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Hey folks,
The invites and rules went out early this month for the third installment of the Tourist Trophy! What is the Tourist Trophy you say? Well, it’s the best thing since sliced bread LOL. Teams are invited from across western Canada, including clubs from Vancouver Island, Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg. Racers will compete in a team-based enduro against some of the best drivers and tuners in the country.
This year’s TT is going to be hosted by the Greater Vancouver Slot Car Club (GVSCC). The GVSCC is eager to take back their crown while the boys from Slot Car Racing Edmonton (SCRE) are just as eager to defend their title ;O) Can’t blame them, the TT is sure purdy!

The race class will again be NSR Classics. A first for the TT, a consistent formula and class for teams to improve upon from last year. May it bring a wrinkle and increased parity amongst the teams.
The GVSCC host track will be the new Tanex Raceways, a routed 4 lane beast, with the longest lane being 98.5’!



Some key timelines are coming up, first is to register a team. Registration date is March 15. After which we’ll form and layout the logistics. But at a high level, the race date will be Sat. Aug.29 and be preceded by a few days of track practice. Handout tires and motors will happen in advance as in prior years, likely May/June. The race schedule and practice times etc. will happen in April and we’ll do a randomized draw for starting spots and lane rotation again in early April. June 1 will be a key date will team roster/driver order, cars/liveries being declared.
We will likely cap this at 7/8 teams (of 4 drivers) so teams aren’t sitting out for hours and to keep the day to a reasonable length. The GVSCC host squad will get 2 team slots as all hosting clubs do, if they desire. If we fewer than the capped number of teams, but interest remains, then we’ll see about putting together a team of free agents to fill out the field and/or open this up to other teams outside of the region.
I am also very happy to announce that some of our key sponsors that help to make this happen are returning this year, big shout outs to Andrea at NSR and Lynne & Robert from LEB Hobbies for their continued support!
And if that’s not enough, we have something VERY special planned as part of the TT weekend, in what would be a first in Canada. More news on that as it unfolds ;O)
Until then, time to start thinking about working on a car and maybe, yes…some trash talk!

Cheers, eh!
Tom
Hey folks,
The invites and rules went out early this month for the third installment of the Tourist Trophy! What is the Tourist Trophy you say? Well, it’s the best thing since sliced bread LOL. Teams are invited from across western Canada, including clubs from Vancouver Island, Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg. Racers will compete in a team-based enduro against some of the best drivers and tuners in the country.
This year’s TT is going to be hosted by the Greater Vancouver Slot Car Club (GVSCC). The GVSCC is eager to take back their crown while the boys from Slot Car Racing Edmonton (SCRE) are just as eager to defend their title ;O) Can’t blame them, the TT is sure purdy!
The race class will again be NSR Classics. A first for the TT, a consistent formula and class for teams to improve upon from last year. May it bring a wrinkle and increased parity amongst the teams.
The GVSCC host track will be the new Tanex Raceways, a routed 4 lane beast, with the longest lane being 98.5’!
Some key timelines are coming up, first is to register a team. Registration date is March 15. After which we’ll form and layout the logistics. But at a high level, the race date will be Sat. Aug.29 and be preceded by a few days of track practice. Handout tires and motors will happen in advance as in prior years, likely May/June. The race schedule and practice times etc. will happen in April and we’ll do a randomized draw for starting spots and lane rotation again in early April. June 1 will be a key date will team roster/driver order, cars/liveries being declared.
We will likely cap this at 7/8 teams (of 4 drivers) so teams aren’t sitting out for hours and to keep the day to a reasonable length. The GVSCC host squad will get 2 team slots as all hosting clubs do, if they desire. If we fewer than the capped number of teams, but interest remains, then we’ll see about putting together a team of free agents to fill out the field and/or open this up to other teams outside of the region.
I am also very happy to announce that some of our key sponsors that help to make this happen are returning this year, big shout outs to Andrea at NSR and Lynne & Robert from LEB Hobbies for their continued support!
And if that’s not enough, we have something VERY special planned as part of the TT weekend, in what would be a first in Canada. More news on that as it unfolds ;O)
Until then, time to start thinking about working on a car and maybe, yes…some trash talk!
Cheers, eh!
Tom
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