racing and
collecting slot cars
in North and Mid Somerset
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. cars, that run well on Scalextric Sport track, then there will be an opportunity to race it - see the cars page. Each meeting also includes one class for cars without magnets and one brown magnet class, added to the three modern classes. An evening of mixed driving styles is the norm here at the GSRC.
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 guests make a small donation at each meeting to contribute to track maintenance and improvements.
DAL Waiting for the lights
The trophy for which we all do battle
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 Winner" 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. We also have to limit membership numbers to prevent overcrowding, 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 us (and can commit to reasonably regular attendance), having read the rest of this site first, contact the Garagemaster.
Current analogue lap record holder
Ford Mustang (Adam) - 4.022s
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