Reims 64: A Tribute to Racing in the 1960s and 1970s - The little things that matter!

Circuit Reims-Gueux Poste and Commentator Stand / Streckenposten und Kommentatoren

Modeling from a real track, includes extensive research. Even it is merely slot car racetrack, it should represent the look and. While researching images of the track from the period, pictures with variations of the posts emerged. Unfortunately, there seems to be not too much evidence of those posts. Only the structure at Virage de la Garenne appears in pictures frequently, suggesting the construction changed over the year. 

Virage de la Garenne, Virage de Muizon, Commentator stand

Karte/Übersicht

Map of the Circuit Reims Gueux

Mock-ups

Photos suggested that the structures changed over the years. Obviously, the Virage de Thillois was a favorite location for taking pictures. The changes of the post are significant, along with the growing number of advertising banners. Still a colorful mixture, even thou Dunlop, Total, Shell, and BP dominating. 

View from La Garenne Virage de Thillois towards the track

To decide on the size and look, mock-up of various posts had to be made. The mock-ups included the Commentator stand. It seemed obvious that it was build using the same technique as the marshals stands. Not all the marshal stands looked the same. Therefore 3 different versions evolved.

Poste at Virage de Thillois with large BP Billboards and Dunlop banners

View from the Pavillon Andre Lambert to the back straight with the Poste No. 2.

Construction

The fact that the structures were only set up for the races made them even more interesting. While images of the Dunlop bridges assemblance could be found to help with the model, the structure of the various marshal’s huts hat to be improvised. Balsa Wood and wooden profiles were used recreating preassembled elements that could have been transported to their destination and put together on the sight

Fabricating segments for the various poste along the track, and assembling and painting the parts before placing them on the track.

Circuit Reims-Gueux Poste at the track

Need to add more pictures of the finished posts soon