BOURNEMOUTH  SLOT CAR CLUB

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Derek Purkis
It is with  great sadness we must tell you all that Derek Purkis has passed away at the end of August 2022.

Many of you will remember the Bournemouth club at the rear of his shop from 1994, the club moved to current clubroom in his back garden in 2005
Condolences to his family.   Thanks to them the club will continue. 

 

2024 RACING - Club Calendar for the year
 Come slot racing at the Bournemouth slot car club. The emphasis is on enjoyable racing, and a friendly club atmosphere. There are classes for a a variety of cars to suit all tastes. We frequently run handicap racing, this gives everybody a chance of winning - its usually the up and coming driver who can improve his scores rather than the established expert who wins the nights handicap racing.  As well as club racing, we support National and regional racing

To contact the Bournemouth Slot Car Club - e mail Chris Frost info@bscra.co.uk  

Classic Sports

1/24 Classic Sports

 

Scott Francis, National Production Champion 2012 : Simon Francis National INTRO 32 Champion 2017     

 Scott Simon           

BOURNEMOUTH SLOT CAR CLUB - SOUTHERN 32 Club champions 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012!

Southern 32 Race Reports  Including Bournemouth's annual round of the serries 

  

 

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Derek Purkis cuts the red tape

 

Derek Purkis opens our new clubroom in 2005
Click here for the story of our new club room

 

You can run your own car, or for most classes you can borrow a club car. Club controllers are available, or you can use your own. 

The club started at Slot Racing Supplies, one of the leading slot racing suppliers in the country - so you can buy just about any sort of slot racing equipment.

The BOURNEMOUTH  Slot Car was set up by Derek Purkis  in late 1993.  After considering several tack designs, of  4 and 6 lanes, it was concluded that 6 lanes would limit the layout options too much. So Derek settled on the current 4 lane design by Chris Frost.  The track was built in early 1994 by Terry Wood and Chris Frost. The track layout has remain unchanged since then.  In  we had to leave our original clubroom at the end of September 2005, and the track was moved to our clubroom, and racing restarted on 17 November 2005.

Track Specification

Lap length 107 ft./ 32.6m
Lane centers 4 in / 102mm
Lanes 4 - Yellow, Red, White, Blue
Surface Mid Grey polyurethane 
Pick up Copper braid
Power supply (full power) Regulated 14.2 volts, 75 amps    
Power supply (low power) As above with a 1 ohm resistor in the supply to each lane. (lanes can be individually switched)
Controller wiring To BSCRA regulations
Car polarity

 

BSCRA 2003 /  Scalextric / Ninco/ Fly  (positive on the right).

(Each lane can be reversed from race control.)

Race Control Fully computerized Race Coordinator system.

This includes race timing, individual laps timed to 1/1000 sec.

 

Caravan Racing- something different for the Christmas fun night   

 

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