<![CDATA[SlotRacer Forum - Mussel Bay]]> https://slotracer.online/community/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:58:09 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Goodwood Round 1 March 3rd 2023]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3589 Sat, 11 Mar 2023 07:56:54 +0000 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3589
This round always throws up a good mix of different cars. With a lots of different manufactures making cars that are eligible, Slot it, Thunderslot, Pioneer, Scalextric, Scaleauto, and Slotwings to name a few there is a wide range to choose from.  Add on top of that there are 2 classes in which racers can choose to compete in it's always a night of good competitive action.  Class B is for standard Scalextric and Pioneer American mussel cars, which although standard in their modifications can be just as fun to drive as the faster A class cars.  The A class type of car are cars that were raced before 1972, this year the rules have been changed to allow a few different types of motor just to mix things up even more.

The turnout for this week's race wasn't too bad but there was still some people missing, Paul still off with the dreaded COVID, Jake and Bobby unable to attend.  The heats were fast and frantic, with only 4 racers racing in the B class.  Terry was having a bit of a nightmare with his heat races and found in himself in and uncharacteristic place at the back in of the pack in the finals, so he will have to try and do things the hard way come the end of the night to get up with the nights fastest drivers. On the flip side Jason had a good series of heat races and made the B final, he is quietly getting better and better each week and before the season is finished he will have a round win.

D final. Alice in blue, Elijah in green.  Elijah got off to a good start just ahead of Alice, who came off on the first few corners. Elijah then came off on the hairpin allowing Alice to catch up and pass.  Both drivers had a few offs over the rest of the race but Alice kept ahead of Elijah and came home in first place with Elijah second. This was Alice's first win at Mussel Bay, so well done to her.

C final, Terry in green, Alice in blue, Evie red and Andy yellow. Terry being in the faster A class for the nights racing shot off the line and quickly opened up a substantial lead. To that left the other 3 racers competing for the B class victory. Andy got ahead of Alice and Evie at the start building a large lead by the end of the first lap. It was tight between Alice and Evie in the battle for third. Terry crossed the line in first place, Andy on second Evie won the battle between her and Alice to come in third  and Alice was forth.

B final. Jason on green,Terry in blue, Ken red Darren yellow. Ken got the best start off the line out of the four racers, this left Terry and Jason in a very close fight for second.  Darren was going well in forth but was packing the pace to catch up with the battle for second. Terry then came off at the hairpin allowing Jason to open up a gap over Terry, and allow Darren to catch up.  Terry then came off again a few corners later allowing Darren to go passed. Darren s lead, however, was short love with Terry soon catching up and passing. Ken crossed the line in first, Jason on second Terry third and Darren in forth

Main final. James green, Ken blue, Tel red and Mark yellow. This was a fairly Calm final withbal racers well behaved and quickly settling into their groove. James had the quickest reactions off the line pulling out a lead over the other three. Tel pulled into second place with Mark in third and Ken in forth. All maintained a steady pace neither of gaining nor losing time othe the other drivers. It finished James first, Tel second Mark third and ken forth.]]>
This round always throws up a good mix of different cars. With a lots of different manufactures making cars that are eligible, Slot it, Thunderslot, Pioneer, Scalextric, Scaleauto, and Slotwings to name a few there is a wide range to choose from.  Add on top of that there are 2 classes in which racers can choose to compete in it's always a night of good competitive action.  Class B is for standard Scalextric and Pioneer American mussel cars, which although standard in their modifications can be just as fun to drive as the faster A class cars.  The A class type of car are cars that were raced before 1972, this year the rules have been changed to allow a few different types of motor just to mix things up even more.

The turnout for this week's race wasn't too bad but there was still some people missing, Paul still off with the dreaded COVID, Jake and Bobby unable to attend.  The heats were fast and frantic, with only 4 racers racing in the B class.  Terry was having a bit of a nightmare with his heat races and found in himself in and uncharacteristic place at the back in of the pack in the finals, so he will have to try and do things the hard way come the end of the night to get up with the nights fastest drivers. On the flip side Jason had a good series of heat races and made the B final, he is quietly getting better and better each week and before the season is finished he will have a round win.

D final. Alice in blue, Elijah in green.  Elijah got off to a good start just ahead of Alice, who came off on the first few corners. Elijah then came off on the hairpin allowing Alice to catch up and pass.  Both drivers had a few offs over the rest of the race but Alice kept ahead of Elijah and came home in first place with Elijah second. This was Alice's first win at Mussel Bay, so well done to her.

C final, Terry in green, Alice in blue, Evie red and Andy yellow. Terry being in the faster A class for the nights racing shot off the line and quickly opened up a substantial lead. To that left the other 3 racers competing for the B class victory. Andy got ahead of Alice and Evie at the start building a large lead by the end of the first lap. It was tight between Alice and Evie in the battle for third. Terry crossed the line in first place, Andy on second Evie won the battle between her and Alice to come in third  and Alice was forth.

B final. Jason on green,Terry in blue, Ken red Darren yellow. Ken got the best start off the line out of the four racers, this left Terry and Jason in a very close fight for second.  Darren was going well in forth but was packing the pace to catch up with the battle for second. Terry then came off at the hairpin allowing Jason to open up a gap over Terry, and allow Darren to catch up.  Terry then came off again a few corners later allowing Darren to go passed. Darren s lead, however, was short love with Terry soon catching up and passing. Ken crossed the line in first, Jason on second Terry third and Darren in forth

Main final. James green, Ken blue, Tel red and Mark yellow. This was a fairly Calm final withbal racers well behaved and quickly settling into their groove. James had the quickest reactions off the line pulling out a lead over the other three. Tel pulled into second place with Mark in third and Ken in forth. All maintained a steady pace neither of gaining nor losing time othe the other drivers. It finished James first, Tel second Mark third and ken forth.]]> <![CDATA[GT3/Group5 Round 1 Feb 24 2023]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3573 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 08:01:01 +0000 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3573
There was a good turnout for this week. Everyone was keen to race after there being no racing the week before.  All Racers were hoping for a calmer night after the chaos of the rally a few weeks ago which saw most drivers damage at least one car, with some breaking more.
So with GT3 Grp5 class being the second Fastest Class, and with there being a slight change to the rules allowing the use of NSR cars and some other motor options it was interesting to see if anyone could take the  advantage.
The heat races went by without too much incident. It was good to see all the youngsters getting involved, and their lap times steadily improve throughout the night. There was some good racing from Tel and Darren to get to the b final, and  Graham is starting to find his feet in  hard body racing having come from the BSCRA series of racing.  There was a couple of noticeable absences in Paul and Terry, so this gave a chance for some different drivers to mix it up with the faster drivers.

D final: Andy in green, Evie in blue and Alice in red. This final put Andy up against two of the younger racers of the night. Off line and took an early lead and left Alice and Evie to fight it out for second and third; it was a good battle developing between the girls with Evie pulling ahead after Alice had come off a few to many times. Out the front Andy had pulled out a substantial lead of about t laps. Alice was putting up a good fight to try an catch Evie up but just couldn't quite get there. It finished Andy in first, Evie in second and Alice in third.

C final: Jake in green, Graham in blue to Jason in red and Andy in yellow. All four got off to a good start and there was little to choose between them for the first lap. Jake and Andy Started to pull out an lead, over Jason any Graham, in the second lap and quickly managed to build a gap over third and fourth. The battle for first was close by it Andy managed to edge out a half lap lead over Jake. With 8 laps to go Andy had an off at the hairpin and then again at Snoopy's foot, this aloud Jake to take the lead.  Jason was going well in third, pulling out a good lead over Graham, and catching Andy in third.  Jake was going well at the front having pulled out a good lead, over Andy who trying to play catch up but just didn't have the pace.  Jason had closed the gap on second but unfortunately there wasn't enough laps left in the race. It finished Jake in first, Andy second Jason third and Graham forth.


B final: Mark in green, Jake blue, Tel red and Darren yellow. Mark and Tel got off to a flying start, pulling out a good early lead over Jake and Darren. There wasn't much to choose between them over the opening laps but Mark started to pull out a lead over Tel. At the back of the pack Jake was having a good fight with Darren, with places constantly changing. On the end Jake was having a few issues with a certain corner, same one each lap, and had a few offs. As a result Darren pulled ahead and Jake just didn't have the pace to catch up. Finishing Mark in first, Tel in second, Darren third and Jake in forth.

A final: James in green, Ken in blue, Elliot red and Mark yellow. This was set to be a good race, with James having been on his usual fast form with his Toyota. At the start James got off to a fantastic start with elliotnin hot pursuit.  Leaving Mark and Ken to fight it out at the back. Ken initially pulled ahead of Mark but only for a few laps then Mark pulled back and passed Ken. At the front Elliot managed to get Infront of James and was holding him off for a number of laps but he couldn't avoid the on form James who was on a flyer of a race caught up and for a few more laps put the pressure on Elliot, before he got passed and took the lead. It finished James in first, Elliot secon, Mark third and Ken fourth.]]>
There was a good turnout for this week. Everyone was keen to race after there being no racing the week before.  All Racers were hoping for a calmer night after the chaos of the rally a few weeks ago which saw most drivers damage at least one car, with some breaking more.
So with GT3 Grp5 class being the second Fastest Class, and with there being a slight change to the rules allowing the use of NSR cars and some other motor options it was interesting to see if anyone could take the  advantage.
The heat races went by without too much incident. It was good to see all the youngsters getting involved, and their lap times steadily improve throughout the night. There was some good racing from Tel and Darren to get to the b final, and  Graham is starting to find his feet in  hard body racing having come from the BSCRA series of racing.  There was a couple of noticeable absences in Paul and Terry, so this gave a chance for some different drivers to mix it up with the faster drivers.

D final: Andy in green, Evie in blue and Alice in red. This final put Andy up against two of the younger racers of the night. Off line and took an early lead and left Alice and Evie to fight it out for second and third; it was a good battle developing between the girls with Evie pulling ahead after Alice had come off a few to many times. Out the front Andy had pulled out a substantial lead of about t laps. Alice was putting up a good fight to try an catch Evie up but just couldn't quite get there. It finished Andy in first, Evie in second and Alice in third.

C final: Jake in green, Graham in blue to Jason in red and Andy in yellow. All four got off to a good start and there was little to choose between them for the first lap. Jake and Andy Started to pull out an lead, over Jason any Graham, in the second lap and quickly managed to build a gap over third and fourth. The battle for first was close by it Andy managed to edge out a half lap lead over Jake. With 8 laps to go Andy had an off at the hairpin and then again at Snoopy's foot, this aloud Jake to take the lead.  Jason was going well in third, pulling out a good lead over Graham, and catching Andy in third.  Jake was going well at the front having pulled out a good lead, over Andy who trying to play catch up but just didn't have the pace.  Jason had closed the gap on second but unfortunately there wasn't enough laps left in the race. It finished Jake in first, Andy second Jason third and Graham forth.


B final: Mark in green, Jake blue, Tel red and Darren yellow. Mark and Tel got off to a flying start, pulling out a good early lead over Jake and Darren. There wasn't much to choose between them over the opening laps but Mark started to pull out a lead over Tel. At the back of the pack Jake was having a good fight with Darren, with places constantly changing. On the end Jake was having a few issues with a certain corner, same one each lap, and had a few offs. As a result Darren pulled ahead and Jake just didn't have the pace to catch up. Finishing Mark in first, Tel in second, Darren third and Jake in forth.

