I took a quick glimpse at the race report of Feb 2018. That race too was quite small. But this year’s February club race was even smaller than that one. Oh boy, not a very positive thing, this early into the new year. Usually the drivers get tired towards the end of the year. Ah well, we just have to wait and see; maybe the financial situation in the country is still affecting the RC drivers.

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8^th scale Buggy class:

The biggest surprise of the day was the performance of a newcomer, Benno Spangenberg.  He showed up at the track only once or twice in the past few weeks, acquiring only a few hours of practice. And then he entered an official race with drivers with many, many years of experience.

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Mmmm, a day so NOT what we anticipated..

In the first instance, we expected a much bigger turnout. I, for one, expected a race with at least 40 entries. But it was actually a small race with only 19 entries. (My next paragraph may be the answer to this matter…) 

And as the weekend of 26 January draw closer; all the weather apps assured us that there is an 80 to 100% chance of rain, throughout the weekend.

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