Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Race 4
Race 5
Race 6
Race 7
Final points
Round 1 - Mornington Park - 12/5/26
1st - Adrian Gray
2nd - Phil Kalbfell
3rd - Dave Schofield
1st - Adrian Gray
2nd - Phil Kalbfell
3rd - Dave Schofield
Race Report - Round 1
What a wonderful array of Revoslot Group 2 cars we saw on the form up grid this week, as we prepared for round of the new series.
A very good number of 14 drivers fronted up as well, so it was 2.30 minute heats that was programmed into the system & away we went.
Now, these little cars can be notoriously difficult to get running smoothly, almost entyrely to do with tyres, but many competitors had managed to work wonders & before long there were many of the little beasts flying around the track very nicely.
The nicest of all, with an almost obscene combination of speed and handling was the BMW of Adrian Gray. Adrians car took a very closely fought 2nd place in the previous series, and it certainly looks as though he has the bit between the teeth to make amends this time round.
His lap total of 98 laps with a fastest lap of 4.1 ensured a solid win in round 1 by 2 laps. In 2nd this week was last time series winner Phil Kalbfell, who shoes that once again his Opel-Gemini will be very much in contention. His 96 laps place him 3 laps clear of 3rd place getter Dave Schofield in his Alfa on 93 laps. So 3 different cars in the top 3 positions, which is always a good sign for the class.
4th place this week, and in a welcome return to racing was Rhys Filbee, who matched Schoee’s 93 laps, but just missed out on track position. Rhys has lost none of his driving ability & has turned up with what looks like a very nicely balanced car.
A tight battle for 5th was fought out between 2 drivers finishing on 89 laps. Myself, in the 2nd Opel, & Blair in his Alfa shared this total, but luckily it was myself who was able to grab the position on track by a small margin.
All alone in 7th on 88 laps, JB in another Alfa, 1 lap ahead of 8th place Dave Bantoft in yet another Alfa.
9th on 87 laps, was Ben Lewis in welcome sight, the first of the new Datsun 510s, with Scott rounding out the top 10 on 84 laps in the 2nd identical liveried BMW to Adrians.
Also on 84 laps, in his grey ghost Datto, Luke McConnon lost out position on track to finish 11th, with Caine Kalbfell marking his return to racing by finishing 12th on 83 laps in the Phil prepared Escort.
13th fell to Dave Gray (81 laps), and in 14th, the unlucky driver of the week, Callan Thomas.
Callans Escort had started in brilliant fashion, and with heat totals of 33 & 34 in the first 2 lanes, he was looking like taking out a very close win….until a mechanical disaster railroaded his effort in his last heat. Still, his potential was evident, and with a fastest lap only marginally off Adrians, his car will be the 1 to watch in upcoming rounds.
What a wonderful array of Revoslot Group 2 cars we saw on the form up grid this week, as we prepared for round of the new series.
A very good number of 14 drivers fronted up as well, so it was 2.30 minute heats that was programmed into the system & away we went.
Now, these little cars can be notoriously difficult to get running smoothly, almost entyrely to do with tyres, but many competitors had managed to work wonders & before long there were many of the little beasts flying around the track very nicely.
The nicest of all, with an almost obscene combination of speed and handling was the BMW of Adrian Gray. Adrians car took a very closely fought 2nd place in the previous series, and it certainly looks as though he has the bit between the teeth to make amends this time round.
His lap total of 98 laps with a fastest lap of 4.1 ensured a solid win in round 1 by 2 laps. In 2nd this week was last time series winner Phil Kalbfell, who shoes that once again his Opel-Gemini will be very much in contention. His 96 laps place him 3 laps clear of 3rd place getter Dave Schofield in his Alfa on 93 laps. So 3 different cars in the top 3 positions, which is always a good sign for the class.
4th place this week, and in a welcome return to racing was Rhys Filbee, who matched Schoee’s 93 laps, but just missed out on track position. Rhys has lost none of his driving ability & has turned up with what looks like a very nicely balanced car.
