Team Scalextric - Race 1 & 2 Results

Team Scalextric - Race 1 & 2 completed with superb results!

Team Scalextric, the real life racing team for the slot car brand have this weekend raced their first Mini Challenge with superb results!

2012’s first Mini Challenge consisted of two races (20 drivers in total) held on Saturday at Silverstone.  Patrick Mortimer competed in the JCW Class alongside 12 other drivers.  Novice Adrian Norman, a member of the Scalextric team at Hornby's HQ raced in Club Class alongside 6 other drivers.  Both classes competed in the same race.

Both Patrick and Adrian held their positions throughout both races.  Silverstone saw Patrick, the more experienced driver in the JCW Class, finish with a fastest lap time of 2m 31.544s.  In a heated race, Patrick’s racing lines were tight showing his confident driving.  Adrian fought of the challenge of Mike Phillips, driving for Excelr8 Motoring overtaking Mike twice to finish in 5th place with a best lap time of 2m 52.378s.

Overall Championship results show Patrick finishing the Silverstone event in 17th position with 14 points and is in 10th place in the JCW Class.  Adrian finished his first weekend's racing with 21 points coming 10th overall and is 5th in Club Class.  A fantastic result for a novice driver!

Scalextric’s Adrian Norman said; “Thanks to great advice from the team and Chris Knox, I was able to record a pleasing result for both races and bring the car home in one piece! Last year’s champion, Chris Knox together with teammate Patrick Mortimer’s advice helped me immensely and I was able to learn quickly. It was great to see people cheering for Team Scalextric and we can’t wait for Castle Combe!”

Both Team Scalextric cars generated interest from spectators with fans of Scalextric excited to see the brand coming to life.  Both drivers were supported by friends and family on the day.  Advent Motorsport’s Andrew Crighton provided mechanical support and fellow competitors who are fans of the Scalextric brand helped Team Scalextric.

Chris Knox who was also racing on Saturday in the JCW Class (Chris won the first race and ended the day 3rd in his Class and 6th overall) mentored Team Scalextric.  Martin Depper also supported the team with his technical knowledge about Silverstone’s track.  Martin has a great relationship with the Scalextric brand after his own BMW 318si touring car was produced by Scalextric in 2011 – something of an honour for racers.  Martin finished Saturday in 4th place in his JCW Class and is 7th overall.

Scalextric and Mini fans can follow the action over the summer on Facebook, Twitter @Scalextric and #TeamScalextric, YouTube and Flickr with minute-by-minute live updates and video clips bringing the Scalextric toy to life!  The Mini Challenge will also be televised on Mini TV online and MotorsTV with full Team Scalextric coverage online at www.scalextric.com/teamscalextric.

Next race is Monday 7th May 2012 – Castle Combe, Wiltshire.