Race Results & reports
Race 1 - January
Race 2 - February
Race 3 - March
Race 4 - April
Race 5 - May
Race 6 - June
Race 7 - July
Points table
Round 1 - Gotham Park - 28/1/25
1st - Adrian Gray
2nd - Mal O'May
3rd - Callan Thomas
1st - Adrian Gray
2nd - Mal O'May
3rd - Callan Thomas
Porsche Cup - Round 1 (January)
After the highly successful introduction in 2024 of the Revoslot Porsche GT2 as the default model for the Porsche Cup, it was therefore quite interesting to see a push coming from some parts to once again change the model involved. So what, we asked, could we look forward to in such a proposal? It would take something even more developed than the well-made, beautifully presented & balanced Revoslot models to push this out of the Porsche Cup for 2025…..
Well……this the promoted model in question…..the Scalextric 911 Carrera 3.0 RSR.
So, Revoslot GT2s it was again then and it was onto the first round of the new yearly series.
There were some drivers though who had been busy in the off season (of a month) and exciting new liveries appeared on the grid with both Callan & Schoee bringing out lovely new models to bring to the fray. Sadly, for the majority of the field, Adrian Gray elected to just run the same old car, with having done basically no work on it in 4 weeks. So, of course, this being the runaway series winner last year, things did not bode well for the rest of the field in round 1.
What was interesting though, was seeing the overall results (Laps & times) of many drivers far exceed the laps & times set in the last round run at the same venue last year, which was Septembers round.
The winning driver on that day (Phil) set a total of 107 laps, which was equalled by Adrian & Callan.
In round 1 of 2025, 107 laps ……would have been good enough for 6th !
Wow,
Here’s a screenshot of the comparable track round last year & the improvements are quite staggering. Allowing for a couple of new cars in the mix, even drivers using the same cars now are showing 2, 3 even up to 6 laps improvement in 4 months.
After the highly successful introduction in 2024 of the Revoslot Porsche GT2 as the default model for the Porsche Cup, it was therefore quite interesting to see a push coming from some parts to once again change the model involved. So what, we asked, could we look forward to in such a proposal? It would take something even more developed than the well-made, beautifully presented & balanced Revoslot models to push this out of the Porsche Cup for 2025…..
Well……this the promoted model in question…..the Scalextric 911 Carrera 3.0 RSR.
So, Revoslot GT2s it was again then and it was onto the first round of the new yearly series.
There were some drivers though who had been busy in the off season (of a month) and exciting new liveries appeared on the grid with both Callan & Schoee bringing out lovely new models to bring to the fray. Sadly, for the majority of the field, Adrian Gray elected to just run the same old car, with having done basically no work on it in 4 weeks. So, of course, this being the runaway series winner last year, things did not bode well for the rest of the field in round 1.
What was interesting though, was seeing the overall results (Laps & times) of many drivers far exceed the laps & times set in the last round run at the same venue last year, which was Septembers round.
The winning driver on that day (Phil) set a total of 107 laps, which was equalled by Adrian & Callan.
In round 1 of 2025, 107 laps ……would have been good enough for 6th !
Wow,
Here’s a screenshot of the comparable track round last year & the improvements are quite staggering. Allowing for a couple of new cars in the mix, even drivers using the same cars now are showing 2, 3 even up to 6 laps improvement in 4 months.
It took a whopping 111 laps this year to take out the win, and it was Adrian who did it of course showing that while he’s using the same car, he’s certainly not standing still on improving his pace. 1 lap back, and with 6 laps improvement from last September, was the writer on 110 laps, just managing to keep ahead of the new entry from Callan this year who took out 3rd on 109 laps after 1 body mount screw issue. So, allowing for this, there’s much improvement to come on his part as well. His new vehicle certainly has the pace the old Pink Pig was lacking.
Phil Kalbfell improved by 1 lap from his round winning total of last year, but this time his 108 laps was only good enough for 4th, and his total was shared with Schoee (5th) who debuted another new car with great success.
Bruce’s 106 lap total was one of the few who didn’t change his lap total at all from September, and this proved costly as his 6th place finish in 2025 was down on his 4th last year.
DB was next in line on 104, and a solid 7th, ahead of Rhys in the even noisier (if that’s possible) autumnal coloured livery on 103 laps & 8th place.
JB showed some good pace early, and his 102 laps was good enough for 9th, with Scott re-learning the track on his way to 10th place on 98 laps.
In 11th, Dave Gray was also on the pace on 94 laps, some 6 laps clear of Ben in 12th (88) & Tom in 13th on 86 laps for the night. Rob suffered from a dreaded lead wire issue, and this unluckily affected an otherwise good start. His total of 81 laps saw him finish 14th.