A tight battle for 5th was fought out between 2 drivers finishing on 89 laps. Myself, in the 2nd Opel, & Blair in his Alfa shared this total, but luckily it was myself who was able to grab the position on track by a small margin.
All alone in 7th on 88 laps, JB in another Alfa, 1 lap ahead of 8th place Dave Bantoft in yet another Alfa.
9th on 87 laps, was Ben Lewis in welcome sight, the first of the new Datsun 510s, with Scott rounding out the top 10 on 84 laps in the 2nd identical liveried BMW to Adrians.
Also on 84 laps, in his grey ghost Datto, Luke McConnon lost out position on track to finish 11th, with Caine Kalbfell marking his return to racing by finishing 12th on 83 laps in the Phil prepared Escort.
13th fell to Dave Gray (81 laps), and in 14th, the unlucky driver of the week, Callan Thomas.
Callans Escort had started in brilliant fashion, and with heat totals of 33 & 34 in the first 2 lanes, he was looking like taking out a very close win….until a mechanical disaster railroaded his effort in his last heat. Still, his potential was evident, and with a fastest lap only marginally off Adrians, his car will be the 1 to watch in upcoming rounds.
Round 2 - Stratton Valley - 19/5/26
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Dave Schofield
3rd - Phil Kalbfell
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Dave Schofield
3rd - Phil Kalbfell
Race Report - Round 2
A small but keen field of drivers fronted up to John’s Stratton Valley track this week, along with a surprise guest! Good to see Stack come along for a look after a good while out of action. Hopefully we might see him with a controller back in hand at some stage.
The small field did not lessen the competitiveness of the racing though, and there were some close results all the way down the sheet.
Callan it was though taking out the win clearly (in the absence of Adrian) with his 81 lap total some 5 laps clear of the next best driver.
After this it tightened up somewhat however.
In 2nd, in a great drive, Schooe’s 76 laps put him 1 lap clear of 3rd placegetter, Phil, on 75.
On 74 laps, 2 drivers shared the total, but it was Rob Golley who coasted to a stop 1 corner past the writer on track & therefore took 4th over myself in 5th.
From here on it was 3, 2, 1, 0……or to be more specific, DB in 6th on 73 laps, JB in 7th on 72, Rhys in 8th on 71 & Blair taking out 9th on 70 laps for the night.
Only 6 laps from 2nd to 9th, with the class proving close one again (as long as drivers can escape the quite regular mechanical issues that seems to befall the Group 2 cars.
A small but keen field of drivers fronted up to John’s Stratton Valley track this week, along with a surprise guest! Good to see Stack come along for a look after a good while out of action. Hopefully we might see him with a controller back in hand at some stage.
The small field did not lessen the competitiveness of the racing though, and there were some close results all the way down the sheet.
Callan it was though taking out the win clearly (in the absence of Adrian) with his 81 lap total some 5 laps clear of the next best driver.
After this it tightened up somewhat however.
In 2nd, in a great drive, Schooe’s 76 laps put him 1 lap clear of 3rd placegetter, Phil, on 75.
On 74 laps, 2 drivers shared the total, but it was Rob Golley who coasted to a stop 1 corner past the writer on track & therefore took 4th over myself in 5th.
From here on it was 3, 2, 1, 0……or to be more specific, DB in 6th on 73 laps, JB in 7th on 72, Rhys in 8th on 71 & Blair taking out 9th on 70 laps for the night.
Only 6 laps from 2nd to 9th, with the class proving close one again (as long as drivers can escape the quite regular mechanical issues that seems to befall the Group 2 cars.
Round 3 - Sorell Creek - 26/5/26
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Adrian Gray
3rd - Blair McGuinness
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Adrian Gray
3rd - Blair McGuinness
Round 4 - Mornington Park - 2/6/26
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Adrian Gray
3rd - Dave Schofield
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Adrian Gray
3rd - Dave Schofield
Race Report - Round 4
The halfway point in the Revoslot group 2 series was crossed this week, with round 4 at Mornington Park. And being round 4 it’s an interesting stage of the series to also check out the points table, 1 week before the dropped point round comes into effect.
