A bright spring evening saw 6 SCHORCers gather for an evening of fast paced racing.

The Track

Al had laid out a handling track the rewarded commitment through a series of fast bends.

Micro Scalextric Club Class

Qualifying

Big scores across all four lanes saw Quick Nick claim pole position by 1.2 laps from Paul. Al lined up third 3.1 laps ahead of Ray who had pipped Tony to the fourth grid slot by just two tenths of a lap. Matt finished off the order but was less than a lap behind Tony and clearly getting better and better as the evening went on.

C Final

After a tentative opening lap, Tony started to motor in the yellow lane. Matt in red wasn’t far behind him though until an off on lap 8 dropped him back. A couple of offs for Tony kept the race interesting but in the end he took the win by just over a lap.

B Final

An ambitious first lap for Al in red saw him throw his car off the table and under some chairs in the corner of the hall. The car was recovered during a track call that only left him a lap back. Pushing hard to try and make up the lost ground Al came off again and again leaving him a distant third. Tony in white initially had the edge on Ray in Yellow. A few mid race offs for Tony saw Ray sweep by and take the win by two laps.

A Final

Paul got off to a good start in Yellow and suffering from just a single off halfway through the race, took a straight forward win from Nick in Red and Ray in white. On his way to victory Paul racked up the highest lap score with a mighty 40.2 and a fastest lap of 4.200. Looking over his shoulder, the reigning champion may have noticed that new member Matt’s fastest lap of 4.272 was only 72 thousands of a second off his own…

Super F1

Qualifying

The track clearly suited the SRT chassis with Al and Nick taking the first two grid slots with their SRTs. Ray and his SG+ lined up third ahead of Tony in fourth. Matt lined up fifth ahead of Paul who had been tinkering with his Mega G throughout Quali and generally going for the fastest lap rather than a good grid position.

C Final

Despite or perhaps because of all his tinkering, Paul’s car refused to move off the line on the warm up lap. Al lent Paul one of his Mega Gs and with one of Paul’s axles it proved to be quite a beast. Paul almost instantly set a new fastest lap and proceeded to romp off in the blue lane to take the highest score of the night with 49.5 laps. Poor Matt in white could do little against such a machine but again finished with some great laptimes and scores.

B Final

Paul hopped up into the blue lane again but got off to a shaky start. However it wasn’t long before Paul had passed Tony in Yellow and then Ray in red. Paul went on to take the win by just a whisker under 2 laps from Ray with Tony nearly seven laps further back.

A Final

By this point Al was questioning his decision to lend Paul his chassis. With Paul again in the blue lane he once again scampered off in the lead. Behind him Al in red and Nick in white spent the first three laps with little between them. An off for Nick left Al fruitlessly chasing after Paul until Al binned it and then apparently decided to settle for second. Over the middle portion of the race Paul gradually eased out his lead while Al began to build a cushion to Nick. A huge off for Al on lap 34 wiped out his cushion to Nick and sent him down to third place though. Offs for both Nick and Al three laps later left Al slightly closer and he gradually reeled Nick in over the remainder of the race. The race ended with Paul taking another comfortable win while behind him both Al and Nick finished off the track with Al just a whisker ahead.

Thanks to all who attended. Join us on May the 4th for Round 3 of our Tyco F1 and Modified Championships.

A chilly March evening played host to the second round of the F1 and Mod Championships. Six SCHORC regulars were joined by Matt who was trying out HO club racing for the first time.

The Track

Al had laid out a fairly fast track which had a smattering of tight bends and a cheeky chicane to keep things interesting.

F1

Qualifying

With strong scores across all four lanes, no one was surprised to see Ray on pole. Al lined up behind him having scored 3 fewer laps. Paul took the third spot a further half lap behind Al and nearly two laps ahead of Nick in fourth. Nick set the highest single score of quali with a mighty 41.8 in the blue lane was was also the only one to set a sub 4 second lap. Steve lined up fifth ahead of Tony and Matt. Matt seemed to be enjoying himself and was setting some respectable lap times while working on his consistency.

