Hello chaps!

My name's Jamie, 51 (and should know better  ), professional Musician/Recording Artist from Scarborough - the Monaco of the North....Hah! -  and I'm absolutely thrilled to have discovered this corner of the internet .
I've been looking for a decent website/community specifically for Scalextric-botherers, and it would certainly appear that I've found it.
So, many many moons ago when I was about 11, my Sister showed up one Sunday afternoon with a box of random Scalextric bits-&-bobs, procured from an auction house that very day. And while it was a welcome gift and had a fairly reasonable selection of stuff, it didn't take long for a slightly extended figure of eight to get boring, in tandem with the annoyance of dodgy connections and a lack of replacement braids getting on my tits.
So a couple of months later, it got boxed back up and donated to a local charity shop.
Fast forward 40 years to last August, and history repeated itself - but on a much grander scale - because I was gifted *five* (yes....five :O)  full Scalextric sets, mint and boxed, alongside a bunch of accessories, from a couple who were moving abroad.
Of course, now being an Adult, with a pretty sizeable apartment, mercifully freshly divorced, and being able to do what the *bloody hell* I choose, I completely embraced the opportunity and haven't looked back.
I absolutely love it.
Aside from Scalextric (and Music, of course), Technical LEGO is my bag, as well as RC cars, and pretty much anything to do with four wheels.
Anyway, looking forward to getting stuck in here.
Chin chin, and the best of health to you!

Good Morning,
i have just moved into a one bed flat in Southampton, UK,  after previously living in a larger house for many years, so storage space is in short supply,
I have 3 sets of Boxed Scalextric (untested recently) , from the late 1980-1995 period that were stored before in the previous house loft attic, 
One 24hr Le-Mans set and two Formula One Racing boxed sets.

Le Mans   C.742
F1    C.1035
F1 Megasound  C.625

It seems a real shame to just take them down to the local recycling centre/rubbish tip.
I was wondering if there were any suggestions for a club or society that would like them as a donation,
Obviously they would have to collect from me here in Southampton, as i will not be looking to post the sets.
Thanks
Stuart, Southampton.

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The second running of our WHO Summer stages saw 24 drivers and 64 cars take to four stages, all of which had been used for the recent Slot Rally GB event, but with some modifications...

1. Friston Forest: SCX and Scalextric Classic (plus trees!!)
2. Jupp's Farm: Ninco off-road (a new configuration for this event)
3. Burpham & Wepham: Ninco tarmac (a longer version for this event)
4: Roundstone: Scalextric Sport (slightly changed from its first running)

There was no specific shakedown stage this time, with short runs permitted on Roundstone to test any new cars.

We welcomed Lee and Cedric from Solent Slot Car Club and Neil who'd joined us for the evening all the way from St Albans Slot Car Club.

   

All racers could enter a maximum of three cars, one in each class - Classic, 80s/90s and Modern - all running to Slot Rally GB regulations. Only Stephen A was utilising the club cars this evening - and he'd get two timed runs on each stage.

   

The line up was the usual mix of stock Scalextric and SCX cars, lots of Nincos, a few 3D printed chassis conversions and some high-end SRC, Scaleauto and NSR monsters. With registration and scrutineering over and the four groups ready to go, it was time to get the 2026 WHO Summer Stages underway...

   

Wearside Slot Car Club is situated in a room above St. Peters Saxon Church (674AD) in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland

We have a 62 foot , 4 lane, Policar circuit.

We meet every Thursday evening from 5.30pm onwards, racing 4 classes per night.

Computerised lap counting using RaceCoordinator.

Contact via our website at www.wearsidescc.co.uk

Having enjoyed entering the Slot Rally GB events for past two years DSCC have ambitions to host a round of our own.
In preparation we will host a non Championship event in Holt Village Hall on Sunday 22 November this year. We already have some great tracks and the venue is perfect, plenty of space, kitchen and parking. There is even an excellent pub next door for post rally debrief if required.
photos of tracks to follow, but keep the date free and hope to see you in Dorset.
postcode is BH21 7DJ

please submit entries on this thread

Important Announcement about National Hardbody Challenge

ON SUNDAY THE EVENT IS FOR POST-1995 SPORTS CARS

Held on the Mega Monsta track at Corby on weekend of 22nd/23rd August 2026

You do NOT have to be a BSCRA member to enter.

