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'''Slot.it Challenge''' is a UK [[slot racing]] championship sponsored by Slot.it and Pendle Slot Racing. It has been held since 2006 between April and November.
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'''Slot.it Challenge''' is a UK slot racing championship sponsored by Slot.it and Pendle Slot Racing and held between April and November since 2006.


==Format==
==Format==
The format of the championship has never changed since the start in 2006. With the race event always held on a Sunday, the Saturday is used as timed practice for visiting drivers, with home drivers not allowed to practice on the Saturday. The hosting venue also holds a meal at the most popular and closest hotel to the track on the Saturday evening after practice. For racing every driver does a three minute stint on every lane. Then these laps totaled to give an overall position, and these positions used to determine what lane a driver will be on for step-up finals. The winning driver after the step up finals is awarded fifty points, with the second driver taking forty-nine points etc. This was the same for the juniors up until the end of the 2008 season, from then on the juniors winning points were reduced to twenty points with the second junior taking nineteen points etc.
The format of the championship has not changed since its inception. With the race always held on a Sunday, that Saturday is used as timed practice for visiting [[Race car driver|drivers]], with home drivers not allowed to practice that day. The hosting venue also holds a meal at the most popular and closest hotel to the track on the Saturday evening after practice. During the [[racing|race]], every contestant drives a three-minute stint in every lane. These laps are then totaled to give an overall position, and these positions are used to determine what lane a driver will be in for the step-up finals. The winning driver after the step-ups is awarded fifty points, with the second driver taking forty-nine points, etc. The scoring regime was the same for juniors until the end of the 2008 season; thereafter, juniors' winning points were reduced to twenty, with the second junior taking nineteen points, and so on.


At the end of the season, if a driver has completed all the events then his worst round will be erased, with a driver competing in all but one event keeping all his points.
At the end of the season, if a driver has completed all events, his worst round will be erased. A driver competing in all but one event keeps all his points.


==Venues==
==Venues==
The starting venue since 2007, Pinewood only held the one event on its "old" track in 2007. Since it got a new 105 ft, gloss surfaced track in 2008. This track has always been one of the hardest to master within the racing weekend. The tracks main features are a very short start, a high-speed banked 180 degree corner and a technical and challenging section top section of track. In the first season of racing, the winning pace was completing 24.4 laps within the three minutes. However, in 2010, the winning pace is now up to 28.7 laps within three minutes, giving an average lap time increase of 1.1 seconds over 3 minutes.
The starting venue since 2007, Pinewood only held one event on its "old" track its first year. The track got a new 105' gloss surface track in 2008. Pinewood's main features are a very short start, a high-speed [[banked turn|banked]] 180 degree corner, and a challenging section at the top of the track. In 2007, the winning pace was 24.4 laps within the three minutes. However, by 2010, the winning pace was up to 28.7 laps within the three minutes, giving an average lap time increase of 1.1 seconds per 3 minutes.


==2006==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.slotitchallenge.co.uk/ The Official Slot.it Challenge Website]
* [http://www.slotitchallenge.co.uk/ The Official Slot.it Challenge Website]

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Latest revision as of 13:41, 19 April 2024

Slot.it Challenge is a UK slot racing championship sponsored by Slot.it and Pendle Slot Racing. It has been held since 2006 between April and November.

Format

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The format of the championship has not changed since its inception. With the race always held on a Sunday, that Saturday is used as timed practice for visiting drivers, with home drivers not allowed to practice that day. The hosting venue also holds a meal at the most popular and closest hotel to the track on the Saturday evening after practice. During the race, every contestant drives a three-minute stint in every lane. These laps are then totaled to give an overall position, and these positions are used to determine what lane a driver will be in for the step-up finals. The winning driver after the step-ups is awarded fifty points, with the second driver taking forty-nine points, etc. The scoring regime was the same for juniors until the end of the 2008 season; thereafter, juniors' winning points were reduced to twenty, with the second junior taking nineteen points, and so on.

At the end of the season, if a driver has completed all events, his worst round will be erased. A driver competing in all but one event keeps all his points.

Venues

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The starting venue since 2007, Pinewood only held one event on its "old" track its first year. The track got a new 105' gloss surface track in 2008. Pinewood's main features are a very short start, a high-speed banked 180 degree corner, and a challenging section at the top of the track. In 2007, the winning pace was 24.4 laps within the three minutes. However, by 2010, the winning pace was up to 28.7 laps within the three minutes, giving an average lap time increase of 1.1 seconds per 3 minutes.

2006

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Seniors top three

Position Name North Staffs Hamilton Preston Pendle Wolverhampton Total
1 Neil Hirst 45 50 50 50 195
2 Ross McKie 45 50 48 49 192
3 Jim Brown 43 46 48 49 186

Juniors top three

Position Name North Staffs Hamilton Preston Pendle Wolverhampton Total
1 Nathanial Rigg 49 50 49 50 198
2 Luke Brandwood 50 50 49 49 198
3 Steven Osbourne 48 48 48 50 194
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