GORDANO SCALEXTRIC RACING CLUB

"Open event" cars leaving the tunnel

The trophy for which we all do battle

Welcome to our web site!

We are a small group of mature gents and ladies, who meet to race our 1/32 scale analogue cars on a 4-lane, 13m Scalextric circuit in a garage owned by one of our members.

Our ethos is to only race cars "out of the box", so that anyone should be able to turn up with a freshly purchased car, bought new, at a swapmeet or found on eBay - or even one that's been in the loft for a few years - and not be completely at sea in competition with other members. It's the cheapest and most accessible way of racing. So there are no classes for scratchbuilt or modified cars, but if you have any ordinary Scalextric, SCX, Ninco, Fly, Carrera, etc. car, that will run well on Scalextric Sport track*, then there will be an opportunity to race it - see the cars page. Each meeting also includes at least one class for cars without magnets - a real drivers' challenge! Some of our members also race digital Scalextric at a separate venue.

We race throughout the year, for around 3 hours at a time, approximately fortnightly in the evenings (less frequently in summer), fitting racing in around our families and other commitments that take priority. We are a non-profit organisation, but racers pay a small fee at each meeting to go towards refreshments, track maintenance and improvements. We also meet online in our private discussion forum on this web site, in between races, where we discuss all things motor-racing, whether 1/32 scale or real life.

Current analogue lap record holder Ford Mustang (Adam) - 4.022s

We have three analogue rotas with competitions and one-off race nights running throughout the year. Every racer has the chance of being a "Meeting Winner" for any event they attend, and can also be "Class Master" in any of the classes we race, with acknowledgement of achievements on the results page.

Because our events use privately owned facilities, attendance is by invitation only. Also we have to limit membership numbers to prevent overcrowding and to ensure everyone gets plenty of racing, and has the minimum standing about or marshalling to do. If you'd like to find out more about us and maybe join our merry band (and can commit to reasonably regular attendance), having read the rest of this site first, contact the Garagemaster.

*but see the tyres section of the rules page for more information regarding other makes of car.