A final: James in green, Ken in blue, Elliot red and Mark yellow. This was set to be a good race, with James having been on his usual fast form with his Toyota. At the start James got off to a fantastic start with elliotnin hot pursuit.  Leaving Mark and Ken to fight it out at the back. Ken initially pulled ahead of Mark but only for a few laps then Mark pulled back and passed Ken. At the front Elliot managed to get Infront of James and was holding him off for a number of laps but he couldn't avoid the on form James who was on a flyer of a race caught up and for a few more laps put the pressure on Elliot, before he got passed and took the lead. It finished James in first, Elliot secon, Mark third and Ken fourth.]]> <![CDATA[Rules and Classes 2023]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3494 Sun, 22 Jan 2023 19:41:18 +0000 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3494
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]]> <![CDATA[Race Dates 2023]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3492 Sun, 22 Jan 2023 19:24:27 +0000 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3492 ]]> ]]> <![CDATA[7th October 2022 - Sports GT]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3297 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:29:11 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3297
Friday 7th October was round 5 of the Sports GT class.
This was the climax of the sports GT class for this year so it was the last chance for racers to get those final few points on the board before the season closes for this class. There was a couple of noticeable absences this week from some of our fastest drivers, Tel and Darren, so this left the field open for other drivers to grab those vital points.  We had a new young racer join us this week in Rory who, although young, was keen to show us what he could do.

Everyone was keen in their heats and there was some very close racing and a few unexpected results, which proved interesting, come the finals there were some drivers not where you would expect them to be.  Rory was slowly improving over his 4 heat races and although not challenging for the lead of the races he was getting better at keeping the car in the slot towards the end of his forth race.   Over all the heats were fairly uneventful with everyone behaving themselves and having some good close fun.

Final D: Richard in green and Rory in Red.  Richard got off to a quick start and quickly pulled out a good lead.  Rory was going steady in second although he was having a hard trying to catch up with Richard, who, by now, was a good 4 laps ahead of Rory.  Richard crossed the line in first place with Rory coming in second.

Final C: Mark in green, Terry in blue, Paul in red Richard in yellow. On any other night all 4 of these drivers could have been in the main final but due to various unexpected results there 4 ended up in the C final. Despite of these drivers being out of position they were all still keen to prove that they had what it took to try and get to the main final, if possible.  Off the line mark took an early lead over Terry, but Terry wasn’t letting Mark pull out too much of a lead.  At the rear of the field paul and Richard were having their own battle with some close racing, Paul had the speed over Richard and managed to just stay ahead of Richard.  At the front Mark and Terry had settled down into a rhythm with Mark maintaining a consistent lead over Terry. Across the line it was Mark in first, Terry in second, Paul in third and Richard in forth.

B final. Elliot in Green, Andy in Blue, Jake in Red Mark in Yellow.  After a very successful round of hearts it was good to see Jake up in the business end of the finals and he was hoping to prove his might in the B final.  All the racers got off to  good start with there being very little to choose between them for the first few corners.  Elliot and Jake then pulled out a lead over Mark and Andy. Jake took the race to Elliot, proving that he deserved to be fighting with the faster races of the night, pulling out a slight lead and maintaining it.  Elliot did all that he could to catch up but the youngster proved to be too fast and Elliot didn’t have an answer for jakes speed.  At the back Andy was pushing hard to catch up with Mark but he was struggling to keep his car on track. The result was Jake in first, Elliot in second Mark in third and Andy in forth.

Main final: James in green, Jake in blue, Heather in red and Ken in yellow.  James ahd a good start off the line with the other 3 drivers hot on his tail. Heather pulled ahead of Jake and Ken to try and chase down James.  There was a good battle developing between Jake and Ken, with Jake showing no signs of fear racing with drivers with a lot more experience than himself, all Jakes effort payed off as he managed to get ahead of Ken for third place.  At the front there wasn’t a lot to choose between Heather and James for the first part of the race, then James’s skill showed through and he pulled ahead of Heather managing to build up nearly half a laps lead. So the final race of the Sports GT class of 2022 finished James in First, Heather in Second, Jakes in a well deserved third and Ken in fourth.]]>
Friday 7th October was round 5 of the Sports GT class.
This was the climax of the sports GT class for this year so it was the last chance for racers to get those final few points on the board before the season closes for this class. There was a couple of noticeable absences this week from some of our fastest drivers, Tel and Darren, so this left the field open for other drivers to grab those vital points.  We had a new young racer join us this week in Rory who, although young, was keen to show us what he could do.

Everyone was keen in their heats and there was some very close racing and a few unexpected results, which proved interesting, come the finals there were some drivers not where you would expect them to be.  Rory was slowly improving over his 4 heat races and although not challenging for the lead of the races he was getting better at keeping the car in the slot towards the end of his forth race.   Over all the heats were fairly uneventful with everyone behaving themselves and having some good close fun.

Final D: Richard in green and Rory in Red.  Richard got off to a quick start and quickly pulled out a good lead.  Rory was going steady in second although he was having a hard trying to catch up with Richard, who, by now, was a good 4 laps ahead of Rory.  Richard crossed the line in first place with Rory coming in second.

Final C: Mark in green, Terry in blue, Paul in red Richard in yellow. On any other night all 4 of these drivers could have been in the main final but due to various unexpected results there 4 ended up in the C final. Despite of these drivers being out of position they were all still keen to prove that they had what it took to try and get to the main final, if possible.  Off the line mark took an early lead over Terry, but Terry wasn’t letting Mark pull out too much of a lead.  At the rear of the field paul and Richard were having their own battle with some close racing, Paul had the speed over Richard and managed to just stay ahead of Richard.  At the front Mark and Terry had settled down into a rhythm with Mark maintaining a consistent lead over Terry. Across the line it was Mark in first, Terry in second, Paul in third and Richard in forth.

B final. Elliot in Green, Andy in Blue, Jake in Red Mark in Yellow.  After a very successful round of hearts it was good to see Jake up in the business end of the finals and he was hoping to prove his might in the B final.  All the racers got off to  good start with there being very little to choose between them for the first few corners.  Elliot and Jake then pulled out a lead over Mark and Andy. Jake took the race to Elliot, proving that he deserved to be fighting with the faster races of the night, pulling out a slight lead and maintaining it.  Elliot did all that he could to catch up but the youngster proved to be too fast and Elliot didn’t have an answer for jakes speed.  At the back Andy was pushing hard to catch up with Mark but he was struggling to keep his car on track. The result was Jake in first, Elliot in second Mark in third and Andy in forth.

Main final: James in green, Jake in blue, Heather in red and Ken in yellow.  James ahd a good start off the line with the other 3 drivers hot on his tail. Heather pulled ahead of Jake and Ken to try and chase down James.  There was a good battle developing between Jake and Ken, with Jake showing no signs of fear racing with drivers with a lot more experience than himself, all Jakes effort payed off as he managed to get ahead of Ken for third place.  At the front there wasn’t a lot to choose between Heather and James for the first part of the race, then James’s skill showed through and he pulled ahead of Heather managing to build up nearly half a laps lead. So the final race of the Sports GT class of 2022 finished James in First, Heather in Second, Jakes in a well deserved third and Ken in fourth.]]> <![CDATA[23rd September 2022 - GT3/Group5 Round]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3273 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:59:55 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3273
Friday 23rd September saw the running of GT3/Group 5 class.  The second fastest class of car that is raced at Mussel Bay.  There was a good turnout for the night one of the biggest that we have seen for a long while and this brought with it a good atmosphere.  There was a welcome return for Brian, who after a long break came back to join us.  It was good to see if he still had the speed of the ‘olds school racers’.  The car of choice for the evening seemed to be the Scaleauto BMW Z4 GT3 as this was raced by a number of racers, and proved to be very fast and stable.  With a large turnout of 13 racers everyone was keep to prove themselves in the heats and this lead to some good close racing. All the racers were well behaved during their heats and although there were a lot of races to get through the night’s heat races went very smoothly with some good close races between the faster drivers and even some of the slower driver were pushing hard trying to keep up with the faster ones.  It took Brian a couple of laps to get back into the swing of things but soon he was up there with the leaders in most of his races.

D Final; Richard in green, Paul in blue, Brian in red, Tom in yellow.  Richard got off to a flying start off the line pulling out an early lead but then on the second lap at the hairpin he came off allowing Paul and Brian to pass.  Tom was having trouble at the rear of the pack and after a few de-slots found himself a lap down from the rest of the pack.  Richard started to push hard managing to catch and pass Paul after a few laps and then set his sights on Brian.  After another couple of laps Richard was snapping at Brian’s heals trying to get past but unfortunately he pushed slightly too hard round Snoopy’s foot and came off, this allowed Brian to break free and take the win. Richard came home in second Paul in third and Tom in forth.

C final; Heather in green, Terry in blue, Andy in red Brian in yellow.  All the drivers got off to a good start with Heather and Brian pulling out a slight lead over Terry and Andy.  The battle between Brian and Heather meant that they pulled out a good lead and they were both setting some fast lap times as a result.  At the back of the field Andy had built up a good lead over Terry who looked like he was having some sort of car problems (as he was coming off a lot for a driver of his skill) and was at the back.  In the end Heather won the battle between her and Brian, she crossed the line in first, Brian in second Andy in third and Terry in forth.
   
B final; Mark in green, Heather in blue, Tel in red and Ken in yellow.  Mark got off to a very quick start off the line pulling out a good early lead. Heather was in hot pursuit trying to catch up and ken and Tel were having a good battle at the rear of the field.  It was very close between the both of them for a good half of the race with little to choose between them. The pressure from Ken proved too much for Tel who came off allowing ken to come passed into third.  Although Heather was putting in good consistent times in second she wasn’t making any inroads on mark and the gap remained constant throughout the race. At the back, after his off, Tel couldn’t catch up to with Ken so it finished Mark first, Heather second, Ken third and Tel forth.

Main final. James in Green, Dave in Blue, Mark in red and Elliot in Yellow. It was a quick start for James off the line with Mark, Elliot and Dave hot on his heels.  Mark pushed hard caught up with James over the cause of the opening lap but then the two of them had a coming together down at snoopy’s foot and took each other off allowing Dave and Elliot to  get passed. Dave then came off at the chicane allowing Mark to drive straight pass him.  Elliot was going well with a fairy uneventful race he managed to get passed Mark into second but didn’t have the pace to catch up with James and Dave could quite catch mark in third.  The final race of the night finished up like this James first, Elliot second, Mark third and Dave forth.]]>
Friday 23rd September saw the running of GT3/Group 5 class.  The second fastest class of car that is raced at Mussel Bay.  There was a good turnout for the night one of the biggest that we have seen for a long while and this brought with it a good atmosphere.  There was a welcome return for Brian, who after a long break came back to join us.  It was good to see if he still had the speed of the ‘olds school racers’.  The car of choice for the evening seemed to be the Scaleauto BMW Z4 GT3 as this was raced by a number of racers, and proved to be very fast and stable.  With a large turnout of 13 racers everyone was keep to prove themselves in the heats and this lead to some good close racing. All the racers were well behaved during their heats and although there were a lot of races to get through the night’s heat races went very smoothly with some good close races between the faster drivers and even some of the slower driver were pushing hard trying to keep up with the faster ones.  It took Brian a couple of laps to get back into the swing of things but soon he was up there with the leaders in most of his races.

D Final; Richard in green, Paul in blue, Brian in red, Tom in yellow.  Richard got off to a flying start off the line pulling out an early lead but then on the second lap at the hairpin he came off allowing Paul and Brian to pass.  Tom was having trouble at the rear of the pack and after a few de-slots found himself a lap down from the rest of the pack.  Richard started to push hard managing to catch and pass Paul after a few laps and then set his sights on Brian.  After another couple of laps Richard was snapping at Brian’s heals trying to get past but unfortunately he pushed slightly too hard round Snoopy’s foot and came off, this allowed Brian to break free and take the win. Richard came home in second Paul in third and Tom in forth.

C final; Heather in green, Terry in blue, Andy in red Brian in yellow.  All the drivers got off to a good start with Heather and Brian pulling out a slight lead over Terry and Andy.  The battle between Brian and Heather meant that they pulled out a good lead and they were both setting some fast lap times as a result.  At the back of the field Andy had built up a good lead over Terry who looked like he was having some sort of car problems (as he was coming off a lot for a driver of his skill) and was at the back.  In the end Heather won the battle between her and Brian, she crossed the line in first, Brian in second Andy in third and Terry in forth.
   
