All UK Hard Bodied 1/32 Scale Racing Clubs
A discussion started on FB about how the hard bodied racing community can have better club collaboration and support racers and newcomers get to grips with the myriad of classes that are run.
The near infinite variation on car rules, formats etc. is very confusing when it comes to attracting new members, or indeed, when people want to visit different clubs and find that all the rules are completely alien. Add to this all the events and series, again all run to different rules and we have earnt ourselves a rather chaotic, disorganised reputation. It should be noted that the Claasic Slot Car Racing Association (CSCRA) and the Digital Slot Car Association (DiSCA) have created a set of rules for these two genres of racing classes, and I recommend reviewing these esp if you want to run a 'classic' or digital class.
Anyway, what can we do? Well I appreciate not everything can be solved over night, but I think a good place to start, would be to perhaps start a dialogue between as many hard bodied clubs who are prepared to participate. The more the merrier... Hopefully, this may blossom into some kind of association (I think at this stage, 'governing body' is a bit much) and perhaps long term, we might be able to establish some kind of standardisation. Not across all rules/regs, because clubs need their own individuality and identity, but maybe just one agreed class that all interested clubs run, to exactly the same rules?
The initial objective is to create a master list of all interested clubs and their nominated representative so that we all can communicate with more ease. Where it goes time will tell, but if we can create a single class with one set of rules that clubs adopt, then that is a start.
So please if your club is interested then add details of your nominated representative including email, Mobile (for whatsapp, although can do this latter if you don't want sure these immediately), FB user name (for messenger) so that the process of collaboration can start.
I have put the list of SF clubs listed below, however if you represent a different club please don't hesitate responding.
There will be a page set up on FB in the imminent future and I will put the link to that on here.
Thanks
Matt (who is just a club representative (Rockingham) with aspirations of better club collaboration)
Moderators - if at all possible could this thread be put in the clubs forum and pinned along with admin rights to it so I can update the first post with all the details that will undoubtedly flood in!!
Banbury Slot Racing
Alan Davies
Bournemouth Slot Car Club
Chris Frost
Eastcote Slot Car Club
Roland Brooks
Four Lane Blacktop
Neil Callaghan
G T Raceway Club
Graeme Thoburn
Llantrisant Slot Car Club
TBA
Molesey Scalextric Club
Julian Edwards
Nascot Wood Slot Car Club
Marc Abbott
Netley SCRC
Mark Whitham
North Staffs Slot Car Club
Tony Squires
Norwich Slot Racing
Ken Mason
Oxford Scalextric Club
John Underwood
Pendle Slot Racing Club
Nick Hirst
Rockingham Slot Car Club
Matthew Tucker
Shepton Slot Car Club
Graham Lane
Southend Slot Racing Club
Joel Thura
South Manchester Slot Racing Club
Richard August
West London Slot Car Club
Russel Turner
Wolverhampton Slot Car Club
Bill Charters
Woodland Fort Slot Car Club in Plymouth
Bernie Lawrance
Worthing HO/Digital
Andy Player
Wye Valley Slot Car Club
Phil Field
A discussion started on FB about how the hard bodied racing community can have better club collaboration and support racers and newcomers get to grips with the myriad of classes that are run.
The near infinite variation on car rules, formats etc. is very confusing when it comes to attracting new members, or indeed, when people want to visit different clubs and find that all the rules are completely alien. Add to this all the events and series, again all run to different rules and we have earnt ourselves a rather chaotic, disorganised reputation. It should be noted that the Claasic Slot Car Racing Association (CSCRA) and the Digital Slot Car Association (DiSCA) have created a set of rules for these two genres of racing classes, and I recommend reviewing these esp if you want to run a 'classic' or digital class.
Anyway, what can we do? Well I appreciate not everything can be solved over night, but I think a good place to start, would be to perhaps start a dialogue between as many hard bodied clubs who are prepared to participate. The more the merrier... Hopefully, this may blossom into some kind of association (I think at this stage, 'governing body' is a bit much) and perhaps long term, we might be able to establish some kind of standardisation. Not across all rules/regs, because clubs need their own individuality and identity, but maybe just one agreed class that all interested clubs run, to exactly the same rules?
The initial objective is to create a master list of all interested clubs and their nominated representative so that we all can communicate with more ease. Where it goes time will tell, but if we can create a single class with one set of rules that clubs adopt, then that is a start.
So please if your club is interested then add details of your nominated representative including email, Mobile (for whatsapp, although can do this latter if you don't want sure these immediately), FB user name (for messenger) so that the process of collaboration can start.
I have put the list of SF clubs listed below, however if you represent a different club please don't hesitate responding.
There will be a page set up on FB in the imminent future and I will put the link to that on here.
Thanks
Matt (who is just a club representative (Rockingham) with aspirations of better club collaboration)
Moderators - if at all possible could this thread be put in the clubs forum and pinned along with admin rights to it so I can update the first post with all the details that will undoubtedly flood in!!
Banbury Slot Racing
Alan Davies
Bournemouth Slot Car Club
Chris Frost
Eastcote Slot Car Club
Roland Brooks
Four Lane Blacktop
Neil Callaghan
G T Raceway Club
Graeme Thoburn
Llantrisant Slot Car Club
TBA
Molesey Scalextric Club
Julian Edwards
Nascot Wood Slot Car Club
Marc Abbott
Netley SCRC
Mark Whitham
North Staffs Slot Car Club
Tony Squires
Norwich Slot Racing
Ken Mason
Oxford Scalextric Club
John Underwood
Pendle Slot Racing Club
Nick Hirst
Rockingham Slot Car Club
Matthew Tucker
Shepton Slot Car Club
Graham Lane
Southend Slot Racing Club
Joel Thura
South Manchester Slot Racing Club
Richard August
West London Slot Car Club
Russel Turner
Wolverhampton Slot Car Club
Bill Charters
Woodland Fort Slot Car Club in Plymouth
Bernie Lawrance
Worthing HO/Digital
Andy Player
Wye Valley Slot Car Club
Phil Field