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We'll start with the 2024 debut of WHO Slot Rally - featuring two Wednesday evening club nights on 29 May and 23 October, sandwiching a round of the 2024 Slot Rally GB Championship on Saturday 27 July.

All the details, dates, formats and rules are in this six-page pdf document...

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You do have plenty of time to prepare for these events, but if you want to wait and experience Slot Rally before committing to buying anything, there will be club cars and controllers on each of the Wednesday evening stages.

You can enter one car in each class - Classic Rally, 80s/90s Rally and Modern Rally. There is vast array of Slot Rally cars available - plus plenty of scope for modifications in the rules. However, here are a few tips for starting out...

• Slot Rally cars must have an in-line motor, no magnet and must be a 1:32 scale model of a real rally car with driver and co-driver figures.
  
• There are plenty of tuning tips and buyers guides on SlotForum, harking back to the golden years of Slot Rally GB.
  
• You'll be racing all your cars one after another on each of the stages. It can be useful to have three cars with similar characteristics, so you are building on the previous run, rather than having to completely re-adjust to a vastly different car.
  
• The mid-2000s Ninco rally cars with sprung guides and suspension can be competitive with the best slot rally cars (eg SRC, Avant Slot, NSR) and are available for a fraction of the price - around £25-40. A pair of racing rear tyres (eg NSR Super or Ultra grips) are essential, the addition of alloy rear wheels something to consider. The motor should also be glued in and some weight added near the guide and in front of the rear wheels, as required. These are also easy cars to drive - ideal for slot rally beginners.
  
• For those who like tuning cars, the current Teamslot rally range includes some utterly beautiful scale models which are fitted with a punchy long-can motor. They do need some fettling, but are definitely a lot of fun and can be very competitive. They are available for just under £50 at Pendles (don't forget our 10% club discount).
  
• The latest SCX and Scalextric rally cars look great are good fun - and the fastest 'out-of-the-box' example of each manufacturer will be recognised at each of our events. Of course, magnets must be removed and weight should be added. Tyres can be changed too. There are plenty of options to gradually modify your SCX and Scalextric models - including a complete overhaul with a 3D printed chassis - but modified cars won't be eligible for the SCX / Scalextric prizes.
  
• There's also no reason you can't run older late-80s and 1990s models. These are often as cheap as chips, but can be a lot of fun to drive... Scalextric, SCX and Ninco all produced models of the Renault Maxi Mégane and Toyota Corolla  - and these can be found for as little as £5-10 at swapmeets. Fit a pair of racing tyres and you're on the start line!
  

There will be some new boxed and used slot rally cars available for sale at the club over the next few months. But don't forget, club cars will be allocated to each of the stages in 2024 (and probably 2025). Any questions - just ask.