B final; Mark in green, Heather in blue, Tel in red and Ken in yellow.  Mark got off to a very quick start off the line pulling out a good early lead. Heather was in hot pursuit trying to catch up and ken and Tel were having a good battle at the rear of the field.  It was very close between the both of them for a good half of the race with little to choose between them. The pressure from Ken proved too much for Tel who came off allowing ken to come passed into third.  Although Heather was putting in good consistent times in second she wasn’t making any inroads on mark and the gap remained constant throughout the race. At the back, after his off, Tel couldn’t catch up to with Ken so it finished Mark first, Heather second, Ken third and Tel forth.

Main final. James in Green, Dave in Blue, Mark in red and Elliot in Yellow. It was a quick start for James off the line with Mark, Elliot and Dave hot on his heels.  Mark pushed hard caught up with James over the cause of the opening lap but then the two of them had a coming together down at snoopy’s foot and took each other off allowing Dave and Elliot to  get passed. Dave then came off at the chicane allowing Mark to drive straight pass him.  Elliot was going well with a fairy uneventful race he managed to get passed Mark into second but didn’t have the pace to catch up with James and Dave could quite catch mark in third.  The final race of the night finished up like this James first, Elliot second, Mark third and Dave forth.]]> <![CDATA[2nd September 2022 - BTCC Round 5]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3229 Thu, 08 Sep 2022 18:57:56 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3229  
This was the last round of our BTCC class as the last chance for drivers to those final points on the score board for this class.  As you would expect the night did not disappoint with lots of very quick and close racing and a fair amount of trading of paint.  With a few spoilers, wheels and other parts of cars coming off from cars it was almost as if there were actual touring cars racing around the track. 
Mark was having issues with getting his cars to handle right during the heats, and kept coming off in the corners, and as a result this meant that he was not performing to his usual high standard. 

There was a coming together between Elliot and Andy down the back straight where Elliot’s BMW 1 Series ended up de-slotting in front of Andy’s causing Andy to go into the back of him damaging the rear wing on Andy’s Civic, but nothing a bit of superglue wouldn’t fix after the round.  James was going well with his vast selection of cars that he brings with him apart from one race where he had to stop and replace his rear wheel that was coming off.  Richard was going well for a newcomer to the track still learning where to push around the track and where to take it easy; he was improving with each race. 

At the end of the heat races Ken Elliot and Andy were tied in points having all had good races I their heats the only way to separate them was to go in who had the fastest lap over all their heat races as a result Andy was put into the main final with Elliot and Ken in the B Final.  With all the heat races done it was onto the finals, due to the amount of racers turning up it was decided to just use the blue, red and yellow lanes to allow more marshals around the track

C final: Richard in red and Mark in yellow.  Mark was hoping to put his issues from the heats behind him and try and progress to up the ladder to the main final having sorted out the issues with his car.  Off the line Mark got off to a good start pulling out a good lead over Richard.  Richard was going well and managed a few laps before coming off the track allowing marks lead to grow to just over a lap.  Mark was going steady throughout the race with his more stable car and maintained a good lead from lights to flag with Richard putting in a respectable performance and coming in behind Mark

B Final: Mark in blue, Ken in red and Elliot in yellow.  Elliot had an experimental approach to putting stickers on his car placing them on his rear wing to try and ‘stabilise’ his car.  Off the line Elliot took the lead with Ken and Mark having a good battle behind him. Elliot managed to pull out a good lead during the race leaving Mark and Ken to battle it out for second.  This was a good battle that went on throughout the race with Mark taking a small lead and Ken trying to catch up, but when ever Ken got caught up he struggled to pass and ended up coming off the track.  That was until the last few laps where ken managed to put together a couple of good flying laps to get passed Mark and managed to stay there until the end of the race. So Elliot was in first Ken came in second and Mark was third.

Main final: Elliot blue, James red and Andy in yellow.  This final was a bit calmer than the B final.  Elliot and James got off to a flying start leaving Andy far behind.  Although Elliot had his ‘flexible aero’ on his car again is wasn’t quite enough to keep up with James who, as usual, was on top form pulling out a good lead which is where he stayed for the whole race.  Elliot was going well in second but just couldn’t catch up with James and Andy was having issues with staying on the track in third so didn’t trouble Elliot during the race. It ended up with James in first, Elliot in second and Andy in third.]]>  
This was the last round of our BTCC class as the last chance for drivers to those final points on the score board for this class.  As you would expect the night did not disappoint with lots of very quick and close racing and a fair amount of trading of paint.  With a few spoilers, wheels and other parts of cars coming off from cars it was almost as if there were actual touring cars racing around the track. 
Mark was having issues with getting his cars to handle right during the heats, and kept coming off in the corners, and as a result this meant that he was not performing to his usual high standard. 

There was a coming together between Elliot and Andy down the back straight where Elliot’s BMW 1 Series ended up de-slotting in front of Andy’s causing Andy to go into the back of him damaging the rear wing on Andy’s Civic, but nothing a bit of superglue wouldn’t fix after the round.  James was going well with his vast selection of cars that he brings with him apart from one race where he had to stop and replace his rear wheel that was coming off.  Richard was going well for a newcomer to the track still learning where to push around the track and where to take it easy; he was improving with each race. 

At the end of the heat races Ken Elliot and Andy were tied in points having all had good races I their heats the only way to separate them was to go in who had the fastest lap over all their heat races as a result Andy was put into the main final with Elliot and Ken in the B Final.  With all the heat races done it was onto the finals, due to the amount of racers turning up it was decided to just use the blue, red and yellow lanes to allow more marshals around the track

C final: Richard in red and Mark in yellow.  Mark was hoping to put his issues from the heats behind him and try and progress to up the ladder to the main final having sorted out the issues with his car.  Off the line Mark got off to a good start pulling out a good lead over Richard.  Richard was going well and managed a few laps before coming off the track allowing marks lead to grow to just over a lap.  Mark was going steady throughout the race with his more stable car and maintained a good lead from lights to flag with Richard putting in a respectable performance and coming in behind Mark

B Final: Mark in blue, Ken in red and Elliot in yellow.  Elliot had an experimental approach to putting stickers on his car placing them on his rear wing to try and ‘stabilise’ his car.  Off the line Elliot took the lead with Ken and Mark having a good battle behind him. Elliot managed to pull out a good lead during the race leaving Mark and Ken to battle it out for second.  This was a good battle that went on throughout the race with Mark taking a small lead and Ken trying to catch up, but when ever Ken got caught up he struggled to pass and ended up coming off the track.  That was until the last few laps where ken managed to put together a couple of good flying laps to get passed Mark and managed to stay there until the end of the race. So Elliot was in first Ken came in second and Mark was third.

Main final: Elliot blue, James red and Andy in yellow.  This final was a bit calmer than the B final.  Elliot and James got off to a flying start leaving Andy far behind.  Although Elliot had his ‘flexible aero’ on his car again is wasn’t quite enough to keep up with James who, as usual, was on top form pulling out a good lead which is where he stayed for the whole race.  Elliot was going well in second but just couldn’t catch up with James and Andy was having issues with staying on the track in third so didn’t trouble Elliot during the race. It ended up with James in first, Elliot in second and Andy in third.]]> <![CDATA[26th August 2022 - Club Cars Round 5]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3211 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:48:12 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3211
 
Friday 26th August was round 5 of the club cars.  There was a good turnout of 11 racers this week which brought a good atmosphere and some good racing. 
For the heat races it was the first outing for some new club cars, the Ninco Porsche 911 GT3.  These are standard out the box cars that have a ninco NC5 motor in the anglewinder configuration.  The cars took a bit of getting used to as you had to be very smooth with the throttle otherwise the cars started to shudder under acceleration.   while the new cars proved to be popular the rear wings were very delicate with the first of them coming off 5 laps into the first heat race during a small crash, a second wing came off one of the cars during the second race and by the end of the heats all of the cars had lost the rear spoilers.
With everyone getting to grips with the new Porsches during the races it meant that all the racers started off on an even playing field as no one knew how they would handle until the race got started.  This led to some good close racing during the heats; one of the closest races was between Heather and James both evenly matched for most of the race until the rear of James’s car clipped the rear of Heathers meaning that Heather came out the slot. 
 
For the finals the Ninco Porsches were put away and the Scalextric Porsches were brought out.  Although these cars are based on the same real life car as the Ninco ones the Scalextric cars handle completely different.  They are a bit more unstable and have a lot less brakes on the motors so all drivers had to adjust their driving style to race.
 
Final C.  Tom in green, Richard in blue and Ian in red.  Richard and Ian were aloud a couple of practise laps before the final began, as they had never raced these cars before and need to get used to them.  Once the race got under way all the racers got off to a good start but they all struggled to get used to the handling of the cars and as a result there was quite a few off from all the racers. Tom managed to pull out a good lead in the middle section of the race, Ian and Richard having managed to tame their cars settled into some good close racing but an off for Ian meant that Richard pulled away from Ian.  Across the line Tom came in 1st with half a lap lead followed by Richard in 2ne then Ian in 3rd
 
Final B.  Heather in green, Tom in blue, Paul in red and Ken in yellow.  Heather got off to a good start with Ken hot on her heals, but with Ken coming off at the chicane a couple of laps later this aloud heather to take a good lead.  Meanwhile at the back there was a good race developing between Paul and Tom.  Tom was putting in some good lap times but he was unable to be consistent with keeping the car in the slot which caused him to fall behind Paul, a gap that he was unable to make up.  Back at the front Ken was pushing hard to catch up with Heather but was running out of laps and unable to catch her. It finished Heather in first, Ken in second, Paul in third and Tom in forth.

Main Final.  Elliot in green, Heather in blue, Andy in red and James in yellow.  Elliot and James got off to a good start and quickly pulled out a substantial lead.  Heather managed to get a good lead over Andy.  Andy was having a nightmare first few lap coming off on nearly every one of the first 5 laps allowing heather to get a massive lead over him.  At the front Elliot and James were having a close race but James was just proving too quick for Elliot and pulled out a slight lead.  At the back Andy had managed to sort out his car and was catching Heather who had had a few offs as a result Andy managed to pass Heather into third place.  They crossed the line with James in first, Elliot in Second Andy in third and Heather in forth.]]>
 
Friday 26th August was round 5 of the club cars.  There was a good turnout of 11 racers this week which brought a good atmosphere and some good racing. 
For the heat races it was the first outing for some new club cars, the Ninco Porsche 911 GT3.  These are standard out the box cars that have a ninco NC5 motor in the anglewinder configuration.  The cars took a bit of getting used to as you had to be very smooth with the throttle otherwise the cars started to shudder under acceleration.   while the new cars proved to be popular the rear wings were very delicate with the first of them coming off 5 laps into the first heat race during a small crash, a second wing came off one of the cars during the second race and by the end of the heats all of the cars had lost the rear spoilers.
With everyone getting to grips with the new Porsches during the races it meant that all the racers started off on an even playing field as no one knew how they would handle until the race got started.  This led to some good close racing during the heats; one of the closest races was between Heather and James both evenly matched for most of the race until the rear of James’s car clipped the rear of Heathers meaning that Heather came out the slot. 
 
For the finals the Ninco Porsches were put away and the Scalextric Porsches were brought out.  Although these cars are based on the same real life car as the Ninco ones the Scalextric cars handle completely different.  They are a bit more unstable and have a lot less brakes on the motors so all drivers had to adjust their driving style to race.
 
Final C.  Tom in green, Richard in blue and Ian in red.  Richard and Ian were aloud a couple of practise laps before the final began, as they had never raced these cars before and need to get used to them.  Once the race got under way all the racers got off to a good start but they all struggled to get used to the handling of the cars and as a result there was quite a few off from all the racers. Tom managed to pull out a good lead in the middle section of the race, Ian and Richard having managed to tame their cars settled into some good close racing but an off for Ian meant that Richard pulled away from Ian.  Across the line Tom came in 1st with half a lap lead followed by Richard in 2ne then Ian in 3rd
 
Final B.  Heather in green, Tom in blue, Paul in red and Ken in yellow.  Heather got off to a good start with Ken hot on her heals, but with Ken coming off at the chicane a couple of laps later this aloud heather to take a good lead.  Meanwhile at the back there was a good race developing between Paul and Tom.  Tom was putting in some good lap times but he was unable to be consistent with keeping the car in the slot which caused him to fall behind Paul, a gap that he was unable to make up.  Back at the front Ken was pushing hard to catch up with Heather but was running out of laps and unable to catch her. It finished Heather in first, Ken in second, Paul in third and Tom in forth.

