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Digest 36
Published by woodcote on Sep 5, 2024
This week’s slot car news…
The big news is Scalextric’s Winter 2024-5 range announcement, but there’s also a tasty Triumph from Racing Replicas, plus all the events from the SlotRacer Calendar and our pick of slot car videos and photographs.
Slot Cars
- Racing Replicas Triumph GT6 Pete Shepherd has created yet another incredible replica of a current historic racer. The owner’s son produced a 3D model of the car, which Pete then finished to his usual high standards. And it’s just possible the GT6 might be the next production model from Racing Replicas – who’s interested?
Calendar
- Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 14th-Sep-24
- Can-Am in North Wales – 14th-Sep-24
- WHO Goodwood Revival – 21st-Sep-24
- Worthing HO Wednesday – 2nd-Oct-24
- ELSRC Policar F1 – 5th-Oct-24
- WHO Birkett Relay – 12th-Oct-24
Videos
Photography
Scalextric Goodwood Revival
- Photos and Discussion As ever, you can find lots more photos, tell us about anything we’ve missed, and let us know what you think of the latest slot car news over on the forum.
More Issues
Updates
Scalextric Range Launch
Jan 8, 2024
Calendar 2024
Dec 11, 2023
BRM, the Inside Story
May 5, 2023
Calendar
Dec 12, 2022
On This Day in History…
| 14-09-1973 |  
SRC Ford Capri 2600LV Tour de France 1973 Jean Pierre Rouget and his navigator Philippe Routier took part in the 1973 Tour de France with this car, but did not make it to the finish. The event was a combination of a race on circuits and rally special stages and was won by Sandro Munari and Mario Mannucci in a Lancia Stratos HF. Check out all the details and photos. |
| 14-09-1980 |  |
| 16-09-1888 | W. O. Bentley, English engineer and motoring pioneer who founded Bentley Motors Limited, born in London |
| 16-09-1951 |   |
| 16-09-1982 |  
Scalextric Ford Escort RS1800 Ari Vatanen - Scalextric Club Car Ford withdrew from rallying in 1982 and Ari Vatanen was left without a drive in the WRC and unable to defend his crown. Instead he competed in the British Open Rally Championship, driving the MCD-prepared Escort 'Black Beauty' alongside Phil Short for the first two events and then Terry Harryman for the final three - the Manx being their final outing. Check out all the details, photos and videos. |
Features
Grand Prix
Published by JasonB on Aug 4, 2024 in Features, Media
Through a fatefully fortuitous set of circumstances, Slotracer.Online has come into possession of a vast treasure trove of original and unpublished contact strips from the film “Grand Prix”, John Frankenheimer’s classic, and stylish 1966 Formula One film. This collection of almost 10,000 shots came from Jim Russell, a former racing driver who worked on the film. How he came by them is anybody’s guess, but they have now been saved from certain destruction by our very own Norfolk correspondent, Mr Brian Rogers.
It was such a fabulous collection that we obviously couldn’t just keep it to ourselves. These may have been simple contact strips, but with a little tender loving care, this unique array of work had to be made public. So with a fanfare and a drum roll, we proudly present a selection of our favourite shots from behind the scenes of this iconic film.
Obviously this isn’t directly related to slot cars, but it is certainly part of motorsport and film history, and it was just too good an opportunity to miss. With a cast list including James Garner, Francoise Hardy, Graham Hill, Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, and many, many more the film was an epic period piece, but what a period.
Arguably the finest era of Formula One, captured in stunning detail with some of the best racing sequences ever.
If you’ve never seen the film before, please make sure you do. And if you have, we hope you enjoy this little look at some of the publicity shots and behind the scenes photos. Highly recommended.