Scalextric and electric race cars are a match made in heaven. In fact, I guess you could say that Scalextric has led the way in electric powered motorsport for 60 years (*groans*). So it’s great to see the first pictures…
This video from the 2019 London Toy Fair gives you a first look at the latest Micro Scalextric sets.
2019 marks 25 years of Micro Scalextric, the compact, affordable and super-speedy entry-level race sets, and to celebrate, Scalextric has given it some serious updates. These major updates – including a brand new track system, new car motors and chassis,…
You have to have the hardest of hearts not to let the Mini melt it just a little. So it proved for the people of Sicily when Prince Paul Metternich and and the French motor racing photographer Bernard Cahier raced their…
Photos of the stunning Scalextric model of the Ford GT GTE from the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The Ford GT GTE is the latest incarnation of the Ford GT endurance racer making it heir to the legendary GT40. The car in the video below is Scalextric’s model of the No. 68 Ford, in the colours of Chip Ganassi Racing,…
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Can you believe it’s already nearly a week since the 2018 Goodwood Revival closed its doors. Which, for those of you with a glass half-full, means there’s now only 50 weeks until next year’s festival! But to help those of…
I’ve been waiting months for this. After falling in love with the car at the UK Slot Car festival way back in May, I’ve finally got my hands on the stunning Castrol liveried Scalextric C3924 Ford Escort MkI. It’s a…
If you’re a historic motorsports fan then, unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past month, you’ll know it was the Goodwood Revival this past weekend. 2018 marked the twentieth anniversary of the Goodwood Revival bringing racing back…
1966 was the year, and the GT40 MkII the car, that finally saw Ford take their revenge on Ferrari by winning at Le Mans. Much like the car itself, this win was largely achieved through brute force. Graham Hill and…
As you can probably tell from that mouthful of a title – I’ve finally got my hands on the Scalextric C3898A Legends Jaguar E-Type 1963 International Sussex Trophy Limited Edition Twin Pack! Long time readers (rather confidently used the plural…
The Jaguar D-Type is a legendary sports car that needs no introduction. For round four of the 1957 World Sporstcar Championship, the 1000km of Nurburgring, a mind blowing 44 lap race around the 174 corners that made up the Nürburgring Nordschleife, Ecurie…
For me the Ferrari 250 GTO is without question, the most beautiful sports car ever raced. It’s a car that’s been blessed with an almost magnetic beauty. The kind that once you glimpse, is impossible to look away from. It’s…
The latest range of high detail Scalextric models are absolutely beautifully made. The attention to detail and the build quality is better than ever. But I feel that beauty is often lost in the official product photography. Details that the…
I currently have two eBay obsessions. Scalextric models of historic racing cars and Goodwood Revival memorabilia. Every once in a while these two obsessions collide. And when they do, it’s nearly always something special – just like these Scalextric Goodwood…
Buying your lad his first Scalextric could be the start of a lifelong passion. And if you want to keep the track and cars running better, for longer, you’ve got to look after them. But how you feel about maintaining…
Yes, it’s nearly that one-day, well, that fifteen minutes or so, of year again when you have pretend to be grateful for all the things your dad does for you. Best buy him a gift. But what should you get…
In late 1997 both the Earl of March and I were hatching plans. Mine would see me through university while also going to the pub every day. Meanwhile in West Sussex, the Earl’s plans would see motor racing at the…
It’s that special time of year again when everything seems brighter, everyone you meet seems inexplicably happier, as though the whole world has an extra skip in their step. Yes, it’s the time when Scalextric release details of the second…