B Final

After his impressive work in the blue lane in quali, it was no surprise that Nick took a fairly straightfoward victory in the B Final while also improving on what was to be the fastest F1 lap of the night. Behind him Steve in white made a good start and ran P2 until a big off on lap 3 sent him to the back of the field where he was to remain. After a shaky start for Tony in red he found himself running in second with Matt in yellow behind him. After a few troubled mid race laps Tony dropped back to P3 and left Matt running in P2. After that Tony seemed to get his groove back and passed Matt to claim second place.

A Final

A good start for Paul in yellow saw him hold the early lead of the A final from Nick in white, Al in blue and Ray in red. After a series of offs, Nick dropped back and decided to retire. An off for Paul on lap 8 handed Al the lead which he held until lap 21 when a big off left him third. Paul retook the lead and managed to peg the gap to a hard charging Ray behind him. Paul was able to hold that lead despite a late off that luckily followed a larger off for Ray on the previous lap. Paul duly took his first win of 2016 by just over a lap from Ray.

Mod

Qualifying

Following a screenwash flush of its motor, Al’s Mod was looking quite formidable and he took pole by a fairly comfortable margin of 7.2 laps from Paul. Ray lined up third ahead of Nick, Matt and Steve.

C Final

Matt in blue had a reasonable pace advantage over Steve in yellow but a number of offs kept the race quite interesting and in the end Matt took the win from Steve by just a matter of a foot!

B Final

Ray in red took the win in the B final from the red lane. Behind him Nick in blue and Matt in white had an interesting battle with P2 changing hands several times over the course of the race. In the end Nick triumphed but Matt should be pleased with his progress after setting his highest score of the evening in his final race.

A Final

The A Final was a frantic affair with Al in red holding the early lead with Paul in blue just 3 seconds behind him and still on the lead lap. Ray in the hop up white lane couldn’t match their pace and was dropping back from the leaders at a rate of around 0.15s per lap. A big off for Al on lap 21 handed Paul the lead. Al was only a fraction of a second behind Paul though and gradually closed him in until he was running right behind Paul. Perhaps feeling the pressure, an off for Paul on lap 34 handed the lead back to Al. Only a few laps later however Al binned it and found Paul running around neck and neck with him again. Al breathed a sigh of relief after Paul lost it on lap 47 and he managed to hold onto the lead despite a final off in the last few moments of the race.

Despite all the action, over the course of the race Al and Paul were never more than a lap apart!

Congratulations to both winners and thanks to all who attended. Join us for our next club night on April the 6th.

The Track

A chilly February evening in Yelling played host to the first round of Micro Scalextric Club Class and Super F1. Al had laid out a fairly wiggly track with a couple of 6 inch bends thrown in for good measure. Tony had freshly serviced the club Micro XJ220s and they were raring to go.

New for this year are “Autosport” style race graphs which show the gap to the average race pace of the leader. Hopefully they show more detail of what happened in a race compared to our old style race graphs.

Micro Scalextric Club Class

Qualifying

Al took pole by 2.5 laps from reigning champion Paul who wasn’t 100% happy with the freshly serviced Jaguars for some reason. Nick lined up third just over a lap behind Paul and nearly two laps ahead Ray. Tony took the fifth spot on the grid ahead of Steve.

B Final

Ray in white took the early lead of the B Final, gradually pulling away from Steve in red and Tony in yellow. Tony showed some great pace in the middle of the race and passed Steve for 2nd place but a few offs sent him back to third while Ray took the win.

A Final

Paul in yellow was initially out front in the A final with Nick in white hot on his heels. An early off on the second lap for Al left him trailing in last place, however an off for Ray in blue and then Nick promoted Al to second. Al had the hammer down too and he was slowly reeling in Paul. As the gap came down below a half a second Paul binned it and gave Al the lead. Al went on to take the win by just over a lap from Paul. Ray took the final step on the podium by just a three tenths of a lap from Nick.

