[Kevan]

Race report and results - 8th January 2026 - Saloons followed by Sports - 
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What an amazing turnout we had on Thursday, nine racers and that’s with some club members not able to get to the club!
…we had a few visitors tonight, at one time I think there were 14 people in the room!!!
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We’ve made a point of being more visible to the public this year, highlighting what it is we do on local social media groups; it seems there are quite a lot of interested people out there, we just have to make them feel welcome when they visit our club.
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As far as the results sheets are concerned, I’ve always listed cars & classes in a specific way:

• Standard Class - Modified Class - ProStock Class - Open Class
  

With our new amalgamated groups I will list them in this way:

• Small Saloon - Saloon - Group 5
  

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SALOONS

   
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Gone are the three separate types of saloons, now we will see small saloons, big saloons and Group 5 saloons all racing together.
Small Saloons are limited to 9mm wide tyres and 54mm overall width across the tyres.
Saloons & Group 5’s are limited to 10mm wide tyres and 64mm overall width across the tyres.
…in theory the small saloons are at a big disadvantage… theory isn’t always right  ?
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We saw a wide choice of cars and classes tonight, a couple of club cars were also raced by newer club members.  These club cars are race proven and competitive against our own cars. 
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One thing we will see are more winners as the cars are separated by class in the results.  There’s also a car comparison chart so we can see how the different classes of cars compare.
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There were six class winners tonight:

• Kev’s Anglia in Small Saloons (ProStock Class)
  
• Ed’s Ninco Opel Calibra in Saloons (Modified Class)
  
• Brian’s SlotIt Opel Calibra in Saloons (ProStock Class)
  
• Andy’s Peugeot 406 in Saloons (Open Class)
  
• Jack’s Club BMW 320i in Group 5 (ProStock Class)
  
• Mike’s Capri in Group 5 (Open Class)
  

   

Comparison chart:

   
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SPORTS

   
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Gone are the two separate types of sports, now we will see small sports, big sports and now joined by Group 5 sports all racing together.
Small Sports are limited to 9mm wide tyres and 54mm overall width across the tyres.
Group 5 Sports are limited to 10mm wide tyres and 64mm overall width across the tyres.
Sports are limited to 12mm wide tyres and 64mm overall width across the tyres.
…Sports are the quick guys here!
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Three class winners this time:

• Kev’s Thunderslot Mclaren in Sports (Prostock Class)
  
• Andy’s Audi R18 in Sports (Open Class)
  
• Ed’s Racer Porsche 935 in Group 5 (Prostock Class)
  

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Jamie knocking on the door of his first sub- 6 second lap… oh so close!

   

Comparison chart:

   
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Lot’s of great racing to watch and enjoy driving in.
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In the last couple of years or so we’ve changed a lot to accommodate new club members with their needs, it has to be said it’s been for the better.
So far after only two weeks it’s looking like the amalgamated classes are a great idea; it’s interesting to see what the club members prefer driving.
…2026 should be a really good year. 


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Next week is the first of this year's theme nights - ‘Battle of Britain’ - for British & German cars.
We race one car of each type i.e. one Brit, one German.  The only proviso is no open wheelers (F1 type cars)..
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