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2. Muscle Car Mondiale

This is another class that was on the starting blocks for 2021, but is now scheduled to make its debut at Digital Saturdays in 2022. It's a massively varied class, inspired by the real-life Youngtimer Touring Car Challenge for cars of the 60s, 70s and 80s.

Our class will focus exclusively on DPR-era (2010s onwards) Scalextric models of production touring and GT cars that were built - and raced - before 1 January 1990. The 'Mondiale' bit means the cars can originate from anywhere in the world and can have raced in any series - including Trans-Am, Nascar and IMSA in America, plus the British, German, European or Australian touring car championships.

That will combine the existing WHO/digital Trans-Am and Group A (Sierra & BMW M3) classes and open up the growing Scalextric 'Classic Touring' range as well as the Corvette L88 and new Porsche Carrera.

Here's an eligible car list...

AMC Javelin
Austin Mini Cooper S
BMW E30 M3
Chevrolet Camaro - 1969, 71 & ‘79
Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
Chevrolet Corvette L88
Chevrolet Monte Carlo Nascar ‘86
Chrysler Hemicuda
Dodge Challenger
Dodge Charger
Ford Capri MK3
Ford Lotus Cortina
Ford Escort Mk1 & Mk2
Ford Falcon XW, XY, XB, XC
Ford Mustang BOSS
Ford Sierra RS500
Ford Thunderbird Nascar ‘86
Holden Torana A9X
Jaguar E-Type
Jaguar XJ-S
Mercury Cougar
MGB
Morris Mini Cooper S
Plymouth Barracuda
Porsche Carrera 911 3.0 RSR
VW Beetle

We're looking at splitting that field into some different categories, with honours for each - think 60s, 70s and 80s, plus a slim-can category.

The regs will be similar to the current Trans-Am regulations. Magnets must be removed, ballast may be added, rear tyres, braid and screws can be replaced, but otherwise mostly standard parts. One difference is that cars with the slim-can F-050 motor can have a lower-revving version fitted.

This will be a single-driver class. Qualifying will sort three parallel heats - with the top two in each going to the final. In future years, there's also the potential for an occasional longer-format team race in the style of the Bathurst 500 / Spa 24 hour races of that era.

Here's a bit of Youngtimer action...



More 2022 news next week...