Another win from Callan, his 3rd in a row with a massive total of 122 laps, has almost negated his disastrous 14th in round 1….a result that will be erased from the memory come round 5.
Yet another very solid & quick performance form Adrian Gray netted him 117 laps for 2nd on the night, and it was a battle royale between Callan & Adrian for fastest lap of the round. Callan put the first score on the board with a lightning lap with the Escort on yellow of 4.147, however Adrians BMW run on yellow also proved quick and his 4.119 proved the best 1 off lap.
In 3rd this week, and continuing his very good form, was Schoee’s Alfa on 114 laps, just 1 lap clear of the other form driver of the series, Blair in his other identical Alfa, who grabbed 4th with his 113 lap total.
He, in turn, was 1 lap clear of the next candidate (myself) who managed to rack up 112 laps for 5th without any car mechanical failure from the Opel this week, so that was a bonus.
In 6th, and on 110 laps was the 2nd Opel of Phil, which was 3 laps clear of the vary quick but slightly unstable Datto of Ben who finished in 7th on 109 laps.
Next in line were a plethora of Alfas starting with JB, who shared Bens total of 109, but John had to settle for 8th on track in the end. Another Alfa, the gold & while livery of Rob took out 9th on 108, followed by the twin sister car of DB in 10th on 104 for the night. Dave Gray rounded out both the Alfas, & the night by finishing in 11th with a total of 96 laps.
Some good variation of cars up in the first 4…….but interest drops away very quickly in the rest of the Alfa dominated field.
Someone mentioned, after racing, allowing the Mazda Rx7 into this category ……I wonder how long it would take for the Alfas to be dropped like a hot potato if this were to take place…I reckon you could count it in seconds !
(BTW……it’s not happening, so no panic)
So, how are we situated in the points tally after round 4?
Well, Schoee is the dark horse, and currently sits atop the table by 1 point from Phil. However, 3rd place Callan, and Adrian Gray in 7th will be licking their lips in anticipation for the dropped point round next week. This will throw the results around somewhat.
The halfway point in the Revoslot group 2 series was crossed this week, with round 4 at Mornington Park. And being round 4 it’s an interesting stage of the series to also check out the points table, 1 week before the dropped point round comes into effect.
Another win from Callan, his 3rd in a row with a massive total of 122 laps, has almost negated his disastrous 14th in round 1….a result that will be erased from the memory come round 5.
Yet another very solid & quick performance form Adrian Gray netted him 117 laps for 2nd on the night, and it was a battle royale between Callan & Adrian for fastest lap of the round. Callan put the first score on the board with a lightning lap with the Escort on yellow of 4.147, however Adrians BMW run on yellow also proved quick and his 4.119 proved the best 1 off lap.
In 3rd this week, and continuing his very good form, was Schoee’s Alfa on 114 laps, just 1 lap clear of the other form driver of the series, Blair in his other identical Alfa, who grabbed 4th with his 113 lap total.
He, in turn, was 1 lap clear of the next candidate (myself) who managed to rack up 112 laps for 5th without any car mechanical failure from the Opel this week, so that was a bonus.
In 6th, and on 110 laps was the 2nd Opel of Phil, which was 3 laps clear of the vary quick but slightly unstable Datto of Ben who finished in 7th on 109 laps.
Next in line were a plethora of Alfas starting with JB, who shared Bens total of 109, but John had to settle for 8th on track in the end. Another Alfa, the gold & while livery of Rob took out 9th on 108, followed by the twin sister car of DB in 10th on 104 for the night. Dave Gray rounded out both the Alfas, & the night by finishing in 11th with a total of 96 laps.
Some good variation of cars up in the first 4…….but interest drops away very quickly in the rest of the Alfa dominated field.
Someone mentioned, after racing, allowing the Mazda Rx7 into this category ……I wonder how long it would take for the Alfas to be dropped like a hot potato if this were to take place…I reckon you could count it in seconds !
(BTW……it’s not happening, so no panic)
So, how are we situated in the points tally after round 4?
Well, Schoee is the dark horse, and currently sits atop the table by 1 point from Phil. However, 3rd place Callan, and Adrian Gray in 7th will be licking their lips in anticipation for the dropped point round next week. This will throw the results around somewhat.