We have received an offer of additional sponsorship from
Scalextric and we are pleased to announce that there will be racing in a sub-category for Scalextric Cars only, there will be classification and specific prizes for anyone using a Scalextric car that fits the racing class.
This car can be modified as follows:
Replacement of guide and braid with deep guide for wood track and
any braid according to personal preference.
Replacement of and truing of front and rear tyres
Gluing In of the motor and rear axle bearings
Replacement of Interior with lightweight version which must have driver detail and must be painted.
Ballast may be added to the upper side of the chassis.
No modifications to the chassis, motor or gears are allowed.
(This includes the guide holder which must remain original)
NOTE: Drivers may enter this sub-category as well as the main overall category using a different car. Two entries will be necessary for this to be allowed.
Because there is a qualifying system for the heats it is likely that the majority of Scalextric cars will race together in heats.
If you choose to enter twice – simply apply again and indicate that you do not wish to race in F1 as there is no Scalextric F1 category!!
Scalextric plan to support next year’s event from a position of strength after a year of development of their brand, but for now this will be a great way of demonstrating how good hard-body cars can be and what the standard is at top level.

Please note , this is not my event although I am supporting it, please don't ask me questions.

More information here.

www.bscra.org.uk/hardbody/index.html

   

This was the third annual Slot Rally GB July trip to the West Sussex seaside - and a refreshing coastal breeze was most welcome for those travelling from the fiery inferno of the latest UK heatwave. Unfortunately, the Abergavenny crew were unable to attend, so running the day fell to the host club. With 30+ attendees expected, it was going to be a busy Friday and Saturday...

   

Friday saw six stages built at the Barn with Snow Blind - a guest track from St Albans - due to arrive first thing Saturday. The wow factor for this year's event was definitely Jeremy's sprucing-up of Friston Forest...

   

As he says, Jeremy could always 'see' the trees as he was driving the stage - now everyone can.

Jupp's Farm ran to its 2026 configuration, with more off-road pieces and less tarmac, plus the addition of a farm pond...

   

The Roundstone stage was built for the first time...

   

It featured two of the custom rally loops from the 2021 WHO Rally Sprint proxy - Oli's donut loop and Simon's teardrop. All slippy Scalextric Sport track, making it much more of a challenge than it looks at first glance.

In addition, we had Johnny's Workshop (3D printed + braid), the Ford Ice Rink (routed foamboard + copper tape) and the Burpham & Wepham stage (Ninco + loops) as it was originally intended with lots of radius 1s. We'll see more of those in action soon...

Hello everybody,
Can anyone recommend a current UK supplier for water-slide decal sheets? Looking for someone who has recently bought such and had good experience with creating decals, specifically regarding the thickness of the decals and ease of separation from the backing sheet. 

Leo

Trawling for classic sports cars and came across this shell  on the one of the down load sites and based on the label coughed up and downloaded.

   

   

Question is what is it, as I don't think its what its is labelled as.

Label clue early 1960s Le Mans.

Cheers
            John

wow, cant believe i decided to jump down this rabbit hole,lol.  When I was a kid , had a Strombeker track with a huge banked curve that came from Montgomery Ward.  Lots of memories, several neighborhood kids had tracks and we went from house to house, usually Mothers telling us we were to loud.
Im old now, in my 70s, most my childhood friends have passed on but Im itching to make a race track.
I want 1/32 digital track and was set on Carrera but one of the first post I read on another forum was ...Im firing Carrera for some other digital equipment.  But those Carrera cars. such eye candy,lol.  But you gotta start somewhere,right??
I will build a 6ft x 8ft table, in two sections with rollers and have seen a couple on You Tube that was really kewl.  I am hoping for a decent long straight to start race into a bank curve.  Would like to include a big wide enough bridge that would have lanes running underneath it , to seem cars are going into a tunnel,pitt stops , hair pin if possible and digital lane changers.
Appreciate all advice and tips,
John