27th Scalextric Club (19th March 2013)
Good attendance meant we could use all 6 lanes at tonight’s London Scalextric Club Sports Car event. We did 2.5 minutes per race.
I borrowed a car from Steve the chairman. Think it was a red open top prototype but not 100% sure.
Green Lane
4th place was on 15 laps, so I was quite far behind.
| Fastest Lap | 9.53s |
|---|---|
| Laps: | 14.50 |
| Position: | 5th |
| Crashes | Not sure |
Unknown Lane
Leaders were on 15 and 16 laps, so quite a close race.
| Fastest Lap | 9.06s |
|---|---|
| Laps: | 15.05 |
| Position: | 5th |
| Crashes | 2+ |
White Lane
Clean race using a smoother controller.
| Fastest Lap | 8.89s |
|---|---|
| Laps: | 15.90! |
| Position: | 3rd |
| Crashes | Not sure |
Blue Lane
Leader got 17 laps with 8.46s as fastest lap. Next driver was on 16 laps and managed 8.57s.
Bob and I were wheel to wheel for the first lap and a half, so I backed off and followed him. In theory this avoids us slowing each other down, as we both drive extra careful to avoid contact.
With 30 seconds to go I made my move, a clean pass spread through the first 3 turns where Steve’s car was particularly strong. Built a little gap and kept my concentration, holding the position to the end!
Bob is a very fair racer, it’s fun driving close to him.
| Fastest Lap | 8.98s |
|---|---|
| Laps: | 16.15! |
| Position: | 3rd |
| Crashes | 0! |
Yellow Lane
| Fastest Lap | 8.69s |
|---|---|
| Laps: | 15.10 |
| Position: | Not sure |
| Crashes | 2+ |
Red Lane
Consistent laps from me while most other drivers had a lot of crashes.
Great result to end the evening and an important lesson proved: in order to finish first, first you have to fninish!
| Fastest Lap | 9.05s |
|---|---|
| Laps: | 15.55 |
| Position: | 2nd |
| Crashes | 0! |