Super F1

Qualifying

Ray and his Super G+ took pole by just under a lap from Al and his SRT. Tony and his Super G+ lined up third ahead of Nick and Steve. Paul lined up last after largely writing off Quali due to a series of issues with his Mega G.

B Final

Nick took a straight forward win from the red lane in the B final. Paul retired on the third lap from the blue lane and Steve in white couldn’t match Nick’s pace.

A Final

Al briefly had the early lead of the A final from the white lane before a big off sent him back to fourth. Ray in blue then went rocketing off in the lead. Al could just about match his pace in white but Ray had 2 laps in hand. Tony in red was struggling for consistency and had to settle for fourth place behind Nick in third. Up front a couple of late offs for Ray used up most of his two lap cushion and he finished just four tenths of a lap ahead of Al.

Thanks to all who attended. Join us on March the 2nd for F1 and Mod!

The Track

To mark 25 years of HO club racing in the UK, we joined WHO, CHORC and DHORC in running the same track that CHORC used for their first meeting in 1991, albeit without the banked corners. The final complex of the track complete with the very tight Pepsi chicane looked likely to be unpopular but as it turned out, when approached with the required level of caution it wasn’t too bad. A bridge is always a bit of fun too, and the Dulux Bridge didn’t disappoint.

F1

Qualifying

Ray continued his run of F1 poles taking the first of this year by 1.5 laps from Nick. Tony was a further 1.3 laps behind in third, ahead of Al, Steve and Paul who had been suffering with a migraine and car troubles.

C Final

Clearly feeling better, Paul in blue held the lead of the C Final for the duration of the race, Steve in red kept him honest throughout and finished just two tenths behind.

B Final

Al in blue took the early lead of the B Final from the blue lane. A long off dropped him behind Paul in red and with Paul apparently having a bit more pace than Al, that was that. Tony in white rolled in third after struggling with his car.

A Final

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A good threeway battle was the opening to the A final. Paul was the first to fall from the white leane before an uncharacteristic off from Ray in blue gave Nick the lead in red. Nick kept his head and pounded round to take the his first F1 win, the highest score of the night and his third club win in a row!

Mod

Qualifying

With a fresh set of pickups fitted to his MR1, Ray duly took his first Mod pole by 2.4 laps from Al who had failed to get to grips with the white and blue lanes. Paul was third ahead of Nick, Steve and Tony. Steve and Tony were running historic Tyco 440X2 cars prepared by Tony to further mark the occasion.

C Final

Tony held a narrow early lead from the yellow lane before an off handed Steve in red the lead. Steve kept it clean and took the win by half a lap after a very close race.

B Final

Paul in blue took a fairly straightforward win from Nick in white and Steve in red.

A Final

A crash a turn one on the first lap for Al in yellow put him straight into third and on the back foot, a position he never recovered from. Paul in blue narrowly held the lead from Ray in red for the majority of the race but an off on lap 26 for Paul put Ray in front. Ray went on to take his first Mod win and the highest score of the evening.

Congratulations to Nick and Ray on their fine wins and thanks to all who attended!

Five racers gathered in Yelling for the final club night of the 2015 season.

The Track

Al had laid out an interesting track with a tight and tricky first complex and faster more sweeping section at the end of the lap.

Micro Scalextric Club Class

Qualifying

Champion elect Paul took his fourth Micro Scalextric pole of the season by 1.6 laps from Al. Nick was third a further 0.6 laps behind Al with Ray fourth followed by Tony.

B Final

Nick in Yellow was initially hounded by Tony in blue, while Ray started off on the back foot with a couple of early offs. Ray soon got into his groove though and overhauled Tony who seemed to be struggling to keep things consistent in blue. Up front Nick was absolutely pounding around and he took the win and the highest score of the class with a mighty 38.1 laps.

