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All 46 cars are lined up and ready to go...

   

The first action is Street Stock qualifying. There were six cars under 0.700s in the first round...

Jeff: 0.635
Clive: 0.651
Jane: 0.656
Bill: 0.659
Alan: 0.664
Hank: 0.693

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Micro Scalextric Street Stock Qualifying Results

As usual, each car made three passes against another car in the same class. All cars ran in both lanes. Elapsed Times (ET) are recorded below...

   

Congrats to Jeff on his first Street Stock TQ...

   

Those were certainly three rapid times by the black Audi R8. The pressure is on the competition ahead of the eliminators tomorrow evening.

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Nostalgia Funny Car 4-Gear Qualifying

This is a new class for the Winter Series - with updated regs - and has grown out of the summer match-racing and elimination race at the series finale.

Here's how the first qualifying session panned out...

   

Congrats to Bill on his TQ - that's a super-smooth AW chassis. The others have some work to do for February and March! However, let's see what happens in the eliminators later this evening... There are no foregone conclusions in drag racing!

That's it for today's qualifying - T-Jets will qualify before their elimination rounds tomorrow.

However, it's only the start of today's action - the Funny Car eliminators will follow the first match race rounds around 8-o'clock.

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Match-Racing Round One

We started slow, with the AFX 3-Gear Funny cars of Dylan and Noah...

   

Dylan's 'Cuda won the first round by 0.084 seconds - his ET was 1.077 to Noah's 1.154 and speeds were 4.972 to 4.679 mph. Can Noah's Pinto square up the match tomorrow afternoon?

Next, we stepped up a few gears and doubled the speed - the new Micro Scalextric 2019 Nostalgia cars took to the track...

   

Alan's white Corvette was matched with Iain's Ford in the first race. Their first run was very close - Alan winning by 0.015 seconds. Alan was quickest off the line and their ETs were very close - the Corvette's 0.439 to 0.444 for the Ford. Iain edged it on speed - 10.927 through the speed traps, Alan managing 10.606 mph.

   

Bill's red Corvette was away quickest, but it was neck-and-neck at the line... Bill broke the sensors just 0.005 of a second ahead - his ET 0.455 and Clive's 0.461. Speed for the Corvette was 10.653 mph, the reading for the Henry J 8.878 - but I think the sensors were confused by the wheelie bar. It looked quicker than that!

The second round races will start the action tomorrow afternoon.

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Nostalgia Funny Car Eliminators

Things looked ominous for Bill's rivals after his blistering qualifying performance earlier. He started the eliminators with a bye round and banged in another rapid run - 0.744 this time.

   

In the first race, fifth and sixth place qualifiers lined up for the honour of meeting Bill's Vega in round two. Andy won by 0.053 - his Pontiac clocking 0.860 seconds to Clive's 0.916. Next, we had second place qualifier Iain against Alan...

   

Alan's car is a work in progress - I expect great things in February - but this time it was soundly beaten by 0.256 seconds, 0.818 to 1.063. It looks like Iain has been reading up on 4-Gear tuning.

   

In the bottom half of the ladder, third qualifier Pete dispatched Doug by 0.370 seconds. Pete's time was 0.817 seconds and - with a 1.188 pass - Doug's Mustang will be spending time in the workshop before the next Nostalgia event.

   

The final first round run was between Rebecca's Mustang and David's 'Cuda - a popular match race over the summer. This time, Rebecca found some impressive speed to win by 0.154 - 0.815 to 0.962.

Round Two

With just two races in round two, Iain had a bye and clocked 0.825. First to line up were Bill and Andy...

   

A big holeshot gave Bill's Vega a 0.096 second win, the ETs 0.764 to 0.846. Bill would meet Iain in the only semi-final.

   

Jerome and Rebecca met to decide who would go straight to the final. Both put in great runs, but it was fourth qualifier Rebecca who beat the third place car by 0.012 seconds. It was a very close-run thing, the ETs 0.800 and 0.813.

Semi-Final

First and second qualifiers met in the semi-final...

   

It was closer than expected, with Iain trailing Bill by just over a car length - a 0.043 second win margin. Iain's ET was 0.802 to Bill's 0.765.

Rebecca decided to keep her powder dry and didn't run on her bye round.

Nostalgia Funny Car Final

   

Although the times for Rebecca's Bounty Huntress Mustang had steadily improved, absolutely no-one expected this...




Despite very similar reaction times (0.004 apart), Rebecca had the better first couple of feet...

   

Bill's Vega wasn't making much impact on the Cha-Cha Muldowney Mustang, which still had its nose in front as the two cars approached the finish line...

   

The white Chevy did pass the Mustang - but was it before or after the line?

   

How close was that! Bill won it by 0.003 of a second - so nearly a huge upset for the top qualifier! Bill's ET was 0.754 and Rebecca's 0.761 - some serious pace for the Mustang and only 0.010 off TQ time for the Vega. The crowd loved it.

