For our 128th event just five drivers were present to race in Porsche Cup and Historic Saloon, the latter taking the place of Modified Production at Arden's request. For this event we reverted to our one-car-at-a-time qualifying system which worked out very well (except for those who deslotted before completing the three timed laps). At Alex's suggestion we allowed driven-through cars to be re-slotted on track just before the start line (in the outer lane), while the perpetrator had to do the usual single stop-and-go in the pits and this too was a success.
The day before, I received six pairs of silicone tyres which I had ordered to improve the Porsches' handling. As it turned out, a better word than "improve" would be "transform", the cars being much faster than before in the corners and, as expected, lap times dropped significantly with a new lap record being set. The class saw some epic battles and a demonstration of some amazing defensive driving by Alex who at one time kept a row of three cars at bay for several laps, defending all attempts to overtake him.
Historic Saloon was also keenly contested, but the best action was definitely in the Porsche races.
New Lap Records
- PC - 6.806 sec (Steve, Scalextric Porsche 997)
Congratulations to the winners, particularly Steve for winning the lion's share of accolades.
Next event's classes: Modified Production - 3 races @ 30 laps, Vintage Sports - 3 races @ 30 laps, Group 5 Sports Car - 3 races @ 30 laps. Again, qualifying will be done one car at a time using the usual format. Don't forget to see the updated fastest times for the FRC classes to know what the benchmarks are for your cars, the updated class average qualifying times and the updated 2013 Class Points Standings.
See you on the circuit...
Gordon
