Started by Andy and me way back in September, the Highwood Pre-War Classic was our first attempt at a race series. 16 cars - racing in four heats of four cars each, then two semi-finals leading into a final race. 84 races in total over seven evenings, spread over six months. Phew!
We were very strict with crashes - three strikes and you were out of the race. Probably too strict. We think perhaps a simple deslot should be forgiven - but a roll is a write-off. The points we awarded (3 for a win, 1 for a lose, 0 for DNF, and 1 for the fastest lap) need refining too. But it made for some tense and close racing, and was a lot of fun.
None of my four entries made it to the final, but the eventual winner was one of Andy's MG K3s. Andy bought me one of these for Christmas so when I've finished it, perhaps I'll have a more competitive entry!
We're thinking of similar race series e.g. 1960s cars, American cars. And to start setting up a 1950s class, I bought a couple of Scalextric GP cars - a Ferrari 375 and Maserati 250F.
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We were very strict with crashes - three strikes and you were out of the race. Probably too strict. We think perhaps a simple deslot should be forgiven - but a roll is a write-off. The points we awarded (3 for a win, 1 for a lose, 0 for DNF, and 1 for the fastest lap) need refining too. But it made for some tense and close racing, and was a lot of fun.
None of my four entries made it to the final, but the eventual winner was one of Andy's MG K3s. Andy bought me one of these for Christmas so when I've finished it, perhaps I'll have a more competitive entry!
We're thinking of similar race series e.g. 1960s cars, American cars. And to start setting up a 1950s class, I bought a couple of Scalextric GP cars - a Ferrari 375 and Maserati 250F.
