Micro Scalextric Super Stock eliminators
Iain had been on the receiving end of some banter overnight - could he overcome the curse of the top qualifier in Super Stock? He had a bye in the first round and watched on as Andy Player scraped past Clive by 0.009 of a second, passing the pink ‘Brighton Rocks’ on the line...
Al comfortably got past Leo’s ‘Dads Taxi’ by 0.099 seconds and Alan beat Hank by 0.068.
The big shock of the first round was a sensational win for Andy Phillips, beating the June winner Rebecca by 0.062 seconds. The Sanditon Motorsport Nissan misfired badly and urgently needs a rebuild...
It was a tough second round for Iain and a very close finish - almost too close to call. The JAGS Jag was away from the line first, but Andy’s Nissan was closing in at the line - 0.011 was the difference... Iain was through to the semis, where he’d meet Al, who had a bye. In the bottom half of the ladder, Alan beat Andy Phillips by 0.031, but it was a good run for the Mini - a 0.709 to Alan’s 0.682. That put Alan straight through to the final.
So far the eliminations had gone to form - we had the top three qualifiers left. First and second met to decide who would face Alan in the final...
It was another tough race for Iain. The Jag got off the line first, but the Philly Nissan matched it for pace for the entire strip. As they crossed the line, the win light came on for the right lane - Al had sneaked through 0.008 seconds ahead - his 0.667 ET also better than Iain’s 0.681. The curse of the TQ strikes again!
The final was a tasty Transatlantic showdown and promised to be close - Al and Alan’s ETs had been very similar.
However, there were gasps from the crowd when Al’s Nissan got loose off the line and he was left desperately pedalling to regain traction.
Alan’s Hot Mustard Jag was gone - a win by 0.065 seconds, his ET 0.663 to Al’s 0.723...
Here's how it happened...
Disappointment for Al, but he’ll be back next time.
Congrats to Alan and Hot Mustard for back-to-back wins in Super Stock...
Here is the full Super Stock ladder...