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Digest 13
Published by JasonB on Mar 26, 2023
Our bite sized catch up on week 13.
Featuring three new Opels, two Porsches, two Mercedes, a Ford and an Audi, plus the latest reports from the rally proxy, some dates for your diary, and all the best slot car podcasts and video.
Slot Cars
- Slot.it Porsche 962 Slot.it have published some new photos of the upcoming Porsche 962C livery. The model represents the car driven at Le Mans in 1991, finishing seventh with drivers Hans Joachim Stuck, Frank Jelinski and Derek Bell.
- LMM Porsche 911 RSS Le Mans Minitaures have released the Sunoco liveried Porsche 911 RSS. Modelled on the Roger Penske car driven to sixth place in the 1973 6 hours of Watkins Glen by Mark Donohue and George Follmer. Available now.
- Revoslot Opel Kadett Revoslot have released photos of the first liveries and body configurations for its new Opel Kadett; a 1979 Monte-Carlo Rally livery with Clarr-Mahuteaux at the wheel, a GT/E Coupé by Günther Knippschild at Zolder in 1980, and a historic racer from the Brno Histocup of 2014. Expected in April.
- Seat 1400B Hobbyclassic have released a new Seat 1400B. The model represents the car raced to second place in the 1957 Montjuich Cup of Sports Cars by Juan Fernandez. It is a resin bodied car, and is a limited edition of 50 units.
- Junkyard Dog Pete Shepherd of Racing Replicas has built two different versions of the same car. Built from his own shells, the two versions represent the real car as it will race in the US and the UK. Spot the difference?
- Mercedes Benz Rennabteilung Avant Slot have announced new designs for a Mercedes transporter, the iconic 1955 Rennabteilung. The truck was capable of carrying a Mercedes 300SL sports car, or a W196 GP car, and was capable of 171km/h itself. Expected in the last quarter of the year.
- Slot.it Audi R8 Slot.it have posted CAD drawings of a nicely detailed Audi R8. Details are scarce, but we’ll keep you posted.
Slot Racing
- Rally Cars Slotting Proxy With two stages at the Send Scalextric Racing Club in Woking, the results in the Proxy Rally have been coming in thick and fast. Two very different stages were in prospect this weekend, with the cars tackling a tight and super slippery stage on Saturday, before opening up the their throttles on the Shed End Circuit.
Tracks & Scenery
- Poolesville Forest 4380r has posted photos of his rare, three lane, 1/24 scale Scalextric track. Scalextric’s Super 124 system was only manufactured for two years in the late 1960s, so you won’t find many layouts like this around.
Events
- Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 1st-Apr-23
- 10th edition DiSCA Le Mans 24hrs – 1st-Apr-23
- Worthing HO Wednesday – 5th-Apr-23
- Orpington Swapmeet – 16th-Apr-23
- Worthing Digital Wednesday – 19th-Apr-23
- National GT3 – South Manchester – 23rd-Apr-23
- National Digital Championship – Stanborough – 30th-Apr-23
- Worthing HO Wednesday – 3rd-May-23
- Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 13th-May-23
- Worthing Digital Wednesday – 17th-May-23
Audio & Video
Photo of the Week
Slot.it Sauber Mercedes C9
Photo by Mamoru Teranishi
More Issues
Updates
On This Day in History…
| 31-03-2001 | German brothers Michael and Ralf Schumacher become the first siblings to share the front row of the grid in a Formula 1 event, qualifying 1st and 2nd respectively for the Brazilian GP in São Paulo |
| 01-04-1967 |  
Slot.it Ford GT40 Sebring 1967 - Scuderia Brescia Corse This Ford GT40 is modelled on the Scuderia Brescia Corse Ford - winner of the sports car class at the 1967 12 Hours of Sebring. Drivers Vaccarella and Maglioli used all their experience to bring the car home in fifth, winning their class and Brescia Corse having the honour of finishing as top Italian team. Check out all the details and photos |
| 02-04-1926 | Jack Brabham, Australian driver, twice World F1 champion, and team owner, born in Sydney, Australia |
| 02-04-1934 |  
Le Mans Miniatures Bugatti T59 - Monaco 1934 The final Bugatti race car of the 1930s was the Type 59 of 1934. This version of the car modelled by Le Mans Miniatures is the car driven by Tazio Nuvelari to 5th in the Monaco GP on this day in 1934. The race was won by Guy Moll, a newly recruited Algerian Driver of Scuderia Ferrari, driving an Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3. Check out all the details and photos |
| 02-04-1963 | Mike Gascoyne, British motor racing engineer, designer, writer and broadcaster, was born in Norwich, England |
| 02-04-1986 |  
Fly Lancia 037 Safari Rally 1986 - Criticos / Kravos Lancia took five of the older 037s to Kenya in 1986. Although the Delta S4 had showed impressive form since its debut at the end of 1985, the rear-wheel-drive 037 was considered a more robust choice for the punishing terrain of the Safari. The S4 hadn't been tested in Africa and was far more complex to maintain and repair. There were three fully-supported works cars for Markku Alén and Ilkka Kivimäki, Massimo Biasion and Tiziano Siviero, plus local pairing Vic Preston Jnr and John Lyall - the latter crew had tested the 037 on national events. Two identical Lancias were driven by Criticos / Kravos and John Hellier / Dave Williamson - initially looking after themselves, but after Biasion and Preston retired, they gained the benefit of full factory support. Check out all the details, photos and videos. |
| 02-04-1995 |  |
| 02-04-2006 |  |
Features
Calendar
Published by JasonB on Dec 12, 2022 in Features, Graphics, Updates
2023 SlotRacer Calendar
The SlotRacer Calendar for 2023 is now available to download and print. It has a year to a page frontispiece for easy reference, then separate pages for each month with plenty of room for your notes, reminders and the dreaded ‘to do’ list. Each page features one of Doug Johnson’s fabulous slot car photos, and the calendar prints at a standard A4 size.
Pin it to your notice board, stick it to the fridge, or keep it in a folder.