Round 5 - Gotham Park - 16/6/26
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Phil Kalbfell
3rd - Blair McGuiness
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Phil Kalbfell
3rd - Blair McGuiness
Race Report - Round 5
Starting to get the business end of the Revoslot Group 2 series, and with this week being round 5 (dropped point round) we start to get a full picture of the way the overall results are panning out.
In this weeks round it was once again Callan who took out another win, and now that his first round anomaly (14th) can be erased from his points (and memory), his grip on the overall series becomes vice like.
His 101 lap total this week was enough to pip Phil into 2nd on 100 laps with the very well performed in recent rounds, Blair notching up 97 laps for a very solid 3rd.
4 laps back on 93 in in 4th was JB, who in managed to out himself 1 lap up on a huge 3 way battle for 5-7th with 3 drivers sharing the 93 lap total.
But in the end, on track, it was a great result for the Datsun of Luke McConnon who took his best result of 5th, with DB (6th) & Schoee (7th) the unlucky drivers shuffled down the results board.
Rhys bagged 8th on 92 laps, with Dave Gray rounding up the legal finishers in 9th on 85 laps.
The writer’s forced use of both Opal & Escort this week precluded him from scoring any points in the overall series.
2 rounds of these bloody little things to go…..
Starting to get the business end of the Revoslot Group 2 series, and with this week being round 5 (dropped point round) we start to get a full picture of the way the overall results are panning out.
In this weeks round it was once again Callan who took out another win, and now that his first round anomaly (14th) can be erased from his points (and memory), his grip on the overall series becomes vice like.
His 101 lap total this week was enough to pip Phil into 2nd on 100 laps with the very well performed in recent rounds, Blair notching up 97 laps for a very solid 3rd.
4 laps back on 93 in in 4th was JB, who in managed to out himself 1 lap up on a huge 3 way battle for 5-7th with 3 drivers sharing the 93 lap total.
But in the end, on track, it was a great result for the Datsun of Luke McConnon who took his best result of 5th, with DB (6th) & Schoee (7th) the unlucky drivers shuffled down the results board.
Rhys bagged 8th on 92 laps, with Dave Gray rounding up the legal finishers in 9th on 85 laps.
The writer’s forced use of both Opal & Escort this week precluded him from scoring any points in the overall series.
2 rounds of these bloody little things to go…..
Round 6 - Sorell Creek - 23/6/26
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Adrian Gray
3rd - Blair McGuinness
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Adrian Gray
3rd - Blair McGuinness
Race Report - Round 6
A good field of drivers assembled up at the rarified air of the Sorell Creek track for round 6 of the Group 2 series this week.
The customary state of affairs was resumed this week, with Callan once again taking out the win with his 91 laps being 4 laps clear of the nearest driver….which was Adrian on 87 & taking out his 3rd x 2nd place finish of the series. Adrian will be rueing his 1 extra missed round that has left him unable to claw back those missing points. A certain 2nd place series result left on the shelf.
In the final battle for the last podium spot this week, it was a close fought one with Blair & Phil sharing 86 laps each. However, it was the form driver/car combination of Blair who took 3rd on track position this time, and almost cemented his place in the series top 3.
Phil ended up 4th on track position, 2 laps clear of next place (5th) JB on 84 lap. JB did well to avoid the logjam for the next run of positions, with 4 drivers ending up on the 82 lap total.
Schoee, DB, Rhys & myself all racked up this number of laps, and it was a case of checking on all the car locations at the end of the round to finalise positions. Which resulted in the following.
1 lap further back and rounding out the top 10 was Rob on 81 laps, 3 ahead of 11th place Ben (78 laps) & 12th place Bruce on 77.
Bruce’s round was sabotaged somewhat by either a dodgy lead wire, or braid issues...whatever the case he certainly missed out on a much higher result owing to this mechanical glitch
Dave Gray added 73 laps to his total & took 13th place on the result sheet in round 6.