All very good signs for an even faster & more competitive Porsche Cup for 2025, and if this round is anything to go by, no driver can afford to be sitting on their laurels form last year. Improvement is a must to stay in the hunt !
Round 2 - Mornington Park - 18/2/25
1st - Adrian Gray
2nd - Mal O'May
3rd - Phil Kalbfell
1st - Adrian Gray
2nd - Mal O'May
3rd - Phil Kalbfell
Porsche Cup - Round 2 (February) Report
Porsche Cup round 2 this week, and from the results we saw in both classes Adrian will be volunteering to host every week!
As his last heat came to an end & he effortlessly cruised to a stop at the far end of the straight and in the process overtaking (at that point) the leading car parked on the previous corner, Adrian took out his 2nd win for the night.
The 124 laps he notched up was shared with myself, but as noted above, it was Adrian who took the place on track to log his 2nd win for the year in 2 rounds. As for the writer, it was yet another 2nd placing (2 in 2 rounds) and although both have been quite close results (1 lap difference over 2 rounds), it appears as though the defending champion still has that edge when it all comes down to it. The absence of regular top 3 combatant Callan Thomas this week meant that it was Phil who stepped up to the plate and with a lap total only 1 lap back (123) to grab the 3rd spot on the podium.
In 4th on 122 laps, Bruce Thomas was next in line and during one of his heats was engaging in some crafty gamesmanship with other drivers.
Comments such as “I’ll just need to wait for (insert name) to come off” being just one example of the way in which Bruce shrewdly but subtly puts pressure on the other drivers. Of course this cunning plan is undermined somewhat when Bruce himself is the driver to de-slot…….which is exactly what happened on this occasion! No doubt this humbling experience will do nothing to discourage him from the practice in the future however.
5th place went to the consistent Dave Schofield with his 2nd 5th in 2 races, and his total of 120 laps was matched by the ever improving Ben Lewis, however it was Schoee who took the place on track from Ben in 6th. Bens car looks to have very good pace, and has the promise to be a top 3 prospect in the coming rounds.
Rob Golley put together 3 solid rounds to notch up 118 laps, along with Rhys Filbee, however Rob took 7th on track ahead of Rhys in 8th. Both cars have good speed, but the competition in this series is extremely fierce and it only takes 1 or laps difference to drop down the results quite quickly.
DB grabbed 9th on 113 laps with JB rounding out the top 10 on his total of 111 laps. Scott also numbered 11 laps for 11th and Tom with 97 laps finished in 12th.
Blair was too scared of the speed to race this class……which were in general less than 1/10th of a second faster than the DTMs……..Step up Blair 😊
Porsche Cup round 2 this week, and from the results we saw in both classes Adrian will be volunteering to host every week!
As his last heat came to an end & he effortlessly cruised to a stop at the far end of the straight and in the process overtaking (at that point) the leading car parked on the previous corner, Adrian took out his 2nd win for the night.
The 124 laps he notched up was shared with myself, but as noted above, it was Adrian who took the place on track to log his 2nd win for the year in 2 rounds. As for the writer, it was yet another 2nd placing (2 in 2 rounds) and although both have been quite close results (1 lap difference over 2 rounds), it appears as though the defending champion still has that edge when it all comes down to it. The absence of regular top 3 combatant Callan Thomas this week meant that it was Phil who stepped up to the plate and with a lap total only 1 lap back (123) to grab the 3rd spot on the podium.
In 4th on 122 laps, Bruce Thomas was next in line and during one of his heats was engaging in some crafty gamesmanship with other drivers.
Comments such as “I’ll just need to wait for (insert name) to come off” being just one example of the way in which Bruce shrewdly but subtly puts pressure on the other drivers. Of course this cunning plan is undermined somewhat when Bruce himself is the driver to de-slot…….which is exactly what happened on this occasion! No doubt this humbling experience will do nothing to discourage him from the practice in the future however.
5th place went to the consistent Dave Schofield with his 2nd 5th in 2 races, and his total of 120 laps was matched by the ever improving Ben Lewis, however it was Schoee who took the place on track from Ben in 6th. Bens car looks to have very good pace, and has the promise to be a top 3 prospect in the coming rounds.
Rob Golley put together 3 solid rounds to notch up 118 laps, along with Rhys Filbee, however Rob took 7th on track ahead of Rhys in 8th. Both cars have good speed, but the competition in this series is extremely fierce and it only takes 1 or laps difference to drop down the results quite quickly.
DB grabbed 9th on 113 laps with JB rounding out the top 10 on his total of 111 laps. Scott also numbered 11 laps for 11th and Tom with 97 laps finished in 12th.