Main Final.  Elliot in green, Heather in blue, Andy in red and James in yellow.  Elliot and James got off to a good start and quickly pulled out a substantial lead.  Heather managed to get a good lead over Andy.  Andy was having a nightmare first few lap coming off on nearly every one of the first 5 laps allowing heather to get a massive lead over him.  At the front Elliot and James were having a close race but James was just proving too quick for Elliot and pulled out a slight lead.  At the back Andy had managed to sort out his car and was catching Heather who had had a few offs as a result Andy managed to pass Heather into third place.  They crossed the line with James in first, Elliot in Second Andy in third and Heather in forth.]]> <![CDATA[1st July 2022 - Sports GT Round 3]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3109 Fri, 08 Jul 2022 06:57:15 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3109 Mark and Elliot had a good round of heats using their rally cars style cars, which although they looked like they had a high centre of  gravity proved to be fast and very stable.  Paul was putting in some good performances with his Alfa Romeo 156; this was a quick car but lacks the pace to keep up with the really fast LMP cars. Andy who managed to blow up the motor in his Toyota GT One provided some entertainment with a VW Beetle, which as you would expect was very top heavy and had a mind of its own, so switched to his BMW Z4 GT3 class car. 
The other person to mention was Bobby who had a spectacular crash while using Jakes LMP Aston Martin which came off at the hairpin splitting the chassis and leaving it in need of a bit of work.
Once things had calmed down after the heats the serious business of the finals began.  Unfortunately a few people had to leave after the heat races so there were 3 finals with 3 racers in each so that there was enough people to do the marshalling for the course.

Final C: Tom in Blue, Paul in Red and Andy in Yellow. This race pitted Toms Saleen S7 against Pauls Alfa saloon and Andy’s BMW Z4 all different styles so the racing would show how each car compare to the other.  All three drivers got off to a good start and racing was tight but Andy and Paul pulled put a lead over Tom.  Andy struggled to keep the car in the slot and had a few offs which meant that Paul managed to pull ahead, even with a few offs here and there Paul held onto his lead.  As they crossed the line Paul came in first Andy was Second and Tom was third.

Final B Mark Blue, Elliot Yellow and Paul in Red.  Off the line Mark and Elliot got off well and pulled out an early lead over Paul.  Elliot and Mark were using very similar cars so as expected there was not a lot to choose between them in the first half of the race, constantly swapping places for the lead.  At the back Paul was steadily closing in on Elliot after he had a few offs and eventually got passed meanwhile Mark had checked out at the front having gained a good lead. It finished Mark In first Paul in second and Elliot in third.

Main Final: Mark in blue, James in red and Ken in yellow.  With the three best racers of the night now fighting it out for the top places this race was fast and close.  There was not a lot for the marshals to do apart from enjoy watching.  Ken took the battle for first to James managing to keep up with James’s blistering pace and matching him on the breaks at every turn.  Mark who although fast couldn’t keep up with James and Ken, eventually James managed to shake of Ken to take the win with ken a close second and mark bringing his car home in third.          


Thanks to Andy for providing the race report  Thumbup 

Unfortunately for me, I missed this round due to covid, and missed round 2 due to illness, so I have some work to do to chase a podium for the championship !]]> Mark and Elliot had a good round of heats using their rally cars style cars, which although they looked like they had a high centre of  gravity proved to be fast and very stable.  Paul was putting in some good performances with his Alfa Romeo 156; this was a quick car but lacks the pace to keep up with the really fast LMP cars. Andy who managed to blow up the motor in his Toyota GT One provided some entertainment with a VW Beetle, which as you would expect was very top heavy and had a mind of its own, so switched to his BMW Z4 GT3 class car. 
The other person to mention was Bobby who had a spectacular crash while using Jakes LMP Aston Martin which came off at the hairpin splitting the chassis and leaving it in need of a bit of work.
Once things had calmed down after the heats the serious business of the finals began.  Unfortunately a few people had to leave after the heat races so there were 3 finals with 3 racers in each so that there was enough people to do the marshalling for the course.

Final C: Tom in Blue, Paul in Red and Andy in Yellow. This race pitted Toms Saleen S7 against Pauls Alfa saloon and Andy’s BMW Z4 all different styles so the racing would show how each car compare to the other.  All three drivers got off to a good start and racing was tight but Andy and Paul pulled put a lead over Tom.  Andy struggled to keep the car in the slot and had a few offs which meant that Paul managed to pull ahead, even with a few offs here and there Paul held onto his lead.  As they crossed the line Paul came in first Andy was Second and Tom was third.

Final B Mark Blue, Elliot Yellow and Paul in Red.  Off the line Mark and Elliot got off well and pulled out an early lead over Paul.  Elliot and Mark were using very similar cars so as expected there was not a lot to choose between them in the first half of the race, constantly swapping places for the lead.  At the back Paul was steadily closing in on Elliot after he had a few offs and eventually got passed meanwhile Mark had checked out at the front having gained a good lead. It finished Mark In first Paul in second and Elliot in third.

Main Final: Mark in blue, James in red and Ken in yellow.  With the three best racers of the night now fighting it out for the top places this race was fast and close.  There was not a lot for the marshals to do apart from enjoy watching.  Ken took the battle for first to James managing to keep up with James’s blistering pace and matching him on the breaks at every turn.  Mark who although fast couldn’t keep up with James and Ken, eventually James managed to shake of Ken to take the win with ken a close second and mark bringing his car home in third.          


Thanks to Andy for providing the race report  Thumbup 

Unfortunately for me, I missed this round due to covid, and missed round 2 due to illness, so I have some work to do to chase a podium for the championship !]]> <![CDATA[10th June 2022 - Scalextric/SCX GT Round 3]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3078 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 16:45:06 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3078 missing a few rounds, no need Andy you have had a move and been busy with RL  Thumbup  

Here is the report from last Fridays meeting; it was Scalextric/SCX GT.  These are the fastest box standard cars that we race due to their low wide profile, they are fairly stable so produce come good close racing and provide a lot of fun for spectators.  There was a really good turnout for the evening with at least 15 racers from the very youngest members of the club to the more ‘experienced’  racers.  Unfortunately due to a technical issue with the red lane, which we are hoping to have fixed by the next meeting, we could only race 3 cars at a time but that didn’t spoil the fun that was had and still proved to be exciting.
 
Due to only racing 3 cars at a time and the large number of people that turned up there was a lot of heat races to get through so racing went on quite late for the night.  It was good to see all the youngsters getting involved and having some interesting races between them during the night, some of the heats seemed a little unfair how they played out, although they are totally random, with James being in a heat with Evie and Elijah but this didn’t seem to affect the youngsters who had a good battle between themselves.  Overall the heats, although there were a lot of them went very smoothly and without any major incidents occurring.
Once James had done all the working out for the finals this is how they looked.

E final: Paul in the green lane and Tom in the blue.  This was a close final with neither driver managing to pull out a big lead, both Paul and Tom were swapping places over the duration.  Although towards the end of the race Paul had built up a small lead due to Tom having a couple of crashes on the last few laps.  Paul ended up coming home with about ¼ of a lap lead over tom.

D final: Andy in Green, Paul in blue and Elliot in Yellow.  Off the line Andy and Elliot managed to get a good start a pulled out a small lead over Paul but then Andy went into the hairpin a little too fast and come off the track allowing Paul to come past and Elliot to take a good lead.  There was a good battle between Andy and Paul with Andy being faster in the corners and catching up but as soon as the cars got onto the straights the speed on Pauls Vauxhall Astra managed to pull away from the Andy’s Nissan Skyline.  Mean while Elliot at the front was maintaining the lead and came home in first place Paul came in second and Andy finished in third.

C Final: Darren in the Green lane, Elliot in blue lane and Heather in yellow.  This was looking to be a good race as all three had gone well in their various heats.  It was a good start by all three and they stayed as a pack for a good couple of laps.  Heather then had an off just before the chicane and this allowed Darren and Elliot to pull ahead.  Elliot then proved to be slightly quicker than Darren and managed to pull out a small lead.  Heather then had a couple of very quick laps and managed to catch up to Darren and Pass him.  This was how the positions stayed until the end of the race.

B Final: Ken in Green, Dave in Blue and Elliot in Yellow.  Ken got off to a good start, pulling out a good lead over Dave and Elliot,  and put in some quick time to build a good lead. Elliot and Dave got into a good battle for second place but when Dave had an off just after the start finish line this aloud Elliot to take advantage and take second place.  This left Dave in third with a lot of work to do to catch up which proved to be too much even for someone with Dave’s skill and experience.  Elliot good run in the finals had come to an end when he finished second and Ken came home in first place.

Main Final:  James in Green, Ken in Blue and Mark in Yellow.   Three of the fastest drivers of the night came together in the main final.  This was a fast and furious affair with lots of good, clean, close racing.  As you would expect it was tight from the off with little to choose between the racers, neither of them wanted to give an inch for the first few laps. James’s skill started to show through as he edged into the lead and started to pull out a gap over Ken and Mark. This left Ken fighting it out with Mark, after a few more laps mark had pulled ahead of Ken into second place. It finished James in first Mark in second and Ken in third.]]> missing a few rounds, no need Andy you have had a move and been busy with RL  Thumbup  

Here is the report from last Fridays meeting; it was Scalextric/SCX GT.  These are the fastest box standard cars that we race due to their low wide profile, they are fairly stable so produce come good close racing and provide a lot of fun for spectators.  There was a really good turnout for the evening with at least 15 racers from the very youngest members of the club to the more ‘experienced’  racers.  Unfortunately due to a technical issue with the red lane, which we are hoping to have fixed by the next meeting, we could only race 3 cars at a time but that didn’t spoil the fun that was had and still proved to be exciting.
 
Due to only racing 3 cars at a time and the large number of people that turned up there was a lot of heat races to get through so racing went on quite late for the night.  It was good to see all the youngsters getting involved and having some interesting races between them during the night, some of the heats seemed a little unfair how they played out, although they are totally random, with James being in a heat with Evie and Elijah but this didn’t seem to affect the youngsters who had a good battle between themselves.  Overall the heats, although there were a lot of them went very smoothly and without any major incidents occurring.
Once James had done all the working out for the finals this is how they looked.

E final: Paul in the green lane and Tom in the blue.  This was a close final with neither driver managing to pull out a big lead, both Paul and Tom were swapping places over the duration.  Although towards the end of the race Paul had built up a small lead due to Tom having a couple of crashes on the last few laps.  Paul ended up coming home with about ¼ of a lap lead over tom.

D final: Andy in Green, Paul in blue and Elliot in Yellow.  Off the line Andy and Elliot managed to get a good start a pulled out a small lead over Paul but then Andy went into the hairpin a little too fast and come off the track allowing Paul to come past and Elliot to take a good lead.  There was a good battle between Andy and Paul with Andy being faster in the corners and catching up but as soon as the cars got onto the straights the speed on Pauls Vauxhall Astra managed to pull away from the Andy’s Nissan Skyline.  Mean while Elliot at the front was maintaining the lead and came home in first place Paul came in second and Andy finished in third.

C Final: Darren in the Green lane, Elliot in blue lane and Heather in yellow.  This was looking to be a good race as all three had gone well in their various heats.  It was a good start by all three and they stayed as a pack for a good couple of laps.  Heather then had an off just before the chicane and this allowed Darren and Elliot to pull ahead.  Elliot then proved to be slightly quicker than Darren and managed to pull out a small lead.  Heather then had a couple of very quick laps and managed to catch up to Darren and Pass him.  This was how the positions stayed until the end of the race.

