The Digital Slot Car Association exists to promote digital slot car racing and share best practice for governance of competition and car standards.
The association was formed in 2014 following the third running of the Slot.it oXigen Le Mans 24 hours. The event earned international acclaim after a starting as a simple idea by two slot car enthusiasts, and it was only natural that the desire spurned to share the magic of Le Mans with a much wider audience.
Supporting clubs and individual racers worldwide, the secondary aim of the association is to create a progression that takes the home racer to domestic level club racing, and then on to national and international competition.
The organisation exists to promotor realistic, enjoyable and affordable model car racing. If you have ever wanted to feel just like the race car drivers you watch on TV, the Internet or at the track, now you can. With DiSCA, you can race.
Who are we?
Gary Skipp – Founder / Director
Gary is a motor racing enthusiast and has been slot car racing since 2004. Gary’s combination of full size racing experience, professional engineering background and a passion for all things Le Mans have been instrumental in the creation and development of DiSCA.
Alexander Jones – Founder / Treasurer
Alex has been slot car racing since 2002 and co-created the Le Mans 24 hours and co-founded The Digital Slot Car Association with Gary in 2013. Alex competes in a range of analogue and digital slot car racing events and enjoys scratch building unusual models. Alex is married to wife Flori and lives in the English Cotswolds with his two children.
Giovanni Russello – Promotion
Gio began slot car racing in 2014 with a small Scalextric Sport Digital layout at is home in Auckland, New Zealand. In three short years Gio has made the transition to ‘rug racer’ to international racer/driver and DiSCA official. Gio joined the association in an official capacity for the 2017 Le Mans 24 hours after racing in two GT3 Euro events during 2016.
Tim De Pooter – EU Scrutineer
Tim has been Slot Racing in Belgium and The Netherlands since 1993 and has a wide range of experience with cars and tracks of different manufacture, often scratch building and modifying his cars into unique models. Tim is a member of DSCA Mechelen and supports the scene with small hand-built and fabricated accessories under the name TTC Creations. Tim has been key figure alongside Tamar Nelwan in setting up the Dutch-Belgian GT3 Interseries using DiSCA regulations, where he performs a chiefly technical role alongside other duties.
Nicholas Wade – GB Scrutineer
Nick also began Slot Racing in 1993 and has been a prominent figure among East Midlands slot clubs. Currently a member at Rockingham, Nick’s technical knowledge and detailed appreciation of DiSCA values places him in perfect stead for scrutineering roles at UK-based events. Nick lives in Corby, UK with his family and often races alongside Gary and Alex as Team Captain of Sports Carazing.