   

Huge congrats to Bill and a fabulous start to the new class.

Here's the full ladder...

   


And all the stats for the eliminators...

   

That's it for tonight - tune-in around 3.30pm tomorrow afternoon for more.

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Match Racing Round Two

We start Wednesday’s action with Round Two of the match races...

   

Noah took full advantage of a horrible start by his brother. The green Pinto got down the strip 0.128 seconds ahead, despite a slower ET - 1.222 to 1.134. The match is level at 1-1 and the 3-Gears will meet for a decider before the Street Stock eliminators.

   

The second run for Alan and Iain saw the white Corvette wrap up the match 2-0. Alan went even faster - a 0.430 and 10.606 mph. Iain managed 0.455 and 10.927 mph. The winning margin was 0.029 seconds.

   

Bill also improved his time - an ET of 0.446 and a very rapid 11.174 mph. That was enough to beat Clive by 0.039 seconds and win the match 2-0. Clive’s Henry J clocked 0.484 and 8.690 mph.

We hope to have  four more 2019 Micro Scalextric cars match racing at the next Nostalgia event in February - and then a full qualifying and ladder format in March.

Next up is T-Jet qualifying - followed by the T-Jet eliminators.

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Nostalgia T-Jet Qualifying

Some quick T-Jets have certainly moved this class on a few notches since the summer...

   

Bill and Alan break the 0.700 second mark - Clive is just outside on 0.704, with Noah's Willys Coupe transformed in fourth!

The next action will be the T-Jet eliminators around 5pm.

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Nostalgia T-Jet Eliminators

Top qualifier Bill sat out the first round and watched to see what the other ten racers could do...

   

Doug looked to have ruined his chances with a poor start. Rebecca's AMX was off down the strip, but the green Ford Coupe just managed to catch up on the line. A very slim 0.009 win to Doug, despite 0.859 to 0.913 on the ETs.

   

Clive duly dispatched Al's Willys Coupe, but knew he'd have to improve on his 0.761 second run.

   

Noah comfortably beat his dad's chrome Impala by 0.220 seconds - the ETs 0.880 to 1.076.

   

Alan's Anglia is looking quick - a 0.769 run beat Dylan's improving Chevy by 0.460 seconds.

   

In the final race of the first round, Andy's Thunderbolt beat Iain's marvellous Chevy by 0.284. The Chevy has some pace, but is struggling off the line. The ETs were 0.801 to 1.042.

Round Two

   

Bill was in competitive action against Doug. The Torino ran a slick 0.654 second run to win by 0.197. Doug's green Coupe doesn't have the wild pace it did in the summer, but is much more controlled and consistent not it's fitted with a wheelie bar. A 0.813 was a best time for Doug so far.

   

Clive's Thunderbolt wasn't showing its best form. However, it had enough for a 0.756 and a 0.097 win over Noah, whose Willys Coupe didn't manage to replicate its qualifying form with a 0.807 after a bad start.

   

The final second round race saw Alan's Anglia leave it late to beat Andy's T-bolt by 0.093 seconds - 0.685 to 0.795. The blue Ford had been leading at half distance. That gave Alan a place in the final - and he sat out his bye round.

Semi Final

The one semi saw top qualifier Bill line up against Summer Series T-Jet champ Clive...

   

Both cars improved their times, but it was Bill who triumphed by 0.087 seconds - ETs 0.654 to 0.718.

Nostalgia T-Jet Final

The top two qualifiers lined up for what promised to be the quickest T-Jet final seen on the Rock County Eighth Mile...

   

Alan's Anglia reared up on the start line, ruining his getaway. The Torino immediately pulled out a gap...

   

The Anglia found some grip and powered down the strip, but the Torino was shifting pretty quick too...

   

Here's how it looked...



The silver Ford passed the finish-line sensors 0.040 seconds ahead...

   

Congrats to Bill on a second pancake win in two days!

   

The rest of the field have some work to do before February.

Here's the full ladder...

   

And all the stats...

   

Dylan's Chevy definitely didn't go 142 mph - I would have noticed.

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Congratulations Bill, good win.
It looks like the t-jets are really getting fast this season. 
I think the Thunderbolt is set for retirement. I have a new car underway .

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Match Racing Round 3

The two Micro 2019 matches both finished 2-0, just leaving a deciding third run for Noah and Dylan's 3-Gear Funny Cars...

   

This time Dylan got the ‘Cuda off the line - but Noah’s Pinto matched him inch-for-inch over the first four feet of the strip. Then the green car faded and the red, white & blue ‘Cuda surged to a 0.155 second win to wrap up the match 2-1. Dylan’s ET was 1.110 seconds and 4.972 mph. Noah’s Pinto finished in 1.254 seconds and 3.977 mph.

The brothers will be back in NHRA Top Fuel match-racing duty next month, but their crew is looking to have a couple of Nostalgia Aurora Top Fuel dragsters ready to match race in February.

Now for the main event... who's ready for Micro Scalextric Street Stock?