Spent a few hours over the weekend painting up some more of the excellent MRRC figures.  

A group of drivers this time. All painted to represent 1960's/Historic racing, which is the theme of my layout.

Still plenty more to do 

Hi

Looking for a Ford GT40 mkII 1966 no. 1 if anyone has one? 

Doesn’t have to be Scalextric as I believe a multiple companies have made this model but must be the blue 1966 no1 car  

Thanks

Rob

I am sorry to hear of the passing of Murray Walker. What a wonderful career he has had and will be sorely missed. GO, GO, GO, gone, but you will never be forgotten Murray.

hi guys 

i have seen so many old videos of fantastic UK rally tracks 
with great scenery , additions and challenging courses
also lots of tracks from the 'SLOTRALLY GB' events 

my question is (many fold) :-

where have these tracks gone ?
are they still out there ?
have most been discarded ?
is there a rally track grave yard somewhere ?
is there a possibility of resurrecting ?
are there any unwanted circuits out there that need a new home before they reach the tip ?

with the apparent  revival of proxy racing due to covid 
is there any possibility of a 'UK RALLY' proxy resurgence ?
if we can find some of the awesome old tracks 
i for one would be up for this 
would others ?
or am i day dreaming again ?

kev

The story really starts in late 1960 when Ferrari started design on his first rear engined car. He really resisted doing this as he did not like copying others ideas, which actually started with his resistance to disc brakes in '58. Thus the build of his iconic 156 series got off the ground slowly. But once he got going, the version of his first series of the 156, the Sharknose has become iconic of that era. This car ran through 61 and 62.
In 1963 he set about redesiging a new car but was still known as the 156 - after size of the motor displacement 1.5 liters and 6 cylinders.

My fist Scalextric set came with the Sharknose and the Lotus 18/20.

This is a Scalextric 156 I have with a front swivel guide - later version made in France.

   



However the subsequent years are the subject of this diatribe.

The body is made by John Warren from a master by Dave Wisdom. I mistakenly called it a 156 Aero, however that version succeded the first version called 156-63.

   


   


   


1963 was an average year for Ferrari coming in 4th with John Surtees in the standings for the year. Jim Clark was the runaway winner in the lotus 25.

   

 I added suspension both front and back. I used Pendles F1 chassiswith the rear gearbox, as this is the only chassis (so far) that I have found that fits thses narrow F1 cars. I will try the Penelope Pitlane slim chassis, when I have organise dhow to get them here without the current Post Office charges.



   

   

   

   

A grouping of my current 156 and 158 series.

   

Above: top to Bottom: Airfix modified 156 sharknose,  Ferrari 156/63, and Modified Monogram 158/64.

   


The next installment will be a Dave Jones body of the 156 Aero :

   

   

   

   

The March edition of Slot Car Magazine - the 60th - will be published very soon as a full-colour print magazine and a pdf ebook.

Here's a preview of what's in the latest issue...

• 02 MDF TEST TRACK by Hub Habets. Just in case you’re thinking of scratch building a track, it might be a good idea to build a small test track first, as Hub explains.
  
• 06 BACK TO BASICS by Tony Di Pastena. Impressed with our initial review of the NSR generic F1s, Tony puts these ballistic single seaters through their paces.
  
• 10 THE IDES OF MARCH by Mark Slade. Always in love with classic F1s, Mark decided to build the March 721G by Pre Wing...
  
• 14 LANCIA DELTA by Hub Habets. Hub, already impressed with the first SRC release, dons his driving gloves for a look at the winner Rally Principe de Asturias 1986.
  
• 16 RENAULT RE30 by Marc Abbott. Kostas Dzingovic has done it again... The Renault F1 is very impressive and built to his usual high standards.
  
• 18 WINTER RALLY SPRINT by Andy Player. Not to be put off by that silly old lockdown, Andy Player took entries for a WHO Proxy Event.
  
• 22 TOP CAT by Andy Player. Scalextric sent Andy a pre-production model of their forthcoming Jaguar. But will he be impressed?
  
