EditModel Road Racing Company Slot Cars
MRRC is a small slot car company located in the channel islands.
The
Airfix Motor Racing slot car racing system was introduced in the United Kingdom in 1963. In 1963 Airfix bought Model Road Racing Cars Limited, a manufacturer of slot cars located in Boscombe, Hampshire, England.
MRRC is still active, and has produced such classic Formula One cars such as Nikki Lauda's Ferrari 312T, the Matra Ford Plus, the Honda Plus, the Eagle Weslake Plus as well as slot car racing favorite, the B.R.M Plus.
A member of the Airfix Group of Companies is the well-known firm of Model Road Racing Cars Ltd, of Bournemouth. This, the longest established concern in the business, has catered for model car builders for many years and is one of the pioneers of commercial electric model car racing. They provide a wide range of parts for constructing 1:32 scale cars, including two of the most potent motors at present on the market. These are the well proven MRRC 3-pole and 6-pole Ball Race Motors. Both are used, together with a 5-pole unit, with great success by scratch builders in many parts of the world.
An excellent range of brass bevel gears, tyres, wheels, robust steering units and other useful components are also produced by this firm.
To MRRC ltd., goes the credit for introducing the first proprietary four-wheel-drive model; this, their Mercedes-Benz W154, fitted with the 6-pole Ball Race motor has proved extremely popular. The MRRC Mercedes is also fitted with the 3-pole unit - a version that has developed into a very successful contender in club events all over Britain. Further proof of the potential of the MRRC 3-pole motor is provided by the fact that the British National Championships were won in 1964 and 1965 by cars fitted with this unit.
The year 1966 has also seen the introduction of a MRRC four-wheel-drive Indi-Novi Ferguson, similar in layout to the Mercedes. A 3-pole version of this model has also been produced, and for the first time the firm is branching into the field of 1/24 scale with a powerful model of the renowned Maserati 250P Grand Prix 2.5 litre F1 car.
The new controller produced by MRRC Ltd. is another welcome addition to their range this year. It will take a load of up to 30 amps and is fused and wired for Dynamic Braking. Operated by thumb pressure on a plunger this "Hi-speed" controller is already proving its worth under gruelling tests in club events"