A Final

After hopping up to the tricky blue lane, Nick probably had fairly low expectations for the A final but early on he found himself challenging Paul in yellow for the lead. Tony had whispered some tips for the blue car in Nick’s ear, and they seemed to be doing the trick. Al was struggling in red and worse his car seemed to be constantly taking Paul’s out if the entered any of the circuits tighter bends together. With Paul frustrated by the series of accidents Nick sailed on to take the win and fastest lap of the class.

Despite the frustration, Paul won the Micro Scalextric Championship for the fourth year in succession.

Super F1

Qualifying

Perhaps buoyed by his success in the previous class, Nick set the highest scores in all but one of the lanes and took his first Super F1 pole of the season. Ray was 1.5 laps behind Nick with Tony a further 5 laps back in third. Al lined up fourth ahead of Paul in fifth.

B Final

Tony made a good start in yellow and held the early lead of the B Final after early offs for Paul in blue and Al in white. Al was soon on Tony’s tail though and the two raced hard for the lead for much of the final. Paul wasn’t happy with his car which seemed to drop of the pace before he retired it on lap 25. A series of offs for Tony at the end of the race allowed Al to take the win and hop up to the A final.

A Final

The white lane didn’t seem to suit Al’s car and he was soon a distant third in the A final behind Ray in red and Nick in blue. A few offs for Nick left Ray with a substantial lead, but a long off for Ray bought Nick right back into contention and gave him a small lead. Ray slowly closed the gap up again before another off dropped him back. Ray set about closing down the gap yet again but ran out of time and Nick finished just a single tenth ahead of him taking his first ever double win.

Nick’s win put him level on points with Ray in the championship but Nick’s single win meant that he was the championship winner! Al did just enough to claim the combined Micro Scalextric Club Class and Super F1 championship by a single point from Ray.

Congratulations to the Paul, Nick and Al and thanks to all who attended. Join us for the start of our 2016 season which kicks off on January 6th!

A damp and dark evening in Yelling formed the backdrop to the F1 and Modified Championship showdowns.

The Track

Al had laid out a long “L” shaped track with a quite technical section at one end.

F1

Qualifying

Despite going into the final round of the championship with a healthy lead, Ray was possibly suffering from some nerves as Al became the first person to beat Ray to pole in F1 all season. Ray was only 0.7 laps behind Al though with Tony behind him in third. Nick lined up fourth ahead of Steve who completed the grid.

B Final

After a close opening 6 laps, Tony in blue, emerged as the leader of the B final. Nick kept him honest from the yellow lane finishing only 0.6 laps behind Tony with Steve a further 4 laps behind in red.

A Final

Again possibly suffering from some nerves, an early off put Ray on the back foot. Al in red was left battling Tony in white for the lead. A few offs for Tony left Al with a reasonable cushion that he was able to maintain until the end of the race. Tony and Ray had a good battle for second with Tony taking the place 1.4 laps behind Al and 1.2 ahead of Ray.

Despite his slight wobble in the final round Ray claimed his first piece of SCHORC silverware in the form of the Tyco F1 Championship Trophy!

Mod

Qualifying

With Paul Rose unable to race due to a migraine, Al had effectively already won the Modified Championship. After a couple of disappointing showings in the last couple of rounds Al was keen to take the championship in style. Despite some teething issues with his recently repaired Porsche, Al duly took his second pole of the evening. A good performance from Tony saw him line up behind Al and ahead of Ray, Nick and Steve.

B Final

A consistent drive by Ray in red saw him take the B final win. Nick in yellow ran him close in the early stages of the race before dropping back and scrapping with Steve in blue. Nick finished just under five laps behind Ray and just over a lap ahead of Steve.

A Final

Al got off the line well in red and was able to deploy slightly more pace than Tony in blue and Ray in white to gradually ease away from them. A few offs for Ray dropped him back behind Tony and that order remained until the end of the race with Al taking the win by just under 4 laps from Tony with Ray a further 3 laps back.

