Cars

racing and

collecting slot cars

in North and Mid Somerset

ANALOGUE CLASSES

These are the classes we regularly race on our 4-lane track. Strictly in "out of the box" condition, i.e. as they were, in the box that you bought them in when new. If second hand, as they would have been in the box when new, of course with small allowances made for wear and tear they may have experienced in someone else's ownership, odd missing wing mirror or headlamp glass for example, but not entire wing or bumper assemblies. All cars must have a visible driver figure in them. Hence any cars with blacked-out windows (Audi TTs, Boxsters, etc.) or missing or beheaded driver figures, are not permitted.

Prospective new members need not worry about not having a car for every class. Some of our members barely have enough of their own cars for one rota, but others have sizeable collections, so there is plenty of chance to borrow a car for race night. The chances of doing well with a car you've never driven before are not so good, so members acquire their own cars over time to reduce the need to borrow cars. We also have a comprehensive list of cars that are eligible for each class to minimise the risk of someone bringing along an invalid entry.

Rota 1

Example

F1 with "brown magnet" (BRF1)

Early, weaker Hornby "magnatraction" F1 or Indy cars with magnet on underside of car.

No-Mag Saloon (NMS)

Any Saloon car without magnet (road saloons, sports, rally etc.) - pre-2000 models. NB "No-Mag" does not permit "magnet removed" cars. It means "never had a magnet". Ortmann tyres allowed on these.

F1 - Hornby (FIH)

Any F1 car from the Hornby range

Button Magnet Saloon (BTS)

Any closed wheel car with the smaller button/barrel magnet and ONE driver figure.

Sports GT* (SGT)

For sports cars with magnet, a covered cockpit, and most will have a rear wing with clear daylight between the wing and the rest of the car body - but not DTM or other Touring Cars or Le Mans Prototypes though, these have their own class.

Rota 3

Example

Brown magnet Saloon (BRS)

Any car with a brown magnet on the underside

No-mag F1 Closed chassis (NMFC)

Any F1 style single seater (without a magnet) - pre-2000 models only, not "modern no-mags" and with an undertray. Ortmann tyres permited on these.

Le Mans Prototype* (LMP)

LMP cars only (with magnet), e.g. MG Lola, Lister Storm, etc.

A1GP

Any car from the Hornby A1GP range.

Rally* (RAL)

Any rally car (e.g. Subaru, Peugeot etc.) with magnet, driver and co-driver figures inside. RAID-type cars included here.

Benched classes - these are not being raced in the current season , but will usually reappear the following season

Minis (MINI)

Any Mini, Mini Coopers, BMW Minis etc. (with magnet), except, if it has a co-driver in it, then it's a rally car and goes in the rally class.

Road cars*

Any road car without a racing number

Caterhams (CAT)

Any Caterham 7 or Lotus 7 (with magnet)

Indycar (DAL)

Any Hornby Indycar (Dallaras)

Button Magnet Rally (BTR)

Any button-magnet rally car with TWO driver figures.

Nascar*(NAS)

Ford Tauruses, Pontiacs etc.

*Does not include button magnet models

Cars with the early RX motor (identifiable by a large rectangular magnet just behind the guide blade) are still classed as no magnet. All motors have magnets - it’s just that you don’t usually see them!

There is only 60mm headroom in the underpass, so we don;t race trucks or any tall models. All cars must have their original magnets where applicable. Cars in any of the above classes that have been chipped for digital can still run in an analogue race.