B Final: Ken in Green, Dave in Blue and Elliot in Yellow.  Ken got off to a good start, pulling out a good lead over Dave and Elliot,  and put in some quick time to build a good lead. Elliot and Dave got into a good battle for second place but when Dave had an off just after the start finish line this aloud Elliot to take advantage and take second place.  This left Dave in third with a lot of work to do to catch up which proved to be too much even for someone with Dave’s skill and experience.  Elliot good run in the finals had come to an end when he finished second and Ken came home in first place.

Main Final:  James in Green, Ken in Blue and Mark in Yellow.   Three of the fastest drivers of the night came together in the main final.  This was a fast and furious affair with lots of good, clean, close racing.  As you would expect it was tight from the off with little to choose between the racers, neither of them wanted to give an inch for the first few laps. James’s skill started to show through as he edged into the lead and started to pull out a gap over Ken and Mark. This left Ken fighting it out with Mark, after a few more laps mark had pulled ahead of Ken into second place. It finished James in first Mark in second and Ken in third.]]> <![CDATA[13th May 2022 - Club Cars Round 3]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3015 Fri, 20 May 2022 19:44:32 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3015
It was decided that those cars were to be given to James to work his magic on for round 4 and that the trusty McLaren P1’s on the track for the remainder of the heats.  Once these cars were on the track the racing settled down and started to flow.  Racing was very even over the heats with everyone putting in some good lap times and a few close races.

C final was Tom in green Elijah in blue and Evie in yellow.  These three are some of our youngest drivers but that doesn’t mean that the racing was any less competitive though.  Tom got off to a good start pulling out a good gap over Evie but a couple of off meant that Evie pulled into the lead and Tom was at the back with Elijah in second.  Evie was going well with a steady pace at the front but Tom having got passed Elijah was quickly catching up with her. Evie came off just after the start/finish line which meant that Tom could pass her and pull out a commanding lead.  Across the line it was Tom in first Evie in second and Elijah came in a steady third.  Tom progressing to the B final.
 
B final lined up like this: Paul in green, Andy in blue, Jason in red and Tom in yellow.  Paul and Andy got off to a quick start from the line leaving Jason and Tom to fight out for third and forth position.    The fight for first place was tight between Paul and Andy but Andy managed to pull away from Paul and maintained the lead to the end of the race. Towards the back of the pack Jason was battling with Tom for third place, Jason got away from Tom after Tom came off in the corner to take third place, tome came home in fourth.

Main final, Ken in green, Heather in blue, Andy in red, James in yellow.  With the fastest drivers of the night now competing for the top 4 everyone was in for a treat with the main final.  A good start was made by all the drivers off the line and racing was close for the first half of the lap.  Heather and James started to pull away from Ken and Andy at the front; soon they had a good lead.  Meanwhile there was a good battle developing at the back between Ken and Andy, Ken able to pull away down the straights but Andy managed to catch up in the corners. This battle went on for most of the race until on the last lap Andy overcooked it on the hairpin and came off.  At the front James maintained the lead over heather to win the final, Heather came in second Ken in third and Andy coming in fourth.]]>
It was decided that those cars were to be given to James to work his magic on for round 4 and that the trusty McLaren P1’s on the track for the remainder of the heats.  Once these cars were on the track the racing settled down and started to flow.  Racing was very even over the heats with everyone putting in some good lap times and a few close races.

C final was Tom in green Elijah in blue and Evie in yellow.  These three are some of our youngest drivers but that doesn’t mean that the racing was any less competitive though.  Tom got off to a good start pulling out a good gap over Evie but a couple of off meant that Evie pulled into the lead and Tom was at the back with Elijah in second.  Evie was going well with a steady pace at the front but Tom having got passed Elijah was quickly catching up with her. Evie came off just after the start/finish line which meant that Tom could pass her and pull out a commanding lead.  Across the line it was Tom in first Evie in second and Elijah came in a steady third.  Tom progressing to the B final.
 
B final lined up like this: Paul in green, Andy in blue, Jason in red and Tom in yellow.  Paul and Andy got off to a quick start from the line leaving Jason and Tom to fight out for third and forth position.    The fight for first place was tight between Paul and Andy but Andy managed to pull away from Paul and maintained the lead to the end of the race. Towards the back of the pack Jason was battling with Tom for third place, Jason got away from Tom after Tom came off in the corner to take third place, tome came home in fourth.

Main final, Ken in green, Heather in blue, Andy in red, James in yellow.  With the fastest drivers of the night now competing for the top 4 everyone was in for a treat with the main final.  A good start was made by all the drivers off the line and racing was close for the first half of the lap.  Heather and James started to pull away from Ken and Andy at the front; soon they had a good lead.  Meanwhile there was a good battle developing at the back between Ken and Andy, Ken able to pull away down the straights but Andy managed to catch up in the corners. This battle went on for most of the race until on the last lap Andy overcooked it on the hairpin and came off.  At the front James maintained the lead over heather to win the final, Heather came in second Ken in third and Andy coming in fourth.]]> <![CDATA[6th May 2022 - Sports GT Round 2]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3003 Thu, 12 May 2022 19:24:45 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=3003
Race report from Andy, Thanks again.  Cool

There was a good turnout for this fastest class of car that we race; with near enough unlimited modifications aloud drivers pushed their cars to the limit to set blistering lap times. With having 4 weeks off since the last race everyone came along with something to prove.  There was a good turnout of 14 drivers and it was good to see Elijah and Evie turn up and mix it with the ‘senior’ regulars.   The heats proved to be frantic as drivers got used to the fast cars; Jason did well with a borrowed Toyota GT One although he did try to make his car fly after a slightly over enthusiastic start in one of his final heat races.  It was good to see so many youngsters racing against each other through the heats gaining knowledge and skills.  It was a shame that a few of the younger drivers had to leave after the heats as they were all doing so well.
After the positions had been worked out had been worked out for the driver that left it was Elijah in 14th Evie in 13th Jason in 12th Bobbie in 11th and Jake in 10th.  For the remaining drivers it was onto the finals.  

 C final was Paul in green, Tony in blue and Tom in red.  Tony and Paul got off to a good start with Tony’s Porsche quicker on the straights but Paul managing to catch up in the twisty parts. Tom was struggling with a bit of pace at the back and in trying to push to catch up he had a couple of offs.  In the end Paul finished ahead of Tony and Tom came in 3rd.   

B final, Terry in green, Paul in blue, Andy in red and Dave in yellow.  This was tight off the line with everyone getting a good start and there was not much to choose between the racers for the first lap, Terry Andy and Dave started to pull away from Paul but an issue with Andy’s car meant that a minor correction to the brades had to be made and put Andy at the back of the grid. Things were still close at the front with a good battle going on between Dave and Terry.  Paul was putting in contestant lap times to maintain his position and Andy was pushing to try and make up the time that he had lost. At the line it was Terry in 1st Dave 2nd Paul 3rd and Andy 4th

Main Final. James in green, Ken in blue, Terry red and Heather in yellow.  As always this was a good clean race with little for the marshals to do, other than admire the fastest drivers pushing hard.  There were good battles between Heather and Ken for 2nd and 3rd at the start of the race with Terry fighting hard to stay on the tail, James was his usual fast self at the front making his consistent fast laps look effortless, and at times he looked like he was watching the other drivers!! At the end of the race James finished 1st with ½ a lap lead over Heather Ken was in 3rd and Terry came in 4th.]]>
Race report from Andy, Thanks again.  Cool

There was a good turnout for this fastest class of car that we race; with near enough unlimited modifications aloud drivers pushed their cars to the limit to set blistering lap times. With having 4 weeks off since the last race everyone came along with something to prove.  There was a good turnout of 14 drivers and it was good to see Elijah and Evie turn up and mix it with the ‘senior’ regulars.   The heats proved to be frantic as drivers got used to the fast cars; Jason did well with a borrowed Toyota GT One although he did try to make his car fly after a slightly over enthusiastic start in one of his final heat races.  It was good to see so many youngsters racing against each other through the heats gaining knowledge and skills.  It was a shame that a few of the younger drivers had to leave after the heats as they were all doing so well.
After the positions had been worked out had been worked out for the driver that left it was Elijah in 14th Evie in 13th Jason in 12th Bobbie in 11th and Jake in 10th.  For the remaining drivers it was onto the finals.  

 C final was Paul in green, Tony in blue and Tom in red.  Tony and Paul got off to a good start with Tony’s Porsche quicker on the straights but Paul managing to catch up in the twisty parts. Tom was struggling with a bit of pace at the back and in trying to push to catch up he had a couple of offs.  In the end Paul finished ahead of Tony and Tom came in 3rd.   

B final, Terry in green, Paul in blue, Andy in red and Dave in yellow.  This was tight off the line with everyone getting a good start and there was not much to choose between the racers for the first lap, Terry Andy and Dave started to pull away from Paul but an issue with Andy’s car meant that a minor correction to the brades had to be made and put Andy at the back of the grid. Things were still close at the front with a good battle going on between Dave and Terry.  Paul was putting in contestant lap times to maintain his position and Andy was pushing to try and make up the time that he had lost. At the line it was Terry in 1st Dave 2nd Paul 3rd and Andy 4th

Main Final. James in green, Ken in blue, Terry red and Heather in yellow.  As always this was a good clean race with little for the marshals to do, other than admire the fastest drivers pushing hard.  There were good battles between Heather and Ken for 2nd and 3rd at the start of the race with Terry fighting hard to stay on the tail, James was his usual fast self at the front making his consistent fast laps look effortless, and at times he looked like he was watching the other drivers!! At the end of the race James finished 1st with ½ a lap lead over Heather Ken was in 3rd and Terry came in 4th.]]> <![CDATA[April 1st 2022 - Rally Round 2]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2928 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:31:09 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2928

Friday 1st April was round 2 of our rally class at Mussel Bay.  This is a class which allows limited modifications, free guide choice, free gearing choice, change of wheels and certain motors.  It’s good to see how many different types and make of cars people use and how different shapes of car affect the handling. So on Friday night we had some group B rally cars, (Metro 6r4’s and Ford RS200),  selection of WRC cars, (Subaru Impreza, Peugeot 208 and Citroën C3).  It was also good to see a few more youngsters turn up with Elijah coming back for some more racing.

Practice got underway with some good times set.  Elijah was getting his confidence and was going steady gradually getting to know the track and improving with every lap, knowing where he can go fast and where to slow down, great to see young people getting into the slot car world.
After the practice came the heats, this produced some good close racing and a chance for drivers to really show what they had in the tank.  There was a good close race between Heather and Andy with Andy just beating Heather. Some other close battles between Tel and Ken, and Elijah was going well in his heats.

As there was smaller numbers this week the C final just had Andy and Darren in it. Andy was in Green and Darren was in red. From the start it was close going into the first few corners but along the back straights the speed of Andy’s Metro 6r4 managed to pull out a good lead over the RS200 of Darren, although both drivers came off the track a number of times Andy stayed ahead of Darren to take the heat win.

Final B lined up like this: Tel in green, Andy in blue Heather in yellow. Heather and Tel got off to a good start, with Andy having issues from the start coming off early on causing his gear to move on the rear axel resulting in slower performance. At the front Heather was keeping Tel on his toes putting in quick lap times but just couldn’t catch up with Tel, who came home in first place with a good lead, followed by Heather with Andy bringing home the rear.

