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Stage Two: Johnny's Workshop

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

   

First into Johnny's Workshop were Group B. The stage was still set up for July's Slot Rally GB Saturday, so the 15 laps took at little longer than we expect for our club nights. Ollie was quickest through, stopping the clock with a 51.76 for his Ninco Subaru. The Fullers' Lancer was next - Isaac beating Kev by 1.31 seconds. Stephen's Subaru was just behind them and Mike's Pajero posted another impressive time for what is a big and top-heavy beast.

   

Group A were next and Oliver continued his excellent start to the evening by posting a 43.13 second time with his SRC Porsche 914. Times for his NSR Clio and SRC Lancia Delta weren't shoddy either and he grabbed the top three places on the stage so far. Jeremy couldn't match Oliver's pace - his Peugeot 208 was best, but six seconds behind. The Robs were neck and neck again - Rob Allison's SRC Porsche just shading Rob Bean's Ninco Citroën C4 by 0.81 of a second. Scott's Celica and SCX Škoda Fabia were evenly matched on this stage and quickest in their categories so far. His Escort RS1600 - plucked from the new Ford Motorsport Transit set - was proving a bit of a handful with stock tyres, but still posting respectable times.

   

Next were the main challengers to Scott for Scalextric and SCX honours: the Group D boys. Starting first, Andy's SCX Fiat 124 Spyder proved rather sluggish and was the slowest car in the group. John bagged the top Scalextric time on the stage with his Puma and best SCX time with the Lancia Delta Integrale - beating Chas' Škoda Fabia by just 0.13 of a second. Steve's Puma WRC was next, just ahead of his Ford Focus and John's Escort. However, top times on the stage for the group were Andy's Subaru - slotting in between Oliver's Clio and Delta in third - then Andy's Ninco Porsche and Chas' Avant Slot Ferrari, seven and a half seconds off Oliver's leading time.

   

The last group through Johnny's Workshop were Group C. The club car runners had an SCX Renault 5 Turbo on this stage. James was quickest this time, his 64.76 was two and a half seconds faster than Kevin. Stephen and Philip were close behind, separated by a few tenths. Stephen won the Ninco battle, beating Kevin comfortably this time. Meanwhile, Mike D set the second fastest time on the stage with his NSR Punto - two seconds behind Oliver. Terry's best was his Scaleauto Ford RS200 in eighth place overall.

   

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

1. Oliver Walker (SRC Porsche 914/6 GT) 80.29 seconds
2. Mike Dadson (NSR Abarth Punto) 83.91
3. Oliver Walker (NSR Renault Clio) 88.04
4. Mike Dadson (SRC Peugeot 205 T16) 89.12
5. Oliver Walker (SRC Lancia Delta S4) 89.95
6. Jeremy Belcher (Scaleauto Peugeot 208) 90.83
7. Andy Player (Ninco Subaru Impreza) 90.93
8. Jeremy Belcher (SRC Lancia Delta S4) 92.6
9. Mike Dadson (SRC Porsche 914/6 GT) 94.39
10. Terry Peters (Ferrari 308 GTB) 95.36

Top Scalextric: John Ferrigno (Ford Puma WRC) 103.1 seconds
Top SCX: Terry Peters (Citroën C2) 103.23 seconds
Top club car: James Blackmore 121.1 seconds

   

Friston Forest comes next...