• 25 TALLY HO! by Ric Woods. FastenBelts trusted Ric with a Frazer Nash. Did he crash the Nash, or was it a smash?
  
• 27 CARTRONIC by Andy Pinchock. OK, settle down class. You will now learn some valuable lessons in the history of German slot car manufacture.
  
• 30 SUCK ON THIS! by Graham Pritchard. Part 2 of Graham’s Hoover attachment story. Yep, everything sucks... but in a good way.
  
• 34 TRIP TO THE MOON by Ric Woods. There are some times when driving a slot car for 24 hours simply isn't enough. How does sixteen days sound?
  
• 36 BRRRRM! by Ric Woods. We’re always excited by cars from our youth and the recently announced BRM F1s can’t get here quickly enough.
  
• 37 FEROCIOUS FERRARI by Tony Di Pastena. Tony reviews and dissects the RevoSlot Ferrari F40. How will it compare with the other RevoSlot releases?
  
• IBC DILWORTH The West Hamley Walk. No, not an old-time dance, it’s a great way of still having a slot car club. Frustrated by the Covid-induced lack of racing, the West Hamley Team find the near perfect solution.
  

The magazine will be available from Pendle Slot Racing (see here for back issues) and as an ebook from Lulu. The magazine costs £4.50 and the ebook £1.50.

   

NSR0184AW  Mosler MT900R 7th Anniversary Salvatore Noviello #64. RRP £82.95

To mark the eighth anniversary of the death of company-founder and slot car champion Salvatore Noviello, NSR have released this special edition Mosler MT900R. It will be available in the UK very soon.

       

The NSR Mosler is the ultimate performance slot car. It was the first car produced by NSR, appearing in April 2006 and soon dominated plastic-chassis slot car racing around the world. NSR have continued to develop the components and it remains the car to beat - a real testament to Salvatore Noviello's founding vision and design skills.

       

Underneath the commemorative body shell, the Evo5 chassis and Evo5 anglewinder motor mount holds the latest Evo3 21.4k rpm King motor.

   

Salvatore - pictured above with the NSR team in 2010 - designed a real gem with the NSR Mosler and this year's commemorative  livery is a fitting tribute.

The Mosler is available on pre-order at Pendle Slot Racing and MRE.

   

The haulers will soon be unloading all the cars for this weekend's Winter Series Finale. It promises to be an action-packed couple of days, featuring all the classes we've run since November - both the NHRA and Nostalgia themes.

I'll be posting pictures of the cars a little later, together with a full entry list and line-up. However, the schedule should look something like this...

• Friday 12 March - meet the cars + Qualifying 1 + Best in Show / Best in Series
  
• Saturday 13 March - Qualifying 2 + Match Racing + Nostalgia T-Jet + Micro Scalextric Super Stock 6.0 + Micro Scalextric Street Stock
  
• Sunday 14 March - Qualifying 3 + Match Racing + AW Top Fuel + NHRA Funny Car / Pro Stock + Nostalgia Funny Car + Nostalgia Micro Scalextric 2019
  

I hope you can tune in and enjoy the action!

   

Racer Sideways have just released these pictures of the first tests shots from the mould of their forthcoming Group 5 Zakspeed Escort...

       

The Zakspeed Mk2 Escort is a great addition to the Sideways Group 5 grid. Racing in the DRM in the mid to late 70s, Zakspeed prepared just five cars - although there are dozens of 'Zakspeed' replicas and conversions around today. This is one of the best of the recreations...



Back to the Sideways model...

       

The nice, wide racing car promises to fit well with the other Group 5 cars in the range...

       

       

There's no release information yet, but with the first shots from the mould done, the project certainly has momentum...

hi guys 
advice needed 

i am having real trouble truing the softer rubber tyres
they are just ' chewing up ' when i try 
i have a 'TYRE TRUE' truer
the same as a  razor 
i run at low volts , slow speed and minimal amp usage as directed on many youtube vids 
but the tyres start to chew up and rip ?

any help appreciated ... i have ruined 3x sets of tyres so far , 1x thunderslot TYROO5RX and 2x NSR ULTRA 
my wallet will be truely grateful 

kev