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This is a brand new event for 2026 and gives us the opportunity to expand the range of cars we run on the WHO Digital calendar and enjoy another full-day Saturday to cheer us up during the darker months. There are two team races, a pairs race and two individual events to mix things up during the day. As always, doors open for practice at 10am and we aim to finish around 4.30. There are no club cars for our Digital Saturdays and we expect all new racers to have successfully completed at least one Nascar & Trans-Am Wednesday evening event - conveniently these are scheduled for 14 January and 11 February.

Race One is a Pioneer Legends pairs race, which we hope will get us up to speed and learn the track (Mike's version of Meadowdale International Raceway). These little cars have thrilled us on Wednesday nights over the past three years and now have a new home. They will run to the same build regulations as before - if you need a copy of the regs to build a new car, please let us know.

Race Two is Sebring Seventies - a 45-minute team race for Scalextric and Fly models of GT cars that raced at the 12 Hours of Sebring from 1973 to 1977. Eligible cars are:

●    Scalextric Porsche 911 3.0 RSR 
●    Scalextric Chevrolet Corvette L88
●    Fly Ferrari Daytona 365 GTB/4
●    Fly Porsche 911S
●    Fly Porsche 934 and 1977 934/5
●    Fly BMW 3.5 CSL IMSA

Only six cars will run, entered by our Gold drivers (or their deputies). Cars should be prepared to Scalextric Tin Top regs. Working lights are preferred, but not essential. At the time of writing, there are five Scalextric Porsches on the grid, with Mike still deciding between a Fly BMW 3.5 CSL and a sixth Porsche...

Race Three is another chance to run the awesome Carrera Classic Nascars. This is an individual race with a heats and finals format. Build regs are on page 14 of the 2026 WHO digital guide.

Race Four is Can-Am - another individual race featuring models of the unrestricted monsters that delighted crowds from 1966 to 1974. We will use brand eligibility and regs from the Goodwood Whitsun Cup and limit entry to genuine Group 7 Can-Am cars (plus the 1965 SCCA precursor): no GT40s, Ferrari 330s or Alfa 33/3s please. This list may be useful...

   

The Whitsun Cup regs allow for a change of running gear and wheels, so those very nice Fly and Monogram models can be tuned to compete with the George Turner, Slot.it and MR SlotCar cars - which must use a standard 18k Scalextric or PSR AC6 S-Can motor.

The final race is a 500 lap (approximately two-hour) team race into the dark for the new Scalextric LMDh  (Le Mans Daytona hybrid) models - currently the Cadillac V-Series.R and Porsche 963. These cars will be provided and prepared by our Gold rated drivers (or their deputy). We will use the same regs as the GT Championship. For 2026 and 2027, the older Scalextric Ford Daytona Prototype (Riley) and Ginetta G60-LT-P1 will also be permitted - if you have one already - but these will be allocated a smaller fuel tank in RCS64. Working lights are essential for this as we’ll turn off the main hall lights and race with the up-lighters.

As with all our first-time events, the formats and regs are a work in progress! Any questions, just ask...