Al won the Modified Championship for the fifth straight year and also took the combined F1 and Modified Championship.

Thanks to all who attended and congratulations to both Champions! Our final race of this season is on Wednesday the 2nd of December and we’re hosting the next THORL round on December the 5th.

With the nights drawing in, 7 racers gathered in Yelling for the penultimate round of the Micro Scalextric Club Class and Super F1 championships.

The Track

Al had laid out a very compact track that needed minimal marshalling but still packed in plenty of interest.

Micro Scalextric Club Class

Qualifying

Following a closely faught Quali battle, the top three were separated by just four tenths of a lap. Roy took pole position two tenths of a lap ahead of Ray with Al a further two tenths back in third. Nick lined up fourth ahead of Jim who was making a welcome visit back to SCHORC. Bill and Steve completed the order with Bill taking the fastest lap of the quali session.

B Final

Bill in red took the early lead of the B Final following early offs for Nick in white, Jim in blue and Steve in yellow. Nick and Jim entered into a tense race long battle that saw them pass Bill before the end of the first minute. The lead changed hands several times between Jim and Nick over the course of the race but it was Nick that came out ahead by just two tenths of a lap when the chequered flag fell.

A Final

Nick couldn’t do much in the hop up Yellow lane and Al in white, Ray in red and Roy in blue quickly pulled away. Following mistakes from Al and Roy, Ray found himself with the lead and small cushion. Despite further offs for all the drivers, the order didn’t change again and Ray took his maiden Micro Scalextric victory.

Super F1

Qualifying

With Bill and Jim heading home, five were left on the grid for Super F1. Roy’s Red Peril was once again the class of the field and he took pole by over 6 laps from Ray. Nick lined up third ahead of Al and Steve.

B Final

Al got off to a good start in red and kept it on the black stuff to take a strong win from Nick in white and Steve in blue. Steve and Nick had as good battle in the middle of the race with Nick coming out ahead in the final phase of the race and going on to take second place.

A Final

For the first few laps of the A final things were pretty close with Roy in blue holding a narrow lead from Al in white and Ray in red. Following a mistake from Roy, Ray briefly took the lead but Roy seemed to have the measure of him and gradually caught and past him. With Roy out front Ray would almost certainly have finished in second ahead of Al but his pinion failed on lap 23 and he was forced to retire handing second place to Al.

Thanks to all who attended, join us for the final round of the Tyco F1 and Modified Championship on November the 4th.

The Track

Al had laid out a cheeky little track for the penultimate rounds of the F1 and Modified Championship.

F1

Qualifying

Ray maintained his clean sweep of this season’s F1 pole positions with his fifth in a row. Paul was his closest rival 4.1 behind and 2 laps ahead of Al in third. Nick equaled Al’s best three scores but lost out on his total score. Tony lined up fifth ahead of Bill.

B Final

A good start saw Bill hold the early lead of the B Final from the red lane. Nick in white and Tony in blue past Bill after a few laps before Nick came off and briefly handed Tony the lead. Tony crashed a few laps later and the two of them then drove around together for a several laps until electrical issues for Tony sent him back to third. Nick won the race by 4.8 laps from Bill with Tony a further lap down in third.

A Final

Al in red managed to get ahead of Ray in white and left Paul lagging in third. Ray had more pace than Al though and as he was catching Al, he came off and handed Ray the lead. The order didn’t change again for the rest of the race although Paul got very close to Al at one stage. Ray took his third win of the season by just over 2 laps from Al with Paul two and half laps further back in third.

Mod

With Bill having to head home it was decided that the track should be simplifed to only require two marshals. The result was a very fast power track.

Qualifying

Paul took his first Mod pole of the season 5.3 laps ahead of Al who bent his rear axle during Quali. Ray was a further 5.3 laps behind Al and 1.2 laps ahead of Nick and Tony completed the grid.

B Final

Tony had a series of issues in the blue lane before retiring and allowing Nick to take a very straightforward win from the red lane.

