[Graham]

OK folks the results for Class R1 (Ninco) at Round 8
       

And the results for Class R2 (SCX) at Round 8
       

And so tomorrow will run the R3 (Procar) & R4 (open) Round 8 vehicles.

And looking over at the overall results, it's looking like a "shoot out" for the joint 1st place SCX cars 

[Graham]

 Good Morning

So the R3 (Procars) & R4 (Open) Class vehicles have been run this morning

R3 Procars
       

R4 Open Class
       

We have overall series class winners for Ninco, Procar and Open classes, but there is a tie for the SCX class cars, Andy P (Thunderflash) and Paul C (VW Tourareg)
So I will run a tie breaker "shoot out" additional round between these two cars shortly and post the results as a bonus point for the winner of this run.

[Graham]

Finally I have run the Tie Breaker "shoot out" between the Class R2 SC cars.
I ran both cars in the opposite track direction alternately for 3 runs each. And the accumulated result was taken for the bonus point.

   

[Graham]

Final Results of the Extreme Slotting 2022


   

   

OK folks, it is a wrap on another series, thoroughly enjoyed organising it and it was great that we had some new tracks to run on than last year and one or two new entrants. Special thank you to Wye Valley Club who ran the live Raid Slot car live event in conjunction in combination with our Proxy.

Final observations
R1 (Ninco) class
1st Place- Andy P - BMW X5
2nd Place- Mike S - Nemesis Bowler
3rd Place Gpa113 - VW Touareg
Very close class of cars and most of the entered cars could have been at the top at the end, however interesting that Mike S Nemesis Bowler is runner up for a 2nd year running by only one point. The BMW X5 of Andy P is really well balanced, not often the fastest but always on the podium, and it was this fact that secured the series win this year. Gpa113's VW Touareg was a new one in the series this year, seemed to have great potential, fast and quite stable on the challenges. The two Mitsubishi Pajero vans struggled again this year, always seem more unstable than the other runners.

R2 (SCX) Class
1st Place - Paul C - VW Touareg
2nd Place - Andy P - Thunderflash Buggy
3rd Place - James A - Mitsubishi Montero
Again this class became very closely matched towards the end, and eventually I had to decide it by having a 2nd run for the joint 2 cars over the series.
I found in the end that the VW Touareg of Paul C could be pushed abit more to take the bonus point, whereas the Thunderflash Buggy of Andy P just a little more unstable and did not take to being pushed any further.  It is the 2nd year that Paul's Touareg has won this class, so he obviously has the SCX Raid car expert in this class. James Montero seemed to lack some consistency this weekend, it felt like the motor was a little uneven running, perhaps needed a clean. The two Peugeots 405 were great to run this year, all the hosts commented positively on them, having seem how well the Lifeboats Racing team car ran on this last Round, left me wondering again why it had not done better in earlier Rounds. Out of the two, it seemed more stable this time around. Definitely a car to have I think 
Oxo's VW Touareg has some underlining problem, I don't remember anyone mentioning the issue with the front axle earlier, so perhaps the front gear becoming dislocated from the pinion has become a problem later on, perhaps acting as a brake.

R3 (Procar) Class
1st Place - Roadruners - Porsche 959
2nd Place - James A - Porsche 959
3rd Place - Hotlap - Mitsubishi Lancer
I felt today that James Porsche was running so much better than mine (Roadrunners), especially up the Hillclimb section, that I was left scratching my head as to why it did not perform as well earlier in the series. In my opinion this Porsche was better balanced than my car, but as usual it all depend so much on how the cars run on the very different tracks we run. Hotlap's Mitsubishi Lancer was also totally opposite, with it showing such great performance early on but this weekend it was a real dog to drive across the Trial section this time (could have easily given it a DNF). Perhaps the smaller rear wheels on this Lancer was not compatible with the track layout I had. The Hummer suffered on the loops on my track, needed more momentum perhaps, which was restricted because of the curves leading onto the loops on my track. But apart from that, driven steadily and carefully, it runs very well over the obstacles and up the hillclimb. 

