Watch a race from inside the Slot Car!

Ever wondered what it would be like to watch a Scalextric digital race from a small camera inside the car? Well, here’s your chance! This video, taken by http://www.rennbahn132.de/ lets you watch and action packed race around a Scalextric Digital circuit.

Happy Racing!

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Scalextric Track Layouts and How to design them

There are a few things you need to have in mind before starting to design and build your track.

1. The space you have available.
2. The amount and pieces of track you have.
3. How much money you want to spend. (It is easy to spend a fortune on slot car track)
4. The type of cars (a rally car is ideal for lots of corners but an F1 car needs long fast straights to reach top speed) and how fast their motors are.

Most beginner sets come with a simple figure of eight or an oval circuit. Scalextric have a range of track extension packs to make these circuits more exciting, but I find that there is more fun in designing and building a circuit yourself and then redesigning it over and over again. Here are some simple track layouts suitable for all scales and makes.

Scalextric Mini Cooper: A Slideshow Through the Ages

 

 

 

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One of the first cars people get when they start Scalextric is the iconic Mini Cooper. The Mini and Scalextric go way back. They have many things in common: they are British icons, small and are known worldwide. 

The first Scalextric Mini Cooper was released in 1965 and became a must have for any racer.

Our Mobile WordPress Site

You automatically view our mobile site when using a iOS device or on an android phone. Below are some screenshots if what it looks like on an iPod 4. You can change back to the normal site by clicking the link at the bottom of the homepage.

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Dodge Charger 1969 Review

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One of the newest cars from Scalextric is the 1969 Dodge Charger. The Charger is a classic  two door coupe muscle car. 

The Charger is a very high detail model but could really do with working headlights. It is a DPR car and comes with all the standard features like Magnatraction and easy change pick-ups. It has a Mabuchi SP 18,000 RPM motor, with  a gear ratio of 11:36.