[Kevan]

Race report and results - 5th November 2026 - 
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• NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge 2026’ #9 with club controllers (Truspeed BP2)
  
• Saloons + Small Saloons + Group 5 Saloons
  
• SRF F1 Sidecars
  

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NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge 2026’ #9

   
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Remember, remember, the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot (I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot. )…It was Guy Fawkes Night… aka Bonfire Night and better known to younger generations as ‘Firework Night’.
…no fireworks or smoke or bonfire toffee here, just a bunch of guys enjoying racing Slot cars.
Mike & Chris were back so we had six club members, five racing ‘Club Challenge’ Moslers, whilst George raced the club Mosler (and did very well with it! )
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The ‘Club Challenge’ cars are all exactly the same apart from colour and screw adjustment and controller adjustment, consequently we see close races all night.  Yes there’s luck involved, as always it goes both ways but the best strategy is to drive smoothly and carefully and stay out of trouble.  Somehow Kev manages to do that regularly in this series and finished a couple of laps ahead.
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Brian was super quick last time with these but got off to a slow start in his first heat but for some reason went miles better in the ‘slow’ Red lane and got his fastest lap in this heat into the bargain.  Well down the pecking order this time Bri.
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Close finishes were Andy & Mike in Heat #2 finishing on the same lap.
Chris & Andy finishing just over one second apart in Heat #4 with Chris just crossing the line to win the heat.
…and Heat #6 with Mike & Chris finishing a couple of seconds apart with Andy crossing the line first a lap ahead.
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George did really well and managed a 6.1s hot lap in Heat #4 in Yellow lane, the white Mosler Club car is well setup.

   
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Saloons + Small Saloons + Group 5 Saloons

   
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No Small Saloons this week but we did have a good mix of Modified, Prostock and Open class Saloons and Group 5 Saloons.
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Chris started with a Alfa GTV which had a few problems and was swapped with a minute to go in Heat #1 for his trusty Honda Civic type-R and had his best run in Heat #4 in Yellow lane.
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Three Open Class cars:

• Andy’s Spirit Peugeot 406 - best run in Red lane
  
• Mike’s Jaguar XJ12C - best run in Yellow lane
  
• George’s Spirit Peugeot 406 - only raced in Blue lane
  

Three Prostock Class cars:

• Brian’s Group 5 Capri - best run in Blue lane
  
• Chris’s Alfa GTV & Honda Civic type-R - part run in Blue lane
  
• George’s Mitsubishi Evo 5 (swapped for the Peugeot for his second race) - best run in Red lane
  

One Modified Class car

• Kev’s MRRC Toyota Celica Group 5 - best run in Yellow lane
  

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The closest race with the Saloons was the last race as Brian’s Capri finished just under two seconds behind Kev’s Toyota Celica.

   
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SRF F1 SIDECARS

   
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• Four SRF F1 Sidecars tonight, we raced two-by-two with a couple of marshals.
  

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Brian & Chris were only a couple of seconds apart overall at the end of racing with Brian ahead, with Mike less than a lap behind Chris.
Kev had a comfortable win with the multicolour serpent outfit.
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Two close races:

• Heat #3, Chris & Mike finished just over one second apart with Chris’s white outfit crossing the line ahead.
  
• Heat #5, Brian & Chris finished just over two seconds apart with Brian’s white outfit crossing the finish line first.
  

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Lap times seemed down this week, maybe the cold temperature in November was the cause… We're getting close to needing the heaters on for the first time in months.

   
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Three videos this week…enjoy!
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Next week:

• Slot Rally on our three unique permanent Rally stages, four cars each, four runs on each Rally stage.
  
• SRF F1 Sidecar (if there’s time)
  

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