Scaleauto have announced their latest Car in 1/32 - Mercedes GT3 as raced in its first race at the nurburgring in Germany in 2016.

The car depicted by Scaleauto came in 2nd, however Mercedes had an almost clean sweep of the top 6 positions.

Post race the Press release was as follows:

   



Mercedes-AMG GT3 in positions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 Nürburgring (GER). Mercedes-AMG is celebrating the biggest success to date since the start of its AMG Customer Sports programme: in the 44th running of the ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen Nürburgring, teams with the Mercedes-AMG GT3 lock out the first four places and take sixth position. Victory went to Maro Engel (GER), Bernd Schneider (GER), Adam Christodoulou (GBR) and Manuel Metzger (GER) with the #4 entry of the AMG-Team BLACK FALCON. The AMG-Team HTP Motorsport, HARIBO Racing Team-AMG, the second AMG-Team BLACK FALCON car and the MANN-FILTER Team ZAKSPEED follow in second, third, fourth and sixth place respectively. The Mercedes-AMG GT3 had a perfect debut in the Nürburgring 24-hour race. The teams that ran the new customer sports car for the first time in the classic endurance race in the Eifel secured a historic victory including a clean sweep of the podium for the brand and a total of five cars finishing in the top six. In the race, marked by extremely changeable weather conditions, drivers, teams and cars equally shone with a consistent high performance level, huge reliability and good race strategies. Prior to the start of the race, Maro Engel (GER) had already caught the attention by taking the maiden pole position for AMG in the Nürburgring 24-hour race with the #9 car of the AMG-Team BLACK FALCON. Freak weather conditions had their effect on the opening stages of the race on Saturday afternoon as a hail storm caused an interruption of the race for several hours. After the restart, AMG Performance Teams quickly established themselves in the group of the front-runners in the field that included over 150 cars.



   

   

   

They have done a superb job on this version.

Unfortunately we are closed at the moment due to Covid 19 restrictions but under normal circumstances Southend Slot Racing Club meets every Tuesday at Pound Lane, Bowers Gifford, Basildon, Essex. We are a couple of mins drive from both the A13 and A127.

 We have a 4 lane routed wood track - lap length approx. 36 metres and run various classes for standard/modified RTR cars and some scratchbuilt classes.


 On Fridays, once a month in Winter and twice a month in the Summer we run Vintage events for 1/32 and 1/24 scale cars from the golden age of slot car racing.


 For full details of the club, our modern and vintage classes and rules please visit the club website

http://www.southendslotclub.co.uk/home.html

Micro Scalextric sets have been a big hit with families during lockdown. So much so, most of the 2019 sets have sold out and the Scalextric team have bought forward the release dates for all the sets due this summer. In addition, the new accessory packs have arrived, plus the only single car release of the the year - the DC Comics Superman inspired car. All the sets contain the excellent new Micro Scalextric track system and 9 volt power - which provides a much more user-friendly and fun experience than the old Micro Scalextric. So lets have a look...

G1161 Micro Scalextric James Bond - No Time to Die set. RRP £49.99

       

This is the highlight for me and is already sold out on the Scalextric website. Released before the film, the 007 set includes two fabulous new models - the Aston Martin DB5 is a rework of one of the best Micro Scalextric cars and the Jaguar XF is the standard-issue vehicle for the double-O team in recent Bond movies. The set contains black, undecorated track which will appeal to more mature Micro enthusiasts. It is the medium-sized set - building nine different layouts - and like all the 2020 sets features a battery-powered powerbase. This delivers the same 9 volts as the mains powerbase, but makes the set more versatile and cheaper. A mains powerbase is available as one of the new Accessory Packs.


G1155 Micro Scalextric Batman vs Joker set. RRP £49.99

       

This is the smaller sibling of the 1/32 scale Spark Plug set that hit the shelves last week. The Micro version is likely to be very popular. It features the Batman inspired car from last year's Justice League set, plus a Micro version of the Joker inspired car on the Rasio C20 body. Just like the 1/32 scale model, I think it looks sensational. The set is another battery-powered medium-sized layout with the decorated black track we saw in all the 2019 Micro sets. There are three more DC Comics character cars available individually - Wonder Woman and The Flash from the 2019 catalogue and Superman for this year. All have a RRP of £12.99 - definitely pocket-money prices.


G1160 Micro Scalextric Ryan's Police Chase set. RRP £49.99

       

This is the only set not available yet - but it is expected very soon. This one features the 2018 police SUV as the Ryan Patrol car and the new Rasio hypercar as Dark Titan Racer. Like Batman vs Joker, this is the medium-size set, battery-powered and has decorated black track. Ryan's World is a YouTube channel with over 23 million subscribers and an eye-watering 30 billion views since 2015, including some of the most-watched videos on YouTube. Ryan Kaji is just eight, but he and his family are some of the most recognisable people on the planet for young children. Ryan's World is all about reviewing and playing with toys - so for Micro Scalextric to have a Ryan's World licensed and branded set in their catalogue is a big deal.


