Eight drivers participated in our 320th event, this one for our Scalextric BTCC, GT and LMP classes. With Warren's help and input, we were able to turn on auto-track calls in the SSDC software with settings adjusted for just the results we wanted and it worked perfectly. Now, any time a throttle trigger is released for at least 1 second when a car de-slots, this automatically creates a track call where all cars lose power and therefore cannot be driven. Once the car(s) involved are re-slotted, pressing the Powerbase start button starts a brief countdown, then power is restored and the race resumes. Thanks Warren!
In BTCC, a mere 0.625 sec separated the six qualifying times from fastest to slowest and the racing was very close. Only de-slots eventually separated the pack somewhat. The GT and LMP qualifying times were a bit more spread out from first to sixth at 1.335 sec and 1.480 sec respectively. Fastest race lap results were shared by Steve, Warren and Ian. Class winners included Gordon (BTCC), Warren (GT) and Ian (LMP). There were some really fast new cars raced, raising the bar for all the slower machines.
We closed shop around 7:30 pm after a lot of fun and close, competitive racing.
Here are the usual pics to start things off.
GT Practice:
Faces of concentration during practice:
Everyone busy:
Warren brought along two MG6 cars for BTCC, including this fluorescent green one:
Early break time for some chilled units and snacks before racing starts:
Attaching a missing first corner railing to the metal braces:
Had to drill holes to the railing posts first:
Busy workbench:
Measuring the track table height - just about 35 inches:
My LMP Audi R18 about to exit the pits:
Thanks to Luke as always for taking and sharing these great pictures.
The results
BTCC
BTCC race 1 grid - Gordon/MG6, Steve/BMW 330i, Warren/MG6, Ian/Honda Civic, Luke/BMW 125i, O'Brie/VW Passat:
Computer BTCC race 1 results:
BTCC race 2 grid - Gordon/MG6, Steve/BMW 125i, Ian/Honda Civic, Warren/MG6, Liam/Honda Civic, Peter/BMW 330i:
Computer BTCC race 2 results:
GT
GT race 1 grid - Warren/McLaren 720, Gordon/McLaren MP4 12C, Steve/McLaren F1 GTR, Ian/McLaren MP4 12C, Luke/McLaren MP4 12C, Liam/Porsche 911 GT1:
Computer GT race 1 results:
GT race 2 grid - Warren/McLaren 720, Ian/McLaren MP4 12C, Gordon/McLaren MP4 12C, Steve/BMW Z4, Peter/Ford GTE:
Computer GT race 2 results:
LMP
LMP race 1 grid - Ian/Toyota 88C, Steve/Courage C60, Gordon/Audi R18, O'Brie/Lola Aston Martin, Warren/Lola B09/60, Liam/Toyota GT One:
Computer LMP race 1 results:
LMP race 2 grid - Ian/Toyota 88C, Gordon/Audi R18, Steve/Lola B09/60, Peter/Oreca, Warren/Lola B09/60:
There was a big accident in this second LMP race involving the three cars of Steve, myself and Peter while Warren simultaneously lost it on the track's highest point:
Computer LMP race 2 results:
(How this is computed: https://frcforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=393)
Congratulations to the winners.
Total Championship Points for 2024:
Next event's classes: Clubman, Slot.It Challenge, F1.
Don't forget to see the updated overall fastest times and the fastest no-magnet times by driver and class to know what the benchmarks are for your cars. Older stats can be found in the Archive area of the forum.
See you on the circuit...
Gordon
also a special thanks to Warren for adding his knowledge of PC computing to assist with the track call issues. It works but hopefully we can tweak it for the better in the future