So the Main Final had the three fastest drivers from the night races.  James and Ken who qualified direct from the heats and Tel who came through from the B final.  Ken in green, Tel in blue and James in red.  This was set to be one of the fastest races of the night and it did not disappoint.  3 of the most skilled drivers of the night pushing their cars to the limit, all three flew of the start line and there was nothing to choose between them for the first few laps. Tel started to pull away from James and Ken and edge out a lead.  Ken then had an off which put him at the back of the pack and playing catch up.  With the pressure on Ken he did not disappoint only taking a few laps to catch up with James, although James did have an off which helped, Ken managed to briefly pass James for a few corners but another off for Ken aloud James to retake the position, undoing all Kens hard work.  This time there was just too much for Ken to do as although he was closing up there just wasn’t enough laps left in the race. Meanwhile, Tel who was having a good race, was putting in some consistent lap times at the front  and maintaining his lead to takes the race win, followed by James and then Ken.]]>

Friday 1st April was round 2 of our rally class at Mussel Bay.  This is a class which allows limited modifications, free guide choice, free gearing choice, change of wheels and certain motors.  It’s good to see how many different types and make of cars people use and how different shapes of car affect the handling. So on Friday night we had some group B rally cars, (Metro 6r4’s and Ford RS200),  selection of WRC cars, (Subaru Impreza, Peugeot 208 and Citroën C3).  It was also good to see a few more youngsters turn up with Elijah coming back for some more racing.

Practice got underway with some good times set.  Elijah was getting his confidence and was going steady gradually getting to know the track and improving with every lap, knowing where he can go fast and where to slow down, great to see young people getting into the slot car world.
After the practice came the heats, this produced some good close racing and a chance for drivers to really show what they had in the tank.  There was a good close race between Heather and Andy with Andy just beating Heather. Some other close battles between Tel and Ken, and Elijah was going well in his heats.

As there was smaller numbers this week the C final just had Andy and Darren in it. Andy was in Green and Darren was in red. From the start it was close going into the first few corners but along the back straights the speed of Andy’s Metro 6r4 managed to pull out a good lead over the RS200 of Darren, although both drivers came off the track a number of times Andy stayed ahead of Darren to take the heat win.

Final B lined up like this: Tel in green, Andy in blue Heather in yellow. Heather and Tel got off to a good start, with Andy having issues from the start coming off early on causing his gear to move on the rear axel resulting in slower performance. At the front Heather was keeping Tel on his toes putting in quick lap times but just couldn’t catch up with Tel, who came home in first place with a good lead, followed by Heather with Andy bringing home the rear.

So the Main Final had the three fastest drivers from the night races.  James and Ken who qualified direct from the heats and Tel who came through from the B final.  Ken in green, Tel in blue and James in red.  This was set to be one of the fastest races of the night and it did not disappoint.  3 of the most skilled drivers of the night pushing their cars to the limit, all three flew of the start line and there was nothing to choose between them for the first few laps. Tel started to pull away from James and Ken and edge out a lead.  Ken then had an off which put him at the back of the pack and playing catch up.  With the pressure on Ken he did not disappoint only taking a few laps to catch up with James, although James did have an off which helped, Ken managed to briefly pass James for a few corners but another off for Ken aloud James to retake the position, undoing all Kens hard work.  This time there was just too much for Ken to do as although he was closing up there just wasn’t enough laps left in the race. Meanwhile, Tel who was having a good race, was putting in some consistent lap times at the front  and maintaining his lead to takes the race win, followed by James and then Ken.]]> <![CDATA[March 25th 2022 - BTCC Round 2]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2927 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:28:46 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2927

Friday was round 2 of the BTCC class, running standard cars out the box with no modifications. Numbers were a little down on previous weeks with only 8 racers, but that didn’t stop us having fun. There was a mixture of cars from BMW 3 and 1 series, Honda Civics and a VW Passat CC, although the Civics seemed to be the quickest and most stable. Although all the cars were standard there were some noticeable differences in acceleration and handling due to the wheelbase and height of the cars.    After a practice session which aloud drivers to make any final adjustments to their cars and try to gain those extra tenths, it was onto the heats.
The heats were their usual fast and frantic afar with good lap times put in by all it was good to see how some of the drivers had improved from round 1 with Tom making steady progress in some of the heats and keeping up with the field.  The Civics proved fast and took the a lot of the wins in the heats but Ken and his VW CC did well too.
Due to the small amount of racers  

There were only 2 finals so this is how the B final lined up. Bobbie in green, Tom in blue, Paul in red and Jake in yellow.  Racers were quick off the line and stayed in a tight group for the first couple of corners.  Paul and Jake started to pull ahead of Bobbie and Tom the racing was tight between Paul and Jake for the rest of the race with Paul just managing to keep ahead of Jake for most of the race, but when Paul overcooked it on the hairpin on the last lap Jake took his chance to take the lead and take the win. The results were Jake coming home in first place, Paul in second, Bobbie a respectable third and Tom coming in forth. So Jake progressed into the main final.


For the main final it was Ken in green, Jake in blue, James in red and Andy in yellow.  Again reaction time were quick when the lights went green and all drivers got off to a flying start with there being not much to choose from for the first part on the lap, James and Ken started to step up the pace a bit and got ahead of Jake and Andy. Ken then had a couple of moments resulting in James putting a bit of distance between him and Ken. Andy was playing catch up to Ken but every time he got close Andy came out the slot.  Jake at the rear of the field was putting in good lap times and closing in on Andy but ran out of laps towards the end of the race. James took the chequered flag followed by Ken, with Andy in third and Jake doing well coming in forth.]]>

Friday was round 2 of the BTCC class, running standard cars out the box with no modifications. Numbers were a little down on previous weeks with only 8 racers, but that didn’t stop us having fun. There was a mixture of cars from BMW 3 and 1 series, Honda Civics and a VW Passat CC, although the Civics seemed to be the quickest and most stable. Although all the cars were standard there were some noticeable differences in acceleration and handling due to the wheelbase and height of the cars.    After a practice session which aloud drivers to make any final adjustments to their cars and try to gain those extra tenths, it was onto the heats.
The heats were their usual fast and frantic afar with good lap times put in by all it was good to see how some of the drivers had improved from round 1 with Tom making steady progress in some of the heats and keeping up with the field.  The Civics proved fast and took the a lot of the wins in the heats but Ken and his VW CC did well too.
Due to the small amount of racers  

There were only 2 finals so this is how the B final lined up. Bobbie in green, Tom in blue, Paul in red and Jake in yellow.  Racers were quick off the line and stayed in a tight group for the first couple of corners.  Paul and Jake started to pull ahead of Bobbie and Tom the racing was tight between Paul and Jake for the rest of the race with Paul just managing to keep ahead of Jake for most of the race, but when Paul overcooked it on the hairpin on the last lap Jake took his chance to take the lead and take the win. The results were Jake coming home in first place, Paul in second, Bobbie a respectable third and Tom coming in forth. So Jake progressed into the main final.


For the main final it was Ken in green, Jake in blue, James in red and Andy in yellow.  Again reaction time were quick when the lights went green and all drivers got off to a flying start with there being not much to choose from for the first part on the lap, James and Ken started to step up the pace a bit and got ahead of Jake and Andy. Ken then had a couple of moments resulting in James putting a bit of distance between him and Ken. Andy was playing catch up to Ken but every time he got close Andy came out the slot.  Jake at the rear of the field was putting in good lap times and closing in on Andy but ran out of laps towards the end of the race. James took the chequered flag followed by Ken, with Andy in third and Jake doing well coming in forth.]]> <![CDATA[March 11th 2022 - Sports GT Round 1]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2926 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:24:44 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2926  

Friday 11th was the first round of the Sports GT Class at Mussel Bay, these cars are the fastest class of cars that we race.  The racing was fast and furious with this class where nearly anything goes, apart from sponge tyres and metal chassis. It provides a good chance to see what racers can do with their cars when they are pushed to the max.
Members were on the small side this week as the dreaded covid had hit a number of racers that would normally come along but that didn’t dampen the sprits of the rest that turned up to race and as usual there was a god friendly atmosphere to the evening.  With the heats getting under way drivers started to push their cars to the limit and in some cases past the limit.  Andy was having issues with his car grinding to a halt during one of his last heats due to striping a gear.  The most outstanding performance of the night came from young Jake who had a cracking set of heat races winning one of his heats and setting a blistering lap time of 9.981 which was well on par with the fastest drivers of the night, if he was to race in the finale he would have been fighting for one of the top places.
So with the heats out the way the drivers line up for the B final.

Paul was in Green, Andy was in Blue, Darren in Red and Heather in Yellow.  With Andy having car issues in the heats he opted to use his GT3 spec car which was not as powerful at the Sports GT class car, but was still quick enough to keep up with the rest of the cars.  From the start Paul and Andy got off to a good start and pulled out a good gap over Heather and Darren.  Racing was close at the font with the lead changing a number of times but eventually Andy managed to pull out half a laps lead, while towards the back Heather was pulling out a lead over Darren.  It finished Andy in first, Paul in Second, Heather in third, Darren in forth.

For the starting line up for the main final the line up looked like this: Terry in green, Andy in blue, Tel in red and James in yellow. Racing was fast and close from the off between James Terry and Tel, which was to be expected, as they were some of the fastest drivers of the night with their skill clearly showing in the car control,  Andy was going steady at the back of the field but struggled for pace throughout the race with the slower GT3 car. Back at the front James was maintaining a lead over Tel, and Terry was keeping Tel on his toes but couldn’t get passed.  It finished James in first, Tel in second Terry in third and Andy bring up the rear in forth.]]>  

Friday 11th was the first round of the Sports GT Class at Mussel Bay, these cars are the fastest class of cars that we race.  The racing was fast and furious with this class where nearly anything goes, apart from sponge tyres and metal chassis. It provides a good chance to see what racers can do with their cars when they are pushed to the max.
Members were on the small side this week as the dreaded covid had hit a number of racers that would normally come along but that didn’t dampen the sprits of the rest that turned up to race and as usual there was a god friendly atmosphere to the evening.  With the heats getting under way drivers started to push their cars to the limit and in some cases past the limit.  Andy was having issues with his car grinding to a halt during one of his last heats due to striping a gear.  The most outstanding performance of the night came from young Jake who had a cracking set of heat races winning one of his heats and setting a blistering lap time of 9.981 which was well on par with the fastest drivers of the night, if he was to race in the finale he would have been fighting for one of the top places.
So with the heats out the way the drivers line up for the B final.

Paul was in Green, Andy was in Blue, Darren in Red and Heather in Yellow.  With Andy having car issues in the heats he opted to use his GT3 spec car which was not as powerful at the Sports GT class car, but was still quick enough to keep up with the rest of the cars.  From the start Paul and Andy got off to a good start and pulled out a good gap over Heather and Darren.  Racing was close at the font with the lead changing a number of times but eventually Andy managed to pull out half a laps lead, while towards the back Heather was pulling out a lead over Darren.  It finished Andy in first, Paul in Second, Heather in third, Darren in forth.

For the starting line up for the main final the line up looked like this: Terry in green, Andy in blue, Tel in red and James in yellow. Racing was fast and close from the off between James Terry and Tel, which was to be expected, as they were some of the fastest drivers of the night with their skill clearly showing in the car control,  Andy was going steady at the back of the field but struggled for pace throughout the race with the slower GT3 car. Back at the front James was maintaining a lead over Tel, and Terry was keeping Tel on his toes but couldn’t get passed.  It finished James in first, Tel in second Terry in third and Andy bring up the rear in forth.]]> <![CDATA[March 4th 2022 - Goodwood Round 1]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2925 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:20:38 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2925

Friday 4th was our first outing of the season for the classic Good wood series of cars.  This in an interesting group that contains 2 different classes of cars. First off we have the pre 1972 race cars, (Group A), these cars are quick as they can be modified to a certain degree and provide very quick lap times.  Running alongside these car we also have our standard class cars, these are American Mussel cars from Scalextric and Pioneer (Group B), all the cars in this class are box standard, meaning no tuning is aloud apart from basic race prep, truing tyres and trimming chassis to allow body float. These cars are slower than the A class but that doesn’t mean that the racing between them is less competitive.   Racers decide at the beginning of the night what class they are going to race in. 
There was another good turn out on Friday eve although not as good as the week before but it was still a good atmosphere, it was good to see Jason returning this week after a few weeks off and he was keen to improve on his last performance.  Good wood is always provides a good mixture or cars which in turn leads to some interesting racing. There were exceptions made for some drivers that didn’t quite have the right car for the races (Jason’s Mercedes GT1 and a Lamborghini Huracan driven by Jake and Bobby) but as we are all about fun no one minded and was interesting to see how some of the modern style of cars held up against some on the Mussel cars. 
The heats provided a good mix of racing with a few crashes, there was a ‘3 car pile up’ on the opening lap of one of the heats around Snoopy’s Foot that kept the marshals busy trying to sort out the mess.  As expected the Group A cars won the majority of the heats but Elliot did well to keep up with them in his Group B Mustang and Andy’s Cougar proved quick on the straights but a bit of a handful in the more technical sections of the track.  James, Mark and Ken all went well with their A Class cars and provided some good close racing in the heats.