G1141 My First Scalextric Looney Tunes battery set. RRP £34.99

       


G1154 My First Scalextric battery powered set. RRP £29.99

       

These two My First Scalextric sets are battery-powered versions of mains-powered sets released last year. The My First sets are top sellers and the new track system makes them a perfect first taste of slot car racing - and for a very good price. Although shown as just a figure-of-eight, the track pieces included in the set will make four different layouts. The Looney Tunes set has the added pazzazz of the lovely Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck 'hot rod' cars, with Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cars available separately (RRP £12.99 each). There's also a marvellous Penelope Pitstop car to go with last year's superb Wacky Races mains-powered set - which are both still available and come highly-recommended by me.

To extend your Micro Scalextric set, there are now four Accessory Packs available...

G8043 Micro Scalextric Mains Powered Track Piece & UK Power Supply. RRP £14.99
G8045 Micro Scalextric Micro Scalextric Track Extension Pack - Six Straights & Four Curves. RRP £12.99

       

G8046 Micro Scalextric Track Stunt Extension Pack - Stunt Loop. RRP £12.99
G8047 Micro Scalextric Spare Guide Blade Pack of Eight with Screw. RRP £2.99

       

And here are some ideas of how to use them...




Finally, this is the one car to be released individually in 2020 - the Superman inspired car from last year's DC Comics Justice League set...

G2167 Micro Scalextric Justic League Superman car. RRP £12.99
   



I'm not surprised that locked-down families are choosing Micro Scalextric. The sets are all eye-catching and fun out of the box - the new system is good quality and very reliable. With some imagination and some basic craft supplies, it is possible spend hours adding to the atmosphere of the sets and creating the basis for the immersive gameplay that younger children love...

       

For out-and-out racing, a lap counter is needed. Scalextric don't have one available for the new system yet - and the old mechanical lap counter isn't compatible. However, there are plenty of lap timing apps available for Android, Apple and Amazon Fire devices - I use LapTracker Auto Timer on my iPhone and iPad. These apps are easy to set up using the phone or tablet's camera and have features ideal for traditional slot car racing or to add to imaginative play.

The Scalextric website (https://www.scalextric.com/uk-en/shop/by...micro.html) is a good place to start, but Micro Scalextric sets and accessories are widely available - often with prices 10-20% below RRP. Expect some store-only sets later in the year (I won't mention Christmas) at the likes of Aldi and Lidl. Please note that the Race Karts and American Racers sets on the website are the old 18 volt Micro Scalextric track system and are nowhere near as good quality or as easy to use. The two track systems are not compatible, although the new cars will work on the old Micro track.

Hello all! I just found out about this resource and decided to join after reading a very informative thread on gearing. I have a custom Carrera track layout in the garage that I use often to run cars on and my wife sometimes joins for a race under the lights. It's fitted with Trackmate that works very well. With all the free time lately I've been adding light kits and getting more into tinkering on the old broken cars I have, updating them and getting them running. Cheers! Dean
   

In 1967 Mclaren cars produced and developed the Mclaren M6a whith Chev V8 power, with which he won the 1967 Can Am champioship.

At the end of that year, the works team had developed the Mclaren M8A to be raced by Bruce and Denny, so they teamed up with technical partner Trojan- Tauranac raciing and developed the M6B. This version by thunderslot is of the superb Sunoco petrol sponsorship.As Bruce McLaren Motor Racing moved to developing the M8A, the M6Bs began to be delivered to customers for the 1968 season. Several of the M6As were also sold with Roger Penske purchasing one car for defending the United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC) champion Mark Donohue.
Donohue won several USRRC events that season and earned his second championship. He also later won a race in Can-Am, beating the newer McLaren M8As.
After the cancellation of the USRRC after 1968, the M6As and M6Bs continued to be used into the early 1970s but none were able to achieve victory against their newer competitors.

   

The M6A and M6B also featured prominently in the early years of the Australian Sports Car Championship (ASCC). Driving a McLaren M6B fitted with a 5.0 litre Repco V8's.



The Thunderslot version is a superb rendition of the original.

   

   

   

To all our Canadian friends wishing you all the best on your National Holiday!

Be warned, 27 photo's attached... 

Well I think I have decided on a name for my track, this is a full Four Lane 1:24 scale modular MrTrax system with full timing system. Love the idea of infinitely expandable track by buying extra modules, unclip, move around, install and clip in new module. I can also take these modules to another track, e.g. yours, and combine all our modules into a mega track.. awesome idea I think.

MrTrax website and MrSlotcar website.

Highly recommend Peter Van Horssen and both his businesses Mrtrax.com and MrSlotcar.com. 200% professional business operator that provides exceptional products, service and after sales support. 

You can not go wrong.

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Came across a mainstream media report on the latest Scalextric - from down under.

Well written and well worth the read.


   


Which Car AU - Scalextric Review 


   

I'm not much of a NASCAR fan, but even I found this article interesting...

Quote:Wendell Scott kept a loaded pistol underneath his front seat. He took it out mid-race just the one time - and never again did that guy threaten to wreck him off a track.

So I have bitten the bullet with regards completing my Scaleauto Porsche 991 GT3 racer by acquiring my first white body kit and my first body wrap (from Pattos Place). Have received the body, but the wrap has not yet arrived, but have started thinking about the whole process...

So where do I start with the wrap? Literally! With the roof and head down to the wheel arches, or at the wheel arches and work up to the roof?

Any other tips also very welcome!