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This was the third annual Slot Rally GB July trip to the West Sussex seaside - and a refreshing coastal breeze was most welcome for those travelling from the fiery inferno of the latest UK heatwave. Unfortunately, the Abergavenny crew were unable to attend, so running the day fell to the host club. With 30+ attendees expected, it was going to be a busy Friday and Saturday...

   

Friday saw six stages built at the Barn with Snow Blind - a guest track from St Albans - due to arrive first thing Saturday. The wow factor for this year's event was definitely Jeremy's sprucing-up of Friston Forest...

   

As he says, Jeremy could always 'see' the trees as he was driving the stage - now everyone can.

Jupp's Farm ran to its 2026 configuration, with more off-road pieces and less tarmac, plus the addition of a farm pond...

   

The Roundstone stage was built for the first time...

   

It featured two of the custom rally loops from the 2021 WHO Rally Sprint proxy - Oli's donut loop and Simon's teardrop. All slippy Scalextric Sport track, making it much more of a challenge than it looks at first glance.

In addition, we had Johnny's Workshop (3D printed + braid), the Ford Ice Rink (routed foamboard + copper tape) and the Burpham & Wepham stage (Ninco + loops) as it was originally intended with lots of radius 1s. We'll see more of those in action soon...