A Final

After a close start Paul in the red lane emerged as the early leader of the A final ahead of Al in white and Ray in blue. With Al’s car damaged he couldn’t keep pace with Paul and had his work cut out to keep ahead of Ray. A few late offs for Ray took the pressure of Al as Paul went on to take his second Mod win of the season.

Thanks to all who attended, our next meeting is Micro Scalextric Club Class and Super F1 on the 7th of October.

A slightly overcast August evening formed the backdrop to the fourth round of the Micro Scalextric Club Class and Super F1 Championships. Paul had encouraged along Greg and Stef to visit for the first time, bringing the number of drivers on the grid up to eight.

The Track

Al had built a relatively short track with a fast sweeping first sector. The long back straight finished with an uphill right hander leading to a bridge and then down into a fast left hander. After the track emerged from under the bridge there was a winding esses that could be taken surprisngly quickly despite a number of 6″ bends. This lead back on to the short start finish straight.

Micro Scalextric Club Class

Qualifying

The classes reigning champion Paul took his thrid pole of the season 2.5 laps ahead of Al. Ray lined up third a lap behind Al. Steve took the fourth grid slot just a single tenth ahead of Nick. Stef lined up 6 after setting some competative lap times and scores. Aston only really seemed to get into his groove on the blue lane and lined up 7th ahead of Greg who also set some good laps times but was still working on his consistency.

C Final

At the wheel of his favourite car in the Blue lane Aston took a straight forward win from Greg beating him by 7.5 laps. Greg improved on his best lap time though and seemed to be enjoying himself.

B Final

Aston was much less keen on the yellow XJ220 after hopping up to the least favoured lane. He held his own well in the opening laps before dropping back to take fourth. Ahead of him Stef in red emerged as the early leader with Nick in blue and Steve in white hot on his heels. A couple of offs for Steve midway through the race dropped him back behind the leaders so he had to settle for third. After a close battle between Nick and Stef that almost went to the final minute of the race, an off for Stef left Nick to take the win. Despite the off, it was a very impressive first performance from Stef.

A Final

Once again the hop up yellow lane did no favours to its latest driver and Nick was unable to keep with the pack for longer than the opening laps. Ahead of him Paul in blue jumped lanes before flying off. Ray in red also had an early incident that left Al with a narrow early lead. Ray was the first to recatch Al but both he and Al came off midway through the race allowing Paul to take the lead. Paul consolidated his cushion and went on to take his third class win of the session. Behind him Al came off at the esses and managed to slip under the catch netting and on to the floor. By the time Al was back on track Ray in second had a considerable margin. A final late off for Al reduced his lead over Nick in fourth to just a single tenth.

Super F1

Qualifying

Ray took first Super F1 pole of the year by a comfortable 5.1 laps from Al in second. Al was surprised to find himself second after switching to his ‘B’ car after seeing how fast it was around the night’s track in the hands of young Aston. Steve took the final guaranteed place in the A final with his Super G+. Paul wasn’t happy with his recently fettled Mega Gs and had to settle for fourth ahead of Aston who had been driving Al’s SRT really rather well and had even set the fastest lap of quali with it. Stef with a borrowed Mega G was just a fraction of a lap behind Aston and ahead of Nick and Greg.

C Final

An early off for Stef in blue put him on the back foot early and left Nick with a fairly straight forward job of just keeping it in red to take the win.

B Final

Nick hopped up to the white lane and after an early off, by lap 7 he had the lead from Stef in red and Paul in blue. Paul still seemed to be struggling with his car and dropped back behind Stef. A few late offs for Stef made it a close finish with him pipping Paul to second by just a single tenth. Aston in yellow couldn’t recreate the impressive 37.8 laps that he racked up in that lane during quali (the joint highest score in that lane) and seemed to be struggling to keep it on the track. Despite finishing fourth it was certainly another memorable performance from the young driver with sparks of real brilliance showing throughout the evening.

