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WING CAR RACING CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCED FOR THE UK
A NEW G12 Box Stock Wing car championship has been announced. Based at Pinewood the championship will evolve over time.
See the website here http://www.britishwingcarchampionship.com
A NEW G12 Box Stock Wing car championship has been announced. Based at Pinewood the championship will evolve over time.
See the website here http://www.britishwingcarchampionship.com
To Celebrate the release of their great new D3 chassis kit, JK Products is sponsoring an International Builder Competition and have chosen DARKSIDE Racing as the independent website to host it!
Click here to find out more! Great Prizes and simple rules.See what you can make of it!
Click here to find out more! Great Prizes and simple rules.See what you can make of it!
The “Brits” went to Bordeaux for the annual “Vinatge Beano” and one came back with a result! See photos and a lowdown here!
NEW 6 LANE TRACK FOR WELLINGBOROUGH CLUB!
Traditionally a Scalextric track venue, Mike and the guys at Wellingborough club have been busy adapting their venue and the old Tomacher 6 lane track to fit into their venue. Work is now complete and race series are booking the venue, the first of which is the first round of the BSCRA 1/24th scale B.O.C. On the 31st January & 1st of February. Oother “Big” events for Wellingborough up and coming include their round of The D3 VECRA series on the 22nd of March & Their round of the Falcon Pro Championship on the 31st of May. The club is running club nights for D3 and Falcon pro type racing so if you are local, why not drop by and check it out!
http://www.wellingboroughscalextric.co.uk/Home.html
Traditionally a Scalextric track venue, Mike and the guys at Wellingborough club have been busy adapting their venue and the old Tomacher 6 lane track to fit into their venue. Work is now complete and race series are booking the venue, the first of which is the first round of the BSCRA 1/24th scale B.O.C. On the 31st January & 1st of February. Oother “Big” events for Wellingborough up and coming include their round of The D3 VECRA series on the 22nd of March & Their round of the Falcon Pro Championship on the 31st of May. The club is running club nights for D3 and Falcon pro type racing so if you are local, why not drop by and check it out!
http://www.wellingboroughscalextric.co.uk/Home.html
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!
ISRA Milton Keynes 2008.
At last a report from our intrepid Belgian “raving” (or should that be roving reporter) - (possibly not!) who has finally retrieved his wallet from a bowl of now very cold pasta and retired to his Area Three Lexan coffin.
May his soul rest in Peace.
It is always hard to talk on the British and Slotracing. At Milton Keynes they could find the nearly perfect Championships. This is the third time since the start of ISRA that the English have secured the ISRA Worlds and for sure this was their finest hour. The choice of the MK centre was even better than in the Metro Centre of 1993 and the overrated Southampton. Brian Saunders and his organisation could bring slotracing to the great British Public, even National TV ran coverage on Breakfast slots for the championships. A second Public track was used to find £2.000 for Cancer Charities and provide thousands of children the chance to try slotracing.
For sure Saunders could take big chances for a track with more curves than a bowl of Italian Sphagetti. A track made in heaven for a Maresca, now not seen since his disqualification of 1992 in Dordrecht .
Surely the Sun of God could have saved the Italians from those Czech Devils and the Darkside of Europe. Now free from the Pale of Settlement and their communist masters Western Europe is again on the brink of defeat. Once again Europe has to turn to the misty shores of Britain for salvation. It could have been else if only a Gooding and Kimber had not led them from their Goop laden hell .
Now it seems only Britain has the right structures to fight for victory lane . One by One they fall, the French not seen since Latvia , even the Dutch and what of the Belgians who through IMCA and Moneytron spend fortunes to find World Champions of their plastic cars but it seems impossible that the can make the move. All that is except one lonely, intrepid Belgian, for sure one nice guy but badly beaten even by Andy Brown Searle !.
But God forbid I could say this of the once proud Italians they could always count on the Holy Trinity of Maresca , Capra and Trigilio, even a Noviello,a Niccolai ,a Rudilosso, a Montiglio ,a Gacobbi from the backbenches now no more. They make one last pray to their Roman Gods but the barrel of talent has run dry, the vine has turned sour. Only ' Il Bandito' ,Trigilio ,Guido Santarelli (not seen again) and the unheard of Francesco Barillaro stand proud defending their Mother country.
