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| The GetSlotted Slot Car Festival at Phoenix | |||
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On
Sunday 28 March 2004 Phoenix Scalextric Circuit will host a very special
event sponsored by GetSlotted. All slot car fans are welcome to attend.
The event will combine slot racing with the real drivers from the
current British GT Championship and F3 and Formula Renault, plus opportunities
to view in the flesh a BAR F1 and Ultima GT car from the Phoenix sponsored
Master Motorsport GT Team. The TVR team will also be there with two
cars from the GT Championship. Also you can meet and race against
the real drivers or even get Shane Lynch to sign your scalextric TVR!
This event is non profit making and will raise money for The British Lung Foundation as well as raise awareness of the hobby. Fun and competitive racing and a number of displays to keep you entertained. An entrance fee of 5 GBP will be charged to gain access to the site and includes all facilities including free and secure parking for an all day event. The event will open to the public and racers at 9.00am with the first races starting at 11am. Visiting racers may practise on the competition circuit in open practise. Times for other races will be determined by the number of entrants on the day. Jon Sword event organiser and owner of Phoenix can be contacted on 07949 656577 or by email at queen.hussar@blueyonder.co.uk In addition to the Phoenix circuits there will be mobile circuits set up to run seperate and fun competitions for home racers. Bring along your favourite GT,Rally and F1 cars to take part and win prizes.
Adrian Norman from Hornby will be presenting an over view of latest Scalextric developments and hosting a question and answer session. Scalextric are kindly donating prizes for the four racing classes consisting of a Le Mans set for each of the four class winners and a Toyota F1 for 4 x second placed and 4 x 3rd placed racers. The racing classes have been designed in such a way as to attract both experienced club and home racer as well as newbies. Some of the best drivers in Great Britain are taking part. Roger Gillham is also attending and will be available to discuss the new 6th edition of his superb book, due for release 4 th September at the Goodwood revival. Of course we will be there and a small number of high quality swap meet NSCC members will also be invited on the basis of providing cars for sale or swap that are deleted or hard to find. They will not be selling cars that are currently available from retailers.
In addition, Jim Brown from Slot Tech will be demonstrating his skills and wizardry. An NSCC Stand displaying a historic collection will be there. Mac Pinches will present the Pre Ad products, Rail Racer will present a display based on the origins of the hobby. Paul Leyser from SRA will provide a six lane track for public use and will present the SRA range. There will also be a R/C circuit and shop set up for public participation. Total security and medical cover will be provided by Sword Security Services with controlled access to our site and secure and free parking. We ask you to cooperate with the staff who are there to help you enjoy a great day out in a safe environment. A free pick up and drop off courtesy bus is available to bring you to the event if you arrive in Redditch by Bus/Train/hitched, Call 07949 656577 and look out for the Phoenix blue vehicle with PHOENIX stickers on it. There will be catering vans to keep you looked after, selling a variety of hot and cold food. Television and press coverage will also be part of the day and aimed at promoting the hobby, co ordinated by Tim bailey, Phoenix Public Relations officer. Contact Tim 07949 656577 for all PR queries. Alex Riley, presenter of "Short Circuits" will be there too. `Be a Grand Prix Driver` t.v. series winner Mark Johnston is also racing. Hope to see you there, a very good cause and we are sure a good time will be had by all. |
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