diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ConstantVelocityRace.java b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ConstantVelocityRace.java
index 85e661ae..900f81ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ConstantVelocityRace.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ConstantVelocityRace.java
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ public class ConstantVelocityRace extends Race {
         super(startingBoats, marks);
     }
 
+    public ConstantVelocityRace(BoatInRace[] startingBoats, ArrayList<Leg> marks, int scaleFactor) {
+        super(startingBoats, marks, scaleFactor);
+    }
+
     protected void updatePosition(BoatInRace boat, int millisecondsElapsed) {
 
         //distanceTravelled = velocity (nm p hr) * time taken to update loop
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
index a740acbc..4533c646 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@ package seng302.Model;
 
 
 import javafx.application.Platform;
-import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty;
 import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
-import javafx.collections.ObservableArray;
 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import seng302.Controllers.RaceController;
-import seng302.GPSCoordinate;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
@@ -22,8 +19,8 @@ public abstract class Race implements Runnable {
     protected RaceController controller;
     protected int boatsFinished = 0;
     protected long totalTimeElapsed;
-    protected int scale_factor = 15;
 
+    protected int scaleFactor = 1;
 
     private int SLEEP_TIME = 100; //time in milliseconds to pause in a paced loop
     protected int PRERACE_TIME = 10000;//Integer.MAX_VALUE; //time in milliseconds to pause during pre-race
@@ -36,7 +33,7 @@ public abstract class Race implements Runnable {
      */
     public Race(BoatInRace[] boats, ArrayList<Leg> legs, RaceController controller) {
         for (BoatInRace boat : boats) {
-            boat.setScaledVelocity(boat.getVelocity() * scale_factor);
+            boat.setScaledVelocity(boat.getVelocity() * scaleFactor);
         }
 
         this.startingBoats = FXCollections.observableArrayList(boats);
@@ -54,6 +51,22 @@ public abstract class Race implements Runnable {
         this(boats, marks, null);
     }
 
+    public Race(BoatInRace[] boats, ArrayList<Leg> legs, int scaleFactor) {
+        for (BoatInRace boat : boats) {
+            boat.setScaledVelocity(boat.getVelocity() * scaleFactor);
+        }
+        this.startingBoats = FXCollections.observableArrayList(boats);
+        this.legs = legs;
+        this.legs.add(new Leg("Finish", this.legs.size()));
+        this.scaleFactor = scaleFactor;
+    }
+
+
+
+    public void setScaleFactor(int scaleFactor) {
+        this.scaleFactor = scaleFactor;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Runnable for the thread.
      */
@@ -122,7 +135,7 @@ public abstract class Race implements Runnable {
         long hours;
 
         currentTimeInSeconds = totalTimeElapsed / 1000;
-        long scaledTimeInSeconds = currentTimeInSeconds * scale_factor;
+        long scaledTimeInSeconds = currentTimeInSeconds * scaleFactor;
         minutes = scaledTimeInSeconds / 60;
         remainingSeconds = scaledTimeInSeconds % 60;
         hours = minutes / 60;
diff --git a/src/test/java/seng302/Model/RaceTest.java b/src/test/java/seng302/Model/RaceTest.java
index 5f71f764..ab1d2ed3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/seng302/Model/RaceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/seng302/Model/RaceTest.java
@@ -110,4 +110,25 @@ public class RaceTest {
         assertTrue(System.currentTimeMillis() - timeStarted > 500);
 
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void scalerScalesVelocityCorrectly() {
+
+        int scaleFactor = 0;
+        float vel1 = 0;
+        float vel2 = (float) 1.999;
+        float vel3 = (float) 32.5;
+        float vel4 = 500;
+        BoatInRace boat1 = new BoatInRace("test", vel1, Color.ALICEBLUE, "tt");
+        BoatInRace boat2 = new BoatInRace("test", vel2, Color.ALICEBLUE, "tt");
+        BoatInRace boat3 = new BoatInRace("test", vel3, Color.ALICEBLUE, "tt");
+        BoatInRace boat4 = new BoatInRace("test", vel4, Color.ALICEBLUE, "tt");
+        BoatInRace[] boats = new BoatInRace[] {boat1, boat2, boat3, boat4};
+
+        ConstantVelocityRace race = new ConstantVelocityRace(boats, new ArrayList<Leg>(), scaleFactor);
+        assertEquals(race.getStartingBoats().get(0).getScaledVelocity(), vel1 * scaleFactor, 1e-8);
+        assertEquals(race.getStartingBoats().get(1).getScaledVelocity(), vel2 * scaleFactor, 1e-8);
+        assertEquals(race.getStartingBoats().get(2).getScaledVelocity(), vel3 * scaleFactor, 1e-8);
+        assertEquals(race.getStartingBoats().get(3).getScaledVelocity(), vel4 * scaleFactor, 1e-8);
+    }
 }