Three new classic slot car resin body kits have just been released by Pre-Wing.

PW-FT002 Tecno Formula 2 'Goldtime' - Francois Cevert - resin body kit & decals. RRP £35.00

PW-TT013 Chevy Camaro Z28 'Bastos' resin body kit & decals. RRP £35.00
PW-TT014 Triumph Dolomite Sprint 'Air-Inter' resin body kit & decals. RRP £35.00

Each kit come with detailing parts and decals to build a fabulous classic slot car body. Here's the previous Tecno F2 release finished absolutely beautifully...

   

These models - and the full range of Pre-Wing body kits - are available now at MRE, priced £29.75 for SlotRacer Online members using the MRE 'Club Price'.

Thanks to Gary for the pictures.

The folks at Pendle Slot Racing have been busy over the past few months. Not only have slot cars and parts been flying off the shelves during lockdown, the Pendle team have been making huge progress with a number of exciting in-house projects. Probably the biggest of these is the development of a plastic chassis alternative for the RevoSlot cars...

       

Pendles are the UK distributor for RevoSlot. Although the new range of 1990s GT and prototype sports cars has impressed enthusiasts, the metal chassis and 3mm axles seem to have been off-putting to many potential customers. To try and bridge that gap, Pendles have developed their own 3D printed plastic chassis for the RevoSlot bodies - chassis that take the same motor pods and components as other high-performance 1/32 scale brands...

       

The chassis are printed by TA71 Modelcars, using state-of-the-art Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) printing with carbon composite compound treatment. This gives a very robust and lightweight chassis, ideal for racing.

The first four models available in the PSR 3D Print Shop are the Dodge Viper, Marcos LM600, Porsche 911 GT2 and Toyota Supra - each with a different chassis - and  available in a total of eleven different liveries...

   

Each model can be purchased in two kit versions or a ready-to-run (RTR) car...

Option 1 Basic Kit - (Body & Chassis) Price: £45.00
Fully decorated RevoSlot Bodyshell and 3D printed chassis.
1x RevoSlot Bodyshell
1x PSR MJF 3D Printed Chassis

Option 2 Complete Kit - (Body & Complete Chassis) Price: £85.00
Body Kit and all the parts supplied so you can assemble into a complete slot car.

   

1x RevoSlot  Bodyshell
1x PSR MJF 3D Printed Chassis
2x STAFFS01 15.8x10mm 5 Spoke Air Wheels (Rear)
2x STAFFS12 15.8x8mm 5 Spoke Solid Wheels (Front)
2x SIPA01-54 54mm Axles
3x SIPA25 Axle Stoppers
1x SIGA1828pl Nylon AW Contrate Gear
1x SIPS11 11t 6.5mm Brass Pinion
2x BRM102sr 18x10mm Rear Tyres
2x SIPT1159-C1 17.2x9.5mm Front Tyres
1x SICH60b 0.5mm Offset AW Motor Mount
1x SICH85 Screw in Guide
1x PSR E17a Braid
2x W8111 Eyelets
1x AS001 22k Long-Can Motor
2x PSR E25 Motor Screws
4x SICH54b Motor Mount Screws
4x PSR Body Screws
4x PSR E19a M2x6mm Grub Screws for Front Axle

Option 3 RTR - (Body & Complete Chassis) Price: £125.00
Tuned in house by our experts - supplied race prepared and ready to run with trued tyres.

   

1x RevoSlot Bodyshell
1x PSR MJF 3D Printed Chassis
2x STAFFS01 15.8x10mm 5 Spoke Air wheels (Rear)
2x STAFFS12 15.8x8mm 5 Spoke Solid Wheels (Front)
2x SIPA01-54 54mm Axles
3x SIPA25 Axle Stoppers
1x SIGA1828pl Nylon AW Contrate Gear
1x SIPS11 11t 6.5mm Brass Pinion
2x BRM102sr 18x10mm Rear Tyres
2x SIPT1159-C1 17.2x9.5mm Front Tyres
1x SICH60b 0.5mm off Set AW Motor Mount
1x SICH85 Screw in Guide
1x PSR E17a Braid
2x W8111 Eyelets
1x AS001 22k Long-Can Motor
2x PSR E25 Motor Screws
4x SICH54b Motor Mount Screws
4x PSR Body Screws
4x PSR E19a M2x6mm Grub Screws for Front Axle

   

Anyone who has dipped into builds with quality 3D printed chassis will know those prices are par for the course. The RevoSlot bodies retail for £25 and £20 for a printed chassis is pretty standard. For most racers, that 'Option 1' will be exactly what is needed. The rest of the parts will be a personal choice - or dictated by club rules - and may already be sitting in the parts box. However, the full 'Option 2' kit may appeal to home racers and those building a car for the first time - the kit includes everything you need.

One observation is that the chassis could have been designed to take a digital chip, such as the tiny Slot.it Type-C decoder - which is cross-compatible with the Scalextric, Carrera and Slot.it oXigen digital systems. Sadly, the chassis does not make fitting a digital chip easy at all. I suspect the plastic chassis option will be particularly interesting for digital racers, so this is a shame. However, the joy of 3D printing is that revisions can be made for future print runs.

