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Stage Two: Jupp's Farm

Stage Winner: Oliver Walker, SRC Porsche 914/6 GT

   

First into Jupp's Farm were Group 2. They had a different configuration to contemplate, with a right turn into the 3D printed Hobby Classic return loop and an unsighted Radius2 kink through the Barn. As always, it was about finding a steady speed over the rough surface that didn't bump the guide out of the slot. Neil's Scaleauto Fabia was quick with a 31.55, but the SRC Porsche 914/6s of Rob, Terry and Oliver all went quicker.

   

Group 1 were next over the Ninco off-road track. Scott was closest to those rapid SRC Porsches, his Ninco Subaru clocking 32.65 seconds. Phil had a good stage with his SRC Capri, SCX Suzuki Swift and SRC BMW - the latter two sandwiching Mike's full Dakar-spec Pajero. But it's fair to say that a good proportion of this group's car struggled on this stage.

   

Jeremy led the way for Group 4 and his SRC Lancia Delta S4 was incredibly smooth, slotting in just behind Oliver's leading Porsche by 0.34 of a second. Mike's Ninco Lancer Evo wasn't far behind, but he dropped time with his SRC Porsche 914 - 5.33 seconds behind Oliver's similar car. Cedric's Avant Slot Alpine was right up there with the quick guys, just ahead of Andy's Ninco Porsche. It was Lee's first time on Jupp's Farm and his quickest run was with the SCX Escort RS1800, a contender for overall SCX honours.

   

Last through were Group 3 and could anyone knock Oliver off top spot? Ollie came closest, putting his Ninco Subaru an excellent sixth overall on the stage. Isaac's Teamslot Alpine was next, ahead of Matthew's Ninco Lancia 037 and Kev's run with the Alpine. Rob had a bit of a nightmare stage, all his cars towards the back of the field and the SCX BMW M3 dead last.

   
(you'll need to click on the results to read them)

After two stages, the leaderboard looked like this...

1. Oliver Walker - Porsche 914/6 GT 69.26 seconds
2. Mike Dadson - Porsche 914/6 GT 72.2 (-2.94)
3. Jeremy Belcher - Lancia Delta S4 73.2 (-3.94)
4. Mike Dadson - Peugeot 205 T16 73.44 (-4.18)
5. Andy Player - Subaru Impreza 74.15 (-4.88)
6. Jeremy Belcher - TR7 V8 75.01 (-5.75)
7. Ollie Bean - Subaru Impreza 75.41 (-6.15)
8. Neil Thompson - Lancia 037 75.98 (-6.72)
9. Andy Player - Porsche 911SC 76.59 (-7.33)
10. Jeremy Belcher - Peugeot 208 77.04 (-7.78)