Scalextric stockist search - Printable Version

Scalextric stockist search - Printable Version

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Scalextric stockist search - CMOTD - 24th-Jan-21

Scalextric have revamped their website recently. If you fancy a laugh try using their 'stockist search' facility. LINK
It informs me that the only Scalextric stockist within 50 miles of my home town of King's Lynn is the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, Cambs! Rofl

King's Lynn has two, Ely has one and Norwich has at least two but they don't exist in Hornby's strange world. In fact, vast swathes of the UK apparently have no stockists of any Hornby product, including Birmingham and Liverpool! Pendle Slot and MRE are also notable by their absence.

RE: Scalextric stockist search - JasonB - 24th-Jan-21

Sean and Gary will be surprised to find they don't exist. Rofl

RE: Scalextric stockist search - Top Down - 24th-Jan-21

Seems Chesterfield's nearest stockist is Duxford too Bigsmile

RE: Scalextric stockist search - Nonfractal - 24th-Jan-21

Distances seem to be "as the crow flies" ?

RE: Scalextric stockist search - Scuderia_Turini - 25th-Jan-21

Yep, The Imperial War Museum is now my nearest stockist. Cannot wait until the lockdown ends and I can visit.

Leo

RE: Scalextric stockist search - CMOTD - 25th-Jan-21

If you live in the South East you are spoilt for choice though. You can apparently stock up on Scalextric at the VW and Porsche Heritage parts centre in Shoreham, the Battle of Britain museum in Folkestone and a garden centre in Sedlescombe. Wrench

RE: Scalextric stockist search - Savage GT - 25th-Jan-21

Ref Scalextric in Ely:
City Cycle Centre used to, but before xmas I popped in to have a look and there were only a handful of sets, and no cars.
When I enquired they said they were phasing out scalextric from their stock.
Or is there another in Ely ?

RE: Scalextric stockist search - CMOTD - 25th-Jan-21

Not been there since lockdown so didn't know that! They were always more into choo choo trains but stocked a variety of slot car makes for many years.

RE: Scalextric stockist search - Scuderia_Turini - 25th-Jan-21

Off at a tangent - what happened to Swaton Raceway. They were an early on-line seller and I got several cars from them. They were good to deal with, but then they vanished. (I think they were based near King's Lynn)

Leo

RE: Scalextric stockist search - CMOTD - 25th-Jan-21

Swaton were in South Lincolnshire, near Bourne I think. It closed in January 2008. Jason Wright, the owner, wrote an article all about his reasons for closing in the February 2008 issue of the NSCC Journal. Basically he couldn't compete with eBay and the rash of part time dealers. Unfortunately there is a glitch with the online copy and it won't load. I will see if I can find my own pdf copy for you. The associated club carried on for a while but I think that is also long gone.