This is a bold and exciting venture into new territory for Pendles. Along with the RevoSlot compatible chassis, the PSR 3D Print Shop will be producing chassis for resin body kits and some useful parts for using the Policar F1 gearbox with Penelope Pitlane bodies.

   

A Pink VW for my 3+ yr.old Granddaughter and a love/hate build ( I'm a City supporter ) for my 10 yr. old Man Utd. supporting Grandson   
Oh how it hurt making the decals .    

   

Following the first two Fly Hesketh 308 releases earlier this year (see here for the full low-down), another pair of 308s will be available soon...

   

Fly A2031 Hesketh 308D No.25 German GP 1976 Guy Edwards RRP £54.95

This is a historically important car - it was Guy Edwards who famously dragged Nikki Lauda from his burning Ferrari and undoubtedly saved his life. The model itself is a nice variation without the airbox and featuring the Penthouse and Rizla sponsorship that are synonymous with Guy Edwards.

   

Fly A2032 Fly Hesketh 308 No.25 German GP 1975 Harald Ertl RRP £54.95

Ertl's Warsteiner-sponsored 308 was a privateer-entry prepared by Hesketh Racing and finished eighth on debut at the 1975 German Grand Prix. It is a cracking livery that goes very well with the other three 308s released so far.

Both cars are expected in the UK 'soon' and are available as pre-orders from MRE and Pendle Slot Racing.

         

Policar have just released details of a range of classic liveries on their new 'Monoposto' modern F1 model. The first four Golden Era of MotorSport liveries are...

       

       

If you don't mind classic liveries on modern cars (I really do like them a lot), then these four would certainly be near the top of any list for all-out retro style.

   

I have followed the development of the generic F1 Monoposto car over the past few years, enjoying seeing Maurizio demonstrate the detachable front wing at the UK Slot Car Festival a couple of years ago - a nice touch of realism and easy to replace in the pits. A halo has been added and the car has all the proportions of the current crop of Grand Prix contenders. Powered by the popular Policar F1 drive train and digital compatible (using the Slot.it Type-C chip), the Policar approach is certainly different to the NSR F1 project - more home track than full-on club racer - but there should be plenty of room in the marketplace for both.

   

These first models are due this autumn - five cars in plain colours (there are 100s of decals out there at Pattos, IndyCals etc) and the new range of retro liveries...

CAR07white - Generic F1 Monoposto - white
CAR07black - Generic F1 Monoposto - black
CAR07silver - Generic F1 Monoposto - silver
CAR07red - Generic F1 Monoposto - red
CAR07blue - Generic F1 Monoposto - blue
CAR07A - A.R. Euroracing 185T
CAR07B - Surtees TS20
CAR07C - Toleman Hart TG184
CAR07D - Shadow DN5

RRP is £52.95 for the single-colour cars and £54.95 for the retro liveries. All are available for pre-order from MRE and Pendles.

Soon to be published, September 2020 issue...

I'm from Norfolk, UK
I've been a slot car racer on and off for 60 years, but more buying cars than racing these days, which isn't ideal, but possibly sounds familiar. 

Around 1961, our first set-up was the old Scalextric rubber track with the white lane markings.  It had a certain magic that ‘Plexy track’ couldn’t match but for some reason it was sold and my brother and I were bought a 1963 Formula Junior set.  Those junior motors and pinions were not built for hours of racing.  In the 60s, we and our friends wore out Scalex motors and axles and melted speed controllers, racing all day and begrudgingly stopping to eat and rest our thumbs.  I started learning to fix things then, a valuable bonus. The Scalextric cars of choice were those like BRM P25, Ferrari 156 and the 250SWB and Aston GT cars.  Nowadays, my brother doesn't drive modern, fast NSR and Slot.it type cars for long, but with slower cars we can still enjoy long races. 

I built a four-lane track around 2000 which stayed down for two winters and provided a lot of enjoyment.  It was in the Targa style; tight and flowing and compound curves with a choice of voltages up to high volts and big capacitors if required and Parma controllers.  I built a timing system using an old PC and stripped out Fly and Scalextric cars were what we ran at that time. Fly 908/3s were a car to choose on that track, but I’ve acquired a few more competitive 908s since then that feel like they will be a lot of fun when I can get another track up and running.

Here are some cars that aren't always on the shelf.

This site has a lot of useful stuff on it, that I have really enjoyed connecting with. Many thanks.

Bill

When you're not allowed friends over how better to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon in isolation, racing my 1:32 V8 Supercar slot cars with some One Mile Challenge Runs, while watching the 1:1 Supercars @ Townsville on TV, GO WHINCUP, GO HOLDEN ?

Followed by the F1's tonight at Spa-Francorchamps, I'll have to pull out the F1 slot cars later on ?

Interesed  in experiences on this subject.

Common knowledge on this subject can be summarised like this (I think;)

Wood tracks ; the stiffer the  better
Plastic tracks : softer works  better (except for mag racing)

Is this your experience? 
Alan W

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Here is a photo of my track designed by me and built by MrTrax