But what of Horky ,surely after his performance in the Warm Up races he could win with his eyes closing. Cleave now on the brink of All time records of British Slotracing history had no answering leaving the UK Nats. How to beat the Czech Master, so he practice Night and Day and called for the skills of the 'King of Goop' Dave Harvey. But he need not have bothered for the 'Iceman Cometh'. Matti Fhyr not seen since his Night of Sins in Malta came to 2008 ISRA Championships without expectations, Horky Saunders, and Cleave surely with all their training could leave poor Matti a Slovakian Stew. For certain it was showing at the Team Race where Cleave 'The Bedford Bullet' and the new Czech sensation Antonin Vojtik pipped Matti and Brian leaving the Horky & Korec trailing by a county mile. Already in Belgium at the offices of IMCA the headline 'Czechs Dominate ' is lying in scraps after not one Czech could been seen in the Formula Final and Cleave proving to be a real deal.This time the British can find four drivers for the first time since Ceska Lipa with Graeme Stephenson and even Paul Shepherd and good old Charlie Gooding.
It was a bad time for the Ultra professional Horky ,first to be outdriven by Matti Fhyr but surely not a Cleave. After three classes Horky could only show for a second place in E/S 32 and even his partner in crime Josef Korec disappointed. So everything will go with the Eurosports 24 the Blue Riband of Slotracing it was predicted for Fhyr ,Cleave,Saunders Gawronski, even a Krcil and fast improving Vojtik could make the Main . But in a championships full of suprises we find at the start Finlands Boywonder Atte Lyyski a total unheard of but first he could make E/S 32 and then produce a similar stunt for E/S 24. maybe he just return from fighting in Afghanistan and let on his combats but no matter surely he could not gundown favourite Horky. We ,Matti have waited for a long time to see Horky looking so invincible completely outdriven. Matti Fyhr set off like a man possessed , ok Horky did his usual stunt of starting on the the outside lanes but already he was seven laps down but we knew Horky would fly on the middle lanes but not this time , Matti simply played with him and Horky fell back into the clutches of Saunders, Vojtik , for the second time the highest Czech and a very rapid Cleave who could lose ten laps after he lost a wheel and nearly claw them back . Matti was just too good and took two titles home for his mantleplace ,for next year in Finland he will start as favourite and prepare his afterdinner speech, for it is certain that he is not a man of a million words.
Georges Van Rostrum.
2008.
ISRA Milton Keynes 2008.
At last a report from our intrepid Belgian “raving” (or should that be roving reporter) -
May his soul rest in Peace.
It is always hard to talk on the British and Slotracing. At Milton Keynes they could find the nearly perfect Championships. This is the third time since the start of ISRA that the English have secured the ISRA Worlds and for sure this was their finest hour. The choice of the MK centre was even better than in the Metro Centre of 1993 and the overrated Southampton. Brian Saunders and his organisation could bring slotracing to the great British Public, even National TV ran coverage on Breakfast slots for the championships. A second Public track was used to find £2.000 for Cancer Charities and provide thousands of children the chance to try slotracing.
For sure Saunders could take big chances for a track with more curves than a bowl of Italian Sphagetti. A track made in heaven for a Maresca, now not seen since his disqualification of 1992 in Dordrecht .
Surely the Sun of God could have saved the Italians from those Czech Devils and the Darkside of Europe. Now free from the Pale of Settlement and their communist masters Western Europe is again on the brink of defeat. Once again Europe has to turn to the misty shores of Britain for salvation. It could have been else if only a Gooding and Kimber had not led them from their Goop laden hell .
Now it seems only Britain has the right structures to fight for victory lane . One by One they fall, the French not seen since Latvia , even the Dutch and what of the Belgians who through IMCA and Moneytron spend fortunes to find World Champions of their plastic cars but it seems impossible that the can make the move. All that is except one lonely, intrepid Belgian, for sure one nice guy but badly beaten even by Andy Brown Searle !.
But God forbid I could say this of the once proud Italians they could always count on the Holy Trinity of Maresca , Capra and Trigilio, even a Noviello,a Niccolai ,a Rudilosso, a Montiglio ,a Gacobbi from the backbenches now no more. They make one last pray to their Roman Gods but the barrel of talent has run dry, the vine has turned sour. Only ' Il Bandito' ,Trigilio ,Guido Santarelli (not seen again) and the unheard of Francesco Barillaro stand proud defending their Mother country.
But what of Horky ,surely after his performance in the Warm Up races he could win with his eyes closing. Cleave now on the brink of All time records of British Slotracing history had no answering leaving the UK Nats. How to beat the Czech Master, so he practice Night and Day and called for the skills of the 'King of Goop' Dave Harvey. But he need not have bothered for the 'Iceman Cometh'. Matti Fhyr not seen since his Night of Sins in Malta came to 2008 ISRA Championships without expectations, Horky Saunders, and Cleave surely with all their training could leave poor Matti a Slovakian Stew. For certain it was showing at the Team Race where Cleave 'The Bedford Bullet' and the new Czech sensation Antonin Vojtik pipped Matti and Brian leaving the Horky & Korec trailing by a county mile. Already in Belgium at the offices of IMCA the headline 'Czechs Dominate ' is lying in scraps after not one Czech could been seen in the Formula Final and Cleave proving to be a real deal.This time the British can find four drivers for the first time since Ceska Lipa with Graeme Stephenson and even Paul Shepherd and good old Charlie Gooding.
