diff --git a/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java b/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
index c81974db..45bf2868 100644
--- a/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
+++ b/mock/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class Race implements Runnable {
      * Frame periods are multiplied by this to get the amount of time a single frame represents.
      * E.g., frame period = 20ms, scale = 5, frame represents 20 * 5 = 100ms, and so boats are simulated for 100ms, even though only 20ms actually occurred.
      */
-    private int scaleFactor = 15;
+    private int scaleFactor = 5;
 
     /**
      * The race ID of the course.
diff --git a/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/MainController.java b/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/MainController.java
index 2b908e45..9937ae2c 100644
--- a/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/MainController.java
+++ b/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/MainController.java
@@ -51,5 +51,10 @@ public class MainController extends Controller {
         AnchorPane.setBottomAnchor(connectionController.startWrapper(), 0.0);
         AnchorPane.setLeftAnchor(connectionController.startWrapper(), 0.0);
         AnchorPane.setRightAnchor(connectionController.startWrapper(), 0.0);
+
+        AnchorPane.setTopAnchor(finishController.finishWrapper, 0.0);
+        AnchorPane.setBottomAnchor(finishController.finishWrapper, 0.0);
+        AnchorPane.setLeftAnchor(finishController.finishWrapper, 0.0);
+        AnchorPane.setRightAnchor(finishController.finishWrapper, 0.0);
     }
 }
diff --git a/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Mock/StreamedRace.java b/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Mock/StreamedRace.java
index 71b9c68a..7cd29c6e 100644
--- a/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Mock/StreamedRace.java
+++ b/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Mock/StreamedRace.java
@@ -185,9 +185,7 @@ public class StreamedRace implements Runnable {
 
         System.setProperty("javafx.animation.fullspeed", "true");
 
-        for (Boat boat : startingBoats) {
-            boat.setStarted(true);
-        }
+
 
         new AnimationTimer() {
 
@@ -199,18 +197,27 @@ public class StreamedRace implements Runnable {
             public void handle(long arg0) {
                 totalTimeElapsed = System.currentTimeMillis() - timeRaceStarted;
 
+
+                //Check if the race has actually started.
+                if (visualiserInput.getRaceStatus().isStarted()) {
+                    //Set all boats to started.
                     for (Boat boat : startingBoats) {
-                        if (boat != null && !boat.isFinished()) {
-                            updatePosition(boat);
-                            checkPosition(boat, totalTimeElapsed);
-                        }
+                        boat.setStarted(true);
+                    }
+                }
 
+                for (Boat boat : startingBoats) {
+                    if (boat != null && !boat.isFinished()) {
+                        updatePosition(boat);
+                        checkPosition(boat, totalTimeElapsed);
                     }
-                    for (Marker mark: boatMarkers){
-                        if (mark != null){
-                            updateMarker(mark);
-                        }
+
+                }
+                for (Marker mark: boatMarkers){
+                    if (mark != null){
+                        updateMarker(mark);
                     }
+                }
 
                 if (visualiserInput.getRaceStatus().isFinished()) {
                     controller.finishRace(startingBoats);
diff --git a/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ResizableRaceCanvas.java b/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ResizableRaceCanvas.java
index 9dfab1a9..2f971b0f 100644
--- a/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ResizableRaceCanvas.java
+++ b/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ResizableRaceCanvas.java
@@ -328,6 +328,12 @@ public class ResizableRaceCanvas extends ResizableCanvas {
                 if (Duration.between(boat.getTimeSinceLastMark(), raceClock.getTime()).getSeconds() < 0) {
                     boat.setTimeSinceLastMark(raceClock.getTime());
                 }
+
+                //If the race hasn't started, we set the time since last mark to the current time, to ensure we don't start counting until the race actually starts.
+                if (boat.isStarted() == false) {
+                    boat.setTimeSinceLastMark(raceClock.getTime());
+                }
+
                 displayText(boat.toString(), boat.getAbbrev(), boat.getVelocity(), this.map.convertGPS(boat.getCurrentPosition()),  boat.getFormattedEstTime(), boat.getTimeSinceLastMark());
                 //TODO this needs to be fixed.
                 drawTrack(boat, boatColours.get(sourceID));