R4 (Open) Class
1st Place - Roadrunners - Odyssey 21
Joint 2nd Place - AA Recovery - Transit Van & Savage GT - Mitsubishi Pajero
Again an easy win today for this car of mine (Roadrunners), obviously with the Mitoos chassis this car thrives on the challenges which are used to test these cars, on the other hand the AA recovery van was also based on the Mitoos chassis and was not far behind, only held back a little by being heavier and less stable of the two.
Savage GT - Mitsubishi Pajero was a very innovative approach to this class, with a Porsche 959 chassis under a Revell Snap kit car body. An excellent combination and not far off the pace of the Mitoos chassis cars overall.
More disappointing was the Citroen 2CV, it did not feel to far away for meeting the performance required, generally suffering because of the smaller tyre size and restricted droparm movement. Perhaps a bit more work may have been a different story, probably better to have dispensed with the wide wheel arches and put on bigger open wheels. The Datsun Truck was really not so effective as last year, the changes to the droparm (in order to make the car legal) seemed to destabilise the car, and it never really worked throughout the series.

"Best Presented Car Award"
This will be announced in the next day or two, as I am waiting for the remaining entrants votes to be cast .

[Savage GT]

Well done to the winners 

I have yet to vote on the best presented, Am I eligable to vote ? If so where do I vote ?

My SCX entry failed abysmally, but I am chuffed with an equal second with the mighty AA van for the open class, was great fun watching the event reports and tracking progress, many thanks to all the Hosts involved and for Graham for organizing the whole shebang 

The first ever Proxy event I have entered, and I enjoyed following it so much, my next Proxy entries for one of Grahams events are getting collected tommorow 

[PaulCooper]

A big thank you to all especially Graham who makes it all work and going the extra mile to have the SCX shootout.  Was close ..?? 

I learnt a lot in the hosting so I may retire the Scx VW and get a hot Porsche for next year.. ?????

[woodcote]

Very chuffed on the Ninco win - congrats to Paul on the SCX shoot-out and to Graham for his two class victories.

[Graham]

 Good Morning

Finally we have the "Best Presented Vehicle Award" each participating entrant or host was invited to vote for the best presented cars from the selected list of 9 vehicles.
I awarded points 10 for 1st, 9 for 2nd and 8 for 3rd choices 

F =72points
E=64 points
I=62 points
C=37 points
H=19 points
B=19 points
G=8 points
D=8 points
A=0 points

So the winner this year of the "Best Presented Vehicle"

   

So many thanks again to all the entrants and hosts, the intention of this proxy was always meant to be "mostly as a fun event"  and although a few of the home made scratch build vehicles did not cope at all well with the challenges, I applaud the fact that there are entrants willing to offer some innovative alternatives to be tested on our tracks. The AA Recovery Van was a worthy winner in the "Best presented Vehicle" award which represents quite well what this proxy is about.

[Gpa113]

Big thanks to Graham for once again organising this event.  These vehicles are so different to what we all normally run,  and its great fun!

Very pleased to finish 3rd in Class R1 Ninco.   My VW has had very little running,  and was only really set up with Ninco obstacles in mind.
 It coped fine at most rounds,  but appears to have struggled on the last two?   It is noticeable that some entries had a bad round or two.  I double checked all the braids on every entry,  and found many needed adjustments after being packed and un packed.   The storage system is great, but braids,  especially on off roaders, are critical. 

Hopefully we get the chance to do this all again next year,  I am certainly keen to participate and host.

Well done to the four class winners,  and to all the competitors for such  a good mix of Rally-Raid vehicles. 

Pip

[Graham]

It was indeed a very closely matched contest
In the Ninco Class, apart from the 2 Mitsubishi Pajero's all the other entrants cars attained a 1st place in at least one round, and Andy 's BMW X5 and Mike's Bowler managed 2 1st places.

I have posted the overall series results below

   

In conclusion, it was all about how the different entrant cars adapted to the different challenges. Even fairly minor changes in the trial stages could influence which cars benefited. So in effect over the entire series all the cars had their moments and disappointments.
But of course that was the very reason to run them with different hosts and with different challenges.