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Racing at the 'Ville - results

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wixwacing
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Racing at the 'Ville - results

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First Monday in the month and once again the mob descended on Graceville for an attempt at the slotcar racer with the most patience and endurance record. With ten in attendance there was enough to cover the huge track, (which could be the largest permanent slotcar track n the southern hemisphere?!) and for once, marshalling was slightly better than appalling with some marshall achieving cars back in the right slot, and some marshalls getting inside the ten second reslot barrier.

First up was Modern F1’s and a chance for me to try out my super quick Renault in preparation for another race meeting later in the week. Some quick cars on the track but the car park was a source of attrition as one model after another came to grief on blue level 3C. The cars are barely visible for many seconds here and seat of the pants driving is essential!. As Charles dickens once said “ It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. And the best time was mine, while the worst time was ......................... Noel!!

Race 1			Modern F1			20 laps


Position		Driver			fastest lap

1.			Peter H			22.43
2.			Chris			23.59
3.			Greg			26.67
4.			Andrew			29.15

Race 2

1.			Phil			20.87
2.			Peter			--/--
3.			Elvis			30.45
4.			Noel			33.60
Event two was Maserati MC12 (any make). These are such a huge slotcar but well behaved. The main competition here was going to be between Scaley and Carrera. The Scaleys being quick off the mark were favourites and that is how it panned out. A couple of quick Carrera models but sluggish of the mark with their double magnets! New boy Greg managed a race win with his new Scaley model and I struggled to a race win with my Carrera even with the magnet set up for Magnabraid. At time it felt like I was towing a trailer!
Race 3.			Maserati MC12			15 laps

1.			Chris			27.61
2.			Greg			28.54
3.			Peter J			30.68
4.			Elvis			DNF

Race 4.

1.			Phil			24.96
2.			Andrew			27.40
3.			Peter H.		28.48
4.			Mick			31.32

Race 5.

1.			Greg			28.11
2.			Noel			--/--
3.			Elvis			--/--
4.			Adrian			35.20
Next was a bit of a variety race and the allowed models were Aston Martin DBR9’s against Ferrari P4’s. a strange combination to be sure but the racers took to it like ducks to water and surprise surprise when the Ferraris actually proved to be the better drive? Mmmmmm? Once again a session where racers ended up watching the wrong cars and marshalls trying to keep up with the errant unobserved models!!.
Event 3.		Aston Martin v. Ferrari P4		10 laps

Race 6.

1.			Chris			24.79
2.			Phil			27.00
3.			Mick			28.21
4.			Noel			34.79

Race 7.

1.			Andrew			25.98
2.			Pater			25.53
3.			Adrian			23.82
4.			Peter H			29.04


Race 8.

1.			Chris			25.20
2.			Phil			27.17
3.			Greg			27.36
4.			Elvis			29.43
All time favourite next with a class of models which love to be driven fast but unfortunately don’t have the capacity to be driven so!! Nonetheless, everybody took to the track with optimism and the marshalls work was always going to be cut out for them. Some spectacular pile ups on the back straight and the car park generating more than its fair share of drama. ‘Mr marshall in the middle’ was not allowed to relax for this class, no way José!!

Event 4.		Aussie V8’s		30 laps

Race 9.

1.			Mick			23.84
2.			Elvis			30.29
3.			Adrian			25.81
4.			Noel			31.25

Race 10.

1.			Phil			24.25
2.			Greg			26.12
3.			Peter H			26.17
4.			Chris			28.15

Race 11.
	
1.			Peter			27.95
2.			Adrian			26.68
3.			Andrew			26.43
4.			Elvis			25.36
Last class was for the SCM’s and GT11 Porsches of all make and creed took to the track. I opted for the Fly GT1 marked out like a motorway roadworks barrier and among the field were Scaleys, SCX’s and Carrera so it was a bit of an unknown quantity. Andrew drove a steady couple of heats and managed to keep out of the reach of marshalls, and at the other end of the scale, my GT1 developed severe traction problems as the old Fly rubber got worse and worse as the race progressed. Fortunately it was a three lap race but that still didn’t prevent the embarrassment of being some way down the field. At least they left the lights on for me when they left!
Event 5.		Porsche 911’s			3 laps


Race 12

1.			Andrew			25.14
2.	`		Phil			27.17
3.			Greg			32.00
4.			Mick			--/--

Race 13.

1.			Peter			29.25
2.			Phil			30.51
3.			Noel			36.67
4.			Elvis			38.04

Race 14.

1.			Andrew			26.78
2.			Peter			26.96
3.			Greg			27.48
4.			Phil			32.15
So that was it for another great evening of self induced slotcar torture, and finally it was time to say..................

Ladies and Gentlemen.... Elvis has left the building!

I couldn’t resist that!
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