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Race Track Lab

Published by JasonB on Apr 26, 2026

Race Track Lab is a free browser based slot track designer.

Being web based, Race Track Lab requires no download or installation, and can be used on any device; desktop, laptop, tablet or phone. It supports Scalextric (SCX), Ninco, Carrera, Policar, and Scaleauto tracks, with Scalextric (UK), 1/43, and HO to come.

The system provides real-scale measurements, multi-lane layouts, inventory management and a community circuit library.

I’ve checked out Race Track Lab myself, and it seems well designed, intuitive, and simple to use.

Race Track Lab

Happy Birthday!

Published by JasonB on Apr 21, 2026

SlotRacer.Online is seven years old today.

Thanks for joining us, and welcome to the party. Here’s to many more years of enjoying our hobby. Cheers.

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Published by JasonB on Mar 3, 2026

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Worthing HO

Published by JasonB on Mar 3, 2026

HO Nascar racing at Worthing HO
  • HO Nascar Full Report Worthing HO Racing were back at the barn for the first HO Nascar race of the year. They were also celebrating the club’s 16th birthday. Of course there was cake, lots of it; and though the cake was good, the racing was even better…

Hornby sell Scalextric

Published by JasonB on Feb 28, 2026

From Hornby Hobbies…

Hornby Hobbies Agrees Sale of Scalextric in £20m Deal
 
27 February 2026 – Hornby Hobbies Limited has agreed the sale of 100% of the Scalextric brand, including its intellectual property and associated assets, toScalextric Motorsports Ltd for total consideration of £20.0 million. £8.5 million of the total consideration is payable in cash upfront, with the remaining £11.5m deferred and payable out of free-cash flow. Completion of the sale is conditional upon certain consents, with completion expected to occur in early March.
 
Scalextric Motorsports Ltd has been established by Mark Brown, Chairman of Purbeck Capital Partners, to be the holding company of the brand in the future.  Mark brings extensive experience in brand growth, capital allocation and operational execution. As part of the transaction, Mark has agreed to an ongoing role helping Hornby on its wider strategic transformation.
 
Under the terms of the agreement, Scalextric’s operations will continue to be supported within Hornby’s existing infrastructure. Hornby will manage the brand as agent, ensuring operational continuity while enabling Scalextric Motorsports Ltd to focus on accelerating the brand’s next phase of growth.

You can read the full statement on the forum

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On This Day in History…

28-05-2017Ex-Formula 1 driver Takuma Sato of Andretti Autosport becomes the first Asian to win the Indianapolis 500, with Brazilian Hélio Castroneves finishing just 0.2011 seconds behind
29-05-1960

Monaco

The XVIII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco was the second race of the 1960 season, and the first in Europe. It featured a consummate performance from Stirling Moss in the wet, but also, bizarrely, crocked cars being sent back out onto the track, and even drivers pushing their cars to the finish line in search of an elusive point.

Read the full story of the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix with exclusive photos by BRM team mechanic Dennis Perkins, and a Scalextric track plan.

29-05-2011Indianapolis programme cover
29-05-2016Scaleauto Mercedes MBA GT3

Scaleauto Mercedes MBA GT3 Nurburgring 2016

Mercedes celebrated the biggest success since the start of its AMG programme in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. The Mercedes-AMG GT3 locked out the first four places and also took sixth position. Victory went to Maro Engel, Bernd Schneider, Adam Christodoulou and Manuel Metzger, but the car modelled by ScaleAuto is the second placed car driven by Christian Vietoris, Marco Seefried, Renger van der Zande, and Christian Hohenadel.

Check out all the details and photos

29-05-2022Snetterton programme cover
30-05-1911The inaugural Indianapolis 500 was won by Ray Harroun driving a Marmon Wasp for Nordyke & Marmon Company, at an average speed of 74.602 mph (120.060 km/h)
30-05-1930Polesitter Billy Arnold takes the lead on lap 3 of the Indianapolis 500 and never gives it up.  The total of 198 laps in the lead stands as an all time Indy 500 race record
30-05-1941Indianapolis programme cover
30-05-1950Rouen track plan

Rouen-Les-Essarts

From its opening on this day in 1950, Rouen-Les-Essarts was recognized as one of Europe's finest circuits, with modern pits, a wide track, and spectator grandstands. The circuit was closed down in 1994 due to economic and safety reasons, and in 1999 all evidence of the area's racing past was sadly demolished, including grandstands, pits, Armco and track signs.

Rouen track plan

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30-05-1965Monaco programme cover
30-05-1966Graham Hill

Graham Hill

The 1962 F1 World Champion Graham Hill won the Indianapolis 500, after leading for a total of only 10 laps, to become the first rookie winner since 1927.

30-05-1967Ostorero Lotus 38 Ostorero Lotus 38

Ostorero Lotus 38 - Jim Clark - Indianapolis 1967

The Lotus 38 was purpose-built for the 1965 Indianapolis 500 and took Clark to a famous Indy win - the first by a British manufacturer, the first for a British driver and the first for a mid-engined car. A total of eight 38s were built and Team Lotus continued to use them until 1967. The car raced by Clark at the 1967 Indianapolis 500 was chassis 38/7, built in 1966 and raced by Al Unser at the 1966 Indy 500 - the #18 STP car qualified sixteenth, but crashed out on lap 161. Team mate Clark finished second to Graham Hill's Lola, but his team were convinced he'd won.

Check out all the details, photos and videos

30-05-1971NSR Porsche 908/3 NSR Porsche 908/3

NSR Porsche 908/3 1971 Nürburgring 1000Km - Jo Siffert / Pedro Rodriguez

This is the JW Automotive car that finished runner-up to the works Martini Racing 908/3 driven by Vic Elford and Gérard Larrousse. The winning car has already been released in a Martini twin-pack by NSR, so this one completes the 1971 Nürburgring podium. The combination of Siffert and Rodriguez - two of the bravest drivers of their era - is also a sombre reflection on an extremely dangerous time in motorsport. Neither would see the end of 1971.

Check out all the details, photos and videos.

30-05-1993Emerson Fittipaldi passes reigning F1 World Champion Nigel Mansell at the Indianapolis 500 with 16 laps to go for his second race win

Features

Track Planner

Published by JasonB on Jan 10, 2026

Screenshot of a routed track plan being editited in Track Planner