A Final

An unusually good start for Al in blue left him a few inches ahead of Ray in red and Nick in yellow. Steve in white dropped back fairly quickly while Nick did a better job of holding on to Al and Ray, only falling back only gradually. Al and Ray were properly steaming around the track seperated by just a matter of inches for the first two minutes of the race. After the race was over, Ray admitted to deliberately holding back behind Al believing he had a bit of pace in hand. As the race entered its final minute Ray unleased his remaining pace and pulled out a few feet a head of Al. Al too then dropped the hammer and the two of them tradded fastest laps until Ray came off leaving Al with the lead and his first win in the class.

Congratulations to both winners and thanks to all who attended another cracking night of racing!

Join us next time for F1 and Mod on September the 2nd

SCHORC’s July meeting was held on a warm summer evening with 6 racers gathering in Yelling for the fourth round of the F1 and Modified Championships.

The Track

Al and Paul had collaborated on the track design and had come up with a fast but quite technical anti-clockwise track.

Paul used no fewer than six 6 inch bends to create the tricky Snail Bend. Oddly more people seemed to be caught out by Al’s wiggly chicane at the other end of the track though.

F1

Qualifying

Ray took his fourth straight F1 pole, continuing his 100% lock out of the top F1 grid position this season. Nick lined up in second place 6.2 laps behind from Ray and 0.6 laps ahead of Al in third. Roy took the fourth grid spot, just a single tenth behind Al. Paul endured a difficult session and ended up fifth ahead of Steve who completed the grid.

B Final

Initially holding a narrow lead from the blue lane, consistency over the course of the race allowed Roy to pull out a four lap lead from Paul in white. Steve took a while to get into his groove and found himself several laps back in red finishing third, behind Roy and Paul.

A Final

A confident start for Ray in blue put him narrowly ahead of Al in red and Nick in white. An early off left Nick chasing the leaders but a series of offs for Al late in the first minute dropped him back behind Nick. An off for Ray then left Nick right on his tail. Ray kept his cool though and soon found himself cruising round by himself after several more offs sent Nick back and left him only just ahead of Al. The closing few minutes of the race saw Nick hold second place by a single tenth from Al while Ray took his second F1 win of the season by 3 laps.

Mod

Qualifying

With the blue lane seeming to offer a significant advantage for the finals, qualifying was a tense affair. The battle for pole ended with Al just 0.6 laps ahead of Paul. Shaky runs in red and yellow for Al had left the door open for Paul and he was disappointing to find himself second. Ray lined up third after running Paul Homewood’s old Marchon which despite needing some TLC was still a formidable drive. Nick’s Marchon wasn’t looking on its usual pace and he found himself fourth ahead of Steve and Roy.

B Final

Roy lead the early stages of the B final from the red lane, before a big off dropped him to third. Steve in white fell slightly behind Nick in blue until Nick lost a bunch of time on lap 5. Finding himself with a comfortable lead, Steve was able to easily take the win. Behind him Nick was gradually eroding Roy’s lead until a mistake from Roy handed Nick second place. Sadly for Nick, he came off in the dying moments of the race and Roy pipped him to second place but a matter of a foot.

A Final

After some close opening laps, Al emerged as the early leader in blue. Behind him Paul in white and Ray in red were having a good dice for second and gradually dropping back from Al. Just over half way through the race Al banged in the fastest lap of the night with a 3.571. With several laps in hand and wondering if he could squeeze a bit more out of his car, Al pushed a bit too hard and lost it going through his chicane. Al’s car was quickly returned to the track but it could only manage to crawl down the back straight. By the time Al has found and fixed his car’s jammed pick-up, he was a distant third place. Paul duly took the win by 4.3 laps from Ray with Al just over lap further back in third.

Thanks to all who attended, our next race meeting is Round 4 of Micro Scalextric Club Class and Super F1 Championships on the 5th of August. Racing starts at 7pm in Yelling Village Hall and as usual all are welcome!