34th Scalextric Club (18th June 2013)
Another of my favourite categories, Grand Tourers grace the London Scalextric Club.
Tony let me try out a small selection of his rather large NSR Mosler collection. One had a little 25k rpm motor mounted at a very slight angle. This was my favourite by far; felt so low but really zips down the straights.
Quite a bit of weight in the front but this makes it super controllable. It slides before it spins out and is very progressive, really inspires confidence.
Yellow Lane
I was leading comfortably but could see 2nd and 3rd just gaining slightly. The pressure got to me and I crashed, restarting in 4th!
Worked my way back up to 2nd but should have won it. That’s motor racing.
| Fastest Lap | 8.76s |
|---|---|
| Laps: | 19.60 |
| Position: | 2nd |
| Crashes | 1 |
Green Lane
| Fastest Lap | 9.48s |
|---|---|
| Laps: | 18.45 |
| Position: | 4th |
| Crashes | 1? |
Brown Lane
| Fastest Lap | 9.03s! |
|---|---|
| Laps: | 18.60 |
| Position: | 4th |
| Crashes | 0? |
White Lane
Got chatting about the car so and missed the timing screen!
Blue Lane
| Fastest Lap | 8.77s |
|---|---|
| Laps: | 19.80 |
| Position: | 2nd |
| Crashes | A couple? |
Tony Beats 9 Seconds!
His driving style changed in the latter half of the penultimate race. A few laps in a row were visibly smoother, faster and more accurate.
Unforunately he started pushing a bit too hard and had several crashes! I remember the same thing happening to me. Suddenly it just ‘clicked’ for a few laps, then I started to go faster and it was too much.
In the final race he drove like a pro, getting under 9 seconds on his fastest lap. Congratulations!