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Our 2026 season sees a record 33 events at the Barn. We've added two brand new events to the calendar - an extra Digital Saturday is added in February that will feature American-themed cars and formats, plus a Rally-Raid fun night in August which will be a chance to enjoy Dakar vehicles on Ninco & SCX off-road stages.

There are some tweaks to the calendar. WHO Digital Wednesdays now fall on the second Wednesday of the month, a week after the monthly HO race. The WHO Goodwood Revival has moved from its usual slot in September to the first Saturday of October, with the Digital Test Night moved into September. Both July and October see four events at the Barn - and we have another action-packed summer holiday programme, which went down well in 2025.

Race fees remain at £3 adults / £2 under-16s on Wednesday nights and £6 adults / £4 under-16s for the Digital Saturdays. The Slot Rally GB Championship event in July is hosted by the club - fees and regs will be publicised in due course by the Slot Rally GB organisers.

More details about our WHO Slot Rally, Scalextric Digital and HO scale formats and regulations for next season will follow very soon. 

Here's the 2026 calendar as text...

1. Wednesday 7 January – WHO Mod & WHO Tuners – Round 1
   
2. Wednesday 14 January – Scalextric Digital – Nascar & Trans-Am
   
3. Wednesday 21 January – WHO Slot Rally – Winter Stages
   
4. Wednesday 4 February – WHO Nascar – Round 1
   
5. Wednesday 11 February – Scalextric Digital – Nascar & Trans-Am
   
6. Saturday 21 February - Scalextric Digital – WHO American Speed Fest
   
7. Wednesday 4 March – WHO Formula One – Round 1
   
8. Wednesday 11 March – Scalextric Digital – GT Championship Race 1
   
9. Wednesday 1 April – WHO Mod & WHO Tuners – Round 2
   
10. Wednesday 8 April – Scalextric Digital – GT Championship Race 2
    
11. Wednesday 22 April – WHO Slot Rally – Spring Stages
    
12. Wednesday 6 May – WHO Nascar – Round 2
    
13. Wednesday 13 May – Scalextric Digital – GT Championship Race 3
    
14. Wednesday 3 June – WHO Formula One – Round 2
    
15. Saturday 20 June – Scalextric Digital – GT Championship Race 4
    
16. Wednesday 1 July – WHO Mod & WHO Tuners – Round 3
    
17. Wednesday 8 July – Scalextric Digital – Nascar & Trans-Am
    
18. Saturday 18 July – Slot Rally GB Worthing Stages
    
19. Wednesday 29 July – WHO Slot Rally – Summer Stages
    
20. Wednesday 5 August – WHO Nascar – Round 3
    
21. Wednesday 12 August – Scalextric Digital – Nascar & Trans-Am
    
22. Wednesday 26 August – WHO Slot Rally – Dakar Rally Raid
    
23. Wednesday 2 September – WHO Formula One – Round 3
    
24. Wednesday 23 September – Scalextric Digital Test Night
    
25. Saturday 3 October – Scalextric Digital – WHO Goodwood Revival
    
26. Wednesday 7 October – WHO Mod & WHO Tuners – Round 4
    
27. Saturday 17 October – Scalextric Digital – WHO Birkett Six-Hour Relay
    
28. Wednesday 28 October – WHO Slot Rally – Autumn Stages
    
29. Wednesday 4 November – WHO Nascar – Round 4 + AGM
    
30. Saturday 14 November – Scalextric Digital – Tin Top Saturday
    
31. Wednesday 18 November – HO Test & Fun Night
    
32. Wednesday 2 December – WHO Formula One – Round 4
    
33. Saturday 12 December – Scalextric Digital – Tin Top Saturday
    

Any questions, just ask.

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WHO Slot Rally 2026

This will be the third season of slot rally events at the Barn. We keep to the four regular events in January, April, July & October and add a Dakar Rally-Raid fun night in August. To cap a busy summer of rally events, we look forward to hosting a round of the 2026 Slot Rally GB Championship at the Barn on Saturday 18 July.

1. Wednesday 21 January - WHO Winter Stages
   
2. Wednesday 22 April - WHO Spring Stages
   
3. Saturday 18 July - Slot Rally GB Worthing Stages
   
4. Wednesday 29 July - WHO Summer Stages
   
5. Wednesday 26 August - Dakar Rally-Raid Fun Night
   
6. Wednesday 28 October - WHO Autumn Stages
   

We have a six-page pdf document with our 2026 WHO Slot Rally dates, formats and car regulations 

WHO SlotRally 2026 Info.pdf Size: 1.33 MB  Downloads: 32

These are the pages to view without downloading the pdf...

         

         

         

Club cars and controllers are always available at the WHO Slot Rally events and members often have suitable cars for sale - ranging from perfectly competitive retro Scalextric and SCX models at £10-£20, right up to the latest pro-rally models from SRC, Scaleauto etc.

Mike D also has a range of tyres that he produces, which are particularly useful for the older models where the rubber may have hardened or perished. They cost £3 a pair and are available at the club nights.

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WHO Digital 2026

Our Scalextric digital calendar has been extended to eight Wednesdays and six Saturdays for 2026, including a brand new American SpeedFest Saturday in February...

• Wednesday 14 January – Scalextric Digital – Nascar & Trans-Am
  
• Wednesday 11 February – Scalextric Digital – Nascar & Trans-Am
  
• Saturday 21 February - Scalextric Digital – WHO American Speed Fest
  
• Wednesday 11 March – Scalextric Digital – GT Championship Race 1
  
• Wednesday 8 April – Scalextric Digital – GT Championship Race 2
  
• Wednesday 13 May – Scalextric Digital – GT Championship Race 3
  
• Saturday 20 June – Scalextric Digital – GT Championship Race 4
  
• Wednesday 8 July – Scalextric Digital – Nascar & Trans-Am
  
• Wednesday 12 August – Scalextric Digital – Nascar & Trans-Am
  
• Wednesday 23 September – Scalextric Digital Test Night
  
• Saturday 3 October – Scalextric Digital – WHO Goodwood Revival
  
• Saturday 17 October – Scalextric Digital – WHO Birkett Six-Hour Relay
  
• Saturday 14 November – Scalextric Digital – Tin Top Saturday
  
• Saturday 12 December – Scalextric Digital – Tin Top Saturday
  

We have a 21-page pdf document that explains our Scalextric digital set-up, RCS64 software, event formats and car build guidelines 

WHO Digital Guide 2026.1.pdf Size: 1.06 MB  Downloads: 74

   

This includes new standardised guidelines for stock Scalextric models across most of the classes we run...
   

The learning curve can be steep for those new to digital simulation racing and the Nascar & Trans-Am Wednesday evenings are designed to give new racers a perfect introduction and training session. We ask that all new racers successfully complete at least (and preferably two) of these events before moving on to the GT Championship and the Saturday events - all of which use more complex formats and faster cars.

The first two thirds of the year is dominated by team racing, so it's not necessary to buy any cars. However, the autumn Goodwood and Tin Top Saturdays do require your own cars. We recommend a Scalextric BTCC car as a first purchase, so you can take part in our awesome three-race BTCC weekend format at the November and December Tin Top Saturdays.