With just 1 round remaining of the Group 2 cars, Callan will win the series…of that there is no question, with Phil in a solid 2nd . The main interest is in 3rd place, and with a 3 point lead over Schooe currently, Blair is in the box seat. Barring a disaster in round 7…it’s his podium (his first !) to lose…….so no pressure at all there then.
A good field of drivers assembled up at the rarified air of the Sorell Creek track for round 6 of the Group 2 series this week.
The customary state of affairs was resumed this week, with Callan once again taking out the win with his 91 laps being 4 laps clear of the nearest driver….which was Adrian on 87 & taking out his 3rd x 2nd place finish of the series. Adrian will be rueing his 1 extra missed round that has left him unable to claw back those missing points. A certain 2nd place series result left on the shelf.
In the final battle for the last podium spot this week, it was a close fought one with Blair & Phil sharing 86 laps each. However, it was the form driver/car combination of Blair who took 3rd on track position this time, and almost cemented his place in the series top 3.
Phil ended up 4th on track position, 2 laps clear of next place (5th) JB on 84 lap. JB did well to avoid the logjam for the next run of positions, with 4 drivers ending up on the 82 lap total.
Schoee, DB, Rhys & myself all racked up this number of laps, and it was a case of checking on all the car locations at the end of the round to finalise positions. Which resulted in the following.
- 6th (the writer)
- 7th – Schoee,
- 8th DB &
- 9th (the unlucky) Rhys.
1 lap further back and rounding out the top 10 was Rob on 81 laps, 3 ahead of 11th place Ben (78 laps) & 12th place Bruce on 77.
Bruce’s round was sabotaged somewhat by either a dodgy lead wire, or braid issues...whatever the case he certainly missed out on a much higher result owing to this mechanical glitch
Dave Gray added 73 laps to his total & took 13th place on the result sheet in round 6.
With just 1 round remaining of the Group 2 cars, Callan will win the series…of that there is no question, with Phil in a solid 2nd . The main interest is in 3rd place, and with a 3 point lead over Schooe currently, Blair is in the box seat. Barring a disaster in round 7…it’s his podium (his first !) to lose…….so no pressure at all there then.
Round 7 - Mornington Park - 1/7/26
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Adrian Gray
3rd - Blair McGuinness
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Adrian Gray
3rd - Blair McGuinness
Race Report - Round 7 & Series Summary
Final round of the Revoslot Group 2 series this week at Dave Grays track, and with the overall winner already decided (Callan) all that remained was to sort out the final 2 positions in the top 3.
Going into the round, Phil held a 3 point lead over Blair for 2nd, & Blair was in turn 3 points ahead of Schoee for 3rd with all other drivers out of the equation.
Blair opened the batting & in the first 3 heats laid down a very solid foundation of 114 laps, then promptly retired & sat back to see how everything else panned out.
Callan came & went early on as well, and of course was exceptional as usual, and his 123 lap total was expected to set the pace of the night.
Phil’s first 2 heats were also very solid, and matched Blairs totals exactly, however it was obvious that things were not well with Phils chassis, and by the time his 3rd heat came around, he was impacted quite badly & dropped 3 or laps on his expected total. Thus leaving him vulnerable in the series points.
Schoee was up next, and his excellent runs on red & yellow were even better, and he went into heat 3 with a 2 lap advantage over Blairs runs in the same lanes & still hopeful of moving up into that 3rd spot. However, as is often the case, the dreaded blue lane struck again and Schoee suffered a similar fate to Phil & dropped 3 or 4 laps on his projected total. So ended Schoees valiant, but futile, run at a series top 3.
The last act of note to take place this round was the drive of Adrian Gray, who has seemed to be the only driver capable of being competitive with Callan all series, and so it proved once again this week. Adrians total of 118 locked up his 5th top 2 result of the series, but with 2 missed rounds…sadly having no impact on the series podium.
And so, the final round results: Callan Thomas took the win (123) from Adrian Gary (118) and Blair McGuinness in 3rd with a very well driven 114 laps under immense pressure.
Schoee & Rhys ended up locked together on 112 laps, but Schoee took 4th on track over Rhys in 5th.
