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B St E's track - Version 2 - a straight run to Bentleys Hairpin. (27.28m - 89' 6" - equal lap length across all 6 lanes, with a 32' main straight.)

   

Again, click on the pic' for a larger, more readable, view.

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B St E's track - Version 3 - an L-shaped run to Bentleys Hairpin. (30.02m - 98' 6" - equal lap length across all 6 lanes, with a 24'6"' main straight.)

   

Again, click on the pic' for a larger, more readable, view.

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Twelve months ago this month, on August 3rd, the B St E club's feature race was for owner/driver rally cars.

The track was tough .....

   

... but the guys were up for it.   

A great class made for a very competitive and colourful grid  

   

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Three weeks later, August 24th 2019 and we were back to race owner/driver's 'Unlimited Sports/GT/LM' ...

   

... Club trucks ...

   

... and owner/driver saloons.

   

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(P.S. It was four weeks later. August 31st!)

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"Grandad, what did you do in the olden days?" 

Well, in the dim and distant past, before Covid had ever been heard of I vaguely remember ........ 

   

SLOT RACING!   Ah yes, it's all coming back to me. B St E slot car club. Life was much more colourful then. It seems like only yesterday ......

   

... but it must be, Oh? A year ago? When we raced club Gp5's, Karts ......

   

.... and American Muscle/NASCAR's.

   

Ah yes, those were the days   

   

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On October 20th it'll be a year since my last B St E slot meeting.
   
It all seems a bit ......
   
... NEGATIVE really.
   
I could get a bit cut up about it all I suppose .....

          
..... but trying to put a POSITIVE spin on all this Covid stuff .....
          
... it really WAS great fun.
          
So much so, I bought a couple of bikes for myself!
   
Maybe next year, eh lads?

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Trying to remember November 2019 and looking back through the mists of time, things were a bit blurred.

   

Time to break out the old crystal ball and see if things get a bit clearer.

   

Ah, yes. A picture of concentration.

   

That's cleared things up a bit. I remember now. 

   

I wasn't there - but WAS sent some great photos of the track action - to put me in the frame!

     

Sorry. Really contrived and corny stuff - but hey, it's better than nothing 

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Twelve months ago the B St E slot car club were getting ready to run their ..........

'December Digital Dash'.   

There won't be one this year but here's a little Festive reminder of a Covid-free Christmas Past

     

.... and a closer look......

             

   

and here's to a merry Covid-free 'Christmas-future' for us all.  

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On January 4th 2020, a Saturday night a year ago today, the B St E club saw the highest attendance for some considerable time - and since. 

Fourteen turned out for a night of club racing, spurred on by Mark J's birthday and the promise of CAKE! 

   

A mixed programme of Trucks, Karts, Gp5 cars, tea and of course - - kept them all entertained into the wee small hours. 

   

Will we ever see the likes again? Fingers crossed, some day - but soon?