Final C put Jason, in the green lane, and Tom, in the blue lane in a 2 man shootout for the chance to go into the B final.  Both showed some good pace during the race but Tom was having issues with keeping his car in the slot which enabled Jason to pull out and maintain a 2 lap lead; this is where he stayed and took his first win at Mussel Bay, well done Jason.

Final B was Mark in Green, Jason in Blue, Paul Red and Andy in Yellow.  Mark got off to a good start in his Group A car and pulled out a good lead in the faster class car leaving the other 3 drivers to battle it out for the other places.  Paul put in a consistent race staying on the track and pull away from Jason and Andy.  Andy’s issues with the Cougar followed him into the finals and he struggle to keep in on track allowing Jason to create a gap.  Mark first, Paul second, Jason third and Andy forth.

The Main final consisted of 3 Group A cars and 1 Group B car. James in green (Group A), Mark in blue (Group A), Ken in red (Group A) and Elliot in yellow (Group B).  Elliot got off to a flying start and was leading the race for a shot while as the other 3 drivers kept coming off at various points on their laps, but after they settled down in the rhythm they all eventually caught and passed Elliot, James and Ken were having a good battle for first place but James came off the victor in that battle and he took the chequered flag, followed by Ken in Second, Mark in third and Elliot rounding off the field.
To sum up the classes:  Group B top 3 were Elliot first, Paul second, Jason Third. Group A was James first, Ken second and Mark third.]]>

Friday 4th was our first outing of the season for the classic Good wood series of cars.  This in an interesting group that contains 2 different classes of cars. First off we have the pre 1972 race cars, (Group A), these cars are quick as they can be modified to a certain degree and provide very quick lap times.  Running alongside these car we also have our standard class cars, these are American Mussel cars from Scalextric and Pioneer (Group B), all the cars in this class are box standard, meaning no tuning is aloud apart from basic race prep, truing tyres and trimming chassis to allow body float. These cars are slower than the A class but that doesn’t mean that the racing between them is less competitive.   Racers decide at the beginning of the night what class they are going to race in. 
There was another good turn out on Friday eve although not as good as the week before but it was still a good atmosphere, it was good to see Jason returning this week after a few weeks off and he was keen to improve on his last performance.  Good wood is always provides a good mixture or cars which in turn leads to some interesting racing. There were exceptions made for some drivers that didn’t quite have the right car for the races (Jason’s Mercedes GT1 and a Lamborghini Huracan driven by Jake and Bobby) but as we are all about fun no one minded and was interesting to see how some of the modern style of cars held up against some on the Mussel cars. 
The heats provided a good mix of racing with a few crashes, there was a ‘3 car pile up’ on the opening lap of one of the heats around Snoopy’s Foot that kept the marshals busy trying to sort out the mess.  As expected the Group A cars won the majority of the heats but Elliot did well to keep up with them in his Group B Mustang and Andy’s Cougar proved quick on the straights but a bit of a handful in the more technical sections of the track.  James, Mark and Ken all went well with their A Class cars and provided some good close racing in the heats.

Final C put Jason, in the green lane, and Tom, in the blue lane in a 2 man shootout for the chance to go into the B final.  Both showed some good pace during the race but Tom was having issues with keeping his car in the slot which enabled Jason to pull out and maintain a 2 lap lead; this is where he stayed and took his first win at Mussel Bay, well done Jason.

Final B was Mark in Green, Jason in Blue, Paul Red and Andy in Yellow.  Mark got off to a good start in his Group A car and pulled out a good lead in the faster class car leaving the other 3 drivers to battle it out for the other places.  Paul put in a consistent race staying on the track and pull away from Jason and Andy.  Andy’s issues with the Cougar followed him into the finals and he struggle to keep in on track allowing Jason to create a gap.  Mark first, Paul second, Jason third and Andy forth.

The Main final consisted of 3 Group A cars and 1 Group B car. James in green (Group A), Mark in blue (Group A), Ken in red (Group A) and Elliot in yellow (Group B).  Elliot got off to a flying start and was leading the race for a shot while as the other 3 drivers kept coming off at various points on their laps, but after they settled down in the rhythm they all eventually caught and passed Elliot, James and Ken were having a good battle for first place but James came off the victor in that battle and he took the chequered flag, followed by Ken in Second, Mark in third and Elliot rounding off the field.
To sum up the classes:  Group B top 3 were Elliot first, Paul second, Jason Third. Group A was James first, Ken second and Mark third.]]> <![CDATA[Feb 25th 2022 - GT3/Group 5 Round 1]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2924 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:18:01 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2924  


Friday 25th was round 1 of the GT3/Group 5, one of the fastest classes that we do, so all racers knew that they were in for a good nights racing.  We had a very good turn out and it was the best we had seen for a large number of weeks with 15 racers turn up, this created a very good atmosphere.  It was good to see a couple of new faces showing up at Mussel Bay in the form of Tony, who raced with us when we met at Silverwood, and Graham.  Both of these soon got to grips with the track and were setting good lap times.  Once everyone had done their practice session and finished their final tuning the heats got underway.
There was some fast and furious racing as you would expect. Tony seemed to struggle a bit in some of his heats with keeping his car in the slot.  Terry was going well in his heats until the guide snapped on his ‘Lambo’ forcing him to retire from the heat race and go onto a reserve car. Alan was also having car issues throughout his heats but still performed well despite of this.
With the amount of racer that turn up for the evening it meant that there was 3 minor finals before the main final, so the night wasn’t over for some of the races in the smaller finals and they could still make it to the main final.

Final D lined up with Andy in green, Darren in blue, Tony in red and Tom in yellow. As the light went out Andy and Darren got off to a good start with Tony trying to keep up and Tom at the back.  Andy started to edge out his lead to half a lap over Darren, while at the back Tony’s issues with keeping the car in the slot continued meaning Tom managed to get ahead and start to pull away. At the front the Andy maintained a steady half a lap lead to take the win, followed by Darren, Tom and Tony.

Final C, Graham in green, Terry in blue, Alan in red and Andy in Blue.  It was a shame that Alan had to pull out of the final due to all of his cars having issues which was a shame.  This left just 3 drivers in the race.  For the first three quarters of the lap things were pretty close until Andy came out the slot meaning Graham and Terry pulled away.  Terry with his back up car was struggling to keep it in the slot, which is most unlike him, meaning Graham took the win, followed by Terry and then Andy.

Final B Paul in Green, Graham in blue, Ken in red and Heather in Yellow.  It was close racing for Heather and Ken at the front of the pack, while Paul and Graham were having a good battle of their own for third and forth. 

Main final.  James in green, Tel in blue, Ken in red and Dave in yellow.  Racing started off very tight between James Tel and Ken for the first few laps, providing an interesting three way battle for the lead but a spin by Ken gave James and Tel a good advantage.  Tel took the battle for  first to James for the next few laps but couldn’t passed James who was starting to pull ahead and that’s where he remained for the rest of the race.  New driver Dave put up a good fight and started to come back at Ken but the gap proved too much to make up. It finished James in first followed by Tel, Ken and then Dave.]]>  


Friday 25th was round 1 of the GT3/Group 5, one of the fastest classes that we do, so all racers knew that they were in for a good nights racing.  We had a very good turn out and it was the best we had seen for a large number of weeks with 15 racers turn up, this created a very good atmosphere.  It was good to see a couple of new faces showing up at Mussel Bay in the form of Tony, who raced with us when we met at Silverwood, and Graham.  Both of these soon got to grips with the track and were setting good lap times.  Once everyone had done their practice session and finished their final tuning the heats got underway.
There was some fast and furious racing as you would expect. Tony seemed to struggle a bit in some of his heats with keeping his car in the slot.  Terry was going well in his heats until the guide snapped on his ‘Lambo’ forcing him to retire from the heat race and go onto a reserve car. Alan was also having car issues throughout his heats but still performed well despite of this.
With the amount of racer that turn up for the evening it meant that there was 3 minor finals before the main final, so the night wasn’t over for some of the races in the smaller finals and they could still make it to the main final.

Final D lined up with Andy in green, Darren in blue, Tony in red and Tom in yellow. As the light went out Andy and Darren got off to a good start with Tony trying to keep up and Tom at the back.  Andy started to edge out his lead to half a lap over Darren, while at the back Tony’s issues with keeping the car in the slot continued meaning Tom managed to get ahead and start to pull away. At the front the Andy maintained a steady half a lap lead to take the win, followed by Darren, Tom and Tony.

Final C, Graham in green, Terry in blue, Alan in red and Andy in Blue.  It was a shame that Alan had to pull out of the final due to all of his cars having issues which was a shame.  This left just 3 drivers in the race.  For the first three quarters of the lap things were pretty close until Andy came out the slot meaning Graham and Terry pulled away.  Terry with his back up car was struggling to keep it in the slot, which is most unlike him, meaning Graham took the win, followed by Terry and then Andy.

Final B Paul in Green, Graham in blue, Ken in red and Heather in Yellow.  It was close racing for Heather and Ken at the front of the pack, while Paul and Graham were having a good battle of their own for third and forth. 

Main final.  James in green, Tel in blue, Ken in red and Dave in yellow.  Racing started off very tight between James Tel and Ken for the first few laps, providing an interesting three way battle for the lead but a spin by Ken gave James and Tel a good advantage.  Tel took the battle for  first to James for the next few laps but couldn’t passed James who was starting to pull ahead and that’s where he remained for the rest of the race.  New driver Dave put up a good fight and started to come back at Ken but the gap proved too much to make up. It finished James in first followed by Tel, Ken and then Dave.]]> <![CDATA[Feb 18th 2022 - Scalextric/SCX GT Round 1]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2923 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:15:10 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2923 Thanks again to Andy for the write up  [img=25x17.99715805053711]https://slotracer.online/community/images/smilies/thumbup.gif[/img]

Round 1 of Scalextric/SCX GT class. First of all I would like say thank you to that braved the ‘slightly windy’ weather to come out and race and, made it a worth while and very fun night.
Scalextric/SCX GT is another one of our unmodified classes and as a result brings with it some close racing, cars have a low centre of gravity making them stable and fast.  The heats all proved to be close, with the only drama coming in one of the last heats when Tom’s back wheel came off down the back straight.
After all the heats has been completed everyone was geared up for their finals.
Final C put Tom up against Andy. Tom was in red and Andy was in Green.  Andy took an early lead and started to pull away that was where he stayed until the end of the race, meaning that he progressed to the B final.
The B final looked like this:
Ken in Green
Andy in Blue
Mark in Red
Paul in Yellow  
 
Racing was close between Mark and Kenwith not a lot between them in the opening few laps but Ken started to edge away causing Mark to have to push a little harder as a result this caused him to deslot and the marshal took a bit of time putting the car back onto the track. Meanwhile at the back of the field and Paul and Andy were locked in a battle for 3rd and 4th place. Paul managed to keep ahead of Andy and with Mark coming off towards the end of the race Ken took a comfortable victory.
 
