hey slot car race fans! glad to check in here. bought my first d132 ten years ago, carrera's daytona set. cool. i added an f1 road course to the infield then ran out of space so put on my thinking cap and came up with the only solution: verticals. much anguish couldn't make it work in the space alotted. then i moved and purposed enough garage to do digital slot cars justice. after much experimentation, the Eclectic Electric Motor Speedway v2.5 skeleton is complete and the fast ghost cars clock in about twenty seconds per lap. here's a pic
not being one to color in the lines, you won't find climbing loops in many other designs if at all. scenery purists needn't bother; this track tempts the likes of speed racer or racer x. the build is documented on my free no ads no tracking website peterfisherbooks.com

Last year I posted a Future Proxy Questionnaire, and I received some good feedback regarding preferances of  car construction etc which I will endevour to incorperate into any new proxy.

I have reflected on the replies regarding Themes/topics over the last few months on my plans for the follow up for another one, and in regard to a new format have taken a lead from the CSCRA (Classic Slot Car Racing Association).

The basic era Classification regarding the rules are laid out mostly in decade format, across the prevailling Real Race Car series of the times. So I am thinking I could adopt a similar pattern for my next proxy adventure. The 1990's & 00's are not really covered as yet by the CSCRA, so I have just copied their general principals.

Decades Slot Car Race Proxies
1930s - Pre War  Race Cars,  GP/ Indy
1950's - Sports/GT,  Saloon/Touring,  Front Engine F1/Indy
1960’s - Sports/GT, Mini cars/ small saloons/ early prototypes
Late 60's-Mid 70's - Le Mans/ Can Am prototypes, Muscle Cars.
1970's - Special Production Cars, IMSA (GTU, GTO, Gr4/5) 
1980's - Group C/ GTP, British Touring Cars Group A
1990's - Global GT1 & GT2, Super Touring cars
Modern Endurance Cars - GT/GT3, Prototypes, British Touring Cars

Once a period/theme has been chosen from the list for the next proxy it will be removed from any future selection.

So I have attached another Questionnaire just to get your feedback on the most popular theme periods/topics
You don't have to be a current participating entrant to fill in the questionnaire, but I would prefer the opinions of those who are or who would like to enter a proxy based on this new format.

Principles of the new format
The new format will give the opportunity to look differently at the Classes within an Event and the technical rules which will apply. I will be closely following the CSCRA Technical Rules format whenever possible (for smooth running some details will be different because this is a proxy and not an open live event). With the exception of the ocassional Road Race which is outside this criteria as its based on Rally style single car running format, the above "Decade" proxies will be run  as a race of at least 2 cars against each other on each Round.
Compliance with the Technical Rules
The cars will be checked as they arrive for compliance to the rules and entrants advised immediately if there are issues to be resolved. In the event of non compliance at the beginning of the first round the cars will be allocated penalties proportional to the degree of non compliance and these will be applied at the end of the series (as deducted points from the total) unless the entrant chooses to fix the issue during the series (this may result in loosing points for a missed round).

Questionnaire Link
https://forms.gle/FxkR53qixaTpgdAp8

I would carefully consider these results and wishes of the entrants before continuing.

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The inaugural Hard-Body event is being held on the National Slot Car Centre track in Corby over the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd August 2026.
Featuring Formula 1 (Post 1950 Cars but in all likelihood mostly modern style F1s) and Post 1995 Sports Cars, to include GT1s, LMP1 & 2 and Hypercars.

Details are now listed on the BSCRA website and will be appearing on Slot Forum, Facebook pages etc over the coming weeks.

Entry will be £10 per class in advance and £15 per class on the day. Under 16s (15 or under) £5 per class. (£7.50 on the day)

Registration will be via a link to a payment and booking page connected to the British Slot Car Racing Association.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join some of the country's top racers on the 8-lane, 50 metre Mega=Monsta Track.

For more info please check the rules and programme attached (also on the website BSCRA.org.uk)

Ant Hawkes - Event Coordinator

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One of the club members has commissioned a Rally track to be taken to local shows to get even more members than we have luckily accumulated recently.

An ex-club member is doing the track for us (he left to go back to RC cars/trucks/speed builds)

I was asked to draw up a two lane crossover bridge 1.1m long by 200mm wide and thought about it overnight with an idea to cut the slot seemingly simple enough...
...it was in reality.

It will be split into sections and 3D printed by the ex-club member who has a much larger printer than me.

   

This is quite fortuitous as I'd intended doing a single lane hump section for our Rally stage but think it'll be much easier and quicker to make it from a long sheet of 3mm thick expanded foam formed into a humpy shape.

   

Either way, a nice little project

   

It's the Nuremberg Toy Fair and 2026 product announcements are coming thick and fast.

It still says 2025 on the page - and there's no video yet - but Carrera's new offerings can be found here: https://carrera-toys.com/en-uk/pages/lan...-novelties

New sets, new cars (including the Audi F1) and lots of new liveries (including more Nascars).

   

We're back at the Barn for the first HO Nascar race of the year - the day after the club's sixteenth birthday. It's the start of a new era for our Nascar class. Gone are the Super-G+ and Life Like chassis,  these races are now a straight fight between two currently-produced HO platforms - AFX Mega-G+ and Bulldog BDR (with the standard bar magnet).

   

The first battleground is a large 65-foot rectangle, with one end featuring the widest AFX radius corner (15 & 18"), funnelling down to a tighter 9 & 12" radius at Turns 1 and 2. It should be a fun evening of HO oval racing!

As always, doors open at 6.15pm for practice, heats begin just before 7 and we aim to finish all the finals by 9.30. Entry is £3 for adults and £2 for under-16s. We ask that racers aged 13 and under bring a responsible adult with them. Club cars and controllers are available for not extra cost.

            [attachment=4584Here, from the slot car museum are 2 rare 1/32nd scale Lotus 11 race cars. They were made around 1963 in Japan by Sanwa. They used a 3 1/2 volt Kako motor. The cars were crude by even the standards of the period. The chassis ,wheels, and their mounts were extremely primitive. Yet they have a beauty that is unique. The drivers sit high and proudly in their seats and the headlights look as though they could brighten the night into day. They have defied time by surviving . Tokyo Plamo bought out Sanwa in 1964 and these slot cars stopped production.