SEQSCC June results

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A very healthy thirteen racers were available fore slotcar mayhem on the night of June 1st. As always a myriad of classes and a single heat to prove yourself. As well as some good driving there were some spectacular marshalling attempts and a variety of models which left the mind boggling!


First up was Formula one. A good cross section of models with Scaley being the preferred weapon of choice

Race 1			Formula 1			20 laps
Heat 1
Position		Driver			Best lap time (secs)

1.			Adrian			20.15
2.			Phil			21.11
3.			Bill			22.51
4.			Sean 			23.57

Heat 2

1.			Julian			22.51
2.			Paul			21.38
3.			Gary			24.05
4.			Peter			23.88

Heat 3

1.			Ken			23.31
2.			Tim			25.39
3.			Mick			26.07
4.			Mark G.			24.55

I managed to jump the start lights in my heat and spent the rest of the race catching up. Julian restored the smile to Marks face by taking out heat two and restoring the credibility of the SEQSCC!





A flooded carpark meant that Sir Joh had to be carried in by some obliging tennis players.

Next up was class ‘Fiat Abarth. These are the SCX models out of the box, although some were more ‘out of the box’ than others!!

Race 2			Fiat Abarth			7 laps

Heat 1

1.			Sean			27.19
2.			Peter			28.42
3.			Ken			28.69
4.			Bill			28.40

Heat 2

1.			Gary			24.82
2.			Julian 			27.55
3.			Phil			26.25
4.			Tim			31.87

Heat 3		

1.			Adrian			25.23
2.			Paul			27.44
3.			Mick			25.29
4.			Mark G			33.86

Heat one saw young Sean trounce the opposition in a steady drive by beating experienced racers,………and Bill!, well done Sean. Newcomer Tim struggled badly in his heat only to find his car had been knobbled!





Dear Leader Kim Jong Ill hollers for a marshal.


Next up was a test of nerves. Ninco Pro Trucks and all their inherent instability, no matter!

Race 3			Ninco Pro Trucks			10 laps

Heat 1	

1.			Bill			31.55
2.			Tim			32.24
3.			Mark G.			31.24
4.			Ken			32.23

Heat 2

1.			Gary			28.40
2.			Adrian			29.59
3.			Paul			29.45
4.			Peter			33.56

Heat 3

1.			Phil			27.00
2.			Julian			31.31
3.			Mick			32.54
4.			Sean			28.15

Deviousness was afoot as Bill used every trick in the book to out maneuver the newcomers!! I eventually showed my true worth not only coming in first, but outsmarting some slight of hand work in my lane on one of the less visible parts of the circuit (and there’s plenty of those!!)



Boris Yeltsin celebrates his win in the Pro Truck race over Bill.

Race four was designated LMP and it was an opportunity to race some otherwise un run models. It would have been easy to place a Fly Lola or similar on the track, but that wasn’t in the spirit of the racing, so we experimented a bit.

Race 4			LMP			17 laps

Heat 1

1.			Ken 			22.75
2.			Gary			23.08
3.			Peter			22.72
4.			Phil			24.40

Heat 2

1.			Bill			20.97
2.			Tim			21.95
3.			Mick			21.64
4.			Julian 			25.39

Heat 3

1.			Mark G			20.57
2.			Adrian			21.74
3.			Sean			22.61
4.			Paul (DNF)              22.06

My race came undone art the green light. The Pro Turbo’d SCX Cadillac dragged it’s a**e the entire race and came in after the last race!! Julian took the SEQSCC back to earth with a strong finish last in his heat and Mark G struck a blow for the rookies in the face of experienced opposition!! Well done Mark.




Shrek was well pleased in finishing second behind Phil in the LMP race.



With two or three heading for the long journey home, the remaining racers indulged in one of the nicer pre downforce Scaley models. This is the Jaguar XJ 220. Good tyres are a prerequisite for these models.

Race 5			Jaguar XJ220			5 Laps

Heat 1	

1.			Mick			35.56
2.			Ken			34.96
3.			Julian			38.38
4.			Sean			34.71

Heat 2

1.			Adrian			35.99
2.			Gary			33.25
3.			Tim			39.53
4.			Mark G.			37.93

Heat 3

1.			Ken			35.09
2.			Peter			35.57
3.			Mark G.			34.34
4.			Tim			38.81

Some good results here with some deserving wins. Mick pulled off a first heat win, the lap times (in seconds) tell how hard this class is. And Ken took the laurels in the last heat. Ken cops a lot of flack sometimes but this result vindicates his ability.




The night ended badly when Gazza, (Paul Gascoigne) was taken away for questioning concerning the addition of an extra magnet to his MG Lola.

So that was it for another month. If you would like to be on the SEQSCC invitation list, pm me this board or email me at pwix@yahoo.com See you soon!