So for the main final:
 
James was in green
Heather was in blue
Ken was in red
Elliot was in yellow
 
Unfortunately Heather made a jump start so that instantly put her at the back of the field meaning that she had to play catch up from the start, Ken too the race to James for the moment the light went out and that proved to be a tight battle for first but James showed his skill and kept ahead.  Heather, despite the jump start, did well to make up her lost lap and catch up to Elliot although couldn’t quite get ahead of him despite her best efforts.  So the final positions looked like this James came in First followed closely by Ken, with Elliot in third and Heather Rounding off the field.]]> Thanks again to Andy for the write up  [img=25x17.99715805053711]https://slotracer.online/community/images/smilies/thumbup.gif[/img]

Round 1 of Scalextric/SCX GT class. First of all I would like say thank you to that braved the ‘slightly windy’ weather to come out and race and, made it a worth while and very fun night.
Scalextric/SCX GT is another one of our unmodified classes and as a result brings with it some close racing, cars have a low centre of gravity making them stable and fast.  The heats all proved to be close, with the only drama coming in one of the last heats when Tom’s back wheel came off down the back straight.
After all the heats has been completed everyone was geared up for their finals.
Final C put Tom up against Andy. Tom was in red and Andy was in Green.  Andy took an early lead and started to pull away that was where he stayed until the end of the race, meaning that he progressed to the B final.
The B final looked like this:
Ken in Green
Andy in Blue
Mark in Red
Paul in Yellow  
 
Racing was close between Mark and Kenwith not a lot between them in the opening few laps but Ken started to edge away causing Mark to have to push a little harder as a result this caused him to deslot and the marshal took a bit of time putting the car back onto the track. Meanwhile at the back of the field and Paul and Andy were locked in a battle for 3rd and 4th place. Paul managed to keep ahead of Andy and with Mark coming off towards the end of the race Ken took a comfortable victory.
 
So for the main final:
 
James was in green
Heather was in blue
Ken was in red
Elliot was in yellow
 
Unfortunately Heather made a jump start so that instantly put her at the back of the field meaning that she had to play catch up from the start, Ken too the race to James for the moment the light went out and that proved to be a tight battle for first but James showed his skill and kept ahead.  Heather, despite the jump start, did well to make up her lost lap and catch up to Elliot although couldn’t quite get ahead of him despite her best efforts.  So the final positions looked like this James came in First followed closely by Ken, with Elliot in third and Heather Rounding off the field.]]> <![CDATA[Feb 11th 2022 - Rally Round 1]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2922 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:12:28 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2922

Friday 11th February saw the first round of our Rally Cars.  This was the first round of the season where drivers had s chance to modify their cars, although not too much, for the races. Limitations on the motor are in place to keep racing fair and as close as passable, but racers have free choice of things like their guide, gearing and type of wheels, this enables racers to tune the car to their driving styles.    Much to Kens delight there was a distinct lack of a certain ‘De Tomaso Pantera’ which always causes a bit of controversy when it comes to racing.  As expected there was a range of cars racing from various different manufactures,  Scalextric, Scaleauto, and SCX to name a few, all with different motor configurations.  It was good to see a lot of different cars racing from current and past WRC cars to some classic Group B rally cars, and as you would expect the Subaru Impreza was a popular choice of car for many. 
The heat races provided some close and interesting racing, with the only major technical issue coming when Jake crashed and dislodged a wire from the guide causing his Impreza to become unusable, but a replacement Group B Ford RS200 was quickly put in his place to allow him to carry on for the night.
So to the finals, the C final looked like this:
Andy in Green
Darren in Blue
Tom in Red
Kevin in yellow 
 
All racers started well but the main fight for the lead was between Andy and Darren, both racers were producing good lap times and swopping places but in the end Andy managed to get the across the line first with a small lead, followed by Darren, Kevin and then tom.  Andy promoted to the B final.
 
The B final would prove to be a tough final with some fast racers in,
Paul in Green
Mark in Blue
Andy in Red
Eliot in Yellow
 
This was a very competitive final and anyone watching would think that it could have been the main final with Paul, Mark and Elliot all showing good speed throughout the race, but Mark in his Impreza began to pull out a good lead, thanks to some very quick laps and his car proving to be very stable, and there he stayed and took the flag first, Paul came in Second, Elliot Third and Andy, struggling with pace and keeping his car on track, brought up the rear.
 
Main final, the last and final race of the night for the top four positions of the night.
Ken in Green
Tel in Blue
Mark in Red
James in Yellow

The race everyone was looking forward to the fastest four drives fighting it out for first place and the chance to win the round 1.   All drivers were quick of the line and Ken was doing well keeping up with James for a good proportion of the race but a few too many offs allowed Tel and Mark to catch up and overtake him, although by this point James had built up a good lead and there was not enough laps left in the race for either Mark or Tel to catch him up.  James came through in a clear first place, Tel pushed ahead of Mark for second and Ken rounding off the pack.]]>

Friday 11th February saw the first round of our Rally Cars.  This was the first round of the season where drivers had s chance to modify their cars, although not too much, for the races. Limitations on the motor are in place to keep racing fair and as close as passable, but racers have free choice of things like their guide, gearing and type of wheels, this enables racers to tune the car to their driving styles.    Much to Kens delight there was a distinct lack of a certain ‘De Tomaso Pantera’ which always causes a bit of controversy when it comes to racing.  As expected there was a range of cars racing from various different manufactures,  Scalextric, Scaleauto, and SCX to name a few, all with different motor configurations.  It was good to see a lot of different cars racing from current and past WRC cars to some classic Group B rally cars, and as you would expect the Subaru Impreza was a popular choice of car for many. 
The heat races provided some close and interesting racing, with the only major technical issue coming when Jake crashed and dislodged a wire from the guide causing his Impreza to become unusable, but a replacement Group B Ford RS200 was quickly put in his place to allow him to carry on for the night.
So to the finals, the C final looked like this:
Andy in Green
Darren in Blue
Tom in Red
Kevin in yellow 
 
All racers started well but the main fight for the lead was between Andy and Darren, both racers were producing good lap times and swopping places but in the end Andy managed to get the across the line first with a small lead, followed by Darren, Kevin and then tom.  Andy promoted to the B final.
 
The B final would prove to be a tough final with some fast racers in,
Paul in Green
Mark in Blue
Andy in Red
Eliot in Yellow
 
This was a very competitive final and anyone watching would think that it could have been the main final with Paul, Mark and Elliot all showing good speed throughout the race, but Mark in his Impreza began to pull out a good lead, thanks to some very quick laps and his car proving to be very stable, and there he stayed and took the flag first, Paul came in Second, Elliot Third and Andy, struggling with pace and keeping his car on track, brought up the rear.
 
Main final, the last and final race of the night for the top four positions of the night.
Ken in Green
Tel in Blue
Mark in Red
James in Yellow

The race everyone was looking forward to the fastest four drives fighting it out for first place and the chance to win the round 1.   All drivers were quick of the line and Ken was doing well keeping up with James for a good proportion of the race but a few too many offs allowed Tel and Mark to catch up and overtake him, although by this point James had built up a good lead and there was not enough laps left in the race for either Mark or Tel to catch him up.  James came through in a clear first place, Tel pushed ahead of Mark for second and Ken rounding off the pack.]]> <![CDATA[Feb 4th 2022 - BTCC Round 1]]> https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2921 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:09:07 +0100 https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=2921

  
Friday 4th February saw round one of the Mussel Bay BTCC get underway. This week we welcomed back Elliot and Mark. The usual practice got under way, Mark and Elliot soon got dialled back into the track and Jake was producing vary consistent lap times, with all driver having a good practice session racing goy underway with the heat races. the car of choice for most drivers seemed to be the Honda Civic but the BMW 1 Series was also cropping up a fair bit.
Various technical/mechanical faults plagued some drivers in the heats; half way through one of Kens races his BMW 1 Series starts to slow down when the pinion gear came unglued from his motor and eventually ground to a halt forcing him to swap out his car for his back up MG 6.
Kevin was also having issues during his heat race with when a small off caused some minor damage and having to be swapped out for a BMW 1 Series for the remainder of the race, James was called upon to try and sort out Kevin’s car. Other people  having issues in the heats were Darren and Alan, Darren with his tire coming unglued from the rim and Alan appearing to have some stability issues and struggling to keep his Civic on the track.  All this action meant that some of the drivers had a bit of work to do during the break to get their cars ready for the finals.

The first final C lined up like this Kevin in Green, Darren in Blue, Andy in Red and Elliot in Yellow. At this point Kevin was struggling for a competitive car due to various issues in the heats so he had to break out an old classic Audi A4. Whilst it was good to see something different on the track Kevin soon realised why most people race the more modern cars as the old Audi started to show its age with a wobbly front axel that caused stability issues. In the end Elliot came through in first place followed by Andy, Darren and Kevin bringing up the rear with the Audi. This promoted Elliot to the ‘B’ final.

Starting grid for the B final was Alan in Green, Paul in Blue, Heather in Yellow and the promoted Elliot in Red.  Racing got underway and was very close for the first few laps but after a while Elliot started to pull out a lead and that’s where he stayed for the rest of the race finally coming through to take the win, coming in second was Heather Third was Paul and Forth was Alan. 

The last race of the night was the Grand Final with 4 of the evenings best racers putting it all on the line to decide on the best racer of the night. This is how they lined up on the grid: James in Green, Mark in Red, Ken in Yellow, and Elliot, doing things the hard way by winning both the ‘C’ and ‘B’, in Blue. With the beast racers of the night line up on the grid the Grand Final was going to be fast and furious and it did not disappoint. Ken’s Mg was doing well with keeping up with James in his Civic and Mark in the 1 series and racing was close but in the end James did just enough to keep Mark at Bay with Ken coming in third and it proved to be one final too many for Elliot as he came in forth.]]>

  
Friday 4th February saw round one of the Mussel Bay BTCC get underway. This week we welcomed back Elliot and Mark. The usual practice got under way, Mark and Elliot soon got dialled back into the track and Jake was producing vary consistent lap times, with all driver having a good practice session racing goy underway with the heat races. the car of choice for most drivers seemed to be the Honda Civic but the BMW 1 Series was also cropping up a fair bit.
Various technical/mechanical faults plagued some drivers in the heats; half way through one of Kens races his BMW 1 Series starts to slow down when the pinion gear came unglued from his motor and eventually ground to a halt forcing him to swap out his car for his back up MG 6.
Kevin was also having issues during his heat race with when a small off caused some minor damage and having to be swapped out for a BMW 1 Series for the remainder of the race, James was called upon to try and sort out Kevin’s car. Other people  having issues in the heats were Darren and Alan, Darren with his tire coming unglued from the rim and Alan appearing to have some stability issues and struggling to keep his Civic on the track.  All this action meant that some of the drivers had a bit of work to do during the break to get their cars ready for the finals.

The first final C lined up like this Kevin in Green, Darren in Blue, Andy in Red and Elliot in Yellow. At this point Kevin was struggling for a competitive car due to various issues in the heats so he had to break out an old classic Audi A4. Whilst it was good to see something different on the track Kevin soon realised why most people race the more modern cars as the old Audi started to show its age with a wobbly front axel that caused stability issues. In the end Elliot came through in first place followed by Andy, Darren and Kevin bringing up the rear with the Audi. This promoted Elliot to the ‘B’ final.

Starting grid for the B final was Alan in Green, Paul in Blue, Heather in Yellow and the promoted Elliot in Red.  Racing got underway and was very close for the first few laps but after a while Elliot started to pull out a lead and that’s where he stayed for the rest of the race finally coming through to take the win, coming in second was Heather Third was Paul and Forth was Alan. 

The last race of the night was the Grand Final with 4 of the evenings best racers putting it all on the line to decide on the best racer of the night. This is how they lined up on the grid: James in Green, Mark in Red, Ken in Yellow, and Elliot, doing things the hard way by winning both the ‘C’ and ‘B’, in Blue. With the beast racers of the night line up on the grid the Grand Final was going to be fast and furious and it did not disappoint. Ken’s Mg was doing well with keeping up with James in his Civic and Mark in the 1 series and racing was close but in the end James did just enough to keep Mark at Bay with Ken coming in third and it proved to be one final too many for Elliot as he came in forth.]]>