Blair was too scared of the speed to race this class……which were in general less than 1/10th of a second faster than the DTMs……..Step up Blair 😊
Round 3 - Stratton Valley - 11/3/25
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Mal O'May
3rd - Phil Kalbfell
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Mal O'May
3rd - Phil Kalbfell
Porsche Cup - Round 3 (March) Report
Very early on in the 12 month Porsche Cup series, but we can already see some notable improvements from the 2024 end of year results.
The most obvious being the abandonment by Callan of his 2024 Pink Pig runner in favour of a more traditional & very smart Mizuno liveried car.
The switch has worked wonders and after an initial 3rd place in round 1 & a missed round 2, the full potential of the new weapon was finally unveiled in the March round 3 action.
Despite him still bleating about lack of grip, he managed to rack up some 87 laps with a best lap in the 5.8 range & very regular 5.9 times. This took the win quite convincingly with about 30 seconds still to run in his final heat. The margin to 2nd was 4 laps with 2nd place being fought out between 2 drivers on an 83 lap total.
After 2x 2nd place finishes in the first 2 rounds behind 2024 champion Adrian Gray, the writer might have been hoping for something better in Adrians absence. However, this was not to be & yet another 2nd was the best I could manage by just pipping Phil on track position and slotting him into 3rd.
Some hard decisions to be made on tyres in the upcoming rounds for some of us, and we’re all looking forward to seeing what eventuates between the revitalized Callan Thomas & Adrian Gray when both are on track at the same time.
In 4th, and a huge improver this week from his 10th place last round was JB on 82 laps, 1 lap t the good of DB in 5th on 81 laps. DB also showed good pace, and all signs point to a very close series with 1 laps separating positions 2-7 this week.
6th, again 1 lap back, was Schoee on 80 laps, with Ben taking 7th, and showing flashes of extremely good pace, on 79 laps.
8th in his more conservative liveried car, Rhys Filbee on 74 laps for the night, 3 laps clear of a battle for 9th place between Dave Gray & Tom on 71 laps. Dave won this in the end & it was Tom who rounded out the top 10. Scott was a withdrawal after completing 11 laps with a borrowed runner.
Very early on in the 12 month Porsche Cup series, but we can already see some notable improvements from the 2024 end of year results.
The most obvious being the abandonment by Callan of his 2024 Pink Pig runner in favour of a more traditional & very smart Mizuno liveried car.
The switch has worked wonders and after an initial 3rd place in round 1 & a missed round 2, the full potential of the new weapon was finally unveiled in the March round 3 action.
Despite him still bleating about lack of grip, he managed to rack up some 87 laps with a best lap in the 5.8 range & very regular 5.9 times. This took the win quite convincingly with about 30 seconds still to run in his final heat. The margin to 2nd was 4 laps with 2nd place being fought out between 2 drivers on an 83 lap total.
After 2x 2nd place finishes in the first 2 rounds behind 2024 champion Adrian Gray, the writer might have been hoping for something better in Adrians absence. However, this was not to be & yet another 2nd was the best I could manage by just pipping Phil on track position and slotting him into 3rd.
Some hard decisions to be made on tyres in the upcoming rounds for some of us, and we’re all looking forward to seeing what eventuates between the revitalized Callan Thomas & Adrian Gray when both are on track at the same time.
In 4th, and a huge improver this week from his 10th place last round was JB on 82 laps, 1 lap t the good of DB in 5th on 81 laps. DB also showed good pace, and all signs point to a very close series with 1 laps separating positions 2-7 this week.
6th, again 1 lap back, was Schoee on 80 laps, with Ben taking 7th, and showing flashes of extremely good pace, on 79 laps.
8th in his more conservative liveried car, Rhys Filbee on 74 laps for the night, 3 laps clear of a battle for 9th place between Dave Gray & Tom on 71 laps. Dave won this in the end & it was Tom who rounded out the top 10. Scott was a withdrawal after completing 11 laps with a borrowed runner.
Round 4 - Sorell Creek - 1/4/25
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Mal O'May
3rd - Phil Kalbfell
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Mal O'May
3rd - Phil Kalbfell
Round 5 - Sorell Creek - 20/5/25
1st - Callan Thomas / Mal O'May
3rd - Ben Lewis
1st - Callan Thomas / Mal O'May
3rd - Ben Lewis
Race Report – Round 5
As incredible as it sounds, after the electrifying action that was present in the earlier F1 series, it almost felt a return to a more civilised, quieter class when the Revoslot Porsches got on track. Supposedly the “quick” class of the evening, after witnessing the likes of 5.3 second laps, the sight of the Revoslot GT2s going around in 5.9s or 6.0s was nowhere near as thrilling as usual.