A 4 way battle on 110 laps was next with JB, Bruce, Rob & Phil all sharing this total, but sadly for Phil the places were decided on track in this order, and a possible 6th place finish for him, ended up 9th, which had large ramifications in the series as we shall see.
10th was yours truly, and after a half decent run on Red, the Escort fell foul to the same body screw issues as Phil & gradually got more & more recalcitrant with every lap thereafter.
In 11th, also having his own problems on blue after 2 solid runs on the early lanes, Dave Gray.
Series results:
Callan took the win by a huge margin of 16 points, but 2nd & 3rd was where it got interesting.
Blair had ensured that he couldn’t be overtaken by Schoee by virtue of his drive this week, however, he had also put himself in with a chance of reaching Phils total if Phil happened to have a bad run……which (sadly for Phil) he did. In the end, both Phil & Blair ended up on 134 points in a tie for 2nd (countbacks not withstanding) in a great first up top 3 result for Blair.
Hopefully this will be encouragement enough for Blair to continue to show up regularly……even when we’re not running a Revolsot class…..
Narrow Can-Am next week ……an entirely different proposition indeed.
Final round of the Revoslot Group 2 series this week at Dave Grays track, and with the overall winner already decided (Callan) all that remained was to sort out the final 2 positions in the top 3.
Going into the round, Phil held a 3 point lead over Blair for 2nd, & Blair was in turn 3 points ahead of Schoee for 3rd with all other drivers out of the equation.
Blair opened the batting & in the first 3 heats laid down a very solid foundation of 114 laps, then promptly retired & sat back to see how everything else panned out.
Callan came & went early on as well, and of course was exceptional as usual, and his 123 lap total was expected to set the pace of the night.
Phil’s first 2 heats were also very solid, and matched Blairs totals exactly, however it was obvious that things were not well with Phils chassis, and by the time his 3rd heat came around, he was impacted quite badly & dropped 3 or laps on his expected total. Thus leaving him vulnerable in the series points.
Schoee was up next, and his excellent runs on red & yellow were even better, and he went into heat 3 with a 2 lap advantage over Blairs runs in the same lanes & still hopeful of moving up into that 3rd spot. However, as is often the case, the dreaded blue lane struck again and Schoee suffered a similar fate to Phil & dropped 3 or 4 laps on his projected total. So ended Schoees valiant, but futile, run at a series top 3.
The last act of note to take place this round was the drive of Adrian Gray, who has seemed to be the only driver capable of being competitive with Callan all series, and so it proved once again this week. Adrians total of 118 locked up his 5th top 2 result of the series, but with 2 missed rounds…sadly having no impact on the series podium.
And so, the final round results: Callan Thomas took the win (123) from Adrian Gary (118) and Blair McGuinness in 3rd with a very well driven 114 laps under immense pressure.
Schoee & Rhys ended up locked together on 112 laps, but Schoee took 4th on track over Rhys in 5th.
A 4 way battle on 110 laps was next with JB, Bruce, Rob & Phil all sharing this total, but sadly for Phil the places were decided on track in this order, and a possible 6th place finish for him, ended up 9th, which had large ramifications in the series as we shall see.
10th was yours truly, and after a half decent run on Red, the Escort fell foul to the same body screw issues as Phil & gradually got more & more recalcitrant with every lap thereafter.
In 11th, also having his own problems on blue after 2 solid runs on the early lanes, Dave Gray.
Series results:
Callan took the win by a huge margin of 16 points, but 2nd & 3rd was where it got interesting.
Blair had ensured that he couldn’t be overtaken by Schoee by virtue of his drive this week, however, he had also put himself in with a chance of reaching Phils total if Phil happened to have a bad run……which (sadly for Phil) he did. In the end, both Phil & Blair ended up on 134 points in a tie for 2nd (countbacks not withstanding) in a great first up top 3 result for Blair.
Hopefully this will be encouragement enough for Blair to continue to show up regularly……even when we’re not running a Revolsot class…..
Narrow Can-Am next week ……an entirely different proposition indeed.
Final Series - Top 3
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd -Phil Kalbfell - Blair McGuinness
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd -Phil Kalbfell - Blair McGuinness
