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I hope so with the proxy races. I have some ideas for regs - a street stock Micro Scalextric class would be perfect and very accessible... although I do like the T-Jets, but those need to come from the States. A couple of us in the UK send cars to races in the USA, so it might be nice to do something this side of the Atlantic. I'm pretty sure Clive has a strip with timing up in Norfolk and Gareth has plans (and all the pieces) for an HO strip in his shed in Bevendean. With the Brighton Speed Trials more than likely cancelled this year, it would be apt to hold an HO race down here. Speaking of which...

       

I was always in two minds whether the strip should be North American themed or whether it should be Brighton through-and-through. Starting in 1905, the Brighton Speed Trials are claimed to be the oldest running motor race of any kind. It would be cool to recreate Madeira Drive in HO scale, but the HO drag cars available from Auto World and various talented resin casters just don't look right on Brighton seafront. And I do love all the American drag race history. So a simple 'somewhere in 1960s USA' style - or a modern-day nostalgia strip - is what I'm looking for...