It was a bad time for the Ultra professional Horky ,first to be outdriven by Matti Fhyr but surely not a Cleave. After three classes Horky could only show for a second place in E/S 32 and even his partner in crime Josef Korec disappointed. So everything will go with the Eurosports 24 the Blue Riband of Slotracing it was predicted for Fhyr ,Cleave,Saunders Gawronski, even a Krcil and fast improving Vojtik could make the Main . But in a championships full of suprises we find at the start Finlands Boywonder Atte Lyyski a total unheard of but first he could make E/S 32 and then produce a similar stunt for E/S 24. maybe he just return from fighting in Afghanistan and let on his combats but no matter surely he could not gundown favourite Horky. We ,Matti have waited for a long time to see Horky looking so invincible completely outdriven. Matti Fyhr set off like a man possessed , ok Horky did his usual stunt of starting on the the outside lanes but already he was seven laps down but we knew Horky would fly on the middle lanes but not this time , Matti simply played with him and Horky fell back into the clutches of Saunders, Vojtik , for the second time the highest Czech and a very rapid Cleave who could lose ten laps after he lost a wheel and nearly claw them back . Matti was just too good and took two titles home for his mantleplace ,for next year in Finland he will start as favourite and prepare his afterdinner speech, for it is certain that he is not a man of a million words.
Georges Van Rostrum.
2008.
The Ex B.S.C.R.A. “UK8” Track is now christened as “New Parks Raceway, Leicester. The track is now part of a regional youth project backed by the Local authority and Leicestershire Police. Click Here to see a printable pdf file of a news article from the Leicester Mercury news paper.
2nd June 2009 - NEW TRACK & VENUE FOR Newcastle Slot Car Club.
After over 18 years at it’s present location, Newcastle Club (Longbenton) will be moving to new premises in the next two months with a new 6 lane track. The track design is said to be a modified Daytona and the venue facilities will support race parties and corporate events in addition to open meetings etc. Follow development of the site in photos as things are built CLICK HERE
More news soon!
More news soon!
PRESTO PARK Club in Norfolk finds a new home!
For full details, CLICK HERE
For full details, CLICK HERE
The old Newcastle (Longbenton) track has now been sold to the Highlands Club. The track will be rebraided and installed in the Highlands venue later this year.
New Track & Club in Blackpool !
More news and a couple of weeks on and the new track at Blackpool is almost done!! 4 lanes with modern lane spacing & run outs and approx. 125ft in length this track is looking good! The track is now up, routed primed and fully legged out, just barriers, paint & braid + finishing touches needed! . Based at Blackpool Cricket Club the track will be used for the 4th round of 2010 Falcon Pro and a whole new chapter in North West racing history.
More news and a couple of weeks on and the new track at Blackpool is almost done!! 4 lanes with modern lane spacing & run outs and approx. 125ft in length this track is looking good! The track is now up, routed primed and fully legged out, just barriers, paint & braid + finishing touches needed! . Based at Blackpool Cricket Club the track will be used for the 4th round of 2010 Falcon Pro and a whole new chapter in North West racing history.
See the whole unexpurgated story in gory detail at
http://www.blackpoolscc.info/tracks.html
http://www.blackpoolscc.info/tracks.html
Highlands 8 lane track Refurbished!
Roddy, Richard and the guys at the Highlands club have now refurbished the Ex Riverside track. Now Christened the Highland 8 , the track is rebraided and barriers refinished. The first outing for the track was the 2nd day of the BSL “Scottish Tour” on the 30th of August and it has to said, the track was awesome!
The REAL Good news is there WILL be a 1/24 B.O.C. on this track in 2010 on the weekend of the 5th & 6th of June! The track, the hospitality and the sheer fun will be seriously worth it!
Roddy, Richard and the guys at the Highlands club have now refurbished the Ex Riverside track. Now Christened the Highland 8 , the track is rebraided and barriers refinished. The first outing for the track was the 2nd day of the BSL “Scottish Tour” on the 30th of August and it has to said, the track was awesome!
The REAL Good news is there WILL be a 1/24 B.O.C. on this track in 2010 on the weekend of the 5th & 6th of June! The track, the hospitality and the sheer fun will be seriously worth it!
