diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/BoatInRace.java b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/BoatInRace.java
index 95bb2dba..e1039630 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/BoatInRace.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/BoatInRace.java
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ public class BoatInRace extends Boat {
 
     private Queue<TrackPoint> track = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
     private long nextValidTime = 0;
-    private final int TRACK_POINT_TIME_INTERVAL = 1000; // every 1 seconds
+
+    private static final float BASE_TRACK_POINT_TIME_INTERVAL = 5000;
+    private static float trackPointTimeInterval = 5000; // every 1 seconds
     private final int TRACK_POINT_LIMIT = 10;
     private boolean trackVisible = true;
 
@@ -269,8 +271,8 @@ public class BoatInRace extends Boat {
         Boolean added = System.currentTimeMillis() >= nextValidTime;
         long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
         if (added && this.started) {
-            nextValidTime = currentTime + TRACK_POINT_TIME_INTERVAL;
-            track.add(new TrackPoint(coordinate, currentTime, TRACK_POINT_LIMIT * TRACK_POINT_TIME_INTERVAL));
+            nextValidTime = currentTime + (long) trackPointTimeInterval;
+            track.add(new TrackPoint(coordinate, currentTime, TRACK_POINT_LIMIT * (long) trackPointTimeInterval));
         }
         return added;
     }
@@ -299,4 +301,12 @@ public class BoatInRace extends Boat {
     public void setTrackVisible(boolean trackVisible) {
         this.trackVisible = trackVisible;
     }
+
+    public static float getBaseTrackPointTimeInterval() {
+        return BASE_TRACK_POINT_TIME_INTERVAL;
+    }
+
+    public static void setTrackPointTimeInterval(float value) {
+        trackPointTimeInterval = value;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
index b57e1f32..18136805 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/Race.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public abstract class Race implements Runnable {
     protected int scaleFactor;
 
     private int SLEEP_TIME = 100; //time in milliseconds to pause in a paced loop
-    protected int PRERACE_TIME = 120000; //time in milliseconds to pause during pre-race
+    protected int PRERACE_TIME = 0; //120000; //time in milliseconds to pause during pre-race
     private boolean timerEnabled = true; //boolean to determine if timer is ran
 
     /**
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public abstract class Race implements Runnable {
         String name = officialStart.getName();
         Marker endMarker = officialStart.getEndMarker();
 
+        BoatInRace.setTrackPointTimeInterval(BoatInRace.getBaseTrackPointTimeInterval() / scaleFactor);
 
         ArrayList<Marker> startMarkers = getSpreadStartingPositions();
         for (int i = 0; i < startingBoats.size(); i++) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ResizableRaceCanvas.java b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ResizableRaceCanvas.java
index e335dab3..7d687c41 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ResizableRaceCanvas.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/Model/ResizableRaceCanvas.java
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ public class ResizableRaceCanvas extends Canvas {
      */
     public void setBoats(BoatInRace[] boats) {
         this.boats = boats;
+        for (BoatInRace boat : boats) {
+            System.out.println();
+        }
     }
 
     public ResizableRaceCanvas(RaceMap map) {