In any case, it is still a class that lends itself to great racing, and the overall closeness of the field was a welcome change from the vast differences in laps that was spread over the F1 field earlier.
Closest of all was the battle for 1st this week, and it was very nervous writer watching on as the final heat of the night was run. As is usual for the host of the night, I had put myself in early so I could deal with supper duties while the rest of the field shuffled though. Which was fine & I managed to have a very decent run on all 4 lanes to set a lap count of 111, which incredibly was still standing on top of the list when I got back to the track from supper duties.
Sadly, I had also miscalculated somewhat during the driver rotations and had put Callan in at the very end of the nights heats. This was rather an oversight as Callan, in case you don’t know, quite likes a bit of grip. Which he had quite a lot of by the time he was on track. Final heat, and I could see his lap count rising by the handful every 10 seconds, until the timer ran out…..and found Callans car coming to a rest on exactly the same corner as my own car, on the same lap count (111). Which therefore meant a dead heat for 1st this week.
3 laps back & clear in 3rd was Ben on 108 laps in a vast improvement over his 5 rounds so far. His round 1 result of 12th place seems like an age ago, and he has been on a steady improve ever since.
4th place was a battle between Rob & Bruce with a 106 lap total, however it was Rob who took the place on Track from Bruce in 5th. 6th was another huge battle, with 3 cars finishing around the same corner (it was like a car park up there) and a shared total of 106 laps. Scott took 6th in the end from a tied 7th place between Caine & JB.
Adrian once again had an unlucky result this week as his inexplicable lack of power affected his result. 102 laps was his total & 9th place overall.
In 10th, Luke had a great run on a couple of the brackets, and a best total of 26 laps on Blue showed that he was not far away from the top half of the field at all. Sharing Lukes 99 lap total, Rhys seemed to have some issues on yellow, and this cost him dearly and his 11th place was the result.
In 12th Dave Gray again had good runs on Blue & Green, but Red & yellow proved his undoing and contributed to his total of 92 laps.
As incredible as it sounds, after the electrifying action that was present in the earlier F1 series, it almost felt a return to a more civilised, quieter class when the Revoslot Porsches got on track. Supposedly the “quick” class of the evening, after witnessing the likes of 5.3 second laps, the sight of the Revoslot GT2s going around in 5.9s or 6.0s was nowhere near as thrilling as usual.
In any case, it is still a class that lends itself to great racing, and the overall closeness of the field was a welcome change from the vast differences in laps that was spread over the F1 field earlier.
Closest of all was the battle for 1st this week, and it was very nervous writer watching on as the final heat of the night was run. As is usual for the host of the night, I had put myself in early so I could deal with supper duties while the rest of the field shuffled though. Which was fine & I managed to have a very decent run on all 4 lanes to set a lap count of 111, which incredibly was still standing on top of the list when I got back to the track from supper duties.
Sadly, I had also miscalculated somewhat during the driver rotations and had put Callan in at the very end of the nights heats. This was rather an oversight as Callan, in case you don’t know, quite likes a bit of grip. Which he had quite a lot of by the time he was on track. Final heat, and I could see his lap count rising by the handful every 10 seconds, until the timer ran out…..and found Callans car coming to a rest on exactly the same corner as my own car, on the same lap count (111). Which therefore meant a dead heat for 1st this week.
3 laps back & clear in 3rd was Ben on 108 laps in a vast improvement over his 5 rounds so far. His round 1 result of 12th place seems like an age ago, and he has been on a steady improve ever since.
4th place was a battle between Rob & Bruce with a 106 lap total, however it was Rob who took the place on Track from Bruce in 5th. 6th was another huge battle, with 3 cars finishing around the same corner (it was like a car park up there) and a shared total of 106 laps. Scott took 6th in the end from a tied 7th place between Caine & JB.
Adrian once again had an unlucky result this week as his inexplicable lack of power affected his result. 102 laps was his total & 9th place overall.
In 10th, Luke had a great run on a couple of the brackets, and a best total of 26 laps on Blue showed that he was not far away from the top half of the field at all. Sharing Lukes 99 lap total, Rhys seemed to have some issues on yellow, and this cost him dearly and his 11th place was the result.
In 12th Dave Gray again had good runs on Blue & Green, but Red & yellow proved his undoing and contributed to his total of 92 laps.
Round 6 - Stratton Valley - 10/6/25
1st -Mal O'May
2nd - Callan Thomas
3rd - Phil Kalbfell
1st -Mal O'May
2nd - Callan Thomas
3rd - Phil Kalbfell
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Round 7 - Stratton Valley - 8/7/25
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Phil Kalbfell
3rd - Mal O'May
1st - Callan Thomas
2nd - Phil Kalbfell
3rd - Mal O'May
