88 and a Fly BMW 3.5 CSL.
Twenty-three racers sampled our American SpeedFest. This included three of our 2026 rookies - Jaxson, Kinsley and Mike A - and the welcome return of Keith to digital racing after nine years away.
Mike's revised Meadowdale layout was built in quick time and there were Sebring Seventies, Can-Ams and LMDh cars getting their first track time around 9.30am. Some of those immediately returned to the workbench!
After a nice long practice session, we were ready to go with the Legends pairs race at 10.30...
Mike D and Jean were late arriving - and Mike A wasn't due to after lunch - so we had ten pairs for the first competitive action of the day. Using our Wednesday evening format, the Legends would be split into two eight-minute qualifying heats and we'd finish with two more 8-minute races - starting with a semi-final, where the top two would step up to the feature race.
Heat One saw Oliver & Ash pulverise the other four pairs. They finished on 39 laps, their nearest challengers were Stephen & Daniel, who finished five laps behind. Keith & Terry and Isaac & Kev both clocked up 33 laps, while Andy & Rob A managed 32.
Heat Two was a closer contest at the front - Alex & Dean leading Duncan & Simon to line and scoring 38 & 37 laps respectively. Steve & Jeremy were next, on 31 laps, Ollie & Rob B with 29 and Jaxson & Kinsley 24 - the last two cars having mechanical issues. But everyone would get to go again and have a chance to make the feature race.
The winners and runners-up of the Semi-final would both step up, so this was a super-competitive eight minutes. Ollie's car was now fixed and - not surprisingly - he had the better of the early stages, leading Terry, Kev and Rob A into the mid-race driver change. Rob B defended the one-lap advantage, but it was a right old scrap behind for the second step-up. A different pit strategy by Andy & Rob A - two stops, but leaving tyres to late in the race - got them track position and, ultimately, an unlikely step-up. Keith brought the gold Chevy home in third, just ahead of Isaac & Kev.
Oliver & Ash lined up in pole position for the start of the Feature race. Alongside were the gold pairing of Alex & Dean. The opening stages were fast and chaotic, Ash dropping back and Alex grabbing the lead ahead of Simon. Ash had recovered to third by the driver change, but was two laps behind the leaders. Daniel was fourth, ahead of Rob A and Ollie's ailing green McD's Chevy.
There wasn't much movement in the second four minutes as Dean defending his lead, Duncan held steady and Oliver couldn't make any progress, despite setting the fastest lap of the race. Andy did get ahead of Stephen, but only because of cars troubles for the McCann brothers. Rob salvaged fifth place...
Congrats to Alex & Dean and to all our Legends podium finishers!
That had us nicely warmed up and ready for the inaugural Sebring Seventies team race...
A very attractive grid with four Scalextric Porsche 911 3.0 RSRs, a Scalextric Corvette L88 and a Fly BMW 3.5 CSL.
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